Michael Waltrip qualified 35th for the Dodge/Save Mart 350, tomorrow's Nextel Cup race at Infineon Raceway. His #55 Napa Auto Parts Dodge was the 31st of 48 cars to complete time trials, in which he turned a 78.787-second lap at 90.929 MPH. He was 1.800 seconds behind pole-winner Kurt Busch.
Mikey also completed three practice sessions, where he ranked 16th (91.729 MPH, 78.100 seconds, -1.525 seconds behind Jeff Gordon), 36th, (91.110 MPH, 78.630 seconds, -1.158 Robby Gordon), and 33rd (91.210 MPH, 78.544 seconds, -1.255 Tony Stewart).
