Am kommenden Wochenende startet der NASCAR Nextel Cup in die neue Saison. Das erste Rennen der sogenannte "Bud Shootout" zählt allerdings noch nicht zum Nextel Cup. Es tritt nicht das komplette Fahrerfeld an sondern nur Fahrer die einen Bud Pole Award haben. Am Wochenende treten 21 Fahrer an. die Pole hat Dale Jarrett im TOYOTA !!! Die Startaufstellung wurde jedoch ausgelost

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JARRETT ON THE POLE FOR THE BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT AT DAYTONA
Dale Jarrett will start from the Bud Pole position in Saturday night's 29th annual Budweiser Shootout at Daytona. Jarrett will lead the field to the green flag in the first-ever NASCAR Nextel Cup competition for Toyota. Jarrett drives the #44 UPS Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing. This is the second pole position for Jarrett in his 12th Shootout start. The starting lineup was determined by a random draw Thursday evening at Daytona International Speedway. The defending race winner, Denny Hamlin, will start in the final position, 21st.
The 29th Budweiser Shootout at Daytona can be seen on Fox-TV beginning at 8 pm Saturday night,
The lineup (consisting of past champions of the Shootout and all Bud Pole Award winners during the 2006 season):
1.) Dale Jarrett
2.) Scott Riggs
3.) Boris Said
4.) Brian Vickers
5.) Greg Biffle
6.) Kyle Busch
7.) Ken Schrader
8.) Jimmie Johnson
9.) Ryan Newman
10.) Mark Martin
11.) Jeff Gordon
12.) Jeff Burton
13.) David Gilliland
14.) Tony Stewart
15.) Kasey Kahne
16.) Bill Elliott
17.) Dale Earnhardt Jr.
18.) Elliott Sadler
19.) Kurt Busch
20.) Kevin Harvick
21.) Denny Hamlin