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Las Vegas Results

1 24 24 Jeff Gordon
2 1 88 Dale Jarrett
3 8 40 Sterling Marlin
4 2 10 Johnny Benson
5 6 66 Todd Bodine
6 16 6 Mark Martin
7 21 1 Steve Park
8 20 29 Kevin Harvick
9 12 14 Ron Hornaday
10 19 26 Jimmy Spencer
11 9 97 Kurt Busch
12 5 20 Tony Stewart
13 4 15 Michael Waltrip
14 15 9 Bill Elliott
15 3 25 Jerry Nadeau
16 27 77 Robert Pressley
17 22 17 Matt Kenseth
18 37 31 Mike Skinner
19 25 28 Ricky Rudd
20 11 21 Elliott Sadler
21 13 22 Ward Burton
22 33 5 Terry Labonte
23 32 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
24 18 19 Casey Atwood
25 29 36 Ken Schrader
26 17 93 Dave Blaney
27 26 92 Stacy Compton
28 30 01 Jason Leffler
29 7 18 Bobby Labonte
30 31 55 Bobby Hamilton
31 34 27 Kenny Wallace
32 39 7 Mike Wallace
33 35 02 Ryan Newman
34 40 4 Robby Gordon
35 23 33 Joe Nemechek
36 43 44 Buckshot Jones
37 38 43 John Andretti
38 41 11 Brett Bodine
39 28 99 Jeff Burton
40 36 90 Hut Stricklin
41 42 32 Ricky Craven
42 14 12 Jeremy Mayfield
43 10 2 Rusty Wallace

Points after Las Vegas

1 40 Sterling Marlin
2 24 Jeff Gordon
3 15 Michael Waltrip
4 88 Dale Jarrett
5 1 Steve Park
6 10 Johnny Benson
7 9 Bill Elliott
8 77 Robert Pressley
9 21 Elliott Sadler
10 20 Tony Stewart
11 2 Rusty Wallace
12 55 Bobby Hamilton
13 14 Ron Hornaday
14 6 Mark Martin
15 28 Ricky Rudd
16 36 Ken Schrader
17 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
18 25 Jerry Nadeau
19 18 Bobby Labonte
20 19 Casey Atwood
21 33 Joe Nemechek
22 17 Matt Kenseth
23 26 Jimmy Spencer
24 31 Mike Skinner
25 32 Ricky Craven
26 22 Ward Burton
27 5 Terry Labonte
28 29 Kevin Harvick
29 92 Stacy Compton
30 7 Mike Wallace
31 93 Dave Blaney
32 11 Brett Bodine
33 97 Kurt Busch
34 12 Jeremy Mayfield
35 66 Todd Bodine
36 99 Jeff Burton
37 01 Jason Leffler
38 43 John Andretti
39 4 Robby Gordon
40 27 Kenny Wallace
41 44 Buckshot Jones
42 3 Dale Earnhardt
43 45 Kyle Petty
44 90 Hut Stricklin
45 50 Rick Mast
46 02 Ryan Newman
47 96 Andy Houston
48 51 Jeff Purvis


Manufacturer Championship After The Rock 

Pos

Manu.

Points Wins
1 Chevy 27 3
2 Ford 16  
3 Pont. 13  
4 DODGE  11  

How Manufacturer points are awarded: 1st -9 points, 2nd-6 points, 3rd-4 points, 4th-3 points

.Money Leaders after The Rock

1 Michael Waltrip $1,367,295
2 D Earnhardt, Jr. $1,084,553
3 Rusty Wallace $ 814,296
4 Ricky Rudd $ 619,015
5 Bill Elliott  $ 490,587
6 Tony Stewart  $ 412,976
7 Bobby Labonte $ 330,060
8 Jeff Gordon  $ 328,120
9 Sterling Marlin  $ 326,724
10 Steve Park  $ 321,342

Rookie of the Year After Las Vegas

1 Ron Hornaday 31
2 Casey Atwood  26
3 Kurt Busch 23
4 Kevin Harvick 21
5 Jason Leffler 18
6 Andy Houston  10

 

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Carsdirect.com 400, Las Vagas
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada

Race #3 of 36:
Track Stats: 1.5-mile tri-oval
Banking: 12 degrees in the turns, 9 degrees front stretch, 3 degrees back stretch
Capacity: 104,000
Race Length: 400.5 miles
Distance: 267 laps
TV: Sunday March 4th on FOX (Live) Pre-race show: 2:00 p.m./Race coverage: 2:30 p.m. ET
Pre Race Analyst: Jeff Hammond
Pit Reporters: Dick Berggren, Matt Yocum and Steve Byrnes
Race Analysts: Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds
Race Announcer: Mike Joy
Radio: Sunday PRN Radio (Live) at 2:00PM ET
Defending (2000) Champion: Jeff Burton
2000 Pole Sitter: Ricky Rudd
Track Qualifying Record: Ricky Rudd, Ford, 3/3/00, 172.563 mph (31.293 seconds)
Track Race Record: Mark Martin, 1998 (146.554 m.p.h.), 2 hr., 43 min., 58 sec.
Total Purse: $ 4,281,
953

Race Preview and Fact Sheet

Tid Bits From The Carsdirect.com 400, Las Vagas (Unofficial)
- Trilena? sang the National Anthem! 4 F16C Fighting Falcons performed the missing person formation
- Gary Henson from DaimlerChrysler said the famous words ... Gentlemen Start your engins!
- Cloudy, threat of rain, temps in the mid 50's.
- 125 thousands seats SOLD OUT.

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VERY UNOFFICIAL Stats From The 2001 Carsdirect.com 400, Las Vagas 
Leaders
: 13
Lead Changes: 20
# of Cautions: 6 (new record, old record was 5 in 1999)
Laps Under Caution: 25
Laps Completed: 267
Margin of Victory: 2:58.01
Time of Race: 1.744

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13 LAP LEADERS From The Carsdirect.com 400, Las Vagas 
+10 Points Mark Martin, ...and the $10,000 from Gatorade for leading most laps
+ 5 Points ... Dale Jarrett (pole), Todd Bodine, Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte, Elliott Sadler, Johnny Benson, Bill Elliott!,
Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Sterling Marlin, Jerry Nadeau!, Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth

STARTING LINE UP

1 88 Dale Jarrett Ford  172.106
2 10 Johnny Benson Pontiac  171.728
3 25 Jerry Nadeau Chevrolet  171.636
4 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet  171.603
5 20 Tony Stewart Pontiac  171.532
6 66 Todd Bodine Ford  171.445
7 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac  171.314
8 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge  171.162
9 97 Kurt Busch Ford  171.130
10 2 Rusty Wallace Ford  171.108
11 21 Elliott Sadler Ford  171.097
12 14 Ron Hornaday Pontiac  171.027
13 22 Ward Burton Dodge  170.994
14 12 Jeremy Mayfield Ford  170.870
15 9 Bill Elliott Dodge  170.794
16 6 Mark Martin Ford  170.794
17 93 Dave Blaney Dodge  170.697
18 19 Casey Atwood Dodge  170.643
19 26 Jimmy Spencer Ford  170.638
20 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet  170.632
21 1 Steve Park Chevrolet  170.519
22 17 Matt Kenseth Ford  170.471
23 33 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet  170.283
24 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet  170.186
25 28 Ricky Rudd Ford  170.164
26 92 Stacy Compton Dodge  170.132
27 77 Robert Pressley Ford  170.116
28 99 Jeff Burton Ford  169.945
29 36 Ken Schrader Pontiac  169.875
30 01 Jason Leffler Dodge  169.625
31 55 Bobby Hamilton Chevrolet  169.545
32 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet  169.433
33 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet  169.316
34 27 Kenny Wallace Pontiac  169.306
35 02 Ryan Newman Ford  169.274
36 90 Hut Stricklin Ford  169.242
PROVISIONALS
37 31 Mike Skinner Chevrolet  168.340
38 43 John Andretti Dodge  169.046
39 7 Mike Wallace Ford  165.401
40 4 Robby Gordon Chevrolet  165.919
41 11 Brett Bodine Ford  166.857
42 32 Ricky Craven Ford  168.924
43 44 Buckshot Jones Dodge  166.687

Recap of The Carsdirect.com 400, Las Vagas (Unofficial)
GREEN, GREEN, GREEN, GO, GO, GO!!!!

CAUTION 1 Lap # 3 Jeff Burton hits the wall in turn 2. No ne else was involved. Burton takes the #99 right into the garage.

RESTART Lap #6 (after 3 caution laps)

-- Lap 6 - Ricky Craven is being being black flagged for smoke.

CAUTION 2 Lap #10 Brett Bodine, Rusty Wallace and Jeremy Mayfield with Ricky Craven still on the track Smoking bad (and leaving oil on the track) Bill Elliott also has damage, he got into Mayfield
Craven and Wallace go behind the wall.

RESTART Lap #14 (after 4 caution laps) Single file restart

-- Lap 15 -Todd Bodine takes the lead! (yesterdays BGN Winner)
-- Lap 16 - Ricky Rudd has a flat left rear tire
-- Lap 22 -Jeremy Mayfield is starting to smoke (damage from Lap 10 incident) Left front tire went down.

CAUTION 3 Lap #26 Debris

- Ward Burton reports he is lose, they will work on that during this caution.
- Tony Stewart's crew gave him a great 14.7 second pit and he came out in the lead.
- Rusty Wallace is back behind the wall.

RESTART Lap #32 (after 4 caution laps)

-- Lap 59 - Dale Jarrett retakes the lead from Todd Bodine

-- Lap 82 -
GREEN Flag pits begin ....
Stacy Compton gets a penalty for to fast down pit raod.
Mark Martin Stalled in the pit and took time to restart,

-- Lap 97 -
GREEN Flag are done and after it cycles out Johnny Benson is in the lead after taking on only 2 tires!

Several drivers have been missing pit road ....

CAUTION 4 Lap #97 John Andretti and Joe (NO BULL) Nemechek wreck in Turn 2

RESTART Lap #102 (after 5 caution laps) Mark Martin in the lead.

-- Lap 117 - Look at Dale Earnhardt Jr. !!! He is in 2nd and racin hard for the lead!

-- Lap 134 - Mark Martin continues to lead at half way with Bill Elliott in 2nd and Dale Jr. in 3rd. It is starting to cool off, drivers are complaining about being tight ....

-- Lap 144 - Bill Elliott takes his DODGE to the lead!

-- Lap 147 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. is in the pit with a vibration, he is in about 10 laps early.

-- Lap 150 -
GREEN Flag pits begin .... Steve Park ran out of gas and had to be pushed to a restart, Bill Elliott staled but got restarted immediately. Todd Bodine had a slow 20 second stop.

CAUTION 5 Lap #162 - Hut Stricklin hits the wall in turn 3.

-- Lap 157 - Dale Earnhardt, Jr., the lead! 3 for DEI???

RESTART Lap #166 (after 4 caution laps) Dale Jr. Pit, Mark Martin resumes the lead ....

-- Lap #168 - Sterling Marlin takes the lead and Johnny Benson takes 2nd ....
-- Lap #175 - Bobby Labonte reports he thinks he is losing his motor.

CAUTION 6 Lap #176 - Mike Wallace spins into the wall in turn 4 ...

Shawn Parker has fallen, He is okay .... he is the pit crew member for Mark Martin.

Bobby Labonte's #18 has the hood up, reports are he did not loose his engine, he is back out on the track On the lead lap!

RESTART Lap #180 (after 5 caution laps) Jerry Nadeau! is in the lead!

-- Lap #185 - Jason Leffler got into Bill Elliott ... no caution.
-- Lap #201 - Sterling Marlin goes way out into the lead ....
-- Lap #220 - Bobby Labonte is off the pace...
-- Lap #226 - Jeff Gordon (NO BULL!) takes the lead.


-- Lap #180 - Buckshot Jones goes into the garage.

-- Lap #228 -
GREEN Flag pits begin .... Jerry Nadeau takes on 2 tires again? Most all others take on 4 tires ....

Dale Jarrett
- A 14.0 second put for the #88 UPS Team!

Dale Earnhardt Jr's catch can was left in his car, Jr. got black (DARN) flagged for this.... He comes in for the penalty ...

-- Lap #247 -
GREEN Flag are done and after it cycles out Jeff Gordon is in the lead

-- Lap #251 - Dale Jarrett reports being very tight.

--
Jeff Gordon Wins his 53rd career win! And another NO BULL Million! 37th Superspeedway win!
-- First Chevy to win at Vegas, Jeff follow the million dollar truck into pit lane!

--
A VERY Happy Rodney Mims of Clanton, Ala., is the fan that get The NO BULL Million with Jeff!

Elvis has just left the race track ,,,,, there go his foot steps ......

BUSCH
The 2001 Sam's Town 300, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Total Purse: $1,205,621

RESULTS
Pos Str Car Driver Make Laps Pts
1 2 00 Todd Bodine Chevrolet 200 185
2 3 60 Greg Biffle Ford 200 175
3 20 57 Jason Keller Ford 200 165
4 31 33 Tony Raines Chevrolet 200 165
5 13 10 Jeff Green Ford 200 155
6 26 9 Jeff Burton Ford 200 150
7 9 87 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 200 146
8 14 98 Elton Sawyer Ford 200 147
9 8 20 Mike McLaughlin Pontiac 200 138
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