2007 Nbs Orbitz 300 - Qualifying

>>> WHEN A NEW YEAR CELEBRATES ITS SECOND MONTH, DAYTONA SPRINGS TO LIFE. A FRESH BEGINNING FOR DRIVERS AND CREWS. EAGER FRESH FACES TAKE TO THE SPEEDWAY TO FIND EXTRA HORSEPOWER. A CHECKERED FLAG WAITING FOR THEM. EXPERIENCE AND PLENTY OF TALK, ALL GUNNING FOR THE SAME THING. A WIN AT DAYTONA. BUT AS PRACTICE YESTERDAY SHOWED, THE SLIGHTEST ERROR AT DAYTONA CAN DAMAGE THAT DREAM. SEVERAL CREWS WORKED OVERTIME REPAIRING YESTERDAY'S DAMAGE, @ WORKING AGAINST THE CLOCK. AT DAYTONA, THE CLOCK IS ALWAYS TICKING, BUT THE DREAM REMAINS. YOU LEARN TO WALK WITH THE CHAMPION. BUT THIS IS DAYTONA BEACH. THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES. CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY ESPN, INC. >> Brent: WE WELCOME YOU TO QUALIFYING DAY FOR THE OPENING RACE OF THE NASCAR BUSCH SERIES. TOMORROW! THEY'LL ROAR OFF IN TE OR BILLS 300 TODAY, 48 CARS WILL BATTLE FOR 43 SPOTS AND STARTING CONDITIONS, COOLER TEMPERATURES MOVING INTO NORTH FLORIDA, BUT THE CUP CARS WHICH PRACTICED EARLIER, THEY WARMED UP THE TRACK JUST A TOUCH. WELCOME EVERYBODY, I'M BRENT MUSBURGER. WE GOT A STAR FIELD. 26 DRIVERS ALREADY QUALIFIED. THEY'LL ATTEMPT TO DOUBLE HERE TODAY, INCLUDING DALE EARNHARDT, JR. AND TONY STEWART. FOLKS, STEWART IS SMOKING. HE WON TWO RACES. LAST SATURDAY NIGHT'S BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT. YESTERDAY'S GATORADE DUAL. A LOT OF DRIVERS GOT THEMSELVES IN TROUBLE, TONY STEWART SKATED IN FREE. LET'S CHECK IN WITH JAMIE LITTLE. JAMIE. >> BRENT, THERE'S MANY TEAMS FORRED TO QUALIFY BASED ON TIME. BASICALLY THEY DON'T HAVE A GUARANTEED SPOT IN THE FIELD. ONE OF THOSE DRIVERS IS CASEY MEARS. IT HASN'T BEEN THE EASTIEST. NOT ONLY DID HE WRECK HIS PRIMARY CAR HE WRECKED HIS BACKUP CAR YESTERDAY. FORCES THEM TO BORO HIS TEAMMATE'S CAR. EVERYTHING FOR THE BUSCH GUYS TO PREPARE TO QUALIFY TODAY. DAVE. >> Dave: ROBBY GORDON CAME WITHOUT A BACKUP CAR. WHEN HE WAS INVOLVED IN A WRECK YESTERDAY, THAT PRESENTED A LARGER PROBLEM THAN CASEY MEARS HAD. THAT WAS WRECK FROM HERE ON UP, DESTROYED. THEY HAD TO TAKE IT TO A FRIEND'S RACE SHOP TO TAKE CARE OF THE DAMAGE. THEY HOPED, BECAUSE YESTERDAY IT WAS THIRD FASTEST ON THE SPEED CHARTS. THEY'LL NEED ALL OF THAT TO MAKE IT INTO THE FIELD >> TO TAKE CARE OF THE OWNERS, NASCAR GRANTS 30 TEAMS AUTOMATIC SPOT IN YESTERDAY'S RACE. CLINT BOWYER WAS THE STARTER. CHILDRESS SWAPPED POINTS TO THE OTHER TEAM. LAST YEAR'S THIRD PLACE DRIVER MUST BE FAST ENOUGH TO GET A SPOT. SPEAK OF SPOT. WE ARE HERE WITH THE WINNER THAT COULD WIN THE POLL. >> THAT'S RIGHT. FEWER ARE MASTER THAN ROBERT YATES RACING WITH ROOKIE DAVID GILLILAND STEALING THE POLE. TODAY ANOTHER RUN FROM THE STABLES HOPING TO TAKE HOME THE HARDWARE. CAN HE WIN THE POLE? STAY TUNED. HE'S SCHEDULED TO ROLL OFF. JERRY. >> Jerry: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M JOINED BY MY CHAMPIONSHIP ANALYST, RUSTY WALLACE AND ANDY PETREE. WHAT MUSE A DRIVE DO FOR THESE QUALIFYING LAPS? >> Rusty THEY HAVE TO BE REALLY FOCUSED. PULL THAT IN SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH GEAR. RUN TO THE TOP OF THE RACE TRACK, THROW AWAY THAT FIRST LAP. SECOND LAP, PUT THAT BABY RIGHT ON THE YELLOW LINE IN BOTH CORNERS, MAKE IT A SHORT WAY AROUND THE RACE TRACK. >> Jerry: ANDY, MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES THAN WE'VE SEEN ALL WEEK LONG. THE WIND IS GUSTING OFF TURN TWO. HOW DOES THAT HELP THE CARS IN QUALIFY? HANDLING IS NOT A BIG FACTOR. WE HAVE RESTRICTOR PLATE. THESE GUYS ARE LOOKING FOR STRAIGHT LINE SPEED. COOLER TEMPERATURES CAN HURT THE CAR, KEEPING YOUR TEMPERATURES UP TO AN IDEAL POSITION. GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE OR BREAK YOUR LAP. >> Jerry: FIRST CAR IS ROLLING, SCENARIO IS SUCH THESE DRIVERS WILL QUALIFY ON SPEED. YOU HEARD THEY'RE PAST WINNERS LAST YEAR ARE GUARANTEED A SPOT. PAST CHAMPIONS WILL HAVE TO RACE THEIR WAY IN TERMS OF SPEED, QUALIFYING EFFORT. THERE'S 12 SPOTS AVAILABLE. 31 GUARANTEED, 12 AVAILABLE, 18, 19 DIFFERENT DRIVERS VYING FOR THOSE 12 SPOTS. QUALIFYING UNDER WAY. FIRST CAR TO GO OUT, 32-YEAR-OLD BRENT SHERMAN OUT OF ST. PAUL MINNESOTA. >> Rusty RIGHT NOW THEY'RE GOING FIRST CAR OUT. THAT'S A LONG WAY AROUND. GOING TO TAKE A WHILE TO GET UP TO SPEED, GET UP RPM. LOOKS LIKE IT GOT A LITTLE WIND, PROBABLY GOING TO BRING THE RPMs UP. >> IF THEY HAD AN IDEAL CONDITION, IT WOULD BE FOR A BIG TAIL WIND DOWN THE BACK STRETCH. FRONT STRETCH, YOU GOT ALL OF THE GRAND STANDS TO BLOCK THE WIND. THE HEAD WIND ON THE FRONT STRETCH DOESN'T HURT YOU AS MUCH AS THE TAIL WIND ON THE BACK STRETCH CAN HELP YOU. >> I WOULD RATHER HAVE A TAIL WIND. GET THE CAR FASTER, TIGHTER CORNERS IN TURN TWO. DOWN HERE, YOU CAN SEE THEM COME TO THE FINISH LINE. HE GOT THE THING UP TO SPEED. THE YELLOW LINE AND TRY TO MAKE THE SHORT WAY AROUND THIS RACE TRACK. >> BRENT SHERMAN WILL RUN THE ENTIRE NASCAR SCHEDULE. HE'S A FORMER U.S. AIR FORCE FIGHTER PILOT. 3000 HOURS OF COMBAT MISSIONS, FROM 1995 TO '98, AENDED THE JIM RUSSELL RACING SCHOOL AND IN GRAND AM COMPETITION FINISHED RUNNER-UP, AND NOW COMING ON FULL TIME. HOPING TO GET A GOOD QUALIFYING SPOT. HE'S THE FIRST DRIVER ON AT DAYTONA. >> WILL BE INTERESTING HOW MUCH THEY PICK UP ON THE SECOND LAP. 49.94 ON THE FIRST LAP. INTERESTING HOW MUCH THEY PICK UP ON THE SECOND LAP RUNNING THE LOW LINE INSTEAD OF THE HIGH LINE. >> SECOND LAP CONSIDERABLY QUICKER, 49.438 SECONDS. GUYS, HE PICKED IT UP QUITE A BIT. >> THAT'S BEEN HALF A SECOND. SOME CARS PICK UP MAYBE A LITTLE MORE THAN THAT. HALF A SECOND IS MORE THAN THEY DO. >> LOOKS LIKE HE DID A REALLY GOOD JOB GETTING UP TO SPEED THE FIRST LAP. USUALLY I'VE SEEN .06 TO .07 SECONDS. EVIDENTLY THE TEAM DID A GOOD JOB GETTING THE OIL HEATED UP IN THE ENGINE SO THE QUARAN AT PEAK HORSEPOWER. >> CREW CHIEF, FAMILIAR NAME, PEARSON. SON OF RICKIE PEARSON. >> I THINK THEY'LL BE PRETTY LUCKY WITH THAT. IT'S HARD TO KEL. SEEMED LIKE THE TRACK IS A LOT SLOWER. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE FASTER TODAY THAN SHE'S GUYS HAVE SEEN IN PRACTICE. >> THE AIR FEELS GOOD OUT THERE. I WAS OUT THERE EARLIER, RACE CAR TERMS, ENGINE TEAMS MAKING GOOD HORSEPOWER. EVERYTHING IS NICER OUT THERE, AS FAR AS MAKING THESE CARS RUN GOOD. YOU KNOW, JERRY, THEY ALL WANT TO QUALIFY GOOD. BOY, WHEN THEY DROP THE FLAG IN THIS RACE, WHERE YOU QUALIFY DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT MEANS A LOT. CARS START LIKE 32nd, SOME CARS LEADING THE RACE. SO THE DRAFT IS HUGE. >> TWO YEARS AGO, TONY STEWART WON THIS RACE A YEAR AGO, THEY'LL COME FROM THE MIDDLE AND BACK IN A HURRY. HOW ABOUT AN IMPRESSIVE WEEK FOR THIS YOUNG DRIVER, 30 YEARS OF AGE, RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, DAVID GILLILAND, IF CASE YOU JUST HAPPENED TO WAKE UP, GILLILAND IS THE POLE SITTER. DRIVING FOR ROBERT YATES, TEAMMATE RICKY RUDD, AND GILLILAND DRIVING IN THIS CAR, WHICH IS A NASCAR BUSCH SERIES RIDE. CAR OWNED BY ED RAMSEY AND POWERED BY THOSE VERY POWERFUL YATES ROUSH ENGINES. >> THAT SEEMS TO BE THE TICKET THIS WEEK, THOSE THINGS ARE MAKING INCREDIBLE HORSEPOWER. EVERYBODY FEELED THEY HAD A SHOT. COULD I HAVE THIS ENGINE? THEY WOULD PICK THE YATES ENGINE. >> THIS IS THE SAME YOUNG MAN THAT A YEAR AGO SHOCKED THE BUSCH SERIES WORLD BY WIN ANYTHING KENTUCKY. HE WAS THEN GIVEN A CALL WHILE IN VICTORY LANE CELEBRATING TO GET TO THE RIGHT FOR ROBERT YATES AND WON A POLE AT TALLADEGA. NOW COMES TO DAYTONA, PUTS IT ON THE POLE. SOMEONE ASKED, YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT IT TAKES TO PLAY WITH THE BEST? HE WAS ON THE GOLF TEAM IN HIGH SCHOOL. GUESS WHO HE HAD TO PLAY EVERY DAY? TIGER KWOODS. >> YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME. >> HE HAD TO PLAY HIS BEST THE ENTIRE LIFE, NOW HE'S STANDING TALL HERE. >> HE HADN'T LINED UP THREE DEEP WITH DALE, JR. AND TONY STEWART ALONGSIDE HIM. >> HE IS PRETTY GOOD. GOT SOME EXPERIENCE. >> DID A GREAT JOB IN 150, TOO. >> FIRST LAB IS SLOW, I WASN'T REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THAT LAP, I THOUGHTS IT WOULD BE MUCH BETTER THAN THAT. >> I THOUGHT BRENT SHERMAN'S 39.40 IS PRETTY GOOD. I KNOW THERE'S CARS THAT CAN RUN CLOSER THE 49 FLAT. I BELIEVE BRENT SHERMAN'S LAP IS GOING TO HOLD UP PRETTY GOOD. >> IF THIS HOLDS TRUE, WHAT'S HE LOOKING AT? LET'S TAKE A LOOK. WE TALKED EARLIER, .06 TO .07. HALF SECOND HOLDS TRUE TO HIM ALSO. >> ALL OF THESE FORDS OF FAST IN THE TESTING SESSION. I EXPECTED ALL THESE FORDS TO BE UP FRONT. >> FLASHING BY HE IS QUICKER. 49.631. THAT WILL NOT BE QUICK ENOUGH TO BUMP BRENT SHERMAN OFF THE FRONT ROW OR OFF THE POLE IN QUALIFYING. WE TOLD THAW ROBERT YATES HAD A PRETTY IMPRESSIVELE OUTING. THERE'S A LOOK AT THE THREE DRIVERS. GILLILAND AND RUDD ON THE POLE. THIS YOUNG MAN TO DRIVE THE 90 CAR, HE WILL BE A FACTOR AS WELL. RIGHT NOW, BRENT SHERMAN, FORMER AIR FORCE FIGHTER PILOT LEADING THE WAY AT DAYTONA. GREAT EFFORT BY BRENT AND BIG LOTS BOYS >> Brent: REED SORINSON IS ON HIS SECOND LAP. >> THE 21-YEAR-OLD FROM PEACH TREE CITY, GEORGIA. TWO WINS, BOTH COMING AT NASHVILLE AND GATEWAY IN 2005. YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE CARS THAT HAVE YET TO COME THAT ARE UP TO QUALIFY. LOOK, YOU'LL GET A CHANCE TO LOOK AT REED SORENSON. WITH THAT BIG BRIGHT SMILE. THERE ARE HIS NUMBERS FOR THE NASCAR BUSCH SERIES. >> Rusty: THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD FIRST LAP, ANDY. 49.9 SECONDS LEFT. REALLY COMPARE TODAY BRENT SHERMAN'S LAP. THAT PULLS HIM AWFUL CLOSE HOW MUCH THEY'LL PICK UP ON THE SECOND LAP. >> Mike: THE DODGES WEREN'T ALL THAT GREAT IN TESTING, I'M SURPRISED THEY'LL RUN THIS FIRST LAP SPEED. PICKS UP AFTER A SECOND WILL PUT HIM REALLY CLOSE TO BRENT SHERMAN'S LAP. >> Rusty: YESTERDAY WE SAW, MONTOYA RAN SO GOOD IN THAT DODGE. I WAS REALLY SURPRISED. NOT SURPRISED BUT HAPPY. >> Jerry: JUAN PABLO MONTOYA LEADING THE FIRST 22 LAPS IN THE FIRST DUAL. SECOND TIME BY FOR SORENSON. QUALIFYING FOR OVER 182.234 MILES PER HOUR, AND GOOD SECOND LAP FOR REED SORENSON. >> Rusty: YOU WERE DOING THE SAME THING I WAS. >> Jerry: IT'S INTERESTING, BECAUSE HE REALLY -- AS YOU SAID IN THE OPEN, RUSTY, HE PULL THAD CAR RIGHT DOWN ON THE YELLOW LINE OUT OF TURN FOUR. >> Andy: YOU GOT TO PUSH IT REALLY LOW. THE LAST TWO GUYS HAVE DONE THAT. I THINK THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD PICKUP, I WOULD SAY, ANDY THAT YOU PRETTY WELL CONCENTRATE AND FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH. >> Jerry: LET'S CHECK IN WITH JAMIE. >> THERE'S A LOT OF TALK ABOUT ROOKIES MAKING THEIR DEBUT. DAVID YOU'RE IN THE LEGENDARY ROUSH RACING FORD. WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE? >> THE ROUSH TEAM ON THE BUSCH SIDE IS NOTORIOUS FOR RUNNING WELL. WE HAVE A GREAT SPONSOR COMING TO ROUSH FOR THE FIRST YEAR. EVERYBODY IS WORKING REAL HARD. WE HAVE A GREAT SUPER SPEEDWAY PROGRAM. WHAT BETTER WAY STARTING THE SEASON OFF WITH A WIN AT DATONA. >> YOU HAVE VETERAN TEAMMATES. WHAT ARE THEY TELLING YOU ABOUT RUNNING THE PARTICULAR SERIES HERE. >> BUSCH RACING IS PROBABLY SOME OF THE BEST RACING. WE HAVE THE WICKER BILL ON TOP OF THE CAR WITH THE DEVICE ON THE SPOILER, MAKES FOR SOME PRETTY COOL RACING. YOU SEE SOME CUP GUYS IN FRONT. THAT'S GOING TO HELP ME A LOT. IF I GET OUT SATURDAY WITH THE BUSCH RACE. MAYBE I'LL MAKE A FEW FRIENDS THAT WILL HELP ME ON SUNDAY. >> WE'LL SEE IF YOU MAKE IT IN THE FIELD. DAVID REAGAN. >> Jerry: HIS DAD, KEN REAGAN. OVER 80 STARTS IN NASCAR IN HIS EARLY CAREER. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, YOU'RE RIDING ALONG NUMBER ONE WITH THE ON-BOARD CAMERA. ALSO, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, YOU'RE SEEING HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD CAMERA COVERAGE. YOU CAN ACTUALLY COUNT THE FENCE POLES AS THEY GO BY. >> Rusty: THIS IS UNREAL. YOU GET TO PICK OUT EVERYTHING SO CLEAR. THEY'RE TELLING ME, REAL ROUGH OVER THERE. FOLKS, YOU CAN SEE HE'S TRYING TO THROW THIS LAP AWAY. STAY UP, RUNNING DOWN THE HILL, KEEP THAT MOMENTUM BUILT UP. RIGHT PAST THE START/FINISH LINE. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. HE'S GOING TO TAKE THIS CAR AND BURN THIS LAP. RIDE AT THE TOP. KEEP THAT CAR ROUND R WOUND UP. THAT'S THE GOAL RIGHT NOW. GET THIS MOTOR SCREAMING, GET THIS THING FLYING AROUND THE RACE TRACK. HIS GOAL RIGHT NOW, THINKING ABOUT THE START/FINISH LINE. COMING BACK. THAT'S THE MARK HE WANTS TO GET PERFECT. WHEN HE GOES TO TURN ONE, THIS CAR WILL BE RIGHT DEAD ON THE TRACK. >> Jerry: DREAM MACHINE OWNED BY MICHAEL WALTRIP. DAVID REUTIMANN, DAVID WON A BUSCH POLE IN MEMPHIS, 2003, TRYING TO GET ANOTHER POLE HERE IN DAYTONA TODAY. >> Rusty: DOWN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE RACE TRACK THIS, IS WHAT HE'S FOCUSSING ON. DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK. NOW DOWN ON THE BOTTOM. LOOK HOW ROUGH THIS TRACK IS. LOOK AT THAT CAR BOUNCING AROUND. HE'S HUGGING THAT YELLOW LINE, TRYING TO MAKE IT AS SHORT AS HE POSSIBLY CAN. HOLDING THE WHEEL VERY LIGHTLY SO IT CAN'T BIND UP. KEEPING THAT MOTOR WOUND UP, STAYING REAL FOCUSED, LOOKING AT ENTRY AT TURN THREE. DOWN IN THE CORNER, HOLDING ON, HOLDING ON, ***, ***, ***. TRACK SUPER ROUGH. LET'S GET FRANCE TO SPEND SOME MONEY, WHAT DO YOU THINK? NOW ON THE SHORT CHUTE AGAIN, FOCUSING. LET'S SEE WHAT KIND OF NUMBERS THIS TOYOTA JUST PUT UP. >> Jerry: ONLY RUSTY WILL ASK BRIAN AND BILL FRANCE TO PUT UP SOME MONEY. DAVID REUTIMANN, AND GUESS WHAT, A TOYOTA ON THE PROVISIONAL POLE. GREAT EFFORT FOR MICHAEL WALTRIP RACING. REUTIMANN, HE PUMPS OFF THIS YOUNG MAN, REED SORENSON DRIVING FOR CHIP GANASSI. SOME O >> Jerry: BACK AT DAYTONA. WHICH IS THE 4800 ACRE COMPLEX. REGAN SMITH ON THE TRACK. YOU'LL SEE THE WHITE LINE THAT'S THE 99, THAT'S REUTIMANN'S LAP. WHO IS CURRENTLY THE POLE SITTER. IF YOU GO ABOVE IT IN THE GREEN, YOU'RE SLOWER. >> IT WILL BE LOOKING FOR THAT LINE TO START RISING ABOVE IF HE CAN PICK UP THE NORMAL AMOUNT THAT THESE OTHER GUYS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO. LOOKS LIKE HE'S SLOWER, MAY NOT HAVE RUN THAT REAL HIGH LINE LIKE THE OTHER GUYS DID. THAT FIRST LAP IS NOT AS SLOW AS THE OTHER GUYS. DOESN'T PICK UP AS MUCH. LOOKS LIKE HE'S SLOWING DOWN EVEN MORE, SO -- >> Jerry: DOUG RANDOLPH WATCHING HIM AS THEY GO BY, THAT SECOND LAP IS QUICKER, BUT NOT QUITE QUICK ENOUGH, ANDY. YOU'RE RIGHT. HE JUST LOST A LITTLE BIT ON TURNS THREE AND FOUR OR ELSE HE MIGHT HAVE HAD THE POLE. >> Andy: DOUG RANDOLPH WAS PRETTY EXCITED WHEN HE SAW THAT LAP. HE WAS ANXIOUS TO COME BY TO GET THAT LAP. THEY'RE STILL PRETTY HAPPY TO GET THAT LAP. >> Rusty: HE LOST IT, TURN THREE AND FOUR HE LOST IT. FIRST LAP IS A GOOD GET-GO LIKE YOU SAID. TURN ONE, TWO IS A GOOD LAP. IT REALLY FELL APART IN TURN THREE, FOUR. LET'S CHECK IN WITH MIKE WHO CAUGHT UP WITH REED. >> Mike: THAT'S RIGHT. HE HELD THE POLE FOR ABOUT THREE MINUTES. DIDN'T HOLD UP BUT WHERE DO YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO END UP? >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE RAN, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, TODAY IS TO SEE WHERE WE STARTED. THE GUY >> Dwight: A GOOD JOB PREPARING THE CAR, WE MADE A LOT OF CHANGES ON THE KOOR TO HELP IN THE RACE. WE KNEW IT WAS GOING TO SLOW US DOWN TODAY. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO. I THINK TODAY IS JUST TO COME OUT HERE AND GET THAT BRIGHT YELLOW JUICY FRUIT CAR OUT THERE. WE'RE READY TO RACE. >> Mike: THERE'S BEEN SOME BUSTIER CONDITIONS. I KNOW IT AFFECTS YOU DURING QUALIFYING, BUT WHAT DO YOU EXPECT COME RACE TIME? >> I DON'T KNOW. TODAY IS REALLY WINDY, THE DRIVER CAN'T DO ANYTHING IN QUALIFYING OTHER THAN HOLD IT WIDE OPEN. YOU'RE ALONG FOR THE RIDE. THE RACE WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE. THE TIRES ARE PRETTY SLICK. THE CARS ALL ALL OVER THE PLACE. CARS ARE FUN. BUSCH CARS SUCK UP REALLY WELL, WITH THE ROOF ON THE SPOILER, I THINK IT'S A REALLY EXCITING RACE. IF IT'S COOL WEATHER, TIRES STICK A LITTLE BETTER. I THINK YOU'LL SEE SATURDAY. >> Mike: COOL WEATHER TO PRETTY COOL DRIVER, JAMIE LITTLE WITH MARK MARTIN. >> Jamie: THAT'S RIGHT. ALL OF THIS TALK ABOUT YOU LEAVING. MARK, YOU'RE BACK HERE IN THE BUSCH SERIES WITH ROUSH, WHAT'S IT LIKE TO COME BACK SO SOON? >> IT'S CRAZY. FIRST RACE BACK. WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET THIS DISH NETWORK FORD IN HERE. OUR FUSION. I THINK WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE. YOU KNOW, THE FIRST RACE -- FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO GET IT IN. THEN AFTER WE GET IT IN, WE CAN GO TO WORK ON TRYING TO BE COMPETITIVE AND WIN THIS THING. I THINK THE CARS ARE OKAY. I THINK WE'RE OKAY ON TIME. THERE'S SO MANY CARS TRYING TO MAKE IT HERE THAT WE CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE ANY MISTAKES OR HICCUPS HERE. >> Jamie: WE JUST TALK TODAY DAVID AGAN? >> I'M SO PROUD OF DAVID RAGAN. I COULDN'T HAVE FOUND A FINER YOUNG MAN TO TAKE THAT CAR. OBVIOUSLY, I HAVE A LOT OF EQUITY IN THAT CAR. TO ME, AND MY FANS, I'LL ALWAYS BE NUMBER 6. I REALLY CARE ABOUT THE HERITAGE AND HISTORY OF THAT CAR. DAVID RAGAN WILL DO AN AWESOME JOB CARRYING THAT FORWARD. >> Jamie: ALL RIGHT, MARK MARTIN, GETTING READY TO QUALIFY IN THE 06 CAR. >> Jerry: MARK WILL DRIVE THAT CAR FOR ROUSH RACING. HERE'S A CAR AWFULLY STRONG. THIS IS ONE OF THE CLARENCE BREWER CARS. JAMIE McMURRAY DRIVING ON BOARD THE YARD MAN FORD FUSION. >> Andy: NOT A VERY GOOD FIRST LAP. I KNOW THEY WERE HOPEFUL THEY HAVE A SHOT AT THE POLE. ONE OF THE DAY'S TESTING DOWN HERE, HE WAS THE FASTEST. I KNOW THEY WERE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT HAVING A GOOD QUALIFYING RUN. SOME OF THESE GUYS WERE REALLY SETTING UP FOR THE RACE. THIS MAY BE ONE OF THOSE CARS. >> Rusty: HE WAS ONE OF THE GUYS QUALIFIED BACK IN THE 30. HE WAS LEADING THE RACE. THIS GUY KNOWS HOW TO GET IT DONE. KNOWS THEY HAD THAT ENGINE PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT AFFECTED THEM IN ANY WAY. COULD HAVE. >> Andy: THEY THOUGHT THEY LOST ENGINE AS THAT PIG PILEUP. AS YOU SAID, 181.752. NOT NEARLY WHAT THEY HOPED IT WOULD BE AS THEY COME IN IN FIFTH SPOT IN QUALIFYING. GOT TO BE A LITTLE BIT DISAPPOINTED. >> Andy: YEAH, THAT WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING FOR THESE GUYS. BUT, HEY, THE RACE IS TOMORROW, MAYBE THEY GOT THEIR CAR SET UP FOR THE RACE. >> Rusty: BUT FOR YOU JAMIE McMURRAY FANS, THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD A ENGINE PROBLEM. TURNS OUT THEY RAN OUT OF GAS. THEY RAN THE CAR OUT OF GAS AND JUST SUDDEN NGLY SHUT OFF COMING OFF TURN TWO. UNBEKNOWNST TO THEM. MIKE IS STANDING BY. >> Mike: DO YOU THINK IT WILL HOLD UP THAT LAP? >> I DON'T KNOW IF T WILL HOLD UP. IT'S A GOOD LAP. THERE'S GUYS QUITE A BIT QUICKER. I THINK THE TOYOTA WAS PRETTY QUICK. HE'S DEFINITELY A GUY THAT CAN DO THAT. EITHER WAY A GOOD LAP FOR US. THE CAR DROVE GOOD IN PRACTICE, I'M PRETTY ENCOURAGED FOR THE RACE. >> Mike: I GOT TO TELL YOU, LOOKING AT THE EXPRESSION. YOU LOOK A LOT MORE RELAXED. HOW DOES THE ANXIETY AND PRESSURE COMPARE FOR SNU >> THIS IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE CUP, BY ALL MEANS. WE'RE GUARANTEED IN FROM LAST YEAR'S POINT DEAL. KNOWING YOU COME TO THE GATES, YOU'RE GUARANTEED A SPOT ON THE SHOW THAT TAKES A LOT OF PRESSURE OFF AUTOMATICALLY. IT'S A LOT EASIER KNOWING THE DREAM MACHINE IS GUARANTEED IN. YOU HAVE TO GET IN THE HARD WAY. >> Mike: PUTTING UP LIKE THAT. TAKES THE PRESSURE OFF. >> Jerry: THANK YOU. HE DOES RESEMBLE HIM A LITTLE BIT. WHAT A GREAT RUN IN THE MICHAEL WALTRIP TOYOTA. GIVE A CALL TO ROBERT DYSON. HE WAS YOUR ENGINE BUILDER. >> Andy: HE WENT OVER TO THE TRD SERIES AND BUILT ENGINES IN THE TRUCK SERIES. HE'S VERY INVOLVED IN DEVELOPMENT AND ONE GUY I'M PROUD OF. >> Jerry: LOOK AT ERIC McCLURE'S CAR. AS HE COMES IN AND TAKES THE GREEN FLAG RIGHT NOW, YOU'LL BEGIN TO SEE A RED LINE APPEAR. YOU SEE HE'S DOWN IN THE RED, INDICATING THAT HE'S SLOWER THAN 99. >> Rusty: GIET KWOOIT A BIT SLOWER. AS JERRY SAID, THE WHITE LINE IS THE LAP AT POLE SITTER. HE'S REALLY LOSING SPEED. IT SHOULD PICK UP A LITTLE BIT. >> Andy: THIS IS THE FIRST LAP. HE'S WON THAT HIGH LINE. WE'RE COMPARING TO THE LAST LAP. THIS IS NOT A FAIR COMPARISON. WE'LL SEE HOW CLOSE HE CAN TRACK. >> Jerry: THIS FIRST LAP DOESN'T EVEN COUNT. LOOKS LIKE MY STOCK PORTFOLIO. McCLURE, THE 28-YEAR-OLD DRIVER. THAT'S STEVE JENKINS WATCHING HIS DRIVER COME BY. ERIC THE SON OF LARRY McCLURE WHO WON THREE DAYTONA 500s. >> Andy: IT'S ABOUT PROUD. THIS IS ONE OF THE PLACES THEY CAN LOOK AT THE QUALIFYING SHEET AND SAY LOOK AT WHAT MY CAR QUALIFIED. >> Rusty: ANDY, THIS IS A GOOD LAP BUT WAY OFF OF THE POLE SITTER. LINE SHOULD GET A LITTLE FLATTER, GOT A LITTLE TAIL WIND DOWN THAT BACK STRAIGHT AWAY, BUT STILL SIGNIFICANTLY OFF. WE'RE SHOWING .04 OFF THE POLE SITTER. >> Andy: HE RAN THE FIRST HALF SPEED, SO HE'S NOT LOOKING ANYWHERE CLOSE TO THE POLE. ALL HE NEEDS TO DO IS MAKE A LAP THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH TO GET IN THE RACE. >> Jerry: AGAIN, ERIC McCLURE IS OFF THE CHARTS, MUCH SLOWER THAN 182.5 AVERAGE SPEED FOR DAVID REUTIMANN. HERE, AGAIN, THEY ARE ONE EVER THE CARS GUARANTEED A TOP SPOT. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE, JOHNNY DAVIS RACING, FOR ERIC McCLURE. THEY KNOW THEY'LL BE IN THE RACE BUT PROBABLY NOT START UP TOWARD THE FRONT. >> Jerry: ERIC McCLURE. HE IS ONE OF THE SLOWEST TO QUALIFY SO FAR. HEY ARE >> Brent: WE WELCOME YOU BACK TO THE DAYTONA BEECH SPEEDWAY BROUGHT TO YOU GUY GOODYEAR TIRES. I'M IN THE STUDIO WITH TIM BREWER. TIM, I KNOW YOU WERE OUT DURING THE PREQUALIFYING INSPECTION. THE WORD IMPOUNDED AFTER .HEY QUALIFY DOES THAT MEAN THEY CAN'T CHANGE ANYTHING AFTER THEY QUALIFY? >> Tim: I SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME WITH JOE, THE COMPETITION DIRECTOR FOR THE BUSCH SERIES. HE'S A PRETTY LAID BACK GUY. HE'S TRYING TO CUT COSTS, FOR THIS QUALIFYING. THEREFORE HE'S MANDATED THE IMPOUND SCHEDULE, WHAT YOU SPRINGS, SHOCKS WHAT HAVE YOU. AROUND THAT AREA. YOU CHANGE IS A LITTLE BIT OF TAPE ON THE GRILL. IT'S AIR PRESSURE, TRACK BAR. A LITTLE BIT OF WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION, AS FAR AS WEIGHTS. A LOT OF THOUGHT PROCESS. HELPING THE SPORT. TRANSFER OVER ACROSS THE STREET. >> Brent: CAN THEY TOP OFF THE FUEL? >> Tim: THESE CARS WILL GET FIVE MILLIONS TO A GALLON. THE CARS WITH THE TAPED UP FRONT END ARE TRYING TO GET MAXIMUM AIR BALANCE. YOU MIGHT PUSH OUT JUST A LITTLE BIT OF WATER, HE'S GOING TO LET YOU TOP OFF THAT WATER LEVEL. JUST SENSIBLE ADJUSTMENTS THAT YOU CAN DO WITHOUT DOING MAJOR CHANGES TO THE CAR. >> Brent: THANKS. LET'S GO BACK NOW TO JERRY. >> Jerry: IN THE OLD DAYS, ONLY TIME THEY IMPOUNDED THE CAR WAS WHEN THE CAR HAD A PROBLEM. THAT'S WHY TIM BREWER IS FAMILIAR WITH THE IMPOUND RULE. CREW CHIEF PUSHES THE EDGE. TAKE A LOOK AT 59 CAR, MATCH LIGHT CAR. THAT'S RACING EFFORTS OF ROOKIE DRIVER MARK AMBROSE. SEVENTH QUICKEST OF THE EIGHTH CARS THAT HAVE GONE OUT. LET'S CHECK IN WITH THE INSPECTION AREA. >> THERE'S BEEN SO MANY HEADLINES ABOUT RULES VIOLATIONS. WORD EVERYBODY LIKES TO USE IS CHEATING. INSPECTION PROCESS HERE TO QUALIFY AT DAYTONA IS NO DIFFERENT THAN IT IS AT THIS RACE TRACK BUT GETS MORE SCRUTINY THAN TODAY. THESE MACHINES, YOU'RE LOOKING AT ERIK'S CAR. THIS CAR HAS BEEN OVER THIS LINE FOR OVER FIVE HOURS, TRYING TO GET THROUGH SIX DIFFERENT STATIONS AND ALL OF THE MEASUREMENTS IT MUST MAKE BEFORE IT'S LEGAL. YOU SEE THEM CHECKING ROOF HEIGHT, THE CREW CHIEF, FELLA WITH THE GLASSES OVER AGAINST THE FAR WHILE. OVER FIVE HOURS, APPROACHING SIX JUST TO GET THE CAR TO RUN TWO LAPS. YOU HOPE THEY'RE FAST ENOUGH TO GET TO RUN AGAIN. >> Andy: MAKES ME GLAD I'M UP IN THE BOOTH, NOT A CREW CHIEF. FIVE HOURS FOR INSPECTION, THAT'S STRESSFUL. >> Jerry: HOW ABOUT THIS, NASCAR BUSCH ROOKIE. BY THE WAY, REIGNING WINNER OF INDIANAPOLIS 500. ROGER PENSKE'S DRIVER, SAM HORNISH, 27-YEAR-OLD OUT OF DEFIANCE, OHIO. THIS IS THE FIRST FOR ROGER ,ENSKE HE NEVER BEFORE FIELDED A CAR IN THIS EVENT. >> Rusty: LET ALONE HAVING THE CHAMPION DRIVING IT. THIS IS INCREDIBLE. HE REALLY LIKES WHAT HORNISH IS WANTING TO DO. HE WANTS TO GET INTO NASCAR, RUN THE CAR AND STARTING A PROGRAM WITH HIM. A LITTLE BIT OF ARC, CUP STUFF, I EXPECT BIG THINGS. IT'S GOING TO TAKE A WHILE TO GET GOING. AFTER IT DOES, IT'S GOING TO TAKE A BIG RUN. IT GOT A LOT UNDER THE HOOD. I KNOW THEY GOT GOOD MOTORS. SEE HOW THE AEROPROGRAM IS. >> Jerry: MEANS A LOT TO HORNISH, HE HAS TO MAKE IT ON THE SPEED. THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SPEED IN PRACTICE. THEY HAVE DONE A FEW THINGS THAT MAY HURT THEM IN THE RACE, JUST TO MAKE SURE THEY GET THE CAR QUALIFIED. >> Rusty: I FORGOT ABOUT THAT. HE GOT A GOOD QUALIFYING SPEED. THEY MIGHT RUN LITTLE LIGHTER LUBRICANTS. >> Andy: THESE GUYS WILL BE HAPPY WITH THIS LAP. >> Jerry: HE WAS VERY QUICK ON THE FIRST DAY OF TESTING. HE GOT IN THE CAR AS A ROOKIE AND WAS THE FASTEST ON THE RACE TRACK. MAT GIMABLE, HIS CHIEF MECHANIC, CAR CHIEF IS BILLY SPENCER, FORMER CREW MEMBER FOR A.J. FOYT, AND WHO IS HELPING TUTOR HIM BUT ONE, BUDDY BAKER. YOU DON'T FINE A BETTER TUTOR THAN THAT ON THE SPEEDWAYS. AND HE FLASHES BY THAT TIME, AND SAM HORNISH WILL BE FOURTH QUICKEST OVERALL, IMPRESSIVE FIRST OUTING FOR SAM. 182.168 MILES PER HOUR, 49.405. SAM UNDERSTANDS WHAT IT TAKES, HOW YOU GOT TO PUSH THE BUTTON WHEN YOU HAVE TO GO. FLASHBACK TO LAST MAY. INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, FINAL LAP OUT OF TURN FOUR, SAM HORNISH MAKES THE PASS, REALIZES THE DREAM BY MAKING THE FIRST EVER INDIANAPOLIS 500. CELEBRATE WAS THAT CEREMONIAL SIP OF MILK IN VICTORY LANE. SAM, 2006 INDY 500 WINNER, HOW ABOUT BEING JOINED BY 2000 INDY CHAMP. YOU TALK ABOUT AN IMPRESSIVE ROOKIE CLASS. JUAN PABLO YET TO QUALIFY. THESE GUYING ARE GOING TO BE HERE IN BUSCH AND RUNNING THE CUP THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. GREAT QUALIFYING EFFORT FOR SAM HORNISH IN HIS FIRST ATTEMPT. AND WE GO DOWN TO THE PITS AND JAMIE CAUGHT UP WITH MATT KENSETH. >> Jamie: HE'S OUT IN THE BUSCH SERIES WAITING TO QUALIFY. FIRST IN HAPPY HOUR, WHAT CAN WE EXPECT TO SEE IN THE QUALIFYING RUN? >> I THINK IT WILL BE OKAY. THERE'S NOT A LOT THE DRIVERS CAN DO TO HELP OUT HERE MUCH AT DAYTONA. I THINK IT WILL BE ALL RIGHT. IT'S HARD TO TELL, IMPOUND RACE. MOST OF THE GUYS, EVERYBODY HAD POINTS JUST DRAFTING, I THINK IT WILL BE OKAY. >> Jamie: ALL RIGHT. MATT KENSETH, WE'LL SEE WHAT HE CAN DO, DOC. >> Jerry: THERE'S A LOOK AT GREG BIFFLE. LITTLE DIFFERENT COLORS ON THE BIFFLE UNIFORM. BY THE WAY, IN PRACTICE, WE TALKED ABOUT THE 24 CAR GETTING A BUMP FROM BIFFLE. WE APOLOGIZE, MEARS TOLD THE CREW, I DIDN'T FEEL A BUMP. I JUST LOST THE CAR. EVERYONE ASSUMED IT WAS BIFFLE THAT GAVE HIM THE BUMP. BUT ACCORDING TO CASEY MEARS, THE CAR SKIRTED OUT BECAUSE BIFFLE TOOK THE AIR OFF. >> Rusty: HE DID LET HIM OFF THE HOOK. HE GOT A RAP, THAT'S FOR SURE. >> Jerry: HERE'S DAVID RAGAN. YOU HEARD THE INTERVIEW, SECOND GENERATION, HIS DAD KEN RAGAN, OVER 80 STARTS IN NASCAR IN ARCO COMPETITION OVER THE YEARS. IT'S NOT TOO BAD. >> Rusty: RIGHT NOW LOOKS PRETTY GOOD. SEE THE END OF HIS FIRST LAP. IF HE CAN GET HIMSELF TO A 49.80, 49.90, THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD FIRST LAP. DAVID REUTIMANN'S FIRST LAP, SEE HOW HE POPS UP RIGHT HERE. STILL HASN'T POPPED UP. WHAT'S GOING ON? >> Jerry: 180.843 FOR DAVID RAGAN. SECOND QUICKEST LAP FIRST TIME OUT. PRETTY DOGGONE GOOD. HE IS CURRENTLY THE SECOND FASTEST. >> Andy: AND FINALLY HAVE A CAR THAT LOOKS LIKE HE'S ABOVE THE LINE. LOOKS LIKE HE HAS A CHANCE TO BEAT THE POLE SPEED. WE SEE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT GRAPHIC. JUST BELOW THE LAP TIME ON THAT POINT OF THE RACE TRACK. >> Jerry: THERE'S MIKE KE KELLY WATCHING. CAN HE PUT IT OFF HERE, GUYS? >> Andy: LOOKS LIKE HE CAN. IT'S GOING TO BE CLOSE. >> Jerry: AND DE IT. HOW ABOUT THAT FOR AN IMPRESSIVE ROOKIE, DAVID RAGAN. 182.85 MILES PER HOUR, 49.22 SECONDS. AND HE PUTS THE FIRST CAR ON THE POLE AFTER TEN CARS QUALIFIED. THERE'S A LOOK AT DAVID REUTIMANN WHO JUST GOT BUMPED OFF THE POLE. AND THERE THE CONGRATULATIONS TO JACK ROUSH. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YOUNG MAN, 21-YEAR-OLD >> Jerry: BACK AT DAYTONA. NASCAR BUSCH SERIES QUALIFYING. HERE IS THE CAR EVERYONE HAS BEEN WATCHING AND PRACTICING. WHAT A PHENOMENAL EFFORT HERE. FORMER DAYTONA 500 WINNER DRIVING THIS YEAR FOR CLARENCE BREWER. HE'LL SHARE THIS CAR WITH JASON KELLER, BY THE WAY, ANDY HE WAS BY FAR THE QUICKEST CAR IN PRACTICE IN THE FINAL SESSION. >> Andy: HE WAS THE FAVORITE FOR THE POLE. FASTEST IN THAT PRACTICE SESSION AND ALSO FASTEST FOR THE TEST IN JANUARY. WE SAW HOW PASSIONATE HE WAS. GOT INTO THE WRECK, POUNDED THE ROOF OF HIS CAR. HE REALLY WANTS TO GET IN THE FIELD HERE. HE'S ANXIOUS TO GET RACING SATURDAY. >> Rusty: HE HAD A SHOT TO GET IN THE RACE. HIS DAY DON'T COME TRUE. I TELL YOU, HE'S REALLY EXCITED ABOUT GETTING BACK THIS THIS CAR. HE WANTS TO RUN STRONG. CLARENCE BREWER'S CAR, THESE BUSCH CARS THEY HAVE. CLARENCE'S CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN STRONG. DEPENDS WHO DRIVES THEM. >> Andy: HE HAS TO PICK UP 07, BUT THAT'S NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. >> Jerry: DOES HE CONTINUE TO BE HEAD OF THE LIST? NO, HE'S THIRD QUICKEST. AS HE CLOCKS IN. 49.305 SECONDS, AND THAT IS CONSIDERABLY SLOWER THAN WHAT HE RAN IN PRACTICE. OF COURSE YOU GOT THE DRAFT FACTER IN PRACTICE, STILL SLOWER THAN ANYTHING HE HOPE TODAY RUN. >> Andy: THAT'S SLOWER THAN TESTED. THERE AGAIN, THESE GUYS LOCKED IN THE FIELD ARE MAKING CHANGES IN THE CAR, MAKING IT BETTER FOR SATURDAY'S RACE. THEY GIVE UP A LITTLE BIT FOR QUALIFYING. I KNOW THEY WANT THAT CAR TO DRIVE GOOD. THEY WIN THE RACE AND QUALIFY ON THE POLE. >> Jerry: LET'S CHECK IN WITH MIKE MASSARO WHO CAUGHT UP WITH THE ROOKIE POLE SITTER. >> Mike: THAT'S RIGHT. HE'S A ROOKIE. BUT DAVID RAGAN. DIDN'T HOLD UP. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THAT LAP? >> PRETTY SMOOTH AND EASY. IF ONLY THE WHOLE RACE COULD BE THAT EASY, WE'D BE IN GOOD SHAPE. THE DISCOUNT CAR FORD FUSION. HAS BEEN IN GREAT SHAPE AND RESTRICTOR PLATE RACING IS ABOUT THE GUYS IN THE RACE SHOP. IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE. >> Mike: YOU DID BEND THE CAR UP DURING THE TEST. HAS TO BE DAUNTING FOR A ROOKIE COMING TO THE SPEEDWAY. WHAT'S IT LIKE FOR YOU? >> WE CUT A TEST IN JANUARY. JASON AND I KIND OF ROUGH BEFORE THE SEASON STARTED. THAT SHOWS WHAT KIND OF GUYS WE GOT IN THE SHOP. GOT BACK, PUT A LEFT QUARTER PANEL ON THIS THING. AND SINCE THEN IT DRAFTED WELL. I THINK THE BUSCH RACE IS A GOOD LEARNING CURVE FOR ME FOR THE CUP RACE. WE GOT DISCOUNT TIRE FANS COMING AND GOING TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. WHAT A GREAT WAY TO START THE SEASON OFF WITH A WIN. >> Mike: YOU'RE RIGHT. IT MIGHT TURN THAT LEARNING CURVE DOWN IN A LITTLE BIT. DOC, DAVID RAGAN, ONE OF THE FEW GUYS RUNNING THE FULL BUSCH SERIES AND CUP SERIES SCHEDULE IN 2007. >> Jerry: HE'LL TRY TO DOUBLE UP. HERE'S A LOOK AT GUYS WHO NEED TO QUALIFY. J.J.YELEY. WHO WAS THE POLE SITTER A YEAR AGO. CLINT BOWIER IN THAT GROUP. >> Andy: A LOT OF HEAVY HITTERS. >> Jerry: IF YOU HAD CASEY MEARS. GREG BIFFLE. DAVE BLANY IN THE TOIFT TOE AND JUAN PABLO MONTOYA, THERE'S A PRETTY GOOD LIST OF STOUT DRIVERS THAT HAVE TO GET IN ON TIME. >> Andy: HERE'S A PRETTY GOOD ONE. ONE OF THE GUYS, I THINK HE HAS TO MAKE IT ON TIME. >> Rusty: YOU'RE LOOKING AT GUYS LIKE JAMIE McMURRAY, GUYS LIKE THAT, WE'VE BEEN USED TO SEEING FOR A LONG TIME, STILL GOT TO GET IN. LOOK, HE GOT A GOOD LAP GOING ON. ALL THROUGH TURN ONE AND TWO. TRUEX IS A GUY WHO YOU EXPECT TO GET A POLE. HE KNOW WHAS HE'S DOING. >> Andy: THIS LOOKS REALLY GOOD. HE'S FASTER THAN THE POLE SPEED RIGHT THERE. STILL PICKING UP ABOVE THE LINE AND STILL CLIMBING. THIS IS A GREAT LAP. >> Jerry: MARTIN TRUEX. DRIVING FOR THERESA EARNHARDT. HE LOOKS LIKE HE GOT THE SPEED AND TIME. CAN HE COME BY AND HANG ON WITH IT? AND YOU HEARD HIM TELLING HIM IT'S ON THE POLE. INDEED IT IS. WOW, IS IT ON THE POLE. 183.419 MILES PER HOUR, GUYS, THE FIRST CAR TO GO IN THE 183 MILE PER HOUR MARK. MARTIN TRUEX, FORMER TWO-TIME SERIES CHAMPION >> Brent: WE WELCOME YOU BACK WITH A PROGRAM REMINDER THAT TOMORROW, NASCAR BUSCH SERIES WAVES THE GREEN FLAG ON ESPN2 AS THEY WILL ALL SEASON LONG. OUR COVERAGE TOMORROW BEGINS AT NOON EASTERN. ALSO AVAILABLE IN HIGH DEFINITION ON ESPN2 HD. MR. BREWER, WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF MARTIN TRUEX. THAT WAS A HECK OF A RUN OUT THERE. >> Tim: LIKE I TOLD ANDY, THIS WAS THE BEST CAR HE'S EVER HAD. HE WON HERE BEFORE. THIS IS SOMETHING TO GET EXCITED ABOUT, ANDY. HE GOT SOMETHING FOR THESE GUYS. HE'S FAST AND GOING TO STAY FAST. >> Brent: BACK TO JERRY. >> Jerry: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. J.J.YELEY ON THE TRACK IN THE JAMES FINCH OWNED CHEVROLET. >> Andy: THIS CAR HERE, I KNOW THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT MAKING THAT FAST ENOUGH. THEY'RE RIGHT ON THE EDGE BEING FAST ENOUGH WHAT THEY THOUGHT IN PRACTICE. WE KEEP REFERRING BACK TO TESTING. THE REASON WE DO THAT, IS BECAUSE THE WHOLE TIME WE'RE DOWN HERE PRACTICING, ONLY A FEW CARS HAVE GOTTEN CLEAN LAPS. LAPS LIKE WE'RE SEEING RUN HERE, NOBODY ON THE TRACK, NOBODY DRAFTING. THAT'S WHY WE'RE REFERRING BACK TO THE TEST SPEEDS. THEY'VE DONE SINGLE CAR RUNS ON THE RACE TRACK TO GIVE THEM A GAUGE WHERE THEY ARE. THAT'S WHY YOU HEAR THEM SAY THAT. >> Jerry: THERE'S A LOOK AT THE 30-YEAR-OLD DRIVER, J.J.YELEY. FROM CHESTERFIELD, VIRGINIA, HIS FOURTH YEAR IN THIS SERIES AS WE WATCH THIS CAR ON THE TRACK. REMEMBER, YELEY, AS WE SET ON THE POLE A YEAR AGO AS WE CHECK IN WITH THE CURRENT POLE SETTER. >> Mike: MARTIN TRUEX SAID THIS IS THE BEST CAR HE'S EVER DRIVEN. >> FIRSTVY TO THANK EVERYBODY AT BASS PRO SPORTS FOR SPONSORING THIS RATE. I WAS REAL PROUD OF THE GUYS. THEY BUILT THREE, FOUR CARS TO COME HERE. THEY HAD A LOT OF WORK OVER THE WINTERTIME. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THEM FOR THE HARD WORK. EVERY TIME WE COME AND RUN THE BUSCH CARS, THEY'RE FAST. IT'S A PLEASURE TO DRIVE THEM. >> Mike: YOU'VE WON THREE RACES WITH THIS RACE CAR. HOW MUCH CONFIDENCE DOES THAT GIVE YOU? >> A LOT OF IT. IT'S BEEN DRIVING WELL, WHICH IS IMPORTANT, IT'S FAST. THIS IS THE FIRST CAR I EVER RACED HERE IN DAYTONA. HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET ANOTHER WIN WITH IT. >> Mike: JERRY HAS TAKEN PRETTY GOOD CAR OF THIS. IT'S TAKEN CARE OF HIM. >> Jerry: CERTAINLY, THIS CAR IS AWFULLY STOUT AS YOU SEE J.J. YELEY SLOWING DOWN. HE'S CURRENTLY 12th QUICKEST. HE'S THE SEVENTH DRIVER OF THE 13 WHO HAVE QUALIFIED, ALSO RUNNING DOUBLE DUTY. RUNNING NOT ONLY THE ORBITS 300 BUT DAYTONA 500 THIS COMING WEEKEND. >> Andy: WE SAW ONE GUY HAPPY WITH MARTIN TRUEX. >> Jerry: IF YOU JUST JOINED OUR COVERAGE, HOW ABOUT TAKING A LOOK. HERE COMES THE 99 CAR. REUTIMANN IN THE DREAM MACHINE TOYOTA, HE HELD THE POLE FOR A WHILE THEN THIS GUY CAME ALONG, ROOKIE DRIVER DAVID RAGAN OUT OF GEORGIA. THAT'S THE NUMBER 6 CAR. AND JUST MOMENTS AGO, TWO-TIME NASCAR BUSCH SERIES CHAMPION, MARTIN TRUEX, JR., COMES OUT OF THAT BASS PRO SHOPS CHEVROLET. HE SET THE TIME AND SPEED TO BE AT 183.419 MILES PER HOUR. TRUEX, ONLY CAR IN THE 183 MILE >> Jerry: BACK AT DAYTONA, NASCAR BUSCH SERIES QUALIFYING UNDER WAY. HERE'S THE 28 CAR OF ROBERT RICHARDSON. FORMER SMU QUARTERBACK AND WINNER OF THE LONE STAR LEGENDS CHAMPIONSHIP, A STOCK CAR DRIVER EARLY IN HIS CAREER. AND STEAM COMING OFF THE HOOD, THERE, HE'S CURRENTLY 12th QUICKEST AT 180.600 MILES PER HOUR. THAT'S THE JAY ROBERTSON-TROY STAFFORDSON OWNED CAR. WHY DON'T WE CHECK IN WITH GREG BIFFLE. >> Jamie: WE'RE STANDING DOWN HERE. DO YOU LIKE THE NEW FIRE SUIT? HE SAID REAL MEN WEAR PINK? ARE YOU HAVING A GOOD TIME WITH IT? OR GETTING STUFFED BY YOUR TEAMMATES? >> I'M HAVING A GOOD TIME WITH IT. MATT'S GIVING ME TROUBLE ABOUT IT BUT HE LIKES OREO'S TOO. I GOT TO QUALIFY ON TIME. WE THINK IT WILL RUN WELL. WE'RE HOPING THE CAR HAS A LOT OF SPEED. >> Jamie: WHAT DOES THAT DO TO YOU? A LITTLE EXTRA PRESSURE, MAYBE? >> HERE A DRIVER CAN'T DO A LOT. HOPEFULLY THE DRIVER GOT ALL OF THE THINGS THEY NEED TO DO. ALL OF THE OIL IN IT. BRAKE'S PULLED BACK. >> Jamie: GREG BIFFLE IN THE 26 TODAY, GUYS. >> Jerry: HE'LL BE IN THE 16, ONE OF THE OTHER ROUSH CARS FOR QUITE A BIT OF THE YEAR. HERE'S A CAR TO KEEP AN EYE ON, THE 87 CAR ON THE TRACK, FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. THEY DON'T CALL THIS GUY FRONT ROW JOE FOR NOTHING. JOE NEMECHEK. HE'S A FIVE-TIME POLE SITTER. FIVE TIMES HE WON THE POLE IN A BUSCH CAR. RAFAEL HE REALLY GETS INTO QUALIFYING. SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME YOU GO TO DAYTONA OR TALLADEGA. YOU CAN QUALITY HIM FRONT ROW JOE. HE LOVES THIS QUALIFYING. IT'S LIKE HE HAS FUN TINKERING WITH THE CARS AT THESE TWO TRACKS. >> Andy: HE'S LIKE A CREW CHIEF. HE GETS REALLY INVOLVED IN THE EFFORTS. I DIDN'T GET TO TALK TO HIM, BUT I TALK TODAY HIM TODAY. THEY DIDN'T THINK THEY HAD A SHOT AT THE POLE. I KNOW HE WOULD LIKE TO BE ON THE POLE. HE SAID HE DIDN'T THINK THEY HAD A SHOT. >> Jerry: SEE THE CAREER, ONE-TIME -- TWO-TIME WINNER, VERY POPULAR WITH THE FANS, ORIGINALLY FROM LAKELAND, FLORIDA. ABOUT HALF HOUR FROM WHERE WE ARE. 185.252 MILES PER HOUR, HOPEFULLY NEEDS TO PICK THAT UP QUITE A BIT AS MARTIN TRUEX, JR. WATCHES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN. >> Rusty: HE'S ABOUT .01 OF A SECOND OFF. WE HAVE NOISE IN OUR INFORMATION THERE. NOT SURE THAT'S ACCURATE. ABOUT .01 OFF, ANDY. WIN SEEMS TO BE AFFECTING THAT CAR. >> Andy: YOU HAVE TO PICK .08, .09 TO GET OFF THE POLE. >> Jerry: HERE COMES NEMECHEK, HE'LL TRY TO RUN A LOT MORE RACES IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON. HE PICKED THAT UP. FIFTH QUICKEST. >> Andy: THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD LAP. THAT MAYBE SURPRISED HIM A LITTLE BIT. THAT'S GOING TO PUT HIM UP THERE IN THE TOP 15 IN QUALIFYING. HE'LL BE HAPPY WITH THAT. >> Jerry: GUYS, SEE THE STEAM COMING OFF THE CAR. YOU SEE THAT A LOT IN QUALIFYING. THAT'S SOMETHING EVERYONE WATCHES WHEN THEY FINISH THE SECOND LAP. >> Andy: THEY PUT ALL THE TAPE ON AS POSSIBLE. WATER TEMPERATURE HIGH AS THEY CAN GET IT. >> Jerry: CAR IS OVERHEATING. >> Rusty: ONE OF MY CONCERNS. HE'S LOSING A LOT OF WATER. IF THEY LOSE TOO MUCH WATER OUT OF THIS RADIATOR, THAT CAN CAUSE A PROBLEM. >> Andy: THEY CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO HURT THE ENGINE. >> Jerry: I THINK HE SAID >> Brent: WE WELCOME YOU BACK TO NASCAR BUSCH SERIES QUALIFYING, PART OF DIRECT TV SPEED WEEK. WE'LL TAKE TO THE AIR ON ESPN2 AT HIGH NOON. TIM BREWER, YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE WIND AND HOW IT'S SHIFTING. TELL ME ABOUT THE IMPACT? >> Tim: WE WERE TALKING EARLIER IN THE BOOTH THAT WIND, SITTING OUT HERE WITH THE QUALIFYING GEAR, YOU GOT TO GET PROBABLY 315 GEAR. THAT WIND, YOU LOOK UP AND IT'S BACKING UP, GOING THE WRONG WAY, YOU'RE IN BIG TROUBLE THERE. >> Brent: WE GO TO JERRY. >> Jerry: THIS IS BRAD KESELOWSKI. THIS IS NOT A GOOD SPEED FOR THE DAD WHO WAS A LONG-TIME ARCO CHAMPION. >> Andy: THAT'S PROBABLY NOT GOING TO MAKE THE FIELD. >> Jerry: THAT MOVES HIM IN AS THE SLOWEST CAR OF THE 16 THAT IS TAKING QUALIFYING TIME THUS FAR. AND YOU SEE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN, YOU SEE HOW THEY LINE UP THE CAR NUMBERS IN THE ROWS THAT THEY'VE QUALIFIED THUS FAR. AND THIS GUY MAY NOT NEED INTRODUCTION AS FAR AS WHO HE IS. BUT YOU DON'T NEED TO SEE HIM IN THESE COLORS. THE 06, THE DISH NETWORK FORD. THAT'S A JACK ROUSH CAR. FROM THE ROUSH-FENWAY RACING TEAM. MARK MARTIN, WINNINGEST DRIVER IN NASCAR BUSCH SERIES HISTORY. THERE, OF COURSE, IS JACK ROUSH, MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT THIS WEDNESDAY, THAT HIS ORGANIZATION WILL NOW BE ROUSH-FENWAY. AND THE OWNER OF THE BOSTON RED SOX WAS ON HAND, THREE BOSTON RED SOX PLAYERS, ALL FIVE DRIVERS ANNOUNCING THIS NEW OBJECTION CALLED ROUSH-FENWAY RACING. THAT'S A PRETTY LANDMARK STATEMENT, TAKE A LOOK AT CHAD NORRIS, CREW CHIEF WATCHING. >> Andy: NOTHING KNEW, HAVING HIS CAR OWNER STANDING THERE WATCHING QUALIFYING. STILL DRIVE THE THE BUSCH CAR FOR JACK ROUSH. >> Rusty: THIS WILL BE THE LAP. RIGHT DOWN THE BOTTOM OF THAT AGAIN, FOLKS. REGAN SMITH HAD A GOOD RUN ON THE OTHER TWO. THAT'S A SISTER CAR. >> Andy: HE'S GOT THE FASTEST FIRST LAP SO FAR. >> Jerry: TOLD YOU MARK IS NOT ONLY THE WINNINGEST DRIVER IN NASCAR BUSCH SERIES. HE HAS 30 CAREER POLES IN NASCAR BUSCH SERIES RACING, 12 TIMES HE'S RACED HERE. HE'S NEVER WON A NASCAR BUSCH SERIES EVENT HERE AT DAYTONA. >> Andy: LOOKS LIKE WE'RE MISSING DATA TO DRAW THE LINE. LOOKS LIKE HE'S CLOSE TO THE POLE. >> Rusty: WHY DO I KEEP CONFUSING REGAN SMITHEN WITH DAVID RAGAN? IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE. BUT I WAS TALKING, FOLKS, ABOUT DAVID RAGAN. >> Jerry: HERE HE COMES. MARK MARTIN IS SECOND QUICKEST. 49.111 SECONDS AND 06 RIGHT NOW WILL SHARE THE FRONT ROW WITH MARTIN TRUEX, JR. 48-YEAR-OLD JUMPS BACK IN THE CAR FIRST TIME OUT AND THUS FAR PUTS HIM IN THE FRONT ROW. >> Andy: HE HAD THE FASTEST FIRST LAP AND JUST MISSED THE POLE. THESE GUYS ARE GOING TO BE REAL HAPPY WITH THAT. >> Rusty: MARK MARTIN RAN LAST YEAR, BUT DECIDED TO NOT DO IT ANY LONGER. RIGHT NOW I THINK IT'S UP TO 40, BUSCH RACES, TRACK RACES, MAKES YOU WONDER, WHY DID HE DO THAT? THAT'S HIS OWN PERSONAL DECISION. >> Jerry: FROM ONE OF THE MOST VETERAN DRIVERS IN THE HISTORY OF THE SPORT TO ONE OF THE MOST PROMISING ROOKIES, 19-YEAR-OLD STEPHEN WALLACE, YES, HE IS THE SON OF FORMER NASCAR CHAMPIONSHIP RUSTY WALLACE. IT'S BEEN A BIT OF A STRUGGLE. MINDING HIS OWN MISS, BOOM. CASEY MEARS IN THE RIGHT SIDE p DOOR. THEY HAD TO WORK HALF THE NIGHTP AND EARLY THE NEXT DAY TO CUT THAT CAR OFF. STEPHEN TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO THE CREW, I'VE DONE NOTHING. ALL OF A SUDDEN I GET A CHEVY IN MY DOOR.p AND TEAMS CAME IN AND WORKED ALL NIGHT, EARLY THE NEXT MORNING. THIS WAS ON THURSDAY MORNING. THEN HE GOES OUT FOR THE FINAL PRACTICE SESSION, AGAIN, SORT OF MINDING HIS OWN BUSINESS. SUDDENLY, THERE HE IS, THE CAR SPINS AND JUST NUDGES THE OUTSIDE WALL OF THE CONCRETE THERE. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT WAS ALL THE CONTACT HE HAD THERE AT THE HOME LIFE DODGE. THEY ROLLED IT UP ON THE ROLLBACK. HE WENT TO THE INFIELD CARE CENTER TO BE CHECKED ON. DID A LITTLE MORE MASSAGING ON THAT CAR. JUST LIKE HIS DAD, HE'S A VERY AGGRESSIVE DRIVER. THERE'S VERY LITTLE PATIENCE WITH HIM. HE WANTS TO PUT THIS THING IN THE FRONT ROW. >> Andy: SEE HIM BLOWING A LITTLE WATER COMING OUT THE BACK STRETCH. >> Rusty: LOOKS LIKE THE CAR IS RUNNING A LITTLE WARM. MAYBE NOT COOLED OFF YET TO MAKE A TWO-LAP RUN. LOOKS LIKE THEY GOT THE CAR PUT BACK TOGETHER. NICE, NICE SMOOTH LAP. >> Jerry: HE WILL COME BY AND STAKE THE WHITE FLAG, FIRST TIME BY FOR STEVE WALLACE, 179.522, WHICH PUTS HIM 17th ON THE SPEED CHARTS. AGAIN THAT'S THE THROW-AWAY LAP. IF YOU JUST JOINED THE COVERAGE. THE THROW-AWAY LAP YOU DOESN'T WORRY ABOUT SPEED, SETTING UP FOR THIS LAP. >> Andy: IT TAKES TWO LAPS TO GET THE ULTIMATE SPEED. AFTER TWO LAPS, THAT'S ABOUT AS FAST AS IT GOES. THAT'S WHY THEY USE THE HIGH LINE. >> Rusty: THE 11 CAR, WHITE LINE, THAT'S THE SPEED AND TIME TO BEAT FOR THE 11 CAR, MARTIN TRUEX, JR. AS YOU WATCH STEVE WALLACE, 19th CAREER BUSCH SERIES START, AND VERY SUCCESSFUL LAST YEAR IN THE ARCO SERIES, HAD FOUR WINS. AND HE HAS PROVEN HE CAN GET IT DONE IN A HURRY. 181.349 MILES PER HOUR. 49.628 SECONDS, RUSTY, HE IS 12th OVERALL IN QUALIFYING. >> THAT'S THE FASTEST WE'VE RON THE WHOLE TIME. >> Andy: THAT SHOULD BE A SAFE LAP FOR HIM. >> Rusty: HE'S IN THE RACE. I'M REAL HAPPY WITH THAT AS AN OWNER. THIS IS THE CAR THAT JAMIE McMURRAY DROVE LAST YEAR FROM A 30-SECOND STARTING POSITION UP TO TAKE THE LEAD ABOUT TEN LAPS. WE KNOW THE CAR RUNS FAST. STEVE NEEDS TO BE PATIENT. I'M HAPPY TO SEE IT LOOKS LIKE THAT NOW. AFTER THE SCARE HE HAD. >> Jerry: HOW ABOUT THE DRIVER THAT FINISHED SECOND IN POINTS A YEAR AGO. EVERYONE SAID THIS GUY IS THE GUY TO BEAT IN 2007 FOR THE BUSCH SERIES TITLE. JAMIE LITTLE? >> Jamie: THAT'S RIGHT. INCLUDING OUR OWN ANDY PETREE. HE SAID HE'S GOING TO BE THE MAN. CARL EDWARDS GOING TO BE THE CHAMP. A LOT OF GUYS NOT COMING BACK FOR A WHOLE SEASON. WHERE DOES THAT PUT SNU >> IT'S GOOD FOR US COMPETING FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP, LIKE I SAID, LAST YEAR THEY PICKED US TO WIN THE NEXTEL CHAMPIONSHIP. THAT DEFINITELY DIDN'T HAPPEN. YOU CAN'T, I GUESS COUNT YOUR CHICKENS, WHATEVER, COUNT YOUR EGGS. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE IT OUR BEST. MARK MARTIN JUST RAN A GREAT LAP IN THAT DISH NETWORK FUSION. THAT'S GOOD FOR US. AND THE BIGGEST THING IS TO GO OUT AND GET WINS FOR THESE GUYS, HAVE SOME FUN. IF THEY END UP WINNING THE CHAMPIONSHIP, THAT WILL BE GREAT. GOOD PART IS, KEVIN HARWICK IS NOT SCHEDULED TO RUN ALL OF THE RACES. THAT'S GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYBODY. >> Jamie: HE CERTAINLY HAS A BUSY SEASON, RUNNING TRUCKS, CARS AND NOW TRYING TO QUALIFY FOR BUSCH. >> Jerry: SATURDAY HE'LL JOIN US AS IN RACE REPORTER. HE'LL BE ON HIS RADIO TALKING TO US AND ALL OF YOU AT HOME TELLING YOU WHAT IS HAPPENING OUT THERE IN THE RACE CAR. HERE'S ANOTHER GUY, GREG BIFFLE. I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR FROM THE CAR. >> Rusty: THERE'S MANY TIMES I WANTED TO PUSH THAT BUTTON AND SAY HOW UPSET OR HAPPY I WAS. HEY, GET THIS GUY OUT OF MY WAY, DO THIS, DO THAT. NOW THE FANS ARE GOING TO HEAR THAT FROM CARL. >> Jerry: YOU TALK ALL. TIME IN THE RACE CAR. GREG BIFFLE. 2002 BUSCH SERIES CHAMPION. AS YOU HEARD IN THE INTERVIEW, HE'S GOING TO DRIVE THIS 26 CAR. HE'LL BE ACTUALLY IN THE 16 CAR FOR QUITE A FEW OF THE RACES. HE'LL SHARE THAT RIDE WITH TODD CLEAVER. >> Andy: ANOTHER GOOD FIRST LAP. 49.69. THAT'S THE GREAT FIRST LAP WE'VE SEEN. HE'S GOING TO BE REALLY CLOSE. IF HE CAN PICK IT UP OFF TURN FOUR, HE MIGHT GET THERE. >> Jerry: AND HERE COMES THE OREO FORD. TRYING TO STUFF IT IN THE FRONT ROW. CAN HE DO IT? AND HE JUST MISSES THE FRONT ROW. THIRD QUICKEST AT 183.217 MILES PER HOUR. HE SAID TRUX AND MARTIN PUT UP A GOOD ROUND. >> Andy: IF YOU LIKE, THEY'RE ONLY .001 OF A SECOND >> Brent: LESS THAN 24 HOURS NOW, BEFORE THEY DROP THE GREEN FLAG FOR THE BUSCH RACE HERE AT DAYTONA BEACH. THIS AERIAL COVERAGE BROUGHT TO YOU BY GOODYEAR TIRES. YOU HEARD HIM TALK ABOUT KEVIN HARWICK NOT RUNNING A FULL SERIES. HOW HAPPY THEY ARE. HARWICK WON NINE BUSCH SERIES RACES. HE LEAD FOR 1220 LAPS. TALK ABOUT TOM LATING. HE DID THAT LAST YEAR. HE MADE THE BUSCH SERIES BORING, DIDN'T HE? >> Tim: ALMOST. HE HAD NINE WINS AND WOULD HAVE TIED THE ALL-TIME WIN. HERE'S A LOOK. FOURTH QUICKEST. A LOT OF PEOPLE THOUGHT HE MIGHT HAVE THE SHOT AT THE FRONT ROW AS HE MIGHT BE FOURTH OVERALL. TALK ABOUT THE GUY WHO OWNS THIS CAR, HE'S STANDING BY WITH JERRY BURNS. THERE ONLY ONE PROBLEM? >> I'M REALLY PROUD OF MY GUYS. WE HAVE SIX ENTRIES. AS IT WORKED OUT WITH MARK MARTIN COMING BACK FOR A GUEST APPEARANCE. CARS HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE EVEN. McMULLIN AND THE SHOP HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB. GEORGE GABLE AND GUYS AT THE ENGINE SHOP GOT HIS ENGINES RIGHT ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER. I'M ANXIOUS TO SEE HOW THE TWO REMAINING CARS WILL DO. LATER AGAIN, HOW FASTER THEY SHOULD BE. THESE CARS, FIRST FOUR RAN VERY CLOSE TO THE SAME TIME. WE COULDN'T HAVE FOUR MORE EQUAL CARS. >> Jerry: I WOULD SAY THIS IS A GOOD WEEK TO HAVE THE BUSCH CARS RUNNING SO WELL. I WANT TO ASK YOU, JACK, DO YOU THINK THAT'S A TREND WE'LL SEE MORE AND MORE IN NEXTEL CUP BUSCH SERIES RACING THAT THE SPORT CONTINUES TO BE MORE EXPENSIVE AND MORE SPORTS ENTITIES INTERESTED IN CUP TEAMS? >> I'M ANSWER THAT IN A MINUTE. BUT I HOPE JOHN MENIALLY AND ALL OF THE GUYS FROM THE SPORTS GROUP ARE WATCHING. THIS IS WHAT WE WANT, A CONSISTENT DEAL AND HOPEFULLY A WIN FOR ONE OF OUR SPONSORS. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A TREND. GUYS IN THE RED SOX ORGANIZATION ARE REALLY, REALLY SPECIAL PEOPLE IN THE SPORT WORLD. NOT ONLY ARE THEY ABLE TO DO A GOOD JOB IN THEIR OWN PROGRAM FOR THE BASEBALL FANS AND PLAYERS, AND FOR THE STADIUM, ALSO THEY LOOK BEYOND THAT AND OF COURSE THEY'RE INVOLVED WITH GOLF AND OTHER THINGS. I DON'T KNOW ANOTHER ORGANIZATION GOT THAT INTEREST, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S FOR SURE GOOD FOR ME TO HAVE A FRIEND THAT HAS SUBSTANTIAL MEANS TO STAND BEHIND ME AND BESIDE ME, AND HELP ME MEET THE CHALLENGES, BOTH IN TERMS OF MAKING DAY TO DAY BUSINESS DECISIONS AND COMPETITIVE DECISIONS BUT ALSO TO SAY, IF IT GOES BAD AND I HAVE A CHALLENGE, I'LL HELP OUT. >> Jerry: ALAN, LOOKS LIKE STILL VERY SUCCESSFUL RACERS. >> BACK IN THE GARAGE AREA, IN THE MIDDLE OF A CHAOTIC CONVERSATION. JOHN FORCE, BRINGS THEM OUT IN ALL FORMS OF RACING. HAVE YOU EVER DRIVEN AN OVAL TRACK? >> I'M NHRA, BUT I WENT TO BUDDY BAKER'S DRIVING SCHOOL. WENT THROUGH THE COURSE. WHEN IT WAS OVER AND HE HAD A BEAR, HE TOLD ME I RAN QUICK ENOUGH TO QUALIFY AT DAYTONA. I THINK HE WAS LINE LOOIG. THEY'RE COOL. IT'S A DIFFERENT WORLD I'M USED TO. I'M AFRAID TO STAND AROUND HERE, SO I DON'T GET RUN OVER. >> WE GOT A LOT OF INTERESTING THINGS GOING ON. FIRST OF ALL, YOUR DAUGHTER IS RACING. TELL BUS THAT. >> IT'S A TIME IN OUR SPORT. SHIRLEY MULDOWNY OPENED THE DOORS FOR WOMEN. ALL HAVE FEMALES. PRO STOCK, NOW MY DAUGHTER IN THE FUNNY CAR. SHE'S INVOLVING REAL GOOD. TOUGH WEEKEND IN POMONA. QUICKEST FUNNY CAR FIELD IN HISTORY. ALL FOUR OF OURS GOT IN. I BUMPED MY DAUGHTER ASHLEY OUT ON SATURDAY NIGHT. SHE BOUNCED -- SHE BUMPED RIGHT BACK IN. ALL FOUR OF US MADE THE TEAM. I WAS REAL EXCITED FOR HER. I DIDN'T WANT TO BUMP MY KID OUT OF HER FIRST RACE. WE GOT BEAT BUT MY AAA CAR DIDN'T WIN THE FINAL BUT RAN THE QUICKEST RUN IN HISTORY. DIDN'T GET THE RECORD BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T BACK IT UP. WE KNOW OUR HOT RODS ARE FAST. FORD'S HAPPY, WE'RE HAPPY. >> HAVE YOU TALKED WITH ASHLEY WHEN THE TWO OF YOU MIGHT LINE UP SIDE BY SIDE IN ELIMINATION. WHAT THAT'S GOING TO BE LIKE AS FAR AS FEELINGS AFTERWARDS? >> IT WAS A PACKED HOUSE. THEY WERE ANNOUNCING I HAD ASHLEY AFTER THAT FIRST ROUND AND RON CAPPS COME THROUGH AND BUMPED THE FIELD. SHE ENDED UP RACING ROBERT. WE GO THERE TO WIN. THAT'S WHAT WE DO, PUT ON A SHOW. IT'S ENTERTAINMENT. AND MAKE THE MONEY. BOTTOM LINE, I'M GOING TO RACE HER LIKE I DO ANYBODY ELSE. SHE'S MY KID. I LOVE HER WITH ALL OF MY HEART. WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING TO KEEP HER SAFE IN A GOOD HOT ROD. SHE DRILLED LAST WEEK BECAUSE SHE HAD A BAD FIRE AT PHOENIX AND SHE GOT OUT OF THE CAR, AND SHE SAID DAD, I MET THE MONSTER, I SAID NO, YOU MET THE LITTLE BROTHER OF THE MONSTER, THE BIG ONE'S OUT THERE. WE SETTING OFF THE BOTTLES, 30, 40 TIMES SHE WENT OUT OF THE HATCH TO SEE HOW QUICK SHE'S GOING TO BE. SHE'S GOING TO BE OKAY. SHE COMES UP WITH THE OLD MAN, I'M TAKING HER OUT. AND SHE'S GOING TO TRY TO DO THE SAME WITH ME. >> JOHN FORCE, HOW DO YOU FOLLOW THAT? >> I'M HERE IN DAYTONA MEETING ALL MY FRIENDS. >> ONE OF THE ALL-TIME GREATEST TO SET SAIL. SORT OF LIKE RUSTY, NEVER AT A LOSS FOR RECORDS. >> Rusty: THAT GUY IS A TALKER. HE'S AMAZING. I'M GLAD HE'S HERE AT NASCAR. WE ALL LOVE DRAG RACING. DON AND MY BEST BUDIES AT FORCE. I LOVE SEEING THEM. >> Jerry: HE WAS TALKING ABOUT HE AND HIS DAUGHTER WHICH I THINK IS FASCINATING. HE. THE FASTEST TOYOTA CLOCKED. AS WE WATCH DAVID STREMME ON THE TRACK. >> Andy: OUR POLE SITTER RAN HIS LAP. WE MISSED A LITTLE BIT OF DATA WHILE HE WAS RUNNING, AN INTERRUPTION IN THE DATA. THAT'S WHY WE SEE SOME OF THESE GLITCHES IN THE RED LINE. IF MARTIN TRUEX WOULD HAVE GOTTEN BUMPED AND SOMEBODY ELSE ON HERE, IT MAY BE MORE ACCURATE. IT'S A LITTLE ACCURATE. LOOKING RIGHT HERE AT THE TIME. TRYING TO KEEP AN EYE ON THAT TO TRACK THE LAST TWO. >> DAVID STREMME, 29 YEARS OF AGE FROM SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, TAKE A LOOK AT RED LINE, NOSING DOWN, TRYING TO GET UP OVER 181 AS WE CAN ON THIS. SAILING BY. HE DOES GET OVER 181.210 MILES PER HOUR. THAT'S STILL GOOD ENOUGH TO PUT HIM IN 17th SPOT OF THE 22 CARS THAT HAVE QUALIFIED. SO THE ARMONDO FITZ MACHINE. I'M SURE WILL BE A FACTOR COME >> Jerry: WELCOME BACK TO DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY. TAKE A LOOK AT TEMPERATURES. YOU HEARD ANDY PETREE AND LOU THE WIND GUSTS AND TEMPERATURES CAN IMPACT QUALIFYING. IT'S A LITTLE BIT WARMER, TRACK TEMPERATURE UP A LITTLE BIT. WIND IS PRETTY EVEN. THEY ARE CALLING FOR RECORD LOWS HERE TONIGHT. LATER THIS AFTERNOON WE'RE SAYING TONIGHT, WE'LL BE DOWN TO 30 DEGREES, WONDERING HOW MUCH THAT MAY DROP TOWARD THE END OF QUALIFYING. >> Andy: WHEN YOU HAVE THE WIND THAT CONSISTENT. MAKES IT FAIR FOR EVERYBODY. WE DON'T WANT TO SEE A BUNCH OF GUSTS AND WIND CHANGE DIRECTION. AS LONG AS IT'S SAME FOR EVERYBODY. WE'RE GOOD WITH IT. >> Rusty: ONE OF THE THINGS, TRACK TEMPERATURES CHANGE A LITTLE BIT. 49.07 FOR JOHN ANDRETTI. THAT'S A GREAT LAP FOR THAT CAR. I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT. THAT CAME OUT OF NOWHERE. >> Jerry: JOHN HAD BEEN PRETTY GOOD IN THE PRACTICE SESSIONS. HE HAD A TWINKLE IN HIS EYE. HE SAID I THINK WE GOT A SHOT. I LOOKED AT HIM AND SAID, ARE YOU SURE? SURE ENOUGH, ANDRETTI ON THE FRONT ROW. THIS GUY, THAT'S DALE EARNHARDT, JR. NO STRANGER TO VICTORY LANE HERE AT DAYTONA. LET'S TURN BACK THE CLOCK TO FEBRUARY 2004, DAYTONA 500, GREAT AMERICAN RACE. HOLD ON AND WIN IT IN FRONT OF TONY STEWART? AND INDEED, 180,000 FANS ON THEIR FEET AND THEY GOT TO SEE DALE EARNHARDT, JR. WIN THE RACE AND HIS FAMOUS FATHER TOOK 20 YEARS TO CLAIM. WHAT A CELEBRATION THAT WAS. WELL, THEY HAD TO RUN THE BUSCH SERIES EVENT MONDAY, BECAUSE OF RAIN ON SATURDAY, AND GUESS WHO ON THE HUNT. DALE EARNHARDT, JR., HELPING GET A LITTLE BIT OF A PUSH BY, AS HE SEPARATES WITH THE NASCAR BUSCH SERIES WIN, SO EARNHARDT, JR. PULLS OFF THE SWEEP IN FEBRUARY 2004. HOW ABOUT THAT FOR A PRETTY GOOD SERIES. HE'S WON FIVE TIMES IN 11 EVENTS AND SIX TOP FIVES. IN FACT HE'S WON FIVE OF THE LAST TEN BUSCH SERIES RUN. BATTING 500 WHEN YOU GOT 42 OTHER CARS YOU GOT TO BEAT. >> Andy: I REMEMBER HE HAD SIMILAR SUCCESS. LOOKS LIKE JUNIOR IS TAKING IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL. >> Jerry: AGAIN THE TIME HE GOT TO BEAT IS HIS TEAMMATE. THAT'S MARTIN TRUEX, JR. TRURKS RAN 49.9 SECOND LAP. EARNHARDT, FIRST TIME AWAY, HE THREW THAT AWAY COMPLETELY. THAT'S ALMOST A SECOND SLOWER THAN THE POLE. >> Andy: THAT'S A COUPLE TENTHS SLOWER THAN HIS TEAMMATE RAN ON HIS FIRST LAP. >> Jerry: BUT WE ALL KNOW WHAT HE CAN DO DOWN HERE. EARNHARDT, JR., A FIVE-TIME WINNER AT DAYTONA AS WE MENTIONED. THREE IN THE ROW. THERE'S THE SCREAM IN THE BOTTOM AGAIN. THAT RIGHT LINE IS THE MARTIN TRUEX LINE, RED LINE IS THE SECOND QUALIFYING LAP. HE'S BELOW THE WHITE LINE MEANING HE'S SLOWER. >> Rusty: WINDS PICKED UP, THAT COULD BE AFFECTING HIS LAP. TRUEX SHOULD BE A LOT CLOSER THAN THIS. >> Jerry: JUNIOR GOES UP TO EIGHTH POSITION. THAT LAP, 182.637 MILES PER HOUR, 49.278 SECONDS. I'M REMIND YOU, GUYS, THIS RACE IN THE MODERN ERA OF THE NASCAR BUSCH SERIES HAS NEVER BEEN WON FROM THE POLE. I'M NOT SO SURE YOU WANT TO SIT ON THE POLE. OUTSIDE FRONT HAS BEEN WON SIX TIMES. LAST YEAR, TONY STEWART WON IT FROM 16 STARTING SPOT. DALE EARNHARDT, JR., CLOCKING IN AT EIGHTH QUICKEST IN >> Jerry: WELCOME BACK TO DAYTONA, FLORIDA. WE'RE FOUR MILES INLAND AT THE MASSIVE 4880 ACRE COMPLEX, THAT'S DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, WORLD CENTER OF RACING. JUST COMPLETING HIS QUALIFYING LAP. FORMER BUSCH SERIES P CHAMPIONSHIP, LOBBY LABONTE, HE IS IN A BACKUP CAR. WHY? HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED IN THE FINAL PRACTICE SESSION. >> Rusty: THIS IS CLASSIC BUMP DRAFTING. HIS TEAMMATE TRYING TO HELP HIM TURNED HIM DEAD SIDEWAYS. HE WENT OUT OF HIS OWN CAR WHICH HE'S THE OWNER OF. >> Jerry: KEVIN HARWICK IN THE BACK. I TALK TODAY HIM YESTERDAY. HE SAID I WOULDN'T WRECK ANYBODY'S PARTICULARLY MY OWN CAR. THERE'S A LOOK AT THE NASCAR BUSCH SERIES CAREER. NINE WINS, 16 SEASONS OF COMPETITION, TEN POLES, HE'LL DRIVE 18 EVENTS FOR KEVIN HARWICK INCORPORATED IN THE 77 CAR. HE'LL START TOWARD THE TOP OF THE BACK AS BOBBY LABONTE BEING SHOWN IN 24th POSITION. >> Andy: BOBBY TOLD ME THE CAR THEY CRASHED WAS THE FASTEST CAR. THIS CAR HE LIKED THE WAY IT HANDLED. THEKING FORWARD RACE. >> Rusty: I KNOW THE GUYS PUT A LOT OF EFFORT IN THE CAR. IF ANYBODY IS GOING TO HELP ANYBODY. IT'S HARWICK HELPING HIS OWN TEAM, WHICH IS CAR DRIVE BY BOBBY LABONTE. TRIED TO SHOVE HIM THROUGH. LIKE YOU SAID, HARWICK WOULD NEVER DO THAT ON PURPOSE. >> Jerry: FROM ONE NASCAR BUSCH SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP, STEVE GRISSOM. HE'S DRIVING THE 34. BRIAN KARNS WAS SCHEDULE TODAY DRIVE THE CAR BUT COULD NOT BE APPROVED, SO THE FRANK SISI OWNED CAR GOES TO STEVE GRISSOM OUT OF ALABAMA. AS YOU WATCH A FORMER CHAMPION, WHY DON'T WE TALK TO TONY STEWART STANDING BY WITH JAMIE LITTLE. >> Jamie: THAT'S RIGHT, DOC. HE'S WON THE LAST TWO YEARS. SO FAR THE WEEK FOR YOU. YOU'VE WON THE BUD SHOOTOUT, THE DUALS RACE YESTERDAY. ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE IT TWO FOR TWO IN THE BUSCH SERIES? >> I HOPE SO. WE'VE HAD TWO GREAT YEARS IN THE BUSCH SERIES. WE'VE HAD AN AWESOME START TO THE WEEK. WE HATE TO BREAK THE STRING. MINE IS THREE TO THREE IN THE BUSCH SERIES. >> Jamie: LET'S TALK ABOUT THE FIRST THING YOU DID WHEN YOU GOT UP? >> VERY EARLY WAKEUP CALL. WE HAD THE HOT RODS TOURNAMENT ON THE LAKE. BUT REALLY COLD. WE DID CATCH TWO FISH AND GOT TO SEE EVERYBODY FROM JOHN MI MORRIS FROM BASS PRO SHOPS OUT THERE. >> Jamie: CATCH A COUPLE BASS? >> MORGANTHAUL, CAUGHT THE ONLY BASS. I CAUGHT A CRAPPIE. BETH IS THE ONLY ONE. SHE'S A GOOD CAR OWNER AND FISHERMAN TOO. >> Jamie: KICKING OFF THE DAY FISHING. >> Jerry: THAT'S AWESOME. I SAID EVERY TIME I GO CATCHING ALL I CATCH IS A COLD. MAN, IS HE GOING TO BE TOUGH TO BEAT AGAIN THIS YEAR IN THE OLD SPICE CAR. NEXT CAR TO GO OUT TO QUALIFY, BOBBY HAMILTON, JR. AND WHAT AN EMOTIONAL COUPLE OF MONTHS IT HAS BEEN, HIS DAD, BOBBY HAMILTON, SR., PASSED AWAY OF CANCER. HE'S SUCH A MAJOR PART OF THE SPORT OF MOTOR SPORTS. WE REMEMBER BOBBY HAMILTON, ONE EVER THE MOST NEVER RABL SPORTS. LOOK AT THE COLORS OF YELLOW AND BLUE ON THE 55 CAR. HE COMES DOWN AND TAKES THE VICTORY? WHO WAS THE OWNER OF THAT CAR? AN DRI PETREE JUMPING AROUND. NO, NO, NOT ON THE HOOD. I GUESS YOU OWN THE CAR. THAT WAS YOUR FIRST CUP SERIES AS AN OWNER. >> Andy: IT WAS A VERY SPECIAL DAY FOR ME AND MY TEAM. I'M GOING TO REALLY MISS BOBBY, JR. THIS IS REALLY NEAT PAINT SCHEME. IT LOOKS VERY SIMILAR. THAT'S WHAT THE INTENT WAS TO GIVE A TRIBUTE TO HIS FATHER. >> Jerry: THEY SAID THEY WANT TO PAINT IT UP AS A TRIBUTE TO BOBBY HAMILTON, JR. WHEN BOBBY, JR. CLIMBED IN THE CAR, HE BECAME VERY EMOTIONAL. THE SPONSOR COULD HAVE SAID NO, WE WANT TO STICK WITH OUR COVERS. HE SAID NO WE WANT THIS CAR TO BE A TRIBUTE TO ALL HE MEANT IN RACING. >> Andy: I TALK TODAY HIM THIS MORNING. IT HAD ALL OF THE DECALS ALL OVER IT. HE SAID NO, NO, I WANT TO MAKE SURE McDONALD'S IS REPRESENTED WELL. IT'S REALLY A NICE THING THEY DID FOR BOBBY, JR. TO RECOGNIZE HIS DAD AND ALL HIS GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. WE'LL REALLY MISS BOBBY, BOBBY, SR. >> Jerry: HE SAID EVERY TIME I'M INTRODUCED, THAT'S MY TRIBUTE TO MY DAD. THEY'LL SAY BOBBY HAMILTON, JR. I I'LL THINK OF MY DAD. NOW HE'S COME BACK HOME, WHERE HE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS WITH THE ED RENSI TEAM. WILL RON THE UNTIRE SEASON. >> Andy: THIS IS ANOTHER CAR NOT TOO CONCERNED ABOUT QUALIFYING. THEY GOT A START BEING IN THE TOP 30 IN POINT LAST YEAR. THEY WANT A STARTING SPOT. PRETTY GOOD IN 17th SPOT. 49.627. 181.35 MILES AN HOUR. MAY BE EVEN A LITTLE BETTER THAN THEY HOPED FOR. >> Rusty: YOU KNOW, ANDY, YOU CAN TAKE THE CARS OUT HERE AND SET THEM UP FOR A SINGLE LAP RUN UNDER THE RULES, AND YOU CAN MAKE THEM RUN QUICKER THAN THEY ARE RUNNING IN RACE PRACTICE RIGHT NOW. BUT THE WHOLE THING, YOU GOT SO WRAPPED UP TRYING TO MAKE THE BUSCH CARS RUN FAST, THEN IT REALLY KILLS THEM WHEN IT COMES TIME TO RACE THEM. THE REASON I'M SAYING, THE AMOUNT OF THINGS YOU CAN CHANGE ON THE BUSCH CAR VERSUS CUP ARE SO LIMITED. EVEN IF YOU REALLY WANT TODAY MAKE THEM RUN FAST IN QUALIFYING, VERSUS RACING, YOU COULDN'T DO BOTH. IT'S JUST IMPOSSIBLE. >> Andy: I ASK OF A LOT OF GUYS IN THE GARAGE AREA, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO YOUR CAR TO COMPROMISE YOUR RACE SETUP TO QUALIFY FASTER? I GOT VARYING OPINIONS, DIFFERENT PEOPLE I TALKED TO. GUYS THAT HAVE TO MAKE IT ON SPEED. OBVIOUSLY, THEY WOULD BE MAKING MORE COMPROMISING, GETTING MORE TOWARDS QUALIFYING JUST TO GET A FIRST LAP. >> Rusty: GUYS I TALKED TO SAID WE'LL GET IT IN THE RACE. TRY THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING TO THROW AWAY THE RACE, GO FOR QUALIFYING AND WE'LL WORK ON IT AS THE RACE GETS ON. THAT'S PRETTY NERVY HAVING TO DO THAT. >> Jerry: TAKE A LOOK AT CARL EDWARDS CAR LET'S LOOK AT THE REIGNING BUSCH SERIES CHAMPION. >> Jamie: THAT'S RIGHT. CARL EDWARDS. KEVIN, TELL ME ABOUT THE BUSCH SERIES, HOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT THIS T THIS YEAR? >> WE'RE LOOKING TO WIN RACES, LIKE WE APPROACHED IT. I'M NOT THE TYPE TO SIT IN THE MOTOR HOME SATURDAY DAY AND WATCH THE RACES. I WOULD BE OUT ON THE TRACK AND IN THE CAR. WE HAVE THE AUTO ZONE, IN THE 21, 33, 77. WE'LL BE ALL OVER THE PLACE. LOOKING FORWARD TO TOMORROW'S RACE. QUALIFYING IS WHAT IT IS, A NUMBER ON THE BOARD TO START. EXCITEMENT WILL START TOMORROW. CARS PRETTY GOOD IN RACING, PROBABLY NOT GOOD IN QUALIFYING BUT THAT DOESN'T PAY ANYTHING. >> Jerry: HE RAN ALL BUT ONE LAP LAST YEAR IN THE ENTIRE 35 RACES. $2.8 MILLION IN EARNINGS AND WON NINE WINS IN NASCAR BUSCH SERIES. JACK ROUSH KNOW THIS GUY RIGHT HERE AS THE POTENTIAL NOT ONLY TO WISH THE BUSCH TITLE BUT THE CUP TITLE AS WELL. >> Andy: WE MIGHT HAVE ANOTHER PLAYER, CARL EDWARDS LOOKING PRETTY GOOD IN THE FIRST LAP. YOU HAVE TO PICK UP .07 TO CHALLENGE FOR THE POLE. THAT'S JUST OUTSIDE OF WHAT HE'S SEEN. HE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET RIGHT UP THERE, BUT MAY NOT KNOCK THE POLE MAN OFF. >> Jerry: HE'LL JOIN US FROM THE CAR ON THE RADIO. HE'LL BE ONE OF THE COMMENTATORS SATURDAY. AND HE IS THIRD QUICKEST. >> GREAT JOB, BEST IT'S BEEN, GUYS, BEST IT'S EVER BEEN DOWN HERE. I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE HARD WORK FROM EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. >> Jerry: AND JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A TASTE WHAT YOU'LL HEAR SATURDAY DURING THE COVERAGE OF THE ORBITZ, 300. YOU'LL HEAR HIM FROM INSIDE THE CAR. YOU MIGHT HEAR HIM LEADING THE FIELD. HERE YOU'LL TALK TO CARL AND TELL US WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE RACE TRACK. >> Rusty: HE GOT FIVE CARS ALL WITHIN A TENTH OF A SECOND. IT'S HARD TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT AS YOU KNOW. ROUSH HAS GOT TO BE PROUD. GUYS AT FENWAY HAVE TO BE PUMPED ALSO. >> Andy: CREW CHIEF HAS DONE A GOOD JOB. THEY'RE ALL UP FRONT. THEY GOT TO BE REALLY HAPPY. >> Rusty: TOP THREE TIMES. 49 .07, MAKES ME FEEL LIKE WE'RE AT MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA WHERE TIMES ARE SLOW CLOSE. I'VE NEVER SEEN THEM THAT CLOSE. THESE ARE SHORT TRACK LOOKING TIMES. >> Jerry: THAT'S A GREAT INDICATION HOW COMPETITIVE THIS NASCAR BUSCH SERIES WILL BE IN 2007. WE'RE THRILLED TO BE THE EXCLUSIVE HOME OF THE NASCAR BUSCH SERIES ON THE DISANYWAY FAMILY OF NETWORKS, 29 RACES ON ESPN2, OTHER SIX ON ABC. WE'LL HAVE FLAG TO FLAG COVERAGE OF THE NASCAR BUSCH SERIES SEASON. WHAT A GREAT WAY TO START IT WITH THIS TIGHT QUALIFYING. MARTIN TRUEX, JR. ON THE POLE. JOHN ANDRETTI WHO WAS THE NEPHEW OF MARIO ANDRETTI AND A COUPLE OF ROUSH CARS, CARL EDWARDS, MARK MART >> Narrator: ROW TWO. >> Andy: TOYOTA PEOPLE HAVE TO BE PRETTY HAPPY. I KNOW THAT'S MEETING WITH THEIR EXPECTATIONS. >> Jerry: CHEVY TOYOTA, FORD IN THE TOP THREE. QUICKEST DODGE IS THAT OF REED SORENSON DOWN IN 14th POSITION. THERE'S DAN DEERINGHOFF WATCHING THE CAR. THIS IS RUN OF RICHARD CHILDRESS'S THREE CARS. CLINT BOWYER WILL BE IN THIS CAR. ALSO KEVIN HARWICK IN THE 21 AND OF COURSE 29 OF JEFF BURTON AND SCOTT WIMMER. >> Andy: HE STILL HAS TO MAKE IT ON SPEED. LOOKS LIKE HE'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT BUT NOT GOING TO BE UP ON THE FRONT ROW. >> Jerry: RICHARD CHILDRESS OPTING TO TAKE THE POINTS. GAUGHANTYING THE STARTING SPOTTED. RUNNING THE WHOLE SEASON WITH SCOTT WIMMER AND JEFF BURTON. THIS CAR WILL RUN 17 RACES WITH CLINT BOWYER AND A COUPLE OTHERS WITH SOME DEVELOPMENT DRIVERS. 182.175 MILES PER HOUR FOR BOWYER, PUTS HIM IN THE TOP 15 FOR 49.403 SECONDS. >> Andy: THAT'S A SAFE LAP FOR MAKING THE FIELD. THEY'RE HAPPY WITH THAT. IF THEY TALK ABOUT MAKING A 50 OR BETTER, THEY'RE HAPPY. >> Rusty: ONE CAR I'M LOOKING AT, THE TEAMMATE OF JOHN ANDRETTI. A LOT OF PEOPLE PICK THAD TO BE ONE OF THE SINGLE NONCUP OWNED TEAMS TO QUALIFY. NOW WITH HIM RUNNING THAT WELL, ANDRETTI AT 49 .07. I LOOK AT THE 38 CAR AS THE TOP CAR IN THAT TEAM. WOULDN'T SURPRISE ME IF WE SEE HIM GRAB THAT POLE. >> Jerry: BACK INDAYTONA. ARIC ALMIROLA. RUSTY WALLACE 183.741 MILES PER HOUR. >> Rusty: THESE NEVER QUIT SURPRISING ME. ARIC POPS UP 98. THAT'S A HECK OF A LAP. I DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING EITHER. WHEN YOU WATCH PRACTICE YESTERDAY, DAY BEFORE, THEY'RE ALL IN SINGLE. NOBODY IS RUNNING SINGLE LAP RUNS. THEY ARE ALL IN THESE BIG DRAFTS. THEY'VE DONE A GOOD JOB GET THANKSGIVING HOT ROD, THAT'S FOR SURE. >> Jerry: THIS IS THE JOE GIBBS RACING CAR. THEY BUILT STOUT ENGINES. PROUD EXAMPLE. LAST TIME WE LEFT ARIC, HE WAS SLIDING ON HIS ROOF DURING TESTING. LAST LAP HE RAN HE WAS SLIDING UPSIDE-DOWN. HE SAID GUYS I'LL BE OKAY WHEN HE STOPPED SLIDING. >> Andy: MUST HAVE FIXED THAT UP. BECAUSE HE SPLIT IT ON THE POLE HERE TODAY. >> Jerry: HOW ABOUT THIS GUY, RUSHVILLE ROCKET, TONY STEWART, 35 YEARS OF AGE. HE'S WON THE LAST TWO CONSECUTIVE NASCAR BUSCH SERIES EVENTS HERE AT DAYTONA. GUESS WHAT, TWO WEEKS AGO SUNDAY, HE TEXT MESSAGED ONE PEYTON MANNING, AND SAID CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SUPER BOWL WITH THE COLTS. YOU FINALLY REALIZED YOUR DREAM. I HOPE TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY I REALIZE MY DREAM. HE BELIEVE KARMA IS HIS. THAT'S THE KIND OF WEEK HE'S HAVING. >> Rusty: WHEN THE BUD SHOOTOUT WINS 150 MILE AN HOUR QUALIFYING RACES. I DON'T KNOW WHY HE COULDN'T WIN THE DAYTONA 500. IF YOU LOOK AT HIS RECORD, YOU'RE TALKING A LOT OF TOP FIVES FOR TONY HERE AT THE SPEEDWAY. IT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD. SO DOESN'T SURPRISE ME THAT JOE GIBBS RACING IS ON THE POLE RIGHT NOW. THEY'VE BROUGHT GOOD CARS DOWN HERE. >> Jerry: TONY STEWART HAS 11 WINS. THEY NICKNAME HIM MR. SATURDAY. BECAUSE HE NEVER WON THE DAYTONA 500. HE WON THE SHOOTOUT. HE'S WON THREE TIMES IN THE DAYTONA 500, AND HE'S NOT LOOKING LIKE HE'S GOING TO BE QUICK ENOUGH TO BE UP TOWARD THE FRONT AS HE FLASHES BY. AND TONY STEWART. THAT'S ABOUT WHERE HE STARTED A YEAR AGO WHEN HE WON THE RACE. 180.70 MILES PER HOUR. A DAYS APPOINTING QUALIFYING RUN IN TERMS OF WHERE HE THOUGHT HE WOULD BE. SPEAKING OF THE POLE CENTER, LET'S CHECK IN WITH MIKE MASSARO. >> Mike: DOC, THIS MORNING THE JOE GIBBS RACING TEAM HOPED ARIC WOULD CROOK THE 42nd MARK. YOU DID. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT? >> IT'S A REALLY GOOD LAP. SHOWS HOW HARD THESE GUYS WORKED ON THE WINNER. THEY PUT A LOT OF HARD WORK IN THE SPEEDWAY CARS. THAT'S WHAT THEY WORK FOR TO GET THE DAYTONA CARS READY. IT SHOWS TODAY. AWESOME RACE CAR AND REALLY, REALLY FAST. I'M REALLY PROUD OF ALL OF MY GUYS, AS A DRIVER, YOU DON'T DO A WHOLE LOT. IT'S MAINLY CARS. >> Mike: JERRY PUNCH MENTIONED ABOUT YOU ENDED UP ON THE ROOF. DID THAT GIVE YOU NEW RESPECT FOR THIS PLACE? >> DEFINITELY DID. NEVER BEEN ON THE ROOF BEFORE. PRETTY INTERESTING. REAL FORTUNATE IT HAPPENED ON THE BACKUP CAR, NOT THE PRIMARY CAR. THE PRIMARY CAR WAS REALLY GOOD IN TESTING. I THINK THESE GUYS HAVE A LOT TO LOOK FORWARD TO. >> Mike: GOOD LUCK. GUYS. >> THANK YOU. >> Jerry: NICE YOUNG MAN. DRIVING FOR JOE GIBBS RACING. PLAN IS FOR HIM TO RUN EIGHT RACES, FOR THAT CAR TO BE SHARED BY OTHERS IN THAT STABLE. IN FACT THEY PLAN TO HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT DRIVERS. TONY STEWART BEING ONE OF THEM. HE WOULD DRIVE THREE RACES. BRAD COLEMAN AND KEVIN CONWAY WOULD ALSO DRIVE THE 18 CAR. >> Rusty: ALL RIGHT, THE 38 CAR OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. IF HE RUNS ANYTHING LIKE ANDRETTI DID. THIS GUY WILL PROBABLY GET THE POLE. DEBBY HAMMOND GOES DEAD LAST. IN THE JOE GIBBS CAR. WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS THERE. THIS IS PROBABLY THE STRONGEST IN THE FIELD. >> Andy: LOOKS LIKE THE WINDS DIED DOWN. I KNOW THE CREW CHIEFS ARE WATCHING THAT. THIS IS ONE OF THE STRONGEST TOYOTAS. >> Jerry: WE WELCOME THOSE OF YOU JOINING US ON ESPN. WE'RE LIVE AT THE WORLD CENTER OF RACING, DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY WITH LIVE NASCAR BUSCH SERIES QUALIFYING IN THIS 2007 OPENER. NOW, ONE OF THE FAVORITE FORS POLE, YES, A TOYOTA. HE'S ON A POLE RUN, THAT'S JASON LEFFLER, THE TOP RUN MOTOR SPORTS TEAM. THE CAR TO BEAT FOR THE POLE IS ARIC ALMIROLA DRIVING FOR JOE GIBBS RACING. WASHINGTON REDSKINS OWNS THE CAR ON THE POLE BUT CAN LEFFLER BEAT HIM AS HE FLIES BY? NOT ENOUGH. VERY CLOSE, 183.587 MILES PER HOUR, WE HAVE A CHEVROLET ON THE POLE. ALMIROLA. AND ANDRETTI DOWN THERE WITH ANOTHER TOYOTA. GREAT QUALIFYING EFFORTS. >> Rusty: 70 DEGREES OUT THERE. THAT'S THE COOLEST IT'S BEEN ALL DAY LONG. THAT HELPED THE PERFORMANCE A LITTLE BIT. THIS DOESN'T HELP. 48.98 COMPARE TODAY ARIC. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS TOYOTA DRIVER FOR A LONG TIME. HOW TOYOTA IS REALLY HAPPY WITH THAT. THEY BROUGHT THE SAME ENGINE THEY'RE RUNNING IN THE TRUCK SERIES. THEY'RE MUCH HAPPIER WITH THIS ENGINE THAN THEY ARE IN THE CUP EFFORT FOR THE TOYOTA. >> Andy: THIS IS THE ONE THEY'RE LOOKING FOR. THIS IS THE BULLET IN THE GUN FOR TOYOTA. HE CAME REAL CLOSE. THEY'RE JUST MISSING THAT POLE. >> Jerry: I'M JERRY PUNCH, BY THE WAY, THE VOICES WE'RE HEARING ARE THE CHAMPIONSHIP AN LIST TEAM. RUSTY WALLACE AND TWO-TIME CHAMPIONSHIP CREW CHIEF FOR DALE EARNHARDT, SR., ANDY PETREE. THERE'S A LOOK AT THE BEAUTIFUL COMPLEX, 4880 ACRES, DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, AS WE'LL HEAD DOWN TO THE PIT STUDIO AND HOST, BRENT MUSBURGER. >> Brent: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S BEEN CHILLY HERE TODAY. WE'LL SHOW YOU THOUGH, SOME OF THE HOT TIMES. JOHN ANDRETTI. SON OF MARIO ANDRETTI'S STWIN BROTHER, ALDO. HE SITS IN FOURTH. BIG STORY IS TOYOTAS. AND MARTIN TRUEX, HE HELD THE POLE POSITION FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON AND ARIC ALMIRILO, HE CAPTURED IT. TIM, WE LOOK AT THE SPEEDS THEY'VE BEEN TURNING IN. IT'S FASCINATING. YOU SAID AS WE WATCH OUR POLE SITTER, IT'S BEEN THE WINDS THAT AILER THE TIMES. >> Tim: THAT SPEED WILL DROP YOU LIKE A HOT POTATO. IT MAGFY FIEED YOURSELF. RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE SEVEN CAR S WITHIN .09 OF A SECOND. >> Brent: JOE GIBBS RACING, HE WON THE POLE AT ALL OF THE RESTRICTOR PLATE RACES LAST YEAR. THAT'S ONE FAST CAR. WE GO BACK TO JERRY. >> Jerry: INDEED THEY DO. THIS IS ONE GUY THAT MAY HAVE A SHOT AT THEM. IN FACT A TWO-TIME BUSCH SERIES CHAMPION. KEVIN HARWICK FROM BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA, DOMINATED THIS SERIES A YEAR AGO WINNING NINE TIMES AND SET A RECORD WINNING THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE LARGEST MARGIN IN HISTORY. HE ALSO SET RECORDS FOR THE MOST TOP TEN FINISHES. THIS GUY FINISHED IN THE TOP TEN 32 TIMES IN 35 RACES.S >> Rusty: WE DON'T KNOW HOW HE'S GOING TO QUALIFY YET. ONE THING WE KNOW, HE'S GOING TO BE IN THE HUNT. HE'S THE TYPE OF GUY THAT DOESN'T REALLY SQUARE WHERE HE QUALIFIES. THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT COME OUT OF HARWICK. HE REALLY WORKS GOOD WITH THIS CAR HANDLING, HE'S ALWAYS GOT AT DAYTONA. >> Jerry: HARWICK BACK IN THE AUTO ZONE CHEVY. 49.5, BEST HE CAN DO IN QUALIFYING EFFORTS. >> Andy: HE'S NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT QUALIFYING. HE SAID A WHILE AGO, POST UP A TIME AND LINE THEM UP SATURDAY. HE'LL BE READ SATURDAY. >> Jerry: HE'S RUNNING UNLIMITED IN THE BUSCH SERIES. THERE'S THE CURRENT POLEú■■P POLESITTER. >> I'VE BEEN COMING TO DAYTONA MY WHOLE LIFE. IT'S REALLY COOL. SUNSHINE. >> IT'S GREAT TO BE ON THE BEACH. EVERYBODY GOES OUT TO THE CLUBS AT NIGHT. >> THE ENERGY IS HARD CORE. >> DAYTONA IS KNOWN FOR THE OCEAN DECK. RIGHT ON THE BEACH. GREAT FEELING BEING HERE WITH ALL OF YOUR RACING BUDDIES, KIND OF HANGING OUT AND HAVING A GOOD TIME. >> JUST THE PART OF THE COLOR AND PAGEANTRY THAT'S DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA. HOW ABOUT A LITTLE LIVE WATERSKIING. A CLEAR BUT CRISP AIR. THIS IS 29 ACRE LAKE LLOYD. NICE JUMP, GUYS. GOOD EFFORT. THEY'RE WATERSKIING OUT HERE AND IT IS GETTING QUITE CHILLY. THEY EXPECT TEMPERATURES OF 30 DEGREES. DURING QUALIFYING, 29 ACRE LAKE LLOYD THAT LINES THE BACK STRAIGHT AWAY. IT'S QUALIFYING ON THE LEFT. THOSE GUYS AND LADIES ARE OUT THERE WATERSKIING ENJOYING THE AFTERNOON. >> Rusty: IF THAT WAS ME IN THE CENTER. HE DID THAT FLIP. HE WOULD GET ANGLED UP AND DROWN. THAT'S WHERE I WOULD GO DOWN RIGHT THERE. >> Jerry: GREAT EFFORT. THERE'S A SHOW EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK AT DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY. INCLUDING BACK ON THE RACE TRACK AT THE 29 CAR, THE HOLIDAY INN MACHINE. LET'S CHECK IN WITH LAST YEAR'S WINNER OF THE RACE. >> TONY STEWART DID NOT QUALIFY. WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE TIME? >> I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW. WE DIDN'T DO QUALIFYING YESTERDAY. WE WERE COOL ON TEMPERATURES PROBABLY COULD GET A LITTLE MORE FROM THAT STANDPOINT. I HAVEN'T GOT A PAYCHECK FROM QUALIFYING HERE YET. WE'VE WON THE LAST TWO YEARS. QUALIFYING IS NOT THAT IMPORTANT. JUST YOUR PIT STOP BASICALLY. IF IT DRIVES LIKE WE DID YESTERDAY MORNING. IT'S JUST FINE. >> YOU STRUGGLED IN PRACTICE TO GET THE CAR LIKE YOU WANTED IT. >> HANDLING IT GOOD. WE STRUGGLED WITH SPEED. THESE GUYS IN THE SPICE DARE DOING A GREAT JOB. A WHOLE NEW CREW EXCEPT FOR TWO OR THREE GUYS. THEY'RE ALL GREAT. LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. I THINK WE'LL HAVE A GOOD DAY TOMORROW. >> THANKS, TONY. HE'S WON EVERYTHING AT SPEED WEEK SO FAR. >> Jerry: ET CETERA HE'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. HE WANTS TO BE THE GUY UP FRONT WHEN IT'S ALL OVER. SCOTT WIMMER, DRIVING 29 CAR, CHILDRESS RACING. >> Andy: HE'S JUMPED OUT. J.J. YELEY, BUMPED OUT OF THE FIELD. REAL IMPORTANT FOR THESE GUYS TO RUN FAST AND GET IN. >> Jerry: AGAIN THE BUMPING PROCESS IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROCESS THAT THE GUYS NOT PART OF THE OWNERS POINTS, DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH SPEED WILL NOT BE IN THE STARTING FIELD. J.J. YELEY WAS THE POLESITTER AT BOTH EVENTS A YEAR AGO. SCOTT WIMMER CLOCKS IN AT 181.02 MILES PER HOUR. 49.178 SECONDS. THAT WILL PUT HIM IN 27th POSITION. SO A LOT OF VERY INTERESTED PEOPLE HERE WATCHING THE NASCAR BUSCH SERIES CARS, CHIP GANASSI, AND FELIX WATCHING THE CARS QUALIFY. OF COURSE, CHIP GANASSI, HIS CARS WON THE ROLL EX24, TO BEGIN SPEED WEEK 2007. ONE OF THE DRIVERS IN THAT CAR WAS JUAN PABLO MONTOYA. >> Rusty: JUST ABOUT THE TIME TO GET UP AND GET A BEER, DON'T LEAVE, FOLKS. HE'S COMING OUT NOW. HERE'S THE GUY WE'RE LOOKING FOR. GANASSI HAS REALLY PUT GOOD BUSCH EFFORTS TOGETHER. >> Andy: SEE BOTH OWNERS STANDING DOWN THERE. THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS RUN. I GOT A GOOD SHORT LIST OF GUYS AND THIS MAN'S ON IT. >> Jerry: JUAN PABLO MONTOYA. INTERNATIONAL SUPER STORE. HE RAN FOR BMW AND MERCEDES AND 30 FINISHES INCLUDING THE HIGHLIGHT OF HIS CAREER, THE GRAND PRIX OF MONACO. HE'S THE SAME THAT DRIVE IT IN THE INDIANAPOLIS500 VICTORY. HE SET A LEADING RECORD. I WAS THERE WITH THE ESPN/ABC COVERAGE. WHAT AN IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE BY JUAN PABLO. A YEAR AGO AS A ROOKIE, HE WON THE CART SERIES TITLE. EVERYWHERE HE'S BEEN HE'S BEEN ALMOST AN INSTANT SUCCESS. >> Rusty: JERRY, PULLING OUT A COUPLE DEGREES MORE. COOLEST IT'S BEEN ALL DAY LONG. I'M NOT CONCERNED HOW THE CARS ARE HANDLED BUT I BELIEVE IT WILL MAKE THE MOTORS RUN BETTER. >> Andy: THAT'S THE TRACK TEMP. WE KNOW AIR TEMP COMING DOWN ALSO WITH THE SUN GETTING DOWN IN THE SKY. WAITING ON THIS FIRST LAP FOR JUAN PABLO. AND 180.679 MILES PER HOUR. HE'S 30th QUICKEST. THAT'S BRAD PARROT, YOUNGER BROTHER. BRAD WAS THE CREW CHIEF AND HELPED CASEY MEARS AT CHICAGO SPEEDWAY. >> Andy: YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT BRAD'S GOT UP HIS SLEEVE. HE'S A VERY COMPETITIVE CREW CHIEF AND ALWAYS HAS A FAST CAR. >> Jerry: THURSDAY, THIS DRIVER, JUAN PABLO MONTOYA LEAD AFTER JEFF GORDON. WHAT AN IMPRESS IFL PERFORMANCE BY JUAN PABLO IN THE CUP CAR. >> Rusty: WE KNOW HE CAN GET THE JOB DONE. THE WAY IT LOOKED RIGHT NOW, SPEED OF 49.89 SECOND LAP. I DON'T THINK HE'LL GET MAYBE TOP SIXTH, TOP SEVEN RIGHT HERE. GOOD RUN FOR HIM, JERRY. >> Jerry: HE'S THE FASTEST ROOKIE IN THE FIELD AT 182.893. AND WE'LL HAVE DOUBLEHEADER ACTION RUNNING THE NASCAR BUSCH SERIES AND NEXTEL CUP RACES ON THE WEEKEND. HE'S TENTH QUICKEST IN THE CURRENT POLESITTER >> Jerry: WE WELCOME YOU BACK TO DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY. NASCAR BUSCH SERIES QUALIFYING UNDER WAY. THAT'S PAUL MENARD. THAT WILL PUT HIM NINTH QUICKEST ON THE CHARTS. HE'S THE MARTIN TRUEX CAR. HE WOULD BE MIND, DALE EARNHARDT IS 19th. THIRD, 19th, THREE CARS. WE CHECK IN WITH JAMIE STANDING BY WITH ANOTHER CONTENDER. >> Jamie: THAT'S RIGHT. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT KASEY KAHNE. YOU'RE RUNNING THIS YEAR. WHAT BROUGHT YOU BACK? >> WE GOT A NICE OPPORTUNITY TO WIN BUSCH RACES IN THIS DODGE CHARGER. SO LOOK FORWARD TO IT. LOOK FORWARD TO RUNNING 18 RACE THIS YEAR. YOU KNOW, GET STARTED TOMORROW. SHOULD BE A FUN RACE. ALWAYS PRETTY COOL AT DAYTONA. >> Jamie: TALKING TO THE DRIVERS, YOU TALK ABOUT THE BUSCH SERIES. THESE CARS ARE DIFFERENT THAN THE CUP CAR. TELL ME ABOUT THAT? >> THE PACKAGE IS DIFFERENT. THE WAY YOU SUCK UP. YOU HAVE MORE THINGS TO SLOW YOU DOWN. IT CREATES A BIGGER HOLE BEHIND YOUR CAR. GIVE US -- YOU CAN DRAFT UP TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU A LITTLE BIT EASIER. I THINK EVERYBODY ENJOYS THAT. OTHER TRACKS IS JUST GETTING IN A GOOD CAR, RACING, TRYING TO WIN RACES. THAT'S WHAT WE ALL WANT TO DO IS WIN. >> Jamie: ALL RIGHT, KASEY KAHNE MAKES HIS RETURN TO THE BUSCH SERIES. >> Jerry: LAST YEAR, HE WAS THE WINNINGEST DRIVER IN NASCAR NEXTEL CUP DIVISION. >> Andy: THAT'S SAMMY JOHNSON TALKING NEXT TO KASEY KAHNE. A LOT OF THESE OTHER GUYS GETTING SUSPENDED FROM INFRACTIONS. YOU HAVE TO WONDER IF THAT'S SOME KIND OF A DISTRACTION FOR HIM HAVING SOME OF THESE GUYS GONE AND HIM HAVING TO PLAY A BETTER ROLE IN THIS ORGANIZATION. >> Jerry: CERTAINLY A TEST OF THE MOTOR SPORTS DENT THERE. AS THE NEWS HAD THOSE GUYS HAVING SUSPENSIONS. WE'LL TOUCH ON THAT MOMENTARILY. HOW ABOUT WE RIDE ALONG. THERE'S THE GEICO CHEVY MONTE CARLOW, FIRST OF THREE YEARS OF MIKE WALLACE, HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD CAMERA WATCHING MIKE AS HE MAKES HIS QUALIFYING RUN. >> Rusty: YOU KNOW, WATCHING HIGH DEF ON THE IN-CAR CAMERA. THAT'S JUST AN INCREDIBLE LOOK TO SEE THE CLARITY OF THAT. REALLY FOLLOW AROUND WITH THE DRIVER. LOOK AT THE BUMPS IN THE TRACK. YOU CAN SEE THE SHADE. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION, YOU BETTER GET ONE. ESPN, EVERY SINGLE RACE, ALL OF THE IN-CAR CAMERAS. >> Jerry: NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE. YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING ON THE RACE TRACK, ON THE WALL, ON THE INFIELD. WHEREVER THAT CAMERA POINTS WILL HAVE INCREDIBLE CHARITY. MIKE, BY THE WAY, HAS WON THREE DIFFERENT TIMES AT DAYTONA. HE WON THE ARCA RACE HERE IN '94 AND LAST BUSCH SERIES EVENT ACTUALLY CAME HERE. HE WON IN JULY OF 2004 AT DAYTONA. AND MIKE WALLACE WILL COMPLETE HIS LAP AT 181.653 MILES PER HOUR WHICH PUTS HIM 24th ON THE CHART, 49.55 SECONDS. HIS FIRST TIME OUT WITH THE NEW 7 CAR. >> Andy: THESE ARE RESTRICTOR PLATE WHEEL MAN. I HAD THEM IN MY CARS. YOU BETTER WATCH FOR HIM SATURDAY. >> Jerry: WE TOLD YOU THERE WAS A VERY IMPRESSIVE ROOKIE CROP FOR 2007. FASTEST ROOKIE IS STANDING BY WITH ALAN. >> THAT'S JUAN PABLO MONTOYA WHO SCRIBED THE LAP AS? >> DISAPPOINTING. I RAN SO GOOD YESTERDAY. WE WERE PRETTY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT TODAY. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE WIND, WEATHER, WHATEVER, JUST DIDN'T RUN AS STRONG AS IT DID YESTERDAY. I THINK IT WILL BE FINE IN THE RACE. >> JUMPING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE TWO GARAGES IS SOMEWHAT OF A NEW EXPERIENCE, DOING THIS MUCH PRACTICE AND QUALIFYING. WHAT IS THAT LIKE TO ADJUST TO? >> HERE IT'S EASY. ANYBODY CAN DO IT. HARD THING WOULD BE, I KNOW THE TRACKS. ONE CAR WAS TIGHT, OTHER ONE WAS LOSE. IT'S REALLY HARD. YOU GO FROM ONE CAR DOING ONE THING, YOU GET THE HANG TESTIFY. GO TO THE OTHER ONE AND IT DOES THE OTHER THING. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A GOOD THING OR BAD THING YET. >> GOOD LUKE TOMORROW. HE'S DISAPPOINTED BUT GOT A RACE TO RUN TOMORROW. >> Jerry: WE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE IMPRESSIVE ROOKIE CROP. DAVID RAGAN. JUAN PABLO MONTOYA. MARCOS AMBROSE WHO IS ONE OF THE PREMIERE STOCK CAR DRIVERS. THEY CALL HIM THE JEFF GARDEN OF AUSTRALIA. OVER TO RUN AS A ROOKIE IN THE NASCAR BUSCH SERIES. >> Andy: HE WAS THE LAST CAR TO GET BUMPED. NEXT IS DAVID STREMME. >> Jerry: SPEAKING OF ROOKIES, KYLE BUSCH WHO WAS THE 2005 NEXTEL CUP. HE WAS IN THE STANDINGS IN 2004. WE WERE TOLD BY KYLE, HE WAS SAYING, WE'RE PLANNING ON RUNNING 20, 22 RACES. IF I DO WELL IN 2006, I MAY GO BACK TO RICK SAYING, LET ME RUN THIS THING. LET ME RUN ALL OF THEM. >> Rusty: HERE'S ANOTHER CAR OUT OF THE SUPER TEAMS. RICK HENDRICKS. THE SUN IS REALLY COMING DOWN, THIS IS THE COOLEST THE TRACK HAS BEEN. THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. IT IS SOMETHING. IT'S A LITTLE BIT. IF ANYTHING, IT'S FAVORING KYLE BUSCH RIGHT NOW. RICK KENDRICK THAT YOU SAW, JEFF GORDON WON THE RACE THE OTHER DAY, ONE OF THOSE ENGINES. EIGHTH QUICK RIGHT NOW. GOOD RUN FOR HIM. 49.150 SECOND LAP. THAT'S A GOOD SOLID RUN. WE KNOW THIS KID CAN DRAFT. HE'LL BE STRONG TOMORROW. >> Jerry: I'M EXCITED ABOUT YOU GOT REALLY GOOD CARS UP FRONT. ALSO YOU GOT EARNHARDT, TONY STEWART, MIKE WALLACE, ALL OF THESE GUYS TOWARD THE BACK OF THE PACK. THIS IS ONE HECK OF A RACE HERE FOR 300 MILES SATURDAY. HOW ABOUT CASEY MEARS? ú@÷ñx■xp >> Brent: AND BACK AT DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY. PRETTY GOOD QUALIFYING EFFORT OUT OF ASHEVILLE CAROLINA, STEPHEN LICHT. >> Rusty: .06 FROM HIM. WE THOUGHT HE WOULD BE A LITTLE BETTER, BASED ON HOW STRONG THE YATES ENGINES HAVE BEEN. GOOD RUN FOR THIS GUY. >> Jerry: WELL, THESE BEAUTIFUL AERIAL SHOTS OF DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY BROUGHT TO YOU COURTESY OF THE FINE FOLKS OF GOODYEAR TIRE, FEATURING TRIPLE TREAD TECHNOLOGY. GREAT AERIAL COVERAGE OF THIS 500 ACRE COMPLEX. THE 29 ACRE LAKE LLOYD WHERE THEY WERE WATERSKIING MOMENTS AGO DURING QUALIFYING. HOW ABOUT THE TRACK CONDITIONS RIGHT NOW? WE'RE TOLD THE TEMPERATURE S WILL TAKE A SIGNIFICANT NOSE DIVE. TRACK TEMPERATURE IS COMES DOWN. >> Rusty: TRACK 18 DEGREES COOLER THAN IT WAS WHEN WE STARTED. WINTDS ARE VERY FLAT. VARYING AROUND 9.6 MILES AN HOUR. WE'RE SHOWING YOU 6 MILES PER HOUR. LOOK AT THE AIR TEMPERATURE. PRETTY FLAT THROUGHOUT THE DAY. NOT MUCH OF A BIG ADVANTAGE FOR ANYBODY. IF YOU GO TO A DIFFERENT TRACK LIKE I TALKED EARLIER, HEY, ANDY, THIS TRACK TEMPERATURE IS EVERYTHING FOR A TRACK YOU GO TO LIKE NEXT WEEK AT CALIFORNIA, LAS VEGAS, PLACES LIKE THAT. THAT'S WHAT THE CREW CHIEFS LOOK AT. >> Jerry: ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT YESTERDAY, ONE OF THE QUICKEST DRIVERS WAS ROBBY GORDON. THEY WORKED ALL NIGHT TO PUT HIS CAR TOGETHER. AND IS THE CAR BACK TOGETHER? WHY DON'T WE FIND OUT JAMIE. >> Jamie: THAT'S RIGHT. TURN THAT FASTEST TIME ONE LAP BEFORE YOU GOT IN THE ACCIDENT. ROBBY, WERE YOU ONE OF THE FEW GUYS THAT DIDN'T HAVE A BACKUP CAR. YOUR TEAM WORKED COUNTLESS Q HOURS. HOW ARE YOU GOING OUT RIGHT NOW? >> I'M NERVOUS, TIME WE NEED TO RUN IS 40. HOPEFULLY WE GOT IT BACK STRAIGHT. HOPEFULLY THEY WORKED *** IT. FLEW DOWN. THEY GOT A FACILITY TO WORK OUT OF WHICH IS RIGHT DOWN THE STREET. IT WAS NICE TO HAVE THAT SHOP TO WORK OUT OF. WITHOUT THAT WE WOULDN'T GET THE MOTOROLA CAR EVEN AN OPPORTUNITY. I KNOW WE CAN RUN THE TIME. WE WERE THIRD QUICKEST IN PRACTICE. UNFORTUNATELY THE 23 RAN OUT OF FUEL IN FRONT OF US. >> Jamie: HOW MANY HOURS DID IT TAKE TO REPAIR THE CAR LAST NIGHT? >> AN ALL-NIGHTER. 6:00 A.M. WE HAVE A GREAT GROUP OF GUYS WORKING FOR US. GREAT SPONSORS WHO WILL REALLY TRY HARD TO GET THE MOTOROLA CAR OUT IN THE FIELD. >> Jamie: ROBBY GORDON, GUYS. >> Jerry: THOSE GUYS WORKED UNTIL 6:30 THIS MORNING. THEY GOT TWO HOURS SLEEP PRIOR TO WORKING THROUGHOUT THE DAY TO GET THAT CAR INLINE FOR QUALIFYING. >> Andy: LOOKS LIKE THEY GOT A GOOD JOB GET IT FIXED. IF HE GOT SYMPATHY FOR INSPECTION. >> Jerry: THIS IS KYLE >> Jerry: BACK AT DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY. QUALIFYING CONTINUES. FOR THE NASCAR BUSCH SERIES. THAT'S ONE OF THE ROUSH CARS FOR TODD CLEAVER, AND HE WILL LINE UP IN 15th SPOT, THUS FAR IN QUALIFY F QUALIFYING AT 182.89 MILES PER HOUR, 49.229 SECONDS. IF YOU MISSED OUR QUALIFYING. WANT TO KNOW WHO IS AT THE TOP OF THE PYLON. WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW THEY LINE UP. MARTIN TRUEX IN THE 11 CAR. 183.49 MILES PER HOUR, AS THEY CLOCKED IN EARLY. HOW ABOUT TOYOTA CAMRY, GREAT QUALIFYING FOR JASON LEFFLER CURRENTLY ON THE OUTSIDE. AND COACH GIBBS' CAR, WASHINGTON RED SKIN HEAD COACH JOE GIBBS OWNS BANQUET SHELF. ARIC ARMIROLA MAKING THE FIRST RUN AT DAYTONA COULD POSSIBLY PUT IT ON THE POLE. ARMIROLA NEXT TO JOHN ANDRETTI IN THE TOP FIVE. AS WE GET SET TO ANOTHER DRIVER RACES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. HERE IS KASEY KAHNE HEADING OUT TO QUALIFY. >> Rusty: HERE'S ANOTHER GUY LIKES DRIVING. HE LIKES RACING ANYTHING. SHORT TRACKS, SPRINT CARS, MIDGET CARS, NOW DECIDED TO RUN MORE BUSCH RACES. HE SAID I JUST LIKE TO RACE. WHATEVER IT TAKES, PUT ME IN THERE. >> Jerry: REMEMBER, THERE'S 48 CARS, 43 CAR STARTING FIELD. FIVE CARS WILL NOT BE HERE. THEY WILL HAVE TO GO HOME. WE ALREADY HAD BUMPING. >> Andy: WE KNOCKED OUT ONE HEAVY HITTER J.J. YELEY. DAVID STREMME IS THE NEXT ONE TO BE BUMPED. KASEY KAHNE WON'T BUMP HIM. HE'S A GUARANTEED SPOT. AFTER THAT, WE HAVE TWO DRIVERS COMING UP. ONE CUP DRIVER AND ONE INDY 500 WINNER ON THE BUBBLE. IT'S GOING TO BE EXCITING TO THE END. WANT TO KNOW HOW COMPETITIVE THIS SERIES IS, LOOK AT THAT RIGHT THERE. >> Jerry: THERE'S LIKE SHIPLETT, THE CREW CHIEF. AND THIS KASEY KAHNE WAS THE WINNINGEST DRIVER IN CUP SERIES A YEAR AGO, WON SIX TIMES IN THE NEXTEL CUP MACHINE, ALSO HAD SIX POLES, FORMER ROOKIE OF THE YEAR IN THE NASCAR NEXT TELL CUP SERIES, BACK IN 2004. >> Rusty: THIS COULD BE A PRETTY GOOD RUN, RUNNING 20th, 21st LOOKING HIS FIRST LAP, THREE, FOUR TENTHS OFF WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. JUST ANOTHER GUY GOT TO KEEP THIS GUY HANDLING, THIS CAR IS SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY IN THE FIELD. >> Andy: HE'S ALREADY LOCKED IN. NOT WORRIED ABOUT MAKING A FAST LAP. HE'S NOT A POLE SHOT. JUST ELECT TODAY GET THE CAR STARTED REALLY GOOD. OUTSIDE OF THE 13th ROW. >> Jerry: AND AGAIN BY BEING LOCKED IN. REFERRING TO THE TOP IN TOP 30 FROM OWNER'S POINTS. ARE GUARANTEED STARTING SPOT. THAT'S THE NASCAR ROLLS IN 35. TOP 30 IN THE NASCAR BUSCH SERIES. TAKE THOSE 30 PLUS ONE PAST CHAMPION. THERE ARE SEVEN FORMER PAST CHAMPIONS TRYING TO QUALIFY HERE. THAT MEANS THERE'S ONLY 12 SPOTS >> Jerry: WELCOME BACK TO DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA, DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, SITE OF THE BUSCH SERIES QUALIFYING. IT'S GOING TO GET VERY INTERESTING FROM HERE OUT TO THE END, BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE 43 CARS IN THE STARTING FIELD. THE FIELD IS FULL WHICH MEANS WHENEVER A CAR QUALIFIES, IT IS GOING TO BUMP SOMEONE OUT. THIS IS CASEY MEARS WHO JUST BLOCKED IN ANDY PETREE. THAT PUTS HIM 30th ON THE STARTING GRID. >> Andy: MOST IMPORTANT THING HE DID IS BUMPED DAVID STREMME OUT OF THE FIELD. WHAT WE GOT, HE'S THE MAN ON THE BUBBLE. HE DIDN'T GET UP THERE AS FAR AS HE WANTED TO GET. THIS IS THE THIRD CAR ON THE WEEKEND. TALKED TO CHAD WALTERS. THEY GOT THIS FROM FIVE BUSCH CAR TEAM. THEY WERE EXPECTING IT TO RUN FASTER THAN THIS. >> Jerry: NASCAR ALLOWED THEM TO COME IN AT 6:30 THIS MORNING, THEY WERE WORKING DILLIGENTLY. PEELED OFF ALL OF THE DECALS, NOTHING ON THAT CAR HAD TO GO THROUGH INSPECTION, HAD TO BE DECALED AND PREPPED, AND IT WAS A YOEMEN'S EFFORT. YOU HEARD US TALK ABOUT HOW ROBBY GORDON AND WORK GOT ON THIS CAR UNTIL 6:30 THIS MORNING. >> Andy: WHAT HE GOD TO DO IS BEAT CASEY MEARS AT 109 .06. THAT'S THE SPEED HE GOT TO BEAT. ONE THING WE KNOW HE WAS LOCKED IN BY CASEY MEARS. THAT LOCKED IN SAM HORNISH. >> Jerry: THE RATING INDY 500 WINNER WILL BE IN THE NASCAR BUSCH SERIES RACE WITH ROGER PENSKE'S FIRST RESTRICTOR PLATE EVER ON A SUPER SPEEDWAY. >> Rusty: I DON'T THINK HE'S EVER BEEN TO A POINT HE'S LOCKED IN. EVERY TIME THEY BROUGHT THESE CARS IN, THEY ALWAYS LOCK THEM IN. IT'S A GOOD EFFORT. SAM HORNISH GOT TO BE BREATHING A SIGH OF RELIEF ON THAT. >> Jerry: ROBBY GORDON, HE HAS THE ROUSH ENGINES WHICH HAS BEEN SO STOUT IN QUALIFYING. DAVE. >> Dave: ONCE HE GOT THAT SMOOT ED OUT. THEY HAD TO PUT THE METAL OUT TO MOVE IT ABOUT AN INCH TO THE RIGHT AS YOU'RE SITTING IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. YOU KNOW HOW YOU MOVE A WHOLE FOOT, YOU DOESN'T BEND BETTAL. THEY HAD TO MEND IT A WHOLE FEET. THEY THOUGHT THE WHOLE THING WAS GOING TO FALL APART. BUT THEY GOT IT BACK TOGETHER AND THAT WAS ONE EVER THE FINAL THINGS. >> Andy: HE LOOKED LIKE HE MIGHT HAVE A SHOT AT THE POLE. THIS IS A GREAT RUN FOR ROBBY. HE'S GOING TO BEPUMPED UP. GREG ERWIN. HE'S SMILING. >> Jerry: NO BETTER THAN TO MAKE THEM YOU SMILE THAN TO PUT THIS CAR IN THE FRONT. IN THE TOP 15 AFTER WORKING ALL NIGHT TO FIX THE RIGHT SIDE THIS CAR IN A BOROED SHOP JUST A FEW MILES UP THE STREET HERE IN DAYTONA. DIDN'T GET BACK UNTIL 7:00 THIS MORNING. NOW ROBBY GOES OUT AND MASHES THE THROTTLE AND PUTS IT IN THE FIELD IN THE TOP 15. >> Rusty: WE NOTED EARLIER THIS GUY YATES ENGINE, IT REALLY PAID OFF. HE BEAT TWO OR THREE OF THE REGULAR ROUSH GUYS OUT. DAVID RAGAN. 16TH. ROUSH IS UP TO 13th. THIS IS A GREAT RUN. TALK ABOUT A STORY, LAYUP ALL NIGHT LONG. GREAT COMEBACK. HE WANT TODAY GO HOME TO A GREAT QUALIFYING RUN. >> Andy: THAT'S A GREAT JOB. I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS. THEY'VE DONE A FEW IN MY CAREER. THEY'RE REALLY, REALLY HAPPY RIGHT NOW. >> Jerry: AS YOU WATCH THIS CAR SLOWING DOWN. IT'S NOT BEEN A SLOW WEEK IN DAYTONA IN TERMS OF INSPECTION AREAS. AND ANDY PETREE. THEY HAD FOUR DRIVERS INITIALLY HANDLED OUT SUSPENSIONS AND FINES. THREE OF THOSE WERE FROM THE EVERNHAM SPORTS TEAM. AND BIGGEST ONE FOR MICHAEL WALTRIP. THE INSPECTION IS REALLY INTENSE IN CUP SERIES AND BUSCH. >> Andy: THAT'S SOMETHING I REALLY DON'T MISS. THOSE GUYS IN NEXTEL CUP GARAGE ARE NERVOUS. A LOT OF THEM GETTING CAUGHT AND SUSPENSIONS EVERYWHERE. THEY HAVEN'T SEEN ANYBODY GET CAUGHT WITH ANYTHING. EVERYTHING ROLLING THROUGH THERE. THE MESSAGE PASSED NEXTEL CUP AND OVER TO THE BUSCH GARAGE. >> Rusty: ALL THREE QUALIFYING. THEY'RE ALL LOCKED IN. WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BUMPING PROCESS. 47 CAR, ANOTHER CAR WITH THE YATES ENGINE. WE'LL SEE HOW HE DOES. >> Andy: THIS IS SCOTT ZIPADELLI. THIS IS HIS FIRST SHOT AS A CREW CHIEF. I KNOW HE'S REALLY EXCITED ABOUT GETTING STARTED WITH YEAR WITH JOHN WOOD. >> Jerry: AS YOU WATCH JON WOOD PUT THE CAR IN THE FRONT ROW. HE WAS FASTEST CAR EARLY IN THE WEEK. >> Andy: LOOKS LIKE WE MIGHT HAVE A PLAYER TOO. THIS IS GOING TO BE A CLOSE ONE. WE CAN SEE RIGHT HERE, HE'S REALLY CLOSE. HE'S BARELY OUT TESTIFY RIGHT NOW. GET OFF TURN TWO. GET HIM A LITTLE WISP OF WIND. >> Rusty: ONE THING WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE YATES ENGINES ARE A PLAYER FOR THE POLE. EVERY MOTOR THEY'VE BROUGHT DOWN HERE, ANDY IS STRONG AND UP FRONT. >> Andy: RIGHT HERE IS WHERE THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE FLAGS HOPING TO GET THE RIGHT WIND. TRYING TO GET EVERY OUNCE OF THAT THING. IT'S GOING TO BE CLOSE. >> Jerry: 25-YEAR-OLD JON WOOD, THIRD GENERATION FROM THE WOOD BROTHERS' FAMILY. AND WOOD BROTHERS JTG RACING EFFORTS. CAN HE DO IT? THIRD QUICKEST AT 183.531 MILES AN HOUR. WHAT A YOUNGSTER OUT OF STEWART, VIRGINIA. >> Rusty: HE NEEDS A SMILE RIGHT NOW. THE TEAMMATE IS COMING UP. DON'T GO AWAY, YET, GUYS. DALE, JR.'S CAR IS COMING OUT WHY BACK AT DAYTONA, GETTING READY TO WIND UP. SEASON OPENING EVENT COMING YOUR WAY. ON OUR COVERAGE FROM DAYTONA SATURDAY. STARTING AT 12:00 NOON. HERE IS DENY HAMLIN. >> I EXPECTED MORE OUT OF HIM. 49.21 OUT OF HAMLIN. THAT'S A LITTLE OVER TWO TENTHS SLOWER THAN ARIC. WE GOT DALE, JR.'S CAR COMING OUT NEXT. NUMBER 88 NAVY CAR. THAT CAR, WASN'T HAPPY WITH THAT DOWN IN TESTA, A LOT OF WORK ON THAT CAR. >> Andy: TALKING ABOUT THE TOP 16 CARS. VERY COMPETITIVE. SPEEDWAYS, YOU EXPECT A LITTLE MORE THAN THAT. >> Rusty: TALK ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON. ARIC IN A CHEVROLET. A FORD AND TOYOTA. THAT'S HOW NASCAR WANTS IT. >> Andy: THEY HAVE DONE THAT IN THE BUSCH SERIES, I KNOW THEY'RE HAPPY BEING IN THE FRONT ROW, DEPENDING WHAT THE 88 CAR DOES. THAT WOULD EXCEED THEIR EXPECTATIONS FOR THE BUSCH SERIES DEBUT. >> Jerry: SHANE HUFFMAN, NAVY CAR. THEY HAVE RICHARD CHILDRESS ENGINES ON BOARD. ALL OF THE FOLKS AT RCR PUTTING A STOUT POWER PLAN UNDER SHANE WHO WILL RUN THE ENTIRE SEASON FOR THE NASCAR SERIES. IT'S THE SAME TEAM THAT WES AND SHANE HUFFMAN SO DOMINANT IN THE ***'S PRO CUP. THEY DOMINATED THAT SERIES. THERE'S A LOOK AT ARIC ARMIROLA. WHO IS SITTING ON THE POLE. THAT YOUNG MAN, THE POLESITTER WAS UPSIDE-DOWN AND SLIDING DOWN THE BACK STRAIGHTAWAY. WE WERE HERE FOR TESTING, HE QUEUED THE RADIO. HE SAID HE'LL BE FINE WHEN HE STOPS SLIDING. >> Rusty: YOU TALKED ABOUT THE RICHARD CHILDRESS ENGINE. YOU WOULD THINK DALE EARNHARDT CAR WOULD HAVE DEI ENGINE IN IT. >> Andy: THEY'VE BEEN RUNNING CHILDRESS ENGINES. >> Rusty: IS IT CHEAPER? >> Andy: WHO KNOWS. >> Jerry: THAT'S ANOTHER SUBJECT. AS WE MENTIONED, DALE, JR. TRYING TO GET OWNERSHIP OF DEI. >> Andy: SHANE HUFFMAN. BACK IN THE DAY, WHEN WE RUN SHORT TRACKS, RAN THE RACE WITH BOTH OF THESE GUYS, GOT HIGH HOPES FOR SHANE, ENDING LAST YEAR, FINISHED REAL STRONG AT PHOENIX AND HOMESTEAD, WANT TO CLEAR THAT MOMENTUM IN 2007. THEY'RE IN THE FIELD, NOT WHERE THEY WANT TO BE. THAT'S 43rd. >> Jerry: AND FLASH CUBES ARE FLYING FOR THIS YOUNG MAN. ARIC ARMIROLA, THESE THE POLESITTER. LET'S CHECK IN WITH MIKE STANDING BY WITH THE POLESITTER. MIKE. >> Mike: TENSE MOMENTS. ARIC ARMIROLA, PACING BACK AND FORT NOW YOU CAN RELAX. WHAT WAS THAT LIKE? >> IT'S PRETTY NERVE RACKING. SITTING DOWN HERE, SO HELPLESS WATCHING THE CARS GO AROUND. WE REALLY WANTED IT REALLY BAD. THIS MEANS A LOT TO THE GUYS BACK IN THE SHOT. THEY PREPARED AN AWESOME RACE CAR. MOTORS PHENOMENAL. I'M REALLY PROUD OF THEM. PROUD AT EVERYBODY AT JOE GIBBS RACING AND THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES THEY GIVE ME. I GOT MY SECOND POLE. EXCITED I GET TO RACE. >> Mike: SECOND POLE IN MILWAUKEE. YOU JUST QUALIFIED THE CAR YOU DIDN'T RACE IT. WHAT'S IT LIKE TO LEAD THE FIELD ON SATURDAY? >> IT'S AWESOME. REALLY SPECIAL TO ME, GROWING UP IN TAMPA, FLORIDA. BEING AT DAYTONA BEACH IS REALLY, REALLY SPECIAL. I'VE COME HERE TO WATCH MANY RACES IN THE STANDS. TO COME HERE AND LEAD THE BUSCH TEAM IS SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL. I PROBABLY WON'T EVER FORGET FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. >> Mike: I KNOW YOU WON'T. CONGRATULATIONS. THE CAR HE'S DRIVING WON ALL THREE RESTRICTOR PLATE POLES. >> Jerry: AND HERE ARE THOSE THAT WILL NOT MAKE IT. LAST YEAR'S POLESITTER. CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT? J. >> Jerry: WELL, THE SUN IS SETTING ON NASCAR BUSCH SERIES QUALIFYING. THE FIELD IS NOW SET FOR THE SEASON OPENER, 00-MILER ON DAYTONA SATURDAY. TAKE A LOOK AT STARTING FIELD. WHAT A STORYBOOK ENDING FOR ARIC ARMIROLA. AND JUAN PABLO MONTOYA, FAST ROOKIE DRIVING IN THE 42 CAR. DALE EARNHARDT, JR., STARTING IN THE EIGHTH CAR. IN 19th SPOT. FORMER SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP, JOE NEMECHEK IS THERE. LOOK AT KASEY KAHNE, SAM HORNISH, JR. MAKES THE FIELD. REIGNING INDY 500 CHAMPION. FIRST EVER RESTRICTOR PLATE ATTEMPT, HE'LL RUN 11 TIMES THIS YEAR AND POSSIBLY HAVE A SHOT AT ROOKIE OF THE YEAR. KEVIN HARWICK LAST YEAR SERIES CHAMPION IS HERE. MIKE WALLACE WON IT LAST YEAR. TRYING TO DO IT WITH THE GEICO COLORS, CASEY MEARS, WHAT AN EFFORT IN THAT BACKUP CAR. AND TONY STEWART WON LAST TWO IN THE ROW. WE CHECK IN DOWN, ONCE AGAIN WITH ALLEN BESTWICK. >> TWO TOYOTAS IN THE TOP FIVE. JASON LEFLER QUALIFYING ON THE OUTSIDE. SHOULD WE BE SURPRISED TO SEE TWO TOYOTAS? >> I DON'T THINK SO. WITH TRD, WE HAVE GOOD HORSEPOWER UNDER THE HOOD. ROD BEING IN THIS TEAM ELEVATED IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL. EVERYBODY BACK IN THE SHOP. OBVIOUSLY IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO START FOR A DRIVER, GET IN AND HOLD IT WIDE OPEN. TOMORROW THE FUN STARTS FOR ME, PUT THE PETAL TO THE METAL AND HANG ON. >> CAN A NASCAR BUSCH SERIES TEAM LIKE YOURS WIN THIS RACE TOMORROW? >> ABSOLUTELY. ESPECIALLY FROM THE VACUUM WE HAVE FROM TOYOTA. IT'S REALLY HELPED OUR PROGRAM. GUYS DOING A GREAT JOB. CREW CHIEF LIKE TODD, ANYBODY CAN WIN. TO JAMIE LITTLE. >> Jamie: IT'S BEEN A TOUGH COUPLE OF DAYS, FEW DAYS FOR CASEY MEARS AND 24 TEAM. YOU GOT WORD YOU HAVE BEEN BUMPED. WHAT HAPPENED? >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. WE PROBABLY DON'T KNOW. VY TO LOOK AT THE CAR AND SEE WHERE IT RAN. THE 5 CAR RAN PRETTY GOOD. THAT'S THE BACKUP CAR. I'M PRICED IT RAN AS FAR OFF AS THEIRS. THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME IT WAS ON THE TRACK. THEY WORK SOD HARD. IF YOU AT LEAST HAVE ONE RUN, YOU CAN GET AN IDEA THE DIRECTION YOU NEED TO GO OR CHANGES YOU NEED TO MAKE. AS OF RIGHT NOW WE DO THE BEST WE CAN. GUYS WORKED ALL NIGHT LONG FOR A COUPLE NIGHTS IN THE ROW. WE HATE IT FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD AND 53rd INFANTRY BRIGADE WE'RE SUPPORTING THIS WEEKEND. WE'RE HERE AND WORKING HARD. KIND EVER A NEW DEAL GETTING IT ALL DONE. WORKING AS HARD AS WE CAN. WE GOT A LOT OF RAYS TO GO THIS YEAR. >> Jamie: LAST YEAR REPORTED. WERE YOU IN KYLE BUSCH'S BACKUP CAR. NOT THE WAY CASEY WANTS TO MAKE HIS HENRIK MOTOR SPORTS DEBUT. >> Jerry: CASEY CAME SO CLOSE. HE WAS THE 33rd QUICKEST QUALIFIER. YOUR THOUGHTS ON ARIC ARMIROLA? >> Rusty: IT WAS A GREAT RUN. HE'S A ROOKIE, GOING TO START UP FRONT WITH ALL OF THESE VETERANS. GOING TO BE A PRETTY HAIRY RACE. A LOT OF GUYS CONCERNED ABOUT HOW SLICK THESE ARE GETTING ON THE RACE TRACK. I THINK HANDLING IS A BIG ISSUE. THE TIMES YOU'VE SEEN. A LOT OF GUYS DIDN'T QUALIFY WELL. GUYS LIKE KEVIN HARWICK. THOSE ARE THE GUYS THAT ARE REALLY GOING TO SHINE AND STEP IT UP AND BE COMPETITIVE. >> Andy: GOING TO MAKE FOR A GREAT RACE. GOING TO START IN THE BACK OF THE FIELD. I LIKE THAT. THESE GUYS STARTING IN THE BACK. >> Jerry: WE INVITE YOU 12:30 EASTERNTIME, WE KICK OFF THE NASCAR BUSCH SERIES HERE. AT DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY. CROWD JAMMING THEIR WAY. WE'RE JUST STOKED ABOUT HAVING WHAT A GREAT SHOW. REMEMBER WE HAVE TONY STEWART COMING FROM WAY IN THE BACK OF THE BACK. FOR RUSTY WALLACE, ANDY PETREE, I'M JERRY PUNCH.