NASCAR: Las Vegas, Round 3

7th March 2004 - UAW/DaimlerChrysler 400



Practice One

Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 9 Kasey Kahne* Dodge 30.928 174.599 2. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 31.206 0.278 0.278 173.044 1.555 1.555 3. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 31.207 0.001 0.279 173.038 0.006 1.561 4. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 31.208 0.001 0.280 173.033 0.005 1.566 5. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 31.237 0.029 0.309 172.872 0.161 1.727 6. 91 Bill Elliott Dodge 31.282 0.045 0.354 172.623 0.249 1.976 7. 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 31.330 0.048 0.402 172.359 0.264 2.240 8. 25 Brian Vickers* Chevrolet 31.359 0.029 0.431 172.199 0.160 2.400 9. 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 31.367 0.008 0.439 172.155 0.044 2.444 10. 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 31.393 0.026 0.465 172.013 0.142 2.586 11. 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 31.424 0.031 0.496 171.843 0.170 2.756 12. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 31.448 0.024 0.520 171.712 0.131 2.887 13. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 31.449 0.001 0.521 171.707 0.005 2.892 14. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 31.528 0.079 0.600 171.276 0.431 3.323 15. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 31.529 0.001 0.601 171.271 0.005 3.328 16. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 31.554 0.025 0.626 171.135 0.136 3.464 17. 4 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 31.561 0.007 0.633 171.097 0.038 3.502 18. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 31.577 0.016 0.649 171.010 0.087 3.589 19. 84 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 31.579 0.002 0.651 171.000 0.010 3.599 20. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 31.596 0.017 0.668 170.908 0.092 3.691 21. 43 Jeff Green Dodge 31.599 0.003 0.671 170.891 0.017 3.708 22. 32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 31.605 0.006 0.677 170.859 0.032 3.740 23. 99 Jeff Burton Ford 31.616 0.011 0.688 170.800 0.059 3.799 24. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 31.651 0.035 0.723 170.611 0.189 3.988 25. 10 Scott Riggs* Chevrolet 31.676 0.025 0.748 170.476 0.135 4.123 26. 41 Casey Mears Dodge 31.687 0.011 0.759 170.417 0.059 4.182 27. 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 31.692 0.005 0.764 170.390 0.027 4.209 28. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 31.708 0.016 0.780 170.304 0.086 4.295 29. 6 Mark Martin Ford 31.733 0.025 0.805 170.170 0.134 4.429 30. 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 31.735 0.002 0.807 170.159 0.011 4.440 31. 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 31.740 0.005 0.812 170.132 0.027 4.467 32. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 31.786 0.046 0.858 169.886 0.246 4.713 33. 22 Scott Wimmer* Dodge 31.861 0.075 0.933 169.486 0.400 5.113 34. 77 Brendan Gaughan* Dodge 31.872 0.011 0.944 169.428 0.058 5.171 35. 30 Johnny Sauter* Chevrolet 31.889 0.017 0.961 169.337 0.091 5.262 36. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 31.932 0.043 1.004 169.109 0.228 5.490 37. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 31.938 0.006 1.010 169.078 0.031 5.521 38. 09 Johnny Benson Dodge 31.938 0.000 1.010 169.078 0.000 5.521 39. 0 Ward Burton Chevrolet 32.012 0.074 1.084 168.687 0.391 5.912 40. 50 Derrike Cope Dodge 32.598 0.586 1.670 165.654 3.033 8.945 41. 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge 32.858 0.260 1.930 164.344 1.310 10.255 42. 02 Carl Long Pontiac 34.148 1.290 3.220 158.135 6.209 16.464 43. 172 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford 35.805 1.657 4.877 150.817 7.318 23.782 44. 198 Larry Gunselman Ford 35.987 0.182 5.059 150.054 0.763 24.545 * Series rookie

Starting Line-up

Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 9 Kasey Kahne* Dodge 30.874 174.904 2. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 30.937 0.063 0.063 174.548 0.356 0.356 3. 25 Brian Vickers* Chevrolet 30.939 0.002 0.065 174.537 0.011 0.367 4. 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 30.957 0.018 0.083 174.436 0.101 0.468 5. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 30.974 0.017 0.100 174.340 0.096 0.564 6. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 30.987 0.013 0.113 174.267 0.073 0.637 7. 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 31.059 0.072 0.185 173.863 0.404 1.041 8. 77 Brendan Gaughan* Dodge 31.066 0.007 0.192 173.824 0.039 1.080 9. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 31.069 0.003 0.195 173.807 0.017 1.097 10. 91 Bill Elliott Dodge 31.076 0.007 0.202 173.768 0.039 1.136 11. 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 31.081 0.005 0.207 173.740 0.028 1.164 12. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 31.134 0.053 0.260 173.444 0.296 1.460 13. 41 Casey Mears Dodge 31.141 0.007 0.267 173.405 0.039 1.499 14. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 31.166 0.025 0.292 173.266 0.139 1.638 15. 10 Scott Riggs* Chevrolet 31.202 0.036 0.328 173.066 0.200 1.838 16. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 31.212 0.010 0.338 173.010 0.056 1.894 17. 32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 31.217 0.005 0.343 172.983 0.027 1.921 18. 84 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 31.222 0.005 0.348 172.955 0.028 1.949 19. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 31.263 0.041 0.389 172.728 0.227 2.176 20. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 31.310 0.047 0.436 172.469 0.259 2.435 21. 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 31.322 0.012 0.448 172.403 0.066 2.501 22. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 31.368 0.046 0.494 172.150 0.253 2.754 23. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 31.396 0.028 0.522 171.996 0.154 2.908 24. 43 Jeff Green Dodge 31.441 0.045 0.567 171.750 0.246 3.154 25. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 31.454 0.013 0.580 171.679 0.071 3.225 26. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 31.484 0.030 0.610 171.516 0.163 3.388 27. 6 Mark Martin Ford 31.486 0.002 0.612 171.505 0.011 3.399 28. 99 Jeff Burton Ford 31.490 0.004 0.616 171.483 0.022 3.421 29. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 31.501 0.011 0.627 171.423 0.060 3.481 30. 30 Johnny Sauter* Chevrolet 31.513 0.012 0.639 171.358 0.065 3.546 31. 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 31.514 0.001 0.640 171.352 0.006 3.552 32. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 31.552 0.038 0.678 171.146 0.206 3.758 33. 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 31.555 0.003 0.681 171.130 0.016 3.774 34. 0 Ward Burton Chevrolet 31.619 0.064 0.745 170.783 0.347 4.121 35. 4 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 31.682 0.063 0.808 170.444 0.339 4.460 36. 09 Johnny Benson Dodge 31.690 0.008 0.816 170.401 0.043 4.503 37. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 31.708 0.018 0.834 170.304 0.097 4.600 38. 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 31.769 0.061 0.895 169.977 0.327 4.927 Provisional 39. 22 Scott Wimmer* Dodge 31.826 40. 50 Derrike Cope Dodge 31.894 41. 02 Carl Long Pontiac 32.987 42. 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge 32.730 43. 72 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford 33.064 Did Not Qialify DNQ 98 Larry Gunselman Ford 33.519

Practice Two

Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 31.696 170.368 2. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 31.716 0.020 0.020 170.261 0.107 0.107 3. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 31.740 0.024 0.044 170.132 0.129 0.236 4. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 31.768 0.028 0.072 169.982 0.150 0.386 5. 9 Kasey Kahne* Dodge 31.786 0.018 0.090 169.886 0.096 0.482 6. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 31.815 0.029 0.119 169.731 0.155 0.637 7. 25 Brian Vickers* Chevrolet 31.823 0.008 0.127 169.689 0.042 0.679 8. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 31.905 0.082 0.209 169.253 0.436 1.115 9. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 31.918 0.013 0.222 169.184 0.069 1.184 10. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 31.943 0.025 0.247 169.051 0.133 1.317 11. 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 31.948 0.005 0.252 169.025 0.026 1.343 12. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 31.954 0.006 0.258 168.993 0.032 1.375 13. 6 Mark Martin Ford 32.029 0.075 0.333 168.597 0.396 1.771 14. 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 32.048 0.019 0.352 168.497 0.100 1.871 15. 99 Jeff Burton Ford 32.049 0.001 0.353 168.492 0.005 1.876 16. 84 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 32.068 0.019 0.372 168.392 0.100 1.976 17. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 32.069 0.001 0.373 168.387 0.005 1.981 18. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 32.078 0.009 0.382 168.340 0.047 2.028 19. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 32.103 0.025 0.407 168.209 0.131 2.159 20. 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 32.145 0.042 0.449 167.989 0.220 2.379 21. 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 32.194 0.049 0.498 167.733 0.256 2.635 22. 41 Casey Mears Dodge 32.229 0.035 0.533 167.551 0.182 2.817 23. 91 Bill Elliott Dodge 32.234 0.005 0.538 167.525 0.026 2.843 24. 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 32.251 0.017 0.555 167.437 0.088 2.931 25. 22 Scott Wimmer* Dodge 32.283 0.032 0.587 167.271 0.166 3.097 26. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 32.307 0.024 0.611 167.146 0.125 3.222 27. 10 Scott Riggs* Chevrolet 32.312 0.005 0.616 167.121 0.025 3.247 28. 0 Ward Burton Chevrolet 32.336 0.024 0.640 166.997 0.124 3.371 29. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 32.351 0.015 0.655 166.919 0.078 3.449 30. 30 Johnny Sauter* Chevrolet 32.496 0.145 0.800 166.174 0.745 4.194 31. 77 Brendan Gaughan* Dodge 32.535 0.039 0.839 165.975 0.199 4.393 32. 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 32.549 0.014 0.853 165.904 0.071 4.464 33. 32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 32.561 0.012 0.865 165.843 0.061 4.525 34. 43 Jeff Green Dodge 32.608 0.047 0.912 165.604 0.239 4.764 35. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 32.681 0.073 0.985 165.234 0.370 5.134 36. 4 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 32.728 0.047 1.032 164.996 0.238 5.372 37. 09 Johnny Benson Dodge 32.736 0.008 1.040 164.956 0.040 5.412 38. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 32.739 0.003 1.043 164.941 0.015 5.427 39. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 32.773 0.034 1.077 164.770 0.171 5.598 40. 50 Derrike Cope Dodge 32.895 0.122 1.199 164.159 0.611 6.209 41. 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge 33.219 0.324 1.523 162.558 1.601 7.810 42. 02 Carl Long Pontiac 33.934 0.715 2.238 159.132 3.426 11.236 43. 172 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford 34.112 0.178 2.416 158.302 0.830 12.066

Race Result

Pos St No Driver Make Points Bonus Laps Winnings Status 1. 25 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 190 10 267 $458,828 Running 2. 1 9 Kasey Kahne * Dodge 175 5 267 $260,775 Running 3. 19 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 170 5 267 $219,603 Running 4. 4 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 160 267 $150,925 Running 5. 27 6 Mark Martin Ford 155 267 $127,875 Running 6. 11 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 150 267 $131,808 Running 7. 13 41 Casey Mears Dodge 146 267 $117,050 Running 8. 7 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 142 267 $136,583 Running 9. 2 97 Kurt Busch Ford 143 5 267 $108,500 Running 10. 21 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 134 267 $129,108 Running 11. 29 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 130 267 $120,492 Running 12. 32 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 127 267 $101,275 Running 13. 28 99 Jeff Burton Ford 129 5 267 $119,417 Running 14. 6 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 121 267 $104,950 Running 15. 20 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 118 267 $128,128 Running 16. 12 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 120 5 267 $98,050 Running 17. 37 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 112 267 $107,600 Running 18. 23 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 109 266 $112,750 Running 19. 38 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 106 266 $97,150 Running 20. 10 91 Bill Elliott Dodge 103 266 $76,200 Running 21. 16 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 105 5 266 $112,328 Running 22. 8 77 Brendan Gaughan * Dodge 97 266 $83,450 Running 23. 3 25 Brian Vickers * Chevrolet 94 266 $83,275 Running 24. 30 30 Johnny Sauter * Chevrolet 91 266 $73,250 Running 25. 17 32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 93 5 265 $89,039 Running 26. 34 0 Ward Burton Chevrolet 85 265 $70,750 Running 27. 5 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 82 265 $114,117 Running 28. 33 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 79 264 $92,306 Running 29. 15 10 Scott Riggs * Chevrolet 81 5 264 $91,237 Running 30. 22 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 73 264 $101,487 Running 31. 36 09 Johnny Benson Dodge 70 263 $65,600 Running 32. 31 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 67 263 $65,400 Running 33. 40 50 Derrike Cope Dodge 64 262 $66,125 Running 34. 24 43 Jeff Green Dodge 61 200 $91,250 Accident 35. 26 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 58 196 $111,978 Handling 36. 35 4 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 55 182 $64,600 Engine 37. 14 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 57 5 163 $100,431 Accident 38. 41 02 Carl Long Pontiac 49 145 $64,175 Oil Pump 39. 39 22 Scott Wimmer * Dodge 46 37 $71,975 Engine 40. 9 16 Greg Biffle Ford 43 23 $71,750 Engine 41. 18 84 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 40 11 $63,555 Accident 42. 43 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge 37 9 $63,375 Overheating 43. 42 172 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford 34 8 $63,413 Engine Race Winning Time: 3h06m35 Winning Margin: 3.426s

Championship Standings

Pos Driver Pts St 1st T5 T10 Winnings 1. Matt Kenseth 523 3 2 2 3 $989,048 2. Tony Stewart 435 3 0 2 2 $1,466,170 3. Elliott Sadler 405 3 0 0 2 $622,373 4. Jeff Gordon 404 3 0 0 2 $608,981 5. Kurt Busch 400 3 0 0 2 $429,172 6. Kevin Harvick 399 3 0 1 1 $886,883 7. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 398 3 1 2 2 $1,838,350 8. Kasey Kahne* 385 3 0 2 2 $622,787 9. Jamie McMurray 385 3 0 2 2 $507,487 10. Casey Mears 367 3 0 0 1 $426,947 11. Bobby Labonte 360 3 0 0 1 $559,346 12. Rusty Wallace 356 3 0 0 2 $524,323 13. Joe Nemechek 347 3 0 0 1 $531,938 14. Jeremy Mayfield 339 3 0 0 0 $453,049 15. Ward Burton 335 3 0 0 1 $355,697 16. Scott Wimmer* 334 3 0 1 1 $918,374 17. Terry Labonte 332 3 0 0 0 $488,522 18. Sterling Marlin 321 3 0 1 1 $482,364 19. Jimmie Johnson 320 3 0 1 1 $689,989 20. Mark Martin 316 3 0 1 1 $470,832 21. Ryan Newman 307 3 0 0 1 $522,325 22. Dale Jarrett 307 3 0 0 1 $698,928 23. Brendan Gaughan* 306 3 0 0 0 $379,447 24. Johnny Sauter* 297 3 0 0 0 $350,497 25. Ricky Rudd 294 3 0 0 0 $425,892 26. Kyle Petty 278 3 0 0 0 $382,472 27. Greg Biffle 264 3 0 0 0 $390,247 28. Brian Vickers* 255 3 0 0 0 $365,923 29. Ricky Craven 245 3 0 0 0 $377,653 30. Kevin Lepage 219 3 0 0 0 $343,098 31. Jeff Burton 218 3 0 0 0 $447,563 32. Scott Riggs* 212 3 0 0 0 $403,502 33. Derrike Cope 210 3 0 0 0 $330,462 34. John Andretti 205 2 0 0 0 $299,287 35. Jeff Green 204 3 0 0 0 $405,847 36. Ken Schrader 192 3 0 0 0 $365,248 37. Robby Gordon 191 3 0 0 0 $433,129 38. Michael Waltrip 170 3 0 0 0 $439,105 39. Johnny Benson 152 2 0 0 0 $276,014 40. Larry Foyt 146 2 0 0 0 $268,162 41. Dave Blaney 118 1 0 0 0 $266,762 42. Bill Elliott 103 1 0 0 0 $76,200 43. Carl Long 98 2 0 0 0 $119,310 44. Mike Skinner 97 1 0 0 0 $251,813 45. Jimmy Spencer 91 1 0 0 0 $223,513 46. Kirk Shelmerdine 71 2 0 0 0 $143,147 47. Andy Hillenburg 61 1 0 0 0 $79,162 48. Kyle Busch 40 1 0 0 0 $63,555 49. Morgan Shepherd 37 1 0 0 0 $63,375 50. Joe Ruttman 34 1 0 0 0 $54,196