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8.1 Van

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Posted: 10/04/08 09:04pm

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Go Jr !
RACE LINEUP
Amp Energy 500 | Talladega Superspeedway
October 5, 2008 | Race 30 of 36

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Academy Sports + Outdoors 187.364 51.109 Leader
2 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet Pop-Tarts / CARQUEST 187.295 51.128 -0.019
3 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet U.S. Army 187.265 51.136 -0.027
4 01 Regan Smith* Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 187.181 51.159 -0.050
5 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Johns Manville / Menards 187.141 51.170 -0.061
6 33 Mike Wallace Chevrolet Realtree "Driven to the Outdoors" 186.984 51.213 -0.104
7 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row
/ DenverMattress.com 186.969 51.217 -0.108
8 70 Tony Raines Chevrolet iQ Drive 186.740 51.280 -0.171
9 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 186.707 51.289 -0.180
10 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 186.674 51.298 -0.189
11 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Hunt Brothers Pizza 186.645 51.306 -0.197
12 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 186.507 51.344 -0.235
13 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco / Havoline 186.430 51.365 -0.256
14 00 Kenny Wallace Toyota Champion Mortgage 186.430 51.365 -0.256
15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet AMP Energy "Ride With Dale Jr." / Nat'l Guard 186.423 51.367 -0.258
16 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Travel 186.351 51.387 -0.278
17 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 186.318 51.396 -0.287
18 109 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 186.267 51.410 -0.301
19 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS 186.231 51.420 -0.311
20 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools 186.224 51.422 -0.313
21 84 Mike Skinner Toyota Red Bull 186.065 51.466 -0.357
22 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 186.061 51.467 -0.358
23 45 Terry Labonte Dodge Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil 186.057 51.468 -0.359
24 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Samsung HDTV / Alltel 185.945 51.499 -0.390
25 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 185.805 51.538 -0.429
26 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 185.783 51.544 -0.435
27 21 Jon Wood Ford Motorcraft 185.783 51.544 -0.435
28 26 Jamie McMurray Ford BernzOmatic Fat Boy 185.772 51.547 -0.438
29 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 185.740 51.556 -0.447
30 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Memorex 185.722 51.561 -0.452
31 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 185.689 51.570 -0.461
32 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 185.643 51.583 -0.474
33 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 185.535 51.613 -0.504
34 20 Tony Stewart Toyota Subway / Home Depot 185.481 51.628 -0.519
35 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 185.423 51.644 -0.535
36 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 185.373 51.658 -0.549
37 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Pedigree 185.204 51.705 -0.596
38 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 185.015 51.758 -0.649
39 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 185.008 51.760 -0.651
40 19 Elliott Sadler+ Dodge MONOPOLY at McDonald's 184.954 51.775 -0.666
41 38 David Gilliland+ Ford Ford. Drive one. 184.954 51.775 -0.666
42 7 Robby Gordon+ Dodge MAPEI / Menards 184.374 51.938 -0.829
43 96 Ken Schrader Toyota DLP HDTV 185.736 51.557 -0.448

Did Not Qualify
44 77 Sam Hornish Jr.* Dodge Mobil 1 185.258 51.690 -0.581
45 10 Patrick Carpentier* Dodge Tow Truck in a Box 185.215 51.702 -0.593

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Cloud Dancer

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Posted: 10/05/08 12:39pm

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Yep, it sure looks like something's amiss with Jimmie Johnson's #48 engine. He'll get lapped if there's no caution flag soon.
But, Jr is moving up.

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8.1 Van

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Posted: 10/05/08 02:42pm

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It seems like Goodyear forgot how to make a Cup tire that will last like they did in the past.

* This post was edited 10/05/08 03:22pm by 8.1 Van *

WC&DC

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Posted: 10/05/08 03:25pm

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I don't post on these threads, but I do watch NASCAR races.
Just how many tires do the teams have...

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Jacksons

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Posted: 10/05/08 03:46pm

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as many as they want

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