Fontana (California Speedway) Thread...

JumpOnBoard · Feb 19, 2007

Getting cracking early here boys...

Truck, Busch, Cup is all Fontana this weekend..

Cup Qualifying is Fri afternoon and the Truck race is Fri evening..

Busch race is Sat evening..

Cup race is Sunday afternoon..

Past race winners, pole winners, test times, etc I'm going to post until we see some odds later in the week..

Good start at Daytona Speedweeks and BOL this week too..

:cheers:

JumpOnBoard · Feb 19, 2007

From Nascar.com:

HISTORY

California Speedway

<TABLE class=cnnDataTable id=cnnDataTable cellSpacing=0 border=0><TBODY><TR class=cnnTopTR id=cnnTopTR><TD class=cnnLast colSpan=6></TD></TR><TR><TH>DATE</TH><TH>RACE NAME</TH><TH>POLE WINNER</TH><TH>RACE WINNER</TH><TH>STARTING POS.</TH><TH class=cnnLast>MAKE</TH></TR><TBODY id=cnnDataBody><TR><TD class=cnnCup>09/03/06</TD><TD class=cnnCup>Sony HD 500 </TD><TD class=cnnCup>Kurt Busch</TD><TD class=cnnCup>Kasey Kahne</TD><TD class=cnnCup>9</TD><TD class=cnnCup>Dodge</TD></TR><TR><TD class=cnnDefault>02/26/06</TD><TD class=cnnDefault>Auto Club 500 </TD><TD class=cnnDefault>Kurt Busch</TD><TD class=cnnDefault>Matt Kenseth</TD><TD class=cnnDefault>31</TD><TD class=cnnDefault>Ford</TD></TR><TR><TD class=cnnCup>09/04/05</TD><TD class=cnnCup>Sony HD 500 </TD><TD class=cnnCup>Carl Edwards</TD><TD class=cnnCup>Kyle Busch</TD><TD class=cnnCup>25</TD><TD class=cnnCup>Chevrolet</TD></TR><TR><TD class=cnnDefault>02/27/05</TD><TD class=cnnDefault>Auto Club 500 </TD><TD class=cnnDefault>Kyle Busch</TD><TD class=cnnDefault>Greg Biffle</TD><TD class=cnnDefault>5</TD><TD class=cnnDefault>Ford</TD></TR><TR><TD class=cnnCup>09/05/04</TD><TD class=cnnCup>Pop Secret 500 </TD><TD class=cnnCup>Brian Vickers</TD><TD class=cnnCup>Elliott Sadler</TD><TD class=cnnCup>17</TD><TD class=cnnCup>Ford</TD></TR><TR><TD class=cnnDefault>05/02/04</TD><TD class=cnnDefault>Auto Club 500 </TD><TD class=cnnDefault>Kasey Kahne</TD><TD class=cnnDefault>Jeff Gordon</TD><TD class=cnnDefault>16</TD><TD class=cnnDefault>Chevrolet</TD></TR><TR><TD class=cnnCup>04/27/03</TD><TD class=cnnCup>Auto Club 500 </TD><TD class=cnnCup>Steve Park</TD><TD class=cnnCup>Kurt Busch</TD><TD class=cnnCup>16</TD><TD class=cnnCup>Ford</TD></TR><TR><TD class=cnnDefault>04/28/02</TD><TD class=cnnDefault>NAPA Auto Parts 500 </TD><TD class=cnnDefault>Ryan Newman</TD><TD class=cnnDefault>Jimmie Johnson</TD><TD class=cnnDefault>4</TD><TD class=cnnDefault>Chevrolet</TD></TR><TR><TD class=cnnCup>04/29/01</TD><TD class=cnnCup>NAPA Auto Parts 500 </TD><TD class=cnnCup>Bobby Labonte</TD><TD class=cnnCup>Rusty Wallace</TD><TD class=cnnCup>19</TD><TD class=cnnCup>Ford</TD></TR><TR><TD class=cnnDefault>04/30/00</TD><TD class=cnnDefault>NAPA Auto Parts 500 </TD><TD class=cnnDefault>Mike Skinner</TD><TD class=cnnDefault>Jeremy Mayfield</TD><TD class=cnnDefault>24</TD><TD class=cnnDefault>Ford</TD></TR><TR><TD class=cnnCup>05/02/99</TD><TD class=cnnCup>California 500 presented by NAPA </TD><TD class=cnnCup>Rained Out </TD><TD class=cnnCup>Jeff Gordon</TD><TD class=cnnCup>5</TD><TD class=cnnCup>Chevrolet</TD></TR><TR><TD class=cnnDefault>05/03/98</TD><TD class=cnnDefault>California 500 presented by NAPA </TD><TD class=cnnDefault>Jeff Gordon</TD><TD class=cnnDefault>Mark Martin</TD><TD class=cnnDefault>3</TD><TD class=cnnDefault>Ford</TD></TR><TR><TD class=cnnCup>06/22/97</TD><TD class=cnnCup>California 500 </TD><TD class=cnnCup>Joe Nemechek</TD><TD class=cnnCup>Jeff Gordon</TD><TD class=cnnCup>3</TD><TD class=cnnCup>Chevrolet</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

JumpOnBoard · Feb 19, 2007

from foxsports.com:

<TABLE class=bgBdr cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR class=bgHdr1><TD colSpan=16>Career Stats At California Speedway</TD></TR><TR class=bgHdr2><TD>Driver</TD><TD>Starts</TD><TD>Poles</TD><TD>Wins</TD><TD>Top 5</TD><TD>Top 10</TD><TD>Avg. Start</TD><TD>Avg. Finish</TD><TD>Laps Completed
(% of all laps)
</TD><TD>Laps Led</TD><TD>Earnings</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Carl Edwards</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>17.0</TD><TD class=bgHigh>4.4</TD><TD>1255 (100.4%)</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>$580,067</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Jimmie Johnson</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>11.4</TD><TD class=bgHigh>8.0</TD><TD>2005 (100.25%)</TD><TD>104</TD><TD>$1,172,543</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Clint Bowyer</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>17.5</TD><TD class=bgHigh>8.5</TD><TD>501 (100.2%)</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>$100,425</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Jamie McMurray</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>24.4</TD><TD class=bgHigh>8.9</TD><TD>1754 (100.23%)</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>$712,275</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Denny Hamlin</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6.5</TD><TD class=bgHigh>9.0</TD><TD>501 (100.2%)</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>$104,575</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Kasey Kahne</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>8.7</TD><TD class=bgHigh>11.0</TD><TD>1422 (94.8%)</TD><TD>247</TD><TD>$723,284</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Matt Kenseth</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>21.5</TD><TD class=bgHigh>11.6</TD><TD>2503 (100.12%)</TD><TD>246</TD><TD>$1,261,414</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Jeff Gordon</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>12.6</TD><TD class=bgHigh>11.8</TD><TD>3209 (98.74%)</TD><TD>455</TD><TD>$1,688,812</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Kurt Busch</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>11.1</TD><TD class=bgHigh>12.0</TD><TD>2253 (100.13%)</TD><TD>204</TD><TD>$1,116,258</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Kyle Busch</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>12.2</TD><TD class=bgHigh>13.2</TD><TD>1254 (100.32%)</TD><TD>108</TD><TD>$534,765</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Mark Martin</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>14.3</TD><TD class=bgHigh>13.7</TD><TD>3182 (97.91%)</TD><TD>271</TD><TD>$1,175,567</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Ricky Rudd</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>26.7</TD><TD class=bgHigh>16.0</TD><TD>2526 (91.85%)</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>$1,044,784</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Martin Truex Jr.</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>14.0</TD><TD class=bgHigh>16.5</TD><TD>501 (100.2%)</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>$114,383</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Bobby Labonte</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>21.9</TD><TD class=bgHigh>17.1</TD><TD>3183 (97.94%)</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>$1,356,340</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Jeremy Mayfield</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>12.3</TD><TD class=bgHigh>17.2</TD><TD>2922 (97.4%)</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>$1,104,340</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Dale Jarrett</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>21.6</TD><TD class=bgHigh>17.2</TD><TD>3068 (94.4%)</TD><TD>102</TD><TD>$1,176,948</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Tony Stewart</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>15.9</TD><TD class=bgHigh>17.8</TD><TD>2592 (94.25%)</TD><TD>185</TD><TD>$1,147,839</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Jeff Burton</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>19.5</TD><TD class=bgHigh>17.8</TD><TD>3239 (99.66%)</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>$1,176,807</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Ryan Newman</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>10.8</TD><TD class=bgHigh>18.0</TD><TD>1785 (89.25%)</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>$937,859</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Dale Earnhardt Jr.</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>20.2</TD><TD class=bgHigh>19.3</TD><TD>2404 (96.16%)</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>$1,030,235</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Ward Burton</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>22.3</TD><TD class=bgHigh>19.3</TD><TD>2215 (98.44%)</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>$671,816</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Mike Wallace</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>34.5</TD><TD class=bgHigh>20.5</TD><TD>499 (99.8%)</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>$150,140</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Brian Vickers</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>8.0</TD><TD class=bgHigh>20.8</TD><TD>1489 (99.27%)</TD><TD>46</TD><TD>$519,125</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Casey Mears</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>19.7</TD><TD class=bgHigh>20.9</TD><TD>1745 (99.71%)</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>$622,974</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Sterling Marlin</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>22.4</TD><TD class=bgHigh>20.9</TD><TD>3203 (98.55%)</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>$1,022,570</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Reed Sorenson</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>31.5</TD><TD class=bgHigh>21.0</TD><TD>499 (99.8%)</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>$97,875</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Johnny Sauter</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>37.0</TD><TD class=bgHigh>21.0</TD><TD>249 (99.6%)</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>$84,175</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Kevin Harvick</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>22.3</TD><TD class=bgHigh>21.1</TD><TD>2227 (98.98%)</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>$941,182</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Greg Biffle</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>14.4</TD><TD class=bgHigh>21.1</TD><TD>1916 (95.8%)</TD><TD>258</TD><TD>$857,320</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Elliott Sadler</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>20.9</TD><TD class=bgHigh>21.2</TD><TD>2507 (91.16%)</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>$1,101,876</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>J.J. Yeley</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>12.6</TD><TD class=bgHigh>21.4</TD><TD>979 (97.9%)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>$423,358</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Mike Skinner</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>21.2</TD><TD class=bgHigh>22.2</TD><TD>1469 (97.93%)</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>$377,939</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Jeff Green</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>21.7</TD><TD class=bgHigh>22.7</TD><TD>2398 (95.92%)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>$772,815</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Scott Riggs</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>8.8</TD><TD class=bgHigh>22.8</TD><TD>1474 (98.27%)</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>$502,768</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Tony Raines</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>26.8</TD><TD class=bgHigh>24.0</TD><TD>999 (133.2%)</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>$246,560</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Michael Waltrip</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>23.8</TD><TD class=bgHigh>24.4</TD><TD>3093 (95.17%)</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>$928,918</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Joe Nemechek</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>14.5</TD><TD class=bgHigh>24.5</TD><TD>3067 (94.37%)</TD><TD>92</TD><TD>$960,190</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Mike Bliss</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>30.3</TD><TD class=bgHigh>24.7</TD><TD>751 (100.13%)</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>$216,235</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Dave Blaney</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>26.3</TD><TD class=bgHigh>25.4</TD><TD>1961 (98.05%)</TD><TD>29</TD><TD>$551,058</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Robby Gordon</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>29.0</TD><TD class=bgHigh>25.4</TD><TD>2158 (95.91%)</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>$718,992</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Bill Elliott</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>19.6</TD><TD class=bgHigh>25.9</TD><TD>2250 (81.82%)</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>$755,415</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Ken Schrader</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>28.2</TD><TD class=bgHigh>26.2</TD><TD>2949 (90.74%)</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>$790,305</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Scott Wimmer</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>31.0</TD><TD class=bgHigh>27.8</TD><TD>1492 (99.47%)</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>$485,010</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Morgan Shepherd</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>26.3</TD><TD class=bgHigh>28.0</TD><TD>657 (87.6%)</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>$122,525</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Todd Bodine</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>25.7</TD><TD class=bgHigh>29.0</TD><TD>707 (94.27%)</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>$187,800</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Boris Said</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>31.0</TD><TD class=bgHigh>30.0</TD><TD>502 (100.4%)</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>$160,575</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Kyle Petty</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>28.6</TD><TD class=bgHigh>30.6</TD><TD>2754 (84.74%)</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>$771,925</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Kevin Lepage</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>33.2</TD><TD class=bgHigh>30.7</TD><TD>1326 (88.4%)</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>$282,450</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Kenny Wallace</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>33.0</TD><TD class=bgHigh>31.6</TD><TD>1721 (98.34%)</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>$318,664</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>David Gilliland</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>20.0</TD><TD class=bgHigh>32.0</TD><TD>248 (99.2%)</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>$0</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>David Stremme</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>36.0</TD><TD class=bgHigh>34.5</TD><TD>495 (99%)</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>$87,775</TD></TR><TR class=bgHigh onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Derrike Cope</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>36.7</TD><TD class=bgHigh>37.3</TD><TD>856 (57.07%)</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>$301,596</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Stanton Barrett Jr.</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>36.5</TD><TD class=bgHigh>40.0</TD><TD>262 (52.4%)</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>$141,800</TD></TR><TR class=bgC onmouseover="this.className='bgHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='bgC';" align=right><TD align=left>Kirk Shelmerdine</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>42.0</TD><TD class=bgHigh>42.0</TD><TD>5 (2%)</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>$64,050</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

JumpOnBoard · Feb 19, 2007

From Jayski.com:

THE RACE: The Auto Club 500

Nextel Cup Race #2 of 36 for the 2007 season

Updated: often, leading up to the race

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Purse/Race Awards | Radio
Practice/Qual Times | Event Sched | Goodyear Notes
Local Newspapers | Weather
Entry/Practice/Qual/Results
Track/Race Records | Track/Race Info
Driver/Team News | Paint Schemes
Odds

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Race: Sunday, February 25, 2007 in Fontana, CA
Title Sponsor/Link: Auto Club
Track: California Speedway
TV: FOX 3:00pm/et
FOX Pre-Race Show: FOX - 3:00pm/et - with hosts Chris Myers and Jeff Hammond
Speed's NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 1:00pm/et with John Roberts, Jimmy Spencer, Kenny Wallace
Green Flag Scheduled: 3:30pm/et
Race Re-Air: Thursday, February 29 at 3:00pm/et on Speed
Announcers: Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds
Pit Reporters: Dick Berggren, Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum, Krista Voda
Hollywood Hotel: Chris Myers and Jeff Hammond
TV Listings and Info:
Jayski's TV Listings Page
NASCAR on TV
Race Fan TV
Radio Coverage: This Week - MRN and Sirius

Motor Racing Network (MRN)

Sirius Satellite - NASCAR Radio
Purse/Race Awards: $? (was $5,929,304 in 2006)

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Practice Dates/Times/TV
Practice: Friday, February 23, 2:30 - 4:00pm/et; and Saturday, February, 24, 2:00 - 2:50pm/et TV-SPEED
Happy Hour Practice: Saturday, February 24, 5:20 - 6:20pm/et on TV-SPEED

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Qualifying Info
Qualifying Draw: Friday, February 23, 1:30pm/et
Qualifying: 2 laps for positions 1-43, Friday, February 23 at 6:10pm/et, TV-SPEED at 5:30pm/et, no re-air AND live via radio at MRN Radio and Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio.
NASCAR Online will have live lap-by-lap coverage of Nextel Cup qualifying via the web (NOTE: this is a paid subscription service).
NEXTEL CUP EVENT SCHEDULE for this race

no posted yet

GOODYEAR TIRE NOTES

posted as the race nears

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Nextel Cup Leader Bonus

none awarded after the first race of season

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The NASCAR Nextel Cup Leader Bonus is $20,000 at California Speedway for leading the points and winning the race. The $360,000 annual award is paid at $10,000 per race to the point leader at the end of each event if the driver is also the winner. The award increases by $10,000 each week the it goes unclaimed. If the point leader is not the race winner at the end of the year, the balance of the award is distributed among the top-10 finishers in the drivers point standings.
2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Leader Bonus Winners:
none yet....
(2-19-2007)

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LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, WEATHER, TRACK/FAN INFO

Local Newspaper and other Sites that cover the Fontana, CA Area:
Bakersfield Californian
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Los Angeles Daily News
Los Angeles Times
Orange County Register
Press Enterprise

Weather Forecast Links for the race area:

Raceweather.net
The Weather Channel
Accuweather
CNN
National Weather Service
Race Day Weather
Weather Underground

Track/Travel/Camping/Reviews/Info for Fans:
ARS Racing Outlet - California Review
ARS Racing Outlet - California Review II
Laid Back Racing
Go RVing
RV USA

AREA DRIVER APPEARANCES:
any I know of are listed on my Driver Appearances/Chats page with info and links

Scanner Frequencies - sponsored by Racing Electronics:
see my Scanner Freq/Equipment Links Page

Satellite/Backhaul Listing's Links:
Satellite/Backhaul Listing's: Stutzman Computer Service/Sales - Racing Feed Locations
Gofastmotorsports.com

<HR color=#000000>QUALIFYING, PRACTICE and RESULTS
news and links

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To The Back [3]: #14-Marlin [backup car/was to start 39th]; #43-Labonte [engine change/8th]; #01-Joe Nemechek [engine change/38th].

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How did the non Top-35 teams do in qualifying?
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Qualifying Order List for the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway is up, 58 drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, #80-Carl Long is due out first on Friday, Feb 23 at 6:10pm/et on SPEED, last driver scheduled out is #19-Mayfield. For the Qualifying order, see my California Qualifying Page.(2-23-2007)

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Entry List for the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway is up, 58 drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, including:
these drivers who need to get in on speed and are NOT in a 2006 Top-35 Owners Points Position:
Not in top 35 of 2006 owners points (2006 race attempts in parens):
#00-David Reutimann (6 races attempted by team in 2006)
#4-Ward Burton (36)
#14-Sterlin Marling (36)
#15-Paul Menard (8)
#34-Kevin Lepage (36)
#36-Jeremy Mayfield (0)
#37-Bill Elliott [CH2](12)
#44-Dale Jarrett [CH1](none)
#49-Mike Bliss (36)
#55-Michael Waltrip (36)
#70-Johnny Sauter (2)
#72-Brandon Whitt ()
#74-Derrike Cope (25)
#78-Kenny Wallace (36)
#83-Brian Vickers (2)
#84-A.J. Allmendinger (0)
#89-Morgan Shepherd (22)
In the unlikely event that qualifying and the qualifying races were rained out..
the eight who would make it [8]: #'s 44,37,14,55,4,49,78,61
missing the race would be [15]: #'s 74,89,09,27,23,15,00,83,84,70,36
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Entry List Links:
Jayski's California Entry List

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see my Final 2006 Owners Points with the 2007 teams listed page
Determining Race Line-Ups - Top 35 Guarantee: At the start of the 2005 seaspn, NASCAR instituted a new procedure for establishing the starting race field in the NASCAR 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 NASCAR 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 NASCAR 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 NASCAR 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 top35 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?

If it is the first 5 races of the season, the previous season OWNERS points are used:

#1) - Previous season Owner Points [position 1-35]
#2) - Race winners from the previous and current season not already in the field
#3) - Past Nextel Cup Champions not in by 1 or 2
#4) - Current season Owner Points [Top 35][not in by rules 1-3]
#5) - Current season race attempts ties broken by current owners points standings [not in by rules 1-4]
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
#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)
No Racing to the Caution Rule and Q&A/Lucky Dog
Jayski's - 2007 Nextel Cup Race Results 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).

TRACK RECORDS, NOTES, RULES and NEWS

Four Race Tracks Tony Stewart has never won a Cup race at: There are four current race tracks the Nextel Cup Series runs on that #20-Tony Stewart has not won at [a Nextel Cup race]:
Las Vegas 0 for 8 with a best finish of 2nd in 2000
California 0 for 11 with a best finish of 4th in 1999 & 2001
Darlington 0 for 14 with a best finish of 4th in 2001 & 2002
Talladega 0 for 16 with a best finish of 2nd [6 times] in 2001,2002,2005,2006
Stewart has won at 18 of 23 tracks he has raced on, didn't win at Rockingham which is no longer active for Cup racing.(11-5-2006)
Feb 2006 Race Winner: #17-Matt Kenseth, 147.852, started 31st
Sept 2006 Race Winner: #9-Kasey Kahne, 144.462, started 9th
Track Race Record: #24-Jeff Gordon, June 1997, 155.012mph
Slowest Race Record: #38-Elliott Sadler, Sept 2004, 128.324mph
Track Qualifying Record: #5-Kyle Busch, Feb 2005, 188.425mph
Feb 2006 Pole Sitter: #2-Kurt Busch, 187.086, finished 16th
Sept 2006 Pole Sitter: #2-Kurt Busch, 184.540, finished 27th
Most Wins: 3 - Jeff Gordon
Most Poles: 2 - Kurt Busch
Most Top 5s: 6 - Jeff Gordon
Most Top 10s: 6 - Rusty Wallace, Jeff Gordon
Oldest Winner: Rusty Wallace, 44 years, 8 months, 15 days, 4/29/2001
Youngest Winner: Kyle Busch, 20 years, 4 months, 2 days, 9/4/2005
Most Laps Led by a Leader: Mark Martin, 5/3/1998, 165 laps
Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 26 - Jeremy Mayfield, 4/30/2000
Most Lead Changes: 30 - 9/4/2005
Fewest Lead Changes: 18 - 5/3/1998
Most Leaders: 15 - done twice, most recently on 5/2/2004
Fewest Leaders: 8 - done twice, most recently 4/28/2002
Most Cautions: 11 - 9/5/2004 and 9/4/2005
Most Caution Laps: 51, 9/5/2004
Fewest Cautions: 4 - 6/22/1997
Fewest Caution Laps: 22- two times, most recent 4/30/2000
Most Running at the Finish: 42 - 9/3/2006
Fewest Running at the Finish: 32 - twice 6/22/1997 and 2/27/2005
Most Wins by Manufacturer: 7 - Ford
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Matt Kenseth, 2/26/2006, started 31st
Races won from starting pos 1: 0 [of 13] 0.0%
Races won from starting pos 2: 0
Races won from starting pos 3: 2
Races won from starting pos 4: 1
Races won from starting pos 5: 2
Races won from starting pos 9: 1
Races won from starting pos 16: 2
Races won from starting pos 17: 1
Races won from starting pos 19: 1
Races won from starting pos 24: 1
Races won from starting pos 25: 1
Races won from starting pos 31: 1
Races won from the top 5: 5 of 13
Races won from the top 10: 6 of 13

PAST RACE/POLE WINNERS

Pole Winners

2/2006: Kurt Busch, #2 Dodge, 187.086, finished 16th
9/2005: Carl Edwards, #99 Ford, 185.060, finished 4th
2/2005: Kyle Busch, #5 Chevy, 188.425mph, finished 23rd
9/2004: Brian Vickers, #25 Chevy, 187.417mph, finished 13th
5/2004: Kasey Kahne, #9 Dodge, 186.940mph, finished 13th
2003: Steve Park, #1 Chevy, 186.838mph, finished 40th
2002: Ryan Newman, #12 Ford, 187.432mph, finished 14th
2001: Bobby Labonte, #18 Pontiac, 182.635mph, finished 22nd
2000: Mike Skinner, #31 Chevy, 186.061mph, finished 7th
1999: none, rained out
1998: Jeff Gordon, #24 Chevy, 181.772mph, finished 4th
1997: Joe Nemechek, #42 Chevy, 183.015mph, finished 18th
(1997 Greg Sacks, #40 Chevy was the fastest but in 2nd round 183.753mph)

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9/2006: 2/2006: Matt Kenseth, #17 Ford, 147.852, started 31st
9/2005: Kyle Busch, #5 Chevy, 136.356, started 25th
2/2005: Greg Biffle, #16 Ford, 139.697mph, started 5th
9/2004: Elliott Sadler, #38 Ford, 128.324mph, started 17th
5/2004: Jeff Gordon, #24 Chevy, 137.268mph, started 16th
2003: Kurt Busch, #97-Ford, 140.111mph, started 16th
2002: Jimmie Johnson, #48 Chevy, 150.088mph, started 4th
2001: Rusty Wallace, #2 Ford, 143.118mph, started 19th
2000: Jeremy Mayfield, #12 Ford, 149.378mph, started 24th
1999: Jeff Gordon, #24 Chevy, 150.276mph, started 5th
1998: Mark Martin, #6 Ford, 140.220mph, started 3rd
1997: Jeff Gordon, #24 Chevy, 155.012mph, started 3rd

<HR color=#000000>TRACK/RACE NEWS

Track Specs:
Track/Race Length: 2.0 mile D-shaped oval, 250 laps, 500 miles
Superspeedway: 2.0-mile oval 75 feet wide with a 15 foot apron
Banking: turns: 14 degrees; frontstretch 11 degrees; backstretch 3 degrees
Front Stretch: 3,100feet
Back Stretch: 2,500feet
Pit Road: 2,200 feet long with 44 individual pit stalls
Pit Road Speed: 55mph
Grandstand Seats: 92,000
Approx: 1,800 Infield RV spaces

Race Festivities:
Grand Marshal: actor Kevin Costner
Command to start engines: actor Kevin Costner
Honorary Starter/Wave Green Flag: actor Rick Schroeder
Honorary Race Official: ?
National Anthem: Bob McKnight
Military Flyover: ?
Track Homepage: californiaspeedway.com

JumpOnBoard · Feb 19, 2007

Feb, 2006 Race Review from Jayski.com:

QUALIFYING, PRACTICE and RESULTS
news and links

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NASCAR Nextel Cup Drivers Points after 1 of 36 races
#24-Jeff Gordon, 185
#97-Kurt Busch, 170 -15
#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 170 -15
#10-Scott Riggs, 160 -25
#48-Jimmie Johnson, 160 -25
#20-Tony Stewart, 156 -29
#6-Mark Martin, 150 -35
#40-Sterling Marlin, 142 -43
#37-Kevin Lepage, 138 -47
#2-Rusty Wallace, 134 -51
Full points at:
Jayski's Drivers/Owners Points after Daytona page
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Jayski's California Qualifying Results/Starting Lineup page

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Starting Lineup Links:
ESPN.com
NASCAR.com
MotorsportsOne
FoxSports

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Qualifying Order List for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway is up, 57 drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, #55-Derrike Cope is due out first on Sunday, Feb 13th at 1:00pm/et on Fox/MRN/XM, last driver due out is #34-Randy Lajoie. For the Qualifying order, see my California Qualifying Page.(2-12-2006)

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Kenseth comes from the back to win @ Calif: #17-Matt Kenseth took the lead late in the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway after starting 31st with a green-white-checkered finish.. It is Kenseth's first win of 2006, first since Bristol last August and 11th of his career. #48-Jimmie Johnson backed up his Daytona 500 win with a 2nd place finish, followed by #99-Carl Edwards, #9-Kasey Kahne and #31-Jeff Burton. #16-Greg Biffle lead 168 laps until his engine let go, finishing 42nd. 2005 Nextel Cup champ, #20-Tony Stewart finished last [43rd] when his engine expired. #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. captured 11th after being down a lap and getting a lucky dog pass. Johnson maintains the points lead, 39 points over #42-Casey Mears, who finished 7th. There were 7 cautions for 26 laps. There were 18 lead changes with 9 leaders.
Race Results on my Daytona Race Results/Awards Page.
Points Standings on my Drivers/Owners Points after California page.(2-26-2006)
Driver Points Standing after California [2 of 36 races]:
#48-Johnson, 355
#42-Mears, 316, -39
#17-Kenseth, 308, -47
#9-Kahne, 295, -60
#8-Earnhardt Jr., 287, -68
#6-Martin, 275, -80
#12-Newman, 273, -82
#07-Bowyer, 271, -84
#25-Vickers, 260, -95
#38-Sadler, 259, -109
For drivers/owners points, see my
Jayski's Drivers/Owners Points after California page.(2-26-2006)
California Notes:
• Matt Kenseth won the 2006 Auto Club 500 at California Speedway, scoring his 11th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 222nd career start. Kenseth won from 31st, the deepest a race winner has started at California Speedway.
• Kenseth scored his 100th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup top-10 finish. It was his fifth top-10 finish in nine races at California Speedway.
• Kenseth’s last victory came at Bristol in August 2005, 14 races earlier.
• It was Kenseth’s first California victory in nine races there.
• Nine of 11 Kenseth’s victories have come on superspeedways.
• Kenseth moved into 49th on NASCAR’s all-time winners list.
• Kenseth finished seventh in the 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup point standings and now ranks third after two races.
• Kenseth led four times for 40 laps including the final 33. He did not lead the most laps.
• Team owner Jack Roush scored the first “triple” since Phoenix in October 2001 when Jeff Burton won the Busch and Cup races and Biffle won the Truck race. Mark Martin won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck race here on Friday. Greg Biffle won the Busch race on Saturday with Kenseth giving him the “triple” with his victory today.
• This was team owner Jack Roush’s 90th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory.
• Roush has scored two NASCAR Craftsman Truck victories, five NASCAR Busch Series victories and four NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victories at California Speedway.
• Kenseth has won at least one race each season 2002– 2006, five consecutive years.
• Jack Roush has won at least one race each season 1997-2006, 10 consecutive years.(NASCAR Statistical Services)(2-26-2006)
More Notebook Items
• Jimmie Johnson has finished first and second in the first two races in 2006. He remained first in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup point standings. Johnson has ranked among the top-10 in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup point standings for 71 straight races, a streak that began after race No. 4 (Atlanta) in March 2004.
• Greg Biffle led the most laps (168) in the Auto Club 500. The last time he led the most laps in a race was at Phoenix last November.
• Jimmie Johnson (second) has finished first or second in four of his seven races at California Speedway.
• Carl Edwards (third) scored his best finish at California Speedway. It marked his fourth straight top-10 finish in four races here. Edwards has finished (in order) sixth, fifth, fourth and third at California since September 2004.
• Kasey Kahne (fourth) scored his third top-10 finish in six races at California Speedway.
• Jeff Burton (fifth) scored first top10 finish at California Speedway since April 2000. It is his fourth top-10 finish at California Speedway in 12 races.
• J. J. Yeley (eighth) was the highest finishing Raybestos Rookie-of-the Year contender in the 2006 Auto Club 500.
• All seven of the rookie contenders have competed in both races in 2006 and four scored top-15 finishes in today’s race.
• Johnson (second in 2005), Jamie McMurray (fourth), Edwards (fifth) and Martin (seventh) also finished in the top 10 in this race one year ago
• Joe Nemechek (27th) has been running at the finish in the last 34 races, a streak that began at Bristol last April, the longest current streak.
• Tony Stewart (43rd) ended a 30-race streak of running at the finish, that began at Phoenix last April.(NASCAR Statistical Services)(2-26-2006)
StockCarFans - Rumblings - California: Matt Kenseth captured the Auto Club 502 at California Speedway over Jimmie Johnson for his first win since Bristol last August and had to survive a green/white/checker to do it. This was career win #11 for Matt (he's solo in 49th all-time) and the 90th for Roush Racing in NEXTEL Cup competition. Matt's win was worth $324,991 from the over $5.9M in posted awards. Pretty good haul this weekend for Cactus Jack....Truck win on Friday, Busch win yesterday, and Cup today. And he had two drivers (Kenseth & dominant Greg Biffle) lead 201 of the 251 circuits to boot!
Kasey Kahne (4th) had his best finish since he was runner-up at The Brickyard last August.
J. J. Yeley (8th) had his career-best finish today. His previous best was 25th at Dover last September.
Scott Riggs (19th) had his best finish since he was runner-up at Michigan last August.
Reed Sorenson (21st) had his career-best finish today. His previous best was 28th at Homestead last November.
STREAKIN....Carl Edwards has 5 Top-10's in the last 6 races.
Jimmie Johnson has 4 Top-10's in the last 5 races.
Casey Mears has 4 Top-10's in the last 5 races.
The Rookie Report: J.J. Yeley (8th) was the top finishing freshman today. He was followed by Denny Hamlin (12th), Clint Bowyer (14th), Martin Truex Jr (15th), Reed Sorenson (21st), David Stremme (33rd), and Brent Sherman (37th).
This Week's Elevator....UP: Operator of the Week is a lonely Matt Kenseth (+30). DOWN: The Big Dropper is Greg Biffle (-40), followed by Tony Stewart (-31). Can't get much slower in the "Shaft".
Early in the season we get some wild swings in the point standings and this week is no exception. Carl Edwards (43rd to 21st) made the best move forward while Bill Elliott (18th to 39th) and Kirk Shelmerdine (20th to 41st), two drivers not entered this weekend, each fell 21 spots.(StockCarFans)(2-26-2006)

RACE RUNDOWN
The Auto Club 500 at California Speedway:
The UNOFFICIAL Top Ten (start pos in parens), lap leaders, cars out, cautions, lucky dogs and some notes
after 251 of 251 laps:

GREEN-WHITE-CHECKER

car#, driver, starting spot, laps led
#17-Kenseth-f (31)(40 laps led)
#48-Johnson-c (3)
#99-Edwards-f (22)
#9-Kahne-d (13)(1 laps led)
#31-Burton-c (6)
#26-McMurray-f (25)
#42-Mears-d (20)
#18-Yeley-c (4-r)(2 laps led)
#6-Martin-f (10)(1 laps led)
#5-Busch-c (7)

c=chevy; d=dodge; f=ford; r=rookie
Cars on the lead lap: 17 (of 43 starters)
Drivers down only a lap [and still running]: #'s 25,10,12,41,19,38,66,45
Drivers down more then one lap [and still running]: #'s 7,01,21,29,22,43,14,40,96,61,55,49,51,95
Cars on the track: 39 (of 43 starters)
Off track/out of race (4) and reason:
#20-Stewart (engine-out)
#16-Biffle (engine-out)
#4-Wimmer (engine-out)
#78-KWallace (?-out)
Laps Leaders Unofficial (9 leaders with 18 lead changes):
#16-Biffle (168, most led, halfway);
#17-Kenseth (40);
#20-Stewart (28);
#2-Busch (7);
#24-Gordon (3);
#18-Yeley (2);
#6-Martin (1);
#9-Kahne (1);
#8-Earnhardt Jr. (1);
Lap leaders: #2-Busch - pole; #2-Busch 1-5; #16-Biffle 6-35; #2-Busch 36; #16-Biffle 37-59; #20-Stewart 60-79; #17-Kenseth 80-81; #20-Stewart 82-89; #17-Kenseth 90-92; #2-Busch 93; #17-Kenseth 94-95; #16-Biffle 96-135; #6-Martin 136; #18-Yeley 137-138; #16-Biffle 139-182; #9-Kahne 183; #8-Earnhardt Jr. 184; #16-Biffle 185-215; #24-Gordon 216-218; #17-Kenseth 219-251;

Cautions: 7 for 26 laps

Caution 7 - Laps 247 - 249: #4-Wimmer lost an engine and left oil on the track
Caution 6 - Laps 226 - 228: #16-Biffle's car smoked, #2-Busch got tapped by #18-Yeley and spun off turn 2.

Caution 5 - Laps 220 - 223: #95-Barrett spun in turn 4.
Caution 4 - Laps 215 - 218: #20-Stewart lost an engine
Caution 3 - Laps 197 - 200: Debris in turn 1
Caution 2 - Laps 89 - 92: Debris in turn 2
Caution 1 - Laps 32 - 35: Debris in turn 3
Who got a lap back on each caution at California in the Lucky Dog Pack: (and their finish)
Caution 7: no lucky dog when 10 laps or less are left
Caution 6: #11-Hamlin, 12th
Caution 5: #1-Truex Jr., 15th
Caution 4: #07-Bowyer, 14th
Caution 3: #8-Earnhardt Jr., 11th
Caution 2: #38-Sadler, 23rd -1 lap
Caution 1: #78-Wallace, 41st -14 laps/out
See past races, rules, news and who has used the most Lucky Dog passes on my
Lucky Dog page.
RACE/PIT NOTES: (as noted heard on TV or Radio)
---- during the 7th caution, all the lead laps cars [7] came into pit BUT the top 10.
---- during the 6th caution, #16-Biffle is reporting that he has lost a cylinder and will try to milk the enfine home.
---- just after the 5th caution, Fox is reporting that #88-Jarreet's car is spewing water.B ---- during the 3rd caution stops, everyone came in to pit, also, #24-Gordon's team changed the batteries in the car.
---- on lap 183, #11-Hamlin spun entering pit road and had to drive around another lap to get in.
---- in the lap 181-184 range, teams made green flag pit stops, but will still need one more stop ot make it on fuel.
---- #20-Stewart came in to pit on lap 168, never got the caution they needed. #42-Mears also came in a lap later.
---- #41-Sorenson had to make a 2nd pitstop on lap 137, missing a ugnet.
---- green flag pit stops started around lap 135, leader #16-Biffle came in on lap 136.
---- on lap 122, #20-Stewart, while running 4th, came in for an unscheduled stop for a flat left front tire, #42-Mears also had a tire go down and pit a lap before.
---- #24-Gordon has a battery charging problem, switched over to the backup battery and was told to shut off asscessories, as of lap 113.
---- during the 2nd caution, all the leaders came in for pit stops, #20-Stewart came in the leader, but had problems on the left side when the tire hit the jack, let the car down and came out 15th with #17-Kenseth came out leading.
---- during the lap 80 green flag pit stops, #25-Vickers was penalized for speeding exiting pit road, a pass-thru penalty, a drive thru of pit road at 55mph.
---- green flags pit stops started around lap 77 including #'s 16,29,99,41, leader #20-Stewart came in on lap 79
---- early in the race #55-Waltrip is running on 7 cylinders, having an engine problem.
---- #29-Harvick's motor is running hot as of lot 20.
---- To The Back [1]: #49-Sherman [backup car/was to start 39th].

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Happy Hour practice for the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway is over:
#17-Kenseth 183.290
#25-Vickers 181.046
#2-Busch 181.018
#16-Biffle 180.973
#6-Martin 180.827
slowest: #95-Barrett 172.567 and #49-Sherman 172.853
no speed listed for: #11-Hamlin
most laps run: #6-Martin, 39; #18-Yeley, 37
Best 10 lap average - Speeds Qual Coverage
#16-Biffle 177.58
#17-Kenseth 177.50
#2-Busch 177.20
See all the speeds on my California Practice Speeds Page.(2-25-2006)
Saturday's 1st practice for the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway is over, the fastest:
#16-Biffle 183.538
#20-Stewart 183.052
#12-Newman 182.741
#2-Busch 182.709
#99-Edwards 182.089
slowest: #49-Sherman 173.023 and #55-Waltrip 174.246
most laps run: #11-Hamlin, 42; #6-Martin, 36
incident: #49-Sherman spun off a corner and smacked the wall, will go to a backup car.
See all the speeds on my California Practice Speeds Page.(2-25-2006)
Kurt Busch wins pole at California Speedway: #2-Kurt Busch win the pole for the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway in a 2004 Dodge Intrepid with a lap of 187.086mph for his first pole of 2006 [and with Penske Racing], 4th of his career and first since Homestead in Nov 2004. #16-Greg Biffle is on the outside pole with a speed of 186.186, followed by #48-Jimmie Johnson, #18-J.J. Yeley and #11-Denny Hamlin. The rest of the top-10: Jeff Burton in the #31 Cingular Chevy, #5-Kyle Busch, #01-Joe Nemechek, #24-Jeff Gordon and #6-Mark Martin. #10-Scott Riggs made the race, qualifying 14th after missing the Daytona 500. The non-top 35 teams that made the race were Riggs, #95-Barrett, #7-Gordon, #51-Garvey, #78-K Wallace, #61-Lepage and #4-Wimmer [after missing the 500]. #96-Terry Labonte uses the Champions Provisional for the 2nd week in a row. Missing the race were: #32-Kvapil, #00-Sadler, #74-Cope, #34-LaJoie, #89-Shepherd. #37-Skinner and #92-Chaffin withdrew and never made a practice lap. No wrecks or major incidents. See the qualifying results and starting lineup on my California Qualifying/Grid Page.(2-24-2006)
Some Notes from Friday: #55-Michael Waltrip smacked into the wall in Friday's practice but was treated and released from the infield medical center. His crew got his car in good enough shape to qualify 33rd. #37-Mike Skinner didn't make a lap on the track after the car failed to past inspection.(2-25-2006)
California Qualifying Notes:
• Kurt Busch won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Auto Club 500, lapping California Speedway in 38.485 seconds at 187.086 mph. Kyle Busch holds the track-qualifying record of 38.248 seconds at 188.245 mph, set Feb. 26, 2005.
• This is his first top-10 start in 2006.
• This is Kurt Busch’s fourth Bud Pole in 186 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series races.
• This is Kurt Busch’s first Bud Pole and fourth top-10 start in eight NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race at California Speedway.
• Busch became the 10th different Bud Pole winner in the 12 races at California Speedway, joining Joe Nemechek (1997), Jeff Gordon (1998), Mike Skinner (2000), Bobby Labonte (2001), Ryan Newman (2002), Steve Park (2003), Kasey Kahne (May 2004), Brian Vickers (September 2004), Kyle Busch (February 2005) and Carl Edwards (September 2005). Jeff Burton (1999) started from the pole when qualifying was canceled.
• Greg Biffle posted the second-quickest qualifying lap of 38.671 seconds, 186.186 mph – and will join Kurt Busch on the front row for the Auto Club 500.
• This is the first Bud Pole for Dodge in 2006. Chevrolet won the Bud Pole at Daytona.
• Jimmie Johnson (third) posted his fourth top-10 start in seven races at California .
• J.J. Yeley (fourth) posted his third top-10 start in three races at California.
• Denny Hamlin (fifth) posted a top-10 start in his first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race at California.
• Jeff Burton (fifth) posted his second straight top-10 start in 2006. The last time Burton posted back-to-back top-10 starts was in April 2003, at Martinsville and California when he started 10th in both races.
• Five drivers failed to qualify for the Auto Club 500: Travis Kvapil, Hermie Sadler, Derrike Cope, Randy Lajoie and Morgan Shepherd. Mike Skinner and Chad Chaffin withdrew prior to qualifying.(NASCAR Media PR)(2-24-2006)
Ramblings - California Speedway: Kurt Busch grabbed the Bud Pole today at California Speedway for Sunday's Auto Club 500 with a lap of 38.485 (187.086 mph).....and it's just the 4th top-spot of his career. His last start from the pole was at Homestead in November of 2004, and you know that's a day the NEXTEL Cup Champion of 2004 will remember. He'll be joined on the front-row by former teammate Greg Biffle. This is his best starting spot since he had the outside pole at Richmond last September.
J. J. Yeley (4th) had his career-best qualifying effort today. His previous best was 8th when we were here last September.
Scott Riggs (14th) has his best starting spot since he lined up 7th at Talladega last October.
Stanton Barrett (30th) has his best starting spot since he qualified 23rd at Bristol last April (only 8 races).
Mike Garvey (35th) has his best starting spot since he lined up 32nd at Pocono last August (only 3 races).
STREAKIN....Mark Martin has 5 Top-10 starts in the last 6 races.
Greg Biffle has 4 Top-10 starts in the last 5 races.
Jeff Gordon has 4 Top-10 starts in the last 5 races.
In 11 races at Fontana, it's Ford over Chevy 6-5.....Dodge has been shut out. The only driver with more than one victory here is Jeff Gordon....he's been in Victory Lane three times. Oft times this race turns into a "fuelish" event....look for Larry Mac to start counting backwards from Lap 250 pretty early on Sunday.(Stockcarfans.com)(2-24-2006)

JumpOnBoard · Feb 19, 2007

Sep, 2006 Race Review from Jayski.com:

QUALIFYING, PRACTICE and RESULTS
news and links

Kahne wins at California: #9-Kasey Kahne won the SONY HD 500 at California Speedway for 5th win of 2006 and 6th of his career, Kahne dominated the race, leading 130 of the 250 laps. Kahne also won the Busch Series race at California on Saturday night. Kahne overcame a pit road speeding penalty to win the race. #41-Reed Sorenson was leading with 2 laps to go, trying to stretch the fuel mileage, but ran out of gas and finished 19th. #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished 2nd, followed by #07-Bowyer [best career finish], #99-Edwards, #24-Gordon, #11-Hamlin, #17-Kenseth, #5-Busch, #20-Stewart and #88-Jarrett. Pole sitter #2-Kurt Busch lead the first 11 laps, fell back, got caught on pit road when a caution flew and finished 27th, down a lap. Kahne is now 30 points behind the 10th place driver, #31-Jeff Burton, who finished 16th. #99-Edwards and #16-Biffle are officially eliminated from the Chase, so it will be 11 drivers for the 10 spots in The Chase, unless there is a tie for 10th, then both drivers would get in. There were 10 leaders with 26 lead changes and 7 cautions for 29 laps.
Race Results on my California Race Results/Awards Page.
Points Standings on my Drivers/Owners Points after California page.(9-3-2006)
Unofficial Driver Points Standing after California [25 of 36 races]:
#17-Matt Kenseth 3638 [clinched a spot in the chase]
#48-Jimmie Johnson 3629 -9 [clinched]
#29-Kevin Harvick 3296 -342
#24-Jeff Gordon 3251 -387
#5-Kyle Busch 3244 -394
#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3226 -412
#11-Denny Hamlin 3225 -413
#20-Tony Stewart 3194 -444
#6-Mark Martin 3181 -457
#31-Jeff Burton 3179 -459
and fighting for 10th
out of 10th and the chase
#9-Kasey Kahne -30
For drivers/owners points, see my Jayski's Drivers/Owners Points Page.(9-3-2006)
Rumblings - California: How big would the margin of victory have been without the penalty? Kasey Kahne dominated tonight's SONY HD 500 at California Speedway, leading eight times for 130 laps, and pulled away to a 3.4 second victory in the Nextel Cup event.....in spite of getting caught for speeding on pit road! Reed Sorenson tried to steal it, but ran out of fuel on the penultimate lap and Kahne cruised by for his 5th win of the season (that's the most of any driver this year) and 6th of his career (he's now solo in 62nd place on the all-time win list). Win #12 for Ray Evernham gives Kasey a sweep of the weekend (he took the Busch event last night as well), and was worth $279,214 from the almost $6M in posted awards. By doing all he could do points wise, Kasey is now just 30 markers out of the "Chase" with one race left.
Dale Earnhardt Jr (2nd) had his best finish since he won at Richmond in May. Clint Bowyer (3rd) had his career-best finish tonight. His previous best was 4th at The Brickyard in August. Dale Jarrett (10th) had his best finish since he was 9th at Atlanta in March. Casey Mears (14th) had his best finish since he was 7th at Daytona in July. David Gilliland (32nd) tied his career-best finish tonight. He was also 32nd at Infineon in June. STREAKIN....Denny Hamlin has 7 Top-10's in a row. Tony Stewart has 5 Top-10's in the last 6 races. This Week's Elevator....UP: The Operator of the Week is tie. Dale Jarrett (+26) and Mark Martin (+26) share the honors followed by Carl Edwards (+20). DOWN: The Big Dropper was Brian Vickers (-39), followed by Kurt Busch (-26) and Ryan Newman (-21). This is BD #3 for Vickers this season.
Matt Kenseth re-assumes the points lead from Jimmie Johnson tonight for the first time since we left Phoenix in April. Matt's got a 9 point margin. There are a number of scenarios where we could have a tie for the 10th and final qualifier for the "Chase"....we've got only 11 drivers with a chance this year with one race to go. Dale Earnhardt Jr (9th to 6th) made the best move forward in the standings this week, while Jeff Burton (7th to 10th) and Brian Vickers (17th to 20th) fell the most spots. Tony Stewart, Mark Martin, and Jeff Burton will spend most of next week wanting to know where the #9 car is.(Stock Car Fans)(9-3-2006)
California Race Notes:
• Kasey Kahne won the SONY HD 500 at California Speedway, scoring his sixth Nextel Cup victory in his 97th career start.
• This is his fifth victory in 2006, the most of all drivers. Kahne also won at Atlanta, Texas, Charlotte and Michigan.
• Kahne is the third driver to score a weekend sweep in 2006 joining Kevin Harvick at Phoenix in April and Matt Kenseth at Bristol one week ago.
• This is only the second time in NASCAR history that a weekend sweep has occurred on back-to-back weekends.Harry Gant was the first driver to post back-to-back weekend sweeps winning both races at Richmond and Dover (September 1991).
• This marked the first victory by a Dodge at California Speedway since the track opened in 1997.
• Kahne became the 10th different race winner in the last 10 races at California Speedway.
• Kahne scored his first victory in six races at California Speedway and fifth victory in 75 races on a superspeedway.
• Kahne won the race from the ninth-place starting position.
• Kahne scored his fourth top-10 finish in six races at California Speedway.
• Kahne remained 11th in the point standings, now just 30 points behind 10th-place Jeff Burton.
• Kahne led the most laps for the second time in 2006. Kahne also won and led the most at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
• Kahne led eight times for 130 laps including the final two laps in the Sony HD 500 at California Speedway.
• This is team owner Ray Evernham’s 12th Nextel Cup victory and first at California Speedway.
• Evernham Motorsports has won at least one race each season 2001– 2006, six consecutive years.
Notebook Items
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. (second) scored his 12th top-10 finish in 2006. It was his third top-10 finish in 10 races at California. He climbed from ninth to sixth in the point standings, 77 points ahead of 11th place Kasey Kahne.
• Clint Bowyer (third) scored his seventh top-10 finish in 2006. It is his first top-10 finish in two races at California Speedway.
• Carl Edwards (fourth) scored his 13th top-10 finish in 2006. It is his fifth top-10 finish in five races at California.
• Jeff Gordon (fifth) scored his 12th top-10 finish in 2006. It was his sixth top-10 finish in 13 races at California, all top-fives. Gordon climbed from fifth to fourth in the point standings, 102 points ahead of 11th place Kasey Kahne.
• Denny Hamlin (sixth) scored his 13th top-10 finish in 2006, the most among the rookie contenders. He extended a streak of seven straight top-10 finishes that began at New Hampshire in July.
• At least one of the Raybestos Rookie-of-the Year contenders has scored a top-15 finish in all 25 races this season.
• Matt Kenseth (seventh) scored his 15th top-10 finish in 2006. Kenseth took over the point lead by nine points over Jimmie Johnson. Johnson had held the point lead for the last 16 races since Talladega in May.
• Jimmie Johnson (11th today) has been ranked among the top 10 for 94 consecutive races. He has been running at the finish in all 25 races in 2006.
• Kevin Harvick (15th) extended a 37-race streak of running at the finish that began at California last September, the longest current streak. Harvick has posted nine straight top-15 finishes.
• Jeff Burton (16th) dropped from seventh to 10th in the point standings and is just 30 points ahead of 11th-place Kasey Kahne.(NASCAR Statistical Services)(9-3-2006)

California Race Rundown
The SONY HD 500 at California Speedway:
The UNOFFICIAL Top Ten (start pos in parens), lap leaders, cars out, cautions, lucky dogs and some notes
after 250 of 250 laps:

car#, driver-manu, (starting spot)(laps led)
#9-Kahne-d (9)(128 laps led) +3.4 seconds lead
#8-Earnhardt Jr.-c (6)(5 laps led)
#07-Bowyer-c (3-r)
#99-Edwards-f (24)
#24-Gordon-c (14)(42 laps led)
#11-Hamlin-c (8-r)(29 laps led)
#17-Kenseth-f (11)
#5-Busch-c (10)(11 laps led)
#20-Stewart-c (22)
#88-Jarrett-f (36)

c=chevy; d=dodge; f=ford; r=rookie
pole sitter #2-Busch (1) is 27, -1 lap
#6-Martin (38) is running 12

Pit Selections Chart page at nascar.com
Drivers Points after lap 250 of 250 at California
#17-Kenseth 3638, clinced a spot in the chase
#48-Johnson -9, clinced a spot in the chase
#29-Harvick -342
#24-Gordon -387
#5-Busch -394
#8-Earnhardt Jr. -412
#11-Hamlin -413
#20-Stewart -444
#6-Martin -457
#31-Burton -459
and fighting for 10th
out of 10th and the chase
#9-Kahne -30 out of 10th
NASCAR.com Live Points Standings.
Cars on the lead lap: 18 (of 43 starters)
Drivers down only a lap [and still running]: #'s 41,18,26,66,21,16,01,43,2
Drivers down more then one lap [and still running]: #'s 4,14,22,55,38,12,32,45,40,96,49,78,44,25,00
Cars on the track: 42 (of 43 starters)
Off track/out of race (1) and reason:
#7-Gordon (transmission-out)
Laps Leaders Unofficial (10 leaders with 26 lead changes):
#9-Kahne (130, led most);
#24-Gordon (42);
#11-Hamlin (29);
#2-Busch (11, pole);
#5-Busch (11);
#19-Sadler (8);
#41-Sorenson (8);
#8-Earnhardt Jr. (6);
#6-Martin (3);
#99-Edwards (2);
Lap leaders: #2-Busch - pole; #2-Busch 1-11; #9-Kahne 12-27; #11-Hamlin 28-54; #24-Gordon 55-75; #11-Hamlin 76-77; #5-Busch 78-79; #24-Gordon 80-86; #5-Busch 87; #9-Kahne 88-117; #5-Busch 118; #9-Kahne 119; #5-Busch 120-121; #9-Kahne 122-156; #24-Gordon 157-161; #5-Busch 162-165; #24-Gordon 166-174; #8-Earnhardt Jr. 175-179; #9-Kahne 180-181; #5-Busch 182; #9-Kahne 183-192; #6-Martin 193-195; #19-Sadler 196-203; #9-Kahne 204-237; #8-Earnhardt Jr. 238; #99-Edwards 239-240; #41-Sorenson 241-248; #9-Kahne 249-250

Cautions: 7 for 29 laps

Caution 7 - Laps 192 - 195: Debris in turn 4, oil on the track, and between turn 1 & 2, some from #7-Gordon who lost a tire
Caution 6 - Laps 173 - 178: #38-Gilliland spun in turn off turn 2.
Caution 5 - Laps 156 - 159: Debris unknown where.
Caution 4 - Laps 111 - 115: #25-Vickers blew a left front tire on the backstretch and the tire ripped the fender off and did a lot of damage to the left front of the car.
Caution 3 - Laps 83 - 86: Debris in turn 2.
Caution 2 - Laps 29 - 31: Debris in turn 2.
Caution 1 - Laps 11 - 13: #7-Gordon lost a left rear tire in turn 4 and spun around.
Who got a lap back on each caution at California in the Lucky Dog Pack: (and their finish)
Caution 7: #43-Labonte, 26th
Caution 6: #2-Busch, 27th
Caution 5: #66-Green(2), 22nd
Caution 4: #66-Green, 22nd
Caution 3: #21-Schrader, 23rd
Caution 2: #7-Gordon, 43rd
Caution 1: none, no one a lap down.
See past races, rules, news and who has used the most Lucky Dog passes on my
Lucky Dog page.
PENALTY REPORT:
Car#, Penalty, Reason, Issued
7 TELL Pitting before pit road is open L 9
7 Stop & Blend Running the stop & go sign L 9
7 TELL Excessive speed exiting the pits L 9
25 TELL Pitting before pit road is open L 109
00 TELL Pitting before pit road is open L 111
9 TELL Excessive speed entering the pits L 156
38 MCI Lug nut(s) not installed L 157
38 TELL Pitting before pit road is open
40 TELL Pitting before pit road is open L 172
2 TELL Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area L 193
PT - Pass through
TELL - Tail end of the longest line
SG - Stop and Go
OL - One lap
ND - NASCAR discretion
MCI - Must come into pits
(NASCAR Statisical Services)(9-3-2006)
RACE/PIT NOTES: (as noted heard on TV or Radio)
---- with 2 laps to go, #41-Sorenson was going for the win with a 6 second lead, ran out of gas, had to pit and finished 19th, the last car on the lead lap.
--- on lap 238, leader #9-Kahne came in for his last green flag pit stop, also #24-Gordon came in at the same time, along with #5-Busch; the next lap #8-Earnhardt Jr., #6-Martin, #10-Riggs and #5-Busch came in. #99-Edwards took the lead for a couple laps and came in on lap 241., turning the lead over to #41-Sorenson
---- on lap 231, #16-Biffle and #48-Johnson was the first of the lead lap cars to come in for green flag stops for gas and some got tires. #17-Kenseth came in on lap 233 while in 4th place; #16-Biffle had to come back for another pit stop as the crew put the left side tires on the right side.
---- as of lap 230, not too many drivers will be able to make it to the end of the race on gas, #01-Nemechek and #42-Mears supposedly can make it all the way.
---- on lap 206 while running in the top-10, #01-Nemechek made an unscheduled pit stop for a flat left front tire and lost a lap.
---- during the 7th caution, all the lead lap cars came in to pit, #9-Kahne came in as the leader, #6-Martin came out as the leader after a 2 tire pit stop. Kahne came out 5th
---- all the lead laps cars came in to pit during the 6th caution, #24-Gordon came in leading, #8-Earnhardt Jr. came out leading, #24-Gordon came out 11th, but had to make a 2nd stop for loose lugnuts.
---- #16-Biffle made an unscheduled pit stop on lap 172 for a flat tire.
---- during the 5th caution, all the cars came in to pit, #9-Kahne came in as the leader, #24-Gordon came out as the leader; #2-Busch the pole sitter, had just pit before the caution and lost a lap. BIG MISTAKE: #9-Kahne caught speeding and will be penalized, having to go to the end of the longest line, so Kahne came in and topped off the gas.
---- on lap 132, #00-Elliott is listed off the track, no idea what the problem is, but Elliott came back out later, 25 laps down.
---- #25-Vickers is back on the track as of lap 125 after the team made repairs to the left front, 11 down.
---- during the 4th caution, all the lead lap cars came in to make pit stops, #9-Kahne came in leading and went out leading; #6-Martin made a 2nd stop during this caution for damage to the left front fender after making contact with #25-Vickers [which caused the #25 tire to blow]; #12-Newman spent a lot of time in the pits making repairs after the Sadler contact during the 3rd cautions pit stops.
---- during the 3rd caution, #12-Newman got into #19-Sadler, Sadler spun and had to get repositioned. #00-Elliott had a broken sway bar and the team worked to repair it; #7-Gordon made a couple stops to make sheet metal repairs.
---- green flag pit stops stated around lap 73, the leader #24-Gordon came in on lap 76, next leader #11-Hamlin came in on lap 78; then next leader #5-Busch came in on lap 80; after the pit stops were done, #24-Gordon goes back into the lead; #01-Nemechek overshot his pitstop and had to be pushed back into his pit stall
---- #8-Earnhardt Jr. fell back on the restart, said he messed up.
---- #1-Truex Jr. fell off the jack and hit the gas before the front left wheel came off and Truex stopped a few feet past his pit stall.
---- during the 2nd caution all the cars came in to make pit stops again.. #9-Kahne came in leading, #11-Hamlin came out leading
---- during the 1st caution all the cars came in to make pit stops, many took 4 tires, but some took only 2 tires, one was #9-Kahne who came out with the lead, #2-Busch came in with the lead
---- green flag at 8:12pm/et
---- command to start engines at 8:02pm/et by singer Kelly Clarkson
---- To The Back [3]: #4-Wimmer [engine change]; #21-Schrader [engine change]; #40-Stremme [transmission change];

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Race Coverage of the SONY HD 500 at California Speedway is scheduled to run Sunday,September 3, 2006.
TV: NBC at 7:00pm/et [green flag around 8:05pm/et].
Pre-Race: NASCAR Raceday, Speed Channel, 11:00am/et and again at 6:00pm/et..both Live for 1 hour
Radio: MRN Radio and XM Satellite NASCAR Radio
Internet: NASCAR.com [Pit Command/Trackside - paid]
Jayski: on my Jayski's Semi-Live Race Coverage/Narrative Page.
Race Re-Air: Speed Channel, Thursday, September 7th at 2:30pm/et
Happy Hour Practice for the SONY HD 500 at California Speedway is over, the fastest:
#6-Martin 175.473 [starts 38th]
#11-Hamlin 174.778 [8th]
#9-Kahne 174.664 [9th]
#17-Kenseth 174.643 [11th]
#2-Busch 174.516 [1st]
slowest: #78-Wallace 166.516 & #96-Raines 169.260
no speed listed: #21-Schrader
most laps run: #6-Martin 39; #12-Newman 35

Best average speed [all laps averaged]
(from NASCAR.com's leaderboard service)
#07-Bowyer 171.567 [6th fastest lap], 18 laps run
#29-Harvick 171.338 [14th], 14 laps
#9-Kahne 171.238 [3rd], 29 laps
The practice was NOT televised
See speeds on my California Practice Speeds Page.(9-2-2006)
First Saturday practice for the SONY HD 500 at California Speedway is over, the fastest:
#48-Johnson 176.856 [starts 16th]
#29-Harvick 176.583 [15th]
#5-Busch 176.121 [10th]
#31-Burton 176.095 [7th]
#11-Hamlin 176.065 [8th]
slowest: #78-Wallace 167.758 and #32-Kvapil 169.209
most laps run: #6-Martin 35; #16-Biffle, #8-Earnhardt Jr. & #24-Gordon 29
Best average speed [all laps averaged]
(from NASCAR.com's leaderboard service)
#9-Kahne 171.221 [6th fastest lap], 28 laps run
#07-Bowyer 171.147 [8th], 17 laps
#48-Johnson 171.041 [1st], 25 laps
See speeds on my California Practice Speeds Page.(9-2-2006)
Kurt Busch sweeps poles at California: #2-Kurt Busch won the Budweiser Pole for the SONY HD 500 at California Speedway with a speed of 184.540mph for his 2nd pole at California this season, 5th pole of 2006 and 8th of his career. Starting on the outside pole is #25-Brian Vickers; #07-Clint Bowyer, #10-Scott Riggs, #1-Martin Truex Jr. are the top-5, rounding out the top-10 are #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #31-Jeff Burton, #11-Denny Hamlin, #9-Kasey Kahne and #5-Kyle Busch. The non-top 35 teams that made the race were: #4-Wimmer, #00-Elliott, #44-Labonte, #14-Marlin, #55-Waltrip, #49-Lepage, #78-Wallace and #32-Kvapil. Missing the race were: #06-Kluever, #34-Davis, #61-Chaffin and #23-Lester. #23-Lester spun the car on the frontstretch coming to the white flag, turned it around to redo the first lap and get momentum for the 2nd lap BUT after recording the 1st lap of 38.108mph, he shut the car down in turn 2 as the handling was gone with the flat spotted tires. See the qualifying results/starting lineup on the California Starting Grid/Qualifying Results page.(9-1-2006)
Ramblings - Qualifying Notes - California: Kurt Busch kept his qualifying success rolling today at California Speedway as he took the Bud Pole for the SONY HD 500 with a time of 39.016 sec (184.540 mph). This is the third top-spot for Busch in the last four races, his 5th of the season (he leads in that category now) and the 8th of his Nextel Cup career. Brian Vickers will join Busch on the front-row for the Sunday twilight affair.
Scott Riggs (4th) has his best starting spot since he had the pole at Lowe's Motor Speedway in May.
Martin Truex Jr. (5th) has his career-best starting spot this week. His previous best has been 8th (three times)....the most recent at New Hampshire in July.
Dale Earnhardt Jr (6th) has his best starting spot since he lined up 6th at Michigan in June.
Scott Wimmer (17th) has his best starting spot since he qualified 14th at Lowe's Motor Speedway last October.
David Gilliland (20th) has his career (albeit short) best starting spot this weekend. His previous best was 26th at Michigan two weeks ago.
Bill Elliott (23rd) has his best starting spot since he timed in 9th at Texas last October (only six races).
STREAKIN....Jeff Burton has 7 Top-10 starts in the last 8 races.
...Kurt Busch has 6 Top-10 starts in the last 7 races.
...Denny Hamlin has 5 Top-10 starts in the last 6 races.
Once again this weekend the race within the race will involve where the 5, 24, 11, 31, 20, 8, 6, and 9 car are. Expect lots of point updates (since we're just about down to the nitty-gritty) with Kasey Kahne the only logical contender to make the "Chase" (he's 90 points in arrears).(Stockcarfans.com)(9-1-2006)
California Qualifying Notes:
• Kurt Busch won the Nextel Cup Series Bud Pole for the SONY HD 500, lapping California Speedway in 39.016 seconds at 184.540 mph. Kyle Busch holds the track-qualifying record of 38.248 seconds at 188.245 mp -, set Feb. 26, 2005.
• This is Kurt Busch’s eighth career Bud Pole in 209 Nextel Cup Series races.
• This is his fifth Bud Pole and 18th top-10 start in 2006 – both more than any other driver. He became the first driver to win five Bud Poles in 2006. Kasey Kahne (four), Jeff Burton (four), Greg Biffle (two), Denny Hamlin (two) and Ryan Newman (two) are the other multiple Bud Pole winners this season.
• This is Kurt Busch’s second Bud Pole at California. He has started from the top-10 five times in nine races at California – all fourth or better.
• Kurt Busch became the first repeat Bud Pole winner in 13 races at California Speedway. Qualifying was canceled in 1997 due to weather.
• Brian Vickers posted the second-quickest qualifying lap of 39.120 seconds, 184.049 mph – and will join Kurt Busch on the front row for the SONY HD 500. Vickers has posted five top-10 starts in his six California races. This is his third front row start here.
• This is the 12th Bud Pole for Dodge in 2006. Chevrolet has eight Bud Poles and Ford has four. Qualifying was canceled at Bristol.
• Clint Bowyer (third) posted his first top-10 start in two races at California. He started 32nd and finished 14th here in February.
• Scott Riggs (fourth) has started from the top 10 in four of his six races at California and has not started worse than 14th here.
• Martin Truex Jr. (fifth) posted his career-best qualifying effort, bettering his previous best of eighth, which he posted at Atlanta in October 2005. His fifth top-10 start this season is his best of 2006.
• Denny Hamlin (eighth) posted his second top-10 start in as many races at California Speedway. He started fifth and finished 12th here earlier this season.
• Kyle Busch, the qualifying record holder at California, qualified 10th. He has started from the top 10 in three of his five races here. He won his career-first Bud Pole in qualifying for the 2005 Auto Club 500 and posted his career-first victory in the 2005 SONY HD 500 – both at California Speedway.
• This is the 11th time in 2006 that two or more rookies have started in the top 10.
• Scott Wimmer (17th) was the highest qualifier of the drivers that had to make the field on time.
• Five of the 13 drivers still vying for the Chase to the Nextel Cup qualified in the top 10 and four others are in the top 20. Mark Martin (38th) posted the worst starting position of the drivers still eligible for the final 10-race Chase.
• Ford did not post a top-10 start for the fourth time this season – all in the past six races. A Ford driver has won two of those six races and finished second in two others.(NASCAR Statistical Services)(9-1-2006)

JumpOnBoard · Feb 20, 2007

Numbers Game: Analyzing the Auto Club 500

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The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series moves West this week for Sunday’s running of the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway, and a town known for glitz and glamour will instead be marked by speed and sound. Celebrities and drivers will rub elbows in the Los Angeles market – Fontana, Calif. – as the ever-maturing California Speedway will undoubtedly once again provide some of the fastest racing on the circuit.

The track first started featuring NASCAR NEXTEL Cup racing in 1997 and as popularity grew, so did California Speedway’s need for another race. In 2004, the track was awarded a second race – the second one under the lights, a perfect setting for Hollywood magic.

Driver Rating at California
Matt Kenseth 110.1
Greg Biffle 108.0
Kasey Kahne 106.9
Carl Edwards 106.7
Kyle Busch 104.6
Jimmie Johnson 103.6
Mark Martin 103.4
Denny Hamlin 101.1
Tony Stewart 100.3
Kurt Busch 94.5
Note: Driver Rating compiled from 2005 and 2006 races (4 total) at California.
Selected Driver Highlights
Note: NASCAR’s scoring loops began collecting data for statistical purposes in 2005. That is why the Loop Data statistics in this release cover the last four races.
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Defending Auto Club 500 champion
One win, three top fives and six top 10s at California Speedway
Average finish of 11.6 at California
Has led 246 laps at California, fifth-most all-time
Average Running Position of 7.518 in the four previous races at California, best of any driver
Has a Driver Rating of 110.1 over the previous four California races, best of any driver
Third-fastest driver on the California frontstretch over the past four races
Second-fastest Green Flag Speed over the past four California races

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Greg Biffle (No. 16 Ameriquest Ford)

One win, two top fives and two top 10s at California
Though finishing 41st at this event last year, led the most laps with 168
Second-best Driver Rating at 108.0 over the last four races at California
Highest number of Fastest Laps over the last four races with 130
Fastest Green Flag Speed over the last four races
Over the last four races, has the most Laps Led (230)

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Jeff Gordon (No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet)

Three wins (most of any driver), six top fives and six top 10s at California
Average finish at California is 11.8, which ranks him seventh among all drivers
Has led 455 laps at California, most of any driver
Second-most Green Flag Passes (339) over the past four races
Third-highest number of Quality Passes – passes of cars running in the Top 15 under a green flag – with 203

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Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet)

One win and four top fives
Average finish at California is 8.0
Has led 104 laps at California, 10th-most of any driver
Average Running Position of 8.693, third-best of any driver over the past four races
Sixth-best Driver Rating of 103.6 over the past four California races

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Kasey Kahne (No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge)

One win (last September), three top fives and four top 10s at California
Led 130 laps in last September’s race
Third-best Driver Rating here of 106.9 over the last four races
Fastest Driver on the Frontstretch and in Turn 4 over the past four races
Third-most Fastest Laps Run here over the past four races with 67
Most Quality Passes here over the past four races (230)
Fastest Speed in Traffic over the past four races

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Carl Edwards (No. 99 Office Depot Ford)

Four top fives and six top 10s
In six races, never finished lower than fifth
Has a fourth-best Average Running Position of 8.997
Fastest driver in Turn 2 over the past four races
Second-fastest driver on the Frontstretch, the Backstretch and Turn 4 over the last four races
Second-most Quality Passes (207) over the past four races

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Kurt Busch (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge)

One win and three top fives
Won both Budweiser Pole awards last season
Only driver to have won multiple poles (2) at California
Driver Rating of 94.5, 10th best over the past four races
732 laps in the Top 15 over the past four races here, eighth-best

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Mark Martin (No. 01 U.S. Army Chevrolet)

One win, three top fives and six top 10s here
Six-straight top 15 finishes here
Has led 271 laps here, second most of any driver
Has a Driver Rating of 103.4 over the past four races here, seventh-best

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Jamie McMurray (No. 26 Crown Royal Ford)

Three top fives and five top 10s here
Prior to last September’s finish of 20th here, McMurray had four straight top-10 finishes
Average finish of 8.9
Driver Rating of 86.8, 12th-best over the past four races
531 laps in the Top 15 over the past four races, 13th-best
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Tony Stewart (No. 20 Home Depot Chevrolet)

Three top fives and five top 10s
Finished ninth last time at California
Led 185 laps, seventh-best
Driver Rating of 100.3, ninth-best over the past four races
Fourth-best Speed in Traffic over the past four races

California Tidbits

There have been 13 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races at California Speedway since the track opened in 1997.
Matt Kenseth is defending Auto Club 500 champion. Kasey Kahne won last September’s race.
There have been 10 different winners in the last 10 races at California.
Seven of the last 10 races at California Speedway have been won from starting positions outside the top 15, including this event last year when Matt Kenseth won from the 31st starting position. It was the deepest starting position of a California race winner.
Two races at California have been run beyond the 250-lap scheduled distance: 2005 Sony HD 500 (254 laps) and 2006 Auto Club 500 (251).
Rick Hendrick has posted five wins at California Speedway, the most of any car owner. Those five wins were scored by Jeff Gordon (three), Jimmie Johnson (one) and Kyle Busch (one).
Roush Fenway Racing has posted four victories here: Mark Martin, Kurt Busch, Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth.
11 different drivers have won the Budweiser Pole in the 12 qualifying races at California (only Kurt Busch is a repeat winner)

Streaks

Carl Edwards has posted five straight top-10 finishes at California
Kurt Busch has three straight top-five starts at California
Kyle Busch has three straight top-10 finishes at California
In his only two starts at California, Denny Hamlin has started in the top 10
Kasey Kahne has three straight top-five finishes (two straight top-five finishes)
Matt Kenseth has three straight top-five finishes
Mark Martin has six straight top-15 finishes

California Speedway Data
Race #: 2 of 36 (2-25-07)
Number of laps: 250
Track Size: 2 miles
Length of Event: 500 miles
California Speedway complex sits on 529 acres in Fontana
2-mile oval, 75 feet wide with a 15-foot apron
Banking is 14 degrees in the turns
Frontstretch is 3,100 feet long and is banked 11 degrees
Backstretch is 2,500 feet long with three degrees banking
Pit road is 2,200 feet long

Qualifying/Race Data
Last year’s pole winner: Kurt Busch (187.086 mph, 38.485 seconds)
Last year’s race winner: Matt Kenseth (147.852 mph, 3 hours, 23 minutes, 43 seconds, 2-26-06)
Track qualifying record: Kyle Busch (188.435 mph, 38.248 seconds, 2-23-05)
Track race record: Jeff Gordon (155.012 mph, 3 hours, 13 minutes, 32 seconds, 6-22-97)

History
Races won from the pole: 0 of 13 events
Races won from inside the top 10: 6 of 13 (46%)
Races won from outside the top 10: 7 of 13 (54%)
Joe Nemechek won the Budweiser Pole for the inaugural NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race at California Speedway in 1997.
Jeff Gordon won the inaugural NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race at California on June 22, 1997.
September 2004 was the first night race at California Speedway and also the first time there were two races a year at the track.

Last Five Winners at California
2006 – Kasey Kahne
2006 – Matt Kenseth
2005 – Kyle Busch
2005 – Greg Biffle
2004 – Elliott Sadler

Margin of Victory – Last Five Races
2006 – 3.427 seconds
2006 – 0.338
2005 – 0.554
2005 – 0.231
2004 – 0.263

Active Drivers – Wins at This Track
Jeff Gordon – 3
Rusty Wallace – 1
Kurt Busch – 1
Kyle Busch – 1
Mark Martin – 1
Jimmie Johnson – 1
Elliott Sadler – 1
Matt Kenseth – 1
Jeremy Mayfield – 1
Kasey Kahne – 1
Greg Biffle – 1

Active Drivers – Laps Led at This Track
Jeff Gordon – 455 Kurt Busch – 203
Mark Martin – 271 Tony Stewart – 185
Greg Biffle – 258 Kyle Busch – 109
Kasey Kahne – 247 Jimmie Johnson – 104
Matt Kenseth – 246 Dale Jarrett – 102

Manufacturer Data
Last Wins at California Speedway:
In a Chevrolet: Kyle Busch, Sept. 4, 2005
In a Ford: Matt Kenseth, Feb. 26, 2006
In a Dodge: Kasey Kahne, Sept. 3, 2006

Quick Facts
Prior Race Statistics – This Event Last Year Most Fewest
Leaders 9 15 (4/00) 8 (5/98, 4/02)
Lead Changers 18 28 (5/99) 18 (5/98, 2/06)
Cautions 7 8 (4/03) 4 (6/97)
Caution Laps 26 40 (2/05) 22 (6/97, 4/00)
Cars on Lead Lap 17 26 (4/01) 9 (6/97, 5/99)
Race Time 03:23:43 03:38:33 (9/04) 03:13:32 (6/97)

Prior Race Statistics – All Races Most Fewest
Leaders 15 (4/00) 8 (5/98, 4/02)
Lead Changers 30 (9/05) 18 (5/98, 2/06)
Cautions 11 (9/04) 4 (6/97)
Caution Laps 51 (9/04) 22 (6/97, 4/00)
Cars on Lead Lap 28 (9/04, 9/05) 9 (6/97, 5/99)
Race Time 03:53:47 (9/04) 03:13:32 (6/97)

Miscellaneous Stats
Most DNFs in a Race: 11 (2/05)
Fewest DNFs in a Race: 1 (9/06)
Most Laps Led by Race Winner: 165 – Mark Martin 5/3/98
Fewest Laps Led by Race Winner: 26 – Jeremy Mayfield 4/30/00
Most Laps Led by a Non-Winner: 168 – Greg Biffle, 2/26/06
Most Starts in Top 5 by a Driver: 5 – Kurt Busch

JumpOnBoard · Feb 22, 2007

Here's the qualifying matchups from the Greek...

<TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 bgColor=#003366 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=580>Motor Racing</TD><TD width=20>EXIT</TD></TR><TR><TD align=middle width=580>Auto Club 500 February 23 - 25, 2007 - Qualifying Matchups</TD><TD width=20></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#003366><TD vAlign=top width=120>2/23/2007 2:30 PM</TD><TD vAlign=top width=500>Kurt Busch vs Kasey Kahne</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>131</TD><TD width=300>Kurt Busch </TD><TD width=65>-130 </TD><TD width=200></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>132</TD><TD width=300>Kasey Kahne </TD><TD width=65>+105 </TD><TD width=200></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#003366><TD vAlign=top width=120>2/23/2007 2:30 PM</TD><TD vAlign=top width=500>Jeff Burton vs Jimmie Johnson</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>133</TD><TD width=300>Jeff Burton </TD><TD width=65>+100 </TD><TD width=200></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>134</TD><TD width=300>Jimmie Johnson </TD><TD width=65>-125 </TD><TD width=200></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#003366><TD vAlign=top width=120>2/23/2007 2:30 PM</TD><TD vAlign=top width=500>Denny Hamlin vs Kyle Busch</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>135</TD><TD width=300>Denny Hamlin </TD><TD width=65>-125 </TD><TD width=200></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>136</TD><TD width=300>Kyle Busch </TD><TD width=65>+100 </TD><TD width=200></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#003366><TD vAlign=top width=120>2/23/2007 2:30 PM</TD><TD vAlign=top width=500>Ryan Newman vs Elliot Sadler</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>137</TD><TD width=300>Ryan Newman </TD><TD width=65>-105 </TD><TD width=200></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>138</TD><TD width=300>Elliot Sadler </TD><TD width=65>-115 </TD><TD width=200></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#003366><TD vAlign=top width=120>2/23/2007 2:30 PM</TD><TD vAlign=top width=500>David Gilliland vs Ricky Rudd</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>139</TD><TD width=300>David Gilliland </TD><TD width=65>-125 </TD><TD width=200></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>140</TD><TD width=300>Ricky Rudd </TD><TD width=65>+100 </TD><TD width=200></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#003366><TD vAlign=top width=120>2/23/2007 2:30 PM</TD><TD vAlign=top width=500>Clint Bowyer vs Martin Truex Jr</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>141</TD><TD width=300>Clint Bowyer </TD><TD width=65>-135 </TD><TD width=200></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>142</TD><TD width=300>Martin Truex Jr </TD><TD width=65>+110 </TD><TD width=200></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#003366><TD vAlign=top width=120>2/23/2007 2:30 PM</TD><TD vAlign=top width=500>Dale Earnhardt Jr vs Kevin Harvick</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>143</TD><TD width=300>Dale Earnhardt Jr </TD><TD width=65>-115 </TD><TD width=200></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>144</TD><TD width=300>Kevin Harvick </TD><TD width=65>-105 </TD><TD width=200></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#003366><TD vAlign=top width=120>2/23/2007 2:30 PM</TD><TD vAlign=top width=500>Reed Sorrenson vs David Stremme</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>145</TD><TD width=300>Reed Sorrenson </TD><TD width=65>-115 </TD><TD 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I'll be breaking these down and posting my plays this evening...

Discussion is welcome..

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Moot · Feb 22, 2007

Definitely like the Roush guys this weekend...Biff, Edwards, Kenseth and McMurray.

Some matchups for the race I like:

Newman +135 vs. Truex

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Biffle Even vs Junior (superbook.com)

These odds may go the other way but I'll take my chances now.

Looking forward to your analysis this weekend.

JumpOnBoard · Feb 22, 2007

Alright...quick first thoughts here before I see any times tomorrow for practice..

First off, the Jan Vegas test is normally a good barameter of who's got their shit together for this type of track...Vegas is only 1.5, and even though Cali is 2 mile and considered a superspeedway rather than an intermediate, the test results translate well normally...Vegas has new banking now that really makes in similar to Texas, but I think these tests results will give you a barameter of who has some speed this weekend..u could also look at Michigan results, who's Fontana's sister track...

Jan '07 Vegas Test pages:

http://www.jayski.com/stats/testing/testing2007lasvegas.htm

Qualifying Early Thoughts:

My Pole Faves/Value:

2: Obvious favorite here....sat pole both Fontana races last year...but didn't race particularly well...acc to his quotes, they may be workin on race trim a bunch more than the qualifying trim this year though...but the 2 car was a qualifying machine last year...Kurt's best result in four test sessions in Jan in Vegas was 10th fast though...so I don't think they may be looking at one lap speed...Overvalued IMO..

9: my choice for the pole...avg start in 6 Fontana races is 8.7...he had 1st and 3rd fastest laps in Vegas Test and is a 1.5 and 2 mile dominator...qualifying and race..

10: S Riggs...another pole sleeper...great speed last year in both Fontana qualies...avg start is 8.8 in 6 fontana starts, and most were in rides not nearly this quick...the Evernham guys were sick quick in that Test...but are missing crew chiefs and 3 engineers this week...only negative..

19: 1st quick in 2nd day at Vegas Test...he's paired vs Newman, who showed very little speed at that test and his 1.5 program was junk in the 2nd half of last year...major value for his matchup..

25: Mears is my sleeper for the week...Vickers sat outside pole for fall race at Fontana and had an avg start of 8 in 6 Fontana Starts..Mears was in the 12-15 range of the Vegas test and I wouldn't be surprised to see him step it up in speed and esp during the race....Hendrick has done very well at Fontana and he's a big sleeper..

11:...avg start of 6.5 in both races last year and should consistent top 10 starter speed in these tracks...would not fade him.

Race Early Thoughts:

My Faves:

First off...Roush, Evernham, and Hendrick are who you want here...Roush has been the 1.5 shit for 2 years and Kahne himself took their 1.5 program to a whole nother level..Gordon and Johnson have been sick good at Fontana and Kyle Busch has taken off too...as for individuals...

9: Obvious...Michigan and Fontana are sister tracks...both 2 mile superspeedways who are fast and banked...in 06, Kahne won the spring race in Mich and the fall race here...he finished 4th in the spring race at Fontana and fall race at Michigan...In short...it the four races at these D shaped tracks...AVG finish was 2.5...WOW...add in his Vegas tests and he's a big fave in my book...one negative: his crew chief, Kenny Francis is suspended this week and that's a variable I don't like..

17: From Nascar.com: "has been equally impressive during his career on the 2-mile tracks. Since winning the spring 2002 race at Michigan, he has finished outside the top 15 only twice in 17 starts on this type of track.
Kenseth proved he still knows the way to Victory Lane in this race last year when he held off a determined charge by Johnson. Kenseth added another victory at Michigan this past fall and then finished seventh in the return date to California last year, which gives him an average finish of 5.5 during the four 2-mile track races of 2006."...no reason for me to put in my own words as that says it all..outside the top 15 twice in five years is just sick...I will say that at the spring race he won here, he had the third best car...Biffle and Stewart had better cars but both blew up..

99: Here's my pick for the win and the guy I'm lookin to make money on this weekend...he's been a Fontana monster and basically nobody is talking about him here...he's started at Fontana 6 times and finished no worse than 5th...that's sick...avg finish of 4.4 at Fontana...he had top 10 speed at the Vegas test and is hungry...he's never won at this type of track but is beyond due..finished 3rd and 4th last year..

8: Nobody will talk about Jr this week and that will prolly equal some pretty good value..the chassis Jr is running, chassis 039, he ran 8 times in 2006...those resulted in 8 top 10s and 6 top 5's....that's some pretty sick stats...it also ran 2nd at Fontana in the fall...

20: Tony hauled the mail here in the spring and blew up w/ 60 to go...finished 7th in the fall...Tony was extremely fast in all FOUR test sessions at vegas and was fast in Mich too...won Texas in the fall as well...also hungry from 43rd place finish at Daytona after having the fastest car...only a fool would bet against him this week..

24/48: both have been good here and the 24 has been the cream of Fontana since it's conception...was even 2nd best car in the fall but couldn't make up for a pit mishap late in the race...still finished top 5..has three fontana wins and Johnson won his first race here and is a Cali boy..

A couple cars u'll hear about that's fade material IMO...

16: First off, Biffle has been the shit at this track and many like it for two years..Biffle won the spring race here in 05 and then led 170 laps last year before blowing up while leading w/ 30 to go...that's great...but it was in a chassis that no longer exists...that chassis won 8 races, incl Michigan, Fontana, 3 at Homestead and the tracks like this...he was in big crash in a tire test at Vegas in December though and destroyed his favorite car...he then tested a brand new car that was a sister car to that chassis in the Thunder test in Jan and lo and hehold blew a right front and messed up that car in day two of testing too...Biffle says they have one lap speed, so I wouldn't recommend a qualifying fade, but he's going to be head vs big boy matchups here in the race matchups and is going to be a good value fade w/ the unknowns of running a brand new chassis IMO..

I'm lookin for value and I think there's enough strong cars here that we can find where it is...

Going to lock in my qualifying matchups (one or two) and then wait on the race one's...

That's a good start in my thoughts..

daveniner · Feb 23, 2007

Jump, I think that Edwards will have a good race. This is his type of track.

Tony will be hell on wheels for a top finish. But, he will have to keep a cool head, or he will dig himself a huge points hole.

The books think that Kahne is the man to beat for the race. It will be interesting to see the practice speeds, tomorrow.

Do you know of any other books that offer racing lines similar to Olympic? I haven't been able to find a decent replacement. VIP did have odds to win the Busch race, I'm hoping they have matchups for Saturday.

Good luck this weekend.

JumpOnBoard · Feb 23, 2007

I'm not playing any of the matchups the Greek is offering this afternoon for qualifying...my strongest lean is the 19 over the 12, but it's a big chalky so I'm passing..

I am going to play the truck race 2night and will have those plays up this afternoon..

GL to anyone who plays qualifying..

JumpOnBoard · Feb 23, 2007

Jump, I think that Edwards will have a good race. This is his type of track.

Yes, the 4.4 avg finish speaks for itself...

Chassis: RK-270 Edwards raced this car to wins at Atlanta, Texas and Pocono in 2005

Tony will be hell on wheels for a top finish. But, he will have to keep a cool head, or he will dig himself a huge points hole.

Good point on the cooler head...very important for him...he's also running a successful chassis that won three times during the chase..fuel mileage deal at Kansas..and dominated Texas and Atlanta..

The books think that Kahne is the man to beat for the race. It will be interesting to see the practice speeds, tomorrow.

Yup...w/ his history here last year and at Michigan..his testing times at Vegas...it's hard not to peg him the favorite....No crew chief is the only issue that is a negative (Johnson came 2nd here last year w/out Knaus though)

Do you know of any other books that offer racing lines similar to Olympic? I haven't been able to find a decent replacement. VIP did have odds to win the Busch race, I'm hoping they have matchups for Saturday.

I do not sir...Olympic is the best choice out there...u may look into a prepaid Visa card from Walgreens as an option to funding them...a buddy of mine was told by a customer service rep from thegreek that you can fund your acct that way..

JumpOnBoard · Feb 23, 2007

Truck Race matchups for 2night...

<TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 bgColor=#003366 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=580>Motor Racing</TD><TD width=20>EXIT</TD></TR><TR><TD align=middle width=580>Craftman Truck San Bernadino 200 Feb 22 - 23, 2007 - Race Matchups</TD><TD width=20> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#003366><TD vAlign=top width=120>2/23/2007 4:10 PM</TD><TD vAlign=top width=500>Mark Martin vs Carl Edwards</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>651</TD><TD width=300>Mark Martin </TD><TD width=65> -110 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>652</TD><TD width=300>Carl Edwards </TD><TD width=65> -110 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#003366><TD vAlign=top width=120>2/23/2007 4:10 PM</TD><TD vAlign=top width=500>Jack Sprague vs Mike Skinner</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>653</TD><TD width=300>Jack Sprague </TD><TD width=65> -130 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>654</TD><TD width=300>Mike Skinner </TD><TD width=65> +105 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#003366><TD vAlign=top width=120>2/23/2007 4:10 PM</TD><TD vAlign=top width=500>Todd Bodine vs Johnny Benson</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>655</TD><TD width=300>Todd Bodine </TD><TD width=65> -125 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>656</TD><TD width=300>Johnny Benson </TD><TD width=65> +100 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#003366><TD vAlign=top width=120>2/23/2007 4:10 PM</TD><TD vAlign=top width=500>Dennis Setzer vs Matt Crafton</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>657</TD><TD width=300>Dennis Setzer </TD><TD width=65> -115 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>658</TD><TD width=300>Matt Crafton </TD><TD width=65> -115 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#003366><TD vAlign=top width=120>2/23/2007 4:10 PM</TD><TD vAlign=top width=500>Ted Musgrave vs Rick Crawford</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>659</TD><TD width=300>Ted Musgrave </TD><TD width=65> -125 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>660</TD><TD width=300>Rick Crawford </TD><TD width=65> +100 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#003366><TD vAlign=top width=120>2/23/2007 4:10 PM</TD><TD vAlign=top width=500>David Starr vs Terry Cook</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>661</TD><TD width=300>David Starr </TD><TD width=65> -110 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>662</TD><TD width=300>Terry Cook </TD><TD width=65> -110 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#003366><TD vAlign=top width=120>2/23/2007 4:10 PM</TD><TD vAlign=top width=500>AJ Allmendinger vs Brendan Gaughan</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>663</TD><TD width=300>AJ Allmendinger </TD><TD width=65> -115 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>664</TD><TD width=300>Brendan Gaughan </TD><TD width=65> -105 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

JumpOnBoard · Feb 23, 2007

Truck Practice Times from yesterday:

JumpOnBoard · Feb 23, 2007

Truck Race:

Played #50 Edwards OVER #21 Martin -110 (1 unit):

Martin was fastest in a rain shortened practice hence I think decent value for Carl here...

First truck race play of the season..

GL guys

:cheers:

JumpOnBoard · Feb 23, 2007

JumpOnBoard said:
Truck Race:

Played #50 Edwards OVER #21 Martin -110 (1 unit):

Martin was fastest in a rain shortened practice hence I think decent value for Carl here...

First truck race play of the season..

GL guys

:cheers:

:wacka wacka: :wacka wacka: :wacka wacka:

Got a bit lucky there, but money is money...

:cheers:

JumpOnBoard · Feb 24, 2007

I'm playin the Busch race tomorrow night but not till in the morning...

daveniner · Feb 24, 2007

JumpOnBoard said:
I do not sir...Olympic is the best choice out there...u may look into a prepaid Visa card from Walgreens as an option to funding them...a buddy of mine was told by a customer service rep from thegreek that you can fund your acct that way..

Thanks, Jump. I might have to try that. I miss the matchups on Trucks and Busch races. Watching a race is just not the same, when you have nothing riding on it.

Wouldn't the book know that I'm still a customer from the US? Or, do you think that they would not care?

JumpOnBoard · Feb 24, 2007

You can fund thegreek for US...they're taking US customers still...just hard to fund them.

daveniner · Feb 24, 2007

Thanks. One more question: Is there another place to buy the prepaid visa cards?

I don't think we have Walgreens, out here in the woods. We do have Eckerd's and CVS drug stores. I've never noticed if they sell prepaid cards.

JumpOnBoard · Feb 24, 2007

I'm really not sure there Dave....the customer service rep mentioned the Walgreens...seems other places shoulds sell them as well..

JumpOnBoard · Feb 24, 2007

As for the Busch race tonight, one play for me:

#38 Jason Leffler OVER #25 David Gilliland -110 (1 unit)

STLCard · Feb 24, 2007

Watching some practice now, want to play the #9 in the top 3 but at 3/2, is there any value in that.

I am trying to learn about betting NASCAR because I love to watch it. I made three bets at Daytona but none hit. I bet two top finishing Dodge and Chevy and I bet you can guess which drivers I took in those cars...let's just say they were dominant and they bumped each other taking each of them out. And I took the #7 in the top three at 12/1.

Anyway, I enjoy reading your stuff JUMP...very informative, I might have some questions for you before race time, thanks

Pepsiman · Feb 24, 2007

well 1st practice just got done but I do not take much from that. They are running at a time when they will not be racing. 530 tonight will be the true barometer of what we will see. Edwards will be good there tomorrow. he has the best ave finish there and it helps he is in a Roush vehicle. Biff and Kenseth will be there as well. Engine reliability will be huge as always for this is a long race. Just look at Biff last year. Dark horse is Mears. He always is good at these 2 milers and being in a Hendrick car, that helps. Tough to bet against Kahne but remember he doesn't have his CC so that could be a factor.
Jump, as for the Vegas test, you are right on the money. What happened there is a barometer for here. Just my $.02, avoid Kurt tomorrow and I am a huge fan. I am waiting to see how they do this weekend before I truly get an idea of what's happening. Back in Vegas, they had a decent test at best. They did work on long runs but they still don't have this figured out quite yet. I am looking at a top 15 bring a good day for them. Anything better, gravy for this fan.
Top three:
Edwards
Stewart
Biffle
Sleeper:
Mears.

JumpOnBoard · Feb 25, 2007

Busch series race bet was voided because Gilliland was pulled in favor Kenny Wallace w/ a touch of the flu...

JumpOnBoard · Feb 25, 2007

STLCard said:
Watching some practice now, want to play the #9 in the top 3 but at 3/2, is there any value in that.

I am trying to learn about betting NASCAR because I love to watch it. I made three bets at Daytona but none hit. I bet two top finishing Dodge and Chevy and I bet you can guess which drivers I took in those cars...let's just say they were dominant and they bumped each other taking each of them out. And I took the #7 in the top three at 12/1.

Anyway, I enjoy reading your stuff JUMP...very informative, I might have some questions for you before race time, thanks

With a win once here at once at Michigan, and two fourths in the other two races, he had an avg finish of 2.5 on the D shape 2 milers last year...so the value is right on the cusp...he hasn't shown a dominant car here yet though, and no crew chief as well...I lookin for a Ford or a Hendrick car to win today...

And I'll be around, so ask away.

STLCard · Feb 25, 2007

I am with you on the Hendrick cars, I would like to hear your opinion on the #7, I believe Bowyer is going to have a good year. It is just a matter of time before he gets a win, and at 7.5:1 to finish in the top 3 I think this has some value

I am also looking at the #19 at 10:1 to finish in the top 3, My only concern is his starting spot (38), what do you think?

I use Bodog and am not sure if they are going to post any head-to-head matchups I hope they do, but won't hold my breath...Lastly, I think I am going to play the #24 to win at 10:1 no winners in this race from the pole or outside pole, maybe today is the day

Any comment or suggestions are welcome, thanks in advance...

JumpOnBoard · Feb 25, 2007

Pepsiman said:
well 1st practice just got done but I do not take much from that. They are running at a time when they will not be racing. 530 tonight will be the true barometer of what we will see. Edwards will be good there tomorrow. he has the best ave finish there and it helps he is in a Roush vehicle. Biff and Kenseth will be there as well. Engine reliability will be huge as always for this is a long race. Just look at Biff last year. Dark horse is Mears. He always is good at these 2 milers and being in a Hendrick car, that helps. Tough to bet against Kahne but remember he doesn't have his CC so that could be a factor.
Jump, as for the Vegas test, you are right on the money. What happened there is a barometer for here. Just my $.02, avoid Kurt tomorrow and I am a huge fan. I am waiting to see how they do this weekend before I truly get an idea of what's happening. Back in Vegas, they had a decent test at best. They did work on long runs but they still don't have this figured out quite yet. I am looking at a top 15 bring a good day for them. Anything better, gravy for this fan.
Top three:
Edwards
Stewart
Biffle
Sleeper:
Mears.

Bro...I agree on the 2...I don't think he'll be a factor today and no that test was a disaster for both Penske cars....Kurt brought two cars and one was bad loose and the other was bad tight...they brought the loose car and it's still been lose...w/ sunny conditions, I think he'll fight that all day..

As for your top 3, it's highly possible...Tony has been consistently fast and he and Biff will be two of the better cars on the longer runs...

Mears is my sleeper as well...

JumpOnBoard · Feb 25, 2007

Satruday's Happy Hour practice Auto Club 500 at California Speedway is over, the results:
#48-Johnson 182.523
#9-Kahne 182.242
#1-Truex Jr. 180.836
#31-Burton 180.641
#01-Martin 180.438
slowest: #44-Jarrett 174.706 and #15-Menard 174.936
most laps run: #7-Gordon & #48-Johnson 39

incident: none reported
weather: Sunny, 64º track temp ?º, wind ?mph
Best average speed [all laps averaged]
#31-Burton 176.849 [4th fastest lap], 28 laps run
#48-Johnson 176.548 [1st], 39 laps
#29-Harvick 176.468 [7th], 31 laps.(2-24-2007)

Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sat, February 24, 2007 @ 03:22 PM Pacific

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Dodge[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.315[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]178.594[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]27[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]15[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]83[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Brian Vickers[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Red Bull Toyota[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.350[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]178.439[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]22[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]16[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]88[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Ricky Rudd[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Snickers Ford[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.408[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]178.183[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]24[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]17[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]20[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Tony Stewart[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Home Depot Chevy[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.453[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]177.984[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]2[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]30[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]18[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]7[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Clint Bowyer[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Jack Daniel's Chevy[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.508[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]177.743[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]21[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]34[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]19[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]12[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Ryan Newman[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Mobil 1 Dodge[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.512[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]177.725[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]32[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]20[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]6[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]David Ragan #[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]AAA Insurance So. Cal. Ford[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.528[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]177.655[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]24[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]21[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]David Stremme[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Coors Light Dodge[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.583[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]177.414[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]5[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]24[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]22[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]16[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Greg Biffle[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Ameriquest Ford[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.584[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]177.410[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]18[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]24[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]23[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]96[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Tony Raines[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]DLP HD TV Chevy[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.597[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]177.353[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]27[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]24[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]13[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Joe Nemechek[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]CertainTeed/Ginn Resorts Chevy[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.613[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]177.283[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]24[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]33[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]25[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]45[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Kyle Petty[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Wells Fargo Dodge[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.663[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]177.065[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]2[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]28[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]26[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]25[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Casey Mears[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]National Guard/GMAC Chevy[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.705[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]176.882[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]23[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]33[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]27[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]22[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Dave Blaney[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Caterpillar Toyota[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.706[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]176.878[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]4[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]33[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]28[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]43[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Bobby Labonte[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.711[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]176.856[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]2[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]29[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]29[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]21[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Ken Schrader[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Little Debbie Snack Cakes Ford[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.722[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]176.809[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]25[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]30[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]37[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]John Andretti[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Camping World Dodge[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.735[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]176.752[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]2[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]21[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]31[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]14[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Sterling Marlin[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Panasonic Chevy[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.755[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]176.665[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]2[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]30[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]32[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]99[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Carl Edwards[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Office Depot/SBON Ford[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.770[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]176.600[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]4[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]19[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]33[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]10[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Scott Riggs[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Stanley Tools/Valvoline Dodge[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.809[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]176.432[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]27[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]34[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]0[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]David Reutimann #[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Domino's Toyota[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.843[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]176.285[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]6[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]28[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]35[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]38[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]David Gilliland[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]M & M's Ford[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.853[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]176.242[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]18[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]34[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]36[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]26[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Jamie McMurray[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Crown Royal Ford[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.859[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]176.216[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]19[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]26[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]37[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]70[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Johnny Sauter[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Best Buy/Yellow Transportation Chevy[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.885[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]176.104[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]2[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]19[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]38[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]41[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Reed Sorenson[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Target/Energizer Dodge[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.972[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]175.730[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]17[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]39[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]66[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Jeff Green[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Yellow Transportation Chevy[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.991[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]175.648[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]5[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]14[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]40[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]42[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Juan Pablo Montoya #[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Texaco/Havoline Dodge[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]41.028[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]175.490[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]27[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]34[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]41[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]18[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]J.J. Yeley[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Interstate Batteries Chevy[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]41.051[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]175.392[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]21[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]26[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]42[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]15[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Paul Menard #[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Menards/Quaker State Chevy[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]41.158[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]174.936[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]21[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]29[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]43[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]44[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Dale Jarrett[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]UPS Toyota[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]41.212[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]174.706[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]2[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]19[/SIZE]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Satruday's first practice Auto Club 500 at California Speedway is over, the results:
#07-Bowyer 181.424
#48-Johnson 181.401
#8-Earnhardt Jr. 181.237
#2-Busch 181.205
#99-Edwards 181.050
slowest: #42-Montoya 174.423 and #43-Labonte 174.427
most laps run: #22-Blaney 35; #10-Riggs 30

incident: #11-Hamlin scraped the turn 2 wall, no major damage
weather: Sunny, 51º track temp ?º, wind ?mph
Best average speed [all laps averaged]
(from NASCAR.com's leaderboard service)
#8-Earnhardt Jr. 178.538 [3rd fastest lap], 12 laps run
#48-Johnson 178.493 [2nd], 13 laps
#29-Harvick 177.854 [7th], 14 laps
(2-24-2007)

<TABLE width=500 border=1><TBODY><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD colSpan=8>California Practice 2
Saturday, February 24, 2007

</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TH>[SIZE=-2]Pos[/SIZE]</TH><TH>[SIZE=-2]Car #[/SIZE]</TH><TH>[SIZE=-2]Driver[/SIZE]</TH><TH>[SIZE=-2]Manu[/SIZE]</TH><TH>[SIZE=-2]Time
secs[/SIZE]</TH><TH>[SIZE=-2]Speed
mph[/SIZE]</TH><TH>[SIZE=-2]Fast Lap[/SIZE]</TH><TH>[SIZE=-2]Laps Run[/SIZE]</TH></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]07[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Clint Bowyer[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Jack Daniel's Chevy[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]39.686[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]181.424[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]12[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]2[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]48[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Jimmie Johnson[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Lowe's Chevy[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]39.691[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]181.401[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]13[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]3[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]8[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Dale Earnhardt Jr.[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Budweiser Chevy[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]39.727[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]181.237[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]12[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]4[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]2[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Kurt Busch[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Miller Lite Dodge[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]39.734[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]181.205[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]25[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]5[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]99[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Carl Edwards[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Office Depot/SBON Ford[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]39.768[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]181.050[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]16[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]6[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]11[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Denny Hamlin[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]FedEx Freight Chevy[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]39.778[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]181.005[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]18[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]7[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]29[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Kevin Harvick[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Shell/Pennzoil Chevy[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]39.784[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]180.977[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]14[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]8[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]12[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Ryan Newman[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Mobil 1 Dodge[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]39.852[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]180.668[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]25[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]9[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]9[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Kasey Kahne[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]39.883[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]180.528[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]2[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]24[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]10[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]31[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Jeff Burton[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Cingular Wireless Chevy[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]39.883[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]180.528[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]21[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]11[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]20[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Tony Stewart[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Home Depot Chevy[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]39.886[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]180.514[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]23[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]12[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]41[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Reed Sorenson[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Target/Energizer Dodge[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]39.935[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]180.293[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]15[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]13[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]6[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]David Ragan #[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]AAA Insurance So. Cal. Ford[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]39.951[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]180.221[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]20[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]14[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]5[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Kyle Busch[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Carquest/Kellogg's Chevy[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.006[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]179.973[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]11[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]15[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]22[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Dave Blaney[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Caterpillar Toyota[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.017[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]179.924[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]35[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]16[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]16[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Greg Biffle[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Ameriquest Ford[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.095[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]179.574[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]18[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]17[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]26[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Jamie McMurray[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Crown Royal Ford[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.109[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]179.511[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]22[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]18[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]24[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Jeff Gordon[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]DuPont Cromax Pro Chevy[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.205[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]179.082[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]16[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]19[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Martin Truex Jr.[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Bass Pro Shops Chevy[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.275[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]178.771[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]7[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]22[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]20[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]01[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Mark Martin[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]U.S. Army Chevy[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.298[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]178.669[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]2[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]17[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]21[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]10[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Scott Riggs[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Stanley Tools/Valvoline Dodge[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.299[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]178.664[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]30[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]22[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]83[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Brian Vickers[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]Red Bull Toyota[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]40.360[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]178.394[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]2[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]19[/SIZE]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=middle><TD>[SIZE=-2]23[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]18[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]J.J. 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Dodge[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]41.279[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]174.423[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]5[/SIZE]</TD><TD>[SIZE=-2]17[/SIZE]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

JumpOnBoard · Feb 25, 2007

STLCard said:
I am with you on the Hendrick cars, I would like to hear your opinion on the #7, I believe Bowyer is going to have a good year. It is just a matter of time before he gets a win, and at 7.5:1 to finish in the top 3 I think this has some value

I am also looking at the #19 at 10:1 to finish in the top 3, My only concern is his starting spot (38), what do you think?

I use Bodog and am not sure if they are going to post any head-to-head matchups I hope they do, but won't hold my breath...Lastly, I think I am going to play the #24 to win at 10:1 no winners in this race from the pole or outside pole, maybe today is the day

Any comment or suggestions are welcome, thanks in advance...

the 07 car has been good here last year and has unloaded bad fast and stayed fast...Not sure how good he'll be on long runs, but I think he has a top 10 car...not sure on top 3 as there are a ton of fast pieces out there..

All 3 RCR cars have shown good speed and should do well today..

the 19 was a car I thought would qualify well and race pretty good (top 15), but he hasn't shown anything consistent...

I think the missing crew chiefs and engineers are hurting the 19/10 performance much more than the 9 at this point..the 9 has some great notes here to work off of and his program is just further ahead...and I think u're seeing the 19/10 struggle a bit and that has a little do w/ it..I can't recommend Elliott from what I've seen from him..

the bet on the 24 has some value..I don't care so much about the two poles stats...the 24 has been the guy at Cali since it started and obviosly has a fast car...just a matter of keeping up w/ the track..I think he's got a chance, but like a Roush Ford in the end..

rhino5542 · Feb 25, 2007

looking at the following;

Edwards top 5 +125
avg speed under 145 -115
1st yellow flag under 28.5 -115
edwards over biffle -125
mcmurray over sorenson -125

JumpOnBoard · Feb 25, 2007

From the Greek:

<TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 bgColor=#003366 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=580>Motor Racing</TD><TD width=20>EXIT</TD></TR><TR><TD align=middle width=580>Auto Club 500 February 23 - 25, 2007 - Group 1</TD><TD width=20> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#003366><TD vAlign=top width=120>2/25/2007 3:30 PM</TD><TD vAlign=top width=500>Who will top the Group 1</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>161</TD><TD width=300>Jimmie Johnson </TD><TD width=65> +240 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>162</TD><TD width=300>Kasey Kahne </TD><TD width=65> +275 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>163</TD><TD width=300>Tony Stewart </TD><TD width=65> +400 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>164</TD><TD width=300>Dale Earnhardt Jr </TD><TD width=65> +400 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>165</TD><TD width=300>Jeff Gordon </TD><TD width=65> +500 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 bgColor=#003366 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=580>Motor Racing</TD><TD width=20>EXIT</TD></TR><TR><TD align=middle width=580>Auto Club 500 February 23 - 25, 2007 - Group 2</TD><TD width=20> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#003366><TD vAlign=top width=120>2/25/2007 3:30 PM</TD><TD vAlign=top width=500>Who will top the Group 2</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>167</TD><TD width=300>Kevin Harvick </TD><TD width=65> +250 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>168</TD><TD width=300>Matt Kenseth </TD><TD width=65> +300 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>169</TD><TD width=300>Greg Biffle </TD><TD width=65> +375 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>170</TD><TD width=300>Carl Edwards </TD><TD width=65> +400 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>171</TD><TD width=300>Kyle Busch </TD><TD width=65> +450 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 bgColor=#003366 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=580>Motor Racing</TD><TD width=20>EXIT</TD></TR><TR><TD align=middle width=580>Auto Club 500 February 23 - 25, 2007 - Group 3</TD><TD width=20> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#003366><TD vAlign=top width=120>2/25/2007 3:30 PM</TD><TD vAlign=top width=500>Who will top the Group 3</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>173</TD><TD width=300>Jeff Burton </TD><TD width=65> +285 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>174</TD><TD width=300>Clint Bowyer </TD><TD width=65> +325 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>175</TD><TD width=300>Denny Hamlin </TD><TD width=65> +325 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>176</TD><TD width=300>Mark Martin </TD><TD width=65> +375 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>177</TD><TD width=300>Martin Truex Jr </TD><TD width=65> +415 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 bgColor=#003366 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=580>Motor Racing</TD><TD width=20>EXIT</TD></TR><TR><TD align=middle width=580>Auto Club 500 February 23 - 25, 2007 - Odds to win</TD><TD width=20> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#003366><TD vAlign=top width=120>2/25/2007 3:30 PM</TD><TD vAlign=top width=500>Driver to win the Auto Club 500</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>101</TD><TD width=300>Kasey Kahne </TD><TD width=65> +605 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>102</TD><TD width=300>Tony Stewart </TD><TD width=65> +825 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>103</TD><TD width=300>Jimmie Johnson </TD><TD width=65> +545 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>104</TD><TD width=300>Matt Kenseth </TD><TD width=65> +1000 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>105</TD><TD width=300>Dale Earnhardt Jr </TD><TD width=65> +875 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>106</TD><TD width=300>Jeff Gordon </TD><TD width=65> +1025 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>107</TD><TD width=300>Kevin Harvick </TD><TD width=65> +800 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>108</TD><TD width=300>Carl Edwards </TD><TD width=65> +1500 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=55>109</TD><TD width=300>Greg Biffle </TD><TD width=65> +1400 </TD><TD width=200> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 width=620 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle 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JumpOnBoard · Feb 25, 2007

I've been busier than hell this morning...but going to confirm a couple things and lock in my plays...

I'm lookin at 3 plays today...

Pepsiman · Feb 25, 2007

Jump,
should be interesting day. As for the 2, they actually brought the sister chassis to todays race vs the 2 they used in Vegas. The one that was loose in the test is the one they are going to try in 2 weeks and its sister is on the car today. Again, they made major changes in HH so top 15 is a hope right now. I say:
Edwards
Stewart
Kenseth
Sleeper(Mears)
I backed off Biff a bit but he will be there as well. Temperature going to be like it was in HH so the 48 looked the best out there. All the cars fighting loose condition. Agreed about the evernham cars missing their CC's. I think that's a factor as well.

STLCard · Feb 25, 2007

Thanks for the insight, I am going to look further into those Roush guys, 3 out of the top 5 in the race last night...WOW.

JumpOnBoard · Feb 25, 2007

STLCard said:
Thanks for the insight, I am going to look further into those Roush guys, 3 out of the top 5 in the race last night...WOW.

Yeah bro...Roush Ford's have historically been super strong at the intermediate's and also the SS at Fontana and Mich...

Kenseth, Edwards, and Biffle are just super strong here...

JumpOnBoard · Feb 25, 2007

Alright...3 plays for me today...

One warning...try not to play any small time teams here or teams that use different engines or borrow engines(i.e M Martin)...engine problems are always prevalent at Fontana and that won't be any different today w/ the long race and also first race using unleaded fuel...you'll see guys blow up...

#24 Gordon OVER #8 Earnhardt Jr. +110 (1 unit)...hate to fade those chassis results, but major value w/ Gordon's track record here...

#17 Kenseth OVER #16 Biffle -130 (1 unit)...my plan was to play the 99 this weekend..but I'm getting almost the same vig vs the same guy (Biffle) and w/ Edwards compared to Kenseth, the 17 just looks better to me this weekend...I think the 17 and 99 both run well, but I like the matchup a little better w/ the 17...I think Biffle was struggle a bit on the very long runs and this place doesn't lend itself to short runs as the cars get spread out..

#5 Ky Busch OVER #31 Burton +120 (1 unit)...once again..major value here...yeah Burton has been fast in practice as have all the RCR cars, but I have history on my side...Hendrick has won 5 Fontana races adn Kyle has been good here...major value..

As for predictions...the 48 looks like the car to beat..he's matched against the 9, so I'm passing w/ Kasey's numbers at these D shaped ovals...

If I had to pick a top 5 it would be:
Johnson
Kenseth
Stewart
Kahne
Edwards

w/ the 24 and the 5 pushing as well...

GL today boys..

Moot · Feb 25, 2007

Looks good Jump. GL today!

daveniner · Feb 25, 2007

Good luck, Jump.

JumpOnBoard · Feb 25, 2007

Thx guys...BOL to you too..

JumpOnBoard · Feb 25, 2007

#24 Gordon OVER #8 Earnhardt Jr. +110 (1 unit)...hate to fade those chassis results, but major value w/ Gordon's track record here...

#17 Kenseth OVER #16 Biffle -130 (1 unit)...my plan was to play the 99 this weekend..but I'm getting almost the same vig vs the same guy (Biffle) and w/ Edwards compared to Kenseth, the 17 just looks better to me this weekend...I think the 17 and 99 both run well, but I like the matchup a little better w/ the 17...I think Biffle was struggle a bit on the very long runs and this place doesn't lend itself to short runs as the cars get spread out..

#5 Ky Busch OVER #31 Burton +120 (1 unit)...once again..major value here...yeah Burton has been fast in practice as have all the RCR cars, but I have history on my side...Hendrick has won 5 Fontana races adn Kyle has been good here...major value..

2-1 and +1.10 units...

5 vs 31 was close but no cigar....good weekend overall guys...and thanks for the input..

Off week next week and then we're to Vegas in two weeks...

Hope everyone made money..

:cheers:

TWITA · Feb 25, 2007

Nice job Jump. Helluva start to the season. Let's keep it up!!!

JumpOnBoard · Feb 25, 2007

Thanks Tweets...

Good call on u're matchup too..

Lookin forward to the season..

:cheers:

STLCard · Feb 25, 2007

Nice job this weekend, dead on with the Roush guys, all were strong at some point, minus the #26, but who knows.
And RCR what a showing as well as with the Hendrick stable and the #'s 24, 48, and 5...
I liked the one point about 60 to go the #17 crew chief said "looking good, 24 and the 48 are the only one guys catching ya." Had to laugh at that seeing as it wouldn't give me much comfort.
#9 is my guy and he had some troubles out there, but hope he can make a run at the cup this year
looking forward to the season...two exciting cup races thus far

'an_horse'

JumpOnBoard · Feb 26, 2007

STLCard said:
Nice job this weekend, dead on with the Roush guys, all were strong at some point, minus the #26, but who knows.
And RCR what a showing as well as with the Hendrick stable and the #'s 24, 48, and 5...
I liked the one point about 60 to go the #17 crew chief said "looking good, 24 and the 48 are the only one guys catching ya." Had to laugh at that seeing as it wouldn't give me much comfort.
#9 is my guy and he had some troubles out there, but hope he can make a run at the cup this year
looking forward to the season...two exciting cup races thus far

'an_horse'

Kasey will be fine....the unleaded fuel really threw some teams a curveball and I'm sure they're very relieved to have an off week to address it..

Good start to the season w/ some good racin..

:cheers:

Santacapper · Feb 26, 2007

made my first Nascar bets and went 2-1

Big W on Montaya over Mears +194

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