The Starting Line-Up is after the jump.
Race Day Open Thread: Carfax 400 | Michigan International Speedway
I won’t be doing any live commenting today, nor will be be doing a post race report today, but I’ll be doing one tomorrow morning and I’ll explain why (with pictures) then.
Trust me, you’ll want to see these pictures.
Take care all, and enjoy the race today.
| POS | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 187.242 | 38.453 | Leader |
| 2 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | Kellogg's / Carquest | 187.013 | 38.500 | -0.047 |
| 3 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 186.819 | 38.540 | -0.087 |
| 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 186.432 | 38.620 | -0.167 |
| 5 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 186.263 | 38.655 | -0.202 |
| 6 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 186.157 | 38.677 | -0.224 |
| 7 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 185.912 | 38.728 | -0.275 |
| 8 | 20 | Joey Logano* | Toyota | The Home Depot | 185.850 | 38.741 | -0.288 |
| 9 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 185.807 | 38.750 | -0.297 |
| 10 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Budweiser | 185.783 | 38.755 | -0.302 |
| 11 | 82 | Scott Speed* | Toyota | Red Bull | 185.778 | 38.756 | -0.303 |
| 12 | 25 | Brad Keselowski | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 185.730 | 38.766 | -0.313 |
| 13 | 44 | A.J. Allmendinger | Dodge | Super 8 | 185.634 | 38.786 | -0.333 |
| 14 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 185.577 | 38.798 | -0.345 |
| 15 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Amp Energy | 185.486 | 38.817 | -0.364 |
| 16 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Office | 185.447 | 38.825 | -0.372 |
| 17 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M Scotch Tough Duct Tape | 185.385 | 38.838 | -0.385 |
| 18 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Old Spice | 185.309 | 38.854 | -0.401 |
| 19 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Crown Royal | 185.266 | 38.863 | -0.410 |
| 20 | 12 | David Stremme | Dodge | Penske Racing | 185.057 | 38.907 | -0.454 |
| 21 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 184.938 | 38.932 | -0.479 |
| 22 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 184.871 | 38.946 | -0.493 |
| 23 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | 184.587 | 39.006 | -0.553 |
| 24 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | Moen | 184.303 | 39.066 | -0.613 |
| 25 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Dewalt | 184.186 | 39.091 | -0.638 |
| 26 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox | 184.171 | 39.094 | -0.641 |
| 27 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 183.974 | 39.136 | -0.683 |
| 28 | 09 | Mike Bliss | Dodge | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming | 183.941 | 39.143 | -0.690 |
| 29 | 34 | John Andretti | Chevrolet | Carfax | 183.894 | 39.153 | -0.700 |
| 30 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 183.753 | 39.183 | -0.730 |
| 31 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 183.702 | 39.194 | -0.741 |
| 32 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 183.496 | 39.238 | -0.785 |
| 33 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Ford | DLP | 183.290 | 39.282 | -0.829 |
| 34 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | Stanley Tools | 183.253 | 39.290 | -0.837 |
| 35 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | Moen / Menards | 183.220 | 39.297 | -0.844 |
| 36 | 171 | David Gilliland | Chevrolet | TaxSlayer.com | 183.173 | 39.307 | -0.854 |
| 37 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS | 182.964 | 39.352 | -0.899 |
| 38 | 187 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | 182.866 | 39.373 | -0.920 |
| 39 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | 182.746 | 39.399 | -0.946 |
| 40 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Auto Value / Bumper to Bumper | 182.315 | 39.492 | -1.039 |
| 41 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 182.274 | 39.501 | -1.048 |
| 42 | 07 | Casey Mears+ | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 181.616 | 39.644 | -1.191 |
| 43 | 36 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | Guy Fieri Knuckle Sandwich | 181.708 | 39.624 | -1.171 |
| Did Not Qualify | |||||||
| 44 | 37 | Tony Raines | Dodge | Long John Silver's | 181.484 | 39.673 | -1.220 |
Some points to ponder:
1) I think the whole Vickers/Busch thing is going to be a non issue. Busch is having a frustrating season and it is starting to show, and Vickers just happened to be the latest one uping the frustration level for Kyle at the moment.
2) Can Vickers have a similar performance today?
3) Will Jeff Gordon be a factor today or will he be strokin’ it to help nurse his sore back? I think you won’t wee much of him today unless it goes to a fuel mileage thing and look for his team to roll the dice.
4) What do you think about Jr’s comments regarding the CoT and double file re-starts?
Cya.
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