JAYSKI's Semi-Live QUALIFYING/GRID page
for the Dodge Dealers 400
at Dover International Speedway

    QUALIFYING is scheduled to START
    at approx 3:10pm/et
    on Friday, September 14, 2007

  • Sept 2006 Pole Sitter: #24-Jeff Gordon, 156.162mph, finished 3rd

  • June 2007 Pole Sitter: #12-Ryan Newman, 152.925mph, finished 2nd

  • Track Qualifying Record: Jeremy Mayfield, 161.522mph, 6/4/2004

  • Fastest Last Practice Speed: #48-Johnson 153.695mph goes out 46th out of 49 drivers

    THIS IS UNOFFICIAL

  • Johnson wins pole at Dover: #48-Jimme Johnson won the Budweiser Pole for the Dodge Dealers 400 at Dover International Speedway with a speed of 154.765mph for his 2nd pole of 2007 and the 11th of his career. #42-Montoya qualified second with the rest of the top-10: #11-Hamlin, #2-Busch, #1-Truex Jr., #10-Riggs, #29-Harvick, #43-Labonte, #16-Biffle and #17-Kenseth. Other Chasers will start: #99-Edwards 15th; #5-Busch 22nd; #24-Gordon 27th; #20-Stewart 28th; #31-Burton 36th and #07-Bowyer 42nd. The non-top 35 teams that made the race were: #10-Riggs, #84-Allmendinger, #00-Reutimann, #78-Nemechek, #44-Jarrett, #83-Vickers, #49-Andretti and #55-Waltrip.(9-21-2007)

  • Six do not qualify [DNQ] for the Dodge Dealers 400 at Dover International Speedway: #4-Burton [27 team attempts/41st in OWNERS pts], #36-Mayfield [27/42]; #22-Blaney [27/36]; #33-Wimmer [3/49]; #06-Hornish [1/59]; #and 37-Lepage [26/47].(9-21-2007)

  • Dover Qualifying Fast Facts:
    .. Jimmie Johnson won the Bud Pole for the Dodge Dealers 400 with a lap of 23.261 seconds, 154.765 mph.
    .. This is his 11th Bud Pole in 211 career Nextel Cup races.
    .. This is his second Bud Pole and 19th top-10 start in 2007, including each of the past eight races.
    .. This is Johnson’s first Bud Pole and seventh top-10 starts in 12 races at Dover International Speedway. He started first here in June 2005 when qualifying was canceled.
    .. Juan Pablo Montoya posted the second-fastest qualifying time with a lap of 23.402 seconds, 153.833mph. This is his seventh top-10 start in 2007 and his third time to start second. He started 16th in his first race at Dover this past June.
    .. Denny Hamlin (third) posted his second top-10 start in four Dover races and his xx this season.
    .. Six of the 12 Chase drivers qualified in the top 10: Johnson, Hamlin, Kurt Busch (fourth), Martin Truex Jr. (fifth), Kevin Harvick (seventh) and Matt Kenseth (10th).
    .. Scott Riggs (sixth) was the fastest of the drivers required to make the field on time.(NASCAR Statistics)(9-21-2007)

  • Coverage of Qualifying for the Dodge Dealers 400 at Dover International Speedway is scheduled for Friday, September 21, 2007 at 3:15pm/et.
    TV: ESPN2 - 3:00pm/et
    Radio: MRN Radio and Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio
    Qualifying Re-Air: on ESPN2 at 6:30pm/et

  • Pole Progression: (who had the pole first, who got it next and who ended up with it)
    #06-Hornish Jr., 1st out to qualify, 149.545mph, DNQ
    #01-Martin, 2nd out, 150.912, starts 31st
    #9-Kahne, 3rd out, 152.008, starts 14th
    #16-Biffle, 13th out, 152.413, starst 9th
    #10-Riggs, 21st out, 152.931, starts 6th
    #42-Motonya, 22nd out, 153.833, starts 2nd
    #48-Johnson, 46th out, 154.765, starts 1st

  • How did the non Top-35 teams do in qualifying?
    Top eight get in and six will miss the race [49 entered for 43 spots]:
    will make the race
    #10-Scott Riggs, 152.931
    #84-A.J. Allmendinger, 152.362
    #00-David Reutimann, 152.066
    #78-Joe Nemechek, 151.694
    #44-Dale Jarrett, 151.689
    #83-Brian Vickers, 151.464
    #49-John Andretti, 151.051
    #55-Michael Waltrip, 150.345
    will miss the race:
    #4-Ward Burton, 149.856
    #33-Scott Wimmer, 149.782
    #06-Sam Hornish Jr., 149.545
    #37-Kevin Lepage, 149.489
    #22-Dave Blaney, 149.025
    #36-Jeremy Mayfield, 148.503


  • Rookie of the Year Candidates: how fast were they and where do they start:
    #00-David Reutimann, 152.066mph, starts 13th
    #6-David Ragan, 150.628, starts 35th
    #15-Paul Menard, 149.564, starts 38th
    #42-Juan Montoya, 153.833, starts 2nd
    #84-A.J. Allmendinger, 152.362, starts 11th
    DNR = Did not race
    DNQ = Did not qualify for race

  • Some Qualifying Notes:
    #16-Biffle took over the provisional pole on his first lap, then spun out in turn 2 on his 2nd lap, but didn't hit anything

  • Practice Results:
    Practice Speeds Page

  • How to Calculate Track Speeds: use the formula Speed = Distance divided by Time. Distance is Track Length, and Lap Time into Hours. Once hour is 3600 seconds, so the calculation for a 48 second lap at Daytona(2.5 miles) would be: Speed = 2.5 x (3600/48), = 2.5 x 75 = 187.500mph. For a 19 second lap at Bristol(.533 miles): Speed = .533 x (3600/19), = .533 x 189.474 = a speed of 100.990mph

  • How to break a tie during qualifying? (same speed/time) When drivers are tied for a starting spot during qualifying, it is broken by owners points standings(not drivers).

  • Qualifying Rules Page

    Starting Line Up by Row
    Dover International Speedway
    Dodge Dealers 400
    Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, September 21, 2007 @ 04:35 PM Eastern

    Start
    Pos    		 Car# Driver Manu Qual
    Time    		 Qual
    Speed
    1 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevy 154.765 23.261
    2 42 Juan Pablo Montoya # Texaco/Havoline Dodge 153.833 23.402
    3 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Chevy 153.571 23.442
    4 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 153.518 23.45
    5 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevy 153.211 23.497
    6 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline/Stanley Tools Dodge 152.931 23.54
    7 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevy 152.879 23.548
    8 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 152.439 23.616
    9 16 Greg Biffle Nintendo Wii Ford 152.413 23.62
    10 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Nano Technology Ford 152.362 23.628
    11 84 AJ Allmendinger # Red Bull Toyota 152.362 23.628
    12 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 152.284 23.64
    13 00 David Reutimann # Dominos.com Toyota 152.066 23.674
    14 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 152.008 23.683
    15 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 151.796 23.716
    16 45 Kyle Petty Wells Fargo Dodge 151.771 23.72
    17 25 Casey Mears National Guard/GMAC Chevy 151.713 23.729
    18 78 Joe Nemechek Furniture Row Chevy 151.694 23.732
    19 44 Dale Jarrett UPS Toyota 151.668 23.736
    20 96 Tony Raines DLP HDTV Chevy 151.643 23.74
    21 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevy 151.515 23.76
    22 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevy 151.477 23.766
    23 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 151.464 23.768
    24 12 Ryan Newman alltel Dodge 151.407 23.777
    25 70 Johnny Sauter Haas Automation Chevy 151.381 23.781
    26 21 Ken Schrader Air Force Ford 151.197 23.81
    27 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevy 151.178 23.813
    28 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Chevy 151.172 23.814
    29 49 John Andretti Paralyzed Veterans of America Dodge 151.051 23.833
    30 26 Jamie McMurray Irwin Ford 151.013 23.839
    31 01 Mark Martin U.S. Army Chevy 150.912 23.855
    32 18 J.J. Yeley Interstate Batteries Chevy 150.88 23.86
    33 41 Reed Sorenson Target Dodge 150.88 23.86
    34 66 Jeff Green comcast/Best Buy Chevy 150.804 23.872
    35 6 David Ragan # AAA Ford 150.628 23.9
    36 31 Jeff Burton AT&T Mobility Chevy 150.42 23.933
    37 38 David Gilliland M&M's Ford 149.782 24.035
    38 15 Paul Menard # Menards/Pittsburgh Paints Chevy 149.564 24.07
    39-OP 88 Kenny Wallace Snickers Ford 149.068 24.150
    40-OP 40 David Stremme Halo 3/Target Dodge 148.926 24.173
    41-OP 7 Robby Gordon Jim Beam Black Ford 148.173 24.296
    42-OP 07 Clint Bowyer DIRECTV Chevy 148.038 24.736
    43 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 150.345 23.945
    DNQ 4 Ward Burton Lucas Oil Chevy 149.856 24.023
    DNQ 33 Scott Wimmer Holiday's Inn Chevy 149.782 24.035
    DNQ 06 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Trucking Dodge 149.545 24.073
    DNQ 37 Kevin Lepage Dodge 149.489 24.082
    DNQ 22 Dave Blaney Catapillar Toyota 149.025 24.157
    DNQ 36 Jeremy Mayfield 360 OTC Toyota 148.503 24.242


    BLUE is a CHASE Driver

    Qualifying is OVER

    QUALIFYING RESULTS by SPEED

    THIS IS UNOFFICIAL

    Qualifying after 49 of 49 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 46 46 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 154.765 23.261 153.695 1 1.070 1
    2 22 22 42 Juan Pablo Montoya # Dodge 153.833 23.402 152.847 5 0.986 21
    3 30 30 11 Denny Hamlin Chevy 153.571 23.442 153.231 2 0.340 9
    4 23 23 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 153.518 23.450 152.078 15 1.440 12
    5 47 47 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy 153.211 23.497 152.990 4 0.221 6
    6 21 21 10 Scott Riggs Dodge 152.931 23.540 152.529 9 0.402 37-IN
    7 41 41 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy 152.879 23.548 151.311 28 1.568 10
    8 40 40 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 152.439 23.616 152.652 6 -0.213 18
    9 13 13 16 Greg Biffle Ford 152.413 23.620 152.336 11 0.077 17
    10 43 43 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 152.362 23.628 151.713 22 0.649 7
    11 48 48 84 AJ Allmendinger # Toyota 152.362 23.628 0.000 49 x 44-IN
    12 26 26 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 152.284 23.640 151.976 18 0.308 28
    13 36 36 00 David Reutimann # Toyota 152.066 23.674 151.681 23 0.385 39-IN
    14 3 3 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 152.008 23.683 151.140 32 0.868 23
    15 9 9 99 Carl Edwards Ford 151.796 23.716 152.136 13 -0.340 8
    16 34 34 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 151.771 23.720 151.995 16 -0.224 34
    17 39 39 25 Casey Mears Chevy 151.713 24.318 151.394 27 0.319 16
    18 44 44 78 Joe Nemechek Chevy 151.694 23.732 150.785 33 0.909 43-IN
    19 20 20 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota 151.668 23.736 151.502 25 0.166 40-IN
    20 31 31 96 Tony Raines Chevy 151.643 23.740 153.126 3 -1.483 25
    21 16 16 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 151.515 23.760 152.607 7 -1.092 13
    22 27 27 5 Kyle Busch Chevy 151.477 23.766 151.963 20 -0.486 5
    23 7 7 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 151.464 23.768 151.989 17 -0.525 38-IN
    24 29 29 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 151.407 23.777 149.875 41 1.532 14
    25 25 25 70 Johnny Sauter Chevy 151.381 23.781 151.254 31 0.127 33
    26 24 24 21 Ken Schrader Ford 151.197 23.810 149.316 44 1.881 35
    27 10 10 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy 151.178 23.813 152.465 10 -1.287 2
    28 14 14 20 Tony Stewart Chevy 151.172 23.814 151.963 19 -0.791 3
    29 49 49 49 John Andretti Dodge 151.051 23.833 150.558 36 0.493 46-IN
    30 4 4 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 151.013 23.839 152.091 14 -1.078 19
    31 2 2 01 Mark Martin Chevy 150.912 23.855 152.149 12 -1.237 15
    32 33 33 18 J.J. Yeley Chevy 150.880 23.860 149.806 42 1.074 20
    33 38 38 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 150.880 23.860 150.659 34 0.221 24
    34 37 37 66 Jeff Green Chevy 150.804 23.872 150.000 40 0.804 31
    35 32 32 6 David Ragan # Ford 150.628 23.900 152.536 8 -1.908 22
    36 15 15 31 Jeff Burton Chevy 150.420 23.933 151.509 24 -1.089 11
    37 28 28 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 150.345 23.945 151.280 29 -0.935 45-IN
    38 12 12 4 Ward Burton Chevy 149.856 24.023 150.539 37 -0.683 41-DNQ
    39 8 8 38 David Gilliland Ford 149.782 24.035 151.267 30 -1.485 30
    40 17 17 33 Scott Wimmer Chevy 149.782 24.035 149.316 43 0.466 49-DNQ
    41 5 5 15 Paul Menard # Chevy 149.564 24.070 151.439 26 -1.875 29
    42 1 1 06 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 149.545 24.073 150.495 38 -0.950 59-DNQ
    43 42 42 37 Kevin Lepage Dodge 149.489 24.082 148.595 46 0.894 47-DNQ
    44 35 35 88 Kenny Wallace Ford 149.068 24.150 148.014 47 1.054 32
    45 11 11 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 149.025 24.157 148.926 45 0.099 36-DNQ
    46 6 6 40 David Stremme Dodge 148.926 24.173 150.596 35 -1.670 26
    47 18 18 36 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 148.503 24.242 147.783 48 0.720 42-DNQ
    48 45 45 7 Robby Gordon Ford 148.173 24.296 150.313 39 -2.140 27
    49 19 19 07 Clint Bowyer Chevy 148.038 24.736 151.771 21 -3.733 4


    a GREEN 'IN' in a green box indicates that team/driver have made the race, NOT in the top 35

    a RED 'DNQ' in a pink box indicated that team/driver will miss the race, NOT in the top 35

    Last driver to make an attempt in BLUE

    a light blue box in the owners ponts pos means that team is NOT in the top 35 and must make the race by speed, the owners pts position is 2007 points position, a driver with an orange colored box is elgible for a past champ provisional

    Qualifying Order:

    Sched
    Qual
    Pos    		 Car# Driver Manu Final
    Practice
    Speed    		 Prac
    Speed
    Rank    		 Owners
    Points
    Rank
    1 06 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 150.495 38 59
    2 01 Mark Martin Chevy 152.149 12 15
    3 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 151.140 32 23
    4 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 152.091 14 19
    5 15 Paul Menard # Chevy 151.439 26 29
    6 40 David Stremme Dodge 150.596 35 26
    7 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 151.989 17 38
    8 38 David Gilliland Ford 151.267 30 30
    9 99 Carl Edwards Ford 152.136 13 8
    10 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy 152.465 10 2
    11 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 148.926 45 36
    12 4 Ward Burton Chevy 150.539 37 41
    13 16 Greg Biffle Ford 152.336 11 17
    14 20 Tony Stewart Chevy 151.963 19 3
    15 31 Jeff Burton Chevy 151.509 24 11
    16 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 152.607 7 13
    17 33 Scott Wimmer Chevy 149.316 43 49
    18 36 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 147.783 48 42
    19 07 Clint Bowyer Chevy 151.771 21 4
    20 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota 151.502 25 40
    21 10 Scott Riggs Dodge 152.529 9 37
    22 42 Juan Pablo Montoya # Dodge 152.847 5 21
    23 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 152.078 15 12
    24 21 Ken Schrader Ford 149.316 44 35
    25 70 Johnny Sauter Chevy 151.254 31 33
    26 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 151.976 18 28
    27 5 Kyle Busch Chevy 151.963 20 5
    28 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 151.280 29 45
    29 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 149.875 41 14
    30 11 Denny Hamlin Chevy 153.231 2 9
    31 96 Tony Raines Chevy 153.126 3 25
    32 6 David Ragan # Ford 152.536 8 22
    33 18 J.J. Yeley Chevy 149.806 42 20
    34 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 151.995 16 34
    35 88 Kenny Wallace Ford 148.014 47 32
    36 00 David Reutimann # Toyota 151.681 23 39
    37 66 Jeff Green Chevy 150.000 40 31
    38 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 150.659 34 24
    39 25 Casey Mears Chevy 151.394 27 16
    40 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 152.652 6 18
    41 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy 151.311 28 10
    42 37 Kevin Lepage Dodge 148.595 46 47
    43 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 151.713 22 7
    44 78 Joe Nemechek Chevy 150.785 33 43
    45 7 Robby Gordon Ford 150.313 39 27
    46 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 153.695 1 1
    47 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy 152.990 4 6
    48 84 AJ Allmendinger # Toyota 0.000 49 44
    49 49 John Andretti Dodge 150.558 36 46


    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

    • Results: for results, links, owners/drivers points (after each race back thru the season)
      see my:
      2007 Nextel Cup Race Results
      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 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 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 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 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?

      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 [provisional not used/charged]
      #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)

    • Past Champions Limited To 6 Provisional Berths in Cup: NASCAR announced an update to the past champion’s provisional rule in the Nextel Cup Series for 2007. Beginning this season, a past champion’s provisional may be used by an eligible driver a maximum of six times over the course of the season. In addition, a team with a past champion eligible driver may only use this provisional a maximum of six times during a season. Previously, there was no limit on usage of the past champion’s provisional over the course of the 36-race season. The provisional gives the eligible driver the 43rd and final starting position in the race field. "As NASCAR seeks to place more emphasis on competition, we have decided the time is right to limit the number of provisionals allowed,” said NASCAR Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton. “We believe this revision brings the provisional policy in line with the continued growth of the sport.”(NASCAR PR)
      This is only for a team/driver OUTSIDE the top-35 in owners points, drivers whose team is in the top-35 in owners points, would already be guaranteed in the field and not need the Past Champions Provisional.(1-31-2007)
      See my 2007 Past Champions Provisional Page for more.(2-8-2007)

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