Post by dalejrfan on Jun 5, 2005 16:35:40 GMT -5
Greg Biffle wins the MBNA RacePoints 400. It is his series-best fourth victory of the season.
Kyle Busch finishes second followed in the top five by Mark Martin, Jimmie Johnson and Rusty Wallace.
Johnson's point lead is trimmed to 46 by Biffle, and there now are only 13 drivers eligible for the Chase for the Cup:
Final lapsGreg Biffle takes the checkers and then hits the fence
Yellow flag fliesKasey Kahne hits the wall on Lap 285
J. Gordon wrecksStewart spins Gordon, sending him into the wall
1. Jimmie Johnson, --
2. Greg Biffle, -46
3. Elliott Sadler, -231
4. Ryan Newman, -240
5. Tony Stewart, -306
6. Mark Martin, -324
7. Rusty Wallace, -328
8. Kurt Busch, -333
9. Carl Edwards, -338
10. Kevin Harvick, -339
11. Jeff Gordon, -350
12. Jeremy Mayfield, -374
13. Jamie McMurray, -376
• Lap 395 -- There are only 11 cars on the lead lap as Greg Biffle continues to lead Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin and Rusty Wallace.
• Lap 390 -- Greg Biffle, Kyle Busch (2.541 seconds behind), Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin and Rusty Wallace are in the top five.
• Lap 384 -- Jimmie Johnson pits for right-side tires only in 7.9 seconds.
• Lap 380 -- Jimmie Johnson is still on the track and one of four cars on the lead lap.
• Lap 376 -- Kyle Busch takes right-side tires only.
• Lap 375 -- Race leader Greg Biffle makes a green-flag stop for four tires.
• Lap 374 -- Brian Vickers is the first lead-lap car to pit. He takes two tires.
• Lap 370 -- Greg Biffle now has led 129 laps, the most of any driver (Elliott Sadler, 128).
• Lap 364 -- Greg Biffle -- who is about five seconds ahead of Jimmie Johnson -- passes Michael Waltrip; there now are only 13 cars on the lead lap.
• Lap 360 -- The top five: Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Kyle Busch and Rusty Wallace.
• Lap 360 -- The top five: Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Kyle Busch and Rusty Wallace.
• Lap 345 -- There are only 14 cars on the lead lap -- and green-flag pit stops may become a factor.
• Lap 333 -- Greg Biffle puts Dale Earnhardt Jr. two laps down.
• Lap 325 -- The top 10: Greg Biffle, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman, Mark Martin, Elliott Sadler, Rusty Wallace, Kurt Busch, Brian Vickers and Matt Kenseth.
• Lap 310 -- Sixteen cars are on the lead lap, 18 cars are at least one lap down and nine cars are off the track.
• Lap 300 -- There are 100 laps to go, with Greg Biffle still on point and leading Elliott Sadler by more than 2.239 seconds.
• Lap 290 -- Green-flag racing resumes.
• Lap 285 -- Greg Biffle, Elliott Sadler and Mark Martin are running 1-2-3. Jimmie Johnson has moved into seventh place.
• Kasey Kahne slams into the wall coming out of Turn 4 to bring out the caution. ... Dale Jarrett gets the "lucky dog" pass.
• Leaders come to pit road. ... Biffle wins the race back to the track followed by Elliott Sadler, Mark Martin, Kyle Busch and Ryan Newman. The rest of the top 10: Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Rusty Wallace, Kurt Busch and Brian Vickers.
• Lap 274 -- DEI's struggles continue: Dale Earnhardt Jr. goes one lap down. ... And there's a rush to beat the traffic out of the Monster Mile.
• Lap 270 -- The top five: Greg Biffle, Elliott Sadler, Mark Martin, Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth. There are only 18 cars on the lead lap as Carl Edwards was passed by Biffle.
• Lap 260 -- Greg Biffle is running in traffic and putting lapped cars further behind, including Kasey Kahne who's now two laps down.
• Lap 250 -- The top 10: Greg Biffle, Elliott Sadler, Mark Martin, Kyle Busch, Rusty Wallace, Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch, Brian Vickers and Jimmie Johnson.
• Lap 241 -- Greg Biffle passes Elliott Sadler for the lead.
• Lap 235 -- Greg Biffle has moved into second place behind Elliott Sadler. The rest of the top five: Kyle Busch, Mark Martin and Rusty Wallace.
• Lap 225 -- The top five: Elliott Sadler, Kyle Busch, Rusty Wallace, Greg Biffle and Mark Martin.
• There are four Roush Racing cars in the top 10: Biffle (fourth), Martin (fifth), Matt Kenseth (seventh) and Kurt Busch (eighth).
• Lap 212 -- Elliott Sadler brings the field to the green flag followed by Rusty Wallace, Kyle Busch, Mark Martin and Matt Kenseth, who picked up six spots on the pit stop.
• There are 22 cars on the lead lap, including Travis Kvapil, who picked up the "lucky dog" pass. Kevin Harvick is the first car one lap down.
• Lap 207 -- Caution out for the sixth time, again for debris on the track. ... Leaders come to the pits.
• Elliott Sadler, Kyle Busch and Rusty Wallace all take four tires.
• Lap 200 -- At the halfway point, Elliott Sadler continues to lead with Kyle Busch, Rusty Wallace, Greg Biffle and Jeremy Mayfield in the top five. The rest of the top 10: Kurt Busch, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Brian Vickers and Tony Stewart.
• Lap 200 -- At the halfway point, Elliott Sadler continues to lead with Kyle Busch, Rusty Wallace, Greg Biffle and Jeremy Mayfield in the top five. The rest of the top 10: Kurt Busch, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Brian Vickers and Tony Stewart.
• Lap 189 -- Elliott Sadler passes Kyle Busch for the lead with Rusty Wallace, Kurt Busch and Jeremy Mayfield rounding out the top five.
• Lap 180 -- Rusty Wallace has moved up to third place behind Kyle Busch and Elliott Sadler. Wallace's lap times are about 2 mph faster than the leader.
• Lap 170 -- Between front-runner Kyle Busch and Scott Wimmer, there are 24 cars on the lead lap. There are nine cars out of the race.
• Lap 160 -- Kyle Busch continues to lead with Elliott Sadler, Kurt Busch, Jeremy Mayfield and Rusty Wallace in the top five.
• Lap 145 -- Green flag drops with Elliott Sadler, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Jeremy Mayfield and Ryan Newman in the top five. The rest of the top 10: Brian Vickers, Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Rusty Wallace and Mark Martin.
• Kyle Busch, again on only new right-side tires, passes Elliott Sadler for the lead.
• Lap 142 -- Leaders come to pit road during the caution.
• Lap 136 -- Caution is out again: Dave Blaney spins coming out of Turn 2, slams into the inside wall and shoots up the track into the path of Ken Schrader. Sterling Marlin and Scott Wimmer also get damaged in the process.
• Blaney and Schrader both treated and released from the care center.
• Lap 130 -- The top five: Elliott Sadler, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch Ryan Newman and Kurt Busch.
• Lap 123 -- Green-flag racing resumes.
• Lap 119 -- The leaders duck onto pit road. It's Elliott Sadler, Ryan Newman, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch in that order. Scott Wimmer grabs the "lucky dog" pass.
• Lap 118 -- The caution flag flies for debris, which bunches the field.
• Lap 110 -- Elliott Sadler continues to lap the field; the now are only 25 cars on the lead lap.
• Lap 100 -- The top 10: Elliott Sadler, Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Rusty Wallace, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart and Greg Biffle.
• Lap 88 -- Elliott Sadler takes the lead from Kyle Busch.
• Lap 80 -- Kyle Busch continues to lead; he's been out front for 40 laps. Elliott Sadler is 0.588 seconds behind.
• Lap 70 -- Six cars are off the track: Bobby Labonte, Jeff Gordon, Ricky Rudd, Hermie Sadler, Carl Long and Jeff Fuller. ... Jeff Green (-1) and Robby Gordon (-2) are off the lead lap.
• Lap 60 -- Kyle Busch continues to show the way with Kurt Busch, Elliott Sadler, Tony Stewart and Mark Martin rounding out the top five.
• Lap 52 -- Bobby Labonte off the track and heading to the garage; blown engine.
• Lap 50 -- Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Elliott Sadler, Mark Martin and Tony Stewart are running 1-5.
• Lap 46 -- Green-flag racing resumes.
• Lap 41 -- Third caution: Jeff Gordon slams wall exiting Turn 2; heavy damage to the rear end. Ricky Rudd also gets into the wall.
• Lap 40 -- Green-flag racing with Elliott Sadler, Kyle Busch (who took only right-side tires), Kurt Busch, Mark Martin and Greg Biffle in the top five. ... Kyle Busch passes Sadler for the lead.
• Lap 34 -- Caution is out for the second time -- again for debris. ... Cars coming to pit road. Elliott Sadler, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman and Greg Biffle all make four-tire stops.
• Lap 30 -- The top 10: Elliott Sadler, Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Greg Biffle, Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Jeremy Mayfield, Robby Gordon and Brian Vickers.
• Carl Long and Jeff Fuller are off the track.
• Lap 23 -- Elliott Sadler passes Robby Gordon for the lead.
• Lap 20 -- Robby Gordon now leads Elliott Sadler, Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson.
• Lap 17 -- Green-flag racing resumes. Robby Gordon, Carl Long and Stanton Barrett -- all of whom did not pit -- are running 1-3.
• Lap 12 -- Caution is on the track: debris in Turn 4. ... Cars come to pit road. Race leader Jimmie Johnson takes four tires and makes a track bar adjustment -- and comes back on the track third behind Elliott Sadler and Kurt Busch.
• Lap 5 -- Elliott Sadler passes Greg Biffle for second place.
Kyle Busch finishes second followed in the top five by Mark Martin, Jimmie Johnson and Rusty Wallace.
Johnson's point lead is trimmed to 46 by Biffle, and there now are only 13 drivers eligible for the Chase for the Cup:
Final lapsGreg Biffle takes the checkers and then hits the fence
Yellow flag fliesKasey Kahne hits the wall on Lap 285
J. Gordon wrecksStewart spins Gordon, sending him into the wall
1. Jimmie Johnson, --
2. Greg Biffle, -46
3. Elliott Sadler, -231
4. Ryan Newman, -240
5. Tony Stewart, -306
6. Mark Martin, -324
7. Rusty Wallace, -328
8. Kurt Busch, -333
9. Carl Edwards, -338
10. Kevin Harvick, -339
11. Jeff Gordon, -350
12. Jeremy Mayfield, -374
13. Jamie McMurray, -376
• Lap 395 -- There are only 11 cars on the lead lap as Greg Biffle continues to lead Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin and Rusty Wallace.
• Lap 390 -- Greg Biffle, Kyle Busch (2.541 seconds behind), Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin and Rusty Wallace are in the top five.
• Lap 384 -- Jimmie Johnson pits for right-side tires only in 7.9 seconds.
• Lap 380 -- Jimmie Johnson is still on the track and one of four cars on the lead lap.
• Lap 376 -- Kyle Busch takes right-side tires only.
• Lap 375 -- Race leader Greg Biffle makes a green-flag stop for four tires.
• Lap 374 -- Brian Vickers is the first lead-lap car to pit. He takes two tires.
• Lap 370 -- Greg Biffle now has led 129 laps, the most of any driver (Elliott Sadler, 128).
• Lap 364 -- Greg Biffle -- who is about five seconds ahead of Jimmie Johnson -- passes Michael Waltrip; there now are only 13 cars on the lead lap.
• Lap 360 -- The top five: Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Kyle Busch and Rusty Wallace.
• Lap 360 -- The top five: Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Kyle Busch and Rusty Wallace.
• Lap 345 -- There are only 14 cars on the lead lap -- and green-flag pit stops may become a factor.
• Lap 333 -- Greg Biffle puts Dale Earnhardt Jr. two laps down.
• Lap 325 -- The top 10: Greg Biffle, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman, Mark Martin, Elliott Sadler, Rusty Wallace, Kurt Busch, Brian Vickers and Matt Kenseth.
• Lap 310 -- Sixteen cars are on the lead lap, 18 cars are at least one lap down and nine cars are off the track.
• Lap 300 -- There are 100 laps to go, with Greg Biffle still on point and leading Elliott Sadler by more than 2.239 seconds.
• Lap 290 -- Green-flag racing resumes.
• Lap 285 -- Greg Biffle, Elliott Sadler and Mark Martin are running 1-2-3. Jimmie Johnson has moved into seventh place.
• Kasey Kahne slams into the wall coming out of Turn 4 to bring out the caution. ... Dale Jarrett gets the "lucky dog" pass.
• Leaders come to pit road. ... Biffle wins the race back to the track followed by Elliott Sadler, Mark Martin, Kyle Busch and Ryan Newman. The rest of the top 10: Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Rusty Wallace, Kurt Busch and Brian Vickers.
• Lap 274 -- DEI's struggles continue: Dale Earnhardt Jr. goes one lap down. ... And there's a rush to beat the traffic out of the Monster Mile.
• Lap 270 -- The top five: Greg Biffle, Elliott Sadler, Mark Martin, Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth. There are only 18 cars on the lead lap as Carl Edwards was passed by Biffle.
• Lap 260 -- Greg Biffle is running in traffic and putting lapped cars further behind, including Kasey Kahne who's now two laps down.
• Lap 250 -- The top 10: Greg Biffle, Elliott Sadler, Mark Martin, Kyle Busch, Rusty Wallace, Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch, Brian Vickers and Jimmie Johnson.
• Lap 241 -- Greg Biffle passes Elliott Sadler for the lead.
• Lap 235 -- Greg Biffle has moved into second place behind Elliott Sadler. The rest of the top five: Kyle Busch, Mark Martin and Rusty Wallace.
• Lap 225 -- The top five: Elliott Sadler, Kyle Busch, Rusty Wallace, Greg Biffle and Mark Martin.
• There are four Roush Racing cars in the top 10: Biffle (fourth), Martin (fifth), Matt Kenseth (seventh) and Kurt Busch (eighth).
• Lap 212 -- Elliott Sadler brings the field to the green flag followed by Rusty Wallace, Kyle Busch, Mark Martin and Matt Kenseth, who picked up six spots on the pit stop.
• There are 22 cars on the lead lap, including Travis Kvapil, who picked up the "lucky dog" pass. Kevin Harvick is the first car one lap down.
• Lap 207 -- Caution out for the sixth time, again for debris on the track. ... Leaders come to the pits.
• Elliott Sadler, Kyle Busch and Rusty Wallace all take four tires.
• Lap 200 -- At the halfway point, Elliott Sadler continues to lead with Kyle Busch, Rusty Wallace, Greg Biffle and Jeremy Mayfield in the top five. The rest of the top 10: Kurt Busch, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Brian Vickers and Tony Stewart.
• Lap 200 -- At the halfway point, Elliott Sadler continues to lead with Kyle Busch, Rusty Wallace, Greg Biffle and Jeremy Mayfield in the top five. The rest of the top 10: Kurt Busch, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Brian Vickers and Tony Stewart.
• Lap 189 -- Elliott Sadler passes Kyle Busch for the lead with Rusty Wallace, Kurt Busch and Jeremy Mayfield rounding out the top five.
• Lap 180 -- Rusty Wallace has moved up to third place behind Kyle Busch and Elliott Sadler. Wallace's lap times are about 2 mph faster than the leader.
• Lap 170 -- Between front-runner Kyle Busch and Scott Wimmer, there are 24 cars on the lead lap. There are nine cars out of the race.
• Lap 160 -- Kyle Busch continues to lead with Elliott Sadler, Kurt Busch, Jeremy Mayfield and Rusty Wallace in the top five.
• Lap 145 -- Green flag drops with Elliott Sadler, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Jeremy Mayfield and Ryan Newman in the top five. The rest of the top 10: Brian Vickers, Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Rusty Wallace and Mark Martin.
• Kyle Busch, again on only new right-side tires, passes Elliott Sadler for the lead.
• Lap 142 -- Leaders come to pit road during the caution.
• Lap 136 -- Caution is out again: Dave Blaney spins coming out of Turn 2, slams into the inside wall and shoots up the track into the path of Ken Schrader. Sterling Marlin and Scott Wimmer also get damaged in the process.
• Blaney and Schrader both treated and released from the care center.
• Lap 130 -- The top five: Elliott Sadler, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch Ryan Newman and Kurt Busch.
• Lap 123 -- Green-flag racing resumes.
• Lap 119 -- The leaders duck onto pit road. It's Elliott Sadler, Ryan Newman, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch in that order. Scott Wimmer grabs the "lucky dog" pass.
• Lap 118 -- The caution flag flies for debris, which bunches the field.
• Lap 110 -- Elliott Sadler continues to lap the field; the now are only 25 cars on the lead lap.
• Lap 100 -- The top 10: Elliott Sadler, Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Rusty Wallace, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart and Greg Biffle.
• Lap 88 -- Elliott Sadler takes the lead from Kyle Busch.
• Lap 80 -- Kyle Busch continues to lead; he's been out front for 40 laps. Elliott Sadler is 0.588 seconds behind.
• Lap 70 -- Six cars are off the track: Bobby Labonte, Jeff Gordon, Ricky Rudd, Hermie Sadler, Carl Long and Jeff Fuller. ... Jeff Green (-1) and Robby Gordon (-2) are off the lead lap.
• Lap 60 -- Kyle Busch continues to show the way with Kurt Busch, Elliott Sadler, Tony Stewart and Mark Martin rounding out the top five.
• Lap 52 -- Bobby Labonte off the track and heading to the garage; blown engine.
• Lap 50 -- Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Elliott Sadler, Mark Martin and Tony Stewart are running 1-5.
• Lap 46 -- Green-flag racing resumes.
• Lap 41 -- Third caution: Jeff Gordon slams wall exiting Turn 2; heavy damage to the rear end. Ricky Rudd also gets into the wall.
• Lap 40 -- Green-flag racing with Elliott Sadler, Kyle Busch (who took only right-side tires), Kurt Busch, Mark Martin and Greg Biffle in the top five. ... Kyle Busch passes Sadler for the lead.
• Lap 34 -- Caution is out for the second time -- again for debris. ... Cars coming to pit road. Elliott Sadler, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman and Greg Biffle all make four-tire stops.
• Lap 30 -- The top 10: Elliott Sadler, Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Greg Biffle, Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Jeremy Mayfield, Robby Gordon and Brian Vickers.
• Carl Long and Jeff Fuller are off the track.
• Lap 23 -- Elliott Sadler passes Robby Gordon for the lead.
• Lap 20 -- Robby Gordon now leads Elliott Sadler, Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson.
• Lap 17 -- Green-flag racing resumes. Robby Gordon, Carl Long and Stanton Barrett -- all of whom did not pit -- are running 1-3.
• Lap 12 -- Caution is on the track: debris in Turn 4. ... Cars come to pit road. Race leader Jimmie Johnson takes four tires and makes a track bar adjustment -- and comes back on the track third behind Elliott Sadler and Kurt Busch.
• Lap 5 -- Elliott Sadler passes Greg Biffle for second place.