Pocono 500 Results - Tony Stewart Wins
1. (20) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 180 - 5 bonus points 2. (6) Mark Martin, Ford, 175 - 5 bonus points 3. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 170 - 5 bonus points 4. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 165 - 5 bonus points 5. (12) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 160 - 5 bonus points 6. (40) Sterling Marlin, Dodge, 160 - 10 bonus points 7. (5) Terry Labonte, Chevrolet, 151 - 5 bonus points 8. (22) Ward Burton, Dodge, 147 - 5 bonus points 9. (38) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 143 - 5 bonus points 10. (32) Ricky Craven, Pontiac, 134 11. (54) Todd Bodine, Ford, 135 - 5 bonus points 12. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 132 - 5 bonus points 13. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 124 14. (99) Jeff Burton, Ford, 126 - 5 bonus points 15. (19) Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge, 118 - 5 bonus points 16. (2) Rusty Wallace, Dodge, 115 17. (18) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 112 18. (15) Michael Waltrip, Chevrolet, 114 - 5 bonus points 19. (9) Bill Elliott, Dodge, 111 - 5 bonus points 20. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 103 21. (41) Casey Mears, Dodge, 100 22. (0) Jack Sprague, Pontiac, 97 23. (43) John Andretti, Dodge, 94 24. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 91 25. (10) Johnny Benson, Pontiac, 88 26. (77) Dave Blaney, Ford, 85 27. (45) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 82 28. (31) Robby Gordon, Chevrolet, 79 29. (23) Kenny Wallace, Dodge, 76 30. (74) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 73 31. (01) Mike Wallace, Pontiac, 70 32. (42) Jamie McMurray, Dodge, 67 33. (1) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, 69 - 5 bonus points 34. (4) Mike Skinner, Pontiac, 61 35. (30) Steve Park, Chevrolet, 58 36. (97) Kurt Busch, Ford, 55 37. (21) Ricky Rudd, Ford, 52 38. (25) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 49 39. (7) Jimmy Spencer, Dodge, 46 40. (91) Casey Atwood, Dodge, 43 41. (14) Larry Foyt, Dodge, 45 - 5 bonus points 42. (88) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 37 43. (49) Ken Schrader, Dodge, 34 2003 Points 1. Matt Kenseth, 2115 2. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1939 3. Jeff Gordon, 1882 4. Bobby Labonte, 1828 5. Kurt Busch, 1753 6. Michael Waltrip, 1745 7. Jimmie Johnson, 1738 8. Rusty Wallace, 1671 9. Kevin Harvick, 1630 10. Sterling Marlin, 1623 11. Mark Martin, 1602 12. Ricky Craven, 1579 13. Tony Stewart, 1575 14. Jeff Burton, 1558 15. Robby Gordon, 1552 16. Ryan Newman, 1536 17. Terry Labonte, 1528 18. Joe Nemechek, 1481 19. Elliott Sadler, 1468 20. Ward Burton, 1424 21. Dave Blaney, 1418 22. Bill Elliott, 1406 23. Greg Biffle, 1400 24. Jamie McMurray, 1372 25. Johnny Benson, 1362 26. Ricky Rudd, 1327 27. Dale Jarrett, 1315 28. Kenny Wallace, 1263 29. Jimmy Spencer, 1229 30. Todd Bodine, 1209 31. Jeff Green, 1198 32. Jeremy Mayfield, 1189 33. John Andretti, 1137 34. Steve Park, 1135 35. Ken Schrader, 1071 36. Casey Mears, 1021 37. Jack Sprague, 1019 38. Kyle Petty, 1005 39. Mike Skinner, 1004 40. Tony Raines, 977 41. Jerry Nadeau, 844 42. Larry Foyt, 585 43. Mike Wallace, 457 44. Brett Bodine, 308 45. Derrike Cope, 215 46. Christian Fittipaldi, 107 47. Hermie Sadler, 68 48. Jason Keller, 67 49. Hideo Fukuyama, 64 Twenty five seemed to be the magic number for #10 Valvoline Pontiac driver Johnny Benson on Sunday in Pocono. Benson's 25th-place finish on Sunday moved him to 25th in the 2003 Driver Standings. "We struggled today," said Benson after the race. "We didn't get a happy hour on Saturday so we didn't get to run our brand new car. Now I wish we would have had some time to work on it, but you know 25th isn't terrible. We worked hard all day and moved up in the points. It could have been a lot worse." Benson referred to three scary accidents by Ken Schrader, Dale Jarrett and Jeff Green. "I'm glad those guys are OK. Those wrecks looked pretty serious from what I could see out on the race track. " Schrader flipped and caught fire, Jarrett caught fire, and Green's car slammed the inside wall with tremendous force. All three drivers were uninjured. Benson's day was fortunately uneventful. He started 24th and except for a brief appearance in 14th after some pit strategy, Benson hung around the middle of the pack most of the race. The high speeds at Pocono combined with the one groove turns made passing very limited. Drivers took turns leading the race and were able to stretch the lead because of the clean air. Traffic seemed to slow everyone. "We struggled getting off the corners all day," Benson said. "We have some work to do but we know in what direction we need to head when we come back here in July." Benson said he plans to be higher than 25th when he returns to the Pennsylvania track. "We go to some places we like in the next few weeks," he said. "We can take some positives out of this race and move on." Tony Stewart won his first race of the year holding off a charging Mark Martin. It appeared Martin would battle Stewart but Green's wreck in the closing laps forced the race to end under caution. Benson and his Valvoline teammates return to action Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. 2003 Points 1. Matt Kenseth, 2115 2. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1939 3. Jeff Gordon, 1882 4. Bobby Labonte, 1828 5. Kurt Busch, 1753 6. Michael Waltrip, 1745 7. Jimmie Johnson, 1738 8. Rusty Wallace, 1671 9. Kevin Harvick, 1630 10. Sterling Marlin, 1623 11. Mark Martin, 1602 12. Ricky Craven, 1579 13. Tony Stewart, 1575 14. Jeff Burton, 1558 15. Robby Gordon, 1552 16. Ryan Newman, 1536 17. Terry Labonte, 1528 18. Joe Nemechek, 1481 19. Elliott Sadler, 1468 20. Ward Burton, 1424 21. Dave Blaney, 1418 22. Bill Elliott, 1406 23. Greg Biffle, 1400 24. Jamie McMurray, 1372 25. Johnny Benson, 1362 26. Ricky Rudd, 1327 27. Dale Jarrett, 1315 28. Kenny Wallace, 1263 29. Jimmy Spencer, 1229 30. Todd Bodine, 1209 31. Jeff Green, 1198 32. Jeremy Mayfield, 1189 33. John Andretti, 1137 34. Steve Park, 1135 35. Ken Schrader, 1071 36. Casey Mears, 1021 37. Jack Sprague, 1019 38. Kyle Petty, 1005 39. Mike Skinner, 1004 40. Tony Raines, 977 41. Jerry Nadeau, 844 42. Larry Foyt, 585 43. Mike Wallace, 457 44. Brett Bodine, 308 45. Derrike Cope, 215 46. Christian Fittipaldi, 107 47. Hermie Sadler, 68 48. Jason Keller, 67 49. Hideo Fukuyama, 64 50. Casey Atwood, 43