2007 Budweiser Shootout Driver Lineup Finalized: The field for the 29th annual Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway is set. There will be at least 21 drivers that will be eligible for the 2007 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night, Feb. 10. The field for the non-points Nextel Cup Series All-Star race features the previous season's pole winners and past Budweiser Shootout champions. Drivers that have won pole positions during the 2006 season and qualified for 2007 Budweiser Shootout are three-time Daytona 500 champion Jeff Gordon, 2006 Daytona 500 winner and 2006 Nextel Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, 2006 Budweiser Shootout champion Denny Hamlin, Brian Vickers, rookie driver David Gilliland, Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton, Kurt Busch, Greg Biffle, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Elliott Sadler, Scott Riggs, Ryan Newman and Boris Said. Past Budweiser Shootout champions eligible for the 2007 event are three-time Daytona 500 champion Dale Jarrett, 2004 Daytona 500 winner Dale Earnhardt Jr., two-time Pepsi 400 winner Tony Stewart, Mark Martin, Ken Schrader and Bill Elliott. With only prize money and the prestige of winning at "The World Center of Racing," the Budweiser Shootout turns into a no-holds barred race with an electric atmosphere. Jarrett and Vickers will be behind the wheel of Toyotas in the manufacturer's first Nextel Cup Series event while Hamlin will be gunning for two straight Budweiser Shootout victories. Hamlin became the first rookie to win the Budweiser Shootout when he led 16 of the final 21 laps and held off restrictor-plate titans Earnhardt Jr. and Stewart in a green-white-checkered finish.
Speedweeks 2007 kicks off with the Rolex 24 At Daytona on Jan. 27-28. Also on tap for the three-week festival of speed are the Budweiser Shootout (Feb. 10), the Gatorade Duel (Feb. 15), the Chevy Silverado HD 250 Craftsman Truck Series race and IROC (Feb. 16), the Daytona 300 Busch Series race (Feb. 17) and the 49th annual Daytona 500 (Feb. 18). Tickets to all exciting events at Daytona International Speedway are available by calling 1-800-PITSHOP.(DIS PR)(11-28-2006)
NOTE: if qualifying is rained out or cancelled for any reason and set by points, the driver who starts first
(because they are leading the points) is not awarded the Bud Pole Award
and is not considered a pole winner and will NOT be included in the Budweiser Shootout because of starting first.
The Probable 2007 Budweiser Shootout Lineup
2006 Bud Pole Winners:
1) #31-Jeff Burton (poles at Daytona, Chicago, Indy, Michigan)
2) #2-Kurt Busch (poles at California (both), Sonoma, Watkins Glen, Bristol, Martinsville)
3) #16-Greg Biffle (pole at Las Vegas, Richmond)
4) #9-Kasey Kahne (poles at Atlanta, Texas, Darlington, Michigan, Kansas, Homestead)
5) #48-Jimmie Johnson (pole at Martinsville; won in 2005)
6) #5-Kyle Busch (pole at Phoenix)
7) #19-Elliott Sadler (pole at Talladega in #38)
8) #10-Scott Riggs (pole at Lowe's-both)
9) #12-Ryan Newman (pole at Dover, NHIS)
10) #11-Denny Hamlin (won race in 2006; poles at both Pocono,Richmond)
11) #60-Boris Said (Daytona 2)
12) #29-Kevin Harvick (NHIS)
13) #24-Jeff Gordon (won in 1994, 1997, pole at Dover, Phoenix)
14) #38-David Gilliland (Talladega)
15) #83-Brian Vickers (Texas in the #25)
Past Budweiser Shootout Winners are automatically eligible:
(if they do not win a pole in 2006 - must run races the previous season to run)
16) #44-Dale Jarrett (won in 1996, 2000, 2004)
17) #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(won in 2003)
18) #20-Tony Stewart (won in 2001, 2002)
19) #01-Mark Martin (won in 1999)
20) #21-Ken Schrader (won in 1989,1990)
21) #?-Bill Elliott (won in 1987)
Terry Labonte (won in 1985)...will not run, retiring after 2006 season
sigh, it almost feels like the season is ready to go again........
how long we got? Withdrawls are setting in!
Uhh I posted a topic that has the dates for Daytona Testing. Testing starts January 8.
wooo for Kasey and Schrader!
I'm excited! Thank you for the information.
Thanks for the info!! Go Kasey, Jeff and Jimmie!! :)