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JAYSKI's Semi-Live QUALIFYING/GRID page
for the Aaron's 499
at Talladega Superspeedway
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QUALIFYING is scheduled to START
at approx 11:10am/et
on Saturday, April 25, 2009
- April 2008 Pole Sitter: #78-Joe Nemechek, 187.389mph, finished 25th
- October 2008 Pole Sitter: #28-Travis Kvapil, 187.364mph, finished 27th
- Track/Event Qualifying Record (no restrictor plate): Bill Elliott, April 1987, 212.809mph
- Track/Event Qualifying Record (Restrictor Plate): Bill Elliott, May 1990, 199.388 (15/16th inch plate)
- Fastest Last Practice Speed: #99-Carl Edwards, Ford, 194.904mph, scheduled to qualify 4th out of 45 drivers
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- Montoya wins pole at Talladega: #42-Juan Pablo Montoya won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway with a lap of 188.171mph for his 1st career pole. #16-Biffle will start 2nd, followed by #1-Truex Jr., #77-Hornish Jr., #33-Bowyer, #78-Smith, #5-Martin, #82-Speed, #09-Keselowski and #6-Ragan.
Times disallowed: two teams have had their qualifying times disallowed, #7-Gordon and #43-Sorenson. The cars didn't meet height requirements, so both will start at the rear of the field and penalties could be announced next week. Sorenson was set to start 34 and Gordon 38th
The non Top-35 drivers who made the race: #78-Smith, #82-Speed, #09-Keselowski, #87-Nemechek, #36-Riggs, #71-Gilliland, #41-Mayfield and #13-Papis
Two drivers failed to qualify: #66-McDowell and #4-McClure.(4-25-2009)
- Coverage of Qualifying for the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway is scheduled for Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 11:10am/et.
TV: SPEED at 11:00am/et
Radio: MRN Radio and Sirius XM Satellite NASCAR Radio
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Qualifying Re-Air: none
- Pole Progression: (who had the pole first, who got it next and who ended up with it)
#55-Waltrip, 1st out to qualify, 186.260mph, starts 32nd
#39-Newman, 2nd out, , starts 25th
#07-Mears, 3rd out, 187.412, starts 15th
#24-Gordon, 5th out, 187.423, starts 14th
#77-Hornish Jr., 7th out, 187.953, starts 4th
#42-Montoya, 15th out, 188.171, starts 1st
- How did the non Top-35 teams do in qualifying?
Fastest 7 get in, 8th [43rd] spot goes to most recent past champ not in the race already or 8th fastest
[45 entered for 43 spots]:
have qualified for the race:
#78-Regan Smith, 187.897
#82-Scott Speed, 187.824
#09-Brad Keselowski, 187.687
#87-Joe Nemechek, 187.379
#36-Scott Riggs, 186.900
#71-David Gilliland, 186.638
#41-Jeremy Mayfield, 186.627
#13-Max Papis, 186.459
will miss the race:
#66-Michael McDowell, 185.362
#4-Eric McClure, 184.048
- Rookie of the Year Candidates: how fast were they and where do they start:
#13-Max Papis (X), 186.459mph, starts 29th
#20-Joey Logano, 186.889mph, starts 22nd
#51-Dexter Bean (X), DNR
#82-Scott Speed (X), 187.824, starts 8th
(X) = needs to race their way in to the race
DNR = Did not race
DNQ = Did not qualify for race
- Some Qualifying Notes:
#12-Stremme lost an engine after finishing his first lap of qualifying
Cars will be impounded after qualifying
- IMPOUND RULES on my Impound Rules page.
- Practice Results:
Practice Speeds Page
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STARTING LINEUP
UPDATED
Talladega Superspeedway
Aaron's 499
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sat, April 25, 2009 @ 02:27 PM Central
Start
PosCar# Driver Manu
SponsorQual
SpeedQual
Time1 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevy 188.171 50.890 2 16 Greg Biffle Ford 188.141 50.898 3 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy 187.971 50.944 4 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 187.953 50.949 5 33 Clint Bowyer Chevy 187.919 50.958 6 78 Regan Smith Chevy 187.897 50.964 7 5 Mark Martin Chevy 187.860 50.974 8 82 Scott Speed # Toyota 187.824 50.984 9 09 Brad Keselowski Chevy 187.687 51.021 10 6 David Ragan Ford 187.640 51.034 11 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 187.610 51.042 12 96 Bobby Labonte Ford 187.607 51.043 13 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 187.573 51.052 14 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy 187.423 51.093 15 07 Casey Mears Chevy 187.412 51.096 16 99 Carl Edwards Ford 187.383 51.104 17 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 187.379 51.105 18 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 187.163 51.164 19 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy 187.071 51.189 20 31 Jeff Burton Chevy 187.060 51.192 21 36 Scott Riggs Toyota 186.900 51.236 22 20 Joey Logano # Toyota 186.889 51.239 23 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 186.831 51.255 24 98 Paul Menard Ford 186.823 51.257 25 39 Ryan Newman Chevy 186.663 51.301 26 71 David Gilliland Chevy 186.638 51.308 27 41 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 186.627 51.311 28 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 186.518 51.341 29 14 Tony Stewart Chevy 186.423 51.367 30 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 186.401 51.373 31 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 186.260 51.412 32 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 186.246 51.416 33 00 David Reutimann Toyota 186.108 51.454 34 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 185.596 51.596 35 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 185.459 51.634 36 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 185.384 51.655 37 12 David Stremme Dodge 184.765 51.828 38 44 A J Allmendinger Dodge 184.608 51.872 39 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 184.161 51.998 40 34 John Andretti Chevy 182.738 52.403 41-OP 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge time disallowed 0.000 42-OP 7 Robby Gordon Toyota time disallowed 0.000 43 13 Max Papis # Toyota 186.459 51.357 DNQ 66 Michael McDowell Toyota 185.362 51.661 DNQ 4 Eric McClure Chevy 184.048 52.030
Qualifying is OVER
QUALIFYING RESULTS by SPEED
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Qualifying after 45 of 45 drivers:
Pos Sched
Qual
PosActual
Qual
PosCar# Driver Manu Qual
SpeedQual
Time
(secs)Last
Prac
SpeedPrac
Speed
RankDiff
Qual vs
PracOwners
Point
Rank1 15 15 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevy 188.171 50.890 0.000 43 x 15 2 30 30 16 Greg Biffle Ford 188.141 50.898 187.621 24 0.520 14 3 21 21 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy 187.971 50.944 0.000 40 x 21 4 7 7 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 187.953 50.949 186.721 31 1.232 31 5 35 35 33 Clint Bowyer Chevy 187.919 50.958 188.311 20 -0.392 6 6 42 42 78 Regan Smith Chevy 187.897 50.964 187.035 30 0.862 40-IN 7 17 17 5 Mark Martin Chevy 187.860 50.974 193.392 13 -5.532 13 8 40 40 82 Scott Speed # Toyota 187.824 50.984 0.000 44 x 37-IN 9 45 45 09 Brad Keselowski Chevy 187.687 51.021 187.772 22 -0.085 45-IN 10 28 28 6 David Ragan Ford 187.640 51.034 194.109 8 -6.469 30 11 20 20 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 187.610 51.042 0.000 45 x 19 12 26 26 96 Bobby Labonte Ford 187.607 51.043 187.287 28 0.320 28 13 33 33 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 187.573 51.052 183.603 37 3.970 12 14 5 5 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy 187.423 51.093 193.228 14 -5.805 1 15 3 3 07 Casey Mears Chevy 187.412 51.096 193.080 16 -5.668 22 16 4 4 99 Carl Edwards Ford 187.383 51.104 194.904 1 -7.521 8 17 37 37 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 187.379 51.105 187.145 29 0.234 37-IN 18 29 29 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 187.163 51.164 193.991 10 -6.828 5 19 23 23 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy 187.071 51.189 0.000 42 x 16 20 24 24 31 Jeff Burton Chevy 187.060 51.192 187.401 27 -0.341 11 21 38 38 36 Scott Riggs Toyota 186.900 51.236 187.588 25 -0.688 39-IN 22 18 18 20 Joey Logano # Toyota 186.889 51.239 194.591 4 -7.702 33 23 11 11 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 186.831 51.255 194.433 6 -7.602 7 24 19 19 98 Paul Menard Ford 186.823 51.257 194.350 7 -7.527 32 25 2 2 39 Ryan Newman Chevy 186.663 51.301 194.559 5 -7.896 17 26 39 39 71 David Gilliland Chevy 186.638 51.308 194.820 2 -8.182 36-IN 27 44 44 41 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 186.627 51.311 185.179 36 1.448 44-IN 28 27 27 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 186.518 51.341 185.262 35 1.256 3 29 43 43 13 Max Papis # Toyota 186.459 51.357 186.151 33 0.308 49-IN 30 12 12 14 Tony Stewart Chevy 186.423 51.367 194.618 3 -8.195 4 31 16 16 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 186.401 51.373 193.607 12 -7.206 18 32 1 1 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 186.260 51.412 194.098 9 -7.838 25 33 9 9 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 186.246 51.416 187.662 23 -1.416 24 34 22 22 00 David Reutimann Toyota 186.108 51.454 187.824 21 -1.716 9 35 32 32 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge 185.902 51.511 192.952 17 -7.050 27 36 6 6 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 185.596 51.596 186.242 32 -0.646 26 37 31 31 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 185.459 51.634 0.000 41 x 10 38 14 14 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 185.384 51.655 193.709 11 -8.325 2 39 36 36 66 Michael McDowell Toyota 185.362 51.661 183.519 38 1.843 41-DNQ 40 25 25 7 Robby Gordon Toyota 185.323 51.672 185.981 34 -0.658 35 41 34 34 12 David Stremme Dodge 184.765 51.828 188.671 19 -3.906 20 42 13 13 44 A J Allmendinger Dodge 184.608 51.872 187.489 26 -2.881 23 43 10 10 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 184.161 51.998 193.193 15 -9.032 29 44 41 41 4 Eric McClure Chevy 184.048 52.030 182.856 39 1.192 x-DNQ 45 8 8 34 John Andretti Chevy 182.738 52.403 189.744 18 -7.006 34
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(s) to make an attempt in BLUE
Qualifying Order:
Talladega Superspeedway
Aaron's 499
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, April 24, 2009 @ 12:31 PM Central
Sched
Qual
PosCar# Driver Manu Final
Practice
SpeedPrac
Speed
RankOwners
Points
Rank1 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 194.098 9 25 2 39 Ryan Newman Chevy 194.559 5 17 3 07 Casey Mears Chevy 193.080 16 22 4 99 Carl Edwards Ford 194.904 1 8 5 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy 193.228 14 1 6 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 186.242 32 26 7 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 186.721 31 31 8 34 John Andretti Chevy 189.744 18 34 9 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 187.662 23 24 10 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 193.193 15 29 11 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 194.433 6 7 12 14 Tony Stewart Chevy 194.618 3 4 13 44 A J Allmendinger Dodge 187.489 26 23 14 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 193.709 11 2 15 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevy 0.000 43 15 16 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 193.607 12 18 17 5 Mark Martin Chevy 193.392 13 13 18 20 Joey Logano # Toyota 194.591 4 33 19 98 Paul Menard Ford 194.350 7 32 20 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 0.000 45 19 21 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy 0.000 40 21 22 00 David Reutimann Toyota 187.824 21 9 23 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy 0.000 42 16 24 31 Jeff Burton Chevy 187.401 27 11 25 7 Robby Gordon Toyota 185.981 34 35 26 96 Bobby Labonte Ford 187.287 28 28 27 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 185.262 35 3 28 6 David Ragan Ford 194.109 8 30 29 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 193.991 10 5 30 16 Greg Biffle Ford 187.621 24 14 31 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 0.000 41 10 32 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge 192.952 17 27 33 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 183.603 37 12 34 12 David Stremme Dodge 188.671 19 20 35 33 Clint Bowyer Chevy 188.311 20 6 Go-or-Go Homers
not in Top 35 2008 Owners PointsSched
Qual
PosCar# Driver Manu Final
Practice
SpeedPrac
Speed
RankOwners
Points
Rank36 66 Michael McDowell Toyota 183.519 38 41 37 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 187.145 29 37 38 36 Scott Riggs Toyota 187.588 25 39 39 71 David Gilliland Chevy 194.820 2 36 40 82 Scott Speed # Toyota 0.000 44 37 41 4 Eric McClure Chevy 182.856 39 x 42 78 Regan Smith Chevy 187.035 30 40 43 13 Max Papis # Toyota 186.151 33 49 44 41 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 185.179 36 44 45 09 Brad Keselowski Chevy 187.772 22 45
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.
- After the 5th race of the season, the current season OWNERS points are used:
#1) - First 35 by current Owner Points [team does not have to attempt all the races]
#2) - Last Years Cup Champ or the Event Champion if not already in the field
#3) - Car Owners whose team has won in the previous and current season not already in the field
#4) - Drivers who have won in the previous and current season not already in the field
#5) - Past Nextel Cup Champions not in by 1 thru 4
#6) - Qualifying Attempts with Owners points as the tie breaker
#7) - Qualifying Order Position
(all above apply as long as the team was entered by the entry deadline - usually 7-13 days before the race)
- Race info at: Race Info Page
- Event Entry List
- Past Champions Limited To 6 Provisional Berths in Cup: NASCAR announced an update to the past champion’s provisional rule in the Sprint 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 provisional's 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.
- Results: for results, links, owners/drivers points (after each race back thru the season)
see my:
2009 Sprint Cup Race Results
2008 Sprint Cup Race Results
2007 Nextel Cup Race Results
2006 Nextel Cup Race Results
2005 Nextel Cup Race Results
2004 Nextel Cup Race Results
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