NASCAR 2017 Race 7: Texas O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Schedule, Starting Order and Picks

[dara]

SUNDAY, APRIL 9: (Eastern Time)

ON TRACK
-- 1:30 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 (334 laps, 501 miles), FOX (Follow live)

Starting order:

1. Kevin Harvick
2. Ryan Blaney
3. Clint Bowyer
4. Joey Logano
5. Brad Keselowski
6. Jamie McMurray
7. Martin Truex Jr.
8. Matt Kenseth
9. Ryan Newman
10. Kurt Busch
11. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
12. Trevor Bayne
13. Michael McDowell
14. Ty Dillon
15. Landon Cassill
16. AJ Allmendinger
17. Denny Hamlin
18. Aric Almirola
19. Danica Patrick
20. Daniel Suarez
21. David Ragan
22. Paul Menard
23. Corey LaJoie
24. Jimmie Johnson
25. Austin Dillon
26. Matt DiBenedetto
27. JJ Yeley
28. Cole Whitt
29. Gray Gaulding
30. Reed Sorenson
31. Jeffrey Earnhardt
32. Kyle Larson
33. Chase Elliott
34. Kyle Busch
35. Kasey Kahne
36. Erik Jones
37. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
38. Chris Buescher
39. Timmy Hill
40. Derrike Cope
    

[Orziz]

Truex Jr*
Logano
Harvick

[crazed 9.6]

Jimmie messed up and flat spotted all his tires during Qualifying.
Bad news is that them tires are the tires that he must start the race with. But he can not and has to start race with a different set of tires.

It is like a blown engine during qualifying. If you change your engine or use a back up car, you start at the back.
The tire thing falls under the same ruling


I am gonna go with Kyle Busch here in Texas to win today

[dara]

I like Orziz's picks, but I'll take Logano for the win.

[dara]

Jimmie Johnson, the Rear Admiral, wins again from the back. Good strategy by Joey Logano, but Kyle Larson beats him for 2nd, and Ryan Blaney with two stage wins.

[dara]

Next race... Bristol in two weeks.

[crazed 9.6]

I slept thru 3/4 s of the race

That Johnson is so the Rear Admiral.. lol

cool