OK, comments on the Jarret/Newman contact? Earlier in the race, Newman unintentionally hit Jarret from the rear and spun him out. Then later Jarret purposely side swiped Newman and wrecked him and Newman did not finish the race. This knocked Newman back 2 spots to 8th in the Chase. With only 31 points separating him from 11th! I think Jarret's move was VERY stupid for a veteran to do. There is no excuse for what he did. It was dangerous and stupid. If he doesn't get fined or suspended for this, then NASCAR is retarded. Jarret declined an interview because he knows he was wrong.

The Race to the Chase was shaken up considerably when Dale Jarrett lost patience with Ryan Newman.




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Up off the Matt
Just when most folks were counting Matt Kenseth out of the Chase for the Nextel Cup, the driver of the No. 17 Ford completely dominated the Sharpie 500 on Saturday night at Bristol, his first win since March of 2004.

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Unofficial Race Results

Sharpie 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway

August 27, 2005 | Race 24 of 36

Fin St Car Driver Make Sponsor Pts/Bonus Laps Status
1 1 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford DeWalt Power Tools 190/10 500 Running
2 24 #31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 170/0 500 Running
3 4 #16 Greg Biffle Ford National Guard 170/5 500 Running
4 5 #21 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft Genuine Parts 160/0 500 Running
5 20 #2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite 160/5 500 Running
6 2 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 155/5 500 Running
7 27 #0 Mike Bliss Chevrolet CertainTeed 151/5 500 Running
8 17 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 142/0 500 Running
9 41 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 138/0 500 Running
10 13 #97 Kurt Busch Ford Sharpie Mini 134/0 500 Running
11 7 #49 Ken Schrader Dodge Schwan's Home Service 130/0 500 Running
12 35 #01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army 127/0 500 Running
13 9 #38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's 129/5 500 Running
14 32 #22 Scott Wimmer Dodge Caterpillar 121/0 500 Running
15 22 #15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 118/0 500 Running
16 25 #6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra 115/0 500 Running
17 15 #4 Mike Wallace Chevrolet Lucas Oil/Food City 112/0 500 Running
18 16 #19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 114/5 500 Running
19 31 #77 Travis Kvapil * Dodge Kodak/Jasper Engines 106/0 500 Running
20 23 #25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet GMAC/ditech.com/Scooby-Doo 103/0 500 Running
21 42 #18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet POWERade FLAVA23/Interstate 105/5 500 Running
22 28 #43 Jeff Green Dodge Cheerios/Hamburger Helper 97/0 500 Running
23 3 #07 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Happy Birthday Jack 94/0 500 Running
24 37 #99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 91/0 499 Running
25 26 #45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia-Pacific/Quilted Northern 88/0 499 Running
26 18 #42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Texaco Havoline 85/0 498 Running
27 39 #11 Terry Labonte Chevrolet FedEx Express 82/0 497 Running
28 34 #50 Jimmy Spencer Dodge Allied Steel Structures 79/0 493 Running
29 40 #40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light 76/0 491 Running
30 38 #192 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet Kingsport Iron & Metal 73/0 491 Running
31 30 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 70/0 478 Running
32 43 #200 Carl Long Chevrolet Royal Administration 67/0 472 Running
33 11 #5 Kyle Busch * Chevrolet Kellogg's/Johnny Bravo 64/0 448 Running
34 14 #41 Casey Mears Dodge Target 61/0 427 Running
35 8 #32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevrolet Tide 58/0 411 Running
36 29 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 55/0 410 Out of Race
37 19 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench/Reese's Big Cup 57/5 352 Running
38 33 #7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Jim Beam 49/0 332 Out of Race
39 6 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 46/0 317 Out of Race
40 12 #10 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Checkers/Rally's 43/0 309 Out of Race
41 36 #195 Stanton Barrett * Chevrolet Langley Properties 40/0 251 Out of Race
42 10 #9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 37/0 212 Out of Race
43 21 #100 Johnny Benson Chevrolet Bryan Foods 34/0 78 Out of Race

* Denotes Rookie

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Dodge Lap-by-Lap: Bristol
August 27, 2005
10:55 PM EDT (02:55 GMT)

Lap 495: Caution it out for Kyle Petty's spin. He had help from Carl Edwards.

Lap 477: Jamie McMurray to pit road with a flat tire

Lap 468: Caution is out for Stanton Barrett's crash. Jeff Green is the Lucky Dog.

- Jamie McMurray (13th) leads everyone down pit road

Lap 427: Sadler takes lead from Wallace.

Lap 425: Green flag. Wallace leads.

Lap 419: Rusty Wallace stays out, takes the lead.

- Martin has to come back in to re-adjust wheel. He goes back to 25th.

Lap 374: Jeff Green stays out, leads a lap.

Lap 318: Caution is out. Dale Jarrett spins Ryan Newman, Harvick plows into Newman. Jamie McMurray, Mike Bliss and Dale Earnhardt Jr. also involved in the crash. Jarrett will get a two-lap penalty for rough driving.

Lap 315: Rusty Wallace is in second. Kurt Busch is third.

Lap 308: Green flag. Wallace leads.

Lap 303: Pit stops begin. Kenseth keeps the lead in the pits and Biffle remains right behind him. Wallace still officially the leader.

Lap 303: Rusty Wallace stays out for the lead.

Lap 301: Caution is out. Dale Jarrett has hit the fence after help from Ryan Newman. Travis Kvapil is the Lucky Dog.

Lap 246: Sterling Marlin has a flat tire.

Lap 240: Caution is out. Travis Kvapil has spun on the backstretch. Scott Wimmer gets the Lucky Dog.

Lap 232: Kenseth is back in the lead. Mayfield is second.

Lap 225: Green flag. Mayfield leads.

Lap 221: Caution is out. Stanton Barrett has spun after help from, Rusty Wallace. Jeff Green is the Lucky Dog.

Lap 215: Green flag. Mayfield leads.

Lap 213: Jeremy Mayfield, Scott Riggs stay out to get track position.

Lap 212: Pit stops begin. Ryan Newman goes to second with a two-time stop.

Lap 210: Caution is out. Rusty Wallace and Dale Jarrett collide, Jarrett spins and collects Carl Edwards. Bobby Labonte is the Lucky Dog.

Lap 155: Ryan Newman has cracked the top five

- Kurt Busch, McMurray collide on pit road

Lap 129: Caution is out. Scott Wimmer has spun on the backstretch with help from Kyle Petty. Earnhardt Jr. is the Lucky Dog.

Lap 108: Three cars (Casey Mears, Johnny Benson, Kasey Kahne) are behind the wall.

Lap 93: Caution is out. Kasey Kahne is hit by Kevin Harvick, he spins and tags the wall. Earnhardt Jr. also has damage after he loops around. The Lucky Dog is Jamie McMurray.

Lap 76: Caution is out. Casey Mears slows to avoid crash, plows Hermie Sadler. Earnhardt Jr. is the Lucky Dog.

Lap 69: Caution is out. Sterling Marlin has pancaked the right side of his car. He had a probable flat tire. Travis Kvapil is the Lucky Dog.

Lap 40: Jamie McMurray falls a lap down. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is next.

7:42 p.m. - Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jamie McMurray to the rear.

7:17 p.m.: Rusty Wallace says his son's racing career "is costing him a lot of money."

Make him mow the lawn, Rusty.

 

Dude, that race was just fu*ked up![:@] I watch that race from beginning to end and I was disappointed, especially at Dale Jarrett. Both Newman and Wallace had a car to win IMO. Very disappointing finish I think![:@] Yeah, Wallace came home with a top five, but it's no win!!!