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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 2004

Page

16

Top 10 Nascar Standings This Week

Kurt Busch leads with 6346 points, followed by Jimmie Johnson 6328 and Jeff Gordon 6325. Dale Earnhardt Jr 6274, Mark Martin 6264, Tony Stewart 6161, Ryan Newman 6102, Matt Kenseth 5963, Elliott Sadler 5963, and Jeremy Mayfield 5942.

Kurt Busch Jimmie Johnson Jeff Gordon Dale Earnhardt Jr Mark Martin Tony Stewart Ryan Newman Matt Kenseth Elliott Sadler Jeremy Mayfield

Volek Race at Homestead Miami Speedway Set for Sunday

The Ford 400 at Homestead Miami Speedway runs 400.5 miles over 267 laps Sunday at 1 p.m. EDT. Defending champion Bobby Labonte seeks victory, with Jamie McMurray's 181.111 mph record and Labonte's 116.868 mph mark from 2003 noted. Trace Adkins will sing the national anthem before the race.

Homestead-Miami Speedway Bobby Labonte Jamie McMurray Trace Adkins

Busch Series Ford 300 at Homestead Miami Speedway

The Busch Series Ford 300 runs at Homestead Miami Speedway on Saturday at 1 p.m. EDT. Defending champion Kasey Kahne seeks another title while rookie Martin Truex Jr. makes history as the first first year champion since 1998. Pole starts at Homestead have yet to yield a winner.

Homestead-Miami Speedway Kasey Kahne Joe Nemechek Kevin Lepage Martin Truex Jr Dale Earnhardt Jr Homestead

Ford 200 race decides Craftsman Truck title

The Ford 200 at the track Friday at 3:30 p.m. EDT will crown the 2004 Craftsman Truck Series champion as the season finale. Defending champ Bobby Hamilton seeks back to back titles, while Ron Hornaday Jr. owns the race speed record and Hamilton holds the qualifying best. No driver has repeated as Ford 200 winner.

Homestead-Miami Speedway Bobby Hamilton Ron Hornaday Jr

Martin Truex Jr Clinches Championship Title

Martin Truex Jr wins the championship after leading the standings with 5,030 points. Kyle Busch finishes second with 4,773 points and Greg Biffle is third at 4,434 as the season concludes.

Martin Truex Jr Kyle Busch Greg Biffle Ron Hornaday David Green Mike Bliss Jason Keller Ashton Lewis Kenny Wallace Jason Leffler

Hamilton Holds Top Series Lead After Darlington Run

Bobby Hamilton maintains first in the series standings with a second-place finish in the Darlington 200. Dennis Setzer remains second while Ted Musgrave drops to third as Carl Edwards and Matt Crafton hold fourth and fifth respectively.

Earnhardt Jr Darlington Bobby Hamilton Dennis Setzer Ted Musgrave Carl Edwards Matt Crafton David Starr Travis Kvapil Steve Park Jack Sprague Chad Chaffin

Kahne Wins First Craftsman Truck Race at Darlington

Kasey Kahne secured his first Craftsman Truck Series victory by winning the Craftsman 200 at Darlington Raceway on Saturday. The finish came amid a bizarre incident when Bobby Hamilton Jr and his father Bobby Hamilton Sr collided at the start of a late restart, triggering a caution and ending the race.

Kasey Kahne Darlington Raceway Bobby Hamilton Jr Bobby Hamilton Sr

Johnson closes in on NASCAR title with Darlington win

Jimmie Johnson won the final Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, his eighth win of the season, narrowing Kurt Busch’s lead to 18 points with the Homestead finale looming. Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon finished strong, while six drivers remain in title contention as the series heads to Miami.

Darlington S.c.ith Jimmie W Johnson Johnson Darlington Raceway Kurt Busch Homestead- Miami Speedway Kansas Speedway Nascar Mark Martin Jeff Gordon Kulwicki Homestead Jamie McMurray Atlanta Martin

Race statistics show Busch and Gordon in lead changes

Winner's average speed 125.044 mph. Race time 4 hours 33 seconds with 0.959 seconds margin. Eight cautions for 47 laps. 27 lead changes among 10 drivers led by Kurt Busch Jeff Gordon Jimmie Johnson Sterling Marlin Joe Nemechek Greg Biffle Mark Martin Jamie McMurray Bobby Gordon Matt Kenseth.

Kurt Busch Jeff Gordon Busch Jimmie Johnson Sterling Marlin Joe Nemechek Greg Biffle Mark Martin Johnson Martin Biffle Jamie McMurray Bobby Gordon Matt Kenseth J. Gordon McMurray

Sun glare mars Darlington Southern 500 finish

Jimmie Johnson won as Gordon finished third amid sun glare that forced caution calls and spurred criticism of an early start. Kurt Busch blamed the glare for a Lap 115 incident, while Carl Edwards posted a solid seventh in his early Cup return. Gordon sits 21 points behind Busch in the standings.

Darlington, S.C Gordon Nascar Kurt Busch Brendan Gaughan Jimmie Johnson

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