Just Us Cupdate - The Daytona 500

The Daytona 500 at Daytona, FL

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The Race Report...All the NASCAR News That's Unfit to Print

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Congrats to Kevin Harvick on his First Daytona 500 Victory

Kyle Busch was out of control and all over that track on Sunday. He was shaky and jumpy and dangerous...and he caused that big wreck on the last lap. He's not a rook anymore. He doesn't have a damned excuse. He needs to pull in his horns and learn to drive at a plate race.

Of course, the media will give him a pass.

If it had been Carl Edwards, we'd be hearing talk about how he needed to learn to be more patient... Hey, media types...I'm waiting for a story that calls for Kyle Busch to learn patience... ... ... Hmmm, guess I'll be waiting awhile.

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RaceFlash - Turn by Turn at the Daytona 500

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Wreck-tona...That Clint Bowyer Slide Across the Start/Finish Line Was the Best

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Scattershotting here...By the same reasoning that marks Toyota as a foreign automaker, shouldn't we call Dodge a foreign automaker too?

They are foreign owned.

Where do you think the Daimler part of Daimler-Chrysler is based?

Those Toyotas are made in the USA as Daryl Waltrip pointed out a time or two during Sunday's broadcast.

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NASCAR heartthrob Kasey Kahne was announced as the latest addition to the Gillette Young Guns, joining Kurt Busch, Carl Edwards, Jamie McMurray, Ryan Newman and Jimmie Johnson.

...Guess this means, he finally started shaving.

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What the Hell was the #22 Doing When He Rocketed Through the Pits Trying to Avoid a Wreck...Exited the Pits on the Other End, Still At Speed and Smashed Ken Schrader...And Where was He the Rest of the Race?

The team ran into misfortune on lap 185 of the 200-lap race, as Blaney dove down pit road to avoid an accident on the frontstretch. With a flat right-front tire, he was unable to avoid making contact with several cars as he exited pit road.
After making a lap around the track, he headed back to pit road for four fresh tires and to give the Caterpillar team the opportunity to review any damage the contact may have made.

Unfortunately, NASCAR officials were none too pleased with the speed the Caterpillar Toyota reached on pit lane while trying to avoid the accident, and after first assessing the team a five lap penalty, they then decided to send the No. 22 to the garage for the remainder of the race. Blaney was credited with a 34th-place finish.

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Despite Major Losses and Layoffs, Ford Seems Determined to Stay in NASCAR

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Road Rage Outside the Dayonta International Speedway

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Teresa Earnhardt at Daytona

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Complete Finishing Order

1 Kevin Harvick (29)
2 Mark Martin (01)
3 Jeff Burton (31)
4 Mike Wallace (109)
5 David Ragan (6)
6 Elliott Sadler (19)
7 Kasey Kahne (9)
8 David Gilliland (38)
9 Joe Nemechek (13)
10 Jeff Gordon (24)
11 David Stremme (40)
12 J.J. Yeley (18)
13 Reed Sorenson (41)
14 Boris Said (160)
15 Robby Gordon (7)
16 Johnny Sauter (70)
17 Sterling Marlin (14)
18 Clint Bowyer (07)
19 Juan Pablo Montoya (42)
20 Casey Mears (25)
21 Bobby Labonte (43)
22 Dale Jarrett (44)
23 Carl Edwards (99)
24 Kyle Busch (5)
25 Greg Biffle (16)
26 Ricky Rudd (88)
27 Matt Kenseth (17)
28 Denny Hamlin (11)
29 Martin Truex Jr. (1)
30 Michael Waltrip (55)
31 Jamie McMurray (26)
32 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
33 Tony Raines (96)
34 Dave Blaney (22)
35 Ken Schrader (21)
36 Jeff Green (66)
37 Scott Riggs (10)
38 Ryan Newman (12)
39 Jimmie Johnson (48)
40 David Reutimann (00)
41 Kurt Busch (2)
42 Kyle Petty (45)
43 Tony Stewart (20)

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The Just Us Cup Points Standings

Place - Driver
Finishing Points
Deduction (DNQ/Prov -5, DNF -5,
Bonus (Pole +5, Most Laps Led +5, Win +5)
TOTAL

1 Kevin Harvick (29)
finish = 80
win = 5
total = 85

3 Jeff Burton (31)
finish = 75
total = 75

6 Elliott Sadler (19)
finish = 70
total = 70

7 Kasey Kahne (9)
finish = 65
total = 65

10 Jeff Gordon (24)
finish = 60
total = 60

22 Dale Jarrett (44)
finish = 55
prov = -5
total = 50

23 Carl Edwards (99)
finish = 50
total = 50

25 Greg Biffle (16)
finish = 45
total = 45

27 Matt Kenseth (17)
finish = 40
total = 40

28 Denny Hamlin (11)
finish = 35
total = 35

30 Michael Waltrip (55)
finish = 30
total = 30

31 Jamie McMurray (26)
finish = 25
dnf = -5
total = 20

32 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
finish = 20
dnf = -5
total = 15

39 Jimmie Johnson (48)
finish = 15
dnf = -5
total = 10

41 Kurt Busch (2)
finish = 10
most laps lead = 5
total - 15

43 Tony Stewart (20)
finish = 5
dnf = -5
total = 0

Jimmie Johnson is listed ahead of Kurt Busch here only due to finishing order. Busch's team got him back on the track and he was making laps when the checkers fell therefore he is not charged with a DNF. He didn't make up enough laps to catch Johnson's listed finish position based on laps completed.

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The Auto Club 500 at Fontana, CA