Qualifying Rained Out... again

[hurrikahne9]

Since qualifying was rained out, here's the line up for Sunday:
1 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's N/A N/A N/A
2 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont N/A N/A N/A
3 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser N/A N/A N/A
4 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot/USA Olympics N/A N/A N/A
5 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford DeWalt Power Tools N/A N/A N/A
6 #38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's N/A N/A N/A
7 #97 Kurt Busch Ford Sharpie/Superman N/A N/A N/A
8 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench N/A N/A N/A
9 #18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Wellbutrin XL N/A N/A N/A
10 #19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW N/A N/A N/A
11 #9 Kasey Kahne* Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW N/A N/A N/A
12 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge Justice League/ALLTEL N/A N/A N/A
13 #6 Mark Martin Ford Pfizer/Batman N/A N/A N/A
14 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS N/A N/A N/A
15 #42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Texaco/Havoline N/A N/A N/A
16 #41 Casey Mears Dodge Target N/A N/A N/A
17 #15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts N/A N/A N/A
18 #2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite N/A N/A N/A
19 #31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Cingular Wireless N/A N/A N/A
20 #40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light N/A N/A N/A
21 #5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Kellogg's/Delphi N/A N/A N/A
22 #25 Brian Vickers* Chevrolet GMAC Financial Services N/A N/A N/A
23 #99 Carl Edwards Ford Green Lantern N/A N/A N/A
24 #16 Greg Biffle Ford National Guard/The Flash N/A N/A N/A
25 #01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army N/A N/A N/A
26 #22 Scott Wimmer* Dodge Caterpillar N/A N/A N/A
27 #21 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft/Wonder Woman N/A N/A N/A
28 #30 Jeff Burton Chevrolet America Online N/A N/A N/A
29 #0 Ward Burton Chevrolet NetZero HiSpeed N/A N/A N/A
30 #77 Brendan Gaughan* Dodge Kodak/Jasper Engines N/A N/A N/A
31 #10 Scott Riggs* Chevrolet Valvoline N/A N/A N/A
32 #45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia-Pacific/Brawny N/A N/A N/A
33 #49 Ken Schrader Dodge Schwan's Home Service N/A N/A N/A
34 #43 Jeff Green Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker N/A N/A N/A
35 #32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet Tide N/A N/A N/A
36 #50 Todd Bodine Dodge Arnold Development Companies N/A N/A N/A
37 #172 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford Freddie B's N/A N/A N/A
38 #4 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet Lucas Oil Products N/A N/A N/A
39 #198 Derrike Cope Ford America's Most Wanted N/A N/A N/A
40 #89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Racing With Jesus/Red Line Oil N/A N/A N/A
41 #09 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Dodge Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts N/A N/A N/A
42 #02 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet Zapf Creation N/A N/A N/A
43 #280 Carl Long Ford Commercial Truck & Trailer N/A N/A N/A
DNQ
44 #251 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet Marathon Oil - - -
45 #137 Stanton Barrett Dodge Carter's Royal Dispos-all - - -
46 #84 Kyle Busch Chevrolet CARQUEST - - -
47 #133 Kerry Earnhardt Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker - - -

 

[esorlxaw]

I hate it when quals get rained out...it does several things, doesn't allow cool dudes like Kenny Wallace in the race, lets in a slew of Bodines, and worst of all, it throws off the whole starting lineup...of course, it allows Kenseth a great starting spot for someone who isn't a front row qualifier week in and week out...

 

[Gollum]

That's a bummer. But at least Harvick gets to start 8th. But I really hate it for Kenny and Kerry.

 

[millermagic]

They definitley need to race/qualify in the rain. Now that this stupid 10 people at the end of the season is in effect, there's nothing that the people can do. NASCAR NEEDS TO RACE IN THE RAIN. Otherwise, maybe they should have the people with all the points start in the back and let the others get some points; the points that not qualifting would cost them.

Did that make any sense?

 

[N2racin44]

Originally posted by millermagic@Aug 20 2004, 04:29 PM
Did that make any sense?

Not really, Racing in the rain on a road course is one thing. Racing on an oval in the rain would never work. No matter what kind of wet weather tire they make running an oval in the rain would mark disaster. Corner speeds may reach 100 mph and that might even be a stretch. As a side note though, why can they not qualify sat morning?

 

[millermagic]

Then slow down.

 

[N2racin44]

Believe me it cannot be done on an oval. I guarantee Half if not more the field would wreck. You can not drive an 800hp 3,400 pound stock car in the rain. For that matter if NASCAR told the drivers they could do it I bet there would not be one that would not raise hell about it.

 

[Patrick9999]

I agree with N2Racin88...They might just as well race go-garts.

Watching cars go around a 2 or 2.5 mile oval at 100 mph isn't something I'd want to watch...8 hours races. But that's just my preference.

Johnson is, however, catching a break with all this bad weather. The perks of being the points leader, I guess.