1.   But when it comes to the biggest item on the agenda -- health-care reform -- he is out of the inner loop, and it irks him.

2.   Stewart later overcooked his entry into the inner loop turns, forcing him into a complete stop.

3.   Winston Cup points leader Dale Jarrett qualified ninth on a lap that included an encounter with a woodchuck in the inner loop.

4.   Part of the inner loop was reopened several hours later.

5.   However, part of the inner loop was closed for about eight hours before being reopened Sunday night.