Food City 500 Race Thread

[harvick#1]

nore:

yes, we know all about the CoT please stop talking about it and just let them race

[slorydn1]

Engine's have started...its good to see Junior Johnson...
Harvick just gave his Hot Pass announcer the low down on the radio...he sounds confident

[slorydn1]

RC told Kevin lets go win this thing...Harv replied "10-4"

[slorydn1]

4 pace laps then green

[slorydn1]

pit road speed 30 mph....for the 29 that would be:
3900 second gear....

[Jonesi]

Earlier on Tradin' Paint on Speed Channel they made a big deal about Joe Nemecheck et al going home due to the top 35 being locked in based on last years owners points through today. Well, I went ahead and pulled up the qualifying times on Jayski and set the field based on the system used from 2000-2005, where the top 36 set on speed and 37-42 were provisonals and 43 past champion if needed. Guess what?
The same people would have gone home as did anyway. The only difference was in the drivers starting position from spots 35 on back....the field would have been:

35) 84 Allmendinger
36) 38 Gilliand
37) 17 Kenseth
38) 29 Harvick
39) 6 Ragan
40) 2 Busch
41) 42 Montoya
42) 41 Sorenson
43) 18 Yeley

1-34 would have been the same as today...

The same people would have DNQ'd under both systems.

Probably, but you omitted mentioning they had a second round of qualifing (on usually Sat). If you don't have the car, it doesn't matter, but if you just need a little time to sort out a good car, then drivers like Joe Nemecheck might still have qualified.

[slorydn1]

ready ready ready....green green green

[slorydn1]

Probably, but you omitted mentioning they had a second round of qualifing (on usually Sat). If you don't have the car, it doesn't matter, but if you just need a little time to sort out a good car, then drivers like Joe Nemecheck might still have qualified.

that would have been 1999 or earlier, but i see your point...that system was top 25 on time on friday...26-36 set by second day qually on Sat,
37-43 provisonals

[slorydn1]

lap 10...29 is 37th

[slorydn1]

lap 13....36th