Daytona 500 at a Glance
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RACE STATISTICS
Laps: Race shortened to 109 laps by rain.
*--* RACE BREAKDOWN Lap length: 2.5 miles Finish Start Driver Car Laps Earnings 1 4 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 109 $1,400,706 2 36 Kurt Busch Ford 109 $1,022,451 3 10 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 109 $712,876 4 31 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 109 $564,980 5 26 Mark Martin Ford 109 $439,959 6 3 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 109 $359,026 7 8 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 109 $310,804 8 20 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 109 $240,376 9 18 Mike Wallace Dodge 109 $215,401 10 11 Dale Jarrett Ford 109 $240,670 11 9 Jeff Burton Ford 109 $230,537 12 13 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 109 $233,998 13 30 Kyle Petty Dodge 109 $193,526 14 24 Jack Sprague Pontiac 109 $180,251 15 5 Ricky Rudd Ford 109 $215,945 16 21 Kenny Wallace Dodge 109 $179,770 17 7 Sterling Marlin Dodge 109 $223,012 18 6 Todd Bodine Ford 109 $190,401 19 40 Johnny Benson Pontiac 109 $203,970 20 35 Matt Kenseth Ford 109 $195,695 21 27 Greg Biffle Ford 109 $172,845 22 15 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 109 $175,945 23 16 Elliott Sadler Ford 109 $185,001 24 39 Dave Blaney Ford 109 $196,026 25 38 Rusty Wallace Dodge 109 $185,625 26 25 Ricky Craven Pontiac 109 $181,220 27 29 Casey Mears Dodge 109 $190,270 28 42 Jerry Nadeau Pontiac 109 $180,265 29 32 Steve Park Chevrolet 109 $196,995 30 41 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 109 $198,703 31 19 Jamie McMurray Dodge 109 $166,545 32 14 Bill Elliott Dodge 109 $204,057 33 33 Tony Raines Chevrolet 109 $167,201 34 12 John Andretti Dodge 108 $203,164 35 34 Christian Chevrolet 108 $173,206 Fittipaldi 36 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 108 $215,976 Jr 37 43 Mike Skinner Pontiac 108 $163,220 38 17 Ward Burton Dodge 105* $206,045 39 1 Jeff Green Chevrolet 94* $198,070 40 23 Jimmy Spencer Dodge 94* $161,970 41 22 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 81 $198,179 42 28 Ken Schrader Dodge 57* $161,826 43 37 Ryan Newman Dodge 56* $169,138 * Left race after crash
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Time of Race: 2 hours 2 minutes 8 seconds.
Winner’s Average Speed: 133.870 mph.
Caution Flags: Five for 23 laps.
Lead Changes: Eleven among eight drivers.
Lap Leaders: Green 0; Waltrip 1-34; Kenseth 35-36; Stewart 37-42; Earnhardt Jr. 43-64; Mears 65; M.Waltrip 66-95; Johnson 96; Bodine 97; Craven 98; Johnson 99-105; Waltrip 106-109.
Point Standings: 1. Waltrip, 185. 2. Busch, 170. 3. Johnson, 170. 4. Harvick, 160. 5. Martin, 155. 6. Stewart, 151. 7. R.Gordon, 150. 8. Mayfield, 142. 9. M.Wallace
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CHAMPIONS
2003 ... Michael Waltrip
2002 ... Ward Burton
2001 ... Michael Waltrip
2000 ... Dale Jarrett
1999 ... Jeff Gordon
1998 ... Dale Earnhardt
1997 ... Jeff Gordon
1996 ... Dale Jarrett
1995 ... Sterling Marlin
1994 ... Sterling Marlin
1993 ... Dale Jarrett
1992 ... Davey Allison
1991 ... Ernie Irvan
1990 ... Derrike Cope
1989 ... Darrell Waltrip
1988 ... Bobby Allison
1987 ... Bill Elliott
1986 ... Geoff Bodine
1985 ... Bill Elliott
1984 ... Cale Yarborough
1983 ... Cale Yarborough
1982 ... Bobby Allison
1981 ... Richard Petty
1980 ... Buddy Baker
1979 ... Richard Petty
1978 ... Bobby Allison
1977 ... Cale Yarborough
1976 ... David Pearson
1975 ... Benny Parsons
1974 ... Richard Petty
1973 ... Richard Petty
1972 ... A.J. Foyt
1971 ... Richard Petty
1970 ... Pete Hamilton
1969 ... LeeRoy Yarborough
1968 ... Cale Yarborough
1967 ... Mario Andretti
1966 ... Richard Petty
1965 ... Fred Lorenzen
1964 ... Richard Petty
1963 ... Tiny Lund
1962 ... Fireball Roberts
1961 ... Marvin Panch
1960 ... Junior Johnson
1959 ... Lee Petty
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UPCOMING RACES
*--* Date Race Site TV/Pacific time Sunday Subway 400 North Carolina Ch. 11/9:30 a.m Speedway March 2 UAW-DaimlerChrysle Las Vegas Motor Ch. 11/11:30 a.m r 400 Speedway March 9 MBNA America 500 Atlanta Motor Ch. 11/9:30 a.m Speedway March 16 Carolina Dodge Darlington Raceway Ch. 11/9:30 a.m Dealers 400 March 23 Food City 500 Bristol Motor Ch. 11/9:30 a.m Speedway March 30 Samsung/RadioShack Texas Motor Speedway Ch. 11/9:30 a.m 500 April 6 Aaron’s 499 Talladega Ch. 11/9 a.m Superspeedway April 13 Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway FX/9:30 a.m April 27 Auto Club 500 California Speedway Ch. 11/11:30 a.m May 3 Pontiac Excitement Richmond Int’l FX/4 p.m 400 Raceway May 17 The Winston Lowe’s Motor Speedway FX/4 p.m May 25 Coca-Cola 600 Lowe’s Motor Speedway Ch. 11/2 p.m June 1 MBNA America 400 Dover Int’l Speedway FX/9:30 a.m June 8 Pocono 500 Pocono Raceway Ch. 11/9:30 a.m June 15 Sirius Satellite Michigan Int’l Ch. 11/9:30 a.m Radio 400 Speedway June 22 Dodge/Save Mart 350 Infineon Raceway Ch. 11/11:30 a.m July 5 Pepsi 400 Daytona Int’l Ch. 4/4 p.m Speedway July 13 Tropicana 400 Chicagoland Speedway Ch. 4/11:30 a.m July 20 New England 300 New Hampshire Int’l TNT/10:30 a.m Speedway July 27 Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway TNT/9:30 a.m August 3 Brickyard 400 Indianapolis Motor Ch. 4/11 a.m Speedway August 10 Sirius at The Glen Watkins Glen Ch. 4/10 a.m International August 17 Michigan 400 Michigan Int’l TNT/10:30 a.m Speedway August 23 Sharpie 500 Bristol Motor TNT/4 p.m Speedway August 31 Southern 500 Darlington Raceway Ch. 4/9:30 a.m
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