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Bits from The Virginia 500 presented by Yamaha,
Martinsville -
--
DW commented that D. K. Ulrich was the only other
driver that he knew of that was ever suspended from
NASCAR.
-- Kenny Wallace to Fill in for Kevin Harvick at
Martinsville
Kenny Wallace will drive the No. 29 GM Goodwrench
Service Chevrolet Sunday at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway
in place of Kevin Harvick, who has been
"parked" by NASCAR for his actions during
Saturday's Craftsman Truck Series race.
"We're very grateful to Kenny for pitching in and
helping RCR out at the last minute," said Richard
Childress, president and CEO of Richard Childress Racing
Enterprises, Inc. "We'd also like to thank
Dale Earnhardt, Inc., for allowing Kenny to step in.
The GM Goodwrench Service team is a strong bunch
of guys and they will pull through this difficult time
and be even stronger when it's over with."
Wallace's last Winston Cup race was March 10 at Atlanta
Motor Speedway in a substitute role for the injured
Steve Park and the No. 1 DEI team. Wallace also competes
full-time in the NASCAR Busch Series.
--
Richard Childress Racing issued the following
statement: STATEMENT FROM RICHARD CHILDRESS REGARDING NASCAR'S
"PARKING" OF KEVIN HARVICK
"NASCAR had to do something in response to Kevin's
actions during the Truck race yesterday, but I think
their response was completely wrong. I have not
seen the clip of Kevin's actions during the Truck race
so I can't comment on what he did. He has had problems
in the Busch and Truck Series and had been on probation
for his actions, but the decision to 'park' him during
the Winston Cup race is wrong. NASCAR should keep the
actions and punishments separate to each series.
This should be Kevin's punishment only, but what NASCAR
is doing is punishing the tens of thousands of race fans
who probably didn't know until they got to the track
this morning that Kevin won't be allowed to race today.
NASCAR is also punishing the entire No. 29 team
and all of Richard Childress Racing for one person's
actions. NASCAR is also punishing GM Goodwrench
Service, who has been nothing but loyal to RCR and the
sport for many years. This is only my opinion.
"I will sit down with Kevin Monday morning to
discuss what happened and how we will proceed from
here."
-- Weather is perfect .... HOT ... temp's expected
to get near 80 degrees --
The National Anthem was played by the honor guard
from Langly Virginia
-- 4 F-16's flew over head.
--
The Grand Marshal from John Deere (Kerry someone) said
those famous words (other than DW's Bogity Bogity
Bogity!) Gentleman Start Your Engines!
-- Due To the #29 having a driver change, Kenny Wallace
had to start at the back of the field.
!~!~!~!~!~! Recap
of The Virginia 500 presented by Yamaha, Martinsville -
LAP
LEADERS
Tony Stewart +10 Points
+ 5 Points ... Jeff Gordon (POLE), Bobby Hamilton,
JERRY Nadeau!, Ward Burton, Terry Labonte!, Ricky
Craven, Dave Blaney, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Stacy Compton,
Bobby Labonte, Rusty Wallace, Jeff Burton,
~~~ GREEN,
GREEN, GREEN, GO, GO, GO!!!! Here we go ,,,,
bogity, bogity, bogity!
-- Lap 1 - Jeff Gordon leads the first lap then ...
-- Lap 2 - Bobby Hamilton takes the lead
-- Lap 9 - Jeff Gordon leads again
-- Lap 10 - Matt Kenseth and Dave Blaney had
contact. Kenseth has front end damage.
-- Lap 10 - Andy Hillenburg goes into the garage
with a bad clutch.
-- Lap 26 - SHOOT, Kyle Petty made contact
with Kenny Schrader, Schrader Has a flat :(
CAUTION
1 Lap
#27 - Debris from Kenny Schrader's car. His
left rear was on fire (brake hoses)
RESTARTLap #35(after 8 caution laps) Jeff
Gordon continues to lead.
-- Lap 37 - Jimmie Johnson ignition failed
-- Lap 38 - Tony Stewart made contact with Rusty
Wallace, Rusty went WAY high on the track.
CAUTION
2Lap #52 - Ward and Jeff Burton had
contact, then Elliott Sadler spun after contact
from Jeff Burton. Hermie Sadler was also
involved.
RESTARTLap #58(after 6 caution laps) Jeff
Gordon continues to lead.
CAUTION
3Lap #73 - Kenny Wallace spun after contact with Mike
Skinner.
--
Steve Park and Frank Kimmel were held for
speeding on pit road. -- Jimmy Spencer had to wait, he did not beat the
pace car out and was held at the exit of the pits. He
goes a lap down. -- Casey Atwood is off the track for repair of a
broken oil line.
RESTARTLap #80(after 7 caution laps) JERRY
NADEAU Leads, Jeff Burton, John Andretti, Matt
Kenseth and Mike Skinner are the top 5!
-- Kenny Wallace was penalized for pitting
outside of his pit box.
CAUTION
4 Lap
#101 - Jimmy Spencer had a left rear flat and spun
into the wall.
RESTARTLap #108 (after 7 caution laps)
-- Lap 117 -Tony Stewart takes the lead.
-- Lap 160 - Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Jeff
Gordon,Ricky Craven and Mike Skinner
are the top 5.
-- Lap 162 - Robby Gordon has a flat right front.
Brake heat melted the bead on the tire .... HOT HOT HOT!
CAUTION
5 Lap
#171 - Brett Bodine cuts a tire Right in front of
the leaders.
-- Bill Elliott was held for a stop and go.
-- Dale Jarrett was penalized for pitting outside
of his pit box, he goes down a lap.
RESTARTLap #179 (after 8 caution laps)
Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Terry
Labonte! and Mike Skinner are the top 5 on
this restart.
-- Lap 179 - Casey Atwood comes back out.
-- Lap 182 - Kenny Wallace (#29) was in the garage
for a broken sway bar.
CAUTION
6Lap #209 - John Andretti lost his motor, smokin'
.... Frank Kimmel and Jimmy Spencer slid in oil. Jeff
Gordon was caught up he has damage and a flat.
-- Jeff Gordon was knocked a lap down due to
having 8 crew members over the wall.
RESTARTLap #223(after 14 caution laps) Tony
Stewart, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Terry Labonte!, Mike
Skinner and Ricky Craven lead them out.
-- Lap 224 - Jeff Burton went down into the grass,,,
no caution.
-- Lap 232 - Stacy Compton and Sterling Marlin
tagged each other a few times.
-- Lap 142 - Ryan Newman Has smoke coming out of the
#12 car. Oil temp is HIGH (pegged)?
-- Lap 250 - HALF
WAY Tony Stewart is the leader and has lead
most laps so far today
CAUTION
7Lap #254 -Jeff Gordon is Smokin' ... a fitting in
the power steering broke.
-- Stacy Compton speed on pit road and was
penalized.
-- Tony Stewart stalled and had to be pushed out.
He goes back to 11th place.
-- Ryan Newman went into the garage, motor is
gone.
RESTARTLap #271(after 16 caution laps) Ward
Burton did not pit and leads! Terry Labonte, Dale
Earnhardt, Jr., Ricky Craven, Ricky Rudd, Bobby Labonte,
Mike Skinner, Rusty Wallace, Sterling Marlin and Bobby
Hamilton round out the top 10.
-- Lap 271 - Jimmie Johnson Goes in with a broken
rear end.
-- Lap 274 - Terry Labonte GETS THE
LEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!((((DEB!))))
-- Lap 282 - Frank Kimmel skims the wall.
-- Lap 287 -DANG a beach ball rolls around on the
track, Michael Waltrip hit it.
-- Lap 288 - Ricky Craven takes the lead.
-- Lap 362 - Dale Earnhardt, Jr. gets the lead.
-- Lap 310 - Jimmy Johnson comes back out.
-- Lap 324 - Jimmie Johnson stalls again, ignition.
CAUTION
8Lap #326 - Kenny Schrader died on the track the
car will not restart.
-- Dave Blaney leads during this caution.
RESTARTLap #332(after 6 caution laps) Dale
Earnhardt, Jr., Terry Labonte, Tony Stewart, Bobby
Labonte and Ricky Rudd Round out the top 5!
-- Lap 331 - ARGGGHHH ... Jerry Nadeau is way of
pace, said It just won't run ... lost the radiator ...
He goes behind the wall. (we can morn together Rob
:( )
-- Dale Earnhardt, Jr. had several lugs fall off
and lost time in the pit.
-- Bobby Labonte only took 2 tires and the lead.
CAUTION
9Lap #367 - Hermie Sadler spins after contact from
Jeremy Mayfield.
RESTARTLap #(after 373 caution laps) Bobby
Labonte, Rusty Wallace, Bobby Hamilton, Ricky Rudd, Tony
Stewart, Terry Labonte, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Mark
Martin, Ricky Craven and Matt Kenseth lead.
-- Lap 377 - Rusty Wallace takes the lead.
-- Lap 384 - Bobby Hamilton regains the lead.
-- Lap 390 - Jerry Nadeau is set to take over for Jeff
Gordon, who has no power steering and needs a
relieve driver.
CAUTION
10Lap #407 - Ricky Craven and Jimmy Spencer wreck.
-- Jeff Burton did not pit ... He leads. -- Rusty Wallace tried to avoid Dale
Earnhardt, Jr., pit road and made contact with Mike
Skinner. Both have damage.
RESTARTLap #413(after 6 caution laps) Jeff
Burton, Bobby Hamilton, Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte and
Terry Labonte are the top 5.
-- Lap 414 - Bobby Hamilton regains the lead.
-- Lap 420 - Kyle Petty and Steve Park make
contact and Mike Skinner gets hit and spins ...
no caution.
-- Lap 433 - Tony Stewart grabs the lead again.
CAUTION
11Lap #445 - Mike Skinner, Stacy Compton and Johnny
Benson get together... Benson Spun.
RESTARTLap #451(after 6 caution laps) The
leaders are Bobby Labonte, Terry Labonte, Matt
Kenseth, Dale Jarrett and Dale Earnhardt, Jr.,
CAUTION
12Lap #476 - Ricky Craven and Jimmy Spencer spin
... as the caution came out Dale Jarrett passed Dale
Earnhardt, Jr. for 2nd place.
RESTARTLap #481(after 5 caution laps) Bobby
Labonte, Matt Kenseth, Dale Jarrett, Dale Earnhardt,
Jr., Tony Stewart, Terry Labonte, Ricky Rudd, Kurt
Busch, Mark Martin and Jeremy Mayfield are the
leaders with 19 laps to go.
CAUTION
13Lap #487 - Buckshot Jones gets spun and then gets
hit by Johnny Benson.
-- Rusty Wallace, Brett Bodine and Stacy Compton
pit.
RESTARTLap #493(after 6 caution laps) Single
File restart ... Bobby Labonte, Dale Jarrett,
Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Terry
Labonte, Ricky Rudd, Mark Martin, Kurt Busch and Jeremy
Mayfield are the leaders with 7 laps to go.
-- Lap 462 - Dale Jarrett and Matt Kenseth Rub
fenders ....
CAUTION
14Lap #499 - Hut Stricklin makes contact with Bobby
Hamilton, Hamilton spins and Kyle Petty gets
caught up in it.
Congratulations
to Bobby Labonte, everyone on the #18 team and ALL
the fans!!
His 19th career win!
First ever short track win!
StatsFrom Martinsville Leaders: 13 Lead Changes: 19 # of Cautions: 14 Laps Under Caution: 103 Laps Completed: 500 Margin of Victory: Under Caution Time of Race: 4:42:18
~BGN~
& ~CTS~
Pepsi
300 / Nashville
# 7 of 34 Purse: $844,533
Track Stats: 1.333 miles oval
Banking Turns: 14
Front Straight: 2,494 feet
Banking: 9degrees
Back Straight: 1,203 feet Banking:
6 degrees Race Length: 225 Laps Distance:
300 Miles
RESULTS
1
10
Scott
Riggs
Ford
2
24
Jack
Sprague
Chevy
3
25
B
Hamilton, Jr.
Ford
4
23
Scott
Wimmer
Pont.
5
57
Jason
Keller
Ford
6
7
Randy
LaJoie
Chevy
7
27
Jamie
McMurray
Chevy
8
12
Kerry
Earnhardt
Chevy
9
59
Stacy
Compton
Chevy
10
19
Tim
Sauter
Chevy
11
48
Kenny
Wallace
Chevy
12
2
Johnny
Sauter
Chevy
13
37
Jeff
Purvis
Chevy
14
63
Shane
Hall
Chevy
15
21
Jay
Sauter
Chevy
16
54
Kevin
Grubb
Chevy
17
28
Brad
Baker
Chevy
18
92
Todd
Bodine
Chevy
19
47
Shane
Hmiel
Chevy
20
18
M
McLaughlin
Pont.
21
75
Butch
Miller
Chevy
22
5
Ron
Hornaday
Chevy
23
66
Casey
Mears
Dodge
24
77
Brad
Teague
Ford
25
14
Larry
Foyt
Chevy
26
286
Jeff
Fultz
Chevy
27
95
Steadman
Marlin
Ford
28
26
Lyndon
Amick
Chevy
29
49
Andy
Kirby
Ford
30
33
Tony
Raines
Chevy
31
8
Brian
Weber
Chevy
32
132
Dan
Pardus
Chevy
33
60
Greg
Biffle
Ford
34
36
Hank
Parker Jr.
Dodge
35
56
Rich
Mitchell
Chevy
36
273
Jason
Schuler
Ford
37
46
Ashton
Lewis
Chevy
38
94
Derrike
Cope
Chevy
39
16
Chad
Chaffin
Pont.
40
184
Dion
Ciccarelli
Chevy
41
144
Mike
Harmon
Chevy
42
52
Jimmy
Kitchens
Ford
43
34
Jason
White
Ford
POINTS!
1
Jack
Sprague
1045
2
Randy
LaJoie
967
-78
3
Jason
Keller
962
-83
4
Scott
Riggs
962
-83
5
Kenny
Wallace
926
-119
6
Greg
Biffle
916
-129
7
Jeff
Green
893
-152
8
B.
Hamilton, Jr.
886
-159
9
Mike
McLaughlin
873
-172
Race: ADVANCE AUTO PARTS 250/Martinsville
Track Stats: See
Cup above
Race Length: 250 Laps
Distance: 131.5 Miles
Purse: $428,893
