Roll ‘em out and fire ‘em up, the second race is upon us Sunday for the Auto Club 500. The starting lineup shows Jamie McMurray red hot on the heels of his big win in Daytona on the poll with a possible start and parker in the top five. Phil Parsons said if there’s no sponsor on the rear quarter panel his teams will not race. Here’s the top ten:
1—Jaime McMurray, Chevy, Bass Pro Shops
2—Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevy, Target
3—Clint Bowyer, Chevy, Cherrios
4—Kasey Kahne, Ford, Budweiser
5—Dave Blaney, Toyota, Prism Motor Sports
6—Kevin Harvick, Chevy, Shell/Pennzoil
7—Jimmie Johnson, Chevy, Lowes
8—Sam Hornish Jr., Motor Club Dodge
9—Kyle Busch, Toyota, Interstate Batteries
10—Mark Martin, Chevy, Go Daddy
The race marks a great start for Earnhardt/Ganassi racing that owns the front row with Childress/Earnhardt powered cars propelling four of the top ten cars.
The first round of practice showed total Chevrolet domination with Childress/Earnhardt horsepower in command. The top eight cars were all Chevy’s: Mark Martin, Ryan Newman, Juan Pablo Montoya, Jeff Burton, Clint Bowyer, Jaime McMurray, Kevin Harvick, and Jimmie Johnson. Martin, Newman, and Johnson are Hendricks powered.
Kurt Busch put Dodge in as the 8th fastest car in practice followed by the first Toyota with Joey Logano, then Sam Hornish’s Dodge before the first Ford, A.J. Allmendinger in 12th. The first Roush/Fenway Ford on a track where the team has done well particularly in the first race is Carl Edwards in 16th. No more Fords fall in the top 20. Eleven to twenty is largely Toyota’s domain.
Sunday’s weather calls for a 40% of rain with temperatures in the high 50’s. Fans must hope this race isn’t anything like last February’s race that turned into a competitive disaster with the race starting in miserable weather on Sunday leading to a car-collecting wreck then completed on Monday.
While it’s too soon to look for patterns, Ford is not looking strong despite their greater strength in numbers. New comer Richard Petty Racing is looking stronger than Roush/Fenway that has not performed well in the first practice or qualifying. Perhaps, they’re better set for racing trim which will be on display in 2nd round practice barring weather problems.
1—Jaime McMurray, Chevy, Bass Pro Shops
2—Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevy, Target
3—Clint Bowyer, Chevy, Cherrios
4—Kasey Kahne, Ford, Budweiser
5—Dave Blaney, Toyota, Prism Motor Sports
6—Kevin Harvick, Chevy, Shell/Pennzoil
7—Jimmie Johnson, Chevy, Lowes
8—Sam Hornish Jr., Motor Club Dodge
9—Kyle Busch, Toyota, Interstate Batteries
10—Mark Martin, Chevy, Go Daddy
The race marks a great start for Earnhardt/Ganassi racing that owns the front row with Childress/Earnhardt powered cars propelling four of the top ten cars.
The first round of practice showed total Chevrolet domination with Childress/Earnhardt horsepower in command. The top eight cars were all Chevy’s: Mark Martin, Ryan Newman, Juan Pablo Montoya, Jeff Burton, Clint Bowyer, Jaime McMurray, Kevin Harvick, and Jimmie Johnson. Martin, Newman, and Johnson are Hendricks powered.
Kurt Busch put Dodge in as the 8th fastest car in practice followed by the first Toyota with Joey Logano, then Sam Hornish’s Dodge before the first Ford, A.J. Allmendinger in 12th. The first Roush/Fenway Ford on a track where the team has done well particularly in the first race is Carl Edwards in 16th. No more Fords fall in the top 20. Eleven to twenty is largely Toyota’s domain.
Sunday’s weather calls for a 40% of rain with temperatures in the high 50’s. Fans must hope this race isn’t anything like last February’s race that turned into a competitive disaster with the race starting in miserable weather on Sunday leading to a car-collecting wreck then completed on Monday.
While it’s too soon to look for patterns, Ford is not looking strong despite their greater strength in numbers. New comer Richard Petty Racing is looking stronger than Roush/Fenway that has not performed well in the first practice or qualifying. Perhaps, they’re better set for racing trim which will be on display in 2nd round practice barring weather problems.
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