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NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 34 CHECKER AUTO PARTS 500 1-Mile Paved Oval 500 K – 312 L – 312 M Purse: $4,844,100 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 14 8 Dale
Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 315 190 * 10 $274,503 Running 2 1 12 Ryan
Newman ALLTEL/TXT2Win MVP
Sweepstakes Dodge 315 175 * 5 181,167 Running 3 8 24 Jeff
Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 315 170 * 5 170,503 Running 4 5 29 Kevin
Harvick GM Goodwrench
Chevrolet 315 160 134,938 Running 5 4 9 # Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 315 155 126,950 Running 6 13 48 Jimmie
Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 315 150 96,225 Running 7 15 2 Rusty
Wallace Miller Lite Dodge 315 146 111,658 Running 8 6 20 Tony
Stewart The Home Depot
Chevrolet 315 142 112,028 Running 9 27 18 Bobby
Labonte Interstate Batteries
Chevrolet 315 143 * 5 113,083 Running 10 28 97 Kurt Busch IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford 315 139 * 5 84,300 Running 11 20 30 Jeff Burton 12 3 01 Joe Nemechek 13 23 16 Greg Biffle National Guard Ford 315 124 70,225 Running 14 11 10 # Scott
Riggs Valvoline Chevrolet 315 121 85,187 Running 15 22 6 Mark Martin Viagra Ford 315 118 67,975 Running 16 32 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Tide Chevrolet 315 115 80,950 Running 17 19 15 Michael Waltrip 18 2 25 # Brian
Vickers GMAC Chevrolet 315 109 65,825 Running 19 25 21 Ricky Rudd Motorcraft Ford 315 106 83,081 Running 20 18 49 Ken Schrader Schwan’s Home Service Dodge 315 103 57,300 Running 21 24 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 315 100 78,525 Running 22 26 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 315 97 87,767 Running 23 12 43 Jeff Green Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 315 94 82,375 Running 24 10 42 Jamie McMurray Texaco/Havoline Dodge 315 91 64,800 Running 25 35 40 26 38 22 # Scott
Wimmer Caterpillar Dodge 314 85 73,925 Running 27 37 37 Kevin Lepage Carter Racing Dodge 314 82 52,300 Running 28 34 45 Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge 313 79 63,564 Running 29 33 4 Mike Wallace Lucas Oil Chevrolet 313 76 54,550 Running 30 40 77 # Brendan
Gaughan Kodak/Jasper Eng. &
Trans. Dodge 311 73 59,925 Running 31 21 14 John Andretti VB/APlus at Sunoco Ford 311 70 52,300 Running 32 31 5 Terry Labonte “The Incredibles”/Kellogg’s Chevrolet 309 67 78,400 Running 33 42 02 Hermie Sadler Treasue Island-Las Vegas Chevrolet 307 64 52,450 Running 34 7 41 Casey Mears Target Dodge 306 61 51,400 Accident 35 17 31 Robby Gordon Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 306 58 86,462 Engine 36 16 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools Ford 280 60 * 5 101,903 Engine 37 29 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 272 52 84,417 Running 38 9 38 Elliott Sadler Pedigree Ford 252 54 * 5 89,708 Running 39 30 09 # Johnny
Sauter Miccosukee Resort Dodge 236 46 50,750 Accident 40 39 0 Ward Burton NetZero Chevrolet 201 43 50,600 Rear End 41 43 89 Morgan Shepherd Racing with Jesus/Red Line Oil Dodge 181 40 50,460 Handling 42 41 98 Randy LaJoie Airaid Premium Filters Ford 105 37 50,335
Transmission 43 36 50 Todd Bodine Arnold Development Co. Dodge 11 34 50,447 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: (7) Mike Garvey #75;
Tony Raines #51; Stanton Barrett #94; Mario Gosselin #80; Ryan McGlynn #00; Kirk
Shelmerdine #72; Geoffrey Bodine #93. Race Comments: Before an estimated
crowd of 105,000, Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Checker Auto Parts 500 presented
by Havoline, posting his 15th career
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory. On lap 110 the race was red flagged (21 minutes, 27
seconds) for rain. On lap 309 the race was red flagged (10 minutes, 34 seconds)
to clean up oil on the track surface. 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: #15 Michael Waltrip (backup car);
#40 Sterling Marlin (engine change); #37 Kevin Lepage (engine change). TIME
OF RACE: 3 hours, 19 minutes, 16 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 94.848 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 1.431 seconds BUD POLE AWARD:
Ryan Newman, Mobil 1/ALLTEL Dodge (135.854 mph, 26.499 secs.)
TRACK RECORD 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:
Dale Earnhardt Jr., Budweiser Chevrolet MBNA MID-RACE
LEADER AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Budweiser Chevrolet (Also
won 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 $60,000
at Darlington Raceway. OUTBACK
STEAKHOUSE BLOOMIN’ FAVORITE DRIVER AWARD:
Jeff Gordon, DuPont Chevrolet RAYBESTOS ROOKIE
OF THE RACE AWARD:
Kasey Kahne, Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 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: Dale Earnhardt
Jr., Budweiser Chevrolet CAUTION FLAGS: 11 cautions for 63
laps. 77-80 (Car #02-Stalled, Turn 3); 106-114 (Debris on Track); 120-123 (Car #14-Accident,
Turn 4); 129-132 (Car #0, 01, 6, 12, 29, 42 & 97-Accident, Turn 4); 144-149
(Car #10 & 99-Accident, Turn 4); 155-159 (Car #38-Accident, Turn 1);
226-231 (Car #5-Accident, Frontstretch); 240-243 (Car #09-Accident, Backstretch);
283-293 (Oil on Track); 299-302 (Car #42-Accident, Turn 2); 308-313 (Debris on
Track; Car #41-Accident, Turn 2). LAP
LEADERS: 10 lead changes among 7 drivers. Ryan
Newman 1-59; Dale Earnhardt Jr. 60-107; Elliott Sadler 108-123; Jeff Gordon
124-144; Earnhardt Jr. 145-202; Matt Kenseth 203-206; Kurt Busch 207-220;
Gordon 221-223; Bobby Labonte 224-227; Gordon 228-303; Earnhardt Jr. 304-315. TOP 10 NASCAR NEXTEL
CUP POINTS (Wins) 1 –Kurt Busch 6191 (3) 2 –Jeff Gordon 6150 (5) 3 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 6144 (6) 4 –Jimmie Johnson 6143 (7) 5 –Mark Martin 6089 (1) 6 –Tony Stewart 6049 (2) 7 –Ryan Newman 6041 (2) 8 –Elliott Sadler 5869 (2) 9 –Matt Kenseth 5855 (2) 10–Jeremy Mayfield 5836 (1) RAYBESTOS ROOKIE
OF THE YEAR Kasey Kahne 311 Brendan Gaughan 210 Brian Vickers 209 Scott Wimmer 204 Scott Riggs 196 McDONALD’S/ Car
# Pts. Elliott Sadler (#38) 1160 Tony Stewart (#20) 1152 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 1151 MANUFACTURERS'
CHAMPIONSHIP Pts Wins Chevrolet 251 21 Ford 209 9 Dodge 186 4 WIX FILTERS LAP
LEADER AWARD Car
# Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 6 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 5 Kurt Busch (#97) 5 WASTE MANAGEMENT
PICKING UP PLACES AWARD Car # Pts. Matt Kenseth (#17)
122 Dale Jarrett (#88) 93 Robby Gordon (#31) 78 MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 16 Ryan Newman (#12) 7 Rusty Wallace (# 2) 3 OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE AWARD Car
# Pts. Jimmie Jeff Gordon (#24) 6 Kurt Busch (#97) 3 BUD POLE AWARD
STANDINGS Ryan Newman 9 Jeff Gordon 6 Kasey Kahne 4 Jeremy Mayfield 2 Casey Mears 2 Joe Nemechek 2 Brian Vickers 2 4 drivers tied with one pole. MBNA MID-RACE
LEADER AWARD Car
# Pts. Tony Stewart (#20) 12 Jeff Gordon (#24) 11 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#
8) 8 CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car
# Pts. Hendrick (#24) 197 Richie Gilmore (# 8) 184 Mark Cronquist (#20) 176 GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 7 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 4 Jimmie NEXT EVENT: Nov. 14 – Mountain
Dew Southern 500, NOTE: The above figures
are based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards
by participating manufacturers. (11/8/04) ©2004 NASCAR NASCAR PR used with permission
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