Kyle Busch on pole, lots of ringers, too, although they are generally starting way back.

First off, predictions: I say it'll be down to JJ and Kyle at the end. As much as I love JPM, I think he's pretty much gunning for a top-5 today, and basically needs to stay out of trouble.

BRB with the starting lineup.

Do you know of a TV feed outside the US
http://www.justin.tv/kandi_man is jerky and dropping in and out for me.

http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2008/22/data/lineup.html

My machine can barely handle rendering the live stream and showing RaceView, so I might not be in here much.

Am I seeing things or does the camber on Busch's left front make it look like he's practically driving on the sidewall!

Stream isn't available outside the US which is a pity as it used to be good

HaHa Jeff Gordan - the moving chicane!

Montoya looking very good!

Yeah, along with Hornish. Wonder if they have the car when they get closer to the pointy end.

AMbrose flying also

Guys, I'll be remote today, no chance to watch the race live.. Looking forward to read the updates from the race via my blackberry...
Thanks in advance

PJ Jones and Carpentier spin. Both manage to continue.

JPM begins passing the line of cars ahead of him. 13th now.

I'm not 100% they actually touched


Yeah JPM is heading forward. Looking strong.

I love road courses in NASCAR. Great racing!

Yep. Ambrose clocks fastest lap, 22nd already.

EDIT - 20th.

Little E still up after 21. Not sure any of the top 5 have anything for him. As soon as the road experts get to the front we'll see.

Pitstops...

Ambrose looking good.

Different strategies going on. Some pit, some don´t.

Could be different fuel mileage...

Dale Jr, JPM and Ambrose, my three favorites in the field seem to be having a great day! Ambrose came from all the way back of the field and JPM passed about 14 cars on the track by now

JJ in, now its just Little E and JPM left out

VERY slow pitstop, though. 37th now.

Montoya in! Where will he come out?

Damn! doesn't look so good on the pit.

So Jeff has no radio and is very loose. Is being handed a new radio now in the pits.

No problem. 13th, clocks fastest lap.

Loose cable

Jeff Gordon communicates with his crew about the radio not working prior to the pit stop: "Sorry about that guys; I don't know what happened. I must have pulled it loose."

I'm trying to watch the race and catch some Olympics and the PGA during commercials. I swear all of these b****srds have got their breaks prerfectly synchronized

Oh man! I guess we'll have to be your eyes and ears then!

Any drivers in particular you're rooting for?

Montoya through Newman to 11th, Ambrose fastest car on the circuit.

Thanks... Juan, Dale, Newman.... JJ..

Great updates guys...

So the NASCAR.com stream only works for USA IP addresses? That sucks, it's pretty good.

Ambrose looking amazing. I assumed his car would be crappier than yesterday, but he's setting fastest laps a lot.

Also when JPM was in clean air he was a few tenths faster than e.

As usual, JP passing people in all kinds of unlikely places. Inside, outside, in the esses. Some of these guys he's passing like they're standing still.

I've heard he was a master overtaker in F1. That sure hasn't changed. It's almost comical.

Also, I think I was maybe pessimistic regarding JPM. He'll be up there. If things work out, so will Ambrose!

Here's to ferriners going 1-2 today! Also, let's see if PJ can keep his head!

Ky Busch, jj 1-2; I don't know how JPM does it, he's just a few MPH faster than the other cars where it counts. He's up to 10th on merit alone (slowish pit stop).

e 6th, Newman & Hamlin duking it out for 11th right behind Juan.


No cautions thus far! Almost halfway.

JPM around Hamlin to 10th, Ambrose still coming up.

JPM will be mixing with the big boys now. Hope his pit crew is up to speed. Lets keep those yellows tucked away. (uh-oh, did I just f*** it up), haha

Oops, JJ blew some rubber, heading backwards going to the pits. This screws him, will need another stop.

I´d say JPM will defitenitely be there. Ambrose...we´ll see. The pitstop was awfully slow; Marcos had already passed 22 cars, after losing chunks of time he had to pass many of those cars again. The good thing is up to P11 the cars are close to each other. But he´ll need caution or two, because from there gaps are big ATM.

Montoya up to 8th, AMbrose 16th.

Kyle still looking strong with Smoke inheriting 2nd.

I think it's not just tire probs for JJ.

And we're already halfway and it's only one hour gone. Anyone else thinks this race should have more than 90 laps?

BMW F1 also check out Leaderboard

http://www.nascar.com/races/leaderboard/cup/race/

Oooops. Caution 1, thats why you cant have more than 90 laps, haha.

Question is how can JPM do on a restart. 8 laps from making it on a pit stop so nothing there.

This will help Ambrose close up the gaps but he still has a problem having to pit.

JPM about to serve himself up a large helping of 6th place, courtesy of e.

First caution! For debris...I think.

Wonder if that was Hornish and the few pounds of gravel he brought back with him.

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Under sopcast options choose "use my own player" and find vlc.exe file.

then insert this into the sopcast address bar

sop://broker.sopcast.com:3912/39461

Then it loads - buffers the picture, then click on the second button left of the play button. VLC Player opens itself and it should work

Can those who pitted make it to the end from here?

Depends on how many yellows there are....probably not.

Nope they are about 4-5 short

OBL you still have TrackPass Scanner? Can you listen to JPM, what is he saying about the car? Any changes made?

He just passed Harvick quite easily for 5th

I don't think the cars can make it the rest of the way without an insane amount of yellows.

JPM goes past two cars on restart, 4th now.

Ambrose continues his uphill struggle, 20th now.

Yes, sir. On first stint he was "WAAY too loose getting in." Lately it's been the spotters and the crew chief talking a lot more (routine directions, laptimes, position, etc).

He did bump #2 and asked Tab to apologize for him.

So not much of note. But it's very hard to hear, it's very faint.