NASCAR: Charlotte, Round 31
16th October 2004 - UAW-GM Quality 500
Practice 1
Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st
1. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 28.870 0.000 0.000 187.045 0.000 0.000
2. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 28.967 0.097 0.097 186.419 0.626 0.626
3. 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 29.037 0.070 0.167 185.970 0.449 1.075
4. 6 Mark Martin Ford 29.174 0.137 0.304 185.096 0.874 1.949
5. 9 Kasey Kahne* Dodge 29.199 0.025 0.329 184.938 0.158 2.107
6. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 29.212 0.013 0.342 184.856 0.082 2.189
7. 30 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 29.302 0.090 0.432 184.288 0.568 2.757
8. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 29.323 0.021 0.453 184.156 0.132 2.889
9. 41 Casey Mears Dodge 29.323 0.000 0.453 184.156 0.000 2.889
10. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 29.330 0.007 0.460 184.112 0.044 2.933
11. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 29.335 0.005 0.465 184.080 0.032 2.965
12. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 29.349 0.014 0.479 183.993 0.087 3.052
13. 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevrolet 29.353 0.004 0.483 183.968 0.025 3.077
14. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 29.381 0.028 0.511 183.792 0.176 3.253
15. 43 Jeff Green Dodge 29.399 0.018 0.529 183.680 0.112 3.365
16. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 29.405 0.006 0.535 183.642 0.038 3.403
17. 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 29.442 0.037 0.572 183.411 0.231 3.634
18. 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 29.447 0.005 0.577 183.380 0.031 3.665
19. 25 Brian Vickers* Chevrolet 29.490 0.043 0.620 183.113 0.267 3.932
20. 4 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet 29.503 0.013 0.633 183.032 0.081 4.013
21. 51 Tony Raines Chevrolet 29.515 0.012 0.645 182.958 0.074 4.087
22. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 29.530 0.015 0.660 182.865 0.093 4.180
23. 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 29.531 0.001 0.661 182.859 0.006 4.186
24. 14 John Andretti Ford 29.539 0.008 0.669 182.809 0.050 4.236
25. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 29.561 0.022 0.691 182.673 0.136 4.372
26. 37 Kevin Lepage Dodge 29.561 0.000 0.691 182.673 0.000 4.372
27. 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 29.575 0.014 0.705 182.587 0.086 4.458
28. 50 Jeff Fuller Dodge 29.594 0.019 0.724 182.469 0.118 4.576
29. 10 Scott Riggs* Chevrolet 29.606 0.012 0.736 182.395 0.074 4.650
30. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 29.613 0.007 0.743 182.352 0.043 4.693
31. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 29.659 0.046 0.789 182.070 0.282 4.975
32. 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 29.669 0.010 0.799 182.008 0.062 5.037
33. 22 Scott Wimmer* Dodge 29.672 0.003 0.802 181.990 0.018 5.055
34. 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 29.703 0.031 0.833 181.800 0.190 5.245
35. 77 Brendan Gaughan* Dodge 29.714 0.011 0.844 181.733 0.067 5.312
36. 84 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 29.762 0.048 0.892 181.439 0.294 5.606
37. 0 Ward Burton Chevrolet 29.766 0.004 0.896 181.415 0.024 5.630
38. 99 Carl Edwards Ford 29.766 0.000 0.896 181.415 0.000 5.630
39. 09 Johnny Sauter* Dodge 29.843 0.077 0.973 180.947 0.468 6.098
40. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 29.877 0.034 1.007 180.741 0.206 6.304
41. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 29.897 0.020 1.027 180.620 0.121 6.425
42. 00 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 29.958 0.061 1.088 180.252 0.368 6.793
43. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 29.996 0.038 1.126 180.024 0.228 7.021
44. 92 Derrike Cope Ford 30.076 0.080 1.206 179.545 0.479 7.500
45. 00 Carl Long Chevrolet 30.129 0.053 1.259 179.229 0.316 7.816
46. 13 Greg Sacks Dodge 30.147 0.018 1.277 179.122 0.107 7.923
47. 35 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 30.206 0.059 1.336 178.772 0.350 8.273
48. 59 Larry Foyt Dodge 30.527 0.321 1.657 176.893 1.879 10.152
49. 98 Geoffrey Bodine Ford 30.536 0.009 1.666 176.840 0.053 10.205
50. 72 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford 30.803 0.267 1.933 175.308 1.532 11.737
51. 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge 30.812 0.009 1.942 175.256 0.052 11.789
52. 02 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet 30.856 0.044 1.986 175.006 0.250 12.039
Starting Line-up
Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st
1. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 28.590 0.000 0.000 188.877 0.000 0.000
2. 9 Kasey Kahne* Dodge 28.829 0.239 0.239 187.311 1.566 1.566
3. 41 Casey Mears Dodge 28.834 0.005 0.244 187.279 0.032 1.598
4. 10 Scott Riggs* Chevrolet 28.957 0.123 0.367 186.483 0.796 2.394
5. 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 28.996 0.039 0.406 186.233 0.250 2.644
6. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 28.997 0.001 0.407 186.226 0.007 2.651
7. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 29.010 0.013 0.420 186.143 0.083 2.734
8. 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 29.022 0.012 0.432 186.066 0.077 2.811
9. 99 Carl Edwards Ford 29.036 0.014 0.446 185.976 0.090 2.901
10. 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevrolet 29.039 0.003 0.449 185.957 0.019 2.920
11. 6 Mark Martin Ford 29.139 0.100 0.549 185.319 0.638 3.558
12. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 29.146 0.007 0.556 185.274 0.045 3.603
13. 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 29.154 0.008 0.564 185.223 0.051 3.654
14. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 29.170 0.016 0.580 185.122 0.101 3.755
15. 77 Brendan Gaughan* Dodge 29.192 0.022 0.602 184.982 0.140 3.895
16. 25 Brian Vickers* Chevrolet 29.213 0.021 0.623 184.849 0.133 4.028
17. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 29.215 0.002 0.625 184.837 0.012 4.040
18. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 29.237 0.022 0.647 184.697 0.140 4.180
19. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 29.241 0.004 0.651 184.672 0.025 4.205
20. 14 John Andretti Ford 29.250 0.009 0.660 184.615 0.057 4.262
21. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 29.264 0.014 0.674 184.527 0.088 4.350
22. 4 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet 29.268 0.004 0.678 184.502 0.025 4.375
23. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 29.289 0.021 0.699 184.370 0.132 4.507
24. 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 29.300 0.011 0.710 184.300 0.070 4.577
25. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 29.339 0.039 0.749 184.055 0.245 4.822
26. 50 Jeff Fuller Dodge 29.431 0.092 0.841 183.480 0.575 5.397
27. 37 Kevin Lepage Dodge 29.452 0.021 0.862 183.349 0.131 5.528
28. 51 Tony Raines Chevrolet 29.458 0.006 0.868 183.312 0.037 5.565
29. 09 Johnny Sauter* Dodge 29.470 0.012 0.880 183.237 0.075 5.640
30. 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 29.472 0.002 0.882 183.225 0.012 5.652
31. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 29.482 0.010 0.892 183.163 0.062 5.714
32. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 29.497 0.015 0.907 183.070 0.093 5.807
33. 43 Jeff Green Dodge 29.500 0.003 0.910 183.051 0.019 5.826
34. 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 29.506 0.006 0.916 183.014 0.037 5.863
35. 30 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 29.515 0.009 0.925 182.958 0.056 5.919
36. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 29.604 0.089 1.014 182.408 0.550 6.469
37. 13 Greg Sacks Dodge 29.628 0.024 1.038 182.260 0.148 6.617
38. 84 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 29.629 0.001 1.039 182.254 0.006 6.623
Provisional
39. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 29.763
40. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 29.704
41. 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 29.756
42. 22 Scott Wimmer* Dodge 29.845
43. 0 Ward Burton Chevrolet 29.631
DNQ 00 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 29.732
DNQ 94 Derrike Cope Ford 29.807
DNQ 35 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 29.868
DNQ 00 Carl Long Chevrolet 29.885
DNQ 72 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford 30.230
DNQ 59 Larry Foyt Dodge 30.382
DNQ 02 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet 30.483
DNQ 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge 30.498
DNQ 98 Geoffrey Bodine Ford 30.615
Practice 2
Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st
1. 6 Mark Martin Ford 29.710 0.000 0.000 181.757 0.000 0.000
2. 9 Kasey Kahne* Dodge 29.729 0.019 0.019 181.641 0.116 0.116
3. 99 Dave Blaney Ford 29.732 0.003 0.022 181.622 0.019 0.135
4. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 29.736 0.004 0.026 181.598 0.024 0.159
5. 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 29.775 0.039 0.065 181.360 0.238 0.397
6. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 29.783 0.008 0.073 181.311 0.049 0.446
7. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 29.836 0.053 0.126 180.989 0.322 0.768
8. 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 29.839 0.003 0.129 180.971 0.018 0.786
9. 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 29.868 0.029 0.158 180.796 0.175 0.961
10. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 29.906 0.038 0.196 180.566 0.230 1.191
11. 30 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 29.912 0.006 0.202 180.530 0.036 1.227
12. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 29.921 0.009 0.211 180.475 0.055 1.282
13. 25 Brian Vickers* Chevrolet 29.937 0.016 0.227 180.379 0.096 1.378
14. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 29.979 0.042 0.269 180.126 0.253 1.631
15. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 30.011 0.032 0.301 179.934 0.192 1.823
16. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 30.021 0.010 0.311 179.874 0.060 1.883
17. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 30.049 0.028 0.339 179.706 0.168 2.051
18. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 30.074 0.025 0.364 179.557 0.149 2.200
19. 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 30.079 0.005 0.369 179.527 0.030 2.230
20. 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 30.090 0.011 0.380 179.462 0.065 2.295
21. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 30.096 0.006 0.386 179.426 0.036 2.331
22. 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 30.106 0.010 0.396 179.366 0.060 2.391
23. 41 Casey Mears Dodge 30.133 0.027 0.423 179.206 0.160 2.551
24. 22 Scott Wimmer* Dodge 30.151 0.018 0.441 179.098 0.108 2.659
25. 14 John Andretti Ford 30.163 0.012 0.453 179.027 0.071 2.730
26. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 30.189 0.026 0.479 178.873 0.154 2.884
27. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 30.205 0.016 0.495 178.778 0.095 2.979
28. 4 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet 30.207 0.002 0.497 178.766 0.012 2.991
29. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 30.213 0.006 0.503 178.731 0.035 3.026
30. 0 Ward Burton Chevrolet 30.265 0.052 0.555 178.424 0.307 3.333
31. 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 30.289 0.024 0.579 178.283 0.141 3.474
32. 10 Scott Riggs* Chevrolet 30.303 0.014 0.593 178.200 0.083 3.557
33. 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevrolet 30.369 0.066 0.659 177.813 0.387 3.944
34. 77 Brendan Gaughan* Dodge 30.373 0.004 0.663 177.790 0.023 3.967
35. 43 Jeff Green Dodge 30.383 0.010 0.673 177.731 0.059 4.026
36. 84 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 30.404 0.021 0.694 177.608 0.123 4.149
37. 09 Johnny Sauter* Dodge 30.560 0.156 0.850 176.702 0.906 5.055
38. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 30.572 0.012 0.862 176.632 0.070 5.125
39. 51 Tony Raines Chevrolet 30.606 0.034 0.896 176.436 0.196 5.321
40. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 30.636 0.030 0.926 176.263 0.173 5.494
41. 50 Jeff Fuller Dodge No time
42. 37 Kevin Lepage Dodge No time
43. 13 Greg Sacks Dodge No time
Race Result
Pos St No Driver Make Pts Bns Laps Winnings Status
1. 9 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 185 5 334 $191,450 Running
2. 23 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 170 0 334 $161,678 Running
3. 25 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 170 5 334 $155,928 Running
4. 21 97 Kurt Busch Ford 165 5 334 $110,250 Running
5. 8 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 160 5 334 $112,750 Running
6. 39 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 150 0 334 $113,992 Running
7. 5 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 151 5 334 $112,158 Running
8. 24 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 142 0 334 $80,625 Running
9. 35 30 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 138 0 334 $77,700 Running
10. 15 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 134 0 334 $113,903 Running
11. 36 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 130 0 334 $113,803 Running
12. 31 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 132 5 334 $100,525 Running
13. 12 6 Mark Martin Ford 129 5 334 $74,500 Running
14. 1 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 126 5 334 $136,117 Running
15. 11 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevrolet 118 0 333 $88,150 Running
16. 41 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 115 0 332 $89,006 Running
17. 34 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 112 0 332 $103,483 Running
18. 19 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 109 0 332 $93,137 Running
19. 43 0 Ward Burton Chevrolet 106 0 331 $61,350 Running
20. 3 41 Casey Mears Dodge 103 0 331 $79,400 Running
21. 30 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 100 0 331 $60,550 Running
22. 20 14 John Andretti Ford 97 0 330 $56,675 Running
23. 16 77 Brendan Gaughan * Dodge 94 0 329 $69,375 Running
24. 29 09 Johnny Sauter * Dodge 91 0 329 $60,455 Running
25. 40 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 88 0 328 $86,325 Running
26. 42 22 Scott Wimmer * Dodge 85 0 327 $77,375 Running
27. 32 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 82 0 326 $66,934 Running
28. 6 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 79 0 319 $91,991 Accident
29. 22 4 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet 76 0 310 $58,050 Accident
30. 13 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 73 0 277 $66,425 Accident
31. 14 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 70 0 274 $98,633 Running
32. 2 9 Kasey Kahne * Dodge 77 10 267 $133,050 Accident
33. 18 16 Greg Biffle Ford 64 0 265 $63,550 Running
34. 38 84 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 61 0 264 $54,575 Accident
35. 33 43 Jeff Green Dodge 58 0 238 $80,750 Engine
36. 7 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 55 0 221 $90,793 Engine
37. 10 99 Dave Blaney Ford 52 0 218 $88,087 Accident
38. 4 10 Scott Riggs * Chevrolet 49 0 30 $82,022 Engine
39. 27 37 Kevin Lepage Dodge 46 0 25 $54,290 Ignition
40. 17 25 Brian Vickers * Chevrolet 43 0 22 $62,255 Accident
41. 37 13 Greg Sacks Dodge 40 0 10 $54,220 Radiator
42. 26 50 Jeff Fuller Dodge 37 0 7 $54,180 Accident
43. 28 51 Tony Raines Chevrolet 34 0 1 $53,499 Accident
Average Speed: 130.214 mph
Margin of Victory: 1.727 seconds Time of Race: 03:50:51
Lead Changes: 18
Cautions: 2-7, 9-12, 24-30, 77-80, 121-124, 173-176, 211-214, 224-231, 269-272, 313-317, 320-322
Championship Standings
Chase for the championship
Pos Driver Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Winnings
1. Kurt Busch 5850 31 3 8 17 $3,610,140
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5826 31 5 15 20 $6,414,640
3. Jeff Gordon 5776 31 5 13 21 $5,651,970
4. Elliott Sadler 5693 31 2 8 14 $4,542,870
5. Mark Martin 5664 31 1 8 13 $3,312,700
6. Tony Stewart 5646 31 2 9 16 $5,537,030
7. Matt Kenseth 5635 31 2 8 16 $5,680,300
8. Jimmie Johnson 5623 31 5 16 18 $4,639,330
9. Ryan Newman 5579 31 2 9 12 $4,491,460
10. Jeremy Mayfield 5501 31 1 5 12 $3,469,510
Other drivers
Pos Driver Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Winnings
11. Jamie McMurray 3878 31 0 7 19 $3,160,540
12. Dale Jarrett 3804 31 0 6 14 $4,083,320
13. Kevin Harvick 3662 31 0 4 11 $4,190,240
14. Bobby Labonte 3652 31 0 5 9 $4,020,320
15. Kasey Kahne* 3626 31 0 10 11 $4,186,500
16. Michael Waltrip 3358 31 0 2 9 $3,707,830
17. Jeff Burton 3313 31 0 2 5 $3,302,160
18. Rusty Wallace 3289 31 1 3 8 $3,884,060
19. Joe Nemechek 3284 31 1 2 7 $3,389,400
20. Casey Mears 3259 31 0 1 9 $2,873,190
21. Sterling Marlin 3251 31 0 2 6 $3,550,380
22. Greg Biffle 3246 31 1 3 6 $2,904,060
23. Robby Gordon 3180 31 0 2 6 $3,469,970
24. Terry Labonte 3140 31 0 0 6 $3,321,640
25. Ricky Rudd 3008 31 0 1 2 $3,233,340
26. Brian Vickers* 2975 31 0 0 3 $2,676,060
27. Scott Wimmer* 2789 31 0 1 2 $3,347,380
28. Ward Burton 2734 31 0 0 3 $2,293,760
29. Brendan Gaughan* 2690 31 0 1 3 $2,552,850
30. Scott Riggs* 2678 31 0 1 2 $3,103,720
31. Ken Schrader 2604 31 0 0 1 $2,370,440
32. Jeff Green 2541 31 0 0 0 $3,035,410
33. Kyle Petty 2501 31 0 0 0 $2,509,970
34. Ricky Craven 2086 26 0 0 0 $2,337,420
35. Jimmy Spencer 1911 25 0 0 0 $1,931,150
36. Dave Blaney 1347 16 0 0 0 $1,461,640
37. Johnny Sauter* 1308 14 0 0 0 $1,224,720
38. Derrike Cope 1058 18 0 0 0 $1,349,620
39. Bobby Hamilton Jr. 882 12 0 0 0 $883,660
40. Morgan Shepherd 851 17 0 0 0 $1,029,700
41. Carl Edwards 844 8 0 0 3 $847,486
42. Todd Bodine 826 17 0 0 0 $1,053,320
43. Kevin Lepage 717 14 0 0 0 $1,044,830
44. Hermie Sadler 662 12 0 0 0 $737,069
45. Kirk Shelmerdine 643 16 0 0 0 $988,011
46. Mike Wallace 575 7 0 0 1 $461,970
47. John Andretti 557 6 0 0 0 $575,936
48. Bill Elliott 498 5 0 0 1 $497,200
49. PJ Jones 316 5 0 0 0 $293,704
50. Kyle Busch 311 5 0 0 0 $329,580
51. Geoffrey Bodine 278 5 0 0 0 $364,460
52. Tony Raines 275 5 0 0 0 $361,969
53. Johnny Benson 271 4 0 0 0 $403,674
54. Kenny Wallace 268 4 0 0 0 $313,355
55. Carl Long 267 6 0 0 0 $371,479
56. Larry Gunselman 248 5 0 0 0 $303,159
57. Joe Ruttman 247 7 0 0 0 $399,093
58. Mike Bliss 230 2 0 1 1 $148,555
59. Kerry Earnhardt 228 3 0 0 0 $227,779
60. Stanton Barrett 224 5 0 0 0 $341,878
61. Boris Said 223 2 0 0 1 $200,865
62. Shane Hmiel 218 3 0 0 0 $208,150
63. Scott Pruett 207 2 0 1 1 $236,315
64. Andy Hillenburg 206 5 0 0 0 $338,332
65. Larry Foyt 194 3 0 0 0 $342,337
66. Ron Fellows 170 1 0 1 1 $101,260
67. Klaus Graf 112 1 0 0 0 $58,925
68. Tom Hubert 110 2 0 0 0 $111,250
69. Jim Inglebright 106 1 0 0 0 $70,550
70. Jeff Fuller 105 3 0 0 0 $186,610
71. Andy Belmont 98 2 0 0 0 $139,614
72. Mike Skinner 97 1 0 0 0 $251,813
73. Eric McClure 90 1 0 0 0 $65,175
74. Ted Christopher 89 2 0 0 0 $116,369
75. Greg Sacks 77 2 0 0 0 $105,495
76. Chad Blount 74 2 0 0 0 $124,312
77. Tony Ave 70 1 0 0 0 $53,465
78. David Green 70 1 0 0 0 $56,565
79. Austin Cameron 49 1 0 0 0 $57,590
80. Jason Jarrett 43 1 0 0 0 $51,505
81. Brandon Ash 40 1 0 0 0 $57,450
82. J.J. Yeley 40 1 0 0 0 $76,640
83. Randy LaJoie 34 1 0 0 0 $55,651
84. Jason Leffler 34 1 0 0 0 $116,359
* Series rookie