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Jonesi

23rd March 2007, 21:28

1 24 JEFF GORDON
2 9 KASEY KAHNE
3 19 ELLIOTT SADLER
4 20 TONY STEWART
5 26 JAMIE McMURRAY
6 48 JIMMY JOHNSON
7 22 DAVE BLANEY (Best Toyota qualification so far)
8 10 SCOTT RIGGS
9 66 JEFF GREEN
10 11 DENNY HAMLIN
11 16 GREG BIFFLE
12 01 REGAN SMITH (Not bad in Mark's car)
13 1 MARTIN TRUEX JR
14 4 WARD BURTON
15 21 KEN SCHRADER
16 25 CASEY MEARS
17 96 TONY RAINES
18 07 CLINT BOWYER
19 49 MIKE BLISS
20 5 KYLE BUSCH
21 14 STERLING MARLIN
22 12 RYAN NEWMAN
23 36 JEREMY MAYFIELD (Finally makes one!)
24 88 RICKY RUDD
25 83 BRIAN VICKERS
26 45 KYLE PETTY
27 78 KENNY WALLACE
28 43 BOBBY LABONTE
29 31 JEFF BURTON
30 44 DALE JARRETT
31 8 DALE EARNHARDT JR
32 99 CARL EDWARDS
33 40 DAVID STREMME
34 7 ROBBY GORDON
35 84 AJ ALLMENDINGER
36 38 DAVID GILLILAND
37 42 JUAN MONTOYA
38 18 J.J. YELEY
39 17 MATT KENSETH
40 41 REED SORENSON
41 29 KEVIN HARVICK
42 6 DAVID RAGAN
43 2 KURT BUSCH (big surprise for last falls pole winner. Did he bump the wall?)

DNQ
13 JOE NEMECHEK (Another big surprise, his teammates did well. Won't stop him from moving into top 35 next race)
70 JOHNNY SAUTER
15 PAUL MENARD
00 DAVID REUTIMANN
55 MICHAEL WALTRIP
37 KEVIN LEPAGE

5 out of 7 Toyotas make it this time.

dwboogityfan

23rd March 2007, 21:33

Way to go for Sterling again! Making the race should ensure he stays in the top 35 and means I can finally have a relaxing qualifying at Martinsville.
The #14 team has done a great job as it is the only team to have made all five races from the go or go home cars (aside from Jarrett and his provisionals).
Great job by Ward Burton, Mike Bliss and Kenny Wallace to make the race in underfunded teams and am pleased the #36 finally made the race.
Disappointed for Joe Nemechek but he should still be safe in the top 35. Wonder what is next for Mikey? If they have any sense they should stick Bill Elliott and his champions provisional in either the #00 or #55 to move them up in owner points. NAPA can't be happy.

RaceFanStan

23rd March 2007, 21:47

RaikkonenRules

23rd March 2007, 21:57

Paul Menard, Johnny Sauter and Joe Nemechek were the big surprises not qualifying. :(

jeffmr2

23rd March 2007, 22:08

Biggest suprise for me is Mark Martin kept to his word and isnt racing this weekend.

harvick#1

23rd March 2007, 22:13

Bristol is also the 1st race that A.J. Allmendinger has made this year.
That only leaves Kevin Lepage that has missed all of the 2007 races. http://www.motorsportforum.com/forums/images/icons/tongue-anim.gif

poor dirt&lepagerule must be grieving over it :laugh:

ahh, poor Mikey is packing up again, you know what this means :p :

MD24

23rd March 2007, 22:49

ahh, poor Mikey is packing up again, you know what this means :p :

:laugh:

MD24

23rd March 2007, 22:58

Jeff Gordon on the pole http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b59/5242548/smileyhighfive.gif

Nice to see Mayfield finally make the field

Erki

23rd March 2007, 23:08

poor dirt&lepagerule must be grieving over it :laugh:

Speaking of the fella, where is he?! I haven't seen him here for ages, is everything OK with him?

Bad luck for #13, he was already the slowest in 1st practise. Should stay in the top 35 though.
And what's up with Harvick? :confused:
3rd time in a row a less than earth shaking performance. And slower than team-mates as well.

I'm afraid #55 has dug a hole so deep that they can put all the champions who can get the provisionals in the car and they still couldn't get it into the top 35. I think that if Mikey manages to get onto the plus side, he can be happy. :p :

You know, some drivers get extra bonus for points they have scored, is Mikey one of them? :p :

harvick#1

23rd March 2007, 23:15

And what's up with Harvick? :confused:

Kenseth, Harvick, and Busch were the first guys out, for some reason at Bristol, you just can't do anything when your the first out.

remember the last time Harvick won at Bristol he started last :)

harvick#1

23rd March 2007, 23:27

so whos gonna total the CoT first?

MD24

23rd March 2007, 23:44

Robby Gordon, Bristol is not a very good track for someone who can't control his emotions

harvick#1

23rd March 2007, 23:48

I'm gonna go on a long shot and say AJ Allmendinger

MD24

24th March 2007, 00:04

I'm gonna go on a long shot and say AJ Allmendinger

Good choice, first cup race and Bristol definetly not a good combination :p

Jonesi

24th March 2007, 00:14

35 38 DAVID GILLILAND
36 42 JUAN MONTOYA
37 18 J.J. YELEY
38 17 MATT KENSETH
39 41 REED SORENSON
40 29 KEVIN HARVICK
41 6 DAVID RAGAN
42 2 KURT BUSCH
43 84 AJ ALLMENDINGER

Slight adjustment to the back of the grid. Forgot that a 'top 35' driver doesn't get grided in 43. So AJA drops to 43 everyone else moves up 1 spot.

muggle not

24th March 2007, 00:40

Perhaps RCR doesn't have the COT dialed in yet looking at the qualifying.

harvick#1

24th March 2007, 00:57

They say RCR has the cars dialed in on the flat tracks,

but I heard they are going to repave Bristol :( and they have been thinking about taking banking off the bottom of the turn to turn and make this track a two groove track. please I hope they don't ruin another track with that nonsense.

harvick#1

24th March 2007, 03:21

Perhaps RCR doesn't have the COT dialed in yet looking at the qualifying.

Harvick said his car was great in race trim, but horrible in Qualifying trim.

slorydn1

24th March 2007, 07:12

Kenseth, Harvick, and Busch were the first guys out, for some reason at Bristol, you just can't do anything when your the first out.

remember the last time Harvick won at Bristol he started last :)

He started last because of an engine change......

The worst qualifying effort to win the race at Bristol was 38th...Elliot Sadler in 2001 (in this race I might add).....

You don't have to look it up, I already did....

Hoss Ghoul

24th March 2007, 08:32

He started last because of an engine change......

The worst qualifying effort to win the race at Bristol was 38th...Elliot Sadler in 2001 (in this race I might add).....

You don't have to look it up, I already did....

The same race John Andretti finished 2nd no less...it was due to an unusually hard tire, back when Goodyear made hard tires, not rolling grenades. I believe Sadler and Andretti ran 120+ laps on those tires to win the race.

RaikkonenRules

24th March 2007, 10:33

I'm gonna go on a long shot and say AJ Allmendinger

Him or David Ragan

harvick#1

24th March 2007, 14:05

He started last because of an engine change......

it wasn't the whole engine, just like a power steering pump or something was leaking, they weren't sure if it would be okay or just replace it. he still started the race last and won, then came back teh next day and started 38 and won. so it can be done :D

slorydn1

25th March 2007, 18:56

it wasn't the whole engine, just like a power steering pump or something was leaking, they weren't sure if it would be okay or just replace it. he still started the race last and won, then came back teh next day and started 38 and won. so it can be done :D

True...and if you check the post that I just finished in the Bristol Race thread, I figured out the Starting grid based on the old method of top 36 on speed 37-43 provisonals (the type used through 2005) and guess where Harv would have been starting? 38th!