NASCAR: Darlington, Round 5

21st March 2004 - Carolina Dodge Dealers 400



Practice One

Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 28.967 169.766 2. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 28.983 0.016 0.016 169.672 0.094 0.094 3. 9 Kasey Kahne* Dodge 29.002 0.019 0.035 169.561 0.111 0.205 4. 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 29.005 0.003 0.038 169.543 0.018 0.223 5. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 29.074 0.069 0.107 169.141 0.402 0.625 6. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 29.090 0.016 0.123 169.048 0.093 0.718 7. 25 Brian Vickers* Chevrolet 29.110 0.020 0.143 168.932 0.116 0.834 8. 99 Jeff Burton Ford 29.133 0.023 0.166 168.798 0.134 0.968 9. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 29.137 0.004 0.170 168.775 0.023 0.991 10. 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 29.148 0.011 0.181 168.711 0.064 1.055 11. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 29.173 0.025 0.206 168.567 0.144 1.199 12. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 29.173 0.000 0.206 168.567 0.000 1.199 13. 41 Casey Mears Dodge 29.180 0.007 0.213 168.526 0.041 1.240 14. 22 Scott Wimmer* Dodge 29.182 0.002 0.215 168.515 0.011 1.251 15. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 29.216 0.034 0.249 168.319 0.196 1.447 16. 6 Mark Martin Ford 29.243 0.027 0.276 168.163 0.156 1.603 17. 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 29.250 0.007 0.283 168.123 0.040 1.643 18. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 29.279 0.029 0.312 167.957 0.166 1.809 19. 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 29.308 0.029 0.341 167.790 0.167 1.976 20. 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 29.314 0.006 0.347 167.756 0.034 2.010 21. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 29.318 0.004 0.351 167.733 0.023 2.033 22. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 29.327 0.009 0.360 167.682 0.051 2.084 23. 50 Derrike Cope Dodge 29.340 0.013 0.373 167.607 0.075 2.159 24. 43 Jeff Green Dodge 29.388 0.048 0.421 167.334 0.273 2.432 25. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 29.401 0.013 0.434 167.260 0.074 2.506 26. 0 Ward Burton Chevrolet 29.407 0.006 0.440 167.225 0.035 2.541 27. 30 Johnny Sauter* Chevrolet 29.421 0.014 0.454 167.146 0.079 2.620 28. 4 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 29.433 0.012 0.466 167.078 0.068 2.688 29. 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 29.493 0.060 0.526 166.738 0.340 3.028 30. 10 Scott Riggs* Chevrolet 29.570 0.077 0.603 166.304 0.434 3.462 31. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 29.576 0.006 0.609 166.270 0.034 3.496 32. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 29.611 0.035 0.644 166.073 0.197 3.693 33. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 29.673 0.062 0.706 165.726 0.347 4.040 34. 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 29.676 0.003 0.709 165.710 0.016 4.056 35. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 29.896 0.220 0.929 164.490 1.220 5.276 36. 194 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 29.989 0.093 1.022 163.980 0.510 5.786 37. 32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 30.040 0.051 1.073 163.702 0.278 6.064 38. 77 Brendan Gaughan* Dodge 30.199 0.159 1.232 162.840 0.862 6.926 39. 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge 30.329 0.130 1.362 162.142 0.698 7.624 40. 198 Larry Gunselman Ford 30.350 0.021 1.383 162.030 0.112 7.736 41. 09 Joe Ruttman Dodge 30.864 0.514 1.897 159.331 2.699 10.435 42. 02 Andy Belmont Pontiac 32.078 1.214 3.111 153.301 6.030 16.465 43. 280 Andy Hillenburg Ford 32.886 0.808 3.919 149.535 3.766 20.231 44. 172 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford 33.737 0.851 4.770 145.763 3.772 24.003 * Series rookie

Starting Line-up

Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 9 Kasey Kahne* Dodge 28.638 171.716 2. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 28.732 0.094 0.094 171.154 0.562 0.562 3. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 28.744 0.012 0.106 171.083 0.071 0.633 4. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 28.754 0.010 0.116 171.023 0.060 0.693 5. 50 Derrike Cope Dodge 28.773 0.019 0.135 170.910 0.113 0.806 6. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 28.793 0.020 0.155 170.792 0.118 0.924 7. 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 28.868 0.075 0.230 170.348 0.444 1.368 8. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 28.911 0.043 0.273 170.094 0.254 1.622 9. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 28.913 0.002 0.275 170.083 0.011 1.633 10. 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 28.918 0.005 0.280 170.053 0.030 1.663 11. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 28.924 0.006 0.286 170.018 0.035 1.698 12. 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 28.945 0.021 0.307 169.895 0.123 1.821 13. 0 Ward Burton Chevrolet 28.949 0.004 0.311 169.871 0.024 1.845 14. 22 Scott Wimmer* Dodge 28.980 0.031 0.342 169.689 0.182 2.027 15. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 28.995 0.015 0.357 169.602 0.087 2.114 16. 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 28.998 0.003 0.360 169.584 0.018 2.132 17. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 29.030 0.032 0.392 169.397 0.187 2.319 18. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 29.040 0.010 0.402 169.339 0.058 2.377 19. 41 Casey Mears Dodge 29.084 0.044 0.446 169.083 0.256 2.633 20. 6 Mark Martin Ford 29.099 0.015 0.461 168.995 0.088 2.721 21. 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 29.122 0.023 0.484 168.862 0.133 2.854 22. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 29.128 0.006 0.490 168.827 0.035 2.889 23. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 29.151 0.023 0.513 168.694 0.133 3.022 24. 30 Johnny Sauter* Chevrolet 29.156 0.005 0.518 168.665 0.029 3.051 25. 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 29.181 0.025 0.543 168.521 0.144 3.195 26. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 29.232 0.051 0.594 168.227 0.294 3.489 27. 10 Scott Riggs* Chevrolet 29.235 0.003 0.597 168.209 0.018 3.507 28. 25 Brian Vickers* Chevrolet 29.236 0.001 0.598 168.204 0.005 3.512 29. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 29.298 0.062 0.660 167.848 0.356 3.868 30. 43 Jeff Green Dodge 29.305 0.007 0.667 167.807 0.041 3.909 31. 4 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 29.306 0.001 0.668 167.802 0.005 3.914 32. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 29.342 0.036 0.704 167.596 0.206 4.120 33. 99 Jeff Burton Ford 29.386 0.044 0.748 167.345 0.251 4.371 34. 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 29.412 0.026 0.774 167.197 0.148 4.519 35. 98 Todd Bodine Ford 29.455 0.043 0.817 166.953 0.244 4.763 36. 32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 29.465 0.010 0.827 166.896 0.057 4.820 37. 77 Brendan Gaughan* Dodge 29.527 0.062 0.889 166.546 0.350 5.170 38. 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge 29.930 0.403 1.292 164.303 2.243 7.413 Provisional 39. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet No Time 40. 09 Joe Ruttman Dodge 30.659 41. 72 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford 32.197 42. 02 Andy Belmont Pontiac 31.428 43. 80 Andy Hillenburg Ford 32.503 DNQ 94 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 30.050

Practice Two

Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 29.531 166.523 2. 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 29.566 0.035 0.035 166.326 0.197 0.197 3. 9 Kasey Kahne* Dodge 29.611 0.045 0.080 166.073 0.253 0.450 4. 41 Casey Mears Dodge 29.612 0.001 0.081 166.068 0.005 0.455 5. 6 Mark Martin Ford 29.667 0.055 0.136 165.760 0.308 0.763 6. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 29.670 0.003 0.139 165.743 0.017 0.780 7. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 29.714 0.044 0.183 165.498 0.245 1.025 8. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 29.729 0.015 0.198 165.414 0.084 1.109 9. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 29.734 0.005 0.203 165.386 0.028 1.137 10. 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 29.751 0.017 0.220 165.292 0.094 1.231 11. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 29.757 0.006 0.226 165.259 0.033 1.264 12. 99 Jeff Burton Ford 29.796 0.039 0.265 165.042 0.217 1.481 13. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 29.816 0.020 0.285 164.932 0.110 1.591 14. 25 Brian Vickers* Chevrolet 29.829 0.013 0.298 164.860 0.072 1.663 15. 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 29.849 0.020 0.318 164.749 0.111 1.774 16. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 29.860 0.011 0.329 164.689 0.060 1.834 17. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 29.880 0.020 0.349 164.578 0.111 1.945 18. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 29.920 0.040 0.389 164.358 0.220 2.165 19. 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 29.935 0.015 0.404 164.276 0.082 2.247 20. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 29.976 0.041 0.445 164.051 0.225 2.472 21. 22 Scott Wimmer* Dodge 30.003 0.027 0.472 163.904 0.147 2.619 22. 0 Ward Burton Chevrolet 30.005 0.002 0.474 163.893 0.011 2.630 23. 10 Scott Riggs* Chevrolet 30.053 0.048 0.522 163.631 0.262 2.892 24. 77 Brendan Gaughan* Dodge 30.059 0.006 0.528 163.598 0.033 2.925 25. 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 30.078 0.019 0.547 163.495 0.103 3.028 26. 43 Jeff Green Dodge 30.106 0.028 0.575 163.343 0.152 3.180 27. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 30.154 0.048 0.623 163.083 0.260 3.440 28. 32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 30.200 0.046 0.669 162.834 0.249 3.689 29. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 30.218 0.018 0.687 162.737 0.097 3.786 30. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 30.237 0.019 0.706 162.635 0.102 3.888 31. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 30.243 0.006 0.712 162.603 0.032 3.920 32. 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 30.300 0.057 0.769 162.297 0.306 4.226 33. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 30.314 0.014 0.783 162.222 0.075 4.301 34. 30 Johnny Sauter* Chevrolet 30.377 0.063 0.846 161.886 0.336 4.637 35. 50 Derrike Cope Dodge 30.437 0.060 0.906 161.567 0.319 4.956 36. 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge 30.620 0.183 1.089 160.601 0.966 5.922 37. 09 Joe Ruttman Dodge 30.656 0.036 1.125 160.412 0.189 6.111 38. 4 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 30.685 0.029 1.154 160.261 0.151 6.262 39. 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 30.801 0.116 1.270 159.657 0.604 6.866 40. 280 Andy Hillenburg Ford 32.476 1.675 2.945 151.423 8.234 15.100 41. 172 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford 32.760 0.284 3.229 150.110 1.313 16.413

Race Result

Pos St No Driver Make Pts Bns Laps Status 1. 11 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 185 5 293 Running 2. 12 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 175 5 293 Running 3. 6 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 170 5 293 Running 4. 29 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 160 293 Running 5. 10 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 155 293 Running 6. 4 97 Kurt Busch Ford 160 10 293 Running 7. 20 6 Mark Martin Ford 146 293 Running 8. 23 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 142 293 Running 9. 18 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 138 293 Running 10. 2 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 139 5 293 Running 11. 33 99 Jeff Burton Ford 130 293 Running 12. 3 16 Greg Biffle Ford 132 5 293 Running 13. 1 9 Kasey Kahne * Dodge 129 5 293 Running 14. 17 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 126 5 293 Running 15. 19 41 Casey Mears Dodge 118 293 Running 16. 14 22 Scott Wimmer * Dodge 115 293 Running 17. 8 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 117 5 293 Running 18. 13 0 Ward Burton Chevrolet 109 293 Running 19. 26 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 106 293 Running 20. 34 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 103 292 Running 21. 21 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 105 5 292 Running 22. 16 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 97 292 Running 23. 28 25 Brian Vickers * Chevrolet 94 292 Running 24. 30 43 Jeff Green Dodge 91 292 Running 25. 5 50 Derrike Cope Dodge 88 292 Running 26. 24 30 Johnny Sauter * Chevrolet 85 292 Running 27. 37 77 Brendan Gaughan * Dodge 82 291 Running 28. 31 4 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 79 291 Running 29. 7 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 76 290 Running 30. 27 10 Scott Riggs * Chevrolet 73 290 Running 31. 15 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 70 289 Running 32. 22 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 67 279 Running 33. 25 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 64 275 Running 34. 32 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 61 245 Out of Race 35. 39 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 58 181 Out of Race 36. 36 32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 55 159 Out of Race 37. 42 02 Andy Belmont Pontiac 52 69 Out of Race 38. 38 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge 54 5 65 Out of Race 39. 41 172 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford 46 49 Out of Race 40. 35 198 Todd Bodine Ford 48 5 33 Out of Race 41. 9 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 40 27 Out of Race 42. 43 280 Andy Hillenburg Ford 37 26 Out of Race 43. 40 09 Joe Ruttman Dodge 34 22 Out of Race Race Winning Time: 3h30m39 Winning Margin: 0.132s

Championship Standings

Pos Driver Pts St 1st T5 T10 1. Matt Kenseth 743 5 2 2 4 2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 722 5 2 3 4 3. Tony Stewart 708 5 0 2 3 4. Kurt Busch 687 5 0 0 3 5. Kasey Kahne* 679 5 0 3 3 6. Jimmie Johnson 665 5 1 3 3 7. Jeremy Mayfield 652 5 0 1 2 8. Bobby Labonte 644 5 0 1 2 9. Ryan Newman 637 5 0 2 3 10. Elliott Sadler 636 5 0 1 3 11. Kevin Harvick 608 5 0 1 2 12. Mark Martin 583 5 0 1 2 13. Jeff Gordon 583 5 0 0 3 14. Joe Nemechek 568 5 0 0 1 15. Ward Burton 568 5 0 0 1 16. Sterling Marlin 562 5 0 1 1 17. Casey Mears 551 5 0 0 1 18. Greg Biffle 543 5 0 0 1 19. Jamie McMurray 542 5 0 2 2 20. Scott Wimmer* 531 5 0 1 1 21. Terry Labonte 529 5 0 0 0 22. Dale Jarrett 512 5 0 0 2 23. Rusty Wallace 490 5 0 0 2 24. Robby Gordon 468 5 0 1 1 25. Johnny Sauter* 455 5 0 0 0 26. Brendan Gaughan* 452 5 0 0 0 27. Jeff Burton 451 5 0 0 0 28. Brian Vickers* 449 5 0 0 0 29. Ricky Rudd 428 5 0 0 0 30. Kyle Petty 418 5 0 0 0 31. Jeff Green 401 5 0 0 0 32. Ricky Craven 397 5 0 0 0 33. Ken Schrader 374 5 0 0 0 34. Scott Riggs* 373 5 0 0 0 35. Kevin Lepage 353 5 0 0 0 36. Derrike Cope 347 5 0 0 0 37. Michael Waltrip 322 5 0 0 0 38. Dave Blaney 248 2 0 0 0 39. John Andretti 205 2 0 0 0 40. Kirk Shelmerdine 160 4 0 0 0 41. Johnny Benson 152 2 0 0 0 42. Larry Foyt 146 2 0 0 0 43. Andy Hillenburg 135 3 0 0 0 44. Bill Elliott 103 1 0 0 0 45. Joe Ruttman 102 3 0 0 0 46. Andy Belmont 98 2 0 0 0 47. Carl Long 98 2 0 0 0 48. Mike Skinner 97 1 0 0 0 49. Morgan Shepherd 91 2 0 0 0 50. Jimmy Spencer 91 1 0 0 0 51. Todd Bodine 48 2 0 0 0 52. Kyle Busch 40 1 0 0 0