Who qualified 8th ?

[ted@economy]

I missed it , did anyone catch the number?

 

[semipenguin]

I missed it , did anyone catch the number?

Bobby Labonte

 

[carsntunes]

That's what I thought, too. After I realized I wasn't dreaming, I promptly smiled.

 

[mike honcho]

Let's just wait and see where he finishes.

 

[kkfan91]

Let's just wait and see where he finishes.

38th

 

[ted@economy]

Hey folks , this is a road course. The man didn't get there with a tricked up set up or fuel mileage . He got there purely on driving skill . Whether he finishes first or thirty first , that will have a lot to do with pit stops , strategy , and equipment . As for qualifing , that was just skill .

 

[Joniki]

I would love to se Bobby in victory lane Sunday.

 

[#17D500winner]

I would love to se Bobby in victory lane Sunday.

I'll drink to that

 

[BobbyFord]

Lineup

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 9 Kasey Kahne Ford Budweiser 93.893 76.300 Leader
2 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 93.809 76.368 -0.068
3 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 93.579 76.556 -0.256
4 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 93.446 76.665 -0.365
5 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 93.415 76.690 -0.390
6 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Clorox / Kleenex 93.270 76.809 -0.509
7 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Old Spice 93.264 76.814 -0.514
8 71 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Adobe Road Winery 93.256 76.821 -0.521
9 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 93.233 76.840 -0.540
10 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 93.195 76.871 -0.571
11 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 93.172 76.890 -0.590
12 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 93.166 76.895 -0.595
13 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Haas Automation 93.156 76.903 -0.603
14 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 93.144 76.913 -0.613
15 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford Insignia HDTV / Best Buy 93.066 76.978 -0.678
16 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Monster Energy 92.977 77.051 -0.751
17 26 Boris Said Ford Air National Guard / GTWGPR.com 92.936 77.085 -0.785
18 98 Paul Menard Ford CertainTeed / Menards 92.877 77.134 -0.834
19 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac / "Toy Story 3" 92.842 77.163 -0.863
20 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 92.829 77.174 -0.874
21 19 Elliott Sadler Ford Stanley 92.787 77.209 -0.909
22 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper 92.678 77.300 -1.000
23 82 Scott Speed Toyota Red Bull 92.618 77.350 -1.050
24 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard 92.587 77.376 -1.076
25 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet McDonald's 92.486 77.460 -1.160
26 38 David Gilliland Ford Taco Bell 92.428 77.509 -1.209
27 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Pedigree 92.399 77.533 -1.233
28 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota HendrickCars.com 92.396 77.536 -1.236
29 13 Max Papis Toyota GEICO 92.382 77.548 -1.248
30 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 92.292 77.623 -1.323
31 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies 92.213 77.690 -1.390
32 09 Jan Magnussen Chevrolet HendrickCars.com 92.188 77.711 -1.411
33 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 92.008 77.863 -1.563
34 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Crown Royal Black 92.003 77.867 -1.567
35 207 P.J. Jones Toyota SpeedFactory.tv 91.972 77.893 -1.593
36 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge Penske Racing 91.952 77.910 -1.610
37 46 J.J. Yeley Dodge International Truck and Engines 91.860 77.988 -1.688
38 83 Mattias Ekstrom Toyota Red Bull 91.806 78.034 -1.734
39 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 91.480 78.312 -2.012
40 37 Travis Kvapil+ Ford Long John Silver's 90.983 78.740 -2.440
41 34 Kevin Conway+* Ford Extenze 90.908 78.805 -2.505
42 6 David Ragan+ Ford UPS - - -
43 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Prism Motorsports 91.554 78.249 -1.949

Did Not Qualify
44 102 Brandon Ash Dodge Start Natural Energy Drink 91.346 78.427 -2.127
45 36 Brian Simo Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing 90.991 78.733 -2.433
46 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota Praying for Karson 90.180 79.441 -3.141
+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie

 

[SlowNeasy]

I would love to se Bobby in victory lane Sunday.

or saturday or any day. <g>

 

[kkfan91]

23rd off a bit got beat by the 83 car so many people wanted him in

 

[MoMike]

Didn't Kenseth bonzai him towards the end? Or did Kenseth get into someone else?

 

[carsntunes]

Labonte was 16th before the Matt K. Incident.

 

[MoMike]

Labonte was 16th before the Matt K. Incident.

Which would have been a good finish for that car, with just 4-5 laps to go.

 

[kkfan91]

Labonte was 16th before the Matt K. Incident.

close only counts in horseshoes and hand gernades

 

[Bucky Badger]

Labonte was 16th before the Matt K. Incident.

...and he was 8th on the start...IT ONLY MATTERS WHERE YOU FINISH...not where you were with 4 laps to go.

 

[ted@economy]

...and he was 8th on the start...IT ONLY MATTERS WHERE YOU FINISH...not where you were with 4 laps to go.

Not true. A good run , marred by someone else wrecking you ,is still a good run. Bobby can be very proud of his day . It showed me that the man is still a talented race car driver and hopefully it will silence his critics for a week or two.

 

[kkfan91]

Not true. A good run , marred by someone else wrecking you ,is still a good run. Bobby can be very proud of his day . It showed me that the man is still a talented race car driver and hopefully it will silence his critics for a week or two.

nope TRG came from road racing so I'd expect them to run ok there

 

[carsntunes]

nope TRG came from road racing so I'd expect them to run ok there

TRG is also a stand alone team in a sport of multicar teams. Buying used race cars from top teams doesn't a road racing specialist make.

 

[carsntunes]

...and he was 8th on the start...IT ONLY MATTERS WHERE YOU FINISH...not where you were with 4 laps to go.

And your point is????? If we went on qualifying as a gauge of team greatness, then Tommy Baldwin would be a chase contender.