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NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 24 Sharpie 500 .533-Mile High-Banked Concrete Oval 500 L – 266.5 M Purse: $5,820,438 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 30 8 Dale
Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 500 190 * 10 $322,443 Running 2 4 12 Ryan
Newman ALLTEL Dodge 500 170 213,887 Running 3 11 48 Jimmie
Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 500 170 * 5 169,590 Running 4 15 30 Jeff
Burton 5 8 38 Elliott
Sadler M&M’s Ford 500 155 142,158 Running 6 3 40 7 5 42 Jamie
McMurray Texaco/Havoline Dodge 500 151 * 5 101,715 Running 8 24 97 Kurt
Busch Sharpie Retractable
Ford 499 142 107,515 Running 9 23 17 Matt
Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools
Ford 499 138 134,168 Running 10 14 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 499 139 * 5 119,232 Running 11 10 16 Greg Biffle National Guard Ford 499 130 92,165 Running 12 18 31 Robby Gordon Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 499 127 114,152 Running 13 7 6 Mark Martin Viagra Ford 499 124 91,440 Running 14 1 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 498 126 * 5 135,118 Running 15 12 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg’s Chevrolet 498 118 109,335 Running 16 19 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 498 120 * 5 121,468 Running 17 39 10 # Scott
Riggs Valvoline Chevrolet 497 112 111,522 Running 18 16 0 Ward Burton NetZero Chevrolet 497 109 79,075 Running 19 6 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet 497 106 121,528 Running 20 20 25 # Brian
Vickers GMAC Chevrolet 497 103 87,835 Running 21 2 9 # Kasey
Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 496 100 107,535 Running 22 9 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 496 97 101,510 Running 23 40 50 Todd Bodine Arnold Development Co. Dodge 495 99 * 5 76,785 Running 24 21 29 Kevin Harvick RealTree/GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 494 91 110,963 Running 25 28 00 Kenny Wallace Aaron’s Chevrolet 493 88 71,740 Running 26 13 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Dodge 490 90 * 5 114,248 Running 27 36 15 Michael Waltrip 28 41 09 Mike Wallace Miccosukee Resorts Dodge 468 79 72,595 Running 29 27 43 Jeff Green Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 462 76 98,635 Running 30 22 41 Casey Mears Energizer Dodge 433 73 87,675 Accident 31 38 4 Jimmy Spencer 32 26 49 Ken Schrader Schwan’s Home Service Dodge 418 67 71,455 Running 33 25 99 Carl Edwards RoundUp Ford 386 64 103,187 Accident 34 35 32 Ricky Craven Tide Chevrolet 373 61 89,735 Accident 35 17 77 # Brendan
Gaughan Kodak/Jasper Eng. &
Trans. Dodge 313 58 76,615 Accident 36 34 22 # Scott
Wimmer Caterpillar Dodge 268 55 87,005 Accident 37 31 45 Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge 150 52 76,759 Accident 38 42 98 Derrike Cope 39 33 51 Tony Raines 40 32 21 Ricky Rudd “Keep It
Genuine” Ford 64 43 94,056 Accident 41 43 89 Morgan Shepherd Racing with Jesus/Red Line Oil Dodge 49 40 67,875 Handling 42 37 01 Joe Nemechek 43 29 37 Kevin Lepage Carter’s Royal Dispos-all Dodge 11 34 67,862 Vibration # Raybestos Rookie of the Year
Contender. * Includes race leader/most
laps led bonus. Report does not reflect $20,000
McDonald’s/PowerAde Drive-Thru Pit Championship Award, results compiled
mid-week. Failed to qualify: (5) #02 Hermie
Sadler, #52 Stanton Barrett, #72 Brad Teague, Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 160,000, Dale
Earnhardt Jr. won the Sharpie 500, posting his 13th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup
victory. Prior to the green flag, the following drivers, under penalty, dropped
from their original starting positions to the rear of the field for the reasons
indicated: #48 – Jimmie Johnson (backup car); #15 – Michael Waltrip (backup car).
Additionally, #37 – Kevin Lepage dropped to the rear of the field on his own. TIME
OF RACE: 3 hours, 0 minutes, 36 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 88.538 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: 4.390 seconds BUD
POLE AWARD: Jeff Gordon, DuPont Chevrolet (128.520 mph, 14.930
secs.) EA
SPORTS MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr.,
Budweiser Chevrolet GILLETTE
MACH 3 TURBO AWARD:
Dale Earnhardt Jr., Budweiser Chevrolet GOODYEAR
GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD:
Jeff Gordon, DuPont Chevrolet MBNA
MID-RACE LEADER AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Budweiser Chevrolet (Also, received $5,000 MBNA Bonus
for winning race.) MOBIL
1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Budweiser Chevrolet NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over to $50,000
at Bristol Motor Speedway. OUTBACK
STEAKHOUSE BLOOMIN’ FAVORITE DRIVER AWARD:
Jimmie Johnson, Lowe’s Chevrolet RAYBESTOS
ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Scott Riggs, Valvoline Chevrolet U.S.G.
DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Jimmie
Johnson, Lowe’s Chevrolet WASTE
MANAGEMENT PICKING UP PLACES AWARD: Scott Riggs,
Valvoline Chevrolet WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Budweiser Chevrolet CAUTION FLAGS: 9 cautions for 63 laps. 21-24 (Car #4-Accident,
Backstretch); 34-40 (Car #22 & 01-Accident, Turn 1); 58-61 (Car #21 & 09-Accident,
Backstretch); 84-88 (Car #32-Spin, Turn 4); 90-98 (Car #17, 45, 49, 51 & 77-Accident,
Frontstretch); 328-337 (Debris); 359-363 (Debris); 366-373 (Car #31, 88, 43, 20,
32 & 40-Accident, Turn 2); 389-399 (Car #2, 18, 9, 99 & 20-Accident, Turn
2). LAP LEADERS: 18 lead changes among 10 drivers. Jeff Gordon 1-57, Rusty
Wallace 58-63, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 64-104, R. Wallace 105-118, Earnhardt Jr.
119-131, R. Wallace 132-190, Earnhardt Jr. 191-215, Jamie McMurray 216-223, J.
Gordon 224-226, Dale Jarrett 227, Jeff Burton 228, Michael Waltrip 229-235, Bobby
Labonte 236, Todd Bodine 237-239, Earnhardt Jr. 240-355, Jimmie Johnson 356-375,
Earnhardt Jr. 376-390, J. Burton 391-415, Earnhardt Jr. 416-500. TOP 10 NASCAR NEXTEL
CUP POINTS (Wins) 1 –Jeff Gordon 3380 (5) 2 –Jimmie 3 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3305 (4) 4 –Tony Stewart 3195 (2) 5 –Matt Kenseth 3156 (2) 6 –Kurt Busch 3051 (2) 7 –Elliott Sadler 3019 (1) 8 –Kevin Harvick 2923 (0) 9 –Bobby Labonte 2919 (0) 10–Ryan Newman 2918 (1) RAYBESTOS
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Kasey Kahne 265 Brian Vickers 191 Scott Wimmer 190 Scott Riggs 172 Brendan Gaughan 172 Johnny Sauter 123 BUD
POLE AWARD STANDINGS Jeff
Gordon 6 Kasey
Kahne 4 Ryan
Newman 4 Casey
Mears 2 6
drivers tied with one pole.
MANUFACTURERS'
CHAMPIONSHIP Points Wins Chevrolet 177 15 Ford 149 7 Dodge 130 2 WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 6 Tony Stewart (#20) 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#
8) 3 WASTE MANAGEMENT PICKING UP PLACES AWARD Car # Pts. Matt Kenseth (#17) 122 Kurt Busch (#97) 62 Dale Jarrett (#88) 60 MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#
8) 10 Ryan Newman (#12) 4 Rusty Wallace (# 2) 3 OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE AWARD Car #
Pts. Jimmie Jeff Gordon (#24) 5 Kurt Busch (#97) 2 McDONALD’S/ Car # Pts. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#
8) 827 Elliott Sadler (#38) 817 Tony Stewart (#20) 811 MBNA
MID-RACE LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Tony Stewart (#20) 12 Jeff Gordon (#24) 11 Matt Kenseth (#17) 6 CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. Hendrick (#24) 162 Mark Cronquist (#20) 143 Hendrick (#48) 121 GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 7 Kasey Kahne (# 9) 3 Tony Stewart (#20) 3 NEXT
EVENT: NOTE:
The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse
and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (8/30/04) ©2004 NASCAR NASCAR PR used with permission
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