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Americas
Military Rocks!
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A Soldier's Prayer
God our Father
Help me to remain true to my ideals during my service to my country.
Help me be what is in America, the land of the free.
May I realize that I represent what our country stands for.
My uniform is a symbol of duty and valor both in peace and in war.
I take up arms to defend what all Americans hold dear: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Grant me the strength to live according to these ideals, the courage of my convictions, and the resolve to endure whatever dangers threaten.
With you at our side I fear no evil and resist every enemy, secure in the knowledge that you hold me in the palm of your hand.
Amen. |
The
Racers Prayer:
Lord I Pray as I race today, keep me safe along the way. Not
only me but others too as they perform the jobs they do. I know
God, that in a race I, the driver must set the pace. But in this
race of life, I pray, help me Lord along the way. Although I know
I am a sinner, Help me to believe, that with God you're always a winner.
*!!*!!*!!*!!*!!*!!*!!*!!*!!*!!*!!*!!*!!
PRE RACE STUFF ....
THE CROWD
CHANTED USA USA
USA!
--
Rebecca Lynn Howard BEAUTIFULLY sang God
Bless America the National Anthem as American Flag were held
high and PROUD!! PERFECT
TRIBUTE!
-- The flyover crew, 2 (I am not sure?) Wart Hogs?? Someone will
email me :)!
-- Mostly cloudy; in the low 60's.
-- Military
Members the Grand Marshal and said those 4 great words ...Gentlemen
Start your Engines!
-- Jamie McMurray changed engines after qualifying and starts
at the back of the field.
Recap
GREEN,
GREEN, GREEN, GO, GO, GO!!!! Boogity, Boogity, Boogity......
-- Lap 1 - Jeff Gordon took the lead
CAUTION
1
Lap # 3 - Robby Gordon made contact with Kyle Petty, Kyle spun,
NASCAR Gave the #31 (Robby Gordon) a Caution to calm down.
RESTART
Lap # 7 (after 4 caution laps)
-- Lap 10 - Jeremy Mayfield hits the wall and pits, possible flat.
CAUTION
2
Lap #15 - Michael Waltrip got loose and Dave Blaney made
contact with him and they wrecked. Dale Jarrett was
also caught up in this.
RESTART
Lap # 20 (after 5 caution laps)
CAUTION
3
Lap # 20 - John Andretti made contact with Todd Bodine and
they wrecked on the restart. Casey Mears and Kyle Petty got
caught up in it.
Ryan Newman pit, loose car.
RESTART
Lap # 29 (after 4 caution laps) Rusty Wallace takes
the lead on the restart!
-- Lap 35 - Jeff Gordon took the lead back.
-- Lap 39 - Derrick Cope pits and the hood goes up, overheating.
CAUTION
4
Lap #54 - Tony Raines smokes ... lost engine and stopped on the
track.
Lots of swapping paint coming off the pits.... Jeff Gordon did
not pit and continues to lead.
RESTART
Lap #66 (after 7 caution laps)
Derrick Cope and Tony Raines are out of the race. 32 cars
on the lead lap.
CAUTION
5
Lap #69 - Tony Stewart made contact with Pole sitter, Ryan
Newman, Newman spun and made contact with Ricky Craven.
Brett Bodine, Steve Park and Jimmie Johnson also
has damage.
-- Lap 70 - Dale Jarrett comes back out after damage he received on
lap 15.
RESTART
Lap #74 (after 5 caution laps) Jeff Gordon, Terry
Labonte, Jeff Green, Matt Kenseth, Elliott Sadler, Kurt Bush, Dale,
Earnhardt, Jr., Mike Skinner, Bill Elliott and Bobby (Barney
Labonte with the Purple Advair Diskus Chevy!) Labonte are the top
10.
CAUTION
6
Lap #136 - Mike Skinner hits the wall hard.
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. gave Jimmy Spencer a tap coming off
pit road.
RESTART
Lap #142 (after 6 caution laps) Jeff Gordon,
Jimmy Spencer, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Terry Labonte, Kurt Busch, Bobby
Labonte, Jerry Nadeau!, Kevin Harvick, Rusty Wallace and Matt
Kenseth lead
CAUTION
7
Lap #151 Jack Sprague and Johnny Benson got
together.
RESTART
Lap #155 (after 4 caution laps)
-- Lap 178 - Jimmy Spencer takes the lead.
CAUTION
8
Lap #181 - Jack Sprague spins off the high side and hits the
inside retaining wall.
RESTART
Lap # 186 (after 39 caution laps) Jeff Gordon leads,
Bobby Labonte, Terry Labonte, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Kurt Bush,
Rusty Wallace, Ricky Rudd, Tony Stewart and Kyle Petty round
out the top 10.
CAUTION
9
Lap #202 - Dale Earnhardt, Jr. got loose and others got squiggly Mark
Martin spins while racing hard, 3 wide. Martin went right
behind the wall. Casey Mears also spun.
RESTART
Lap # 208 (after 6 caution laps) Kevin Harvick, Terry
Labonte, Jimmy Spencer, Jerry Nadeau, Robby Gordon, Dale Earnhardt, Jr.,
Jeff Burton, Jimmy Johnson, Sterling Marlin and Elliott Sadler
are the top 10. 28 cars on the lead lap.
-- Lap 211 - Robby Gordon slides up and hits the wall, no caution.
-- Lap 217 - Jimmy Spencer takes the lead.
CAUTION
10
Lap #220 - (INSERT BAD WORDS HERE) Ryan Newman pinched Jerry
Nadeau down off the track and Jerry got hit by Brett
Bodine, Bodine had no where to go. ARGH. Jerry went over the
Newman's pit, he was a tad ticked. Jerry said "It is typical
Bristol, obviously somewhere else." "He needs to use his
head ... that lapped (Ryan Newman) car."
Elliot Sadler was black flagged for sheet metal hanging off the
right side door area.
RESTART
Lap #223 (after 3 caution laps)
CAUTION
11
Lap #227 - Bobby Labonte checked up and his team mate, Tony
Stewart made contact with him. Ricky Rudd, Bobby Labonte,
Kurt Busch spin, no major damage.
Tony Stewart apologized to Bobby Labonte on the radio.
RESTART
Lap #241 (after 14 caution laps) Jimmy Spencer leads,
Kevin Harvick, Terry Labonte, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Jeff Burton,
Jimmie Johnson, Sterling Marlin, Kenny Wallace, Bill Elliott and Jamie
McMurray round out the top 10.
CAUTION
12
Lap #244 - AWE. What a shame, Terry Labonte was in 3rd
place when he spins after contact with Brett Bodine, and wrecks
with Brett Bodine, Robby Gordon, Kyle Petty, Kenny Schrader and Kenny
Wallace.
-- Lap 250 - Jimmy Spencer leads at half way!
RESTART
Lap #251 (after 8 caution laps)
CAUTION
13
Lap #257 - Jamie McMurray got together with Robby Gordon
then Ward Burton got together with Jamie McMurray and then
Tony Stewart with no where to go, got into Ricky Rudd and Bobby
Labonte also spun.
RESTART
Lap #263 (after 6 caution laps) Jimmy Spencer continues
to lead. 23 cars on the lead lap. Kevin Harvick, Dale Earnhardt, Jr.,
Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Jeff Burton, Rusty Wallace,
Bill Elliott and Robby Benson are the top 10. Still only 2
cars out of the race ... Derrick Cope over heated and Tony
Raines lost his motor.
-- Lap 328 - Kevin Harvick pits, he is off cycle with the rest of
the field.
-- Lap 331 - Matt Kenseth takes the lead as Jimmy Spencer was
trying to lap Tony Stewart
-- Lap 359 - Jimmie Johnson and Jimmy Spencer pit, this
starts early GREEN
Flag pits
-- Lap 359 - Kurt Busch takes the lead
-- Lap 368 - Dale Earnhardt, Jr. out of gas on the track, he
had to be pushed out of the pits
-- Lap 369 - Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Bill Elliott and Jeff
Gordon almost went in the pits wrong (Turn 2).
-- Lap 378 - Bobby Labonte leads.
CAUTION
14 Lap #391 - After a Long Green run ... Dale
Jarrett is hard into the wall. Kenny Schrader goes behind the
wall.
Rocky top you'll always be Home Sweet home to me!
Miss ya Deb, we looked for you!
RESTART
Lap # (after caution laps) 6 cars on the lead
lap! Bobby Labonte, Kurt Busch, Sterling Marlin, Ricky Rudd and
Greg Biffle. They did not pit under green prior to this
caution. Matt Kenseth, a lap down is Kyle Petty, Jimmie
Johnson, Tony Stewart and Ward Burton round out the top 10.
-- Lap 405 - Kurt Busch takes the lead
CAUTION
15 Lap #406 - Kyle Petty got into Joe Nemechek.
Matt Kenseth and Dale Earnhardt, Jr., both pit.
RESTART
Lap #411 (after 5 caution laps)
CAUTION
16 Lap #427 - Robby Gordon and Ward Burton made
contact in the front straight. Ward wrecked and Kyle Petty
got caught up in it.
Kyle took a long time to get out of his car and very Gingerly
walked to the ambulance, We are praying for ya Kyle, and all the
Petty family! He was awake and alert but was taken to Bristol
Medical Center for more tests. He was taken out to the ambulance
on a stretcher with a neck race on. He complained of hurting all
over.
To our troops "Y'all are true patriots, Thank you for What
your doing for us," Ward Burton, after pointing out
his unhappiness with Robby Gordon.
RESTART
Lap #438 (after 11 caution laps) Kurt Busch, Bobby
Labonte, Ricky Rudd, Matt Kenseth, Sterling Marlin and Greg
Biffle are the only cars on the lead lap.
-- Lap 472 - Mark Martin spins own his own when ...
CAUTION
17
Lap #473 - John Andretti and Tony Stewart checked up and
Joe Nemechek got into him hard due to the smoke from Martin's spin.
KURT
BUSCH
wins!
6th different winner this year! He grabbed the BEAUTIFUL,
GLORIOUS AMERICAN Flag
and did his Victory-lap.com (Shamless plug :)
Then he gave the fans burnouts and smoke!
Congratulations to the entire #97 team! And all their fans!
| This
weekend at BRISTOL!
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| WINSTON
CUP
|
Food
City 500 / Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol
Race #6
of 36
Track Stats: .533-mile high banked concrete oval
Banking, Turns: 36 degrees
Banking, Straights: 16 degrees
Front Straight: 650 feet
Back Straight: 650 feet
Race Length: 500 laps
Distance: 266.5 miles
Grandstand Seating: 147,000
Defending (2002) Champion: Kurt Busch
2002 Pole Sitter: Jeff Gordon
Qualifying Record: Jeff Gordon, 127.216 mph, March 22,
2002
Race Record: Charlie Glotzbach, 101.074mph, July 11, 1971
Winston Cup Leader Bonus: $60,000
Purse: $4,693,829
| MISC.
RACE STATS! |
| Winner's
average speed: |
76.185
mph |
| Leaders: |
7
(6 in 2002) |
| Lead
Changes: |
11
(14 in 2002) |
| #
of Cautions: |
17
(14 in 2002 - Record 20) |
| Laps
Under Caution: |
120
(101 in 2002) |
| Laps
Completed: |
500 |
| Margin
of Victory: |
0.390 |
| Time
of Race: |
3:29:53 |
| Lap
leaders: R.Newman 0, J.Gordon 1-28, R.Wallace 29-33,
J.Gordon 34-160, J.Spencer 161-182, J.Gordon 183-201,
K.Harvick 202-216, J.Spencer 217-333, M.Kenseth 334-358,
K.Busch 359-377, B.Labonte 378-403, K.Busch 404-500. |
| |
|
| Lineup |
| 1 |
12 |
Ryan Newman |
D |
128.709 |
14.908 |
| 2 |
24 |
Jeff Gordon |
C |
127.343 |
15.068 |
| 3 |
49 |
Ken Schrader |
D |
127.123 |
15.094 |
| 4 |
2 |
Rusty Wallace |
D |
127.022 |
15.106 |
| 5 |
9 |
Bill Elliott |
D |
127.006 |
15.108 |
| 6 |
4 |
Mike Skinner |
P |
126.779 |
15.135 |
| 7 |
7 |
Jimmy Spencer |
D |
126.587 |
15.158 |
| 8 |
8 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
C |
126.570 |
15.160 |
| 9 |
97 |
Kurt Busch |
F |
126.562 |
15.161 |
| 10 |
20 |
Tony Stewart |
C |
126.445 |
15.175 |
| 11 |
22 |
Ward Burton |
D |
126.395 |
15.181 |
| 12 |
18 |
Bobby Labonte |
C |
126.337 |
15.188 |
| 13 |
1 |
Jerry Nadeau |
P |
126.237 |
15.200 |
| 14 |
32 |
Ricky Craven |
P |
126.021 |
15.226 |
| 15 |
16 |
Greg
Biffle |
F |
126.005 |
15.228 |
| 16 |
40 |
Sterling Marlin |
D |
125.955 |
15.234 |
| 17 |
5 |
Terry Labonte |
C |
125.930 |
15.237 |
| 18 |
19 |
Jeremy Mayfield |
D |
125.906 |
15.240 |
| 19 |
6 |
Mark Martin |
F |
125.815 |
15.251 |
| 20 |
10 |
Johnny Benson |
P |
125.790 |
15.254 |
| 21 |
30 |
Jeff Green |
C |
125.790 |
15.254 |
| 22 |
74 |
Tony
Raines |
C |
125.741 |
15.260 |
| 23 |
48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
C |
125.724 |
15.262 |
| 24 |
37 |
Derrike Cope |
C |
125.699 |
15.265 |
| 25 |
25 |
Joe Nemechek |
C |
125.658 |
15.270 |
| 26 |
42 |
Jamie
McMurray |
D |
125.551 |
15.283 |
| 27 |
29 |
Kevin Harvick |
C |
125.502 |
15.289 |
| 28 |
15 |
Michael Waltrip |
C |
125.436 |
15.297 |
| 29 |
99 |
Jeff Burton |
F |
125.387 |
15.303 |
| 30 |
38 |
Elliott Sadler |
F |
125.379 |
15.304 |
| 31 |
77 |
Dave Blaney |
F |
125.297 |
15.314 |
| 32 |
45 |
Kyle Petty |
D |
125.273 |
15.317 |
| 33 |
11 |
Brett Bodine |
F |
125.273 |
15.317 |
| 34 |
21 |
Ricky Rudd |
F |
125.077 |
15.341 |
| 35 |
1 |
Steve Park |
C |
125.020 |
15.348 |
| 36 |
31 |
Robby Gordon |
C |
124.971 |
15.354 |
| 37 |
17 |
Matt Kenseth |
F |
124.218 |
Prov. |
| 38 |
88 |
Dale Jarrett |
F |
124.315 |
Prov. |
| 39 |
41 |
Casey
Mears |
D |
124.452 |
Prov. |
| 40 |
23 |
Kenny Wallace |
D |
124.735 |
Prov. |
| 41 |
154 |
Todd Bodine |
F |
123.682 |
Prov. |
| 42 |
0 |
Jack
Sprague |
P |
123.000 |
Prov. |
| 43 |
43 |
John Andretti |
D |
124.210 |
Prov. |
| Gone
Home :( |
| |
14 |
Larry
Foyt |
D |
123.016 |
15.598 |
| |
2 |
Hermie Sadler |
P |
123.946 |
15.481 |
|
|
|
| BUSCH
|
Channellock 250 / Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn.
Race #2 of
34
Track Stats: See Cups
Race Length: 250 Laps
Distance: 133.25 Miles
Defending (2002) Champion: Jeff Green
2002 Pole Sitter: Scott Riggs
Track Qualifying Record: Kevin Harvick 125.264mph, 2001
Track Race Record: Harry Gant, 92.929mph, April 4, 1992
TID
BIT
A Winston Cup regular has won all five Busch races so far this
season
MISC RACE STATS
Average Race Speed:
Cautions: 13 (record is 14)
Most Laps Lead: Kevin Harvick
BGN Race Recap &
Qualifying Results
|
POINTS
|
|
1 |
Todd
Bodine |
749 |
|
|
2 |
Jason
Keller |
701 |
-48 |
|
3 |
Jamie
McMurray |
686 |
-63 |
|
4 |
Kevin
Harvick |
669 |
-80 |
|
5 |
David
Green |
664 |
-85 |
|
6 |
Ron
Hornaday |
650 |
-99 |
|
7 |
Johnny
Sauter |
640 |
-109 |
|
8 |
Kasey
Kahne |
623 |
-126 |
|
9 |
Bobby
Hamilton Jr. |
608 |
-141 |
|
10 |
Mike
Bliss |
606 |
-143 |
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|
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| RESULTS |
| 1 |
21 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevy |
| 2 |
33 |
Tony Raines |
Chevy |
| 3 |
57 |
Jason Keller |
Ford |
| 4 |
37 |
David Green |
Pont. |
| 5 |
20 |
Mike Bliss |
Chevy |
| 6 |
25 |
Bobby Hamilton Jr. |
Ford |
| 7 |
48 |
Shane Hmiel |
Chevy |
| 8 |
7 |
Randy LaJoie |
Chevy |
| 9 |
92 |
Todd Bodine |
Chevy |
| 10 |
43 |
Johnny Sauter |
Chevy |
| 11 |
4 |
Mike Wallace |
Chevy |
| 12 |
2 |
Ron Hornaday |
Chevy |
| 13 |
38 |
Kasey Kahne |
Ford |
| 14 |
5 |
Brian Vickers |
Chevy |
| 15 |
59 |
Stacy Compton |
Chevy |
| 16 |
60 |
Stanton Barrett |
Ford |
| 17 |
1 |
Jamie McMurray |
DODGE |
| 18 |
46 |
Ashton Lewis |
Chevy |
| 19 |
96 |
Gus Wasson |
Chevy |
| 20 |
171 |
Ron Young |
Chevy |
| 21 |
285 |
John Hayden |
Chevy |
| 22 |
27 |
Chase
Montgomery |
Pont. |
| 23 |
10 |
Scott Riggs |
Ford |
| 24 |
6 |
Jimmy Spencer |
DODGE |
| 25 |
23 |
Scott Wimmer |
Chevy |
| 26 |
26 |
Kevin Grubb |
DODGE |
| 27 |
18 |
Coy Gibbs |
Chevy |
| 28 |
16 |
Larry Gunselman |
Chevy |
| 29 |
54 |
Hermie Sadler |
Chevy |
| 30 |
77 |
Brad Teague |
Ford |
| 31 |
19 |
Chad Blount |
DODGE |
| 32 |
39 |
Jason White |
Ford |
| 33 |
99 |
Michael Waltrip |
Chevy |
| 34 |
12 |
Kerry Earnhardt |
Chevy |
| 35 |
153 |
Joe Buford |
Pont. |
| 36 |
75 |
Jay Sauter |
Chevy |
| 37 |
49 |
Chris Bingham |
Ford |
| 38 |
22 |
Regan Smith |
Chevy |
| 39 |
0 |
Morgan Shepherd |
Chevy |
| 40 |
44 |
Mike Harmon |
Chevy |
| 41 |
52 |
Mike Potter |
Ford |
| 42 |
73 |
Jason Schuler |
Ford |
|
|
|
| TRUCKS
|
Lucas
Oil 250 / Mesa Marin Raceway, Bakersfield, Ca. Race #3
of 25
Track Stats: .5 mile oval
Banking: Turns: 17 degrees Straights: 16 degrees
Front & Back Straight: 650 feet
Race Length: 250 laps Distance: 125 miles
Qualifying Record: Ron Hornaday
Race Record: Randy Tolsma
Purse: $438,000.00
| POINTS |
| 1 |
Bobby
Hamilton |
505 |
| 2 |
Rick
Crawford |
481 |
| 3 |
Brendan
Gaughan |
474 |
| 4 |
Travis
Kvapil |
450 |
| 5 |
Robert
Pressley |
439 |
| 6 |
Jon
Wood |
423 |
| 7 |
Terry
Cook |
419 |
| 8 |
Dennis
Setzer |
410 |
| 9 |
Ted
Musgrave |
406 |
| 10 |
Andy
Houston |
382 |
| MISC.
RACE STATS |
| Average
Speed of Race Winner: |
58.854
mph |
| Time
of Race: |
2:09:59 |
| Margin
of Victory: |
1.216
sec. |
| Caution
Flags: |
13 |
| Caution
Laps: |
84 |
| Leaders: |
9 |
| Lead
Changes: |
15 |
| Lap Leaders: T. Musgrave 1-23; C. Edwards 24-42; J. Wood 43-60; C. Edwards 61-67; B. Hamilton 68-70; D. Setzer 71-87; B. Hamilton 88; T. Musgrave 89-108; D. Setzer 109-168; C. Edwards 169; R. Pressley 170-175; M. Crafton 176-179; J. Leffler 180-193; R. Pressley 194-195; B. Gaughan 196-227; D. Setzer 228-255. |
|
| RESULTS |
| 1 |
46 |
Dennis Setzer |
Chevy |
| 2 |
50 |
Jon Wood |
Ford |
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