Yes, he did. He's probably getting the cars set up well, the way he should have all along.

TNT signs Dallenbach to multi-year extension

Analyst will join Bill Weber on network's broadcast under new deal

By Mark Spoor, NASCAR.COM
August 23, 2006
02:19 PM EDT (18:19 GMT)


Wally's World got a little bit brighter on Wednesday.

TNT announced that Wally Dallenbach, who has served as a color analyst for NBC and TNT's NASCAR broadcast since 2001, will continue in that role for TNT during the network's new NASCAR television deal that begins next season.

Dallenbach will join play-by-play man Bill Weber, who was signed to an extension in late July.

Entire Story on NASCAR.com

Standings after this last weekend's race:

After: GFS Marketplace 400
Rank Driver Behind
1. -- Jimmie Johnson Leader
2. -- Matt Kenseth -58
3. -- Kevin Harvick -317
4. +2 Mark Martin -395
5. +2 Tony Stewart -406
6. +3 Jeff Gordon -434
7. -2 Kyle Busch -443
8. -- Denny Hamlin -445
9. -5 Jeff Burton -449
10. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. -484

Food City 250
Bristol Motor Speedway
August 25, 2006
Race 26 of 35

Fin St Car Driver Make Sponsor Pts/Bonus Laps Status
1 4 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford Ameriquest Mortgage 185/5 250 Running
2 30 #21 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet U.S. Coast Guard 175/5 250 Running
3 9 #33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet Outdoor Channel 165/0 250 Running
4 5 #9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper 165/5 250 Running
5 20 #138 Jason Leffler Chevrolet Great Clips 155/0 250 Running
6 1 #139 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL Fastap 160/10 250 Running
7 6 #5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Lowe's/Spectrum Spectracide 146/0 250 Running
8 14 #60 Carl Edwards Ford Ameriquest Mortgage 142/0 250 Running
9 33 #99 David Reutimann Dodge Aaron's 138/0 250 Running
10 10 #11 Paul Menard Chevrolet Menards/Turtle Wax Ice 134/0 250 Running
11 25 #00 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Yellow Transportation 130/0 250 Running
12 19 #18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Vigoro/The Home Depot 127/0 250 Running
13 7 #112 Mike Skinner Dodge Supercuts 124/0 250 Running
14 34 #10 John Andretti* Ford Freedom Roads/Camping World/RVs.com 121/0 250 Running
15 29 #1 Mike Wallace Dodge Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts 123/5 250 Running

Sharpie 500

TNT HDTV Sat. 7 p.m.

Matt Kenseth just won the Bristol short-track night race.

Rank +/- Driver Points Behind Starts Poles Wins Top 5 Top 10
1 -- Jimmie Johnson 3499 Leader 24 1 4 8 18
2 -- Matt Kenseth 3492 -7 24 0 4 13 14

3 -- Kevin Harvick 3178 -321 24 0 2 10 13
4 +3 Kyle Busch 3097 -402 24 1 1 8 13
5 +1 Jeff Gordon 3091 -408 24 0 2 9 11
6 +2 Denny Hamlin* 3070 -429 24 2 2 4 12
7 +2 Jeff Burton 3064 -435 24 4 0 4 14
8 -3 Tony Stewart 3056 -443 24 0 2 10 13
9 +1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3051 -448 24 0 1 7 11
10 -6 Mark Martin 3049 -450 24 0 0 5 11

I only saw a few minutes of the race and it was right when Elliott wrecked, now that sucks.

This week's TV schedule:

Sony HD 500
NBC HDTV Sun. 7 p.m.

Ameriquest 300
TNT HDTV Sat. 10 p.m.

Ameriquest 300 qualifying
SPEED Sat. 6:30 p.m.

Sony HD 500 qualifying
SPEED Fri. 6:30 p.m.

I can't help but smile right now. With 16 more cars to go ... Dale Jr is on the POLE for this weekend's race.

WOW, how cool. I'll have to pay attention.

Well ... Jr didn't end up on the pole, but he did qualify good. All 3 of my boyz qualified good ...

Scott Riggs - 4th
Martin Truex Jr - 5th
Dale Jr - 6th

3 hotties all in a row ...

It will make for an incredible race.

Race Lineup

Sony HD 500 | California Speedway

September 3, 2006 | Race 25 of 36

Pos. Car Driver Make Sponsor Speed Time Behind
1 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 184.540 39.016 Leader
2 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet Garnier Fructis 184.049 39.120 -0.104
3 07 Clint Bowyer* Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 183.505 39.236 -0.220
4 10 Scott Riggs Dodge Valvoline/Stanley Tools 183.197 39.302 -0.286
5 1 Martin Truex Jr.* Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 182.950 39.355 -0.339

6 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 182.792 39.389 -0.373
7 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 182.672 39.415 -0.399
8 11 Denny Hamlin* Chevrolet FedEx Express 182.454 39.462 -0.446
9 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 182.292 39.497 -0.481
10 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Kellogg's 182.223 39.512 -0.496

11 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 182.209 39.515 -0.499
12 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Sony HDTV 181.951 39.571 -0.555
13 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army 181.722 39.621 -0.605
14 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 181.438 39.683 -0.667
15 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 181.087 39.760 -0.744

16 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 180.941 39.792 -0.776
17 4 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet Lucas Oil/Forward Air 180.736 39.837 -0.821
18 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 180.727 39.839 -0.823
19 18 J.J. Yeley* Chevrolet Imitrex/GSK 180.709 39.843 -0.827
20 38 David Gilliland Ford Pedigree 180.560 39.876 -0.860

21 16 Greg Biffle Ford National Guard/Charter Communications 180.519 39.885 -0.869
22 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 180.180 39.960 -0.944
23 100 Bill Elliott Chevrolet Burger King 180.099 39.978 -0.962
24 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 180.027 39.994 -0.978
25 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet World Series of Poker 179.964 40.008 -0.992

26 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet GMAC 179.964 40.008 -0.992
27 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Ginn Clubs & Resorts 179.721 40.062 -1.046
28 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker 179.677 40.072 -1.056
29 21 Ken Schrader Ford U.S. Air Force 179.641 40.080 -1.064
30 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet "According to Jim"/Best Buy 179.636 40.081 -1.065

31 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Smirnoff Ice 179.462 40.120 -1.104
32 40 David Stremme* Dodge Coors Light 179.426 40.128 -1.112
33 42 Casey Mears Dodge Texaco/Havoline 178.931 40.239 -1.223
34 41 Reed Sorenson* Dodge Diet Pepsi/Target 178.869 40.253 -1.237
35 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Schwan's Home Service 178.740 40.282 -1.266

36 88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 178.545 40.326 -1.310
37 55 Michael Waltrip Dodge NAPA Auto Parts 178.505 40.335 -1.319
38 6 Mark Martin Ford AAA 178.086 40.430 -1.414
39 49 Kevin Lepage Dodge LoansDepot.com 177.765 40.503 -1.487
40 178 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 177.738 40.509 -1.493

41 22 Dave Blaney Dodge Caterpillar 176.978 40.683 -1.667
42 96 Tony Raines+ Chevrolet DLP HDTV 175.310 41.070 -2.054
43 32 Travis Kvapil Chevrolet Tide-Downy 177.274 40.615 -1.599

Did not Qualify
44 06 Todd Kluever Ford 3M Post-it 175.949 40.921 -1.905
45 34 Kertus Davis Chevrolet Oak Glove Co. 175.387 41.052 -2.036
46 61 Chad Chaffin Dodge Oak Gloves/Embassy Suites 173.035 41.610 -2.594
47 23 Bill Lester Dodge Waste Management 38.107 188.939 -149.923


+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie

Unofficial Race Results
Ameriquest 300
California Speedway
September 2, 2006
Race 27 of 35

Fin St Car Driver Make Sponsor Pts/Bonus Laps Status
1 4 #9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Snuggle 185/5 150 Running
2 3 #21 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet U.S. Coast Guard 175/5 150 Running
3 11 #6 Mark Martin Ford Ameriquest Mortgage 175/10 150 Running
4 19 #11 Paul Menard Chevrolet Menards/Sylvania 165/5 150 Running
5 26 #25 Ashton Lewis Ford U.S. Marines 155/0 150 Running

6 6 #33 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Old Spice 155/5 150 Running
7 18 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford Ameriquest Mortgage 146/0 150 Running
8 28 #47 Jon Wood Ford Clorox Ultimate Care/American Red Cross 142/0 150 Running
9 21 #88 Robby Gordon Chevrolet U.S. Navy 138/0 150 Running
10 33 #01 Jay Sauter Chevrolet Western Union 134/0 150 Running

11 2 #5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Lowe's/Hitachi Power Tools 135/5 150 Running
12 7 #60 Carl Edwards Ford Ameriquest Mortgage 127/0 150 Running
13 1 #2 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet ACDelco 129/5 150 Running
14 15 #77 Burney Lamar* Chevrolet Dollar General 121/0 150 Running
15 8 #20 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet Rockwell Automation 118/0 150 Running

16 12 #42 Casey Mears Dodge Texaco/Havoline 115/0 150 Running
17 10 #64 Jamie McMurray Dodge Pechanga Resort & Casino 112/0 150 Running
18 41 #59 Stacy Compton Ford Kingsford Sure Fire/Bush's Beans 109/0 150 Running
19 17 #41 Reed Sorenson Dodge America's Tire 106/0 150 Running
20 23 #99 David Reutimann Dodge Aaron's 103/0 150 Running

21 16 #148 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's/Jimmie Johnson Foundation 100/0 150 Running
22 39 #43 P.J. Jones Dodge Washington Mutual 97/0 150 Running
23 5 #16 Greg Biffle Ford Ameriquest Mortgage 99/5 149 Running
24 22 #138 Jason Leffler Chevrolet Great Clips 91/0 149 Running
25 25 #66 Scott Wimmer Ford Duraflame 88/0 149 Running

26 40 #27 David Green Ford Kleenex/Cottonelle/Rite-Aid 85/0 149 Running
27 20 #06 Todd Kluever* Ford 3M Post-it 82/0 149 Running
28 31 #35 Regan Smith Ford McDonald's McGriddles 79/0 149 Running
29 24 #10 John Andretti* Ford Freedom Roads/Camping World/RVs.com 76/0 149 Running
30 34 #130 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Smith & Wesson/Law Enforcement Heroes 73/0 149 Running

31 27 #00 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Yellow Transportation 70/0 149 Running
32 38 #36 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet McGill Motorsports 67/0 149 Running
33 35 #90 Stephen Leicht Ford CitiFinancial 64/0 149 Running
34 30 #1 Mike Wallace Dodge Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts 61/0 148 Running
35 29 #0 Kertus Davis Chevrolet RaceGirl International 58/0 148 Running

36 42 #22 Kenny Wallace Ford AutoZone 55/0 148 Running
37 32 #23 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet lovefifi.com 52/0 147 Running
38 43 #112 Carlos Contreras Dodge Supercuts/Corriendo por la Salud 49/0 146 Running
39 36 #178 Jerry Robertson Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 46/0 145 Running
40 13 #18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Vigoro/The Home Depot 43/0 93 Out of Race

41 9 #50 David Ragan Ford FreeCreditReport.com 40/0 92 Out of Race
42 37 #34 Paul Tracy Chevrolet Sport Clips/American Crew 37/0 92 Out of Race
43 14 #4 Auggie Vidovich Dodge GEICO/DenBeste Transportation 34/0 6 Out of Race


* Denotes Rookie

Sony HD 500
NBC HDTV Sun. 7 p.m.

Pos. Car Driver Make Sponsor Speed Time Behind
1 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 184.540 39.016 Leader
2 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet Garnier Fructis 184.049 39.120 -0.104
3 07 Clint Bowyer* Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 183.505 39.236 -0.220
4 10 Scott Riggs Dodge Valvoline/Stanley Tools 183.197 39.302 -0.286
5 1 Martin Truex Jr.* Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 182.950 39.355 -0.339

6 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 182.792 39.389 -0.373
7 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 182.672 39.415 -0.399
8 11 Denny Hamlin* Chevrolet FedEx Express 182.454 39.462 -0.446
9 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 182.292 39.497 -0.481
10 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Kellogg's 182.223 39.512 -0.496

11 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 182.209 39.515 -0.499
12 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Sony HDTV 181.951 39.571 -0.555
13 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army 181.722 39.621 -0.605
14 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 181.438 39.683 -0.667
15 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 181.087 39.760 -0.744

16 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 180.941 39.792 -0.776
17 4 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet Lucas Oil/Forward Air 180.736 39.837 -0.821
18 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 180.727 39.839 -0.823
19 18 J.J. Yeley* Chevrolet Imitrex/GSK 180.709 39.843 -0.827
20 38 David Gilliland Ford Pedigree 180.560 39.876 -0.860

21 16 Greg Biffle Ford National Guard/Charter Communications 180.519 39.885 -0.869
22 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 180.180 39.960 -0.944
23 100 Bill Elliott Chevrolet Burger King 180.099 39.978 -0.962
24 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 180.027 39.994 -0.978
25 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet World Series of Poker 179.964 40.008 -0.992

26 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet GMAC 179.964 40.008 -0.992
27 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Ginn Clubs & Resorts 179.721 40.062 -1.046
28 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker 179.677 40.072 -1.056
29 21 Ken Schrader Ford U.S. Air Force 179.641 40.080 -1.064
30 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet "According to Jim"/Best Buy 179.636 40.081 -1.065

31 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Smirnoff Ice 179.462 40.120 -1.104
32 40 David Stremme* Dodge Coors Light 179.426 40.128 -1.112
33 42 Casey Mears Dodge Texaco/Havoline 178.931 40.239 -1.223
34 41 Reed Sorenson* Dodge Diet Pepsi/Target 178.869 40.253 -1.237
35 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Schwan's Home Service 178.740 40.282 -1.266

36 88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 178.545 40.326 -1.310
37 55 Michael Waltrip Dodge NAPA Auto Parts 178.505 40.335 -1.319
38 6 Mark Martin Ford AAA 178.086 40.430 -1.414
39 49 Kevin Lepage Dodge LoansDepot.com 177.765 40.503 -1.487
40 178 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 177.738 40.509 -1.493

41 22 Dave Blaney Dodge Caterpillar 176.978 40.683 -1.667
42 96 Tony Raines+ Chevrolet DLP HDTV 175.310 41.070 -2.054
43 32 Travis Kvapil Chevrolet Tide-Downy 177.274 40.615 -1.599

Did not Qualify
44 06 Todd Kluever Ford 3M Post-it 175.949 40.921 -1.905
45 34 Kertus Davis Chevrolet Oak Glove Co. 175.387 41.052 -2.036
46 61 Chad Chaffin Dodge Oak Gloves/Embassy Suites 173.035 41.610 -2.594
47 23 Bill Lester Dodge Waste Management 38.107 188.939 -149.923


+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie

Figuratively Speaking

9 -- Drivers in contention for the final 8 spots in the Chase for the Nextel Cup.

•Points leader Matt Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson are the only drivers who have clinched a spot in the Chase. As for the rest of the top 10 (lap leader points not included) -- regardless of what 11th-place Kasey Kahne does:

•Kevin Harvick will clinch a spot by finishing 39th or better.

•Jeff Gordon will clinch a spot by finishing 24th or better.

•Kyle Busch will clinch a spot by finishing 22nd or better.

•Dale Earnhardt Jr. will clinch a spot by finishing 16th or better.

•Denny Hamlin will clinch a spot by finishing 16th or better.

•Tony Stewart will clinch a spot by finishing 7th or better.

•Mark Martin will clinch a spot by finishing 4th or better.

•Jeff Burton will clinch a spot by finishing 3rd or better.

Find this article at:
http://www.nascar.com/2006/news/opinion/09/04/cross.words.california/index.html

At lap 22 Kevin Harvick and Jeff Gordon are taken out of the race when "hot Head" Kyle Busch (also eliminated from the race) retaliates after thinking Harvick intensionally bumped him while trying to avoid spin out by Dale Earnhardt Jr.that took out both Jr. (sorry ladies) and Denny Hamlin (lap 12). 10 laps later Tony Stewart blows an engine leaving a long trail of oil that causes both Mark Martin and Jeff Burton to slide into the wall causing un-repairable damage to both cars.
Kasey Kahne is now in the chase but who is out?

This week's NASCAR viewing schedule:

Chevy Rock and Roll 400
TNT HDTV Sat. 7 p.m.

Emerson Radio 250
TNT HDTV Fri. 7:30 p.m.

Chevy Rock and Roll 400 qualifying
TNT HDTV Fri. 6 p.m.

Chevy Rock and Roll 400 final practice
SPEED Fri. 2:30 p.m.

Standings after last night's race. They have made it to the race for the chase.

After: Chevy Rock & Roll 400
Rank Driver Behind
1. -- Matt Kenseth Leader
2. -- Jimmie Johnson -5
3. -- Kevin Harvick -10
4. +1 Kyle Busch -15
5. +2 Denny Hamlin -20
6. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. -25
7. +2 Mark Martin -30
8. +2 Jeff Burton -35
9. -5 Jeff Gordon -40
10. +1 Kasey Kahne -45