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NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE NO. 5

Carolina Dodge Dealers 400

DARLINGTON RACEWAY

Darlington, S.C. – March 21, 2004

1.366-Mile Banked Paved Oval

400 M – 293 L Purse: $4,551,592

Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status

1 11 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 293 185 * 5 $151,150 Running

2 12 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 293 175 * 5 136,183 Running

3 6 12 Ryan Newman ALLTEL Dodge 293 170 * 5 120,912 Running

4 29 31 Robby Gordon Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 293 160 119,117 Running

5 10 38 Elliott Sadler M&M’s Ford 293 155 102,233 Running

6 4 97 Kurt Busch Sharpie Ford 293 160 * 10 86,275 Running

7 20 6 Mark Martin Viagra Ford 293 146 72,345 Running

8 23 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 293 142 98,743 Running

9 18 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 293 138 88,635 Running

10 2 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 293 139 * 5 106,983 Running

11 33 99 Jeff Burton Hot Wheels Ford 293 130 95,092 Running

12 3 16 Greg Biffle Travel Lodge/National Guard Ford 293 132 * 5 67,945 Running

13 1 9 # Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 293 129 * 5 103,590 Running

14 17 40 Sterling Marlin Coors Light Dodge 293 126 * 5 92,110 Running

15 19 41 Casey Mears Target Dodge 293 118 75,130 Running

16 14 22 # Scott Wimmer Caterpillar Dodge 293 115 79,285 Running

17 8 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Chevrolet 293 117 * 5 101,118 Running

18 13 0 Ward Burton NetZero Hi-Speed Chevrolet 293 109 57,720 Running

19 26 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg’s Chevrolet 293 106 84,140 Running

20 34 01 Joe Nemechek U.S. Army Chevrolet 292 103 77,470 Running

21 21 42 Jamie McMurray Texaco/Havoline Dodge 292 105 * 5 74,705 Running

22 16 49 Ken Schrader Schwan’s Home Service Dodge 292 97 56,390 Running

23 28 25 # Brian Vickers GMAC Financial Services Chevrolet 292 94 65,000 Running

24 30 43 Jeff Green Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 292 91 79,010 Running

25 5 50 Derrike Cope Arnold Development Co. Dodge 292 88 52,920 Running

26 24 30 # Johnny Sauter America Online Chevrolet 292 85 63,310 Running

27 37 77 # Brendan Gaughan Kodak Easy Share Dodge 291 82 63,110 Running

28 31 4 Kevin Lepage Morgan-McClure Chevrolet 291 79 62,844 Running

29 7 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Dodge 290 76 85,588 Running

30 27 10 # Scott Riggs Valvoline Chevrolet 290 73 77,372 Running

31 15 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools Ford 289 70 102,358 Running

32 22 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 279 67 82,442 Running

33 25 21 Ricky Rudd Motorcraft Ford 275 64 77,481 Running

34 32 45 Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge 245 61 51,365 Engine

35 39 15 Michael Waltrip NAPA Chevrolet 181 58 88,291 Accident

36 36 32 Ricky Craven Tide Chevrolet 159 55 59,265 Accident

37 42 02 Andy Belmont Continental Fire & Safety Pontiac 69 52 51,225 Brakes

38 38 89 Morgan Shepherd Voyles/Carter Royal Dispos-all Dodge 65 54 * 5 51,175 Brakes

39 41 72 Kirk Shelmerdine Tucson Ford 49 46 51,115 Too Slow

40 35 98 Todd Bodine Lucas Oil Ford 33 48 * 5 51,015 Rear End

41 9 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 27 40 98,328 Accident

42 43 80 Andy Hillenburg Hover Motorsports Ford 26 37 50,890 Accident

43 40 09 Joe Ruttman Miccosukee Resort Dodge 22 34 50,214 Vibration

# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. * Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.

Failed to qualify: (1) #94 Stanton Barrett.

Race Comments: Jimmie Johnson won the Carolina Dodge Dealers 400, in front of an estimated crowd of 56,000, posting his seventh career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory. Prior to the green flag, the following driver, under penalty, dropped from his original starting position to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: #72 Shelmerdine (missing driver introductions).

TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 30 minutes, 39 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 114.001 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: .132 second

BUD POLE AWARD: Kasey Kahne, Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge (171.716 mph, 28.638 secs.)

EA SPORTS MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Jimmie Johnson, Lowe’s Chevrolet

GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Kasey Kahne, Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge

MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD: Jamie McMurray, Texaco/Havoline Dodge (No winner of MBNA Bonus for winning race; rolls to $15,000 at Bristol.)

MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Robby Gordon, Cingular Wireless Chevrolet

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over to $30,000 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Kasey Kahne, Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge

OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE BLOOMIN’ FAVORITE DRIVER AWARD: Jimmie Johnson, Lowe’s Chevrolet

U.S.G. DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Jimmie Johnson, Lowe’s Chevrolet

WASTE MANAGEMENT PICKING UP PLACES AWARD: Robby Gordon, Cingular Wireless Chevrolet

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Kurt Busch, Sharpie Ford

CAUTION FLAGS: 9 cautions for 58 laps. 10-14 (Car #15-Accident, Turn 3); 29-35 (Car #80 & 24-Accident, Turn 1); 54-59 (Debris in Turn 3); 146-151 (Car #9-Spin, Turn 1); 162-169 (Car #17, 32, 10, 25, 41 & 21-Accident, Turns 1 & 2); 185-190 (Debris in Turn 1); 232-238 (Debris in Turn 3); 276-282 (Oil on Track); 284-289 (Car #9-Spin, Turn 3).

LAP LEADERS: 22 lead changes among 12 drivers. Kasey Kahne 1-11, Greg Biffle 12-14, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 15-22, Kahne 23-30, Todd Bodine 31-32, Kahne 33-35, Ryan Newman 36-55, Kurt Busch 56, Morgan Shepherd 57-58, Busch 59-66, Earnhardt 67-76, Busch 77-104, Newman 105-123, Kahne 124-125, Jamie McMurray 126-165, Jimmie Johnson 166-185, Busch 186, Sterling Marlin 187, Johnson 188-221, Busch 222-259, Bobby Labonte 260-277, Tony Stewart 278, Johnson 279-293.

TOP 10 NASCAR NEXTEL CUP POINTS

(Wins)

1 –Matt Kenseth 743 (2)

2 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 722 (2)

3 –Tony Stewart 708 (0)

4 –Kurt Busch 687 (0)

5 –Kasey Kahne 679 (0)

6 –Jimmie Johnson 665 (1)

7 –Jeremy Mayfield 652 (0)

8 –Bobby Labonte 644 (0)

9 –Ryan Newman 637 (0)

10–Elliott Sadler 636 (0)

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Kasey Kahne 76

Scott Wimmer 52

Brian Vickers 43

Johnny Sauter 42

Brendan Gaughan 40

Scott Riggs 36

MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP

Points Wins

Chevrolet 35 3

Ford 30 2

Dodge 30 0

BUD POLE AWARD STANDINGS

Kasey Kahne 2

Ryan Newman 2

Greg Biffle 1

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Matt Kenseth (#17) 2

Tony Stewart (#20) 2

Kurt Busch (#97) 1

WASTE MANAGEMENT PICKING UP

PLACES AWARD Car # Pts.

Matt Kenseth (#17) 70

Jeff Gordon (#24) 31

Robby Gordon (#31) 25

McDONALD’S/POWERADE DRIVE-THRU PIT CHAMPIONSHIP AWARD (as of 3/16/04)

Car # Pts.

Tony Stewart (#20) 154

Kurt Busch (#97) 153

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#38) 148

MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD

Car # Pts.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 3

Robby Gordon (#31) 1

Rusty Wallace (# 2) 1

OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE AWARD

Car # Pts.

Matt Kenseth (#17) 2

Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1

Jeremy Mayfield (#19) 1

MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Matt Kenseth (#17) 6

Tony Stewart (#20) 4

Jamie McMurray (#42) 2

CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Roush/Yates (#17) 47

Mark McArdle (# 9) 34

Mark Cronquist (#20) 32

GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP

AWARD Car # Pts.

Matt Kenseth (#17) 2

Tony Stewart (#20) 1

Kasey Kahne (# 9) 1

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