I guess he'll have his job a little while longer. LOL!
Great race----see ya in two weeks!
Posted on 06/20/2003 6:25:25 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
I guess he'll have his job a little while longer. LOL!
Great race----see ya in two weeks!
See ya all next time!
SONOMA, Calif. -- Robby Gordon won Sunday's Dodge/Save Mart 350. A lap-by-lap summary follows:
Lap 110: Checkered flag falls; Robby Gordon snags second Winston Cup victory.
Lap 93: Robby Gordon complains of flat tire, but remains in front
Lap 92: Green flag flies; Robby Gordon remains in front
Lap 90: Ron Fellows spins out in Turn 11
Lap 88: Hideo Fukuyama's engine expires, Tony Raines spins. Caution flies.
Lap 88: Jeff Burton spins out in Turn 11
Lap 86: Dale Jarrett off the track
Lap 85: Tony Stewart spins coming into the esses
Lap 81: Robby Gordon passes Johnny Benson for the lead
Lap 74: Restart with Johnny Benson in lead
Lap 70: Christian Fittipaldi backs into tire wall, bringing out caution
Lap 69: Ron Fellows leads Boris Said by 5.849
Lap 66: Multiple car accident approaching Turn 7, no caution. Crash started by the spinning cars of Kurt Busch, Jeff Burton and Scott Pruett
Lap 65: Green flag
Lap 63: Caution out for Rusty Wallace, Dale Earnhardt Jr. spin
Lap 63: Fellows leads Harvick by .307
Lap 62: Green flag
Lap 58: Kyle Petty turns in front of Jack Sprague, Steve Park in Turn 7, Park and Sprague collide, caution out for third time
Lap 58: Fellows takes lead from Gordon in Turn 11
Lap 57: Gordon leads Harvick by .340 seconds
Lap 57: Joe Nemechek slides in Turn 10, loses four positions
Lap 55: Bobby Labonte spins in Turn 11
Lap 54: Green flag
Lap 51: Hideo Fukuyama off course, caution comes out
Lap 50: Christian Fittipaldi off the course
Lap 45: Gordon leads Harvick by .520 seconds
Lap 42: 39 cars on the lead lap
Lap 41: Green flag. R. Gordon leads; Harvick second
Lap 37: Caution out for Kenseth's blown tire
Lap 36: Fellows pits, gives up lead to R. Gordon, pit cycle complete
Lap 31: Gordon pits, gives up lead to Fellows
Lap 30: Gordon has led 29 of 30 laps
Lap 29: Gordon leads Fellows by 3.915 seconds
Lap 27: Dale Jarrett spins in Turn 5
Lap 27: Casey Mears in pits
Lap 25: Fellows takes over second from Harvick
Lap 25: Tony Raines, Hideo Fukuyama only cars not on lead lap
Lap 24: Tony Raines off the course with cut tire
Lap 21: Gordon leads Harvick by 3.515 seconds
Lap 19: All 43 cars still on the lead lap
Lap 18: Gordon leads Harvick by 2.861 seconds
Lap 15: Gordon leads Harvick by 2.201 seconds
Lap 11: Elliott Sadler spins in Turn 2
Lap 9: Bobby Labonte spins in Turn 7
Lap 7: Gordon leads Harvick by .275 seconds
Lap 4: Harvick takes second place from Said
Lap 2: Robby Gordon takes the lead, Kevin Harvick moves into third
Lap 1: Boris Said leads first lap, Ron Fellows goes from third to fifth
| Finishing Order | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 185/10 | 110 | Running |
| 2 | 8 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 170/0 | 110 | Running |
| 3 | 6 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 165/0 | 110 | Running |
| 4 | 12 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers | 160/0 | 110 | Running |
| 5 | 13 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL | 155/0 | 110 | Running |
| 6 | 1 | #01 | Boris Said | Pontiac | U.S. Army | 155/5 | 110 | Running |
| 7 | 3 | #1 | Ron Fellows | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 151/5 | 110 | Running |
| 8 | 7 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 142/0 | 110 | Running |
| 9 | 14 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 138/0 | 110 | Running |
| 10 | 31 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers | 134/0 | 110 | Running |
| 11 | 11 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 130/0 | 110 | Running |
| 12 | 10 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Home Depot | 127/0 | 110 | Running |
| 13 | 20 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 124/0 | 110 | Running |
| 14 | 4 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 121/0 | 110 | Running |
| 15 | 9 | #21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | U.S. Air Force | 118/0 | 110 | Running |
| 16 | 19 | #22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 115/0 | 110 | Running |
| 17 | 37 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 112/0 | 110 | Running |
| 18 | 27 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 109/0 | 110 | Running |
| 19 | 17 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 106/0 | 110 | Running |
| 20 | 26 | #42 | Jamie McMurray * | Dodge | Havoline | 103/0 | 110 | Running |
| 21 | 38 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Pontiac | Tide | 100/0 | 110 | Running |
| 22 | 24 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 97/0 | 110 | Running |
| 23 | 22 | #154 | Todd Bodine | Ford | National Guard | 94/0 | 110 | Running |
| 24 | 36 | #4 | Johnny Miller | Pontiac | Kodak Perfect Touch | 91/0 | 110 | Running |
| 25 | 23 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's/got milk? | 88/0 | 110 | Running |
| 26 | 33 | #41 | Casey Mears * | Dodge | Target | 85/0 | 110 | Running |
| 27 | 35 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia Pacific | 82/0 | 110 | Running |
| 28 | 5 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Rubbermaid | 79/0 | 110 | Running |
| 29 | 30 | #23 | Kenny Wallace | Dodge | Stacker 2 | 76/0 | 110 | Running |
| 30 | 25 | #10 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Valvoline | 78/5 | 109 | Running |
| 31 | 34 | #74 | Tony Raines * | Chevrolet | Staff America | 70/0 | 109 | Running |
| 32 | 15 | #77 | Dave Blaney | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 67/0 | 109 | Running |
| 33 | 42 | #49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | BAM Racing | 64/0 | 109 | Running |
| 34 | 18 | #09 | Scott Pruett | Dodge | Target | 61/0 | 109 | Running |
| 35 | 21 | #25 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | UAW/Delphi | 58/0 | 109 | Running |
| 36 | 39 | #7 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | Sirius Satellite Radio | 55/0 | 108 | Running |
| 37 | 32 | #16 | Greg Biffle * | Ford | Grainger | 52/0 | 107 | Running |
| 38 | 16 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | CITGO | 49/0 | 101 | Running |
| 39 | 28 | #0 | Jack Sprague * | Pontiac | NetZero HiSpeed | 46/0 | 95 | Running |
| 40 | 41 | #43 | Christian Fittipaldi | Dodge | Cheerios | 43/0 | 86 | Running |
| 41 | 40 | #30 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | America Online | 40/0 | 85 | Out of Race |
| 42 | 29 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 37/0 | 83 | Out of Race |
| 43 | 43 | #66 | Hideo Fukuyama * | Ford | Kikkoman | 34/0 | 68 | Out of Race |
 |
| * Denotes Rookie |
| Rank | ||||||||
| 1 | -- | Matt Kenseth | 2396 | Leader | 16 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | +1 | Jeff Gordon | 2222 | -174 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | -1 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 2220 | -176 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | -- | Bobby Labonte | 2136 | -260 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 5 | +1 | Michael Waltrip | 2024 | -372 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | -1 | Kurt Busch | 2012 | -384 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | -- | Jimmie Johnson | 1965 | -431 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | -- | Rusty Wallace | 1940 | -456 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | +2 | Kevin Harvick | 1901 | -495 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | -1 | Sterling Marlin | 1892 | -504 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | +1 | Tony Stewart | 1849 | -547 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | -2 | Mark Martin | 1846 | -550 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 13 | +3 | Robby Gordon | 1834 | -562 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | -1 | Ricky Craven | 1797 | -599 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | -- | Terry Labonte | 1750 | -646 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | -2 | Jeff Burton | 1737 | -659 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | -- | Ryan Newman | 1736 | -660 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 18 | +1 | Elliott Sadler | 1677 | -719 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 19 | +1 | Bill Elliott | 1657 | -739 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | -2 | Joe Nemechek | 1639 | -757 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | -- | Ward Burton | 1612 | -784 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | -- | Jamie McMurray* | 1596 | -800 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | +1 | Dave Blaney | 1534 | -862 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | +1 | Johnny Benson | 1528 | -868 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | -2 | Greg Biffle* | 1527 | -869 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | +1 | Ricky Rudd | 1479 | -917 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | +2 | Jeremy Mayfield | 1447 | -949 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | -- | Kenny Wallace | 1427 | -969 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | -3 | Dale Jarrett | 1419 | -977 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | -- | Jimmy Spencer | 1360 | -1036 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | +1 | Todd Bodine | 1355 | -1041 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | -1 | Jeff Green | 1277 | -1119 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | -- | Steve Park | 1257 | -1139 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | +2 | Casey Mears* | 1209 | -1187 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | +2 | Ken Schrader | 1172 | -1224 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | -1 | Jack Sprague* | 1171 | -1225 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | +1 | Kyle Petty | 1148 | -1248 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | -4 | John Andretti | 1137 | -1259 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | -- | Tony Raines* | 1111 | -1285 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | -- | Mike Skinner | 1004 | -1392 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | -- | Jerry Nadeau | 844 | -1552 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | -- | Larry Foyt* | 585 | -1811 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | -- | Mike Wallace | 551 | -1845 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | -- | Brett Bodine | 308 | -2088 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | -- | Derrike Cope | 258 | -2138 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | -- | Christian Fittipaldi | 213 | -2183 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | -- | Boris Said | 155 | -2241 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 48 | -- | Ron Fellows | 151 | -2245 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 49 | -2 | Hermie Sadler | 128 | -2268 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | -1 | Hideo Fukuyama* | 98 | -2298 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | -- | Johnny Miller | 91 | -2305 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | -4 | Jason Keller | 67 | -2329 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -- | Scott Pruett | 61 | -2335 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | -4 | Geoffrey Bodine | 46 | -2350 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | -4 | Casey Atwood | 43 | -2353 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -4 | Kevin Lepage | 0 | -2396 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
| * Denotes Rookie |
Told ya. How many weeks in a row can I continue to Jinx drivers? This is uncanny already.
Yes that was great...i bet that had to pump up the drivers big-time!
By TOM GARDNER, Associated Press Writer
June 22, 2003
SONOMA, Calif. (AP) -- Pit problems were the only thing that kept Boris Said and Ron Fellows from a possible victory Sunday in the Dodge/Save Mart 350.
Said and Fellows are two of the road racing specialists hired to drive Winston Cup cars at Infineon Raceway, one of two road circuits in the 36-race series.
Said started from the pole and finished sixth, while Fellows wound up seventh. Both led -- Said for the first lap and Fellows for 20 laps just past the midway point in the race -- but both lost ground in the pits.
``Our goal coming in was to get a top-10, but this car was better than that today. It was an easy top-three car,'' Said remarked. ``We got caught up with the yellow on the second pit stop. It came in the lap we were going to pit and that knocked us back to 26th instead of fourth or fifth.
``Had the yellow come 10 seconds later we would have been fighting for the win at the end.''
Said was driving for injured Jerry Nadeau. Fellows, third on the starting grid, was in for Jeff Green.
Two other road racers fared poorly. Johnny Miller, who took over the ride Mike Skinner had until he was fired, finished 24th. Scott Pruett, driving a fourth Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge entry, was 34th.
Within an hour, Pruett and Said were in Trans-Am cars, where they finished 1-2. On Saturday, Said was second in a Southwest Series event.
HARD SHIFTING
Hideo Fukuyama and Ricky Rudd will be nursing sore right hands for a few days. Both had the ball break off the top of their shifter at the start of Sunday's race.
``I was having a hard time,'' Fukuyama said. ``I was basically driving with the rod.''
Rudd said he raised several blisters on his hand during the 219-mile ride around the twisting road course.
``That didn't make things easy. That's not an excuse. It just hurt (a lot) all day,'' he said.
Rudd, who won here last year, also received some damage in a multicar pileup and finished 15th.
Fukuyama, who needed a lengthy pit stop to repair the differential, wound up in last place, 32 laps down.
JARRETT'S WOES
It was another in a series of miserable outings for Dale Jarrett, whose transmission broke on the 83rd of the 110 laps, sending him behind the wall for good.
It marked the sixth time in 16 races he has failed to finish.
GOOD, BAD FOR BENSON
Johnny Benson, one of the NASCAR drivers who just tolerates road courses, managed to move up from a 25th-place start to take the lead on lap 73.
He stayed up front for six laps and seemed headed for a Top 10 finish, but ran out of gas on the final lap.
SPEEDWAY CHILDREN
Dale Earnhardt was the big draw as the first ``Race-n-Rock'' charity auction at Infineon Raceway raised $65,240 for Speedway Children's Charities.
A commemorative toolbox, featuring a flip-up lithograph of the seven-time Winston Cup champion, netted $7,000. Two Dale Earnhardt tribute concert guitars -- each signed by Dale Earnhardt Jr. -- fetched $4,500 each.
FIVE MORE YEARS
Save Mart Supermarkets has signed a five-year agreement to continue as title sponsor of the Infineon.
The California-based grocery chain has been a sponsor of the event since 1992.
``NASCAR racing is a great marketing fit for us,'' company chairman Bob Piccinini said. ``Eighty percent of the team sponsors are companies that make the same products we carry in our stores.''
Updated on Sunday, Jun 22, 2003 10:41 pm EDT
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