Friday at Martinsville
Might as well do a rolling entry as things pop up:
3:45 p.m.: Cup qualifying is delayed by rain. Eight cars have made their runs, and 39 are still waiting. The weather radar doesn't look too bad, so maybe this is a light shower.
4:30 p.m. update: No word, so I'm assuming qualifying is still off. Not that most drivers care, especially Rudd. Ken Schrader wrecked in qualifying, by the way.
5:35 p.m. update: It's raining like heck here, but apparently not in Martinsville, where qualifying is done. Scott Riggs has the poll; Newman is second. Jeff Gordon starts 16th, Junior starts 26th and points leader Jimmie Johnson goes off 37th (!). Ricky Rudd made the field; he'll line up 13th. Going home: Stanton Barrett, Jeff Fuller, Kirk Shelmerdine and The Spotter's favorite field filler, Carl Long.
Oh, and someone named Mike Garvey is starting 34th. Makes me think I could qualify in my Honda Civic. Your starting lineup is here, btw.
6:15 p.m. update: Dustin Long just e-mailed: Darrell Waltrip failed to qualify for Saturday's truck race. Bummer.
7:05 p.m. update: Your Truck race pole sitter: Bobby Hamilton. And I still don't know who Mike Garvey is. (When Ed Hardin phoned from the Masters, his response was "Who?") Any help?
7:30 p.m. update: Weird. Apparently someone was screwing around with the famous Martinsville hot dog yesterday. Not to worry: Problem apparently solved.
Comments (5)
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I just came from Martinsville... its on and off the whole time. I'm skeptical about being able to get Truck series qualifying in.
Posted on April 8, 2005 4:35 PM
Guess the weather held, Matt, 'cause they got in both qualifying sessions.
Which is surprising, because it's raining like heck here. Hope it clears up overnight - there's a truck race Saturday.
Posted on April 8, 2005 7:33 PM
For anyone lucky enough to have SPEED Channel, I hope you're taking adavantage of it. I was at the Trackside Live last night, and let me tell ya... if you go to race, you HAVE to be on this show. Last night they had Hammond, DW, Larry Mac, Rusty, and Junior Johnson on the stage. Just awesome.
Posted on April 9, 2005 2:08 PM
John you must live inside the NASCAR box. Mike Garvey is my eyes considered one of the top ten short track drivers of all time. He has won the All-American 400 twice, had five wins in ASA last season and is tied with Mark Martin for all-time ASA wins with twenty-two. He also has wins in Artgo, All Pro, Hooters Cup Late Models, Hooters Pro Cup, Southern All Stars,etc. Mike was Voted Most Popular in ASA in 2003 and Most Popular in Hooters Cup in 1995. I can guarantee you all the drivers on the Cup series know who he is. Before you belittle someone maybe you should do a little research. Have you heard of Google?
Posted on April 11, 2005 1:24 PM
Thanks for the Mike Garvey info, Mark. Check out this post.
Seriously, though, I was slammed late Friday trying to get the Martinsville advance stories read before I took off for the weekend and didn't have the time to hunt down Garvey's bio. Glad someone out there knew him, and, thanks to you, Mark, I and the three people reading this blog do, too.
Posted on April 11, 2005 1:57 PM