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NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 10 Auto Club 500 CALIFORNIA SPEEDWAY
Fontana, Calif. – May 2, 2004 2-Mile Banked Paved Oval 500 M – 250 L Purse: $5,785,656
Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 16 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 250 190 * 10 $318,628 Running 2 19 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 250 175 * 5 194,675 Running 3 7 12 Ryan Newman Mobil 1/ALLTEL Dodge 250 170 * 5 191,267 Running 4 25 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools Ford 250 165 * 5 172,578 Running 5 27 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 250 155 150,233 Running 6 5 77 # Brendan Gaughan Kodak Easy Share Dodge 250 155 * 5 106,125 Running 7 29 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg’s Chevrolet 250 146 119,625 Running 8 13 41 Casey Mears Target Dodge 250 142 108,375 Running 9 24 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 250 143 * 5 123,203 Running 10 15 0 Ward Burton NetZero Hi-Speed Chevrolet 250 134 88,350 Running 11 26 6 Mark Martin Viagra Ford 250 130 90,450 Running 12 23 31 Robby Gordon Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 250 127 112,437 Running 13 1 9 # Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 250 129 * 5 127,250 Running 14 20 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 249 126 * 5 112,025 Running 15 12 42 Jamie McMurray Texaco/Havoline Dodge 249 118 87,725 Running 16 11 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Chevrolet 249 115 120,603 Running 17 35 21 Ricky Rudd “Keep It Genuine” Ford 249 112 102,981 Running 18 34 32 Ricky Craven Tide Chevrolet 249 109 97,225 Running 19 10 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 249 106 119,203 Running 20 32 49 Ken Schrader Schwan’s Home Service Dodge 249 108 * 5 74,925 Running 21 37 30 # Johnny Sauter AOL/IMAX NASCAR 3D Chevrolet 249 100 84,175 Running 22 14 38 Elliott Sadler Pedigree Ford 249 97 109,058 Running 23 21 97 Kurt Busch IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford 249 94 90,550 Running 24 31 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 249 91 103,217 Running 25 4 10 # Scott Riggs Valvoline Chevrolet 249 88 97,187 Running 26 30 99 Jeff Burton Roundup Ford 249 85 104,317 Running 27 8 40 Sterling Marlin Coors Light Dodge 249 82 103,200 Running 28 2 01 Joe Nemechek U.S. Army Chevrolet 249 84 * 5 88,100 Running 29 6 25 # Brian Vickers GMAC Chevrolet 248 81 * 5 76,900 Running 30 39 22 # Scott Wimmer Caterpillar Dodge 248 73 83,039 Running 31 36 50 Derrike Cope Bennet Lane Winery Dodge 248 70 65,975 Running 32 17 15 Michael Waltrip NAPA Chevrolet 245 67 101,831 Running 33 18 16 Greg Biffle National Guard/Subway Ford 223 69 * 5 74,500 Running 34 41 98 Todd Bodine Lucas Oil Ford 209 66 * 5 65,375 Engine 35 9 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Dodge 193 58 109,008 Running 36 38 89 Morgan Shepherd Voyles Equip./Carter Dispos-all Dodge 163 60 * 5 65,025 Electrical 37 3 43 Jeff Green Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 147 52 91,050 Engine 38 22 4 Jimmy Spencer Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 127 54 * 5 64,550 Engine 39 28 45 Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge 40 46 64,430 Engine 40 43 94 Stanton Barrett AmericInn Chevrolet 20 43 64,280 Accident 41 40 02 Hermie Sadler The FanZCar Chevrolet 20 40 64,155 Transmission 42 42 72 Kirk Shelmerdine 2nd Chance Race Parts Ford 5 37 64,050 Handling 43 33 09 Joe Ruttman Miccosukee Resort Dodge 2 34 64,161 Vibration # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. * Includes race leader/most laps led bonus. Failed to qualify: (0) Race Comments: Jeff Gordon won the Auto Club 500 in front of a sell-out crowd estimated at 120,000, posting his 66th 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: #41 Casey Mears (backup car); #09 Joe Ruttman (driver change); #22 Scott Wimmer (engine change); #50 Derrike Cope (engine change); #98 Todd Bodine (engine change).
TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 38 minutes, 33 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 137.268 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: 12.871 seconds BUD POLE AWARD: Kasey Kahne, Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge (186.940 mph, 38.515 secs.) EA SPORTS MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Jeff Gordon, DuPont Chevrolet GILLETTE MACH 3 TURBO AWARD: Jeff Gordon, DuPont Chevrolet GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Kasey Kahne, Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD: Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge (No winner of MBNA Bonus for winning race; rolls to $40,000 at Richmond.) MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Ryan Newman, Mobil 1/ALLTEL Dodge NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over to $80,000 at Richmond Int’l Raceway. RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Brendan Gaughan, Kodak Easy Share Dodge OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE BLOOMIN’ FAVORITE DRIVER AWARD: Jeff Gordon, DuPont Chevrolet U.S.G. DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Jeff Gordon, DuPont Chevrolet WASTE MANAGEMENT PICKING UP PLACES AWARD: Bobby Labonte, Interstate Batteries Chevrolet WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Jeff Gordon, DuPont Chevrolet CAUTION FLAGS: 6 cautions for 39 laps. 23-30 (Car #94-Accident, Turn 2); 51-55 (Oil on track); 58-62 (Car #97 & 2-Accident, Frontstretch); 92-97 (Debris, Turn 3); 141-145 (Debris, Turn 2); 149-158 (Oil on track). LAP LEADERS: 23 lead changes among 15 drivers. Kasey Kahne 1, Joe Nemechek 2-3, Kahne 4-24, Jimmy Spencer 25-26, Morgan Shepherd 27, Todd Bodine 28, Kahne 29-49, Jeff Gordon 50-52, Spencer 53, Matt Kenseth 54-64, J. Gordon 65, Greg Biffle 66-93, Brian Vickers 94, Kahne 95-104, Jimmie Johnson 105-141, Jeremy Mayfield 142, Ken Schrader 143, J. Gordon 144-166, Kahne 167-190, J. Gordon 191-197, Brendan Gaughan 198, Ryan Newman 199-200, Kevin Harvick 201-203, J. Gordon 204-250.
TOP 10 NASCAR NEXTEL CUP POINTS (Wins) 1 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1453 (2) 2 –Jimmie Johnson 1428 (1) 3 –Jeff Gordon 1426 (2) 4 –Matt Kenseth 1357 (2) 5 –Kurt Busch 1316 (1) 6 –Kevin Harvick 1316 (0) 7 –Ryan Newman 1299 (0) 8 –Tony Stewart 1284 (0) 9 –Bobby Labonte 1265 (0) 10–Elliott Sadler 1250 (1)
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Kasey Kahne 138 Brendan Gaughan 101 Scott Wimmer 100 Brian Vickers 92 Johnny Sauter 92 Scott Riggs 80
MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP Points Wins Chevrolet 67 5 Ford 62 4 Dodge 61 1
BUD POLE AWARD STANDINGS Kasey Kahne 3 Ryan Newman 3 Greg Biffle 1 Jeff Gordon 1 Bobby Labonte 1 Ricky Rudd 1
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Kurt Busch (#97) 2 Jeff Gordon (#24) 2 Tony Stewart (#20) 2
WASTE MANAGEMENT PICKING UP PLACES AWARD Car # Pts. Matt Kenseth (#17) 88 Jeff Gordon (#24) 31 Robby Gordon (#31) 25
McDONALD’S/POWERADE DRIVE-THRU PIT CHAMPIONSHIP AWARD (as of 4/27/04) Car # Pts. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 344 Kurt Busch (#97) 334 Elliott Sadler (#38) 329
MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 5 Rusty Wallace (# 2) 3 Ryan Newman (#12) 2
OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 2 Matt Kenseth (#17) 2 Jeff Gordon (#24) 2
MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Matt Kenseth (#17) 6 Tony Stewart (#20) 4 Jamie McMurray (#42) 4
CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. Roush/Yates (#17) 55 Mark McArdle (# 9) 54 Richie Gilmore (# 8) 52
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD Car # Pts. Kasey Kahne (# 9) 2 Matt Kenseth (#17) 2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 1
NEXT EVENT: May 15, 2004 – American Revolution 500, Richmond Int’l Raceway, Richmond, Va. (400 L) (300 M) NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (5/3/04) ©2004 NASCAR NASCAR PR used with permission
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