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2012 Shootout Event At Daytona Lineup Announced
Speedweeks Opener Features Deep And Talented Field
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 14, 2011) – In what could be the deepest and most talented field to date, NASCAR announced Wednesday the list of eligible competitors for the 2012 Shootout.
The
34th annual season-opening event launches Speedweeks at Daytona International
Speedway on Saturday, Feb. 18 with a start time set for 8:10 p.m. FOX and MRN
will broadcast live nationally. Criteria are based upon the following
qualifications, with eligibility based on a driver having been active in the
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series during the 2011 season:
·
The highest ranked
25 competitors in 2011 NSCS driver points
·
Previous winners
at Daytona, including the Daytona 500, Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola, and
Shootout events
“By
taking the top 25 competitors in last year’s driver points and combining that
with former race winners at Daytona, you have all the ingredients for an
extremely deep and talented field of drivers for the 2012 Shootout,” said
Robin Pemberton, NASCAR vice president of competition. “When you take a look
at the roster of drivers that this entails, I have to believe this is one of the
most competitive fields that have ever been assembled for this event.”
The
race distance will again be 75 laps (187.5 miles), consisting of two segments
– 25 and 50 laps. Both green-flag laps and yellow-flag laps will count.
Between segments there will be a 10-minute pit stop allowing teams to pit to
change tires, add fuel and make normal chassis adjustments. Crews will be
permitted to work on cars and will be allowed to perform functions they would do
on a normal pit stop in a regular NASCAR Sprint Cup event. All work must be
performed on pit road or in the garage. Changing of springs, shock absorbers or
rear-ends will not be permitted.
Starting
positions will again be determined by a blind-draw at the annual Shootout Draw
Party on Friday, Feb. 17 at 8 p.m. on the SPEED stage in the Midway, outside
Turn 4.
The
Shootout – a “non-points” event for NASCAR Sprint Cup competitors – was
first held in 1979. Kurt Busch is the defending race champion.
Drivers eligible for the 2012 Shootout include:
2011
Top 25 Driver Points
Tony
Stewart
Carl
Edwards
Kevin
Harvick
Matt
Kenseth
Brad
Keselowski
Jimmie
Johnson
Dale
Earnhardt Jr.
Jeff
Gordon
Denny
Hamlin
Ryan
Newman
Kurt
Busch
Kyle
Busch
Clint
Bowyer
Kasey
Kahne
AJ
Allmendinger
Greg
Biffle
Paul
Menard
Martin
Truex Jr.
Marcos
Ambrose
Jeff
Burton
Juan
Pablo Montoya
Mark
Martin
David
Ragan
Joey
Logano
Brian
Vickers
Others
(criteria in parentheses)
Bill
Elliott (Daytona 500, Coke Zero 400, Shootout)
Geoff
Bodine (Daytona 500, Shootout)
Derrike
Cope (Daytona 500)
Michael
Waltrip (Daytona 500, Coke Zero 400)
Jamie
McMurray (Daytona 500, Coke Zero 400)
Trevor
Bayne (Daytona 500)
Terry
Labonte (Shootout)
Ken
Schrader (Shootout)