Post #1: Race Lineup, J.J. Yeley wins pole award
Post #2: Tony Stewart wins the Hershey's Kissables 300, Race results

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Race Lineup
Hershey's Kissables 300 | Daytona International Speedway
February 18, 2006 | Race 1 of 35

Pos. Car Driver Make Sponsor Speed Time Behind
1 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Vigoro/The Home Depot 183.094 49.155 Leader
2 43 Aaron Fike Dodge CayClub.com/CA Perf. Grp 182.934 49.198 -0.043
3 2 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet ACDelco 182.930 49.199 -0.044
4 00 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Yellow Transportation 182.775 49.241 -0.086
5 10 John Andretti* Ford Freedom Roads/Camping World 182.767 49.243 -0.088
6 90 Elliott Sadler Ford CitiFinancial 182.608 49.286 -0.131
7 87 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet VFW 182.548 49.302 -0.147
8 50 Danny O'Quinn Jr.* Ford World Financial Group 182.548 49.302 -0.147
9 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Lowe's/Shop-Vac 182.534 49.306 -0.151
10 16 Greg Biffle Ford Ameriquest Mortgage 182.500 49.315 -0.160
11 60 Carl Edwards Ford Ameriquest Mortgage 182.434 49.333 -0.178
12 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Ragu 182.323 49.363 -0.208
13 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Discount Tire 182.230 49.388 -0.233
14 11 Paul Menard Chevrolet Menards 182.175 49.403 -0.248
15 21 Jeff Burton Chevrolet U.S. Coast Guard 182.054 49.436 -0.281
16 33 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Old Spice 182.009 49.448 -0.293
17 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Hershey's Kissables 182.006 49.449 -0.294
18 20 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet Rockwell Automation 181.928 49.470 -0.315
19 06 Todd Kluever* Ford 3M 181.921 49.472 -0.317
20 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Kraft Foods 181.818 49.500 -0.345
21 77 Burney Lamar* Chevrolet Dollar General 181.807 49.503 -0.348
22 36 Tim Sauter Chevrolet Lester Building Systems 181.664 49.542 -0.387
23 27 David Green Ford Kleenex/Walgreen's 181.499 49.587 -0.432
24 32 Jason Leffler Chevrolet Lucas Oil Products 181.463 49.597 -0.442
25 88 Mark McFarland* Chevrolet U.S. Navy 181.335 49.632 -0.477
26 157 Brian Vickers Chevrolet Ore-Ida 181.305 49.640 -0.485
27 1 Jason Keller Dodge Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts 181.247 49.656 -0.501
28 195 Steadman Marlin Dodge Sadler Bros. Trucking & Leasing 181.141 49.685 -0.530
29 66 Ken Schrader Ford Duraflame 181.010 49.721 -0.566
31 22 Kenny Wallace Ford AutoZone 180.861 49.762 -0.607
32 59 Stacy Compton Ford Kingsford/Bush's Beans 180.759 49.790 -0.635
32 35 Regan Smith Ford McDonald's 178.678 50.370 -1.215
33 38 A.J. Foyt IV* Dodge Great Clips 180.433 49.880 -0.725
34 47 Jon Wood Ford Clorox/American Red Cross 180.379 49.895 -0.740
35 25 Ashton Lewis Ford U.S. Marines 180.072 49.980 -0.825
36 64 Jamie McMurray Dodge Top-Flite Golf 180.014 49.996 -0.841
37 34 Paul Tracy Chevrolet SportClips 179.946 50.015 -0.860
38 12 David Reutimann Dodge Supercuts 179.914 50.024 -0.869
39 14 Tracy Hines+* Dodge Blue Green 179.662 50.094 -0.939
40 58 Donnie Neuenberger+ Chevrolet Cayman Islands 179.197 50.224 -1.069
41 4 Mark Green+ Dodge GEICO 179.058 50.263 -1.108
42 99 Michael Waltrip+ Dodge Aaron's 178.299 50.477 -1.322
43 49 Steve Grissom Ford Advil Liqui-Gels Champion's Provisional

Did not Qualify
44 0 Kertus Davis Chevrolet RaceGirl International 180.915 49.747 -0.592
45 01 Jay Sauter Chevrolet Western Union 180.697 49.807 -0.652
46 156 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet MacHill Motorsports 180.632 49.825 -0.670
47 05 Chad Chaffin Chevrolet CertainTeed/FMI Fireplaces 179.910 50.025 -0.870
48 162 Larry Hollenbeck Chevrolet Lexington Hotels 179.079 50.257 -1.102
49 23 Chris Wimmer* Chevrolet Keith Coleman Racing 178.207 50.503 -1.348

+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie

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Yeley's 183 mph lap good for Busch pole
By Jenna Fryer, The Associated Press
February 17, 2006
08:28 PM EST (01:28 GMT)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- J.J. Yeley won the first pole of his NASCAR career Friday when he took the top spot for the Busch Series race at Daytona International Speedway.

Yeley, driving a Chevrolet fielded by Joe Gibbs Racing, turned a lap at 183.084 mph to qualify first for Saturday's Hershey's Kissable 300. He was the only driver to go over 183 mph, besting Aaron Fike and Clint Bowyer.

It gave Yeley his first turn in the spotlight this Speedweeks, but he has a ways to go before he rivals teammate Denny Hamlin's feats. Hamlin wowed NASCAR last week by besting the Nextel Cup veterans in winning the Budweiser Shootout exhibition race.

Yeley and Hamlin, both Cup rookies for Gibbs this season, will certainly be in competition this year.

"Denny is going to be one of the toughest competitors on the Cup side as far as Rookie of the Year," Yeley said. "I am just going to have to use his success to push myself a little bit harder. We did that last year in the Busch Series, and we'll have a little bit of a friendly rivalry between teammates to push ourselves to do better."

Fike turned his lap at 182.934 mph and Bowyer, one of seven Cup regulars who plan to also run a full Busch schedule, was just a tick slower at 182.931.

Johnny Sauter qualified fourth and John Andretti, who plans to run a full Busch schedule this season, was fifth.

Andretti, who has made 340 career Cup starts, is classified as a Busch Series rookie because he has only competed in one previous event. It means he has a yellow stripe on the back of his car, must attend weekly rookie meetings and is entitled to an extra practice session every week.

Fike, whose previous best finish was fourth last season, seemed somewhat in awe of racing against Andretti.

"I remember the first time I met (Andretti) I think we were on the same flight," Fike said. "It was probably three years ago and I think I went up and got his autograph and introduced myself."

The 43-car field will feature 18 Nextel Cup regulars, including defending race winner Tony Stewart, who qualified 16th. Dale Earnhardt Jr., a three-time winner of the event, qualified 20th.

Champ Car star Paul Tracy, who will make his NASCAR debut in the event, qualified 40th.

"I think I just want to finish the race," Tracy said. "I think if we don't get involved in any crashes that happen and don't have any problems and our stops go OK, then maybe we can finish inside the top 15. That would be great."

 

Kasey Kahne was running a great race and was up front mostly, and lead many times. But he got collected in a wreck, caused by a bone head move by Biffle. It completely wrecked the car, and he was done.

McMurray was also having a great day in the car owned by Rusty Wallace. He got collected in a wreck also, though not as bad, he never made it back to the front.

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Stewart wins Hershey's Kissables 300
NASCAR.COM
February 18, 2006
04:15 PM EST (21:15 GMT)

Tony Stewart passed Dale Earnhardt Jr. with 11 laps to go and held off a three-wide pack to win the Hershey's Kissables 300 at Daytona on Satuday.

Kyle Busch was clipped by Denny Hamlin, and Busch's car slammed into Jamie McMurray, sending him spinning into the grass for the ninth caution. Stewart had just passed Earnhardt when the yellow flag came out.

The race-record 10th caution flew for debris, but Stewart held the field in check on the restart with five to go and defended his Busch Series season-opening victory from last season.

Clint Bowyer slipped past Burney Lamar on the final turn to finish second before a multi-car pileup slid by the start-finish line.

The race had a Nextel Cup flavor all day, as 18 Cup regulars were in the field. Although trouble followed half of them, five of the top-10 finishers were Buschwhackers.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. led the most laps (48) but finished 17th.

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Unofficial Race Results
Hershey's Kissables 300 | Daytona International Speedway
February 18, 2006 | Race 1 of 35

Fin St Car Driver Make Sponsor Pts/Bonus Laps Status
1 16 #33 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Old Spice 185/5 118 Running
2 42 #99 Michael Waltrip Dodge Aaron's 170/0 118 Running
3 21 #77 Burney Lamar* Chevrolet Dollar General 165/0 118 Running
4 17 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Hershey's Kissables 160/0 118 Running
5 3 #2 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet ACDelco 160/5 118 Running
6 34 #47 Jon Wood Ford Clorox/American Red Cross 150/0 118 Running
7 31 #59 Stacy Compton Ford Kingsford/Bush's Beans 146/0 118 Running
8 13 #41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Discount Tire 142/0 118 Running
9 6 #90 Elliott Sadler Ford CitiFinancial 138/0 118 Running
10 20 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Kraft Foods 144/10 118 Running
11 24 #32 Jason Leffler Chevrolet Lucas Oil Products 130/0 118 Running
12 30 #22 Kenny Wallace Ford AutoZone 127/0 118 Running
13 35 #25 Ashton Lewis Ford U.S. Marines 124/0 118 Running
14 27 #1 Jason Keller Dodge Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts 121/0 118 Running
15 18 #20 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet Rockwell Automation 118/0 118 Running
16 41 #4 Mark Green Dodge GEICO 115/0 118 Running
17 36 #64 Jamie McMurray Dodge Top-Flite Golf 117/5 118 Running
18 19 #06 Todd Kluever * Ford 3M 109/0 118 Running
19 1 #18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Vigoro/The Home Depot 111/5 118 Running
21 22 #36 Tim Sauter Chevrolet Lester Building Systems 100/0 118 Running
22 39 #14 Tracy Hines* Dodge Blue Green 97/0 118 Running
23 43 #49 Steve Grissom Ford Advil Liqui-Gels 99/5 118 Running
24 9 #5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Lowe's/Shop-Vac 91/0 118 Running
25 40 #58 Donnie Neuenberger Chevrolet Cayman Islands 88/0 118 Running
26 37 #34 Paul Tracy Chevrolet SportClips 85/0 118 Running
27 25 #88 Mark McFarland* Chevrolet U.S. Navy 82/0 118 Running
28 32 #35 Regan Smith Ford McDonald's 79/0 118 Running
29 38 #12 David Reutimann Dodge Supercuts 76/0 111 Off Track
30 15 #21 Jeff Burton Chevrolet U.S. Coast Guard 78/5 101 Off Track
31 10 #16 Greg Biffle Ford Ameriquest Mortgage 75/5 94 Out of Race
32 26 #157 Brian Vickers Chevrolet Ore-Ida 72/5 93 Out of Race
33 12 #9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Ragu 69/5 93 Out of Race
34 5 #10 John Andretti* Ford Freedom Roads/Camping World 61/0 91 Running
35 4 #00 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Yellow Transportation 58/0 88 Running
36 29 #66 Ken Schrader Ford Duraflame 55/0 88 Running
37 23 #27 David Green Ford Kleenex/Walgreen's 52/0 80 Running
38 14 #11 Paul Menard Chevrolet Menards 49/0 77 Running
39 11 #60 Carl Edwards Ford Ameriquest Mortgage 46/0 64 Running
40 7 #87 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet VFW 43/0 51 Out of Race
41 28 #195 Steadman Marlin Dodge Sadler Bros. Trucking & Leasing 40/0 49 Out of Race
42 33 #38 A.J. Foyt IV * Dodge Great Clips 37/0 39 Out of Race
43 2 #43 Aaron Fike Dodge CayClub.com/CA Perf. Grp 34/0 29 Out of Race

* Denotes Rookie

 

That last 50ft or so was chaotic!! Alot of disappointment from among the drivers.

 

Tony was my pick for the DF Team Yahoo Fantasy NASCAR race tomorrow......hope he can repeat!!!


Dusty

 

I was one wild race, especially at the end... To bad for Kasey, I was routing for him...