California 500 Race Thread

[Jonesi]

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

GOGH
78 JOE NEMECHEK
10 PATRICK CARPENTIER
84 AJ ALLMENDINGER (out of top 35 by -14)
45 KYLE PETTY
00 MIKE SKINNER
70 TONY RAINES
21 MARCOS AMBROSE
96 BRAD COLEMAN
08 JOHNNY SAUTER

[NickFalzone]

#84 is only 14 owner's points from the 77. Penske not going to be a happy camper if Hornish is back to qualifying on speed.

[Jonesi]

#84 is only 14 owner's points from the 77. Penske not going to be a happy camper if Hornish is back to qualifying on speed.

Very tight field at the bottom, 31st is only 70 points ahead of 37th.

31 7 1868
32 55 1861
33 22 1856
34 66 1843
35 77 1823
--
36 84 1809
37 00 1798

By late Sept the new '09 teams (#33, 02 for Logano)will start showing up and taking some spots.

[Jonesi]

Starting Grid
48 JIMMIE JOHNSON
84 AJ ALLMENDINGER
24 JEFF GORDON
9 KASEY KAHNE
10 PATRICK CARPENTIER
19 ELLIOTT SADLER
1 MARTIN TRUEX JR
22 DAVE BLANEY
2 KURT BUSCH
8 ARIC ALMIROLA
--
18 KYLE BUSCH
44 DAVID REUTIMANN
26 JAMIE McMURRAY
20 TONY STEWART
16 GREG BIFFLE
5 CASEY MEARS
12 RYAN NEWMAN
88 DALE EARNHARDT JR
83 BRIAN VICKERS
78 JOE NEMECHEK
--
11 DENNY HAMLIN
6 DAVID RAGAN
42 JUAN MONTOYA
43 BOBBY LABONTE
01 REGAN SMITH
99 CARL EDWARDS
31 JEFF BURTON
96 KEN SCHRADER
15 PAUL MENARD
55 MICHAEL WALTRIP
--
07 CLINT BOWYER
77 SAM HORNISH JR
29 KEVIN HARVICK
28 TRAVIS KVAPIL
00 MIKE SKINNER
7 ROBBY GORDON
17 MATT KENSETH
45 KYLE PETTY
66 SCOTT RIGGS
21 MARCOS AMBROSE
--
41 REED SORENSON
38 DAVID GILLILAND
08 JOHNNY SAUTER

DNQ
70 TONY RAINES (Surprising, has HMS motor which also qualified 1st & 3rd)

[carracing]

Going to my first cup race tomorrow... usually the family goes on Saturday and hub/son do the cup race as a father/son deal... unfortunately (for him - not me!) our son has to work tomorrow so I get to go! Looks like great weather - about 25 degrees cooler than last year's Labor Day weekend meltdown so I'm already excited!

:D

[oldhippie]

i bet tony stewart is glad he has a champions provisional to fall back on next year
ryan newman better hope scott riggs can keep the 66 in the top 35
haas cars run in the back and it is no surprise the 70 is going home

[Jonesi]

i bet tony stewart is glad he has a champions provisional to fall back on next year
ryan newman better hope scott riggs can keep the 66 in the top 35 haas cars run in the back and it is no surprise the 70 is going home

Depending on who Penske signs for #12, it might be best all around for Newman to jump to #66 with a few races to go in '08.

[NickFalzone]

I could be wrong, but based on today's results I believe the 77 is now out of the top 35 in owners points and will have to qualify to get into next week's race. Allmendinger has been running top-15s and top-20s while Hornish has been hovering around the 30s.

[Jonesi]

I could be wrong, but based on today's results I believe the 77 is now out of the top 35 in owners points and will have to qualify to get into next week's race. Allmendinger has been running top-15s and top-20s while Hornish has been hovering around the 30s.

There's a difference on Hornish's finishing position between Foxtrac & Nascar.com. (only a couple of spots), but I make #77 in 36th with 1893 OP behind #7 with 1911. #84 jumped to 31st with 1935.

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