Sharpie 500

[fullSPEED]

The NASCAR Nextel Cup now moves to Bristol Motor Speedway for the Sharpie 500. The top 5 drivers in the championship - Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart and Matt Kenseth - are pretty much assured of a spot in the “Chase for the Championship”. The last 5 slots are still being hotly contested by 10 drivers which include Kasey Kahne, Jeremy Mayfield, Mark Martin, Ryan Newman, Dale Jarrett and Jamie McMurray.

[luke]

Looking forward to the race.

[Kicking-back]

Always a lot of bump and grind around Bristol.

Newman is a key man to watch, he's on the verge of not making the top ten, which would be a big disappointment given his pre-season hype.

[gomick]

dale jnr and matt kenseth got plenty of good track time with a 1-2 finish in the busch race

[muggle not]

This race should go a long way towards determing the final 10 as anything can happen at Bristol, and usually does.

[Emfa]

Another win for Earnhardt, and he becomes the first to sweep Cup & Busch at Bristol.

No changes in the top 9 positions - BUT Newman jumps 3 places to take the 10th spot. It's a tough battle.

Also noteworthy was Jeff Burton's run - seems like being part of RCR suits him.

[Even Darker]

Originally posted by Emfa
Also noteworthy was Jeff Burton's run - seems like being part of RCR suits him.

Yes, but it makes you wonder what's up at Roush that he couldn't get these sorts of results in the 99.

[gttouring]

the middle 200 laps were just good racng all those crashes earlier and later
man
any thought on whether or not the smaller than a mile tracks should run the full43 carS?
maybe 35 after all about 10 cars are lost in these races anyway.
i can't believe how strong mcmurray was, only not to keep it up and gordon, that was a good wreck free drive, too bad he faded..
what can you say Dale Earnhardt simply dominated
lapped everyone up to 6th was it
wow

[luke]

Sharpie 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway

August 28, 2004 | Race 24 of 36


1 30 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 190/10 500 Running
2 4 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 170/0 500 Running
3 11 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 170/5 500 Running
4 15 #30 Jeff Burton Chevrolet America Online 165/5 500 Running
5 8 #38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's 155/0 500 Running
6 3 #40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light 150/0 500 Running
7 5 #42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Texaco/Havoline 151/5 500 Running
8 24 #97 Kurt Busch Ford Sharpie/IRWIN Industrial Tools 142/0 499 Running
9 23 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford DeWalt Power Tools 138/0 499 Running
10 14 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 139/5 499 Running
11 10 #16 Greg Biffle Ford National Guard 130/0 499 Running
12 18 #31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 127/0 499 Running
13 7 #6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra 124/0 499 Running
14 1 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 126/5 498 Running
15 12 #5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Kellogg's 118/0 498 Running
16 19 #18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 120/5 498 Running
17 39 #10 Scott Riggs * Chevrolet Valvoline 112/0 497 Running
18 16 #0 Ward Burton Chevrolet NetZero HiSpeed 109/0 497 Running
19 6 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 106/0 497 Running
20 20 #25 Brian Vickers * Chevrolet GMAC Financial Services 103/0 497 Running
21 2 #9 Kasey Kahne * Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 100/0 496 Running
22 9 #19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 97/0 496 Running
23 40 #50 Todd Bodine Dodge Arnold Development Companies 99/5 495 Running
24 21 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Goodwrench/Realtree 91/0 494 Running
25 28 #100 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Aaron's 88/0 493 Running
26 13 #2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite 90/5 490 Running
27 36 #15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 87/5 481 Running
28 41 #09 Mike Wallace Dodge Phoenix Racing 79/0 468 Running
29 27 #43 Jeff Green Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker 76/0 462 Running
30 22 #41 Casey Mears Dodge Energizer 73/0 433 Out of Race
31 38 #4 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet Food City/Supreme Clean 70/0 430 Running
32 26 #49 Ken Schrader Dodge Schwan's Home Service 67/0 418 Running
33 25 #99 Carl Edwards Ford Roundup FastAct 64/0 386 Out of Race
34 35 #32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet Tide 61/0 373 Out of Race
35 17 #77 Brendan Gaughan * Dodge Kodak/Jasper Engines 58/0 313 Out of Race
36 34 #22 Scott Wimmer * Dodge Caterpillar 55/0 268 Out of Race
37 31 #45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia-Pacific/Brawny 52/0 150 Out of Race
38 42 #198 Derrike Cope Ford Mach One Inc. 49/0 121 Out of Race
39 33 #251 Tony Raines Chevrolet NegotiationsSeminar.com 46/0 88 Out of Race
40 32 #21 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft/U.S. Air Force 43/0 64 Out of Race
41 43 #89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Racing With Jesus/Red Line Oil 40/0 49 Out of Race
42 37 #01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army 37/0 31 Out of Race
43 29 #137 Kevin Lepage Dodge Carter's Royal Dispos-all 34/0 11 Out of Race

[strangebloke]

That's one of the quietest races I've ever seen at Bristol! A few crashes but nothing compared to last year and no bump and run for the win to finish the day. Still happy though, I'm a Jnr fan.

Jeff Burton's really picked up. Sometimes people just need a change of scene I suppose. I also think Rousch has a few too many teams now, he's been funding Edwards in the truck series and the sponsorless 99, so maybe not all the Cup teams are getting the same amounts of money for their programs? Just a thought.

[muggle not]

The race has really tightened up from positions 8 thru 15. Only 50 points separates the 8th position from 15th place.
Harvick may have goofed by running 3 races last weekend and not doing very well in the Cup race.

[gomick]

spewin' i missed half the race - i love bristol.... i reckon nascar need 5 or 6 road races to sort the drivers out (from the drivers) and run for the championship out . why i brought that up, i dont know
congrats to dale jnr