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    Green flag at California!

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      CommentAuthorzimbae
    • Feb 11th 2007
     

    Hmm..checking the schedule, Atlanta`s next week, and Bristol after that. Mikey does *decent* at Bristol. That might be his best shot to give Toyota and his team a top 15-top 20 finish. They need something. I`d hate to be in his shoes, because now he`s the owner.. Bad enough to worry about making races when he was just the driver.

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      CommentAuthorzimbae
    • Feb 11th 2007
     

    Agreed. Unfortunately, Nascar won`t do something like calling the race until a driver gets seriously injured, or worse. Got to keep the sponsors, fans, networks, manufacturers, and loony-toons track owners happy -- until it`s too late.

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      CommentAuthorzimbae
    • Feb 11th 2007
     

    Bobby Labonte has made a dramatic move - backwards. He`s in 26th after starting 6th. Not very promising. lol

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      CommentAuthorzimbae
    • Feb 11th 2007
     

    2007 Nascar Nextel Cup Schedule

    *Updated 11/18/07*
    *Upcoming race is displayed in default size, and highlighted in red.*
    Date/Time (ET) :: Race :: Track :: 2006 Race Winner :::: 2007 Pole :::: 2007 Race Winner :::: TV
    *2007 Race winner links to results*
    Feb 10 8:30 pm Budweiser Shootout Daytona International Speedway Denny Hamlin http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/cup/foxTrax FOX
    Sunday, Feb 11, 2007 Daytona 500 Bud Pole Qualifying http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/5864480
    Feb 15 2:00 pm Gatorade Duel 1 Daytona Elliott Sadler http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/6476308
    Feb 15 4:00 pm Gatorade Duel 2 Daytona Jeff Gordon http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/6476392
    Feb 18 3:15 pm Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway Jimmie Johnson David Gilliland http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/6484842 FOX
    Feb 25 3:30 pm Auto Club 500 California Speedway Matt Kenseth Jeff Gordon http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/cup/results FOX
    Mar 11 4:30 pm UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway Jimmie Johnson Kasey Kahne http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/cup/standings FOX
    Mar 18 2:00 pm Kobalt Tools 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway Kasey Kahne http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/4/data/results_official.html FOX
    Mar 25 2:00 pm Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway Kurt Busch Jeff Gordon http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/5/data/results_unofficial.html FOX *The Car of Tomorrow Debuts*
    Apr 1 2:00 pm Goody`s Cool Orange 500 Martinsville Speedway Tony Stewart Denny Hamlin http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/6/data/results_unofficial.html FOX *COT*
    Apr 15 2:00 pm Samsung 500 Texas Motor Speedway Kasey Kahne Jeff Gordon http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/7/data/results_official.html FOX
    Apr 21 8:30 pm Subway Fresh Fit 500 Phoenix International Raceway Kevin Harvick Jeff Gordon http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/8/data/results_unofficial.html FOX *COT*
    Apr 29 2:00 pm Aaron`s 499 Talladega Superspeedway Jimmie Johnson Jeff Gordon http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/9/data/results_official.html FOX
    May 5 7:30 pm Crown Royal Presents The Jim Stewart 400 Richmond International Raceway Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jeff Gordon http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/10/data/results_official.html FOX *COT*
    May 12 7:00 pm Dodge Avenger 500 Darlington Raceway Greg Biffle http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/11/data/results_unofficial.html FOX *COT*
    May 19 7:30 pm Nextel Open * Lowe`s Motor Speedway (Charlotte, NC) Scott Riggs http://www.scenedaily.com/stories/2007/05/14/scene_daily585.html FOX *Non-Points Event*
    May 19 9:00 pm NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge Lowe`s Motor Speedway Jimmie Johnson http://www.scenedaily.com/stories/2007/05/14/scene_daily588.html SPEED *Non-Points Event*
    May 27 5:30 pm Coca-Cola 600 Lowe`s Motor Speedway Kasey Kahne Ryan Newman http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/12/data/results_official.html FOX
    Jun 3 1:30 pm Neighborhood Excellence 400 Dover International Speedway Matt Kenseth Ryan Newman http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/13/data/results_official.html FOX *COT*
    Jun 10 2:00 pm Pocono 500 Pocono Raceway Denny Hamlin Ryan Newman http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/14/data/results_unofficial.html* TNT *Rain shortened
    Jun 17 1:30 pm Michigan 400 Michigan International Speedway Kasey Kahne J.J. Yeley http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/15/data/results_unofficial.htmlTNT
    Jun 24 5:00 pm Toyota/Save Mart 350 Infineon Raceway Jeff Gordon Jamie McMurray http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/16/data/results_official.html TNT *COT*
    Jul 1 2:00 pm Lenox Industrial Tools 300 New Hampshire International Speedway Kyle Busch Dave Blaney http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/17/data/results_unofficial.html TNT *COT*
    Jul 7 8:00 pm Pepsi 400 Daytona International Speedway Tony Stewart *Qualifying was rained out - Jeff Gordon started on pole by virtue of points position* http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/18/data/results_unofficial.html TNT
    Jul 15 4:00 pm USG Sheetrock 400 Chicagoland Speedway Jeff Gordon Casey Mears http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/19/data/results_unofficial.html TNT
    Jul 29 2:00 pm Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Indianapolis Motor Speedway Jimmie Johnson Reed Sorenson http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/20/data/results_official.html ESPN
    Aug 5 2:00 pm Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway Denny Hamlin Dale Earnhardt Jr. http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/21/data/results_unofficial.html ESPN
    Aug 12 2:00 pm AMD at The Glen Watkins Glen International Kevin Harvick *Qualifying rained out, grid set by points* http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/22/data/results_unofficial.html ESPN *COT*
    Aug 19 *Race ran on Tuesday, 8/21/07 @ 10 am due to rainouts* 3M Performance 400 Michigan International Speedway Matt Kenseth Jeff Gordon http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/23/data/results_unofficial.html
    Aug 25 8:00 pm Sharpie 500 Bristol Motor Speedway Matt Kenseth Kasey Kahne http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/24/data/results_unofficial.html ESPN *COT*
    Sep 2 8:00 pm Sony HD 500 California Speedway Kasey Kahne Kurt Busch http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/25/data/results_official.html ESPN
    Sep 8 7:30 pm Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Richmond International Raceway Kevin Harvick Jimmie Johnson http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/26/data/results_unofficial.html ABC *COT*
    --------------- Chase Races ---------------
    Sep 16 2:00 pm Sylvania 300 NHIS Kevin Harvick Clint Bowyer http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/27/data/results_unofficial.html ABC *COT*
    Sep 23 1:30 pm Dover 400 DIS Jeff Burton Jimmie Johnson http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/28/data/results_unofficial.html ABC *COT*
    Sep 30 2:00 pm Banquet 400 Kansas Speedway Tony Stewart Jimmie Johnson http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/29/data/results_official.html ABC
    Oct 7 2:00 pm UAW-Ford 500 Talladega Superspeedway Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/30/data/results_official.html ABC *COT*
    Oct 13 7:30 pm Bank of America 500 Lowe`s Motor Speedway Kasey Kahne Ryan Newman http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/31/data/results_official.html
    Oct 21 1:30 pm Subway 500 Martinsville Speedway Jimmie Johnson Jeff Gordon http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/32/data/results_official.htmlABC *COT*
    Oct 28 2:00 pm Bass Pro Shops 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway Tony Stewart Greg Biffle http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/33/data/results_official.html ABC
    Nov 4 3:30 pm Dickies 500 Texas Motor Speedway Tony Stewart Martin Truex Jr. http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/34/data/results_official.html ABC
    Nov 11 3:30 pm Checker Auto Parts 500 PIR(Phoenix) Kevin Harvick Car Edwards http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/35/data/results_unofficial.htmlABC *COT*
    Nov 18 3:30 pm Ford 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway Greg Biffle Jimmie Johnson http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/36/data/results_unofficial.html *Jimmie Johnson clinches 2007 Nextel Cup Championship, Season Over. ABC
    COT denotes scheduled Car of Tomorrow race

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    Ouch, nasty wreck! Riggs gets loose coming out of turn 2, collects Jamie McMurray and Reed Sorenson. All three cars are torn up pretty bad.

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      CommentAuthorsjim
    • Feb 11th 2007
     

    hendrick owns cali

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    Actually Reutimann missed his first race - he made Daytona and California. I just like looking at those MWR Toyotas with the chrome wheels and cool paintjobs, I even like those yellow sideskirts.
    Why do NASCAR top 35ers get the free pass in? Look at other sports...
    NHRA - Top 16 qualifiers get in. You could be the points leader, blow up or run too slow and miss the race. Unlikely, but possible.
    Hockey, Basketball - #1 overall team could still be knocked out by the #8 team in the first round. Unlikely, but possible.
    Top 35 rule is a safety blanket that shouldn`t exist. It`s unlikely that a top team could miss the show, but if they get rid of that rule it forces every car to run like a Go or Go Home car and makes qualifying much more exciting.

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      CommentAuthorzimbae
    • Feb 11th 2007
     

    Bristol was in dire need of a repaving anyway.

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    Not sure how many are interested in the Craftsman Truck Series, but Mike Skinner won the race. Mark Martin was leading with 5 laps to go, Ron Hornaday was in 2nd. Hornaday spun Martin out on the restart and for whatever reason NASCAR didn`t penalize him. It was pretty blatant.
    Funny post race interview...
    Ray Dunlap (SPEED reporter): "You`ve never finished very well here and now you`re in Victory Lane!"
    Mike Skinner: "Yeah, we suck here!"
    I loled.