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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 2004
Page
25
The week’s chart highlights the top 10 positions across major leagues with shifting rankings. Leaders remain steady as challengers push for higher spots, while midseason results introduce notable moves among teams, players, and notable performances shaping the countdown.
IEXTEL CUP standings show Kurt Busch leading with 5 530 points, Dale Earnhardt Jr. second, Jeff Gordon third. Jimmie Johnson tumbles five places to 9th after finishing 37th in the EA Sports 500.
Martin Truex Jr leads the iBUSCH Series poll with 4,139 points, ahead of Kyle Busch at 3,987 and Jason Leffler at 3,661. Greg Biffle, David Green, Ron Hornaday, Jason Keller, Mike Bliss, Kasey Kahne, and Kenny Wallace follow with points totals and previous positions listed.
American Racing Wheels 200 results lift Jack Sprague three places to take 10th in the Truck Series standings. Bobby Hamilton leads with 2,933 points, Dennis Setzer 2,877, Carl Edwards 2,787, Ted Musgrave 2,783, Matt Crafton 2,662.
Todd Bodine edged Ted Musgrave by 0.049 seconds to secure his first Craftsman Truck Series victory at California Speedway with Jack Sprague finishing third.
A guide notes that an extra man over the pit wall may assist the crew on occasion as NASCAR officials allow. Drivers shown the flag usually drive slowly and must yield to faster cars. TNT and SPEED CHANNEL are cited.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. dominated the closing laps to win the EA Sports 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, signaling his prowess on restrictor-plate tracks. Kevin Harvick finished second, with Dale Jarrett, Brendan Gaughan, and Kurt Busch rounding out the top five as NASCAR officials retained a green finish under a green-white-checkered policy.
NASCAR race at Kansas Speedway features the Banquet 400 Presented by ConAgra Foods on Sunday at 1 30 p m. Defending champion Ryan Newman leads the field for the 400 mile event with Jimmie Johnson holding the speed record. After the race, construction will begin to add 1600 seats, bringing grandstand capacity to about 82000.
The Busch Series resumes after a one week break from the Stacker 2 Hundred at Dover. SAFER barriers will be installed for Saturday’s 2 p.m. race. Defending champ is David Green with race record noted, while Jeff Green holds a speed record from 2001 and Michael Waltrip a 2003 qualifying standard.
The Texas event returns October 16 at Justin with Brendan Gaughan as defending champion. Track credentials note Texas Motor Speedway as the circuit’s second fastest and a two-race yearly venue since 1999. Dennis Setzer set the 2004 race record at 148.946 mph in the O'Reilly 400K.
The list outlines upcoming NASCAR Cup events with dates and venues: October 10 at Kansas Speedway for the Banquet 400, October 16 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway for the UAW GM Quality 500, October 24 at Martinsville Speedway for the Subway 500, October 31 at Atlanta Motor Speedway for the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500, November 7 at Phoenix International Raceway for the Checker Auto Parts 500.
NAMFRA representatives held a Talladega news conference to claim NASCAR events are unsafe for women and minorities. They plan a February documentary while denying planned protest due to security concerns, countering with security assurances from Alabama State Patrol.
The race averaged 156.929 mph with a 3 hour 11 minute 12 second duration and a 0.117 second margin of victory. Five cautions covered 22 laps as lap leaders included Nemechek Riggs Busch Earnhardt Jr Johnson Wallace Gordon Mears Waltrip Harvick and others through lap 188.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. rose to first in the standings after his victory, while top contenders shuffled with Jeff Gordon dropping to third following a 19th place finish at Talladega. NASCAR penalized Earnhardt for an expletive in a post race interview, and Terry Labonte plans a part time return, opening a Cup seat for Kyle Busch. Talladega track president Grant Lynch warned fans about object throwing, promising full legal action.
In the EA Sports 500 at Talladega Mayfield’s No. 19 Dodge suffered severe damage after a multi-car wreck spurred by Jeff Green and Jimmy Spencer incidents. Mayfield, starting ninth and already 157 points behind, watched as his car was torn apart and towed to the garage amid muffled alarms and frantic repairs.
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