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NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 18 Tropicana 400 Presented by Meijer CHICAGOLAND 1.5-Mile Banked Paved Oval 400.5 M - 267 L Purse: $5,751,382 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 10 20 Tony
Stewart Home Depot Chevrolet 267 190 * 10 $336,803 Running 2 3 48 Jimmie
Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 267 175 * 5 208,640 Running 3 29 88 Dale
Jarrett UPS Ford 267 165 188,592 Running 4 1 24 Jeff
Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 267 165 * 5 172,453 Running 5 19 19 Jeremy
Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 267 160 * 5 130,575 Running 6 24 5 Terry
Labonte Kellogg’s Chevrolet 267 155 * 5 123,075 Running 7 32 40 8 9 01 Joe
Nemechek USG Sheetrock
Chevrolet 267 142 112,850 Running 9 39 15 Michael
Waltrip 10 17 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 267 134 122,053 Running 11 20 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Dodge 267 130 121,908 Running 12 26 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools Ford 267 132 * 5 127,853 Running 13 14 42 Jamie McMurray Texaco/Havoline Dodge 267 124 88,100 Running 14 4 25 # Brian
Vickers GMAC Chevrolet 267 121 87,950 Running 15 12 41 Casey Mears Target Dodge 267 118 92,150 Running 16 31 1 John Andretti Kraft Food Chevrolet 267 115 73,250 Running 17 23 31 Robby Gordon Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 267 117 * 5 107,837 Running 18 11 18 Bobby Labonte Wellbutrin XL™ Chevrolet 267 114 * 5 117,133 Running 19 22 0 Ward Burton NetZero Hi-Speed Chevrolet 267 106 75,150 Running 20 5 16 Greg Biffle National Guard Ford 267 103 84,400 Running 21 13 38 Elliott Sadler M&M’s Ford 267 100 109,083 Running 22 25 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 267 97 116,828 Running 23 40 22 # Scott
Wimmer Caterpillar Dodge 267 94 91,975 Running 24 18 6 Mark Martin Viagra Ford 265 96 * 5 79,850 Running 25 34 4 Jimmy Spencer Wide Open Energy Drink Chevrolet 265 88 71,550 Running 26 42 45 Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge 265 85 78,839 Running 27 41 49 Ken Schrader Red Baron Dodge 263 82 69,750 Running 28 38 43 Jeff Green Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 248 79 95,300 Accident 29 16 10 # Scott
Riggs Valvoline Chevrolet 245 76 94,037 Running 30 15 77 # Brendan
Gaughan Jasper Eng. &
Trans./Kodak Dodge 240 73 76,100 Running 31 7 80 Mike Bliss Slim Jim/Act II Chevrolet 205 70 65,900 Accident 32 30 21 Ricky Rudd “Keep It Genuine” Ford 204 67 91,256 Running 33 6 99 Jeff Burton Comcast High-Speed Internet Ford 197 64 99,342 Running 34 8 12 Ryan Newman Mobil 1/ALLTEL Dodge 166 61 111,667 Accident 35 21 97 Kurt Busch Sharpie Ford 151 58 84,600 Running 36 2 9 # Kasey
Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 136 60 * 5 94,275 Accident 37 36 30 Dave Blaney 38 35 32 Ricky Craven Tide Chevrolet 116 49 71,975 Engine 39 43 50 P.J. Jones Arnold Development Co. Dodge 108 46 63,765 Too Slow 40 33 02 Hermie Sadler The FanZcar Chevrolet 103 43 63,555 Transmission 41 28 09 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Miccosukee Resorts Dodge 86 40 63,355 Engine 42 27 51 Kevin Lepage negotiationssolution.com Chevrolet 34 42 * 5 63,170 Fuel Pressure 43 37 37 Chad Blount Carter Royal Dispos-all Dodge 3 34 63,207 Electrical # 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: (3) #98 Todd Bodine,
#13 Greg Sacks, #72 Kirk Shelmerdine. Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 80,000, Tony
Stewart won the Tropicana 400 presented by Meijer, posting his 18th 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: #02 Hermie Sadler (engine change); #37 TIME
OF RACE: 3 hours, 5 minutes, 33 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 129.507 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: 2.925 seconds BUD
POLE AWARD: Jeff Gordon, DuPont Chevrolet (186.942 mph, 28.886
secs.) Track Record EA
SPORTS MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Tony Stewart, Home
Depot Chevrolet GILLETTE
MACH 3 TURBO AWARD:
Jimmie Johnson, Lowe’s Chevrolet GOODYEAR
GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Tony
Stewart, Home Depot
Chevrolet MBNA
MID-RACE LEADER AWARD: Tony Stewart, Home Depot Chevrolet (Also
collects $10,000 MBNA Bonus for winning the race.) MOBIL
1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Michael Waltrip, NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over to $80,000
at New Hampshire Int’l Speedway. OUTBACK
STEAKHOUSE BLOOMIN’ FAVORITE DRIVER AWARD:
Jimmie Johnson, Lowe’s Chevrolet RAYBESTOS
ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Brian Vickers, GMAC Chevrolet U.S.G.
DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Tony
Stewart, Home Depot
Chevrolet WASTE
MANAGEMENT PICKING UP PLACES AWARD: Dale Jarrett, UPS Ford WIX FILTERS LAP
LEADER AWARD: Tony Stewart, Home
Depot Chevrolet CAUTION FLAGS: 9 cautions for 43 laps. 19-23 (Car #12
& 97-Accident, Turn 2); 25-29 (Oil on Track); 40-42 (Debris on Backstretch);
121-126 (Oil on Track); 128-134 (Car #1, 8, 9, 10, 20, 24, 30 & 99-Accident,
Turn 1); 173-177 (Debris on Track); 210-214 (Car #80-Accident, Turn 2); 246-249
(Debris in Turn 4); 254-256 (Car #43-Accident, Turn 3). LAP LEADERS: 20 lead changes among 13 drivers. Jeff Gordon 1-14, Kasey
Kahne 15-19, Terry Labonte 20, Kevin
Lepage 21, Tony Stewart 22-83, Jimmie Johnson 84, Mark Martin 85-94, Sterling
Marlin 95-99, Matt Kenseth 100, Dave Blaney 101, Robby Gordon 102-103, Stewart
104-121, Kahne 122-126, Stewart 127-173,
Marlin 174, Stewart 175-180, Johnson 181-210, Bobby Labonte 211, Marlin 212-214,
Jeremy Mayfield 215-240, Stewart 241-267. TOP 10 NASCAR NEXTEL
CUP POINTS (Wins) 1 –Jimmie 2 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2615 (3) 3 –Jeff Gordon 2478 (4) 4 –Tony Stewart 2393 (1) 5 –Matt Kenseth 2321 (2) 6 –Bobby Labonte 2278 (0) 7 –Elliott Sadler 2252 (1) 8 –Kevin Harvick 2229 (0) 9 –Kurt Busch 2211 (1) 10–Ryan Newman 2173 (1) RAYBESTOS
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Kasey Kahne 215 Brian Vickers 175 Scott Wimmer 168 Brendan Gaughan 155 Scott Riggs 149 McDONALD’S/ Car # Pts. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#
8) 638 Elliott Sadler (#38) 614 Kurt Busch (#97) 588 BUD
POLE AWARD STANDINGS Jeff
Gordon 5 Kasey
Kahne 4 Ryan
Newman 3 6
drivers tied with one pole. MANUFACTURERS'
CHAMPIONSHIP Points Wins Chevrolet 131 11 Ford 109 5 Dodge 102 2 WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 5 Tony Stewart (#20) 4 Jimmie WASTE MANAGEMENT PICKING UP PLACES AWARD Car # Pts. Matt Kenseth (#17) 122 Dale Jarrett (#88) 60 Bobby Labonte (#18) 46 MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#
8) 9 Ryan Newman (#12) 3 Michael Waltrip (#15) 3 OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE AWARD Car #
Pts. Jimmie Jeff Gordon (#24) 4 Matt Kenseth (#17) 2 MBNA
MID-RACE LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Tony Stewart (#20) 9 Jeff Gordon (#24) 8 Matt Kenseth (#17) 6 CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. Hendrick (#24) 95 Richie Gilmore (# 8) 90 Mark Cronquist (#20) 89 GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 4 Kasey Kahne (# 9) 3 Tony Stewart (#20) 2 NEXT
EVENT: NOTE:
The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse
and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (7/12/04) ©2004 NASCAR NASCAR PR used with permission
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