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Setzer wins Kroger 250 at Martinsville (PA SportsTicker)

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Dale Jr., Hamlin top Nextel Cup final practice chart

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Martinsville Craftsman Truck starting lineup

Saturday, March 31st, 2007
ActiveReports Document @page{size: 8.5in 11in;margin-top:0.3in;margin-left:0.3in;margin-right:0.3in;margin-bottom:0.3in;} Starting Line Up by Row Martinsville Speedway Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sat, March 31, 2007 @ 12:14 PM Eastern 75.296 Speed Time 01:47:18 09/27/97 Date Driver Rich Bickle  Track Race Record: KROGER 250 1 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Tundra Toyota 19.728 95.985 Row 1: 2 6 Travis Kvapil K & N Filters Ford 19.771 95.777 3 9 Ted Musgrave Team ASE/Germain Toyota Toyota 19.792 95.675 Row 2: 4 14 Rick Crawford Power Stroke Diesel by Interna Ford 19.803 95.622 5 60 Jack Sprague Con-way Freight Toyota 19.811 95.583 Row 3: 6 2 Kevin Harvick Camping World Chevrolet 19.845 95.420 7 47 Kraig Kinser Ginn Resorts Chevrolet 19.919 95.065 Row 4: 8 46 Timothy Peters Bailey's Chevrolet 19.952 94.908 9 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. AES HR Solutions Chevrolet 19.968 94.832 Row 5: 10 59 Terry Cook Harris Trucking Toyota 19.987 94.742 11 1 Aaron Fike # RFMS/Red Horse Racing Toyota 19.990 94.727 Row 6: 12 99 Erik Darnell Northern Tool + Equipment Ford 20.059 94.402 13 00 AJ Allmendinger Red Bull Toyota 20.089 94.261 Row 7: 14 07 Tim Sauter # Lester Buildings Chevrolet 20.094 94.237 15 51 Paul Menard Moen Faucets/Pittsburgh Paints Chevrolet 20.097 94.223 Row 8: 16 75 Dennis Setzer Spears Mfg. Co. Chevrolet 20.103 94.195 17 23 Johnny Benson 360 OTC Toyota 20.120 94.115 Row 9: 18 88 Matt Crafton Menards/Moen Chevrolet 20.124 94.097 19 15 Bill Lester Red Top Auto Auction Chevrolet 20.126 94.087 Row 10: 20 36 Tyler Walker # 360 OTC Toyota 20.167 93.896 21 50 T.J. Bell Heathcliff's Cat Litter Ford 20.174 93.863 Row 11: 22 16 Stacy Compton Melling Engine Parts Ford 20.189 93.794 23 10 David Starr International/MaxxForce Diesel Ford 20.230 93.604 Row 12: 24 09 Joey Clanton # Zaxby's Ford 20.242 93.548 25 8 Blake Bjorklund # MRD Motorsports Chevrolet 20.250 93.511 Row 13: 26 30 Todd Bodine Lumber Liquidators Toyota 20.271 93.414 27 44 Frank Kreyer Culver's Restaurant Chevrolet 20.275 93.396 Row 14: 28 21 Kelly Bires # Bush's Baked Beans Ford 20.322 93.180 29 08 Chad McCumbee The GPS Store/Garmin Chevrolet 20.360 93.006 Row 15: 30 18 Ken Schrader Fastenal Dodge 20.363 92.992 31 7 Brad Keselowski Hooters Energy Drink Chevrolet 20.377 92.928 Row 16: 32 40 Mike Bliss Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet 20.394 92.851 33 4 Chase Miller Open Joist Dodge 20.408 92.787 Row 17: 34 77 Brendan Gaughan South Point Hotel Chevrolet 20.441 92.637 35 13 Willie Allen #  Chevrolet Row 18: Owner Points     36 64 Jimmy Simpson Prime Development Group Chevrolet 20.463 92.538 Did Not Qualify: # 49 Bradley Riethmeyer; # 54 Brian Sockwell; # 28 Shane Sieg; # 87 Chris Jones; # 42 Tim Cowen.  Pos Trk Driver Team Time Speed

Hamlin wins Martinsville pole; Waltrip misses show

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Ready to rebound

Friday, March 30th, 2007
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Kasey Kahne is off to a miserable start, but he still believes his team can win races.

Jeff Gordon wins 7th pole at Martinsville, 65th of career (AP)

Friday, March 30th, 2007
Jeff Gordon laughs at the notion that sitting 14th in the point standings after five races means he's off to a slow start, and he showed that he's doing just fine on Friday by winning the pole at Martinsville Speedway.

Virginia native Hamlin wins at Martinsville (PA SportsTicker)

Friday, March 30th, 2007

Martinsville first Cup practice speeds

Friday, March 30th, 2007
ActiveReports Document @page{size: 8.5in 11in;margin-top:0.2in;margin-left:0.2in;margin-right:0.1in;margin-bottom:0.2in;} NNCS Practice 1 Martinsville Speedway Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, March 30, 2007 @ 12:06 PM Eastern GOODY'S COOL ORANGE 500 1 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 19.905 95.132 19 34 ---.---                                                                 ---.---                                                                 2 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 19.923 95.046 21 21 -0.018 -0.018 3 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 19.968 94.832 33 35 -0.063 -0.045 4 96 Tony Raines DLP HDTV Chevrolet 19.975 94.799 34 36 -0.070 -0.007 5 12 Ryan Newman alltel Dodge 19.987 94.742 23 30 -0.082 -0.012 6 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet 19.989 94.732 35 37 -0.084 -0.002 7 41 Reed Sorenson Target Dodge 20.003 94.666 42 43 -0.098 -0.014 8 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 20.004 94.661 40 46 -0.099 -0.001 9 *10 Scott Riggs Valvoline/Stanley Tools Dodge 20.015 94.609 19 22 -0.110 -0.011 10 16 Greg Biffle Jackson Hewitt Ford 20.015 94.609 24 24 -0.110 -0.000 11 66 Jeff Green Best Buy Chevrolet 20.019 94.590 28 37 -0.114 -0.004 12 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 20.031 94.534 34 35 -0.126 -0.012 13 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet 20.035 94.515 49 50 -0.130 -0.004 14 45 Kyle Petty MarathonAmericanSpiritMotorOil Dodge 20.054 94.425 22 29 -0.149 -0.019 15 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Chevrolet 20.055 94.420 43 44 -0.150 -0.001 16 13 Joe Nemechek Ginn Resorts/CertainTeed Chevrolet 20.074 94.331 31 37 -0.169 -0.019 17 *21 Ken Schrader Little Debbie Snack Cakes Ford 20.080 94.303 21 32 -0.175 -0.006 18 14 Sterling Marlin Panasonic Plasma HDTV Chevrolet 20.081 94.298 27 32 -0.176 -0.001 19 *36 Jeremy Mayfield 360 OTC Toyota 20.082 94.293 27 28 -0.177 -0.001 20 70 Johnny Sauter Yellow Transportation/Haas CNC  20.083 94.289 41 41 -0.178 -0.001 21 26 Jamie McMurray IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford 20.083 94.289 47 47 -0.178 -0.000 22 40 David Stremme Coors Light Dodge 20.085 94.279 35 43 -0.180 -0.002 23 18 J.J. Yeley Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 20.091 94.251 43 43 -0.186 -0.006 24 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 20.096 94.228 38 38 -0.191 -0.005 25 07 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel's Chevrolet 20.097 94.223 24 28 -0.192 -0.001 26 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 20.099 94.214 30 30 -0.194 -0.002 27 *00 David Reutimann # Domino's Toyota 20.119 94.120 23 28 -0.214 -0.020 28 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 20.127 94.083 36 36 -0.222 -0.008 29 25 Casey Mears National Guard/GMAC Chevrolet 20.138 94.031 35 45 -0.233 -0.011 30 7 Robby Gordon  Ford 20.154 93.957 39 39 -0.249 -0.016 31 *22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Toyota 20.167 93.896 14 31 -0.262 -0.013 32 *55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 20.168 93.891 6 39 -0.263 -0.001 33 88 Ricky Rudd Snickers Ford 20.170 93.882 20 20 -0.265 -0.002 34 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 20.172 93.873 30 30 -0.267 -0.002 35 6 David Ragan # AAA Ford 20.173 93.868 53 53 -0.268 -0.001 36 38 David Gilliland M & M's Ford 20.207 93.710 39 40 -0.302 -0.034 37 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 20.209 93.701 13 25 -0.304 -0.002 38 42 Juan Pablo Montoya # Texaco/Havoline Dodge 20.209 93.701 62 64 -0.304 -0.000 39 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 20.211 93.692 30 38 -0.306 -0.002 40 *15 Paul Menard # Menards/Quaker State Chevrolet 20.244 93.539 17 33 -0.339 -0.033 41 *78 Kenny Wallace Furniture Row Chevrolet 20.246 93.530 18 25 -0.341 -0.002 42 01 Regan Smith U.S. Army Chevrolet 20.265 93.442 50 55 -0.360 -0.019 43 *44 Dale Jarrett UPS Toyota 20.315 93.212 32 39 -0.410 -0.050 44 *83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 20.346 93.070 30 30 -0.441 -0.031 45 *49 Mike Bliss OBOVO.com Dodge 20.362 92.997 15 28 -0.457 -0.016 46 *37 Kevin Lepage  Dodge 20.388 92.878 8 30 -0.483 -0.026 47 *4 Ward Burton State Water Heaters Chevrolet 20.414 92.760 8 15 -0.509 -0.026 48 17 Matt Kenseth USG Sheetrock/DeWalt Ford 20.460 92.551 26 43 -0.555 -0.046 49 *84 AJ Allmendinger # Red Bull Toyota 20.584 91.994 10 36 -0.679 -0.124 Car Driver Pos Team Time Speed Lap # # Laps -Fastest -Next *Required to qualify on time

Martinsville Craftsman Truck qualifying order

Friday, March 30th, 2007
ActiveReports Document @page{size: 8.5in 11in;margin-top:0.3in;margin-left:0.3in;margin-right:0.1in;margin-bottom:0.3in;} Qualifying Order & Worksheet Martinsville Speedway Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, March 30, 2007 @ 11:30 AM Eastern 95.966 19.732 10/22/05 Rick Crawford  Speed Time Date Driver Track Qualifying Record: KROGER 250 47 Kraig Kinser Ginn Resorts Chevrolet 1 4 Chase Miller Open Joist Dodge 2 50 * T.J. Bell Heathcliff's Cat Litter Ford 3 28 * Shane Sieg Kissin' Kuzzins Construction Chevrolet 4 07 Tim Sauter # Lester Buildings Chevrolet 5 6 Travis Kvapil K & N Filters Ford 6 88 Matt Crafton Menards/Moen Chevrolet 7 9 Ted Musgrave Team ASE/Germain Toyota Toyota 8 2 * Kevin Harvick Camping World Chevrolet 9 08 Chad McCumbee The GPS Store/Garmin Chevrolet 10 99 Erik Darnell Northern Tool + Equipment Ford 11 10 David Starr International/MaxxForce Diesel Ford 12 46 * Timothy Peters Bailey's Chevrolet 13 51 * Paul Menard Moen Faucets/Pittsburgh Paints Chevrolet 14 75 Dennis Setzer Spears Mfg. Co. Chevrolet 15 1 Aaron Fike # RFMS/Red Horse Racing Toyota 16 00 AJ Allmendinger Red Bull Toyota 17 49 * Bradley Riethmeyer All American Driver Challenge Dodge 18 14 Rick Crawford Power Stroke Diesel by Interna Ford 19 8 * Blake Bjorklund # MRD Motorsports Chevrolet 20 18 Ken Schrader Fastenal Dodge 21 77 Brendan Gaughan South Point Hotel Chevrolet 22 15 Bill Lester Red Top Auto Auction Chevrolet 23 BLANK 24 54 * Brian Sockwell Lowdermilk Electric Dodge 25 87 * Chris Jones LCS Technologies Chevrolet 26 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. AES HR Solutions Chevrolet 27 7 * Brad Keselowski Hooters Energy Drink Chevrolet 28 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Tundra Toyota 29 30 Todd Bodine Lumber Liquidators Toyota 30 64 * Jimmy Simpson Prime Development Group Chevrolet 31 09 Joey Clanton # Zaxby's Ford 32 60 Jack Sprague Con-way Freight Toyota 33 16 Stacy Compton Melling Engine Parts Ford 34 36 Tyler Walker # 360 OTC Toyota 35 59 Terry Cook Harris Trucking Toyota 36 44 * Frank Kreyer Culver's Restaurant Chevrolet 37 42 * Tim Cowen Cowen Truck Line Ford 38 13 Willie Allen #  Chevrolet 39 21 Kelly Bires # Bush's Baked Beans Ford 40 40 Mike Bliss Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet 41 23 Johnny Benson 360 OTC Toyota 42 Trk Driver Team Speed Time Speed Time Rmks Q# * Required to qualify on time

Martinsville Craftsman Truck final practice results

Friday, March 30th, 2007
ActiveReports Document @page{size: 8.5in 11in;margin-top:0.2in;margin-left:0.2in;margin-right:0.1in;margin-bottom:0.2in;} NCTS Final Practice (HAPPY HOUR) Martinsville Speedway Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, March 30, 2007 @ 03:32 PM Eastern KROGER 250 1 14 Rick Crawford Power Stroke Diesel by Interna Ford 19.766 95.801 36 36 ---.---                                                                 ---.---                                                                 2 60 Jack Sprague Con-way Freight Toyota 19.783 95.719 30 36 -0.017 -0.017 3 *2 Kevin Harvick Camping World Chevrolet 19.792 95.675 18 19 -0.026 -0.009 4 9 Ted Musgrave Team ASE/Germain Toyota Toyota 19.838 95.453 2 20 -0.072 -0.046 5 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Tundra Toyota 19.872 95.290 25 25 -0.106 -0.034 6 99 Erik Darnell Northern Tool + Equipment Ford 19.898 95.165 21 35 -0.132 -0.026 7 77 Brendan Gaughan South Point Hotel Chevrolet 19.910 95.108 3 25 -0.144 -0.012 8 47 Kraig Kinser Ginn Resorts Chevrolet 19.926 95.032 35 36 -0.160 -0.016 9 75 Dennis Setzer Spears Mfg. Co. Chevrolet 19.933 94.998 30 30 -0.167 -0.007 10 6 Travis Kvapil K & N Filters Ford 19.945 94.941 36 45 -0.179 -0.012 11 88 Matt Crafton Menards/Moen Chevrolet 19.975 94.799 34 34 -0.209 -0.030 12 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. AES HR Solutions Chevrolet 19.977 94.789 29 36 -0.211 -0.002 13 16 Stacy Compton Melling Engine Parts Ford 19.985 94.751 25 29 -0.219 -0.008 14 *46 Timothy Peters Bailey's Chevrolet 19.988 94.737 52 52 -0.222 -0.003 15 21 Kelly Bires # Bush's Baked Beans Ford 20.008 94.642 55 56 -0.242 -0.020 16 09 Joey Clanton # Zaxby's Ford 20.018 94.595 2 3 -0.252 -0.010 17 23 Johnny Benson 360 OTC Toyota 20.020 94.585 34 39 -0.254 -0.002 18 *51 Paul Menard Moen Faucets/Pittsburgh Paints Chevrolet 20.052 94.435 2 10 -0.286 -0.032 19 1 Aaron Fike # RFMS/Red Horse Racing Toyota 20.072 94.340 28 33 -0.306 -0.020 20 4 Chase Miller Open Joist Dodge 20.092 94.247 25 26 -0.326 -0.020 21 00 AJ Allmendinger Red Bull Toyota 20.115 94.139 27 27 -0.349 -0.023 22 10 David Starr International/MaxxForce Diesel Ford 20.116 94.134 25 29 -0.350 -0.001 23 15 Bill Lester Red Top Auto Auction Chevrolet 20.122 94.106 26 27 -0.356 -0.006 24 59 Terry Cook Harris Trucking Toyota 20.133 94.055 18 20 -0.367 -0.011 25 36 Tyler Walker # 360 OTC Toyota 20.172 93.873 4 29 -0.406 -0.039 26 30 Todd Bodine Lumber Liquidators Toyota 20.188 93.798 29 45 -0.422 -0.016 27 *50 T.J. Bell Heathcliff's Cat Litter Ford 20.188 93.798 29 34 -0.422 -0.000 28 40 Mike Bliss Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet 20.202 93.733 22 22 -0.436 -0.014 29 13 Willie Allen #  Chevrolet 20.220 93.650 18 23 -0.454 -0.018 30 07 Tim Sauter # Lester Buildings Chevrolet 20.266 93.437 3 26 -0.500 -0.046 31 18 Ken Schrader Fastenal Dodge 20.271 93.414 3 40 -0.505 -0.005 32 *8 Blake Bjorklund # MRD Motorsports Chevrolet 20.307 93.249 6 42 -0.541 -0.036 33 *49 Bradley Riethmeyer All American Driver Challenge Dodge 20.308 93.244 4 25 -0.542 -0.001 34 *7 Brad Keselowski Hooters Energy Drink Chevrolet 20.316 93.207 22 31 -0.550 -0.008 35 08 Chad McCumbee The GPS Store/Garmin Chevrolet 20.316 93.207 37 37 -0.550 -0.000 36 *64 Jimmy Simpson Prime Development Group Chevrolet 20.335 93.120 20 20 -0.569 -0.019 37 *87 Chris Jones LCS Technologies Chevrolet 20.511 92.321 11 22 -0.745 -0.176 38 *54 Brian Sockwell Lowdermilk Electric Dodge 20.586 91.985 25 31 -0.820 -0.075 39 *28 Shane Sieg Kissin' Kuzzins Construction Chevrolet 20.866 90.751 15 24 -1.100 -0.280 40 *42 Tim Cowen Cowen Truck Line Ford 30.903 61.276 1 1 -11.137 -10.037 Trk Driver Pos Team Time Speed Lap # # Laps -Fastest -Next *Required to qualify on time