Ford 400

Mike S. · #1 11-10-2008, 01:46 PM

courtesy of Jayski.com

Sprint Cup Race #36 of 36 for the 2008 season
Sprint Cup Chase Race #10 of 10
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Race: Sunday, November 16, 2008 in Homestead, FL
Title Sponsor: Ford
Track: Homestead-Miami Speedway
Scheduled Green Flag: 3:45pm/et
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Television Coverage:

SPEED's NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 11:00am/et with John Roberts, Jimmy Spencer, Kenny Wallace
NASCAR Countdown: ABC - 3:00pm/et
TV: ABC 3:45pm/et

Announcers: Dr. Jerry Punch, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree
Pit Reporters: Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Mike Massaro, Shannon Spake
Studio: Allen Bestwick, Rusty Wallace, Brad Daugherty

Scheduled Race Re-Air Dates/Times:
Monday, November 15 at 2:30am/et on ESPN2
Monday, November 15 at 10:00am/et on ESPN Classic
Thursday, November 15 at 12:00pm/et on SPEED and Thursday, November 15 at ?pm/et on HD Net (High Def)
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Radio Coverage This Week:

Motor Racing Network
Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio
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Practice Dates:

Friday, November 14, 11:30am - 1:00pm/et, TV-ESPN2;
Saturday, November 15, 1:30 - 2:15pm/et, TV-SPEED

Happy Hour Practice: Saturday, November 15, 2:50 - 3:50pm/et on TV-ESPN2
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Qualifying Information:

Qualifying Draw [ping pong balls]: Friday, November 14, 10:30am/et
Qualifying: 2 laps for positions 1-43, Friday, November 14 at 3:10pm/et, TV-ESPN2, & live via radio at MRN Radio and Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio.
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Track Diagram:

Track Website: Homestead-Miami Speedway

Track Specs:
Track/Race Length: 1.5 mile oval, 267 laps, 400.5 miles
Degree of Banking: Turns: Variable 18-19-20 degrees
Straightaways: Length: 1,760 feet, Width: 1,760 feet, Banking: 4 degrees
Pit Road Speed: 45 mph
Grandstand Seating: 72,000
Opened: 1999
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Former winners of the Ford 400 courtesy of Wikipedia.Org:

Pennzoil 400 Presented by Kmart
November 14, 1999 Tony Stewart Pontiac

Pennzoil 400 Presented by Discount Auto Parts
November 12, 2000 Tony Stewart Pontiac

Pennzoil Freedom 400
November 11, 2001 Bill Elliott Dodge

Ford 400
November 16, 2002 Kurt Busch Ford
November 16, 2003 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet
November 21, 2004 Greg Biffle Ford
November 20, 2005 Greg Biffle Ford
November 19, 2006 Greg Biffle Ford
November 18, 2007 Matt Kenseth Ford

Mike S. · #2 11-14-2008, 10:56 PM

Ford 400 Starting Lineup courtesy of NASCAR.com

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS 171.636 31.462 Leader
2 83 Scott Speed Toyota Red Bull 171.461 31.494 -0.032
3 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 171.429 31.500 -0.038
4 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 171.418 31.502 -0.040
5 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 171.043 31.571 -0.109
6 6 David Ragan Ford AAA 170.919 31.594 -0.132
7 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 170.854 31.606 -0.144
8 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 170.729 31.629 -0.167
9 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 170.627 31.648 -0.186
10 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 170.541 31.664 -0.202
11 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Juicy Fruit Slim Pack 170.449 31.681 -0.219
12 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet Kellogg's / CARQUEST 170.411 31.688 -0.226
13 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 170.363 31.697 -0.235
14 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Jim Beam 170.213 31.725 -0.263
15 21 Bill Elliott Ford Motorcraft 170.181 31.731 -0.269
16 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 170.181 31.731 -0.269
17 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 170.116 31.743 -0.281
18 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 170.116 31.743 -0.281
19 28 Travis Kvapil Ford All Sport 170.052 31.755 -0.293
20 84 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 169.929 31.778 -0.316
21 09 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 169.897 31.784 -0.322
22 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / AMP Energy 169.731 31.815 -0.353
23 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 169.534 31.852 -0.390
24 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Hellmann's 169.460 31.866 -0.404
25 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 169.454 31.867 -0.405
26 01 Regan Smith* Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 169.380 31.881 -0.419
27 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 169.322 31.892 -0.430
28 45 Chad McCumbee Dodge Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil 169.305 31.895 -0.433
29 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel 169.279 31.900 -0.438
30 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools 169.253 31.905 -0.443
31 25 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 169.194 31.916 -0.454
32 70 Tony Raines Chevrolet Haas Automation 169.094 31.935 -0.473
33 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Bad Boy Mowers 169.051 31.943 -0.481
34 38 David Gilliland Ford Digital TV Transition 169.025 31.948 -0.486
35 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Liberty Medical 168.972 31.958 -0.496
36 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Johns Manville / Menards 168.919 31.968 -0.506
37 24 Jeff Gordon+ Chevrolet DuPont 168.334 32.079 -0.617
38 2 Kurt Busch+ Dodge Miller Lite 168.308 32.084 -0.622
39 66 Scott Riggs+ Chevrolet State Water Heaters 168.251 32.095 -0.633
40 8 Aric Almirola+ Chevrolet U.S. Army 168.020 32.139 -0.677
41 47 Marcos Ambrose+ Toyota Little Debbie 167.359 32.266 -0.804
42 55 Michael Waltrip+ Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 145.753 37.049 -5.587
43 10 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Valvoline 169.025 31.948 -0.486

Did Not Qualify
44 96 Ken Schrader Toyota DLP HDTV 168.803 31.990 -0.528
45 13 Max Papis Toyota GEICO 168.523 32.043 -0.581
46 77 Sam Hornish Jr.* Dodge Mobil 1 168.371 32.072 -0.610

+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie

Mike S. · #3 11-17-2008, 12:53 PM

Ford 400 Results courtesy of Nascar.com

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 4 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 195/10 267 Running
2 5 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 175/5 267 Running
3 7 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 165/0 267 Running
4 37 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 165/5 267 Running
5 27 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 155/0 267 Running
6 18 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 150/0 267 Running
7 19 28 Travis Kvapil Ford All Sport 146/0 267 Running
8 12 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet Kellogg's / CARQUEST 142/0 267 Running
9 13 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 143/5 267 Running
10 10 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 134/0 267 Running
11 43 10 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Valvoline 130/0 267 Running
12 15 21 Bill Elliott Ford Motorcraft 127/0 267 Running
13 25 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 124/0 267 Running
14 39 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet State Water Heaters 121/0 267 Running
15 30 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools 123/5 267 Running
16 2 83 Scott Speed Toyota Red Bull 115/0 267 Running
17 11 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Juicy Fruit Slim Pack 117/5 267 Running
18 23 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 109/0 267 Running
19 8 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 106/0 266 In Pit
20 1 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS 108/5 266 Running
21 29 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel 100/0 266 Running
22 33 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Bad Boy Mowers 97/0 266 Running
23 31 25 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 94/0 266 Running
24 6 6 David Ragan Ford AAA 91/0 266 Running
25 3 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 93/5 266 Running
26 14 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Jim Beam 85/0 266 Running
27 34 38 David Gilliland Ford Digital TV Transition 82/0 266 Running
28 24 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Hellmann's 79/0 266 Running
29 21 09 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 76/0 266 Running
30 36 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Johns Manville / Menards 73/0 266 Running
31 9 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 70/0 266 Running
32 20 84 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 67/0 265 Running
33 35 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Liberty Medical 64/0 265 Running
34 26 01 Regan Smith * Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 61/0 265 Running
35 40 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet U.S. Army 58/0 265 Running
36 16 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 55/0 264 Running
37 32 70 Tony Raines Chevrolet Haas Automation 52/0 264 Running
38 42 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 49/0 264 Running
39 28 45 Chad McCumbee Dodge Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil 46/0 263 Running
40 17 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 43/0 259 Running
41 22 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / AMP Energy 40/0 246 Wheel Bearings
42 41 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Little Debbie 37/0 222 Running
43 38 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 34/0 207 Accident

* Denotes Rookie