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1 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge McDonald's / Dodge Dealers / UAW 184.855 29.212 Leader
2 40 David Stremme Dodge Coors Light 184.193 29.317 -0.105
3 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 183.874 29.368 -0.156
4 42 Juan Montoya* Dodge Texaco / Havoline 183.188 29.478 -0.266
5 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 182.976 29.512 -0.300
6 10 Scott Riggs Dodge Auto Value / Bumper to Bumper - Valvoline 182.865 29.530 -0.318
7 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 182.822 29.537 -0.325
8 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Waste Management 182.525 29.585 -0.373
9 13 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet CertainTeed 182.266 29.627 -0.415
10 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 182.020 29.667 -0.455
11 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 181.775 29.707 -0.495
12 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Kellogg's / CARQUEST 181.763 29.709 -0.497
13 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 181.568 29.741 -0.529
14 01 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army 181.494 29.753 -0.541
15 78 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 181.378 29.772 -0.560
16 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 181.293 29.786 -0.574
17 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet FedEx Kinko's 181.074 29.822 -0.610
18 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M / Ameriquest 181.032 29.829 -0.617
19 15 Paul Menard* Chevrolet Johns Manville / Menards 180.953 29.842 -0.630
20 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 180.904 29.850 -0.638
21 38 David Gilliland Ford M&M's 180.892 29.852 -0.640
22 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Wells Fargo 180.886 29.853 -0.641
23 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 180.820 29.864 -0.652
24 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 180.802 29.867 -0.655
25 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 180.596 29.901 -0.689
26 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 180.542 29.910 -0.698
27 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet DLP HDTV 180.487 29.919 -0.707
28 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 180.409 29.932 -0.720
29 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Samsung Four Seasons of Hope 180.307 29.949 -0.737
30 4 Ward Burton Chevrolet State Water Heaters 180.258 29.957 -0.745
31 180 Aric Almirola Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Driven 180.174 29.971 -0.759
32 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Yellow Trans. 180.156 29.974 -0.762
33 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 180.090 29.985 -0.773
34 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet National Guard / GMAC 180.060 29.990 -0.778
35 84 A.J. Allmendinger* Toyota Red Bull 179.964 30.006 -0.794
36 6 David Ragan* Ford AAA 179.826 30.029 -0.817
37 49 Mike Bliss Dodge ZoneLoans.com 179.778 30.037 -0.825
38 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont / Nicorette 179.635 30.061 -0.849
39 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 179.462 30.090 -0.878
40 7 Robby Gordon Ford Robby Gordon Motorsports 179.342 30.110 -0.898
41 37 John Andretti Dodge Camping World
/ RVs.com 179.223 30.130 -0.918
42 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 179.217 30.131 -0.919
43 88 Ricky Rudd Ford Snickers 179.051 30.159 -0.947
44 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 179.003 30.167 -0.955
45 00 David Reutimann* Toyota Domino's Pizza 178.571 30.240 -1.028
46 36 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota Wrestlemania / 360 OTC 177.258 30.464 -1.252
47 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota UPS 176.869 30.531 -1.319
48 172 Brandon Whitt* Chevrolet Dutch Quality Stone 176.523 30.591 -1.379
49 21 Jon Wood Ford U.S. Air Force 175.873 30.704 -1.492
50 34 Kevin Lepage Dodge PTGstudios.com 175.393 30.788 -1.576
51 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 173.421 31.138 -1.926
 
Bucky Badger said:
Another solid qualifing run by mikey....I see big changes in the future for MWR.
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so how long does it take before Napa gets fed up with this?

if DJ doesnt watch it...he's going to run out of past champion pros and is going to start missing races also.
 
BobbyFord said:
Or Toyota??
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looks like 6 toyota's arent making the race?

that honestly tells me they didnt do their homework right. Ive always thought it didnt make much sense for them to come in right now...they should have waited until the COT was full time.

dodge did a TON better than this when they came back to the sport a few years back.
 
I feel bad for Mikey, he was actually doing better on that second lap there, but i guess it wasn't enough.
 
Why dont I see Bobby Labonte there......,is he using points to make the field?
 
Glad to see Ward make it!

Bobby Lab wrecked before the green came out. :(
 
Mikey is going to turn Jarrett into another DW. He will miss race #7 and many more. He can only use his saftey net 6 times.
 
reck said:
Yep, its 3 down 3 to go..and from them on is bye bye free passes..
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Not so quick there reck. While it's true that the past champion's provisional can only be used 6 times total, after the fifth race, Jarrett will be able to be locked into the field as long as he stays in the top 35. At present, he is at 28. That will then give another spot for Toyota to try and grab, as long as DJ is able to stay in the top 35.

It is probably hell points racing when you are in 28th place, but the same can be said about 34th and 35th. And if you look at all those top names that are further back than that and you will see some really hard points driving in the next couple of races.
 
buckaroo said:
Not so quick there reck. While it's true that the past champion's provisional can only be used 6 times total, after the fifth race, Jarrett will be able to be locked into the field as long as he stays in the top 35. At present, he is at 28. That will then give another spot for Toyota to try and grab, as long as DJ is able to stay in the top 35.

It is probably hell points racing when you are in 28th place, but the same can be said about 34th and 35th. And if you look at all those top names that are further back than that and you will see some really hard points driving in the next couple of races.
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Ohhh..right you are. Good point.

Now if DJ manages to stay in the top 35 in points, look for NASCAR to make another "tweak" to the top 35 in points. :rolleyes:
 
From what I'm observing it appears that Junior SHOULD be concerned as he is 40th in points.
 
Kat, Junior has been asked about this and he said that he isn't worried. Most of the time, Jr is able to get good enough qualifying times that he'd probably make it if he was still outside the top 35, but there have only been two races yet and he's DNFed both of them and that has kept him so far in the hole. With only decent runs in the next three races, I'm sure he will be able to secure an automatic qualifying position

reck, why do you think NASCAR will tweak the rules if DJ has to continue to use a provisional to make the races. The rule giving the top 35 guarenteed spots was made specifically for that purpose. I'm sure they don't want UPS to drop out of NASCAR any time soon. Plus, they want to make sure that at least one or two Toyotas make the field. Blaney is the one that needs to pick up his performance if he is going to still be able to make the field.

If anything, I think that NASCAR just might tweak the rules in favor of the Toyotas so that more of them will make the field. Just my opinion on this matter. While there are those of us who couldn't care less about Mikey and his troup, there's lots and lots of sponsorship money that could be lost if those teams don't start making the field. NASCAR is always talking about making the cars equal...don't you know.
 
Tabasco said:
Mikey is going to turn Jarrett into another DW. He will miss race #7 and many more. He can only use his saftey net 6 times.
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Jarrett did this to himself, going to a new and unknown team. He has noone to blame but himself. He was also sucking REALLY bad the last few years.
 
Jr. Not qualifying? Give me a break... Nascar would change every rule in the book before that happens
 
buckaroo said:
reck, why do you think NASCAR will tweak the rules if DJ has to continue to use a provisional to make the races. The rule giving the top 35 guarenteed spots was made specifically for that purpose. I'm sure they don't want UPS to drop out of NASCAR any time soon. Plus, they want to make sure that at least one or two Toyotas make the field. Blaney is the one that needs to pick up his performance if he is going to still be able to make the field.

If anything, I think that NASCAR just might tweak the rules in favor of the Toyotas so that more of them will make the field. Just my opinion on this matter. While there are those of us who couldn't care less about Mikey and his troup, there's lots and lots of sponsorship money that could be lost if those teams don't start making the field. NASCAR is always talking about making the cars equal...don't you know.
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Just a though CB.

It just occured to me that if he keeps making the field using only the champion's provisional and in so doing making it to the top 35, there would be a change.

I mean lets face it, its not fair for the ones who bust their behind trying to make it. Take AJ Allmendinger for example, he actually would had made it on time have not DJ use his lucky charm. Again, this is just my opinion, i could be wrong. ;)
 
Toyota Teams?

Seriously, from someone who actually likes Michael Waltrip, how can you have a fully funded team with state of the art equipment, great sponsers and major manufacturer backing (MWR & Red Bull) and not qualify for these races? I'm not trying to Mikey-bash, I guess I just feel like there is some kind of problem here. Are there just too many teams? Too little development work on Toyota's part? Or, have they been fast enough and just loosing out on not being in the top 35 owners points? :confused:
 
Someone brought up Dodge doing well in their first year, I think we've got to go back to the prime Dodge mover --- Ray Evernham.

I think Ray was much more on top of things that Michael. Ray was a crew chief in an owner's body. Michael --- well, let's just leave that alone. ;)
 
If you remember right Dodge didn't exactly light the world on fire when they came back. I believe Bill Elliot got the pole for Daytona, but it wasn't until late in the season that they got their first victory in a rain shortened race if i remeber right. They had a lot of tough going, but what i can't understand is why Toyota is struggling with horsepower, that has been a strong point in CTS and other racing divisions. I for one like Mikey, this certainly is very stressful for that organization, it will be very tough for them to make the top 35 in points. Being the big team for Toyota it certainly does not bode well for Mikey or his sponsors. I would assume their will be many internal changes at MWR, i for one hope they can change things around.
 
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