NASCAR Bank Of America 500

Mike S. · #1 10-12-2009, 03:16 PM

Race Preview courtesy of Jayski.com

NASCAR Sprint Cup Race #31 of 36 for the 2009 season
Chase for the Spint Cup Race #5 of 10
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Race: Saturday, October 17, 2009 in Concord, NC
Title Sponsor: Bank of America
Scheduled Green Flag: 7:41pm/et
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Television Coverage:

SPEED's NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 5:00pm/et with John Roberts, Jimmy Spencer, Kenny Wallace
Television Race Coverage: ABC, 7:00pm/et
NASCAR Countdown: ABC - 7:25pm/et

TV Announcers: Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree, Dr. Jerry Punch
Pit Reporters: Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Shannon Spake, Vince Welch
Studio: Allen Bestwick, Tim Brewer, Brad Daugherty, Rusty Wallace

Scheduled Race Re-Air Dates/Times:
Sunday, October 18 at 3:15am/et on ESPN2 & at 1:00pm/et on ESPN Classic
Wednesday, October 21 at 12:00pm/et on SPEED
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Radio Coverage This Week:

Performance Racing Network
Sirius XM Satellite Radio
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Practices:
Thurday, October 15, 3:00 - 4:30 pm/et, TV-SPEED
Friday, October 16, 5:00 - 5:45 pm/et, TV-SPEED
Happy Hour 'Final' practice: Friday, October 16, 6:20 - 7:20pm/et, TV-ESPN2
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Qualifying Information:

Qualifying Draw: Thursday, October 15, 2:00pm/et

Qualifying: 2 laps for positions 1-42, Thursday, October 15 at 7:10pm/et, TV-ESPN2 & live via radio at PRN Radio and Sirius XM Satellite NASCAR Radio Channel 128
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Track Diagram:

Track Website: Lowes Motor Speedway

Track Specs:
Superspeedway: 1.5-mile quad oval
Race Length: 334 laps, 501 miles
Banking: turns: 24 degrees; straights: 5 degrees
Straights: Frontstretch - 1952.8 feet; Backstretch - 1360 feet
Grandstand Seating: 171,000
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Pace Car Speed: 55mph
Opened: 1960
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Former Winners of the NASCAR Bank of America 500:

Bank of America 500
2008 Jeff Burton
2007 Jeff Gordon (Race extended to 337 laps / 505.5 miles due to green-white-checker finish)
2006 Kasey Kahne

UAW-GM Quality 500
2005 Jimmie Johnson (Race extended to 336 laps / 504 miles due to green-white-checker finish)
2004 Jimmie Johnson
2003 Tony Stewart
2002 Jamie McMurray
2001 Sterling Marlin
2000 Bobby Labonte
1999 Jeff Gordon
1998 Mark Martin
1997 Dale Jarrett
1996 Terry Labonte
1995 Mark Martin

Mello Yello 500
1994 Dale Jarrett
1993 Ernie Irvan
1992 Mark Martin
1991 Geoff Bodine
1990 Davey Allison

All Pro Auto Parts 500
1989 Ken Schrader

Oakwood Homes 500
1988 Rusty Wallace
1987 Bill Elliott
1986 Dale Earnhardt

Miller High Life 500
1985 Cale Yarborough
1984 Bill Elliott
1983 Richard Petty

National 500
1982 Harry Gant
1981 Darrell Waltrip
1980 Dale Earnhardt

NAPA National 500
1979 Cale Yarborough
1978 Bobby Allison
1977 Benny Parsons

National 500
1976 Donnie Allison
1975 Richard Petty
1974 David Pearson
1973 Cale Yarborough
1972 Bobby Allison
1971 Bobby Allison (Race shortened to 238 laps / 357 miles due to rain)
1970 LeeRoy Yarbrough
1969 Donnie Allison
1968 Charlie Glotzbach
1967 Buddy Baker
1966 LeeRoy Yarbrough

National 400
1965 Fred Lorenzen
1964 Fred Lorenzen
1963 Junior Johnson
1962 Junior Johnson
1961 Joe Weatherly
1960 Speedy Thompson

Mike S. · #2 10-16-2009, 10:59 AM

NASCAR Bank of America 500 Starting Lineup courtesy of Nascar.com

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 192.376 28.070 Leader
2 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Pop-Tarts / Carquest 191.816 28.152 -0.082
3 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 191.056 28.264 -0.194
4 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Carhartt 190.550 28.339 -0.269
5 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Old Spice / Office Depot 190.469 28.351 -0.281
6 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen / U.S. Army 190.416 28.359 -0.289
7 71 Mike Bliss Chevrolet TaxSlayer.com 190.409 28.360 -0.290
8 25 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 190.362 28.367 -0.297
9 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen / DuPont 190.248 28.384 -0.314
10 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's / Susan G Komen for the Cure 190.248 28.384 -0.314
11 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Scary Fast Count Chocula 190.221 28.388 -0.318
12 20 Joey Logano* Toyota The Home Depot 190.027 28.417 -0.347
13 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Clorox / Kingsford / Bush's Beans 189.980 28.424 -0.354
14 02 David Gilliland Toyota Farm Bureau Insurance 189.727 28.462 -0.392
15 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 189.673 28.470 -0.400
16 82 Scott Speed* Toyota Red Bull 189.607 28.480 -0.410
17 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 189.567 28.486 -0.416
18 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Lysol 189.467 28.501 -0.431
19 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Freightliner Trucks 189.215 28.539 -0.469
20 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Jeremiah Weed Southern Style Sweet Tea Vodka 189.168 28.546 -0.476
21 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 189.129 28.552 -0.482
22 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 189.096 28.557 -0.487
23 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M / Industrial Distribution Group 188.917 28.584 -0.514
24 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Ask.com / Search for the Cure 188.739 28.611 -0.541
25 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet DJ Hero 188.679 28.620 -0.550
26 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Best Buy 188.646 28.625 -0.555
27 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 188.574 28.636 -0.566
28 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 188.554 28.639 -0.569
29 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 188.488 28.649 -0.579
30 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 188.206 28.692 -0.622
31 98 Paul Menard Ford Johns Manville / Menards 188.180 28.696 -0.626
32 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 188.029 28.719 -0.649
33 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA / Susan G Komen for the Cure 187.983 28.726 -0.656
34 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 187.885 28.741 -0.671
35 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 187.780 28.757 -0.687
36 21 Bill Elliott Ford Warriors in Pink Powered by Ford 187.669 28.774 -0.704
37 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge Super 8 187.533 28.795 -0.725
38 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley / Susan G Komen for the Cure 187.376 28.819 -0.749
39 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard 187.117 28.859 -0.789
40 13 Max Papis* Toyota GEICO 186.896 28.893 -0.823
41 34 John Andretti+ Chevrolet Taco Bell 185.707 29.078 -1.008
42 07 Casey Mears+ Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 184.773 29.225 -1.155
43 08 Terry Labonte Toyota Carter / Simo Racing Champion's Provisional

Did Not Qualify
44 36 Michael McDowell Toyota Wave Energy Drink 186.851 28.900 -0.830
45 09 Sterling Marlin Dodge Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 186.529 28.950 -0.880
46 66 Dave Blaney Toyota The Denny Hamlin Foundation 186.432 28.965 -0.895
47 37 Travis Kvapil Dodge Long John Silver's 185.153 29.165 -1.095

+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie

Mike S. · #3 10-18-2009, 08:48 AM

NASCAR Bank of America 500 Results courtesy of Nascar.com

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 195/10 334 Running
2 4 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Carhartt 175/5 334 Running
3 3 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 170/5 334 Running
4 9 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen / DuPont 165/5 334 Running
5 12 20 Joey Logano * Toyota The Home Depot 155/0 334 Running
6 11 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Scary Fast Count Chocula 150/0 334 Running
7 42 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 146/0 334 Running
8 10 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's / Susan G Komen for the Cure 142/0 334 Running
9 25 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet DJ Hero 138/0 334 Running
10 15 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 139/5 334 Running
11 6 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen / U.S. Army 130/0 334 Running
12 8 25 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 127/0 334 Running
13 5 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Old Spice / Office Depot 124/0 334 Running
14 34 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 121/0 334 Running
15 21 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 118/0 334 Running
16 23 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M / Industrial Distribution Group 115/0 334 Running
17 2 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Pop-Tarts / Carquest 117/5 334 Running
18 32 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 109/0 334 Running
19 27 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 106/0 334 Running
20 29 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 103/0 334 Running
21 37 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge Super 8 100/0 334 Running
22 13 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Clorox / Kingsford / Bush's Beans 97/0 333 Running
23 26 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Best Buy 94/0 333 Running
24 7 71 Mike Bliss Chevrolet TaxSlayer.com 91/0 333 Running
25 14 02 David Gilliland Toyota Farm Bureau Insurance 88/0 333 Running
26 38 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley / Susan G Komen for the Cure 85/0 332 Running
27 31 98 Paul Menard Ford Johns Manville / Menards 82/0 332 Running
28 16 82 Scott Speed * Toyota Red Bull 79/0 332 Running
29 36 21 Bill Elliott Ford Warriors in Pink Powered by Ford 76/0 332 Running
30 19 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Freightliner Trucks 73/0 332 Running
31 24 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Ask.com / Search for the Cure 70/0 331 Running
32 33 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA / Susan G Komen for the Cure 72/5 331 Running
33 20 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Jeremiah Weed Southern Style Sweet Tea Vodka 64/0 331 Running
34 30 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 61/0 330 Running
35 18 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Lysol 58/0 330 Running
36 41 34 John Andretti Chevrolet Taco Bell 55/0 330 Running
37 43 08 Terry Labonte Toyota Carter / Simo Racing 57/5 329 Running
38 39 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard 49/0 304 Running
39 28 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 46/0 299 Engine
40 22 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 43/0 298 Running
41 40 13 Max Papis * Toyota GEICO 40/0 286 Engine
42 17 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 42/5 192 Engine
43 35 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 34/0 26 Rear End

* Denotes Rookie

The Red · #4 10-19-2009, 03:17 PM

Yeah another win by the man!!!