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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 26, 2004
Page
18
Dale Earnhardt Jr holds the top spot in the Nextel Cup standings. He finished fifth in Saturday's Nextel All-Star Challenge, a non-points event, with Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon close behind in the top positions.
The Lowe's Motor Speedway race Sunday at 5 30 p m EDT features Jimmie Johnson the defending champion in a 600 mile 400 lap event with Bobby Labonte setting the 1995 pace and Ryan Newman the 2003 qualifying mark. The Carquest Auto Parts 300 Saturday at 1 p m EDT features Matt Kenseth the defending champion and Mark Martin the 2003 race record with Kevin Harvick the 2003 qualifying standard.
An 11th place finish in Sunday's Goulds Pumps ITT Industries 200 lifted Ron Hornaday two spots in the Busch standings. Martin Truex Jr leads with 1,803 points while Kyle Busch sits second with 1,772.
Dennis Setzer sits at 815 points in the standings, leading after moving up from unknown prior position while Carl Edwards holds 778 and Rick Crawford 698. Bobby Hamilton 694 and Matt Crafton 679 follow with Mike Skinner 677 and Travis Kvapil 673 in the top eight. Terry Cook 657, Jon Wood 642, and David Reutimann 631 round the list with shifts from prior positions.
Eight of ten American Idol finalists will sing the national anthem before the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The race is scheduled for 5 p.m. Sunday.
Schedule listing shows MBNA America 200 at 4 p.m. and Carquest Auto Parts 300 at 12 30 p.m. on Saturday June 4. Channel designation appears as ee CHANNEL.
Kenseth overtook Newman with three laps left to win the Nextel All-Star Challenge at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord North Carolina. Newman dominated segments before tire changes, finishing second as Kenseth claimed a $1 million prize. A 13 car crash on Lap 11 reshaped the race, ending several title contenders.
The race lasted 1 hour 28 minutes 9 seconds with a 0.571 second margin. Winning speed reached 91.889 mph. Four cautions occurred for 18 laps and ten lead changes among six drivers. Lead laps were split among Wallace Newman Stewart Earnhardt Jr Labonte Kenseth and Kenseth across multiple stretches.
MBNA America 200 at Dover International Speedway returns after a week off. The 200 lap event runs 200 miles at 4 p.m. EDT with Ted Musgrave’s race speed record and Kurt Busch’s qualifying mark noted from past years. Defending champ Jason Leffler leads the marquee.
The Nextel Open kicks off with a dramatic wreck after Casey Mears loses transmission sending McMurray into a slide. Sterling Marlin grabs the lead for the win as several drivers exit with damaged cars. Kerry Earnhardt and others endure early crashes while Ken Schrader earns an All-Star spot. ISC executives shuffle after North Carolina Speedway sale.
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