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 Posted - 04/23/2004 : 8:45:46 PM
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HERE YOU GO. IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOU CAN DEAL WITH ALL THE MIS-INFORMATION THAT IS DEALT WITH BY FANTASY CUP PLAYERS. THIS IS A HOT TIP CUT AND PASTE FROM BRAND X'S ONE AND ONLY MARK GARROW.
I HAD TO CLEAN IT UP A BIT AND I HOPE GARROW MESSES UP YOUR DECISION MAKING AS MUCH AS HE HAS MESSED UP MINE. HIS INFORMATION SEEMS PRETTY USEFUL UNTIL ABOUT THE LAST 100 LAPS OF THE RACE THATS WHEN I START TO WONDER WHY I PUT ANY STOCK INTO WHAT HE IS PUTTING OUT.
Pre Practice Gossip for Week 9
AARON'S 499 TALLADEGA PRE-PRACTICE
BACKGROUND
This is the ninth race of 36 for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series in 2004
This is the 66th time that NASCAR'S top series has competed with carburetor restrictor plate equipped engines.
Six drivers have competed in all the plate races to date; Terry Labonte, Mark Martin, Ricky Rudd, Ken Schrader, Rusty Wallace, and Michael Waltrip.
47 drivers are entered to compete for one of the 43 starting positions in Sunday's race.
Nine drivers will attempt to make the field for both the Busch Series and NEXTEL Cup Series events this weekend; Johnny Sauter, Robby Gordon, Greg Biffle, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Joe Nemechek, Michael Waltrip, Derrike Cope, and Johnny Benson.
PREVIOUS TALLADEGA WINNERS
There are 9 previous Talladega winners entered this weekend, with 15 victories here among them:
DRIVER..........1ST RACE..........2ND RACE...........TOTAL
Dale JR..............2 (2002,2003).. 2 (2001,2002)..... 4
JEFF GORDON..........1 (2000)........1 (1996)...........2
TERRY LABONTE........................2 (1997,1998)......2
MARK MARTIN..........2 (1997,1995).......................2
DALE JARRET............................1 (1998).............1
BOBBY LABONTE.......1 (1998)..............................1
KEN SCHREADER........................1 (1998)...........1
JIMMY SPENCER........................1 (1994)...........1
MICHAEL WALTRIP......................1 (2003)...........1
FOUR RACE TALLADEGA ANALYSIS
POS 2003 RACE 2 2003 RACE 1 2002 RACE 2 2002 RACE 1
1 POSITION FOR RACE 1 AND 2 IN 2002 AND 2003
Michael Waltrip.......2003 RACE 2
Dale Earnhardt, Jr....2003 RACE 1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr....2002 RACE 2
Dale Earnhardt, Jr....2002 RACE 1
2 POSITION FOR RACE 1 AND 2 IN 2002 AND 2003
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 2003 RACE 2
Kevin Harvick.......2003 RACE 1
Tony Stewart........2002 RACE 2
Michael Waltrip.....2002 RACE 1
3 POSITION FOR RACE 1 AND 2 IN 2002 AND 2003
Tony Stewart.......2003 R 2
Elliott Sadler.....2003 R 1
Ricky Rudd.........2002 R 2
Kurt Busch.........2002 R 1
4 POSITION FOR RACE 1 AND 2 IN 2002 AND 2003
Ryan Newman.......2003 R 2
Ricky Craven......2003 R 1
Kurt Busch........2002 R 2
Jeff Gordon.......2002 R 1
5 POSITION FOR RACE 1 AND 2 IN 2002 AND 2003
Jeff Gordon......2003 R 2
Terry Labonte....2003 R 1
Jeff Green.......2002 R 2
Sterling Marlin..2002 R 1
6 POSITION FOR RACE 1 AND 2 IN 2002 AND 2003
Kurt Busch......2003 R 2
Sterling Marlin.2003 R 1
Steve Park......2002 R 2
Dale Jarrett....2002 R 21
7 POSITION FOR RACE 1 AND 2 IN 2002 AND 2003
Kevin Harvick...2003 R 2
Ward Burton.....2003 R 1
Ryan Newman.....2002 R 2
Jimmie Johnson..2002 R 1
8 POSITION FOR RACE 1 AND 2 IN 2002 AND 2003
Ricky Craven.....2003 R 2
Jeff Gordon......2003 R 1
Michael Waltrip..2002 R 2
Rusty Wallace....2002 R 1
9 POSITION FOR RACE 1 AND 2 IN 2002 AND 2003
Rusty Wallace..2003 R 2
Matt Kenseth...2003 R 1
Dale Jarrett...2002 R 2
Jeff Burton....2002 R 1
10 POSITION FOR RACE 1 AND 2 IN 2002 AND 2003
Mike Wallace....2003 R 2
Robby Gordon....2003 R 1
Ward Burton.....2002 R 2
Kyle Petty......2002 R 1
11 POSITION FOR RACE 1 AND 2 IN 2002 AND 2003
Bobby Labonte...2003 R 2
Kyle Petty......2003 R 1
Jeff Burton.....2002 R 2
Hut Stricklin...2002 R 1
12 POSITION FOR RACE 1 AND 2 IN 2002 AND 2003
Robby Gordon.....2003 R 2
Dale Jarrett.....2003 R 1
Robby Gordon.....2002 R 2
Geoffrey Bodine..2002 R 1
13 POSITION FOR RACE 1 AND 2 IN 2002 AND 2003
Bill Elliott...2003 R 2
Bill Elliott...2003 R 2
Rusty Wallace..2002 R 2
Brett Bodine...2002 R 1
14 POSITION FOR RACE 1 AND 2 IN 2002 AND 2003
Ward Burton.....2003 R 2
John Andretti...2003 R 1
Matt Kenseth....2002 R 1
Ricky Rudd......2002 R 2
15 POSITION FOR RACE 1 AND 2 IN 2002 AND 2003
John Andretti....2003 R 2
Jimmie Johnson...2003 R 1
Ricky Craven.....2002 R 2
Ward Burton......2002 R 1
16 POSITION FOR RACE 1 AND 2 IN 2002 AND 2003
Jamie McMurray....2003 R 2
Tony Raines.......2003 R 1
Kyle Petty........2002 R 2
Jeff Green........2002 R 2
17 POSITION FOR RACE 1 AND 2 IN 2002 AND 2003
Dave Blaney.......2003 R 2
Kenny Wallace.....2003 R 1
Scott Wimmer......2002 R 2
Jimmy Spencer.....2002 R 1
18 POSITION FOR RACE 1 AND 2 IN 2002 AND 2003
Jeff Green.........2003 R 2
Jeremy Mayfield....2003 R 1
John Andretti......2002 R 2
Ricky Craven.......2002 R 1
19 POSITION FOR RACE 1 AND 2 IN 2002 AND 2003
Dale Jarrett......2003 R 2
Kurt Busch........2003 R 1
Bill Elliott......2002 R 2
Bill Elliott......2002 R 1
20 POSITION FOR RACE 1 AND 2 IN 2002 AND 2003
Kenny Wallace......2003 R 2
Steve Park.........2003 R 1
Jeremy Mayfield....2002 R 2
Terry Labonte......2002 R 1
21 POSITION FOR RACE 1 AND 2 IN 2002 AND 2003
Ken Schrader.......2003 R 2
Joe Nemechek.......2003 R 1
Jimmy Spencer......2002 R 2
Kenny Wallace......2002 R 1
22 POSITION FOR RACE 1 AND 2 IN 2002 AND 2003
Terry Labonte.....2003 R 2
Greg Biffle.......2003 R 1
Stacy Compton.....2002 R 2
Bobby Hamilton....2002 R 1
23 POSITION FOR RACE 1 AND 2 IN 2002 AND 2003
Mark Martin......2003 R 2
Dave Blaney......2003 R 1
Todd Bodine......2002 R 2
Mike Skinner.....2002 R 1
24 POSITION FOR RACE 1 AND 2 IN 2002 AND 2003
Greg Biffle......2003 R 2
Michael Waltrip..2003 R 1
Jerry Nadeau.....2002 R 2
Ken Schrader.....2002 R 1
25 POSITION FOR RACE 1 AND 2 IN 2002 AND 2003
Joe Nemechek....2003 R 2
Tony Stewart....2003 R 1
Bobby Labonte...2002 R 2
Steve Grissom...2002 R 1
NEXTEL CUP TOP-10 RECAP
Dale Earnhardt Jr., finished third at Martinsville, his fifth top-five finish in 2004, the most of all drivers. He climbed from third to first in the standings and is now the leader by five points over Kurt Busch. He was second in the Top 10 at this point of the season one year ago. Earnhardt Jr., has competed in eight races at Talladega with four victories and six top-10 finishes. Five were finishes of first or second which all occurred in the last five races. Earnhardt Jr. finished first in this race one year ago and second here last September.
Kurt Busch finished 11th at Martinsville and dropped from first to second in the standings. History repeated itself with Busch holding on to the top spot for just one race. He also held the top spot for one race after Rockingham in 2003. Busch has five top-10 finishes this season. All of his finishes have been 16th or better. He was third in the Top 10 at this point of the season one year ago. Busch has competed in six races at Talladega, with four top-10 finishes. He finished 19th in this race one year ago and sixth here last September.
Matt Kenseth finished eighth at Martinsville and dropped from second to third in the standings ¿ now just 12 points behind first-place. Kenseth has ranked in the Top 10 since Rockingham in 2003, 43 straight races. He is one of three drivers to start the 2004 season with six top-10 finishes in the first eight races. Kenseth has competed in eight races at Talladega - with just three top-10 finishes here. His best Talladega finish (fourth) was in October 2001. Kenseth has led at least one lap in each of his eight races at Talladega. He finished ninth in this race one year ago and 33rd here last September.
Jimmie Johnson finished fourth at Martinsville and climbed from sixth to fourth in the standings. Johnson has five top-10 finishes in 2004. He was fourth in the Top 10 at this point of the season one year ago. Johnson has competed in just four races at Talladega with just one top-10 finish. His best Talladega finish (seventh) was in this race two years ago. He finished 15th in this race one year ago and 34th here last September.
Elliott Sadler finished 12th at Martinsville and remained fifth in the standings. He has four top-10 finishes in 2004. He was 10th in the standings at this point of the season one year ago. Sadler has competed in nine races at Talladega with just one top-10 finish, third in this race one year ago. All eight of his other Talladega finishes were 17th or worse. He finished 30th here last October.
Tony Stewart finished 14th at Martinsville and dropped from fourth to sixth in the standings. Stewart has four top-10 finishes in 2004. He was ninth in the standings at this point of the season one year ago. Stewart has competed in 10 races at Talladega, with six top-10 finishes and has finished second or third in four of his last six races at Talladega. Stewart has not led in his last five races at Talladega. He finished 25th in this race one year ago and third here last September.
Jeff Gordon finished sixth at Martinsville and climbed from ninth to seventh in the standings. He is one of three drivers with six top-10 finishes in 2004. He was fifth in the standings at this point of the season one year ago. Gordon has won twice in 22 races at Talladega and has 12 top-10 finishes, including four of his last five races here. His last Talladega victory occurred in this race in 2000. Gordon has led in 17 of his 22 races at Talladega.
Rusty Wallace won at Martinsville and climbed from 11th to eighth in the standings. Wallace was 18th in the standings at this point one year ago. Wallace has five top-10 finishes in 2004. He has competed in 41 races at Talladega with top-10 finishes in 12 races here. He has led in 18 races at this track. He finished 37th in this race one year ago and ninth here last September. Wallace has never won a restrictor-plate race.
Kasey Kahne finished 21st at Martinsville and dropped from seventh to ninth in the standings. Kahne has four top-five finishes this season. Kahne is looking to make his first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup start at Talladega.
Kevin Harvick finished 19th at Martinsville and dropped from eighth to 10th in the standings. Harvick was ranked eighth at this point of the season last year. Harvick has three top-10 finishes in 2004. He has competed in six races at Talladega with two top-10 finishes - both races in 2003. He has led in his last three races at this track. He finished second in this race one year ago, his best finish at Talladega and seventh here last September.
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