2007 Kobalt Tools 500 @ Atlanta NEXTEL Cup Event Thread *SPOILERS*

[rustyfan]

Leaving the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas behind it's time to look towards the fastest track on the schedule, Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Track Specs: 1.54 mile quad-oval, 24 degrees of banking in the turns, 5 degrees of banking on the straightaways. 124,000 grandstand seats.

NEXTEL Cup purse: $4,957,097

NEXTEL Cup Qualifying Record: 197.478 mph (28.074 seconds), by Geoffrey Bodine on November 15th, 1997.

NEXTEL Cup 500-mile Race Record: 159.904 mph (3 hours, 7 minutes, 48 seconds) set by Bobby Labonte on November 16th, 1997.


The entry list is up, with 51 teams entered.

Bill Elliott, Scott Wimmer, Jeremy Mayfield and Mike Bliss are hoping to make their first start of the season, while A.J. Allmendinger continues his quest to make his first career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup start.


TV: Pre-race show on FOX starts at 1:30pm ET. Green flag is scheduled for 2:10pm ET.

In Scandinavia the TV broadcast gets underway at 18:30 CET on Viasat Sport 3.

Australian Fans, Behold! Cricket has stolen our beloved sport!
Because of Fox's commitment to the ICC Cricket World Cup, both races are not live, but this does work well to a degree.

Nextel Cup: 1PM - 4:30PM Monday.
Busch Series: 10:30Am - 12:30 AM Sunday. (Just in time for Albert park too.)

I reckon additional TV-details might be added by the mods later on.


My Pick for the Win: Tony Stewart