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February 20       Daytona 500                       Daytona International Speedway, Daytona, FL
February 27       Subway Fresh Fit 500 (k)          Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ
March 06          TBA 400                           Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
March 20          Food City 500                     Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
March 27          Auto Club 400                     Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
April 03          Goody’s Fast Relief 500           Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
April 09          Samsung Mobile 500                Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
April 17          Aaron’s 499                       Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
April 30          Crown Royal 400                   Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
May 07            Showtime Southern 500             Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
May 15            Autism Speaks 400                 Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE
May 21            Sprint All-Star Race              Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
May 29            Coca-Cola 600                     Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
June 05           Kansas 400                        Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KS
June 12           Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500      Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA
June 19           Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400  Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
June 26           Toyota/Save Mart 350              Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA
July 02           Coke Zero 400                     Daytona International Speedway, Daytona, FL
July 09           Kentucky 400                      Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, KY
July 17           Lenox Industrial Tools 301        New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH
July 31           Brickyard 400                     Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
August 07         Pennsylvania 500                  Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA
August 14         HG! Sour Cream Dips At The Glen   Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY
August 21         Carfax 400                        Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
August 27         IRWIN Tools Night Race            Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
September 04      Emory Healthcare 500              Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
September 10      Air Guard 400                     Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA

******CHASE FOR THE CUP******
September 18      LifeLock 400                      Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL
September 25      Sylvania 300                      New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH
October 02        AAA 400                           Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE
October 09        Price Chopper 400                 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KS
October 15        Bank Of America 500               Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
October 23        Amp Energy 500                    Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
October 30        TUMS Bring It On 500              Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
November 06       AAA Texas 500                     Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
November 13       Kobalt Tools 500 (k)              Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ
November 20       Ford 400                          Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL
NASCAR Nationwide Series
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February 19   DRIVE4COPD 300                    Daytona International Speedway, Daytona, FL
February 26   Bashas Supermarkets 200           Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ
March 05      Sam’s Town 300                    Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
March 19      Scotts Turf Builder 300           Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
March 26      Stater Bros. 300                  Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
April 08      O’Reilly 300                      Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
April 16      Aaron’s 312                       Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
April 23      Nashville 300                     Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, TN
April 29      BUBBA Burger 250                  Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
May 06        Royal Purple 200                  Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
May 14        Heluva Good! 200                  Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE
May 22        Iowa 250                          Iowa Speedway, Newton, IA
May 28        TECH-NET Auto Service 300         Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
June 04       Chicago 300                       Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL
June 18       CARFAX 250                        Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
June 25       Bucyrus 200                       Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI
July 01       Subway Jalapeno 250               Daytona International Speedway, Daytona, FL
July 08       Meijer 300                        Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, KY
July 16       New England 200                   New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH
July 23       Federated Auto Parts 300          Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, TN
July 30       Kroger 200                        O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
August 06     US Cellular 250                   Iowa Speedway, Newton, IA
August 13     Zippo 200                         Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY
August 20     NAPA Auto Parts 200               Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal
August 26     Food City 250                     Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
September 03  Great Clips 300                   Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
September 09  Richmond 250                      Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
September 17  Dollar General 300                Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL
October 01    Dover 200                         Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE
October 08    Kansas Lottery 300                Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KS
October 14    Dollar General 300                Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
November 05   O’Reilly Challenge                Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
November 12   WYPALL 200                        Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ
November 19   Ford 300                          Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL
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February 18   NextEra Energy Resources 250      Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
February 25   Lucas Oil 150                     Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ
March 12      Too Tough To Tame 200             Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
April 02      Kroger 250                        Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
April 22      Nashville 200                     Nasvhille Superspeedway, Lebanon, TN
May 13        Dover 200                         Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE
May 20        NC Education Lottery 200          Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
June 04       O’Reilly Auto Parts 250           Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KS
June 10       WinStar World Casino 400K         Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
July 07       CWTS 225                          Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, KY
July 16       Lucas Oil 200                     Iowa Speedway, Newton, IA
July 22       Nashville 200                     Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, TN
July 29       AAA Insurance 200                 O’Reilly Raceway Park, Indianapolis, IN
August 06     Pocono Mountains 125              Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA
August 20     Michigan 200                      Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
August 24     O’Reilly 200                      Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
September 02  CWTS 200                          Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
September 16  EnjoyIllinois.com 225             Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL
September 24  New Hampshire 175                 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH
October 01    Build Ford Tough 225              Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, KY
October 15    Las Vegas 350                     Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
October 22    CWTS 250                          Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
October 29    Kroger 200                        Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
November 04   WinStar World Casino 350K         Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
November 18   Ford 200                          Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL
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2011 NASCAR Team Charts (as of 2/13/11)

Sprint Cup Series
#00 David Reutimann - Aarons Toyota - Michael Waltrip Racing
#1 Jamie McMurray - Bass Pro Shops Chevy - Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing
#2 Brad Keselowski - Miller Lite Dodge - Penske Racing
#4 Kasey Kahne - Red Bull Toyota - Team Red Bull
#5 Mark Martin - GoDaddy.com Chevy - Hendrick Motorsports
#6 David Ragan - UPS Ford - Roush-Fenway Racing
#7 Robby Gordon - Speed Energy Toyota - Robby Gordon Motorsports (part-time)
#9 Marcos Ambrose - Stanley Tools Ford - Richard Petty Motorsports
#09 Bill Elliott - TBA Chevy - Phoenix Racing
#11 Denny Hamlin - FedEx Toyota - Joe Gibbs Racing
#13 Casey Mears - GEICO Toyota - Germain Racing
#14 Tony Stewart - Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevy - Stewart-Haas Racing
#16 Greg Biffle - 3M Ford - Roush-Fenway Racing
#17 Matt Kenseth - Crown Royal Ford - Roush-Fenway Racing
#18 Kyle Busch - M&M's Toyota - Joe Gibbs Racing
#20 Joey Logano - Home Depot Toyota - Joe Gibbs Racing
#21 Trevor Bayne* - Motorcraft/QuickLane Ford - Wood Bros. Racing (part-time)
#22 Kurt Busch - Shell/Pennzoil Dodge - Penske Racing
#24 Jeff Gordon - DuPont Chevy - Hendrick Motorsports
#27 Paul Menard - Menards Chevy - Richard Childress Racing
#29 Kevin Harvick - Budweiser Chevy - Richard Childress Racing
#31 Jeff Burton - Caterpillar Chevy - Richard Childress Racing
#33 Clint Bowyer - Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevy - Richard Childress Racing
#34 Travis Kvapil - Long John Silvers Ford - Front Row Motorsports
#36 Dave Blaney - TBA Chevy - Tommy Baldwin Racing
#38 David Gilliland - Taco Bell Ford - Front Row Motorsports
#39 Ryan Newman - U.S Army Chevy - Stewart-Haas Racing
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya - Target Chevy - Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing
#43 A.J Allmendinger - Valvoline/Best Buy Ford - Richard Petty Motorsports
#46 J.J Yeley - TBA Chevy - Whitney Motorsports
#47 Bobby Labonte - Little Debbie/Clorox Toyota - JTG-Daughtery Racing
#48 Jimmie Johnson - Lowe's Chevy - Hendrick Motorsports
#56 Martin Truex Jr - NAPA Auto Parts Toyota - Michael Waltrip Racing
#64 Derrike Cope - TBA Toyota - MAXQ Motorsports
#66 Michael McDowell - TBA Toyota - Humphrey-Parsons Racing
#71 TBA - TBA Chevy - TRG Motorsports
#77 Steven Wallace - 5-Hour Energy Toyota - Rusty Wallace Inc. (part-time)
#78 Regan Smith - Furniture Row Chevy - Furniture Row Racing
#83 Brian Vickers - Red Bull Toyota - Team Red Bull
#87 Joe Nemechek - TBA Toyota - NEMCO Motorsports
#88 Dale Earnhardt Jr - Amp Energy/National Guard Chevy - Hendrick Motorsports
#90 Scott Riggs - TBA Chevy - Key Motorsports
#92 Brian Keselowski* - TBA Dodge - K Motorsports
#95 David Starr* - TBA Ford - Levine-Fenton Racing
#99 Carl Edwards - Aflac Ford - Roush-Fenway Racing

* Rookie of The Year eligible drivers
Nationwide Series
#01 Mike Wallace - TBA Chevy - Johnny Davis Motorsports
#2 Elliott Sadler - OneMain Financial Chevy - Kevin Harvick Inc.
#05 Willie Allen - 31-W Insulation Chevy - Day Enterprises
#5 Dale Earnhardt Jr - Hellmann's Chevy - JR Motorsports (part-time)
#6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr - Blackwell Angus Beef Ford - Roush-Fenway Racing
#7 Danica Patrick/Josh Wise - GoDaddy.com Chevy - JR Motorsports
#09 Kenny Wallace - Univ. of Northwestern Ohio Toyota - RAB Racing
#11 Brian Scott - Shore Lodge Toyota - Joe Gibbs Racing
#12 Sam Hornish Jr - Alliance Truck Parts Dodge - Penske Racing
#14 Eric McClure - Hefty Chevy - TriStar Motorsports
#16 Trevor Bayne - TBA Ford - Roush-Fenway Racing
#18 Kyle Busch - Z-Line Designs Toyota - Joe Gibbs Racing
#19 Mike Bliss - TBA Chevy - TriStar Motorsports
#20 Joey Logano/Denny Hamlin - GameStop Toyota - Joe Gibbs Racing
#22 Brad Keselowski - Discount Tire Dodge - Penske Racing
#23 Robert Richardson - TBA Dodge - R3 Motorsports (part-time)
#24 Kevin Lepage - racedaysponsor.com Ford - Rensi Motorsports
#27 J.R Fitzpatrick - Schick Ford - Baker-Curb Racing
#30 Ricky Carmichael/James Buescher/Jason Leffler - Wolfpack Rentals Chevy - Turner Motorsports (part-time)
#31 Justin Allgaier - Brandt Chevy - Turner Motorsports
#32 Reed Sorenson - Dollar General Chevy - Turner Motorsports
#33 Kevin Harvick/Clint Bowyer/Paul Menard/Austin Dillon - Rheem Chevy - Kevin Harvick Inc.
#38 Jason Leffler/Kasey Kahne - Great Clips Chevy - Turner Motorsports
#40 Scott Wimmer - TBA Chevy - Key Motorsports
#44 Tony Raines - TBA Chevy - TriStar Motorsports
#51 Jeremy Clements - TBA Chevy - Clements Motorsports
#55 Brett Rowe - Racing for Jesus Chevy - Faith Motorsports
#60 Carl Edwards - Fastenal Ford - Roush-Fenway Racing
#62 Michael Annett - Pilot Travel Centers Toyota - Rusty Wallace Inc.
#66 Steven Wallace - 5-Hour Energy Toyota - Rusty Wallace Inc.
#70 Shelby Howard - Foretravel Motorcoach Chevy - ML Motorsports
#79 Jennifer Jo Cobb - 2nd Chance Race Parts Ford - 2nd Chance Motorsports
#88 Aric Almirola - TaxSlayer.com Chevy - JR Motorsports
#89 Morgan Shepherd - Racing for Jesus Chevy - Faith Motorsports
#99 Travis Pastrana/Michael Waltrip/Martin Truex Jr/Ryan Truex - Boost Mobile Toyota - Pastrana-Waltrip Racing
Camping World Truck Series
#1 Jeffrey Earnhardt* - Fuel Doctor Chevy - Rick Ware Racing
#2 Kevin Harvick/Elliott Sadler - TBA Chevy - Kevin Harvick Inc.
#3 Austin Dillon - Bass Pro Shops Chevy - Richard Childress Racing
#4 Ricky Carmichael - Monster Energy Chevy - Turner Motorsports
#5 Travis Kvapil - International Truck/Exide Toyota - Randy Moss Motorsports
#7 Miguel Paludo* - Stemco Duraline Toyota - Red Horse Racing
#07 Tony Jackson Jr* - ASI Limited Chevy - SS Greenlight Racing
#8 Nelson Piquet Jr* - Qualcomm Chevy - Kevin Harvick Inc.
#9 Max Papis - GEICO Toyota - Germain Racing
#13 Johnny Sauter - Safe Auto Chevy - ThorSport Racing
#15 Dusty Davis* - TBA Toyota - Vision Aviation Racing
#17 Timothy Peters - Crescent Tools Toyota - Red Horse Racing
#18 Kyle Busch - Dollar General Toyota - Kyle Busch Motorsports
#20 Johanna Long* - Group3 Asphalt Toyota - Panhandle Motorsports
#22 Joey Coulter* - Darrell Gwynn Foundation Chevy - Richard Childress Racing
#23 Jason White - GunBroker.com Chevy - SS Greenlight Racing
#25 Tayler Malsam - OneEighty Toyota - Randy Moss Motorsports
#30 Todd Bodine - Germain Motors Toyota - Germain Racing
#31 James Buescher - Wolfpack Rentals Chevy - Turner Motorsports
#32 Brad Sweet/Justin Allgaier - Great Clips Chevy - Turner Motorsports
#33 Ron Hornaday Jr - Steak-Umm's Chevy - Kevin Harvick Inc.
#39 Ryan Sieg - S&W Towing Chevy - Sieg Motorsports
#46 Craig Goess* - Greenville Toyota - Eddie Sharp Racing
#51 Justin Johnson* - Vision Aviation Toyota - Vision Aviation Racing
#60 Stacy Compton/Cole Whitt - Safe Auto Chevy - TurnOne Racing
#62 Brendan Gaughan - South Point Resort Toyota - Germain Racing
#66 Justin Marks - GoPro Video Chevy - TurnOne Racing
#77 Justin Lofton - Lofton Cattle Toyota - Red Horse Racing
#81 David Starr - Zachry Toyota - SS Greenlight Racing
#88 Matt Crafton - Menards Toyota - ThorSport Racing
#92 Clay Rodgers - FleetHQ Chevy - RBR Motorsports
#93 Shane Sieg - TBA Chevy - Sieg Motorsports
#99 Chase Mattioli - CollegeComplete.com Ford - Chase Mattioli Racing

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good to see that they go from Daytona to Phoenix.

Getting rid of one of the Fontana rounds is a good decision.
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FYI, as it stands there is no TV coverage of Nascar or Indycar's in the UK at the moment.
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Not even on Open Access again?
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Nope.

Open Access is on the verge of bankruptcy, but they will never get the opportunity even if saved because they never paid Globecast (allegedly) for the satellite link (this was the reason there was no Phoenix(?) race coverage), and (allegedly) never paid Nascar for the rights - Nascar could have killed the coverage as early as May had they wanted but they kept it going for the fans, the guy who brokered the deal said he would never deal with OA again. He had a deal with another channel (it's my suspicion he was going to setup a channel himself) but them Setanta came along and said we'll have it, so he was told not to bother going forward with his bid.

Now Setanta (Premier Sports) have got cold feet and (have) are going to renegade on the deal, leaving no coverage at all for UK fans.

latest rumour is Nascar will run a PPV stream on their site, but considering the Nascar site is run by Turner I can see more complications getting in the way.

A few years ago I was told that Sky had no intention of renewing the IRL coverage either due to poor viewing figures (up for renewal end if last season) and it doesn't form any part of their advertising now so assume they didn't change their mind.
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Those who run both Cup and Nationwide Series' full-time (aka Buschwackers) will only be allowed to run for one championship.

It does not, however, limit the number of Nationwide races a Cup driver can actually run.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Drivers in NASCAR's three national series will have to elect a single championship to chase in 2011, eliminating the ability of drivers such as Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards and Paul Menard -- who were full-time double-dippers in 2010 -- to chase two championships at once.

NASCAR has scheduled a "competition update" on Jan. 21 with NASCAR president Mike Helton and vice president for competition Robin Pemberton as part of the "Preseason Thunder" Sprint Cup test session at Daytona International Speedway.

The brand-new license forms that are out, there's a box and in it, it states that you have to mark -- put an X -- what championship you're running for.

Changes across the board in NASCAR -- including format changes in the Chase -- have been the subject of racing rumor mills since last fall.

But when Kenny Wallace picked up his 2011 NASCAR competition, membership and license application last Saturday while taking a break from a Grand-Am Rolex Series test at Daytona, he knew at least one rumor was true.

Wallace, who has 843 national series starts between the Cup (344), Nationwide (488) and Truck series (11), stopped on his way to the U.S. Post Office on Monday to tear open his license application and read the news.

"The brand-new license forms that are out, there's a box and in it, it states that you have to mark -- put an X -- what championship you're running for," Wallace said, quoting his application. "A driver will only be permitted to earn driver championship points in one (1) of the following three series: NASCAR Sprint Cup, NASCAR Nationwide or NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Please select the series in which you would like to accumulate driver championship points. Choose one."

That was no choice for Wallace, who is scheduled to do a full Nationwide schedule for owner Robby Benton in 2011.

"Of course I checked 'Nationwide,' " Wallace said. "These are changing times. So the details you'd be looking for are in section 17-3 of the rule book. [Last] Friday was the first day [they were available]."

Tharp confirmed that NASCAR would answer any questions about the three national series' championships next week, including whether the method of awarding drivers' championship points in each division's races would be covered in the respective series' rule books; if it would be covered in the respective series' race entry blanks; or in both places.

And also how "championship drivers" in each division would be differentiated in the respective race rundowns in respect to points awarded per position from "non-championship drivers," as well as whether or not the dispersal of points in each division's owners' championship, particularly in the Nationwide and Truck series, would be unaffected by owners' use of "non-championship drivers."

Wallace's comments came shortly after defending Nationwide Series champion Brad Keselowski complained on his Twitter account about eligibility rules changes for both the Budweiser Shootout and the three national touring series.

Although he backed off of the comment a day later, last Friday night Keselowski wrote on Twitter: "Needed a good laugh tonight after being ruled ineligible for both Shootout and NW championship in one loooong week. Thanks for the support!"

Keselowski declined further comment on the matter Saturday through spokesman David Hovis, who said the driver was battling the flu and needed to rest before heading to test at New Smyrna Speedway in Florida beginning Monday. But Keselowski did offer a subsequent update on Twitter, writing: "To clarify last nights [sic] remarks about NW championship, no I have not been notified by anyone at NASCAR about the 2011 rules for eligibility."

But another source said all NASCAR teams and competitors had been sent letters to the contrary, like the one Wallace said he received.
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Speed are televising/streaming the Daytona testing next week(?) - it's either next week or the week after.

And there is a Plan A (Premier) and Plan B for coverage in UK, but nobody knows the details (or more wisely nobody is telling).
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Looking forward to how Ambrose will do with RPM. Could be a tough season for them.
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It could be a good season for them given how both their cars were running at Homestead (#43 finished 4th and #9 5th). And their downsizing from 4 to 2 cars could speed them up even more.
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NASCAR is strongly considering a major overhaul to the points system:

- Each position would be separated by 1 point. (43 for 1st place, 42 for 2nd, 41 for 3rd, etc.)
- Bonus points could range from 1 point for leading laps/most laps to 3 points for a win.
- The top 10 drivers in points after Richmond and the top 2 winning non-Chase drivers would be locked in.
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•Daytona Testing - Day 1, morning: testing at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday, January 20th, Day 1, Session 1, the final speeds of the session, looked like all single car runs:
1) #33 Clint Bowyer, Chevy, 48.855, 184.219
2) #24 Jeff Gordon, Chevy, 48.945, 183.880
3) #5-Mark Martin, Chevy, 49.079, 183.378
4) #1-Jamie McMurray, Chevy, 49.146, 183.128
5) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevy, 49.181, 182.997
6) #2-Brad Keselowski Dodge 49.204, 182.912
7) #99-Carl Edwards, Ford, 49.263, 182.693
8) #20-Joey Logano , Toyota, 49.279, 182.634
9) #31-Jeff Burton, Chevy, 49.287, 182.604
10) #27-Paul Menard, Chevy, 49.294, 182.578
11) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevy, 49.330, 182.445
12) #11-Denny Hamlin , Toyota, 49.341, 182.404
13) #18-Kyle Busch , Toyota, 49.376, 182.275
14) #22-Kurt Busch Dodge 49.387, 182.234
15) #16-Greg Biffle, Ford, 49.390, 182.223
16) #39-Ryan Newman, Chevy, 49.409, 182.153
17) #09-Bill Elliott, Chevy, 49.409, 182.153
18) #29-Kevin Harvick, Chevy, 49.410, 182.149
19) #21-Trevor Bayne, Ford, 49.484, 181.877
20) #6-David Ragan, Ford, 49.528, 181.715
21) #14-Tony Stewart, Chevy, 49.573, 181.550
22) #78-Regan Smith, Chevy, 49.628, 181.349
23) #83-Brian Vickers , Toyota, 49.668, 181.203
24) #60-Todd Bodine , Toyota, 49.688, 181.130
25) #9-Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 49.744, 180.926
26) #48-Jimmie Johnson, Chevy, 49.750, 180.905
27) #00-David Reutimann , Toyota, 49.762, 180.861
28) #4-Kasey Kahne , Toyota, 49.781, 180.792
29) #43-AJ Allmendinger, Ford, 49.845, 180.560
30) #17-Matt Kenseth, Ford, 49.850, 180.542
31) #13-Casey Mears , Toyota, 49.933, 180.242
32) #56-Martin Truex Jr. , Toyota, 49.971 180.104
33) #77-Steve Wallace, Toyota, 50.418, 178.508
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let's just get rid of the chase format.
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Driver-sponsor alliances are often blamed for preventing driver crossovers into different categories of racing, as was common in past eras, but Kurt Busch and his new NASCAR primary sponsor Shell-Pennzoil are countering that trend. Busch, driver of the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Dodge Charger in the Sprint Cup Series, announced Tuesday that he will be making his NHRA Full Throttle Series debut this March at historic Gainesville (Fla.) Raceway.

The 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion will be competing for one of the 16 qualifying spots in the ultra-competitive Pro Stock class in the Shell Dodge Avenger for Allen Johnson and J & J Racing.

“Pro Stock is the tightest pro category as far as the elapsed time is concerned and it's not going to be an easy task," Busch said. “I feel me teaming up with Allen Johnson and the Mopar folks, we've given ourselves the best opportunity to make the show.”

Busch spent a good part of his busy offseason testing with Johnson and he earned his NHRA Pro Stock license with an impressive best-pass of 6.576 seconds at 210.43mph at Bradenton, Fla. As a matter of reference (understanding conditions are not identical), Mike Edwards was the No. 1 qualifier at the 2010 Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals with a 6.537 at 211.53 and Rickie Jones was on the bump with a 6.601 at 209.10. Busch's 6.576 would have qualified him 11th.

When Busch arrives in Gainesville for the Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals, March 11-13, he will get a total of four qualifying passes – two on Friday and two on Saturday – at which point the 16-car fields will be set for Sunday's race.

Pro Stock cars have similar appearance to their showroom counterparts but feature extensive engine modifications, sophisticated chassis and suspension with a maximum 500 cubic-inch engine displacement. On average a Pro Stock car will cover the quarter-mile in six and a half seconds with a speed of more than 200mph.

“It's a whole different world than NASCAR. The toughest part is staging the car and of course cutting a good light, the thrill of the launch and the speed at the top-end is why I'm so fascinated with drag racing," said Busch. "But I do know that heading to the Gatornationals and running with the pros, I will get a full dose of ‘humble pie.'”
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