Pocono Cup Race Thread

[Jonesi]

Entry List 45(46) cars entered
Top 35:
18 KYLE BUSCH
31 JEFF BURTON
88 DALE EARNHARDT JR
99 CARL EDWARDS
16 GREG BIFFLE
24 JEFF GORDON
48 JIMMIE JOHNSON
07 CLINT BOWYER
11 DENNY HAMLIN
29 KEVIN HARVICK
20 TONY STEWART
9 KASEY KAHNE
6 DAVID RAGAN
12 RYAN NEWMAN
1 MARTIN TRUEX JR
17 MATT KENSETH
42 JUAN MONTOYA
28 TRAVIS KVAPIL
83 BRIAN VICKERS
43 BOBBY LABONTE
2 KURT BUSCH
26 JAMIE McMURRAY
38 DAVID GILLILAND
8 MARK MARTIN
5 CASEY MEARS
44 DAVID REUTIMANN
15 PAUL MENARD
19 ELLIOTT SADLER
7 ROBBY GORDON
41 REED SORENSON
22 DAVE BLANEY
01 REGAN SMITH
77 SAM HORNISH JR (back in Top 35)
55 MICHAEL WALTRIP
00 MICHAEL McDOWELL

GOGH:
45 TERRY LABONTE (Higher Champ Prov)
21 BILL ELLIOTT (Champ Prov)
66 SCOTT RIGGS (now out of Top 35)
96 J.J. YELEY
78 JOE NEMECHEK
10 PATRICK CARPENTIER
40 DARIO FRANCHITTI (1st Cup race back)
84 AJ ALLMENDINGER
34 TONY RAINES
70 JASON LEFFLER
87 KENNY WALLACE (shown at Jayski, not Nascar.com)

[dc10]

I'd heard Dario Franchitti was back for Pocono but cant see his name on the list :confused:

[RaceFanStan]

The most recent Cup Champion will get the Previous Champion's Provisional if needed.

Previous Cup Champions NOT in the top 35 in Owner's Points :
Terry Labonte #45 Dodge ~ 1996 Cup Champion
Bill Elliott #21 Ford ~ 1988 Cup Champion
advantage = Terry Labonte

[Sparky1329]

I'm heading to the track in about 45 minutes or so. It's foggy and heavily overcast right now. Once this stuff burns off, boy howdy. It's gonna be HOT. Hopefully I'll get some decent pics.

[Jonesi]

I'd heard Dario Franchitti was back for Pocono but cant see his name on the list :confused:

Right there, 7th down in the GOGH list.

[Jonesi]

Probable Starting Grid
9 KASEY KAHNE (1st pole of year)
48 JIMMIE JOHNSON
8 MARK MARTIN
01 REGAN SMITH
78 JOE NEMECHEK
99 CARL EDWARDS
88 DALE EARNHARDT JR
84 AJ ALLMENDINGER
66 SCOTT RIGGS
18 KYLE BUSCH
--
2 KURT BUSCH
20 TONY STEWART
17 MATT KENSETH
40 DARIO FRANCHITTI
83 BRIAN VICKERS
11 DENNY HAMLIN
15 PAUL MENARD
19 ELLIOTT SADLER
55 MICHAEL WALTRIP
31 JEFF BURTON
--
42 JUAN MONTOYA
26 JAMIE McMURRAY
28 TRAVIS KVAPIL
10 PATRICK CARPENTIER
1 MARTIN TRUEX JR
70 JASON LEFFLER
12 RYAN NEWMAN
29 KEVIN HARVICK
21 BILL ELLIOTT
6 DAVID RAGAN
--
41 REED SORENSON
22 DAVE BLANEY
16 GREG BIFFLE
5 CASEY MEARS
07 CLINT BOWYER
44 DAVID REUTIMANN
43 BOBBY LABONTE
24 JEFF GORDON
00 MICHAEL McDOWELL
7 ROBBY GORDON
--
77 SAM HORNISH JR
38 DAVID GILLILAND
45 TERRY LABONTE (Uses Champ Prov)

DNQ:
96 J.J. YELEY (Due to Champ Prov being used)
34 TONY RAINES (No Time I guess entry was withdrawn)

[MD24]

Congrats to the #9 team for the win
What a long race, should be 400 miles max