NASCAR- Darlington Dodge Charger 500 (Happy Mothers Day to All Mothers)

Self/NASCAR ^ | 05/04/05 | ChefKeith/WCG/Jack(the office helper)/NASCAR

[ChefKeith]

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2005 NASCAR Dodge Charger 500

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Jr said that for the first time his Mother Brenda will be with him during driver introductions and giving the green flag command along with the other Mom's listed in the article.

Quote "She likes to stay out of the limelight but I told her I would try to get her a good starting position so she could be up front."

Darlington Raceway

Banking/Turns: 25° / 23° Distance: 1.366mi Shape: Oval

The Lady in Black is Back

[NormsRevenge]

UNOFFICIAL STANDINGS

Rank	+/-	Driver	Points	Behind	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5	Top 10
1	--	Jimmie Johnson	1519	Leader	10	0	1	5	8
2	+1	Jeff Gordon	1392	-127	10	1	3	5	5
3	+1	Greg Biffle	1371	-148	10	0	3	4	6
4	-2	Kurt Busch	1290	-229	10	0	1	4	6
5	--	Elliott Sadler	1267	-252	10	1	0	1	5
6	+5	Mark Martin	1226	-293	10	0	0	3	5
7	-1	Tony Stewart	1222	-297	10	0	0	2	5
8	+2	Jamie McMurray	1217	-302	10	0	0	3	4
9	--	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	1212	-307	10	0	0	3	5
10	+5	Ryan Newman	1205	-314	10	3	0	2	4
11	-3	Kevin Harvick	1204	-315	10	1	1	2	3
12	-5	Dale Jarrett	1203	-316	10	1	0	1	2
13	+1	Carl Edwards	1189	-330	10	0	1	2	4
14	-1	Rusty Wallace	1184	-335	10	0	0	1	4
15	-3	Jeremy Mayfield	1133	-386	10	0	0	1	1
16	+2	Jeff Burton	1113	-406	10	0	0	1	2
17	-1	Michael Waltrip	1097	-422	10	0	0	2	4
18	-1	Sterling Marlin	1074	-445	10	0	0	1	3
19	+3	Kasey Kahne	1071	-448	10	1	0	3	3
20	+4	Joe Nemechek	1003	-516	10	0	0	0	2
21	-2	Scott Riggs	989	-530	10	1	0	1	3
22	-1	Dave Blaney	980	-539	10	0	0	0	1
23	+2	Brian Vickers	967	-552	10	0	0	1	2
24	-1	Matt Kenseth	965	-554	10	0	0	0	1
25	-5	Casey Mears	958	-561	10	0	0	1	2
26	+2	Mike Bliss	928	-591	10	0	0	0	0
27	-1	Kyle Busch*	926	-593	10	1	0	1	2
28	-1	Kyle Petty	909	-610	10	0	0	0	1
29	--	Ken Schrader	907	-612	10	0	0	0	1
30	+1	Jeff Green	872	-647	10	0	0	0	0
31	+1	Ricky Rudd	856	-663	10	0	0	0	2
32	-2	Travis Kvapil*	835	-684	10	0	0	0	1
33	--	Bobby Labonte	826	-693	10	0	0	0	1
34	+1	Mike Wallace	777	-742	10	0	0	0	0
35	+1	Scott Wimmer	767	-752	10	0	0	0	0
36	-2	Jason Leffler	733	-786	10	0	0	0	0
37	--	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	649	-870	10	0	0	0	0
38	--	Kevin Lepage	511	-1008	6	0	0	0	1
39	+1	Hermie Sadler	378	-1141	6	0	0	0	0
40	-1	Robby Gordon	377	-1142	6	0	0	0	0
41	--	Johnny Sauter	333	-1186	4	0	0	0	1
42	--	John Andretti	225	-1294	3	0	0	0	0
43	--	Boris Said	222	-1297	3	0	0	0	0
44	--	Terry Labonte	212	-1307	3	0	0	0	0
45	--	Bill Elliott	195	-1324	3	0	0	0	0
46	+3	Stanton Barrett*	183	-1336	3	0	0	0	0
47	-1	Jimmy Spencer	176	-1343	2	0	0	0	0
48	-1	Martin Truex Jr.	161	-1358	2	0	0	0	0
49	-1	Randy LaJoie	134	-1385	3	0	0	0	0
50	--	Kerry Earnhardt	112	-1407	1	0	0	0	0
51	--	Mike Skinner	110	-1409	2	0	0	0	0
52	+6	Kenny Wallace	100	-1419	2	0	0	0	0
53	-1	Clint Bowyer	97	-1422	1	0	0	0	0
54	-1	Shane Hmiel	77	-1442	2	0	0	0	0
55	-1	Mike Garvey	74	-1445	2	0	0	0	0
56	+1	Carl Long	71	-1448	3	0	0	0	0
57	-2	Eric McClure*	67	-1452	1	0	0	0	0
58	-2	Morgan Shepherd	48	-1471	1	0	0	0	0
59	--	Jeff Fuller	34	-1485	1	0	0	0	0

* Denotes Rookie

[NormsRevenge]

lol.. I was 10 - 12 - 23 - 33

It's middle of the pack for now.

[SouthTexas]

4th, 7th, 12th, & 16th for STR.

[Mr. Mulliner]

You're putting up some hefty numbers. You must have started out pretty far down the league list, huh?

[NormsRevenge]

Good run and finish!

I had that lineup about halfway thru the race.. argghh.

[NYTexan]

7 12 14 & 36 Yark!

[SouthTexas]

Every time I pick Jeff Gordon, my favorite driver, I go down the tubes. When I don't he wins too. :)

[SouthTexas]

Bummer dude!

[SouthTexas]

Seemed like I had the same points with 150 laps to go. One would go up and another would go down.

[Mr. Mulliner]

I was out of the really big points early, thanks to Kurt Busch's first lap mishap.

[NYTexan]

The dillo wreckers are goin' back ta boot camp before next week!

[SouthTexas]

You both are just letting me get my hopes up for a good finish. I know ya'll will come roaring back in the second half of the year and leave me in the dust.

[Mr. Mulliner]

Yes, you've guessed our plan to embarrass you. Foiled again!

When is Yahoo going to update the scores? They do it with computers these days, I understand. Or do you think they're still using monkeys and peanuts to keep tabs?

[glock rocks]

Yep... Pete-R-Bilt at Richmond

[WestCoastGal]

Busch parked for hitting official with bottle, disrespecting NASCAR
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JENNA FRYER / Associated Press
Posted: 5 hours ago



DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) - Kurt Busch hit the wall on the first lap at Darlington Raceway. Then he hit an official with a water bottle, bad-mouthed NASCAR over his radio and ended up in a closed-door meeting with series officials.

"His actions were certainly not befitting of a champion," NASCAR spokesman Jim Hunter said after the Dodge Charger 500. "He said things that are not fit for print."
Busch, the defending Nextel Cup champion, finished 37th on Saturday night and dropped two spots in the standings to fourth. He now trails leader Jimmie Johnson by 229 points.

Busch knew it was going to be a bad night seconds after the race began. He had started 11th, but didn't even get a full lap in before he spun out coming out of the fourth turn and hit the inside retaining wall.

He took the No. 97 Ford into the garage so his crew could make enough repairs for Busch to continue racing.

Later in the race, NASCAR said Busch moved into the wrong position on the track under caution. Officials ordered him to stop and get in line where he was supposed to be, but Busch refused.

He was sent into the pits for a two-lap penalty, and NASCAR officials took offense to the language he used over the radio. They ordered him to turn his engine off, and he responded my revving it.

He also tossed a water bottle out of his window that hit the official in his pit.

Busch was then summoned to meet with NASCAR after the race. Although series officials looked less than pleased with the champion, Busch emerged from their hauler with a huge grin on his face, but nothing to say.

"What a great race," he grinned. "You guys see that race? It was great."


http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/3585948

[WestCoastGal]

Best Radio Chatter:
Size 11’s ain’t big enough… During a caution period on lap 195, Dale Jr. registered some suggestions for his team. (Because of the team-swap at DEI, Dale Jr. is driving cars originally prepared for Michael Waltrip.)
Dale Jr.: “This car’s gas pedal needs to be moved down. I’m barely catchin’ it with the top of my foot and it hurts like hell. Y’all gotta move ‘em on all the cars. I’m not as big as Michael. It’s like the gas pedal is a foot off the floor… I need a board or a platform in here!”

Dale Jr. had a bird’s-eye view of a hard crash between two lapped cars on lap 242…
Dale Jr: “Ahahahahahahahah! That was trip! Gollllllllllllleeeeeee! I could see that comin’ from way back.”
Steve Hmiel: “Good job. We were lucky to miss that one.”
Dale Jr.: “Yeeeeeeeeoooooooooowwww! I hope nobody’s hurt. They hit hard there. CRASH! BAM!”

After the crash, there was an animated discussion regarding pit strategy.
Dale Jr: “I’m comin’ in…”
Rondeau: “The leaders are staying out… stay out! Stay out!
Hmiel: “OK, a lot of guys behind the 24 (J. Gordon) came in…”
Dale Jr.: “Awwww. DAMN! I shoulda come in.”
Rondeau: “It was only three laps on those tires.”
Dale Jr: “You don’t understand, man. Three laps here is like 20 anywhere else. I ain’t lyin’!”
Rondeau: “I believe ya. You’ll be OK. Nice job avoiding that wreck. I could tell you could see it comin’ the way you dropped back there.”

The car didn’t react well to a set of tires, and it was a relieved Dale Jr. when a yellow flag came out on lap 317 and saved him from going a lap down.
Dale Jr.: “The car is over on the right front (tire), I really need some help here. I know you hear me, and you’re probably tired of hearing me. I’m drivin’ this damn thing and I’m tired of hearing me too. But, let’s get it better.
After the pit stop…
Dale Jr: “Whhhhooooo! We gained a few spots there… We’ve got some work to do. (making up seemingly random numbers) That felt like 100 pounds of air pressure in the left front. I’d say the right front felt like… 22 pounds and the right rear, oh… I’d say… 45 pounds.”
Rondeau: (laughing) “Alright. We’ll get ‘em now. 50 laps to go…”
Dale Jr: “The stops have been so kick-ass all night, I can’t believe it.”

Today's Stats
Started: 39th
Finished: 8th
Led: --
Points: 9th place (-55 points behind fifth position)
Best Pit Stop: Stop #8 of 11 / 12.68 seconds / lap 234 / 4 tires and fuel [woohoo good job guys]

[steveegg]

And people were worried about Smoke as a champ?

Sorry about missing last night; *&#@$#@% cold. (and it seems that if there weren't bad luck, Matt wouldn't have any at all).

In any case, here's the Race for 35th, Darlington Final Update (unofficial results, any penalties may well change this) -

• Top 27 teams in owners' points (ending with the Hendrick #5 Kelloggs Chevy of Kyle Busch are guaranteed of staying in the top 35 even if they don't show up at Richmond. In addition, the #45 (Kyle Petty) and #49 (Ken Schrader) will also stay in the top 35 if they show up.
• On the bubble next week -
  #43 (Jeff Greeo) - 872 owners' points/+139 ahead of 36th
  #21 (Ricky Rudd) - 856/+123
  #77 (Travis Kvapil) - 835/+102
  #18 (Bobby Labonte) - 826/+93 (2000 Winston Cup champ)
  #4 (Mike Wallace) - 777/+44
  #22 (Scott Wimmer) - 767/+34
• Needs to qualify their way in at Richmond, but can catch 35th there -
  #11 (Jason Leffler) - 733/-34 behind 35th
  #32 (Bobby Hamilton Jr) - 649/-118
  #37 (Kevin Lepage) - 626/-141
• Every other team, if they enter, must make it on time for at least the next 2 races they enter (with the exception of Terry Labonte or Bill Elliot).

I won't do the full Busch rundown for 30th, but Joe Nemechek didn't do himself any favors by skipping the Busch end of Darlington; the NEMCO #87 Chevy dropped out of the top 30, and he's last in the growing line for the Champ's Provisional there (unless Bobby Labonte decides to go Buschwhacking).

[GRRRRR]

The CAUTION POOL WINNER---

NYTexan with 12...
Honorable Mention to ChefKeith with 12 and a RED!!

Thanks for playing folks...come again next week for the next episode of "As the Wheel Tuns!"

[steveegg]

I'll put in early for next week (in case I still am chasing this blasted cold off) - 16 and a red.

[WestCoastGal]

Hey there steve, I figured your cold got to you!! Missed your line-up recaps!!

Better try and get some of that Airborne stuff. If you take that when you feel something coming on it will get rid of it.

Thanks for doing the numbers for us. For the most part the race was kind of a snooze fest until the late stage wrecking started. Mikey and Kurt must have the same horoscope since they both got in trouble last night. Now that I read that article about Kurt I can see why he was so curt with the reporters after his oval office meeting!! I guess it's back to the Rousch charm school for him.