NASCAR: Chicagoland, Round 18

11th July 2004 - Tropicana 400



Practice 1

Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 29.106 0.000 0.000 185.529 0.000 0.000 2. 9 Kasey Kahne* Dodge 29.117 0.011 0.011 185.459 0.070 0.070 3. 6 Mark Martin Ford 29.268 0.151 0.162 184.502 0.957 1.027 4. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 29.315 0.047 0.209 184.206 0.296 1.323 5. 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 29.350 0.035 0.244 183.986 0.220 1.543 6. 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 29.396 0.046 0.290 183.699 0.287 1.830 7. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 29.403 0.007 0.297 183.655 0.044 1.874 8. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 29.444 0.041 0.338 183.399 0.256 2.130 9. 25 Brian Vickers* Chevrolet 29.447 0.003 0.341 183.380 0.019 2.149 10. 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 29.499 0.052 0.393 183.057 0.323 2.472 11. 10 Scott Riggs* Chevrolet 29.520 0.021 0.414 182.927 0.130 2.602 12. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 29.538 0.018 0.432 182.815 0.112 2.714 13. 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 29.550 0.012 0.444 182.741 0.074 2.788 14. 180 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 29.554 0.004 0.448 182.716 0.025 2.813 15. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 29.561 0.007 0.455 182.673 0.043 2.856 16. 41 Casey Mears Dodge 29.579 0.018 0.473 182.562 0.111 2.967 17. 99 Jeff Burton Ford 29.584 0.005 0.478 182.531 0.031 2.998 18. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 29.590 0.006 0.484 182.494 0.037 3.035 19. 0 Ward Burton Chevrolet 29.598 0.008 0.492 182.445 0.049 3.084 20. 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 29.611 0.013 0.505 182.365 0.080 3.164 21. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 29.623 0.012 0.517 182.291 0.074 3.238 22. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 29.635 0.012 0.529 182.217 0.074 3.312 23. 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 29.636 0.001 0.530 182.211 0.006 3.318 24. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 29.638 0.002 0.532 182.199 0.012 3.330 25. 30 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 29.649 0.011 0.543 182.131 0.068 3.398 26. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 29.656 0.007 0.550 182.088 0.043 3.441 27. 77 Brendan Gaughan* Dodge 29.709 0.053 0.603 181.763 0.325 3.766 28. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 29.736 0.027 0.630 181.598 0.165 3.931 29. 09 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Dodge 29.783 0.047 0.677 181.311 0.287 4.218 30. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 29.789 0.006 0.683 181.275 0.036 4.254 31. 43 Jeff Green Dodge 29.806 0.017 0.700 181.172 0.103 4.357 32. 22 Scott Wimmer* Dodge 29.818 0.012 0.712 181.099 0.073 4.430 33. 251 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 29.844 0.026 0.738 180.941 0.158 4.588 34. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 29.920 0.076 0.814 180.481 0.460 5.048 35. 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 29.928 0.008 0.822 180.433 0.048 5.096 36. 198 Todd Bodine Ford 29.936 0.008 0.830 180.385 0.048 5.144 37. 4 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet 29.948 0.012 0.842 180.312 0.073 5.217 38. 1 John Andretti Chevrolet 29.997 0.049 0.891 180.018 0.294 5.511 39. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 30.003 0.006 0.897 179.982 0.036 5.547 40. 32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 30.006 0.003 0.900 179.964 0.018 5.565 41. 50 PJ Jones Dodge 30.124 0.118 1.018 179.259 0.705 6.270 42. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 30.162 0.038 1.056 179.033 0.226 6.496 43. 137 Chad Blount Dodge 30.419 0.257 1.313 177.521 1.512 8.008 44. 113 Greg Sacks Dodge 31.034 0.615 1.928 174.003 3.518 11.526 45. 02 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet 31.396 0.362 2.290 171.996 2.007 13.533 46. 172 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford 31.573 0.177 2.467 171.032 0.964 14.497

Starting Line-up

Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 28.886 0.000 0.000 186.942 0.000 0.000 2. 9 Kasey Kahne* Dodge 28.897 0.011 0.011 186.871 0.071 0.071 3. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 28.987 0.090 0.101 186.290 0.581 0.652 4. 25 Brian Vickers* Chevrolet 29.070 0.083 0.184 185.758 0.532 1.184 5. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 29.074 0.004 0.188 185.733 0.025 1.209 6. 99 Jeff Burton Ford 29.109 0.035 0.223 185.510 0.223 1.432 7. 180 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 29.124 0.015 0.238 185.414 0.096 1.528 8. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 29.146 0.022 0.260 185.274 0.140 1.668 9. 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 29.152 0.006 0.266 185.236 0.038 1.706 10. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 29.157 0.005 0.271 185.204 0.032 1.738 11. 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 29.157 0.000 0.271 185.204 0.000 1.738 12. 41 Casey Mears Dodge 29.179 0.022 0.293 185.065 0.139 1.877 13. 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 29.196 0.017 0.310 184.957 0.108 1.985 14. 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 29.198 0.002 0.312 184.944 0.013 1.998 15. 77 Brendan Gaughan* Dodge 29.200 0.002 0.314 184.932 0.012 2.010 16. 10 Scott Riggs* Chevrolet 29.206 0.006 0.320 184.893 0.039 2.049 17. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 29.232 0.026 0.346 184.729 0.164 2.213 18. 6 Mark Martin Ford 29.240 0.008 0.354 184.678 0.051 2.264 19. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 29.247 0.007 0.361 184.634 0.044 2.308 20. 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 29.301 0.054 0.415 184.294 0.340 2.648 21. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 29.305 0.004 0.419 184.269 0.025 2.673 22. 0 Ward Burton Chevrolet 29.309 0.004 0.423 184.244 0.025 2.698 23. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 29.321 0.012 0.435 184.168 0.076 2.774 24. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 29.344 0.023 0.458 184.024 0.144 2.918 25. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 29.382 0.038 0.496 183.786 0.238 3.156 26. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 29.410 0.028 0.524 183.611 0.175 3.331 27. 251 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 29.413 0.003 0.527 183.592 0.019 3.350 28. 09 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Dodge 29.434 0.021 0.548 183.461 0.131 3.481 29. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 29.438 0.004 0.552 183.436 0.025 3.506 30. 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 29.440 0.002 0.554 183.424 0.012 3.518 31. 1 John Andretti Chevrolet 29.496 0.056 0.610 183.076 0.348 3.866 32. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 29.532 0.036 0.646 182.852 0.224 4.090 33. 02 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet 29.561 0.029 0.675 182.673 0.179 4.269 34. 4 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet 29.562 0.001 0.676 182.667 0.006 4.275 35. 32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 29.567 0.005 0.681 182.636 0.031 4.306 36. 30 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 29.597 0.030 0.711 182.451 0.185 4.491 37. 137 Chad Blount Dodge 29.655 0.058 0.769 182.094 0.357 4.848 38. 43 Jeff Green Dodge 29.702 0.047 0.816 181.806 0.288 5.136 Provisional 39. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 29.831 40. 22 Scott Wimmer* Dodge 29.821 41. 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 29.734 42. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 29.911 43. 50 PJ Jones Dodge 29.731 DNQ 198 Todd Bodine Ford 29.794 DNQ 113 Greg Sacks Dodge 30.176 DNQ 172 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford 30.803

Practice 2

Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 6 Mark Martin Ford 29.662 0.000 0.000 182.051 0.000 0.000 2. 41 Casey Mears Dodge 29.775 0.113 0.113 181.360 0.691 0.691 3. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 29.787 0.012 0.125 181.287 0.073 0.764 4. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 29.799 0.012 0.137 181.214 0.073 0.837 5. 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 29.908 0.109 0.246 180.554 0.660 1.497 6. 25 Brian Vickers* Chevrolet 29.929 0.021 0.267 180.427 0.127 1.624 7. 9 Kasey Kahne* Dodge 29.934 0.005 0.272 180.397 0.030 1.654 8. 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 29.949 0.015 0.287 180.307 0.090 1.744 9. 137 Chad Blount Dodge 29.952 0.003 0.290 180.288 0.019 1.763 10. 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 29.963 0.011 0.301 180.222 0.066 1.829 11. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 29.984 0.021 0.322 180.096 0.126 1.955 12. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 29.987 0.003 0.325 180.078 0.018 1.973 13. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 29.997 0.010 0.335 180.018 0.060 2.033 14. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 30.005 0.008 0.343 179.970 0.048 2.081 15. 99 Jeff Burton Ford 30.025 0.020 0.363 179.850 0.120 2.201 16. 0 Ward Burton Chevrolet 30.049 0.024 0.387 179.706 0.144 2.345 17. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 30.051 0.002 0.389 179.695 0.011 2.356 18. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 30.060 0.009 0.398 179.641 0.054 2.410 19. 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 30.075 0.015 0.413 179.551 0.090 2.500 20. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 30.104 0.029 0.442 179.378 0.173 2.673 21. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 30.106 0.002 0.444 179.366 0.012 2.685 22. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 30.106 0.000 0.444 179.366 0.000 2.685 23. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 30.121 0.015 0.459 179.277 0.089 2.774 24. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 30.122 0.001 0.460 179.271 0.006 2.780 25. 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 30.125 0.003 0.463 179.253 0.018 2.798 26. 4 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet 30.130 0.005 0.468 179.223 0.030 2.828 27. 10 Scott Riggs* Chevrolet 30.138 0.008 0.476 179.176 0.047 2.875 28. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 30.151 0.013 0.489 179.098 0.078 2.953 29. 180 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 30.169 0.018 0.507 178.992 0.106 3.059 30. 30 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 30.190 0.021 0.528 178.867 0.125 3.184 31. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 30.200 0.010 0.538 178.808 0.059 3.243 32. 1 John Andretti Chevrolet 30.208 0.008 0.546 178.761 0.047 3.290 33. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 30.215 0.007 0.553 178.719 0.042 3.332 34. 22 Scott Wimmer* Dodge 30.248 0.033 0.586 178.524 0.195 3.527 35. 77 Brendan Gaughan* Dodge 30.265 0.017 0.603 178.424 0.100 3.627 36. 02 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet 30.323 0.058 0.661 178.083 0.341 3.968 37. 43 Jeff Green Dodge 30.360 0.037 0.698 177.866 0.217 4.185 38. 50 PJ Jones Dodge 30.369 0.009 0.707 177.813 0.053 4.238 39. 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 30.373 0.004 0.711 177.790 0.023 4.261 40. 32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 30.390 0.017 0.728 177.690 0.100 4.361 41. 09 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Dodge 30.397 0.007 0.735 177.649 0.041 4.402 42. 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 30.479 0.082 0.817 177.171 0.478 4.880

Race Result

Pos St No Driver Make Pts Bns Laps Winnings Status 1. 10 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 190 10 267 $336,803 Running 2. 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 175 5 267 $208,640 Running 3. 29 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 165 0 267 $183,592 Running 4. 1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 165 5 267 $172,453 Running 5. 19 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 160 5 267 $130,575 Running 6. 24 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 155 5 267 $123,075 Running 7. 32 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 151 5 267 $126,200 Running 8. 9 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 142 0 267 $112,850 Running 9. 39 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 138 0 267 $129,556 Running 10. 17 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 134 0 267 $122,053 Running 11. 20 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 130 0 267 $121,908 Running 12. 26 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 132 5 267 $127,853 Running 13. 14 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 124 0 267 $88,100 Running 14. 4 25 Brian Vickers * Chevrolet 121 0 267 $87,950 Running 15. 12 41 Casey Mears Dodge 118 0 267 $92,150 Running 16. 31 1 John Andretti Chevrolet 115 0 267 $73,250 Running 17. 23 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 117 5 267 $107,837 Running 18. 11 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 114 5 267 $117,133 Running 19. 22 0 Ward Burton Chevrolet 106 0 267 $75,150 Running 20. 5 16 Greg Biffle Ford 103 0 267 $84,400 Running 21. 13 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 100 0 267 $109,083 Running 22. 25 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 97 0 267 $116,828 Running 23. 40 22 Scott Wimmer * Dodge 94 0 267 $91,975 Running 24. 18 6 Mark Martin Ford 96 5 265 $79,850 Running 25. 34 4 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet 88 0 265 $71,550 Running 26. 42 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 85 0 265 $78,839 Running 27. 41 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 82 0 263 $69,750 Running 28. 38 43 Jeff Green Dodge 79 0 248 $95,300 Accident 29. 16 10 Scott Riggs * Chevrolet 76 0 245 $94,037 Running 30. 15 77 Brendan Gaughan * Dodge 73 0 240 $76,100 Running 31. 7 180 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 70 0 205 $65,900 Accident 32. 30 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 67 0 204 $91,256 Running 33. 6 99 Jeff Burton Ford 64 0 197 $99,342 Running 34. 8 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 61 0 166 $111,667 Accident 35. 21 97 Kurt Busch Ford 58 0 151 $84,600 Running 36. 2 9 Kasey Kahne * Dodge 60 5 136 $94,275 Accident 37. 36 30 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 57 5 129 $72,175 Accident 38. 35 32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 49 0 116 $71,975 Engine 39. 43 50 PJ Jones Dodge 46 0 108 $63,765 Too Slow 40. 33 02 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet 43 0 103 $63,555 Transmission 41. 28 09 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Dodge 40 0 86 $63,355 Engine 42. 27 251 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 42 5 34 $63,170 Fuel Pump 43. 37 137 Chad Blount Dodge 34 0 3 $63,207 Electrical Race Winning Time: 3h05m33 Winning Margin: 2.925s

Championship Standings

Pos Driver Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Winnings 1. Jimmie Johnson 2720 18 3 13 14 $3,105,660 2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2615 18 3 9 12 $4,334,630 3. Jeff Gordon 2478 18 4 7 13 $3,560,480 4. Tony Stewart 2393 18 1 6 9 $3,824,100 5. Matt Kenseth 2321 18 2 6 10 $3,980,720 6. Bobby Labonte 2278 18 0 5 9 $2,530,860 7. Elliott Sadler 2252 18 1 4 7 $2,732,920 8. Kevin Harvick 2229 18 0 3 7 $2,693,510 9. Kurt Busch 2211 18 1 3 7 $2,005,070 10. Ryan Newman 2173 18 1 5 8 $2,700,690 11. Jeremy Mayfield 2108 18 0 3 6 $2,034,680 12. Dale Jarrett 2083 18 0 2 5 $2,427,430 13. Jamie McMurray 2068 18 0 4 9 $1,950,280 14. Kasey Kahne* 2044 18 0 5 5 $2,536,120 15. Mark Martin 2035 18 1 2 7 $1,979,170 16. Casey Mears 1998 18 0 0 7 $1,762,930 17. Rusty Wallace 1965 18 1 3 6 $2,415,950 18. Michael Waltrip 1960 18 0 2 7 $2,334,650 19. Sterling Marlin 1941 18 0 2 5 $2,175,760 20. Brian Vickers* 1913 18 0 0 3 $1,655,290 21. Terry Labonte 1894 18 0 0 5 $2,041,060 22. Robby Gordon 1838 18 0 2 3 $2,093,750 23. Greg Biffle 1806 18 0 0 1 $1,604,050 24. Jeff Burton 1795 18 0 1 3 $2,076,470 25. Joe Nemechek 1763 18 0 0 3 $1,917,130 26. Ward Burton 1737 18 0 0 2 $1,406,140 27. Scott Wimmer* 1700 18 0 1 2 $2,235,080 28. Ricky Rudd 1667 18 0 0 0 $1,863,180 29. Brendan Gaughan* 1581 18 0 0 1 $1,529,870 30. Scott Riggs* 1517 18 0 1 1 $1,853,670 31. Ricky Craven 1472 18 0 0 0 $1,684,490 32. Ken Schrader 1468 18 0 0 1 $1,465,660 33. Kyle Petty 1444 18 0 0 0 $1,495,130 34. Jeff Green 1422 18 0 0 0 $1,789,340 35. Johnny Sauter* 1217 13 0 0 0 $1,164,270 36. Dave Blaney 953 11 0 0 0 $1,035,940 37. Jimmy Spencer 943 12 0 0 0 $1,043,450 38. Derrike Cope 841 13 0 0 0 $974,216 39. Kevin Lepage 582 11 0 0 0 $865,427 40. Morgan Shepherd 502 10 0 0 0 $624,499 41. John Andretti 460 5 0 0 0 $519,261 42. Kirk Shelmerdine 397 10 0 0 0 $645,009 43. Todd Bodine 350 8 0 0 0 $455,484 44. Hermie Sadler 315 6 0 0 0 $373,955 45. PJ Jones 282 4 0 0 0 $242,245 46. Bill Elliott 272 3 0 0 0 $262,975 47. Johnny Benson 271 4 0 0 0 $403,674 48. Bobby Hamilton Jr. 226 4 0 0 0 $256,225 49. Joe Ruttman 207 6 0 0 0 $342,543 50. Andy Hillenburg 206 5 0 0 0 $338,332 51. Larry Foyt 194 3 0 0 0 $342,337 52. Geoffrey Bodine 192 3 0 0 0 $249,735 53. Stanton Barrett 184 4 0 0 0 $278,523 54. Scott Pruett 170 1 0 1 1 $120,100 55. Boris Said 150 1 0 0 1 $123,165 56. Carl Long 138 3 0 0 0 $204,374 57. Kerry Earnhardt 137 2 0 0 0 $164,779 58. Larry Gunselman 113 2 0 0 0 $125,375 59. Klaus Graf 112 1 0 0 0 $58,925 60. Kyle Busch 107 2 0 0 0 $132,580 61. Jim Inglebright 106 1 0 0 0 $70,550 62. Mike Wallace 103 2 0 0 0 $128,320 63. Andy Belmont 98 2 0 0 0 $139,614 64. Mike Skinner 97 1 0 0 0 $251,813 65. Eric McClure 90 1 0 0 0 $65,175 66. Mike Bliss 70 1 0 0 0 $65,900 67. Kenny Wallace 52 1 0 0 0 $62,700 68. Austin Cameron 49 1 0 0 0 $57,590 69. Tony Raines 43 1 0 0 0 $60,025 70. Brandon Ash 40 1 0 0 0 $57,450 71. Randy LaJoie 34 1 0 0 0 $55,651 72. Tom Hubert 34 1 0 0 0 $57,615 73. Chad Blount 34 1 0 0 0 $63,207 * Series rookie