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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 2005

Page

16

Standings Update After GFS Marketplace 400 Race

Tony Stewart leads the standings with 3 268 points after the GFS Marketplace 400. Jimmie Johnson, Greg Biffle and Rusty Wallace follow with 3 142 3 016 and 2 979 points. A fourth place at Michigan lifts a racer to ninth, while Jamie McMurray sits tenth with 2 702 points.

Tony Stewart Jimmie Johnson Greg Biffle Rusty Wallace Mark Martin Jeremy Mayfield Kurt Busch

Busch Series Domino's Pizza 250 results and standings

Ryan Newman scored his second consecutive Busch Series victory Saturday by passing Greg Biffle with six laps left to win the Domino's Pizza 25. Paul Menard moved up two spots to seventh after finishing sixth in the Domino's Pizza 250. Top drivers included Martin Truex Jr and Clint Bowyer with Reed Sorenson, Carl Edwards, Kenny Wallace, Denny Hamlin, Paul Menard, David Green, David Stremme, and Ashton Lewis in the points race.

Martin Truex Jr Clint Bowyer Reed Sorenson Carl Edwards Kenny Wallace Denny Hamlin Paul Menard David Green David Stremme Ashton Lewis Ryan Newman Greg Biffle

Craftsman Truck standings follow Toyota Tundra 200 results

Dennis Setzer leads with 2,400 points after the Toyota Tundra 200. Ted Musgrave and Bobby Hamilton sit second and third with 2,222 and 2,188 points respectively. Ron Hornaday and David Reutimann round out the top five as Ricky Craven and David Starr climb in the rankings.

Dennis Setzer Ted Musgrave Bobby Hamilton Ron Hornaday David Reutimann Jimmy Spencer Matt Crafton Mike Skinner

Sharpie 500 and related NASCAR events schedule

The listing shows Nextel Cup Sharpie 500 at 7 p.m. Saturday plus Food City 250 at 7 30 p.m. Friday and O Reilly 200 at 9 p.m. Wednesday all times Eastern on SPEED CHANNEL.

Food City

Bristol Sharpie 500 and Food City 250 Race Preview

Bristol Motor Speedway hosts two NASCAR races with Dale Earnhardt Jr. as defending Bristol winner in both events. Sharpie 500 track records mid 2000s holder Ryan Newman fastest qualifying lap in 2003, while Harry Gant holds the race record. Kurt Busch has four Bristol wins in seven races.

Kurt Busch Bristol Motor Speedway

O' Reilly 200 Race Preview At Bristol Motor Speedway

The event runs 200 laps covering 106.6 miles starting Wednesday at 9 15 p m ET. Defending champion Carl Edwards won last year after a green white checkered finish beating Shane Hmiel. Ken Schrader holds the qualifying record at 126 922 mph set Aug 25 2004. Travis Kvapil owns the fastest lap speed at 88 813 mph from Aug 2003. Bristol is noted as part of the 18 track inaugural 1995 schedule.

Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol Tenn Dale Earnhardt Jr Ryan Newman Charlie Glotzbach Matt Kenseth David Green Harry Gant Martin Truex Jr Earnhardt Jr Chance 2 Motorsports Carl Edwards Shane Hmiel Ken Schrader Travis Kvapil

Mayfield uses fuel gamble to win at Michigan

Jeremy Mayfield won the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway by completing 51 laps on a single tank after pitting for fuel before the final restart. He edged Scott Riggs by 1.974 seconds with Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart close behind asfuel strategy shaped the outcome. Mayfield moved to sixth in the standings as Kenseth lamented fuel-mileage racing.

Brooklyn Micheremy Mayfield Mayfield Michigan International Speedway Scott Riggs Dodge Owensboro Riggs Matt Kenseth Carl Edwards Tony Stewart Richard Labbe

NASCAR Race Statistics Highlight Close Finish

The race lasted 2 hours 49 minutes 33 seconds with a 1.974 second margin of victory. Seven cautions for 30 laps and 19 lead changes among 13 drivers occurred. Lap leaders included Nemechek Kahne Busch Kenseth Edwards Earnhardt Jr Marlin Raines Mayfield and others across 200 laps.

Joe Nemechek Kasey Kahne Kyle Busch Nemechek Kurt Busch Mark Martin Matt Kenseth Scott Riggs Greg Biffle Kenseth Carl Edwards Dale Earnhardt Jr Sterling Marlin Tony Raines Jeremy Mayfield

Stewart Johnson clinch Chase spots after Michigan top ten

Tony Stewart and Jimmie Johnson secured Chase berths with top ten finishes at Michigan. Johnson, starting last after an engine change, rose to third with 30 laps left but ended 10th after a late fuel stop, leaving him 126 points behind Stewart. Elliott Sadler spun early, finishing 39th and dropping to 13th.

Brooklyn Mich Michigan Tony Stewart Jimmie Johnson New Hampshire International Speedway Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Stewart

Pit stop shaves Earnhardt to 18th as leaders surge

Dale Earnhardt Jr. led with eight laps remaining but was forced to pit for fuel with eight laps left. The pit cost him eight spots, dropping him to 18th and elevating his title danger as he fell to 16th in the standings, 158 points from the final Chase spot. He called fuel mileage races frustrating.

Dale Earnhardt Jr Earnhardt

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