NASCAR: Bristol, Round 6

28th March 2004 - Food City 500



Practice One

Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 15.009 127.843 2. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 15.040 0.031 0.031 127.580 0.263 0.263 3. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 15.054 0.014 0.045 127.461 0.119 0.382 4. 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 15.088 0.034 0.079 127.174 0.287 0.669 5. 9 Kasey Kahne* Dodge 15.094 0.006 0.085 127.123 0.051 0.720 6. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 15.097 0.003 0.088 127.098 0.025 0.745 7. 6 Mark Martin Ford 15.099 0.002 0.090 127.081 0.017 0.762 8. 0 Ward Burton Chevrolet 15.130 0.031 0.121 126.821 0.260 1.022 9. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 15.141 0.011 0.132 126.729 0.092 1.114 10. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 15.144 0.003 0.135 126.704 0.025 1.139 11. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 15.147 0.003 0.138 126.679 0.025 1.164 12. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 15.150 0.003 0.141 126.654 0.025 1.189 13. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 15.154 0.004 0.145 126.620 0.034 1.223 14. 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 15.168 0.014 0.159 126.503 0.117 1.340 15. 77 Brendan Gaughan* Dodge 15.169 0.001 0.160 126.495 0.008 1.348 16. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 15.174 0.005 0.165 126.453 0.042 1.390 17. 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 15.176 0.002 0.167 126.437 0.016 1.406 18. 25 Brian Vickers* Chevrolet 15.196 0.020 0.187 126.270 0.167 1.573 19. 99 Jeff Burton Ford 15.198 0.002 0.189 126.254 0.016 1.589 20. 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 15.202 0.004 0.193 126.220 0.034 1.623 21. 10 Scott Riggs* Chevrolet 15.210 0.008 0.201 126.154 0.066 1.689 22. 43 Jeff Green Dodge 15.225 0.015 0.216 126.030 0.124 1.813 23. 22 Scott Wimmer* Dodge 15.227 0.002 0.218 126.013 0.017 1.830 24. 41 Casey Mears Dodge 15.227 0.000 0.218 126.013 0.000 1.830 25. 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 15.227 0.000 0.218 126.013 0.000 1.830 26. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 15.236 0.009 0.227 125.939 0.074 1.904 27. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 15.238 0.002 0.229 125.922 0.017 1.921 28. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 15.242 0.004 0.233 125.889 0.033 1.954 29. 30 Johnny Sauter* Chevrolet 15.251 0.009 0.242 125.815 0.074 2.028 30. 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 15.261 0.010 0.252 125.732 0.083 2.111 31. 4 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 15.284 0.023 0.275 125.543 0.189 2.300 32. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 15.296 0.012 0.287 125.445 0.098 2.398 33. 32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 15.342 0.046 0.333 125.068 0.377 2.775 34. 50 Derrike Cope Dodge 15.364 0.022 0.355 124.889 0.179 2.954 35. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 15.419 0.055 0.410 124.444 0.445 3.399 36. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 15.427 0.008 0.418 124.379 0.065 3.464 37. 198 Geoffrey Bodine Ford 15.432 0.005 0.423 124.339 0.040 3.504 38. 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 15.463 0.031 0.454 124.090 0.249 3.753 39. 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge 15.504 0.041 0.495 123.762 0.328 4.081 40. 194 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 15.556 0.052 0.547 123.348 0.414 4.495 41. 02 Hermie Sadler Pontiac 15.614 0.058 0.605 122.890 0.458 4.953 42. 09 Joe Ruttman Dodge 15.863 0.249 0.854 120.961 1.929 6.882 43. 172 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford 16.571 0.708 1.562 115.793 5.168 12.050 44. 280 Andy Hillenburg Ford 17.895 1.324 2.886 107.226 8.567 20.617 * Series rookie

Starting Line-up

Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 14.954 128.314 2. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 14.957 0.003 0.003 128.288 0.026 0.026 3. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 14.970 0.013 0.016 128.176 0.112 0.138 4. 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 14.982 0.012 0.028 128.074 0.102 0.240 5. 9 Kasey Kahne* Dodge 15.007 0.025 0.053 127.860 0.214 0.454 6. 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 15.046 0.039 0.092 127.529 0.331 0.785 7. 77 Brendan Gaughan* Dodge 15.064 0.018 0.110 127.377 0.152 0.937 8. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 15.108 0.044 0.154 127.006 0.371 1.308 9. 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 15.116 0.008 0.162 126.938 0.068 1.376 10. 30 Johnny Sauter* Chevrolet 15.126 0.010 0.172 126.854 0.084 1.460 11. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 15.147 0.021 0.193 126.679 0.175 1.635 12. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 15.157 0.010 0.203 126.595 0.084 1.719 13. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 15.160 0.003 0.206 126.570 0.025 1.744 14. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 15.162 0.002 0.208 126.553 0.017 1.761 15. 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 15.172 0.010 0.218 126.470 0.083 1.844 16. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 15.186 0.014 0.232 126.353 0.117 1.961 17. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 15.195 0.009 0.241 126.278 0.075 2.036 18. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 15.196 0.001 0.242 126.270 0.008 2.044 19. 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 15.197 0.001 0.243 126.262 0.008 2.052 20. 22 Scott Wimmer* Dodge 15.204 0.007 0.250 126.204 0.058 2.110 21. 6 Mark Martin Ford 15.208 0.004 0.254 126.170 0.034 2.144 22. 25 Brian Vickers* Chevrolet 15.227 0.019 0.273 126.013 0.157 2.301 23. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 15.236 0.009 0.282 125.939 0.074 2.375 24. 41 Casey Mears Dodge 15.237 0.001 0.283 125.930 0.009 2.384 25. 32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 15.242 0.005 0.288 125.889 0.041 2.425 26. 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 15.285 0.043 0.331 125.535 0.354 2.779 27. 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 15.291 0.006 0.337 125.486 0.049 2.828 28. 10 Scott Riggs* Chevrolet 15.294 0.003 0.340 125.461 0.025 2.853 29. 43 Jeff Green Dodge 15.304 0.010 0.350 125.379 0.082 2.935 30. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 15.314 0.010 0.360 125.297 0.082 3.017 31. 99 Jeff Burton Ford 15.314 0.000 0.360 125.297 0.000 3.017 32. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 15.315 0.001 0.361 125.289 0.008 3.025 33. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 15.348 0.033 0.394 125.020 0.269 3.294 34. 198 Geoffrey Bodine Ford 15.371 0.023 0.417 124.832 0.188 3.482 35. 4 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 15.379 0.008 0.425 124.768 0.064 3.546 36. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 15.439 0.060 0.485 124.283 0.485 4.031 37. 50 Derrike Cope Dodge 15.492 0.053 0.538 123.857 0.426 4.457 38. 194 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 15.501 0.009 0.547 123.786 0.071 4.528 Provisional 39. 0 Ward Burton Chevrolet No time 40. 09 Joe Ruttman Dodge 15.717 41. 172 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford 16.599 42. 02 Hermie Sadler Pontiac 15.622 43. 280 Andy Hillenburg Ford 17.313 DNQ 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge 15.639

Practice Two

Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 15.447 124.218 2. 9 Kasey Kahne* Dodge 15.473 0.026 0.026 124.010 0.208 0.208 3. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 15.486 0.013 0.039 123.906 0.104 0.312 4. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 15.501 0.015 0.054 123.786 0.120 0.432 5. 6 Mark Martin Ford 15.507 0.006 0.060 123.738 0.048 0.480 6. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 15.530 0.023 0.083 123.554 0.184 0.664 7. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 15.552 0.022 0.105 123.380 0.174 0.838 8. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 15.565 0.013 0.118 123.277 0.103 0.941 9. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 15.573 0.008 0.126 123.213 0.064 1.005 10. 22 Scott Wimmer* Dodge 15.574 0.001 0.127 123.205 0.008 1.013 11. 25 Brian Vickers* Chevrolet 15.583 0.009 0.136 123.134 0.071 1.084 12. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 15.590 0.007 0.143 123.079 0.055 1.139 13. 0 Ward Burton Chevrolet 15.606 0.016 0.159 122.953 0.126 1.265 14. 10 Scott Riggs* Chevrolet 15.618 0.012 0.171 122.858 0.095 1.360 15. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 15.620 0.002 0.173 122.842 0.016 1.376 16. 30 Johnny Sauter* Chevrolet 15.625 0.005 0.178 122.803 0.039 1.415 17. 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 15.628 0.003 0.181 122.780 0.023 1.438 18. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 15.634 0.006 0.187 122.732 0.048 1.486 19. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 15.637 0.003 0.190 122.709 0.023 1.509 20. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 15.642 0.005 0.195 122.670 0.039 1.548 21. 43 Jeff Green Dodge 15.652 0.010 0.205 122.591 0.079 1.627 22. 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 15.653 0.001 0.206 122.584 0.007 1.634 23. 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 15.659 0.006 0.212 122.537 0.047 1.681 24. 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 15.661 0.002 0.214 122.521 0.016 1.697 25. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 15.675 0.014 0.228 122.411 0.110 1.807 26. 41 Casey Mears Dodge 15.675 0.000 0.228 122.411 0.000 1.807 27. 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 15.679 0.004 0.232 122.380 0.031 1.838 28. 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 15.691 0.012 0.244 122.287 0.093 1.931 29. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 15.700 0.009 0.253 122.217 0.070 2.001 30. 77 Brendan Gaughan* Dodge 15.712 0.012 0.265 122.123 0.094 2.095 31. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 15.730 0.018 0.283 121.983 0.140 2.235 32. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 15.737 0.007 0.290 121.929 0.054 2.289 33. 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 15.760 0.023 0.313 121.751 0.178 2.467 34. 99 Jeff Burton Ford 15.765 0.005 0.318 121.713 0.038 2.505 35. 4 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 15.778 0.013 0.331 121.612 0.101 2.606 36. 32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 15.786 0.008 0.339 121.551 0.061 2.667 37. 172 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford 18.161 2.375 2.714 105.655 15.896 18.563

Race Result

Pos St No Driver Make Pts Bns Laps Winnings Status 1. 13 97 Kurt Busch Ford 190 10 500 $173,465 Running 2. 4 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 175 5 500 $141,878 Running 3. 14 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 165 500 $131,978 Running 4. 17 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 165 5 500 $135,125 Running 5. 23 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 155 500 $136,098 Running 6. 19 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 150 500 $77,945 Running 7. 1 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 151 5 500 $124,862 Running 8. 6 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 142 500 $87,095 Running 9. 2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 138 500 $120,168 Running 10. 8 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 134 500 $110,796 Running 11. 18 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 135 5 500 $118,748 Running 12. 3 16 Greg Biffle Ford 132 5 500 $84,890 Running 13. 20 22 Scott Wimmer * Dodge 124 500 $102,440 Running 14. 9 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 121 500 $103,273 Running 15. 10 30 Johnny Sauter * Chevrolet 123 5 500 $83,090 Running 16. 11 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 120 5 500 $90,215 Running 17. 16 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 112 500 $96,565 Running 18. 33 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 109 500 $100,065 Running 19. 32 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 111 5 500 $104,792 Running 20. 7 77 Brendan Gaughan * Dodge 103 500 $81,900 Running 21. 30 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 100 500 $104,557 Running 22. 25 32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 97 499 $93,390 Running 23. 21 6 Mark Martin Ford 94 499 $81,045 Running 24. 12 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 96 5 498 $115,518 Running 25. 36 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 88 498 $82,570 Running 26. 37 50 Derrike Cope Dodge 85 497 $68,440 Running 27. 26 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 82 496 $87,694 Running 28. 39 0 Ward Burton Chevrolet 79 496 $71,150 Running 29. 29 43 Jeff Green Dodge 76 496 $94,285 Running 30. 35 4 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 73 495 $70,685 Running 31. 42 02 Hermie Sadler Pontiac 70 490 $66,890 Running 32. 38 194 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 67 453 $66,845 Accident 33. 27 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 64 428 $112,808 Running 34. 28 10 Scott Riggs * Chevrolet 61 404 $91,922 Accident 35. 22 25 Brian Vickers * Chevrolet 58 377 $74,690 Accident 36. 24 41 Casey Mears Dodge 55 331 $66,645 Accident 37. 15 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 52 166 $92,666 Accident 38. 31 99 Jeff Burton Ford 49 138 $99,977 Too Slow - Black flagged 39. 34 198 Geoffrey Bodine Ford 46 59 $66,505 Brakes 40. 5 9 Kasey Kahne * Dodge 43 57 $96,315 Accident 41. 41 172 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford 40 7 $66,390 Handling 42. 40 09 Joe Ruttman Dodge 37 4 $66,335 Rear End 43. 43 280 Andy Hillenburg Ford 34 4 $65,656 Brakes Race Winning Time: 3h13m34 Winning Margin: 0.428s

Championship Standings

Pos Driver Pts St 1st T5 T10 Winnings 1. Matt Kenseth 898 6 2 3 5 $1,348,230 2. Kurt Busch 877 6 1 1 4 $767,862 3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 832 6 2 3 4 $2,244,160 4. Tony Stewart 804 6 0 2 3 $1,816,580 5. Ryan Newman 788 6 0 2 4 $893,566 6. Jimmie Johnson 785 6 1 3 3 $1,028,750 7. Kevin Harvick 773 6 0 2 3 $1,208,570 8. Jeremy Mayfield 764 6 0 1 2 $775,999 9. Elliott Sadler 757 6 0 1 3 $915,172 10. Sterling Marlin 727 6 0 2 2 $804,399 11. Kasey Kahne* 722 6 0 3 3 $942,817 12. Jeff Gordon 721 6 0 0 4 $941,705 13. Bobby Labonte 708 6 0 1 2 $911,010 14. Jamie McMurray 684 6 0 2 3 $732,257 15. Mark Martin 677 6 0 1 2 $694,772 16. Greg Biffle 675 6 0 0 1 $617,082 17. Rusty Wallace 665 6 0 1 3 $840,662 18. Scott Wimmer* 655 6 0 1 1 $1,177,520 19. Joe Nemechek 650 6 0 0 1 $783,852 20. Ward Burton 647 6 0 0 1 $548,342 21. Terry Labonte 638 6 0 0 0 $759,287 22. Dale Jarrett 612 6 0 0 2 $982,144 23. Casey Mears 606 6 0 0 1 $624,722 24. Robby Gordon 579 6 0 1 1 $745,025 25. Johnny Sauter* 578 6 0 0 0 $571,232 26. Brendan Gaughan* 555 6 0 0 0 $587,577 27. Ken Schrader 524 6 0 0 1 $558,818 28. Brian Vickers* 507 6 0 0 0 $574,928 29. Kyle Petty 506 6 0 0 0 $583,466 30. Jeff Burton 500 6 0 0 0 $738,814 31. Ricky Craven 494 6 0 0 0 $611,618 32. Ricky Rudd 480 6 0 0 0 $677,355 33. Jeff Green 477 6 0 0 0 $662,757 34. Michael Waltrip 456 6 0 0 1 $731,783 35. Scott Riggs* 434 6 0 0 0 $657,868 36. Derrike Cope 432 6 0 0 0 $506,757 37. Kevin Lepage 426 6 0 0 0 $531,632 38. Dave Blaney 248 2 0 0 0 $331,037 39. John Andretti 205 2 0 0 0 $299,287 40. Kirk Shelmerdine 200 5 0 0 0 $315,492 41. Andy Hillenburg 169 4 0 0 0 $250,468 42. Johnny Benson 152 2 0 0 0 $276,014 43. Larry Foyt 146 2 0 0 0 $268,162 44. Joe Ruttman 139 4 0 0 0 $224,816 45. Bill Elliott 103 1 0 0 0 $76,200 46. Andy Belmont 98 2 0 0 0 $106,115 47. Carl Long 98 2 0 0 0 $119,310 48. Mike Skinner 97 1 0 0 0 $251,813 49. Jimmy Spencer 91 1 0 0 0 $223,513 50. Morgan Shepherd 91 2 0 0 0 $114,550 51. Hermie Sadler 70 1 0 0 0 $66,890 52. Stanton Barrett 67 1 0 0 0 $66,845 53. Todd Bodine 48 2 0 0 0 $105,815 54. Geoffrey Bodine 46 1 0 0 0 $66,505 55. Kyle Busch 40 1 0 0 0 $63,555