Don’t expect to see Tony Stewart at a Goodyear tire test anytime soon. And his exclusion from the elite sessions has nothing to do with his recent rant against the company.
Goodyear officials said Friday they weren’t happy with Stewart’s effort when he participated in a tire test for them last December in Las Vegas.
“He was there, but I would say he probably really wasn’t involved. He wasn’t into it,” said Greg Stucker, director of race tire sales.
This could be just the break that Hendrick Motorsports has been looking for. Rain washed out qualifying for Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway today and the field was set according to last season’s points. Defending and two-time Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson will start from the pole. …
Don’t expect to see Tony Stewart at a Goodyear tire test anytime soon. And his exclusion from the elite sessions has nothing to do with his recent rant against the company.
Goodyear officials said Friday they weren’t happy with Stewart’s effort when he participated in a tire test for them last December in Las Vegas.
“He was there, but I would say he probably really wasn’t involved. He wasn’t into it,” said Greg Stucker, director of race tire sales.
‘Every year we’ve blown tires. How many years have they been doing this?’
It took just one quick practice session for Tony Stewart to assess the tires Goodyear brought to Bristol Motor Speedway.
“I thought it was good,” Stewart said after Friday’s rain-shortened practice.
It was the first positive remark Stewart has had about tires since his blistering rant against Goodyear following Sunday’s race in Atlanta. The two-time series champion hasn’t softened his stance, continuing to rail against the tire choice every day since his second-place finish.
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Starting Line Up by Row
Bristol Motor Speedway
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, March 14, 2008 @ 05:02 PM Eastern
101.074
Speed
Time
02:38:12
07/11/71
Date
Driver
Charlie Glotzbach
Track Race Record:
FOOD CITY 500
2007 Owner Points 1st
1
48
Jimmie Johnson
Lowe’s Chevrolet
Row 1:
2007 Owner Points 2nd
2
24
Jeff Gordon
DuPont Chevrolet
2007 Owner Points 3rd
3
07
Clint Bowyer
Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet
Row 2:
2007 Owner Points 4th
4
17
Matt Kenseth
Dish Network Ford
2007 Owner Points 5th
5
5
Casey Mears
CARQUEST/Kellogg’s Chevrolet
Row 3:
2007 Owner Points 6th
6
20
Tony Stewart
Home Depot Toyota
2007 Owner Points 7th
7
77
Sam Hornish Jr #
Mobil 1 Dodge
Row 4:
2007 Owner Points 8th
8
31
Jeff Burton
AT&T Mobility Chevrolet
2007 Owner Points 9th
9
99
Carl Edwards
Office Depot Ford
Row 5:
2007 Owner Points 10th
10
29
Kevin Harvick
Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet
2007 Owner Points 11th
11
1
Martin Truex Jr
Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet
Row 6:
2007 Owner Points 12th
12
11
Denny Hamlin
FedEx Express Toyota
2007 Owner Points 13th
13
12
Ryan Newman
alltel Dodge
Row 7:
2007 Owner Points 14th
14
16
Greg Biffle
Jackson Hewitt Ford
2007 Owner Points 15th
15
88
Dale Earnhardt Jr
National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet
Row 8:
2007 Owner Points 16th
16
8
Aric Almirola
U.S. Army Chevrolet
2007 Owner Points 17th
17
01
Regan Smith #
Principal Financial Chevrolet
Row 9:
2007 Owner Points 18th
18
26
Jamie McMurray
Crown Royal Ford
2007 Owner Points 19th
19
43
Bobby Labonte
Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge
Row 10:
2007 Owner Points 20th
20
9
Kasey Kahne
Budweiser Dodge
2007 Owner Points 21st
21
42
Juan Pablo Montoya
Texaco/Havoline Dodge
Row 11:
2007 Owner Points 22nd
22
18
Kyle Busch
M&M’s Toyota
2007 Owner Points 23rd
23
41
Reed Sorenson
Target Dodge
Row 12:
2007 Owner Points 24th
24
6
David Ragan
AAA Insurance Ford
2007 Owner Points 25th
25
96
JJ Yeley
DLP HDTV Toyota
Row 13:
2007 Owner Points 26th
26
40
Dario Franchitti #
The Hartford Dodge
2007 Owner Points 27th
27
19
Elliott Sadler
Stanley Dodge
Row 14:
2007 Owner Points 28th
28
7
Robby Gordon
RV’s.com Dodge
2007 Owner Points 29th
29
15
Paul Menard
Menards/Peak Chevrolet
Row 15:
2007 Owner Points 30th
30
28
Travis Kvapil
Yates Racing Ford
2007 Owner Points 31st
31
66
Scott Riggs
Haas Automation Chevrolet
Row 16:
2007 Owner Points 32nd
32
38
David Gilliland
freecreditreport.com Ford
2007 Owner Points 33rd
33
70
Jeremy Mayfield
Haas Automation Chevrolet
Row 17:
2007 Owner Points 34th
34
22
Dave Blaney
Caterpillar Toyota
2007 Owner Points 35th
35
45
Kyle Petty
Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil Dodge
Row 18:
2007 Driver Winner
36
2
Kurt Busch
Miller Lite Dodge
Past Champion 1999
37
44
Dale Jarrett
UPS Toyota
Row 19:
2008 Owner Points 9th
38
83
Brian Vickers
Red Bull Toyota
2008 Owner Points 27th
39
00
David Reutimann
Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota
Row 20:
2008 Owner Points 33rd
40
55
Michael Waltrip
NAPA Toyota
2008 Owner Points 41st
41
49
Ken Schrader
Qtrax.com Dodge
Row 21:
2008 Owner Points 42nd
42
78
Joe Nemechek
Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet
2008 Owner Points 43rd
43
84
Mike Skinner
Red Bull Toyota
Row 22:
Did Not Qualify:
#21 Jeff Green; #34 John Andretti; #10 Patrick Carpentier #.
Starting Lineup
DNQs
Manufacturer
Starting Lineup
DNQs
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
14
1
Dodge
12
1
Ford
7
1
Toyota
10
0
Reason
Team
Driver
Car
Pos
Despite a lot of preseason promise, Jeff Hammond says that the current Sprint Cup rookie crop has not performed to expectations.
