Kansas City 400 Cup Race Thread

[Jonesi]

45 Cars entered, 2 cars will DNQ
Top 35
99 CARL EDWARDS
16 GREG BIFFLE
48 JIMMIE JOHNSON
31 JEFF BURTON
29 KEVIN HARVICK
07 CLINT BOWYER
20 TONY STEWART
24 JEFF GORDON
88 DALE EARNHARDT JR
17 MATT KENSETH
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11 DENNY HAMLIN
18 KYLE BUSCH
9 KASEY KAHNE
6 DAVID RAGAN
1 MARTIN TRUEX JR
12 RYAN NEWMAN
83 BRIAN VICKERS
2 KURT BUSCH
26 JAMIE McMURRAY
43 BOBBY LABONTE
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28 TRAVIS KVAPIL
44 DAVID REUTIMANN
19 ELLIOTT SADLER
42 JUAN P MONTOYA
5 CASEY MEARS
38 DAVID GILLILAND
8 MARK MARTIN
15 PAUL MENARD
55 MICHAEL WALTRIP
41 REED SORENSON
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22 DAVE BLANEY
7 ROBBY GORDON (still on bubble by +8 points)
66 SCOTT RIGGS
01 REGAN SMITH
84 AJ ALLMENDINGER (back in Top 35)

GOGH
21 BILL ELLIOTT (has Champ Prov)
77 SAM HORNISH JR
10 PATRICK CARPENTIER
78 JOE NEMECHEK
00 MICHAEL McDOWELL (out of top 35 by -8)
45 KYLE PETTY
70 TONY RAINES
96 JOEY L0GANO
47 MARCOS AMBROSE
08 JOHNNY SAUTER

[Jonesi]

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01 Jimmie Johnson ~ #48 Chevrolet ~ 172.007 mph
02 Mark Martin ~ #8 Chevrolet ~ 171.767 mph
03 Matt Kenseth ~ #17 Ford ~ 171.668 mph
04 Elliott Sadler ~ #19 Dodge ~ 171.527 mph
05 Martin Truex Jr ~ #1 Chevrolet ~ 171.331 mph
06 Paul Menard ~ #15 Chevrolet ~ 171.162 mph
07 Bill Elliott ~ #21 Ford ~ 170.989 mph
08 Kasey Kahne ~ #9 Dodge ~ 170.762 mph
09 Brian Vickers ~ #83 Toyota ~ 170.762 mph
10 Casey Mears ~ #5 Chevrolet ~ 170.751 mph
11 Dale Earnhardt Jr ~ #88 Chevrolet ~ 170.735 mph
12 David Ragan ~ #6 Ford ~ 170.616 mph
13 Jeff Gordon ~ #24 Chevrolet ~ 170.508 mph
14 A.J. Allmendinger ~ #84 Toyota ~ 170.498 mph
15 Ryan Newman ~ #12 Dodge ~ 170.374 mph
16 Jamie McMurray ~ #26 Ford ~ 170.256 mph
17 Reed Sorenson ~ #41 Dodge ~ 170.250 mph
18 Greg Biffle ~ #16 Ford ~ 170.186 mph
19 Patrick Carpentier ~ #10 Dodge ~ 170.057 mph
20 Marcos Ambrose ~ #47 Ford ~ 170.052 mph
21 Bobby Labonte ~ #43 Dodge ~ 169.705 mph
22 Kyle Petty ~ #45 Dodge ~ 169.523 mph
23 Sam Hornish Jr. ~ #77 Dodge ~ 169.481 mph
24 Clint Bowyer ~ #07 Chevrolet ~ 169.337 mph
25 Tony Raines ~ #70 Chevrolet ~ 169.337 mph
26 Dave Blaney ~ #22 Toyota ~ 169.322 mph
27 Kyle Busch ~ #18 Toyota ~ 169.253 mph
28 Joey Logano ~ #96 Toyota ~ 169.226 mph
29 Michael Waltrip ~ #55 Toyota ~ 169.157 mph
30 Denny Hamlin ~ #11 Toyota ~ 169.141 mph
31 Kurt Busch ~ #2 Dodge ~ 169.088 mph
32 David Gilliland ~ #38 Ford ~ 168.908 mph
33 Travis Kvapil ~ #28 Ford ~ 168.855 mph
34 Carl Edwards ~ #99 Ford ~ 168.808 mph
35 Regan Smith ~ #01 Chevrolet ~ 168.798 mph
36 Kevin Harvick ~ #29 Chevrolet ~ 168.750 mph
37 Jeff Burton ~ #31 Chevrolet ~ 168.455 mph
38 Scott Riggs ~ #66 Chevrolet ~ 168.303 mph
39 Robby Gordon ~ #7 Dodge ~ 168.104 mph
40 David Reutimann ~ #44 Toyota ~ 167.937 mph
41 Tony Stewart ~ #20 Toyota ~ 167.281 mph
42 Juan Montoya ~ #42 Dodge ~ speed DQ’ed
43 Joe Nemechek ~ #78 Chevrolet ~ 168.277 mph



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Michael McDowell ~ #00 Toyota ~ 168.245 mph
Johnny Sauter ~ #08 Dodge ~ 162.906 mph


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[Jonesi]

From Jayski: UPDATE: Montoya's time has been disallowed due to the fact that the car's rear shock exceeded the maximum pressure allowed. He will start 43rd.

[RaceFanStan]

They say it is only called cheating when you get caught ...
well, it looks like the #42 got caught. http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g202/gr8link/orn/00.gif

http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/09/26/jmontoya.jjohnson.kansas.pole/index.html

[F1boat]

Pity, that Montoya lost his time, but Chip Ganassi Racing should have been more careful. I hope that Juan will get a top 20.

[tstran17_88]

I won a fin in the Nascar pool at my local bowling facility if JJ is the official pole sitter! :D

[RaceFanStan]

Cup drivers took 13 of the top 20 starting spots in today’s Nationwide Series race …
01. Kevin Harvick #33 Chevrolet ~ 172.227 mph
02. Mark Martin #5 Chevrolet ~ 171.794 mph
03. David Stremme #64 Chevrolet ~ 171.581 mph
04. Carl Edwards #60 Ford ~ 171.434 mph
05. David Reutimann #99 Toyota ~ 171.385 mph
06. Matt Kenseth #17 Ford ~ 171.331 mph
07. Jeff Burton #29 Chevrolet ~ 171.010 mph
08. Kasey Kahne #9 Dodge ~ 170.908 mph
09. David Ragan #6 Ford ~ 170.692 mph
17. Clint Bowyer #2 Chevrolet ~ 169.486 mph
18. Kyle Busch #32 Toyota ~ 169.465 mph
19. Denny Hamlin #18 Toyota ~ 169.337 mph
20. Greg Biffle #16 Ford ~ 169.184 mph

[RaceFanStan]

ONLY 2 of the Chase drivers qualified in the top 10 for the Cup race @ Kansas :

Jimmie Johnson qualified 2nd but got the pole (because Montoya was DQ'ed)
Matt Kenseth qualified 3rd
Dale Earnhardt Jr qualified 11th
Jeff Gordon qualified 13th
Greg Biffle qualified 18th
Clint Bowyer qualified 24th
Kyle Busch qualified 27th
Denny Hamlin qualified 30th
Carl Edwards qualified 34th
Kevin Harvick qualified 36th
Jeff Burton qualified 37th
Tony Stewart qualified 41st

several Chase drivers will start mid-pack & near the back :eek: