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DARLINGTON!
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CUP
The
Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 - Darlington -- RE-Air
Wed.
March 20 - 8:00 PM on SPEED
*!!*!!*!!!*!!*!!*!!*!!*!!*!!*!!*!!*
WINSTON
Cup:
Race #5 of 36
Race: Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 /
Darlington
Raceway,
Darlington, SC
Track Stats: 1.366 miles
Banking, Turns : 24 degrees
Banking, Turns: 25 degrees in Turns 1 & 2,
23 degrees in Turns 3 & 4
Front Straight: 1,229 feet
Banking, Straight-aways: 2 degrees
Back Straight: 1,229 feet
Race Length: 393 Laps, 400 miles
Purse: $3,589,313 (was $3,223,068 in 2001)
TID
BITS -
-- Sterling Marlin started at the back of
the field, the team had to replace his motor.
-- Ryan Newman wrecked, due to a cut tire,
in Happy Hour and will also will start in the
back.
-- and....... STEVE PARK IS BACK!!!!!!!!!
First race in 6 months.
-- Cloudy, temps in the mid 50's.
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Recap
of The
Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 - Darlington -
8 LAP LEADERS
Jeff Gordon, +10 Points MOST LAPS LED
+ 5 Points ... Ricky Craven (POLE), Steve Park,
Sterling Marlin, Ward Burton, Mark Martin, Tony
Stewart,
Dale
Earnhardt, Jr.,
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Stats From The Carolina
Dodge Dealers 400 - Darlington
Leaders: 8
Lead Changes: 11
# of Cautions: 5
Laps Under Caution: 27
Laps Completed: 2.93
Margin of Victory: 4.018
Time of Race: 3:11:13 |
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LINE
UP |
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| 1 |
32 |
Ricky
Craven |
Ford |
170.088 |
28.912 |
| 2 |
24 |
Jeff
Gordon |
Chevy |
170.07 |
28.915 |
| 3 |
12 |
Ryan
Newman |
Ford |
169.894 |
28.944 |
| 4 |
1 |
Steve
Park |
Chevy |
169.35 |
29.038 |
| 5 |
48 |
Jimmie
Johnson |
Chevy |
169.216 |
29.061 |
| 6 |
21 |
Elliott
Sadler |
Ford |
169.117 |
29.077 |
| 7 |
41 |
Jimmy
Spencer |
Dodge |
168.989 |
29.1 |
| 8 |
36 |
Ken
Schrader |
Pont. |
168.861 |
29.121 |
| 9 |
30 |
Jeff
Green |
Chevy |
168.798 |
29.132 |
| 10 |
9 |
Bill
Elliott |
Dodge |
168.746 |
29.142 |
| 11 |
40 |
Sterling
Marlin |
Dodge |
168.676 |
29.153 |
| 12 |
18 |
Bobby
Labonte |
Pont. |
168.601 |
29.166 |
| 13 |
97 |
Kurt
Busch |
Ford |
168.578 |
29.17 |
| 14 |
99 |
Jeff
Burton |
Ford |
168.532 |
29.179 |
| 15 |
22 |
Ward
Burton |
Dodge |
168.526 |
29.18 |
| 16 |
29 |
Kevin
Harvick |
Chevy |
168.509 |
29.183 |
| 17 |
15 |
Michael
Waltrip |
Chevy |
168.497 |
29.184 |
| 18 |
2 |
Rusty
Wallace |
Ford |
168.382 |
29.204 |
| 19 |
19 |
Jeremy
Mayfield |
Dodge |
168.376 |
29.205 |
| 20 |
25 |
Jerry
Nadeau |
Chevy |
167.933 |
29.283 |
| 21 |
28 |
Ricky
Rudd |
Ford |
167.864 |
29.295 |
| 22 |
88 |
Dale
Jarrett |
Ford |
167.853 |
29.297 |
| 23 |
8 |
D
Earnhardt Jr. |
Chevy |
167.813 |
29.304 |
| 24 |
10 |
Johnny
Benson |
Pont. |
167.778 |
29.309 |
| 25 |
77 |
Dave
Blaney |
Ford |
167.658 |
29.33 |
| 26 |
55 |
Bobby
Hamilton |
Chevy |
167.607 |
29.34 |
| 27 |
26 |
Joe
Nemechek |
Ford |
167.567 |
29.347 |
| 28 |
31 |
Robby
Gordon |
Chevy |
167.498 |
29.358 |
| 29 |
4 |
Mike
Skinner |
Chevy |
167.476 |
29.363 |
| 30 |
45 |
Kyle
Petty |
Dodge |
167.362 |
29.382 |
| 31 |
6 |
Mark
Martin |
Ford |
167.288 |
29.395 |
| 32 |
14 |
Stacy
Compton |
Pont. |
167.288 |
29.395 |
| 33 |
11 |
Brett
Bodine |
Ford |
167.276 |
29.398 |
| 34 |
17 |
Matt
Kenseth |
Ford |
167.179 |
29.415 |
| 35 |
43 |
John
Andretti |
Dodge |
167.179 |
29.415 |
| 36 |
20 |
Tony
Stewart |
Pont. |
166.884 |
29.466 |
| 37 |
5 |
Terry
Labonte |
Chevy |
166.371 |
Prov. |
| 38 |
44 |
Buckshot
Jones |
Dodge |
166.534 |
Prov. |
| 39 |
23 |
Hut
Stricklin |
Dodge |
166.253 |
Prov. |
| 40 |
7 |
Casey
Atwood |
Dodge |
165.57 |
Prov. |
| 41 |
90 |
Rick Mast |
Ford |
166.163 |
Prov. |
| 42 |
49 |
S
Robinson |
Dodge |
154.641 |
Prov. |
| 43 |
71 |
Andy
Hillenburg |
Chevy |
155.389 |
Prov |
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GREEN,
GREEN, GREEN, GO, GO, GO!!!!
-- Lap 10 - Andy Hillenburg Went into the garage.
-- Lap 19 - Steve (WELCOME BACK!) Park took the lead
from pole sitter Ricky Craven
-- Lap 26 - Shawna Robinson falls off the pace and
goes into the garage.
CAUTION
1 Lap
#39 - OH Noooooo .... Steve Park (Current Leader)
makes contact with Stacy Compton and Ricky Craven
(Pole Sitter) had no where to go, Park and
Craven have some serious damage. Steve got
out of his car on his own and waved to the fans!
RESTART
Lap #44 (after 5 caution laps)
Jeff Gordon, Elliott Sadler, Jimmie Johnson, Jimmy
Spencer and Jeff Green are the top 5 on this
first restart of the day.
-- Lap 62 - Jeff Gordon's radio is broken, all they
have is static.
-- Lap 80 - Shawna Robinson hit the wall twice and
is out of the race, John Andretti also made
contact with the wall and had to pit.
CAUTION
2 Lap
#91 - Robby Gordon hit the wall.
Jeremy Mayfield was penalized 15 seconds, no
catch can man in place.
RESTART
Lap #95 (after 4 caution laps) Jeff
Gordon, Jimmy Spencer, Elliott Sadler, Ward Burton and
Dale Earnhardt, JR. lead
-- Lap 111 - Dale Jarrett lost the oil pump belt, he
had no oil pressure. DNF, 2nd this season :( Also out of
the race are Shawna Robinson Andy Hillenburg, and Ricky
Craven.
-- Lap 122 - Sterling Marlin, from the back to the
front, he is currently in 3rd.
CAUTION
3 Lap
#133 - Jeremy Mayfield spins after contact from Hut
Stricklin.
RESTART
Lap #137 (after 4 caution laps) Jeff
Gordon, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Jimmy Spencer, Elliott
Sadler and Sterling Marlin are the top 5.
-- Lap 193 - Johnny Benson hit the wall and pitted.
-- Lap 194 - The leader, Jeff Gordon Pits for
the start of GREEN
Flag pits ..... Sterling Marlin leads. The
Ward Burton and Mark Martin, lead and then ......
CAUTION
4 Lap
#197 - Kurt Busch spun heading into the pits,
everyone checked up and ... Hut Stricklin and Brett
Bodine wrecked.
RESTART
Lap #210 (after 13 caution laps)26 Jeff
Gordon, Sterling Marlin, Mark Martin, Bobby Labonte, and
Tony Stewart lead on this restart.
-- Lap 200 - Steve Park came back out 158 laps down.
CAUTION
5 Lap #227 - Bad wreck,,,, Buckshot got
loose and Stewart made contact .....
Tony Stewart, Ward Burton, Mark Martin, Kenny Schrader
Johnny Benson, Kurt Bush, Dave Blaney, Jimmy Spencer,
Buckshot Jones and Bobby Labonte all wrecked.
Jeff Gordon had a little damage and was forced to
pit 5 times.
Another scary moment as we waited,,, Tony
Stewart was taken out of his car and placed on a
stretcher he was moving ,,, how sad to see Kenny
Schrader calling for the medics to come to Tony's
car.
Jimmy Spencer said he talked to Tony Stewart
and he is gonna be okay. Thank you God!
Tony Stewart was air lifted to a local hospital. Tony
is complaining about pain in his lower back, leg and
stomach pains, also numbness and tinglingin his left
foot.
RESTART
Lap #241 (after 14 caution laps) Sterling
Marlin, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Elliott Sadler, Kevin
Harvick and Ryan Newman start us off ...
-- Lap 244 - Dale Earnhardt, Jr. takes the lead.
-- Lap 251 - Sterling Marlin takes the lead back.
-- Lap 169 - Jerry Nadeau ... DARNNNNNNNNNNNN ....
is in the pits,
-- Lap 171 - Jeff Gordon reports he might have a
tire going down.
CONGRATULATIONS TO STERLING MARLIN and the entire team!
From last to FIRST!
MORE
SOON
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RACE
RESULTS
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| 1 |
9 |
Jeff
Burton |
Ford |
| 2 |
60 |
Greg
Biffle |
Ford |
| 3 |
21 |
Jeff
Green |
Chevy |
| 4 |
57 |
Jason
Keller |
Ford |
| 5 |
48 |
Kenny
Wallace |
Chevy |
| 6 |
18 |
Mike
McLaughlin |
Pont. |
| 7 |
33 |
Tony
Raines |
Chevy |
| 8 |
92 |
Todd
Bodine |
Chevy |
| 9 |
24 |
Jack
Sprague |
Chevy |
| 10 |
59 |
Stacy
Compton |
Chevy |
| 11 |
2 |
Johnny
Sauter |
Chevy |
| 12 |
25 |
Bobby
Hamilton, Jr |
Ford |
| 13 |
36 |
Hank
Parker, Jr |
Dodge |
| 14 |
99 |
Michael
Waltrip |
Chevy |
| 15 |
5 |
Ron
Hornaday |
Chevy |
| 16 |
27 |
Jamie
McMurray |
Chevy |
| 17 |
38 |
Mark
Green |
Ford |
| 18 |
12 |
Kerry
Earnhardt |
Chevy |
| 19 |
47 |
Shane
Hmiel |
Chevy |
| 20 |
10 |
Scott
Riggs |
Ford |
| 21 |
71 |
Kevin
Lepage |
Ford |
| 22 |
19 |
Tim
Sauter |
Chevy |
| 23 |
132 |
Dan
Pardus |
Chevy |
| 24 |
1 |
Jimmy
Spencer |
Chevy |
| 25 |
46 |
Ashton
Lewis |
Chevy |
| 26 |
6 |
Mike
Laughlin, Jr. |
Chevy |
| 27 |
7 |
Randy
LaJoie |
Chevy |
| 28 |
94 |
Derrike
Cope |
Chevy |
| 29 |
63 |
Ken
Alexander |
Chevy |
| 30 |
37 |
Jeff
Purvis |
Chevy |
| 31 |
77 |
Andy
Kirby |
Ford |
| 32 |
54 |
Kevin
Grubb |
Chevy |
| 33 |
75 |
Butch
Miller |
Chevy |
| 34 |
23 |
Scott
Wimmer |
Pont. |
| 35 |
144 |
Mike
Harmon |
Chevy |
| 36 |
16 |
Chad
Chaffin |
Pont. |
| 37 |
40 |
Brian
Vickers |
Dodge |
| 38 |
14 |
Larry
Foyt |
Chevy |
| 39 |
66 |
Casey
Mears |
Dodge |
| 40 |
81 |
Dwayne
Leik |
Chevy |
| 41 |
26 |
Lyndon
Amick |
Chevy |
| 42 |
152 |
Brad
Teague |
Ford |
| 43 |
49 |
Joe
Buford |
Ford |
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Point
Standings |
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| 1
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Jason
Keller |
597 |
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| 2
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Greg
Biffle |
585 |
-12 |
| 3
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Jack
Sprague |
584 |
-13
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| 4
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Kenny
Wallace |
558 |
-39 |
| 5
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Michael
Waltrip |
556 |
-41
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| 6
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Jeff
Green
|
548 |
-49 |
| 7
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Johnny
Sauter |
536 |
-61 |
| 8
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Randy
LaJoie |
525 |
-72 |
| 9
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Mike
McLaughlin |
486 |
-111 |
| 10 |
Scott
Riggs |
479 |
-118 |
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TRUCKS
Race
#2 of 22- Craftsman Anniversary 200
Craftsman Anniversary 200 at Darlington
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RESULTS |
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| 1
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1
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Ted
Musgrave |
Dodge
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| 2
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18
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Robert
Pressley |
Dodge |
| 3
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16
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Mike
Bliss
|
Chevy |
| 4
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6
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Kevin
Harvick |
Chevy |
| 5
|
14
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Rick
Crawford |
Ford
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| 6
|
75
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David
Starr
|
Chevy |
| 7
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60
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Travis
Kvapil |
Chevy |
| 8
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4
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Brian
Rose
|
Dodge
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| 9
|
50
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Jon
Wood
|
Ford
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| 10
|
52
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Ken
Schrader |
Chevy |
| 11
|
46
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Dennis
Setzer |
Chevy
|
| 12
|
08
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Bobby
Dotter |
Chevy |
| 13
|
90
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Lance
Norick |
Chevy |
| 14
|
88
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Matt
Crafton |
Chevy |
| 15
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15
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Trent
Owens
|
Ford |
| 16
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5
|
Lance
Hooper |
Dodge |
| 17
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43
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Carlos
Contreras |
Dodge
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| 18
|
79
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Jerry
Hill
|
Dodge |
| 19
|
72
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Randy
MacDonald |
Chevy
|
| 20
|
62
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Brendan
Gaughan |
Dodge
|
| 21
|
07
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Jason
Small
|
Chevy |
| 22
|
51
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Michael
Dokken |
Dodge |
| 23
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20
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Coy
Gibbs
|
Chevy |
| 24
|
00
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Ryan
McGlynn |
Chevy |
| 25
|
86
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Wayne
Edwards |
Chevy |
| 26
|
39
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Steve
Portenga |
Chevy |
| 27
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55
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Tom
Powers
|
Dodge
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| 28
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8
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Bill
Lester
|
Dodge |
| 29
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29
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Terry
Cook
|
Ford |
| 30
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2
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Jason
Leffler |
Dodge
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| 31
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48
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J.D.
Gibbs
|
Chevy |
| 32
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63
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Larry
Gunselman |
Ford |
| 33
|
81
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Jonathon
Price |
Chevy |
| 34 |
121
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Morgan
Shepherd |
Ford |
| 35
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28
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Joe
Ruttman
|
Chevy |
| 36
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73
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Loni
Richardson |
Chevy |
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Top
10 in Points |
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| 1 |
Ted Musgrave
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Co-Leader |
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| 2 |
Robert
Pressley |
Co-Leader |
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