NASCAR: Richmond, Round 25




First-Round Qualifying

Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 Richmond International Raceway Pos No Name Make Time Speed 1 31 Mike Skinner Chv 00:21.520 125.465 2 20 Tony Stewart * Pon 00:21.544 125.325 3 2 Rusty Wallace Frd 00:21.558 125.244 4 18 Bobby Labonte Pon 00:21.582 125.104 5 60 Geoffrey Bodine Chv 00:21.607 124.960 6 24 Jeff Gordon Chv 00:21.625 124.855 7 99 Jeff Burton Frd 00:21.641 124.763 8 55 Kenny Wallace Chv 00:21.652 124.700 9 28 Kenny Irwin Frd 00:21.655 124.683 10 1 Steve Park Chv 00:21.678 124.550 11 23 Jimmy Spencer Frd 00:21.681 124.533 12 75 Ted Musgrave Frd 00:21.694 124.458 13 88 Dale Jarrett Frd 00:21.699 124.430 14 12 Jeremy Mayfield Frd 00:21.700 124.424 15 5 Terry Labonte Chv 00:21.702 124.412 16 98 Rick Mast Frd 00:21.703 124.407 17 94 Bill Elliott Frd 00:21.706 124.390 18 44 Kyle Petty Pon 00:21.711 124.361 19 22 Ward Burton Pon 00:21.718 124.321 20 6 Mark Martin Frd 00:21.745 124.166 21 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chv 00:21.760 124.081 22 4 Bobby Hamilton Chv 00:21.761 124.075 23 33 Ken Schrader Chv 00:21.786 123.933 24 43 John Andretti Pon 00:21.790 123.910 25 40 Sterling Marlin Chv 00:21.797 123.870 Positions 1-25 will be guaranteed a starting position. The rest of the field will be determined following second-round qualifying. 26 25 Wally Dallenbach Chv 00:21.801 123.848 27 16 Kevin Lepage Frd 00:21.835 123.655 28 42 Joe Nemechek Chv 00:21.851 123.564 29 32 Mike Wallace Frd 00:21.864 123.491 30 26 Johnny Benson Frd 00:21.882 123.389 31 10 Dick Trickle Frd 00:21.882 123.389 32 97 Chad Little Frd 00:21.892 123.333 33 3 Dale Earnhardt Chv 00:21.894 123.321 34 30 Todd Bodine Pon 00:21.898 123.299 35 01 Ron Hornaday Chv 00:21.902 123.276 36 7 Michael Waltrip Chv 00:21.905 123.260 37 21 Elliott Sadler * Frd 00:21.911 123.226 38 11 Brett Bodine Frd 00:21.925 123.147 39 58 Hut Stricklin Frd 00:21.934 123.097 40 77 Robert Pressley Frd 00:21.939 123.069 41 36 Jerry Nadeau Pon 00:21.977 122.856 42 41 David Green Chv 00:21.983 122.822 43 9 Steve Grissom Frd 00:21.988 122.794 44 71 Dave Marcis Chv 00:21.988 122.794 45 90 Stanton Barrett Frd 00:22.071 122.332 46 66 Darrell Waltrip Frd 00:22.083 122.266 47 45 Jack Sprague Pon 00:22.162 121.830 48 91 Tom Baldwin Chv 00:22.307 121.038 * = rookie

Starting Line-up

Pos No Name Make Time Speed 1 31 Mike Skinner Chv 00:21.520 125.465 2 20 Tony Stewart * Pon 00:21.544 125.325 3 2 Rusty Wallace Frd 00:21.558 125.244 4 18 Bobby Labonte Pon 00:21.582 125.104 5 60 Geoffrey Bodine Chv 00:21.607 124.960 6 24 Jeff Gordon Chv 00:21.625 124.855 7 99 Jeff Burton Frd 00:21.641 124.763 8 55 Kenny Wallace Chv 00:21.652 124.700 9 28 Kenny Irwin Frd 00:21.655 124.683 10 1 Steve Park Chv 00:21.678 124.550 11 23 Jimmy Spencer Frd 00:21.681 124.533 12 75 Ted Musgrave Frd 00:21.694 124.458 13 88 Dale Jarrett Frd 00:21.699 124.430 14 12 Jeremy Mayfield Frd 00:21.700 124.424 15 5 Terry Labonte Chv 00:21.702 124.412 16 98 Rick Mast Frd 00:21.703 124.407 17 94 Bill Elliott Frd 00:21.706 124.390 18 44 Kyle Petty Pon 00:21.711 124.361 19 22 Ward Burton Pon 00:21.718 124.321 20 6 Mark Martin Frd 00:21.745 124.166 21 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chv 00:21.760 124.081 22 4 Bobby Hamilton Chv 00:21.761 124.075 23 33 Ken Schrader Chv 00:21.786 123.933 24 43 John Andretti Pon 00:21.790 123.910 25 40 Sterling Marlin Chv 00:21.797 123.870 26 25 Wally Dallenbach Chv 00:21.801 123.848 27 16 Kevin Lepage Frd 00:21.835 123.655 28 42 Joe Nemechek Chv 00:21.851 123.564 29 32 Mike Wallace Frd 00:21.864 123.491 30 26 Johnny Benson Frd 00:21.882 123.389 31 10 Dick Trickle Frd 00:21.882 123.389 32 97 Chad Little Frd 00:21.892 123.333 33 3 Dale Earnhardt Chv 00:21.894 123.321 34 30 Todd Bodine Pon 00:21.898 123.299 35 01 Ron Hornaday Chv 00:21.902 123.276 36 7 Michael Waltrip Chv 00:21.905 123.260 37 21 Elliott Sadler * Frd Provisional 38 36 Jerry Nadeau Pon Provisional 39 9 Steve Grissom Frd Provisional 40 66 Darrell Waltrip Frd Provisional 41 11 Brett Bodine Frd Provisional 42 41 David Green Chv Provisional 43 77 Robert Pressley Frd Provisional Failed toqualify 45 Jack Sprague Pon 00:21.943 123.046 71 Dave Marcis Chv 00:22.031 122.555 58 Hut Stricklin Frd 00:22.180 121.731 90 Stanton Barrett Frd 00:22.311 121.017 91 Tom Baldwin Chv 00:22.336 120.881

Race Result

Pos Car Name Sponsor Make Lap PtsBonus Money Status 1 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Pon 400 185 10 $135,160 Running 2 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batterie Pon 400 175 5 $77,990 Running 3 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Frd Cr Frd 400 165 0 $64,605 Running 4 40 Sterling Marlin Coors Light Chv 400 160 0 $60,105 Running 5 28 Kenny Irwin Texaco Havoline Frd 400 155 0 $49,570 Running 6 3 Dale Earnhardt GMGoodwrench Servic Chv 400 150 0 $47,055 Running 7 4 Bobby Hamilton Kodak Chv 400 146 0 $48,430 Running 8 75 Ted Musgrave Polaris Frd 400 142 0 $37,405 Running 9 43 John Andretti STP Pon 399 138 0 $45,305 Running 10 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chv 399 134 0 $29,905 Running 11 31 Mike Skinner Lowe's Chv 399 135 5 $44,495 Running 12 55 Kenny Wallace Square D Chv 399 127 0 $31,880 Running 13 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Frd 399 124 0 $47,730 Running 14 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Frd 399 121 0 $41,130 Running 15 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pon 399 118 0 $30,505 Running 16 1 Steve Park Pennzoil Chv 399 115 0 $35,730 Running 17 21 Elliott Sadler CITGO Frd 398 112 0 $37,170 Running 18 36 Jerry Nadeau M&M's Pon 398 109 0 $38,080 Running 19 30 Todd Bodine State Fair Pon 398 106 0 $24,155 Running 20 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chv 398 103 0 $37,055 Running 21 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chv 397 100 0 $35,320 Running 22 26 Johnny Benson Cheerios Frd 397 97 0 $34,755 Running 23 60 Geoffrey Bodine Power Team Chv 397 94 0 $26,980 Running 24 32 Mike Wallace Ultra Wheels/Biagi Frd 397 91 0 $23,455 Running 25 12 Jeremy Mayfield Mobil 1 Frd 396 88 0 $38,305 Running 26 16 Kevin Lepage TVGuide Frd 396 85 0 $34,180 Running 27 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Frd 396 82 0 $33,255 Running 28 25 Wally Dallenbach Budweiser Chv 396 79 0 $33,030 Running 29 1 Ron Hornaday Tracfone Chv 396 76 0 $22,810 Running 30 9 Steve Grissom WCW Frd 395 73 0 $26,200 Running 31 11 Brett Bodine Paychex Frd 395 70 0 $33,190 Running 32 66 Darrell Waltrip Big Kmart/Rte 66 Frd 395 67 0 $25,130 Running 33 41 David Green Kodiak Chv 391 64 0 $22,595 Running 34 22 Ward Burton Caterpillar Pon 389 61 0 $29,535 Running 35 6 Mark Martin Valvoline/Cummins Frd 366 63 5 $41,000 Engine 36 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Frd 358 55 0 $29,485 Running 37 23 Jimmy Spencer Team Winston No Bul Frd 357 52 0 $29,430 Running 38 7 Michael Waltrip Philips Chv 346 49 0 $29,395 Running 39 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Engines Frd 316 46 0 $22,360 Running 40 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chv 311 48 5 $50,625 Transmission 41 98 Rick Mast Team Woody Frd 175 40 0 $22,290 Running 42 97 Chad Little John Deere Frd 167 37 0 $29,455 Accident 43 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Chv 54 34 0 $37,245 Accident Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 Contingency Awards Gatorade Front Runner Award: Tony Stewart, No. 20 Home DepotPon Bud Pole Award: Mike Skinner, No. 31 Lowe's Chv Bud Second-Round Fastest Qualifier: Jack Sprague, No. 45 10-10-345Pon MCI WorldCom Fast Pace Award: Stewart Goody's Headache Powders Award: Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont Chv NASCAR Winston Leader Bonus: None, $60,000 at New Hampshire Sept.19 True Value Hard Charger of the Race Award: Gordon EA Sports Move of the Race Award: Stewart Hasbro Interactive Pit Strategy Award: Greg Zipadelli, No. 20 Exide All Charged Up Award: Jerry Nadeau, No. 36 M&M's Pon Plasti-Kote Winning Finish Award: Zipadelli Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award: Tony Stewart, No. 20 Home DepotPon, 1st Unofficial Raybestos Rookie of the Year Standings: 1. Tony Stewart 283 2. Elliott Sadler 179 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 Race Stats Time of race: 2 hours, 53 minutes, 4 seconds Average Speed: 104.006 mph Margin of Victory: 1.114 seconds Lead Changes: 13 lead changes among 5 drivers Cautions: 6 caution flags for 45 laps Lap Leaders: Mike Skinner 1, Tony Stewart 2, Skinner 3-4, Stewart 5-29, Bobby Lanonte 30-32, Stewart 33-170, Jeff Gordon 171-188, Stewart 189-213, Gordon 214-238, Labonte 239-242, Gordon 243-249, Mark Marin 250, Gordon 251-256, Stewart 257-400. * = rookie