Offical Results...

1 11 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 185/5 293 Running $151,150
2 12 #18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 175/5 293 Running $136,183
3 6 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 170/5 293 Running $120,912
4 29 #31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 160/0 293 Running $119,117
5 10 #38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's 155/0 293 Running $102,233
6 4 #97 Kurt Busch Ford Sharpie 160/10 293 Running $86,275
7 20 #6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra 146/0 293 Running $72,345
8 23 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 142/0 293 Running $98,743
9 18 #19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 138/0 293 Running $88,635
10 2 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 139/5 293 Running $106,983
11 33 #99 Jeff Burton Ford Hot Wheels 130/0 293 Running $95,092
12 3 #16 Greg Biffle Ford National Guard/Travelodge 132/5 293 Running $67,945
13 1 #9 Kasey Kahne * Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 129/5 293 Running $103,590
14 17 #40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light 126/5 293 Running $92,110
15 19 #41 Casey Mears Dodge Target 118/0 293 Running $75,130
16 14 #22 Scott Wimmer * Dodge Caterpillar 115/0 293 Running $79,285
17 8 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Home Depot 117/5 293 Running $101,118
18 13 #0 Ward Burton Chevrolet NetZero HiSpeed 109/0 293 Running $57,720
19 26 #5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Kellogg's 106/0 293 Running $84,140
20 34 #01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army 103/0 292 Running $77,470
21 21 #42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Texaco/Havoline 105/5 292 Running $74,705
22 16 #49 Ken Schrader Dodge Schwan's Home Service 97/0 292 Running $56,390
23 28 #25 Brian Vickers * Chevrolet GMAC Financial Services 94/0 292 Running $65,000
24 30 #43 Jeff Green Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker 91/0 292 Running $79,010
25 5 #50 Derrike Cope Dodge Arnold Development Companies 88/0 292 Running $52,920
26 24 #30 Johnny Sauter * Chevrolet America Online 85/0 292 Running $63,310
27 37 #77 Brendan Gaughan * Dodge Kodak EasyShare 82/0 291 Running $63,110
28 31 #4 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet Morgan-McClure 79/0 291 Running $62,844
29 7 #2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite 76/0 290 Running $85,588
30 27 #10 Scott Riggs * Chevrolet Valvoline 73/0 290 Running $77,372
31 15 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford DeWalt Power Tools 70/0 289 Running $102,358
32 22 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 67/0 279 Running $82,442
33 25 #21 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft/U.S. Air Force 64/0 275 Running $77,481
34 32 #45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia Pacific/Brawny 61/0 245 Engine $51,365
35 39 #15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 58/0 181 Accident $88,291
36 36 #32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet Tide 55/0 159 Accident $59,265
37 42 #02 Andy Belmont Pontiac Continental Fire & Safety 52/0 69 Brakes $51,225
38 38 #89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Voyles/Carter's Royal Dispos-all 54/5 65 Brakes $51,175
39 41 #172 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford TUCSON 46/0 49 Too Slow $51,115
40 35 #198 Todd Bodine Ford Lucas Oil Products 48/5 33 Rear End $51,015
41 9 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 40/0 27 Accident $98,328
42 43 #280 Andy Hillenburg Ford Commercial Truck & Trailer 37/0 26 Accident $50,890
43 40 #09 Joe Ruttman Dodge Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts 34/0 22 Vibration $50,214

* Denotes Rookie

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1 -- Matt Kenseth 743 Leader 5 2 2 4 $1,212,130
2 +1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 722 -21 5 2 3 4 $2,125,410
3 -1 Tony Stewart 708 -35 5 0 2 3 $1,701,070
4 +2 Kurt Busch 687 -56 5 0 0 3 $594,397
5 -1 Kasey Kahne* 679 -64 5 0 3 3 $846,502
6 +3 Jimmie Johnson 665 -78 5 1 3 3 $938,539
7 -- Jeremy Mayfield 652 -91 5 0 1 2 $679,434
8 +2 Bobby Labonte 644 -99 5 0 1 2 $798,202
9 +2 Ryan Newman 637 -106 5 0 2 3 $763,704
10 -2 Elliott Sadler 636 -107 5 0 1 3 $811,899
11 +1 Kevin Harvick 608 -135 5 0 1 2 $1,076,590
12 +5 Mark Martin 583 -160 5 0 1 2 $613,727
13 -8 Jeff Gordon 583 -160 5 0 0 3 $821,537
14 -1 Joe Nemechek 568 -175 5 0 0 1 $696,158
15 -1 Ward Burton 568 -175 5 0 0 1 $477,192
16 +2 Sterling Marlin 562 -181 5 0 1 1 $669,274
17 +2 Casey Mears 551 -192 5 0 0 1 $558,077
18 +5 Greg Biffle 543 -200 5 0 0 1 $532,192
19 -3 Jamie McMurray 542 -201 5 0 2 2 $645,162
20 +1 Scott Wimmer* 531 -212 5 0 1 1 $1,075,080
21 -1 Terry Labonte 529 -214 5 0 0 0 $659,222
22 -7 Dale Jarrett 512 -231 5 0 0 2 $877,587
23 -1 Rusty Wallace 490 -253 5 0 0 2 $698,784
24 +8 Robby Gordon 468 -275 5 0 1 1 $645,233
25 -1 Johnny Sauter* 455 -288 5 0 0 0 $488,142
26 -1 Brendan Gaughan* 452 -291 5 0 0 0 $505,677
27 +3 Jeff Burton 451 -292 5 0 0 0 $638,837
28 -- Brian Vickers* 449 -294 5 0 0 0 $500,238
29 -3 Ricky Rudd 428 -315 5 0 0 0 $584,689
30 -3 Kyle Petty 418 -325 5 0 0 0 $500,896
31 -- Jeff Green 401 -342 5 0 0 0 $568,472
32 -3 Ricky Craven 397 -346 5 0 0 0 $518,228
33 +1 Ken Schrader 374 -369 5 0 0 0 $480,873
34 -1 Scott Riggs* 373 -370 5 0 0 0 $565,946
35 -- Kevin Lepage 353 -390 5 0 0 0 $460,947
36 +1 Derrike Cope 347 -396 5 0 0 0 $438,317
37 -1 Michael Waltrip 322 -421 5 0 0 0 $620,987
38 -- Dave Blaney 248 -495 2 0 0 0 $331,037
39 -- John Andretti 205 -538 2 0 0 0 $299,287
40 +2 Kirk Shelmerdine 160 -583 4 0 0 0 $249,102
41 -1 Johnny Benson 152 -591 2 0 0 0 $276,014
42 -1 Larry Foyt 146 -597 2 0 0 0 $268,162
43 +1 Andy Hillenburg 135 -608 3 0 0 0 $184,812
44 -1 Bill Elliott 103 -640 1 0 0 0 $76,200
45 +3 Joe Ruttman 102 -641 3 0 0 0 $158,481
46 +3 Andy Belmont 98 -645 2 0 0 0 $106,115
47 -2 Carl Long 98 -645 2 0 0 0 $119,310
48 -2 Mike Skinner 97 -646 1 0 0 0 $251,813
49 -2 Jimmy Spencer 91 -652 1 0 0 0 $223,513
50 +1 Morgan Shepherd 91 -652 2 0 0 0 $114,550
51 +1 Todd Bodine 48 -695 2 0 0 0 $105,815
52 -2 Kyle Busch 40 -703 1 0 0 0 $63,555

* Denotes Rookie

redriderbob

 

redriderbob

 

Johnson wins at Darlington: #48-Jimmie Johnson won the Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 at Darlington Raceway fior his first win of 2004 and his first win at Darlington. #18-Bobby Labonte finished 2nd. The rest of the top five were #12-Newman, #31-Gordon and #38-Sadler. Pole sitterm #9-Kasey Kahne spun twice but ended up 13th. Points Leader #17-Matt Kenseth had some troubles and aa penalty and ended up 31st, four laps down, but maintains a slim points lead of 21 over #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., who finished 10th.
Scheduled Race Re-Air: of the Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 on Speed Channel
Wednesday, March 24th [Fast Forward] at 4:00pm/et;
Thursday, March 25th [Full race] at 3:00pm/et;
Friday, March 26th [Fast Forward] at 12:00am/et

jayski.com

redriderbob

 

The Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 at Darlington Raceway:
The UNOFFICIAL Top Ten (start pos in parens), lap leaders, cars out, cautions and some notes
after 293 of 293 laps:
car#, driver, starting spot
#48-Johnson (11)(69 laps led)
#18-Labonte (12)(18 laps led)
#12-Newman (6)(39 laps led)
#31-Gordon (29)
#38-Sadler (10)

#97-Busch (4)(76 laps led)
#6-Martin (20)
#29-Harvick (23)
#19-Mayfield (18)
#8-Earnhardt Jr. (2)(18 laps led)

Points leader: #17-Kenseth finished 31st, 4 laps down

Cars on the lead lap: 19 (of 43 starters)
Off track/out of race (10):
#09-Ruttman (vibration?-out);
#80-Hillenburg (accident-out)
#24-Gordon (accident-out)
#98-Bodine (?-out);
#72-Shelmerdine (?-out)
#89-Shepherd (?-out)
#02-Belmont (?-out)
#32-Craven (accident-out);
#15-Waltrip (accident-out);
#45-Petty (engine-out);

Laps Leaders Unofficial (12 with 22 lead changes):
#9-Kahne (24 lap led);
#16-Biffle (3);
#8-Earnhardt Jr. (18);
#98-Bodine (2);
#12-Newman (39);
#97-Busch (76 most led);
#89-Shepherd (2);
#42-McMurray (40);
#48-Johnson (69);
#40-Marlin (1);
#18-Labonte (18);
#20-Stewart (1);
Breaks the record for most leaders in the spring event

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Cautions: 9 for 58 laps
Caution 9 - Laps 283 - 288: #9-Kahne and #20-Stewart got together in turn 3 after the 8th caution green flag.
Caution 8 - Laps 276 - 281: #45-Petty lost an engine.
Caution 7 - Laps 231 - 237: Debris on the track from #21-Rudd who cut down a tire.
Caution 6 - Laps 185 - 190: Debris on the track.
Caution 5 - Laps 161 - 169: #17-Kenseth may have had a tire go down, slowed down, got tagged by #21-Rudd. #32-Craven, #10-Riggs, #41-Mears and #25-Vickers got involved and all got varying degrees of damage to their cars. Craven's car is badly damaged.
Caution 4 - Laps 145 - 151: #9-Kahne lost a right rear tire and spun around.
Caution 3 - Laps 53 - 59: Trash bag blowing out on the track.
Caution 2 - Laps 29 - 34: #80-Hillenburg got loose after #20-Stewart got into him, spun and hit the wall, #24-Gordon t-boned Hillenburg as he had no place to go, Gordon was on the brakes. Gordon's car is heavily damaged. Both drivers walked away ok.
Caution 1 - Laps 10 - 14: #15-Waltrip got loose, smacked the wall, #89-Shepherd hit Waltrip, both drove off, but a lot of damage to the #15.

Who got a lap back on each caution at Darlington - The Lucky Dog Pack?: (and their finish)
Caution 9: #5-Labonte
Caution 8: #41-Mears

Caution 7: #0-Burton

Caution 6: #29-Harvick

Caution 5: #12-Newman

Caution 4: #8-Earnhardt Jr.

Caution 3: none, no one a lap down that are running

Caution 2: #02-Belmont

Caution 1: none, no one a lap down


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RACE NOTES: (as noted heard on TV or Radio)
---- a few leaders who are towards the rear of the lead lap cars, came in to pit during the 9th caution, #0-Burton,#20-Stewart, #41-Mears, #9-Kahne, #5-Labonte.
---- on lap 252, #42-McMurray had to come in as he had a bad vibration, had a loose wheel.
---- #17-Kenseth had to pit on lap 203 as he had a loose or broken wheel, lost two more laps.
---- #2-Wallace and #0-Burton got together in turn two right after caution 5, both drove on with Wallace lost a bunch of spots.
---- #17-Kenseth took the lead during the 5th caution but NASCAR ruled he pitted before pit road was open and he passed illegally on the track, so they penalized Kenseth 1 lap.
---- #12-Newman came in hot and almost lost it entering pit road and slid a bit hitting a cone, #9-Kahne was behind Newman, saw what happened and drove on instead of pitting. Newman was penalized a pass-thru penalty.
---- green flag pit stops occurred around laps 108-125 range.
---- #15-Waltrip and #45-Petty brought their cars back out during the 3rd caution around lap 59.
---- on the re-start after the 2nd caution, #8-Earnhardt Jr got a tad into #9-Kahne who went up the track and lost many positions, Dale Jr. was told by NASCAR to calm down.
---- all the leaders came into pit during the first caution, #16-Biffle didn't put and took the lead.
---- to the back: none


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redriderbob

 

Where did the top 10 starters finish at Darlington?
#9-Kahne, 13th
#8-Earnhardt Jr., 10th
#16-Biffle, 12th
#97-Busch, 6th
#50-Cope, 25th
#12-Newman, 3rd
#2-Wallace, 29th
#20-Stewart, 17th
#24-Gordon, 41st accident
#38-Sadler, 5th

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Carven Upset?

http://www.nascar.com/2004/news/head...ook/index.html

redriderbob

 

Jeff Gordon very upset himself, at NASCAR...

http://www.nascar.com/2004/news/head...eck/index.html

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