NASCAR - Subway 500 at Martinsville - Sun 10/22 at 12:30 pm EDT on NBC

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[steveegg]

We're halfway through the Chase, and coming into the sole short track of the Chase season, here's how the standings look:

1. Jeff Burton - 5763 points
2. Matt Kenseth - 5718 (-45)
3. Kevin Harvick - 5674 (-89)
4. Mark Martin - 5661 (-102)
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - 5657 (-106)
6. Denny Hamlin - 5626 (-137)
7. Jimmie Johnson - 5617 (-146)
8. Kasey Kahne - 5603 (-160)
9. Kyle Busch - 5568 (-195)
10. Jeff Gordon - 5547 (-216)

[steveegg]

Welcome to this week's

2006 NASCAR at FR Race thread!

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Click for NASCAR news and race threads at FR

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TV schedule for this weekend (all times EDT):
NEXTEL Cup - Subway 500 at Martinsville - Race 10/22/2006, 12:30 pm on NBC // Qualifying 10/20/2006, 3:30 pm on SPEED
Busch - Last off-weekend of the season
Craftsman Truck - Kroger 200 at Martinsville - Race 10/21/2006, pm on SPEED
Rest of the schedule

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Track Facts - Martinsville:
Banking/Turns: 12
Distance: 0.526 miles
Shape: Oval

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For you FRFLers, the deadline to change your drivers is 5 am EDT Friday, 10/20/2006 (4 am EDT, 3 am MDT, 2 am PDT). The Cup race is not an impound race, and we do have a heap of drivers entered, so choose wisely.

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[steveegg]

The thread is up ping.

Let's go racin'!

[NYTexan]

1st in!

[NormsRevenge]

DRat!

[NormsRevenge]

Thanks!

Should be another race for survival .. Getting down to the nibs for drivers to pick over..

[B Knotts]

Shoot...9:30 AM...guess I'll miss this one.

[NormsRevenge]

Yahoo Power Rankings
http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/nextel/powerrankings;_ylt=ApqmvCMeRB5YXAG6BqZc_vfov7YF?race=21
1. Jeff Burton - Sure, the key now is simply to not mess it up, but Burton and Co. put themselves in that position with some terrific performances.
2. Matt Kenseth - We admit, it was tempting to skip the No. 2 spot again this week. But a hot No. 17 team still would be within striking distance.
3. Kevin Harvick - He's got his Busch championship; can a Cup title follow? Maybe, but this team's sub-top 10 finishes need to disappear fast.
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - What a difference a third place at Talladega would have made. It's too bad, as Junior seems to be turning it on when it counts.
5. Mark Martin - He'd be second on this list if not for the wreck with J.J. Yeley. This team can be streaky; it must hope a bad streak didn't just begin.
6. Jimmie Johnson - What a difference a win or second place at Talladega would have made. Is too much faith being put in the 48's comeback ability?
7. Kasey Kahne - How to execute an unlikely comeback? It starts with back-to-back finishes of second and first. There still is a very long way to go.
8. Denny Hamlin - It was a gutsy effort just to finish 28th after wrecking Saturday at Lowe's, but his Chase finishes have been getting worse every week.
9. Brian Vickers - If he and the No. 25 car had been putting together streaks like this all year, would Vickers be sticking with Hendrick Motorsports in 2007?
10. Carl Edwards - Edges Bobby Labonte and Kyle Busch here. Hot streak surprising because 99 hasn't been doing it all year. Labonte, meanwhile, is ready for '07.

[NormsRevenge]

Montoya completes first Nextel Cup test session
http://www.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/10/19/jmontoya.homestead.test.3/index.html

[SheLion]

Let's go racin'!

Oh yes!!!!! 

Thanks for the ping! 

[SheLion]

Let's go racin'!

Oh yes!!!!! 

Thanks for the ping! 

[steveegg]

Car	Driver	Hometown	Make	>Sponsor	Owner
00	Hermie Sadler	Emporia, VA	Chevrolet	LiveTNA.com	Michael Anderson
1	Martin Truex Jr.*	Mayetta, NJ	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker	Teresa Earnhardt
01	Joe Nemechek	Lakeland, FL	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	Bobby Ginn
2	Kurt Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Dodge	Miller Lite	Roger Penske
4	Ward Burton	South Boston, VA	Chevrolet	Lucas Oil Products	Larry McClure
5	Kyle Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Chevrolet	Kellogg's	Rick Hendrick
6	Mark Martin	Batesville, AR	Ford	AAA	Jack Roush
06	David Ragan	Unadilla, GA	Ford	Roush Racing	Jack Roush
7	Robby Gordon	Orange, CA	Chevrolet	Menards/MAPEI	Robby Gordon
07	Clint Bowyer*	Emporia, KS	Chevrolet	Jack Daniel's	Richard Childress
8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Kannapolis, NC	Chevrolet	Budweiser	Teresa Earnhardt
9	Kasey Kahne	Enumclaw, WA	Dodge	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Ray Evernham
10	Scott Riggs	Bahama, NC	Dodge	Stanley Tools/Valvoline	James Rocco
11	Denny Hamlin*	Chesterfield, VA	Chevrolet	FedEx Freight	J D Gibbs
12	Ryan Newman	South Bend, IN	Dodge	ALLTEL	Roger Penske
14	Sterling Marlin	Columbia, TN	Chevrolet	Ginn Clubs & Resorts	Bobby Ginn
16	Greg Biffle	Vancouver, WA	Ford	Subway/National Guard	Geoff Smith
17	Matt Kenseth	Cambridge, WI	Ford	R+L Carriers	Mark Martin
18	J.J. Yeley*	Phoenix, AZ	Chevrolet	Imitrex/GSK	Joe Gibbs
19	Elliott Sadler	Emporia, VA	Dodge	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Ray Evernham
20	Tony Stewart	Rushville, IN	Chevrolet	The Home Depot	Joe Gibbs
21	Ken Schrader	Fenton, MO	Ford	Little Debbie	Glen Wood
22	Dave Blaney	Hartford, OH	Dodge	Caterpillar	Bill Davis
24	Jeff Gordon	Pittsboro, IN	Chevrolet	DuPont	Rick Hendrick
25	Brian Vickers	Thomasville, NC	Chevrolet	GMAC	Mary Hendrick
26	Jamie McMurray	Joplin, MO	Ford	IRWIN Industrial Tools	Georgetta Roush
27	Ted Christopher	Plainville, CT	Chevrolet	Lilly Trucking of Virginia	Kirk Shelmerdine
29	Kevin Harvick	Bakersfield, CA	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench	Richard Childress
31	Jeff Burton	South Boston, VA	Chevrolet	Cingular Wireless	Richard Childress
32	Travis Kvapil	Janesville, WI	Chevrolet	Tide-Downy	Calvin Wells, III
34	Kevin Lepage	Shelburne, VT	Chevrolet	Oak Glove Co.	Brad Jenkins
38	David Gilliland	Riverside, CA	Ford	M&M's	Robert Yates
40	David Stremme*	South Bend, IN	Dodge	Lone Star Steakhouse/Saloon	Felix Sabates
41	Reed Sorenson*	Peachtree City, GA	Dodge	Target	Chip Ganassi
42	Casey Mears	Bakersfield, CA	Dodge	Texaco/Havoline	Floyd Ganassi
43	Bobby Labonte	Corpus Christi, TX	Dodge	Cheerios/Betty Crocker	Richard L Petty
45	Kyle Petty	Randleman, NC	Dodge	Wells Fargo	Kyle Petty
48	Jimmie Johnson	El Cajon, CA	Chevrolet	Lowe's	Jeff Gordon
49	Mike Bliss	Milwaukie, OR	Dodge	WhatsOnline.com	Elizabeth Morgenthau
55	Michael Waltrip	Owensboro, KY	Dodge	NAPA Auto Parts	Douglas Bawel
61	Chad Chaffin	Smyrna, TN	Dodge	Front Row Motorsports	Bob Jenkins
66	Jeff Green	Owensboro, KY	Chevrolet	Haas Automation/Best Buy	Gene Haas
72	Mike Skinner	Susanville, CA	Chevrolet	Dutch Quality Stone	Bryan Mullet
74	Derrike Cope	Spanaway, WA	Dodge	Royal Admin. Svcs/Sundance Vacations	Raynard McGlynn
88	Dale Jarrett	Hickory, NC	Ford	UPS	Robert Yates
89	Morgan Shepherd	Conover, NC	Dodge	Victory In Jesus/Eco First	Cindy Shepherd
96	Tony Raines	La Porte, IN	Chevrolet	DLP HDTV	Bill Saunders
99	Carl Edwards	Columbia, MO	Ford	Office Depot	Jack Roush
130	Stanton Barrett	Bishop, CA	Chevrolet	Pro30.com	Rick Ware
178	Kenny Wallace	St. Louis, MO	Chevrolet	Furniture Row Racing	Barney Visser

* Denotes Rookie
Drivers/teams in yellow are not in the top 35 in owners' points, must qualify on time (fastest 8 of 15, 8th fastest will start 43rd)

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Subway 500 (Cup) entry list (take 2; first take didn't list what it was)

Car	Driver	Hometown	Make	>Sponsor	Owner
00	Hermie Sadler	Emporia, VA	Chevrolet	LiveTNA.com	Michael Anderson
1	Martin Truex Jr.*	Mayetta, NJ	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker	Teresa Earnhardt
01	Joe Nemechek	Lakeland, FL	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	Bobby Ginn
2	Kurt Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Dodge	Miller Lite	Roger Penske
4	Ward Burton	South Boston, VA	Chevrolet	Lucas Oil Products	Larry McClure
5	Kyle Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Chevrolet	Kellogg's	Rick Hendrick
6	Mark Martin	Batesville, AR	Ford	AAA	Jack Roush
06	David Ragan	Unadilla, GA	Ford	Roush Racing	Jack Roush
7	Robby Gordon	Orange, CA	Chevrolet	Menards/MAPEI	Robby Gordon
07	Clint Bowyer*	Emporia, KS	Chevrolet	Jack Daniel's	Richard Childress
8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Kannapolis, NC	Chevrolet	Budweiser	Teresa Earnhardt
9	Kasey Kahne	Enumclaw, WA	Dodge	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Ray Evernham
10	Scott Riggs	Bahama, NC	Dodge	Stanley Tools/Valvoline	James Rocco
11	Denny Hamlin*	Chesterfield, VA	Chevrolet	FedEx Freight	J D Gibbs
12	Ryan Newman	South Bend, IN	Dodge	ALLTEL	Roger Penske
14	Sterling Marlin	Columbia, TN	Chevrolet	Ginn Clubs & Resorts	Bobby Ginn
16	Greg Biffle	Vancouver, WA	Ford	Subway/National Guard	Geoff Smith
17	Matt Kenseth	Cambridge, WI	Ford	R+L Carriers	Mark Martin
18	J.J. Yeley*	Phoenix, AZ	Chevrolet	Imitrex/GSK	Joe Gibbs
19	Elliott Sadler	Emporia, VA	Dodge	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Ray Evernham
20	Tony Stewart	Rushville, IN	Chevrolet	The Home Depot	Joe Gibbs
21	Ken Schrader	Fenton, MO	Ford	Little Debbie	Glen Wood
22	Dave Blaney	Hartford, OH	Dodge	Caterpillar	Bill Davis
24	Jeff Gordon	Pittsboro, IN	Chevrolet	DuPont	Rick Hendrick
25	Brian Vickers	Thomasville, NC	Chevrolet	GMAC	Mary Hendrick
26	Jamie McMurray	Joplin, MO	Ford	IRWIN Industrial Tools	Georgetta Roush
27	Ted Christopher	Plainville, CT	Chevrolet	Lilly Trucking of Virginia	Kirk Shelmerdine
29	Kevin Harvick	Bakersfield, CA	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench	Richard Childress
31	Jeff Burton	South Boston, VA	Chevrolet	Cingular Wireless	Richard Childress
32	Travis Kvapil	Janesville, WI	Chevrolet	Tide-Downy	Calvin Wells, III
34	Kevin Lepage	Shelburne, VT	Chevrolet	Oak Glove Co.	Brad Jenkins
38	David Gilliland	Riverside, CA	Ford	M&M's	Robert Yates
40	David Stremme*	South Bend, IN	Dodge	Lone Star Steakhouse/Saloon	Felix Sabates
41	Reed Sorenson*	Peachtree City, GA	Dodge	Target	Chip Ganassi
42	Casey Mears	Bakersfield, CA	Dodge	Texaco/Havoline	Floyd Ganassi
43	Bobby Labonte	Corpus Christi, TX	Dodge	Cheerios/Betty Crocker	Richard L Petty
45	Kyle Petty	Randleman, NC	Dodge	Wells Fargo	Kyle Petty
48	Jimmie Johnson	El Cajon, CA	Chevrolet	Lowe's	Jeff Gordon
49	Mike Bliss	Milwaukie, OR	Dodge	WhatsOnline.com	Elizabeth Morgenthau
55	Michael Waltrip	Owensboro, KY	Dodge	NAPA Auto Parts	Douglas Bawel
61	Chad Chaffin	Smyrna, TN	Dodge	Front Row Motorsports	Bob Jenkins
66	Jeff Green	Owensboro, KY	Chevrolet	Haas Automation/Best Buy	Gene Haas
72	Mike Skinner	Susanville, CA	Chevrolet	Dutch Quality Stone	Bryan Mullet
74	Derrike Cope	Spanaway, WA	Dodge	Royal Admin. Svcs/Sundance Vacations	Raynard McGlynn
88	Dale Jarrett	Hickory, NC	Ford	UPS	Robert Yates
89	Morgan Shepherd	Conover, NC	Dodge	Victory In Jesus/Eco First	Cindy Shepherd
96	Tony Raines	La Porte, IN	Chevrolet	DLP HDTV	Bill Saunders
99	Carl Edwards	Columbia, MO	Ford	Office Depot	Jack Roush
130	Stanton Barrett	Bishop, CA	Chevrolet	Pro30.com	Rick Ware
178	Kenny Wallace	St. Louis, MO	Chevrolet	Furniture Row Racing	Barney Visser

* Denotes Rookie
Drivers/teams in yellow are not in the top 35 in owners' points, must qualify on time (fastest 8 of 15, 8th fastest will start 43rd)

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Kroger 200 (Trucks) entry list -

Car	Driver	Hometown	Make	>Sponsor	Owner
1	Robert Richardson, II*	McKinney, TX	Dodge	WinYourMortgage.com	Robert Richardson
4	Chase Miller	Canton, GA	Dodge	Dodge Motorsports	Bobby Hamilton
5	Mike Skinner	Susanville, CA	Toyota	Toyota Tundra	Bill Davis
6	Mark Martin	Batesville, AR	Ford	Scotts Miracle-Gro	Jack Roush
7	Casey Kingsland	Las Vegas, NV	Chevrolet	Hooters Energy Drink	J.L. Pennington
07	John Mickel	Cambridge, England	Chevrolet	Green Light Racing	Gene Christensen
08	Chad McCumbee*	Supply, NC	Chevrolet	The GPS Store/Garmin	Bobby Dotter
9	Ted Musgrave	Franklin, WI	Toyota	Team ASE/Germain Mtr Co.	Bob Germain
10	Terry Cook	Sylvania, OH	Ford	Power Stroke Diesel	Greg Pollex
11	David Starr	Houston, TX	Toyota	Red Horse Racing	Tom DeLoach
13	Kerry Earnhardt*	Kannapolis, NC	Chevrolet	ThorSport Racing	David "Duke" Thorson
14	Rick Crawford	Mobile, AL	Ford	Circle Bar Truck Corral	Tom Mitchell
15	Kyle Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Chevrolet	SunTrust/Manheim Auto Auctions	James "Billy" Ballew
16	Mike Bliss	Milwaukie, OR	Chevrolet	Xpress Motorsports	David Fuge
17	David Reutimann	Zephyrhills, FL	Toyota	Toyota Tundra	Darrell Waltrip
18	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Nashville, TN	Dodge	Fastenal	Bobby Hamilton
20	Marcos Ambrose*	Launceston, Tasmania	Ford	Team Australia/Aussie Vineyards	Tad Geschickter
21	Bobby East*	Brownsburg, IN	Ford	State Fair Corn Dogs/Edy's Dibs	Eddie Wood
22	Bill Lester	Oakland, CA	Toyota	SunTrust	Bill Davis
23	Johnny Benson	Grand Rapids, MI	Toyota	NAPA Auto Parts	Gail Davis
25	Damon Lusk	Kennewick, WA	Dodge	Woodard Racing	Michael Gaughan
30	Todd Bodine	Chemung, NY	Toyota	Lumber Liquidators	Stephen Germain
33	Ron Hornaday	Palmdale, CA	Chevrolet	Allstates Employer Services	DeLana Harvick
40	Shane Huffman	Claremont, NC	Chevrolet	Key Motorsports	Curtis Key
46	Denny Hamlin	Chesterfield, VA	Chevrolet	Econo Lodge/Rodeway Inn	David Dollar
50	David Ragan	Unadilla, GA	Ford	Roush Racing	Jack Roush
59	Chad Chaffin	Smyrna, TN	Toyota	Harris Trucking	James Harris
60	Jack Sprague	Spring Lake, MI	Toyota	Con-way Freight	Jeffrey Wyler
63	Cameron Dodson	Greenfield, IN	Ford	Dave Porter Truck Sales	Michael Mittler
75	Aric Almirola*	Tampa, FL	Chevrolet	Spears Manufacturing	Wayne Spears
77	Brendan Gaughan	Las Vegas, NV	Dodge	South Point Resort	Michael Gaughan
85	Dennis Setzer	Newton, NC	Chevrolet	Flex Fuel E85 Silverado	David Dollar
88	Matt Crafton	Tulare, CA	Chevrolet	Menards/Energizer	Rhonda Thorson
98	Erin Crocker*	Wilbraham, MA	Dodge	Cheerios/Betty Crocker	Ray Evernham
99	Erik Darnell*	Beach Park, IL	Ford	Northern Tool + Equipment	Jack Roush
149	Bradley Riethmeyer	Hutto, TX	Dodge	All American Driver Challenge	Tracy Trotter
154	Roger Carter II	Sunfield, MI	Dodge	Isaiah10.com	Roger Carter II
164	Jimmy Simpson	Concord, NC	Chevrolet	Prime Development Group	David Ervin
170	Tam Topham*	Wytheville, VA	Chevrolet	Suzuki ATVs	Tracy Cline
191	J C Stout	Castile, NY	Chevrolet	Hunter's Hope Foundation	Donald Stout
291	Todd Shafer	Ashland, OH	Ford	Westerman Companies	Todd Shafer

* Denotes Rookie
Driver/teams in yellow are not among the top 30 in owners' points among the every-week teams, must qualify on time (fastest 6 of 11, 6th-fastest will start 36th)

[steveegg]

I will need somebody to do the Sunday race ping; I will be a bit late to the green (scheduled for 12:55 pm Eastern).

[tubebender]

Thanks for the ping SE. There is something about the computer that cause my brain to FReeze up and keeps me from learning new tricks. No... dog treats don't help...

[NormsRevenge]

No problem, we got ya covered Sunday on the Ping.

[SouthTexas]

Let's go shorttrackin'!!!

[SouthTexas]

Things back to normal in your neck of the woods?

[NYTexan]

For me they are. Lots of folks still without power.
Mostly in the areas where the electric lines run between the back yards.

[LasVegasMac]

Thanks for the ping.

I'm ready for some rubbin'