
Vegas odds had Dale Earnhardt, Jr 25 to 1 before qualifying 3rd for the
CarsDirect.com 400 |

Scott Pruet was a longshot
before grabbing the outside pole |

Dave Blaney barely made the field in his Pontiac |

Earnhardt, Jr. gave Burton a run for the money
in the early stages of the race |

Mike Bliss still has yet to qualify for a race this season |

The Conseco "company car" |

Scott Pruett's car was as tight as his helmut
and dropped from 2nd to 42 within laps. |

Dave Blaney leads the veterans in after Saturdays practice |

"Uh...yeah! I'll be your friend again on Monday" |

Lucky fan won a auction bid to ride with Dale, Jr
to benefit Speedway Children's Charity |

Dale, Jr waves to the crowd before the start of the race |

Stacy Compton's Melling Ford |

Compton gets a "little push" from Ward Burton |

Pruett qualified well but never did hit the race setup |

Scott Pruett garners some insight from ol' DW |

Rookie Contender Matt Kenseth |

Kenseth's DeWalt Ford Taurus |

Earnhardt's Budweiser Chevrolet |

Jeff Fuller's crew takes the car to tech |

One "hard" looking Pontiac |

Ed Berrier was only rookie to miss the field |