after a red flag for a rough looking accident involving #38-Elliott Sadler, #15-Michael Waltrip held off his teammate #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win the EA Sports 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. The rest of the top five were #20-Tony Stewart, #12-Ryan Newman and #24-Jeff Gordon. Two of the top five drivers were ‘Lucky Dog Packers’m getting their laps back after being the first car a lap down and getting their lap back, #8-Earnhardt Jr. and #12-Newman. The win is Waltrip’s 2nd of the year, the first time he has multiple wins in a season and his first win not at Daytona. It is Waltrip’s 4th career win. It is the tenth straight win for Chevy at Talladega. Points leader, #17-Matt Kenseth had his first DNF [did not finish] of 2003 and first since Homestead in Nov 2002. Kenseth finished 33rd, his worst finish of the year [his previous was 22nd at Martinsville]. Kenseth’s lead shrinks from 436 to 354 points over #29-Harvick. Scheduled Race Re-Air: NOTE: Speed Channel changed their lineup starting in August – so there will be a one-hour recap [called Fast Forward] of the race scheduled for: Wednesday, October 1st at 7:00pm/et and again on October 2nd at 1:00am/et; and a full three-hour race show will re-air at 3:00pm/et on Thursday, October 2nd For results see JAYSKI’s Talladega/EA Sports 500 Race Results page See my Talladega Race Info/Rundown page , for the top 10, caution info and narritive, notes about the race, lap leaders, drivers off/out and other results links. Also links and info on my 2003 Race Results page and 2003 Practice Links page See full standings at JAYSKI’s Drivers/Owners Points after Talladega page .(9-28-2003)
