LIVE: Las Vegas NASCAR Nextel Cup qualifying
March 10, 2006Las Vegas' own Kyle Busch was third-fastest in practice. Greg Biffle is first after 45 of 49 drivers in qualifying. Watch SPEED NOW, and get updates here.
Las Vegas Busch Series first practice speeds
March 10, 2006NASCAR Busch SeriesSam's Town 300Practice #1Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Las Vegas, Nev. Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Friday, March 10, 2006 @ 5:49 PM Eastern Pos Car # Driver Team Time Speed Lap# #Laps -Fastest -Next 1 * 17 Matt Kenseth Pennzoil Ford 32.106 168.193 2 28 2 * 16 Greg Biffle Ameriquest Mortgage Ford 32.256 167.411 3 27 -0.150 -0.150 3 18 J.J. Yeley Vigoro/The Home Depot Chevrolet 32.342 166.966 3 21 -0.236 -0.086 4 5 Kyle Busch Lowe's/Spectrum Spectacide Chevrolet 32.417 166.579 2 24 -0.311 -0.075 5 60 Carl Edwards Ameriquest Mortgage Ford 32.418 166.574 2 27 -0.312 -0.001 6 * 10 John Andretti # Freedom Roads/Camping World Ford 32.493 166.190 3 24 -0.387 -0.075 7 1 Jason Keller Miccosukee Resorts Dodge 32.528 166.011 3 28 -0.422 -0.035 8 47 Jon Wood Clorox/American Red Cross Ford 32.562 165.837 2 26 -0.456 -0.034 9 9 Kasey Kahne Ragu Dodge 32.563 165.832 7 29 -0.457 -0.001 10 00 Johnny Sauter Yellow Transportation Chevrolet 32.582 165.736 2 17 -0.476 -0.019 11 2 Clint Bowyer ACDelco Chevrolet 32.584 165.726 3 20 -0.478 -0.002 12 41 Reed Sorenson Discount Tire Co. Dodge 32.611 165.588 3 32 -0.505 -0.027 13 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevrolet 32.635 165.467 4 19 -0.529 -0.024 14 21 Kevin Harvick U.S. Coast Guard Chevrolet 32.650 165.391 9 22 -0.544 -0.015 15 * 06 Todd Kluever # 3M Ford 32.677 165.254 2 26 -0.571 -0.027 16 66 Ken Schrader Yard Man Ford 32.708 165.097 2 29 -0.602 -0.031 17 64 Jamie McMurray Top Flite Dodge 32.758 164.845 2 18 -0.652 -0.050 18 59 Stacy Compton Kingsford/Bush's Baked Beans Ford 32.766 164.805 3 19 -0.660 -0.008 19 27 David Green Depend Products Ford 32.786 164.704 3 23 -0.680 -0.020 20 4 Mark Green GIECO/BryMak Dodge 32.805 164.609 3 23 -0.699 -0.019 21 11 Paul Menard Menards/Quaker State Chevrolet 32.826 164.504 2 25 -0.720 -0.021 22 * 50 Danny O'Quinn Jr. # World Financial Group Ford 32.837 164.449 30 30 -0.731 -0.011 23 32 Jason Leffler Lucas Oil Chevrolet 32.840 164.434 3 13 -0.734 -0.003 24 77 Burney Lamar # Dollar General Chevrolet 32.860 164.334 5 32 -0.754 -0.020 25 35 Regan Smith McDonald’s Ford 32.904 164.114 4 19 -0.798 -0.044 26 * 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 32.923 164.019 7 36 -0.817 -0.019 27 * 33 Tony Stewart Old Spice Chevrolet 32.937 163.949 3 26 -0.831 -0.014 28 * 65 Spencer Clark Allegiant Air Ford 32.964 163.815 29 30 -0.858 -0.027 29 * 01 Jay Sauter Western Union Chevrolet 33.014 163.567 2 22 -0.908 -0.050 30 * 56 Kevin Lepage Solar Bat Chevrolet 33.020 163.537 8 9 -0.914 -0.006 31 * 84 David Gilliland Hype Manufacuturing Chevrolet 33.079 163.246 13 27 -0.973 -0.059 32 * 88 Mark McFarland # NAVY Chevrolet 33.108 163.103 8 12 -1.002 -0.029 33 36 Tim Sauter Lester Buildings Chevrolet 33.170 162.798 4 29 -1.064 -0.062 34 * 31 Steve Park Whelen Engineering Chevrolet 33.185 162.724 2 22 -1.079 -0.015 35 34 Paul Tracy Sport Clips/American Crew Chevrolet 33.214 162.582 17 25 -1.108 -0.029 36 22 Kenny Wallace AutoZone Ford 33.217 162.567 1 18 -1.111 -0.003 37 58 Kevin Conway Carver Racing Dodge 33.244 162.435 4 26 -1.138 -0.027 38 12 Joel Kauffman # Supercuts Dodge 33.255 162.382 11 28 -1.149 -0.011 39 25 Ashton Lewis Jr. Team Marines Ford 33.274 162.289 14 14 -1.168 -0.019 40 99 Michael Waltrip Cottman Transmissions Dodge 33.320 162.065 10 21 -1.214 -0.046 41 43 Aaron Fike RFMS/Jerry's Nugget/Eureka Dodge 33.359 161.875 16 23 -1.253 -0.039 42 14 Tracy Hines # Take Me On Vacation Dodge 33.365 161.846 3 26 -1.259 -0.006 43 38 A.J. Foyt IV # Great Clips Dodge 33.370 161.822 6 33 -1.264 -0.005 44 * 0 Kertus Davis RACEGIRL/Shaug Construction Chevrolet 33.922 159.189 2 14 -1.816 -0.552 45 * 49 Jorge Goeters Advil Ford 33.937 159.118 12 28 -1.831 -0.015 46 * 23 Chris Wimmer # Hotel Preston Chevrolet 34.248 157.673 2 3 -2.142 -0.311 * - Required to qualify on time
Las Vegas Busch Series qualifying order
March 10, 2006Watch qualifying Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET on SPEED.
NASCAR's Dodge teams getting their acts together
March 10, 2006Two races into the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup season there are three Dodge drivers in the top seven in the points, topped by second-place Casey Mears. With the myriad problems the Dodge teams have had with the Charger model, introduced at the beginning of the 2005 season, the fact that Mears, fourth-place Kasey Kahne and seventh-place Ryan Newman have gotten off to such a strong start is somewhat surprising.
Las Vegas Nextel Cup first practice speeds
March 10, 2006NASCAR NEXTEL Cup SeriesUAW-DaimlerChrysler 400Practice #1Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Las Vegas, Nev. Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Friday, March 10, 2006 @ 4:36 PM Eastern Pos Car # Driver Team Time Speed Lap# #Laps -Fastest -Next 1 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 31.483 171.521 26 27 2 11 Denny Hamlin # FedEx Freight Chevrolet 31.519 171.325 23 23 -0.036 -0.036 3 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg's/Ice Age 2 Chevrolet 31.530 171.265 17 17 -0.047 -0.011 4 66 Jeff Green Best Buy Chevrolet 31.565 171.076 9 9 -0.082 -0.035 5 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 31.597 170.902 27 27 -0.114 -0.032 6 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 31.610 170.832 29 30 -0.127 -0.013 7 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 31.614 170.810 22 23 -0.131 -0.004 8 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 31.615 170.805 10 13 -0.132 -0.001 9 25 Brian Vickers GMAC Chevrolet 31.697 170.363 22 23 -0.214 -0.082 10 18 J.J. Yeley # Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 31.715 170.266 19 20 -0.232 -0.018 11 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 31.762 170.014 15 16 -0.279 -0.047 12 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont/Nicorette Chevrolet 31.767 169.988 15 15 -0.284 -0.005 13 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 31.767 169.988 27 27 -0.284 0.000 14 * 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline/Stanley Tools Dodge 31.797 169.827 13 13 -0.314 -0.030 15 12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge 31.816 169.726 34 34 -0.333 -0.019 16 41 Reed Sorenson # Target Dodge 31.823 169.689 30 30 -0.340 -0.007 17 16 Greg Biffle National Guard Ford 31.835 169.625 29 29 -0.352 -0.012 18 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet 31.842 169.587 20 20 -0.359 -0.007 19 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 31.856 169.513 10 11 -0.373 -0.014 20 07 Clint Bowyer # HBO Sopranos Chevrolet 31.896 169.300 26 29 -0.413 -0.040 21 01 Joe Nemechek U.S. Army Chevrolet 31.915 169.199 31 32 -0.432 -0.019 22 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Dodge 31.946 169.035 17 17 -0.463 -0.031 23 6 Mark Martin AAA Ford 31.961 168.956 15 15 -0.478 -0.015 24 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 31.984 168.834 38 39 -0.501 -0.023 25 * 37 Mike Skinner R&J Racing Dodge 32.000 168.750 12 12 -0.517 -0.016 26 1 Martin Truex Jr. # Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet 32.009 168.703 23 23 -0.526 -0.009 27 26 Jamie McMurray Crown Royal Ford 32.018 168.655 10 11 -0.535 -0.009 28 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools Ford 32.023 168.629 24 24 -0.540 -0.005 29 42 Casey Mears Texaco/Havoline Dodge 32.051 168.481 25 25 -0.568 -0.028 30 * 32 Travis Kvapil Tide Chevrolet 32.065 168.408 19 19 -0.582 -0.014 31 * 96 Terry Labonte DLP® HDTV Chevrolet 32.100 168.224 12 12 -0.617 -0.035 32 38 Elliott Sadler M&M's Ford 32.103 168.209 39 41 -0.620 -0.003 33 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 32.133 168.052 45 46 -0.650 -0.030 34 * 7 Robby Gordon Harrah's Chevrolet 32.159 167.916 6 8 -0.676 -0.026 35 * 4 Scott Wimmer AERO Exhaust Chevrolet 32.182 167.796 13 14 -0.699 -0.023 36 21 Ken Schrader Motorcraft Ford 32.184 167.785 22 25 -0.701 -0.002 37 * 61 Kevin Lepage Hooters Hotel - Las Vegas Ford 32.185 167.780 9 10 -0.702 -0.001 38 45 Kyle Petty Wells Fargo Dodge 32.220 167.598 20 22 -0.737 -0.035 39 * 95 Stanton Barrett HairofDog.com Chevrolet 32.327 167.043 10 11 -0.844 -0.107 40 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Dodge 32.375 166.795 23 23 -0.892 -0.048 41 * 34 Chad Chaffin Oak Gloves Chevrolet 32.453 166.394 11 11 -0.970 -0.078 42 40 David Stremme # Lonestar Steakhouse Dodge 32.465 166.333 3 26 -0.982 -0.012 43 14 Sterling Marlin Wiley X Eyewear Chevrolet 32.575 165.771 18 20 -1.092 -0.110 44 49 Brent Sherman # Serta Dodge 32.651 165.385 32 33 -1.168 -0.076 45 * 00 Hermie Sadler Aaron's Dream Machine Ford 32.747 164.901 3 5 -1.264 -0.096 46 * 89 Morgan Shepherd Dutch Quality Stone/Racing w Jesus Dodge 32.889 164.189 12 13 -1.406 -0.142 47 * 78 Kenny Wallace Furniture Row Chevrolet 32.891 164.179 5 5 -1.408 -0.002 48 * 64 Randy LaJoie NAKOTO Ginger Dressing Dodge 33.038 163.448 9 10 -1.555 -0.147 49 * 02 Brandon Ash Sprinter Trucking, Inc. Dodge 33.356 161.890 9 9 -1.873 -0.318 * - Required to qualify on time
Speed Reading: Top five rivalries on and off the track
March 10, 2006NASCAR's top rivalry, according to Ryan McGee, still draws crowds in a Las Vegas wax museum. Check out the top five fan feuds, and start your weekend on SPEED at 6 p.m. ET.
Ferrari agree to new testing plan
March 10, 2006Ferrari agree with other F1 teams to limit the amount of tyre testing during the season.
"I think there are more than two contenders for the constructors title this year" - AK
March 10, 2006Have your say about motorsport on the Five Live message board.
Raikkonen suffers practice misery
March 10, 2006Kimi Raikkonen's McLaren breaks down during practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
WCM missing from MotoGP entries
March 10, 2006Britain's WCM team will not be on to this seaon's MotoGP grid, according to the 2006 entry list.
Coulthard admits Red Bull worries
March 10, 2006David Coulthard is concerned by Red Bull's build-up to the new F1 season.
All change in F1 for 2006
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F1 mates or rivals?
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Ask the F1 experts
March 10, 2006Leading figures in Formula One make their predictions for 2006