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Here are some of the racing incidents that Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski have been involved in.

Here is the most recent crash from Atlanta, this is the one where Carl paid Brad back:

This video includes where Carl came down on Brad and he wrecked in Atlanta earlier that same day:

Here is a video from the wild finish at Talladega last year where people were hurt with debris:

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Nascar is holding a news conference today at 12:30 PM, it should’ve already started by now, but the live video feed hasn’t updated yet, check here. Update: It has started now. The short of it sounds like Carl is going on probation for the next three races. Yawn. It’s a racing deal I say, suspension would’ve been too much punishment as this has been building up for awhile. The audio on the news feed is very low for some reason, so not sure what kind of questions he is being asked.

Below are some of the videos taken at the speedway featuring the wreck caused by Carl.

In the other news, Kurt Busch wins the spring Atlanta race, taking advantage of the wreck caused by Carl and Brad and holding off Matt Kenseth for the win.

Here is how they finished:
1 11 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 190/5 341 Running 176,498
2 14 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Valvoline 170/0 341 Running 170,151
3 3 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 170/5 341 Running 149,306
4 6 9 Kasey Kahne Ford Budweiser 170/10 341 Running 146,890
5 23 98 Paul Menard Ford CertainTeed / Menards 160/5 341 Running 100,750
6 25 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford Insignia / Best Buy 150/0 341 Running 120,926
7 26 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 146/0 341 Running 117,623
8 13 16 Greg Biffle Ford U.S. Census 142/0 341 Running 88,525
9 35 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 138/0 341 Running 127,776
10 32 82 Scott Speed Toyota Red Bull 134/0 341 Running 97,398
11 12 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Lance Snacks / Tom’s Snacks 130/0 341 Running 106,973
12 16 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools 127/0 341 Running 128,178
13 15 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Old Spice 124/0 341 Running 114,198
14 38 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies 121/0 341 Running 84,925
15 1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard 118/0 341 Running 92,425
16 34 21 Bill Elliott Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center 120/5 341 Running 73,575
17 7 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Tornados 112/0 341 Running 103,604
18 5 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet National Guard / DuPont 109/0 341 Running 119,426
19 8 19 Elliott Sadler Ford Hunt Brothers Pizza 111/5 341 Running 83,450
20 22 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 108/5 341 Running 111,815
21 20 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 105/5 341 Running 91,200
22 21 71 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet TaxSlayer.com 97/0 341 Running 74,575
23 18 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 99/5 341 Running 83,225
24 30 36 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Wave Energy Drink 96/5 341 Running 70,775
25 2 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M’s 93/5 341 Running 125,556
26 37 38 David Gilliland Ford Charter Air Transport / Taco Bell 90/5 341 Running 92,710
27 19 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 82/0 341 Running 79,275
28 36 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 79/0 340 Running 81,025
29 24 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 76/0 340 Running 107,479
30 40 34 Travis Kvapil Ford Long John Silver’s 73/0 339 Running 74,200
31 41 37 Kevin Conway * Ford Extenze 70/0 334 Running 88,698
32 42 26 Boris Said Ford Sacred Power / Southern Pride Trucking 67/0 333 Running 77,525
33 4 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet HendrickCars.com / GoDaddy.com 64/0 331 Accident 90,650
34 31 13 Max Papis Toyota GEICO 61/0 329 Running 69,375
35 29 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 58/0 323 Running 105,580
36 28 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge Mopar / FLO TV 55/0 322 Accident 96,065
37 17 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 52/0 211 Running 77,270
38 33 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota FrontRowJoe.com 54/5 175 Clutch 69,235
39 10 99 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts 46/0 170 Parked 105,023
40 9 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron’s Dream Machine 43/0 167 Overheating 99,566
41 27 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Prism Motorsports 40/0 48 Brakes 69,115
42 43 55 Michael McDowell Toyota Prism Motorsports 37/0 37 Transmission 69,065
43 39 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Warner Music Nashville / Blake Shelton 34/0 3 Accident 80,702

Here are some great videos for all you fans of Danica Patrick. Some of them are calling her the Anna Kournikova of Nascar, not sure that I agree yet, on Trackside the other night, she seemed very knowledgeable about racing in general. We shall see if she can do any good, I bet she can win in the Nationwide series at least.

Here are some of her GoDaddy and other commercials.

Here she is racing.

Danica Patrick,Marco,Dixon Chip Ganassi Close up Pitt Pass Watkins Glen

Hippiegeo wrote: Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen from Watkins Glen International Justin Wilson Z-Line Designs, Ryan Briscoe Team Penske,Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing,Marco Andretti Team Venom Energy, Tony Kanaan Team 7-Eleven, Danica Patrick Boost Mobile/Motorola, Graham Rahal mcdonald's Racing Team,

Danica Patrick Not Leaving IRL for NASCAR

AssociatedPress wrote: Danica Patrick quells rumors of a defection to NASCAR by reaching agreement with Andretti Green Racing that will keep her main focus on the indycar series. (Sept. 25)

Mark Martin talks about Daytona 500 and Danica Patrick

buddypearl wrote: NASCAR veteran Mark Martin talks about what it takes to be competitive in the Daytona 500 and if he has given Danica Patrick advice.

Announcers on Danica Patrick TAUNTR.com

bobbywright2840 wrote: www.tauntr.com Danica Patrick is the hot topic in NASCAR today. Announcers bring her up during the Daytona 500, and the conversation gets a little racy.

NASCAR Danica Patrick at Daytona: Take a trip through the Turn 4 Tunnel

buddypearl wrote: I know everybody will be watching NASCAR newcomer Danica Patrick making her Nationwide Series debut today at Daytona International Raceway, but this may be the most exciting ride of them all.

2010 Nationwide Series Daytona (Danica Wreck)

XERB1090 wrote:

2010 NNS Drive4COPD 300 Part 9 of 17 (Danica Patrick Crash)

Buggy1Boy wrote: NASCAR Nationwide Series drive4copd 300 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida February 13, 2010

Danica Patrick Nascar Tribute

DjrRocks88 wrote: Danica is BAD AS! My tribute to exactly what Nascar needed!……Thanks Danica!……I got my Go Daddy gear

Inside NASCAR Danica Patrick "She Cant Win"

XERB1090 wrote: The boys at Inside NASCAR discuss reasons why Danica Patrick or any woman cant win in NASCAR. Chris Meyers, Randy Pemberton, Brad Daugherty and Michael Waltrip lay their opinions on the line in this hard hitting interview segment.

Danica Patrick NASCAR NW Practice Daytona 2010

XERB1090 wrote: Danica Patrick will make her NASCAR debut this weekend at Daytona International Speedway in Florida. The indycar star will drive the No. 7 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports in Saturday's second-tier Nationwide Series race. The decision announced Monday to race at Daytona was made after team officials dissected her stock car racing debut in the ARCA race at Daytona on Saturday. The team had left the option to race up to Patrick, who wanted to assess her first race before deciding whether to enter one of the most prestigious Nationwide races of the season.

NASCAR Crashes 16: 2010 Edition

edwards99rules wrote: 2010 Crashes Vol. 1 of probably many as there have been a lot of crashes so far this year lol. i hope you enjoy it! =) Song - Injection by Rise Against

GoDaddy Sexy Commercial - Shower (ft. Danica Patrick) [HQ]

watchSexyClips wrote: This time Danica strikes back…

GoDaddy Sexy Commercial - Speeding (ft. Danica Patrick) [HQ]

watchSexyClips wrote: Danica Patrick caught speeding? What next?

Danica Patrick Press Conference at TMS

TMSTotalAccess wrote: Danica Patrick talked to the media at Texas Motor Speedway about her season to date, why TMS is one of her favorite tracks, and a possible move to NASCAR

NASCAR Drug Policy, Martin Truex Jr, Danica Patrick & fights

channelshiftsports wrote: channelshift.com talks about nascar's drug policy, Jeremy Mayfield, Martin Truex Jr. to Michael Waltrip Racing, Danica Patrick to NASCAR and fighting teammates. F1 mentality in other racing series

I didn’t get to see qualifying yesterday, for some reason I have a hard time remembering it can be later or even re-broadcast later as it is usually run while I’m at work. Dale Jr laid down a lap at a blistering 192.761 mph, the fastest the COT has run since its inception, a 1 mile an hour faster than Gordon, who qualified in 5th position, but it only ended up making Jr 0.148 of a second faster than Gordon. Video of Jr’s lap is after the jump.

Earnhardt paced Friday’s qualifying session at the 1.54-mile race track with a lap at 192.716 mph, good enough to edge 2008 race winner Kyle Busch (192.280 mph) for the top spot. Juan Montoya (192.106 mph) qualified third, followed by Mark Martin (191.814 mph) and Jeff Gordon (191.774 mph).

The pole was Earnhardt’s second at Atlanta, the ninth of his career, his first since April 2008 at Texas and his third since September 2002 at Kansas. Tempering his elation at qualifying first, however, was the knowledge that Earnhardt is suffering through a winless streak that reached 60 races last week at Las Vegas.

“We’re just hungry, so hungry to do much better on Sunday,” said Earnhardt, who hasn’t won since June 2008 at Michigan. “We qualified well in Vegas [fourth], and we were pretty happy to put ourselves in the middle of the company; we were around up there in the top 10.

“To be able to do what we did [Friday night] means a lot to us, but we’re starving for a good finish and something like this to happen on Sunday for us — and that’s really all we can think about.” Source:

Here is how they qualified:
1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard 192.761 28.761 Leader
2 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M’s 192.280 28.833 -0.072
3 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 192.106 28.859 -0.098
4 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet HendrickCars.com / GoDaddy.com 191.814 28.903 -0.142
5 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet National Guard / DuPont 191.774 28.909 -0.148
6 9 Kasey Kahne Ford Budweiser 191.688 28.922 -0.161
7 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Tornados 191.549 28.943 -0.182
8 19 Elliott Sadler Ford Hunt Brothers Pizza 191.436 28.960 -0.199
9 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron’s Dream Machine 191.186 28.998 -0.237
10 99 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts 191.087 29.013 -0.252
11 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 191.054 29.018 -0.257
12 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Lance Snacks / Tom’s Snacks 190.935 29.036 -0.275
13 16 Greg Biffle Ford U.S. Census 190.850 29.049 -0.288
14 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Valvoline 190.791 29.058 -0.297
15 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Old Spice 190.692 29.073 -0.312
16 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools 190.640 29.081 -0.320
17 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 190.574 29.091 -0.330
18 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 190.561 29.093 -0.332
19 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 190.548 29.095 -0.334
20 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 190.424 29.114 -0.353
21 71 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet TaxSlayer.com 190.267 29.138 -0.377
22 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 190.221 29.145 -0.384
23 98 Paul Menard Ford CertainTeed / Menards 189.987 29.181 -0.420
24 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 189.915 29.192 -0.431
25 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford Insignia / Best Buy 189.857 29.201 -0.440
26 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 189.798 29.210 -0.449
27 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Prism Motorsports 189.590 29.242 -0.481
28 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge Mopar / FLO TV 189.571 29.245 -0.484
29 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 189.189 29.304 -0.543
30 36 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Wave Energy Drink 189.144 29.311 -0.550
31 13 Max Papis Toyota GEICO 189.112 29.316 -0.555
32 82 Scott Speed Toyota Red Bull 189.079 29.321 -0.560
33 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota FrontRowJoe.com 189.060 29.324 -0.563
34 21 Bill Elliott Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center 189.021 29.330 -0.569
35 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 189.015 29.331 -0.570
36 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 188.970 29.338 -0.577
37 38 David Gilliland Ford Charter Air Transport / Taco Bell 188.341 29.436 -0.675
38 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies 187.958 29.496 -0.735
39 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Warner Music Nashville / Blake Shelton 186.403 29.742 -0.981
40 34 Travis Kvapil Ford Long John Silver’s 185.430 29.898 -1.137
41 37 Kevin Conway Ford Extenze 184.812 29.998 -1.237
42 26 Boris Said Ford Sacred Power / Southern Pride Trucking 182.916 30.309 -1.548
43 55 Michael McDowell Toyota Prism Motorsports 188.758 29.371 -0.610

Did Not Qualify
44 09 Aric Almirola Chevrolet Phoenix Racing 188.066 29.479 -0.718
45 190 Casey Mears Chevrolet Juice Air Fre
sheners / SmellMyCar.com 187.678 29.540 -0.779
46 46 Terry Cook Dodge Whitney Motorsports 186.122 29.787 -1.026
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Kurt Busch won the pole in Vegas with a record speed of 188.719, as a matter of fact, 18 drivers broke the old record. There is also some more good news for Busch and Jeff Gordon, who qualified second, two of the previous winners here won from the front row, and five of the 12 races were won from a starting spot in the top 10.

Jeff Gordon said he believed the big increase in qualifying speed was because of a new tire combination from Goodyear.

Here is Kurt’s qualifying run:

Here is Jeff Gordon’s qualifying run:

Here is how they qualified:
1 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 188.719 28.614 Leader
2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Pepsi Max / DuPont 188.646 28.625 -0.011
3 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Tornados 188.180 28.696 -0.082
4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / Amp Energy 188.173 28.697 -0.083
5 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M’s 188.153 28.700 -0.086
6 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 187.611 28.783 -0.169
7 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 187.598 28.785 -0.171
8 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 187.500 28.800 -0.186
9 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Old Spice / Office Depot 186.942 28.886 -0.272
10 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 186.793 28.909 -0.295
11 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Crown Royal 186.748 28.916 -0.302
12 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac / Kellogg’s 186.554 28.946 -0.332
13 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper 186.548 28.947 -0.333
14 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 186.445 28.963 -0.349
15 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota FrontRowJoe.com 186.355 28.977 -0.363
16 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge Penske Racing 186.245 28.994 -0.380
17 00 David Reutimann Toyota Tums 186.233 28.996 -0.382
18 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 186.188 29.003 -0.389
19 9 Kasey Kahne Ford Budweiser 185.995 29.033 -0.419
20 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools 185.963 29.038 -0.424
21 13 Max Papis Toyota GEICO 185.497 29.111 -0.497
22 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 185.395 29.127 -0.513
23 82 Scott Speed Toyota Red Bull 185.236 29.152 -0.538
24 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet McDonald’s 185.109 29.172 -0.558
25 34 Travis Kvapil Ford Long John Silver’s 185.058 29.180 -0.566
26 98 Paul Menard Ford Moen / Menards 184.773 29.225 -0.611
27 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Ground 184.615 29.250 -0.636
28 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies 184.590 29.254 -0.640
29 71 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet TaxSlayer.com 184.552 29.260 -0.646
30 36 Mike Bliss Chevrolet KimKardashian Fragrance / Sephora.com 184.540 29.262 -0.648
31 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 184.458 29.275 -0.661
32 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Kingsford / Scott Products 184.445 29.277 -0.663
33 55 Michael McDowell Toyota Prism Motorsports 184.439 29.278 -0.664
34 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Pennzoil Ultra 184.080 29.335 -0.721
35 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Gold Filters 183.961 29.354 -0.740
36 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Prism Motorsports 183.955 29.355 -0.741
37 19 Elliott Sadler Ford Stanley 183.467 29.433 -0.819
38 38 David Gilliland Ford Taco Bell 181.965 29.676 -1.062
39 37 Kevin Conway Ford Extenze 181.843 29.696 -1.082
40 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford Valvoline 181.026 29.830 -1.216
41 26 Boris Said Ford Sacred Power / Southern Pride Trucking 176.586 30.580 -1.966
42 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Monster Energy - - -
43 09 Aric Almirola Chevrolet Phoenix Racing 183.038 29.542 -0.928

Did Not Qualify
44 190 Casey Mears Chevrolet Keyed-Up Motorsports 182.248 29.630 -1.016
45 46 Terry Cook* Dodge Whitney Motorsports 180.705 29.883 -1.269

Jimmie Johnson won at his hometrack this past weekend, making up for the bad start at Daytona. He caught a break on the caution and definitely took advantage of it. Harvick had the best quote after the race, and Johnson seemed to get a little touchy in his.

“They’re really good, but they’re also really, really lucky,” Harvick said. “They have a golden horseshoe stuck up their a** — there’s no getting around that.”

“I’m not going to lie — the fact that we were on pit road gave us track position, and I drove my butt off. We finally got the car turning — it was just a little too loose. The 29 [Harvick] was coming, but then he hit the wall and let us get it.

“Yes, we were lucky [Sunday], but you don’t get lucky and win four championships and 48 races.”
Source: Nascar.com

Here is how they finished:
1 7 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools
2 6 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil
3 14 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar
4 10 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet GoDaddy.com
5 19 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot
6 12 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite
7 20 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Crown Royal
8 3 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper
9 16 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Old Spice / Office Depot
10 35 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M
11 13 82 Scott Speed Toyota Red Bull
12 23 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull
13 31 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac “You don’t know quack”
14 9 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Interstate Batteries
15 11 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron’s Dream Machine
16 8 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Auto Club
17 1 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker
18 36 98 Paul Menard Ford Energizer / Menards
19 22 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies
20 28 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont
21 21 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge AAA Insurance
22 17 36 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Wave Energy Drink
23 15 6 David Ragan Ford UPS
24 37 19 Elliott Sadler Ford Stanley
25 29 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford Best Buy
26 41 38 David Gilliland Ford Taco Bell
27 33 71 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet TaxSlayer.com
28 43 13 Max Papis Toyota GEICO
29 25 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight
30 39 34 Travis Kvapil Ford Long John Silver’s
31 38 37 Kevin Conway Ford Extenze
32 27 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy Juice / National Guard
33 40 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Warner Music Nashville / Whitney Duncan
34 4 9 Kasey Kahne Ford Budweiser / Team USA
35 26 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Armor All
36 18 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Haas Automation
37 2 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target
38 42 26 Boris Said Ford Sacred Power / Southern Pride Trucking
39 34 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts
40 32 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota FrontRowJoe.com
41 5 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Prism Motorsports
42 30 55 Michael McDowell Toyota Prism Motorsports
43 24 09 Aric Almirola Chevrolet Phoenix Racing

Just call him butter because he’s on a roll. I had a little doubt that they would continue their success after last week, and granted, just sitting on the pole doesn’t mean anything unless it helps you win, but, there’s an all Earnhardt Ganassi front row this week, with McMurray on the pole and Juan Montoya in second.

On Trackside after qualifying they attributed it to Earnhardt Ganassi finally getting the cars good at the end of the season, and now they are running, I believe they said ECR, Earnhardt Childress Racing, motors. Whatever they are doing, they are doing it right right now.

With a lap at 183.744 mph (39.185 seconds), McMurray edged Earnhardt Ganassi Racing teammate Juan Pablo Montoya (183.477 mph) for the top starting spot in Sunday’s Auto Club 500, the second points race of the Sprint Cup season.

Clint Bowyer qualified third at 183.127 mph, as cars powered by Earnhardt-Childress Racing engines grabbed the top three positions on the grid. Kasey Kahne (182.913 mph) was fourth in the No. 9 Ford, followed by Dave Blaney (182.908 mph).

Kevin Harvick (182.899 mph), Bowyer’s teammate at Richard Childress Racing, qualified sixth. Four-time defending Series champion Jimmie Johnson, eager to rebound from a 35th-place finish at Daytona, qualified seventh. Sam Hornish, Kyle Busch and Mark Martin claimed starting positions 8-10. Source: Daytona champ McMurray earns pole in California

Here is the video of Jamie’s pole run.

Here is how they qualified in California:
1 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 183.744 39.185 Leader
2 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 183.477 39.242 -0.057
3 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper 183.127 39.317 -0.132
4 9 Kasey Kahne Ford Budweiser / Team USA 182.913 39.363 -0.178
5 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Prism Motorsports 182.908 39.364 -0.179
6 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 182.899 39.366 -0.181
7 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools 182.890 39.368 -0.183
8 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Auto Club 182.811 39.385 -0.200
9 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Interstate Batteries 182.788 39.390 -0.205
10 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 182.741 39.400 -0.215
11 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron’s Dream Machine 182.597 39.431 -0.246
12 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 182.292 39.497 -0.312
13 82 Scott Speed Toyota Red Bull 182.195 39.518 -0.333
14 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 182.085 39.542 -0.357
15 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 181.974 39.566 -0.381
16 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Old Spice / Office Depot 181.883 39.586 -0.401
17 36 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Wave Energy Drink 181.749 39.615 -0.430
18 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Haas Automation 181.726 39.620 -0.435
19 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 181.671 39.632 -0.447
20 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Crown Royal 181.502 39.669 -0.484
21 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge AAA Insurance 181.333 39.706 -0.521
22 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies 181.324 39.708 -0.523
23 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 181.314 39.710 -0.525
24 09 Aric Almirola Chevrolet Phoenix Racing 181.314 39.710 -0.525
25 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 181.301 39.713 -0.528
26 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Armor All 181.228 39.729 -0.544
27 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy Juice / National Guard 181.109 39.755 -0.570
28 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 181.055 39.767 -0.582
29 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford Best Buy 181.041 39.770 -0.585
30 55 Michael McDowell Toyota Prism Motorsports 180.895 39.802 -0.617
31 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac “You don’t know quack” 180.768 39.830 -0.645
32 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 180.755 39.833 -0.648
33 71 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet TaxSlayer.com 180.587 39.870 -0.685
34 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 180.523 39.884 -0.699
35 13 Max Papis Toyota GEICO 180.501 39.889 -0.704
36 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 180.325 39.928 -0.743
37 98 Paul Menard Ford Energizer / Menards 180.081 39.982 -0.797
38 19 Elliott Sadler Ford Stanley 179.919 40.018 -0.833
39 190 Casey Mears Chevrolet Keyed-Up Motorsports 179.915 40.019 -0.834
41 34 Travis Kvapil Ford Long John Silver’s 178.975 40.229 -1.044
42 135 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing 178.940 40.237 -1.052
43 46 Terry Cook Dodge Whitney Motorsports 178.064 40.435 -1.250
44 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Warner Music Nashville / Whitney Duncan 176.302 40.839 -1.654
45 38 David Gilliland Ford Taco Bell 176.207 40.861 -1.676
46 26 Boris Said Ford Sacred Power / Southern Pride Trucking - - -

Here are the latest videos uploaded from the Daytona 500.

The racing in this Daytona seems like it was better than last year, although, myself, I didn’t really like the results, but you’ll have that, and I only got to see the last 60 or so laps because of the delay for the repaving they had to do. Jamie McMurray won this one, over Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle and Clint Bowyer. Nascar.com has articles like the timing of Jamie getting back together with Chip Ganassi and how they proved they weren’t also ran’s. Give me a break, whoever is up front at the right time can win Daytona these days. Let’s see if they can do anything else this year before we anoint them anything.

Jr. came out of the pack like a rocket, where was this the whole race, was he holding back the whole time, or did he just get lucky that Reutimann pushed him to the front? Whatever happened, it certainly got the crowd excited, and the media has certainly been talking about how big a shot in the arm a competitive Earnhardt would be, just like they’ve been talking about Danica pepping up the sport. We shall see, we shall see.

Here is how they finished:
1 13 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker
2 2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard
3 23 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M
4 9 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper
5 20 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron’s Dream Machine
6 14 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts
7 5 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil
8 24 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Crown Royal
9 27 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac
10 8 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target
11 39 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar
12 1 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet GoDaddy.com
13 32 98 Paul Menard Ford Peak / Menards
14 7 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M’s
15 22 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull
16 19 6 David Ragan Ford UPS
17 25 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express
18 43 151 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA Auto Parts
19 30 82 Scott Speed Toyota Red Bull
20 16 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot
21 42 71 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet TaxSlayer.com
22 6 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Old Spice
23 10 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite
24 12 19 Elliott Sadler Ford Stanley
25 38 26 Boris Said Ford Window World Cares
26 21 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont
27 40 21 Bill Elliott Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center
28 34 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Monster Energy
29 35 37 Travis Kvapil Ford Extenze
30 4 9 Kasey Kahne Ford Budweiser / Team USA
31 37 38 Robert Richardson Jr. Ford Mahindra Tractors
32 15 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford Best Buy
33 29 55 Michael McDowell Toyota Prism Motorsports
34 17 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army
35 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s
36 26 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge Penske Racing
37 36 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1
38 33 34 John Andretti Ford Window World Cares
39 11 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies
40 31 13 Max Papis Toyota GEICO
41 18 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Kroger Floral
42 28 36 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Wave Energy Drink
43 41 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports