Pole Progression at NHIS: (who had the pole first, who got it next and who ended up with it)
#5-Terry Labonte, 1st out to qualify, 129.300, starts ?
#42-Jamie McMurray, 3rd out, 131.975, starts ?
(9-17-2004)
Rookie of the Year Candidates: how fast were they and where do they start:
#9-Kasey Kahne, , starts ?
#10-Scott Riggs, 129.494, starts ?
#22-Scott Wimmer, , starts ?
#25-Brian Vickers, , starts ?
#77-Brendan Gaughan, 130.514, starts ?
(9-17-2004)
Some Qualifying Notes:
(9-17-2004)
Qualifying at NHIS for the Sylvania 300 was rained out. 16 drivers made attempts. 8 drivers missed the race, including #1-Martin Truex Jr. who was fast in practice and #46-Carl Long who ran a qualifying lap that would had gotten him in the race.. The rules are 1-35 in owners points, then by TEAM race attempts. So the first 35 in owners points make the race along with the following [provisionals do NOT come into play in a rain-out]:
The UNOFFICIAL LINEUP
#24-Jeff Gordon, 1st in OWNERS points
#48-Jimmie Johnson, 2nd
#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr, 3rd
#20-Tony Stewart, 4th
#17-Matt Kenseth, 5th
#38-Elliott Sadler, 6th
#97-Kurt Busch, 7th
#6-Mark Martin, 8th
#19-Jeremy Mayfield, 9th
#12-Ryan Newman, 10th
#42-Jamie McMurray, 11th
#9-Kasey Kahne, 12th
#18-Bobby Labonte, 13th
#29-Kevin Harvick, 14th
#88-Dale Jarrett, 15th
#15-Michael Waltrip, 16th
#2-Rusty Wallace, 17th
#41-Casey Mears, 18th
#40-Sterling Marlin, 19th
#16-Greg Biffle. 20th
#99-Carl Edwards, 21st
#31-Robby Gordon, 22nd
#5-Terry Labonte, 23rd
#25-Brian Vickers, 24th
#01-Joe Nemechek, 25th
#30-Jeff Burton, 26th
#22-Scott Wimmer, 27th
#21-Ricky Rudd, 28th
#0-Ward Burton, 29th
#10-Scott Riggs, 30th
#43-Jeff Green, 31st
#77-Brendan Gaughan, 32nd
#49-Ken Schrader, 33rd
#45-Kyle Petty, 34th
#32-Ricky Craven, 35th
the rest of the field is set by the rules book:
#1) - First 35 by current Owner Points
#2) - Last Years Cup Champ or the Event Champion if not already in the field [n/a]
#3) - Car Owners whose team has won in the previous and current season not already in the field [n/a]
#4) - Drivers who have won in the previous and current season not already in the field
#5) - Past Nextel Cup Champions not in by 1 thru 4 [n/a]
#6) - Qualifying Attempts with Owners points as the tie breaker [used to fill out the field]
#7) - Qualifying Order Position [not needed]
(all above apply as long as the team was entered by the entry deadline - usually 7-13 days before the race)
36th: #50-T Bodine, 26 attempts, tie breaker is owners points, 37th
37th: #72-Shelmerdine, 26 attempts, 41st
38th: #4-Spencer, 25 attempts
39th: #98-G Bodine, 24
40th: #89-Shepherd, 23
41st: #09-M Wallace, 20, 38th
42nd: #02-Sadler, 20, 42nd
43rd: #80-Christopher, 14 HOWEVER
43rd: is listed on NASCAR.com as #1-Martin Truex Jr. and the #80 car as missing the race???? missing the race:
#37-Lepage, 12 attempts
#1-Truex Jr., 6, 44th in owners points
#33-Sauter, 6, 49th
#13-Sacks, 4, 62nd
#00-McGlynn, 4, 63rd
#46-Long, 3 attempts
#92-Raines, 1, 73rd in owners points
#79-Boyd, 1, 75th.(9-17-2004)
KEYS: P = Regular Provisional; A = in by race attempts; S = in by qualifying speed; CP = Champ Provisional
DNQ = Did Not Qualify
WD = Withdrew before qualifying - no owners points
Ties on Race Attempts then go to 2004 Owners Points