Daytona 500 Lineup Changes!! Newman, Biffle fall back...
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Daytona 500 Lineup Changes!! Newman, Biffle fall back...
From NASCAR.com
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Daytona 500 Bud Pole winner Greg Biffle will start from the back of the inside line on the grid Sunday due to changing his car's primary engine.
Biffle retains credit for the pole and his No. 16 National Guard Ford will roll off pit road from that position. He will drop back on the pace laps, along with three other teams that were forced to make engine changes.
The No. 16 Ford will have a new engine in it for Sunday's race. Credit: AP
"Greg felt like the engine was soft right from the get-go in practice this morning," crew chief Doug Richert said. "He said it wouldn't pull up in the draft like the other one had done."
At Daytona, due to extended practice time and a Gatorade 125-mile qualifying race, teams are allowed to change engines for practice before switching back to their race engines.
In Saturday morning's practice, Biffle was only 36th out of 42 cars that tested. He completed 29 laps, but informed Richert and his crew of the possible problem on his first lap.
"We checked the valve lash and compression and felt like we had enough of a problem that we had to change it," Richert said while supervising the swap. "On our dynamometer all our engines are only a couple horsepower apart, so this isn't a problem."
NASCAR records were inconclusive, but this is the first time in at least 10 years that the pole winner will have to start from the rear of the Daytona 500 grid.
The furthest back in the field a Daytona 500 winner has started was 33rd, by Bobby Allison in 1978.
From the outside line on the grid, Ryan Newman (20th), Ricky Craven (28th) and Derrike Cope (42nd) will also have to drop to the rear after making engine changes.
~Amanda
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Daytona 500 Bud Pole winner Greg Biffle will start from the back of the inside line on the grid Sunday due to changing his car's primary engine.
Biffle retains credit for the pole and his No. 16 National Guard Ford will roll off pit road from that position. He will drop back on the pace laps, along with three other teams that were forced to make engine changes.
The No. 16 Ford will have a new engine in it for Sunday's race. Credit: AP
"Greg felt like the engine was soft right from the get-go in practice this morning," crew chief Doug Richert said. "He said it wouldn't pull up in the draft like the other one had done."
At Daytona, due to extended practice time and a Gatorade 125-mile qualifying race, teams are allowed to change engines for practice before switching back to their race engines.
In Saturday morning's practice, Biffle was only 36th out of 42 cars that tested. He completed 29 laps, but informed Richert and his crew of the possible problem on his first lap.
"We checked the valve lash and compression and felt like we had enough of a problem that we had to change it," Richert said while supervising the swap. "On our dynamometer all our engines are only a couple horsepower apart, so this isn't a problem."
NASCAR records were inconclusive, but this is the first time in at least 10 years that the pole winner will have to start from the rear of the Daytona 500 grid.
The furthest back in the field a Daytona 500 winner has started was 33rd, by Bobby Allison in 1978.
From the outside line on the grid, Ryan Newman (20th), Ricky Craven (28th) and Derrike Cope (42nd) will also have to drop to the rear after making engine changes.
~Amanda
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RE: Daytona 500 Lineup Changes!! Newman, Biffle fall back...
Actually Elliott Sadler is now starting from the Pole, Dale from 2nd... still first row, but he's not on the pole.
1 #16 Greg Biffle Ford Jackson Hewitt/National Guard 188.387 47.774 Leader
2 #38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's 188.355 47.782 -0.008
3 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser - - -
4 #40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light - - -
5 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Home Depot - - -
6 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's - - -
7 #42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Texaco/Havoline - - -
8 #6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra - - -
9 #15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts - - -
10 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench - - -
11 #99 Jeff Burton Ford NBA All-Star Game on TNT - - -
12 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford DeWalt Power Tools - - -
13 #18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Interstate Batteries - - -
14 #01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army - - -
15 #97 Kurt Busch Ford Sharpie - - -
16 #21 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft Quality Parts - - -
17 #77 Brendan Gaughan* Dodge Kodak/Jasper Engines - - -
18 #2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite - - -
19 #0 Ward Burton Chevrolet NetZero HiSpeed - - -
20 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL - - -
21 #30 Johnny Sauter* Chevrolet America Online - - -
22 #19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW - - -
23 #23 Dave Blaney Dodge Whelen Engineering - - -
24 #09 Johnny Benson Dodge Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts - - -
25 #41 Casey Mears Dodge Target - - -
26 #22 Scott Wimmer* Dodge Caterpillar - - -
27 #9 Kasey Kahne* Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW - - -
28 #32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet Tide - - -
29 #1 John Andretti Chevrolet Kraft Foods - - -
30 #31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Cingular Wireless - - -
31 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 187.884 47.902 -0.128
32 #4 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet YokeTV.com 187.876 47.904 -0.130
33 #45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia Pacific/Brawny 186.598 48.232 -0.458
34 #43 Jeff Green Dodge Cheerios 186.525 48.251 -0.477
35 #25 Brian Vickers* Chevrolet GMAC Financial Services 186.505 48.256 -0.482
36 #10 Scott Riggs* Chevrolet Valvoline 186.397 48.284 -0.510
37 #49 Ken Schrader Dodge Schwan's Home Service 186.274 48.316 -0.542
38 #5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Kellogg's 186.193 48.337 -0.563
Provisional
39 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 184.721 48.722 -0.948
40 #7 Jimmy Spencer Dodge Ultra Motorsports 184.911 48.672 -0.898
41 #14 Larry Foyt Dodge A.J. Foyt Racing 182.567 49.297 -1.523
42 #50 Derrike Cope Dodge Arnold Development Companies 184.158 48.871 -1.097
43 #133 Mike Skinner Chevrolet RCR 185.456 48.529 -0.755
Did not Qualify
44 #172 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford Freddie B's 180.523 49.855 -2.081
45 #90 Andy Hillenburg Ford Donlavey Racing 177.515 50.700 -2.926
~Amanda
1 #16 Greg Biffle Ford Jackson Hewitt/National Guard 188.387 47.774 Leader
2 #38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's 188.355 47.782 -0.008
3 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser - - -
4 #40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light - - -
5 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Home Depot - - -
6 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's - - -
7 #42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Texaco/Havoline - - -
8 #6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra - - -
9 #15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts - - -
10 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench - - -
11 #99 Jeff Burton Ford NBA All-Star Game on TNT - - -
12 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford DeWalt Power Tools - - -
13 #18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Interstate Batteries - - -
14 #01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army - - -
15 #97 Kurt Busch Ford Sharpie - - -
16 #21 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft Quality Parts - - -
17 #77 Brendan Gaughan* Dodge Kodak/Jasper Engines - - -
18 #2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite - - -
19 #0 Ward Burton Chevrolet NetZero HiSpeed - - -
20 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL - - -
21 #30 Johnny Sauter* Chevrolet America Online - - -
22 #19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW - - -
23 #23 Dave Blaney Dodge Whelen Engineering - - -
24 #09 Johnny Benson Dodge Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts - - -
25 #41 Casey Mears Dodge Target - - -
26 #22 Scott Wimmer* Dodge Caterpillar - - -
27 #9 Kasey Kahne* Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW - - -
28 #32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet Tide - - -
29 #1 John Andretti Chevrolet Kraft Foods - - -
30 #31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Cingular Wireless - - -
31 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 187.884 47.902 -0.128
32 #4 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet YokeTV.com 187.876 47.904 -0.130
33 #45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia Pacific/Brawny 186.598 48.232 -0.458
34 #43 Jeff Green Dodge Cheerios 186.525 48.251 -0.477
35 #25 Brian Vickers* Chevrolet GMAC Financial Services 186.505 48.256 -0.482
36 #10 Scott Riggs* Chevrolet Valvoline 186.397 48.284 -0.510
37 #49 Ken Schrader Dodge Schwan's Home Service 186.274 48.316 -0.542
38 #5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Kellogg's 186.193 48.337 -0.563
Provisional
39 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 184.721 48.722 -0.948
40 #7 Jimmy Spencer Dodge Ultra Motorsports 184.911 48.672 -0.898
41 #14 Larry Foyt Dodge A.J. Foyt Racing 182.567 49.297 -1.523
42 #50 Derrike Cope Dodge Arnold Development Companies 184.158 48.871 -1.097
43 #133 Mike Skinner Chevrolet RCR 185.456 48.529 -0.755
Did not Qualify
44 #172 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford Freddie B's 180.523 49.855 -2.081
45 #90 Andy Hillenburg Ford Donlavey Racing 177.515 50.700 -2.926
~Amanda
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RE: Daytona 500 Lineup Changes!! Newman, Biffle fall back...
See... this is my confusion too... I THINK everyone SHOULD move up one. LOL! You are right, but it's tough to say he has the pole from 3rd... you know? LOL! So what does poor Sadler get to say... I was almost best twice? LOL! I think no matter how they drop people back, moving the a line up or moving all cars up to the next position (in which case Sadler would be on the Pole), it's not ever going to co pathetic for everyone...
You are likely right... I just hate that it isn't fair to all... LOL! I'm just interested in the final lap... and the stuff inbetween, the start, simply a technicality. Tehehehe!!
~Amanda
You are likely right... I just hate that it isn't fair to all... LOL! I'm just interested in the final lap... and the stuff inbetween, the start, simply a technicality. Tehehehe!!
~Amanda