Nextel Cup Starting Lineup: Talladega
Quote selected text Published October 6th, 2007 in Sprint Cup Starting Lineups
POS, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, SPEED, TIME, BEHIND
1 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 189.070 50.648 Leader
2 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 188.839 50.710 -0.062
3 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 188.779 50.726 -0.078
4 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 188.471 50.809 -0.161
5 00 David Reutimann* Toyota Burger King 188.459 50.812 -0.164
6 127 Jacques Villeneuve Toyota UNICEF 188.215 50.878 -0.230
7 49 John Andretti Dodge Paralyzed Veterans of America 187.798 50.991 -0.343
8 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota UPS 187.658 51.029 -0.381
9 84 A.J. Allmendinger* Toyota Red Bull 187.596 51.046 -0.398
10 160 Boris Said Ford SOBE - No Fear 187.423 51.093 -0.445
11 10 Scott Riggs Dodge Valvoline / Stanley Tools 187.328 51.119 -0.471
12 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Pillsbury Food Service / Cheerios 187.284 51.131 -0.483
13 06 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 187.262 51.137 -0.489
14 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 187.258 51.138 -0.490
15 36 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 360 OTC 187.130 51.173 -0.525
16 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 187.119 51.176 -0.528
17 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 187.057 51.193 -0.545
18 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil 186.827 51.256 -0.608
19 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 186.816 51.259 -0.611
20 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet DLP HDTV 186.761 51.274 -0.626
21 109 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 186.696 51.292 -0.644
22 88 Mike Wallace Ford M&M’s Halloween 186.692 51.293 -0.645
23 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 186.663 51.301 -0.653
24 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 186.467 51.355 -0.707
25 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 186.416 51.369 -0.721
26 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet FedEx Ground 186.202 51.428 -0.780
27 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 186.133 51.447 -0.799
28 16 Greg Biffle Ford Starz / Dish Network 186.014 51.480 -0.832
29 4 Ward Burton Chevrolet State Water Heaters / Miccosukee Resort 185.963 51.494 -0.846
30 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 185.956 51.496 -0.848
31 42 Juan Montoya* Dodge Texaco / Havoline 185.938 51.501 -0.853
32 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel’s 185.826 51.532 -0.884
33 7 Robby Gordon Ford Camping World/ RVs.com 185.797 51.540 -0.892
34 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 185.783 51.544 -0.896
35 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 185.783 51.544 -0.896
36 37 Kevin Lepage Dodge Taco Bell 185.765 51.549 -0.901
37 38 David Gilliland Ford M&M’s 185.725 51.560 -0.912
38 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 185.625 51.588 -0.940
39 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet National Guard / GMAC 185.542 51.611 -0.963
40 15 Paul Menard* Chevrolet PEAK / Menards 185.463 51.633 -0.985
41 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 185.323 51.672 -1.024
42 6 David Ragan* Ford AAA Travel 185.255 51.691 -1.043
43 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Garmin / Best Buy 185.212 51.703 -1.055
44 40 David Stremme Dodge Coors Light 185.061 51.745 -1.097
45 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Pepsi / DuPont 185.051 51.748 -1.100
46 26 Jamie McMurray Ford IRWIN Vise-Grip GrooveLocks 184.918 51.785 -1.137
47 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Kellogg’s / CARQUEST 184.890 51.793 -1.145
48 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 184.726 51.839 -1.191
49 01 Aric Almirola Chevrolet U.S. Army 184.626 51.867 -1.219
50 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Radioactive Energy Drink 184.580 51.880 -1.232
51 21 Ken Schrader Ford Motorcraft 184.193 51.989 -1.341
- ‘Front Row Joe’ jumps up to win pole at Talladega
- Waltrip leads strong Toyota effort with pole at Talladega
- Hamlin scores home track pole at Richmond
- Michigan Cup qualifying rained out, Busch gets pole
- Rain cancels Cailfornia qualifying, Johnson to start from pole
The qualifying times VS the actual starting grid is a perfect example of why Nascar needs to drop the top 35 in owner points automatically getting into a race. Drivers outside the top 35 clearly blew away some Chase contenders in qualifying, yet they have to sit out of the race. Doesn’t seem fair to me. I feel they should do away with the owner’s points rule and the champions provisional. Make is straight out the best qualifiers are in.
Well, if they got rid of impounds, there wouldn’t be any advantages to guys with full qualifying setups.
i agree. the crazy lineup is due to the impound rule, not the top 35. all of those teams are running minimum wing(10* i think) which can make the car very loose in the draft. they are also running thinner oil and gear lube, all for minimum drag. im nit sure if you can do much with shocks/spring at a plate track for a qual setup and with the gear rule that cant be it. but those cars are not set up in a race trim and i am very worried about the start of the race, the experience and talent at the front of the field, or lack thereof could result in disaster.
i still think the top 35 rule is ridiculous as well. but honestly, without it i would imagine even less of the small teams would have made the field. if all the top drivers in the back who got in on points had to get in on speed i am sure they would have run more aggressive setups/laps and a lot of those toyotas would be going home.
I am still confused on this i know there is not 51 cars racing.
So What is the actual start postions for the race?
and who is starting where and who was the go home drivers
Its still not right to run 3 MPH faster than 5 cars that get a FREE PLACEMENT into the race and you go home. So much for helping new or smaller teams have a chance. Nascar needs to make the rule “the top 20 is guaranteed to make the field , everybody else has to qualify.
i do agree with a top 20 would be good!
then i would have a better chance of seeing Ward race more!
but i still have yet to be able to find the line up for the race