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<blockquote data-quote="gata" data-source="post: 305980" data-attributes="member: 7813"><p>Just to add to the confusion, below is another tale that is circulating. </p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Rain washes out California qualifying</span></strong></p><p><span style="color: #666666"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">February 22, 2008 </span></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Reid Spencer</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">FONTANA</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">, Calif.</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> -- As he did last week in the Daytona 500, Jimmie Johnson will start from the pole in Sunday's Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">The difference is that, this week, the defending Cup champion didn't have to earn the top position.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Rain washed out Friday's Sprint Cup qualifying session at the track, forcing a start for Sunday's race according to the rule book. That means the top 35 cars in 2007 owner points will occupy the top 35 starting spots, with Johnson on the pole, Jeff Gordon on the outside of the front, Clint Bowyer third, two-time defending race winner Matt Kenseth fourth, and so forth.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Under rainout rules, all eligible past champions also make the field, so Kurt Busch, Dale Jarrett and Bill Elliott will start in positions 36, 37 and 38, respectively. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">The final five spots go to Brian Vickers, David Reutimann, Michael Waltrip, John Andretti and Joe Nemechek, the top five in 2008 owner points not otherwise qualified. AJ Allmendinger, Ken Schrader and Patrick Carpentier (all drivers who attempted to qualify for the Daytona 500 but failed to make the race) will go home without racing for the second straight week. Burney Lamar and Mike Skinner also will miss the race.</span></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><a href="http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=357050" target="_blank">http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=357050</a></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gata, post: 305980, member: 7813"] Just to add to the confusion, below is another tale that is circulating. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [B][FONT=Verdana]Rain washes out California qualifying[/FONT][/B] [COLOR=#666666][FONT=Arial]February 22, 2008 [/FONT][/COLOR] [B][FONT=Arial]Reid Spencer[/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Arial]Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Arial]FONTANA[/FONT][FONT=Arial], Calif.[/FONT][FONT=Arial] -- As he did last week in the Daytona 500, Jimmie Johnson will start from the pole in Sunday's Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]The difference is that, this week, the defending Cup champion didn't have to earn the top position.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Rain washed out Friday's Sprint Cup qualifying session at the track, forcing a start for Sunday's race according to the rule book. That means the top 35 cars in 2007 owner points will occupy the top 35 starting spots, with Johnson on the pole, Jeff Gordon on the outside of the front, Clint Bowyer third, two-time defending race winner Matt Kenseth fourth, and so forth.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Under rainout rules, all eligible past champions also make the field, so Kurt Busch, Dale Jarrett and Bill Elliott will start in positions 36, 37 and 38, respectively. [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]The final five spots go to Brian Vickers, David Reutimann, Michael Waltrip, John Andretti and Joe Nemechek, the top five in 2008 owner points not otherwise qualified. AJ Allmendinger, Ken Schrader and Patrick Carpentier (all drivers who attempted to qualify for the Daytona 500 but failed to make the race) will go home without racing for the second straight week. Burney Lamar and Mike Skinner also will miss the race.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=357050[/URL][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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