Bristol Cup grid

[Jonesi]

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]

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]

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.

[RaikkonenRules]

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

[jeffmr2]

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

[harvick#1]

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.

poor dirt&lepagerule must be grieving over it

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

[MD24]

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

[MD24]

Jeff Gordon on the pole


Nice to see Mayfield finally make the field

[Erki]

poor dirt&lepagerule must be grieving over it

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?
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. :

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

[harvick#1]

And what's up with Harvick?

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