Daytona 500

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On Sunday, the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup kicks off with the Daytona 500. Dale Jarrett and Jimmie Johnson will be on the starting grid. Michael Waltrip and Tony Stewart will sit in the 2nd row after both drivers won their qualifying heat in the Gatorade Duel 150s. Defending Daytona 500 champion Dale Earnhardt Jr., will start in row three, along with Jeff Burton.

[marcus]

here is the starting Line up for this years Daytona 500


1.Dale Jarrett

2.Jimmie Johnson

3.Michael Waltrip

4.Tony Stewart

5.Dale Earnhardt Jnr

6. Jeff Burton

7. Mike Skinner

8. Kevin Lapage

9. Ryan Newman

10. Martin Truex Jnr

11. Ricky Rudd

12. Scott Riggs

13. Kurt Busch

14. Matt Kenseth

15. Jeff Gordon

16. Scott Wimmer

17. Jamie McMurray

18. Sterling Marlin

19. Kyle Busch

20. Bobby Labonte

21. Kenny Wallace

22. Bobby Hamilton Jnr

23. Greg Biffle

24. Jeremy Mayfield

25. Travis Kvapil

26. Jeff Green

27. Carl Edwards

28. Brian Vickers

29. Casey Mears

30. Kevin Harvick

31. Ken Schrader

32. Mark Martin

33. Kyle Petty

34. Joe Nemechek

35. Mike Bliss

36. Rusty Wallace

37. Kasey Kahne

38. Dave Blaney

39. Elliot Sadler

40. Jason Leffler

41. Boris Said

42. John Andretti

43. Mike Wallace


DID NOT QUALIFY

1. Robby Gordon
2. Johnny Sauter
3. Stanton Barrett
4. Derrick Cope
5. Morgan Shepherd
6. Greg Sacks
7. Kerry Earnhardt
8. Eric McClure
9. Larry Gunselmen
10. Hermie Sadler
11. Randy Lajoie
12. Geoffery Bodine
13. Andy Belmont
14. Kirk Shlemerdine

[Kicking-back]

57 entries?

That's good news.

[luke]

I picked Michael Waltrip, to win. I'm glad the Busch leaders from last year are up there.

[Jack Man]

I've been a J Johnson fan since he came to Nascar so he's my pick. After watching practice yesterday i think he's got a great chance. He was the only car passing (17th to 1st in 6 laps) without someone beating in the back bumper. I like J Burton as a dark horse pick.

[marcus]

Im gonna go a real long shot with Kevin Lepage , he was excellent in the 125 the other day and if he doesnt win i hope he has a fantastic run

[Dov]

There's five guys to look out for and they are, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Michael Waltrip, Jimmie Johnson and Tony Stewart. My favourite driver is Jeff Gordon and I also like Tony Stewart, so i'll be cheering for them later today. It should be a great race.

[Kicking-back]

And Jeff Gordon wins it for a third time.

Well done to him.

[marcus]

yep well done to Jeff.

guess I was way off with lepage but oh well

not a bad race and some exciting stuff towards the end there

[Jack Man]

Congrats to the whole Hendricks team they did a great job keeping Jeff at the front all day. Great job by S Riggs to hang at the front all day as well.

[gttouring]

what a race(ZZZZZZZZ)
last 30 laps things got reall good, but it took 170 laps to get there.
I knew 24 gordon would win, he was pretty quiet upfront, not showing his hand, and blammo! he pulled it off. what a mysterious charge by Earnhardt, that car was ****, adn he gets up to challenge wow

[luke]

Well done to Jeff! Certainly has started his new campain strongly.

[Snapper Baz]

The last 20 odd laps were stunning...lets see what happens in California next week. The Trucks were eventful as well if you read the NASCAR site!

[gomick]

congrats to jeff gordon - a true legend whether you like him or not

[Dov]

Jeff Gordon has always been my favourite NASCAR driver and he's not only a good oval driver, he's one of the better road racers as well. IMO, I could see Jeff driving in F1, Champ Car or Sportscar racing, but I doubt that will ever happen since he makes alot of money in NASCAR and is one of their top personalities. Maybe when he gets a bit older he'll branch out into other disciplines of racing, however, that's a big maybe!