NASCAR NEXCUP OFFICIAL RESULTS - MOUNTAIN DEW SOUTHERN 500

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 35

DARLINGTON RACEWAY

Darlington, S.C. – Nov. 14, 2004

1.366-Mile Banked Paved Oval

500 M – 367 L – Purse: $5,219,075

Bonus Money

Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status

1 4 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 367 185 * 5 $269,675 Running

2 5 6 Mark Martin Viagra Ford 367 175 * 5 190,825 Running

3 2 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 367 175 * 10 185,403 Running

4 11 42 Jamie McMurray Texaco/Havoline Dodge 367 165 * 5 118,675 Running

5 13 9 # Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 367 155 129,550 Running

6 1 97 Kurt Busch Smirnoff Ice/Sharpie Ford 367 155 * 5 103,275 Running

7 24 99 Carl Edwards World Financial Group Ford 367 146 114,642 Running

8 18 01 Joe Nemechek USG Sheetrock Chevrolet 367 147 * 5 102,625 Running

9 15 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 367 138 115,958 Running

10 30 0 Mike Bliss NetZero Chevrolet 367 134 86,750 Running

11 3 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 367 130 114,253 Running

12 20 40 Sterling Marlin Coors Light Dodge 367 132 * 5 103,450 Running

13 21 30 Jeff Burton America Online Chevrolet 367 124 78,600 Running

14 32 43 Jeff Green Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 367 121 95,025 Running

15 23 31 Robby Gordon Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 367 123 * 5 100,562 Running

16 26 21 Ricky Rudd Motorcraft Ford 367 115 93,731 Running

17 6 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Chevrolet 366 112 109,678 Running

18 16 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Dodge 365 109 106,058 Running

19 10 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 365 106 88,150 Running

20 9 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools Ford 365 108 * 5 113,603 Running

21 27 25 # Brian Vickers GMAC Chevrolet 365 100 71,700 Running

22 28 22 # Scott Wimmer Caterpillar Dodge 365 97 83,975 Running

23 8 38 Elliott Sadler M&M’s Ford 365 94 98,683 Running

24 19 16 Greg Biffle National Guard/Subway Ford 365 96 * 5 69,550 Running

25 31 10 # Scott Riggs Valvoline Chevrolet 364 88 86,437 Running

26 22 41 Casey Mears Target Dodge 364 85 70,575 Running

27 29 77 # Brendan Gaughan Kodak/Jasper Eng. & Trans. Dodge 363 82 67,375 Running

28 25 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg’s Chevrolet 363 79 85,500 Running

29 42 09 # Johnny Sauter Miccosukee Resort Dodge 363 76 58,050 Running

30 33 49 Ken Schrader Schwan’s Home Service Dodge 362 73 55,875 Running

31 35 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Tide Chevrolet 357 70 71,514 Running

32 14 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 354 67 90,728 Running

33 17 15 Michael Waltrip NAPA Chevrolet 336 64 91,756 Running

34 7 12 Ryan Newman ALLTEL/Mobil 1 Dodge 330 61 101,517 Engine

35 34 45 Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge 300 58 54,425 Accident

36 39 98 Randy LaJoie Mach 1 Inc. Ford 262 55 54,275 Engine

37 12 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 194 52 84,992 Accident

38 37 4 Mike Wallace Lucas Oil Chevrolet 180 49 53,850 Oil Pump

39 38 50 Todd Bodine Mesco Building Solutions Dodge 143 46 53,725 Accident

40 41 02 Hermie Sadler East Tennesee Trailers Chevrolet 130 43 53,575 Handling

41 43 80 Mario Gosselin Adesa Impact Ford 14 40 53,450 Too Slow

42 36 72 Kirk Shelmerdine Freddie B’s Ford 14 37 53,340 Too Slow

43 40 89 Morgan Shepherd Racing with Jesus/Red Line Oil Dodge 10 34 53,454 Too Slow

# 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: (5) Kevin Lepage #37, Derrike Cope #94, Carl Long #00, John Andretti #14, Travis Kvapil #06.

Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 70,000, Jimmie Johnson won the Mountain Dew Southern 500, posting his 14th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory. 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: #38 Elliott Sadler (backup); #9 Kasey Kahne (backup car); #21 Ricky Rudd (backup car); #72 Kirk Shelmerdine (engine change) and #02 Hermie Sadler (engine change).

TIME OF RACE: 4 hours, 0 minutes, 33 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 125.044 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: .959 second

BUD POLE AWARD: None, qualifying was rained out.

EA SPORTS MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Jimmie Johnson, Lowe’s Chevrolet

GILLETTE MACH 3 TURBO AWARD: Jimmie Johnson, Lowe’s Chevrolet

GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Jeff Gordon, DuPont Chevrolet

MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD: Mark Martin, Viagra Ford (No winner of MBNA Bonus for winning race; rolls to $10,000 at Miami.)

MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Mike Bliss, NetZero Chevrolet

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over to $70,000 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE BLOOMIN’ FAVORITE DRIVER AWARD: Jimmie Johnson, Lowe’s Chevrolet

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Kasey Kahne, Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge

U.S.G. DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Jimmie Johnson, Lowe’s Chevrolet

WASTE MANAGEMENT PICKING UP PLACES AWARD: Mike Bliss, NetZero Chevrolet

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Jeff Gordon, DuPont Chevrolet

CAUTION FLAGS: 8 cautions for 47 laps. 83-87 (Car #32-Accident, Turn 2); 121-124 (Car #18-Spin, Turn 4); 145-150 (Car #50 & 15-Accident, Turn 4); 195-201 (Car #88-Accident, Turn 4); 250-253 (Debris on Track); 303-309 (Car #21 & 40-Accident, Turn 4); 331-340 (Oil on Track); 346-349 (Car #29-Stalled, Turn 3).

LAP LEADERS: 27 lead changes among 10 drivers. Kurt Busch 1, Jeff Gordon 2-19, Busch 20-26, Jimmie Johnson 27-61, Sterling Marlin 62, Joe Nemechek 63, Greg Biffle 64-65, Mark Martin 66-77, Johnson 78-82, Martin 83-95, Biffle 96-101, Johnson 102-112, Martin 113-117, Jamie McMurray 118-120, Martin 121, Robby Gordon 122-138, Johnson 139-145, Martin 146, Johnson 147-195, Martin 196, Matt Kenseth 197, J. Gordon 198-250, Martin 251-253, J. Gordon 254-337, Johnson 338-345, Busch 346, McMurray 347-358, Johnson 359-367.

TOP 10 NASCAR NEXTEL CUP POINTS

(Wins)

1 –Kurt Busch 6346 (3)

2 –Jimmie Johnson 6328 (8)

3 –Jeff Gordon 6325 (5)

4 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 6274 (6)

5 –Mark Martin 6264 (1)

6 –Tony Stewart 6161 (2)

7 –Ryan Newman 6102 (2)

8 –Matt Kenseth 5963 (2)

9 –Elliott Sadler 5963 (2)

10–Jeremy Mayfield 5942 (1)

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Kasey Kahne 346

Brendan Gaughan 231

Brian Vickers 229

Scott Wimmer 226

Scott Riggs 219

Johnny Sauter 146

McDONALD’S/POWERADE DRIVE-THRU PIT CHAMPIONSHIP AWARD (as of 11/9/04)

Car # Pts.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 1194

Tony Stewart (#20) 1191

Elliott Sadler (#38) 1181

MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP

Pts Wins

Chevrolet 260 22

Ford 215 9

Dodge 190 4

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Jeff Gordon (#24) 7

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) 12

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) 218

Richie Gilmore (# 8) 190

Hendrick (#48) 178

GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP

AWARD Car # Pts.

Jeff Gordon (#24) 8

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 4

Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3

NEXT EVENT: Nov. 21 – Ford 400, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Fla. (400.5 M) (267 L)

NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (11/15/04)

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES DRIVER LEADERS LAST RACE DATE: 11/14/04

RACE #35: MOUNTAIN DEW SOUTHERN 500 PRINTOUT DATE: 11/15/04

POS DRIVER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 MONEY WON

1 KURT BUSCH 6346 35 3 9 20 $3989682

2 JIMMIE JOHNSON 6328 35 8 19 22 5460919

3 JEFF GORDON 6325 35 5 15 24 6228957

4 DALE EARNHARDT, JR 6274 35 6 16 21 7020677

5 MARK MARTIN 6264 35 1 10 15 3880547

6 TONY STEWART 6161 35 2 9 18 5994707

7 RYAN NEWMAN 6102 35 2 11 14 5044749

8 MATT KENSETH 5963 35 2 8 16 6119689

9 ELLIOTT SADLER 5963 35 2 8 14 4929179

10 JEREMY MAYFIELD 5942 35 1 5 13 3823534

11 JAMIE MCMURRAY 4451 35 0 9 22 3547361

12 KASEY KAHNE 4225 35 0 13 14 4679622

13 BOBBY LABONTE 4145 35 0 5 11 4470412

14 DALE JARRETT 4123 35 0 6 14 4452617

15 KEVIN HARVICK 4094 35 0 5 13 4619284

16 JEFF BURTON 3847 35 0 2 6 3637140

17 RUSTY WALLACE 3813 35 1 3 10 4336319

18 JOE NEMECHEK 3796 35 1 3 9 3799040

19 MICHAEL WALTRIP 3766 35 0 2 9 4095807

20 STERLING MARLIN 3742 35 0 3 7 3965828

21 GREG BIFFLE 3712 35 1 3 7 3208492

22 CASEY MEARS 3605 35 0 1 9 3161742

23 ROBBY GORDON 3570 35 0 2 6 3858993

24 RICKY RUDD 3477 35 0 1 2 3606293

25 TERRY LABONTE 3449 35 0 0 6 3664142

26 BRIAN VICKERS 3412 35 0 0 4 2979673

27 SCOTT WIMMER 3074 34 0 1 2 3589704

28 BRENDAN GAUGHAN 3015 35 0 1 3 2827396

29 JEFFREY GREEN 3002 35 0 0 1 3407461

30 SCOTT RIGGS 2972 34 0 1 2 3358633

31 KEN SCHRADER 2944 35 0 0 1 2611092

32 WARD BURTON 2929 34 0 0 3 2471941

33 KYLE PETTY 2811 35 0 0 0 2780131

34 RICKY CRAVEN 2086 26 0 0 0 2337417

35 JIMMY SPENCER 1969 26 0 0 0 1985121

36 JOHNNY SAUTER 1430 16 0 0 0 1333521

37 DAVE BLANEY 1347 16 0 0 0 1461638

38 CARL EDWARDS 1303 12 0 1 5 1318704

39 BOBBY HAMILTON, JR 1171 16 0 0 0 1179713

40 DERRIKE COPE 1058 18 0 0 0 1349621

41 TODD BODINE 986 21 0 0 0 1275532

42 MORGAN SHEPHERD 925 19 0 0 0 1133618

43 KEVIN LEPAGE 915 17 0 0 0 1217519

44 HERMIE SADLER, III 818 15 0 0 0 896919

45 KIRK SHELMERDINE 723 18 0 0 0 1095041

46 JOHN ANDRETTI 715 8 0 0 0 697236

47 MIKE WALLACE 700 9 0 0 1 570370

48 BILL ELLIOTT 595 6 0 0 1 567900

49 MIKE BLISS 364 3 0 1 2 235305

50 KYLE BUSCH 345 6 0 0 0 394489

51 TONY RAINES 318 6 0 0 0 426994

52 P J JONES 316 5 0 0 0 293704

53 SHANE HMIEL 309 4 0 0 0 281475

54 GEOFFREY BODINE 278 5 0 0 0 364460

55 JOHNNY BENSON 271 4 0 0 0 403674

56 KENNY WALLACE 268 4 0 0 0 313355

57 CARL LONG 267 6 0 0 0 371479

58 LARRY GUNSELMAN 248 5 0 0 0 303159

59 JOE RUTTMAN 247 7 0 0 0 399093

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 RANDY LAJOIE 126 3 0 0 0 160261

69 J J YELEY 122 2 0 0 0 144040

70 KLAUS GRAF 112 1 0 0 0 58925

71 TOM HUBERT 110 2 0 0 0 111250

72 JIM INGLEBRIGHT 106 1 0 0 0 70550

73 JEFF FULLER 105 3 0 0 0 186610

74 ANDY BELMONT 98 2 0 0 0 139614

75 MIKE SKINNER 97 1 0 0 0 251813

76 ERIC MCCLURE 90 1 0 0 0 65175

77 TED CHRISTOPHER 89 2 0 0 0 116369

78 MARIO GOSSELIN 80 2 0 0 0 107090

79 GREG SACKS 77 2 0 0 0 105495

80 CHAD BLOUNT 74 2 0 0 0 124312

81 TONY AVE 70 1 0 0 0 53465

82 DAVID A GREEN 70 1 0 0 0 56565

83 MARTIN TRUEX, JR 52 1 0 0 0 65400

84 AUSTIN CAMERON 49 1 0 0 0 57590

85 CHAD CHAFFIN 46 1 0 0 0 53765

86 JASON JARRETT 43 1 0 0 0 51505

87 BRANDON ASH 40 1 0 0 0 57450

88 JASON LEFFLER 34 1 0 0 0 116359

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES OWNER LEADERS LAST RACE DATE: 11/14/04

RACE #35: MOUNTAIN DEW SOUTHERN 500 PRINTOUT DATE: 11/15/04

POS CAR # OWNER POINTS

1 97 GEORGETTA ROUSH 97 6346

2 48 JEFF GORDON 48 6328

3 24 RICK HENDRICK 24 6325

4 8 TERESA EARNHARDT 8 6274

5 6 JACK ROUSH 6 6264

6 20 JOE GIBBS 20 6161

7 12 ROGER PENSKE 12 6102

8 17 MARK MARTIN 17 5963

9 38 ROBERT YATES 38 5963

10 19 RAY EVERNHAM 19 5942

11 42 FLOYD GANASSI 42 4451

12 9 RAY EVERNHAM 9 4225

13 18 JOE GIBBS 18 4145

14 88 ROBERT YATES 88 4123

15 29 RICHARD CHILDRESS 29 4094

16 2 ROGER PENSKE 2 3813

17 01 NELSON BOWERS, II 01 3796

18 15 TERESA EARNHARDT 15 3766

19 40 FELIX SABATES 40 3742

20 16 GEOFF SMITH 16 3712

21 30 RICHARD CHILDRESS 30 3649

22 41 CHIP GANASSI 41 3605

23 99 JACK ROUSH 99 3592

24 31 RICHARD CHILDRESS 31 3570

25 21 GLEN WOOD 21 3477

26 5 RICK HENDRICK 5 3449

27 25 JOE HENDRICK, JR 25 3412

28 22 BILL DAVIS 22 3102

29 0 GENE HAAS 0 3063

30 77 DOUG BAWEL 77 3015

31 10 JAMES ROCCO 10 3003

32 43 RICHARD PETTY 43 3002

33 49 ELIZABETH MORGENTHAU 49 2944

34 45 KYLE PETTY 45 2811

35 32 CALVIN WELLS, III 32 2803

36 4 LARRY MCCLURE 4 2445

37 50 DON ARNOLD 50 1942

38 09 JAMES FINCH 09 1619

39 198 WILLIAM EDWARDS 198 1379

40 02 ANGELA SADLER 02 1267

41 89 CINDY SHEPHERD 89 1177

42 172 KIRK SHELMERDINE 172 1175

43 23 GAIL DAVIS 23 946

44 1 TERESA EARNHARDT 1 777

45 280 STANTON HOVER 280 669

46 137 JOHN CARTER 137 658

47 251 JOE AUER 251 538

48 14 A J FOYT 14 502

49 91 RAYMOND EVERNHAM 91 486

50 194 DAVID WATSON 194 474

51 133 RICHARD CHILDRESS 133 465

52 84 RICK HENDRICK 84 429

53 100 BUFFY WALTRIP 100 274

54 200 RAYNARD MCGLYNN 200 260

55 136 NELSON BOWERS, II 136 251

56 180 JOE GIBBS 180 230

57 06 DON MILLER 06 226

58 113 JAMES WILSBERG 113 219

59 11 JD GIBBS 11 214

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