Probable Darlington starting grid

[Jonesi]

1 07 CLINT BOWYER
2 16 GREG BIFFLE
3 26 JAMIE McMURRAY
4 99 CARL EDWARDS
5 9 KASEY KAHNE
6 78 KENNY WALLACE
7 11 DENNY HAMLIN
8 21 KEN SCHRADER
9 29 KEVIN HARVICK
10 24 JEFF GORDON
11 25 CASEY MEARS
12 48 JIMMY JOHNSON
13 43 BOBBY LABONTE
14 00 DAVID REUTIMANN
15 83 BRIAN VICKERS
16 41 REED SORENSON
17 19 ELLIOTT SADLER
18 2 KURT BUSCH
19 70 JOHNNY SAUTER
20 84 AJ ALLMENDINGER
21 8 DALE EARNHARDT JR
22 18 J.J. YELEY
23 15 PAUL MENARD
24 6 DAVID RAGAN
25 1 MARTIN TRUEX JR
26 20 TONY STEWART
27 22 DAVE BLANEY
28 14 STERLING MARLIN
29 12 RYAN NEWMAN
30 40 DAVID STREMME
31 17 MATT KENSETH
32 96 TONY RAINES
33 7 ROBBY GORDON
34 31 JEFF BURTON
35 13 JOE NEMECHEK
36 5 KYLE BUSCH
37 01 MARK MARTIN
38 38 DAVID GILLILAND
39 66 JEFF GREEN
40 88 RICKY RUDD
41 42 JUAN MONTOYA
42 45 KYLE PETTY
43 37 KEVIN LEPAGE

DNQs
10 SCOTT RIGGS (1st dnq of year)
44 DALE JARRETT
49 MIKE BLISS
55 MICHAEL WALTRIP
4 WARD BURTON
36 JEREMY MAYFIELD

[harvick#1]

guess RCR and Roush has had enough ;)

great job for Kenny Wallace and Ken Schrader

[dwboogityfan]

Congrats to Clint Bowyer - a win surely can't before away for the #07 team. Kenny Wallace continues to do a fantastic job and has been one of the drivers of the season so far while I was delighted to see Kevin Lepage finally make a race in 2007 - his 200th start in Nextel Cup. Mikey and DJ must be frustrated that small single car teams like Furniture Row Racing and Front Row manage to qualify and they don't.
And how long will Scott Riggs be in the #10 car - not qualifying for him was a disaster but good news for the cars in the top 35. Will Bill Elliott return to Evernham soon?

[Cindy_AL]

I bet Dale Jarrett is kicking himself for going to Toyota. :(

[harvick#1]

I think its obviously the Drivers of DJ and Mikey, David keeps qualify in the top 20. I think DJ has lost a big step since 2000 and Mikey, never had a step

[e2mtt]

Note the Red Bull Toyotas did quite well. (15 83 BRIAN VICKERS, 20 84 AJ ALLMENDINGER)

[blakebeatty]

I think its obviously the Drivers of DJ and Mikey, David keeps qualify in the top 20. I think DJ has lost a big step since 2000 and Mikey, never had a step

haha, i don't know that mikey is a terrible driver, he just can't qualify a car to save his life. (though he is a poor driver)

[Cole_Trickle]

Big fan of Clint Bowyer, awesome work, he WILL win a race this year.

[Jonesi]

snip...And how long will Scott Riggs be in the #10 car - not qualifying for him was a disaster but good news for the cars in the top 35. Will Bill Elliott return to Evernham soon?

He's only about 70 points behind Kasey Kahne, the entire Evernham team hasn't been doing well all year. Only one Dodge in the top 15 in points. One dnq won't get him out of the car mid year.

[RaikkonenRules]

Riggs failing to qualify will mean that guys like Rudd, Mears and Petty will be safe. :)

For now.

[RaceFanStan]

David Reutimann is 37 but this is his 1st shot @ Cup racing, he is hammer down qualifying .....
he has to make the race on speed & he drives as close to the edge as he absolutely dares.

Michael Waltrip is 44, it is his 22nd year in Cup, he also now has the added pressure of being a team-owner .....
Michael has had several hard crashes & at his age he isn't getting too close the edge.

Dale Jarrett is 50, it is his 20th year in Cup, he is the 1999 Cup Champion & a proven winner .....
Like Michael, Dale has had some hard crashes & at his age he doesn't get too close the edge either.

Add the lacking horsepower in the Toyotas & qualifying for races becomes nearly inpossible .....