23 cars will take the green flag in the 2008 Bud Shootout. The race will take place on Saturday February 9 and will be broadcast live by Fox at 8pm Eastern in stunning HD!
So who will be in the field and how did they get there? Answer Please:
#1 Martin Truex, Jr – Pole at Texas
#2 Kurt Busch – Pole at California
#5 Casey Mears – Pole at Chicago
#07 Clint Bowyer – Pole at Darlington
#8 Mark Martin – Bud Shootout Champion, 1999
#9 Kasey Kahne – Pole at Las Vegas
#11 Denny Hamlin – Pole at Martinsville
#12 Ryan Newman – Pole at Atlanta
#16 Greg Biffle – Pole at Atlanta
#20 Tony Stewart – Bud Shootout Champion, 2007
#21 Bill Elliott – Bud Shootout Champion, 1987
#22 Dave Blaney – Pole at New Hampshire
#24 Jeff Gordon – Pole at California
#26 Jamie McMurray – Pole at Sonoma
#38 David Gilliland – Pole at Daytona
#41 Reed Sorenson – Pole at Indianapolis
#44 Dale Jarrett – Bud Shootout Champion, 2004
#48 Jimmie Johnson – Pole at Richmond
#49 Ken Schrader – Bud Shootout Champion, 1990
#55 Michael Waltrip – Pole at Talladega
#88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr – Pole at Pocono
#96 JJ Yeley – Pole at Michigan
#99 Carl Edwards – Pole at Phoenix
Totals-7 Chevy, 6 Toyota, 5 Dodge, 5 Ford
Teams
Hendrick Motorsports – All 4 cars in
Jack Rousch – 3 cars in. Matt Kenseth sits out as well as David Ragan
DEI – 2 cars are in (Truex and Martin). The rookies sit out
Penske – Kurt and Ryan are in. Hornish sits out
RCR – Surprise to see only Clint Bowyer in. Harvick and Burton sit out
Ray Evernham – Kasey Kahne only car in
Joe Gibbs – Gets to see Stewart and Hamlin start his Toyota’s for the first time
Yates Racing – One car in (Gilliland), one car out (Kvpail)
Chip Ganassi – Just one car in (Sorenson). Open Wheelers out
Michael Waltrip Racing – 2 cars in (Waltrip and Jarrett)
Bill Davis Racing – One car in (Blaney)
Single Car Teams IN – Wood Brothers, BAM Racing, HOF Racing
NO cars for Robbie Gordon Motorsports, Petty Racing, Haas CNC Racing, Front Row Motorsports among a few other part-time teams.
My Prediction for the Bud Shootout….the last 5 years this race has been won from somebody that started in the back of the pack. I have not yet seen a starting order for the 2008 Shootout, but I will pick a guy that will surely go back there and that is Dale Jarrett. This will probably be his last shootout so he has motivation on his side. Toyota’s have been really fast in the pre-season and I look for that speed to pay off in the end and we might just see the old veteran grab himself a win here at the Shootout before he runs off to join the ESPN Broadcast team.