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THIS IS UNOFFICIAL

STARTING LINEUP

Starting Line Up by Row
Atlanta Motor Speedway
KOBALT TOOLS 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, March 07, 2008 @ 05:40 PM Pacific

Start Pos	Qual Rank	Car#	Driver	Manu	Qual Speed	How In
1	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Chevy	185.251	29.927
2	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr	AMP Energy/National Guard Chevy	184.862	29.990
3	1	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevy	183.807	30.162
4	99	Carl Edwards	Aflac Ford	183.297	30.246
5	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge	183.248	30.254
6	18	Kyle Busch	Snickers Toyota	182.910	30.310
7	07	Clint Bowyer	DirecTV Chevy	182.753	30.336
8	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell/Pennzoil Chevy	182.627	30.357
9	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser Dodge	182.344	30.404
10	8	Mark Martin	US Army Chevy	182.332	30.406
11	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevy	182.207	30.427
12	12	Ryan Newman	alltel Dodge	182.135	30.439
13	16	Greg Biffle	Jackson Hewitt Ford	181.920	30.475
14	6	David Ragan	AAA Ford	181.866	30.484
15	31	Jeff Burton	AT&T Mobility Chevy	181.824	30.491
16	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar Toyota	181.776	30.499
17	78	Joe Nemechek	Furniture Row Racing Chevy	181.747	30.504
18	19	Elliott Sadler	Best Buy Dodge	181.735	30.506
19	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Wrigley's Big Red Dodge	181.515	30.543
20	15	Paul Menard	Menards/Energizer Chevy	181.455	30.553
21	10	Patrick Carpentier #	Cintas Dodge	181.331	30.574
22	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Ground Toyota	181.307	30.578
23	40	Dario Franchitti #	Fastenal Dodge	181.283	30.582
24	26	Jamie McMurray	IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford	181.011	30.628
25	41	Reed Sorenson	Target/Polaroid Dodge	180.964	30.636
26	7	Robby Gordon	Valvoline/Jim Beam Dodge	180.875	30.651
27	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts Toyota	180.592	30.699
28	66	Scott Riggs	State Water Heaters Chevy	180.528	30.710
29	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite Dodge	180.516	30.712
30	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota	180.398	30.732
31	38	David Gilliland	freecreditreport.com Ford	180.363	30.738
32	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot Toyota	180.228	30.761
33	77	Sam Hornish Jr #	Penske Truck Rental Dodge	180.047	30.792
34	84	Mike Skinner	Red Bull Toyota	180.047	30.792
35	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull Toyota	179.977	30.804
36	70	Jeremy Mayfield	Haas Automation Chevy	179.720	30.848
37	96	JJ Yeley	DLP HDTV Toyota	179.516	30.883
38	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Ford	179.359	30.910
39	5	Casey Mears	Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevy	178.677	31.028
40-OP	45	Kyle Petty	Paralyzed Veterans Association Dodge	178.643	31.034
41-OP	01	Regan Smith #	Dale Earnhardt Inc./Principal Chevy	177.102	31.304
42-OP	28	Travis Kvapil	Zaxby's Ford	176.904	31.339
43-PC	44	Dale Jarrett	UPS Toyota	176.229	31.459
DNQ	49	* Ken Schrader	Qtrax Dodge	179.778	30.838
DNQ	21	* Bill Elliott [PC3]	Little Debbies Ford	179.737	30.845
DNQ	27	* Johnny Benson	TCUV Toyota	179.412	30.901
DNQ	08	* Burney Lamar	Rhino Energy Drink Dodge	176.420	31.425
DNQ	34	* John Andretti	Chevy	176.173	31.469

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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	7	5	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevy	185.251	29.927	179.041	9	6.210	2
2	18	17	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr	Chevy	184.862	29.990	180.863	1	3.999	15
3	9	7	1	Martin Truex Jr	Chevy	183.807	30.162	178.476	14	5.331	11
4	10	9	99	Carl Edwards	Ford	183.297	30.246	178.758	12	4.539	9
5	11	10	43	Bobby Labonte	Dodge	183.249	30.254	179.924	6	3.325	19
6	21	20	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	182.910	30.310	178.995	10	3.915	22
7	8	6	07	Clint Bowyer	Chevy	182.753	30.336	179.971	4	2.782	3
8	25	24	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevy	182.627	30.357	180.533	2	2.094	10
9	20	19	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	182.394	30.339	177.863	20	4.531	20
10	33	33	8	Mark Martin	Chevy	182.332	30.406	178.338	18	3.994	16
11	31	31	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevy	182.207	30.427	180.152	3	2.055	1
12	3	2	12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	182.135	30.439	178.195	19	3.940	13
13	32	32	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	181.920	30.475	179.936	5	1.984	14
14	23	22	6	David Ragan	Ford	181.866	30.484	176.673	30	5.193	24
15	22	21	31	Jeff Burton	Chevy	181.824	30.491	176.786	29	5.038	8
16	28	27	22	Dave Blaney	Toyota	181.776	30.499	177.761	23	4.015	34
17	44	44	78	* Joe Nemechek	Chevy	181.747	30.504	178.344	17	3.403	44-IN
18	6	4	19	Elliott Sadler	Dodge	181.735	30.506	176.972	27	4.763	27
19	14	12	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Dodge	181.515	30.543	177.028	26	4.487	21
20	15	14	15	Paul Menard	Chevy	181.456	30.553	178.579	13	2.877	29
21	40	40	10	* Patrick Carpentier #	Dodge	181.331	30.574	175.376	42	5.955	47-IN
22	13	11	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	181.307	30.578	176.966	28	4.341	12
23	1	1	40	Dario Franchitti #	Dodge	181.283	30.582	176.028	39	5.255	26
24	26	25	26	Jamie McMurray	Ford	181.011	30.628	174.967	45	6.044	18
25	29	28	41	Reed Sorenson	Dodge	180.964	30.636	177.818	21	3.146	23
26	19	18	7	Robby Gordon	Dodge	180.875	30.651	178.465	15	2.410	28
27	36	36	55	* Michael Waltrip	Toyota	180.592	30.699	178.390	16	2.202	34-IN
28	24	23	66	Scott Riggs	Chevy	180.528	30.710	179.400	7	1.128	31
29	39	39	2	* Kurt Busch [PC1]	Dodge	180.516	30.712	176.050	38	4.466	12-IN
30	41	41	00	* David Reutimann	Toyota	180.398	30.732	177.368	24	3.030	31-IN
31	4	3	38	David Gilliland	Ford	180.363	30.738	175.816	40	4.547	32
32	30	30	20	Tony Stewart	Toyota	180.228	30.761	179.093	8	1.135	6
33	47	47	84	* Mike Skinner	Toyota	180.047	30.792	177.789	22	2.258	46-IN
34	16	15	77	Sam Hornish Jr #	Dodge	180.047	30.792	175.182	44	4.865	7
35	45	45	83	* Brian Vickers	Toyota	179.977	30.804	177.289	25	2.688	13-IN
36	48	48	49	* Ken Schrader	Dodge	179.778	30.838	176.566	32	3.212	41-DNQ
37	43	43	21	* Bill Elliott [PC3]	Ford	179.737	30.845	176.549	33	3.188	42-DNQ
38	5	8	70	Jeremy Mayfield	Chevy	179.720	30.848	176.302	34	3.418	33
39	35	35	96	JJ Yeley	Toyota	179.516	30.883	176.224	35	3.292	25
40	37	37	27	* Johnny Benson	Toyota	179.412	30.901	178.787	11	0.625	45-DNQ
41	17	16	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	179.359	30.910	176.645	31	2.714	4
42	27	26	5	Casey Mears	Chevy	178.677	31.028	176.207	36	2.470	5
43	34	34	45	Kyle Petty	Dodge	178.643	31.034	175.743	41	2.900	35
44	2	29	01	Regan Smith #	Chevy	177.102	31.304	174.818	46	2.284	17
45	12	13	28	Travis Kvapil	Ford	176.904	31.339	176.201	37	0.703	30
46	38	38	08	* Burney Lamar	Dodge	176.420	31.425	171.822	48	4.598	49-DNQ
47	46	46	44	* Dale Jarrett [PC2]	Toyota	176.229	31.459	175.282	43	0.947	33-IN-PC
48	42	42	34	* John Andretti	Chevy	176.173	31.469	173.261	47	2.912	43-DNQ

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

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

Last driver to make an attempt in BLUE

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Qualifying Order:

Qualifying Order & Worksheet
Atlanta Motor Speedway
KOBALT TOOLS 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, March 07, 2008 @ 12:53 PM Pacific

Sched Qual Pos	Car#	Driver	Manu	Final Practice Speed	Prac Speed Rank	2007 Owners Points Rank
1	40	Dario Franchitti #	Dodge	176.028	39	26
2	01	Regan Smith #	Chevy	174.818	46	17
3	12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	178.195	19	13
4	38	David Gilliland	Ford	175.816	40	32
5	70	Jeremy Mayfield	Chevy	176.302	34	33
6	19	Elliott Sadler	Dodge	176.972	27	27
7	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevy	179.041	9	2
8	07	Clint Bowyer	Chevy	179.971	4	3
9	1	Martin Truex Jr	Chevy	178.476	14	11
10	99	Carl Edwards	Ford	178.758	12	9
11	43	Bobby Labonte	Dodge	179.924	6	19
12	28	Travis Kvapil	Ford	176.201	37	30
13	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	176.966	28	12
14	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Dodge	177.028	26	21
15	15	Paul Menard	Chevy	178.579	13	29
16	77	Sam Hornish Jr #	Dodge	175.182	44	7
17	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	176.645	31	4
18	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr	Chevy	180.863	1	15
19	7	Robby Gordon	Dodge	178.465	15	28
20	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	177.863	20	20
21	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	178.995	10	22
22	31	Jeff Burton	Chevy	176.786	29	8
23	6	David Ragan	Ford	176.673	30	24
24	66	Scott Riggs	Chevy	179.400	7	31
25	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevy	180.533	2	10
26	26	Jamie McMurray	Ford	174.967	45	18
27	5	Casey Mears	Chevy	176.207	36	5
28	22	Dave Blaney	Toyota	177.761	23	34
29	41	Reed Sorenson	Dodge	177.818	21	23
30	20	Tony Stewart	Toyota	179.093	8	6
31	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevy	180.152	3	1
32	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	179.936	5	14
33	8	Mark Martin	Chevy	178.338	18	16
34	45	Kyle Petty	Dodge	175.743	41	35
35	96	JJ Yeley	Toyota	176.224	35	25
Go-or-go-homers qualify at end of the session-
36	55	* Michael Waltrip	Toyota	178.390	16	34
37	27	* Johnny Benson	Toyota	178.787	11	45
38	08	* Burney Lamar	Dodge	171.822	48	49
39	2	* Kurt Busch [PC1]	Dodge	176.050	38	12
40	10	* Patrick Carpentier #	Dodge	175.376	42	47
41	00	* David Reutimann	Toyota	177.368	24	31
42	34	* John Andretti	Chevy	173.261	47	43
43	21	* Bill Elliott [PC3]	Ford	176.549	33	42
44	78	* Joe Nemechek	Chevy	178.344	17	44
45	83	* Brian Vickers	Toyota	177.289	25	13
46	44	* Dale Jarrett [PC2]	Toyota	175.282	43	33
47	84	* Mike Skinner	Toyota	177.789	22	46
48	49	* Ken Schrader	Dodge	176.566	32	41

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.

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