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NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 19 Siemens 300 1.058-Mile Flat Paved Oval 317.4 M - 300 L Purse: $5,144,134 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 32 97 Kurt
Busch IRWIN Industrial
Tools Ford 300 185 * 5 $227,225 Running 2 24 24 Jeff
Gordon DuPont
Chevrolet 300 170 170,458 Running 3 1 12 Ryan
Newman ALLTEL Dodge 300 175 * 10 160,997 Running 4 31 17 Matt
Kenseth Smirnoff Ice/DeWalt Ford 300 160 146,103 Running 5 9 20 Tony
Stewart Home Depot Chevrolet 300 155 126,178 Running 6 4 15 Michael
Waltrip 7 5 42 Jamie
McMurray Texaco/Havoline Dodge 300 146 84,600 Running 8 6 9 # Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 300 142 106,075 Running 9 25 88 Dale
Jarrett UPS Ford 300 138 103,317 Running 10 7 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 300 134 98,500 Running 11 2 48 Jimmie 12 27 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 300 127 103,917 Running 13 19 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 300 124 106,203 Running 14 26 6 Mark Martin Viagra Ford 300 121 76,800 Running 15 13 38 Elliott Sadler M&M’s Ford 300 118 104,008 Running 16 11 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg’s Chevrolet 300 115 94,625 Running 17 20 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 300 112 107,933 Running 18 38 22 # Scott
Wimmer Caterpillar
Dodge 300 109 89,050 Running 19 28 09 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Miccosukee Dodge 300 106 65,750 Running 20 18 01 Joe Nemechek 21 37 40 22 29 77 # Brendan
Gaughan Kodak/Jasper
Eng. & Trans. Dodge 300 97 72,800 Running 23 35 4 Jimmy Spencer Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 300 99 * 5 65,425 Running 24 30 43 Jeff Green Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 300 91 90,450 Running 25 21 31 Robby Gordon Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 300 88 96,372 Running 26 22 41 Casey Mears Target Dodge 300 85 74,175 Running 27 39 45 Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge 300 82 71,739 Running 28 15 10 # Scott
Riggs Valvoline
Chevrolet 300 79 88,362 Running 29 12 0 Ward Burton NetZero Hi-Speed Chevrolet 300 76 62,390 Running 30 8 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Dodge 299 73 103,483 Running 31 3 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 298 70 108,628 Running 32 36 50 Mike Wallace LesCare Kitchens Dodge 298 67 59,230 Running 33 14 30 Dave Blaney 34 23 25 # Brian
Vickers GMAC Chevrolet 293 61 66,800 Running 35 16 16 Greg Biffle National Guard/Subway Ford 270 58 66,600 Accident 36 42 72 Ted Christopher Freddie B’s Ford 260 55 58,410 Engine 37 17 49 Ken Schrader Schwan’s Home Service Dodge 221 52 58,250 Engine 38 10 32 39 34 21 40 41 89 Morgan Shepherd Racing with Jesus/Red Line Oil Dodge 192 43 57,950 Ignition 41 40 98 Todd Bodine Lucas Oil Ford 153 40 57,850 Engine 42 33 46 Carl Long Howes Lubricator Dodge 100 37 57,800 Transmission 43 43 02 Hermie
Sadler The
FanZcar Chevrolet 87 34 57,959 Overheating # 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: (2) #51 Kevin Lepage #84 Kyle Busch. Race Comments: Before an estimated
crowd of 99,000, Kurt Busch won the Siemens 300, posting his 10th 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: #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (driver change); #72 Ted
Christopher (engine change). NOTE: Martin Truex Jr.
relieved Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet during the first
caution period. Earnhardt Jr. completed 61 laps. TIME
OF RACE: 3 hours, 14 minutes, 36 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 97.862 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: .607 second BUD
POLE AWARD: Ryan Newman, ALLTEL Dodge (132.360 mph, 28.776
secs.) EA
SPORTS MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Kurt Busch, IRWIN
Industrial Tools Ford GILLETTE
MACH 3 TURBO AWARD:
Kurt Busch, IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford GOODYEAR
GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Kurt Busch, IRWIN Industrial
Tools Ford MBNA
MID-RACE LEADER AWARD: Ryan Newman, ALLTEL Dodge (No winner of MBNA Bonus for
winning race; rolls to $10,000 at Pocono.) MOBIL
1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Ryan Newman, ALLTEL Dodge NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over to $90,000
at Pocono Raceway. OUTBACK
STEAKHOUSE BLOOMIN’ FAVORITE DRIVER AWARD:
Kurt
Busch, IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford RAYBESTOS
ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Kasey Kahne, Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge U.S.G.
DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Kurt Busch, IRWIN Industrial
Tools Ford WASTE
MANAGEMENT PICKING UP PLACES AWARD: Kurt Busch, IRWIN
Industrial Tools Ford WIX FILTERS LAP
LEADER AWARD: Kurt Busch, IRWIN Industrial
Tools Ford CAUTION FLAGS: 12 cautions for 62 laps. 60-65 (Car #32-Accident,
Backstretch); 91-100 (Debris on Track); 103-105 (Car #30-Stalled, Turn 1);
142-145 (Car #8-Accident, Turn 1); 175-179 (Car #98-Stalled, Turn 1); 181-183 (Car
#25-Accident, Turn 4); 212-217 (Car #21-Accident, Turn 3); 223-229 (Car #49-Accident,
Turn 4); 234-236 (Car #77-Accident, Turn 2); 256-263 (Car #32-Accident, Turn
3); 273-276 (Car #16-Accident, Turn 3); 295-297 (Car #2-Accident, Turn 4). LAP LEADERS: 4 lead changes among 3 drivers. Ryan Newman 1-170, Kurt Busch
171-212, Jimmy Spencer 213-215, Newman 216-232, Busch 233-300. TOP 10 NASCAR NEXTEL
CUP POINTS (Wins) 1 –Jimmie 2 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2685 (3) 3 –Jeff Gordon 2648 (4) 4 –Tony Stewart 2548 (1) 5 –Matt Kenseth 2481 (2) 6 –Kurt Busch 2396 (2) 7 –Bobby Labonte 2390 (0) 8 –Elliott Sadler 2370 (1) 9 –Kevin Harvick 2353 (0) 10–Ryan Newman 2348 (1) RAYBESTOS
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Kasey Kahne 224 Brian Vickers 176 Scott Wimmer 173 Brendan Gaughan 159 Scott Riggs 152 McDONALD’S/ Car # Pts. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 666 Elliott Sadler (#38) 657 Tony Stewart (#20) 625 BUD
POLE AWARD STANDINGS Jeff
Gordon 5 Kasey
Kahne 4 Ryan
Newman 4 6
drivers tied with one pole. MANUFACTURERS'
CHAMPIONSHIP Points Wins Chevrolet 137 11 Ford 118 6 Dodge 106 2 WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 5 Tony Stewart (#20) 4 Kurt Busch (#97) 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) 9 Ryan Newman (#12) 4 Michael Waltrip (#15) 3 OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE AWARD Car #
Pts. Jimmie Jeff Gordon (#24) 4 Kurt Busch (#97) 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) 114 Mark Cronquist (#20) 105 Richie Gilmore (#
8) 91 GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 4 Kasey Kahne (# 9) 3 Kurt Busch (#97) 2 NEXT
EVENT: NOTE:
The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse
and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (7/26/04) ©2004 NASCAR NASCAR PR used with permission
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