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1. #48 Jimmie Johnson 2. #5 Kasey Kahne 3. #29 Kevin Harvick. All Bowtie picks this week! <center>
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New Avitar this week also. Hope it holds its luck!

 

This is kind of a long stretch with no racing.... after two Saturday night races, we have to wait 8 days for a Sunday night race!! Anyone have anything exciting planned for Memorial Day here in the US?


Here is a good NASCAR related thing for you. How does Carl Edwards REALLY feel about the Ford Taurus?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwLMvRDlclc

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Go to 15 seconds and see. Play it out for at least the 1:15 minute mark. Listen to what the guy on the walkie talkie says at about 1:10

For a lot of the video, Carl Edwards keeps trying to see if the people in the car know who he is. Some of them are alleged NASCAR fans and don't know him.

 

Here are 1st Practice speeds. The Ford drivers were asked to limit their practice miles by Doug Yates, and they were blowing up last week..... woooooo..

But the thunder from down under paced practice!

1 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford DEWALT 189.215 28.539 Leader
2 83 Landon Cassill Toyota Burger King Real Fruit Smoothies 189.182 28.544 -0.005
3 22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge Shell / Pennzoil 188.409 28.661 -0.122
4 16 Greg Biffle Ford Fastenal 188.344 28.671 -0.132
5 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-hour Energy 188.016 28.721 -0.182
6 43 Aric Almirola Ford U.S. Air Force 187.996 28.724 -0.185
7 20 Joey Logano Toyota Dollar General 187.983 28.726 -0.187
8 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's Red, White & Blue 187.931 28.734 -0.195
9 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Ground 187.774 28.758 -0.219
10 55 Mark Martin Toyota Aaron's Armed Forces Foundation 187.383 28.761 -0.222
11 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's Patriotic 187.722 28.766 -0.227
12 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Menards / Serta 187.663 28.775 -0.236
13 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Budweiser Folds of Honor 187.578 28.788 -0.249
14 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Phoenix Construction Services 187.520 28.797 -0.258
15 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center 187.493 28.801 -0.262
16 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet Quaker State 187.383 28.818 -0.279
17 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard 'An American Salute' / Diet Mountain Dew 187.188 28.848 -0.309
18 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 187.162 28.852 -0.313
19 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 187.078 28.865 -0.326
20 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Kingsford 187.000 28.877 -0.338
21 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army 186.948 28.885 -0.346
22 99 Carl Edwards Ford Fastenal 186.922 28.889 -0.350
23 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Drive to End Hunger 186.909 28.891 -0.352
24 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Mobil 1 186.812 28.906 -0.367
25 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Wheaties 186.799 28.908 -0.369
26 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 186.670 28.928 -0.389
27 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Fastenal 186.554 28.946 -0.407
28 10 Danica Patrick Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 185.982 29.035 -0.496
29 74 Cole Whitt Chevrolet Turn One Racing 185.912 29.046 -0.507
30 30 David Stremme Toyota Inception Motorsports 185.688 29.081 -0.542
31 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 185.669 29.084 -0.545
32 34 David Ragan Ford Al's Liners / Scorpion Coatings 185.561 29.101 -0.562
33 13 Casey Mears Ford GEICO 185.529 29.106 -0.567
34 38 David Gilliland Ford ModSpace 185.503 29.110 -0.571
35 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Arctic Cat 185.414 29.124 -0.585
36 98 Michael McDowell Ford Presbyterian Healthcare System 185.134 29.168 -0.629
37 173 David Reutimann Toyota Burger King 185.103 29.173 -0.634
38 195 Scott Speed Ford Jordan's Truck Sales 185.065 29.179 -0.640
39 33 Stephen Leicht* Chevrolet Little Joe's Autos / Precon 184.957 29.196 -0.657
40 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota Dr Pepper 184.678 29.240 -0.701
41 26 Josh Wise* Ford MDS Transport 184.609 29.251 -0.712
42 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet SealWrap 184.256 29.307 -0.768
43 119 Mike Bliss Toyota Humphrey Smith Racing 183.767 29.385 -0.846
44 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota Global Barter Corp / AM FM Energy Wood and Pellet Stoves / SWM Completion Tools 183.661 29.402 -0.863
45 32 T.J. Bell Ford Green Smoke 183.474 29.432 -0.893
46 249 J.J. Yeley Toyota America Israel Racing / JPO Absorbents 182.822 29.537 -0.998
47 23 Scott Riggs Chevrolet North Texas Pipe 181.843 29.696 -1.157

 

And here is QUALIFYING!!! Richard Petty swept the front row....

And check out those times... 192.940 mph. I think I calculated my fastest lap at Charlotte to be like a 77.4 mph lap time.

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 43 Aric Almirola Ford U.S. Air Force 192.940 27.988 Leader
2 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford DEWALT 191.598 28.184 -0.196
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's Patriotic 191.374 28.217 -0.229
4 16 Greg Biffle Ford Fastenal 191.259 28.234 -0.246
5 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-hour Energy 191.198 28.243 -0.255
6 55 Mark Martin Toyota Aaron's Armed Forces Foundation 191.171 28.247 -0.259
7 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet Quaker State 191.130 28.253 -0.265
8 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Ground 190.887 28.289 -0.301
9 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Menards / Serta 190.597 28.332 -0.344
10 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 190.456 28.353 -0.365
11 22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge Shell / Pennzoil 190.329 28.372 -0.384
12 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard 'An American Salute' / Diet Mountain Dew 190.302 28.376 -0.388
13 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center 190.268 28.381 -0.393
14 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Budweiser Folds of Honor 190.201 28.391 -0.403
15 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 190.194 28.392 -0.404
16 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army 190.054 28.413 -0.425
17 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's Red, White & Blue 190.034 28.416 -0.428
18 83 Landon Cassill Toyota Burger King Real Fruit Smoothies 189.987 28.423 -0.435
19 20 Joey Logano Toyota Dollar General 189.707 28.465 -0.477
20 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Fastenal 189.607 28.480 -0.492
21 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Mobil 1 189.574 28.485 -0.497
22 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Wheaties 189.520 28.493 -0.505
23 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Drive to End Hunger 189.076 28.560 -0.572
24 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 188.871 28.591 -0.603
25 13 Casey Mears Ford GEICO 188.363 28.668 -0.680
26 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Kingsford 188.344 28.671 -0.683
27 74 Cole Whitt Chevrolet Turn One Racing 188.324 28.674 -0.686
28 99 Carl Edwards Ford Fastenal 188.206 28.692 -0.704
29 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 187.924 28.735 -0.747
30 34 David Ragan Ford Al's Liners / Scorpion Coatings 187.656 28.776 -0.788
31 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Arctic Cat 187.526 28.796 -0.808
32 98 Michael McDowell Ford Presbyterian Healthcare System 187.487 28.802 -0.814
33 26 Josh Wise* Ford MDS Transport 187.259 28.837 -0.849
34 33 Stephen Leicht* Chevrolet Little Joe's Autos / Precon 187.169 28.851 -0.863
35 30 David Stremme Toyota Inception Motorsports 186.143 29.010 -1.022
36 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet SealWrap 186.111 29.015 -1.027
37 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota Dr Pepper 186.085 29.019 -1.031
38 195 Scott Speed Ford Jordan's Truck Sales 185.976 29.036 -1.048
39 38 David Gilliland Ford ModSpace 185.810 29.062 -1.074
40 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota Global Barter Corp / AM FM Energy Wood and Pellet Stoves / SWM Completion Tools 185.784 29.066 -1.078
41 119 Mike Bliss Toyota Humphrey Smith Racing 185.548 29.103 -1.115
42 173 David Reutimann Toyota Burger King 185.338 29.136 -1.148
43 10 Danica Patrick Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 185.179 29.161 -1.173
44 32 T.J. Bell Ford Green Smoke 183.886 29.366 -1.378
45 249 J.J. Yeley Toyota America Israel Racing / JPO Absorbents 183.730 29.391 -1.403
46 23 Scott Riggs Chevrolet North Texas Pipe 183.630 29.407 -1.419
47 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Phoenix Construction Services - - -

 

I was debating switching Kahne for Allmendinger, but I'll avoid it to avoid picking the same 3 as JuniorCar..

We'll see how it goes :P

 

If you look at the charts for this practice session, everyone was making qualifying runs. Tomorrow is when we will really see what everyone has.... in the day time. Storms are going to come through NC and "clean" teh race track so they start fresh. It may even rain out the Nationwide race. Hard to say how this will go. It will truly be a test to see which teams can endure and whcih teams can adjust their car for 1) as the track rubbers in and 2) as the sun sets and we go into the night.


Meanwhile, check out this tweet by Dennis Hamster.

 

My picks #1 jimmie johnson #2 tony stewert #3 harvick

 

Johnson
Biffle
Dale Jr.

I notice that danica patrick qualified, i didn't think was racing this time around..?