Phoenix Pre-race Race Thread

[BobbyFord]

Starting Lineup
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Subway Fresh Fit 500k
Phoenix International Raceway
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Starting
PositionCar#DriverManuQualifying
Speed
(mph)
1 55 Mark Martin Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 138.074
2 5 Kasey Kahne Quaker State Chevy 137.862
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevy 137.804
4 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Toyota 137.673
5 24 Jeff Gordon Pepsi MAX Chevy 137.164
6 14 Tony Stewart Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevy 137.143
7 29 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John's Chevy 137.075
8 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 136.924
9 20 Matt Kenseth Husky Toyota 136.882
10 39 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevy 136.861
11 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 136.835
12 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # Best Buy Ford 136.731
13 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 136.654
14 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Filters Toyota 136.602
15 99 Carl Edwards Subway Ford 136.483
16 27 Paul Menard Menards/Serta Chevy 136.364
17 16 Greg Biffle 3M/Novec Ford 136.291
18 43 Aric Almirola Farmland Ford 136.266
19 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald's Chevy 135.936
20 31 Jeff Burton Cheerios Chevy 135.890
21 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard Chevy 135.870
22 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 135.440
23 51 AJ Allmendinger Guy Roofing Chevy 135.440
24 34 David Ragan Ford 135.267
25 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row/Beautyrest Chevy 135.247
26 7 Dave Blaney Sany Chevy 135.100
27 36 JJ Yeley Accell Construction Chevy 135.064
28 95 Scott Speed Surrender the Sponsor Ford 134.917
29 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevy 134.821
30 93 Travis Kvapil Burger King/Dr.Pepper Toyota 134.705
31 38 David Gilliland Long John Silver's Ford 134.695
32 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 134.373
33 47 Bobby Labonte Glad Toyota 134.343
34 83 David Reutimann Burger King/Dr.Pepper Toyota 133.814
35 19 Mike Bliss(i) Plinker Tactical/Value Place Toyota 133.774
36 35 Josh Wise(i) Blockbuster.com Ford 133.591
37-OP 30 David Stremme Swan Racing Toyota 133.571
38-OP 33 Landon Cassill Little Joe's Autos Chevy 133.383
39-OP 44 Scott Riggs(i) No Label Watches Ford 132.920
40-OP 10 Danica Patrick # GoDaddy.com Chevy 132.890
41-Op 87 Joe Nemechek(i) MaddiesPlaceRocks.com Toyota 132.023
42-OP 32 Ken Schrader Safe Skies Locks Ford 131.747
43-OP 13 Casey Mears GEICO Ford 131.286

 

[Lazyking]

I'm pulling for Mark to win. feel good story.

 

[EI2IC]

Is it just me or is Mark Martin becoming the new "rocket man" Feel like he started at the front a lot last year.

Yes im to lazy to look up the stats to prove my thought.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Is it just me or is Mark Martin becoming the new "rocket man" Feel like he started at the front a lot last year.

Yes im to lazy to look up the stats to prove my thought.

I'm not sure how many poles he had last year but it was tied for the most of anyone, and that was running two-thirds of the schedule. I think he had four or five.

 

[FenderBumper]

I saw something interesting on Truez Jr's car that I've never noticed before, but often wondered why it wasn't done. It looked like he had an extra heavy heat shield around his front disc to protect the tire bead.

If it were my design, it would have fins to dissapate the heat better and direct it away from the tire.

 

[dpkimmel2001]

I'm not sure how many poles he had last year but it was tied for the most of anyone, and that was running two-thirds of the schedule. I think he had four or five.

He Johnson & Kahne each tied with four which was the most last year.

 

[mike honcho]

If it were my design, it would have fins to dissapate the heat better and direct it away from the tire.

Holiday Inn Express last night??????????

 

[FenderBumper]

Holiday Inn Express last night??????????

Even better. I rented 3 rooms and kept switching.

 

[dpkimmel2001]

Holiday Inn Express last night??????????

Fixed that for you.....

Holiday Inn Express every night!

 

[mike honcho]

Even better. I rented 3 rooms and kept switching.

Always the inovator.

 

[FenderBumper]

Fixed that for you.....

Holiday Inn Express every night!

If you slept in a Holiday Inn Express, you would have remembered to fix it first.

 

[mike honcho]

If you slept in a Holiday Inn Express, you would have remembered to fix it first.

I'm just wondering how he knew that you stay in 1 EVERY night????

 

[FenderBumper]

I'm just wondering how he knew that you stay in 1 EVERY night????

He subscribes to my webcam. Don't you????

 

[mike honcho]

He subscribes to my webcam. Don't you????

Hell NO.That's the last thing I want to see is you in a hotel?

 

[FenderBumper]

Hell NO.That's the last thing I want to see is you in a hotel?

to be fair, I did tell dpk I was really Dale Jr.

 

[mike honcho]

to be fair, I did tell dpk I was really Dale Jr.

What do you wear a chip bag on your heads??????

 

[BobbyFord]

Denny Hamlin will start at the rear because of an engine change.
More valvetrain issues. TRD must be trying to save money using engine parts from Pep Boys.

 

[FenderBumper]

What do you wear a chip bag on your heads??????

heads? lol

Only if you ask.

 

[StewartHaas-Gibbs Racing]

40-OP 10 Danica Patrick # GoDaddy.com Chevy 132.890

Great to see things are back to normal.

 

[StandOnIt]

Great to see things are back to normal.

Hit the wall in practice. they said her spotter was talking to her while she was in the corner. spotters/car fault.

 

[ted@economy]

Great to see things are back to normal.

Actually , it's quite common. Carl Edwards won the pole at Daytona last year and started 24th in this race, the year before Dale Jr . won the Daytona pole and started 35th in this race.

 

[dpkimmel2001]

Actually , it's quite common. Carl Edwards won the pole at Daytona last year and started 24th in this race, the year before Dale Jr . won the Daytona pole and started 35th in this race.

There you go spouting off facts again. You realize there is no room for that on this board, don't you?

 

[Bucky Badger]

http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/standings/results/2013/subway-fresh-fit-500.html

Thanks for that

They really have screwed up the site..this should be on the front page...Not sit and TRY to figure out where they stashed it

 

[racer8]

Thanks for that

They really have screwed up the site..this should be on the front page...Not sit and TRY to figure out where they stashed it

Screwed up is a severe understatement.

 

[getadietdew]

3 of my bench picks are faster than my main,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,will I pass?

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Freaky Dog's locale is only known by the insiders. So take the main dirt road West out of Sick Dog. Shortly afterwards you will see two dogs getting busy (they meat every morning at 6:45). At that point put in a CD of ACDC doing shook me all night long, once the song finishes immediately (must do quickly) afterswards put in a CD of Frampton doing "do you feel like we do". When he starts playing the air pipe immediatly eject the disk, and start playing "CrossRoads" live by Lynard Skynard and when A.C. finishes his last solo get out the car.

Then send me a pm, and wait on the black cubed van to cone get you, they will escort you into Freaky Dog.

Geez, that'd put me well into Georgia -IF- I could stand Skynard. Heck, I can barely tolerate Frampton.

 

[Greg]

Geez, that'd put me well into Georgia IF I could stand Skynard.

Security dont let no unSkynert types enter into Freaky Dog County.

 

[Greg]

My only issue is their interpretations of the length of a car. Sometimes when they describe cars as being only one or two car-lengths apart, I wonder if they mean haulers instead.

I have wondered the same, but all I could see was what they was a telling me, so it was all good. I have probably had a woman to embellish and fake how good things was too, but still it was all wonderful, including when MRN did the same thing. Sometimes ignorance is worth it.....

 

[dpkimmel2001]

 

[dpkimmel2001]

 

[dpkimmel2001]

A couple to the back.....

#11 team changes engines; Hamlin to the rear: #11-Denny Hamlin will start Sunday's Sprint Cup race at the rear of the field after his Joe Gibbs Racing team changed engines in his Toyota Saturday. Hamlin qualified eighth Friday.

Kurt Busch to to Backup Car at Phoenix: After a solid first qualifying lap at the Phoenix on Friday, Kurt Busch's #78 Furniture Row/Beautyrest Chevy scraped the wall during the second lap due to a malfunction in the coolant system. The damage (right-front and right-side) was enough that the team will go to the backup car for Sunday's Subway Fresh Fit 500 Sprint Cup race.

 

[Matthew2470]

If Kyle or Denny lose an engine during today's race we may hear some interesting comments from them.

 

[breatheoflife]

If Kyle or Denny lose an engine during today's race we may hear some interesting comments from them.

Hopefully my son isn't in the room at that time, because I'll be throwing out a few choice words of my own.

 

[FenderBumper]

If I were a Toyota driver, I would be flipping out.

Joe Gibbs said they found the problem. Certain sections of the engine were over heating and they've adjusted [the cooling?] to remedy the situation.

We'll have to wait and see if they just as fast as before or the redline was adjusted.

 

[MOEJOE]

Kyle, denny picks n the yahoo game are in danger

 

[dpkimmel2001]

 

[dpkimmel2001]

Green flag drops at 3:14 ET.

 

[dpkimmel2001]

 

[dpkimmel2001]

 

[Matthew2470]

PIR keep rising higher and higher on my list of tracks I most want to visit.