Bud shoot-out coming up fast!
Sat 2/12
Twin 150's
Thurs 2/17
Daytona 500
Sun 2/20
fire those suckers up
The 2011 Budweiser Shootout
Saturday, February 12 • 8 pm/e • Fox
New track surface at Daytona - no more bumps.
Thirty drivers will be eligible for the Feb. 12 race. The Shootout, a non-points event, opens the NASCAR portion of Daytona SpeedWeeks. It will be the first NASCAR race on Daytona’s recently repaved surface.
Eligible for the race:
---The 12 drivers who participated in last year’s Chase for the Sprint Cup.
---Past Sprint Cup champions.
---Past Shootout winners.
---Past winners of the Daytona 500 and Coke Zero 400 at Daytona.
---Sprint Cup Rookies of the Year from 2001-2010.
The starting grid for the 75-lap (two segments of 25 and 50 laps) race will be set with a blind draw Feb. 11.
http://news.speedtv.com/article/0eykdYZ4LGfF9