See ya on the threads!
Tah-tah!
Posted on 05/24/2003 8:10:51 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
Here's Helton.
Im so sad, I may just have to go take a nap.
What'd we do today? 900 miles almost .. wheww!
See ya next week somewhere on the NASCAR circuit!
It was a good one while it lasted.
See ya on the threads!
Tah-tah!
Everyone have a safe holiday.
Don't Drink and Drive .. We All Thank You!
CONCORD, N.C. -- Jimmie Johnson has been declared the winner of the Coke 600.
An in-progress report on the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway:
Lap 1: Race started under caution due to moisture on the racetrack
Lap 4: Green flag flies alone for the first time. Pole-sitter Ryan Newman leads first green-flag lap.
Lap 14: Pole-sitter Newman reports high water temperature (235 degrees)
Lap 39: Ken Schrader slaps wall coming out of Turn 4, minimal damage
Lap 50: Newman loses lead to Tony Stewart after leading first 49 laps from the pole
Lap 51: First green-flag pit stops begin
Lap 58: Matt Kenseth inherits lead during green-flag pit stops
Lap 59: Tony Stewart takes lead during green-flag stops
Lap 87: 28 of the 43 cars remain on the lead lap
Lap 99: Tony Stewart holds a three-second lead over Kurt Busch
Lap 100: 26 of the 43 cars remain on the lead lap
Lap 103: 100th straight caution-free lap recorded
Lap 104: Caution displayed due to rain
Lap 106: Dale Earnhardt Jr. in for second pit stop to reapply lug nuts, drops to tail end of lead lap
Lap 108: Red flag comes out for rain
Lap 110: Green flag
< b>Lap 116: 24 of the 43 cars remain on the lead lap
Lap 118: All 43 starters still running
Lap 120: Stewart leads Kenseth by 2.760 seconds
Lap 123: Stewart loses lead to Kenseth, reports possible motor trouble
Lap 128: Caution flies for a Turn 1 accident involving Jeremy Mayfield. It is the first caution not related to rain. Mayfield is uninjured.
Lap 135: Green flag
Lap 139: Stewart 24th, the last driver on the lead lap
Lap 146: Kenseth becomes third driver (Stewart, Newman) to lead at least 25 laps
Lap 149: Jack Sprague gets loose, does not hit wall
Lap 158: 24 of the 43 cars remain on the lead lap
Lap 160: Stewart pulls into the garage area
Lap 177: Only two cars (Mayfield, Stewart) not running
Lap 180: 22 of the 43 cars remain on the lead lap
Lap 184: John Andretti slaps wall
Lap 186: Andretti pits
Lap 190: Stewart back on track, 31 laps down
Lap 194: Round of green-flag stops
Lap 198: Ricky Rudd slides through infield trying to get to his pit
Lap 202: Rudd's spin allows Bobby Labonte, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Greg Biffle to make a yellow-flag pit stop.
Lap 212: 11 of the 43 cars remain on the lead lap
Lap 219: Jimmie Johnson takes third after starting 43rd
Lap 220: Kenny Wallace pits with motor problems
Lap 222: Earnhardt Jr. spins on frontstretch, caution comes out, eight cars got laps back
Lap 223: Two cars (Mayfield, K. Wallace) in garage
Lap 225: 12 of the 43 cars remain on the lead lap
Lap 228: Bobby Labonte leads Matt Kenseth by .310 seconds
Lap 229: Steve Park spins by himself on backstretch, caution comes out. Jimmy Spencer gets his lap back, leaving 10 cars on the lead lap.
Lap 232: Green flag
Lap 238: Matt Kenseth leads Jeff Gordon by .321 seconds
Lap 239: Jack Sprague makes unscheduled pit stop
Lap 240: Earnhardt Jr. makes unscheduled pit stop
Lap 241: Yellow out for Harvick's flat tire, multiple cars take opportunity to pit
Lap 244: Robby Gordon and Elliott Sadler back on lead lap
Lap 245: Jimmie Johnson takes the lead
Lap 249: Elliott Sadler goes back a lap down
Lap 249: Kurt Busch reports a flat right rear tire, makes green-flag stop
Lap 253: Johnson leads Kenseth by 1.914 seconds
Lap 257: Only cars in garage are Kenny Wallace, Mayfield and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Lap 260: 8 of the 43 cars remain on the lead lap
Lap 264: Johnson leads Kenseth by 2.285 seconds
Lap 265: Yellow out after Ricky Craven's engine expires, leaking oil onto track
Lap 265: Larry Foyt, Ellott Sadler and John Andretti all crash after getting into oil
Lap 266: Greg Biffle's engine expires
Lap 273: Jeff Gordon tops off his tank
Lap 274: Rain begins to fall again
Lap 277: Red flag comes out for second time due to rain
Lap 277: Race called: Jimmie Johnson declared winner of the rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600.
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts/Bonus | Laps | Status |
| 1 | 37 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 180/5 | 276 | Running |
| 2 | 18 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 180/10 | 276 | Running |
| 3 | 11 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 170/5 | 276 | Running |
| 4 | 14 | #7 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | Sirius Satellite Radio | 160/0 | 276 | Running |
| 5 | 1 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL | 160/5 | 276 | Running |
| 6 | 9 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 150/0 | 276 | Running |
| 7 | 36 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 146/0 | 276 | Running |
| 8 | 4 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 142/0 | 276 | Running |
| 9 | 23 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 138/0 | 275 | Running |
| 10 | 41 | #22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 134/0 | 275 | Running |
| 11 | 7 | #25 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | UAW/Delphi | 130/0 | 275 | Running |
| 12 | 34 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 127/0 | 275 | Running |
| 13 | 20 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 129/5 | 275 | Running |
| 14 | 8 | #77 | Dave Blaney | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 121/0 | 275 | Running |
| 15 | 12 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Rubbermaid | 123/5 | 275 | Running |
| 16 | 26 | #16 | Greg Biffle * | Ford | Grainger | 115/0 | 275 | Running |
| 17 | 38 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 112/0 | 275 | Running |
| 18 | 35 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | CITGO | 109/0 | 275 | Running |
| 19 | 15 | #1 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 106/0 | 274 | Running |
| 20 | 3 | #4 | Mike Skinner | Pontiac | Kodak EasyShare | 103/0 | 274 | Running |
| 21 | 39 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's/got milk? | 100/0 | 274 | Running |
| 22 | 5 | #0 | Jack Sprague * | Pontiac | NetZero | 97/0 | 274 | Running |
| 23 | 16 | #154 | Todd Bodine | Ford | Army National Guard | 94/0 | 274 | Running |
| 24 | 10 | #10 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Valvoline | 91/0 | 274 | Running |
| 25 | 17 | #42 | Jamie McMurray * | Dodge | Havoline | 88/0 | 274 | Running |
| 26 | 32 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers | 85/0 | 274 | Running |
| 27 | 13 | #30 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | America Online | 82/0 | 274 | Running |
| 28 | 30 | #49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | BAM Racing | 79/0 | 274 | Running |
| 29 | 21 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 76/0 | 273 | Running |
| 30 | 31 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia Pacific | 73/0 | 273 | Running |
| 31 | 43 | #01 | Mike Wallace | Pontiac | U.S. Army | 70/0 | 272 | Running |
| 32 | 27 | #171 | Kevin Lepage | Ford | Fast Boys Wings | 67/0 | 271 | Running |
| 33 | 40 | #21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft Quality Parts | 64/0 | 271 | Running |
| 34 | 29 | #14 | Larry Foyt * | Dodge | Harrah's | 61/0 | 269 | Running |
| 35 | 19 | #41 | Casey Mears * | Dodge | Target | 58/0 | 264 | Off Track |
| 36 | 2 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 60/5 | 263 | Out of Race |
| 37 | 25 | #74 | Tony Raines * | Chevrolet | Staff America | 52/0 | 260 | Running |
| 38 | 33 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Pontiac | Tide | 49/0 | 260 | Out of Race |
| 39 | 42 | #43 | John Andretti | Dodge | Cheerios | 46/0 | 260 | Off Track |
| 40 | 6 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Home Depot | 48/5 | 245 | Running |
| 41 | 24 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 40/0 | 241 | Off Track |
| 42 | 28 | #23 | Kenny Wallace | Dodge | Stacker 2 | 37/0 | 217 | Out of Race |
| 43 | 22 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers | 34/0 | 124 | Out of Race |
 |
| * Denotes Rookie |
| Rank | +/- | Driver | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 |
| 1 | -- | Matt Kenseth | 1799 | Leader | 12 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | -- | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 1639 | -160 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 3 | +1 | Jeff Gordon | 1583 | -216 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | -1 | Kurt Busch | 1575 | -224 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | +1 | Jimmie Johnson | 1552 | -247 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | -1 | Bobby Labonte | 1546 | -253 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 7 | -- | Michael Waltrip | 1511 | -288 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | -- | Kevin Harvick | 1457 | -342 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | +1 | Sterling Marlin | 1405 | -394 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | -1 | Rusty Wallace | 1401 | -398 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | +3 | Joe Nemechek | 1341 | -458 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | +1 | Robby Gordon | 1330 | -469 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | -1 | Mark Martin | 1318 | -481 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | +1 | Jeff Burton | 1311 | -488 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | -4 | Ricky Craven | 1303 | -496 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | -- | Elliott Sadler | 1261 | -538 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | +1 | Terry Labonte | 1243 | -556 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | +5 | Dale Jarrett | 1232 | -567 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | -2 | Tony Stewart | 1230 | -569 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 20 | -- | Dave Blaney | 1230 | -569 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | +4 | Ward Burton | 1225 | -574 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | -1 | Greg Biffle* | 1224 | -575 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | -4 | Bill Elliott | 1198 | -601 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | +3 | Ryan Newman | 1191 | -608 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 25 | -1 | Jamie McMurray* | 1181 | -618 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | -4 | Ricky Rudd | 1163 | -636 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | +1 | Johnny Benson | 1119 | -680 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | +1 | Jimmy Spencer | 1107 | -692 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | -3 | Kenny Wallace | 1093 | -706 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | +2 | Jeff Green | 1041 | -758 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | +2 | Steve Park | 1010 | -789 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | -1 | John Andretti | 982 | -817 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | -3 | Jeremy Mayfield | 971 | -828 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | -- | Ken Schrader | 952 | -847 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | -- | Todd Bodine | 947 | -852 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | +2 | Kyle Petty | 889 | -910 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | +2 | Mike Skinner | 888 | -911 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | +2 | Jack Sprague* | 882 | -917 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | -2 | Casey Mears* | 878 | -921 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | -4 | Jerry Nadeau | 844 | -955 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | -- | Tony Raines* | 834 | -965 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | -- | Larry Foyt* | 461 | -1338 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | +2 | Mike Wallace | 281 | -1518 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | -1 | Brett Bodine | 271 | -1528 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | -1 | Derrike Cope | 215 | -1584 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | -- | Christian Fittipaldi | 107 | -1692 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | -- | Hermie Sadler | 68 | -1731 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | -- | Kevin Lepage | 67 | -1732 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | -1 | Jason Keller | 67 | -1732 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | -1 | Hideo Fukuyama* | 64 | -1735 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
| * Denotes Rookie |
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.