2007 Speedweeks Schedule of Events

Thursday, February 8
Noon - 5 pm ARCA RE/MAX Series Practice
7pm Budweiser Shootout drawing at the SPEED Stage outside of Turn 4

Friday, February 9
Noon ARCA Qualifying (Two laps, all positions)
4:15 - 5 pm NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Budweiser Shootout At Daytona Practice
5:10 - 6:15 pm ARCA RE/MAX Series Final Practice
6:30 - 7:30 pm NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Budweiser Shootout At Daytona Final Practice

Saturday, February 10
10:30 am - 12:30 pm NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Practice
1:30 - 3 pm NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Practice
3:30 pm ARCA RE/MAX Series Driver Introductions
4:15 pm Daytona ARCA 200 ARCA RE/MAX Series (80 Laps, 200 Miles)
8 pm NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Budweiser Shootout At Daytona
Driver Introductions
8:30 pm Budweiser Shootout At Daytona NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Race
(70 Laps, 175 Miles)

Sunday, February 11
2:10 pm NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Qualifying for the Daytona 500
(Two Laps, Two Positions)

Wednesday, February 14
Noon - 12:55 pm NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Practice
2:05 - 2:55 pm NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Practice
(Final Practice Before the Gatorade Duel At Daytona)
3 - 4:20 pm NASCAR Busch Series Practice
4:30 - 5:30 pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Practice

Thursday, February 15
9 - 9:30 am NASCAR Busch Series Rookie Practice
9:30 - 10:55 am NASCAR Busch Series Final Practice
11 - 11:30 am NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie Practice
11:45 am - 1:15 pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Final Practice
1:30 pm NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Driver Introductions
2 pm Gatorade Duel At Daytona
Daytona 500 Qualifying Races (60 Laps, 150 Miles, Each)
7 pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Qualifying
(Two Laps, All Positions)

Friday, February 16
1:40 - 2:40 pm NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Practice
3:05 pm NASCAR Busch Series Qualifying (Two Laps, All Positions)
7:30 pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Driver Introductions
8 pm Chevy Silverado HD 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race
(100 Laps, 250 Miles)

Saturday, February 17
10:35 - 11:55 am NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Final Practice for the Daytona 500
12:45 pm NASCAR Busch Series Driver Introductions
1:15 pm Daytona 300 NASCAR Busch Series Race (120 Laps, 300 Miles)

Sunday, February 18
2:30 pm NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Driver Introductions
3:15 pm Daytona 500 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Race
(200 Laps, 500 Miles)

Schedule is tentative and subject to change.

'Majority ownership' bottom line for Junior

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the kind of guy who apparently likes to leave his audience hanging.

During Thursday's media day at Daytona International Speedway, when asked about his ongoing contract negotiations with Dale Earnhardt Inc., Junior suddenly blurted out that he wants majority ownership of the team founded by his father, promptly got up from his seat and walked away without further comment.

"The main factor is the ownership part," Junior said. "It has nothing to do with money and nothing else really. I would really like my team, I like how things are going. ... The motors are improving, everything is on an upswing. My father has been gone for almost six years now, I want majority ownership."

Find the rest of the article here

He wants majority ownership...so he can be like Kyle Petty?

I can't believe I let Colleen make a new thread for the 2007. Boy, I sure am behind. I still need to update my racing sites. And the Daytona 500 is next weekend already. I've been way too lazy lately.

Anyways ... who all is planning on watching the Bud Shootout tonite? I know I am. I'm already wearing one of my Dale Jr tshirts (I need some new ones too ... maybe I need to go shopping ... LOL) and I've got a 12 pack of Bud Light longneck bottles in my fridge chilling and a bag of Doritos in teh pantry and some Totinos Party Pizzas in the freezer. I'm all set for the race. This has been too long of an off-season. I'm glad the racing is starting.

And as for that article that Colleen posted about Jr wanting majority ownership ... I'm not sure what to think about that yet. I haven't read up on everything yet, so I'm not fully informed. All I know is that I'll be a fan of his no matter where he's at. I just hope he says at DEI.

I almost forgot to mention ... TrackPass is free for the Bud Shootout. I love being able to listen to the drivers (or should I say Dale Jr ) during the race. I just which it was cheaper and more reliable to subscribe to for the entire season.

You've got it bad girl!

You know it ... LOL. I'm a NASCAR Fan-atic ... LOL.

Not here. We were lucky to watch the super bowl.

Me too. I was watching. It was real good. It's so good to see them back in their seats. And they are just as cute as last season.

One thing to watch this season, they are already complaining about their tires, so look for the excuse should they not do well.

QUALIFYING ORDER
Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway
February 18, 2007| Race 1 of 36

ORDER CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR
1 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull
2 13 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet CertainTeed
3 78 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing
4 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet FedEx Express
5 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Kellogg's / CARQUEST
6 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal
7 10 Scott Riggs Dodge Valvoline / Stanley Tools
8 6 David Ragan* Ford AAA
9 109 Mike Wallace Chevrolet Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts
10 139 Regan Smith Chevrolet Ginn Resorts
11 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Best Buy
12 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT
13 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's
14 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker
15 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Waste Management
16 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont
17 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Interstate Batteries
18 72 Brandon Whitt* Chevrolet Dutch Quality Stone
19 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot
20 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's
21 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Wells Fargo
22 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops
23 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar
24 4 Ward Burton Chevrolet State Water Heaters
25 171 Frank Kimmel Ford Fast Track Driving School
26 38 David Gilliland Ford M&M's
27 74 Derrike Cope Dodge Royal Administratio-
n
28 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target
29 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet National Guard / GMAC
30 42 Juan Montoya* Dodge Texaco / Havoline
31 27 Kirk Shelmerdine Chevrolet Lilly Trucking of Virginia
32 16 Greg Biffle Ford Ameriquest
33 23 Mike Skinner Toyota Bill Davis Racing
34 40 David Stremme Dodge Coors Light
35 130 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet Bad Boy Power Drink
36 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Yellow Transportatio-
n
37 37 Bill Elliott Dodge Front Row Motorsports
38 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW
39 84 A.J. Allmendinger* Toyota Red Bull
40 104 Eric McClure Chevrolet Hefty
41 21 Ken Schrader Ford Little Debbie
42 36 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 360 OTC
43 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil
44 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA Auto Parts
45 49 Mike Bliss Dodge BAM Racing
46 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser
47 160 Boris Said Ford SOBE - No Fear
48 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota UPS
49 88 Ricky Rudd Ford Snickers
50 01 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army
51 158 James Hylton Chevrolet Retirement Living TV
52 15 Paul Menard* Chevrolet Menards
53 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL
54 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless
55 7 Robby Gordon Ford Jim Beam
56 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite
57 34 Kevin Lepage Dodge Makoto Ginger Dressing
58 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW
59 00 David Reutimann* Toyota Domino's Pizza
60 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot
61 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet DLP HDTV

* Denotes Rookie
Overview
NASCAR officials use a qualifying draw to determine the qualifying order. The qualifying draw usually take place the morning of qualifying day. Each team sends a representative to draw a number from a spinning ball, starting with the team whose owner is highest in the owner point standings. When every team has drawn, the qualifying order is set.

Visit: http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/ for lots more info.

Anybody doing a fantasy racing team this year?

Yikes ... I should probably get on the ball for that one. I usually start that up, don't I? I'm so far behind ... I STILL haven't updated my 2 race websites and the Daytona 500 is TOMORROW! I have become a really BAD procrastinator.

I'll try to set something up today and post the details, unless someone has already beat me to it.

Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart crash, aww, poor babies!

Alerts:
Sunday, February 18, 2007, 4:06 PM PST
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) Kevin Harvick has won the Daytona 500.

Next Race Fontana
02/25 at 3 p.m. ET Sunday on FOX

NEXT RACE Las Vegas:
03/11 at 4 P.M. ET Sunday on Fox
UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400

RACE LINEUP
UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway
March 11, 2007 | Race 3 of 36

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge McDonald's / Dodge Dealers / UAW 184.855 29.212 Leader
2 40 David Stremme Dodge Coors Light 184.193 29.317 -0.105
3 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 183.874 29.368 -0.156
4 42 Juan Montoya* Dodge Texaco / Havoline 183.188 29.478 -0.266
5 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 182.976 29.512 -0.300
6 10 Scott Riggs Dodge Auto Value / Bumper to Bumper - Valvoline 182.865 29.530 -0.318
7 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 182.822 29.537 -0.325
8 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Waste Management 182.525 29.585 -0.373
9 13 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet CertainTeed 182.266 29.627 -0.415
10 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 182.020 29.667 -0.455

11 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 181.775 29.707 -0.495
12 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Kellogg's / CARQUEST 181.763 29.709 -0.497
13 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 181.568 29.741 -0.529
14 01 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army 181.494 29.753 -0.541
15 78 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 181.378 29.772 -0.560
16 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 181.293 29.786 -0.574
17 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet FedEx Kinko's 181.074 29.822 -0.610
18 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M / Ameriquest 181.032 29.829 -0.617
19 15 Paul Menard* Chevrolet Johns Manville / Menards 180.953 29.842 -0.630
20 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 180.904 29.850 -0.638

21 38 David Gilliland Ford M&M's 180.892 29.852 -0.640
22 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Wells Fargo 180.886 29.853 -0.641
23 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 180.820 29.864 -0.652
24 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 180.802 29.867 -0.655
25 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 180.596 29.901 -0.689
26 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 180.542 29.910 -0.698
27 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet DLP HDTV 180.487 29.919 -0.707
28 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 180.409 29.932 -0.720
29 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Samsung Four Seasons of Hope 180.307 29.949 -0.737

30 4 Ward Burton Chevrolet State Water Heaters 180.258 29.957 -0.745
31 180 Aric Almirola Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Driven 180.174 29.971 -0.759
32 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Yellow Trans. 180.156 29.974 -0.762
33 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 180.090 29.985 -0.773
34 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet National Guard / GMAC 180.060 29.990 -0.778
35 6 David Ragan* Ford AAA 179.826 30.029 -0.817
36 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont / Nicorette 179.635 30.061 -0.849
37 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 179.462 30.090 -0.878
38 7 Robby Gordon Ford Robby Gordon Motorsports 179.342 30.110 -0.898
39 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 179.217 30.131 -0.919

40 88 Ricky Rudd+ Ford Snickers 179.051 30.159 -0.947
41 21 Jon Wood+ Ford U.S. Air Force 175.873 30.704 -1.492
42 43 Bobby Labonte+ Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker - - -
43 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota UPS Champion's Provisional

Did Not Qualify
44 84 A.J. Allmendinger* Toyota Red Bull 179.964 30.006 -0.794
45 49 Mike Bliss Dodge ZoneLoans.com 179.778 30.037 -0.825
46 37 John Andretti Dodge Camping World
/ RVs.com 179.223 30.130 -0.918
47 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 179.003 30.167 -0.955
48 00 David Reutimann* Toyota Domino's Pizza 178.571 30.240 -1.028
49 36 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota Wrestlemania / 360 OTC 177.258 30.464 -1.252
50 172 Brandon Whitt* Chevrolet Dutch Quality Stone 176.523 30.591 -1.379
51 34 Kevin Lepage Dodge PTGstudios.com 175.393 30.788 -1.576
52 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 173.421 31.138 -1.926
53 147 Ken Schrader Ford Ore-Ida / Kingsford / Clorox - - -

+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie

I broke down today and signed up for Trackpass Scanner. There's 14 day free trial. If I have problems with it, then I'll cancel after the 14 days. Otherwise, I'll get to listen to Dale Jr or Martin Truex or Paul Menard or Scott Riggs during the races and see how their cars are driving. Can't wait. I love being able to listen to the drivers during the race.

I think listening to the drivers would make it very interesting. I see why your excited about it.

STANDINGS
2007 Official Driver Standings: UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400
UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Race 3 of 36

RANK +/- DRIVER POINTS BEHIND STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 WINNINGS
1 -- Mark Martin 495 Leader 3 0 0 3 3 1,522,910
2 +1 Jeff Gordon 489 -6 3 1 0 2 3 939,519
3 -1 Jeff Burton 453 -42 3 0 0 2 2 1,174,370
4 +11 Jimmie Johnson 406 -89 3 0 1 2 2 981,583
5 +7 Matt Kenseth 397 -98 3 0 1 2 2 860,356
6 -2 Kevin Harvick 389 -106 3 0 1 1 1 1,831,540
7 +2 Kyle Busch 382 -113 3 0 0 0 2 550,633
8 +10 Denny Hamlin 374 -121 3 0 0 1 1 645,200
9 -1 J.J. Yeley 365 -130 3 0 0 0 0 556,682
10 +6 Elliott Sadler 342 -153 3 0 0 0 1 675,993

11 -1 David Stremme 339 -156 3 0 0 0 0 481,533
12 -1 David Gilliland 335 -160 3 1 0 0 1 723,267
13 +8 Tony Stewart 332 -163 3 0 0 0 2 856,528
14 -- Robby Gordon 330 -165 3 0 0 0 0 455,550
15 +7 Ryan Newman 328 -167 3 0 0 0 1 587,633
16 +1 Greg Biffle 326 -169 3 0 0 0 0 537,050
17 +9 Carl Edwards 325 -170 3 0 0 0 1 494,208
18 -12 Clint Bowyer 324 -171 3 0 0 0 1 483,225
19 -14 David Ragan* 322 -173 3 0 0 1 1 774,875
20 -13 Joe Nemechek 308 -187 3 0 0 0 1 471,883

21 +2 Bobby Labonte 308 -187 3 0 0 0 0 560,333
22 -2 Juan Montoya* 288 -207 3 0 0 0 0 546,908
23 -4 Kurt Busch 281 -214 3 0 0 0 1 626,607
24 -11 Johnny Sauter 270 -225 3 0 0 0 0 429,350
25 +6 Tony Raines 264 -231 3 0 0 0 0 466,758
26 +10 Jamie McMurray 256 -239 3 0 0 0 1 470,433
27 +11 Martin Truex Jr. 250 -245 3 0 0 0 0 524,145
28 +12 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 245 -250 3 0 0 0 0 624,399
29 -2 Ricky Rudd 240 -255 3 0 0 0 0 521,932

30 -5 Sterling Marlin 236 -259 3 0 0 0 0 459,935
31 -1 Reed Sorenson 228 -267 3 0 0 0 0 484,329
32 -4 Dale Jarrett 228 -267 3 0 0 0 0 457,475
33 -- Kyle Petty 218 -277 3 0 0 0 0 451,666
34 -10 Casey Mears 216 -279 3 0 0 0 0 453,475
35 -- Jeff Green 216 -279 3 0 0 0 0 477,941
36 -4 Kasey Kahne 213 -282 3 1 0 0 1 701,806
37 +6 Paul Menard* 170 -325 2 0 0 0 0 188,633
38 +6 Scott Riggs 161 -334 3 0 0 0 0 489,783
39 -10 Mike Wallace 160 -335 1 0 0 1 1 615,658

40 +2 Dave Blaney 144 -351 3 0 0 0 0 443,257
41 -7 Brian Vickers 134 -361 1 0 0 0 1 161,158
42 -5 Boris Said 121 -374 1 0 0 0 0 307,375
43 -4 Ken Schrader 113 -382 2 0 0 0 0 413,178
44 -3 David Reutimann* 107 -388 2 0 0 0 0 342,541
45 -- Kenny Wallace 91 -404 1 0 0 0 0 104,975
46 -- Jon Wood 76 -419 1 0 0 0 0 104,064
47 -2 John Andretti 61 -434 1 0 0 0 0 80,150
48 -- Aric Almirola 40 -455 1 0 0 0 0 78,775
49 -- Ward Burton 34 -461 1 0 0 0 0 98,577
50 -4 Michael Waltrip -27 -522 1 0 0 0 0 269,708

* Denotes Rookie