1. ) Ryan Newman, 9
2. ) Jeff Gordon, 6
3. ) Kasey Kahne, 4
4. ) Jeremy Mayfield, 2
5. ) Casey Mears, 2
6. ) Brian Vickers, 2
7. ) Joe Nemechek, 2
8. ) Greg Biffle, 1
9. ) Jimmie Johnson, 1
10. ) Bobby Labonte, 1
11. ) Ricky Rudd, 1
12. ) Kurt Busch, 1

PAINT SCHEME NEWS

Car#/Driver	Sponsor/Scheme/Promo	Image Link
Daytona - Bud Shootout
#2-Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite - Last Call	#2 Schemes Page
#6-Mark Martin	Kraft	#6 Schemes Page
#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Budweiser - Born On Date	#8 Schemes Page
#9-Kasey Kahne	Retro	#9 Schemes Page
#19-Jeremy Mayfield	Retro	#19 Schemes Page
#32-Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Tide Coldwater	#32 Schemes Page
#39-Bill Elliott	Coor's Retro	#39 Schemes Page





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some NEWS:

• The Bud Shootout and the Daytona 500 winners: Five times has the winner of the Budweiser Shootout gone on to win the Daytona 500 the following week: Dale Jarrett (2000 and 1996), Jeff Gordon (1997), Bill Elliott (1987), and Bobby Allison (1982). Dale Earnhardt Jr., who finished second in the 2004 Budweiser Shootout, won the Daytona 500 the following week.(Bud Shootout site/PR)(2-8-2005)
  
  
• No Shootout...but still won: Since 1979, seven drivers have won the Daytona 500 who did not compete in the Budweiser Shootout the week before: Michael Waltrip (2001, 2003), Ward Burton (2002), Dale Earnhardt (1998), Sterling Marlin (1994), Dale Jarrett (1993), Derrike Cope (1990) and Richard Petty (1979). Drivers who did not compete in the Bud Shootout the week before won three of the last four Daytona 500s. (Michael Waltrip in 2001 and 2003 and Ward Burton in 2002).(Bud Shootout site/PR)(2-8-2005)
  
  
• Elliott and Ganassi? UPDATE 3: hearing Bill Elliott will run a limited schedule in a Ganassi Racing Dodge with a retro paint scheme, 1985 Coor's.(1-17-2005)
  UPDATE: hear the first race could be the Daytona 500.(1-18-2005)
  UPDATE 2: Team owner Ray Evernham has given semi-retired veteran driver Bill Elliott permission to run the Feb. 12 Budweiser Shootout all-star race for a rival NASCAR Nextel Cup team, Chip Ganassi Racing. The Ganassi team had no official comment but has scheduled a news conference for today at Daytona International Speedway, where NASCAR teams are testing in preparation for the Feb. 20 Daytona 500. Evernham said Elliott's decision to drive for another team doesn't signal any sort of rift between the veteran driver and Evernham Motorsports. Evernham hired Elliott after leaving his job as Jeff Gordon's crew chief to field his own team and prepare for Dodge's return to NASCAR during the 2001 season. Elliott is scheduled to run between 10 and 12 races in a third Evernham [#91] car this season, with sponsorship from Stanley Tools [and Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper]. "We don't have Bill locked-in (exclusively) or anything — he's sort of free to do what he wants," Evernham said. However, Evernham added he "would prefer" that Elliott limit his association with Ganassi to only one race.(USA Today)(1-19-2005)
  UPDATE 3 - Official: Coors Brewing Company will take a trip down memory lane during the Shootout at Daytona International Speedway when Bill Elliott makes a one-race appearance behind the wheel of a retro Coors Dodge. Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates will field a second entry in the Shootout for Elliott who was partnered with the team's current sponsor Coors Brewing Company from 1984-1991. Elliott's Dodge will sport the paint scheme that he earned the coveted Winston Million during the 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup season.
  "I am really looking forward to partnering back up with Coors Light," Elliott said. "I think that this is a great opportunity and I really like running that race. I think it is also going to be fun to work with my brother Ernie. Ernie worked on my motors when I was just starting out. Now I get a chance to have him build my engines again and it is something I will thoroughly enjoy."
  "I think this is a great way to honor Coors Brewing Company's history in racing," team owner Chip Ganassi said. "Coors had a long and successful affiliation with Bill and has been a sponsor with Felix and I since 1995. This is a great way to partner the company's past and present for one night under the lights at Daytona. We look forward to having Bill in one of our cars and giving Coors this opportunity to celebrate the start of its 21st year in NASCAR."
  "We here at Coors Brewing Company are very excited about having Bill in the car and partnered up with us again for this one race," said Steve Saunders, Director of Event Marketing for Coors Brewing Company. "He had an impressive eight seasons with Coors and won a championship while he was sponsored by us. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to run our two brands of beer Coors and Coors Light at Daytona International Speedway. First we have Elliott in the Coors car and Marlin in the Coors Light Dodge." The Shootout is scheduled for Saturday, February 12th at Daytona International Speedway.(Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates PR). See an image of the car on my #39 Team Schemes page.(1-19-2005)
  
  
• Busch final driver to qualify for the Bud Shootout: During last weekend's Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway, 2004 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series champion Kurt Busch became the final driver to qualify for the 2005 Budweiser Shootout on Saturday night, Feb. 12 at Daytona International Speedway. Busch, driver of the #97 Sharpie Ford for Roush Racing, lapped Homestead-Miami Speedway at 179.319 mph to earn the Ford 400 pole and become the 20th driver eligible for the Budweiser Shootout, a non-points race that features previous season's pole winners and past Budweiser Shootout champions. The field of 20 eligible drivers is two shy of the record 22 that competed in the 2002 edition of the Budweiser Shootout. Other drivers that have won pole positions this season and are qualified for next year's Budweiser Shootout are #01-Joe Nemechek, #16-Greg Biffle, #9-Kasey Kahne, #25-Brian Vickers, #41-Casey Mears, #24-Jeff Gordon, #12-Ryan Newman, #18-Bobby Labonte, #21-Ricky Rudd, #48-Jimmie Johnson and #19-Jeremy Mayfield. Past Budweiser Shootout champions eligible are #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #20-Tony Stewart, #88-Dale Jarrett, #6-Mark Martin, #2-Rusty Wallace, #49-Ken Schrader, #91-Bill Elliott and #44-Terry Labonte [and Geoffrey Bodine who ran in the race in 2004?]. Tickets for Speedweeks 2005 and the 47th annual Daytona 500 are available online at www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com or by calling 1-800-PITSHOP.(DIS PR)(11-27-2004)
  
  
• First since 1964: #41-Casey Mears became the first driver since Billy Wade (Old Bridge, NJ and Bridgehampton, NY - July 1964) to post his first two career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Bud Poles in consecutive races when he won the poles for Pocono 7/31/04 and Indianapolis 8/7/04.(NASCAR Statistical Services)(8-7-2004)
  
  
• Last time three poles in a row? #24-Jeff Gordon's pole at the Pepsi 400 is his third Bud Pole in as many races. The last driver to post three consecutive Bud Poles was Ryan Newman (Atlanta-Phoenix-Rockingham in 2003). Prior to that the most recent three straight Bud Poles was by Gordon (Charlotte-Dover-Pocono, May-June 1996).(NASCAR Statistical Services)(7-3-2004)
  
  
• Elliott four in a row in 1985? aa few coflicting things about whether Bill Elliott has four stright poles in 1985. NASCAR Reports, TV Coverage and most colums state: This is the first time a driver has won four consecutive poles since Bill Elliott did it in July-August 1985. Elliott won five poles in a six-race stretch that year. The one race he didn't win the pole, he started on it as the points leader after qualifying was rained out. Only Cale Yarborough (1980) and Bobby Allison (1972) have won five consecutive poles [modern era].
  HOWEVER...been asked, if you look at NASCAR.com July Pocono race results from 1985, it shows Bill Elliott starting 2nd and Darrell Waltrip starting 1st, and Pocono Results from racing-reference.com show the same thing, BUT if you above, it says: Pole Speed: 151.973 mph (Pole won by Bill Elliott). So....huh? So I went thru the following books I have: NASCAR Encyclopedia, Stock Car Racing Encyclopedia, 1986 UMI NASCAR Press Guide [stats from 1985], 1985 UMI NASCAR Yearbook and Greg Fielden's 40 Years of Stock Car Racing: Vol 4 with the following results:
  NASCAR Encyclopedia has on page 977, the 1985 races, pole winners:
  Race#, Track, Driver, Speed
  1448, Pocono, Elliott, 152.563
  1449, Michigan, no qualifying, Elliott was points leader started first
  1450, Daytona, Elliott, 201.523
  1451, Pocono, Darrell Waltrip, 151.973 [same as Elliott's above]
  1452, Talladega, Elliott, 207.578
  1453, Michigan, Elliott, 165.479
  and if you count the number of poles for Elliott on that list is has 10, where all records show 11.
  Stock Car Racing Encyclopedia has the same EXCEPT, it has Bill Elliott in race 1451-Pocono, same speed.
  The 1985 UMI NASCAR Yearbook simply has DW 1st and Elliott 2nd
  1986 UMI NASCAR Press Guide has Elliott starting 2nd and DW 1st BUT in the notes lists Elliott as the Bud Pole winner with a speed of 151.973.
  OK So why the confusion? finally I got to Greg Fielden's 40 Years of Stock Car Racing: Vol 4, once again, it shows DW 1st and Elliott starting 2nd BUT with Elliott on the pole with a speed of 151.937mph BUT with an asterick (*), so at the bottom, there is this note: "Darrell Waltrip started on the pole after posting a 152.552 lap. 18 days later NASCAR Disallowed the pole time due to illegal fuel additives." So Elliott now gets credit for the pole. So didn't really start from the pole, but was awarded it later, he did start 5 of 6 races from the pole and officially would be 6. Whew...that was a lot of work....(7-10-2004)
  
  Most Poles in one season [modern era 1972-present]:
  Cale Yarborough, 1980, 14
  Bill Elliott, 1985, 11
  Darrell Waltrip, 1981, 11
  Ryan Newman, 2003, 11
  
  All Time Record for the most Poles in one season:
  Bobby Issac, 1969, 20
  Richard Petty, 1967, 19
  Tim Flock, 1955, 18
  Richard Petty, 1966, 16
  Cale Yarborough, 1980, 14
  David Pearson, 1969, 14
  Bobby Issac, 1970, 13
  
  

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  some rules and news

  NOTEs: this is a DRIVERS race, not team, if the driver switches teams, he goes, not the old team
  The #43-Jeff Green and #45-Kyle Petty are not eligible for the Bud Pole Award or the Budweiser Shootout
  [if won in the Petty car; Green will race since he won the pole in the #30 car at the 2003 Daytona 500]
  as their cars do NOT carry the Budweiser decal - a promise made by Richard Petty to his mother.
  
  
• Parks Poles Rare: something I wondered about when #30-Steve Park got the pole late in qualifying at Daytona for the Pepsi 400. When was the last time a driver won a pole in the same season for two different teams? Park won the pole at California Speedway while driving the #1 Pennzoil Chevy and won the pole for the Pepsi 400 at Daytona in the #30 AOL Chevy this year. So did a little research and the nearest I found was in 1993 when Jayski Fave Ernie Irvan won four poles that season, two with the #4 Kodak team and two with the #28 Texaco team [took over after Davey Allison was killed].(7-4-2003)
  
  
• New 2003 Shootout Format: There will be some slight modifications to the format to Saturday night's Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway – the "unofficial" start to the 2003 Winston Cup season. NASCAR officials confirmed Tuesday the 70-lap all-star event – which features pole winners from the 2002 season and past winners of the event – will be split into two segments. The first segment will consist of 20 laps after which a 10-minute intermission will be held. Teams may make pit stops and do other work that transpires during a normal pit stop during this time. The second segment will be 50 laps and must end in a green-white-checkered finish. Caution laps will count toward the total in both segments so the second segment may extend beyond the scheduled 70-lap total. In the event of a red flag, crews will be permitted to work on the cars; however, all work must be performed on pit road or in the garage. When the race is resumed, all cars must immediately be ready to return to competition. All re-starts will be double-file re-starts. All lapped cars will re-start at the rear of the field. The Shootout format was changed from a 20-lap race to two 10-lap segments in 1991. The move to a 25-lap event in 1998 marked the third format change of this prestigious event. The format was again changed in 2001, this time to a 70-lap event.(ThatsRacin.com)(2-4-2003)
  
  
• Bud Shootout/Daytona 500 fact: Only five times in the 24 year-history of the Shootout has the winner of the race gone on to victory in the Daytona 500 the same season: Bobby Allison (1982), Bill Elliott (1987) Dale Jarrett (1996 and 2000) and Jeff Gordon (1997).(ThatsRacin.com)(2-6-2003)
  
  
• Seventy-two drivers have participated in the Budweiser Shootouts. Thirty-two of those drivers have participated in two or less and 22 in only one.
  
  
• Budwesier Shootout Pole: On the Thursday before the Race, the drivers choose their starting positions in a draw
  
  
• The "Budweiser Shootout" held since 1979, the non-points event (formerly named the "Busch Clash" and "Bud Shootout") has jump-started the NASCAR Winston Cup Series as the season-opening race at the "World Center of Racing" one week before the Daytona 500. The 70 lap race among the winners of the "Bud Pole Award" from the most recent season and includes past champions from prior "Busch Clash" and "Bud Shootout" events. Previously, Bud Pole second-round-fastest qualifiers from all points races were eligible to race for one slot in the Budweiser Shootout; there is no longer a qualifying race(as there is no longer a 2nd round of qualifying).
  
  
• Each driver must complete at least one pit stop under green, change at least two tires and the race must end under green-flag conditions, even if the length of the race has to be extended. Drivers may pit under yellow, but the pit stop will not count as their required stop, and caution laps will count toward the 70-lap total.(That's Racin')(12-8-2000)
  
  
• This is a DRIVERs race, so if Driver A leaves Team A and goes to Team B, then it'll be Driver A in the Team B car and the Team A car is not eligible unless they get a new driver who is eligible
  
  
  

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  PAST WINNERS of the BUD SHOOTOUT/BUSCH CLASH:

  YEAR  BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT WINNER
  2004  Dale Jarrett(3)
  2003  Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  2002  Tony Stewart(2)
  2001  Tony Stewart
  
  YEAR  BUD SHOOTOUT WINNER
  2000  Dale Jarrett(2)
  1999  Mark Martin
  1998  Rusty Wallace
  
  YEAR  Bud Shootout Qualifier Winner (held 1998-2000)
  2000  Dale Jarrett (won Bud Shootout)
  1999  Mike Skinner (4th in Bud Shootout)
  1998  Jimmy Spencer (4th in Bud Shootout)
  
  YEAR  BUSCH CLASH WINNERS (# of wins)
  1997  Jeff Gordon(2)
  1996  Dale Jarrett
  1995  Dale Earnhardt(6)
  1994  Jeff Gordon
  1993  Dale Earnhardt(5)
  1992  Geoffrey Bodine
  1991  Dale Earnhardt(4)
  1990  Ken Schrader(2)
  1989  Ken Schrader
  1988  Dale Earnhardt(3)
  1987  Bill Elliott
  1986  Dale Earnhardt(2)
  1985  Terry Labonte
  1984  Neil Bonnett(2)
  1983  Neil Bonnett
  1982  Bobby Allison
  1981  Darrell Waltrip
  1980  Dale Earnhardt
  1979  Buddy Baker
  
  

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