YAY!! The Dodges did great too... #9 and #19 were 2nd and 3rd respectfully. Good race, long, not too much action, but damn good race.

~Amanda

 

I had a $20 bet on Dale Jr so I'm happy! Happy for the Dodges, too!![sm=smiley20.gif][sm=smiley4.gif]

 

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

redriderbob

 

Here is the points... both Jeremy and Kasey in the top-10!

1 -- Matt Kenseth 673 Leader 4 2 2 4
2 -- Tony Stewart 591 -82 4 0 2 3
3 +4 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 583 -90 4 2 3 3
4 +4 Kasey Kahne* 550 -123 4 0 3 3
5 -1 Jeff Gordon 543 -130 4 0 0 3
6 -1 Kurt Busch 527 -146 4 0 0 2
7 +7 Jeremy Mayfield 514 -159 4 0 1 1
8 -5 Elliott Sadler 481 -192 4 0 0 2
9 +10 Jimmie Johnson 480 -193 4 0 2 2
10 +1 Bobby Labonte 469 -204 4 0 0 1
11 +10 Ryan Newman 467 -206 4 0 1 2
12 -6 Kevin Harvick 466 -207 4 0 1 1
13 -- Joe Nemechek 465 -208 4 0 0 1
14 +1 Ward Burton 459 -214 4 0 0 1
15 +7 Dale Jarrett 445 -228 4 0 0 2
16 -7 Jamie McMurray 437 -236 4 0 2 2
17 +3 Mark Martin 437 -236 4 0 1 1
18 -- Sterling Marlin 436 -237 4 0 1 1
19 -9 Casey Mears 433 -240 4 0 0 1
20 -3 Terry Labonte 423 -250 4 0 0 0
21 -5 Scott Wimmer* 416 -257 4 0 1 1
22 -10 Rusty Wallace 414 -259 4 0 0 2
23 +4 Greg Biffle 411 -262 4 0 0 1
24 -- Johnny Sauter* 370 -303 4 0 0 0
25 -2 Brendan Gaughan* 370 -303 4 0 0 0
26 -1 Ricky Rudd 364 -309 4 0 0 0
27 -1 Kyle Petty 357 -316 4 0 0 0
28 -- Brian Vickers* 355 -318 4 0 0 0
29 -- Ricky Craven 342 -331 4 0 0 0
30 +1 Jeff Burton 321 -352 4 0 0 0
31 +4 Jeff Green 310 -363 4 0 0 0
32 +5 Robby Gordon 308 -365 4 0 0 0
33 -1 Scott Riggs* 300 -373 4 0 0 0
34 +2 Ken Schrader 277 -396 4 0 0 0
35 -5 Kevin Lepage 274 -399 4 0 0 0
36 +2 Michael Waltrip 264 -409 4 0 0 0
37 -4 Derrike Cope 259 -414 4 0 0 0
38 +3 Dave Blaney 248 -425 2 0 0 0
39 -5 John Andretti 205 -468 2 0 0 0
40 -1 Johnny Benson 152 -521 2 0 0 0
41 -1 Larry Foyt 146 -527 2 0 0 0
42 +4 Kirk Shelmerdine 114 -559 3 0 0 0
43 -1 Bill Elliott 103 -570 1 0 0 0
44 +3 Andy Hillenburg 98 -575 2 0 0 0
45 -2 Carl Long 98 -575 2 0 0 0
46 -2 Mike Skinner 97 -576 1 0 0 0
47 -2 Jimmy Spencer 91 -582 1 0 0 0
48 +2 Joe Ruttman 68 -605 2 0 0 0
49 -- Andy Belmont 46 -627 1 0 0 0
50 -- Todd Bodine 40 -633 1 0 0 0
51 -3 Kyle Busch 40 -633 1 0 0 0
52 -3 Morgan Shepherd 37 -636 1 0 0 0

* Denotes Rookie

redriderbob

 

Lap by Lap: Golden Corral 500:

HAMPTON, Ga. -- Here is a lap-by-lap account of the Golden Corral 500:

Lap 325: Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins the Golden Corral 500 for his second win of the year. Mayfield is second, Kahne third, Johnson fourth and Newman fifth.

Lap 316: Earnhardt Jr. leads Mayfield by 1.600 seconds

Lap 311: Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes the lead

Lap 305: Mears to the garage with blown motor

Lap 305: Pit cycle complete, Mayfield in lead

Lap 302: Earnhardt Jr. pits, gives up lead to Newman

Lap 295: Green flag stops begin

Lap 283: Earnhardt Jr. leads Mayfield by 1.641 seconds

Lap 273: Earnhardt Jr. leads Mayfield by .711 seconds

Lap 266: Earnhardt Jr. takes lead from Mayfield

Lap 260: Mayfield leads Dale Earnhardt Jr. by .862 seconds

Lap 252: Green flag, Mayfield leads

Lap 248: Leaders pit, Mayfield wins race off pit road

Lap 247: Caution out for Jamie McMurray's blown motor

Lap 244: Newman leads Jeremy Mayfield by 2.925 seconds

Lap 234: Newman leads Jeremy Mayfield by 2.938 seconds

Lap 233: 14 of the 43 starters still on the lead lap

Lap 223: Newman leads Jeremy Mayfield by 2.187 seconds

Lap 218: Pit cycle complete; Ryan Newman scored as leader

Lap 215: Mears pits, gives up lead to Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 212: Green-flag stops begin

Lap 210: 14 of the 43 starters still on the lead lap

Lap 201: Mears leads Newman by .816 seconds

Lap 193: Mears leads Biffle by 1.258 seconds

Lap 181: Mears leads Biffle by .162 seconds

Lap 178: Mears takes the lead from Stewart

Lap 175: Stewart takes lead from Mears

Lap 174: Casey Mears takes the lead from Stewart

Lap 171: 14 of the 43 starters still on the lead lap

Lap 166: Stewart leads Greg Biffle by .326 seconds

Lap 157: Kevin Lepage to the garage

Lap 156: Green flag, Stewart leads

Lap 153: Kahne re-pits to tighten lug nuts

Lap 152: Leaders on pit road, Stewart scored as leader

Lap 149: Caution out for debris

Lap 148: Rusty Wallace to the garage; transmission

Lap 147: Stewart takes lead from Biffle

Lap 145: Biffle takes the lead from Stewart

Lap 141: Stewart leads Greg Biffle by .842 seconds

Lap 133: Green flag, Stewart leads

Lap 129: Leaders on pit road, Stewart scored as leader

Lap 126: Caution out for debris in Turn 1

Lap 125: 13 of the 43 starters still on the lead lap

Lap 122: Stewart leads Kasey Kahne by .869 seconds

Lap 117: Stewart pits, retains lead, cycle complete

Lap 112: Stewart leads Kasey Kahne by 2.536 seconds

Lap 107: Green-flag stops begin

Lap 104: Stewart leads Kasey Kahne by 3.927 seconds

Lap 90:16 of the 43 starters still on the lead lap

Lap 84: Stewart leads Kasey Kahne by 5.023 seconds

Lap 82: Andy Belmont to the garage

Lap 73: 18 of the 43 starters still on the lead lap

Lap 67: Stewart leads J. Gordon by 3.290 seconds

Lap 60: Robby Gordon pits, Tony Stewart back in lead, cycle complete

Lap 58: Stewart pits, gives up lead to Robby Gordon

Lap 57: Matt Kenseth spins on pit road

Lap 55: Green-flag stops begin

Lap 47: Stewart takes lead from Gordon

Lap 44: Kevin Harvick makes unscheduled pit stop

Lap 43: Gordon leads Tony Stewart by 1.733 seconds

Lap 34: 35 of the 43 starters still on the lead lap

Lap 24: Gordon leads Newman by 4.108 seconds

Lap 17: Todd Bodine to the garage

Lap 14: Kirk Shelmerdine to the garage

Lap 11: Gordon takes lead from Newman

Lap 8: Joe Ruttman to the garage

Lap 7: Newman leads Jeff Gordon by .771 seconds

Lap 1: Ryan Newman leads from the Bud Pole

Before green: Andy Hillenburg towed to the garage

NASCAR.com

redriderbob

 

Tony Stewart prays with his crew before the start of the race.


Atlanta Motor Speedway was jammed with spectators on a perfect 70-degree day.


Greg Biffle (left) was strong all day as he recorded his first top-10 finish of the year.


Tony Stewart (left) dominated much of the early action.


Ryan Newman led late, but he faded to a disappointing fifth-place finish.


Frank Stoddard sits on his perch high above pit road.


Jeff Gordon (24) and Jimmie Johnson await a restart.


With only three cautions, restarts were few and far between at Atlanta.


Casey Mears had a career day -- he led 37 laps -- but a blown engine sent him to a 34th-place finish.


Kasey Kahne notched his third top-five finish in a row.


Dale Earnhardt Jr. scored his 11th career Nextel Cup win.


Earnhardt Jr. has three wins in the last seven races, dating back to Phoenix last fall.



redriderbob

 

Damn Kenseth and his Ford. He needs a DNF