Complete Results : NASCAR CHECKER AUTO PARTS 500
NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 34
CHECKER AUTO PARTS 500
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
Avondale, Ariz. – Nov. 7, 2004
1-Mile Paved Oval
500 K – 312 L – 312 M Purse: $4,844,100
Bonus Money
Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status
1 14 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 315 190 * 10 $274,503 Running
2 1 12 Ryan Newman ALLTEL/TXT2Win MVP Sweepstakes Dodge 315 175 * 5 181,167 Running
3 8 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 315 170 * 5 170,503 Running
4 5 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 315 160 134,938 Running
5 4 9 # Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 315 155 126,950 Running
6 13 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 315 150 96,225 Running
7 15 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Dodge 315 146 111,658 Running
8 6 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet 315 142 112,028 Running
9 27 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 315 143 * 5 113,083 Running
10 28 97 Kurt Busch IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford 315 139 * 5 84,300 Running
11 20 30 Jeff Burton America Online Chevrolet 315 130 72,500 Running
12 3 01 Joe Nemechek U.S. Army Chevrolet 315 127 88,200 Running
13 23 16 Greg Biffle National Guard Ford 315 124 70,225 Running
14 11 10 # Scott Riggs Valvoline Chevrolet 315 121 85,187 Running
15 22 6 Mark Martin Viagra Ford 315 118 67,975 Running
16 32 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Tide Chevrolet 315 115 80,950 Running
17 19 15 Michael Waltrip NAPA Chevrolet 315 112 91,006 Running
18 2 25 # Brian Vickers GMAC Chevrolet 315 109 65,825 Running
19 25 21 Ricky Rudd Motorcraft Ford 315 106 83,081 Running
20 18 49 Ken Schrader Schwan’s Home Service Dodge 315 103 57,300 Running
21 24 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 315 100 78,525 Running
22 26 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 315 97 87,767 Running
23 12 43 Jeff Green Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 315 94 82,375 Running
24 10 42 Jamie McMurray Texaco/Havoline Dodge 315 91 64,800 Running
25 35 40 Sterling Marlin Coors Light Dodge 314 88 89,050 Running
26 38 22 # Scott Wimmer Caterpillar Dodge 314 85 73,925 Running
27 37 37 Kevin Lepage Carter Racing Dodge 314 82 52,300 Running
28 34 45 Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge 313 79 63,564 Running
29 33 4 Mike Wallace Lucas Oil Chevrolet 313 76 54,550 Running
30 40 77 # Brendan Gaughan Kodak/Jasper Eng. & Trans. Dodge 311 73 59,925 Running
31 21 14 John Andretti VB/APlus at Sunoco Ford 311 70 52,300 Running
32 31 5 Terry Labonte “The Incredibles”/Kellogg’s Chevrolet 309 67 78,400 Running
33 42 02 Hermie Sadler Treasue Island-Las Vegas Chevrolet 307 64 52,450 Running
34 7 41 Casey Mears Target Dodge 306 61 51,400 Accident
35 17 31 Robby Gordon Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 306 58 86,462 Engine
36 16 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools Ford 280 60 * 5 101,903 Engine
37 29 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 272 52 84,417 Running
38 9 38 Elliott Sadler Pedigree Ford 252 54 * 5 89,708 Running
39 30 09 # Johnny Sauter Miccosukee Resort Dodge 236 46 50,750 Accident
40 39 0 Ward Burton NetZero Chevrolet 201 43 50,600 Rear End
41 43 89 Morgan Shepherd Racing with Jesus/Red Line Oil Dodge 181 40 50,460 Handling
42 41 98 Randy LaJoie Airaid Premium Filters Ford 105 37 50,335 Transmission
43 36 50 Todd Bodine Arnold Development Co. Dodge 11 34 50,447 Vibration
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. * Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.
Report does not reflect $20,000 McDonald’s/PowerAde Drive-Thru Pit Championship Award, results compiled mid-week.
Failed to qualify: (7) Mike Garvey #75; Tony Raines #51; Stanton Barrett #94; Mario Gosselin #80; Ryan McGlynn #00; Kirk Shelmerdine #72; Geoffrey Bodine #93.
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 105,000, Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Havoline, posting his 15th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory. On lap 110 the race was red flagged (21 minutes, 27 seconds) for rain. On lap 309 the race was red flagged (10 minutes, 34 seconds) to clean up oil on the track surface. Prior to the green flag, the following drivers, under penalty, dropped from their original starting positions to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #15 Michael Waltrip (backup car); #40 Sterling Marlin (engine change); #37 Kevin Lepage (engine change).
TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 19 minutes, 16 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 94.848 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: 1.431 seconds
BUD POLE AWARD: Ryan Newman, Mobil 1/ALLTEL Dodge (135.854 mph, 26.499 secs.) TRACK RECORD
EA SPORTS MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Budweiser Chevrolet
GILLETTE MACH 3 TURBO AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Budweiser Chevrolet
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Budweiser Chevrolet
MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Budweiser Chevrolet (Also won MBNA Bonus for winning race.)
MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Budweiser Chevrolet
NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over to $60,000 at Darlington Raceway.
OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE BLOOMIN’ FAVORITE DRIVER AWARD: Jeff Gordon, DuPont Chevrolet
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Kasey Kahne, Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge
U.S.G. DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Jeff Gordon, DuPont Chevrolet
WASTE MANAGEMENT PICKING UP PLACES AWARD: Bobby Labonte, Interstate Batteries Chevrolet
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Budweiser Chevrolet
CAUTION FLAGS: 11 cautions for 63 laps. 77-80 (Car #02-Stalled, Turn 3); 106-114 (Debris on Track); 120-123 (Car #14-Accident, Turn 4); 129-132 (Car #0, 01, 6, 12, 29, 42 & 97-Accident, Turn 4); 144-149 (Car #10 & 99-Accident, Turn 4); 155-159 (Car #38-Accident, Turn 1); 226-231 (Car #5-Accident, Frontstretch); 240-243 (Car #09-Accident, Backstretch); 283-293 (Oil on Track); 299-302 (Car #42-Accident, Turn 2); 308-313 (Debris on Track; Car #41-Accident, Turn 2).
LAP LEADERS: 10 lead changes among 7 drivers. Ryan Newman 1-59; Dale Earnhardt Jr. 60-107; Elliott Sadler 108-123; Jeff Gordon 124-144; Earnhardt Jr. 145-202; Matt Kenseth 203-206; Kurt Busch 207-220; Gordon 221-223; Bobby Labonte 224-227; Gordon 228-303; Earnhardt Jr. 304-315.
TOP 10 NASCAR NEXTEL CUP POINTS
(Wins)
1 –Kurt Busch 6191 (3)
2 –Jeff Gordon 6150 (5)
3 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 6144 (6)
4 –Jimmie Johnson 6143 (7)
5 –Mark Martin 6089 (1)
6 –Tony Stewart 6049 (2)
7 –Ryan Newman 6041 (2)
8 –Elliott Sadler 5869 (2)
9 –Matt Kenseth 5855 (2)
10–Jeremy Mayfield 5836 (1)
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Kasey Kahne 311
Brendan Gaughan 210
Brian Vickers 209
Scott Wimmer 204
Scott Riggs 196
Johnny Sauter 139
McDONALD’S/POWERADE DRIVE-THRU PIT CHAMPIONSHIP AWARD (as of 11/2/04)
Car # Pts.
Elliott Sadler (#38) 1160
Tony Stewart (#20) 1152
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 1151
MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP
Pts Wins
Chevrolet 251 21
Ford 209 9
Dodge 186 4
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD
Car # Pts.
Jeff Gordon (#24) 6
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 5
Kurt Busch (#97) 5
WASTE MANAGEMENT PICKING UP
PLACES AWARD Car # Pts.
Matt Kenseth (#17) 122
Dale Jarrett (#88) 93
Robby Gordon (#31) 78
MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD
Car # Pts.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 16
Ryan Newman (#12) 7
Rusty Wallace (# 2) 3
OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE AWARD
Car # Pts.
Jimmie Johnson (#48) 11
Jeff Gordon (#24) 6
Kurt Busch (#97) 3
BUD POLE AWARD STANDINGS
Ryan Newman 9
Jeff Gordon 6
Kasey Kahne 4
Jeremy Mayfield 2
Casey Mears 2
Joe Nemechek 2
Brian Vickers 2
4 drivers tied with one pole.
MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD
Car # Pts.
Tony Stewart (#20) 12
Jeff Gordon (#24) 11
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 8
CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD
Car # Pts.
Hendrick (#24) 197
Richie Gilmore (# 8) 184
Mark Cronquist (#20) 176
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP
AWARD Car # Pts.
Jeff Gordon (#24) 7
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 4
Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3
NEXT EVENT: Nov. 14 – Mountain Dew Southern 500, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, S.C. (500 M) (367 L)
NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (11/8/04)
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NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES DRIVER LEADERS LAST RACE DATE: 11/7/04
RACE #34: CHECKER AUTO PARTS 500 PRESENTED BY HAVOLINE PRINTOUT DATE: 11/8/04
POS DRIVER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 MONEY WON
1 KURT BUSCH 6191 34 3 9 19 $3886407
2 JEFF GORDON 6150 34 5 14 23 6043554
3 DALE EARNHARDT, JR 6144 34 6 16 21 6906424
4 JIMMIE JOHNSON 6143 34 7 18 21 5191244
5 MARK MARTIN 6089 34 1 9 14 3689722
6 TONY STEWART 6049 34 2 9 18 5885029
7 RYAN NEWMAN 6041 34 2 11 14 4943232
8 ELLIOTT SADLER 5869 34 2 8 14 4830496
9 MATT KENSETH 5855 34 2 8 16 6006086
10 JEREMY MAYFIELD 5836 34 1 5 13 3735384
11 JAMIE MCMURRAY 4286 34 0 8 21 3428686
12 DALE JARRETT 4071 34 0 6 14 4367625
13 KASEY KAHNE 4070 34 0 12 13 4550072
14 KEVIN HARVICK 4027 34 0 5 13 4528556
15 BOBBY LABONTE 4007 34 0 5 10 4354454
16 JEFF BURTON 3723 34 0 2 6 3558540
17 RUSTY WALLACE 3704 34 1 3 10 4230261
18 MICHAEL WALTRIP 3702 34 0 2 9 4004051
19 JOE NEMECHEK 3649 34 1 3 8 3696415
20 GREG BIFFLE 3616 34 1 3 7 3138942
21 STERLING MARLIN 3610 34 0 3 7 3862378
22 CASEY MEARS 3520 34 0 1 9 3091167
23 ROBBY GORDON 3447 34 0 2 6 3758431
24 TERRY LABONTE 3370 34 0 0 6 3578642
25 RICKY RUDD 3362 34 0 1 2 3512562
26 BRIAN VICKERS 3312 34 0 0 4 2907973
27 SCOTT WIMMER 2977 33 0 1 2 3505729
28 BRENDAN GAUGHAN 2933 34 0 1 3 2760021
29 WARD BURTON 2929 34 0 0 3 2471941
30 SCOTT RIGGS 2884 33 0 1 2 3272196
31 JEFFREY GREEN 2881 34 0 0 1 3312436
32 KEN SCHRADER 2871 34 0 0 1 2555217
33 KYLE PETTY 2753 34 0 0 0 2725706
34 RICKY CRAVEN 2086 26 0 0 0 2337417
35 JIMMY SPENCER 1969 26 0 0 0 1985121
36 JOHNNY SAUTER 1354 15 0 0 0 1275471
37 DAVE BLANEY 1347 16 0 0 0 1461638
38 CARL EDWARDS 1157 11 0 1 4 1204062
39 BOBBY HAMILTON, JR 1101 15 0 0 0 1108199
40 DERRIKE COPE 1058 18 0 0 0 1349621
41 TODD BODINE 940 20 0 0 0 1221807
42 KEVIN LEPAGE 915 17 0 0 0 1217519
43 MORGAN SHEPHERD 891 18 0 0 0 1080164
44 HERMIE SADLER, III 775 14 0 0 0 843344
45 JOHN ANDRETTI 715 8 0 0 0 697236
46 KIRK SHELMERDINE 686 17 0 0 0 1041701
47 MIKE WALLACE 651 8 0 0 1 516520
48 BILL ELLIOTT 595 6 0 0 1 567900
49 KYLE BUSCH 345 6 0 0 0 394489
50 TONY RAINES 318 6 0 0 0 426994
51 P J JONES 316 5 0 0 0 293704
52 SHANE HMIEL 309 4 0 0 0 281475
53 GEOFFREY BODINE 278 5 0 0 0 364460
54 JOHNNY BENSON 271 4 0 0 0 403674
55 KENNY WALLACE 268 4 0 0 0 313355
56 CARL LONG 267 6 0 0 0 371479
57 LARRY GUNSELMAN 248 5 0 0 0 303159
58 JOE RUTTMAN 247 7 0 0 0 399093
59 MIKE BLISS 230 2 0 1 1 148555
60 KERRY EARNHARDT 228 3 0 0 0 227779
61 STANTON BARRETT 224 5 0 0 0 341878
62 BORIS SAID 223 2 0 0 1 200865
63 SCOTT PRUETT 207 2 0 1 1 236315
64 ANDY HILLENBURG 206 5 0 0 0 338332
65 LARRY FOYT 194 3 0 0 0 342337
66 RON FELLOWS 170 1 0 1 1 101260
67 TRAVIS KVAPIL 167 2 0 0 0 122150
68 J J YELEY 122 2 0 0 0 144040
69 KLAUS GRAF 112 1 0 0 0 58925
70 TOM HUBERT 110 2 0 0 0 111250
71 JIM INGLEBRIGHT 106 1 0 0 0 70550
72 JEFF FULLER 105 3 0 0 0 186610
73 ANDY BELMONT 98 2 0 0 0 139614
74 MIKE SKINNER 97 1 0 0 0 251813
75 ERIC MCCLURE 90 1 0 0 0 65175
76 TED CHRISTOPHER 89 2 0 0 0 116369
77 GREG SACKS 77 2 0 0 0 105495
78 CHAD BLOUNT 74 2 0 0 0 124312
79 RANDY LAJOIE 71 2 0 0 0 105986
80 TONY AVE 70 1 0 0 0 53465
81 DAVID A GREEN 70 1 0 0 0 56565
82 MARTIN TRUEX, JR 52 1 0 0 0 65400
83 AUSTIN CAMERON 49 1 0 0 0 57590
84 CHAD CHAFFIN 46 1 0 0 0 53765
85 JASON JARRETT 43 1 0 0 0 51505
86 BRANDON ASH 40 1 0 0 0 57450
87 MARIO GOSSELIN 40 1 0 0 0 53640
88 JASON LEFFLER 34 1 0 0 0 116359
NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES OWNER LEADERS LAST RACE DATE: 11/7/04
RACE #34: CHECKER AUTO PARTS 500 PRESENTED BY HAVOLINE PRINTOUT DATE: 11/8/04
POS CAR # OWNER POINTS
1 97 GEORGETTA ROUSH 97 6191
2 24 RICK HENDRICK 24 6150
3 8 TERESA EARNHARDT 8 6144
4 48 JEFF GORDON 48 6143
5 6 JACK ROUSH 6 6089
6 20 JOE GIBBS 20 6049
7 12 ROGER PENSKE 12 6041
8 38 ROBERT YATES 38 5869
9 17 MARK MARTIN 17 5855
10 19 RAY EVERNHAM 19 5836
11 42 FLOYD GANASSI 42 4286
12 88 ROBERT YATES 88 4071
13 9 RAY EVERNHAM 9 4070
14 29 RICHARD CHILDRESS 29 4027
15 18 JOE GIBBS 18 4007
16 2 ROGER PENSKE 2 3704
17 15 TERESA EARNHARDT 15 3702
18 01 NELSON BOWERS, II 01 3649
19 16 GEOFF SMITH 16 3616
20 40 FELIX SABATES 40 3610
21 30 RICHARD CHILDRESS 30 3525
22 41 CHIP GANASSI 41 3520
23 31 RICHARD CHILDRESS 31 3447
24 99 JACK ROUSH 99 3446
25 5 RICK HENDRICK 5 3370
26 21 GLEN WOOD 21 3362
27 25 JOE HENDRICK, JR 25 3312
28 22 BILL DAVIS 22 3005
29 77 DOUG BAWEL 77 2933
30 0 GENE HAAS 0 2929
31 10 JAMES ROCCO 10 2915
32 43 RICHARD PETTY 43 2881
33 49 ELIZABETH MORGENTHAU 49 2871
34 45 KYLE PETTY 45 2753
35 32 CALVIN WELLS, III 32 2733
36 4 LARRY MCCLURE 4 2396
37 50 DON ARNOLD 50 1896
38 09 JAMES FINCH 09 1543
39 198 WILLIAM EDWARDS 198 1324
40 02 ANGELA SADLER 02 1224
41 89 CINDY SHEPHERD 89 1143
42 172 KIRK SHELMERDINE 172 1138
43 23 GAIL DAVIS 23 946
44 1 TERESA EARNHARDT 1 777
45 280 STANTON HOVER 280 629
46 137 JOHN CARTER 137 627
47 251 JOE AUER 251 538
48 91 RAYMOND EVERNHAM 91 486
49 14 A J FOYT 14 480
50 133 RICHARD CHILDRESS 133 465
51 194 DAVID WATSON 194 446
52 84 RICK HENDRICK 84 429
53 100 BUFFY WALTRIP 100 274
54 136 NELSON BOWERS, II 136 251
55 200 RAYNARD MCGLYNN 200 235
56 180 JOE GIBBS 180 230
57 113 JAMES WILSBERG 113 219
58 11 JD GIBBS 11 214
59 06 DON MILLER 06 207
60 39 FLOYD GANASSI 39 201
61 159 ELIZABETH MORGENTHAU 159 188
62 7 JAMES SMITH 7 165
63 146 ANA GLENN 146 140
64 135 GARY KELLER 135 113
65 04 LARRY MCCLURE 04 112
66 98 BILL ELLIOTT 98 109
67 275 BARRY HAEFELE 275 103
68 127 CLARENCE BREWER 127 70
69 192 BOB JENKINS 192 54
70 90 WC DONLAVEY 90 53
71 52 RICK WARE 52 50
72 261 BILL MCANALLY 261 49
73 102 ED ASH 102 40
74 160 GENE HAAS 160 34
75 179 JOHN CONELY 179 23
76 234 GARY TROUT 234 16
77 178 MARK HARRAH 178 13
78 293 PATRICIA WHITENER 293 13
79 262 LARRY HOLLENBECK 262 1