NASCAR: Darlington, Round 35
14th November 2004 - Mountain Dew Southern 500
Practice 1
Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st
1. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 28.620 0.000 0.000 171.824 0.000 0.000
2. 6 Mark Martin Ford 28.843 0.223 0.223 170.495 1.329 1.329
3. 9 Kasey Kahne* Dodge 28.883 0.040 0.263 170.259 0.236 1.565
4. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 28.894 0.011 0.274 170.195 0.064 1.629
5. 06 Travis Kvapil Dodge 28.928 0.034 0.308 169.995 0.200 1.829
6. 41 Casey Mears Dodge 28.944 0.016 0.324 169.900 0.095 1.924
7. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 28.978 0.034 0.358 169.701 0.199 2.123
8. 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 29.042 0.064 0.422 169.327 0.374 2.497
9. 99 Carl Edwards Ford 29.068 0.026 0.448 169.176 0.151 2.648
10. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 29.078 0.010 0.458 169.117 0.059 2.707
11. 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 29.095 0.017 0.475 169.019 0.098 2.805
12. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 29.096 0.001 0.476 169.013 0.006 2.811
13. 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 29.123 0.027 0.503 168.856 0.157 2.968
14. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 29.141 0.018 0.521 168.752 0.104 3.072
15. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 29.162 0.021 0.542 168.630 0.122 3.194
16. 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevrolet 29.183 0.021 0.563 168.509 0.121 3.315
17. 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 29.194 0.011 0.574 168.446 0.063 3.378
18. 22 Scott Wimmer* Dodge 29.199 0.005 0.579 168.417 0.029 3.407
19. 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 29.215 0.016 0.595 168.324 0.093 3.500
20. 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 29.218 0.003 0.598 168.307 0.017 3.517
21. 50 Todd Bodine Dodge 29.227 0.009 0.607 168.255 0.052 3.569
22. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 29.259 0.032 0.639 168.071 0.184 3.753
23. 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 29.280 0.021 0.660 167.951 0.120 3.873
24. 30 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 29.310 0.030 0.690 167.779 0.172 4.045
25. 14 John Andretti Ford 29.327 0.017 0.707 167.682 0.097 4.142
26. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 29.338 0.011 0.718 167.619 0.063 4.205
27. 25 Brian Vickers* Chevrolet 29.394 0.056 0.774 167.299 0.320 4.525
28. 0 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 29.425 0.031 0.805 167.123 0.176 4.701
29. 137 Kevin Lepage Dodge 29.437 0.012 0.817 167.055 0.068 4.769
30. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 29.440 0.003 0.820 167.038 0.017 4.786
31. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 29.469 0.029 0.849 166.874 0.164 4.950
32. 10 Scott Riggs* Chevrolet 29.557 0.088 0.937 166.377 0.497 5.447
33. 43 Jeff Green Dodge 29.585 0.028 0.965 166.219 0.158 5.605
34. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 29.654 0.069 1.034 165.833 0.386 5.991
35. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 29.685 0.031 1.065 165.659 0.174 6.165
36. 09 Johnny Sauter* Dodge 29.693 0.008 1.073 165.615 0.044 6.209
37. 4 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 29.694 0.001 1.074 165.609 0.006 6.215
38. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 29.737 0.043 1.117 165.370 0.239 6.454
39. 198 Randy LaJoie Ford 30.001 0.264 1.381 163.915 1.455 7.909
40. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 30.066 0.065 1.446 163.560 0.355 8.264
41. 77 Brendan Gaughan* Dodge 30.066 0.000 1.446 163.560 0.000 8.264
42. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 30.192 0.126 1.572 162.878 0.682 8.946
43. 194 Derrike Cope Ford 30.481 0.289 1.861 161.333 1.545 10.491
44. 200 Carl Long Dodge 30.565 0.084 1.945 160.890 0.443 10.934
45. 280 Mario Gosselin Ford 30.583 0.018 1.963 160.795 0.095 11.029
46. 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge 30.690 0.107 2.070 160.235 0.560 11.589
47. 02 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet 30.975 0.285 2.355 158.760 1.475 13.064
48. 172 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford 32.205 1.230 3.585 152.697 6.063 19.127
Starting Line-up
Pos No Driver Make
1. 97 Kurt Busch Ford
2. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet
3. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet
4. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet
5. 6 Mark Martin Ford
6. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet
7. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge
8. 38 Elliott Sadler Ford
9. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford
10. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge
11. 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge
12. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford
13. 9 Kasey Kahne* Dodge
14. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet
15. 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet
16. 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge
17. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet
18. 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet
19. 16 Greg Biffle Ford
20. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge
21. 30 Jeff Burton Chevrolet
22. 41 Casey Mears Dodge
23. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet
24. 99 Carl Edwards Ford
25. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet
26. 21 Ricky Rudd Ford
27. 25 Brian Vickers* Chevrolet
28. 22 Scott Wimmer* Dodge
29. 77 Brendan Gaughan* Dodge
30. 0 Mike Bliss Chevrolet
31. 10 Scott Riggs* Chevrolet
32. 43 Jeff Green Dodge
33. 49 Ken Schrader Dodge
34. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge
35. 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevrolet
36. 4 Mike Wallace Chevrolet
37. 50 Todd Bodine Dodge
38. 09 Johnny Sauter* Dodge
39. 198 Randy LaJoie Ford
40. 02 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet
41. 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge
42. 172 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford
43. 280 Mario Gosselin Ford
DNQ 137 Kevin Lepage Dodge
DNQ 14 John Andretti Ford
DNQ 194 Derrike Cope Ford
DNQ 200 Carl Long Dodge
DNQ 06 Travis Kvapil Dodge
Rain - field set by points
Practice 2
Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st
1. 41 Casey Mears Dodge 29.256 0.000 0.000 168.089 0.000 0.000
2. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 29.423 0.167 0.167 167.135 0.954 0.954
3. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 29.453 0.030 0.197 166.964 0.171 1.125
4. 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 29.493 0.040 0.237 166.738 0.226 1.351
5. 6 Mark Martin Ford 29.494 0.001 0.238 166.732 0.006 1.357
6. 9 Kasey Kahne* Dodge 29.508 0.014 0.252 166.653 0.079 1.436
7. 99 Carl Edwards Ford 29.528 0.020 0.272 166.540 0.113 1.549
8. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 29.544 0.016 0.288 166.450 0.090 1.639
9. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 29.549 0.005 0.293 166.422 0.028 1.667
10. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 29.587 0.038 0.331 166.208 0.214 1.881
11. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 29.590 0.003 0.334 166.191 0.017 1.898
12. 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 29.590 0.000 0.334 166.191 0.000 1.898
13. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 29.634 0.044 0.378 165.945 0.246 2.144
14. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 29.665 0.031 0.409 165.771 0.174 2.318
15. 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 29.737 0.072 0.481 165.370 0.401 2.719
16. 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 29.757 0.020 0.501 165.259 0.111 2.830
17. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 29.776 0.019 0.520 165.153 0.106 2.936
18. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 29.818 0.042 0.562 164.921 0.232 3.168
19. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 29.839 0.021 0.583 164.805 0.116 3.284
20. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 29.842 0.003 0.586 164.788 0.017 3.301
21. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 29.860 0.018 0.604 164.689 0.099 3.400
22. 22 Scott Wimmer* Dodge 29.872 0.012 0.616 164.622 0.067 3.467
23. 0 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 29.927 0.055 0.671 164.320 0.302 3.769
24. 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 29.936 0.009 0.680 164.270 0.050 3.819
25. 77 Brendan Gaughan* Dodge 29.957 0.021 0.701 164.155 0.115 3.934
26. 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 29.967 0.010 0.711 164.100 0.055 3.989
27. 25 Brian Vickers* Chevrolet 29.982 0.015 0.726 164.018 0.082 4.071
28. 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 30.027 0.045 0.771 163.773 0.245 4.316
29. 30 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 30.035 0.008 0.779 163.729 0.044 4.360
30. 4 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 30.041 0.006 0.785 163.696 0.033 4.393
31. 43 Jeff Green Dodge 30.077 0.036 0.821 163.500 0.196 4.589
32. 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevrolet 30.088 0.011 0.832 163.441 0.059 4.648
33. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 30.164 0.076 0.908 163.029 0.412 5.060
34. 09 Johnny Sauter* Dodge 30.191 0.027 0.935 162.883 0.146 5.206
35. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 30.260 0.069 1.004 162.512 0.371 5.577
36. 10 Scott Riggs* Chevrolet 30.303 0.043 1.047 162.281 0.231 5.808
37. 02 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet 30.371 0.068 1.115 161.918 0.363 6.171
38. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 30.449 0.078 1.193 161.503 0.415 6.586
39. 50 Todd Bodine Dodge 30.450 0.001 1.194 161.497 0.006 6.592
40. 198 Randy LaJoie Ford 30.641 0.191 1.385 160.491 1.006 7.598
41. 280 Mario Gosselin Ford 31.214 0.573 1.958 157.545 2.946 10.544
Race Result
Pos St No Driver Make Pts Bns Laps Winnings Status
1. 4 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 185 5 367 $269,675 Running
2. 5 6 Mark Martin Ford 175 5 367 $190,825 Running
3. 2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 175 10 367 $185,403 Running
4. 11 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 165 5 367 $118,675 Running
5. 13 9 Kasey Kahne * Dodge 155 0 367 $129,550 Running
6. 1 97 Kurt Busch Ford 155 5 367 $103,275 Running
7. 24 99 Carl Edwards Ford 146 0 367 $114,642 Running
8. 18 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 147 5 367 $102,625 Running
9. 15 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 138 0 367 $115,958 Running
10. 30 0 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 134 0 367 $86,750 Running
11. 3 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 130 0 367 $114,253 Running
12. 20 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 132 5 367 $103,450 Running
13. 21 30 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 124 0 367 $78,600 Running
14. 32 43 Jeff Green Dodge 121 0 367 $95,025 Running
15. 23 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 123 5 367 $100,562 Running
16. 26 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 115 0 367 $93,731 Running
17. 6 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 112 0 366 $109,678 Running
18. 16 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 109 0 365 $106,058 Running
19. 10 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 106 0 365 $88,150 Running
20. 9 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 108 5 365 $113,603 Running
21. 27 25 Brian Vickers * Chevrolet 100 0 365 $71,700 Running
22. 28 22 Scott Wimmer * Dodge 97 0 365 $83,975 Running
23. 8 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 94 0 365 $98,683 Running
24. 19 16 Greg Biffle Ford 96 5 365 $69,550 Running
25. 31 10 Scott Riggs * Chevrolet 88 0 364 $86,437 Running
26. 22 41 Casey Mears Dodge 85 0 364 $70,575 Running
27. 29 77 Brendan Gaughan * Dodge 82 0 363 $67,375 Running
28. 25 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 79 0 363 $85,500 Running
29. 42 09 Johnny Sauter * Dodge 76 0 363 $58,050 Running
30. 33 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 73 0 362 $55,875 Running
31. 35 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevrolet 70 0 357 $71,514 Running
32. 14 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 67 0 354 $90,728 Running
33. 17 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 64 0 336 $91,756 Running
34. 7 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 61 0 330 $101,517 Engine
35. 34 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 58 0 300 $54,425 Accident
36. 39 198 Randy LaJoie Ford 55 0 262 $54,275 Engine
37. 12 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 52 0 194 $84,992 Accident
38. 37 4 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 49 0 180 $53,850 Oil Pump
39. 38 50 Todd Bodine Dodge 46 0 143 $53,725 Accident
40. 41 02 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet 43 0 130 $53,575 Handling
41. 43 280 Mario Gosselin Ford 40 0 14 $53,450 Too Slow
42. 36 172 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford 37 0 14 $53,340 Too Slow
43. 40 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge 34 0 10 $53,454 Too Slow
Average Speed: 125.044 mph
Margin of Victory: .959 Time of Race: 04:00:33
Lead Changes: 27
Cautions: 83-87, 121-124, 145-150, 195-201, 250-253, 303-309, 331-340, 346-349
Championship Standings
Chase for the Championship
Pos Driver Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Winnings
1. Kurt Busch 6346 35 3 9 20 $3,989,680
2. Jimmie Johnson 6328 35 8 19 22 $5,460,920
3. Jeff Gordon 6325 35 5 15 24 $6,228,960
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 6274 35 6 16 21 $7,020,680
5. Mark Martin 6264 35 1 10 15 $3,880,550
6. Tony Stewart 6161 35 2 9 18 $5,994,710
7. Ryan Newman 6102 35 2 11 14 $5,044,750
8. Matt Kenseth 5963 35 2 8 16 $6,119,690
9. Elliott Sadler 5963 35 2 8 14 $4,929,180
10. Jeremy Mayfield 5942 35 1 5 13 $3,823,530
Other drivers
Pos Driver Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Winnings
11. Jamie McMurray 4451 35 0 9 22 $3,547,360
12. Kasey Kahne* 4225 35 0 13 14 $4,679,620
13. Bobby Labonte 4145 35 0 5 11 $4,470,410
14. Dale Jarrett 4123 35 0 6 14 $4,452,620
15. Kevin Harvick 4094 35 0 5 13 $4,619,280
16. Jeff Burton 3847 35 0 2 6 $3,637,140
17. Rusty Wallace 3813 35 1 3 10 $4,336,320
18. Joe Nemechek 3796 35 1 3 9 $3,799,040
19. Michael Waltrip 3766 35 0 2 9 $4,095,810
20. Sterling Marlin 3742 35 0 3 7 $3,965,830
21. Greg Biffle 3712 35 1 3 7 $3,208,490
22. Casey Mears 3605 35 0 1 9 $3,161,740
23. Robby Gordon 3570 35 0 2 6 $3,858,990
24. Ricky Rudd 3477 35 0 1 2 $3,606,290
25. Terry Labonte 3449 35 0 0 6 $3,664,140
26. Brian Vickers* 3412 35 0 0 4 $2,979,670
27. Scott Wimmer* 3074 34 0 1 2 $3,589,700
28. Brendan Gaughan* 3015 35 0 1 3 $2,827,400
29. Jeff Green 3002 35 0 0 1 $3,407,460
30. Scott Riggs* 2972 34 0 1 2 $3,358,630
31. Ken Schrader 2944 35 0 0 1 $2,611,090
32. Ward Burton 2929 34 0 0 3 $2,471,940
33. Kyle Petty 2811 35 0 0 0 $2,780,130
34. Ricky Craven 2086 26 0 0 0 $2,337,420
35. Jimmy Spencer 1969 26 0 0 0 $1,985,120
36. Johnny Sauter* 1430 16 0 0 0 $1,333,520
37. Dave Blaney 1347 16 0 0 0 $1,461,640
38. Carl Edwards 1303 12 0 1 5 $1,318,700
39. Bobby Hamilton Jr. 1171 16 0 0 0 $1,179,710
40. Derrike Cope 1058 18 0 0 0 $1,349,620
41. Todd Bodine 986 21 0 0 0 $1,275,530
42. Morgan Shepherd 925 19 0 0 0 $1,133,620
43. Kevin Lepage 915 17 0 0 0 $1,217,520
44. Hermie Sadler 818 15 0 0 0 $896,919
45. Kirk Shelmerdine 723 18 0 0 0 $1,095,040
46. John Andretti 715 8 0 0 0 $697,236
47. Mike Wallace 700 9 0 0 1 $570,370
48. Bill Elliott 595 6 0 0 1 $567,900
49. Mike Bliss 364 3 0 1 2 $235,305
50. Kyle Busch 345 6 0 0 0 $394,489
51. Tony Raines 318 6 0 0 0 $426,994
52. PJ Jones 316 5 0 0 0 $293,704
53. Shane Hmiel 309 4 0 0 0 $281,475
54. Geoffrey Bodine 278 5 0 0 0 $364,460
55. Johnny Benson 271 4 0 0 0 $403,674
56. Kenny Wallace 268 4 0 0 0 $313,355
57. Carl Long 267 6 0 0 0 $371,479
58. Larry Gunselman 248 5 0 0 0 $303,159
59. Joe Ruttman 247 7 0 0 0 $399,093
60. Kerry Earnhardt 228 3 0 0 0 $227,779
61. Stanton Barrett 224 5 0 0 0 $341,878
62. Boris Said 223 2 0 0 1 $200,865
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. Travis Kvapil 167 2 0 0 0 $122,150
68. Randy LaJoie 126 3 0 0 0 $160,261
69. J.J. Yeley 122 2 0 0 0 $144,040
70. Klaus Graf 112 1 0 0 0 $58,925
71. Tom Hubert 110 2 0 0 0 $111,250
72. Jim Inglebright 106 1 0 0 0 $70,550
73. Jeff Fuller 105 3 0 0 0 $186,610
74. Andy Belmont 98 2 0 0 0 $139,614
75. Mike Skinner 97 1 0 0 0 $251,813
76. Eric McClure 90 1 0 0 0 $65,175
77. Ted Christopher 89 2 0 0 0 $116,369
78. Mario Gosselin 80 2 0 0 0 $107,090
79. Greg Sacks 77 2 0 0 0 $105,495
80. Chad Blount 74 2 0 0 0 $124,312
81. Tony Ave 70 1 0 0 0 $53,465
82. David Green 70 1 0 0 0 $56,565
83. Martin Truex Jr. 52 1 0 0 0 $65,400
84. Austin Cameron 49 1 0 0 0 $57,590
85. Chad Chaffin 46 1 0 0 0 $53,765
86. Jason Jarrett 43 1 0 0 0 $51,505
87. Brandon Ash 40 1 0 0 0 $57,450
88. Jason Leffler 34 1 0 0 0 $116,359
* Series rookie