Texas 500 Cup Race Thread

[Jonesi]

47 Cars entered, 4 cars DNQ
Top 35:
48 JIMMIE JOHNSON
99 CARL EDWARDS
16 GREG BIFFLE
31 JEFF BURTON
29 KEVIN HARVICK
24 JEFF GORDON
07 CLINT BOWYER
20 TONY STEWART
17 MATT KENSETH
88 DALE EARNHARDT JR
--
11 DENNY HAMLIN
18 KYLE BUSCH
6 DAVID RAGAN
9 KASEY KAHNE
1 MARTIN TRUEX JR
12 RYAN NEWMAN
2 KURT BUSCH
83 BRIAN VICKERS
26 JAMIE McMURRAY
43 BOBBY LABONTE
--
5 CASEY MEARS
19 ELLIOTT SADLER
28 TRAVIS KVAPIL
42 JUAN P MONTOYA
44 DAVID REUTIMANN
15 PAUL MENARD
38 DAVID GILLILAND
8 MARK MARTIN
55 MICHAEL WALTRIP
41 REED SORENSON
--
22 DAVE BLANEY
7 ROBBY GORDON
66 SCOTT RIGGS
01 REGAN SMITH
84 SCOTT SPEED (last top 35)

GOGH:
21 BILL ELLIOTT (Has Champ Prov)
77 SAM HORNISH JR
10 AJ ALLMENDINGER
78 JOE NEMECHEK
96 KEN SCHRADER
70 TONY RAINES
47 MARCOS AMBROSE (was #00)
45 CHAD McCUMBEE
02 JOEY L0GANO (extra Gibbs car)
13 MAX PAPIS (Germain GEICO Toyota)
40 BRYAN CLAUSON (extra Ganassi car)
25 BRAD KESELOWSKI (extra Hendrick car)

[Oli_M]

Hopefully Logano can qualify for this race..... or at the very least, get a shot at it. Really want to see how he fairs in a full JGR ride in top level competition

[Jonesi]

#08 Johnny Sauter was added to the entry list.

[Jonesi]

Starting Grid (yes they had qualifing;-)
24 JEFF GORDON
1 MARTIN TRUEX JR
07 CLINT BOWYER
26 JAMIE McMURRAY
88 DALE EARNHARDT JR
17 MATT KENSETH
48 JIMMIE JOHNSON
20 TONY STEWART
41 REED SORENSON
66 SCOTT RIGGS
--
15 PAUL MENARD
44 DAVID REUTIMANN
83 BRIAN VICKERS
5 CASEY MEARS
55 MICHAEL WALTRIP
99 CARL EDWARDS
11 DENNY HAMLIN
6 DAVID RAGAN
16 GREG BIFFLE
8 MARK MARTIN
--
77 SAM HORNISH JR
7 ROBBY GORDON
29 KEVIN HARVICK
47 MARCOS AMBROSE
01 REGAN SMITH
42 JUAN P MONTOYA
78 JOE NEMECHEK
9 KASEY KAHNE
19 ELLIOTT SADLER
18 KYLE BUSCH
--
12 RYAN NEWMAN
96 KEN SCHRADER
84 SCOTT SPEED
38 DAVID GILLILAND
43 BOBBY LABONTE
10 AJ ALLMENDINGER
25 BRAD KESELOWSKI
31 JEFF BURTON
21 BILL ELLIOTT
2 KURT BUSCH
--
22 DAVE BLANEY
28 TRAVIS KVAPIL
02 JOEY L0GANO

DNQ
40 BRYAN CLAUSON
70 TONY RAINES
45 CHAD McCUMBEE
13 MAX PAPIS
08 JOHNNY SAUTER

[oldhippie]

tony stewart blew a tire in 1st practice and went to a backup car
tony stewart will have to start in the back of the pack

[willracefan]

harvick should have gambled, he would have won. he was mowing down carl.