Richmond 400 Cup Race Thread

[Jonesi]

46 Cars Entered, 3 cars DNQ
Top 35:
18 KYLE BUSCH
99 CARL EDWARDS
48 JIMMIE JOHNSON
88 DALE EARNHARDT JR
31 JEFF BURTON
16 GREG BIFFLE
29 KEVIN HARVICK
20 TONY STEWART
17 MATT KENSETH
24 JEFF GORDON
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11 DENNY HAMLIN
07 CLINT BOWYER
6 DAVID RAGAN
9 KASEY KAHNE
83 BRIAN VICKERS
12 RYAN NEWMAN
1 MARTIN TRUEX JR
26 JAMIE McMURRAY
2 KURT BUSCH
19 ELLIOTT SADLER
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42 JUAN MONTOYA
43 BOBBY LABONTE
28 TRAVIS KVAPIL
5 CASEY MEARS
44 DAVID REUTIMANN
38 DAVID GILLILAND
15 PAUL MENARD
8 MARK MARTIN
41 REED SORENSON
55 MICHAEL WALTRIP
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7 ROBBY GORDON (35th in OP +18 above #77)
22 DAVE BLANEY
66 SCOTT RIGGS
01 REGAN SMITH
84 AJ ALLMENDINGER

GOGH:
21 BILL ELLIOTT (has Champ Prov)
77 SAM HORNISH JR
10 PATRICK CARPENTIER
78 JOE NEMECHEK
00 MICHAEL McDOWELL
45 KYLE PETTY
96 KEN SCHRADER
70 JOHNNY SAUTER
34 TONY RAINES
09 STERLING MARLIN
02 JOEY L0GANO (1st Cup start, Gibbs entry with Home Depot sponsorship, inverse colors from #20)

[Andrewmcm]

The weather doesn't look too great for the race this weekend. If the race is delayed till Sunday will it still be a night race?

[RaceFanStan]

01 Jeff Gordon #24 Chevrolet 121.534 mph
02 David Ragan #6 Ford 121.529 mph
03 Juan Montoya #42 Dodge 121.419 mph
04 Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88 Chevrolet 121.327 mph
05 Mark Martin #8 Chevrolet 121.294 mph
06 Greg Biffle #16 Ford 121.218 mph
07 Jamie McMurray #26 Ford 121.207 mph
08 Jeff Burton #31 Chevrolet 120.941 mph
09 Joey Logano #02 Toyota 120.870 mph
10 Reed Sorenson #41 Dodge 120.870 mph
11 Kyle Busch #18 Toyota 120.838 mph
12 Michael Waltrip #55 Toyota 120.795 mph
13 Regan Smith #01 Chevrolet 120.789 mph
14 Denny Hamlin #11 Toyota 120.768 mph
15 Martin Truex Jr. #1 Chevrolet 120.724 mph
16 Bobby Labonte #43 Dodge 120.719 mph
17 Scott Riggs #66 Chevrolet 120.708 mph
18 Travis Kvapil #28 Ford 120.697 mph
19 Kurt Busch #2 Dodge 120.670 mph
20 Casey Mears #5 Chevrolet 120.654 mph
21 Ryan Newman #12 Dodge 120.654 mph
22 Jimmie Johnson #48 Chevrolet 120.633 mph
23 Clint Bowyer #07 Chevrolet 120.552 mph
24 David Reutimann #44 Toyota 120.471 mph
25 Ken Schrader #96 Toyota 120.455 mph
26 Dave Blaney #22 Toyota 120.444 mph
27 Tony Stewart #20 Toyota 120.428 mph
28 Kevin Harvick #29 Chevrolet 120.412 mph
29 Kasey Kahne #9 Dodge 120.396 mph
30 A.J. Allmendinger #84 Toyota 120.321 mph
31 Bill Elliott #21 Ford 120.251 mph
32 Carl Edwards #99 Ford 120.251 mph
33 Paul Menard #15 Chevrolet 120.230 mph
34 Johnny Sauter #70 Chevrolet 120.192 mph
35 Tony Raines #34 Chevrolet 119.963 mph
36 Michael McDowell #00 Toyota 119.947 mph
37 Patrick Carpentier #10 Dodge 119.925 mph
38 Sterling Marlin #09 Chevrolet 119.824 mph
39 Kyle Petty #45 Dodge 119.559 mph
40 Matt Kenseth #17 Ford 119.522 mph
41 David Gilliland #38 Ford 119.432 mph
42 Robby Gordon #7 Dodge 119.379 mph
43 Brian Vickers #83 Toyota 119.100 mph
44 Joe Nemechek #78 Chevrolet 119.053 mph
45 Sam Hornish Jr. #77 Dodge 119.011 mph
46 Elliott Sadler #19 Dodge 118.291 mph

[Vez]

Rain moves all Richmond track activity to Sunday
http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/09/05/cup.nationwide.richmond.postponed/index.html

Both the Cup and Nationwide qualifying rained out and set by rule book.

Lineup for Cup:
POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's N/A N/A N/A
2 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot N/A N/A N/A
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's N/A N/A N/A
4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet AMP Energy / National Guard N/A N/A N/A
5 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility N/A N/A N/A
6 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M N/A N/A N/A
7 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil N/A N/A N/A
8 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot N/A N/A N/A
9 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT N/A N/A N/A
10 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Nicorette / DuPont N/A N/A N/A
11 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express N/A N/A N/A
12 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's N/A N/A N/A
13 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance N/A N/A N/A
14 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser N/A N/A N/A
15 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull N/A N/A N/A
16 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel N/A N/A N/A
17 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army N/A N/A N/A
18 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker N/A N/A N/A
19 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal N/A N/A N/A
20 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite N/A N/A N/A
21 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy / Garmin N/A N/A N/A
22 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Juicy Fruit Slim Pack N/A N/A N/A
23 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker N/A N/A N/A
24 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Hitachi Power Tools N/A N/A N/A
25 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet Kellogg's / CARQUEST N/A N/A N/A
26 38 David Gilliland Ford CitiFinancial N/A N/A N/A
27 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS N/A N/A N/A
28 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Energizer / Menards N/A N/A N/A
29 01 Regan Smith* Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group N/A N/A N/A
30 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target N/A N/A N/A
31 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull N/A N/A N/A
32 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar N/A N/A N/A
33 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet State Water Heaters N/A N/A N/A
34 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS N/A N/A N/A
35 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Jim Beam / Operation Homefront N/A N/A N/A
36 77 Sam Hornish Jr.* Dodge Mobil 1 N/A N/A N/A
37 00 Michael McDowell* Toyota Champion Mortgage N/A N/A N/A
38 10 Patrick Carpentier* Dodge Valvoline N/A N/A N/A
39 96 Ken Schrader Toyota DLP HDTV N/A N/A N/A
40 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil N/A N/A N/A
41 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com N/A N/A N/A
42 21 Bill Elliott Ford U.S. Air Force N/A N/A N/A
43 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Hunt Brothers Pizza N/A N/A N/A

Did Not Qualify
44 34 Tony Raines Chevrolet Front Row Motorsports - - -
45 109 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming - - -
46 202 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot - - -

[RaceFanStan]

The weather doesn't look too great for the race this weekend.
If the race is delayed till Sunday will it still be a night race?
I guess not, NASCAR has rescheduled the Cup race for 1:00 PM (ET) Sunday afternoon
& the Nationwide Series race is rescheduled for 7:00 PM (ET) Sunday evening

[RaceFanStan]

Joey Logano was 9th fastest in Cup practice but sadly his Cup debut will have to wait. :s

[BobbyC]

Race will be on at 1 PM on the ESPN Cable network NOT THE ESPN BROADCAST NETWORK.

[jeffconn]

Race will be on at 1 PM on the ESPN Cable network NOT THE ESPN BROADCAST NETWORK.

ESPN broadcast network? Ummmm...the Cup race is still on ESPN, like originally planned, and the Nationwide race is still on ESPN2, like originally planned. Just the date and times have changed.

[jeffconn]

My bad. The Cup race was supposed to be on ABC network TV originally. That "ESPN on ABC" stuff gets confusing sometimes.

[dwboogityfan]

I thought that was a great race. Johnson and Stewart had a great race at the end and it was great to see David Reutimann driving so well and leading a huge amount of laps. Only negative was not seeing Joey Logano and Sterling Marlin in the field.

[carracing]

I liked seeing Kyle slide all over the track. Was glad they replayed the "incident" with Jr. again and again so you could see Jr. "checking up" and braking hard to avoid hitting him when he spun. Now - hopefully - we don't have to endure a week of "look what Jr. did to Kyle" BS. lol

[jeffmr2]

What infuriates me over the Jr/Kyle incident was the talk of payback from the may event.The media seem to have conveniently forgot about Jr wrecking Kyle last year and ruining his chase run (kansas i think).IMO jr is still owed plenty more payback from Kyle for that.I thought it was a great comeback by Kyle to finish 15th.Jr just run another of his typical average/mediocre races.We also saw Bowyers true colours as well.
Overall was a very enjoyable and interesting race :) I would love to see more of these double headers as what happened here and in california in feb,but without the rain!!