Odds & Ends - Bud Shootout

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Odds & Ends - Bud Shootout

Budweiser Shootout at Daytona Tidbits


The number of participants has ranged from a low of seven in 1981 to a high of 28 in 2009.
2010 Bud Shootout Criteria to Race in Event


The 12 drivers that qualified for the 2009 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup
Past NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions
Past Budweiser Shootout champions
Past Daytona 500 and Coke Zero 400 champions
The reigning Raybestos Rookie of the Year
The drivers with the most Budweiser Shootout appearances:


Bill Elliott (23)
Mark Martin (21)
Rusty Wallace (19)
Ken Schrader (18)
Geoffrey Bodine (16)
Ricky Rudd (16)
Jeff Gordon (16)
Mark Martin had appeared in the most consecutive Budweiser Shootout races, competing in 20 consecutive events from 1989-2008. The active leader in consecutive appearances is Jeff Gordon, with 16. This year marks his 17th.
There have been seven multiple winners in the Budweiser Shootout:


Tony Stewart has won three of the last nine (2001, 2002 and 2007).
Dale Earnhardt won six events, most all-time.
Dale Jarrett won in 1996, 2000 and 2004.
Other multiple winners: Neil Bonnett (1983 and 1984), Ken Schrader, (1989 and 1990), Jeff Gordon (1994 and 1997) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2003 and 2008).
Bonnett, Schrader and Stewart are the only drivers to win back-to-back races.
Buddy Baker (1979), Dale Earnhardt (1980), Jeff Gordon (1994), Dale Jarrett (1996) and Denny Hamlin (2006) all won the first Budweiser Shootout in which they competed.
Only five times in the 31-year history of the race has the winner gone on to win the Daytona 500:


Bobby Allison (1982)
Bill Elliott (1987)
Dale Jarrett (1996 and 2000)
Jeff Gordon (1997)
There have been three winners from the pole: Darrell Waltrip (1981), Bill Elliott (1987) and Ken Schrader (1989).
Budweiser Shootout Manufacturer Recap

Manufacturer Victories Last Victory


Chevrolet 18 2009 ? Kevin Harvick
Ford 7 2004 ? Dale Jarrett
Buick 2 1982 ? Bobby Allison
Oldsmobile 2 1980 ? Dale Earnhardt
Pontiac 2 2002 ? Tony Stewart
By the Numbers: Budweiser Shootout at Daytona

.08 ?Margin of victory in seconds by Dale Earnhardt over Sterling Marlin in 1995, the closest margin in
1 ? Laps led by Rusty Wallace (1998), Neil Bonnett (1983-84), Dale Earnhardt (1980), Dale Jarrett (2004) and Kevin Harvick (2009) in the Budweiser Shootouts they won
2.75 ? Average finish by Dale Earnhardt, best by any driver with multiple starts
5 ? Drivers who have won the event in their first appearance (Buddy Baker, 1979; Dale Earnhardt, 1980; Jeff Gordon, 1994; Dale Jarrett, 1996; Denny Hamlin, 2006)
14 ? Number of different leaders in last season?s event, most since race began in 1979
19 ?Starting position of Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2003, the lowest starting position of a Budweiser Shootout race-winner
23 ? Number of lead changes in last season?s event, highest number since race began in 1979
27 ? Kevin Harvick?s starting position last season, the lowest by a race winner in the event?s history
28 ? Number of participants in 2009, the largest field in the event?s history
44 ? Laps led by Greg Biffle in 2005, the most by a driver who did not win the event
47 ? Laps led by Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2008, the most in a single Budweiser Shootout

 

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Edwards on the pole for Bud Shootout: #99-Edwards chose the Budweiser bottle with the

Edwards on the pole for Bud Shootout: #99-Edwards chose the Budweiser bottle with the

Edwards on the pole for Bud Shootout: #99-Edwards chose the Budweiser bottle with the flag that had 'POLE' on it and will start 1st in the Budweiser Shootout race at Daytona International Speedway Saturday night. #29-Harvick, who was sick all day, missing practice and the drawing for the pole, his crew chief Gil Martin chose the 2nd starting spot for Harvick, followed by #83-Vickers, #39-Newman and #16-Biffle. Twenty-Four drivers will start the race. Last report had six drivers going to backup cars for the race due to wrecks in Thursday's practices: #11-Hamlin and #5-Martin will start at the rear of the field as they were not able to practice the backup cars, a rule just for this race. Four others will go to backups but were able to practice and keep their starting spots: #16-Biffle, #2-Busch, #29-Harvick [may have to fall back for a driver change since he did not practice] and #1-McMurray. #75-Cope didn't run either practice, no word if he will have to start in the rear.(2-4-2010)

Staritng Order for the 2010 Budweiser Shootout was shown on SPEED and the drivers chose bottles of Budweiser that had a flag with a number on it, 1st said POLE, #48-Johnson went first, the lineup:
#99-Edwards, Ford, chose 5th, starts 1st/POLE
#29-Harvick, Chevy, chose 15th, starts 2nd
(Harvick was ill, so crew chief Gil Martin chose the bottle)
#83-Vickers, Toyota, chose 4th, starts 3rd
#39-Newman, Chevy, chose 6th, starts 4th
#16-Biffle, Ford, chose 10th, starts 5th
#5-Martin. Chevy, chose 2nd, starts 6th
#31-Burton, Chevy, chose 22nd, starts 7th
#17-Kenseth, Ford, chose 13th, starts 8th
#1-McMurray, Chevy, chose 21st, starts 9th
#34-Andretti, Ford, chose 23rd, starts 10th
#88-Earnhardt Jr., Chevy, chose 17th, starts 11th
#71-Labonte, Chevy, chose 14th, starts 12th
#14-Stewart, Chevy, chose 9th, starts 13th
#82-Schrader, Toyota, chose 16th, starts 14th
#51-Waltrip, Toyota, chose 20th, starts 15th
#48-Johnson, Chevy, chose 1st, starts 16th
#18-Busch, Toyota, chose 24th, starts 17th
#75-Cope, Dodge, chose 19th, starts 18th
#9-Kahne, Ford, chose 7th, starts 19th
#42-Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevy, chose 10th, starts 20th
#20-Logano, Toyota, chose 18th, starts 21st
(since Logano is not 21 years old, crew chief Greg Zippidelli chose the bottle)
#2-Busch, Dodge, chose 12th, starts 22nd
#24-Gordon, Chevy, chose 2nd, starts 23rd
#11-Hamlin, Toyota, chose 8th, starts 24th/last
(2-4-2010)


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Happy Hour Practice for the Bud Shootout is over at Daytona International Speedway. Some results and notes:
1) #9-Kahne, 2 laps run, 191.673mph
2) #82-Schrader, 18, 191.371
3) #17-Kenseth, 12, 191.367
4) #48-Johnson, 2, 191.294
5) #14-Stewart, 28, 191.270
6) #83-Vickers, 19, 191.221
7) #31-Burton, 16, 191.192
8) #42-Montoya, 8, 191.148
9) #99-Edwards, 23, 191.083
10) #20-Logano, 32, 191.034
11) #24-Gordon, 31, 190.743
12) #39-Newman, 34, 190.690
13) #51-Waltrip, 27, 190.621
14) #2-Busch [wrecked], 2, 190.561
15) #18-Busch, 25, 90.476
16) #34-Andretti, 28, 190.464
17) #71-Labonte, 13, 190.367
18) #88-Earnhardt Jr., 40, 189.934
19) #1-McMurray,9, 189.310
20) #16-Biffle,13, 189.298
21) #29-Burton [for Harvick],11, 188.241
22) #5-Martin [backup car bering worked on]
23) #11-Hamlin [backup car bering worked on]
24) #75-Cope, didn't run either practice
wrexk #2: On the first lap, another wreck, when #34-Andretti slowed causing #2-Busch to slow. #42-Montoya got into the rear of the #2, sending Busch into the wall. The #2 team will go to a backup car, the sixth team to do so far. If the drivers cannot get the backup cars on the track for practice, they will have to start the Bud Shootout from the rear of the field, no matter what starting spot they draw at the Budweiser Selection Show Thursday night. #14-Stewart had to go to the garage midway thru and have the radiator changed as debris went thru it. #48-Johnson went out for a lap after the wreck and parked it for the night after running only two laps.(2-4-2010)

1st Practice for the Bud Shootout is over at Daytona International Speedway. Some results and notes:
1) #31-Jeff Burton, 19 laps run, 193.303mph
2) #1-McMurray, 12, 193.241 [wrecked/backup]
3) #18-Busch, 13, 193.212
4) #51-Waltrip, 9, 192.349
5) #5-Martin, 13, 191.546 [wrecked/backup]
6) #48-Johnson, 12, 191.530
7) #39-Newman, 10, 191.257
8) #9-Kahne, 14, 191.196
9) #20-Logano, 19, 191.123
10) #29-Bowyer [in for Harvick], 15, 190.977 [wrecked/backup]
11) #88-Earnhardt Jr., 14, 190.949
12) #42-Montoya, 7, 190.900
13) #24-Gordon, 11, 190.811
14) #83-Vickers, 18, 190.779
15) #2-Busch, 14, 190.779
16) #17-Kenseth, 13, 190.779
17) #16-Greg Biffle, 12, 190.751 [wrecked/backup]
18) #11-Hamlin, 18, 190.747 [wrecked/backup]
19) #99-Edwards, 9, 190.630
20) #82-Schrader, 9, 190.517
21) #14-Stewart, 19, 190.517
22) #34-Andretti, 7, 188.288
23) #71-Labonte, 7, 186.896
24) #75-Cope, 0, no speed
Big wreck: Late in the practice, #11-Hamlin got into the rear of #5-Martin in turn one with both wrecking, collecting #1-McMurray. All three, plus the #29 & #16 teams will go to backup cars. Others damaged included #29-Bowyer, #16-Biffle, #20-Logano, #83-Vickers. The rules are a tad different for backup cars in the Shootout. As long as the backup car is practiced, the driver can start in the position they draw at the Budweiser Selection Show, 9:00pm/et on SPEED.(2-4-2010)


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Budweiser Shootout at Daytona Tidbits:
? The number of participants has ranged from a low of seven in 1981 to a high of 28 in 2009.
? The drivers with the most Budweiser Shootout appearances:
o Bill Elliott (23) [not entered in 2009]
o Mark Martin (21)
o Rusty Wallace (19) [retired]
o Ken Schrader (18)
o Geoff Bodine (16) [not entered in 2009]
o Ricky Rudd (16) [retired]
o Jeff Gordon (16)
? Mark Martin had appeared in the most consecutive Budweiser Shootout races, competing in 20 consecutive events from 1989-2008. The active leader in consecutive appearances is Jeff Gordon, with 16. This year marks his 17th.
? There have been seven multiple winners in the Budweiser Shootout:
o Tony Stewart has won three of the last nine (2001, 2002 and 2007).
o Dale Earnhardt won six events, most all-time.
o Dale Jarrett won in 1996, 2000 and 2004.
o Other multiple winners: Neil Bonnett (1983 and 1984), Ken Schrader, (1989 and 1990), Jeff Gordon (1994 and 1997) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2003 and 2008).
o Bonnett, Schrader and Stewart are the only drivers to win back-to-back races.
? Buddy Baker (1979), Dale Earnhardt (1980), Jeff Gordon (1994), Dale Jarrett (1996) and Denny Hamlin (2006) all won the first Budweiser Shootout in which they competed.
? Only five times in the 31-year history of the race has the winner gone on to win the Daytona 500:
Bobby Allison (1982)
Bill Elliott (1987)
Dale Jarrett (1996 and 2000)
Jeff Gordon (1997)
? There have been three winners from the pole: Darrell Waltrip (1981), Bill Elliott (1987) and Ken Schrader (1989).

Budweiser Shootout Manufacturer Recap Manufacturer Victories Last Victory - Driver Chevrolet, 18, 2009 ? Kevin Harvick
Ford, 7, 2004 ? Dale Jarrett
Buick, 2, 1982 ? Bobby Allison
Oldsmobile, 2, 1980 ? Dale Earnhardt
Pontiac, 2, 2002 ? Tony Stewart

By the Numbers: Budweiser Shootout at Daytona:
.08 ?Margin of victory in seconds by Dale Earnhardt over Sterling Marlin in 1995, the closest margin in Budweiser Shootout history
1 ? Laps led by Rusty Wallace (1998), Neil Bonnett (1983-84), Dale Earnhardt (1980), Dale Jarrett (2004) and Kevin Harvick (2009) in the Budweiser Shootouts they won
2.75 ? Average finish by Dale Earnhardt, best by any driver with multiple starts
5 ? Drivers who have won the event in their first appearance (Buddy Baker, 1979; Dale Earnhardt, 1980; Jeff Gordon, 1994; Dale Jarrett, 1996; Denny Hamlin, 2006)
14 ? Number of different leaders in last season?s event, most since race began in 1979
19 ?Starting position of Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2003, the lowest starting position of a Budweiser Shootout race-winner
23 ? Number of lead changes in last season?s event, highest number since race began in 1979
27 ? Kevin Harvick?s starting position last season, the lowest by a race winner in the event?s history
28 ? Number of participants in 2009, the largest field in the event?s history
44 ? Laps led by Greg Biffle in 2005, the most by a driver who did not win the event
47 ? Laps led by Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2008, the most in a single Budweiser Shootout