Auto Racing
Auto racing
Goody’s Cool Orange 500 lineup
NASCAR NEXTEL CUP
After Friday qualifying, race Sunday; At Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Va.; Lap length: .526 miles; (Car number in parentheses)
1. (11) Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 95.103 mph. 2. (26) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 94.955. 3. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 94.851. 4. (21) Ken Schrader, Ford, 94.623. 5. (18) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 94.562. 6. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 94.548. 7. (20) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 94.515. 8. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 94.482. 9. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 94.406. 10. (70) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 94.378.
11. (96) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 94.336. 12. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 94.317. 13. (36) Jeremy Mayfield, Toyota, 94.223. 14. (5) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 94.190. 15. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 94.176. 16. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 94.064. 17. (88) Ricky Rudd, Ford, 94.031. 18. (19) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 94.027. 19. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 93.999. 20. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 93.957.
21. (07) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 93.957. 22. (22) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 93.887. 23. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 93.859. 24. (12) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 93.826. 25. (7) Robby Gordon, Ford, 93.784. 26. (10) Scott Riggs, Dodge, 93.780. 27. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 93.752. 28. (41) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 93.645. 29. (40) David Stremme, Dodge, 93.604. 30. (13) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 93.571.
31. (43) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 93.543. 32. (66) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, 93.497. 33. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 93.483. 34. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 93.419. 35. (25) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 93.414. 36. (01) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 93.345. 37. (14) Sterling Marlin, Chevrolet, 93.267. 38. (44) Dale Jarrett, Toyota, 93.235. 39. (49) Mike Bliss, Dodge, 93.221. 40. (84) AJ Allmendinger, Toyota, 93.184.
41. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 93.042. 42. (45) Kyle Petty, Dodge, Owner Points. 43. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 92.978. Failed to qualify: 44. (55) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 92.801. 45. (15) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 92.674. 46. (78) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet, 92.493. 47. (37) Kevin Lepage, Dodge, 92.470. 48. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 92.321.
Grand Prix of St. Petersburg lineup
INDY RACING LEAGUE
After Saturday qualifying, race today; At Streets of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Fla.; Lap length: 1.80 miles; (Car number in parentheses); x-penalized for causing caution during Firestone Fast Six qualifying session
1. (3) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 105.052. 2. (26) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 104.970. 3. (27) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 104.723. 4. (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 104.551. 5. (14) Darren Manning, Dallara-Honda, 103.765. 6. (11) x-Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 105.202. 7. (6) Sam Hornish Jr., Dallara-Honda, 103.360. 8. (2) Tomas Scheckter, Dallara-Honda, 102.314. 9. (4) Vitor Meira, Dallara-Honda, 102.088. 10. (55) Kosuke Matsuura, Dallara-Honda, 101.986. 11. (7) Danica Patrick, Dallara-Honda, 101.901. 12. (17) Jeff Simmons, Dallara-Honda, 101.842. 13. (15) Buddy Rice, Dallara-Honda, 101.708. 14. (10T) Dan Wheldon, Dallara-Honda, 101.421. 15. (8) Scott Sharp, Dallara-Honda, 100.784. 16. (20) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Honda, 100.537. 17. (22) A.J. Foyt IV, Dallara-Honda, 100.340. 18. (5) Sarah Fisher, Dallara-Honda, 97.218.
Moves
BASEBALL
American League
DETROIT TIGERS—Purchased the contract of LHP Bobby Seay from Toledo of the IL. Placed LHP Edward Campusano and RHP Roman Colon on the 15-day DL and INF Tony Giarratano on the 60-day DL.
MINNESOTA TWINS—Purchased the contract of RHP Sidney Ponson from Rochester of the IL. Assigned 1B Ken Harvey to their minor league camp.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Reassigned 1B-DH Erubiel Durazo and C Kurt Suzuki to their minor league camp. Optioned INF Donnie Murphy to Sacramento of the PCL.
SEATTLE MARINERS—Assigned OF Gookie Dawkins and RHP Justin Lehr to their minor league camp.
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS—Placed INF Greg Norton on the 15-day DL. Optioned 2B Jorge Cantu and C Shawn Riggins to Durham of the IL. Assigned C Raul Casanova, OF Dustan Mohr and INF Jorge Velandia to their minor league camp.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Placed LHP Davis Romero and RHP John Thomson on the 15-day DL. Designated RHP Francisco Rosario for assignment. Purchased the contracts of 1B-OF Matt Stairs, RHP Josh Towers and RHP Victor Zambrano from Syracuse of the IL. Assigned C Sal Fasano to their minor league camp.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Placed LHP Randy Johnson, OF Carlos Quentin and OF Jeff DaVanon on the 15-day DL.
HOUSTON ASTROS—Purchased the contracts of RHP Brian Moehler and RHP Rick White from Round Rock of the PCL. Optioned RHP Matt Albers, RHP Fernando Nieve and INF Eric Bruntlett to Round Rock. Assigned C Eric Munson to their minor league camp.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Placed INF Freddy Sanchez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 23.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Optioned RHP Brian Wilson and RHP Scott Munter to Fresno of the PCL. Reassigned INF Tomas De La Rosa, RHP Scott Atchison and RHP Sun-Woo Kim to their minor league camp.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Optioned OF Kory Casto and RHP Saul Rivera to Columbus of the IL.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
DETROIT RED WINGS—Recalled D Kyle Quincey from Grand Rapids of the AHL.
EDMONTON OILERS—Recalled D Danny Syvret from Grand Rapids of the AHL.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Recalled D Nate Guenin from Philadelphia of the AHL.
COLLEGE
BALL STATE—Signed Tracy Roller, women’s basketball coach, to a four-year contract extension through the 2010-11 season.