Starting Lineup for the Daytona 500:
1 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker
2 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Kellogg's / Carquest
3 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont
4 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's
5 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Old Spice
6 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull
7 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's
8 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target
9 20 Joey Logano* Toyota The Home Depot
10 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express
11 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet Guitar Hero
12 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Ask.com
13 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite
14 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard
15 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser
16 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac
17 36 Scott Riggs Toyota Tommy Baldwin Racing18 41 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota All Sport
19 98 Paul Menard Ford Quaker State / Menards
20 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Valvoline
21 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal
22 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper
23 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox
24 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing
25 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet Jack Daniel's
26 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar
27 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA
28 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine
29 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1
30 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley
31 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Jim Beam
32 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil
33 6 David Ragan Ford UPS
34 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge McDonald's
35 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M
36 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army
37 34 John Andretti Chevrolet Window World
38 82 Scott Speed* Toyota Red Bull
39 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Dewalt
40 21 Bill Elliott Ford Motorcraft
41 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Golden Corral
42 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing
43 66 Terry Labonte Toyota Window World
Going Home:
44 187 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports -
45 08 Boris Said Ford U.S. Chrome / Scotts Bonus S Max
46 09 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming
47 127 Kirk Shelmerdine Toyota Kirk Shelmerdine Racing
48 171 Mike Wallace Chevrolet TRG Motorsports
49 37 Tony Raines Dodge Long John Silver's
50 73 Mike Garvey Dodge Jani-King
51 175 Derrike Cope Dodge Blu Frog Energy Drink
52 123 Mike Skinner Chevrolet Mahindra Tractors
53 51 Kelly Bires Dodge BlackJack Racing
54 146 Carl Long Dodge Romeo Guest Construction
55 64 Geoff Bodine Toyota Gunselman Motorsports
56 157 Norm Benning Chevrolet Norm Benning Racing
*Rookie
I'm effin' ecstatic about Jeremy Mayfield and AJ Allmendinger making the field.
Glad for Riggs, to.
Mayfield has talent but his mouth's never helped him get anywhere. Evernham never should've dumped him for Sadler. Mayfield would've been running strong if Ray didn't have his 2nd head stuck up Erin's
AJ Allmendinger - I just can't say enough. When he came in to the series at first, I didn't like him. Just another open wheeler
. But he's come a long way. Good runs last year. Winning the Open at Charlotte. He was a lot of fun to watch during the 24 Hours at Daytona sports car race driving like a little demon. I hope Allmendinger secures sponsorship to run the full season.
Regan Smith crossed the line first at Talladega only for NASCAR to rob him so Tony could get one last win for his team. I've felt bad for him ever since.
But how ironic is it that Tony Stewart's 2nd place finish in the first Duel locked Regan Smith in to the field?
Smith said he was a Smoke fan after that.
Ryan Newman's interview - classic. "Reutimann's an appropriatte name for him, root-a-man out of the way"
, here we go again..
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