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[HotinMo]

What an ugly race we saw today!!!!
40+ laps of caution because Ryan knocked a couple of cones out on the apron of the track???? I know they had scoring and placement issues for the restart but good grief!!!! I am just glad it is over!!

 

[HotinMo]

Unofficial standings After MBNA 400

2004 Unofficial Driver Standings

After: MBNA 400 "A Salute to Heroes" | Dover International Speedway | Race 13 of 36



Rank +/- Driver Points Behind Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10
1 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1963 Leader 13 3 8 10
2 -- Jimmie Johnson 1865 -98 13 2 8 9
3 -- Matt Kenseth 1784 -179 13 2 6 9
4 +1 Tony Stewart 1767 -196 13 0 4 7
5 -1 Jeff Gordon 1709 -254 13 2 3 9
6 +2 Kurt Busch 1648 -315 13 1 1 5
7 -- Elliott Sadler 1646 -317 13 1 3 5
8 -2 Bobby Labonte 1642 -321 13 0 4 6
9 +1 Kevin Harvick 1632 -331 13 0 3 6
10 -1 Ryan Newman 1596 -367 13 0 4 7
******************************************************
11 +1 Jamie McMurray 1532 -431 13 0 3 7
12 -1 Kasey Kahne* 1525 -438 13 0 4 4
13 +2 Mark Martin 1521 -442 13 1 2 5
14 -1 Rusty Wallace 1505 -458 13 1 3 6
15 -1 Jeremy Mayfield 1497 -466 13 0 1 4
16 +1 Dale Jarrett 1434 -529 13 0 0 3
17 -1 Casey Mears 1390 -573 13 0 0 5
18 -- Sterling Marlin 1357 -606 13 0 2 3
19 -- Robby Gordon 1348 -615 13 0 2 2
20 +4 Michael Waltrip 1335 -628 13 0 1 4
21 +4 Terry Labonte 1318 -645 13 0 0 2
22 -2 Ward Burton 1312 -651 13 0 0 2
23 -1 Brian Vickers* 1290 -673 13 0 0 1
24 +5 Jeff Burton 1284 -679 13 0 1 2
25 -4 Greg Biffle 1280 -683 13 0 0 1
26 -- Scott Wimmer* 1272 -691 13 0 1 2
27 -4 Joe Nemechek 1239 -724 13 0 0 1
28 +2 Johnny Sauter* 1217 -746 13 0 0 0
29 -1 Brendan Gaughan* 1202 -761 13 0 0 1
30 -3 Ricky Rudd 1197 -766 13 0 0 0
31 +1 Ricky Craven 1122 -841 13 0 0 0
32 -1 Ken Schrader 1100 -863 13 0 0 1
33 +1 Scott Riggs* 1081 -882 13 0 1 1
34 -1 Kyle Petty 1040 -923 13 0 0 0
35 -- Jeff Green 988 -975 13 0 0 0
36 -- Derrike Cope 804 -1159 12 0 0 0
37 -- Dave Blaney 643 -1320 7 0 0 0
38 -- Jimmy Spencer 606 -1357 8 0 0 0
39 -- Kevin Lepage 466 -1497 8 0 0 0
40 +1 Morgan Shepherd 341 -1622 7 0 0 0
41 +1 Kirk Shelmerdine 320 -1643 8 0 0 0
42 -2 John Andretti 311 -1652 3 0 0 0
43 -- Hermie Sadler 272 -1691 5 0 0 0
44 -- Johnny Benson 271 -1692 4 0 0 0
45 -- Todd Bodine 258 -1705 6 0 0 0
46 -- Joe Ruttman 207 -1756 6 0 0 0
47 -- Andy Hillenburg 206 -1757 5 0 0 0
48 -- Larry Foyt 194 -1769 3 0 0 0
49 +1 Stanton Barrett 184 -1779 4 0 0 0
50 -1 Bill Elliott 163 -1800 2 0

Looks like it is going to be a 10 car shootout the last ten races

 

[69forever]

WOOHOO DEI...

Didn't get to watch it today...but went and checked the results!

http://i.cnn.net/nascar/drivers/dps/dearnhar01/cup/images/dearnhar01_driver.jpg

Missed the BIG one and gained in the points lead. I know we qualified poorly. Sometimes Lucky is good enough.....

 

[Matts01ES]

I favorite drive is Matt Kenseth


I can't stand that driver in the bud car

 

[AvatarsQueen]

What an ugly race we saw today!!!!
40+ laps of caution because Ryan knocked a couple of cones out on the apron of the track???? I know they had scoring and placement issues for the restart but good grief!!!! I am just glad it is over!!

Yeah it was ugly! And the restart sure cost a lot of drivers.
Yes, my friend, I did watch the whole thing! Aren't you proud of me!!

the Queen
Oh, nobody came and looked at the house this week-end

 

[HotinMo]

Yeah it was ugly! And the restart sure cost a lot of drivers.
Yes, my friend, I did watch the whole thing! Aren't you proud of me!!

the Queen
Oh, nobody came and looked at the house this week-end

Well heck, If i had known you were going to watch it , i would have come over sand watched it with ya. I just sat here all by myself and watched it. I dont know though, you might think I am crazy if we watched a race together, i get upset sometimes and "talk" to the TV, LOL.

 

[AvatarsQueen]

"talking" to the tv

(looking around at all the NASCAR fans)
Ok, now everybody....who doesn't talk to the tv during a race?!

My fav quote from the interviews yesterday: I ran outta talant out there.

 

[~Dream~]

Re: WOOHOO DEI...

Didn't get to watch it today...but went and checked the results!

http://i.cnn.net/nascar/drivers/dps/dearnhar01/cup/images/dearnhar01_driver.jpg

Missed the BIG one and gained in the points lead. I know we qualified poorly. Sometimes Lucky is good enough.....

whoo Hoo any day he comes out of it Alive is a great day for me babe....and ummm hey Matt person Its Ok that you dont like Dale cause I got enough loving here for him..without ya ..and I DONt particularly care for Matt Kenseth either so...we're even ..LOL

 

[~Dream~]

and besides all that ..He's STILL On Top!! ( of ME ) i wish ..mmm

Rank +/- Driver Points Behind Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10

1 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1963 Leader 13 3 8 10
2 -- Jimmie Johnson 1865 -98 13 2 8 9
3 -- Matt Kenseth 1784 -179 13 2 6 9
4 +1 Tony Stewart 1767 -196 13 0 4 7
5 -1 Jeff Gordon 1709 -254 13 2 3 9
6 +2 Kurt Busch 1648 -315 13 1 1 5
7 -- Elliott Sadler 1646 -317 13 1 3 5
8 -2 Bobby Labonte 1642 -321 13 0 4 6
9 +1 Kevin Harvick 1632 -331 13 0 3 6
10 -1 Ryan Newman 1596 -367 13 0 4 7

 

[HotinMo]

Power Rankings

Sorry I am a little late with these this week!!

1 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. He was named Daytona International Speedway’s president for a day. Dale Jr. used his new-found powers to announce that Daytona would hold 30 additional Nextel Cup events in 2005.
2 5 Tony Stewart He says his "car really liked to be up front in clean air.” Which why is Tony’s been knockin’ them out of the way this year. He just needs some of that clean air.
3 1 Jimmie Johnson Jimmie, you don’t want to build up a 456-point lead anyway, because it will just disappear in September.
4 2 Matt Kenseth He said he does not like riding around under caution for 40 straight laps. Which explains why he’s never gotten into a groove at Bristol.
5 8 Kasey Kahne That was crazy, him spinning in the oil like that. It looked like a Super Mario Kart race, where you put down the banana peel so the leader will spin out.
6 4 Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon was pretty mad about not having soft walls. And Ryan Newman was mad about not having soft walls in the pits.
7 7 Ryan Newman He says he’s heard “Hello Newman” about “five or six” times. And that’s just from Roger Penske.
8 11 Mark Martin His win at Dover was a lot like his sponsor’s motto. You just got to be in the right place at the right time.
9 9 Jamie McMurray He said that Dover “looked like an ARCA race.” And Jamie was pretty much right, because an unsponsored car finished fourth, and some seats were unfilled.
10 6 Bobby Labonte He should run that D-Day paint scheme every spring at Dover. That was great to see.
11 10 Elliott Sadler He got nailed at Dover by Kurt Busch. Jeff Burton probably wanted to trade paint with him too, but there was none on the No. 99 Ford to trade.
12 14 Jeremy Mayfield Man, did you see how fat his dogs were? Good thing he’s been running so well lately. It must cost thousands just keeping ‘em fed.
13 15 Michael Waltrip Michael, no! DEI can’t let you go! You just got all those new commercials finished!
14 12 Kurt Busch He’s still got one fewer top-five finish than Robby Gordon.
15 13 Rusty Wallace Well, Mark Martin won, so he probably won't ever get to match Rusty's (since broken) triple-digit losing streak, much to the disdain of the media.
16 16 Kevin Harvick “It's hard not to laugh, but it's kind of funny," he said after the race at Dover. He was either referring to the big wreck, or Jeff Hammond wearing a turtleneck in June.
17 18 Robby Gordon It’s June. Which means it’s a month where he can get a win. And we don’t mean at Pocono.
18 20 Brian Vickers Poor guy’s got to go to Pocono. He’ll have a lot of time to learn how to drive the tricky layout, because there is simply not much else there for a 20-year-old kid to do.
19 21 Dale Jarrett Since Michael Waltrip has been running so well, Jarrett is the new leader in the I’m-seen-more-during-commercials-than during-the-actual-race ratio.
20 17 Sterling Marlin We love Sterling. He’s just a good ‘ol boy. If everyone were like him, the media wouldn’t have to report on J-Lo’s marriages, because no one would care.
21 22 Ward Burton Our boss at NASCAR.COM is going to attempt to learn how to shoot clay pigeons from Ward on Thursday. We’re serious. And Ward thought Dover was frustrating.
22 19 Greg Biffle That transmission problem at Fontana a month ago really killed a lot of his team’s momentum. Or it could just be that his team can’t stop laughing when they see Doug Richert being sprayed with Coca-Cola.
23 25 Terry Labonte He was the only Hendrick car in the top 10 at Dover. And the only one without his own commercial.
24 23 Casey Mears He’s going to play himself on an episode of Days of Our Lives. We’re not making this up. In the episode, Mears helps crash John Black by dumping oil all over a Salem highway.
25 NR Jeff Burton He was not too happy that Ricky Rudd helped push Ryan Newman back to the pits. But Ricky’s a smart guy. He knew that Newman would repay him by pushing him during Bud Pole Qualifying on at Pocono.


The opinions listed here are solely those of the writer.

 

[LunarKitten]

Re: Power Rankings

Sorry I am a little late with these this week!!

1 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. He was named Daytona International Speedway’s president for a day. Dale Jr. used his new-found powers to announce that Daytona would hold 30 additional Nextel Cup events in 2005.

That explains the loss of the Rock

2 5 Tony Stewart He says his "car really liked to be up front in clean air.” Which why is Tony’s been knockin’ them out of the way this year. He just needs some of that clean air.

Clean air...yeah, yeah, clean air...that's the ticket

7 7 Ryan Newman He says he’s heard “Hello Newman” about “five or six” times. And that’s just from Roger Penske.

Ryan Newman isn't old enough to remember that show

13 15 Michael Waltrip Michael, no! DEI can’t let you go! You just got all those new commercials finished!

I'm still in shock

19 21 Dale Jarrett Since Michael Waltrip has been running so well, Jarrett is the new leader in the I’m-seen-more-during-commercials-than during-the-actual-race ratio.

Ain't that the truth [/b}

 

[HotinMo]

Re: Re: Power Rankings

13 15 Michael Waltrip Michael, no! DEI can’t let you go! You just got all those new commercials finished!

I'm still in shock

i heard yesterday that he is guaranteed a ride through 2005 with DEI

 

[HotinMo]

Starting Lineup for the Pocono 500

1 #9 Kasey Kahne* Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 172.533 52.164 Leader
2 #25 Brian Vickers* Chevrolet GMAC Financial Services 172.308 52.232 -0.068
3 #01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army 172.183 52.270 -0.106
4 #6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra 171.887 52.360 -0.196
5 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 171.825 52.379 -0.215
6 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 171.785 52.391 -0.227
7 #19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 171.736 52.406 -0.242
8 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Home Depot 171.671 52.426 -0.262
9 #16 Greg Biffle Ford Pennzoil/National Guard 171.481 52.484 -0.320
10 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 171.259 52.552 -0.388
11 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 171.243 52.557 -0.393
12 #38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's 171.077 52.608 -0.444
13 #31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 171.041 52.619 -0.455
14 #42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Texaco/Havoline 170.934 52.652 -0.488
15 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford DeWalt Power Tools 170.865 52.673 -0.509
16 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 170.390 52.820 -0.656
17 #18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 170.380 52.823 -0.659
18 #49 Ken Schrader Dodge Schwan's Home Service 170.367 52.827 -0.663
19 #5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Kellogg's 170.296 52.849 -0.685
20 #40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light 170.264 52.859 -0.695
21 #41 Casey Mears Dodge Target 170.129 52.901 -0.737
22 #15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 169.940 52.960 -0.796
23 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 169.898 52.973 -0.809
24 #22 Scott Wimmer* Dodge Caterpillar 169.590 53.069 -0.905
25 #45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia-Pacific/Brawny 169.571 53.075 -0.911
26 #0 Ward Burton Chevrolet NetZero HiSpeed 169.488 53.101 -0.937
27 #97 Kurt Busch Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools/Sharpie 169.428 53.120 -0.956
28 #137 Todd Bodine Pontiac Carter's Royal Dispos-all 169.342 53.147 -0.983
29 #30 Dave Blaney Chevrolet America Online 169.157 53.205 -1.041
30 #2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite 168.837 53.306 -1.142
31 #77 Brendan Gaughan* Dodge Kodak EasyShare 168.798 53.318 -1.154
32 #43 Jeff Green Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker 168.482 53.418 -1.254
33 #4 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet Morgan-McClure 167.986 53.576 -1.412
34 #32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet Tide 167.738 53.655 -1.491
35 #21 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft/U.S. Air Force 167.701 53.667 -1.503
36 #251 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet NegotiationsSeminar.com 167.320 53.789 -1.625
37 #50 PJ Jones Dodge Arnold Development Companies 166.211 54.148 -1.984
38 #200 Carl Long Chevrolet Buyers Choice Auto Warranties 165.721 54.308 -2.144

Provisional
39 #99 Jeff Burton Ford Duke Children's Hospital - - -
40 #10 Scott Riggs* Chevrolet Valvoline 162.045 55.540 -3.376
41 #89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Racing With Jesus/Red Line Oil - - -
42 #172 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford Freddie B's 163.348 55.097 -2.933
43 #198 Geoffrey Bodine Ford Lucas Oil Products 165.365 54.425 -2.261

 

[HotinMo]

10 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 171.259 52.552 -0.388

Look Lunar, He qualified in the top ten this week

 

[LunarKitten]

Look Lunar, He qualified in the top ten this week

That's a start...now for him to lead a majority of the laps and get his butt into the top ten POINTS!!!

Yeah, ok, so a girl can dream

 

[HotinMo]

bogity boogity boogity

 

[Wizard]

And we have our first yellow already................

 

[HotinMo]

Results of the Pocono 500

1 5 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 190/10 200 Running $186,950
2 7 #19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 175/5 200 Running $149,495
3 17 #18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 170/5 200 Running $139,953
4 6 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 165/5 200 Running $132,858
5 27 #97 Kurt Busch Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools/Sharpie 155/0 200 Running $95,600
6 16 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 150/0 200 Running $121,718
7 19 #5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Kellogg's 151/5 200 Running $96,640
8 13 #31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 142/0 200 Running $98,377
9 14 #42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Texaco/Havoline 138/0 200 Running $75,390
10 21 #41 Casey Mears Dodge Target 134/0 200 Running $82,090
11 9 #16 Greg Biffle Ford Pennzoil/National Guard 135/5 200 Running $71,240
12 12 #38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's 127/0 200 Running $96,183
13 2 #25 Brian Vickers * Chevrolet GMAC Financial Services 129/5 200 Running $71,215
14 1 #9 Kasey Kahne * Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 126/5 200 Running $107,990
15 32 #43 Jeff Green Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker 118/0 200 Running $87,740
16 40 #10 Scott Riggs * Chevrolet Valvoline 115/0 200 Running $89,777
17 26 #0 Ward Burton Chevrolet NetZero HiSpeed 112/0 200 Running $59,290
18 3 #01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army 114/5 200 Running $85,090
19 35 #21 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft/U.S. Air Force 106/0 200 Running $84,696
20 23 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 103/0 200 Running $95,593
21 15 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford DeWalt Power Tools 105/5 200 Running $105,918
22 37 #50 PJ Jones Dodge Arnold Development Companies 102/5 198 Running $57,790
23 33 #4 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet Morgan-McClure 94/0 198 Running $68,890
24 39 #99 Jeff Burton Ford Duke Children's Hospital 91/0 196 Engine $90,632
25 18 #49 Ken Schrader Dodge Schwan's Home Service 88/0 196 Running $56,915
26 10 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 90/5 195 Engine $88,082
27 8 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Home Depot 87/5 194 Running $100,393
28 43 #198 Geoffrey Bodine Ford Lucas Oil Products 79/0 194 Running $53,465
29 29 #30 Dave Blaney Chevrolet America Online 76/0 191 Running $63,790
30 11 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 78/5 183 Accident $100,007
31 20 #40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light 75/5 176 Accident $86,490
32 30 #2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite 67/0 167 Accident $96,673
33 22 #15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 64/0 166 Accident $89,621
34 34 #32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet Tide 61/0 152 Engine $68,829
35 24 #22 Scott Wimmer * Dodge Caterpillar 58/0 125 Accident $60,265
36 4 #6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra 60/5 112 Engine $60,065
37 25 #45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia-Pacific/Brawny 52/0 101 Engine $51,900
38 41 #89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Racing With Jesus/Red Line Oil 49/0 71 Handling $51,785
39 31 #77 Brendan Gaughan * Dodge Kodak EasyShare 46/0 59 Engine $59,660
40 42 #172 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford L.R. Lyons & Son Transportation 43/0 42 Wheel Bearing $51,505
41 38 #200 Carl Long Chevrolet Buyers Choice Auto Warranties 40/0 39 Accident $51,365
42 28 #137 Todd Bodine Pontiac Carter's Royal Dispos-all 37/0 11 Overheating $51,275
43 36 #251 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet NegotiationsSeminar.com 34/0 9 Overheating $51,459

 

[HotinMo]

nearly a quarter of the MBNA 400 at Dover International Speedway was run under caution two weekends ago.

Sunday's Pocono 500 far outdid Dover, as 56 laps, or 28 percent of the race's 200 laps were consumed by caution.

In my opinion this is not acceptable !!!

 

[HotinMo]

official standings after Pocono 500

1 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2113 Leader 14 3 8 11 $3,799,600
2 -- Jimmie Johnson 2055 -58 14 3 9 10 $2,490,380
3 -- Matt Kenseth 1889 -224 14 2 6 9 $3,504,370
4 +1 Jeff Gordon 1874 -239 14 2 4 10 $2,532,290
5 -1 Tony Stewart 1854 -259 14 0 4 7 $3,123,470
6 +2 Bobby Labonte 1812 -301 14 0 5 7 $2,062,570
7 -1 Kurt Busch 1803 -310 14 1 2 6 $1,613,980
8 -1 Elliott Sadler 1773 -340 14 1 3 5 $2,291,180
9 -- Kevin Harvick 1735 -378 14 0 3 6 $2,246,270
10 -- Ryan Newman 1674 -439 14 0 4 7 $2,179,170
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11 +4 Jeremy Mayfield 1672 -441 14 0 2 5 $1,643,720
12 -1 Jamie McMurray 1670 -443 14 0 3 8 $1,544,340
13 -1 Kasey Kahne* 1651 -462 14 0 4 4 $2,092,000
14 -1 Mark Martin 1581 -532 14 1 2 5 $1,635,340
15 -1 Rusty Wallace 1572 -541 14 1 3 6 $1,973,950
16 +1 Casey Mears 1524 -589 14 0 0 6 $1,410,400
17 -1 Dale Jarrett 1524 -589 14 0 0 3 $1,895,460
18 +1 Robby Gordon 1490 -623 14 0 2 3 $1,688,640
19 +2 Terry Labonte 1469 -644 14 0 0 3 $1,625,100
20 -2 Sterling Marlin 1432 -681 14 0 2 3 $1,733,050
21 +1 Ward Burton 1424 -689 14 0 0 2 $1,142,290
22 +1 Brian Vickers* 1419 -694 14 0 0 1 $1,317,550
23 +2 Greg Biffle 1415 -698 14 0 0 1 $1,291,860
24 -4 Michael Waltrip 1399 -714 14 0 1 4 $1,835,270
25 -1 Jeff Burton 1375 -738 14 0 1 2 $1,657,200
26 +1 Joe Nemechek 1353 -760 14 0 0 1 $1,543,990
27 -1 Scott Wimmer* 1330 -783 14 0 1 2 $1,881,380
28 +2 Ricky Rudd 1303 -810 14 0 0 0 $1,486,700
29 -- Brendan Gaughan* 1248 -865 14 0 0 1 $1,234,830
30 -2 Johnny Sauter* 1217 -896 13 0 0 0 $1,164,270
31 +2 Scott Riggs* 1196 -917 14 0 1 1 $1,483,850
32 -- Ken Schrader 1188 -925 14 0 0 1 $1,208,500
33 -2 Ricky Craven 1183 -930 14 0 0 0 $1,373,560
34 +1 Jeff Green 1106 -1007 14 0 0 0 $1,420,100
35 -1 Kyle Petty 1092 -1021 14 0 0 0 $1,193,550
36 -- Derrike Cope 804 -1309 12 0 0 0 $916,426
37 -- Jimmy Spencer 700 -1413 9 0 0 0 $827,851
38 -- Dave Blaney 655 -1458 8 0 0 0 $797,576
39 -- Kevin Lepage 500 -1613 9 0 0 0 $744,427
40 -- Morgan Shepherd 390 -1723 8 0 0 0 $497,834
41 -- Kirk Shelmerdine 363 -1750 9 0 0 0 $587,901
42 -- John Andretti 311 -1802 3 0 0 0 $379,262
43 +2 Todd Bodine 295 -1818 7 0 0 0 $397,389
44 -1 Hermie Sadler 272 -1841 5 0 0 0 $310,400
45 -1 Johnny Benson 271 -1842 4 0 0 0 $403,674
46 -- Joe Ruttman 207 -1906 6 0 0 0 $342,543
47 -- Andy Hillenburg 206 -1907 5 0 0 0 $338,332
48 -- Larry Foyt 194 -1919 3 0 0 0 $342,337
49 -- Stanton Barrett 184 -1929 4 0 0 0 $278,523
50 -- Bill Elliott 163 -1950 2 0 0 0 $187,550
51 -- Bobby Hamilton Jr. 149 -1964 2 0 0 0 $126,230
52 +2 Carl Long 138 -1975 3 0 0 0 $204,374
53 +7 Geoffrey Bodine 125 -1988 2 0 0 0 $191,270
54 -2 Kyle Busch 107 -2006 2 0 0 0 $132,580
55 -- PJ Jones 102 -2011 1 0 0 0 $57,790
56 -3 Andy Belmont 98 -2015 2 0 0 0 $139,614
57 -2 Mike Skinner 97 -2016 1 0 0 0 $251,813
58 -2 Eric McClure 90 -2023 1 0 0 0 $65,175
59 -2 Kerry Earnhardt 58 -2055 1 0 0 0 $96,079
60 -2 Mike Wallace 58 -2055 1 0 0 0 $61,570
61 -2 Kenny Wallace 52 -2061 1 0 0 0 $62,700
62 -1 Tony Raines 43 -2070 1 0 0 0 $60,025
63 -1 Randy LaJoie 34 -2079 1 0 0

 

[HotinMo]

Tuesdays Power rankings

1 3 Jimmie Johnson Whoa. It was a good thing he won that race. If not, an entire Lowe’s franchise might have come flying out of the stands.

2 1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. We’re not sure why he said those things about Michael Waltrip. Maybe he wanted to stop being asked to star in all those Napa commercials.

3 10 Bobby Labonte His crew repaired an oil line in about five minutes. In our hometown, it took three weeks, and you’d still have to carry a case of motor oil in your trunk until you got rid of the car.

4 6 Jeff Gordon He apologized to the fans at Pocono after the race. And that was just for his performance on Regis and Kelly.

5 12 Jeremy Mayfield On NASCAR Drivers 360, his dogs are always asleep. Which means he never gives them any of that Mountain Dew he’s got stockpiled.

6 2 Tony Stewart This is the latest point in the year (excluding his rookie year) where he has not won yet.

7 4 Matt Kenseth They might have to call it the Gillette Fined Guns.

8 9 Jamie McMurray His segments have not debuted on NASCAR Drivers 360 yet. Does it take that long to get his hair done?

9 8 Mark Martin His last three races: 36th. 1st. 36th. Which means he will win at Michigan and barely beat Jim Inglebright at Sonoma.

10 7 Ryan Newman Man, his year is just getting worse. Now, with Kasey Kahne winning the Bud Pole at Pocono, he does not lead the series in poles anymore. Of course, he’ll win it on Friday.

11 5 Kasey Kahne His hair is starting to get downright shaggy. But it’s easily fixable. He doesn’t even need to leave the shop. He can just go to Jeremy Mayfield for help.

12 17 Robby Gordon He’s pretty good at Michigan too, so he’s got a really good shot to score three straight top-10 finishes heading into Daytona.

13 14 Kurt Busch That was his first top-five since winning at Bristol. And just his fourth since the Jimmy Spencer incident.

14 13 Michael Waltrip “I am just amazed that somebody could do something that stupid," Waltrip said at Pocono. Wasn’t sure whether he was taking about the crash, or whether he might get fired despite two Daytona 500 wins.

15 16 Kevin Harvick Or they might have to call it the Gillette Young Guns on Probation until Dec. 31.

16 11 Elliott Sadler He’s never had a top-10 finish at Michigan. And since we pointed that out, he’s sure to break that streak this weekend.

17 23 Terry Labonte Terry, if you have not felt young in awhile, we are pretty sure you felt like it when you were passing Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Pocono. For shizzle.

18 24 Casey Mears Much to our great disappointment, he really didn’t do anything NASCAR Drivers 360 that warranted any ridicule.

19 18 Brian Vickers He’s 19th in points, putting him dangerously on the line where he is flirting with his age in points. As is Kirk Shelmerdine.

20 19 Dale Jarrett There is light at the end of the Tunnel Turn. Unfortunately, it was his engine on fire.

21 15 Rusty Wallace Man, Michael Waltrip was pretty mad at him. But let’s face.it. Rusty’s brake failure saved them both from dozens of agonizing caution laps.

22 22 Greg Biffle Well, at least he can offer advice to his teammate about how to deal with a run-in with Kevin Harvick.

23 25 Jeff Burton His qualifying stats have declined each year since 1998, and his 27th-place starting spot this year is easily his worst since he joined Roush full-time eight years ago.

24 23 Ward Burton He’s got five straight finishes of 20th or better, which has moved him up three spots in the standings to 21st. Which means he would win the title if there were 35 races left in the 2004 season.

25 NR Scott Riggs The reverse Track Smack jinx lives. Every driver we have on Track Smack does better on the track after his appearance, and Riggs is no exception. Pre Track Smack average finish: 29th. Post Track Smack average finish: 12th.


The opinions listed here are solely those of the writer.

 

[HotinMo]

20 19 Dale Jarrett There is light at the end of the Tunnel Turn. Unfortunately, it was his engine on fire.

Thats CRUEL !! Funny, but cruel!!!

 

[HotinMo]

9 8 Mark Martin His last three races: 36th. 1st. 36th. Which means he will win at Michigan and barely beat Jim Inglebright at Sonoma.

Too fucking funny !!!!

 

[HotinMo]

21 15 Rusty Wallace Man, Michael Waltrip was pretty mad at him. But let’s face.it. Rusty’s brake failure saved them both from dozens of agonizing caution laps.

Too bad the rest of us had to sit through them!!!

 

[HotinMo]

Starting line up for Michigan

1 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 190.865 37.723 Leader
2 #25 Brian Vickers* Chevrolet GMAC Financial Services 190.169 37.861 -0.138
3 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 190.164 37.862 -0.139
4 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 190.064 37.882 -0.159
5 #31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 189.954 37.904 -0.181
6 #77 Brendan Gaughan* Dodge Jasper Engines & Transmissions 189.868 37.921 -0.198
7 #97 Kurt Busch Ford Sharpie/IRWIN Industrial Tools 189.833 37.928 -0.205
8 #19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 189.818 37.931 -0.208
9 #41 Casey Mears Dodge Target 189.813 37.932 -0.209
10 #2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite 189.788 37.937 -0.214
11 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 189.728 37.949 -0.226
12 #18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 189.643 37.966 -0.243
13 #16 Greg Biffle Ford National Guard 189.593 37.976 -0.253
14 #0 Ward Burton Chevrolet NetZero HiSpeed 189.414 38.012 -0.289
15 #6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra 189.245 38.046 -0.323
16 #01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army 189.240 38.047 -0.324
17 #99 Jeff Burton Ford Roush Racing 189.175 38.060 -0.337
18 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford Carhartt 189.150 38.065 -0.342
19 #15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 188.828 38.130 -0.407
20 #10 Scott Riggs* Chevrolet Valvoline 188.773 38.141 -0.418
21 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 188.635 38.169 -0.446
22 #38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's 188.595 38.177 -0.454
23 #43 Jeff Green Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker 188.536 38.189 -0.466
24 #40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light 188.511 38.194 -0.471
25 #21 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft/U.S. Air Force 188.393 38.218 -0.495
26 #32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet Tide 187.725 38.354 -0.631
27 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Home Depot 187.632 38.373 -0.650
28 #49 Ken Schrader Dodge Schwan's Home Service 187.520 38.396 -0.673
29 #22 Scott Wimmer* Dodge Caterpillar 187.349 38.431 -0.708
30 #42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Texaco/Havoline 187.329 38.435 -0.712
31 #5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Kellogg's 187.018 38.499 -0.776
32 #251 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet NegotiationsSeminar.com 186.848 38.534 -0.811
33 #45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia-Pacific/Brawny 186.698 38.565 -0.842
34 #9 Kasey Kahne* Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 186.548 38.596 -0.873
35 #50 PJ Jones Dodge Arnold Dev. Comp./NASCAR Day 186.099 38.689 -0.966
36 #4 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet Morgan-McClure 186.023 38.705 -0.982
37 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 185.663 38.780 -1.057
38 #137 Todd Bodine Dodge Carter's Royal Dispos-all 185.586 38.796 -1.073

Provisional
39 #30 Dave Blaney Chevrolet America Online - - -
40 #89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Racing With Jesus/Red Line Oil 183.613 39.213 -1.490
41 #172 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford Fairfield Inn By Marriott 177.646 40.530 -2.807
42 #198 Geoffrey Bodine Ford Lucas Oil Products 185.581 38.797 -1.074
43 #02 Derrike Cope Chevrolet The FanZCar/ETT 183.917 39.148 -1.425

Did not Qualify