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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 2004
Page
21
The lineup covers the Nextel Cup Aaron's 499 at 4 p.m. Sunday, the Busch Series Aaron's 312 at 2 p.m. Saturday, and the Craftsman Truck Ohio 250 at 2 p.m. May 16. The events feature drivers such as Wzig Busch in multiple series across channels.
Jeff Gordon Jamie McMurray and Rusty Wallace each secured three consecutive top-10 finishes. Bobby Labonte earned his second runner-up of the season at Martinsville while rookie Brian Vickers finished 13th in his first Martinsville outing.
Wuo's Nor Jimmie Johnson finished fourth at Martinsville as leaders pitted, a move seen as costly to his potential victory. Wallace won, giving Dodge its first win of the season. Ford leads the manufacturer counts with four, Chevrolet has three. Martinsville Speedway suffered a pothole during Sundays race.
Earnhardt Jr leads with 1167 points, followed by Kurt Busch 1162 and Matt Kenseth 1155. The list also ranks drivers such as J Jonson, Elliott Sadler, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Rusty Wallace, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick and others across the standings from www.thesouthern.com with points tallies and positions.
Talladega events shown with Friday qualifying on Speed Channel and Sunday race on FOX at 12 30 p m Track details include the tri oval 2 66 miles with 33 degree banking 188 mile 500 lap race Last race notes include Rusty Wallace breaking a 105 race winless drought at Martinsville and Earnhardt Jr setting Talladega success marks Fast facts note Wallace’s Martinsville win as his 55th career victory and Earnhardt Jr longer Talladega Cup wins record Next race Auto Club 500 May 2 Fontana Calif Busch Series Aaron's 312 schedule and last race description at Nashville with Michael Waltrip win Also listed are defending champion David Green top ten finishes and polesitter history for Nemechek Next race 1 800 PIT SHOP 300 May 1 Los Angeles
Casey Atwood, once NASCAR's youngest top series driver, races in Busch events with FitzBradshaw Racing aiming for wins. He has no Cup timetable, focusing on securing opportunities, detailing a long road back after earlier stumbles and a 12 race Navy-backed package that yielded four top tens.
Geoffrey Bodine drove an unsponsored car to win the 1984 Sovran Bank 500 at Martinsville, marking the start of Rick Hendrick’s winning era. The victory helped attract sponsorship, fueling Hendrick Motorsports to become NASCAR’s leading program with 118 victories and five titles. Bodine later noted the impact beyond the checkered flag across that season and beyond. The story recalls Hendrick’s early strategy, Bodine’s limited initial plan, and the team’s pioneering era with shared data and multiple champions.
In a Sunday Advance Auto Parts 500 at Martinsville, holes in the track’s third turn halted the race for over an hour. Jeff Gordon’s dominant car was affected by a large concrete chunk, while several baseball-sized holes were repaired. The inner half of turns has been concrete since 1976. Also noted: Brett Bodine joins NASCAR R and D center as special project engineer. Ward Burton warns about fatigue after a crash, urging drivers to stop and rest when drowsy. Klaus Graf, a 32 year old German racer, plans to race as BAM Racing teammate to Ken Schrader in Cup events.
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