Loudon Cup Race Thread

[Jonesi]

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

GOGH
45 TERRY LABONTE (Has Champ prov)
66 SCOTT RIGGS
96 J.J. YELEY
10 PATRICK CARPENTIER
78 JOE NEMECHEK
84 AJ ALLMENDINGER
40 DARIO FRANCHITTI
34 TONY RAINES
21 MARCOS AMBROSE
70 JOHNNY SAUTER

[RaceFanStan]

Johnny Sauter back in the #70 ... :eek:
could Haas have figured out that it is the car that is lacking & NOT the driver :?:

[Jonesi]

Johnny Sauter back in the #70 ... :eek: could Haas have figured out that it is the car that is lacking & NOT the driver :?:

Jason Leffler didn't help much with a DNQ & 40th place finish (can't blame him for the other DNQ which was a rain out field set by owner points). I expect Max to be back in the car at Watkins Glen.

[oldhippie]

Johnny Sauter back in the #70 ... :eek:
could Haas have figured out that it is the car that is lacking & NOT the driver :?:
Sauter should have told Haas to go howl at the moon :p
Sauter was a Haas driver last year but Haas fired him

[Jonesi]

Starting Grid:
10 PATRICK CARPENTIER (Not a misprint!)
43 BOBBY LABONTE
29 KEVIN HARVICK
66 SCOTT RIGGS
88 DALE EARNHARDT JR
41 REED SORENSON
40 DARIO FRANCHITTI
1 MARTIN TRUEX JR
17 MATT KENSETH
84 AJ ALLMENDINGER
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19 ELLIOTT SADLER
11 DENNY HAMLIN
26 JAMIE McMURRAY
9 KASEY KAHNE
16 GREG BIFFLE
12 RYAN NEWMAN
99 CARL EDWARDS
07 CLINT BOWYER
24 JEFF GORDON
77 SAM HORNISH JR
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28 TRAVIS KVAPIL
7 ROBBY GORDON
48 JIMMIE JOHNSON
5 CASEY MEARS
01 REGAN SMITH
2 KURT BUSCH
20 TONY STEWART
44 DAVID REUTIMANN
31 JEFF BURTON
96 J.J. YELEY
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18 KYLE BUSCH
42 JUAN MONTOYA
38 DAVID GILLILAND
45 TERRY LABONTE
6 DAVID RAGAN
55 MICHAEL WALTRIP
70 JOHNNY SAUTER
00 MICHAEL McDOWELL
8 ARIC ALMIROLA
83 BRIAN VICKERS
--
22 DAVE BLANEY
15 PAUL MENARD
78 JOE NEMECHEK

DNQ
34 TONY RAINES
21 MARCOS AMBROSE

[Sparky1329]

Wooo hooo Patrick! Way to go!

[oldhippie]

the rain robbed Tony Stewart and several other drivers
having a fast car means nothing when the rain ends a race

[Vez]

Here are the Official Results

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS WINNINGS
1 26 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 190/5 284 Running 204,950
2 36 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 170/0 284 Running 209,333
3 30 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota DLP HDTV 165/0 284 Running 143,025
4 8 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 160/0 284 Running 148,183
5 11 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Hancock / Best Buy / Garmin 155/0 284 Running 135,895
6 6 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 150/0 284 Running 124,039
7 24 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg's 151/5 284 Running 103,975
8 12 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Ground 142/0 284 Running 121,916
9 23 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 138/0 284 Running 140,961
10 2 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 134/0 284 Running 127,411
11 19 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 130/0 284 Running 128,461
12 31 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet LENOX Industrial Tools 127/0 284 Running 123,633
13 28 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 134/10 284 Running 132,211
14 3 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 126/5 284 Running 129,961
15 16 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel 118/0 284 Running 117,850
16 40 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 115/0 284 Running 78,525
17 17 99 Carl Edwards Ford DISH Network / DishDVRs 112/0 284 Running 123,575
18 9 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 109/0 284 Running 122,241
19 29 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS 106/0 284 Running 77,750
20 43 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com 108/5 284 Running 76,500
21 15 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 100/0 284 Running 85,200
22 18 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 97/0 284 Running 91,400
23 39 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet U.S. Army 94/0 284 Running 111,808
24 5 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / AMP Energy 96/5 284 Running 84,400
25 27 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Interstate Batteries 88/0 284 Running 91,300
26 22 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Camping World / RVs.com 90/5 284 Running 100,058
27 25 01 Regan Smith * Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 82/0 283 Running 83,575
28 33 38 David Gilliland Ford FreeCreditReport.com 79/0 283 Running 89,433
29 42 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Sylvania / Menards 76/0 282 Running 82,900
30 14 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 73/0 282 Running 105,141
31 1 10 Patrick Carpentier * Dodge Berlin City Auto Group 75/5 282 Running 78,450
32 32 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco / Havoline 67/0 282 Running 101,608
33 41 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 64/0 281 Running 83,608
34 4 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet State Water Heaters 61/0 281 Running 80,847
35 34 45 Terry Labonte Dodge Victory Junction Gang 58/0 281 Running 70,600
36 21 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Ford. Drive one. 55/0 281 Running 97,589
37 37 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Atlas Copco 52/0 280 Running 70,175
38 7 40 Dario Franchitti * Dodge The Guitar Hero / Target 49/0 280 Running 77,975
39 20 77 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge Mobil 1 46/0 280 Running 115,425
40 35 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance / Red Sox 43/0 272 Accident 77,700
41 13 26 Jamie McMurray Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools 40/0 270 Accident 77,530
42 38 00 Michael McDowell * Toyota Champion Mortgage 37/0 209 Engine 69,405
43 10 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull 34/0 202 Oil Line 69,265
* Denotes Rookie

The rain definitely gave an interesting result.

[Jonesi]

Here are the Official Results
FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS WINNINGS
1 26 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 190/5 284 Running 204,950
2 36 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 170/0 284 Running 209,333

The rain definitely gave an interesting result.

Noticed second place made more money than first. Can't think of the reason.

It wasn't just 'rain' that caused the interesting result.
It took a car running out of fuel, being hit, causing a caution. A lot of cars giving up track position by pitting for fuel and the lead car's bad call taking extra time for right side tires. Followed by the restart, where a hard headed lapped car fought with the race leader almost taking them both out, which probably caused drivers to check up which caused a crash that brought out the last caution. Under which two hot headed drivers got into it wrecking both. Then it rained. ;-)

[tstran17_88]

Noticed second place made more money than first. Can't think of the reason.Most likely more sponsor bonus money. Mikey is a tv whore.

[Cole_Trickle]

Yep contingency money, the little stickers on the front guards, Busch has alot less than most people.

see here:

http://www.motorsport.com/photos/nascar-cup/2008/son/nascarcup-2008-son-tc-0538.jpg

http://www.motorsport.com/photos/nascar-cup/2008/son/nascarcup-2008-son-tc-0514.jpg


Crazy race, would have been alot better if it went the full distace though, lots of different strategies on that last pitstop. How was Juan and Kyle! wasn't real smart of Juan there..