Phoenix cup race thread

[Jonesi]

48 Cars on Entry List, so 5 will DNQ
Top 35 (no changes from last race)
24 JEFF GORDON
48 JIMMIE JOHNSON
2 KURT BUSCH
33 CLINT BOWYER
14 TONY STEWART
11 DENNY HAMLIN
18 KYLE BUSCH
99 CARL EDWARDS
17 MATT KENSETH
9 KASEY KAHNE
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00 DAVID REUTIMANN
31 JEFF BURTON
42 JUAN P MONTOYA
29 KEVIN HARVICK
16 GREG BIFFLE
88 DALE EARNHARDT JR
39 RYAN NEWMAN
5 MARK MARTIN
83 BRIAN VICKERS
44 AJ ALLMENDINGER
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55 MICHAEL WALTRIP
12 DAVID STREMME
07 CASEY MEARS
1 MARTIN TRUEX JR
19 ELLIOTT SADLER
96 BOBBY LABONTE
26 JAMIE McMURRAY
47 MARCOS AMBROSE
6 DAVID RAGAN
43 REED SORENSON
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77 SAM HORNISH JR
98 PAUL MENARD
34 JOHN ANDRETTI
7 ROBBY GORDON
20 JOEY L0GANO

GOGH
71 DAVID GILLILAND
82 SCOTT SPEED
78 REGAN SMITH
36 SCOTT RIGGS
87 JOE NEMECHEK
66 DAVE BLANEY
41 JEREMY MAYFIELD
64 TODD BODINE
09 STERLING MARLIN
51 DEXTER BEAN
73 TONY RAINES
02 BRANDON ASH
06 TREVOR BOYS

#8 ALMIROLA has been parked due to lack of $.

[Jonesi]

Oops I see RFS already updated my list.

[RaceFanStan]

I posted the list in the Cup Pick'em thread & thought it would be good to update this one too. :D
I hope you didn't mind.
If you need me to change anything in the future, just PM me any time.

[Jonesi]

Starting Grid:
5 MARK MARTIN (3rd Pole in 8 starts!)
18 KYLE BUSCH
2 KURT BUSCH
24 JEFF GORDON
83 BRIAN VICKERS
14 TONY STEWART
98 PAUL MENARD
00 DAVID REUTIMANN
78 REGAN SMITH
48 JIMMIE JOHNSON
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99 CARL EDWARDS
11 DENNY HAMLIN
16 GREG BIFFLE
6 DAVID RAGAN
88 DALE EARNHARDT JR
31 JEFF BURTON
17 MATT KENSETH
82 SCOTT SPEED
12 DAVID STREMME
42 JUAN P MONTOYA
--
9 KASEY KAHNE
87 JOE NEMECHEK
7 ROBBY GORDON
33 CLINT BOWYER
44 AJ ALLMENDINGER
1 MARTIN TRUEX JR
71 DAVID GILLILAND
26 JAMIE McMURRAY
47 MARCOS AMBROSE
39 RYAN NEWMAN
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20 JOEY L0GANO
55 MICHAEL WALTRIP
29 KEVIN HARVICK
66 DAVE BLANEY
77 SAM HORNISH JR
43 REED SORENSON
36 SCOTT RIGGS
07 CASEY MEARS
09 STERLING MARLIN
19 ELLIOTT SADLER
--
34 JOHN ANDRETTI
96 BOBBY LABONTE
73 TONY RAINES

DNQ:
64 TODD BODINE
41 JEREMY MAYFIELD
51 DEXTER BEAN
02 BRANDON ASH
06 TREVOR BOYS

[e2mtt]

Great win for Mark Martin.

What a turnaround for the Haas team from last year, Tony Stewart is going to win a few this year, and make the chase.

Jimmie Johnson is probably going to win it all, his & CC Chad Knaus's ability to peak right at the right time is incomparable.

Dale Jr. needs a new crew chief as soon as possible. He is turning into the biggest choke job in all of Nascar.

Since starting with Hendricks;
How many times has he been competive at some point during the race? Almost every week.
How many times has the team improved the car during the course of the race? Maybe twice.
How many times has the car gone really bad at the end of the race? 50% of the time?

Tony Eury & Co can't count laps, they can't calculate fuel, they can't balance tires, they can't spot their driver through pitstops over the radio, they can't figure out tire change strategy, and really can't run a championship caliber team.

[willracefan]

is junior really as good as people make him out to be?

[RaceFanStan]

01. Mark Martin #5 Chevrolet - score one for the savvy veteran !!! :D
02. Tony Stewart #14 Chevrolet - expect to see him in victory lane soon :D
03. Kurt Busch #2 Dodge - carrying the Dodge banner high
04. Jimmie Johnson #48 Chevrolet - yadda yadda yadda :s
05. Greg Biffle #16 Ford - getting back on track :D
06. Denny Hamlin #11 Toyota - woulda-coulda-shoulda ...
07. Martin Truex Jr. #1 Chevrolet - the highest finishing Gannassi/Earnhardt driver
08. David Reutimann #00 Toyota - continues to impress with his solid runs
09. Sam Hornish Jr. #77 Dodge - what a shocker - talk about job security ...
10. Carl Edwards #99 Ford - overcame an ill-handling car
11. Jamie McMurray #26 Ford - too little / too late ...
12. Reed Sorenson #43 Dodge - Petty cars are picking it up
13. Kasey Kahne #9 Dodge - Petty cars are picking it up
14. Marcos Ambrose #47 Toyota - hitting his marks right on
15. Jeff Burton #31 Chevrolet - the highest finishing RCR car
16. Ryan Newman #39 Chevrolet - his gamble didn't pay off
17. Kyle Busch #18 Toyota - strange Kyle Busch was speeding but Tony Stewart was right beside him ...
18. David Stremme #12 Dodge - expect a new driver in the #12 next year
19. Brian Vickers #83 Toyota
20. Casey Mears #07 Chevrolet - finished ahead of RCR team-mates Harvick & Bowyer ... :eek:
21. Joey Logano #20 Toyota -
22. David Ragan #6 Ford
23. Paul Menard #98 Ford
24. Juan Montoya #42 Chevrolet
25. Jeff Gordon #24 Chevrolet - missing lug nut cost a bunch of spots
26. Clint Bowyer #33 Chevrolet
27. Matt Kenseth #17 Ford
28. Regan Smith #78 Chevrolet
29. Bobby Labonte #96 Ford
30. Kevin Harvick #29 Chevrolet - that is Mr. OOPS to you !!!
31. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88 Chevrolet - waa waa waa
32. Elliott Sadler #19 Dodge - anyone need a driver ???
33. David Gilliland #71 Chevrolet
34. Scott Speed #82 Toyota - highly over-rated
35. A.J. Allmendinger #44 Dodge
36. Scott Riggs #36 Toyota
37. Michael Waltrip #55 Toyota
38. John Andretti #34 Chevrolet
39. Robby Gordon #7 Toyota - has a thing for Dale Jr ???
40. Sterling Marlin #09 Dodge
41. Joe Nemechek #87 Toyota
42. Dave Blaney #66 Toyota
43. Tony Raines #73 Dodge

[harvick#1]

39. Robby Gordon #7 Toyota - has a thing for Dale Jr ???


:confused:

though I loved Robbys comment when he said he can't wait for a new driver in the 55 next year :rotflmao: :up: