NASCAR Race Results

[desertpilot]

UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Results at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Sunday, March 7, 2004 Race 3 of 36

Fin St Car Driver Make Sponsor

1 25 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford DeWalt Power Tools
2 1 #9 Kasey Kahne * Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW
3 19 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Home Depot
4 4 #42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Texaco/Havoline
5 27 #6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra
6 11 #38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's
7 13 #41 Casey Mears Dodge Target
8 7 #18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Interstate Batteries
9 2 #97 Kurt Busch Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools
10 21 #2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite
11 29 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS
12 32 #45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia Pacific/Brawny
13 28 #99 Jeff Burton Ford Pennzoil
14 6 #19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW
15 20 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont
16 12 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's
17 37 #5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Kellogg's
18 23 #40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light
19 38 #01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet USG Sheetrock
20 10 #91 Bill Elliott Dodge UAW-National Training Center
21 16 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench
22 8 #77 Brendan Gaughan * Dodge Kodak EasyShare
23 3 #25 Brian Vickers * Chevrolet GMAC Financial Services
24 30 #30 Johnny Sauter * Chevrolet AOL/IMAX NASCAR 3D
25 17 #32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet Tide
26 34 #0 Ward Burton Chevrolet NetZero HiSpeed
27 5 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL
28 33 #21 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft Quality Parts
29 15 #10 Scott Riggs * Chevrolet Valvoline
30 22 #31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Cingular Wireless
31 36 #09 Johnny Benson Dodge Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts
32 31 #49 Ken Schrader Dodge Schwan's Home Service
33 40 #50 Derrike Cope Dodge redneckjunk.com
34 24 #43 Jeff Green Dodge Lucky Charms
35 26 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser
36 35 #4 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet YokeTV.com
37 14 #15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts
38 41 #02 Carl Long Pontiac RacingJUNK.com
39 39 #22 Scott Wimmer * Dodge Caterpillar
40 9 #16 Greg Biffle Ford National Guard/Subway
41 18 #84 Kyle Busch Chevrolet CARQUEST
42 43 #89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Voyles/Carter's Royal Disposall
43 42 #172 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford Freddie B's/Tucson


To see full details and the rest of the results go to the link below.

NASCAR.com link: http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004...nofficial.html

[charlie]

My guy,Jeff Gordon(I'm in the minority being a JG fan) had the worst car on the track.Apparently he severely dinged it in qualifying,and elected to repair it and keep his position rather than switch to his backup,and start from the back.Big mistake!!They could never get it to handle.He was lucky to finish in the top 20.Oh,well,there is always next week.Charlie

[jay]

Originally posted by charlie
My guy,Jeff Gordon(I'm in the minority being a JG fan) had the worst car on the track.Apparently he severely dinged it in qualifying,and elected to repair it and keep his position rather than switch to his backup,and start from the back.Big mistake!!They could never get it to handle.He was lucky to finish in the top 20.Oh,well,there is always next week.Charlie

They got the car fixed from hitting the wall, but then he blew the engine in the final practice on Saturday. Since they had to use another engine he had to start dead last. Pretty good run to finish 15th, from dead last, if you ask me. There are a few of us who'll admit to being JG fans. I even have my 24 sticker on the back window. I'm sure even Junior would agree that Gordon did pretty well, all things considered.

[Titans Fan]

Originally posted by charlie
My guy,Jeff Gordon(I'm in the minority being a JG fan) had the worst car on the track....

It seemed to me that Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the worst car ... OH, I'm sorry! You said "on the track" - Jr. spent more time in the garage than on the track

[jay]

Originally posted by Titans Fan
It seemed to me that Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the worst car ... OH, I'm sorry! You said "on the track" - Jr. spent more time in the garage than on the track

[charlie]

Jay,I must have missed that.The commentators mentioned something about not using the backup car,and I assumed he did it to hold qualifying.Did he hit the wall,then chose to fix to hold position,but then blew the motor-replaced it-so had to start at back?He wasn't allowed to switch to backup at that late date??They said his crew was trying to shove a spacer in the springs,but couldn't manage to get it in there.I was kinda disappointed because right at the end of the race he was 13 th,and Harvick ran out of fuel,I figured he would pick up a place,but the somehow managed to drop to 15th.They didn't show what happened(heck,he was 15 so I can't blame them),but I guess he drifted high,lost whatever draft he was getting,and 3 cars ducked under him.Gordon is usually very cagy at the end of races;he usually won't lose places on the last lap.
Titan's fan,you're right.JR's car absolutely stunk.Hard to believe that they could set it up so well at one track( Daytona),but be so far off at another track??!!
Well,lot of races left.Thanks,Charlie PS Anyone know which "channel" the truck race is usually on?I want to watch it this year to see how the "Tundra" is doing.Toyota built a pushrod motor just to run Nascar;I don't know whether they ever imported a pushrod motor car?

[jay]

Originally posted by charlie
Jay,I must have missed that.The commentators mentioned something about not using the backup car,and I assumed he did it to hold qualifying.Did he hit the wall,then chose to fix to hold position,but then blew the motor-replaced it-so had to start at back?

...snip

I read the story on his driver page at nascar.com. Here's a snippet:

"Gordon opened the weekend by posting the third-fastest time in practice. But during his Bud Pole qualifying run, Gordon got loose exiting Turn 4 and hit the wall. Hard.

The resulting damage forced the No. 24 crew to stay late Friday evening and arrive early Saturday. Diligently, they repaired the DuPont Chevrolet, only to see the engine explode in Saturday's first practice session. After changing motors, Gordon started dead last Sunday."


If you go to a backup car or change engines, you start at the back. Since the car was repaired and in race trim, I guess it was easier to drop another engine in it.

[desertpilot]

There are four guys in our family and here are our race results:

Grandpa (my dad) 3rd place #20 Tony Stewart

My older son 8th place #18 Bobby Labonte

My younger son 12th place # 45 Kyle Petty

Me 35th place #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr.


Here are the current NASCAR Team Rankings (not point standings) prior to Atlanta:

1. #17 Matt Kenseth
2. #9 Kasey Kahne
3. #42 Jamie McMurray
4. #24 Jeff Gordon
5. #12 Ryan Newman
6. #29 Kevin Harvick
7. #97 Kurt Busch
8. #20 Tony Stewart
9. #18 Bobby Labonte
10. #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
11. #38 Elliot Sadler
12. #88 Dale Jarrett
13. #2 Rusty Wallace
14. #48 Jimmie Johnson
15. #6 Mark Martin
16. #41 Casey Mears
17. #5 Terry Labonte
18. #40 Sterling Marlin
19. #22 Scott Wimmer
20. #19 Jeremy Mayfield
21. #16 Greg Biffle
22. #99 Jeff Burton
23. #01 Joe Nemechek
24. #77 Brendan Gaughan
25. #0 Ward Burton


I hope my team and losing teams learned some good lessons and improve in the next race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Do we have any member in Atlanta or nearby that wants to report on the next NASCAR race there?


Las Vegas Motor Speedway link: http://www.lvms.com/

[desertpilot]

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the # 8 Team are 'From zero to hero' at Atlanta. After a disappointing 35th finish at Las Vegas last weekend, they worked hard to have a victory in the Golden Corral 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Congrats to the # 8 Team!


NASCAR Unofficial Race Results

Golden Corral 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway

March 14, 2004 | Race 4 of 36

Fin St Car Driver Make Sponsor Pts/Bonus Laps Status
1 7 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 185/5 325 Running
2 16 #19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 175/5 325 Running
3 12 #9 Kasey Kahne * Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 165/0 325 Running
4 3 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 160/0 325 Running
5 1 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 160/5 325 Running
6 30 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford DeWalt Power Tools 150/0 325 Running
7 19 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Home Depot 156/10 325 Running
8 13 #16 Greg Biffle Ford National Guard 147/5 325 Running
9 6 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS/Arnold Palmer Tribute 138/0 325 Running
10 4 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 139/5 325 Running
11 14 #23 Dave Blaney Dodge Bill Davis Racing 130/0 325 Running
12 20 #97 Kurt Busch Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools 127/0 325 Running
13 21 #0 Ward Burton Chevrolet NetZero HiSpeed 124/0 324 Running
14 28 #6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra 121/0 324 Running
15 26 #01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army 118/0 324 Running
16 31 #40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light 115/0 323 Running
17 23 #31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 117/5 323 Running
18 10 #18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 109/0 323 Running
19 18 #43 Jeff Green Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker 106/0 322 Running
20 32 #99 Jeff Burton Ford SKF 103/0 322 Running
21 2 #25 Brian Vickers * Chevrolet GMAC Financial Services 100/0 322 Running
22 29 #32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet Tide 97/0 322 Running
23 15 #15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 94/0 321 Running
24 36 #5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Kellogg's 91/0 321 Running
25 17 #10 Scott Riggs * Chevrolet Valvoline 88/0 321 Running
26 24 #49 Ken Schrader Dodge Schwan's Home Service 85/0 321 Running
27 37 #22 Scott Wimmer * Dodge Caterpillar 82/0 321 Running
28 27 #45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia Pacific/Brawny 79/0 321 Running
29 5 #38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's 76/0 320 Running
30 39 #30 Johnny Sauter * Chevrolet America Online 73/0 320 Running
31 33 #21 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft/U.S. Air Force 70/0 320 Running
32 8 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 67/0 318 Running
33 25 #77 Brendan Gaughan * Dodge Kodak EasyShare 64/0 314 Running
34 9 #41 Casey Mears Dodge Target 66/5 302 Out of Race
35 11 #2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite 58/0 291 Running
36 35 #4 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet Morgan-McClure 55/0 287 Running
37 22 #42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Texaco/Havoline 52/0 245 Out of Race
38 34 #50 Derrike Cope Dodge redneckjunk.com 49/0 186 Out of Race
39 41 #02 Andy Belmont Pontiac Intell Food Brokers 46/0 80 Out of Race
40 42 #172 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford TUCSON 43/0 60 Out of Race
41 38 #198 Todd Bodine Ford Lucas Oil Products 40/0 16 Out of Race
42 43 #280 Andy Hillenburg Ford Commercial Truck & Trailer 37/0 15 Out of Race
43 40 #09 Joe Ruttman Dodge Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts 34/0 6 Out of Race


* Denotes Rookie

NASCAR.com link: http://www.nascar.com/