SHOOTOUT EXPANDED

The Budweiser Shootout race distance has been increased from 70 laps to 75 laps for 2009. That’s a total of 187.5 miles on Daytona’s high-banked, 2.5-mile layout.As has been the case since 2003, the event will be run in two segments; only the first segment increases in distance from 20 to 25 laps.Following the first segment, a 10-minute “pit stop” gives crews the opportunity to make normal adjustments to their cars. That means tweaks they would do on a normal pit stop during a regular NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event.• All work must be done on pit road or in the garage. • Teams may not change springs, shocks or rear-ends. • All green- and yellow-flag laps in both segments will count.Following the 10-minute “pit stop”, the event’s second segment remains a 50-lap sprint for the Win

note: see Bud entry lineup n driver averages ,top of page right hand side