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Sprint Cup Series Testing at Pocono: Day 1 - Afternoon Session

Pocono Raceway - Testing
Track Length 2.5 Mile
May 27th, 2008
Afternoon Session, Day 1

Pos Car Driver Make Best Time Best Speed
1 38 David Gilliland Ford 54.742 164.408
2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 54.755 164.369
3 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 54.903 163.925
4 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 55.017 163.586
5 48B Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 55.036 163.529
6 5B Casey Mears Chevrolet 55.086 163.381
7 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet 55.105 163.325
8 22B Dave Blaney Toyota 55.139 163.224
9 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 55.152 163.185
10 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 55.201 163.041
11 07B Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 55.243 162.917
12 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota 55.319 162.693
13 88B Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 55.337 162.640
14 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 55.361 162.569
15 20 Tony Stewart Toyota 55.374 162.531
16 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 55.390 162.484
17 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 55.392 162.478
18 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 55.397 162.464
19 26B Jamie McMurray Ford 55.397 162.464
20 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 55.403 162.446
21 11B Denny Hamlin Toyota 55.413 162.417
22 29B Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 55.422 162.390
23 1B Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 55.424 162.385
24 19B Elliott Sadler Dodge 55.488 162.197
25 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 55.576 161.940
26 00 Michael McDowell # Toyota 55.604 161.859
27 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 55.623 161.804
28 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 55.630 161.783
29 77 Sam Hornish Jr. # Dodge 55.689 161.612
30 2B Kurt Busch Dodge 55.689 161.612
31 99B Carl Edwards Ford 55.690 161.609
32 44 David Reutimann Toyota 55.699 161.583
34 66B Scott Riggs Chevrolet 55.714 161.539
35 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet 55.822 161.227
36 16B Greg Biffle Ford 55.823 161.224
36 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 55.834 161.192
37 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 55.854 161.134
38 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 55.861 161.114
39 70 Jason Leffler Chevrolet 55.864 161.106
40 40 Dario Franchitti # Dodge 55.878 161.065
41 31B Jeff Burton Chevrolet 55.899 161.005
42 6 David Ragan Ford 55.905 160.987
43 41B Reed Sorenson Dodge 55.919 160.947
44 28 Travis Kvapil Ford 55.947 160.867
45 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 55.958 160.835
46 40B Dario Franchitti # Dodge 55.969 160.803
47 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota 55.970 160.800
48 17B Matt Kenseth Ford 55.987 160.752
49 9B Kasey Kahne Dodge 56.009 160.688
50 84B A.J. Allmendinger Toyota 56.043 160.591
51 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 56.079 160.488
52 70B Jason Leffler Chevrolet 56.173 160.219
53 10 Patrick Carpentier # Dodge 56.248 160.006
54 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge 56.253 159.991
55 42B Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge 56.258 159.977
56 77B Sam Hornish Jr. # Dodge 56.258 159.977
57 34B Tony Raines Chevrolet 56.511 159.261
58 47 Marcos Ambrose Ford 56.686 158.769
59 43B Bobby Labonte Dodge 56.687 158.767
60 97 Brad Coleman Toyota 56.762 158.557
61 45 Terry Labonte Dodge 56.825 158.381
62 21 Jon Wood Ford 57.166 157.436
63 87 David Green Chevrolet 57.192 157.365
64 10B Patrick Carpentier # Dodge 57.304 157.057

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Bristol Motor Speedway from a skydiver's perspective...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HPe_RI8gt4

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Tim Brewer says...

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Check out "Miles The Monster" live, from Dover - with the Monster Cam

http://www.deldot.gov/public.ejs?com...nnectType=http

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Tony Stewart's car at testing today...





More news to come throughout the week.

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Tony's car look pretty cool, for a yota i mean.

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Vickers is surprising me a bit. Just have to keep his wheels on. Will Tony use that paint scheme for a race?

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http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2...s-professional

Montoya may drive for Gibbs next season

■ Chip Ganassi won the Indianapolis 500 Sunday with Scott Dixon, but over in Ganassi's NASCAR camp things aren't going quite so well.

In fact, Juan Pablo Montoya appears to be getting fed up with the way that things are going and there is speculation that Toyota men Joe and J. D. Gibbs may be ready to make a run at Montoya to fill the NASCAR seat that Tony Stewart is expected to leave at the end of the season. Montoya was not pleased that Ganassi fired crew chief Jimmy Elledge last week, just two days before Lowe's Motor Speedway opened for the Coca-Cola 600.

What I have heard...
J.D. and JPM had dinner together early last week. Interesting. My opinion: Biffle would be a better fit in the 20 Home Depot Toyota.

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http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news?...v=ap&type=lgns

Pocono Raceway is not for sale
By DAN GELSTON, AP Sports Writer

AP - May 27, 12:37 pm EDT - LONG POND, Pa. (AP)—Bruton Smith’s push to land the Sprint Cup Series in Kentucky will go on without plucking dates from Pocono Raceway.

The 2 1/2 -mile triangle NASCAR track nestled in the mountains is not for sale.

And Dover International Speedway might be out of Smith’s reach, too.

Rose Mattioli told The Associated Press on Tuesday there are no plans to sell Pocono, which currently has two Sprint Cup races, and there will be racing on the mountaintop for at least “as long as our grandkids live.”

“It never was available; it never will be available,” said Mattioli, who owns the track with her husband, Joseph. “My husband has stated that over and again. That’s it.”

Smith was widely considered an interested buyer after Speedway Motorsports Inc. purchased Kentucky Speedway last week. There was speculation Smith, the SMI owner, had his eye on Pocono. If he bought that track, Smith could have moved one or both its dates to any of his speedways.

Rose Mattioli said that Pocono Raceway was entrusted to their grandchildren and they will continue to help run the track.

“They’re always looking here,” she said. “We get phone calls all the time. We’re not interested in selling. This is it.”

The Sprint Cup Series tested on Tuesday and will again on Wednesday in preparation for the Pocono 500 on June 8. The Pennsylvania 500 is Aug. 3.

The 81-year-old Smith told the AP he had not spoken with the Mattiolis about purchasing the track, which is outside New York City and Philadelphia.

Joseph Mattioli, the Pocono Raceway board chairman, brought NASCAR to the Poconos over a plate of fried chicken with Bill France in 1972. In the mid-1970s, when the CART-USAC fight helped cause financial problems at the track, Mattioli wanted to sell until he received a call from France Sr. The two met in New York and France persuaded Mattioli to ride out the downturn and keep the track.

Rose said Joseph Mattioli is feeling better after a recent bout with pneumonia.

Smith did, however, say he’s had some conversations with the owners of Dover International Raceway and it’s his understanding that the track is “more or less for sale.” Pocono, Dover and Indianapolis are the only three tracks on the current Cup schedule owned by track operators other than SMI or International Speedway Inc.

The Dover track serves markets in Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., among others. Denis McGlynn, president and CEO of Dover Motorsports, said there are routinely offers for the 1-mile track. He didn’t expect the Sprint Cup Series to desert Dover, even if the concrete mile was ever sold.

“We have over the years, and we will continue over the years, to anticipate two races at Dover,” McGlynn said. “I don’t know why there would be a removal of a race from here.”

Smith remains determined to get Kentucky a Sprint Cup race, even though NASCAR said last week 2009 is out of the question.

“There is a way, but the main problem would be timing,” Smith said. “We have a short stick here on the timing, as NASCAR would like to get this schedule out by September. But (NASCAR chairman) Brian France is correct when he says I have not asked about a date.”

Smith’s latest push for a race date comes at the same time he’s been pushing for a second Cup race at his Las Vegas showplace. He’s said he’s committed to getting a date for both facilities, but Kentucky is the more pressing matter right now.

“Today, we need to get Kentucky moving,” Smith said.

That’s why Pocono was the most likely candidate for purchase, as Smith could take both of its races and move one to Kentucky and one to Las Vegas.

He brokered a similar deal with North Wilkesboro, when he and Bob Bahre teamed to buy the track. Smith moved one race date to Texas, Bahre moved the other to New Hampshire and North Wilkesboro was shuttered. Smith last year bought New Hampshire from Bahre.

While drivers routinely complain Pocono’s 500-mile races are 100 miles too long, they want to keep driving at the track that held its first NASCAR race in 1974.

“There’s a lot of history here at Pocono and they deserve every consideration,” Jeff Burton said. “We have to be where the people want us to be. If the attendance is good here, then they don’t deserve to lose a race.”

AP Auto Racing Writer Jenna Fryer in Charlotte, N.C., contributed to this report.

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http://www.race2win.net/gn/08/05/ntjl.html

Joey Logano to make long awaited debut at Dover...

NASCAR Teleconference: Joey Logano
An interview with: Joey Logano

May 28, 2008 - Today's NASCAR teleconference, in advance of this weekend's NASCAR National Series triple-header at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware, features special guest Joey Logano, who makes his long-awaited NASCAR National Series debut Saturday in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.

Q. Joey, so many people have been waiting on your debut. So many people are excited. How about you personally? What is the excitement and anticipation to finally get out there in National Series competition?

JOEY LOGANO: I'm definitely excited to get out there, been just waiting my whole life to get out to the Nationwide Series. Finally to get to run, it's definitely exciting. With the new sponsors, GameStop on the car, first time they've been on the racecar, so that's really exciting, too. Got an exciting year coming up.

Q. Had you ever waited for a birthday with more anticipation?

JOEY LOGANO: Not really. I waited till I turned 14 to run ASA, 15 for Pro Cup. Ran the Camping World Series last year. It was like the first time I was able to run for a whole series for points. I kind of had to wait because my birthday is in May, you know, it's in the middle of the season. But, yeah, I've definitely been excited.

Q. There's been a lot of hype and expectations put on you for your debut this weekend. Have you had a chance to talk to any fellow drivers and what they think of you coming up into the series?

JOEY LOGANO: Yeah, I mean, you know, talked to Kyle, Denny, Tony. They're real good guys, help me out as much as they can. I talked to Kyle a little bit last week. Gave me some advice about Dover, about who you can race with, what to do, things to do on the racetrack.

Yeah, they're very helpful

Q. The last couple years the expectations have been getting higher and higher for you, and you haven't even stepped on a Nationwide or Cup track. How do you deal with that heading into your debut?

JOEY LOGANO: I mean, yeah, there's a lot of hype. But it's not because I want to put hype on it. It's all you guys putting all the stuff into it. But I'm here to race. You know, all the hype kind of goes out the window as soon as the race goes green.

So, you know, like I was saying, I'm looking forward to getting to Dover. As far as all that stuff, it doesn't really bother me too much.

Q. You're 18 years old. People are forgetting that you're handling yourself like you're a professional. Are you regretting not being able to be a regular 18-year-old, hang out with your friends, or are you still able to do all those things?

JOEY LOGANO: I'm still able to do a lot of that stuff. When I'm home, I'm not sitting down often. I'm either hanging out with my friends or doing whatever. But, you know, I still have that core group of friends that we can do whatever with. We'll go on the lake, we'll go to the go-kart track. We'll do stuff like that. So I still have a kid's life.

Q. The media coverage is on the radio, in print, online. Do you pay attention to that at all? Do you read the stuff? How do you deal with it?

JOEY LOGANO: I think it's cool personally (laughter). You know, as a kid, as any kid, you would think it's cool to be on TV and newspaper and all that stuff.

But I don't really look into it that much. You know, I don't really read many of the articles. I don't know, I don't really let it get to me. I'm here to race. I have known that stuff comes along with it, which is fine.

Q. But does it not get to you at some point, Oh, my God, how am I ever going to do this?

JOEY LOGANO: No, not really. My goal is to go out there and win races. If that's what everyone expects out of me, yeah, so be it. But, you know, I feel like I'm getting in a great car with Dave Rogers and the guys there. I really think we can do real good.

Q. Can you catch us up on what you've been doing this year other than that ARCA race at Rockingham? How much testing have you been able to do? Have you done any Cup testing at all?

JOEY LOGANO: Yeah, I do a ton of Cup testing. I was talking to Wally Brown, a Cup engineer that does all the test stuff. 4100 miles I think testing in the Cup car. Yeah, I got plenty of testing under my belt. Like to get some more racing, though. So I'm getting to that now.

Q. Have you done some Nationwide testing, as well?

JOEY LOGANO: Yeah, we tested once down at Rockingham a couple weeks ago just to get all the guys together, working together. Me and Dave worked real good together. Me and the whole 20 team worked good together. We kind of got something and made some changes to see what I thought about it so we could kind of put it to work at Dover.

Q. You're getting into some equipment that's been pretty stout so far this year. How much does that really help your confidence level, getting into cars that have already won racing this year?

JOEY LOGANO: It definitely helps a ton. Getting into a winning car is definitely a big deal here. You can ask any driver. A lot of it is driver and a lot of it is the car you get into. I'm definitely getting into one of the greatest cars out there. To get out there knowing you can go out there and run up front, you know, it's not like you're going to go out there and have a best finish of a 20th place because that's all you've got with in the car. I've got a good enough car to run up front, so that's a good deal.

Q. Talking to Bill and Billy Venturini, they said they think you don't know how good you are. How is it possible for you to have done so much at this age and for you not to grasp what you're all about?

JOEY LOGANO: I don't really look at myself that way. You know, I'm here to race, like I said. But I don't look back and say, Wow, I'm good. You know, I do the best as I can and let everything else take care of itself. I'm not going to go out there and brag about myself and say I'm the best thing out there. That stuff's going to speak for itself as far as winning races.

Q. Was there a moment when you started stepping up in competition, especially racing people that were a lot older than you, that there's a win or a moment where you just sort of thought, Yeah, I can do this?

JOEY LOGANO: I don't really think there is one moment. You know, I've raced my whole life. Started when I was six. Always raced against people that were older than me. I don't think there's ever been one moment I said, I can do this. I've wanted to run Cup Series since I was six years old. Like I said, I don't really look at that stuff. You know, if I think I can do it or whatever, I just let it take care of itself.

Q. Going into the next phase of your career, what are the best and worst? What are the main things you're concerned about and what's the thing you're most excited about with moving into the Nationwide Series?

JOEY LOGANO: I'm definitely excited about getting there. You know, all these interviews I've been doing about Dover, Dover, Dover. I'm looking forward to getting to the other races we've got. We have 18 of them scheduled. I'm looking forward to all that.

As far as what – I would say I'm not worried about, but the thing we've really been talking about is green flag pit stops. Haven't been able to do many of those in the all the series that I ran. When we went down to Rockingham, we were practicing making green flag stops. I feel confident we can do it. We're going to a track that's harder to make a green flag pit stop. You see people are struggling. But I feel we'll be fine there.

Q. You brought up you're looking forward more so to the rest of the schedule, not just Dover this weekend. Looking forward to all that, how do you define success for yourself? At the end of the year, what would be satisfying to you?

JOEY LOGANO: What would be satisfying for me? It would be winning a few races. I think I can. I think the whole team can win some races. So I haven't sat down and said I want to finish here, here, here in every single race.

But, yeah, run up front every week and, you know, finish as good as we can and get some wins under our belt would be our goal right now.

Q. Looking toward what you've driven in the past, with the East Series stuff, is there a lot of difference between the equipment in the East Series and what you're going to be driving in Nationwide?

JOEY LOGANO: Yeah, they're similar cars. A lot of the Camping World cars were old Nationwide cars. So they're about the same. And now that the horsepower is, you know, smaller in the Nationwide car, they're more equal. I think the biggest difference is going to be radial tires to bias ply tires. I think that's the biggest change between the both of them. Besides that, there's not much difference.

Q. You've acclimated to the tire change just fine? You haven't had any trouble adjusting to that?

JOEY LOGANO: No, no. You know, when I did all the Cup testing, that's on a radial tire. Kind of ran a radial tire in the Hooter's Pro Cup series, stuff like that, so I've had some laps on that.

Q. You spent most of your teenage years competing against adults. Do you know how that has changed you or what you might have been like had you not had this opportunity?

JOEY LOGANO: I don't know what I'd be doing if I wasn't doing this. I've raced my whole life. That's what I am. That's what I do. I don't know what else I would be doing. I guess I'd be throwing garbage cans or something.

But, yeah, it's definitely changed my whole life, changed everything. I wouldn't trade it for the world.

Q. What have you learned from adults that has surprised you?

JOEY LOGANO: I've learned a lot, you know. I've always spent time with people older than me. You know, when you're racing against people older than you, you always spend time with people that are older than you. Wisdom comes from older people, apparently (laughter).

So, yeah, I've learned a lot. I can't name one thing. But I feel like I've learned so much at a young age, that I'm able to do this stuff now, you know, and put that stuff to use that I've learned.

Q. Was there any thoughts to starting your career at another track? Dover is obviously a huge task to take on for your Nationwide Series race. Any communication between you, your family and the Joe Gibbs Racing family, or was it a question of, When I turn 18, I'm going racing?

JOEY LOGANO: It was pretty much: When I turn 18, we're going racing. We didn't really think much of it. Dover seemed like a good track for me to start at. I raced there before. I ran there last year in the Camping World Series. I feel comfortable going there in a similar car that we ran last year there.

I'm fine going to that place. I know it is a tough place, the Monster Mile. But, you know, that seems like a plenty good enough place for me to start.

Q. Do you hope to make some Cup starts by the end of this year? People are already earmarking you for Cup as early as 2009. What is your own timetable?

JOEY LOGANO: You know, I take things one day at a time. Right now I focus on the next race in front of me. You always have to put a hundred percent into the next race. I don't look that far ahead of me. I'll let that stuff take care of itself. If we go out there and win races, people are going to realize it, and that's when we move up.

Right now I focus on one day at a time. When Joe and J.D. say I'm ready, that's when I'm going to go.

Q. Reading up on you since you're getting ready to make the jump to Nationwide with Joe Gibbs, I know you're still going to run some ARCA races, but has there been any talk maybe trying to qualify for a Cup race for this year for Gibbs?

JOEY LOGANO: No. We haven't really brought it up too much right now. We're focusing on running our Nationwide races right now. We're going to run Talladega, ARCA race. That's what's on the schedule right now. You never know, things could pop up here and there, but that's all we've got right now

Q. With being in the ARCA series, now that you've moved up, is there any advice or anything you can tell other drivers that are trying to get out of ARCA to move up to Nationwide?

JOEY LOGANO: I mean, pretty much when people ask me what do you got to do to move up, you got to win races. That's what it comes down to. That's how you get your name out there and you get someone behind you that can bring you to the next series. You've got to get out there and do whatever you can do to run up front and win as many races as you can. It takes a lot of hard work.

Q. You've had a lot of successes already. Where does Dover rank on your list of successes with the showdown, the east championship? Do you see it as another step?

JOEY LOGANO: It's another step. Dover, yeah, it's been a buildup for a long time now. I can't wait to get there. But it's still another race. It's a racecar. It's a racetrack. There's nothing that out of the ordinary.

Q. You're basically the new kid on the block at Joe Gibbs Racing. That team obviously has a lot of colorful personalities. How is your personality and how do you fit in with the rest of them?

JOEY LOGANO: I'm just kind of a happy-go-lucky kid that gets to drive racecars. I'm a very happy person. I got a smile on my face all the time. I'm a very highly competitive person, just like the rest of my teammates there. I think that's how a lot of athletes are. We go there for one reason: that's winning. We're going to do whatever it takes to do that. But at the same time I'm going to have fun with it.

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Sprint Cup Series Testing at Pocono: Day 2 - Morning Session

Pocono Raceway - Testing
Track Length 2.5 Mile
May 28th, 2008
Morning Session, Day 2

Pos Car Driver Make Best Time Best Speed
1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 53.795 167.302
2 28 Travis Kvapil Ford 53.871 167.066
3 99B Carl Edwards Ford 53.940 166.852
4 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 53.942 166.846
5 38 David Gilliland Ford 53.948 166.827
6 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet 53.989 166.701
7 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota 54.018 166.611
8 20B Tony Stewart Toyota 54.027 166.583
9 9B Kasey Kahne Dodge 54.027 166.583
10 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 54.035 166.559
11 19B Elliott Sadler Dodge 54.050 166.512
12 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 54.053 166.503
13 48B Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 54.061 166.479
14 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 54.090 166.389
15 18B Kyle Busch Toyota 54.095 166.374
16 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota 54.146 166.217
17 0 Michael McDowell # Toyota 54.149 166.208
18 20 Tony Stewart Toyota 54.151 166.202
19 5B Casey Mears Chevrolet 54.200 166.052
20 17B Matt Kenseth Ford 54.204 166.039
21 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 54.211 166.018
22 40 Dario Franchitti # Dodge 54.224 165.978
23 26B Jamie McMurray Ford 54.230 165.960
24 77 Sam Hornish Jr. # Dodge 54.252 165.893
25 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 54.269 165.841
26 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 54.270 165.837
27 2B Kurt Busch Dodge 54.273 165.828
28 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 54.273 165.828
29 88B Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 54.277 165.816
30 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 54.313 165.706
31 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 54.323 165.676
32 42B Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge 54.343 165.615
34 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 54.355 165.578
35 41B Reed Sorenson Dodge 54.358 165.569
36 1B Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 54.363 165.554
36 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet 54.370 165.532
37 16B Greg Biffle Ford 54.397 165.450
38 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 54.410 165.411
39 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 54.424 165.368
40 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet 54.429 165.353
41 83B Brian Vickers Toyota 54.431 165.347
42 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 54.438 165.326
43 84B A.J. Allmendinger Toyota 54.452 165.283
44 31B Jeff Burton Chevrolet 54.462 165.253
45 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 54.480 165.198
46 70B Jason Leffler Chevrolet 54.490 165.168
47 11B Denny Hamlin Toyota 54.529 165.050
48 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 54.540 165.017
49 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 54.556 164.968
50 43B Bobby Labonte Dodge 54.564 164.944
51 07B Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 54.579 164.899
52 29B Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 54.583 164.887
53 12B Ryan Newman Dodge 54.603 164.826
54 44 David Reutimann Toyota 54.641 164.711
55 77B Sam Hornish Jr. # Dodge 54.646 164.696
56 10 Patrick Carpentier # Dodge 54.698 164.540
57 6 David Ragan Ford 54.729 164.447
58 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 54.766 164.336
59 22B Dave Blaney Toyota 54.800 164.234
60 47 Marcos Ambrose Ford 54.852 164.078
61 34B Tony Raines Chevrolet 54.926 163.857
62 10B Patrick Carpentier # Dodge 55.069 163.431
63 45 Terry Labonte Dodge 55.116 163.292
64 97 Brad Coleman Toyota 55.150 163.191
65 40B Dario Franchitti # Dodge 55.243 162.917
66 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge 55.907 160.982
67 45B Terry Labonte Dodge 55.927 160.924
68 21 Jon Wood Ford 56.322 159.795
69 87 David Green Chevrolet 56.446 159.444

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Just got word on Sirius that the 66 and 70 got 150 point penalties, $100,000 fines, and crew AND car chief suspensions for 6 weeks; plus probation until Dec. 31. (Course, they didn't get the Chase penalties...cause...well, you know.)

As make up calls go, that's a damn big one. Now if they could just make the bigtime Chevy teams follow the rules during the race, you'll hear much less from me. (And I know you all would like that.)

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Originally Posted by honorary_hog

Just got word on Sirius that the 66 and 70 got 150 point penalties, $100,000 fines, and crew AND car chief suspensions for 6 weeks; plus probation until Dec. 31. (Course, they didn't get the Chase penalties...cause...well, you know.)

As make up calls go, that's a damn big one. Now if they could just make the bigtime Chevy teams follow the rules during the race, you'll hear much less from me. (And I know you all would like that.)

Dave Skog is a good friend and hate to see this fine against him - his wife Angie was Ricky's assistant for many years. Unfortunately, we lost Angie a little over three years ago to cancer. Somewhere, she is still trying figure out my digital camera. I really miss her.

Anyway, here are the details...

http://www.race2win.net/wc/08/05/hcncpen.html

No. 66 and 70 Teams Penalized for Infractions at Lowe’s

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 28, 2008) – NASCAR has issued penalties, fines and suspensions to the No. 66 and No. 70 teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

The No. 66 car driven by Scott Riggs and the No. 70 car driven by Johnny Sauter were found to be in violation of Sections 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock car racing) and 20-3.1.3A (wing mounting locations were not as specified by the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rule book). The infractions were discovered May 24 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

As a result, Riggs and No. 66 car owner Joe Custer have been penalized 150 championship driver and 150 championship owner points, respectively, as have Sauter and No. 70 car owner Margaret Haas. Both the crew chiefs and the car chiefs for the two cars – Bootie Barker and Derick Jennings for the No. 66 and Dave Skog and Thomas Harris for the No. 70 – have been suspended from the next six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events, suspended from NASCAR until July 9 and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31. Additionally, Barker and Skog have each been fined $100,000 apiece.

The penalty also includes NASCAR’s confiscation of team 66 Serial Number HMS 12 06 415 race car and team 70 Serial Number HMS 04 08 507 race car.

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The 70 car will be under the top 35 for the remainder of the year with a penalty like this one (343 points behind 36th place now). The 66 will now be on the bubble with the top 35 - only five points from 36th place. The 66 could fall below that line and Haas will really be hurting.

Tony better avoid this team like the plague.

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Originally Posted by Burgundy Burner

Tony better avoid this team like the plague.

Truer words may never have been spoken.

The thought of Montoya at JGR is an interesting one though.