Q'ing results

[TexasRaceLady]

1 Kasey Kahne 170.219 52.87 1524
2 Jimmie Johnson 169.856 52.99 1644
3 Mark Martin 168.897 53.29 1215
4 Regan Smith 168.745 53.34 1041
5 Joe Nemechek 168.723 53.34 604
6 Carl Edwards 168.517 53.41 1713
7 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 168.505 53.41 1779
8 A.J. Allmendinger 168.479 53.42 366
9 Scott Riggs 168.391 53.45 981
10 Kyle Busch 168.139 53.53 2050
11 Kurt Busch 168.124 53.53 1295
12 Tony Stewart 168.055 53.55 1551
13 Matt Kenseth 167.970 53.58 1429
14 Dario Franchitti 167.939 53.59 483
15 Brian Vickers 167.904 53.60 1327
16 Denny Hamlin 167.895 53.60 1630
17 Paul Menard 167.838 53.62 1164
18 Elliott Sadler 167.785 53.64 1156
19 Michael Waltrip 167.738 53.66 1012
20 Jeff Burton 167.735 53.66 1908
21 Juan Pablo Montoya 167.467 53.74 1390
22 Jamie McMurray 167.436 53.75 1265
23 Travis Kvapil 167.367 53.77 1370
24 Patrick Carpentier 167.345 53.78 600
25 Martin Truex Jr. 167.327 53.79 1441
26 Jason Leffler 167.258 53.81 0
27 Ryan Newman 167.255 53.81 1495
28 Kevin Harvick 167.029 53.88 1566
29 Bill Elliott 166.759 53.97 414
30 David Ragan 166.710 53.99 1516
31 Reed Sorenson 166.688 53.99 1054
32 Dave Blaney 166.648 54.01 1048
33 Greg Biffle 166.645 54.01 1658
34 Casey Mears 166.605 54.02 1193
35 Clint Bowyer 166.593 54.02 1633
36 David Reutimann 166.590 54.02 1183
37 Bobby Labonte 166.568 54.03 1325
38 Jeff Gordon 166.454 54.07 1646
39 Michael McDowell 166.276 54.13 562
40 Robby Gordon 165.871 54.26 1086
41 Sam Hornish Jr. 165.071 54.52 1039
42 David Gilliland 164.971 54.56 1246
43 Terry Labonte 166.276 54.13 0
44 J.J. Yeley 166.349 54.10 842

 

[VaDirt]

Interesting, looks like only one car goes home. Before you know it, the top-35 deal won't matter anymore.

 

[Magnethead]

NHRa is already having entree shortages..i think the average fuel car count is 16 or 17 (a few 15 car fields included), while prostock is getting higher.

 

[buckaroo]

Interesting, looks like only one car goes home. Before you know it, the top-35 deal won't matter anymore.

Tony Raines in the #34 car was also entered, but they didn't practice and withdrew their entry. But that brings back the reason they enacted the top 35 rule. At the time, there were a lot of "field fillers" and of those, few had big time sponsors. NASCAR wanted to protect those big money sponsors, thus they made the top 35 rule, even though I don't think there were 35 full time sponsors at that time. Now it's a totally different story. Some of the top 35 don't have full time sponsors and many of the "go or go home" cars do.

 

[PettyBlue]

Starting order:

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 170.219 52.873 Leader
2 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 169.856 52.986 -0.113
3 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet Steak-umm Burgers 168.897 53.287 -0.414
4 01 Regan Smith* Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 168.745 53.335 -0.462
5 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com 168.723 53.342 -0.469
6 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 168.517 53.407 -0.534
7 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / AMP Energy 168.505 53.411 -0.538
8 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull 168.479 53.419 -0.546
9 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet State Water Heaters 168.391 53.447 -0.574
10 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 168.139 53.527 -0.654
11 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 168.124 53.532 -0.659
12 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 168.055 53.554 -0.681
13 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 167.970 53.581 -0.708
14 40 Dario Franchitti* Dodge Target 167.939 53.591 -0.718
15 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 167.904 53.602 -0.729
16 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Ground 167.895 53.605 -0.732
17 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Pittsburgh Paints / Menards 167.838 53.623 -0.750
18 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley Tools 167.785 53.640 -0.767
19 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 167.738 53.655 -0.782
20 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 167.735 53.656 -0.783
21 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco / Havoline 167.467 53.742 -0.869
22 26 Jamie McMurray Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools 167.436 53.752 -0.879
23 28 Travis Kvapil Ford DISH Network / DishDVRs 167.367 53.774 -0.901
24 10 Patrick Carpentier* Dodge Charter Comm. 167.345 53.781 -0.908
25 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 167.327 53.787 -0.914
26 70 Jason Leffler Chevrolet Haas Automation 167.258 53.809 -0.936
27 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Kodak 167.255 53.810 -0.937
28 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 167.029 53.883 -1.010
29 21 Bill Elliott Ford U.S. Air Force 166.759 53.970 -1.097
30 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 166.710 53.986 -1.113
31 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 166.688 53.993 -1.120
32 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 166.648 54.006 -1.133
33 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 166.645 54.007 -1.134
34 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet Kellogg's / CARQUEST 166.605 54.020 -1.147
35 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 166.593 54.024 -1.151
36 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS 166.589 54.025 -1.152
37 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 166.568 54.032 -1.159
38 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 166.454 54.069 -1.196
39 00 Michael McDowell* Toyota Champion Mortgage 166.276 54.127 -1.254
40 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Robby Gordon Motorsports 165.871 54.259 -1.386
41 77 Sam Hornish Jr.+* Dodge Mobil 1 165.071 54.522 -1.649
42 38 David Gilliland+ Ford FreeCreditReport.com 164.971 54.555 -1.682
43 45 Terry Labonte Dodge Paralyzed Veterans of America Champion's Provisional

Did Not Qualify
44 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota DLP HDTV 166.349 54.103 -1.230

Hmmm...

 

[Digger]

NHRa is already having entree shortages..i think the average fuel car count is 16 or 17 (a few 15 car fields included), while prostock is getting higher.

I'll tell you what, I would be watching LiveNation's IHRA people. This series is going to explode. Plus, it will be the home where I cover my first national event.