NASCAR: Darlington, Round 5

16th March 2003 - Carolina Dodge Dealers 400



Practice One

Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 29.125 168.845 2. 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 29.214 0.089 0.089 168.330 0.515 0.515 3. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 29.252 0.038 0.127 168.112 0.218 0.733 4. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 29.277 0.025 0.152 167.968 0.144 0.877 5. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 29.306 0.029 0.181 167.802 0.166 1.043 6. 23 Kenny Wallace Dodge 29.332 0.026 0.207 167.653 0.149 1.192 7. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 29.334 0.002 0.209 167.642 0.011 1.203 8. 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 29.359 0.025 0.234 167.499 0.143 1.346 9. 6 Mark Martin Ford 29.360 0.001 0.235 167.493 0.006 1.352 10. 77 Dave Blaney Ford 29.458 0.098 0.333 166.936 0.557 1.909 11. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 29.458 0.000 0.333 166.936 0.000 1.909 12. 1 Steve Park Chevrolet 29.460 0.002 0.335 166.925 0.011 1.920 13. 9 Bill Elliott Dodge 29.470 0.010 0.345 166.868 0.057 1.977 14. 22 Ward Burton Dodge 29.482 0.012 0.357 166.800 0.068 2.045 15. 25 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 29.488 0.006 0.363 166.766 0.034 2.079 16. 01 Jerry Nadeau Pontiac 29.492 0.004 0.367 166.743 0.023 2.102 17. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 29.497 0.005 0.372 166.715 0.028 2.130 18. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 29.515 0.018 0.390 166.614 0.101 2.231 19. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 29.518 0.003 0.393 166.597 0.017 2.248 20. 7 Jimmy Spencer Dodge 29.531 0.013 0.406 166.523 0.074 2.322 21. 10 Johnny Benson Pontiac 29.562 0.031 0.437 166.349 0.174 2.496 22. 4 Mike Skinner Pontiac 29.584 0.022 0.459 166.225 0.124 2.620 23. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 29.620 0.036 0.495 166.023 0.202 2.822 24. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 29.648 0.028 0.523 165.866 0.157 2.979 25. 42 Jamie McMurray* Dodge 29.650 0.002 0.525 165.855 0.011 2.990 26. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 29.651 0.001 0.526 165.849 0.006 2.996 27. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 29.671 0.020 0.546 165.738 0.111 3.107 28. 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 29.684 0.013 0.559 165.665 0.073 3.180 29. 16 Greg Biffle* Ford 29.713 0.029 0.588 165.503 0.162 3.342 30. 30 Jeff Green Chevrolet 29.753 0.040 0.628 165.281 0.222 3.564 31. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 29.757 0.004 0.632 165.259 0.022 3.586 32. 154 Todd Bodine Ford 29.788 0.031 0.663 165.087 0.172 3.758 33. 43 John Andretti Dodge 29.806 0.018 0.681 164.987 0.100 3.858 34. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 29.810 0.004 0.685 164.965 0.022 3.880 35. 32 Ricky Craven Pontiac 29.823 0.013 0.698 164.893 0.072 3.952 36. 41 Casey Mears* Dodge 29.829 0.006 0.704 164.860 0.033 3.985 37. 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 29.843 0.014 0.718 164.782 0.078 4.063 38. 99 Jeff Burton Ford 29.849 0.006 0.724 164.749 0.033 4.096 39. 0 Jack Sprague* Pontiac 29.897 0.048 0.772 164.485 0.264 4.360 40. 14 Larry Foyt* Dodge 30.049 0.152 0.924 163.653 0.832 5.192 41. 57 Brett Bodine Ford 30.067 0.018 0.942 163.555 0.098 5.290 42. 74 Tony Raines* Chevrolet 30.262 0.195 1.137 162.501 1.054 6.344 43. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 30.369 0.107 1.244 161.928 0.573 6.917 * Rookie

Starting Lineup

Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 28.902 170.147 2. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 29.034 0.132 0.132 169.374 0.773 0.773 3. 01 Jerry Nadeau Pontiac 29.069 0.035 0.167 169.170 0.204 0.977 4. 7 Jimmy Spencer Dodge 29.083 0.014 0.181 169.089 0.081 1.058 5. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 29.086 0.003 0.184 169.071 0.018 1.076 6. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 29.101 0.015 0.199 168.984 0.087 1.163 7. 22 Ward Burton Dodge 29.111 0.010 0.209 168.926 0.058 1.221 8. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 29.130 0.019 0.228 168.816 0.110 1.331 9. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 29.138 0.008 0.236 168.769 0.047 1.378 10. 154 Todd Bodine Ford 29.139 0.001 0.237 168.764 0.005 1.383 11. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 29.153 0.014 0.251 168.682 0.082 1.465 12. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 29.156 0.003 0.254 168.665 0.017 1.482 13. 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 29.178 0.022 0.276 168.538 0.127 1.609 14. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 29.190 0.012 0.288 168.469 0.069 1.678 15. 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 29.226 0.036 0.324 168.261 0.208 1.886 16. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 29.241 0.015 0.339 168.175 0.086 1.972 17. 16 Greg Biffle* Ford 29.246 0.005 0.344 168.146 0.029 2.001 18. 77 Dave Blaney Ford 29.255 0.009 0.353 168.094 0.052 2.053 19. 42 Jamie McMurray* Dodge 29.260 0.005 0.358 168.066 0.028 2.081 20. 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 29.264 0.004 0.362 168.043 0.023 2.104 21. 23 Kenny Wallace Dodge 29.267 0.003 0.365 168.025 0.018 2.122 22. 10 Johnny Benson Pontiac 29.275 0.008 0.373 167.980 0.045 2.167 23. 4 Mike Skinner Pontiac 29.280 0.005 0.378 167.951 0.029 2.196 24. 41 Casey Mears* Dodge 29.293 0.013 0.391 167.876 0.075 2.271 25. 9 Bill Elliott Dodge 29.309 0.016 0.407 167.785 0.091 2.362 26. 43 John Andretti Dodge 29.312 0.003 0.410 167.768 0.017 2.379 27. 6 Mark Martin Ford 29.330 0.018 0.428 167.665 0.103 2.482 28. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 29.338 0.008 0.436 167.619 0.046 2.528 29. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 29.382 0.044 0.480 167.368 0.251 2.779 30. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 29.423 0.041 0.521 167.135 0.233 3.012 31. 32 Ricky Craven Pontiac 29.425 0.002 0.523 167.123 0.012 3.024 32. 30 Jeff Green Chevrolet 29.462 0.037 0.560 166.913 0.210 3.234 33. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 29.463 0.001 0.561 166.908 0.005 3.239 34. 0 Jack Sprague* Pontiac 29.484 0.021 0.582 166.789 0.119 3.358 35. 1 Steve Park Chevrolet 29.498 0.014 0.596 166.710 0.079 3.437 36. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 29.554 0.056 0.652 166.394 0.316 3.753 Provisional 37. 99 Jeff Burton Ford 29.637 0.083 0.735 165.928 0.466 4.219 38. 25 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 29.758 0.121 0.856 165.253 0.675 4.894 39. 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 29.572 -0.186 0.670 166.292 -1.039 3.855 40. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 29.643 0.071 0.741 165.894 0.398 4.253 41. 74 Tony Raines* Chevrolet 29.819 0.176 0.917 164.915 0.979 5.232 42. 14 Larry Foyt* Dodge 29.931 0.112 1.029 164.298 0.617 5.849 43. 57 Brett Bodine Ford 29.657 -0.274 0.755 165.816 -1.518 4.331 * Rookie

Practice Two

Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 01 Jerry Nadeau Pontiac 29.496 166.721 2. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 29.498 0.002 0.002 166.710 0.011 0.011 3. 9 Bill Elliott Dodge 29.565 0.067 0.069 166.332 0.378 0.389 4. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 29.584 0.019 0.088 166.225 0.107 0.496 5. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 29.708 0.124 0.212 165.531 0.694 1.190 6. 16 Greg Biffle* Ford 29.732 0.024 0.236 165.398 0.133 1.323 7. 25 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 29.743 0.011 0.247 165.336 0.062 1.385 8. 6 Mark Martin Ford 29.748 0.005 0.252 165.309 0.027 1.412 9. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 29.782 0.034 0.286 165.120 0.189 1.601 10. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 29.785 0.003 0.289 165.103 0.017 1.618 11. 22 Ward Burton Dodge 29.818 0.033 0.322 164.921 0.182 1.800 12. 154 Todd Bodine Ford 29.838 0.020 0.342 164.810 0.111 1.911 13. 30 Jeff Green Chevrolet 29.838 0.000 0.342 164.810 0.000 1.911 14. 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 29.842 0.004 0.346 164.788 0.022 1.933 15. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 29.869 0.027 0.373 164.639 0.149 2.082 16. 99 Jeff Burton Ford 29.881 0.012 0.385 164.573 0.066 2.148 17. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 29.882 0.001 0.386 164.567 0.006 2.154 18. 42 Jamie McMurray* Dodge 29.883 0.001 0.387 164.562 0.005 2.159 19. 74 Tony Raines* Chevrolet 29.888 0.005 0.392 164.534 0.028 2.187 20. 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 29.889 0.001 0.393 164.529 0.005 2.192 21. 43 John Andretti Dodge 29.891 0.002 0.395 164.518 0.011 2.203 22. 7 Jimmy Spencer Dodge 29.933 0.042 0.437 164.287 0.231 2.434 23. 77 Dave Blaney Ford 29.947 0.014 0.451 164.210 0.077 2.511 24. 1 Steve Park Chevrolet 29.976 0.029 0.480 164.051 0.159 2.670 25. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 29.989 0.013 0.493 163.980 0.071 2.741 26. 4 Mike Skinner Pontiac 29.991 0.002 0.495 163.969 0.011 2.752 27. 32 Ricky Craven Pontiac 30.007 0.016 0.511 163.882 0.087 2.839 28. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 30.010 0.003 0.514 163.865 0.017 2.856 29. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 30.037 0.027 0.541 163.718 0.147 3.003 30. 23 Kenny Wallace Dodge 30.066 0.029 0.570 163.560 0.158 3.161 31. 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 30.068 0.002 0.572 163.549 0.011 3.172 32. 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 30.087 0.019 0.591 163.446 0.103 3.275 33. 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 30.101 0.014 0.605 163.370 0.076 3.351 34. 0 Jack Sprague* Pontiac 30.109 0.008 0.613 163.327 0.043 3.394 35. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 30.154 0.045 0.658 163.083 0.244 3.638 36. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 30.158 0.004 0.662 163.061 0.022 3.660 37. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 30.170 0.012 0.674 162.996 0.065 3.725 38. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 30.180 0.010 0.684 162.942 0.054 3.779 39. 10 Johnny Benson Pontiac 30.297 0.117 0.801 162.313 0.629 4.408 40. 41 Casey Mears* Dodge 30.345 0.048 0.849 162.056 0.257 4.665 41. 14 Larry Foyt* Dodge 30.453 0.108 0.957 161.482 0.574 5.239 42. 57 Brett Bodine Ford 30.493 0.040 0.997 161.270 0.212 5.451 43. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 52.007 21.514 22.511 94.557 66.713 72.164 * = Rookie

Race Result

Pos St No Driver Make Pts Bns Laps Winnings Status 1. 31 32 Ricky Craven Pontiac 180 5 293 $172,150 Running 2. 6 97 Kurt Busch Ford 175 5 293 $103,725 Running 3. 18 77 Dave Blaney Ford 165 293 $91,945 Running 4. 27 6 Mark Martin Ford 165 5 293 $114,813 Running 5. 9 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 155 293 $74,450 Running 6. 16 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 160 10 293 $98,392 Running 7. 1 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 151 5 293 $94,470 Running 8. 12 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 142 293 $69,440 Running 9. 25 9 Bill Elliott Dodge 138 293 $86,743 Running 10. 28 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 134 293 $103,158 Running 11. 23 4 Mike Skinner Pontiac 130 292 $64,250 Running 12. 17 16 Greg Biffle * Ford 127 292 $48,120 Running 13. 38 25 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 129 5 292 $51,465 Running 14. 2 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 126 5 292 $80,060 Running 15. 39 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 118 292 $69,055 Running 16. 13 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 115 291 $83,827 Running 17. 15 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 112 291 $45,715 Running 18. 36 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 114 5 291 $90,673 Running 19. 32 30 Jeff Green Chevrolet 106 291 $56,365 Running 20. 35 1 Steve Park Chevrolet 103 291 $74,982 Running 21. 4 7 Jimmy Spencer Dodge 105 5 291 $56,569 Accident 22. 19 42 Jamie McMurray * Dodge 97 291 $43,965 Accident 23. 21 23 Kenny Wallace Dodge 94 291 $48,050 Accident 24. 29 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 91 291 $72,891 Accident 25. 22 10 Johnny Benson Pontiac 88 291 $73,670 Accident 26. 40 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 85 291 $54,210 Accident 27. 14 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 82 291 $62,310 Running 28. 30 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 84 5 291 $70,942 Running 29. 7 22 Ward Burton Dodge 76 290 $78,611 Running 30. 11 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 73 289 $53,985 Running 31. 43 57 Brett Bodine Ford 70 288 $42,380 Running 32. 42 14 Larry Foyt * Dodge 67 288 $44,825 Running 33. 5 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 69 5 286 $90,503 Running 34. 24 41 Casey Mears * Dodge 61 286 $50,165 Running 35. 3 01 Jerry Nadeau Pontiac 58 286 $42,210 Running 36. 33 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 55 283 $77,843 Running 37. 20 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 52 240 $87,108 Running 38. 26 43 John Andretti Dodge 49 187 $77,743 Accident 39. 8 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 46 145 $85,915 Accident 40. 34 0 Jack Sprague * Pontiac 43 144 $41,815 Running 41. 41 74 Tony Raines * Chevrolet 40 60 $41,750 Accident 42. 37 99 Jeff Burton Ford 37 32 $75,107 Engine 43. 10 154 Todd Bodine Ford 34 22 $41,009 Accident * = Rookie Race Winning Time: 3h10m16s

Championship Standings

Pos Driver Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Winnings 1. Matt Kenseth 760 5 1 3 4 $876,860 2. Tony Stewart 703 5 0 2 4 $832,681 3. Michael Waltrip 698 5 1 3 3 $1,819,390 4. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 634 5 0 2 3 $1,015,160 5. Ricky Craven 617 5 1 2 2 $652,109 6. Kurt Busch 617 5 0 3 3 $1,421,290 7. Dave Blaney 603 5 0 1 3 $524,006 8. Jimmie Johnson 601 5 0 1 2 $1,052,160 9. Joe Nemechek 601 5 0 0 2 $429,845 10. Elliott Sadler 575 5 0 0 3 $587,796 11. Johnny Benson 575 5 0 0 0 $557,375 12. Ryan Newman 571 5 0 0 2 $630,233 13. Dale Jarrett 568 5 1 1 2 $752,800 14. Bobby Labonte 562 5 1 2 2 $766,126 15. Jeff Gordon 546 5 0 1 1 $781,970 16. Mark Martin 542 5 0 2 3 $855,950 17. Ricky Rudd 535 5 0 0 0 $557,375 18. Kevin Harvick 533 5 0 1 1 $978,832 19. Steve Park 528 5 0 0 1 $523,510 20. Rusty Wallace 524 5 0 0 1 $596,455 21. Robby Gordon 516 5 0 0 1 $681,310 22. Jeff Burton 513 5 0 0 1 $603,025 23. Jimmy Spencer 490 5 0 0 1 $443,074 24. Sterling Marlin 469 5 0 0 1 $635,125 25. Terry Labonte 464 5 0 0 0 $567,160 26. Jeremy Mayfield 452 5 0 0 1 $490,966 27. Greg Biffle* 448 4 0 0 0 $325,600 28. Jamie McMurray* 444 5 0 1 1 $380,490 29. Bill Elliott 439 5 0 0 1 $615,316 30. Casey Mears* 433 5 0 0 0 $468,320 31. Ward Burton 431 5 0 0 0 $598,255 32. Kenny Wallace 416 5 0 0 0 $415,684 33. Mike Skinner 413 5 0 0 0 $401,240 34. Kyle Petty 403 5 0 0 0 $431,111 35. Jeff Green 392 5 0 0 0 $447,645 36. Jerry Nadeau 389 5 0 0 0 $402,424 37. Ken Schrader 368 5 0 0 0 $410,376 38. Todd Bodine 367 5 0 0 0 $465,045 39. Jack Sprague* 362 5 0 0 0 $382,536 40. John Andretti 346 5 0 0 0 $562,736 41. Tony Raines* 338 5 0 0 0 $371,686 42. Larry Foyt* 214 4 0 0 0 $216,789 43. Mike Wallace 138 1 0 0 1 $220,051 44. Derrike Cope 110 2 0 0 0 $127,067 45. Hideo Fukuyama* 64 1 0 0 0 $60,400 46. Christian Fittipaldi 58 1 0 0 0 $177,856 47. Brett Bodine 40 2 0 0 0 $110,325 * = Rookie