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LET THE SEASON BEGIN!!!
DAYTONA! Sunday
-- WINSTON
Cup: Race #1 of 36 Race: Daytona 500 / Daytona Track Stats: 2.5 mile Tri-oval
Banking, Turns: 31 degrees Front Straight: 3,800 feet Back: 3,400 feet Banking, Tri-Oval: 18 degrees Race Length: 200 Laps
Distance: 500 Miles Defending (2001) Champion: Michael Waltrip 2001 Pole Sitter: Bill Elliott Track Qualifying Record: Bill Elliott, 210.364mph
Track Race Record: Buddy Baker, Feb 1980,
177.602mph Purse: $12,314,505
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Mike Hillman, Brett Bodine's crew chief, quit 90
minutes before today's race. Hillman had been with
Bodine since 2000 (rumor is he is going to Foyt's #14
team).
Tid
Bits from The 44th Daytona 500 -
- Denise Graves
(Metropolitan Opera) Beautifully sang the National
Anthem! (OH Goose Bumps) as a bald eagles were released
... A huge American flag was unfurled on the infield,
Fireworks went off overhead and then 4 - F16's did their
fly by ..... Perfect! What a great country! What
a great sport!
- Grand Marshall Chad Holiday, CEO from DuPont, said
those famous four words ... Gentlemen (he forgot Lady)
start your engines.
- Sunny -- mid 70's
- Jay Leno drove the Pontiac, Firebird Pace Car
- Dave Marcis went to the front for a Ceremonial
lap, Dave will retire after today's race.
- Rusty Wallace, Shawna Robinson and Dave Blaney
are in back up cars, starting at the back of the field.
- 180,000 fans in attendance
- All drivers are wearing the HANS or Hutchens Device.
- All Over the wall crew are wearing helmets
Recap of The Daytona 500 - Keep in mind this is ALL
Unofficial
13
LAP LEADERS in The Daytona 500 -
Sterling Marlin +10 Points most lap lead
+ 5 Points ... Kevin Harvick (POLE), Defending 500
winner Michael Waltrip, Matt Kenseth, Kenny Schrader,
John Andretti, Jerry Nadeau, Kurt Busch, Jeff Burton,
Bobby Labonte, (I missed one sorry) Jeff Gordon
(defending Champion) Ward Burton!
Daytona
500 Results
1
22
Ward
Burton
Dodge
2
21
Elliott
Sadler
Ford
3
9
Geoffrey
Bodine
Ford
4
97
Kurt
Busch
Ford
5
15
Michael
Waltrip
Chevy
6
6
Mark
Martin
Ford
7
12
Ryan
Newman
Ford
8
40
Sterling
Marlin
Dodge
9
24
Jeff
Gordon
Chevy
10
10
Johnny
Benson
Pont.
11
9
Bill
Elliott
Dodge
12
99
Jeff
Burton
Ford
13
31
Robby
Gordon
Chevy
14
88
Dale
Jarrett
Ford
15
48
Jimmie
Johnson
Chevy
16
11
Brett
Bodine
Ford
17
32
Ricky
Craven
Ford
18
2
Rusty
Wallace
Ford
19
30
Jeff
Green
Chevy
20
5
Terry
Labonte
Chevy
21
33
Mike
Wallace
Chevy
22
92
Robert
Pressley
Dodge
23
4
Mike
Skinner
Chevy
24
49
Shawna
Robinson
Dodge
25
77
Dave
Blaney
Ford
26
36
Ken
Schrader
Pont.
27
14
Stacy
Compton
Pont.
28
25
Jerry
Nadeau
Chevy
29
8
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Chevy
30
1
Kenny
Wallace
Chevy
31
66
Todd
Bodine
Ford
32
55
Bobby
Hamilton
Chevy
33
17
Matt
Kenseth
Ford
34
18
Bobby
Labonte
Pont.
35
7
Casey
Atwood
Dodge
36
29
Kevin
Harvick
Chevy
37
43
John
Andretti
Dodge
38
28
Ricky
Rudd
Ford
39
19
Jeremy
Mayfield
Dodge
40
26
Joe
Nemechek
Ford
41
45
Kyle
Petty
Dodge
42
71
Dave
Marcis
Chevy
43
20
Tony
Stewart
Pont.
POINTS
1
Ward
Burton
180
2
Elliott
Sadler
170
-10
4
Kurt
Busch
165
-15
3
Geoffrey
Bodine
165
-15
5
Michael
Waltrip
160
-20
6
Sterling
Marlin
152
-28
7
Mark
Martin
150
-30
8
Ryan
Newman
146
-34
9
Jeff
Gordon
143
-37
10
Johnny
Benson
134
-46
11
Jeff
Burton
132
-48
12
Bill
Elliott
130
-50
13
Robby
Gordon
124
-56
14
Dale
Jarrett
121
-59
15
Jimmie
Johnson
118
-62
16
Brett
Bodine
115
-65
17
Ricky
Craven
112
-68
18
Rusty
Wallace
109
-71
19
Jeff
Green
106
-74
20
Terry
Labonte
103
-77
21
Mike
Wallace
100
-80
22
Robert
Pressley
97
-83
23
Mike
Skinner
94
-86
24
Shawna
Robinson
91
-89
25
Ken
Schrader
90
-90
26
Dave
Blaney
88
-92
27
Jerry
Nadeau
84
-96
28
Stacy
Compton
82
-98
29
Dale
Earnhardt Jr.
76
-104
30
Kenny
Wallace
73
-107
31
Todd
Bodine
70
-110
32
Matt
Kenseth
69
-111
33
Bobby
Hamilton
67
-113
34
Bobby
Labonte
66
-114
35
Kevin
Harvick
60
-120
36
Casey
Atwood
58
-122
37
John
Andretti
57
-123
38
Ricky
Rudd
49
-131
39
Jeremy
Mayfield
46
-134
40
Joe
Nemechek
43
-137
41
Kyle
Petty
40
-140
42
Dave
Marcis
37
-143
43
Tony
Stewart
34
-146
GREEN,
GREEN, GREEN, GO, GO, GO!!!!
Pace Laps -- Mike Wallace stalled on the apron
... He was pushed by a tow truck, that got him started, he
goes to the end of the field. Ignition Problems.
-- Lap 3 - Silent lap in honor of Dale Earnhardt and ALL
Fallen Heroes.
-- Lap 3 - Tony Stewart is off the pace .... DNF
"It
is the motor, I don't know what happened, it just laid
down," Tony said over the radio "I'm glad I didn't
start a wreck, but the motor just laid down." "We're
done, "It's junk."
-- Lap 4 - Michael Waltrip, Defending winner,Takes
the lead!
-- Lap 9 - Dave Blaney is off the pace ....
CAUTION
1Lap #22 - Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (Looses a tire (Debris
was on the track), the car is torn all to pieces on the right
front fender, hood and more.
Kevin Harvick and Mike Skinner had contact in the
pits, Harvick has damage. Bobby Labonte
was boxed in by Shawna Robinson. Terry Labonte
was in with his hood open, all is okay they thought they
picked up the debris also. Kurt Busch slid through his
pit into the, luckly for the team, vacant #20 Stewart pit. Harvick
and Earnhardt Jr. pitted four times each
RESTARTLap #27 (after 5 caution laps) Matt
Kenseth, Kenny Schrader, John Andretti, Ryan Newman and
Sterling Marlin are the top five.
-- Lap 29- Kenny Schrader! takes the lead
-- Lap 30 - John Andretti! takes the lead
-- Lap 31 - Kenny Schrader! Retakes the lead!
-- Lap 52 - Bobby Labonte reports having a vibration. -- Lap 60 - Mike Wallace Came in for a battery and went
down 3 laps
-- Lap 75 - GREEN
FLAG
Pits
begin ... The leader Kenny Schrader
and Johnny Benson come in. -- Lap 75 -Jerry Nadeau LEADS!!!!!!
-- Lap 78 - Sterling Marlin takes the lead
-- Lap 80 - Jerry Nadeau LEADS again! (sue is dancing ...
scary huh!)
-- Lap 81 - Shawna Robinson runs out of gas on the back
stretch ... Jerry Nadeau, Jeff Gordon and Many
others pit .... -- Lap 82 - Jeff Burton leads during these GREEN
FLAGPits
CAUTION
2 Lap
#83 - Dave Marcis has run out of fuel also on the back
stretch .. He couldn't make it back to pit road.
Mike Skinner ran out of fuel. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. came in for a new front fender, Dave
Marcis (DNF - retired) went into the garage due to over
heating, all the debris of napkins paper and such caught
up in the grill. Dave was running his final Race, his
33rd Daytona 500.
Many of the leaders came in for a splash and go. Ricky Rudd hit a tire on pit road, suffered damage. Stacy Compton broke a rear gear, he is behind the wall.
RESTARTLap #88 Bobby Labonte leads(after 5
Caution laps) 35 cars on the lead lap.
-- Lap 89 - Sterling Marlin regains the lead.
CAUTION
3Lap #95 - Debris from Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Jr. cut his
right rear tire and was coming into the pits when he went
sliding through the grass
Robbery Pressley was held one lap for pitting out of
his pit box (SIGH) Jr. goes into the garage. Jr. said "I ain't
talkin' right now" to a reporter. Jeff Burton's crew member's foot was run over.
RESTARTLap #100 ~HALF
WAY~ (after
5 caution laps) Sterling Marlin, Ricky Rudd, Mark Martin and
Jeff Gordon were the only drivers not to pit and are the
top 4 drivers
CAUTION
4Lap #100 -Brett Bodine hits the wall in turn 1. Brett
lost his crew chief Just before today's race.
RESTARTLap #104 (after 4 caution laps) Sterling
Marlin, Ricky Rudd, Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon and Matt
Kenneth
-- Lap 107 - Dale Earnhardt, Jr. came back out 11
laps down in 39th position.
He said "Hey guys, It's alive again, lets get back at
it"! Evidently NASCAR made him come back in
saying he did not have brakes, when Tony Eury, crew chief
for the #8 Chevy, said he did have brakes, the blown tire
had wrapped around the right rear housing
-- Lap 127 - Dale Jarrett is off the pace, he got
loose.
-- Lap 127 - Ricky Rudd reports loosing his handeling.
CAUTION
5 Lap
#138 - Shawn Robinson got loose, she and Mike Skinner
and wrecked in turn 2.
Rusty Wallace was blocked in his pit, his crew had to
push him back so he could get out.
RESTARTLap #143 (after 5 caution laps) Sterling
Marlin (came in 1st went out first!) Kevin Harvick,
Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch and Elliott Sadler are the
top 5 drivers. 32 cars on the lead lap.
CAUTION
6 Lap
#146 - THE BIG ONE --- 17 cars -- Jeff Gordon and Kevin
Harvick made contact, Kevin Harvick wrecked hard,
Matt Kenseth, Johnny Benson, Ricky Rudd, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Kenny Wallace, Mike Wallace, John Andretti, Jerry
Nadeau, Bobby Hamilton, Joe Nemechek, Bobby Labonte, Todd
Bodine, Casey Atwood, Todd Bodine, Kenny Schrader and Jeremy
Mayfield were all caught up in this. ALL drivers got out
of their cars and are all okay, Thank God.
"Typical restrictor plate racing". Ricky Rudd
said
Kenny Wallace said "I guess everyone wants to know
what happened huh .... A Big Wreck." Kevin Harvick Said "I thought there was enough
room and I came down and hit the nose of Gordon's car."
Jeff Gordon missed pit road, came back around.
Kurt Busch did not stop under this caution ... he
leads.
RESTARTLap #158 (after 12 caution laps) Just 18
cars left on the lead lap. Sterling Marlin, Kurt Busch,
Elliott Sadler, Bill Elliott and Michael Waltrip
are the leaders.
-- Lap 160 - Kurt Busch takes the lead (he lead earlier
under green flag pits).
-- Lap 162 - 3 wide racin' 5 rows deep! Yike!
CAUTION
7 Lap
#172 - Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Green make contact.
Jeff Green keeps going, great safe (again!)
Michael Waltrip in 2nd, he pits .... many follow.
RESTARTLap #176 (after 4 caution laps) Kurt
Busch, Jeff Gordon, Sterling Marlin, Ryan Newman and Ward
Burton! lead. -
-- Lap 177 - Jeff Gordon, defending champion, takes the
lead.
CAUTION
8 Lap
# 190 Robby Gordon spins
Kurt Busch pits for 4 tires.
RESTARTLap #194 (after 4 caution laps) Single
File restart ---
CAUTION
9Lap #196 - WHOA Michael Waltrip goes off the
track after contact from Mark Martin ... several wreck
.... Terry Labonte, Robert Pressley (UGH) were caught
up in this mess.
Ward Burton and Sterling Marlin race to the
finish line.
Jeff Gordon is on Pit Road-while it was closed-he goes to the
end of the line, The spotter said he got spun. Jeff said
he got himself turned
Lap #194 - RED
FLAG
Sterling
Marlin (Leader)
has a couple things in question -- did he advance a position
under the yellow line and he got out of his car during this RED
flag?
The officials let him look at his fender, but he was NOT
allowed to work on the car as it was during a RED
flag.
He wanted to see if the fender was rubbing on a tire, it
looked like he might have pulled on the fender.
Word from The American (not French) Judges, Marlin goes
to the tail end of the longest line for working on the car
during a RED
flag.
CAUTION
9 Resumes Lap
#194
RESTARTLap #197 (after 3 caution laps) Single
File restart -- 3 lap shootout - Ward Burton!, Geoffrey
Bodine (<-Great day), Elliott Sadler,Dale
Jarrett, Mark Martin and Ryan Newman lead the field
on the finish!
-- Lap 199 - Dale Jarrett wrecks
-- What a WEIRD RACE! Congratulations to Ward Burton All the#22 Dodge crew and
fans! Ward 2nd career win!! WOW Were they screamin'!!!!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Manufacturer Championship After The Daytona 500
(Unofficial) (VERY, VERY Unofficial) (this is just a guide
ONLY)
1 Dodge 9
2 Ford 6
3 Chevrolet 4
4 Pontiac 3
How
Manufacturer points are awarded: 1st -9 points, 2nd-6 points,
3rd-4 points.
~~~ Rookie of the Year After The Daytona 500 (Unofficial)
(VERY, VERY Unofficial) (this is a guide ONLY)
Ryan Newman
Jimmie Johnson
Shawna Robinson
~~~ StatsFromThe Daytona 500 (SO VERY
UNOFFICIAL) Leaders: 13 (record is 15) Lead Changes: 19 ? # of Cautions:
9 (1
Red Flag) Laps Under Cautions:
47 Laps Completed: 200: Time of Race: 3:56:09
