Be interesting to see if the rice burner teams go with the fast but breaks engines or the slow engines.

Tyson Rayles Wrote:Be interesting to see if the rice burner teams go with the fast but breaks engines or the slow engines.

I haven't heard that they have a choice, this weekend.. Did you hear anything????

Nope! I didn't know they didn't have a choice.

NASCAR teams caught with unapproved roof flap spacers July 4 at Daytona International Speedway won’t know until next week what penalties will be handed down by the sanctioning body.

But stiff fines and points penalties are not unlikely, since the pieces in question are part of the safety package mandated by NASCAR.

“It seems to me that (NASCAR) isn’t going to like that very much,” said Richard Childress Racing driver Jeff Burton. “It’s very clear that you’re supposed to use all the parts that come in the package (and) not supposed to modify it.”

Officials confiscated the spacers from 16 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams and 15 Nationwide Series teams Thursday.

Cup drivers affected were
Jamie McMurray (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing),
Casey Mears (Germain Racing),
Aric Almirola and Marcos Ambrose (Richard Petty Motorsports),
Greg Biffle, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and Carl Edwards (Roush Fenway Racing),
Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski (Penske Racing),
Trevor Bayne (Wood Brothers Racing),
Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth (Joe Gibbs Racing),
Clint Bowyer, Michael Waltrip and Martin Truex Jr. (Michael Waltrip Racing).

The confiscated spacers were not uniform in size or weight and were not those that were part of the roof-flap kits provided to the teams.

Lineup:

1 Kyle Busch 18 Toyota Interstate Batteries
2 Matt Kenseth 20 Toyota The Home Depot / Husky
3 Clint Bowyer 15 Toyota BlueDEF Diesel Exhaust Fluid
4 Kasey Kahne 5 Chevrolet Hendrickcars.com
5 Martin Truex Jr 56 Toyota NAPA Batteries
6 Paul Menard 27 Chevrolet Rheem-Menards
7 Michael Waltrip 55 Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine
8 Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet Lowe's Dover White
9 Ricky Stenhouse Jr 17 Ford Fifth Third Bank
10 Greg Biffle 16 Ford 3M
11 Danica Patrick 10 Chevrolet GoDaddy / .US
12 Carl Edwards 99 Ford Subway
13 Tony Stewart 14 Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Ducks Unlimited
14 Juan Pablo Montoya 42 Chevrolet Target
15 Brad Keselowski 2 Ford Miller Lite
16 Dale Earnhardt Jr 88 Chevrolet National Guard
17 Jeff Burton 31 Chevrolet Kwikset
18 Joey Logano 22 Ford Shell-Pennzoil
19 Casey Mears 13 Ford GEICO
20 Trevor Bayne 21 Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center
21 Ryan Newman 39 Chevrolet Outback Steak House
22 Kurt Busch 78 Chevrolet Furniture Row / Sealy
23 Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet Axalta Coating Systems
24 Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota FedEx Ground
25 Marcos Ambrose 9 Ford Stanley
26 Kevin Harvick 29 Chevrolet Budweiser Folds of Honor
27 Jamie McMurray 1 Chevrolet CESSNA
28 David Gilliland 38 Ford Long John Silver's
29 Dave Blaney 7 Chevrolet Florida Lottery
30 Aric Almirola 43 Ford USAF
31 Michael McDowell 98 Ford Phil Parsons Racing
32 J.J. Yeley 36 Chevrolet Golden Corral
33 AJ Allmendinger 51 Chevrolet Phoenix Construction Services Inc.
34 Bobby Labonte 47 Toyota Scott Products
35 David Stremme 30 Toyota Lean 1
36 Scott Speed 95 Ford Leavine Family Racing
37 Josh Wise 35 Ford MDS Transport
38 David Ragan 34 Ford Peanut Patch Boiled Peanuts
39 Terry Labonte 32 Ford C & J Energy
40 Travis Kvapil 93 Toyota Burger King / Dr. Pepper
41 David Reutimann 83 Toyota Burger King / Dr. Pepper
42 Joe Nemechek 87 Toyota Royal Teak Collection
43 Landon Cassill 33 Chevrolet Little Joe's Autos

Tyson: I found our answer!! -- From Nascar.com



Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Clint Bowyer give TRD a top-three sweep

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Four cars powered by Toyota Racing Development engines suffered problems the last time NASCAR’s premier series competed at Daytona International Speedway. When the circuit races here again Saturday night, cars powered by TRD engines will occupy four of the first five starting positions.

Toyota drivers take that as a positive sign that TRD is continuing to get a handle on the issues that have loomed over the manufacturer’s entries on NASCAR’s top level. Toyotas dominated Friday’s qualifying session for the track’s annual July race, with Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth leading a stable that claimed four of the first five positions.

“That means one thing,” said Michael Waltrip Racing driver Clint Bowyer, who will start third. “TRD has brought the horsepower.”

Being as this race is 100 miles shorter the engines may hold up.

Tyson Rayles Wrote:Being as this race is 100 miles shorter the engines may hold up.

I was thinking the same thing

Well - Hopefully Stewart, Danica and Jeff Gordon will bail me out because of Truex Jr

Well.. So much for Gordon

I sorta watched the race ....hit the "mute" button about 5 laps in ....can't stand listening to Kyle Ponytail as the "expert " commentator , he of the career 35th place , 4 laps down average finish . It's like a .100 hitter critiquing the batters during a ballgame , or Donald " Hair Club for Men " Trump telling us about the presidency .....you get the idea ....

Now , I think I should get a points BONUS for this race ......first accident involved 3 cars , ALL my drivers ......now what are the odds ??? I was trying to change my lineup on Friday , but no matter what I tried , I was over the cap .........gotta buy some new darts .

T

Well I swapped some drivers for some rice burners and was rewarded with my 2nd worst finish of the season! My only worst finish was the first race in which I didn't have a entry so got zero points.

Moved up
Moved Down
Stayed in same spot

cabforward77 --------------- Dwight77 --------------- 149
w8jy ---------------------------- w8jy ------------------- 145
The Gem Doctor ---------- Lightbendear ------------- 125
Blue Meanie Racing --------- ngauger ---------------- 121
R&C Racing ------------------- ray_m ------------------ 119
teejay9917 -------------------- teejay ----------------- 111
Nantahala Racing --------- Tyson Rayles ------------ 94
Evil Empire Racing--------- Mike Kieran ------------- 70
eightyeightfan_99 ------- eightyeightfan1 ---------- 0
team crash & burn ----------- e-paw ----------------- 0

The above figures do not include the "Roof Flap" penalties. NASCAR will dole out the points and fines tomorrow.....

Heading North to Loudon, NH for the Camping World RV Sales 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway at 1:00 Sunday!!!!

I'll try to remember to post the penalties tomorrow

Well - what do you know --- NASCAR backed away from giving out Any Penalties for the Roof Flap infractions!!!

So, the points stay as they are!!

Here is the lineup for Sunday!!!!!!!
Jimmy Johnson was penalized for a Post Qualifying inspection that found Both sides of the Front Bumper were Too low..... He starts in the rear

1 Brad Keselowski 2 Ford Miller Lite
2 Kurt Busch 78 Chevrolet Furniture Row / Sealy
3 Dale Earnhardt Jr 88 Chevrolet National Guard
4 Kyle Busch 18 Toyota Interstate Batteries
5 Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet Drive To End Hunger
6 Carl Edwards 99 Ford Fastenal
7 Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota FedEx Freight
8 Kasey Kahne 5 Chevrolet Farmers Insurance
9 Jeff Burton 31 Chevrolet Caterpillar
10 Juan Pablo Montoya 42 Chevrolet Target
11 Jamie McMurray 1 Chevrolet McDonald's/Monopoly
12 Matt Kenseth 20 Toyota Dollar General
13 Brian Vickers 55 Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine
14 Paul Menard 27 Chevrolet Menards / Libman
15 Ryan Newman 39 Chevrolet WIX Filters
16 Tony Stewart 14 Chevrolet Mobil 1
17 Aric Almirola 43 Ford Smithfield
18 Kevin Harvick 29 Chevrolet Budweiser
19 Martin Truex Jr 56 Toyota NAPA Batteries
20 Clint Bowyer 15 Toyota 5-Hour Energy
21 Marcos Ambrose 9 Ford Stanley
22 Greg Biffle 16 Ford 3M / WB Mason
23 Ricky Stenhouse Jr 17 Ford Best Buy
24 David Gilliland 38 Ford Long John Silver's
25 Joey Logano 22 Ford Shell-Pennzoil 133.778
26 AJ Allmendinger 51 Chevrolet Phoenix Construction Services Inc.
27 David Reutimann 83 Toyota Burger King / Dr. Pepper
28 Casey Mears 13 Ford GEICO
29 David Ragan 34 Ford Taco Bell
30 Michael McDowell 98 Ford Phil Parsons Racing
31 Travis Kvapil 93 Toyota Burger King / Dr. Pepper
32 Danica Patrick 10 Chevrolet GoDaddy.com
33 Bobby Labonte 47 Toyota Kingsford Charcoal
34 Mike Bliss 19 Toyota Plinker Tactical
35 Josh Wise 35 Ford MDS Transport
36 Landon Cassill 33 Chevrolet Little Joe's Autos
37 Ken Schrader 32 Ford Federated Auto Parts
38 Joe Nemechek 87 Toyota TBA
39 Dave Blaney 7 Chevrolet TBA
40 J.J. Yeley 36 Chevrolet United Mining Equipment
41 Morgan Shepherd 52 Toyota Support Military
42 David Stremme 30 Toyota Lean 1
43 Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet Lowe's

See ya on Sunday!!!!!!

Not a good race for me... One wreck, one out of gas... and NONE of them finished better than 10th!!