{"id":4076,"date":"2011-01-08T15:59:52","date_gmt":"2011-01-08T20:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=9076"},"modified":"2011-01-08T15:00:28","modified_gmt":"2011-01-08T20:00:28","slug":"2011-budweiser-shootout-daytona-lineup-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/2011-budweiser-shootout-daytona-lineup-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"2011 Budweiser Shootout At Daytona Lineup Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

2011 Budweiser Shootout At Daytona Lineup Announced<\/strong><\/p>\n

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. \u2013 The field for the 2011 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona will feature former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions, the 2010 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field, a host of former outstanding rookies and a collection of previous winners at the \u201cWorld Center of Racing.\u201d Adding to the drama of the 33rd annual season-opening event, this field of drivers will compete for the first time on Daytona\u2019s new asphalt.
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\nCriteria are based upon the following qualifications, with eligibility based on a driver having competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series within the last two seasons:
\n\u00b7 The 12 drivers that qualified for the 2010 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup
\n\u00b7 Past NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions
\n\u00b7 Past Budweiser Shootout champions
\n\u00b7 Past Daytona 500 and Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola champions
\n\u00b7 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year drivers from 2001-2010<\/p>\n

Daytona International Speedway President Joie Chitwood III said, \u201cRace fans expect to see NASCAR\u2019s best drivers compete in the Budweiser Shootout to kick off the 2011 racing season, and this star-studded line-up will not disappoint when they take the green flag for the first time on the new asphalt. The Budweiser Shootout has showcased some of the most thrilling racing over the years, and our fans are in for an exciting night on February 12th.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor more than 30 years, the NASCAR Sprint Cup season has kicked-off with the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway, and we\u2019re proud to continue that tradition,\u201d said Mark Wright, vice president of media, sports & entertainment marketing, Anheuser-Busch. \u201cWith the new qualification rules allowing for more of today\u2019s biggest stars to compete under the lights at Daytona, fans can expect a great race at this year\u2019s Budweiser Shootout.\u201d<\/p>\n

The race distance will continue to be 75 laps (187.5 miles), consisting of two segments \u2013 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 and change tires, add fuel and make normal chassis adjustments. <\/p>\n

Tickets for the Budweiser Shootout start at $39, with special advance pricing available for tickets purchased in January, and admission is free for children 12 and under. Starting positions will again be determined by a blind-draw at the annual Budweiser Shootout Draw Party on Friday, Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. on the SPEED stage in the Midway, outside Turn 4. The Draw Party is free to the public.<\/p>\n

The Budweiser Shootout \u2013 a \u201cnon-points\u201d event for NASCAR Sprint Cup competitors \u2013 was first held in 1979, originally known as the Busch Clash. Kevin Harvick has won the last two events. The green flag is set for 8:10 p.m. on Feb. 12, with FOX and MRN broadcasting live. <\/p>\n

Tickets for the 33rd Budweiser Shootout and all 2011 Speedweeks events are now available online at www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com or by calling 1-800-PITSHOP.<\/p>\n

Drivers eligible for the 2011 Budweiser Shootout include:<\/p>\n

2010 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Drivers
\nJimmie Johnson
\nDenny Hamlin
\nKevin Harvick
\nCarl Edwards
\nMatt Kenseth
\nGreg Biffle
\nTony Stewart
\nKyle Busch
\nJeff Gordon
\nClint Bowyer
\nKurt Busch
\nJeff Burton<\/p>\n

Others (criteria filled in parentheses)
\nJohn Andretti (Coke Zero 400)
\nGeoff Bodine (Daytona 500, Budweiser Shootout)
\nKevin Conway (Series Rookie of the Year)
\nDerrike Cope (Daytona 500)
\nDale Earnhardt Jr. (Daytona 500, Coke Zero 400, Budweiser Shootout)
\nBill Elliott (Series champion, Daytona 500, Coke Zero 400, Budweiser Shootout)
\nKasey Kahne (Series Rookie of the Year)
\nBobby Labonte (Series champion)
\nTerry Labonte (Series champion, Budweiser Shootout)
\nJoey Logano (Series Rookie of the Year)
\nSterling Marlin (Daytona 500, Coke Zero 400)
\nMark Martin (Budweiser Shootout)
\nJamie McMurray (Daytona 500, Coke Zero 400, Series Rookie of the Year)
\nJuan Pablo Montoya (Series Rookie of the Year)
\nRyan Newman (Daytona 500, Series Rookie of the Year)
\nKen Schrader (Budweiser Shootout)
\nRegan Smith (Series Rookie of the Year)
\nMichael Waltrip (Daytona 500, Coke Zero 400)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2011 Budweiser Shootout At Daytona Lineup Announced DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. \u2013 The field for the 2011 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona will feature former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions, the 2010 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field, a host of former outstanding rookies and a collection of previous winners at the \u201cWorld Center of Racing.\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nascar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4076\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}