[WestCoastGal]

A TRIBUTE TO DALE JARRETT WHO WILL BE RACING IN THE 500 FOR THE LAST TIME. WE WILL MISS YOU DJ!!



Lifetime Stats: Wins-32 Top Tens-288 Poles-16

Winston Cup championship - Driver of the year - Racer Magazine's Oval Racer of the Year - TNN's Racer of the Year - True Value Man of the Year - Three-time winner of Daytona 500 - First Ford driver to win the prestigious Brickyard 400. - Also first driver ever to win Daytona and Brickyard in the same year. - Considered a founding driver for NASCAR's Busch Series, competing as a regular in 1982, the first year of competition for this division. He has 11 Busch Series wins.

Athlete of the Year as a senior in high school, where he excelled in football, basketball, baseball, and golf.

[meandog]

"They don't call me 'number two' for nothing!

[South40]

Go Jimmie!

[WestCoastGal]

SUNDAY’S LINEUP

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND

1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 187.075 48.109 Leader
2 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 186.734 48.197 -0.088
3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet AMP Energy / National Guard - - -
4 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express - - -
5 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target - - -
6 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot - - -
7 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL - - -
8 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont - - -
9 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet Kellogg’s / CARQUEST - - -
10 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser - - -
11 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot - - -
12 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army - - -
13 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker - - -
14 6 David Ragan Ford AAA - - -
15 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco / Havoline - - -
16 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil - - -
17 187 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Furniture Row
/ DenverMattress.com - - -
18 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M - - -
19 77 Sam Hornish Jr.* Dodge Mobil 1 - - -
20 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota UPS - - -
21 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet PEAK / Menards - - -
22 34 John Andretti Chevrolet Makoto - - -
23 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull - - -
24 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M’s - - -
25 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker - - -
26 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Jim Beam - - -
27 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet State Water Heaters - - -
28 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT - - -
29 01 Regan Smith* Chevrolet Principal Financial Group - - -
30 28 Travis Kvapil Ford K&N Filters - - -
31 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel’s - - -
32 38 David Gilliland Ford FreeCreditRep
ort.com - - -
33 70 Jeremy Mayfield Chevrolet Junior Johnson’s Midnight Moon - - -
34 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar - - -
35 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy - - -
36 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility - - -
37 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota DLP HDTV - - -
38 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal Cask No. 16 - - -
39 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Wells Fargo - - -
40 40 Dario Franchitti* Dodge Dodge Journey - - -
41 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing - - -
42 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron’s Dream Machine - - -
43 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite Champion’s Provisional

Did Not Qualify
44 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull - - -
45 21 Bill Elliott Ford Little Debbie - - -
46 49 Ken Schrader Dodge HealthLife.com - - -
47 160 Boris Said Ford 7-Eleven Slurpee / No Fear - - -
48 10 Patrick Carpentier* Dodge Valvoline - - -
49 137 Eric McClure Chevrolet Hefty - - -
50 109 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming - - -
51 27 Jacques Villeneuve* Toyota Bill Davis Racing - - -
52 150 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet NOS Energy Drink / SKI / SBM - - -
53 08 Carl Long Dodge MILLSTAR Tools / Rhino’s Energy Drink -

[WestCoastGal]

PING

[LasVegasMac]

Very cool thread, most awesome!

Man, this needs to be Friday!

[jaz.357]

One word....

SMOKE!

[Peter W. Kessler]

We’ll have a house full of crazy race fans. This is just something to watch ‘til our dirt track (http//www.victoryspeedway.net) thaws out.

I’m rooting for David Reutimann ‘cause his Dad is a LEGEND at our local track.

I’m also rooting for Tony Stewart, Dale Jarrett, Michael Waltrip, Kenny Schrader, Jr., and...

[Notary Sojac]

I'll be rooting for this guy as long as he's still behind the wheel.

[vox_freedom]

Pending excitement for the 50th Anniversary for the Daytona 500!!!

[flattorney]

Good stuff WestCoastGal. Great "Junior" FR profile page too! My girlfriend and I are attending all the Daytona Week car races this week - part business/part personal. Gatorade Duel yesterday was perfect. We loved the cool weather and Junior looked great in Duel 1. This week could not have come fast enough. I am so sick of having to deal with National GOP politics. Anyway, on to this Sundayyyy. Hope everything is going great for you. - FlA

FlAttorney's 2008 1st & 2nd Quarter Motor Racing Attendance Schedule
Feb 09: NASCAR Budwesier Shootout, Daytona International Speedway
Feb 14: NASCAR Gatorade Duel, Daytona International Speedway
Feb 17: NASCAR 50th Annual Daytona 500, Daytona International Speedway
Mar 08: AMA 67th Daytona 200, Daytona International Speedway
Mar 15-16: NHRA 39th Annual ACDelco Gatornationals, Gainesville Raceway
Mar 29-30: NHRA 21st Annual O'Reilly Spring Nationals, Houston Raceway Park
Apr 27: NASCAR Aaron's 499, Talladega Superspeedway
May 22-25: Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco, Monte Carlo

[2ndDivisionVet]

NASCAR Tips for Democrats:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP9OS55b4e8&feature=related

HILARIOUS!!!

[ZGuy]

OK Guys (and gals). I've being trying to "get into" NASCAR racing for several years now with little luck, but maybe this is the year, with a little help from you.

This morning I have 2 questions:

A. What is the difference between the Nationwide series and the Sprint Cup series since it seems that the same drivers race in each? Is the Saturday race really worth anything compared to the Sunday races or is it mostly for fun and fan enjoyment?

B. In the lineup for Sunday the NASCAR site shows the starting lineup and at the bottom are those who did not qualify. But many of those are shown as having better times than some of those who did qualify. Why?

Thanks for answering my questions. I'm a big IRL fan (My fantasy team finished third in the nation last year) but I working on becoming a NASCAR fan.

(Dario really qualified 4th for today's race? -- I'm shocked!)

[yield 2 the right]

I have a 37” HDTV, I was wondering which format will HD broadcast will it be in 720 or 1080i?

[xp38]

It has been a long time since I posted on a NASCAR thread so I want to wish all the regulars here an enjoyable 2008 season with lots of fun and excitement.

[Wneighbor]

Hi folks!!!

Ready to race? ;-)

[duck duck goose]

We are back!!! I thought this season would never come!!!!

Im ready...boogity, boogity, boogity!!!!

[Chi-townChief]

The push-pass on lap 250 was just too good!!!