Atlanta Race Weekend Info

ENTRY LIST
Kobalt Tools 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway
March 08, 2009 | Race 4 of 36

CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN MAKE SPONSOR OWNER
00 David Reutimann Zephyrhills, FL Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine Michael Waltrip
1 Martin Truex Jr. Mayetta, NJ Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Teresa Earnhardt
2 Kurt Busch Las Vegas, NV Dodge Miller Lite Walter Czarnecki
5 Mark Martin Batesville, AR Chevrolet Kellogg's / Carquest Mary Hendrick
6 David Ragan Unadilla, GA Ford UPS Mike Dee
7 Robby Gordon Orange, CA Toyota Jim Beam Robby Gordon
07 Casey Mears Bakersfield, CA Chevrolet DirecTV Richard Childress
8 Aric Almirola Tampa, FL Chevrolet Cub Cadet Chip Ganassi
9 Kasey Kahne Enumclaw, WA Dodge Budweiser George Gillett, Jr
09 Sterling Marlin Columbia, TN Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming James Finch
11 Denny Hamlin Chesterfield, VA Toyota FedEx Ground J D Gibbs
12 David Stremme South Bend, IN Dodge Penske Racing Roger Penske
14 Tony Stewart Rushville, IN Chevrolet Office Depot / Old Spice Margaret Haas
16 Greg Biffle Vancouver, WA Ford 3M Jack Roush
17 Matt Kenseth Cambridge, WI Ford Dewalt John Henry
18 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV Toyota M&M's Joe Gibbs
19 Elliott Sadler Emporia, VA Dodge Best Buy George Gillett, Jr
20 Joey Logano* Middletown, CT Toyota The Home Depot Joe Gibbs
21 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Ford Motorcraft Glen Wood
24 Jeff Gordon Pittsboro, IN Chevrolet National Guard College First / DuPont Rick Hendrick
26 Jamie McMurray Joplin, MO Ford Irwin Industrial Tools Geoff Smith
28 Travis Kvapil Janesville, WI Ford Golden Corral Jeff Moorad
29 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Chevrolet Reese's Richard Childress
31 Jeff Burton South Boston, VA Chevrolet Caterpillar Richard Childress
33 Clint Bowyer Emporia, KS Chevrolet BB&T Bobby Ginn III
34 John Andretti Indianapolis, IN Chevrolet WindowWorld.com Teresa Earnhardt
36 Scott Riggs Bahama, NC Toyota Red Bank Outfitters Tommy Baldwin
37 Tony Raines La Porte, IN Dodge Long John Silver's Brad Jenkins
39 Ryan Newman South Bend, IN Chevrolet Haas Automation Tony Stewart
41 Jeremy Mayfield Owensboro, KY Toyota All Sport Jeremy Mayfield
42 Juan Montoya Bogota, Colombia Chevrolet Target Teresa Earnhardt
43 Reed Sorenson Peachtree City, GA Dodge Super 8 Richard Petty
44 A.J. Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Dodge LifeLock George Gillett, Jr
47 Marcos Ambrose Launceston, Tasmania Toyota Kingsford / Clorox / Little Debbie Rob Kauffman
48 Jimmie Johnson El Cajon, CA Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools Jeff Gordon
55 Michael Waltrip Owensboro, KY Toyota NAPA Michael Waltrip
64 Geoff Bodine Chemung, NY Toyota Gunselman Motorsports Larry Gunselman
66 Dave Blaney Hartford, OH Toyota Prism Motorsports Phil Parsons
77 Sam Hornish Jr. Bryan, OH Dodge Mobil 1 Bill Davis
82 Scott Speed* Manteca, CA Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz
83 Brian Vickers Thomasville, NC Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kannapolis, NC Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard Rick Hendrick
96 Bobby Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Ford Ask.com Jeffrey Moorad
98 Paul Menard Eau Claire, WI Ford Pittsburgh Paints / Menards Max Jones
99 Carl Edwards Columbia, MO Ford Aflac Jack Roush
135 Todd Bodine Chemung, NY Toyota TBA Mike Hillman
171 David Gilliland Riverside, CA Chevrolet Capital Window Kevin Buckler
187 Joe Nemechek Lakeland, FL Toyota NEMCO Motorsports Andrea Nemechek


ENTRY LIST
American Commercial Lines 200 | Atlanta Motor Speedway
March 07, 2009 | Race 3 of 25

CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN MAKE SPONSOR OWNER
1 Johnny Benson Grand Rapids, MI Toyota Red Horse Racing Tom DeLoach
2 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Chevrolet Charter Comm. DeLana Harvick
4 Ricky Carmichael* Tallahassee, FL Chevrolet Monster Energy DeLana Harvick
5 Mike Skinner Susanville, CA Toyota Exide Batteries David Dollar
6 Colin Braun Ovalo, TX Ford Con-way Freight Jack Roush
7 J.R. Fitzpatrick* Cambridge, Ontario Chevrolet Mammoet Kevin Buckler
07 Chad McCumbee Supply, NC Chevrolet SS-Green Light Racing Ken Smith
8 Dennis Setzer Newton, NC Chevrolet Malcolmson Construction Dave Malcolmson
08 Butch Miller Coopersville, MI Chevrolet SS-Green Light Racing Bobby Dotter
9 Max Papis Como, Italy Toyota GEICO Bob Germain
10 James Buescher* Plano, TX Ford International Maxx Force Diesel Tom Mitchell
11 T.J. Bell Reno, NV Toyota Red Horse Racing Tom DeLoach
13 Johnny Sauter* Necedah, WI Chevrolet Fun Sand / Rodney Atkins / Curb Records Mike Curb
14 Rick Crawford Mobile, AL Ford Circle Bar Truck Corral / International Tom Mitchell
15 Shane Sieg Tucker, GA Toyota Billy Ballew Motorsports James "Billy" Ballew
16 Brian Scott Boise, ID Toyota Albertsons Joe Scott
17 Timothy Peters Providence, NC Toyota Strutmasters.com / Hayes Iron & Metal Steve Stallings
22 Wayne Edwards Shepherdsville, KY Dodge GunBroker.com Dwayne Gaulding
23 Jason White Powhatan, VA Dodge GunBroker.com Dwayne Gaulding
24 David Starr Houston, TX Toyota Zachry James Harris
25 Terry Cook Sylvania, OH Toyota Harris Trucking Sharon Harris
30 Todd Bodine Chemung, NY Toyota TBA Steve Germain
33 Ron Hornaday Palmdale, CA Chevrolet VFW DeLana Harvick
40 Mike Bliss Milwaukie, OR Chevrolet Oakland Metal Buildings Curtis Key
44 Lance Hooper Palmdale, CA Chevrolet Key Motorsports Curtis Key
47 Brandon Knupp Sidney, OH Chevrolet FT-11 Multi-Purpose Degreaser David McClure
51 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV Toyota Miccosukee Resort & Gaming James "Billy" Ballew
60 Stacy Compton Grit, VA Toyota wyler.com / Melling Engine Parts Jeffrey Wyler
81 Tayler Malsam* Sammamish, WA Toyota One Eighty Randy Moss
85 Brent Raymer Concord, NC Ford Buy Georgia Cabins.com Chrissie Raymer
88 Matt Crafton Tulare, CA Chevrolet Menards Rhonda Thorson
121 Johnny Chapman Stony Point, NC Dodge GunBroker.com Dwayne Gaulding
148 Bryan Silas Stuart, FL Chevrolet Rockingham Speedway.com Andy Hillenburg
157 Norm Benning Pittsburgh, PA Chevrolet Arctic Cat / D3Outdoor.com Norm Benning
172 Clay Rogers Denver, NC Chevrolet DGM Racing James Carter
187 Chris Jones Forest, VA Chevrolet Copy Wizard Rick Jones
189 Mike Harmon Birmingport, AL Chevrolet Blue Ox / Lafferty Performance Chris Lafferty
190 Gabi DiCarlo Phoenix, AZ Toyota Great Clips Doug Stringer
212 Mario Gosselin Quebec City, Quebec Chevrolet DGM Racing Michelle Gosselin

~NASCAR.com~

Kvapil really needs to make the race this week to have any shot at making the top-35 after race 5! Paul Menard needs to step it up as well.

Friday, March 6

11:00 am NASCAR Live SPEED
11:30 am NCWTS Atlanta Practice SPEED
1:00 pm NASCAR Live SPEED
1:30 pm NCWTS Atlanta Practice SPEED
3:00 pm NSCS Atlanta Practice SPEED
4:30 pm NASCAR Live SPEED
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
5:00 pm NASCAR Smarts SPEED
5:30 pm Trackside at Atlanta SPEED
6:30 pm NSCS Atlanta Pole Qualifying SPEED
11:00 pm Trackside at Atlanta SPEED

Saturday, March 7

9:30 am NCWTS Atlanta Pole Qualifying SPEED
10:30 am NASCAR Live SPEED
11:00 am NSCS Atlanta Practice SPEED
12:00 pm NSCS Atlanta Final Practice SPEED
1:30 pm NCWTS SetUp SPEED
2:00 pm NCWTS: Atlanta [green flag 2:16pm] SPEED

Sunday, March 8

10:00 am NASCAR Now [one hour] ESPN2
10:00 am NASCAR Performance SPEED
10:30 am NASCAR Smarts SPEED
11:00 am NASCAR in a Hurry SPEED
11:30 am NASCAR RaceDay SPEED
1:30 pm NSCS Pre-Race Show FOX
2:00 pm NSCS: Atlanta Race [grren flag sched 2:16pm] FOX
7:00 pm SPEED Report SPEED
8:00 pm NASCAR Victory Lane SPEED
9:00 pm Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain SPEED

~Jayski~

Add #35 Todd Bodine for Germain Racing to the Sprint Cup entry list. That boosts the number of entries to 49 and now 6 drivers will go home after qualifying.

oh dear, Todd Bodine racing in the Sprint Cup series is a recipe for disaster.

Quote :

If qualifying is rained out or cancelled
the teams making the race would be:
#14 Past Champion - 2002/2005 Stewart [8th in 2009 owners pts]
#21 Past Champion - 1988 Elliott [45th, 1 attempts]
#44, 21st in 2009 owners pts, 3 attempts
#71, 36th, 3
#28, 38th, 3
#36, 40th, 3
#66, 42nd, 3
#41, 43rd, 3
missing the race would be:
#87, 44th, 3
#64, 46th, 3
#09, 47th, 3
#37, 49th, 3
#35, none

Starting Line Up by Row
Atlanta Motor Speedway
KOBALT TOOLS 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, March 06, 2009 @ 08:29 PM Eastern

Start
Pos Car# Driver Manu
Sponsor Qual
Speed Qual
Time
1 5 Mark Martin Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevy 187.045 29.640
2 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 186.365 29.748
3 26 Jamie McMurray IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford 186.309 29.757
4 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevy 186.209 29.773
5 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 186.184 29.777
6 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 186.165 29.780
7 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Chevy 186.053 29.798
8 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 185.922 29.819
9 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Toyota 185.891 29.824
10 29 Kevin Harvick Reese's Chevy 185.834 29.833
11 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Old Spice Chevy 185.741 29.848
12 39 Ryan Newman Haas Automation Chevy 185.579 29.874
13 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge 185.430 29.898
14 19 Elliott Sadler Best Buy Dodge 185.337 29.913
15 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevy 185.282 29.922
16 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont/National Guard Youth Challenge 185.269 29.924
17 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 184.948 29.976
18 00 David Reutimann Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 184.868 29.989
19 7 Robby Gordon Jim Beam Toyota 184.658 30.023
20 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy/National Guard Chevy 184.499 30.049
21 33 Clint Bowyer BB&T Chevy 184.499 30.049
22 28 Travis Kvapil Golden Corral Ford 184.260 30.088
23 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shop/Tracker Boats Chevy 184.107 30.113
24 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 184.009 30.129
25 07 Casey Mears DirecTV Chevy 184.003 30.130
26 82 Scott Speed # Red Bull Toyota 183.978 30.134
27 66 Dave Blaney Prism Motorsports Toyota 183.948 30.139
28 12 David Stremme Penske Dodge 183.923 30.143
29 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 183.881 30.150
30 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Ford 183.795 30.164
31 71 David Gilliland TRG Motorsports Chevy 183.765 30.169
32 43 Reed Sorenson Super 8 Dodge 183.753 30.171
33 98 Paul Menard Pittsburgh Paints/Menards Ford 183.285 30.248
34 47 Marcos Ambrose Kingsford/Clorox/Little Debbie Toyota 183.273 30.250
35 21 Bill Elliott Motorcraft Ford 183.267 30.251
36 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Mobil 1 Dodge 183.248 30.254
37 8 Aric Almirola Cub Cadet Chevy 182.934 30.306
38 44 A J Allmendinger Charter Dodge 182.922 30.308
39 6 David Ragan UPS Ford 182.856 30.319
40 96 Bobby Labonte Ask.com Ford 182.783 30.331
41 34 John Andretti WindowWorld.com Chevy 182.621 30.358
42-OP 20 Joey Logano # The Home Depot Toyota 181.938 30.472
43 09 Mike Bliss Dodge 182.645 30.354
DNQ 35 Todd Bodine Toyota 182.111 30.443
DNQ 36 Scott Riggs Red Bank Toyota 181.271 30.584
DNQ 41 Jeremy Mayfield All Sport Toyota 179.936 30.811
DNQ 64 Geoff Bodine Toyota 178.735 31.018

STANDINGS
2009 Unofficial Driver Standings: Kobalt Tools 500
Kobalt Tools 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | Race 4 of 36


RANK +/- DRIVER POINTS BEHIND STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 -- Jeff Gordon 634 Leader 4 0 0 2 3
2 -- Clint Bowyer 591 -43 4 0 0 2 3
3 +4 Kurt Busch 588 -46 4 0 1 2 3
4 +5 Carl Edwards 547 -87 4 0 0 1 2
5 -2 Matt Kenseth 546 -88 4 0 2 2 2
6 +2 Tony Stewart 521 -113 4 0 0 0 3
7 -1 Kyle Busch 514 -120 4 1 1 2 2
8 +3 Kevin Harvick 511 -123 4 0 0 2 2
9 +4 Kasey Kahne 484 -150 4 0 0 0 1
10 -6 Greg Biffle 480 -154 4 0 0 1 2
11 +6 Brian Vickers 477 -157 4 1 0 1 3
12 -7 David Reutimann 475 -159 4 0 0 1 1

13 +6 Jimmie Johnson 457 -177 4 0 0 0 2
14 -- Denny Hamlin 456 -178 4 0 0 0 1
15 +3 Jeff Burton 437 -197 4 0 0 1 1
16 -4 Michael Waltrip 434 -200 4 0 0 0 1
17 -1 Elliott Sadler 427 -207 4 0 0 1 1
18 +4 Jamie McMurray 423 -211 4 0 0 0 1
19 +7 Martin Truex Jr. 423 -211 4 1 0 0 1
20 +1 A.J. Allmendinger 417 -217 4 0 0 1 1
21 -6 Juan Montoya 408 -226 4 0 0 0 0
22 +2 David Ragan 405 -229 4 0 0 0 1
23 -13 Bobby Labonte 403 -231 4 0 0 1 1
24 +5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 397 -237 4 0 0 0 1
25 +2 Casey Mears 397 -237 4 0 0 0 0
26 -3 David Stremme 396 -238 4 0 0 0 0
27 -2 Reed Sorenson 363 -271 4 0 0 0 1
28 -8 Marcos Ambrose 361 -273 4 0 0 0 0
29 +2 Robby Gordon 342 -292 4 0 0 0 0
30 -- John Andretti 336 -298 4 0 0 0 0
31 -3 Sam Hornish Jr. 328 -306 4 0 0 0 0
32 +1 Ryan Newman 324 -310 4 0 0 0 0
33 -1 Joey Logano* 321 -313 4 0 0 0 0
34 -- Mark Martin 286 -348 4 1 0 0 0
35 +3 Aric Almirola 277 -357 4 0 0 0 0
36 +1 David Gilliland 276 -358 3 0 0 0 0
37 -1 Scott Speed* 256 -378 4 0 0 0 0
38 +1 Paul Menard 238 -396 4 0 0 0 0
39 -4 Regan Smith 206 -428 2 0 0 0 0
40 -- Travis Kvapil 183 -451 3 0 0 0 0
41 +2 Bill Elliott 149 -485 2 0 0 0 0
42 -1 Scott Riggs 143 -491 2 0 0 0 0
43 +2 Joe Nemechek 125 -509 3 0 0 0 0
44 -2 Jeremy Mayfield 104 -530 2 0 0 0 0
45 -1 Terry Labonte 91 -543 1 0 0 0 0
46 +3 Dave Blaney 77 -557 2 0 0 0 0
47 -1 Max Papis 55 -579 1 0 0 0 0
48 -1 Todd Bodine 52 -582 1 0 0 0 0
49 -1 Brad Keselowski 49 -585 1 0 0 0 0
50 -- Mike Bliss 34 -600 1 0 0 0 0