Daytona 500 thread

[Jonesi]

Entry List
Car# Driver Manu Sponsor Owner
1 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine Robert Kauffman
2 01 Regan Smith Chevy Principal Financial Group Teresa Earnhardt
3 07 Clint Bowyer Chevy Jack Daniel's Richard Childress
4 08 Carl Long Dodge MILLSTAR Tools John Carter
5 09 Sterling Marlin Chevy Miccosukee Resort & Gaming James Finch
6 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Teresa Earnhardt
7 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite Walter Czarnecki
8 5 Casey Mears Chevy Kellogg's / CARQUEST Mary Hendrick
9 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Mike Dee
10 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Jim Beam Robby Gordon
11 8 Mark Martin Chevy U.S. Army Teresa Earnhardt
12 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser George Gillett, Jr
13 10 Patrick Carpentier Dodge Valvoline George Gillett, Jr
14 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express J D Gibbs
15 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL Roger Penske
16 15 Paul Menard Chevy Menards Teresa Earnhardt
17 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M Jack Roush
18 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT John Henry
19 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's Joe Gibbs
20 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy Ray Evernham
21 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot Joe Gibbs
22 21 Bill Elliott Ford Little Debbie Glen Wood
23 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar Bill Davis
24 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy DuPont Rick Hendrick
25 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal Cask No. 16 Geoff Smith
26 27 Jacques Villeneuve Toyota Bill Davis Racing Gail Davis
27 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Yates Racing Doug Yates
28 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy Shell / Pennzoil Richard Childress
29 31 Jeff Burton Chevy AT&T Mobility Richard Childress
30 38 David Gilliland Ford FreeCreditReport.com Max Jones
31 40 Dario Franchitti Dodge Dodge Journey Felix Sabates
32 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target Chip Ganassi
33 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco / Havoline Floyd Ganassi
34 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker Richard Petty
35 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota UPS Michael Waltrip
36 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Wells Fargo Kyle Petty
37 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy Lowe's Jeff Gordon
38 49 Ken Schrader Dodge HealthLife.com Elizabeth Morgenthau
39 50 Stanton Barrett Chevy NOS Energy Drink / SKI / SBM Christopher Lencheski
40 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS Michael Waltrip
41 57 Norm Benning Chevy Shodeen Inc. Norm Benning
42 60 Boris Said Ford 7-Eleven Mark Simo
43 66 Scott Riggs Chevy State Water Heaters Joe Custer
44 70 Jeremy Mayfield Chevy Junior Johnson's Midnight Moon Margaret Haas
45 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 Roger Penske
46 78 Joe Nemechek Chevy Furniture Row Racing Barney Visser
47 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz
48 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz
49 87 Kenny Wallace Chevy Furniture Row Racing Barney Visser
50 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy AMP Energy / National Guard Rick Hendrick
51 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota DLP HDTV Jeffrey Moorad
52 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot Jack Roush

Expected to be added
33 Kirk Shelmerdine Chevy TBA Richard Childress
34 John Andretti Chevy TBA Bob Jenkins
37 Eric McClure Chevy Hefty Bob Jenkins

[RaceFanStan]

Cars that finished in the Top 35 in the 2007 Owner's Points Standings WILL make the Daytona 500 starting field.
ONLY the top 2 starting positions will be determined by qualifying speeds on Sunday, February 10th.
Positions 3-39 will be determined by finishing orders in the Gatorade Duel races Thursday, February 14th.
The final 4 spots in the 43-car field will be based on qualifying speeds of cars not already with a starting position.

NOTE : However IF there is an eligible Cup Series Past Champion entered who has not yet qualified ...
that Past Cup Champion will receive the 43rd & last starting position no matter what his speed is ...
if there is more than 1 Past Cup Champion eligible for this position, it goes to the MOST RECENT Cup Champion.

Previous Champions NOT in the 2007 Top 35 in Owner's Points :
Kurt Busch - 2004 Cup Champion
Dale Jarrett - 1999 Cup Champion
Bill Elliott - 1998 Cup Champion

[colinspooky]

The 500? Is that soon then?

[Jonesi]

The 500? Is that soon then?

Yep, qualifing this Sunday race next Sunday.

[RaceFanStan]

Sunday, February 10th
Sprint Cup Series Qualifying for Daytona 500
(locks-in the top 2 qualifiers ONLY)

Thursday, February 14th
Sprint Cup Gatorage Duel Races (twin 150-mile qualifiers) @ Daytona

Sunday, February 17th
Sprint Cup Series Race 01 ~ Daytona 500

[Jonesi]

Entry List
Car# Driver Manu Sponsor Owner

Expected to be added
33 Kirk Shelmerdine Chevy TBA Richard Childress
34 John Andretti Chevy TBA Bob Jenkins
37 Eric McClure Chevy Hefty Bob Jenkins

Latest per Jayski, is Andretti & McClure are in, Shelmerdine not happening.

[RaikkonenRules]

Shame if Shelmerdine isn't doing Daytona. Wanted to see how well he'd do in a good car

[KK3869]

Hendrick boys pretty fast in practice so far

[colinspooky]

hmmm -- quarter of a million dollars to come last

[Jonesi]

Drivers that will be in 500:
48 JIMMIE JOHNSON
24 JEFF GORDON
07 CLINT BOWYER
17 MATT KENSETH
5 CASEY MEARS
20 TONY STEWART
77 SAM HORNISH JR
31 JEFF BURTON
99 CARL EDWARDS
29 KEVIN HARVICK
1 MARTIN TRUEX JR
11 DENNY HAMLIN
12 RYAN NEWMAN
16 GREG BIFFLE
88 DALE EARNHARDT JR
8 MARK MARTIN
01 REGAN SMITH
26 JAMIE McMURRAY
43 BOBBY LABONTE
9 KASEY KAHNE
42 JUAN MONTOYA
18 KYLE BUSCH
41 REED SORENSON
6 DAVID RAGAN
96 J.J. YELEY
40 DARIO FRANCHITTI
19 ELLIOTT SADLER
7 ROBBY GORDON
15 PAUL MENARD
28 TRAVIS KVAPIL
66 SCOTT RIGGS
38 DAVID GILLILAND
70 JEREMY MAYFIELD
22 DAVE BLANEY
45 KYLE PETTY
and 2 KURT BUSCH (has highest Champ Provisional)

Drivers fighting for 7 open spaces, 4 from dual duels on Thursday, 3 based on speed:
21 BILL ELLIOTT (3rd CP)
10 PATRICK CARPENTIER
83 BRIAN VICKERS
00 DAVID REUTIMANN
44 DALE JARRETT (2nd CP)
55 MICHAEL WALTRIP
78 JOE NEMECHEK
84 AJ ALLMENDINGER
27 JACQUES VILLENEUVE
49 KEN SCHRADER
08 CARL LONG
37 ERIC McCLURE
09 STERLING MARLIN
57 NORM BENNING
60 BORIS SAID
50 STANTON BARRETT
87 KENNY WALLACE
34 JOHN ANDRETTI