Teams Under Pressure
Next weekend's race at Bristol is the final time the field will be set based on last year's car owner points. Starting at Martinsville, the top 35 in car owner points at that time will be guaranteed a starting spot. There are several teams in jeopardy of not being guaranteed a starting spot at Martinsville if they have a bad race next week. Jeff Green's team is 35th in car owner points. Among those outside the top 35 are the Evernham Motorsports cars of Kasey Kahne (37th) and Scott Riggs (41st); Dale Earnhardt Inc.'s Paul Menard (36th); The Wood Brothers with Ken Schrader and Jon Wood (38th); Bill Davis Racing with Dave Blaney (39th); and Team Red Bull with Brian Vickers (40th). ...Daily Headlines
Next weekend's race at Bristol is the final time the field will be set based on last year's car owner points. Starting at Martinsville, the top 35 in car owner points at that time will be guaranteed a starting spot. There are several teams in jeopardy of not being guaranteed a starting spot at Martinsville if they have a bad race next week. Jeff Green's team is 35th in car owner points. Among those outside the top 35 are the Evernham Motorsports cars of Kasey Kahne (37th) and Scott Riggs (41st); Dale Earnhardt Inc.'s Paul Menard (36th); The Wood Brothers with Ken Schrader and Jon Wood (38th); Bill Davis Racing with Dave Blaney (39th); and Team Red Bull with Brian Vickers (40th). ...Daily Headlines