Texas Cup Race Thread

[Jonesi]

48 car on entry list, 5 will DNQ
Top 35:
24 JEFF GORDON
33 CLINT BOWYER
2 KURT BUSCH
48 JIMMIE JOHNSON
11 DENNY HAMLIN
18 KYLE BUSCH
14 TONY STEWART
99 CARL EDWARDS
9 KASEY KAHNE
29 KEVIN HARVICK
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00 DAVID REUTIMANN
17 MATT KENSETH
31 JEFF BURTON
42 JUAN P MONTOYA
44 AJ ALLMENDINGER
88 DALE EARNHARDT JR
55 MICHAEL WALTRIP
39 RYAN NEWMAN
96 BOBBY LABONTE
83 BRIAN VICKERS
--
47 MARCOS AMBROSE
26 JAMIE McMURRAY
16 GREG BIFFLE
19 ELLIOTT SADLER
12 DAVID STREMME
07 CASEY MEARS
5 MARK MARTIN
1 MARTIN TRUEX JR
43 REED SORENSON
6 DAVID RAGAN
--
7 ROBBY GORDON
77 SAM HORNISH JR
34 JOHN ANDRETTI
20 JOEY L0GANO
98 PAUL MENARD (back in top 35 by 3 points)

GOGH
21 BILL ELLIOTT (has champ prov)
8 ARIC ALMIROLA
71 DAVID GILLILAND (drops out of top 35 by -3 points)
82 SCOTT SPEED
36 SCOTT RIGGS
87 JOE NEMECHEK
41 JEREMY MAYFIELD
66 DAVE BLANEY
64 TODD BODINE
78 REGAN SMITH
--
13 MAX PAPIS
25 BRAD KESELOWSKI
09 MIKE BLISS

[oldhippie]

Reutimann continues to impress

1 David Reutimann 190.516
2 Jeff Gordon 190.194
3 Matt Kenseth 189.954
4 David Ragan 189.934
5 Paul Menard 189.907
6 Kasey Kahne 189.900
7 Tony Stewart 189.807
8 Kyle Busch 189.427
9 Jimmie Johnson 189.421
10 Joey Logano 189.268
11 Marcos Ambrose 189.221
12 Sam Hornish Jr. 189.215
13 Carl Edwards 189.175
14 Greg Biffle 189.155
15 Jeff Burton 189.122
16 Juan Montoya 188.857
17 Kevin Harvick 188.831
18 Brian Vickers 188.778
19 Clint Bowyer 188.772
20 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 188.745
21 Ryan Newman 188.626
22 Denny Hamlin 188.541
23 Mark Martin 188.515
24 Bobby Labonte 188.469
25 A.J. Allmendinger 188.298
26 John Andretti 188.291
27 Mike Bliss 188.009
28 Kurt Busch 187.950
29 Robby Gordon 187.898
30 David Gilliland 187.833
31 Martin Truex Jr. 187.682
32 David Stremme 187.493
33 Regan Smith 187.487
34 Michael Waltrip 187.305
35 Casey Mears 187.279
36 Jamie McMurray 187.240
37 Bill Elliott 187.039
38 Reed Sorenson 186.948
39 Max Papis 186.496
40 Brad Keselowski 186.355
41 Aric Almirola 186.156
42 Elliott Sadler 182.395
43 Dave Blaney 186.111

Did Not Qualify
Joe Nemechek 186.034
Scott Speed 185.790
Jeremy Mayfield 185.344
Todd Bodine 184.546
Scott Riggs 183.974

[colinspooky]

woo - no one much bothered about the Texas race then. No comments, positive or negative.
Wow.
:eek:

[RaceFanStan]

I have been waiting for someone to post the results before I commented ...
be advised that the evil spell on Jeff Gordon @ Texas Speedway has ended. :D

FINISHING ORDER :
01. Jeff Gordon #24 Chevrolet
02. Jimmie Johnson #48 Chevrolet
03. Greg Biffle #16 Ford
04. Tony Stewart #14 Chevrolet
05. Matt Kenseth #17 Ford
06. Mark Martin #5 Chevrolet
07. Juan Montoya #42 Chevrolet
08. Kurt Busch #2 Dodge
09. Jeff Burton #31 Chevrolet
10. Carl Edwards #99 Ford
11. David Reutimann #00 Toyota
12. Denny Hamlin #11 Toyota
13. Paul Menard #98 Ford
14. David Stremme #12 Dodge
15. Ryan Newman #39 Chevrolet
16. Brian Vickers #83 Toyota
17. Sam Hornish Jr. #77 Dodge
18. Kyle Busch #18 Toyota
19. Kasey Kahne #9 Dodge
20. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88 Chevrolet
21. Casey Mears #07 Chevrolet
22. Clint Bowyer #33 Chevrolet
23. Brad Keselowski #25 Chevrolet
24. Michael Waltrip #55 Toyota
25. Martin Truex Jr. #1 Chevrolet
26. John Andretti #34 Chevrolet
27. Kevin Harvick #29 Chevrolet
28. Bill Elliott #21 Ford
29. David Gilliland #71 Chevrolet
30. Joey Logano #20 Toyota
31. Regan Smith #78 Chevrolet
32. Elliott Sadler #19 Dodge
33. Aric Almirola #8 Chevrolet
34. A.J. Allmendinger #44 Dodge
35. Max Papis #13 Toyota
36. Reed Sorenson #43 Dodge
37. David Ragan #6 Ford
38. Jamie McMurray #26 Ford
39. Robby Gordon #7 Toyota
40. Bobby Labonte #96 Ford
41. Marcos Ambrose #47 Toyota
42. Mike Bliss #09 Dodge
43. Dave Blaney #66 Toyota

[muggle not]

Was Texas the last race for the #8 car. Looks like it.

When the #8 goes down the tube look for Truex to go to Gibbs as it gives him a contract "out". I can see it happening very soon.

[RaceFanStan]

Yes, unless sponsorship comes VERY quickly the #8 is history. :s

2 team owners started 2008 with 3 car teams each (#40, #41, & #42 / #1, #8, & #15)
but it is now only 2 car teams after the Earnhardt/Ganassi merge in 2009 (#1 & 42) ...
& they say the Earnhardt/Ganassi merge was a success ???
It seems to me that the Earnhardt/Ganassi merge was a FAILURE !!! :s

http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/cup/04/08/aalmirola.8.car.shut.down/index.html

[Jonesi]

Was Texas the last race for the #8 car. Looks like it.

When the #8 goes down the tube look for Truex to go to Gibbs as it gives him a contract "out". I can see it happening very soon.

There's conflicting comments/info on whether there is an "out" at all for Truex, and if there is does the #34 car deal negate it. I don't think Gibbs or Home Depot is ready to give up on Logano just yet, and if Gibbs wants to ramp up for a 4th car in '10, Truex would be free to pursue it anyway since his current deal only went through '09.