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Neil Bonnett - 7/ 30/46 - 2/11/94  
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Daytona 500 Results

Points after the Daytona 500

RECORDS 
1998 The second fastest 500 ever. Avg. Speed 172.712 mph 
1998 The second oldest winner. Dale Earnhardt (has done it all now!) 

Dale Earnhardt has died from injuries received in Last Lap Accident
Dale Earnhardt, 49, of Kannapolis, NC has been pronounced dead at Halifax medical Center in Daytona Beach Florida, of injuries received in a last lap accident in the Daytona 500. The seven time Winston Cup Champion was cut out of the car and immediately transported to hospital. CNN footage at the hospital showed EMS workers performing CPR as the took Earnhardt from the ambulance.  Reports indicate there was head and chest trauma.

Our thoughts and prayers to the family and friends of Dale Earnhardt.

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A Day Of Triumph And Tragedy For DEI Thomas Chemris
Dale Earnhardt Incorporated driver Michael Walltrip won the Daytona 500. The 37-year driver heels the record for the most consecutive starts (462), without finding victory lane. Today, as he accomplished what certainly will be a career defining achievement, the moment was overshadowed by the absence of his team owner during the celebration.

Involved in a last lap incident with Ken Schrader, Dale Earnhardt was being transported to Halifax Medical Center after being cut unconscious from his car. Michael’s teammate, Dale Jr, left the track to be with his father.

Shortly before 7pm Eastern Standard Time the racing world was shocked to learn that Dale Earnhardt died from his injuries. ”NASCAR has lost its greatest driver, and I personally have lost a friend” (Bill France Jr) 

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To Everyone we were to meet up with .... David and I NEVER Made it to Daytona :((((, We lost our water pump about an hour and a half south of our house. We were towed to a shop in Lumberton NC and left there to sleep in the car until Friday AM, that is when they replaced the water pump and informed us the head gasket had to be replaced, anyway after $1,000's in car repairs (the car is STILL up in NC, pray the heads are not cracked PLEASE!) and renting (yes, a DODGE!) we finally got to Florida very early Saturday morning. We spent a day with friends and family and then headed up to Hilton Head, SC where we quickly set up the computer and here we are with the race news ..... (Dave did today's racap, Sorry we are tired and broke, ... LOL!

DISCUSS THIS NEWS  AND OTHER STORIES IN RACIN.NET'S DISCUSSION FORUMS

WINSTON CUP DAYTONA NEWS  WEDNESDAY-  Ken Schrader is fastest:  47.033 seconds 191.355 mph. Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon got together and Gordon almost lost it in the turn.  He did a great job in saving it. Jimmy Spencer had a blown engine coming out of turn 4 in the middle of a 26 car draft. Starting Line-up: * Twin 125 Race Results * Dodge Track Notes - Gatorade Twin 125's * Ford Track Notes - Gatorade Twin 125's * Pontaic Track Notes - Gatorade Twin 125's * Chevy Track Notes - Gatorade Twin 125's  * Monday Practice * Saturday AM Practice * Fri. AM Practice * Fri. PM Practice * Schedule Shootout Bud Shootout Earns Best Ratings in 3 Years Tony Stewart Claims Pass-Happy Budweiser Shootout Race Results * Sue's Race Recap   Did Not Qualify 66 Todd Bodine Ford 90 Hut Stricklin Ford 50 Rick Mast Chevy 71 Dave Marcis Chevy 85 Carl Long Ford 72 Dwayne Leik Chevy 84 Norman Benning Chevy 80 Morgan Shepherd Ford 37 Derrike Cope Pont

DAYTONA 500 STARTING LINE UP! 1 9 Bill Elliott Dodge 1st Rd Qualifying 2 92 Stacy Compton Dodge 1st Rd Qualifying 3 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Race 1 4 31 Mike Skinner Chevy Race 2 5 25 Jerry Nadeau Chevy Race 1 6 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy Race 2 7 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevy Race 1 8 99 Jeff Burton Ford Race 2 9 96 Andy Houston Ford Race 1 10 22 Ward Burton Dodge Race 2 11 26 Jimmy Spencer Ford Race 1 12 2 Rusty Wallace Ford Race 2 13 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy Race 1 14 36 Ken Schrader Pont Race 2 15 01 Jason Leffler Dodge Race 1 16 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Race 2 17 51 Jeff Purvis Ford Race 1 18 32 Ricky Craven Ford Race 2 19 15 Michael Waltrip Chevy Race 1 20 93 Dave Blaney Dodge Race 2 21 19 Casey Atwood Dodge Race 1 22 6 Mark Martin Ford Race 2 23 27 Kenny Wallace Pont Race 1 24 20 Tony Stewart Pont Race 2 25 1 Steve Park Chevy Race 1 26 97 Kurt Busch Ford Race 2 27 7 Mike Wallace Ford Race 1 28 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Race 2 29 44 Buckshot Jones Dodge Race 1 30 28 Ricky Rudd Ford Race 2 31 88 Dale Jarrett Ford Time 32 33 Joe Nemechek Chevy Time 33 10 Johnny Benson Pont Time 34 5 Terry Labonte Chevy Time 35 55 Bobby Hamilton Chevy Time 36 43 John Andretti Dodge Time 37 18 Bobby Labonte Pont Provisional 38 12 Jeremy Mayfield Ford Provisional 39 77 Robert Pressley Ford Provisional 40 21 Elliott Sadler Ford Provisional 41 4 Robby Gordon Chevy Provisional 42 14 Ron Hornaday Pont Provisional 43 11 Brett Bodine Ford Provisional

Recap of The Daytona 500 -
14 LAP LEADERS in The Daytona 500 -
Ward Burton +10 Points
+ 5 Points ... Bill Elliott (POLE), Sterling Marlin, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Ward Burton, Dale Earnhardt, Mike Skinner, Brett Bodine, Kenny Schrader, Michael Waltrip, Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin,  Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte and Steve Park.

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GREEN, GREEN, GREEN, GO, GO, GO!!!!

-- Bill Elliott lead from the pole.

-- Lap 29 - Rusty Wallace has a right front tire down and gets into the pits without a caution. Rusty was held 15 seconds for speeding in pit lane, he goes a lap down.

CAUTION 1 Lap #49 - Jeff Purvis hits the wall .... Looked like the right front tire went ...

-- Dale Jarrett only took 2 tires
-- Dale Earnhardt hit Kenny Schrader (hard) coming into the pits.
-- Jimmy Spencer is pushed back into his pit ... then behind the wall.... Rear end.
-- Sterling Marlin has a hole in his grill ...

RESTART Lap #53 (after 4 caution laps)

-- Lap 57 - Ricky Rudd is calling in a vibration ...
-- Lap 63 - Jimmy Spencer is back out
-- Lap 87 - Terry Labonte makes an early pit stop....
-- Lap 98 - Green flag pit stops...
-- Lap 100 - Kyle Petty penalized for a tire rolling across pit road during his pit stop. Ron Hornaday penalized for speeding on pit road.  
-- Lap 102 - Casey Atwood in the pit again to top off the fuel and take a piece of tape off the grill...
-- Lap 130 - Matt Kenseth has broken right front shock problems and has to go into the pits...
-- Lap 135 - Dave Blaney in pits for a possible broken crank shaft...
-- Lap 150 - Green falg pit stops...
-- Lap 151 - During pit stoops Mike Skinner out of the race, couldn't get car restarted...

CAUTION 2Lap #157 - Kurt Busch spins out after sliding into Joe Nemechek...

-- Lap 159 - Rickey Craven goes behind the wall...
-- Lap 162 - Sterling Marlin in the pits for a flat tire...

RESTART Lap #163 (after 5 caution laps)

-- Lap 170 - Johnny Benson behind the wall , He lost two cylinders...

CAUTION 3 Lap #174 - The Big One.  Crash involving cars: 01, 1, 2, 4, 5, 25, 6,18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 43, 44 and the 88...

RED FLAG Lap # 175 for clean up...

-- Tony Stewart was knocked unconcious but awake and alert on his way to the hospital. He was complaining of shoulder pain and transported to Halifax...

RESTART Lap #180 (after 6 caution laps)  15 cars on the lead lap of the 26 cars left to finish the race....

-- The Waltrip Brothers have proved they can race if given the right equipment. (DEI)... Great Race MIKEY!!!!

On the final lap Dale Sr. and Kenny Schrader wrecked, hard, Dale had to be cared for in his care and was removed from the infield safety crews. Dale Jr. ran over to the infield car center, but even after the Victory Lane speech Dale Sr was still in his wrecked car.....
Dale was then removed and taken immediately to Halifax Hosp., that was all the information given ... Prayers go out to all the Earnhardt family.

Michael Waltrip wins (185.556 mph) his frist race!  The Dream comes TRUE... DW And Buffy in tears! Mickey in tears! WOW!!! DW Said "This is great, I just hope Dale (Sr) is okay?" "My daddy would be so proud" he continued! Mickey said "I owe it all to Dale Jr."

Earnhardt, a seven-time NASCAR Winston Cup champion and winner of the 1998 Daytona 500, reportedly was unconscious when he was cut from his No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet after an accident between Turns 3 and 4 with less than two laps remaining. He was immediately transported to Halifax, less than one-mile from the speedway. Stewart reportedly suffered a dislocated shoulder when his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac was one of no less than 19 cars that were involved in an accident on the 2.5-mile trioval’s backstretch. The race was red-flagged at that point with 25 laps remaining. Stewart was listed as “alert and conscious” and was being prepared for a CT scan of his head and neck and a X-ray of his left shoulder at 5:15 p.m. ET. He suffered a concussion in the accident, in which his car flipped several times and was ultimately struck -- in the bottom while flipping -- by his teammate Bobby Labonte. There was no official update on Earnhardt’s condition at 5:15 p.m. ET. His son, Dale Earnhardt Jr., who finished second to Michael Waltrip in the race, immediately left the speedway to go to the hospital to join his father.

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 Stats From The Daytona 500 

Leaders: 14 (record is 15)
Lead Changes: 39
# of Cautions: 3 (and 1 Red Flag)
Laps Under Caution: 14
Lead Changes: 39
Laps Completed: 200
Margin of Victory: 0.164
Time of Race: 3:18 48

The Twins!

T W I N 1 2 5 # 1 R A C E  R E S U L T S 1 4 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 50 2 26 25 Jerry Nadeau Chevy 50 3 14 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevy 50 4 9 96 Andy Houston Ford 50 5 17 26 Jimmy Spencer Ford 50 6 3 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy 50 7 24 01 Jason Leffler Dodge 50 8 25 51 Jeff Purvis Ford 50 9 7 15 Michael Waltrip Chevy 50 10 13 19 Casey Atwood Dodge 50 11 18 27 Kenny Wallace Pont 50 12 12 1 Steve Park Chevy 50 13 19 7 Mike Wallace Ford 50 14 15 44 Buckshot Jones Dodge 50 15 20 50 Rick Mast Chevy 50 16 5 33 Joe Nemechek Chevy 50 17 8 55 Bobby Hamilton Chevy 50 18 21 37 Derrike Cope Pont 50 19 11 18 Bobby Labonte Pont 50 20 1 9 Bill Elliott Dodge 50 21 16 14 Ron Hornaday Pont 49 22 10 4 Robby Gordon Chevy 48 23 2 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 48 24 23 11 Brett Bodine Ford 48 25 6 10 Johnny Benson Pont 46 26 22 85 Carl Long Ford 13

T W I N 1 2 5 # 2 R A C E  R E S U L T S 1 4 31 Mike Skinner Chevy 50 2 9 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 50 3 12 99 Jeff Burton Ford 50 4 3 22 Ward Burton Dodge 50 5 11 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 50 6 14 36 Ken Schrader Pont 50 7 18 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 50 8 5 32 Ricky Craven Ford 50 9 7 93 Dave Blaney Dodge 50 10 13 6 Mark Martin Ford 50 11 2 20 Tony Stewart Pont 50 12 20 97 Kurt Busch Ford 50 13 15 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 50 14 10 28 Ricky Rudd Ford 50 15 6 5 Terry Labonte Chevy 50 16 25 12 Jeremy Mayfield Ford 50 17 17 66 Todd Bodine Ford 50 18 8 43 John Andretti Dodge 50 19 24 77 Robert Pressley Ford 50 20 22 80 Morgan Shepherd Ford 50 21 23 71 Dave Marcis Chevy 50 22 19 90 Hut Stricklin Ford 50 23 1 92 Stacy Compton Dodge 50 24 21 84 Norman Benning Chevy 48 25 16 21 Elliott Sadler Ford 35 26 26 72 Dwayne Leik Chevy 20

The 23rd Annual Budweiser Shootout - NON Points race
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona, FL
Race Length: 175 miles
Distance: 70 laps
Defending Champion: Dale Jarrett
2000 Pole Sitter: Mark Martin (drawing)
Total Purse: $900.000 ($200,000 first place)

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Tid Bits From The (Unofficial)
- Near 70 degrees. Northeast wind 10 mph.
- Each driver must complete at least one pit stop under green (change at least 2 tires) and the race must end under green-flag conditions, even if the length of the race has to be extended. Drivers may pit under yellow, but the pit stop will not count as their required stop, and caution laps will count toward the 70-lap total
- The field includes 18 drivers — 13 who won a pole position last year, four Past champions from prior Busch Clash and Bud Shootout events and Ted Musgrave, a randomly selected winner among last year's second-day qualifying winners.
- Ken Schrader is on the pole by virtue of a draw out of the hat.
- Caution laps DO count.
- THIS IS ALL OUT RACIN'!

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LAP LEADERS From The 23rd Annual Budweiser Shootout (VERY Unofficial)
Dale Earnhardt, Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Labonte, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Tony Stewart, ( This was hard to keep up with!)

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Recap of The 23rd Annual Budweiser Shootout (Unofficial)
GREEN, GREEN, GREEN, GO, GO, GO!!!!

-- Kenny Schrader Leads them to the green flag
Ted Musgrave went down pit road, for a vibration. This will count as his mandatory pit.
Dale Earnhardt takes the lead 3 wide!!!
Lap 5 ... Jeff Gordon leads the pack with Bobby Labonte in close pursuit ... The rest of the field is 3 wide behind them

DW says ... "They are Bump Draftin' Baby!"

Grease coming off someone's car (#36?) Everyone is complaining of dirty windshields ....

Lap 16 -- Kenny Schrader gets the black flag, leaking grease? This will count as his mandatory pit, they don't see ANYTHING leaking. He losses a lap to the field.

Lap 22 -- Earnhardt, Sr., Gordon and Skinner are among a group that take their mandatory pit. Bill Elliott follows (alone) on the next lap ....

Lap 30 -- Jeremy Mayfield is out ... Motor?
-- Dale Jarrett reports he is loose.
-- Bobby Labonte will take 4 tires.....

Lap 43 -- Ted Musgrave goes behind the wall

Lap 44 -- Steve Park pits

Lap 45 -- Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Tony Stewart, Mark Martin, Bobby Labonte, Jeff Burton and Dale Jarrett Pit. Two of Jeff Burtons crew took a hard tumble after pushing the 99 to a restart after stalling in the pit, they all seem OK.

-- Mark Martin is now in the lead by about 20 car lengths ....
-- Tony Stewart retakes the lead ....
Lap 53 -- They start mixing in up again ... Bobby Labonte leads then Mark Martin ... Then Jr. Then .... WOAH! Daddy knocks on Jr's door But Jr. Holds the lead!
Lap 55 - Stewart again is in the lead ...
-- Jarrett gets real loose but gets back in ....
Lap 53 -- Jr. takes the lead, Tony gets loose but gets the lead back!

------ 10 laps to go and Dale Earnhardt reports he must run high, that is the ONLY Place he can race....

4 laps to go -- Jr. is driving like his daddy rubbin' all over Stewart bumper!
3 laps to go -- Schrader is out of gas (^&%*)
2 laps to go -- Dale E. Sr takes the lead!!!!
WHITE FLAG --Stewart takes the lead back!

-- Tony Stewart, in his 2nd Shootout appearance, started 7th, wins the 2001 Budweiser Shootout. First win for a Pontiac in this race.
Tony Thanked Jr. for a great race. "I don't know if his old man is gonna be happy with him" Tony said.
(Sue takes up golf!) ((Rob))

Excellent coverage of an EXCELLENT race! Welcome to the 2001 season!!!

** Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt, Rusty Wallace and Bill Elliot's cars are off to the wind tunnel.

"Nothing a cold Budweiser ain't gonna fix" said Dale Jr. in his post race interview!

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RACE Results After The 23rd Annual Budweiser Shootout (Unofficial) Racin.net 

1 7 20 Tony Stewart Pont 50
2 2 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevy 50
3 15 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 50
4 3 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 50
5 16 99 Jeff Burton Ford 50
6 10 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 50
7 8 18 Bobby Labonte Pont 50
8 4 6 Mark Martin Ford 50
9 11 28 Ricky Rudd Ford 50
10 18 31 Mike Skinner Chevy 50
11 6 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy 50
12 13 9 Bill Elliott Dodge 50
13 9 33 Joe Nemechek Chevy 50
14 5 1 Steve Park Chevy 50
15 12 5 Terry Labonte Chevy 49
16 1 36 Ken Schrader Pont 49
17 17 90 Ted Musgrave Ford 35
18 14 12 Jeremy Mayfield Ford 30

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VERY UNOFFICIAL Stats From The 23rd Annual Budweiser Shootout (Unofficial) (VERY, VERY Unofficial) (this is just a guide ONLY)

Leaders: 6?
# of Cautions: 0
Laps Under Caution: 0
Lead Changes: 23? I lost count (race record)
Laps Completed: 70:
Attrition: Jeremy Mayfield and Ted Musgrave

Busch Series: -- The 2001 NAPA Auto Parts 300
Race Preview and Fact Sheet

Kleenex car wipes up the competition Randy LaJoie wins season-opening Busch Series race Rain couldn't stop Randy LaJoie from taking the checkered flag Saturday in the 43rd annual NAPA Auto Parts 300 NASCAR Busch Series race at Daytona International Speedway. The NASCAR Busch Series standout and two-time Busch Series champion posted his 14th career victory following a brief rain delay that left fans soaked in excitement. LaJoie, driving the No. 7 Kleenex Pontiac, started the race from the outside pole. Race Results 1 2 7 Randy LaJoie Pont 120 180 2 12 2 Kevin Harvick Chevy 120 170 3 18 17 Matt Kenseth Chevy 120 165 4 14 10 Jeff Green Ford 120 165 5 27 92 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 120 155 6 16 20 Mike McLaughlin Pont 120 150 7 19 57 Jason Keller Ford 120 146 8 20 48 Kenny Wallace Chevy 120 142 9 43 74 Chad Little Chevy 120 138 10 7 61 Tim Sauter Pont 120 134 11 6 27 Jamie McMurray Chevy 120 130 12 31 63 Shane Hall Ford 120 127 13 39 11 Marty Houston Chevy 120 124 14 9 37 Kevin Grubb Chevy 120 121 15 5 23 Scott Wimmer Pont 120 123 16 35 59 Rich Bickle Chevy 120 115 17 11 6 Joe Bessey Pont 120 112 18 38 77 Kelly Denton Ford 120 109 19 29 14 Larry Foyt Chevy 120 111 20 42 49 Andy Kirby Chevy 120 103 21 36 36 Hank Parker Jr. Chevy 120 100 22 24 60 Greg Biffle Ford 120 102 23 10 35 Lyndon Amick Chevy 120 94 24 28 66 Tim Fedewa Chevy 120 91 25 13 43 Jay Sauter Chevy 120 88 26 3 1 PJ Jones Pont 120 85 27 21 45 Steve Grissom Chevy 120 82 28 4 18 Jeff Purvis Pont 120 89 29 1 87 Joe Nemechek Chevy 119 81 30 8 21 Mike Dillon Chevy 119 73 31 33 8 Blaise Alexander Chevy 119 70 32 26 46 Ashton Lewis Jr. Chevy 119 67 33 15 26 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevy 118 64 34 23 16 David Starr Pont 111 61 35 40 28 Brad Baker Chevy 105 58 36 41 33 Tony Raines Chevy 100 55 37 32 99 Michael Waltrip Chevy 100 52 38 17 00 Todd Bodine Pont 85 49 39 30 38 Christian Elder Ford 83 46 40 34 19 Mike Bliss Chevy 82 43 41 37 25 Chad Chaffin Chevy 58 40 42 22 08 Bobby Hamilton Chevy 56 37 43 25 98 Elton Sawyer Ford 6 34

S T A R T I N G L I N E - U P 1 87 Joe Nemechek Chevy 48.137 186.966 2 7 Randy LaJoie Pont 48.403 185.939 3 1 PJ Jones Pont 48.510 185.529 4 18 Jeff Purvis Pont 48.705 184.786 5 23 Scott Wimmer Pont 48.723 184.718 6 27 Jamie McMurray Chevy 48.817 184.362 7 61 Tim Sauter Pont 48.940 183.899 8 21 Mike Dillon Chevy 48.954 183.846 9 37 Kevin Grubb Chevy 49.003 183.662 10 35 Lyndon Amick Chevy 49.021 183.595 11 6 Joe Bessey Pont 49.044 183.509 12 2 Kevin Harvick Chevy 49.100 183.299 13 43 Jay Sauter Chevy 49.100 183.299 14 10 Jeff Green Ford 49.127 183.199 15 26 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevy 49.181 182.997 16 20 Mike McLaughlin Pont 49.198 182.934 17 0 Todd Bodine Pont 49.251 182.737 18 17 Matt Kenseth Chevy 49.282 182.622 19 57 Jason Keller Ford 49.316 182.497 20 16 Kenny Wallace Chevy 49.438 182.046 21 45 Steve Grissom Chevy 49.453 181.991 22 8 Bobby Hamilton Chevy 49.474 181.914 23 16 David Starr Pont 49.480 181.892 24 60 Greg Biffle Ford 49.484 181.877 25 98 Elton Sawyer Ford 49.492 181.848 26 46 Ashton Lewis Jr. Chevy 49.508 181.789 27 92 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 49.552 181.627 28 66 Tim Fedewa Chevy 49.568 181.569 29 14 Larry Foyt Chevy 49.581 181.521 30 38 Christian Elder Ford 49.592 181.481 31 63 Shane Hall Ford 49.661 181.229 32 99 Michael Waltrip Chevy 49.504 181.803 33 81 Blaise Alexander Chevy 49.162 183.068 34 19 Mike Bliss Chevy 49.72 181.014 35 59 Rich Bickle Chevy 49.329 182.448 36 36 Hank Parker Jr. Chevy 49.76 180.868 Provisionals 37 25 Chad Chaffin Chevy 49.826 180.629 38 77 Kelly Denton Ford 49.904 180.346 39 11 Marty Houston Chevy 49.518 181.752 40 28 Brad Baker Chevy 49.529 181.712 41 33 Tony Raines Chevy 50.101 179.637 42 49 Andy Kirby Chevy 52.219 172.351 43 74 Chad Little Chevy 49.525 181.726 Did Not Qualify 34 David Green Chevy 50.654 177.676 55 Mark Green Ford 49.525 181.726

N A S C A R C R A F T S M A N T R U C K S E R I E S
The 2001 Florida Dodge Dealers 250, Daytona Int'l Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL, February 16, 2001
Race Preview and Fact Sheet

Veteran Ruttman wins Florida Dodge Dealers 250 Craftsman Truck Series race In an exciting contest, which due to a late caution ran 103 laps instead of the scheduled 100, veteran Joe Ruttman outlasted the rest of the field to win the Florida Dodge Dealers 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race Friday.  Ruttman in the No. 18 DANA Corporation Dodge held off last-lap efforts by Ricky Hendrick in the No. 17 GMAC Financial Chevrolet and the No. 2 Team ASE Dodge of Scott Riggs to take the checkers. Race Results 1 1 18 Joe Ruttman Dodge 104 185 84,310 2 5 17 Ricky Hendrick Chevy 104 175 52,510 3 2 2 Scott Riggs Dodge 104 170 39,615 4 19 90 Lance Norick Chevy 104 160 27,650 5 20 61 Randy Tolsma Chevy 104 160 23,500 6 16 29 Terry Cook Ford 104 155 18,550 7 24 20 Coy Gibbs Chevy 104 146 16,150 8 15 3 Bryan Reffner Chevy 104 147 16,150 9 8 52 Lyndon Amick Chevy 104 138 14,150 10 33 14 Rick Crawford Ford 104 139 16,150 11 23 21 Morgan Shepherd Ford 104 135 13,050 12 6 24 Jack Sprague Chevy 104 132 13,865 13 14 66 Rick Carelli Ford 103 124 13,765 14 12 08 Bobby Dotter Chevy 103 121 12,665 15 36 51 Donnie Neuenberger Chevy 103 118 14,135 16 25 86 Derrike Cope Dodge 102 115 13,365 17 22 54 Brian Sockwell Chevy 100 112 12,265 18 29 63 Larry Gunselman Ford 97 109 12,165 19 21 50 Chuck Hossfeld Ford 97 111 13,065 20 7 43 Carlos Contreras Dodge 96 103 13,915 21 28 94 Ron Hornaday III Chevy 87 100 11,890 22 4 1 Ted Musgrave Dodge 86 102 11,790 23 3 8 Willy T. Ribbs Dodge 84 94 11,665 24 13 46 Dennis Setzer Chevy 79 96 12,565 25 9 60 Travis Kvapil Chevy 73 88 12,865 26 30 75 Billy Bigley Chevy 72 85 12,365 27 34 88 Matt Crafton Chevy 50 82 12,265 28 17 16 David Donohue Chevy 38 79 11,165 29 32 99 Nathan Haseleu Ford 26 76 12,065 30 27 72 Randy MacDonald Chevy 26 73 11,965 31 18 81 Nathan Buttke Chevy 15 70 10,915 32 11 10 Mark Petty Dodge 4 67 11,865 33 26 31 Michael Dokken Ford 3 64 10,815 34 10 41 David Starr Dodge 3 61 10,765 35 35 12 Rich Woodland Chevy 3 58 10,715 36 31 25 Barry Bodine Dodge 3 55 10,615

S T A R T I N G L I N E - U P Pos No. Driver Make Time Speed --- --- ------ ---- ---- ----- 1 18 Joe Ruttman Dodge 48.355 186.123 2 2 Scott Riggs Ford 48.640 185.033 3 8 Willy T. Ribbs Dodge 48.707 184.778 4 1 Ted Musgrave Ford 48.941 183.895 5 17 Ricky Hendrick Chevy 49.269 182.671 6 24 Jack Sprague Chevy 49.286 182.608 7 43 Carlos Contreras Dodge 49.427 182.087 8 52 Lyndon Amick Chevy 49.436 182.054 9 60 Travis Kvapil Chevy 49.536 181.686 10 41 David Starr Dodge 49.582 181.517 11 10 Mark Petty Dodge 49.633 181.331 12 08 Bobby Dotter Chevy 49.721 181.010 13 46 Dennis Setzer Chevy 49.730 180.977 14 66 Rick Carelli Chevy 49.818 180.658 15 3 Bryan Reffner Chevy 49.843 180.567 16 29 Terry Cook Ford 49.977 180.083 17 16 David Donohue Chevy 50.072 179.741 18 81 Nathan Buttke Chevy 50.085 179.695 19 90 Lance Norick Chevy 50.149 179.465 20 61 Randy Tolsma Chevy 50.173 179.379 21 50 Chuck Hossfeld Ford 50.184 179.340 22 54 Brian Sockwell Chevy 50.202 179.276 23 21 Morgan Shepherd Ford 50.241 179.137 24 20 Coy Gibbs Chevy 50.242 179.133 25 86 Derrike Cope Dodge 50.245 179.122 26 31 Michael Dokken Ford 49.806 180.701 27 72 Randy MacDonald Chevy 49.849 180.545 28 94 Ron Hornaday III Chevy 49.909 180.328 29 63 Larry Gunselman Ford 50.024 179.914 30 25 Barry Bodine Dodge 50.378 178.649 31 75 Billy Bigley Chevy 50.580 177.936 32 99 Nathan Haseleu Ford Provisional 33 14 Rick Crawford Ford Provisional 34 88 Matt Crafton Chevy Provisional 35 12 Rich Woodland Chevy Provisional (Phew!) 36 51 Donnie Neuenberger Chevy Provisional Did Not Qualify 37 19 Ricky Sanders Ford 50.636 177.739 38 55 Tommy Powers Dodge 51.142 175.981 39 73 Jason Small Chevy 51.723 174.004 40 9 Lance Hooper Ford 51.843 173.601 41 0 Ryan McGlynn Chevy 51.850 173.578 42 28 Ken Allen Chevy 52.050 172.911

- Friay, February 16 -IROC From Daytona 

I R O C -R E S U L T S 1 7 Dale Jarrett Blue 40 24 2 10 Ricky Rudd Gold 40 17 3 2 Eddie Cheever Silver 40 14 4 5 Kenny Brack Yellow 40 12 5 11 Bobby Labonte Violet 40 10 6 4 Scott Goodyear Aqua 40 9 7 1 Dale Earnhardt Green 40 8 8 6 Mark Dismore Lime 36 7 9 9 Tony Stewart White 35 6 10 3 Jeff Burton Rose 26 5 11 8 Buddy Lazier Red 26 4 12 12 Jeff Green Black 9 3

Daytona IROC Lineup (by random draw ) 1 Dale Earnhardt, Winston Cup 2 Eddie Cheever Jr., IRL 3 Jeff Burton, Winston Cup 4 Scott Goodyear, IRL 5 Kenny Brack, CART 6 Mark Dismore, IRL 7 Dale Jarrett, Winston Cup 8 Buddy Lazier, IRL 9 Tony Stewart, Winston Cup (for injured Gil de Ferran) 10 Ricky Rudd, Winston Cup 11 Bobby Labonte, Winston Cup 12 Jeff Green, Busch Series

ASA  Race Results
Clanton Wins ASARacing.com 300 at St. Augustine
Georgia native dominated from front row starting position