Showdown qualifying is done; Sadler is on the pole. Main event qualifying is underway.

Top 10 for showdown qualifying:

Sadler
Vickers
Ragan
Allmendinger
Robby Gordon
Blaney
Nemechek
Hornish Jr.
Riggs
Kvapil

Carpentier spun out on his qualifying but didn't hit anything.

Really like that paint scheme on the 88.

J. - 16 May 2008 05:58 PM

Really like that paint scheme on the 88.

Same here, it should look even better under the lights.

Wow, most all those cars look so crooked coming down pit road.

They have not mentioned how fast they get to pit road speed.
kurt coasted a couple of car lenths at pit entry. I think that was the .5

Starting lineup for the Showdown race.

http://www.race2win.net/wc/08/race/as/ssl.html

Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed
1 19 Elliott Sadler Stanley Dodge 29.187 185.014
2 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 29.223 184.786
3 6 David Ragan AAA Insurance Ford 29.255 184.584
4 84 AJ Allmendinger Red Bull Toyota 29.279 184.433
5 7 Robby Gordon Jim Beam Dodge 29.344 184.024
6 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Toyota 29.355 183.955
7 78 Joe Nemechek Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 29.359 183.930
8 77 Sam Hornish, Jr # Mobil 1 Dodge 29.364 183.899
9 66 Scott Riggs State Water Heaters Chevrolet 29.377 183.817
10 28 Travis Kvapil Yates Racing Ford 29.396 183.698
11 70 Johnny Sauter Haas Automation Chevrolet 29.408 183.624
12 15 Paul Menard Menards/Johns Manville Chevrolet 29.455 183.331
13 41 Reed Sorenson Target Dodge 29.490 183.113
14 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 29.492 183.101
15 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge 29.495 183.082
16 38 David Gilliland freecreditreport.com Ford 29.652 182.113
17 00 David Reutimann Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 29.670 182.002
18 49 Chad McCumbee Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil Dodge 29.710 181.757
19 50 Stanton Barrett NOS Energy Drink/Check 'n Go Chevrolet 29.716 181.720
20 96 J.J. Yeley DLP HDTV Toyota 29.731 181.629
21 21 Bill Elliott Air Force Ford 29.778 181.342
22 45 Kyle Petty Coca-Cola classic Dodge 29.821 181.080
23 01 Regan Smith # Principal Financial Group/DEI Chevrolet 29.836 180.989
24 08 Tony Raines getFUBAR.com Dodge 30.356 177.889
25 34 Jeff Green Chevrolet 30.363 177.848
26 46 Carl Long Romeo Guest Construction Dodge 31.809 169.763
27 10 Patrick Carpentier # Charter Dodge 36.531 147.820

Thanks for the lack of commercials

jinxed it, sorry

Denny just looped it getting onto pit road.

wow, how can you tell a driver when to slow??

maybe he asked for it. had to have

Kyle has the pole by half a second!

M&Ms;for everyone, as DW just said.

and I bet he has practiced spitting the lug nut into his hand.

And Kyle Busch takes the pole with an average speed of 44.278 MPH!

surprise surprise.

Toyota HP/$ + Kyle = Win/wreck


3 year plan? Nahhhh 15 months =]

lol i knew this on monday.