NASCAR Busch Race~~Telcel MOTOROLA Mexico 200 | Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez~~

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[WestCoastGal]

Just in case you want to be ready...
"Pilotos, empiezan sus motores." (Drivers, start your engines.)

No Cup race this weekend, but a very unusual Busch points race in Mexico City on tap for Sunday. Should be interesting!!

Track Facts
Banking/Turns: --
Distance: 2.786 miles
Shape: Road course

NASCAR on FOX: Mexico City
Sat., March 5: Busch qualifying on SPEED, 1 p.m. ET
Sun., March 6: Mexico 200 on FOX, 3 p.m. ET

[WestCoastGal]

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[WestCoastGal]

#	Driver	Owner	Car	Provisional	Sponsor
0	RAFAEL MARTINEZ	JOHNNY DAVIS	05 CHEVY	X	TBA
1	BORIS SAID	JAMES FINCH	05 DODGE	X	YELLOW TRANSPORTATION
2	CLINT BOWYER	RICHARD CHILDRESS	05 CHEVY	X	AC DELCO
4	RYAN HEMPHILL	FRED BIAGI	05 DODGE	X	GEICO/PETBRANDS
5	ADRIAN FERNANDEZ	RICK HENDRICK	05 CHEVY	X	LOWE'S - HITACHI POWER TOOLS
6	PAUL WOLFE	RAY EVERNHAM	05 DODGE	.	TBA
7	CHRIS COOK	ANDREA NEMECHEK	05 CHEVY	X	TBA
8	MARTIN TRUEX, JR.	TERESA EARNHARDT	05 CHEVY	.	BASS PRO SHOPS
10	MICHEL JOURDAIN	HERMIE SADLER	05 FORD	.	TBA
11	PAUL MENARD	TERESA EARNHARDT	05 CHEVY	.	MENARD'S
12	TIM FEDEWA	MIMI FITZ	05 DODGE	X	GOULDS PUMP
14	DAVID STREMME	TERRY BRADSHAW	05 DODGE	X	U.S. NAVY
16	MARK MONTGOMERY	WAYNE DAY	05 CHEVY	.	31-W INSULATION
18	J.J. YELEY	JOE GIBBS	05 CHEVY	.	HOME DEPOT
20	DENNY HAMLIN	JOE GIBBS	05 CHEVY	X	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION
21	KEVIN HARVICK	RICHARD CHILDRESS	05 CHEVY	X	PELON PELO RICO
22	KENNY WALLACE	GREG POLLEX	05 FORD	X	STACKER 2
23	SHAWNA ROBINSON	GAIL DAVIS	04 CHEVY	X	VASSARETTE
24	KIM CROSBY	GREG MIXON	04 CHEVY	.	BOUDREAUX'S BUTT PASTE
25	ASHTON LEWIS	ED RENSI	05 FORD	X	MARINE'S
26	MARK GREEN	KEITH COLEMAN	04 CHEVY	.	TBA
27	DAVID GREEN	TAMMY BREWER	05 FORD	X	KLEENEX RACING
28	JOHNNY SAUTER	JAY ROBINSON	04 DODGE	X	YELLOW FREIGHT
32	SHANE HMIEL	TODD BRAUN	05 CHEVY	X	WIN FUEL
33	RON HORNADAY JR	DELANA HARVICK	05 CHEVY	.	YARD MAN
34	RANDY LAJOIE	FRANK CICCI	05 CHEVY	.	DOLLAR GENERAL
35	JASON KELLER	SAM RENSI	05 FORD	X	MCDONALDS
36	STANTON BARRETT	JOHN MCGILL	04 CHEVY	.	DCT MOTORSPORTS
38	TYLER WALKER	BRAD AKINS	05 DODGE	X	GREAT  CLIPS RACING
40	CARLOS CONTRERAS	ARMANDO FITZ	05 DODGE	.	ROSH FRANS
41	REED SORENSON	CHIP GANASSI	05 DODGE	.	DISCOUNT TIRE
42	JAMIE MCMURRAY	FLOYD GANASSI	05 DODGE	.	HAVOLINE
43	JOSE RAMIREZ MAGANA	MIKE CURB	05 DODGE	.	DEL VALLE NECTARS
44	JUSTIN LABONTE	TERRY LABONTE	05 CHEVY	X	TEAM COAST GUARD RACING
47	JON WOOD	JODI GESCHICKTER	04 FORD	X	CLOROX/WISK
49	MARA REYES	JAY ROBINSON	04 FORD	X	ADVIL
52	SCOTT GAYLORD	JIMMY MEANS	05 FORD	.	TBA
55	ROBBY GORDON	ROBBY GORDON	05 CHEVY	.	TBA
58	BRENT SHERMAN	DOUG STRINGER	05 DODGE	.	SERTA RACING
59	STACY COMPTON	TAD GESCHICKTER	04 FORD	X	KINGSFORD/BUSH'S BAKD BEANS
60	CARL EDWARDS	JACK ROUSH	05 FORD	X	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS
64	RUSTY WALLACE	RUSTY WALLACE	05 DODGE	.	BELL HELICOPTER
65	STAN SILVA, JR.	STAN SILVA. SR.	04 CHEVY	.	A&S METALS/STAN SILVA TRUCK
66	JORGE GOETERS	CLARENCE BREWER	05 FORD	X	CANELS-SCOTIA BANK
67	JIMMY MORALES	TOM ERIKSEN	04 DODGE	.	TELMEX
72	RUBEN GARCIA NOVOA	PAT MACDONALD	05 CHEVY	X	ROSH FRANS
73	ERIC JONES	DAN GRIFFIN	05 CHEVY	.	RED CACTUS SALSA
87	RON FELLOWS	ANDREA NEMECHEK	05 CHEVY	.	TBA
90	ELLIOTT SADLER	ROBERT YATES	05 FORD	.	CITIFINANCIAL
92	FREDDY TOME, JR.	JAMES O'KANE	04 FORD	.	IXELL/VOXIP/RADIO SHACK
97	TODD SOUZA	KELLY SOUZA	05 CHEVY	.	CENTRAL CAST CABINETS

[WestCoastGal]

NASCAR on FOX: Mexico City
Sat., March 5: Busch qualifying on SPEED, 1 p.m. ET
Sun., March 6: Mexico 200 on FOX, 3 p.m. ET

Security a fear for some as NASCAR hits Mexico

Mexico's 1st NASCAR race a challenge
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Ron Hornaday Jr. took a first glance at the winding course for Sunday's NASCAR road course and acted a bit confused.

"Which way does it go?" asked the veteran Busch series driver.

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The good ol' boys have already broken free of their Southern roots. Now, they're eyeing a potentially booming market south of the border.

NASCAR will take its second-tier Busch Series to Mexico this weekend, the first time such a prominent points race has been held outside the United States and perhaps the precursor to going international with the Nextel Cup drivers.

About a half-dozen Cup regulars have entered the Mexican race - it's a rare off week for the Nextel series - but Tony Stewart won't be among them. He's wary of traveling to a still-developing nation.

"Anywhere you go where they've got to get the Federales or the police or whatever they are to escort your rigs to the track, that's not somewhere where I want to race," Stewart said.

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Making it back to the United States for the March 13 races at Las Vegas is what some drivers are most worried about.

"I'm worried about not being seen again," Kenny Wallace says.

"I don't really know if it's dangerous or it's not," McMurray says. "I'm really not worried about it. I've been told to use some common sense."

The crowd favorites, though, will be drivers like Fernandez, who has raced on the Mexico City course in open-wheel cars.

"I'm very excited," said Fernandez, a former CART star said. "I feel like a kid again. I've been racing for a long time and I have to thank Hendrick Motorsports and Lowe's for this opportunity for me to be able to race in front of my hometown fans. It's a dream come true."

Fernandez even has a warning for his American rivals.

"My advantage is the fans," he said recently at Daytona. "If I don't win, the other drivers will have a problem. They cannot touch me, or otherwise they will not get out of the country."

[tacticalogic]

Anybody know if Andrea Nemechek is any relation to Joe?

[WestCoastGal]

PING for this weekends race....not Nextel Cup but a very unusual and interesting Busch race in Mexico City.

[WestCoastGal]

Yes Andrea is Joe's wife and listed as owner of the #7 car.

[SheLion]

What with all the terrorists and illegals coming across the borders from there, I doubt seriously if I will even give this race a second look.

Personally, I am VERY disappointed in the decision that Nextal and Busch and NASCAR has made to even considering racing down there.

[tacticalogic]

Thanks.

[Liberty Valance]

hmmmm, a few more right turns than usual :o)

[WestCoastGal]

Some left turns too. :)

[RedBloodedAmerican]

"Eh, look man, eez a low rider"

[LasVegasMac]

"I'm worried about not being seen again," Kenny Wallace says.

LOL

My son calls him, "Krazy Kenny".

I don't care for road courses all that much, but I'll have to watch this one.

LVM

[RedBloodedAmerican]

The Official Grand Marshall

And the Official Pace Car

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Does anybody remember the Mexican Road Race?

[WestCoastGal]

Yes, Nascar's decision on the schedule this year has raised a few eyebrows.

First of all, the Daytona 500 was not as good as years past because of the change in the restrictor plate almost suffocating the engines, making the usual close racing almost non existent. The last 10-20 laps were good.

Then we went to California which was mostly a snooze fest even though the TV ratings were up. I'm afraid any new viewers were probably turned off by an unexciting race. This race is usually uneventful and more so this year because of the change in spoiler height and soft lousy tires making passing almost impossible. Most drivers said they had to hug the bottom line all day.

Then they give the Cup race a weekend off just as we were getting started and send the Busch drivers to Mexico for a points race. That gave most of them no choice but to go or lose points.

The trucks had a military escort from Laredo to Mexico City and now the drivers are warned to stay in the hotel when not at the track and to have bodyguards. Doesn't sound like much fun to me.

The RCR team went down there to test earlier this year. They went out to a bar and had 4 beers, were charged $450.00 and told pay up or go to jail or worse.

The new "Brain" trust in the younger France needs to rethink his decisions IMHO.

[umgud]

I helped a friend campaign an offroad car and spent the night in an Ensanada jail in 1975. I've been back to Mexico only a handful of times since on business, but only because I had to.

[WestCoastGal]

"spent the night in an Ensanada jail in 1975"

You were lucky to get out of there!

[SheLion]

The new "Brain" trust in the younger France needs to rethink his decisions IMHO.

It's politics, Sis, and nothing can change my mind on this.  I am VERY upset over this move.  And like I said, I doubt very much if I will tune in out of protest.

Nothing in Mexico has anything of interest to me.  This was a very sad decision, IMHO.

[WestCoastGal]

BTW Smith & Wesson will sponsor Scott Riggs in the Busch race at Las Vegas next week.

[Fierce Allegiance]

Thank you for posting this thread.

This looks like a good race to have on while I attend to other stuff like painting & cleaning out the fist tanks.