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2011 Daytona Speedweeks

Daytona International Speedway

2.5 miles - 31º banking.
Lap Record: Bill Elliott, 1987, 210.364 mph.

SCHEDULE & TV(ALL TIMES EASTERN -GMT-5-)





Entry Lists:

ARCA (as of Jan.14):

[spoiler]CAR DRIVER/HOMETOWN TEAM AND CAR TEAM OWNER
1 Chad McCumbee/Supply NC ModSpace Ford Jennifer Belmont
8 TBA TMR Dodge Tony Marks
12 Maryeve Dufault/Sorel Quebec TMR Dodge Tony Marks
14 TBA Andy Belmont Motorsports Ford Jennifer Belmont
15 Kyle Fowler/Smyrna GA Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet Bill Venturini
16 Joey Coulter/Miami Springs FL Darrell Gwynn Foundation-Rip It Energy Fuel Chevrolet Joe Coulter
22 Dakoda Armstrong/New Castle IN Ferrellgas-Syngenta Dodge Kerry Scherer
23 Nick Igdalsky/Long Pond PA Fox Realty Chevrolet Wayne Hixson
25 TBA Venturini Motorsports Toyota Cathy Venturini
28 Miguel Paludo/Nova Prata Brazil Venturini Motorsports Toyota Wayne Hixson
34 Darrell Basham/Henryville IN Darrell Basham Racing Dodge Darrell Basham
36 TBA JAM Dodge Mike Allgaier
37 Joey Gase/Cedar Rapids IA Spraker Racing Ford Jeff Spraker
42 Scott Stenzel/Orlando FL Yellow Stripes Making The Driver Ford Scott Stenzel
44 Frank Kimmel/Clarksville IN Ansell-Menards Ford Frank Kimmel
48 James Hylton/Inman SC Hylton Motorsports Ford James Hylton
52 Tom Hessert/Cherry Hill NJ Federated Auto Parts Toyota Ken Schrader
54 Will Vaught/Crane MO Clements Race Engines Chevrolet Will Vaught
55 Hal Martin/Galliano LA Venturini Motorsports Toyota Billy Venturini
58 Chad Hackenbracht/New Philadelphia OH Tastee Apple Chevrolet Greg Hackenbracht
62 Drew Charlson/New Bremen OH Aluma Aluminum Trailers Chevrolet Larry Hollenbeck
63 Milka Duno/Caracas Venezuela Citgo Lubricants Dodge Patrick Sheltra
66 Mark Thompson/Cartersville GA Phoenix Air Toyota Cathy Venturini
68 Steve Blackburn/Prestonsburg KY Honda of Prestonburg-Harley of Pikeville Dodge Bill Kimmel
77 Joey Licata/Van Nuys CA Cunningham Motorsports Dodge Briggs Cunningham
82 Sean Corr/Goshen NY Empire Racing Ford John Corr
94 TBA Darrell Basham Racing Dodge Darrell Basham
95 Tommy Joe Martins/Como MS Martins Motorsports Dodge Tommy Joe Martins
97 Matt Lofton/Mooresville NC Strutmasters.com Chevrolet Matt Lofton
06 Wayne Peterson/Pulaski TN Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet Wayne Peterson
08 TBA Hylton Motorsports Ford James Hylton
09 Benny Gordon/DuBois PA VSI Ford Grant Enfinger
Brian Rose/Louisville KY Harris Trucking-ASE Toyota Brian Rose
John Ferrier/Middletown NY ABR Ford Andy Belmont[/spoiler]

Bud Shootout (as of Jan. 24):

[spoiler]Car# Driver Why Eligible
48 Jimmie Johnson Chase, Series Champion (5), Daytona 500, Budweiser Shootout
11 Denny Hamlin Chase, Budweiser Shootout
29 Kevin Harvick Chase, Daytona 500, Budweiser Shootout
99 Carl Edwards Chase
17 Matt Kenseth Chase, Series Champion, Daytona 500
14 Tony Stewart Chase, Series Champion(2), Coke Zero 400, Budweiser Shootout
16 Greg Biffle Chase, Coke Zero 400
24 Jeff Gordon Chse, Series Champion, Daytona 500 (4), Coke Zero 400, Budweiser Shootout
18 Kyle Busch Chase, Coke Zero 400
33 Clint Bowyer Chase
22 Kurt Busch Chase, Series Champion
31 Jeff Burton Chase, Coke Zero 400
1 Jamie McMurray Daytona 500, Coke Zero 400, Series Rookie of the Year
4 Kasey Kahne Series Rookie of the Year
5 Mark Martin Budweiser Shootout
20 Joey Logano Series Rookie of the Year
39 Ryan Newman Daytona 500, Series Rookie of the Year
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Series Rookie of the Year
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Daytona 500, Coke Zero 400, Budweiser Shootout
47 Bobby Labonte Series Champion
78 Regan Smith Series Rookie of the Year
09 Bill Elliott Series champion, Daytona 500, Coke Zero 400, Budweiser Shootout
? Kevin Conway 2010 Rookie of the Year
? Michael Waltrip Daytona 500, Coke Zero 400[/spoiler]

Other entry lists to be posted as soon as they are available.

I'll be at the track on Thursday.

First practice session starts Thursday morning at 9 AM EST and goes to 12 noon.
Second session that day is a drafting session and it starts at 1 and goes to 5.

Oldfield Grandstands open at 10 in the morning so we'll probably go up there when the drafting sessions start. Hopefully I can get some good video.

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Reminder, there will be streaming:

http://dalyplanet.blogspot.com/2011/01/ ... g-for.html

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Gael

Front Row Motorsports won't be participating. They didn't go to the tire test either.

http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway ... -Test.aspx

36 Teams will attend the Test; for some reason I've decided to highlight the teams NOT locked in with blue font

00 -- David Reutiman ........ Michael Waltrip Racing
1 -- Jamie McMurray ........Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
2 -- Brad Keselowski ....... Penske Racing
4 -- Kasey Kahne ............ Red Bull Racing
5 -- Mark Martin .............. Hendrick Motorsports
6 -- David Ragan ............. Roush Fenway Racing
9 -- Marcos Ambrose ...... Richard Petty Motorsports
11 -- Denny Hamlin ......... Joe Gibbs Racing
13 -- Casey Mears .......... Germain Racing
14 -- Tony Stewart .......... Stewart-Haas Racing
16 -- Greg Biffle ...............Roush Fenway Racing
17 -- Matt Kenseth .......... Roush Fenway Racing
18 -- Kyle Busch ............. Joe Gibbs Racing
20 -- Joey Logano ........... Joe Gibbs Racing
21 -- Trevor Bayne .......... Wood Brothers Racing *Locked in by #19 RPM Owner Points
22 -- Kurt Busch .............. Penske Racing
24 -- Jeff Gordon ............. Hendrick Motorsports
27 -- Paul Menard ............ Richard Childress Racing *Locked in by #98 RPM Owner Points
29 -- Kevin Harvick ........... Richard Childress Racing
31 -- Jeff Burton ................ Richard Childress Racing
33 -- Clint Bowyer ............. Richard Childress Racing
36 -- Dave Blaney .............Tommy Baldwin Racing
39 -- Ryan Newman .........Stewart-Haas Racing
42 -- Juan Pablo Montoya ... Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
43 -- AJ Allmendinger ....... Richard Petty Motorsports
46 -- J.J. Yeley .................Whitney Motorsports
48 -- Jimmie Johnson ...... Hendrick Motorsports
56 -- Martin Truex Jr. .......... Michael Waltrip Racing
60 -- Todd Bodine ...............Germain Racing
64 -- Larry Gunselman .......Max Q Motorsports
66 -- Michael McDowell ......HP Racing
77 -- Steve Wallace ............ Rusty Wallace Racing *Locked in by Penske #77 Owner Points
78 -- Regan Smith ............. Furniture Row Racing
83 -- Brian Vickers ............. Red Bull Racing
88 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. .......Hendrick Motorsports
99 -- Carl Edwards ............. Roush Fenway Racing

Correction: 09 -- Bill Elliott ............ Phoenix Racing is also there testing but wasn't on the list. So 37 teams are on hand.


Notables from last season that aren't testing:
7 -- Robby Gordon ....... Robby Gordon Motorsports
10 -- Terry Labonte....... Stavola Labonte Racing
26 -- TBA .................... Latitude 43 Motorsports
34 -- Travis Kvapil .......... Front Row Motorsports
37 -- David Gilliland ......... Front Row Motorsports
38 -- Robert Richardson ... Front Row Motorsports
47 -- Bobby Labonte ....... JTG Daugherty Racing
51/55? -- Michael Waltrip .......... Michael Waltrip Racing
71 -- TBA ......................TRG Motorsports
87 -- Joe Nemechek ........ NEMCO Motorsports
90 -- Scott Riggs ............ Keyed Up Motorsports
92 -- Brian Keselowski ...... K-Automotive Racing


As lemonhead said, Front Row is skipping the test and Bobby Labonte confirmed on twitter that JTG Daugherty won't be there either. Not sure about the status of some of those other teams or if they even plan to attempt the 500. It seems Derrike Cope and Norm Benning always attempt the 500 with their own teams even if they don't show up anywhere else for the rest of the year. So you can probably look for them.

It looks like there will be 32-34 fully funded teams this year. I doubt we'll ever run into short fields but you never know. They always seem to somehow fill the field by the lower teams entering a second car, like Whitney with the #81, Robby's #07, TBR #35, NEMCO #97...yadda yadda. I see Germain is testing a second car, the #60 for Todd Bodine.

woooooo

Wow... 10mph off last years pole speed.

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Gael

Odd, I used the direct link on the Speed website and had no video when it was streaming, however it works fine through NASCAR.com. Oh well, least I can watch!

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yeah the cars do seem slower this year in single car runs. we'll really see in drafting session later today thats what i'm really waiting for. and i don't think the teams are using all of their "qualifying goodies" in the cars for this session.

oh and btw im loving the new front ends for the COT. they finally making it look like NASCAR!

don't they have smaller (or bigger can't remember) restrictor plates which would make them quiet a bit slower on their own?

yep and they also had the wing and bigger plates for last year's Daytona 500. this year they have the spoiler (which i hear slows them down a lil due to more drag) and smaller plates so 10mph less than they ran last year single car runs is about right. the draft will be a lil different today but they prob will only be around 194-195mph Max for an avg. lap speed in the final laps of the 500 when they'll be pushing each other all the way around the track. thats what i think.

also im kinda baffled they didnt paint any lines for the lanes around the track.

They're not going to put the lines on the track. That sucks.

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Atlanta United FC | Cincinnati Reds | Atlanta Falcons | Tennessee Titans

these cars look great in primer! they should just run em in the race like that. would look better than alot of the shit schemes teams are running this year imo.

can't wait, love the speedweeks

the drivers are complaining about the lack of lines.

No wonder JJ48 is so slow - Chad Knaus got sacked for Al Borland...

I don't think so Jim...

LOL