Daytona Cup entry list

[Jonesi]

53 cars entered for the last ever CoY restrictor plate race.
Changes on the 49 regular teams: #6 David Ragan, #45 John Andretti, #49 Larry Foyt.
Irregular cars are #04 Eric McClure, #09 Mike Wallace, #27 Kirk Shelmerdine, and #60 Boris Said (who had the pole and finished 4th last year;-).

[blakebeatty]

Wow, ten guys going home. Get your sterno ready!

[Jonesi]

With 14 cars to go the track is yellow for rain. Boris Said is on the pole, but if qualifing isn't completed they go to series points and Boris doesn't make the race. :-(

[Jonesi]

NascarNow just announced Cup qualifing is washed out!

[Jonesi]

Per Jayski this is how they will line up:
1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy 1
2 11 Denny Hamlin Chevy 2
3 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 3
4 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 4
5 31 Jeff Burton Chevy 5
6 20 Tony Stewart Chevy 6
7 99 Carl Edwards Ford 7
8 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy 8
9 01 Mark Martin Chevy 9
10 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy 10
11 5 Kyle Busch Chevy 11
12 07 Clint Bowyer Chevy 12
13 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 13
14 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 14
15 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 15
16 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 16
17 18 J.J. Yeley Chevy 17
18 16 Greg Biffle Ford 18
19 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 19
20 42 Juan Pablo Montoya # Dodge 20
21 25 Casey Mears Chevy 21
22 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 22
23 96 Tony Raines Chevy 23
24 6 David Ragan # Ford 24
25 7 Robby Gordon Ford 25
26 40 David Stremme Dodge 26
27 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 27
28 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 28
29 14 Sterling Marlin Chevy 29
30 66 Jeff Green Chevy 30
31 88 Ricky Rudd Ford 31
32 38 David Gilliland Ford 32
33 13 Joe Nemechek Chevy 33
34 45 John Andretti Dodge 34
35 70 Johnny Sauter Chevy 35
36 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 40/win
37 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota 42/past champ 1999
38 21 Bill Elliott Ford 38/past champ 1988
39 10 Scott Riggs Dodge 36/17 attempts
40 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 37/17
41 15 Paul Menard # Chevy 39/17
42 00 David Reutimann # Toyota 41/17
43 78 Kenny Wallace Chevy 44/17

DNQ 36 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 45/17
DNQ 84 AJ Allmendinger # Toyota 46/17
DNQ 49 Larry Foyt Dodge 47/17
DNQ 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 48/17
DNQ 37 Kevin Lepage Dodge 49/17
DNQ 4 Ward Burton Chevy 43/16
DNQ 60 Boris Said Ford 50/3
DNQ 09 Mike Wallace Chevy 54/2
DNQ 04 Eric McClure Chevy 65/1
DNQ 27 Kirk Shelmerdine Chevy 66/1

[BobbyC]

This is where NASCAR needs to take a look at qualifying and change to a "rain date" system and a backup practice speed-based system.

Here's how it would work:

1. If qualifying is not complete, NASCAR would have the right to allow the cars to finish qualifying the next morning.

2. If a one-day race is rained out, or if qualifying is just before the race and both are rained out, the entire field will qualify before the race.

3. If at least one full practice session is held, qualifying times would be based on practice speeds, with the seven fastest practice speeds among non-exempt cars guaranteed a spot in the field. The 43rd slot will go to a past series champion, but may go to the eighth-fastest car in practice. It will not matter if a driver is eligible or not for the past champion's provisional, similar to the points grid.

[muggle not]

This is where NASCAR needs to take a look at qualifying and change to a "rain date" system and a backup practice speed-based system.

Here's how it would work:

1. If qualifying is not complete, NASCAR would have the right to allow the cars to finish qualifying the next morning.

2. If a one-day race is rained out, or if qualifying is just before the race and both are rained out, the entire field will qualify before the race.

3. If at least one full practice session is held, qualifying times would be based on practice speeds, with the seven fastest practice speeds among non-exempt cars guaranteed a spot in the field. The 43rd slot will go to a past series champion, but may go to the eighth-fastest car in practice. It will not matter if a driver is eligible or not for the past champion's provisional, similar to the points grid.
yeah, it stinks that Boris didn't make it.

[blakebeatty]

The system rewards those who have attempted to participate in the cup series the most. Because Boris runs a super limited schedual, he didn't make the cut. It is a shame that he didn't make it, but why punish a more loyal team...

[Cole_Trickle]

Damn, I was looking forward to watchinghow Boris goes :(

[Sparky1329]

It's a shame that Boris didn't make it but at least he's not whining like the owner of MWR is.

[tstran17_88]

The rules are what they are...maybe Boris needs to consider a full time schedule instead of being a Cup Whacker for road courses and certain plate races.

[blakebeatty]

Cup Whacker

Greatest Term EVER!

[Jonesi]

The rules are what they are...maybe Boris needs to consider a full time schedule instead of being a Cup Whacker for road courses and certain plate races.

"consider a full time schedule"! He wants one, no ones offered him a ride, so he had to start his own small under funded team. They've only got a road car and a plate car, and 4 full time employees! Doing a dam good job with what they have!!! I said a few weeks ago, Mike Waltrip should step out of the 55 and but Boris in it, at least the car would get qualified almost every race.

[blakebeatty]

Oh come on! Have you seen Boris's shop??? It's the old MBV shop. Where is it you ask??? IT'S ON THE PROPERTY OF ROUSH RACING!!!! Boris is running roush chassis, with roush engines, with roush setups. Man he must be hard done by....