Jayski's® NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2007 Budweiser Shootout

THE BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT for 2007
and 2006 POLES
ALL-TIME POLE WINNERS

Updated 2-23-2007

THE RACE, February 2007

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2006 Poles
Fastest Speed at each track
Eligible Drivers
Race Info
Race Notes
Race Results
Segment 1 Results
Practice Results
Starting Lineup
Special Paint Schemes
Race News
Race Rules
Past Bud Shootout Winners
All Time Poles

for 2007 Pole Sitters and all time poles, see my 2008 Bud Shootout Page.
2007 Budweiser Shootout Driver Lineup Finalized: The field for the 29th annual Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway is set. There will be at least 21 drivers that will be eligible for the 2007 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night, Feb. 10. The field for the non-points Nextel Cup Series All-Star race features the previous season's pole winners and past Budweiser Shootout champions. Drivers that have won pole positions during the 2006 season and qualified for 2007 Budweiser Shootout are three-time Daytona 500 champion Jeff Gordon, 2006 Daytona 500 winner and 2006 Nextel Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, 2006 Budweiser Shootout champion Denny Hamlin, Brian Vickers, rookie driver David Gilliland, Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton, Kurt Busch, Greg Biffle, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Elliott Sadler, Scott Riggs, Ryan Newman and Boris Said. Past Budweiser Shootout champions eligible for the 2007 event are three-time Daytona 500 champion Dale Jarrett, 2004 Daytona 500 winner Dale Earnhardt Jr., two-time Pepsi 400 winner Tony Stewart, Mark Martin, Ken Schrader and Bill Elliott. With only prize money and the prestige of winning at "The World Center of Racing," the Budweiser Shootout turns into a no-holds barred race with an electric atmosphere. Jarrett and Vickers will be behind the wheel of Toyotas in the manufacturer's first Nextel Cup Series event while Hamlin will be gunning for two straight Budweiser Shootout victories. Hamlin became the first rookie to win the Budweiser Shootout when he led 16 of the final 21 laps and held off restrictor-plate titans Earnhardt Jr. and Stewart in a green-white-checkered finish.
Speedweeks 2007 kicks off with the Rolex 24 At Daytona on Jan. 27-28. Also on tap for the three-week festival of speed are the Budweiser Shootout (Feb. 10), the Gatorade Duel (Feb. 15), the Chevy Silverado HD 250 Craftsman Truck Series race and IROC (Feb. 16), the Daytona 300 Busch Series race (Feb. 17) and the 49th annual Daytona 500 (Feb. 18). Tickets to all exciting events at Daytona International Speedway are available by calling 1-800-PITSHOP.(DIS PR)(11-28-2006)
NOTE: if qualifying is rained out or cancelled for any reason and set by points, the driver who starts first
(because they are leading the points) is not awarded the Bud Pole Award
and is not considered a pole winner and will NOT be included in the Budweiser Shootout because of starting first.

#	Track	Pole Winner
1	Daytona	1. #31-Jeff Burton (3rd career pole)
2	California	2. #2-Kurt Busch (4th career pole)
3	Las Vegas	3. #16-Greg Biffle (2nd Career Pole)
4	Atlanta	4. #9-Kasey Kahne (7th Career Pole)WON Race
5	Bristol	none - rained out - set by points #20-Tony Stewart started 1st
6	Martinsville	5. #48-Jimmie Johnson (9th career pole)
7	Texas	#9-Kasey Kahne(2) (8th career pole)WON Race
8	Phoenix	6. #5-Kyle Busch (2nd career pole)
9	Talladega	7. #38-Elliott Sadler (7th career pole)
10	Richmond	#16-Greg Biffle(2) (3rd career pole)
11	Darlington	#9-Kasey Kahne(3) (9th career pole)
12	Charlotte	8. #10-Scott Riggs (2nd career pole)
13	Dover	9. #12-Ryan Newman (36th career pole)
14	Pocono	10. #11-Denny Hamlin (2nd career pole) WON Race
15	Michigan	#9-Kasey Kahne(4) (10th career pole)
16	Sonoma	#2-Kurt Busch(2) (5th career pole)
17	Daytona	11. #60-Boris Said (2nd career pole)
18	Chicago	#31-Jeff Burton(2) (4th career pole)
19	New Hampshire	#12-Ryan Newman(2) (37th career pole)
20	Pocono	#11-Denny Hamlin(2) (3rd career pole)
21	Indianapolis	#31-Jeff Burton(3) (5th career pole)
22	Watkins Glen	#2-Kurt Busch(3) (6th career pole)
23	Michigan	#31-Jeff Burton(4) (6th career pole)
24	Bristol	#2-Kurt Busch(4) (7th career pole)
25	California	#2-Kurt Busch(5) (8th career pole)
26	Richmond	#11-Denny Hamlin(3) (4th career pole)
27	New Hampshire	12. #29-Kevin Harvick (5th career pole)
28	Dover	13. #24-Jeff Gordon (55th career pole)
29	Kansas	#9-Kasey Kahne(5) (11th career pole)
30	Talladega	14. #38-David Gilliland (1st career pole)
31	Charlotte	#10-Scott Riggs (3rd career pole)
32	Martinsville	#2-Kurt Busch(6) (9th career pole)
33	Atlanta	none - rained out - set by points #17-Matt Kenseth started 1st
34	Texas	15. #25-Brian Vickers (4th career pole)
35	Phoenix	#24-Jeff Gordon(2) (56th career pole)
36	Homestead	#9-Kasey Kahne(6) (12th career pole)
No number in front of driver means they have already qualified for the Budweiser Shootout by winning a pole.

Fastest Speeds at Each Track

These are the fastest speeds recently (last race at that track - barring rain out of qualifying) at the other tour tracks
[track record/date in bracket]:

1)  Texas, 196.235mph [196.235 Nov 2006]
2)  Atlanta, 192.553 [Track Record 197.478mph Nov 1997]
3)  Talladega, 191.721 [212.809 April 1987 before restrictor plates]
4)  Lowes, 191.469 [193.216 Oct 2005]
5)  Michigan, 187.936 [194.232 June 2005]
6)  Daytona, 186.143 [210.364 Feb 1987 before restrictor plates]
7)  California, 184.540 [188.245 Feb 2005]
8)  Indianapolis, 182.778 [186.293 Aug 2004]
9)  Chicago, 181.647 [188.147 July 2005]
10) Kansas, 177.377 [180.856 Oct 2005]
11) The New Homestead, 178.259 [181.111 Sept 2003] - old layout: 154.365 [156.440 Nov 2000]
12) Las Vegas, 172.403 [174.904 March 2004]
13) Pocono, 169.827 [172.533 June 2004]
14) Darlington, 169.013 [173.797 Mar 1996]
15) Dover, 156.162 [161.522 June 2004]
16) Phoenix, 134.464 [135.854 Nov 2004]
17) Loudon, NH, 132.282 [133.357 Sept 2003]
18) Richmond, 127.986 [129.983 May 2004]
19) Bristol, 124.906 [128.709 Mar 2003]
20) Watkins Glen, 122.966 [124.580 Aug 2003]
21) Martinsville, 97.568 [98.083 Oct 2005]
22) Infineon Raceway, 93.055 [94.325 June 2005]
(11-17-2006)

The Probable 2007 Budweiser Shootout Lineup

2006 Bud Pole Winners:
1)  #31-Jeff Burton (poles at Daytona, Chicago, Indy, Michigan)
2)  #2-Kurt Busch (poles at California (both), Sonoma, Watkins Glen, Bristol, Martinsville)
3)  #16-Greg Biffle (pole at Las Vegas, Richmond)
4)  #9-Kasey Kahne (poles at Atlanta, Texas, Darlington, Michigan, Kansas, Homestead)
5)  #48-Jimmie Johnson (pole at Martinsville; won in 2005)
6)  #5-Kyle Busch (pole at Phoenix)
7)  #19-Elliott Sadler (pole at Talladega in #38)
8)  #10-Scott Riggs (pole at Lowe's-both)
9)  #12-Ryan Newman (pole at Dover, NHIS)
10) #11-Denny Hamlin (won race in 2006; poles at both Pocono,Richmond)
11) #60-Boris Said (Daytona 2)
12) #29-Kevin Harvick (NHIS)
13) #24-Jeff Gordon (won in 1994, 1997, pole at Dover, Phoenix)
14) #38-David Gilliland (Talladega)
15) #83-Brian Vickers (Texas in the #25)

Past Budweiser Shootout Winners are automatically eligible:
(if they do not win a pole in 2006 - must run races the previous season to run)
16) #44-Dale Jarrett (won in 1996, 2000, 2004)
17) #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(won in 2003)
18) #20-Tony Stewart (won in 2001, 2002)
19) #01-Mark Martin (won in 1999)
20) #21-Ken Schrader (won in 1989,1990)
21) #37-Bill Elliott (won in 1987)

Terry Labonte (won in 1985)...will not run, retiring after 2006 season

NEXTEL CUP POLES in 2006:
1. ) Kasey Kahne, 6
2. ) Kurt Busch, 6
3. ) Jeff Burton, 4
4. ) Denny Hamlin, 3
5. ) Greg Biffle, 2
6. ) Ryan Newman, 2
7. ) Scott Riggs, 2
8. ) Jeff Gordon, 2
9. ) Kevin Harvick, 1
10. ) Jimmie Johnson, 1
11. ) Kyle Busch, 1
12. ) Elliott Sadler, 1
13. ) Boris Said, 1
14. ) David Gilliland, 1
15. ) Brian Vickers, 1
MANUFACTURER NEXTEL CUP POLES
in 2006:
Chevy - 13 (7 different drivers)
Dodge - 16 (4 different drivers)
Ford - 5 (4 different drivers)

Total Races: 36......34 Budweiser Poles won
weather conditions cancelled qualifying at: Bristol, March 2006 the field was set by 2005 owners points; Atlanta, Oct 2006 the field was set by 2006 owners points/rules book

2007 RACE INFO

see 20 images of the cars on my Bud Shootout Schemes page
Stewart wins Bud Shootout: #20-Tony Stewart won his third Budweiser Shootout, passing #5-Kyle Busch [who led the most laps, 39 of 70] with eight laps to go and held off a hard charging #38-David Gilliland [finished 2nd]. #2-Kurt Busch was 3rd, followed by #48-Jimmie Johnson and #29-Kevin Harvick. Pole sitter #44-Dale Jarrett [in a Toyota] never led a lap and fell to the back of the pack with an ill-handling car and finished 17th. #24-Jeff Gordon [21st] and #12-Ryan Newman [20th] both had engine problems and failed to finish the race. As Stewart was to take the checkered flag to win, #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. got into #19-Elliott Sadler, who then got into #11-Denny Hamlin, who spun into the wall and collected #9-Kasey Kahne.(2-10-2007)
The Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway:
The UNOFFICIAL Top Ten (start pos in parens), lap leaders, cars out, cautions, lucky dogs and some notes
after 70 of 70 laps:
car#, driver-manu, (starting spot)(laps led)
1)  #20-Tony Stewart-c (14)(11 laps led), $215,000
2)  #38-David Gilliland-f (13), $115,000
3)  #2-Kurt Busch-d (19)(6 laps led), $64,500
4)  #48-Jimmie Johnson-c (8), $54,500
5)  #29-Kevin Harvick-c (20)(11 laps led), $53,000
6)  #01-Mark Martin-c (10) $50,000
7)  #5-Kyle Busch-c (6)(39 laps led), $48,000
8)  #83-Brian Vickers-t (4)(2 laps led), $47,000
9)  #31-Jeff Burton-c (12), $46,000
10) #10-Scott Riggs-d (2)(1 laps led), $45,000
11) #21-Ken Schrader-f (7), $43,000
12) #60-Boris Said-f (3), $42,000
13) #16-Greg Biffle-f (5) - wreck, $41,000
14) #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr.-c(17) - wreck, $40,000
15) #9-Kasey Kahne-d (15) - wreck, $39,000
16) #19-Elliott Sadler-d (18) - wreck, $38,000
17) #11-Denny Hamlin-c (21) - wreck, $37,000
17) #44-Dale Jarrett-t (1), $35,900
18) #37-Bill Elliott-d (16), $34,900
20) #12-Ryan Newman-d (9) - OUT, $32,900
21) #24-Jeff Gordon-c (11) - OUT, $31,818
c=chevy; d=dodge; f=ford; t=toyota; r=rookie
Cars on the lead lap: 19 (of 21 starters)
Drivers down only a lap [and still running]: #'s none
Drivers down more then one lap [and still running]: #'s none
Cars on the track: 19 (of 21 starters)
Off track/out of race (2) and reason:
#24-Gordon (electrical-out)
#12-Newman (engine-out)
Laps Leaders Unofficial 6 leaders with 11 lead changes):
#44-Jarrett (pole, 0 led);
#5-Busch (39);
#29-Harvick (11);
#20-Stewart (11, WON);
#2-Busch (6);
#83-Vickers (2);
#10-Riggs (1);
Lap leaders: #44-Jarrett - pole; #10-Riggs 1; #83-Vickers 2-3; #5-Busch 4-6; #29-Harvick 7-11; #20-Stewart 12-14; #29-Harvick 15-20; #2-Busch 21-24; #5-Busch 25; #2-Busch 26-27; #5-Busch 28-62; #20-Stewart 63-70;

Cautions: 2 for 5 laps
Caution 2 - Laps 70 - end: #9, #8, #19, #11 Accident Turn 4.
Caution 1 - Laps 54 - 57: debris at the entrance to pit road.
Who got a lap back on each caution at the Bud Shootout in the Lucky Dog Pack: (and their finish)
Caution 11: no lucky dog when 10 laps or less are left
Caution 1: no driver a lap or more down, on the track
See past races, rules, news and who has used the most Lucky Dog passes on my
Lucky Dog page.
RACE/PIT NOTES: (as noted heard on TV or Radio)
---- just as the checkered flag flew for #20-Stewart, #8-Earnhardt Jr. got into #19-Sadler who lost it and spun, sending #11-Hamlin spinning into the wall, leaving no place for #9-Kahne to go, who then plowed into the side of Hamlin, #16-Biffle also got some damage from making contact with Sadler.
---- #29-Harvick is reporting a sour engine as of the 1st caution
---- during the 1st caution, all the drivers came in to pit, some got 2-tires and gas [#'s 19,9,5], others got 4-tires and gas [#'s 11,38,20,21,2,31,29,01,48,60,44,37], #5-Busch in 1st and out 1st, #8-Earnhardt Jr. overshot his pit and had to be pushed back and lost 6 spots..
---- #12-Newman fell a lap down on lap 48 and went to the garage with a engine problem.
---- around lap 30, #24-Gordon fell back after supposedly hitting the engine kill switch on the steering wheel. The Gordon went to pit road, very slow.
---- nine drivers came in before the start of the 2nd segment to get the fuel topped off, #'s 8,48,12,20,60,11,38,9,10
---- #24-Gordon's crew removed some tape from the grill after the 1st segment, to help cool the engine a bit.
---- #8-Earnhardt Jr. has a big donut on the side of his car, made contact with someone in the first segment.
---- during the pit stops after the 1st segment, #48-Johnson's crew had the hood up, checking the throttle assembly as Johnson said he couldn't run full bore, the crew was able to fix the problem.
---- #31-Burton's crew had the hood up during the 10 minute break after segment 1.
---- #24-Gordon is reporting his motor is running a tad hot.
---- green flag to start the race at 8:38pm/et.
---- command to start engines at 8:28pm/et by Grand Marshal, Dierks Bentley.
---- To The Back [0]: none reported;
Rumblings - Budweiser Shootout: #20-Tony Stewart moved a quick #5-Kyle Busch out of the way tonight coming out of turn one and went on to capture the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona for the third time in his career. Tony's win is the 4th for Joe Gibbs Racing in this event, and was worth $215K from the $1M in purse money. With the race broken into two segments tonight, #29-Kevin Harvick was leading at the break (20 laps in) and an opportune caution gave 'em all a chance for some fuel and fresh rubber to set up the final 13 lap Shootout to the finish. #38-David Gilliland had a strong runner-up finish, and he was followed to the line by #2-Kurt Busch (he fell back and worked his way impressively back up) in third, #48-Jimmie Johnson was 4th, and Kevin Harvick rounded out the Top-5. The race featured 11 lead changes amongst six drivers. Other than the debris caution late, we had a melee coming to the wire when #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr got into #19-Elliot Sadler coming through the tri-oval. Fox is gonna have to do something about those car numbers on the ticker. They're either virtually unreadable or the 11 looks like a 77. They've got a couple days to see the light.(Stock Car Fans)(2-11-2007)

Harvick wins the 1st Segment, results:
#29-Kevin Harvick-c (20)(11 laps led)
#20-Tony Stewart-c (14)(3 laps led)
#2-Kurt Busch-d (19)
#5-Kyle Busch-c (6)(3 laps led)
#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr.-c(17)
#31-Jeff Burton-c (12)
#21-Ken Schrader-f (7)
#19-Elliott Sadler-d (18)
#9-Kasey Kahne-d (15)
#01-Mark Martin-c (10)
#16-Greg Biffle-f (5)
#48-Jimmie Johnson-c (8)
#10-Scott Riggs-d (2)(1 laps led)
#12-Ryan Newman-d (9)
#24-Jeff Gordon-c (11)
#60-Boris Said-f (3)
#11-Denny Hamlin-c (21) won last year
#83-Brian Vickers-t (4)(2 laps led)
#37-Bill Elliott-d (16)
#38-David Gilliland-f (13)
#44-Dale Jarrett-t (1)
c=chevy; d=dodge; f=ford; t=toyota; r=rookie

Pos	Car #	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	Lap#	#Laps
Bud Shootout Practice 2
1	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	47.532	189.346	6	31
2	2	Kurt Busch	Dodge	47.549	189.278	6	43
3	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Chevy	47.560	189.235	3	36
4	5	Kyle Busch	Chevy	47.596	189.092	3	37
5	10	Scott Riggs	Dodge	47.970	187.617	6	28
6	19	Elliott Sadler	Dodge	48.008	187.469	6	25
7	20	Tony Stewart	Chevy	48.063	187.254	24	34
8	21	Kenny Schrader	Ford	48.160	186.877	14	29
9	11	Denny Hamlin	Chevy	48.174	186.823	7	44
10	01	Mark Martin	Chevy	48.190	186.761	6	31
11	12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	48.264	186.474	2	36
12	38	David Gilliland	Ford	48.271	186.447	2	42
13	60	Boris Said	Ford	48.286	186.389	3	24
14	31	Jeff Burton	Chevy	48.288	186.382	21	37
15	44	Dale Jarrett	Toyota	48.298	186.343	6	16
16	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevy	48.302	186.328	3	29
17	83	Brian Vickers	Toyota	48.303	186.324	1	20
18	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	48.330	186.220	2	20
19	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevy	48.351	186.139	4	30
20	37	Bill Elliott	Dodge	48.386	186.004	12	21
21	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevy	48.420	185.874	3	22

Bud Shootout practice #2 at Daytona International Speedway is over, the results:
#9-Kahne 189.346
#2-Busch 189.278
#8-Earnhardt Jr. 189.235
#5-Busch 189.092
#10-Riggs 187.617
slowest: #29-Harvick 185.874
most laps run: #11-Hamlin 44; #2-Busch 43;
#38-Gilliland did a fuel run, going 42 laps before running out of fuel with a full 17 gallons of gas.
incident: #48-Johnson lost a tire coming into pit road, but no damage reported.
Best average speed [all laps averaged]
(from NASCAR.com's leaderboard service)
#01-Martin 184.592 [10th fastest lap], 31 laps run
#21-Schader 184.510 [8th], 29 laps
#2-Busch 184.500 [2nd], 43 laps
(2-9-2007)

Pos	Car #	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	Lap#	#Laps
Bud Shootout Practice 1
1	11	Denny Hamlin	Chevy	47.432	189.745	2	22
2	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevy	47.444	189.697	2	16
3	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	47.492	189.506	2	27
4	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	47.597	189.088	3	18
5	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevy	47.880	187.970	4	7
6	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Chevy	48.038	187.352	7	27
7	10	Scott Riggs	Dodge	48.041	187.340	7	19
8	20	Tony Stewart	Chevy	48.079	187.192	7	25
9	19	Elliott Sadler	Dodge	48.093	187.137	3	19
10	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevy	48.098	187.118	1	17
11	44	Dale Jarrett	Toyota	48.123	187.021	6	15
12	12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	48.154	186.900	6	21
13	21	Kenny Schrader	Ford	48.177	186.811	7	15
14	31	Jeff Burton	Chevy	48.182	186.792	7	24
15	5	Kyle Busch	Chevy	48.207	186.695	6	20
16	01	Mark Martin	Chevy	48.212	186.676	7	23
17	2	Kurt Busch	Dodge	48.223	186.633	7	19
18	38	David Gilliland	Ford	48.246	186.544	7	20
19	60	Boris Said	Ford	48.366	186.081	9	17
20	83	Brian Vickers	Toyota	48.404	185.935	3	12
21	37	Bill Elliott	Dodge	48.434	185.820	6	16

Bud Shootout practice 1 at Daytona International Speedway is over, all 21 drivers practiced, the fastest:
#11-Hamlin 189.745mph
#48-Johnson 189.697
#9-Kahne 189.506
#16-Biffle 189.088
#29-Harvick 187.970
slowest: #37-Elliott 185.820
#24-Gordon got one lap before having to come in with a radio problem, but got it fixed and made laps.
most laps run: #8-Earnhardt Jr & #9-Kahne with 27
Best average speed [all laps averaged]
(from NASCAR.com's leaderboard service)
#9-Kahne 184.806 [3rd fastest lap], 27 laps run
#8-Earnhardt Jr. 184.903 [6th], 27 laps
#20-Stewart 184.330 [8th], 25 laps
(2-9-2007)
2007 Budweiser Shootout Starting Lineup was by draw, with the driver with the most 2006 poles, #9-Kahne chosing first, after the pole winners chose, the drivers who have won the race, but didn't win a 2006 pole, by most recent to win. The drivers told bartender Kenny Wallace which Bud bottle they wanted, Kenny popped the pop and the driver pulled out the flag with a number on it. Dale Jarrett will start from the Bud Pole position in Saturday night's 29th annual Budweiser Shootout at Daytona. Jarrett will lead the field to the green flag in the first-ever NASCAR Nextel Cup competition for Toyota. Jarrett drives the #44 UPS Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing. This is the second pole position for Jarrett in his 12th Shootout start. The lineup::
1st) #44-Dale Jarrett (won in 1996, 2000, 2004), chose 19th
2nd) #10-Scott Riggs (2 poles), chose 8th
3rd) #60-Boris Said (pole), chose 15th
4th) #83-Brian Vickers (pole/#25), chose 13th
5th) #16-Greg Biffle (2 poles), chose 6th
6th) #5-Kyle Busch (pole), chose 11th
7th) #21-Ken Schrader (won in 1989,1990), chose 20th
8th) #48-Jimmie Johnson (won in 2005, pole), chose 9th
9th) #12-Ryan Newman (2 poles), chose 7th
10th) #01-Mark Martin (won in 1999), chose 17th
11th) #24-Jeff Gordon (won in 1994, 1997, 2 poles), chose 5th
12th) #31-Jeff Burton (4 poles), chose 3rd
13th) #38-David Gilliland (pole), chose 14th
14th) #20-Tony Stewart (won in 2001, 2002), chose 18th
15th) #9-Kasey Kahne (6 poles), chose 1st
16th) #37-Bill Elliott (won in 1987), chose 21st
17th) #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(won in 2003), chose 16th
18th) #19-Elliott Sadler (pole), chose 13th
19th) #2-Kurt Busch (6 poles), chose 2nd
20th) #29-Kevin Harvick (pole), chose 10th
21st) #11-Denny Hamlin (won in 2006, 3 poles), chose 4th
The 29th Budweiser Shootout at Daytona can be seen on Fox-TV beginning at 8:00pm/et Saturday night,(From the SPEED braodcast of the draw) and (Budweiser / Shootout online media/fan guide)(2-8-2007)
PURSE: $1,153,518 (was $1,119,920 in 2006)
Winners Take: $215,000 (was $212,000 in 2006)
Budweiser Shootout Qualifying Drawing: Thursday, Februaty 8, 2007, starts at 6:45pm, SPEED at 8:0pm/et
The Budweiser Shootout starting line-up is determined by a random drawing which takes place Thursday evening, February 8. The drivers choose their starting position in the following order, based upon: number of Bud Pole Awards during the 2006 season (ties broken by next-best qualifying effort), then; past winners of the Budweiser Shootout without a Bud Pole in 2006. Past winners draw in order of their points position from the 2006 season.
Budweiser Shootout practice: Friday, February 9, 2007;4:15 - 5:00pm/et
Budweiser Shootout Happy Hour practice: Friday, February 9, 2007; 6:30 - 7:30pm/et
Budweiser Shootout Race: Saturday, February 10, 2007; coverage starts on FOX at 8:00pm/et
Track Specs:
Track/Race Length: 2.5 mile oval, 70 laps, 175 miles
Tri-oval with 31-degree banking in the turns
18-degree banking in the tri-oval and 6-degree banking on the straightaways
Date track opened: 1959
Banking in turns 1-4: 31 degrees
Banking in tri-oval: 18 degrees
Banking on backstretch: 3 degrees
Banking on the straightaway: 6 degrees
Length of frontstretch: 3,800 feet
Length of backstretch: 3,400 feet
Grandstand Seating: 168,000.
Pit Road Speed: 55mph
Pit Road Length: 1,600 feet
Pit Road Width: 50 feet

Race Festivities:
Grand Marshal: Dierks Bentley
Command to start engines: Dierks Bentley
Honorary Starter/Wave Green Flag: ?
Honorary Race Official: ?
National Anthem: Cowboy Crush
Military Flyover: ?
Pace Car Driver: ?

Track Homepage: www.daytonaintlspeedway.com

Budweiser Shootout
Special Paint Schemes

Car#/Driver	Sponsor/Scheme/Promo	Image Link
Daytona - Budweiser Shootout
#2-Kurt Busch	World Beer Cup Golden Award Winner	#2 Schemes Page
#12-Ryan Newman	My Circle 500	#12 Schemes Page
#21-Ken Schrader	Air Force	#21 Schemes Page

Alltel puts name on race: Alltel Wireless, sponsor of Ryan Newman's #12 Alltel Dodge, will make a major announcement early next week regarding what is rumored to be a race unlike any other - the Alltel "My Circle 500." The pursuit begins February 13, 2007. To learn more, fans can visit mycircle500.com. Also two time champion ('84 & '96) Terry Labonte is getting back into racing this season. Labonte is making his return in the highly anticipated Alltel "My Circle 500."(alltel Racing PR), also see some images I came accross of the scheme on my #12 Team Schemes page.(2-7-2007)
Kurt Busch to run Gold scheme at Bud Shootout UPDATE: #2-Burt Busch will run a special gold paint scheme in the Bud Shootout, to promote and congratulate Miller Lite Beer for winning the World Beer Cup, Golden Award Winner in 2006. See the images on my #2 Team Scemes page.(2-5-2007)
UPDATE: Miller Brewing Company today announced it will paint Kurt Busch’s #2 Miller Lite Dodge with an all-gold scheme for the February 10 Bud Shootout. The one-race re-design honors Miller Lite’s fourth gold award in the American-Style Light Lager category at the World Beer Cup. The car will be painted from front to back in gold paint and will feature the World Beer Cup logo and “World Beer Cup Winner” on the hood, spoiler and rear quarter panels. Miller Lite won its fourth gold in the prestigious bi-annual competition in 2006. The 2006 Brewers Association World Beer Cup is the world's largest and most diverse international beer competition for commercial breweries, this year touting 2,221 entries from 540 breweries in 56 countries, including all other major breweries. The World Beer Cup has been held every other year since 1996 and is presented by the Association of Brewers, a not-for-profit educational and trade organization founded in 1978 that is dedicated to the promotion of quality beers and brewing throughout the world. The Association also hosts the annual Great American Beer Festival and is based in Boulder, Colo. Miller Lite Dodge driver Kurt Busch is excited about driving a gold car in this weekend’s Bud Shootout. “Gold is a color long-associated with great achievements,” Kurt said. “Gold always signifies the best in class, and that’s what we’re constantly striving for on the track. And I know the folks in Milwaukee take great pride in the unmatched quality of Miller Lite. We’d love to kick off the 2007 season by putting this awesome looking car in Victory Lane.” Until recently, Kurt was not aware of the great competitive history of Miller-sponsored gold cars at Daytona. “Someone pointed out that Bobby Allison was driving a gold-colored Miller car when he won the ’88 Daytona 500 in that super-exciting battle with his son, Davey,” Kurt said from Las Vegas last Saturday (2/3/07). “It’s nice to know that there is such good fortune associated in the past with the gold color scheme at Daytona. Man, wouldn’t it be cool to follow in Bobby’s footsteps and win the Shootout in another gold Miller car?” The record book also shows that Allison claimed Daytona wins in the 1987 Pepsi 400 and his 1988 “Twin-125” qualifying race behind the wheel of gold Miller-sponsored cars.(Tom Roberts PR)(2-6-2007)

Some Notes for the 2007 Budweiser Shootout
Online Media and Fan Guide / Shootout News: The Budweiser online media and fan guide is now available with frequently updated news and stats about Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the #8 Budweiser Nextel Cup team. The Budweiser Shootout section of the guide also includes an array of stats, history and event news. The guide is available here or can be accessed by clicking the Budweiser bottle cap at www.fingerprintonline.com.(fingerprint inc. PR)(2-3-2007)
A First: Budweiser Shootout Draw Party Seen in Prime-Time on SPEED: Thursday night, February 8, will mark several “firsts” in the 29-year history of the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona. For the first time, the drawing to determine the starting line-up for Saturday night’s 70-lap Shootout will be seen on prime-time television, as SPEED kicks-off their massive Daytona Speedweeks schedule. Fans across North America can tune-in at 8:00pm/et Thursday evening to see the one-hour special with co-hosts Steve Byrnes and Kenny Wallace along with 21 Nextel Cup stars. Each of the drivers will participate in the random draw for their starting position. The field includes six current or former Nextel Cup champions and nine past winners of the Budweiser Shootout. The Budweiser Shootout at Daytona includes all active past champions of the event as well as all Bud Pole Award winners from the 2006 Nextel Cup season. Kasey Kahne will be the first to draw for his starting position as the recipient of the season-long Bud Pole Award for winning six pole positions during 2006. Also for the first time, the general public can attend the Draw Party, free of charge. It will take place at the SPEED Stage, located outside of the turn four tunnel at the Daytona International Speedway. The stage features the new 50-foot “Fan Tower,” and will be the Budweiser Draw Party Headquarters for the evening. For fans attending in person, the live, on-stage proceedings are scheduled to begin at approximately 6:45pm/et.(fingerprint inc. PR)(2-3-2007)
By the Numbers: 2007 Bud Shootout:
0 ZERO: David Gilliland is the only driver in this year’s starting line-up with no previous starts in the Budweiser Shootout.
01
ZERO ONE: Mark Martin has started every Shootout since 1989 in a #6 Ford, but will make his debut Saturday night, Feb. 10 in the #01 Army Chevrolet. His first start in the event was 1982, in the #2 Apache Stove Buick. He finished eighth. Mark won the Shootout in 1999.
1
PERFECT RECORD: Denny Hamlin’s average finish is a perfect “1” after his only start ended in Victory Lane in 2006. While he is the fifth driver to win in his first Budweiser Shootout start, he is the first true Rookie-of-the-Year contender to win.
2
TOYOTAS: Toyota will officially debut in NASCAR Nextel Cup race action in the Budweiser Shootout. Dale Jarrett and Brian Vickers will be the duo driving Toyota Camrys in the starting field.
2
TWO-BY-TWO: Each restart in the Shootout is side-by-side. (Lapped cars start at the back.) Yellow flag laps count toward the final distance.
3
WINS: Dale Jarrett is the only three-time Shootout winner in the field. Ken Schrader, Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart have each won two Shootouts.
3.3
AVERAGE FINISH: Other than Hamlin’s perfect one-for-one record, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has the best average finish among the drivers in this year’s field. In six starts, he has finished no worse than seventh and has finished first or second five times in the last six years.
6
CHAMPIONS: There are six current or former Nextel Cup Champions in the starting field: Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Dale Jarrett and Bill Elliott.
6
BUD POLE AWARDS: Kasey Kahne won six Bud Poles in 2006, giving him the season-long Bud Pole Award.
6
VICTORIES: Dale Earnhardt has the record for victories in Shootout history with six (double the wins of the closest challenger, Dale Jarrett). Earnhardt achieved the victory total in 12 starts.
6
DROUGHT: Jeff Burton has the longest drought between starts in this year’s field. He last made the Shootout six years ago (2001).
7
OH BROTHER: Kurt and Kyle Busch will become the seventh set of brothers to start together in a Budweiser Shootout. They follow Rusty and Kenny Wallace (who finished first and second in 1998), Bobby and Donnie Allison (who finished last and next-to-last in 1981), Bobby and Terry Labonte, and Jeff and Ward Burton. Geoffrey Bodine started three races with his brother Brett and four Shootouts with his brother Todd, but the three Bodine boys never made the field as a trio. There have been two father/son duos in the field: Bobby and Davey Allison in 1988 and the Earnhardts, Dale and Dale Jr., in 2001.
9
PAST VICTORS: There are nine drivers in this year’s starting line-up with at least one Shootout win, representing 14 victories. They are: Denny Hamlin, Ji mmie Johnson, Dale Jarrett, Dale Earnhardt Jr,, Tony Stewart, Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, Ken Schrader and Bill Elliott.
10
BEER BREAK: There is a 10-minute break between the two segments of the Budweiser Shootout, a perfect time to grab a cold Budweiser. During this break, the teams can make any adjustments to their cars that are allowed during a normal pit stop.
11
CAR 11: Denny Hamlin was the second to win the Shootout in car #11. Darrell Waltrip defeated a field of only seven cars in the 1981 event in the #11 Mountain Dew Buick.
15.8
WORST AVERAGE START: Dale Earnhardt Jr. proves there is no sponsor favoritism in the random draw for each year’s starting lineup. He has the worst average starting position in this year’s field at 15.8.
18
18 YEARS: A driver has not won from the pole position in a Shootout since 1989. It has only been done three times: Darrell Waltrip (’81), Bill Elliott (’ 87) and Ken Schrader (’89).
19
CONSECUTIVE: Mark Martin will extend his event-record for consecutive starts in 2007. When the green flag falls, he will be making his 19th consecutive start.
19
WORST TO FIRST: Dale Earnhardt Jr. started 19th when he won the Budweiser Shootout in 2003. That is the deepest starting position for any winner of the event.
21
STARTERS: There are 21 drivers in this year’s lineup. The record field is 22 starters in 2002.
22
THE MOST: He’s awesome. And Bill Elliot will make his record 22nd start in the 29th running of the event.
29
29th: This will be the 29th running of the season-opening event sponsored by Anheuser-Busch. It began as the Busch Clash before morphing into the Bud Shootout and now the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona.
70
LAPS: The total scheduled laps for the Shootout. The race is run in two segments: 20 laps, followed by a 10-minute break, and then conclude with a 50 lap dash for the cash.
72
LAPS: Last year’s race was the longest Shootout ever, officially counted as 72 laps. It featured the first Green-White-Checkered Flag finish in event history.
120
STARTS: The 21 drivers in this year’s field have made a combined total of 120 starts in the Shootout.
175
MILES: The scheduled distance of the race,
727
LAPS: Bill Elliott has completed a record 727 laps in his 21 previous starts – a mark even more remarkable because he has completed every lap in each Shootout he has run. Remember, he’s awesome.
1982
YOUNG: Mark Martin and Bill Elliott both made their first start in a Shootout on February 7, 1982, before current competitors Kyle Busch and Brian Vickers were born.
213,380
BIG BUCKS: Denny Hamlin won a record winner’s purse of $213,380 in last year’ s race.
215,000
BIGGER BUCKS: the minimum winner's purse in 2007, or more than $3,000 per lap.
660,981
EVEN BIGGER BUCKS: Dale Jarrett is the all-time money winner in the Shootout with $660,981. However, four other drivers (Tony Stewart. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon and Ken Schrader) have also won more than $600,000 in Shootout winnings, followed closely by Mark Martin with more than $589,000 in winnings.
1,153,518
BIGGEST BUCKS: The total purse for this year's race is a record $1,153,518.
02102007
THE DATE: Set the Tivo: Saturday night under the lights, Feb. 10, 2007. The 29th annual Budweiser Shootout at Daytona. The race will be seen live on Fox Sports television, beginning at 8:00pm/et.
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1-800-PIT-SHOP: The hotline to buy tickets for the Budweiser Shootout, or log on to http://www.racetickets.com for tickets. (fingerprint inc. PR)(2-3-2007)
Cowboy Crush to Perform National Anthem For The Budweiser Shootout: The all-woman country group Cowboy Crush, who's Asylum/Curb release "Nobody Ever Died of a Broken Heart" put the group on the country map, will perform the National Anthem prior to the 29th annual Budweiser Shootout At Daytona on Saturday, February 10 at historic Daytona International Speedway. The group's performance at the Budweiser Shootout will be aired on FOX Sports, which is scheduled to begin at 8:00pm/et.(DIS PR)(2-3-2007)
Dierks Bentley To Perform Pre- and Post-Race Bud Shootout Concerts: Popular country music star Dierks Bentley, whose recent album Long Trip Alone debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard country albums chart, will perform before thousands of fans both before and after the 29th annual Budweiser Shootout at historic Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night, Feb. 10. Bentley's hit single "Every Mile A Memory" from the album Long Trip Alone reached No. 1 on the Billboard country singles charts and recently garnered two Grammy nominations for Best Male Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song.(DIS PR)(2-3-2007)
2007 DIS Fan Guide Now Available: Continuing Daytona International Speedway's "Fans R 1st @ Daytona" initiative, the 2007 edition of the Fan Guide - the top fan information source at "The World Center of Racing" - is now available online at www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com. Guests can download the Fan Guide by clicking on the Fan Info banner at the top of the main page. For the first time, the Fan Guide is available for download in both individual sections as well as the complete version. The Daytona International Speedway Fan Guide is loaded with ticket information, schedules, specialty vehicle overnight parking information, traffic patterns and Speedway facility maps including free parking locations, disabled guest assistance services and other tidbits that will make the fans' visit an even more enjoyable experience. If you don't have Speedweeks 2007 tickets call 1-800-PITSHOP.(DIS PR)(1-11-2007)

How It Works; Who’s Eligible
A February tradition since 1979, the Budweiser Shootout marks the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series’ return to the track.

The non-points exhibition kicks off the event-packed week leading up to the season-opening Daytona 500, plus the season-opening events for NASCAR’s other two national series – the NASCAR Busch Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

The Shootout format has been modified through the years – it began as a 20-lap sprint in 1979 – but has kept its current format since 2001.

Here are the particulars:

A 70-lap race that begins Saturday at 8:30pm/et.

The first segment is 20 laps, followed by a 10-minute “pit stop,” when crews will be allowed to make normal pit-stop adjustments on their cars.

The second and final segment is 50 laps, race must finish under green flag conditions

NO Mandatory Pit Stops

ALL Restarts are double file

Drivers earn Budweiser Shootout berths one of two ways. The first is by winning a Budweiser Pole during the previous season. The second is by being an eligible past winner of the Shootout.

This year, the field is comprised of 15 Budweiser Pole winners from 2006 and six former Shootout winners. Former winners must have finished in the top 50 of the final 2006 series standings to be eligible for Shootout competition.

SOME POLE STATS/RECORDS
(Current)
Won a pole in 2006 and extended or started their streaks with last pole listed:
# of years, driver, track, date of last pole
14, Jeff Gordon, Phoenix, November 2006
6, Ryan Newman, Loudon, July 2006
5, Jimmie Johnson, Martinsville, March 2006
3, Kasey Kahne, Homestead, November 2006
3, Brian Vickers, Texas, November 2006
2, Kyle Busch, Phoenix, April 2006
2, Elliott Sadler, Talladega, April 2006
2, Scott Riggs, Charlotte, October 2006
2, Denny Hamlin, Richmond, September 2006
1, Kevin Harvick, Loudon, September 2006
1, Jeff Burton, Michigan, August 2006
1, Kurt Busch, Martinsville, October 2006
1, Greg Biffle, Richmond, May 2006
1, Boris Said, Daytona, June 2006
1, David Gilliland, Talladega, October 2006

Lost a streak in 2006 by failing to win a pole:
2, Joe Nemechek, Michigan, Aug 2005
1, Dale Jarrett, Daytona, Feb 2005
1, Michael Waltrip, Pocono, June 2005
1, Tony Stewart, Martinsville, Oct 2005
1, Jamie McMurray, Pocono, July 2005
1, Matt Kenseth, Bristol, August 2005
1, Carl Edwards, Homestead, November 2005

Lost a streak in 2005 by failing to win a pole:
# of years, driver, track, date of last pole
2, Jeremy Mayfield, Dover, Sept 2004
1, Casey Mears, Indianapolis, Aug 2004
1, Greg Biffle, Daytona, Feb 2004
1, Bobby Labonte, Texas, April 2004
1, Ricky Rudd, Talladega, April 2004
1, Kurt Busch, Homestead, Nov 2004

All Time Streaks:
years, driver, from-to
19, David Pearson, 1962-1981
18, Richard Petty, 1960-1977
14, Jeff Gordon, 1993-2006 (current)
13, Darrell Waltrip, 1974-1986
12, Cale Yarborough, 1973-1984
12, Bill Elliott, 1984-1995
12, Mark Martin, 1988-1999
11, Bobby Allison, 1966-1976
10, Geoffrey Bodine, 1982-1991
MOST POLE RECORDS

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

Budweiser Pole Award News
Budweiser Shootout Update - midpoint: With the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup at the halfway point, 19 drivers are already eligible to compete in the season-opening 2007 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona. The record number of entries for the all-star event is 22, set in 2004. The 2007 event will be the 29th running of the invitation-only event, and includes active drivers that are past winners of the race and all 2006 Budweiser Pole Award winners during the 36-race Nextel Cup season.(fingerprint inc./Budweiser PR)(7-14-2006)
Get the pole, get a watch: Winning the Budweiser Pole Award at a NASCAR Nextel Cup event is based upon a very simple theory: complete a lap in less time than any other driver. To emphasize the essence of time, Anheuser-Busch will award a Tissot PRS 516 Valjoux NASCAR limited-edition watch to each driver who wins a Bud Pole Award in 2006. This unique timepiece is limited to 500 pieces worldwide. The watch features a Valjoux chronograph movement, stainless steel case, carbon dial, black leather strap and an engraved NASCAR logo on the open case back. Bud Pole Award winners will continue to receive a $5,200 bonus from Anheuser-Busch and secure a spot in the season-opening 2007 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona. The driver who wins the most Bud Pole Awards during the 2006 season will also receive a check for $100,000 from Anheuser-Busch at the season-ending Nextel Cup banquet in New York.(finger print inc/Budweiser PR)(6-13-2006)

the 2007 Budweiser Shootout

some NEWS:
What's the Record? #12-Ryan Newman won his 6th straight pole at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Friday...so what is the record? David Pearson won 11 straight poles, all while driving for the [#21] Wood Brothers from 1973 through 1978, at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.(10-28-2005)
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)
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)

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
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)
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.(Thatracin)(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

PAST WINNERS of the BUD SHOOTOUT/BUSCH CLASH:
YEAR  BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT WINNER
Year, Winner, Make, Winnings
2007: #20-Tony Stewart(3), Chevy, $215,000
2006: #11-Denny Hamlin, Chevy, $213,380
2005: #48-Jimmie Johnson, Chevy, $219,945
2004: #88-Dale Jarrett(3), Ford, $213,000
2003: #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevy, $205,000
2002: #20-Tony Stewart(2), Pontiac, $200,955
2001: #20-Tony Stewart, Pontiac, $202,722
YEAR  BUD SHOOTOUT WINNER
2000: #88-Dale Jarrett(2), Ford, $115,000
1999: #6-Mark Martin, Ford, $108,000
1998: #2-Rusty Wallace, Ford, $100,882

YEAR  Bud Shootout Qualifier Winner (held 1998-2000)
2000: #88-Dale Jarrett (won Bud Shootout)
1999: #31-Mike Skinner (4th in Bud Shootout)
1998: #23-Jimmy Spencer (4th in Bud Shootout)

YEAR  BUSCH CLASH WINNERS (# of wins)
1997: #24-Jeff Gordon(2), Chevy, $54,000
1996: #88-Dale Jarrett, Ford, $62,500
1995: #3-Dale Earnhardt(6), Chevy, $57,000
1994: #24-Jeff Gordon, Chevy, $54,000
1993: #3-Dale Earnhardt(5), Chevy, $60,000
1992: #7-Geoff Bodine, Ford, $39,000
1991: #3-Dale Earnhardt(4), Chevy, $60,000
1990: #25-Ken Schrader(2), Chevy, $95,000
1989: #25-Ken Schrader, Chevy, $75,000
1988: #3-Dale Earnhardt(3), Chevy, $75,000
1987: #9-Bill Elliott, Ford, $75,000
1986: #3-Dale Earnhardt(2), Chevy, $75,000
1985: #44-Terry Labonte, Chevy, $65,000
1984: #12-Neil Bonnett(2), Chevy, $50,000
1983: #75-Neil Bonnett, Chevy, $50,500
1982: #88-Bobby Allison, Buick, $50,000
1981: #11-Darrell Waltrip, Buick, $61,500
1980: #2-Dale Earnhardt, Olds, $50,000
1979: #28-Buddy Baker, Olds, $50,000

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THE BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT for 2007and 2006 POLESALL-TIME POLE WINNERS

THE RACE, February 2007

Fastest Speeds at Each Track

The Probable 2007 Budweiser Shootout Lineup

NEXTEL CUP POLES in 2006:

MANUFACTURER NEXTEL CUP POLESin 2006:

2007 RACE INFO

Cautions: 2 for 5 laps

Budweiser ShootoutSpecial Paint Schemes

Some Notes for the 2007 Budweiser Shootout

How It Works; Who’s Eligible

SOME POLE STATS/RECORDS(Current)

Budweiser Pole Award News

the 2007 Budweiser Shootout

some NEWS:

some rules and news

PAST WINNERS of the BUD SHOOTOUT/BUSCH CLASH:

ALL TIME POLE WINNERS

THE BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT for 2007
and 2006 POLES
ALL-TIME POLE WINNERS

MANUFACTURER NEXTEL CUP POLES
in 2006:

Budweiser Shootout
Special Paint Schemes

SOME POLE STATS/RECORDS
(Current)