**NASCAR Atlanta Bass Pro MBNA 500 - Monday 10/27 1100 ET 800 PT on TNT**

Nascar.com ^ | 10/24/03

[NormsRevenge]

HotLanta!!! Looks Like RocketMan is refueled and ready to go... again!

NASCAR

Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Sunday on NBC at Noon ET , 9am PT Sunday, October 26, 2003

Atlanta Motor Speedway
Since being purchased by Bruton Smith in 1990, Atlanta Motor Speedway has become an ultra-modern, multi-purpose venue that has raised the bar of excellence. Amenities include a nine-story office/condominium complex, improved parking, over 53,000 additional permanent seats, a road course, a four-color electronic message center, a new ticket office and gift shop.

Track Facts
Banking/Turns: 24 degrees
Distance: 1.54 mile
Shape: Oval

Support our Troops

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God Bless Our Troops, Our Leaders and God Bless America!!!

[Vigilantcitizen]

#20 is only 4.8 seconds off the lead, and gaining. Wow.

[flutters]

His car was damaged. I don't know where he's running now.

[Vigilantcitizen]

Harvick bent up his front left fender, making it damn near impossible to get any front left downforce, causing a severely tight condition.

[cjshapi]

Can anyone please tell me where Bill Elliott is?

[thecanuck]

Thanks. I don't like to wish misfortune on anyone but I would rather see Jr. (and maybe some others) jump in front of Harvick for the runners-up spots in the Championship. Still want Matt to finish #1 though. Yappy Harvick still doesn't seem to appreciate his situation. What is it with that rookie class of him and Kurt Busch?

thanks again

[flutters]

265 of 325 laps:

#18-Labonte (2) (56 laps led)
#24-Gordon (19) (9 laps led)
#48-Johnson (9)
#8-Earnhardt Jr.(3) (32 laps led)
#20-Stewart (24)(109 laps led)

#9-Elliott (5)
#97-Busch (17) (3 laps led)
#12-Newman (1) (12 laps led)
#7-Spencer (22)
#19-Mayfield (15)

Points Leader #17-Matt Kenseth is running 15th

Cars on the lead lap: 22 (of 43 starters)

[steveegg]

Dollar Bill is in 6th, 7 seconds back.

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Bobby has just put Harvick a lap down.

[NormsRevenge]

I hear ya on the points and the "new generation" drivers. LOL

Harvick is just getting lapped by Bobby and Flash

Flash is pressing Bobby for lead.

[steveegg]

It's the instant success these rookies have. Without a bunch of losses before their first win, they don't have time to develop humility.

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Flash had Bobby at the line, but couldn't make it stick.

[Vigilantcitizen]

Flash and Bobby having a great duel for the lead with 50 to go...

Still one more round of stops to go.

[steveegg]

Flash finally got by Bobby for the lead.

[NormsRevenge]

Wow Look at 24 stick to the bottom.. Some good racing by both drivers

Flash passes Bobby for the lead.

[tubebender]

I hope all the pit stops come out clean with no cautions in the middle...

[thecanuck]

I hear you but I look at Jr., Kennseth who came before them and Newman and Johnson who came after them but those two seem to stand out as too "new school" for my taste.

Thanks for all the updates

[flutters]

It looks like Matt saved some for the end. He's sneaking up. : )

[AGreatPer]

All Chevy's 1 thru 5.

[NormsRevenge]

instant success... ouch!

most of these guys have been racing something since they were knee high to a grasshopper. They should ask DJ or Bill or Ricky about humility. ;-)

[Vigilantcitizen]

"It's the instant success these rookies have. Without a bunch of losses before their first win, they don't have time to develop humility."

Used to be, rookies didn't step right into a competitive car and team.

Remember this though, the old man (#3) wasn't very well liked as a rookie by the old timers.

[thecanuck]

Or DW or JG...

[Vigilantcitizen]

"All Chevy's 1 thru 5."

This race is being held in..."BOWTIE COUNTRY"