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Las Vegus Standing

Posted on March 3rd, 2008 by .
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FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS WINNINGS
1 2 99 Carl Edwards Ford Dish Network 195/10 267 Running 425,675
2 8 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / AMP Energy 175/5 267 Running 252,000
3 6 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 165/0 267 Running 205,800
4 17 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 160/0 267 Running 200,636
5 24 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 160/5 267 Running 178,083
6 37 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 150/0 267 Running 157,616
7 38 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 146/0 267 Running 124,450
8 29 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Yates Racing 142/0 267 Running 140,264
9 27 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Kinko’s 138/0 267 Running 144,441
10 3 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army 139/5 267 Running 140,983
11 1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M’s 135/5 267 Running 131,575
12 10 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley Tools 127/0 267 Running 129,170
13 11 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet Pop-Tarts / CARQUEST 124/0 267 Running 116,975
14 15 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 121/0 267 Running 144,400
15 18 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 118/0 267 Running 131,208
16 23 70 Jeremy Mayfield Chevrolet Haas Automation 115/0 267 Running 99,175
17 39 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios “Circle of Helping Hearts” 112/0 267 Running 134,311
18 35 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 109/0 267 Running 123,489
19 31 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco / Havoline 106/0 267 Running 123,083
20 13 17 Matt Kenseth Ford USG Sheetrock 108/5 267 Running 141,166
21 19 49 Ken Schrader Dodge Qtrax.com 100/0 267 Running 108,033
22 40 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Johns Manville / Menards 97/0 266 Running 100,075
23 34 38 David Gilliland Ford FreeCreditRep
ort.com		 94/0 266 Running 108,083
24 43 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 91/0 266 Running 89,850
25 36 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 88/0 266 Running 97,350
26 26 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 85/0 266 Running 101,508
27 30 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota DLP HDTV 82/0 266 Running 91,850
28 21 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel’s 79/0 265 Running 100,850
29 33 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 76/0 265 Running 136,786
30 5 27 Mike Skinner Toyota Bad Boy Mowers 73/0 265 Running 82,875
31 22 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 70/0 265 Running 93,833
32 41 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Wells Fargo 67/0 265 Running 91,522
33 42 40 Dario Franchitti * Dodge Target 64/0 265 Running 92,225
34 28 01 Regan Smith * Chevrolet Coors Light 61/0 264 Running 89,575
35 4 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Nicorette / DuPont 63/5 262 Accident 130,286
36 7 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet State Water Heaters 60/5 260 Running 81,150
37 14 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron’s Dream Machine 52/0 258 Running 80,925
38 9 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 49/0 255 Accident 80,725
39 16 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota UPS 46/0 231 Accident 80,525
40 12 10 Patrick Carpentier * Dodge Valvoline 43/0 182 Accident 80,275
41 20 77 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge Mobil 1 40/0 152 Running 125,650
42 32 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Jim Beam 37/0 142 Accident 87,930
43 25 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 39/5 107 Accident 128,839
44 - 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull PE 0 Accident 0
45 - 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row
/ DenverMattress.com		 PE 0 Accident 0
46 - 34 John Andretti Chevrolet Front Row Motorsports PE 0 Accident 0
47 - 21 Johnny Sauter Ford U.S. Air Force PE 0 Accident 0

* Denotes Rookie

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Coulthard will consider NASCAR when F1 days are over

Posted on December 28th, 2007 by .
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LONDON — Formula One veteran David Coulthard is open to the thought of a future move to NASCAR, but not until his F1 days are solidly over.

“I would consider something like NASCAR,” Coulthard said just before practice for the Race of Champions. “I don’t think I would consider IRL. The only thing is, America, you have to commit to it absolutely. Which means you move out there, take your family there.

“But I’d certainly consider it. This will be my 15th season in Formula One. After that … I’ll do this as long as I’m having fun, as long as they keep saying ‘Would you like to continue?’”

Coulthard said NASCAR’s lengthy 38-week schedule is of no concern to him. He said he has in the past raced every week but Christmas weekend, “and that wasn’t a problem. It’s not hard to get in private planes.”

He also feels the influx of foreign driving talent, like his former F1 mates Juan Pablo Montoya and Jacques Villaneuve, into NASCAR bolsters the perception of stock car racing internationally.

“I think it’s checking the box of NASCAR,” he said. “Generally, people in Formula One haven’t really been that aware of NASCAR, and of what we have been aware of we’ve probably higher respect for NASCAR than what we have for the oval racing IRL.

“That may come as a surprise, but as a single-seater racer in Europe, the perception in Europe is if you’re fat on a super speedway, yes there’s tactics, but how is that more challenging than driving Monaco? That’s a simplistic view, I know, and I’ve not done it. But [Jacques] Villaneuve’s a friend of mine who’s obviously won over there [in IRL], come over to F1 and won in F1. I just know it’s a different challenge.”

As Coulthard’s F1 colleague Jenson Button described it, “it’s like comparing football and cricket.”

“NASCAR is so different, and any of us in a touring car would find how difficult they are relative to a single-seater,” Coulthard continued. “So all it does is keep checking the boxes [for NASCAR].

“If they keep getting, it doesn’t have to be European drivers, but if they keep getting foreign drivers in the championship it’s only a matter of time before it becomes more and more [followed] around the world.

“From a NASCAR point of view, from what I can see they’re not fumbling with the business model to make money and everyone’s doing very well. But it can’t hurt any business to expand. And yeah, maybe it’s frowned upon by some of the good ol’ boys. But the Jimmie Johnsons, the consistent talented guys, will still be there and mixing it with these drivers from other formulas — and beating them.”

Coulthard explained the NASCAR dynamic overseas as such:

“I don’t think it’s a lack of respect, certainly not from me,” he said. “When I mention NASCAR to people I don’t get any [negative] perception to NASCAR. ‘Oh, [expletive] NASCAR?’ I don’t get that at all. I think it’s a lack of knowledge.

“I think that what we Europeans struggle with a little bit is sort of the high-fiving, chest-bouncing, hey buddy … That type of thing is not part of [our culture]. So I think it’s more about entertainment and people have got more confidence to express their joy and happiness. In the States that’s the whole sports culture.”

Marty Smith covers motorsports for ESPN.com.

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Bush and Hornish to swap points

Posted on December 27th, 2007 by .
Categories: news.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - NASCAR has approved Penske Racing’s request to transfer the owner points from Kurt Busch to Sam Hornish Jr., a move that locks the three-time IndyCar Series champion into the first five races of next season.

Hornish publicly thanked Busch for giving him the points at the Penske holiday party on Friday night. Bud Denker, senior vice president of Penske Corp., confirmed Saturday that the team would swap the points with NASCAR’s approval.Robin Pemberton, NASCAR’s vice president of competition, said the sanctioning body had signed off on the transfer.

“This would obviously help Sam as he prepares to run the first five races instead of prepares to qualify for the first five races,” Denker said. “With a champion like Kurt Busch and the opportunity to utilize (the points), anyone would be foolish to not take care of the situation.”

Hornish, a former Indianapolis 500 winner, is leaving that series for NASCAR next season. But his No. 77 Dodge won’t be one of the 35 cars locked into the first five races of the year. As the 2004 series champion, Busch has a provisional position that he could fall back on should he fail to qualify on speed.

Penske said last month that he had not decided if he would give Hornish the points Busch earned because the focus was not on the first month of the season.

“This isn’t all about the first five races,” Penske said at Phoenix International Raceway. “This is about a long career for a great race car driver and someone who has delivered for us for a long time at Penske Racing.”

But not taking the points put Hornish at risk of not making early races, and a failure to qualify could cripple his first full Sprint Cup season. Of the five new teams that started last season outside of the top 35, all missed early races, fell into a deep hole and never recovered.

This swap will prevent that for Hornish, who failed to make the first six races he attempted to qualify for last season. He finally made it into the field at Phoenix and Homestead, Fla., and finished 30 and 37th in his only two starts.

Locking him into the field will give Hornish an edge on former open-wheel drivers Jacques Villeneuve and Patrick Carpentier, who will not be in cars guaranteed a starting spot. Reigning IndyCar Series champion Dario Franchitti, however, will enter the series locked into the top 35.

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