For the seventh time [in eleven races] this season, a member of the Gillette Young Guns found their way to victory lane. Dale Earnhardt Jr. led five times for 115 laps at Richmond Raceway Saturday night en route to his third victory of the season and the 12th of his young career. After leading 91 laps, fellow Young Gun Jimmie Johnson finished second 1.481 seconds behind Earnhardt Jr. Joining Earnhardt Jr. and Johnson in the top-10 were Matt Kenseth (Fifth) and Ryan Newman (Ninth). Despite Earnhardt Jr.’s victory in Richmond, the point’s race continues to be tight as he still leads fellow Young Gun Johnson by 40-points. All six members of the Young Guns are still solidly in the top-10 of the point standings, with 252-points separating the top-nine drivers. With his victory and thus being the highest finishing Gillette Young Gun for the sixth time this season, a $1,000 donation will be made to the National Prostate Cancer Coalition (NPCC) on behalf of Dale Earnhardt Jr. As the race winner and highest finishing eligible driver in the contingency program, Earnhardt Jr. also picked up the $4,800 Gillette Mach3 Turbo Award. Finishing results for the remaining Gillette Young Guns were as follows: Johnson (Second), Matt Kenseth (Fifth), Ryan Newman (Ninth), Kevin Harvick (25th) and Kurt Busch (31st). If the Gillette Young Guns sweep the top six positions at the upcoming Coca-Cola 600 on May 30, 2004 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway and you correctly predict the order in which they finish at www.gilletteyoungguns.com, you’ll be entered into a random drawing for $5 million. Plus, if a fan wins $5 million, Gillette will make a matching $5 million charitable contribution to the NPCC. This past week the Gillette Young Guns were together in Charlotte to film two brand new commercials for Gillette’s newest razor, the M3Power. While Hollywood has no reason to worry, the six drivers had a great time filming the commercials and poking a little fun at themselves. The commercials will debut during the telecast of the Coca-Cola 600 on May 30 on FOX.(Alan Taylor PR)(5-18-2004)
