Loudon Cup Grid

[Jonesi]

22 DAVE BLANEY - Pole for Toyota!!!!
2 KURT BUSCH
41 REED SORENSON
70 JOHNNY SAUTER
42 JUAN MONTOYA (on a roll ;-)
8 DALE EARNHARDT JR
29 KEVIN HARVICK
24 JEFF GORDON
1 MARTIN TRUEX JR
48 JIMMY JOHNSON
12 RYAN NEWMAN
01 REGAN SMITH
11 DENNY HAMLIN
20 TONY STEWART
66 JEFF GREEN
7 ROBBY GORDON
00 DAVID REUTIMANN
5 KYLE BUSCH
18 J.J. YELEY
07 CLINT BOWYER
25 CASEY MEARS
99 CARL EDWARDS
19 ELLIOTT SADLER
40 DAVID STREMME
4 WARD BURTON
31 JEFF BURTON
38 DAVID GILLILAND
83 BRIAN VICKERS
9 KASEY KAHNE
36 JEREMY MAYFIELD
17 MATT KENSETH
43 BOBBY LABONTE
6 DAVID RAGAN
13 JOE NEMECHEK
16 GREG BIFFLE
15 PAUL MENARD
21 BILL ELLIOTT
26 JAMIE McMURRAY
96 TONY RAINES
45 JOHN ANDRETTI
14 STERLING MARLIN
88 RICKY RUDD
37 KEVIN LEPAGE

DNQ
10 SCOTT RIGGS
55 MICHAEL WALTRIP (again! :(
49 CHAD CHAFFIN
78 KENNY WALLACE
44 DALE JARRETT
84 AJ ALLMENDINGER

[Erki]

Scott Riggs DNQ yet AGAIN?! :eek:

Isn't this first pole for Blaney as well? Johnny Sauter's 4th is also worth mentioning and Robby is doing nicely again. :s mokin:

[dwboogityfan]

Way to go for Blaney! As for Riggs I fear he may soon be sacked. He has never shown enough ability in a Cup car and Evernham must have expected better results.
Great to see Kevin Lepage make the race as well.

[Jonesi]

Scott Riggs DNQ yet AGAIN?! :eek:

Isn't this first pole for Blaney as well? Johnny Sauter's 4th is also worth mentioning and Robby is doing nicely again. :s mokin:

Blaney had another pole in 2003, and it gets him back in another race next Feb.

Robby was the best Ford at 16th! 4 of the 5 Roush cars were in the 30s ugh!

[Jonesi]

snip..Great to see Kevin Lepage make the race as well.

His 2nd start of the year, and just barely over Chaffin by 0.003 second.

[dont_be_jack]

I don't think that Riggs will be gone after this season. All of the Evernham cars have been awful. They didn't expect the new nose on the CoY to react as it did and they were behind in the CoT development.

[race aficionado]

42 JUAN MONTOYA (on a roll ;-)


I hope he can hold his position.
if I recall correctly, last time that he qualifyied in the top 10 he was quicky swallowed up by the pack and went back to his familiar mid pack position.

Am I rememering correctly or was this a Bush race I am recalling?

Any way, Juan seems ready to stay with the front runners. Let's hope his car also has the same idea.


:s mokin:

[Jonesi]

Revised grid with 83 time removed:

28 9Kasey Kahne (http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/kkahne00/cup/index.html)DodgeDodge Dealers / UAW 127.24829.932-0.506
29 36Jeremy Mayfield (http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/jmayfiel00/cup/index.html)Toyota360 OTC 127.18029.948-0.522
30 17Matt Kenseth (http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/mkenseth00/cup/index.html)FordCarhartt 127.07429.973-0.547
31 43Bobby Labonte (http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/blabonte00/cup/index.html)DodgeCheerios / Betty Crocker 127.04929.979-0.553
32 6David Ragan (http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/dragan00/cup/index.html)*FordAAA 126.91330.011-0.585
33 13Joe Nemechek (http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/jnemeche00/cup/index.html)ChevroletGinn Resorts 126.90530.013-0.587
34 16Greg Biffle (http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/gbiffle00/cup/index.html)FordAflac 126.87130.021-0.595
35 15Paul Menard (http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/pmenard00/cup/index.html)*ChevroletSylvania / Menards 126.84230.028-0.602
36 21Bill Elliott (http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/belliott00/cup/index.html)FordLittle Debbie 126.78330.042-0.616
37 37Kevin Lepage (http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/klepage00/cup/index.html)+DodgeFront Row Motorsports 126.43330.125-0.699
38 26Jamie McMurray (http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/jmcmurra00/cup/index.html)FordIRWIN Industrial Tools 126.37430.139-0.713
39 96Tony Raines (http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/traines00/cup/index.html)ChevroletDLP HDTV 126.33230.149-0.723
40 45John Andretti (http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/jandrett00/cup/index.html)DodgeWells Fargo 126.19930.181-0.755
41 14Sterling Marlin (http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/smarlin00/cup/index.html)+ChevroletGinn Resorts 126.12330.199-0.773
42 88Ricky Rudd (http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/rrudd00/cup/index.html)+FordSnickers 126.02730.222-0.796
43 49Chad Chaffin (http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/cchaffin00/cup/index.html)+DodgeParalyzed Veterans of America 126.42130.128-0.702

[F1boat]

I hope that Montoya will be able to score a Top 10 :) I'd love him to win, but it is not realistic :)

[Jonesi]

I hope that Montoya will be able to score a Top 10 :) I'd love him to win, but it is not realistic :)

Probably not at an oval he's never been to before, but once he gets back to tracks he's seen, and teams catch up to Hendrick's CoTs he may still do it this year.
Right now his biggest priority is to try to make the Chase. He's 259 points out with 10 races to go, to out score 7 other drivers. If he can consistantly score top 15s he may make it, even with that 43rd at Michigan two weeks ago.

[RaikkonenRules]

Nascar.com have Vickers not qualifying. Yet he has a time fast enougth for 25th. Why?

[RaikkonenRules]

Way to go for Blaney! As for Riggs I fear he may soon be sacked. He has never shown enough ability in a Cup car and Evernham must have expected better results.
Great to see Kevin Lepage make the race as well.

Only 3rd time this season for Riggs and he's only outside Top 35 because he had such appaling realibilty at the start of the season. Same for Blaney.

[Vez]

Nascar.com have Vickers not qualifying. Yet he has a time fast enougth for 25th. Why?

Here's your answer mate:
http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/06/29/bvickers.cchaffin.loudon/index.html

I feel really sorry for Brian :(

[Cozzie]

Thats a disaster for Vickers and the whole Red Bull team. When he does make the races he is as fast as just about anyone.