

JAYSKI's Semi-Live QUALIFYING/GRID page
for the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway
QUALIFYING is scheduled to START at approx 3:45pm/et on Friday, October 19, 2007
- Oct 2006 Pole Sitter: #2-Kurt Busch, 97.568, finished 27th
- Apr 2007 Pole Sitter: #11-Denny Hamlin, 95.103, finished 3rd
- Track Qualifying Record: Tony Stewart, Oct 2005, 98.083mph
THIS IS UNOFFICIAL
- Gordon wins pole at Martinsville: #24-Jeff Gordon won the Budweiser Pole for the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway with a speed of 94.974mph for his 7th pole of 2007, the 63rd of his career and 6th career pole at Martinsville. #1-Truex, Jr. qualified second with the rest of the top-10: #29-Harvick, #48-Johnson, #9-Kahne, #5-Busch, #8-Earnhardt, Jr., #18-Yeley, #26-McMurray, and #96-Raines. The non-top 35 teams that made the race were: #49-Andretti, #00-Reutimann, #84-Allmendinger, #55-Waltrip, #10-Riggs, #44-Jarrett, and #4-Burton. #21-Bill Elliott had to use a past champions provisional to make the race, the 2nd of six, so he has four to use with four races to go in the season.(10-19-2007)
- Five do not qualify [DNQ] for the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway: #06-Sam Hornish Jr. [4 team attempts/53rd in OWNERS pts]; #78-Joe Nemechek [31/43]; #83-Brian Vickers [31/39]; #36-Jeremy Mayfield [31/45]; #37-Kevin Lepage [28/49].(10-19-2007)
- Martinsville Qualifying Fast Facts
.. Jeff Gordon won the Bud Pole for the Subway 500 with a lap of 19.938 seconds, 94.974 mph.
.. This is his 63rd Bud Pole in 505 career Nextel Cup races.
.. This is his seventh Bud Pole and 19th top-10 start in 2007.
.. This is Jeff Gordon’s sixth Bud Pole 21st top-10 start in 30 races at Martinsville Speedway.
.. Martin Truex Jr. posted the second-fastest qualifying time with a lap of 19.988 seconds, 94.737 mph.
.. This is Truex’s 13th top-10 start of 2007 and his first better than 15th in four Martinsville races. He tied his career-best start set at Chicago and second Loudon.
.. Kevin Harvick (third) posted his 10th top-10 start this season and his fifth top-10 start in 13 Martinsville races. This is his first start better than fifth here.
.. Jimmie Johnson (fourth) posted his series-leading 22nd top-10 start of 2007.
.. Five of the 12 Chase drivers qualified in the top 10: Gordon, Truex, Harvick, Johnson, Kyle Busch (sixth)
.. John Andretti (15th) was the fastest of the drivers required to make the field on time.
.. David Reutimann (19th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(10-19-2007)
- Martinsville Ramblings: Jeff Gordon was fastest in the abbreviated practice then backed it up when it counted later in the afternoon and took the Bud Pole at Martinsville Speedway today for Sunday's Subway 500 with a time of 19.938 (94.974 mph). This is the 7th top-spot of the season for Gordon and the 63rd of his Nextel Cup career.
Martin Truex Jr (2nd) ties his career-best starting spot this weekend. He had the outside pole at Chicagoland in July and Loudon in September.
Kevin Harvick (3rd) has his best starting spot since he had the outside pole at Phoenix last November.
J. J. Yeley (8th) has his best starting spot since he had the pole at Michigan in June.
Tony Raines (10th) has his best startings spot since he lined up 4th at Rockingham in November of 2003!
Johnny Sauter (13th) has his best starting spot since he timed in 4th at New Hampshire in June.
Aric Almirola (27th) has his career-best starting spot this weekend. His previous best was 31st at Las Vegas in March.
Jeff Green (31st) has his best starting spot since he qualified 24th at the Brickyard in August.
STREAKIN....Jimmie Johnson has 11 Top-10 starts in the last 12 races.
48 cars on hand....five on the Trouble Train. Sam Hornish Jr, Joe Nemechek, Brian Vickers, Jeremy Mayfield, and Kevin Lepage get the early out this week.
As worried as most of the "Chasers" were a couple weeks ago at 'Dega, this place can be just as troublesome. My perfect scenario for the Chase would be five plate races and five short tracks. We'd have 12 nervous drivers for a solid 10 weeks....but then, they probably wouldn't be much fun to be around, huh?(Stock Car Fans)(10-20-2007)
- Coverage of Qualifying for the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway is scheduled for Friday, October 19, 2007 at 3:45pm/et.
TV: ESPN2 - 3:30pm/et
Radio: MRN Radio and Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio
Qualifying Re-Air: on ESPN2 at 7:00pm/et; 3:00am/et
- Pole Progression: (who had the pole first, who got it next and who ended up with it)
#78-Nemecheck, 1st out to qualify, 92.933mph, DNQ
#01-Almirola, 2nd out, 93.817mph, starts 27th
#42-Montoya, 3rd out, 93.826mph, starts 26th
#5-Busch, 4th out, 94.562mph, starts 6th
#1-Truex, Jr. 13th out, 94.737mph, starts 2nd
#24-Gordon, 24th out, 94.974mph, starts 1st
- How did the non Top-35 teams do in qualifying?
Top four are in 8 in and 5 out [48 entered for 43 spots]:
will make the race
#49-John Andretti, 94.204mph
#00-David Reutimann, 94.083mph
#84-A.J. Allmendinger, 93.859mph
#10-Scott Riggs, 93.715mph
#55-Michael Waltrip, 93.817mph
#44-Dale Jarrett, 93.627mph
#4-Ward Burton, 93.414mph
#21-Bill Elliott, 92.542mph - uses 2nd champ provisional of 2007
will miss the race:
#06-Sam Hornish Jr., 93.065mph
#78-Joe Nemechek, 92.933mph
#83-Brian Vickers, 92.601mph
#36-Jeremy Mayfield, 91.744mph
#37-Kevin Lepage, 91.152mph
- Rookie of the Year Candidates: how fast were they and where do they start:
#00-David Reutimann, 94.083, starts 19th
#6-David Ragan, 94.083mph, starts 41st
#15-Paul Menard, 93.451mph, starts 35th
#42-Juan Montoya, 93.862mph, starts 26th
#84-A.J. Allmendinger, 93.859mph, starts 25th
DNR = Did not race
DNQ = Did not qualify for race
- Some Qualifying Notes:
none
- Practice Results:
Practice Speeds Page
- Fastest Qualifier by Manufacturer::
Chevy: #24-Gordon, 94.974, starts 1st
Dodge: #9-Kahne, 94.585, starts 5th
Ford: #26-McMurray, 94.444, starts 9th
Toyota: #22-Blaney, 94.115, starts 17th
- 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
Martinsville Speedway
SUBWAY 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, October 19, 2007 @ 06:22 PM Eastern
Start Pos |
Car# |
Driver |
Manu |
Qual Time |
Qual Speed |
| 1 |
24 |
Jeff Gordon |
DuPont Chevy |
19.938 |
94.974 |
| 2 |
1 |
Martin Truex Jr. |
Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevy |
19.988 |
94.737 |
| 3 |
29 |
Kevin Harvick |
Shell/Pennzoil Chevy |
19.999 |
94.685 |
| 4 |
48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Lowe's Chevy |
20.013 |
94.619 |
| 5 |
9 |
Kasey Kahne |
Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge |
20.020 |
94.585 |
| 6 |
5 |
Kyle Busch |
Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevy |
20.025 |
94.562 |
| 7 |
8 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Budweiser Chevy |
20.026 |
94.557 |
| 8 |
18 |
J.J. Yeley |
Interstate Batteries Chevy |
20.039 |
94.496 |
| 9 |
26 |
Jamie McMurray |
Crown Royal Ford |
20.050 |
94.444 |
| 10 |
96 |
Tony Raines |
DLP HDTV Chevy |
20.066 |
94.369 |
| 11 |
2 |
Kurt Busch |
Miller Lite Dodge |
20.068 |
94.359 |
| 12 |
12 |
Ryan Newman |
alltel Dodge |
20.072 |
94.340 |
| 13 |
70 |
Johnny Sauter |
HAAS CNC Machine Tools/Yellow Chevy |
20.084 |
94.284 |
| 14 |
19 |
Elliott Sadler |
Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge |
20.097 |
94.223 |
| 15 |
49 |
John Andretti |
Paralyzed Veterans of America Dodge |
20.101 |
94.204 |
| 16 |
43 |
Bobby Labonte |
Goody's Headache Powder/Cheerios Dodge |
20.113 |
94.148 |
| 17 |
22 |
Dave Blaney |
Caterpillar Toyota |
20.120 |
94.115 |
| 18 |
31 |
Jeff Burton |
AT&T Mobility Chevy |
20.126 |
94.087 |
| 19 |
00 |
David Reutimann # |
Dominos.com Toyota |
20.127 |
94.083 |
| 20 |
99 |
Carl Edwards |
Office Depot Ford |
20.130 |
94.069 |
| 21 |
07 |
Clint Bowyer |
Jack Daniel's Chevy |
20.138 |
94.031 |
| 22 |
25 |
Casey Mears |
National Guard/GMAC Chevy |
20.150 |
93.975 |
| 23 |
88 |
Ricky Rudd |
Combos/Snickers Ford |
20.150 |
93.975 |
| 24 |
17 |
Matt Kenseth |
R&L Carriers/DeWalt Ford |
20.170 |
93.882 |
| 25 |
84 |
AJ Allmendinger # |
Red Bull Toyota |
20.175 |
93.859 |
| 26 |
42 |
Juan Pablo Montoya # |
Texaco/Havoline Dodge |
20.182 |
93.826 |
| 27 |
01 |
Aric Almirola |
U.S. Army Chevy |
20.184 |
93.817 |
| 28 |
41 |
Reed Sorenson |
Target Dodge |
20.184 |
93.817 |
| 29 |
55 |
Michael Waltrip |
NAPA Auto Parts Toyota |
20.184 |
93.817 |
| 30 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
FedEx Freight Chevy |
20.185 |
93.812 |
| 31 |
66 |
Jeff Green |
HAAS CNC Machine Tools/Best Buy |
20.205 |
93.719 |
| 32 |
10 |
Scott Riggs |
Valvoline/Stanley Tools Dodge |
20.206 |
93.715 |
| 33 |
44 |
Dale Jarrett |
UPS Toyota |
20.225 |
93.627 |
| 34 |
20 |
Tony Stewart |
The Home Depot Chevy |
20.241 |
93.553 |
| 35 |
15 |
Paul Menard # |
Menards/Pittsburgh Paints Chevy |
20.263 |
93.451 |
| 36 |
4 |
Ward Burton |
ITT Night Vision/State Water Heaters/Lucas |
20.271 |
93.414 |
| 37 |
16 |
Greg Biffle |
Dish Network Ford |
20.284 |
93.354 |
| 38 |
40 |
David Stremme |
Target House Dodge |
20.364 |
92.988 |
| 39 |
7 |
Robby Gordon |
MAC Tools Ford |
20.390 |
92.869 |
| 40 |
38 |
David Gilliland |
M&M's Ford |
20.405 |
92.801 |
| 41-OP |
6 |
David Ragan # |
AAA Ford |
20.446 |
92.615 |
| 42-OP |
45 |
Kyle Petty |
Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil Dodge |
20.487 |
92.429 |
| 43-PC |
21 |
Bill Elliott |
Little Debbie Snack Cakes Ford |
20.462 |
92.542 |
| DNQ |
06 |
Sam Hornish |
Mobil 1 Dodge |
20.347 |
93.065 |
| DNQ |
78 |
Joe Nemechek |
Furniture Row Chevy |
20.376 |
92.933 |
| DNQ |
83 |
Brian Vickers |
Red Bull Toyota |
20.449 |
92.601 |
| DNQ |
36 |
Jeremy Mayfield |
360 OTC Toyota |
20.640 |
91.744 |
| DNQ |
37 |
Kevin Lepage |
Dodge |
20.774 |
91.152 |
Qualifying is OVER
QUALIFYING RESULTS by SPEED
THIS IS UNOFFICIAL
Qualifying after 48 of 48 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 |
24 |
24 |
Jeff Gordon |
Chevy |
94.974 |
19.938 |
94.718 |
1 |
0.256 |
1 |
| 2 |
13 |
13 |
1 |
Martin Truex Jr |
Chevy |
94.737 |
19.988 |
93.203 |
9 |
1.534 |
11 |
| 3 |
23 |
30 |
29 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevy |
94.685 |
19.999 |
93.377 |
7 |
1.308 |
8 |
| 4 |
30 |
32 |
48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Chevy |
94.618 |
20.013 |
93.097 |
10 |
1.521 |
2 |
| 5 |
42 |
38 |
9 |
Kasey Kahne |
Dodge |
94.585 |
20.020 |
91.815 |
41 |
2.770 |
21 |
| 6 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
Kyle Busch |
Chevy |
94.562 |
20.025 |
92.846 |
16 |
1.716 |
6 |
| 7 |
44 |
40 |
8 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr |
Chevy |
94.557 |
20.026 |
91.954 |
38 |
2.603 |
13 |
| 8 |
26 |
44 |
18 |
J.J. Yeley |
Chevy |
94.496 |
20.039 |
92.974 |
14 |
1.522 |
19 |
| 9 |
25 |
28 |
26 |
Jamie McMurray |
Ford |
94.444 |
20.050 |
92.281 |
28 |
2.163 |
20 |
| 10 |
27 |
33 |
96 |
Tony Raines |
Chevy |
94.369 |
20.066 |
93.943 |
3 |
0.426 |
26 |
| 11 |
40 |
36 |
2 |
Kurt Busch |
Dodge |
94.359 |
20.068 |
92.173 |
35 |
2.186 |
7 |
| 12 |
41 |
37 |
12 |
Ryan Newman |
Dodge |
94.340 |
20.072 |
92.330 |
27 |
2.010 |
16 |
| 13 |
7 |
7 |
70 |
Johnny Sauter |
Chevy |
94.284 |
20.084 |
92.674 |
20 |
1.610 |
33 |
| 14 |
15 |
15 |
19 |
Elliott Sadler |
Dodge |
94.223 |
20.097 |
93.024 |
13 |
1.199 |
27 |
| 15 |
24 |
23 |
49 |
John Andretti |
Dodge |
94.204 |
20.101 |
94.453 |
2 |
-0.249 |
47-IN |
| 16 |
17 |
17 |
43 |
Bobby Labonte |
Dodge |
94.148 |
20.113 |
92.007 |
36 |
2.141 |
18 |
| 17 |
33 |
29 |
22 |
Dave Blaney |
Toyota |
94.115 |
20.120 |
92.231 |
32 |
1.884 |
34 |
| 18 |
48 |
48 |
31 |
Jeff Burton |
Chevy |
94.087 |
20.126 |
93.548 |
4 |
0.539 |
10 |
| 19 |
12 |
12 |
00 |
David Reutimann |
Toyota |
94.083 |
20.127 |
92.760 |
18 |
1.323 |
38-IN |
| 20 |
9 |
9 |
99 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
94.069 |
20.130 |
92.272 |
30 |
1.797 |
5 |
| 21 |
46 |
46 |
07 |
Clint Bowyer |
Chevy |
94.031 |
20.138 |
92.574 |
23 |
1.457 |
3 |
| 22 |
21 |
21 |
25 |
Casey Mears |
Chevy |
93.975 |
20.150 |
92.249 |
31 |
1.726 |
15 |
| 23 |
11 |
11 |
88 |
Ricky Rudd |
Ford |
93.975 |
20.150 |
91.900 |
39 |
2.075 |
32 |
| 24 |
20 |
20 |
17 |
Matt Kenseth |
Ford |
93.882 |
20.170 |
91.700 |
43 |
2.182 |
12 |
| 25 |
32 |
27 |
84 |
AJ Allmendinger |
Toyota |
93.859 |
20.185 |
92.751 |
19 |
1.108 |
46-IN |
| 26 |
3 |
3 |
42 |
Juan Pablo Montoya |
Dodge |
93.826 |
20.182 |
92.769 |
17 |
1.057 |
22 |
| 27 |
2 |
2 |
01 |
Aric Almirola |
Chevy |
93.817 |
20.184 |
92.646 |
21 |
1.171 |
14 |
| 28 |
16 |
16 |
41 |
Reed Sorenson |
Dodge |
93.817 |
80.184 |
91.998 |
37 |
1.819 |
24 |
| 29 |
39 |
41 |
55 |
Michael Waltrip |
Toyota |
93.817 |
20.184 |
90.094 |
46 |
3.723 |
41-IN |
| 30 |
14 |
14 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
Chevy |
93.812 |
20.185 |
93.262 |
8 |
0.550 |
9 |
| 31 |
35 |
45 |
66 |
Jeff Green |
Chevy |
93.719 |
20.205 |
93.530 |
5 |
0.189 |
30 |
| 32 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
Scott Riggs |
Dodge |
93.715 |
20.206 |
92.493 |
24 |
1.222 |
37-IN |
| 33 |
18 |
18 |
44 |
Dale Jarrett |
Toyota |
93.627 |
20.225 |
91.726 |
42 |
1.901 |
42-IN |
| 34 |
6 |
6 |
20 |
Tony Stewart |
Chevy |
93.553 |
20.241 |
93.065 |
12 |
0.488 |
4 |
| 35 |
37 |
35 |
15 |
Paul Menard |
Chevy |
93.451 |
20.263 |
89.094 |
47 |
4.357 |
29 |
| 36 |
47 |
47 |
4 |
Ward Burton |
Chevy |
93.414 |
20.271 |
93.474 |
6 |
-0.060 |
44-IN |
| 37 |
5 |
5 |
16 |
Greg Biffle |
Ford |
93.354 |
20.284 |
90.227 |
45 |
3.127 |
17 |
| 38 |
29 |
25 |
06 |
Sam Hornish |
Dodge |
93.065 |
20.347 |
92.272 |
29 |
0.793 |
53-DNQ |
| 39 |
34 |
31 |
40 |
David Stremme |
Dodge |
92.988 |
20.364 |
92.610 |
22 |
0.378 |
25 |
| 40 |
1 |
1 |
78 |
Joe Nemechek |
Chevy |
92.933 |
20.376 |
92.204 |
34 |
0.729 |
43-DNQ |
| 41 |
31 |
26 |
7 |
Robby Gordon |
Ford |
92.869 |
20.390 |
92.869 |
15 |
0.000 |
28 |
| 42 |
22 |
22 |
38 |
David Gilliland |
Ford |
92.801 |
20.405 |
93.084 |
11 |
-0.283 |
31 |
| 43 |
19 |
19 |
6 |
David Ragan |
Ford |
92.615 |
20.446 |
92.335 |
26 |
0.280 |
23 |
| 44 |
36 |
34 |
83 |
Brian Vickers |
Toyota |
92.601 |
20.449 |
92.213 |
33 |
0.388 |
39-DNQ |
| 45 |
43 |
39 |
21 |
Bill Elliott |
Ford |
92.542 |
20.462 |
91.878 |
40 |
0.664 |
36-IN [PC] |
| 46 |
45 |
42 |
45 |
Kyle Petty |
Dodge |
92.429 |
20.487 |
91.091 |
44 |
1.338 |
35 |
| 47 |
38 |
43 |
36 |
Jeremy Mayfield |
Toyota |
91.744 |
20.640 |
92.461 |
25 |
-0.717 |
45-DNQ |
| 48 |
10 |
10 |
37 |
Kevin Lepage |
Dodge |
91.152 |
20.774 |
87.384 |
48 |
3.768 |
49-DNQ |
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 |
78 |
Joe Nemechek |
Chevy |
92.204 |
34 |
43 |
| 2 |
01 |
Aric Almirola |
Chevy |
92.646 |
21 |
14 |
| 3 |
42 |
Juan Pablo Montoya # |
Dodge |
92.769 |
17 |
22 |
| 4 |
5 |
Kyle Busch |
Chevy |
92.846 |
16 |
6 |
| 5 |
16 |
Greg Biffle |
Ford |
90.227 |
45 |
17 |
| 6 |
20 |
Tony Stewart |
Chevy |
93.065 |
12 |
4 |
| 7 |
70 |
Johnny Sauter |
Chevy |
92.674 |
20 |
33 |
| 8 |
10 |
Scott Riggs |
Dodge |
92.493 |
24 |
37 |
| 9 |
99 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
92.272 |
30 |
5 |
| 10 |
37 |
Kevin Lepage |
Dodge |
87.384 |
48 |
49 |
| 11 |
88 |
Ricky Rudd |
Ford |
91.900 |
39 |
32 |
| 12 |
00 |
David Reutimann # |
Toyota |
92.760 |
18 |
38 |
| 13 |
1 |
Martin Truex Jr. |
Chevy |
93.203 |
9 |
11 |
| 14 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
Chevy |
93.262 |
8 |
9 |
| 15 |
19 |
Elliott Sadler |
Dodge |
93.024 |
13 |
27 |
| 16 |
41 |
Reed Sorenson |
Dodge |
91.998 |
37 |
24 |
| 17 |
43 |
Bobby Labonte |
Dodge |
92.007 |
36 |
18 |
| 18 |
44 |
Dale Jarrett |
Toyota |
91.726 |
42 |
42 |
| 19 |
6 |
David Ragan # |
Ford |
92.335 |
26 |
23 |
| 20 |
17 |
Matt Kenseth |
Ford |
91.700 |
43 |
12 |
| 21 |
25 |
Casey Mears |
Chevy |
92.249 |
31 |
15 |
| 22 |
38 |
David Gilliland |
Ford |
93.084 |
11 |
31 |
| 23 |
29 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevy |
93.377 |
7 |
8 |
| 24 |
49 |
John Andretti |
Dodge |
94.453 |
2 |
47 |
| 25 |
26 |
Jamie McMurray |
Ford |
92.281 |
28 |
20 |
| 26 |
18 |
J.J. Yeley |
Chevy |
92.974 |
14 |
19 |
| 27 |
96 |
Tony Raines |
Chevy |
93.943 |
3 |
26 |
| 28 |
24 |
Jeff Gordon |
Chevy |
94.718 |
1 |
1 |
| 29 |
06 |
Sam Hornish Jr. |
Dodge |
92.272 |
29 |
53 |
| 30 |
48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Chevy |
93.097 |
10 |
2 |
| 31 |
7 |
Robby Gordon |
Ford |
92.869 |
15 |
28 |
| 32 |
84 |
AJ Allmendinger # |
Toyota |
92.751 |
19 |
46 |
| 33 |
22 |
Dave Blaney |
Toyota |
92.231 |
32 |
34 |
| 34 |
40 |
David Stremme |
Dodge |
92.610 |
22 |
25 |
| 35 |
66 |
Jeff Green |
Chevy |
93.530 |
5 |
30 |
| 36 |
83 |
Brian Vickers |
Toyota |
92.213 |
33 |
39 |
| 37 |
15 |
Paul Menard # |
Chevy |
89.094 |
47 |
29 |
| 38 |
36 |
Jeremy Mayfield |
Toyota |
92.461 |
25 |
45 |
| 39 |
55 |
Michael Waltrip |
Toyota |
90.094 |
46 |
41 |
| 40 |
2 |
Kurt Busch |
Dodge |
92.173 |
35 |
7 |
| 41 |
12 |
Ryan Newman |
Dodge |
92.330 |
27 |
16 |
| 42 |
9 |
Kasey Kahne |
Dodge |
91.815 |
41 |
21 |
| 43 |
21 |
Bill Elliott |
Ford |
91.878 |
40 |
36 |
| 44 |
8 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Chevy |
91.954 |
38 |
13 |
| 45 |
45 |
Kyle Petty |
Dodge |
91.091 |
44 |
35 |
| 46 |
07 |
Clint Bowyer |
Chevy |
92.574 |
23 |
3 |
| 47 |
4 |
Ward Burton |
Chevy |
93.474 |
6 |
44 |
| 48 |
31 |
Jeff Burton |
Chevy |
93.548 |
4 |
10 |
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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