Racing Update

By: JournalNow Staff | Compiled by Trish Moore
Published: August 31, 2008

On the air

• 3:30 IRL, Detroit Grand Prix WXLV, (ABC) Ch. 7

• 8 p.m. Sprint Cup, Pepsi 500; ESPN Ch. 33; WTQR 104.1; WBRF 98.1

Sprint Cup Pepsi 500 Lineup

(Today in Fontana, Calif.)

Driver Make Speed

1. Jimmie Johnson Chevy 180.397

2. AJ Allmendinger Toyota 179.659

3. Jeff Gordon Chevy 179.565

4. Kasey Kahne Dodge 179.158

5. Patrick Carpentier Dodge 178.860

6. Elliott Sadler Dodge 178.492

7. Martin Truex Jr. Chevy 178.434

8. Dave Blaney Toyota 178.381

9. Kurt Busch Dodge 178.165

10. Aric Almirola Chevy 178.134

11. Kyle Busch Toyota 178.125

12. David Reutimann Toyota 178.015

13. Jamie McMurray Ford 178.006

14. Tony Stewart Toyota 177.857

15. Greg Biffle Ford 177.747

16. Casey Mears Chevy 177.616

17. Ryan Newman Dodge 177.489

18. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 177.454

19. Brian Vickers Toyota 177.392

20. Joe Nemechek Chevy 177.187

21. Denny Hamlin Toyota 177.183

22. David Ragan Ford 177.130

23. J.Pablo Montoya Dodge 176.982

24. Bobby Labonte Dodge 176.939

25. Regan Smith Chevy 176.917

26. Carl Edwards Ford 176.791

27. Jeff Burton Chevy 176.722

28. Ken Schrader Toyota 176.397

29. Paul Menard Chevy 176.393

30. Michael Waltrip Toyota 176.337

31. Clint Bowyer Chevy 176.302

32. Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 175.983

33. Kevin Harvick Chevy 175.880

34. Travis Kvapil Ford 175.764

35. Mike Skinner Toyota 175.571

36. Robby Gordon Dodge 175.426

37. Matt Kenseth Ford 175.357

38. Kyle Petty Dodge 175.357

39. Scott Riggs Chevy 175.264

40. Marcos Ambrose Ford 175.187

41. Reed Sorenson Dodge 175.029

42. David Gilliland Ford owner pts.

43. Johnny Sauter Dodge 174.617

Nationwide Camping World 300 Lineup

(Late last night in Fontana, Calif.)

Driver Make Speed

1. Kyle Busch Toyota 177.401

2. Jeff Burton Chevy 175.507

3. Joey Logano Toyota 175.195

4. 0Carl Edwards Ford 175.165

5. Jimmie Johnson Chevy 175.063

6. Mike Bliss Chevy 175.004

7. Jamie McMurray Ford 174.927

8. Chase Miller Dodge 174.740

9. Kevin Harvick Chevy 174.545

10. Clint Bowyer Chevy 174.495

11. Brian Vickers Toyota 174.081

12. Marcos Ambrose Ford 173.670

13. David Reutimann Toyota 173.661

14. David Ragan Ford 173.527

15. Kelly Bires Ford 173.335

16. Jason Leffler Toyota 173.089

17. David Stremme Chevy 173.048

18. Bobby Hamilton Jr. Ford 172.869

19. Josh Wise Toyota 172.861

20. David Gilliland Ford 172.848

21. Steve Wallace Chevy 172.794

22. Bryan Clauson Dodge 172.228

23. Brandon Whitt Ford 171.772

24. Brad Keselowski Chevy 171.416

25. Stanton Barrett Chevy 171.323

26. Mike Wallace Toyota 170.981

27. Jason Keller Chevy 170.483

28. Kevin Hamlin Dodge 170.438

29. Kenny Hendrick Chevy 170.370

30. Morgan Shepherd Dodge 170.116

31. Kevin Lepage Dodge 170.000

32. Johnny Sauter Chevy 169.980

33. Kertus Davis Chevy 169.623

34. John Borneman III Ford 169.336

35. Derrike Cope Chevy 169.046

36. Burney Lamar Ford 168.796

37. Kenny Wallace Chevy 168.547

38. Eric McClure Chevy 167.271

39. Danny Efland Chevy 166.563

40. Johnny Chapman Chevy 166.190

41. Justin Hobgood Chevy 165.994

42. Scott Gaylord Chevy owner pts.

43. Larry Gunselman Chevy 165.134

IRL Detroit Grand Prix Lineup

(Race today in Detroit; all cars Dallara-Honda)

1. Scott Dixon, 103.090, Firestone Fast Six. 2. Helio Castroneves, 102.412, Firestone Fast Six. 3. Oriol Servia, 102.136, Firestone Fast Six. 4. Justin Wilson, 102.008, Firestone Fast Six. 5. Ryan Briscoe, 101.942, Firestone Fast Six. 6. Graham Rahal, 101.186, Firestone Fast Six.

7. Ryan Hunter-Reay, 102.151, Segment Two. 8. Tony Kanaan, 101.756, Segment Two. 9. E.J. Viso, 101.339, Segment Two. 10. Danica Patrick, 100.817, Segment Two. 11. Dan Wheldon, 100.803, Segment Two. 12. Will Power, No speed, Segment Two.

13. Marco Andretti, 100.482, Segment One. 14. Vitor Meira, 101.157, Segment One. 15. Darren Manning, 100.348, Segment One. 16. Hideki Mutoh, 100.838, Segment One. 17. A.J. Foyt IV, 100.231, Segment One. 18. Buddy Rice, 99.232, Segment One. 19. Mario Moraes, 100.048, Segment One. 20. Ed Carpenter, 98.956, Segment One. 21. Alex Tagliani, 97.233, Segment One. 22. Jaime Camara, 97.152, Segment One. 23. Milka Duno, 94.226, Segment One. 24. Bruno Junqueira, 90.442, Segment One. 25. Marty Roth, No speed, Segment One. 26. Tomas Scheckter, No speed, Segment One.

Note

■ Former Champ Car driver Alex Tagliani was brought in yesterday by Conquest Racing to replace injured Brazilian driver Enrique Bernoldi for the IRL Detroit Grand Prix.

After running two practice sessions Friday, the team decided to sit Bernoldi, who suffered a torn ligament in his left thumb last Saturday at Infineon. He was injured during a spin caused by a suspension failure on his car.

"I couldn't give my all because of my left hand," Bernoldi said. "I was turning into the pits with just one hand on the steering wheel and was unable to do my best."

Tagliani originally was scheduled to compete this weekend in a NASCAR Canadian Tire race in Hagersville, Ontario. He competed in the Champ Car World Series for eight seasons, getting one win in 133 starts.