I really thought Kahne was going to catch him....[:@]

 

Unofficial Race Results

Samsung/Radio Shack 500 | Texas Motor Speedway

April 4, 2004 | Race 7 of 36

1 19 #38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's 185/5 334 Running
2 3 #9 Kasey Kahne * Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 180/10 334 Running
3 9 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 170/5 334 Running
4 7 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 165/5 334 Running
5 10 #2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite 160/5 334 Running
6 12 #97 Kurt Busch Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools/Sharpie 155/5 334 Running
7 6 #41 Casey Mears Dodge Fujifilm 146/0 334 Running
8 17 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Home Depot 142/0 334 Running
9 8 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 138/0 334 Running
10 26 #42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Texaco/Havoline 134/0 334 Running
11 20 #23 Dave Blaney Dodge Batesville Speedway/Bad Boy Mowers 130/0 334 Running
12 13 #25 Brian Vickers * Chevrolet GMAC Financial Services 127/0 333 Running
13 22 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Icebreakers/GM Goodwrench 124/0 333 Running
14 5 #01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army 126/5 333 Running
15 24 #10 Scott Riggs * Chevrolet Valvoline 118/0 332 Running
16 25 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford DeWalt Power Tools 115/0 332 Running
17 28 #6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra 112/0 332 Running
18 11 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 109/0 332 Running
19 39 #49 Ken Schrader Dodge Schwan's Home Service 106/0 332 Running
20 41 #15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 103/0 332 Running
21 38 #45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia Pacific/Brawny 105/5 332 Running
22 29 #21 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft/U.S. Air Force 97/0 332 Running
23 18 #31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 94/0 331 Running
24 37 #30 Johnny Sauter * Chevrolet America Online 96/5 330 Running
25 1 #18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 93/5 330 Running
26 14 #40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light 90/5 330 Running
27 23 #99 Jeff Burton Ford Roush Racing 82/0 330 Running
28 40 #32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet Tide 79/0 330 Running
29 42 #4 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet Featherlite Luxury Coaches 76/0 328 Running
30 35 #14 Larry Foyt Dodge Smith Chrysler-Dodge 73/0 327 Running
31 4 #16 Greg Biffle Ford National Guard 70/0 318 Out of Race
32 27 #0 Ward Burton Chevrolet NetZero HiSpeed 67/0 304 Running
33 32 #22 Scott Wimmer * Dodge Caterpillar 64/0 294 Out of Race
34 21 #19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 61/0 293 Out of Race
35 33 #43 Jeff Green Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker 58/0 290 Out of Race
36 2 #91 Bill Elliott Dodge Evernham Motorsports 60/5 273 Out of Race
37 31 #50 Derrike Cope Dodge Arnold Development Companies 52/0 232 Out of Race
38 16 #77 Brendan Gaughan * Dodge Kodak EasyShare 49/0 230 Out of Race
39 15 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 46/0 194 Out of Race
40 34 #09 Johnny Benson Dodge Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts 43/0 151 Out of Race
41 30 #5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Kellogg's/Delphi 40/0 119 Out of Race
42 43 #172 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford Freddie B's 37/0 8 Out of Race
43 36 #198 Todd Bodine Ford Lucas Oil Products 34/0 5 Out of Race

* Denotes Rookie

redriderbob

 

2004 Unofficial Driver Standings

After: Samsung/Radio Shack 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | Race 7 of 36

1 +1 Kurt Busch 1032 Leader 7 1 1 5
2 -1 Matt Kenseth 1013 -19 7 2 3 5
3 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. 997 -35 7 2 4 5
4 -- Tony Stewart 946 -86 7 0 2 4
5 +4 Elliott Sadler 942 -90 7 1 2 4
6 -- Jimmie Johnson 923 -109 7 1 3 4
7 +4 Kasey Kahne* 902 -130 7 0 4 4
8 -1 Kevin Harvick 897 -135 7 0 2 3
9 +3 Jeff Gordon 891 -141 7 0 1 5
10 -5 Ryan Newman 834 -198 7 0 2 4
11 +6 Rusty Wallace 825 -207 7 0 2 4
12 -4 Jeremy Mayfield 825 -207 7 0 1 2
13 +1 Jamie McMurray 818 -214 7 0 2 4
14 -4 Sterling Marlin 817 -215 7 0 2 2
15 -2 Bobby Labonte 801 -231 7 0 1 2
16 -1 Mark Martin 789 -243 7 0 1 2
17 +2 Joe Nemechek 776 -256 7 0 0 1
18 +5 Casey Mears 752 -280 7 0 0 2
19 -3 Greg Biffle 745 -287 7 0 0 1
20 +2 Dale Jarrett 721 -311 7 0 0 2
21 -3 Scott Wimmer* 719 -313 7 0 1 1
22 -2 Ward Burton 714 -318 7 0 0 1
23 -2 Terry Labonte 678 -354 7 0 0 0
24 +1 Johnny Sauter* 674 -358 7 0 0 0
25 -1 Robby Gordon 673 -359 7 0 1 1
26 +2 Brian Vickers* 634 -398 7 0 0 0
27 -- Ken Schrader 630 -402 7 0 0 1
28 +1 Kyle Petty 611 -421 7 0 0 0
29 -3 Brendan Gaughan* 604 -428 7 0 0 0
30 -- Jeff Burton 582 -450 7 0 0 0
31 +1 Ricky Rudd 577 -455 7 0 0 0
32 -1 Ricky Craven 573 -459 7 0 0 0
33 +1 Michael Waltrip 559 -473 7 0 0 1
34 +1 Scott Riggs* 552 -480 7 0 0 0
35 -2 Jeff Green 535 -497 7 0 0 0
36 -- Derrike Cope 484 -548 7 0 0 0
37 -- Kevin Lepage 426 -606 6 0 0 0
38 -- Dave Blaney 378 -654 3 0 0 0
39 +1 Kirk Shelmerdine 237 -795 6 0 0 0
40 +3 Larry Foyt 219 -813 3 0 0 0
41 -2 John Andretti 205 -827 2 0 0 0
42 -- Johnny Benson 195 -837 3 0 0 0
43 -2 Andy Hillenburg 169 -863 4 0 0 0
44 +5 Jimmy Spencer 167 -865 2 0 0 0
45 -- Bill Elliott 163 -869 2 0 0 0
46 -2 Joe Ruttman 139 -893 4 0 0 0
47 -1 Andy Belmont 98 -934 2 0 0 0
48 -1 Carl Long 98 -934 2 0 0 0
49 -1 Mike Skinner 97 -935 1 0 0 0
50 -- Morgan Shepherd 91 -941 2 0 0 0
51 +2 Todd Bodine 82 -950 3 0 0 0
52 -1 Hermie Sadler 70 -962 1 0 0 0
53 -1 Stanton Barrett 67 -965 1 0 0 0
54 -- Geoffrey Bodine 46 -986 1 0 0 0
55 -- Kyle Busch 40 -992 1 0 0 0

* Denotes Rookie

redriderbob

 

A mammoth crowd looks on during the national anthem.


Pole-sitter Bobby Labonte takes the green flag.


Matt Kenseth -- battling Dale Jarrett and Brendan Gaughan -- lost the series lead to Kurt Busch after a 16th-place finish.


Joe Nemechek led 33 laps but finished 14th, one lap down.


Elliott Sadler passes Derrike Cope early in the race. Cope finished 37th.


The action goes four-wide early in Sunday's race at Texas.


Dale Earnhardt Jr. said his team made mistakes on pit road Sunday. Still, he finished fourth.


Jimmie Johnson spent 208 laps in the top 10 on Sunday and finished ninth.


Dale Earnhardt Jr. battles Jeff Gordon for position late in Sunday's race.


Kasey Kahne led 148 laps, but had to settle for his third second-place finish this season.


Kurt Busch passes Sterling Marlin. Busch took the series lead Sunday after a sixth-place finish.


Elliott Sadler beats Kasey Kahne to the checkers by .112 seconds.


Sadler starts to celebrate his win as fans scramble to get pictures.


Elliott Sadler celebrates his second career Cup victory.

redriderbob

 

Lap by Lap: Texas!

A lap-by-lap account of Sunday's Samsung/RadioShack 500 from Texas Motor Speedway:

Lap 336: Checkered flag: Elliott Sadler wins!

Lap 319: Greg Biffle to pit road

Lap 308: Gordon forfiets the lead with engine trouble; Elliott Sadler leads

Lap 303: Green flag; Jeff Gordon leads

Lap 293: Caution for Jeff Green's engine problem

Lap 291: Green flag; Jeff Gordon leads

Lap 283: Caution for an accident involving Brian Vickers, Scott Wimmer and Jeremy Mayfield

Lap 283: Green flag; Jeff Gordon leads

Lap 275: Bill Elliott hits the wall with a flat tire. Caution is out.

Lap 272: Green flag; Jeff Gordon leads

Lap 266: Caution for accident involving Ward Burton; Kasey Kahne gets free pass

Lap 264: Jimmie Johnson black-flagged for leaving pit box with equipment

Lap 262: Leader Kasey Kahne to pit road, giving lead to Jeff Gordon

Lap 258: Green-flag stops begin

Lap 237: Kasey Kahne passes Joe Nemechek for the lead

Lap 235: Brendan Gaughan to the garage with engine problems

Lap 224: Bobby Labonte to pit road to change alternator

Lap 205: Joe Nemechek takes lead

Lap 203: Green flag; Bobby Labonte leads

Lap 201: Bobby Labonte to lead after taking no tires on pit stop

Lap 200: Leaders to pit road

Lap 196: Caution flies for single-car wreck involving Ryan Newman

Lap 185: Dale Earnhardt Jr. pits, giving lead to Kasey Kahne -- stops have cycled through

Lap 183: Jeff Gordon goes to pit road, giving the lead to Dale Earnhardt Jr,

Lap 182: Leader Kasey Kahne makes his green-flag pit stop, giving the lead to Jeff Gordon

Lap 179: Jeremy Mayfield begins green-flag pit stops

Lap 175: Matt Kenseth goes a lap down

Lap 161: 18 cars on the lead lap

Lap 145: Kasey Kahne blows by Elliott Sadler for the lead

Lap 139: Matt Kenseth grazes the wall, running 16th

Lap 129: Sterling Marlin hits the wall slightly. No caution, but Marlin heads to pit road

Lap 127: Elliott Sadler passes Kasey Kahne for lead

Lap 126: Green flag; Kasey Kahne leads

Lap 122: Terry Labonte to the garage

Lap 122: Matt Kenseth makes two pit stops -- one for fuel, one for adjustment

Lap 120: Green-flag stops begin

Lap 118: Caution for debris

Lap 117: Kahne leads by 7.7 seconds

Lap 100: 23 cars on lead lap

Lap 89: Kasey Kahne leads by 3.492 seconds

Lap 87: Johnny Sauter pits, giving lead back to Kasey Kahne; green-flag stops complete

Lap 85: Dale Earnhardt Jr. pits, giving lead to Johnny Sauter

Lap 84: Elliott Sadler pits giving lead to Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 83: Leader Kasey Kahne pits, giving lead to Elliott Sadler

Lap 79: Michael Waltrip and Larry Foyt begin green-flag pit stops

Lap 74: Kasey Kahne leads by 5.2 seconds

Lap 64: Kasey Kahne leads by 2.767 seconds

Lap 50: 41 cars on lead lap

Lap 49: Kasey Kahne takes lead from Sterling Marlin

Lap 45: Sterling Marlin takes lead from Bill Elliott

Lap 42: Bill Elliott passes Sterling Marlin for the lead

Lap 37: Dodges have the top five positions

Lap 25: Sterling Marlin takes the lead

Lap 24: Green flag; Rusty Wallace leads

Lap 23: Kyle Petty pits, giving Rusty Wallace the lead

Lap 22: Kyle Petty leads after electing not to come to pit road

Lap 21: Leaders to pit road; Rusty Wallace first off of pit road

Lap 18: Caution for contact between Casey Mears and Jeff Gordon

Lap 10: Kirk Shelmerdine black-flagged for not maintaining minimum speed

Lap 7: Todd Bodine to the garage area

Lap 1: Bill Elliott leads opening lap

Lap 1: Pole-sitter Bobby Labonte leads the field to the green flag

redriderbob

 

Wow, four of the top ten were Dodge.....[sm=smiley20.gif]

 

Early in the race the top-5 were

1.) Bill Elliott
2.) Sterling Marlin
3.) Kasey Kahne
4.) Ryan Newman
5.) Rusty Wallace

I thought Kasey had him too, but of course I always get jnyx'd at the end!

redriderbob

 

Kahne is awesome, he will get one soon.

 

For sure! I really didn't mind seeing the M&Ms car win too much, it's had a long history of crashes and DNFs....plus I like M&Ms (but I can't eat 'em on my low carb diet!!!!)[:@]

 

This was M&M's first win as a sponser in the Cup series, for a point event. They did win one of the two Twin 125's at Daytona at the begining of the year, with Elliott Sadler!

redriderbob