

JAYSKI's Semi-Live QUALIFYING/GRID page
for the Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway
QUALIFYING is scheduled to START at approx 4:40pm/et on Friday, September 29, 2006
- Track Qualifying Record: Matt Kenseth, 10/8/2005, 180.856mph
- Last Year's Pole Sitter: #17-Matt Kenseth, 180.856mph, finished 5th
- Fastest Last Practice Speed: #9-Kahne 177.532mph goes out 28th out of 47 drivers
THIS IS UNOFFICIAL
- Kahne wins pole at Kansas: #9-Kasey Kahne won the Budweiser Pole for the Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway with a speed of 178.377mph for his 5th pole of 2006 and 11th of his career. The rest of the top-10 starters are #10-Scott Riggs, #48-Jimmie Johnson, #25-Brian Vickers, #18-J.J. Yeley, #07-Clint Bowyer, #2-Kurt Busch, #17-Matt Kenseth, #19-Elliott Sadler and #31-Jeff Burton.
The non-top 35 teams that made the race were: #06-Kluever, #45-Petty, #44-Labonte, #61-Chaffin, #55-Waltrip, #32-Kvapil, #37-Elliott and #78-Wallace. Missing the race were: #4-Wimmer, #49-Lepage, #92-Blount and #46-Long who wrecked on his first lap. See the qualifying results below.(9-29-2006)
- Ramblings - Kansas Qualifying Notes: #9-Kasey Kahne takes his fifth Bud Pole of the season today at Kansas Speedway and for the third race in a row we've got a Chaser on the pole. Kasey's time of 30.273 (178.377 mph) was good enough for his 11th career top-spot and he'll lead 'em to the green for Sunday's Banquet 400 with team-mate Scott Riggs alongside for an all-Evernham front row. Kasey is now tied with Kurt Busch for most poles this season.
Jimmie Johnson (3rd) has his best starting spot since he lined up 3rd at Lowe's in May.
J. J. Yeley (5th) has his best starting spot since he timed in 4th at Lowe's in May.
Todd Kluever (22nd) has his career-best starting spot this weekend. His previous best was 3th at Chicagoland in July.
STREAKIN....Kurt Busch has 5 Top-10 starts in the last 6 races.
The "Chasers" may be talking about this weekend, but you know none of them will feel comfortable till we get next weekend out of the way. With Talladega lurking in the distance, so much for "playing 'em one at a time".(Stock Car Fans)(9-29-2006)
- Kansas Qualifying Notes:
• Kasey Kahne won the Nextel Cup Series Bud Pole for the Banquet 400, lapping Kansas Speedway in 30.273 seconds at 178.377 mph. Matt Kenseth holds the track-qualifying record of 29.858 seconds, 180.856 mph - set Oct. 8, 2005.
• This is Kahne’s 11th career Bud Pole in 101 Nextel Cup Series races.
• This is Kahne’s fifth Bud Pole in 2006. He joins Kurt Busch in the lead for the season Bud Pole Award. Jeff Burton (four), Denny Hamlin (three), Greg Biffle (two) and Ryan Newman (two) are the other multiple Bud Pole winners this season.
• This is Kahne’s first Bud Pole at Kansas Speedway. Kahne has started from the top 10 in two of his three races at Kansas – both from the front row. His other start was 42nd. He has posted 16 top-10 starts this season.
• Kahne became the sixth different Bud Pole winner in six races at Kansas Speedway.
• Scott Riggs posted the second-quickest qualifying lap of 30.348 seconds, 177.936 mph – and will join Kahne on the front row for the Banquet 400.
• This is the second 1-2 sweep of qualifying for Evernham Motorsports in 2006. Kahne won the Bud Pole at Charlotte in May and Jeremy Mayfield started on the outside of the front row. Dodge last swept the front row at Dover in June (Ryan Newman – first and Mayfield – second).
• This is the 13th Bud Pole for Dodge in 2006. Chevrolet has 11 Bud Poles and Ford has four. Qualifying was canceled at Bristol.
• Jimmie Johnson (third) has posted four top-10 starts in five races at Kansas – all top fives and two from the front row. Johnson has 18 top-10 starts in 2006.
• Brian Vickers (fourth) has posted his first start better than 17th in three Kansas races. He has just 10 top-10 starts this season.
• J.J. Yeley (fifth) is making his first Nextel Cup start at Kansas. This is his seventh top-10 start in 2006. Clint Bowyer (sixth) is also making his first Nextel Cup start at Kansas. This is the 14th time this season for multiple rookies in the top 10.
• Kurt Busch (seventh) posted his second top-10 start in six races at Kansas – both in the past two races. He has started from the top 10 in 21 races this season – more than any other driver.
• Four of the 10 Chase drivers qualified in the top 10: Kahne, Johnson, Matt Kenseth (eighth) and Jeff Burton (10th). Denny Hamlin (25th) will start further back in the field than any other Chase driver.
• Todd Kluever (22nd) was the fastest of the drivers required to make the field on time. He qualified for his third career Nextel Cup race and posted the best start of his three races.
• The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Kansas was 19th by Mark Martin in 2005.
• Twenty-four of 50 top-10 finishers at Kansas Speedway also started from the top 10.(NASCAR Statisical Services)(9-29-2006)
- Coverage of Qualifying for the Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway is scheduled for Friday,September 29, 2006 at 4:40pm/et.
TV: Speed Channel - 4:30pm/et
Radio: MRN Radio and XM Satellite NASCAR Radio
Internet: NASCAR.com [Pit Command/Trackside - paid]
Jayski.com: Jayski's FREE Semi-Live Qualifying Page.
Qualifying Re-Air: 8:00pm/et on Speed Channel
- Pole Progression: (who had the pole first, who got it next and who ended up with it)
#21-Schrader, 1st out to qualify, 173.410mph, starts 36th
#41-Sorenson, 2nd out, 174.267, starts 26th
#20-Stewart, 7th out, 174.729, starts 21st
#24-Gordon, 8th out, 175.942, starts 11th
#25-Vickers, 11th out, 176.846, starts 4th
#9-Kahne, 27th out, 178.377, starts 1st
(9-29-2006)
- How did the non Top-35 teams do in qualifying?
Eight in and five out [47 entered for 43 spots]:
will make the race
#06-David Ragan, 174.543
#45-Kyle Petty, 174.436
#44-Terry Labonte [CH1], 173.784
#55-Michael Waltrip, 173.472
#61-Chad Chaffin, 173.369
#32-Travis Kvapil, 173.305
#37-Bill Elliott [CH2], 172.999
#78-Kenny Wallace, 172.491
will miss the race:
#4-Scott Wimmer, 172.035
#49-Kevin Lepage, 170.616
#92[34]-Chad Blount, 170.342
#46-Carl Long, 0.000 wrecked
(9-29-2006)
- Rookie of the Year Candidates: how fast were they and where do they start:
#07-Clint Bowyer, 176.771mph, starts 6th
#1-Martin Truex Jr., 174.526, starts 23rd
#11-Denny Hamlin, 174.390, starts 24th
#18-J.J. Yeley, 176.800, starts 5th
#40-David Stremme, 172.474, starts 40th
#41-Reed Sorenson, 174.267, starts 26th
#04-Brent Sherman, DNR
DNR = Did not race
DNQ = Did not qualify for race.(9-29-2006)
- Some Qualifying Notes:
#46-Long, who wrecked in practice on Friday, also wrecked on his first lap during qualifying, looking like a carbon-copy of the earlier wreck, Long spun off turn 2 and backed into the outside wall, he got out of the car ok.(9-29-2006)
- Practice Results:
Practice Speeds Page
- Fastest Qualifier by Manufacturer::
Chevy: #48-Johnson, 176.887, starts 3rd
Dodge: #9-Kahne, 178.377, starts 1st
Ford: #17-Kenseth, 176.177, starts 8th
Toyota - oops, not until 2007.......(9-29-2006)
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Banquet 400 Starting Line-Up by Row Kansas Speedway - Kansas City, Kan. |
| Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Friday, September 29, 2006 @ 06:10 PM Eastern |
|
Driver |
Date |
Time |
Speed |
| Track Race Record |
Mark Martin |
10/09/05 |
02:54:25 |
137.774 |
|
Pos |
Car |
Driver |
Team |
Time |
Speed |
| Row 1 |
1 |
9 |
Kasey Kahne |
Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge |
30.273 |
178.377 |
| 2 |
10 |
Scott Riggs |
Valvoline/Stanley Tools Dodge |
30.348 |
177.936 |
| Row 2 |
3 |
48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Lowe's Chevy |
30.528 |
176.887 |
| 4 |
25 |
Brian Vickers |
Garnier/GMAC Chevy |
30.535 |
176.846 |
| Row 3 |
5 |
18 |
J.J. Yeley # |
Interstate Batteries Chevy |
30.543 |
176.800 |
| 6 |
07 |
Clint Bowyer # |
Jack Daniel's Chevy |
30.548 |
176.771 |
| Row 4 |
7 |
2 |
Kurt Busch |
Miller Lite Dodge |
30.622 |
176.344 |
| 8 |
17 |
Matt Kenseth |
DeWalt Ford |
30.651 |
176.177 |
| Row 5 |
9 |
19 |
Elliott Sadler |
Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge |
30.658 |
176.137 |
| 10 |
31 |
Jeff Burton |
Cingular Wireless Chevy |
30.678 |
176.022 |
| Row 6 |
11 |
24 |
Jeff Gordon |
DuPont Chevy |
30.692 |
175.942 |
| 12 |
8 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Budweiser Chevy |
30.696 |
175.919 |
| Row 7 |
13 |
5 |
Kyle Busch |
Kellogg's Chevy |
30.764 |
175.530 |
| 14 |
29 |
Kevin Harvick |
Reese's Chevy |
30.803 |
175.308 |
| Row 8 |
15 |
12 |
Ryan Newman |
Alltel Dodge |
30.809 |
175.273 |
| 16 |
43 |
Bobby Labonte |
Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge |
30.823 |
175.194 |
| Row 9 |
17 |
22 |
Dave Blaney |
Caterpillar Dodge |
30.839 |
175.103 |
| 18 |
01 |
Joe Nemechek |
U.S. Army Chevy |
30.864 |
174.961 |
| Row 10 |
19 |
6 |
Mark Martin |
AAA Ford |
30.897 |
174.774 |
| 20 |
38 |
David Gilliland |
M&M's Ford |
30.904 |
174.735 |
| Row 11 |
21 |
20 |
Tony Stewart |
The Home Depot Chevy |
30.905 |
174.729 |
| 22 |
06 |
Todd Kluever |
3M Ford |
30.938 |
174.543 |
| Row 12 |
23 |
1 |
Martin Truex Jr. # |
Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevy |
30.941 |
174.526 |
| 24 |
45 |
Kyle Petty |
Wells Fargo Dodge |
30.957 |
174.436 |
| Row 13 |
25 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin # |
FedEx Freight Chevy |
30.965 |
174.390 |
| 26 |
41 |
Reed Sorenson # |
Target Dodge |
30.987 |
174.267 |
| Row 14 |
27 |
99 |
Carl Edwards |
Office Depot Ford |
31.005 |
174.165 |
| 28 |
14 |
Sterling Marlin |
Ginn Clubs & Resorts Chevy |
31.019 |
174.087 |
| Row 15 |
29 |
16 |
Greg Biffle |
National Guard/Subway Ford |
31.031 |
174.020 |
| 30 |
44 |
Terry Labonte |
GMAC Chevy |
31.073 |
173.784 |
| Row 16 |
31 |
66 |
Jeff Green |
Haas Automation/Best Buy Chevy |
31.095 |
173.661 |
| 32 |
88 |
Dale Jarrett |
UPS Ford |
31.096 |
173.656 |
| Row 17 |
33 |
42 |
Casey Mears |
Texaco/Havoline Dodge |
31.098 |
173.645 |
| 34 |
61 |
Chad Chaffin |
Oak Gloves/Sheraton Suites Dodge |
31.099 |
173.639 |
| Row 18 |
35 |
55 |
Michael Waltrip |
NAPA Dodge |
31.129 |
173.472 |
| 36 |
21 |
Ken Schrader |
Motorcraft/USAF Ford |
31.140 |
173.410 |
| Row 19 |
37 |
32 |
Travis Kvapil |
Tide/Downy Chevy |
31.159 |
173.305 |
| 38 |
96 |
Tony Raines |
DLP HDTV Chevy |
31.207 |
173.038 |
| Row 20 |
39 |
37 |
Bill Elliott |
Melling Auto Parts Dodge |
31.214 |
172.999 |
| 40 |
40 |
David Stremme # |
Lonestar Steakhouse Dodge |
31.309 |
172.474 |
| Row 21 |
41 |
26 |
Jamie McMurray |
IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford |
31.314 |
172.447 |
| 42 |
7 |
Robby Gordon |
Harrah's Chevy |
Owner Points |
| Row 22 |
43 |
78 |
Kenny Wallace |
Furniture Row Chevy |
31.306 |
172.491 |
|
| Did Not Qualify: #4-Scott Wimmer; #49-Kevin Lepage; #92-Chad Blount; #46-Carl Long. |
QUALIFYING RESULTS by SPEED
THIS IS UNOFFICIAL
Qualifying after 47 of 47 drivers:
| Pos |
Sched Qual Pos |
Actual Qual Pos |
Car# |
Driver |
Manu |
Qual Speed |
Qual Time (secs) |
Last Prac Speed |
Prac Speed Rank |
Diff Qual vs Prac |
Owners Point Rank |
| 1 |
28 |
27 |
9 |
Kasey Kahne |
Dodge |
178.377 |
30.273 |
177.532 |
1 |
0.845 |
9 |
| 2 |
46 |
46 |
10 |
Scott Riggs |
Dodge |
177.936 |
30.348 |
175.644 |
5 |
2.292 |
20 |
| 3 |
30 |
29 |
48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Chevy |
176.887 |
30.528 |
176.390 |
2 |
0.497 |
8 |
| 4 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
Brian Vickers |
Chevy |
176.846 |
30.535 |
175.942 |
4 |
0.904 |
19 |
| 5 |
32 |
31 |
18 |
J.J. Yeley # |
Chevy |
176.800 |
30.543 |
174.842 |
15 |
1.958 |
18 |
| 6 |
47 |
47 |
07 |
Clint Bowyer # |
Chevy |
176.771 |
30.548 |
174.916 |
14 |
1.855 |
16 |
| 7 |
25 |
24 |
2 |
Kurt Busch |
Dodge |
176.344 |
30.622 |
175.638 |
6 |
0.706 |
14 |
| 8 |
16 |
16 |
17 |
Matt Kenseth |
Ford |
176.177 |
30.651 |
174.295 |
20 |
1.882 |
3 |
| 9 |
26 |
25 |
19 |
Elliott Sadler |
Dodge |
176.137 |
30.658 |
176.263 |
3 |
-0.126 |
31 |
| 10 |
44 |
42 |
31 |
Jeff Burton |
Chevy |
176.022 |
30.678 |
174.836 |
16 |
1.186 |
1 |
| 11 |
8 |
8 |
24 |
Jeff Gordon |
Chevy |
175.942 |
30.692 |
175.627 |
7 |
0.315 |
2 |
| 12 |
17 |
17 |
8 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Chevy |
175.919 |
30.696 |
175.080 |
11 |
0.839 |
7 |
| 13 |
27 |
26 |
5 |
Kyle Busch |
Chevy |
175.530 |
30.764 |
175.496 |
8 |
0.034 |
10 |
| 14 |
39 |
37 |
29 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevy |
175.308 |
30.803 |
174.182 |
21 |
1.126 |
5 |
| 15 |
19 |
19 |
12 |
Ryan Newman |
Dodge |
175.273 |
30.809 |
174.944 |
13 |
0.329 |
17 |
| 16 |
41 |
45 |
43 |
Bobby Labonte |
Dodge |
175.194 |
30.823 |
173.033 |
32 |
2.161 |
24 |
| 17 |
35 |
34 |
22 |
Dave Blaney |
Dodge |
175.103 |
30.839 |
173.639 |
26 |
1.464 |
25 |
| 18 |
37 |
36 |
01 |
Joe Nemechek |
Chevy |
174.961 |
30.864 |
174.984 |
12 |
-0.023 |
33 |
| 19 |
14 |
14 |
6 |
Mark Martin |
Ford |
174.774 |
30.897 |
174.048 |
22 |
0.726 |
6 |
| 20 |
13 |
13 |
38 |
David Gilliland |
Ford |
174.735 |
30.904 |
171.342 |
42 |
3.393 |
26 |
| 21 |
7 |
7 |
20 |
Tony Stewart |
Chevy |
174.729 |
30.905 |
174.008 |
24 |
0.721 |
11 |
| 22 |
15 |
15 |
06 |
Todd Kluever |
Ford |
174.543 |
30.938 |
173.016 |
33 |
1.527 |
61-IN |
| 23 |
31 |
30 |
1 |
Martin Truex Jr. # |
Chevy |
174.526 |
30.941 |
175.114 |
10 |
-0.588 |
22 |
| 24 |
36 |
35 |
45 |
Kyle Petty |
Dodge |
174.436 |
30.957 |
173.305 |
27 |
1.131 |
36-IN |
| 25 |
45 |
43 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin # |
Chevy |
174.390 |
30.965 |
175.273 |
9 |
-0.883 |
4 |
| 26 |
2 |
2 |
41 |
Reed Sorenson # |
Dodge |
174.267 |
30.987 |
174.317 |
19 |
-0.050 |
21 |
| 27 |
33 |
32 |
99 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
174.165 |
31.005 |
172.977 |
34 |
1.188 |
13 |
| 28 |
20 |
20 |
14 |
Sterling Marlin |
Chevy |
174.087 |
31.019 |
173.650 |
25 |
0.437 |
35 |
| 29 |
6 |
6 |
16 |
Greg Biffle |
Ford |
174.020 |
31.031 |
173.066 |
31 |
0.954 |
12 |
| 30 |
9 |
9 |
44 |
Terry Labonte |
Chevy |
173.784 |
31.073 |
172.916 |
36 |
0.868 |
47-IN-CH1 |
| 31 |
29 |
28 |
66 |
Jeff Green |
Chevy |
173.661 |
31.095 |
174.014 |
23 |
-0.353 |
32 |
| 32 |
23 |
22 |
88 |
Dale Jarrett |
Ford |
173.656 |
31.096 |
172.474 |
39 |
1.182 |
23 |
| 33 |
5 |
5 |
42 |
Casey Mears |
Dodge |
173.645 |
31.098 |
173.166 |
28 |
0.479 |
15 |
| 34 |
43 |
40 |
61 |
Chad Chaffin |
Dodge |
173.639 |
31.099 |
171.255 |
43 |
2.384 |
41-IN |
| 35 |
4 |
4 |
55 |
Michael Waltrip |
Dodge |
173.472 |
31.129 |
172.938 |
35 |
0.534 |
38-IN |
| 36 |
1 |
1 |
21 |
Ken Schrader |
Ford |
173.410 |
31.140 |
174.622 |
17 |
-1.212 |
29 |
| 37 |
21 |
21 |
32 |
Travis Kvapil |
Chevy |
173.305 |
31.159 |
173.116 |
30 |
0.189 |
37-IN |
| 38 |
38 |
39 |
96 |
Tony Raines |
Chevy |
173.038 |
31.207 |
172.590 |
37 |
0.448 |
30 |
| 39 |
34 |
33 |
37 |
Bill Elliott |
Dodge |
172.999 |
31.214 |
172.238 |
40 |
0.761 |
55-IN-CH2 |
| 40 |
10 |
10 |
78 |
Kenny Wallace |
Chevy |
172.491 |
31.306 |
171.244 |
44 |
1.247 |
42-IN |
| 41 |
12 |
12 |
40 |
David Stremme # |
Dodge |
172.474 |
31.309 |
174.616 |
18 |
-2.142 |
34 |
| 42 |
18 |
18 |
26 |
Jamie McMurray |
Ford |
172.447 |
31.314 |
172.155 |
41 |
0.292 |
18 |
| 43 |
24 |
23 |
7 |
Robby Gordon |
Chevy |
172.414 |
31.320 |
172.552 |
38 |
-0.138 |
27 |
| 44 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
Scott Wimmer |
Chevy |
172.035 |
31.389 |
173.160 |
29 |
-1.125 |
39-DNQ |
| 45 |
42 |
41 |
49 |
Kevin Lepage |
Dodge |
170.616 |
31.650 |
170.266 |
45 |
0.350 |
40-DNQ |
| 46 |
40 |
38 |
92 |
Chad Blount |
Chevy |
170.342 |
31.701 |
168.492 |
46 |
1.850 |
43-DNQ |
| 47 |
22 |
44 |
46 |
Carl Long |
Dodge |
0.000 |
wrecked |
166.811 |
47 |
x |
66-DNQ |
a GREEN 'IN' means that team/driver have made the race, NOT in the top 35
a RED 'DNQ' means that team/driver will miss the race, NOT in the top 35
a MAROON means that team/driver is eligible for a past champions provisional, if a number is next to CH, that is the order if there is a 2nd past champ and is NOT in the top 35
Last driver to make an attempt in BLUE
an 'x' in owners ponts pos and RED driver name means that team is NOT in the top 35 and must make the race by speed
Qualifying Order:
Sched Qual Pos |
Car# |
Driver |
Manu |
Final Practice Speed |
Prac Speed Rank |
Owners Points Rank |
| 1 |
21 |
Ken Schrader |
Ford |
174.622 |
17 |
29 |
| 2 |
41 |
Reed Sorenson # |
Dodge |
174.317 |
19 |
21 |
| 3 |
4 |
Scott Wimmer |
Chevy |
173.160 |
29 |
39-x |
| 4 |
55 |
Michael Waltrip |
NAPA Dodge |
172.938 |
35 |
38-x |
| 5 |
42 |
Casey Mears |
Dodge |
173.166 |
28 |
15 |
| 6 |
16 |
Greg Biffle |
Ford |
173.066 |
31 |
12 |
| 7 |
20 |
Tony Stewart |
Chevy |
174.008 |
24 |
11 |
| 8 |
24 |
Jeff Gordon |
Chevy |
175.627 |
7 |
2 |
| 9 |
44 |
Terry Labonte |
Chevy |
172.916 |
36 |
47-x-CH1 |
| 10 |
78 |
Kenny Wallace |
Chevy |
171.244 |
44 |
42-x |
| 11 |
25 |
Brian Vickers |
Chevy |
175.942 |
4 |
19 |
| 12 |
40 |
David Stremme # |
Dodge |
174.616 |
18 |
34 |
| 13 |
38 |
David Gilliland |
Ford |
171.342 |
42 |
26 |
| 14 |
6 |
Mark Martin |
Ford |
174.048 |
22 |
6 |
| 15 |
06 |
Todd Kluever |
Ford |
173.016 |
33 |
61-x |
| 16 |
17 |
Matt Kenseth |
Ford |
174.295 |
20 |
3 |
| 17 |
8 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Chevy |
175.080 |
11 |
7 |
| 18 |
26 |
Jamie McMurray |
Ford |
172.155 |
41 |
18 |
| 19 |
12 |
Ryan Newman |
Dodge |
174.944 |
13 |
17 |
| 20 |
14 |
Sterling Marlin |
Chevy |
173.650 |
25 |
35 |
| 21 |
32 |
Travis Kvapil |
Chevy |
173.116 |
30 |
37-x |
| 22 |
46 |
Carl Long |
Dodge |
166.811 |
47 |
66-x |
| 23 |
88 |
Dale Jarrett |
Ford |
172.474 |
39 |
23 |
| 24 |
7 |
Robby Gordon |
Chevy |
172.552 |
38 |
27 |
| 25 |
2 |
Kurt Busch |
Dodge |
175.638 |
6 |
14 |
| 26 |
19 |
Elliott Sadler |
Dodge |
176.263 |
3 |
31 |
| 27 |
5 |
Kyle Busch |
Chevy |
175.496 |
8 |
10 |
| 28 |
9 |
Kasey Kahne |
Dodge |
177.532 |
1 |
9 |
| 29 |
66 |
Jeff Green |
Chevy |
174.014 |
23 |
32 |
| 30 |
48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Chevy |
176.390 |
2 |
8 |
| 31 |
1 |
Martin Truex Jr. # |
Chevy |
175.114 |
10 |
22 |
| 32 |
18 |
J.J. Yeley # |
Chevy |
174.842 |
15 |
18 |
| 33 |
99 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
172.977 |
34 |
13 |
| 34 |
37 |
Bill Elliott |
Dodge |
172.238 |
40 |
55-x-CH2 |
| 35 |
22 |
Dave Blaney |
Dodge |
173.639 |
26 |
25 |
| 36 |
45 |
Kyle Petty |
Dodge |
173.305 |
27 |
36-x |
| 37 |
01 |
Joe Nemechek |
Chevy |
174.984 |
12 |
33 |
| 38 |
96 |
Tony Raines |
Chevy |
172.590 |
37 |
30 |
| 39 |
29 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevy |
174.182 |
21 |
5 |
| 40 |
92 |
Chad Blount |
Chevy |
168.492 |
46 |
43-x |
| 41 |
43 |
Bobby Labonte |
Dodge |
173.033 |
32 |
24 |
| 42 |
49 |
Kevin Lepage |
Dodge |
170.266 |
45 |
40-x |
| 43 |
61 |
Chad Chaffin |
Dodge |
171.255 |
43 |
41-x |
| 44 |
31 |
Jeff Burton |
Chevy |
174.836 |
16 |
1 |
| 45 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin # |
Chevy |
175.273 |
9 |
4 |
| 46 |
10 |
Scott Riggs |
Dodge |
175.644 |
5 |
20 |
| 47 |
07 |
Clint Bowyer # |
Chevy |
174.916 |
14 |
16 |
Drivers in RED will be required to qualify on time/speed, not in top 35
Drivers in MAROON will be required to qualify on time/speed, not in top 35 BUT has a past champions provisional available if needed, only one is used, so if there are two or more past champs
the driver who has won the championship most recently, gets the spot.
- Some weather forecast links for the race area:
Raceweather.net
The Weather Channel
- Race info at: Race Info Page
- Event Entry List
- IMPOUND RULES on my Impound Rules page.
- Results: for results, links, owners/drivers points (after each race back thru the season)
see my:
2006 Nextel Cup Race Results
2005 Nextel Cup Race Results
2004 Nextel Cup Race Results
- Determining Race Line-Ups - Top 35 Guarantee: At the start of the 2005 season, NASCAR instituted a new procedure for establishing the starting race field in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series [NNCS]. NASCAR revamped the system by simplifying the procedure with teams no longer accruing provisionals throughout the season to gain entry into the starting fields. While starting positions one through 42 in the NNCS still will be determined by qualifying speed, the new system will assure the highest-ranked 35 positions of the NNCS OWNER [not Driver] championship points that have entered the event prior to the entry deadline [usually 13 days before the day of the race] one of those starting positions in the field, providing they have made an attempt to qualify [which usually means the team at least practiced and made an effort to qualify].
The remaining seven positions [36-42] will be assigned to those drivers with the fastest qualifying speeds whose car owners are not among the top 35. The final starting position [43rd] – the champion’s provisional – can be utilized by a car owner whose driver is a current or past NASCAR NEXTEL Cup champion who participated as a driver during the current of previous season and was entered in the event for that owner in that car prior to the entry deadline.
If there is more than one series champion vying for the position, it will be given to the most recent series champion. If the final provisional starting position – 43rd in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup – is not filled by a current or past series champion, it will be assigned to the next eligible car owner according to qualifying results.
Through the first five races of the season for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup, the top 35 in the NNCS of the previous owner championship points entered in the event prior to the entry deadline will be assured one of the 42 starting positions in the field, provided they have made an attempt to qualify. From the sixth race on, the current owner championship points will be used to determine the top 35 each race week. In the event that conditions prevent qualifying from being run, starting positions will be assigned according to the respective series’ current Rule Book.(NASCAR PR)
Simple: so the field is set by speed to where the 7th fastest non-top 35 driver is on speed. The any drivers in the top 35 of OWNERS [not drivers points] are placed to the 42nd spot. The 43rd spot is used for the most recent past Cup champion NOT already in the field from being in the top-35 in owners points or one of the seven no top-35. If their is not past champ for the 43rd spot, it goes to the next fastest [8th fastest driver]
- What happens if qualifying gets rained out?
If it is the first 5 races of the season, the previous season OWNERS points are used:
#1) - Previous season Owner Points [position 1-35]
#2) - Race winners from the previous and current season not already in the field
#3) - Past Nextel Cup Champions not in by 1 or 2
#4) - Current season Owner Points [Top 35][not in by rules 1-3]
#5) - Current season race attempts ties broken by current owners points standings [not in by rules 1-4]
After the 5th race of the season, the current season OWNERS points are used:
#1) - First 35 by current Owner Points
#2) - Last Years Cup Champ or the Event Champion if not already in the field
#3) - Car Owners whose team has won in the previous and current season not already in the field
#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
#6) - Qualifying Attempts with Owners points as the tie breaker
#7) - Qualifying Order Position
(all above apply as long as the team was entered by the entry deadline - usually 7-13 days before the race)
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