Texas Race Weekend Info

Dickies 500
Texas Motor Speedway
November 8, 2009

Car# Driver Manu Sponsor Owner
1 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine Michael Waltrip
2 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy Bass Pro Shops Teresa Earnhardt
3 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite Walter Czarnecki
4 02 David Gilliland Toyota Farm Bureau Insurance Joe Gibbs
5 5 Mark Martin Chevy Carquest / Kelloggs Mary Hendrick
6 6 David Ragan Ford UPS Boys & Girl Clubs John Henry
7 7 Robby Gordon Toyota MAPEI Robby Gordon
8 07 Casey Mears Chevy Choctaw Casino Resort Richard Childress
9 08 Derrike Cope Toyota TBA John Carter
10 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser George Gillett, Jr
11 09 Mike Bliss Dodge Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort James Finch
12 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office J D Gibbs
13 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge Penske Racing Roger Penske
14 13 Max Papis # Toyota GEICO Bob Germain
15 14 Tony Stewart Chevy Office Depot/Old Spice Margaret Haas
16 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M/Super 33 Tape Jack Roush
17 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DeWalt John Henry
18 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's Joe Gibbs
19 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley Tools George Gillett, Jr
20 20 Joe Logano # Toyota Home Depot Joe Gibbs
21 21 Bill Elliott [PC2] Ford Motorcraft Glen Wood
22 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy DuPont Rick Hendrick
23 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal Geoff Smith
24 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy Shell / Pennzoil Richard Childress
25 31 Jeff Burton Chevy Caterpillar Richard Childress
26 33 Clint Bowyer Chevy Cheerios Bobby Ginn
27 34 John Andretti Chevy Taco Bell Teresa Earnhardt
28 36 Michael McDowell Toyota Wave Energy Drink Tommy Baldwin
29 37 Tony Raines Chevy Long John Silver's Brad Jenkins
30 39 Ryan Newman Chevy Haas Automation Tony Stewart
31 42 Juan PabloMontoya Chevy Target - Hispanic Heritage Month Teresa Earnhardt
32 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge Valvoline Richard Petty
33 44 A.J. Allmendinger Ford TBA George Gillett, Jr
34 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Little Debbie's Robert Kauffman
35 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Jeff Gordon
36 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA Auto Parts Michael Waltrip
37 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Denny Hamlin Foundation Phil Parsons
38 70 Mike Skinner Chevy TRG Motorsports Kevin Buckler
39 71 Bobby Labonte [PC1] Chevy TRG Kevin Buckler
40 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge AAA Bill Davis
41 78 Regan Smith Chevy Furniture Row Barney Visser
42 82 Scott Speed # Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz
43 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz
44 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota TBA Andrea Nemechek
45 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy National Guard / AMP Energy Rick Hendrick
46 96 Erik Darnell Ford Academy Sports + Outdoors Jeff Moorad
47 98 Paul Menard Ford Menards/Vertis Max Jones
48 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac Jack Roush


If qualifying is rained out or cancelled
the teams making the race would be:
#09, Owner/Driver won a race in 2009 [Finch Talladega](38th in owners points/33 race attempts)
#71 Past Champion - 2000 BLabonte [37th, 33]
#21 Past Champion - 1988 Elliott [44th, 11]
#82, 36th in owners pts, 33 attempts
#87, 39th, 33
#36, 40th, 33
#66, 41st, 33
#37, 45th, 24
missing the race would be:
#13, 43rd, 18
#78, 41st, 17
#08, 50th, 7
#02, 56th, 1
#70, 63rd, 1




Interesting notes: Brad Keselowski in the 12, Allmendinger in a Ford

O'Reilly Challenge
Texas Motor Speedway
November 7, 2009

Ent. Car # Driver Sponsor Manu. Owner
1 0 Jeremy Clements TBA 09 Chevy Johnny Davis
2 1 James Buescher Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort 09 Chevy James Finch
3 01 Mike Wallace Nutone-IQ Drive 09 Chevy Lori Morgan
4 02 Andy Ponstein CorrieStottRacing.com 09 Chevy Corrie Stott
5 05 Mark Day 31W Insulation 07 Chevy Wayne Day
6 6 David Ragan Discount Tire 09 Ford Jack Roush
7 07 Danny O'Quinn Jr TBA 09 Chevy Armando Fitz
8 09 John Wes Townley Zaxby's 09 Ford Jay Robinson
9 10 Kasey Kahne Great Clips 08 Toyota Todd Braun
10 11 Mike Bliss Ridemakerz 09 Toyota Bryan Mullet
11 12 Justin Allgaier Verizon Wireless 09 Dodge Tad Geschickter
12 15 Michael Annett TBD 09 Toyota Bob Germain
13 16 Matt Kenseth CitiFinancial 09 Ford Jack Roush
14 18 Kyle Busch Z-LINE 09 Toyota Joe Gibbs
15 20 Joey Logano GameStop 09 Toyota Joe Gibbs
16 23 Robert Richardson Jr Mahindra 08 Chevy Johnny Davis
17 24 Eric McClure Hefty 09 Ford Ed Rensi
18 26 Kevin Conway Extenze 09 Chevy Dusty Whitney
19 27 Jason Keller Scott 09 Ford Mike Curb
20 28 Kenny Wallace US Border Patrol 09 Chevy Jay Robinson
21 29 Jeff Burton HOLIDAY INN 09 Chevy Richard Childress
22 32 Brian Vickers Dollar General Stores 08 Toyota Todd Braun
23 33 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John's 09 Chevy Delana Harvick
24 34 Tony Raines Long John Silver's 09 Chevy Bob Jenkins
25 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips 08 Toyota Ralph Braun
26 40 Scott Wimmer StopRepairBills.com 09 Chevy Curtis Key Sr
27 47 Chase Miller TBA 09 Toyota Jodi Geschickter
28 49 Mark Green Get More Vacations.Com 09 Chevy Jay Robinson
29 58 Josh Wise Cavi Clothing 08 Chevy Johnathan Cohen
30 60 Carl Edwards Ortho 09 Ford Jack Roush
31 61 Kenny Hendrick TBA 09 Ford Charlie Shoffner
32 62 Brendan Gaughan Loan Star Title Loans 09 Chevy Rusty Wallace
33 66 Steve Wallace 5 Hour Energy 09 Chevy Rusty Wallace
34 70 Shelby Howard ForeTravel Motorcoach 09 Chevy Mary Louise Miller
35 81 Bobby Hillin Jr T-Rex Companies 09 Dodge Pat MacDonald
36 83 John Borneman III Twisted X Boots 09 Ford John Borneman Jr
37 84 Mike Harmon TBA 09 Dodge Mike Harmon
38 85 Casey Atwood 31-W Insulation 08 Ford Todd Wilkerson
39 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports 08 Chevy Andrea Nemechek
40 88 Brad Keselowski Degree 09 Chevy Dale Earnhardt Jr
41 89 Morgan Shepherd Lagina Plumbing-Eldora Speedway 09 Chevy Cindy Shepherd
42 90 Johnny Chapman MSRP Motorsports 08 Chevy Marcia Parsons
43 91 Terry Cook MSRP Motorsports 08 Chevy Randy Humphrey
44 92 Dennis Setzer TBA 09 Dodge Brian Keselowski
45 96 Brian Keselowski TBA 09 Dodge Kay Keselowski
46 99 Trevor Bayne TBD 09 Toyota Michael Waltrip

WinStar World Casino 350
Texas Motor Speedway
November 6, 2009

Entry Trk# Driver Team Owner Crew Chief
1 4 Ricky Carmichael Monster Chevy Delana Harvick John Monsam
2 5 Mike Skinner Exide Toyota David Dollar Eric Phillips
3 6 Colin Braun Con-way Freight Ford Jack Roush Mike Beam
4 07 Chad McCumbee tiwi Chevy Ken Smith Robert Dotter
5 08 Butch Miller TBA Chevy Robert Dotter Michael Davis
6 10 James Buescher Int'l MaxxForce Diesel Ford Tom Mitchell Jamie Jones
7 11 TJ Bell Red Horse Racing Toyota Tom Deloach Rick Gay
8 12 Mario Gosselin MyTireMonkey.com/James Carter, Atty Chevy Michelle Gosselin George Church
9 13 Johnny Sauter Advanced Auto/Rio Grand/Curb Records Chevy Mike Curb Joe Shear
10 14 Rick Crawford Circle Bar/Int' Truck Engine Ford Tom Mitchell Kevin Starland
11 15 Aric Almirola Graceway Pharmaceuticals Toyota Billy Ballew Doug George
12 16 Brian Scott Albertsons Toyota Joe Scott Jeff Hensley
13 17 Timothy Peters Strutmasters/Red Horse Racing Toyota Tom Deloach Chad Kendrick
14 21 Nick Tucker Gunbroker Racing Dodge Dwayne Gaulding Brandon Smith
15 23 Jason White Gunbroker.com Dodge Dwayne Gaulding Doug Howe
16 24 David Starr Zachry Toyota Jim Harris Jason Miller
17 25 Terry Cook Cajun Industries/Harris Trucking Toyota Sharon Harris Danny Rollins
18 29 Mikey Kile Greased Lightning Cleaning Products Chevy Brad Keselowski Wayne Setterington
19 30 Todd Bodine Copart-PurpleHeartCars.org Toyota Steve Germain Michael Hillman Jr.
20 31 Scott Wimmer Wolf Pack Rentals Chevy Steve Turner Michael Shelton
21 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. VFW Chevy Delana Harvick Rick Ren
22 36 Tim Andrews Mittler Bros. Machines Ford David Porter Michael Mittler
23 39 Ryan Sieg S&W Services Chevy Susan Bates Mike Garvey
24 41 Marc Mitchell Mike Berg Trucking Dodge Carl Hartman Todd Coron
25 47 Brandon Knupp FT 11 Degreaser Chevy David McClure David McClure
26 48 Bryan Silas Rockingham Speedway-Polar Bear 150 Andy Hillenburg Cal Boprey
27 51 Kyle Busch Miccosukee Resort/Graceway Pharmaceuticals Toyota Billy Ballew Richard Wauters
28 57 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevy Norm Benning Ken Causey
29 60 Stacy Compton SafeAuto Insurance Toyota Jeffrey Wyler Marcus Richmond
30 73 Ben Stancill County Building Center Chevy Ron Crosby Jon Wolfe
31 81 Tayler Malsam One-Eighty Toyota Randy Moss Doug Wolcott
32 85 Brent Raymer TBA Ford Chrissie Raymer Josh Raymer
33 87 Chris Jones Copy Wizard Chevy Rick Jones Mark Parks
34 88 Matt Crafton Menards Chevy Rhonda Thorson Vance Haefele
35 92 John Jackson sponsorthetrucks.com Chevy Mario Gosselin John Sarppraicone
36 93 Shane Sieg S&W Services Chevy Pam Sieg Tony Wilson
37 98 David Gilliland Menards Chevy Duke Thorson TBA


Interesting note: David Gilliland will be in a 3rd ThorSport truck, #98, with sponsorship from Menards

Friday, November 6
# 10:00 am NNS Texas Practice SPEED
# 11:30 am NNS Final Texas Practice SPEED
# 1:00 pm NSCS Texas Practice SPEED
# 2:30 pm NASCAR Live SPEED
# 3:00 pm Building the NASCAR Hall of Fame SPEED
# 4:00 pm NASCAR Live SPEED
# 4:30 pm NSCS Texas Pole Qualifying SPEED
# 6:30 pm NNS Texas Pole Qualifying SPEED
# 7:30 pm Trackside at Texas SPEED
# 8:30 pm NCWTS SetUp SPEED
# 9:00 pm NCWTS: Winstar World Casino 350K at Texas SPEED
# 11:30 pm Trackside at Texas SPEED

Saturday, November 7
# 12:30 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
# 12:30 am NCWTS SetUp SPEED
# 1:00 am NCWTS: Winstar World Casino 350K at Texas SPEED
# 9:30 am NSCS Texas Practice SPEED
# 10:30 am NASCAR Live SPEED
# 11:00 am NSCS Final Texas Practice SPEED
# 12:00 pm NNS Countdown ESPN2
# 12:45 pm NNS: O'Reilly Challenge at Texas ESPN2
# 7:00 pm NASCAR Performance SPEED
# 7:30 pm NASCAR Smarts SPEED

Sunday, November 8
# 12:30 am NNS: O'Reilly Challenge at Texas ESPN2
# 4:00 am NNS: O'Reilly Challenge at Texas ESPND
# 7:30 am 60 Minutes on Classic: Richard Petty ESPNC
# 8:00 am SportsCentury: Richard Petty ESPNC
# 10:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
# 11:00 am NASCAR Performance SPEED
# 11:30 am NASCAR Smarts SPEED
# 12:00 pm NASCAR in a Hurry SPEED
# 12:30 pm NASCAR RaceDay SPEED
# 2:30 pm NSCS Countdown ABC
# 3:15 pm NSCS: Dickies 500 at Texas (green flag ~3:31) ABC
# 7:00 pm SPEED Report SPEED
# 8:00 pm NASCAR Victory Lane SPEED
# 9:00 pm Wind Tunnel with Dave Depain SPEED
# 10:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2

All info is now posted - enjoy the races this weekend!

RACE LINEUP

1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 191.117 28.255 Leader
2 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 190.975 28.276 -0.021
3 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 190.941 28.281 -0.026
4 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Old Spice 190.624 28.328 -0.073
5 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 190.523 28.343 -0.088
6 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 190.148 28.399 -0.144
7 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Carquest / Kellogg's 190.087 28.408 -0.153
8 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M Scotch Super 33 Tape 190.054 28.413 -0.158
9 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / Amp Energy 189.960 28.427 -0.172
10 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper 189.954 28.428 -0.173
11 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge AAA 189.900 28.436 -0.181
12 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools 189.860 28.442 -0.187
13 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 189.820 28.448 -0.193
14 20 Joey Logano* Toyota Home Depot 189.800 28.451 -0.196
15 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 189.793 28.452 -0.197
16 44 A.J. Allmendinger Ford Ford. Drive one. 189.700 28.466 -0.211
17 6 David Ragan Ford UPS / Boys & Girls Clubs 189.700 28.466 -0.211
18 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge Valvoline 189.593 28.482 -0.227
19 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Kingsford / Clorox / Little Debbie 189.587 28.483 -0.228
20 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target / Dream in Color 189.407 28.510 -0.255
21 202 David Gilliland Toyota Farm Bureau Insurance 188.950 28.579 -0.324
22 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 188.884 28.589 -0.334
23 170 Mike Skinner Chevrolet TRG Motorsports 188.844 28.595 -0.340
24 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 188.699 28.617 -0.362
25 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 188.686 28.619 -0.364
26 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Haas Automation 188.646 28.625 -0.370
27 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 188.587 28.634 -0.379
28 171 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet CBR Motorcars 188.350 28.670 -0.415
29 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Mapei / Menards 188.317 28.675 -0.420
30 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Dewalt 188.304 28.677 -0.422
31 82 Scott Speed* Toyota Red Bull 188.016 28.721 -0.466
32 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies 187.990 28.725 -0.470
33 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley 187.944 28.732 -0.477
34 187 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 187.820 28.751 -0.496
35 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge Penske Racing 187.800 28.754 -0.499
36 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet Choctaw Casino Resort 187.793 28.755 -0.500
37 36 Michael McDowell Toyota Wave Energy Drink 187.474 28.804 -0.549
38 96 Erik Darnell Ford Academy Sports + Outdoors 187.182 28.849 -0.594
39 98 Paul Menard Ford Vertis / Menards 186.832 28.903 -0.648
40 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 186.438 28.964 -0.709
41 34 John Andretti+ Chevrolet Taco Bell 186.188 29.003 -0.748
42 31 Jeff Burton+ Chevrolet Caterpillar 183.767 29.385 -1.130
43 21 Bill Elliott Ford Motorcraft Champion's Provisional -
Did Not Qualify
44 37 Tony Raines Chevrolet Long John Silver's 186.664 28.929 -0.674
45 66 Dave Blaney Toyota The Denny Hamlin Foundation 186.156 29.008 -0.753
46 113 Max Papis* Toyota GEICO 185.842 29.057 -0.802
47 09 Mike Bliss Dodge Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 183.592 29.413 -1.158


Oh my! what happened to Mr. Elliott?

The last two races the #21 has been running have seemed to be slow weeks for the Wood Brothers.

I'm surprised Carl actually qualified up front! I'm REALLY hoping this leads to a great finish!