Posted on 10/24/2003 5:59:50 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
HotLanta!!! Looks Like RocketMan is refueled and ready to go... again!
Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway
Sunday on NBC at Noon ET , 9am PT Sunday, October 26, 2003
Track Facts
Banking/Turns: 24 degrees
Distance: 1.54 mile
Shape: Oval
God Bless Our Troops, Our Leaders and God Bless America!!!
Rank | +/- | Driver | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 |
1 | -- | Matt Kenseth | 4678 | Leader | 33 | 1 | 10 | 23 |
2 | +1 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 4420 | -258 | 33 | 1 | 12 | 20 |
3 | -1 | Kevin Harvick | 4416 | -262 | 33 | 1 | 10 | 17 |
4 | +1 | Jimmie Johnson | 4412 | -266 | 33 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
5 | -1 | Ryan Newman | 4329 | -349 | 33 | 8 | 15 | 20 |
6 | -- | Jeff Gordon | 4202 | -476 | 32 | 2 | 13 | 17 |
7 | -- | Tony Stewart | 4151 | -527 | 33 | 2 | 12 | 16 |
8 | -- | Bobby Labonte | 4000 | -678 | 33 | 1 | 11 | 15 |
9 | +1 | Bill Elliott | 3845 | -833 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
10 | -1 | Terry Labonte | 3839 | -839 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
11 | -- | Kurt Busch | 3813 | -865 | 33 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
12 | +1 | Jeff Burton | 3700 | -978 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
13 | +1 | Rusty Wallace | 3693 | -985 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
14 | -2 | Michael Waltrip | 3687 | -991 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
15 | -- | Jamie McMurray* | 3642 | -1036 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
16 | -- | Robby Gordon | 3613 | -1065 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
17 | -- | Mark Martin | 3531 | -1147 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
18 | -- | Greg Biffle* | 3390 | -1288 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
19 | +1 | Jeremy Mayfield | 3377 | -1301 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
20 | +1 | Ward Burton | 3354 | -1324 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
21 | -2 | Sterling Marlin | 3347 | -1331 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
22 | -- | Ricky Rudd | 3296 | -1382 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
23 | -- | Elliott Sadler | 3222 | -1456 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
24 | -- | Ricky Craven | 3158 | -1520 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
25 | -- | Joe Nemechek | 3156 | -1522 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
26 | -- | Dale Jarrett | 3148 | -1530 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
27 | -- | Johnny Benson | 3107 | -1571 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
28 | -- | Dave Blaney | 2942 | -1736 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
29 | -- | Jimmy Spencer | 2933 | -1745 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
30 | -- | Kenny Wallace | 2806 | -1872 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
31 | -- | Steve Park | 2710 | -1968 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
32 | -- | Todd Bodine | 2634 | -2044 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
33 | -- | Jeff Green | 2455 | -2223 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
34 | -- | Casey Mears* | 2455 | -2223 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
35 | -- | Tony Raines* | 2392 | -2286 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
36 | -- | Ken Schrader | 2314 | -2364 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
37 | -- | Kyle Petty | 2289 | -2389 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
38 | -- | John Andretti | 2154 | -2524 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
39 | -- | Mike Skinner | 1914 | -2764 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
40 | -- | Jack Sprague* | 1284 | -3394 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
41 | -- | Mike Wallace | 1104 | -3574 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
42 | -- | Larry Foyt* | 955 | -3723 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
43 | -- | Christian Fittipaldi | 857 | -3821 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
44 | -- | Jerry Nadeau | 844 | -3834 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
45 | +1 | Derrike Cope | 788 | -3890 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
46 | -1 | Jason Leffler | 764 | -3914 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
47 | -- | Kevin Lepage | 632 | -4046 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
48 | +1 | Hermie Sadler | 373 | -4305 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
49 | -1 | Johnny Sauter | 356 | -4322 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
50 | -- | Brett Bodine | 308 | -4370 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
51 | +3 | Scott Wimmer | 249 | -4429 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
52 | -1 | Scott Pruett | 236 | -4442 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
53 | +6 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | 203 | -4475 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
54 | -2 | Boris Said | 201 | -4477 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
55 | -2 | Ron Fellows | 200 | -4478 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
56 | -1 | Buckshot Jones | 160 | -4518 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
57 | -1 | Jason Keller | 152 | -4526 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
58 | -1 | Johnny Miller | 146 | -4532 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
59 | -1 | David Green | 125 | -4553 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
60 | -- | Casey Atwood | 113 | -4565 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
61 | -- | Hideo Fukuyama* | 98 | -4580 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
62 | +6 | Brian Vickers | 98 | -4580 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
63 | -1 | PJ Jones | 91 | -4587 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
64 | -1 | Mike Bliss | 85 | -4593 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
65 | -1 | Paul Menard | 76 | -4602 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
66 | -1 | Jason Jarrett | 76 | -4602 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
67 | -1 | Ted Musgrave | 70 | -4608 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
68 | -1 | Morgan Shepherd | 68 | -4610 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
69 | -- | Geoffrey Bodine | 46 | -4632 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
70 | -- | Stacy Compton | 39 | -4639 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Denotes Rookie |
Bet his sponsors will have something to say to him.
So how many rounds does he have to buy All of us? :-)
Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts/Bonus | Laps | Status |
1 | 19 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 180/5 | 325 | Running |
2 | 24 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Home Depot | 180/10 | 325 | Running |
3 | 9 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 170/5 | 325 | Running |
4 | 5 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers | 160/0 | 325 | Running |
5 | 2 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 160/5 | 325 | Running |
6 | 3 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 155/5 | 325 | Running |
7 | 15 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers | 146/0 | 325 | Running |
8 | 17 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Rubbermaid | 147/5 | 325 | Running |
9 | 22 | #7 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | Sirius Satellite Radio | 143/5 | 325 | Running |
10 | 8 | #01 | Joe Nemechek | Pontiac | U.S. Army | 134/0 | 325 | Running |
11 | 37 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Smirnoff Ice/DeWalt | 130/0 | 325 | Running |
12 | 31 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | The UPS Store | 127/0 | 325 | Running |
13 | 29 | #0 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | NetZero HiSpeed | 124/0 | 325 | Running |
14 | 12 | #4 | Kevin Lepage | Pontiac | Kodak Perfect Touch | 126/5 | 325 | Running |
15 | 18 | #42 | Jamie McMurray * | Dodge | Havoline | 118/0 | 324 | Running |
16 | 40 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light/St. Jude Hospital | 115/0 | 324 | Running |
17 | 6 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 117/5 | 324 | Running |
18 | 33 | #74 | Tony Raines * | Chevrolet | Staff America | 114/5 | 324 | Running |
19 | 21 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 106/0 | 324 | Running |
20 | 10 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 108/5 | 324 | Running |
21 | 16 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 100/0 | 324 | Running |
22 | 11 | #1 | John Andretti | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 97/0 | 324 | Running |
23 | 38 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | CITGO | 94/0 | 324 | Running |
24 | 30 | #10 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Valvoline | 91/0 | 323 | Running |
25 | 25 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia Pacific | 88/0 | 323 | Running |
26 | 43 | #49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | 1-800-CALLATT | 85/0 | 323 | Running |
27 | 36 | #135 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Ford | U.S. Marines/WaWa | 82/0 | 323 | Running |
28 | 14 | #41 | Casey Mears * | Dodge | Target | 79/0 | 321 | Running |
29 | 1 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Mobil 1/ALLTEL | 81/5 | 320 | Running |
30 | 28 | #23 | Kenny Wallace | Dodge | Stacker 2 | 73/0 | 320 | Running |
31 | 42 | #21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft Quality Parts | 70/0 | 319 | Running |
32 | 41 | #22 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | Caterpillar | 67/0 | 316 | Running |
33 | 32 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's/got milk? | 64/0 | 316 | Running |
34 | 27 | #16 | Greg Biffle * | Ford | Grainger | 61/0 | 314 | Out of Race |
35 | 26 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Pontiac | Tide | 58/0 | 222 | Out of Race |
36 | 20 | #30 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | America Online | 55/0 | 221 | Out of Race |
37 | 35 | #77 | Dave Blaney | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 52/0 | 201 | Out of Race |
38 | 13 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 49/0 | 170 | Out of Race |
39 | 39 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 46/0 | 159 | Out of Race |
40 | 23 | #37 | Derrike Cope | Chevrolet | PHM/Friendly Ice Cream | 43/0 | 132 | Out of Race |
41 | 34 | #02 | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | Zapf Creation | 40/0 | 77 | Out of Race |
42 | 7 | #154 | Todd Bodine | Ford | National Guard | 37/0 | 44 | Out of Race |
43 | 4 | #25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | UAW/Delphi | 34/0 | 18 | Out of Race |
* Denotes Rookie |
That's too bad, he could have at least said something good about his team and sponsors.
Bet his sponsors will have something to say to him.
Big E was always accessable.
Does the NBC crew have a huge memo that reads, No bad lip for JR? Clear as day Jr. wrecked the 12. After the in car and the side shot, Jr. spun him around.
Other than that, The #7 in 9th (thanks Jr. for the extra cash) After Jimmy make comments about NASCAR drivers low proceeds in the series (payout) he has been a ghost car on the TV broadcast. Today when they showed speeds at the line and he was running 10th the showed only up to the 9th place car and then cut back to the race. Pretty funny I never saw them do that before.
Atlanta is a great track. I would love to go and see one live.
I am going up to New Hampshire next year and to Richmond.
Dover is a great race live, on TV is loose too much.
October 28, 2003
Pontiac is pulling out of NASCAR.
The manufacturer that won two of the last three Winston Cup championships announced Tuesday it won't return in 2004 -- leaving Chevrolet as the only General Motors brand on the stock car circuit.
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``The decision to withdraw from NASCAR was not an easy one,'' Lynn Myers, general manager of Pontiac-GMC, said in statement. ``Consistent with GM efforts to focus its racing programs, Chevrolet will carry the NASCAR banner while Pontiac can now devote resources to developing future racing and marketing programs.''
Pontiac won two of the past three Winston Cup championships, including Tony Stewart last season. Bobby Labonte did the trick in 2000.
But both of those Joe Gibbs Racing drivers switched to Chevrolet for 2003, and Stewart's run to the title was marred by his repeated complaints that Pontiac was aerodynamically inferior to the other three makes.
This year, Ford driver Matt Kenseth leads the standings by 258 points over Chevy driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Craven, Johnny Benson, Joe Nemechek, Kevin Lepage and Ward Burton drove Pontiacs in the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, which finished Monday because of rain during the weekend.
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