Chevy Rock and Roll 400
Richmond


Final Practice

 

is that fom trackpass?

 

yep

 

ive been thinking about getting that

 

Ryan Newman had the fastest lap in his primary car until he wrecked the car. His back-up car's speed didn't even compete with his primary car's speed. His back-up car was 1 second slower than his primary car. This could be a serious problem. Then agian, people have won with a back-up car so hopes aren't over just yet.

 

Good to see Stewart close to the back.

 

Race to the Chase
Points entering Richmond
Pos. Driver Pts. Behind
7. J. Mayfield 3,073 --
8. C. Edwards 3,014 --
9. M. Kenseth 2,939 --
10. J. McMurray 2,929 --
11. R. Newman 2,928 -1
12. J. Gordon 2,899 -30
13. E. Sadler 2,877 -52
14. D. Jarrett 2,812 -117
15. K. Harvick 2,798 -131
16. J. Nemechek 2,794 -135

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Race Lineup

Chevy Rock & Roll 400 | Richmond International Raceway

September 10, 2005 | Race 26 of 36

09/10/05 7:00 PM EST on TNT

Pos. Car Driver Make Sponsor Speed Time Behind
1 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench/Gretchen Wilson 128.425 21.024 Leader
2 16 Greg Biffle Ford National Guard 128.309 21.043 -0.019
3 77 Travis Kvapil* Dodge Kodak/Jasper Engines 128.163 21.067 -0.043
4 6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra 127.968 21.099 -0.075
5 97 Kurt Busch Ford Crown Royal 127.859 21.117 -0.093
6 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 127.672 21.148 -0.124
7 5 Kyle Busch* Chevrolet Kellogg's/Delphi 127.605 21.159 -0.135
8 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 127.353 21.201 -0.177
9 88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 127.298 21.210 -0.186
10 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 127.292 21.211 -0.187
11 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army 127.262 21.216 -0.192
12 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular/Big & Rich 127.250 21.218 -0.194
13 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DeWalt Power Tools 127.239 21.220 -0.196
14 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 127.190 21.228 -0.204
15 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite 127.161 21.233 -0.209
16 21 Ricky Rudd Ford U.S. Air Force/Motorcraft 127.113 21.241 -0.217
17 41 Casey Mears Dodge Target/Lysol 127.089 21.245 -0.221
18 99 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts 127.041 21.253 -0.229
19 38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's 127.041 21.253 -0.229
20 43 Jeff Green Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker 127.041 21.253 -0.229
21 37 Tony Raines Dodge Patron Tequila/BoSPOKER.net 126.921 21.273 -0.249
22 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet GMAC/ditech.com/Green Day 126.892 21.278 -0.254
23 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 126.826 21.289 -0.265
24 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 126.778 21.297 -0.273
25 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 126.743 21.303 -0.279
26 4 Mike Wallace Chevrolet Lucas Oil/Muzik Mafia 126.695 21.311 -0.287
27 07 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Jack Daniel's/Drive-By Truckers 126.458 21.351 -0.327
28 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 126.428 21.356 -0.332
29 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser True Music/3 Doors Down 126.363 21.367 -0.343
30 22 Scott Wimmer Dodge Caterpillar 126.328 21.373 -0.349
31 0 Mike Bliss Chevrolet NetZero Best Buy 126.292 21.379 -0.355
32 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Texaco Havoline 126.227 21.390 -0.366
33 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevrolet Tide 126.045 21.421 -0.397
34 39 David Stremme Dodge Navy "Accelerate Your Life" 125.956 21.436 -0.412
35 50 Jimmy Spencer Dodge Allied Steel Structures 125.892 21.447 -0.423
36 09 Johnny Sauter Dodge Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts 125.880 21.449 -0.425
37 10 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Valvoline/Nickelback 125.851 21.454 -0.430
38 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Jim Beam 125.698 21.480 -0.456
39 11 Terry Labonte Chevrolet FedEx/Kinko's 125.348 21.540 -0.516
40 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia-Pacific/Brawny 125.000 21.600 -0.576
41 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light 124.994 21.601 -0.577
42 49 Ken Schrader+ Dodge Schwan's Home Service 124.660 21.659 -0.635
43 66 Mike Garvey* Ford Peak Fitness 124.775 21.639 -0.615

Did not Qualify
44 175 Wayne Anderson Dodge Rinaldi Air Conditioning 124.763 21.641 -0.617
45 195 Stanton Barrett* Chevrolet Stanton Barrett Racing 124.660 21.659 -0.635
46 200 Carl Long Chevrolet carloans.com 124.619 21.666 -0.642
47 192 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet The Bank of Southside Virginia 123.660 21.834 -0.810
48 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Victory in Jesus/Dutch Quality Stone 122.817 21.984 -0.960
49 34 Joey McCarthy Chevrolet Mach One Inc. 122.155 22.103 -1.079
50 27 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford Freddie B's 120.768 22.357 -1.333

+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie

 

Ryan Newman, left, and crew chief Matt Borland will have to find another car for qualifying. Credit: Autostock

Newman quick at RIR, but forced into backup
By Marty Smith, NASCAR.COM
September 9, 2005
05:16 PM EDT (21:16 GMT)

RICHMOND, Va. -- Ryan Newman was a tenth-of-a-second quicker than any other driver Friday during Nextel Cup Series practice at Richmond International Raceway, albeit in a car he'll neither qualify nor race after an accident forced him into a backup.

According to his team, Newman blew a right front tire and slammed the Turn 1 wall midway through the two-hour session. The backup car was his primary car here in the spring, which was also crashed, and the team chose to install a backup engine, as well.

Greg Biffle was second on the speed chart, followed by teammate Kurt Busch, Rusty Wallace and Johnny Sauter in the top five.

Matt Kenseth, Tony Raines, Mike Wallace, Jeremy Mayfield and Jeff Gordon rounded out the top 10. Gordon, 12th overall in the point standings entering Saturday's final qualification event, must race his way into the 10-race playoff. But his mindset isn't solely focused on Chase qualification.

Matter of fact, he says it's no different than any other weekend.

"I go into every weekend to win, focused on getting the car to go as best we can," Gordon said. "And that's all I feel that I'm doing this weekend. I don't know if it will really sink in until the race is all over.

"The last few weekends, once you get in the race, the intensity builds as the race goes and until the finish of the race is when reality sinks in. We're basically coming here to try to win the race like we would any other time."

Elliott Sadler and Jamie McMurray, among those Gordon is battling for those coveted final slots in the Chase, were 29th and 31st, respectively, on the speed chart.

McMurray said Friday that his position this season -- 10th, but just one point ahead of Newman -- is a far better standing that where he was in 2004, on the outside looking in.

"I went through this last year and really let it get to me," McMurray said. "This year is a lot better. Honestly, though, we haven't run as well as we did last year and that takes some of the pressure off.

"Last year, running so well at this time, we were running good enough that we should be in. This year we've haven't run that well. We have a good car this weekend, and coming in here it's not nearly as bad as it was last year."

Nextel Cup Series points leader Tony Stewart was 22nd overall in practice, while third-place Jimmie Johnson was 34th.