California Cup 1st Pracitice Speeds

[TonyB]

Rank , Car , Driver , Make , Speed , Time
1 , #38 , Elliott Sadler , Ford , 185.591 , 38.795
2 , #01 , Joe Nemechek , Chevrolet , 185.171 , 38.883
3 , #9 , Kasey Kahne* , Dodge , 185.104 , 38.897
4 , #19 , Jeremy Mayfield , Dodge , 184.62 , 38.999
5 , #24 , Jeff Gordon , Chevrolet , 184.502 , 39.024
6 , #10 , Scott Riggs* , Chevrolet , 184.308 , 39.065
7 , #48 , Jimmie Johnson , Chevrolet , 184.228 , 39.082
8 , #41 , Casey Mears , Dodge , 184.209 , 39.086
9 , #12 , Ryan Newman , Dodge , 184.195 , 39.089
10 , #88 , Dale Jarrett , Ford , 184.124 , 39.104
11 , #29 , Kevin Harvick , Chevrolet , 184.101 , 39.109
12 , #77 , Brendan Gaughan* , Dodge , 183.922 , 39.147
13 , #6 , Mark Martin , Ford , 183.613 , 39.213
14 , #25 , Brian Vickers* , Chevrolet , 183.556 , 39.225
15 , #8 , Dale Earnhardt Jr. , Chevrolet , 183.346 , 39.27
16 , #21 , Ricky Rudd , Ford , 183.276 , 39.285
17 , #0 , Ward Burton , Chevrolet , 183.225 , 39.296
18 , #15 , Michael Waltrip , Chevrolet , 183.192 , 39.303
19 , #42 , Jamie McMurray , Dodge , 183.034 , 39.337
20 , #43 , Jeff Green , Dodge , 182.857 , 39.375
21 , #23 , Shane Hmiel , Dodge , 182.746 , 39.399
22 , #99 , Carl Edwards , Ford , 182.695 , 39.41
23 , #2 , Rusty Wallace , Dodge , 182.662 , 39.417
24 , #97 , Kurt Busch , Ford , 182.653 , 39.419
25 , #16 , Greg Biffle , Ford , 182.38 , 39.478
26 , #31 , Robby Gordon , Chevrolet , 182.329 , 39.489
27 , #5 , Terry Labonte , Chevrolet , 182.103 , 39.538
28 , #30 , Jeff Burton , Chevrolet , 182.039 , 39.552
29 , #40 , Sterling Marlin , Dodge , 181.965 , 39.568
30 , #84 , Kyle Busch , Chevrolet , 181.91 , 39.58
31 , #17 , Matt Kenseth , Ford , 181.713 , 39.623
32 , #45 , Kyle Petty , Dodge , 181.639 , 39.639
33 , #20 , Tony Stewart , Chevrolet , 181.607 , 39.646
34 , #18 , Bobby Labonte , Chevrolet , 181.406 , 39.69
35 , #91 , Bill Elliott , Dodge , 181.392 , 39.693
36 , #136 , Boris Said , Chevrolet , 180.959 , 39.788
37 , #49 , Ken Schrader , Dodge , 180.905 , 39.8
38 , #4 , Jimmy Spencer , Chevrolet , 180.709 , 39.843
39 , #22 , Scott Wimmer* , Dodge , 180.7 , 39.845
40 , #32 , Bobby Hamilton Jr. , Chevrolet , 180.487 , 39.892
41 , #11 , J.J. Yeley , Chevrolet , 178.319 , 40.377
42 , #137 , Kevin Lepage , Dodge , 178.262 , 40.39
43 , #02 , Hermie Sadler , Chevrolet , 177.993 , 40.451
44 , #89 , Morgan Shepherd , Dodge , 177.152 , 40.643
45 , #198 , Derrike Cope , Ford , 177.083 , 40.659
46 , #50 , Jeff Fuller , Dodge , 175.953 , 40.92
47 , #135 , Mike Wallace , Chevrolet , 175.687 , 40.982
48 , #172 , Kirk Shelmerdine , Ford , 172.62 , 41.71

 

[TonyB]

If these times are backed up in qualifying....

1-38 on time and the provisionals and goin' homes....

39) #22 Wimmer
40) #32 Hamilton Jt
41) #50 Fuller
42) #198 Derrike Cope
43) #172 Kirk Shelmerdine

Goin' Home
#11 JJ Yeley
#137 Kevin Lepage
#02 Hermie Sadler
#89 Morgan Shepherd
#135 Mike Wallace

Note that Yeley, Shpeherd, and Mike Wallace must make the field on time as they are either out of provisionals or aren't elligible for provisionals.

 

[muggle not]

Elliott Sadler is probably the least talked about driver in the top 10. He is having a great year and it will be interesting to see how he does in the final playoff.

 

[N2racin44]

Bobby Lobonte continues to struggle.