Закончился этап серии NASCAR Nextel Cup в Ричмонде . Победу на этот раз одержал Дейл младший , укрепивший таким образом совё лидерство в чемпионате . Победитель двух предыдущих этапов - Джеф Гордон закончил гонку 6м , после контакта с Тони Стюартом у него были небольшие пробдемы в следствии чего он пропусил вперёд ещё и Кенсета . Также у него был контакт в середине гонки в следствии чего он совершил один экстреный пит . У его однофамильца Робби гонка сложилась крайне неудачно , проблемы и столкновения преследовали его всю гонку и финишировал он лишь 24 .
Вот результаты :
1 4 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 190/10 400 Running
2 5 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 175/5 400 Running
3 27 #18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 165/0 400 Running
4 28 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Home Depot 165/5 400 Running
5 29 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford DeWalt Power Tools 160/5 400 Running
6 13 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 155/5 400 Running
7 12 #6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra 146/0 400 Running
8 1 #25 Brian Vickers * Chevrolet GMAC Financial Services 147/5 400 Running
9 2 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 143/5 400 Running
10 18 #15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 139/5 400 Running
11 30 #21 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft/U.S. Air Force 135/5 400 Running
12 14 #38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's 127/0 399 Running
13 31 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 129/5 399 Running
14 17 #99 Jeff Burton Ford Roundup FastAct 121/0 399 Running
15 32 #40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light 118/0 399 Running
16 7 #2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite 115/0 399 Running
17 26 #09 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Dodge Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts 112/0 399 Running
18 19 #5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Kellogg's 109/0 398 Running
19 35 #30 Johnny Sauter * Chevrolet America Online 106/0 398 Running
20 15 #0 Ward Burton Chevrolet NetZero HiSpeed 103/0 398 Running
21 10 #16 Greg Biffle Ford National Guard 100/0 398 Running
22 11 #19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 102/5 397 Running
23 34 #49 Ken Schrader Dodge Schwan's Home Service 94/0 397 Running
24 6 #31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 91/0 397 Running
25 20 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 88/0 397 Running
26 21 #32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet Tide 85/0 396 Running
27 22 #45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia Pacific/Brawny 82/0 395 Running
28 39 #9 Kasey Kahne * Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 79/0 394 Running
29 41 #50 Derrike Cope Dodge Arnold Development Companies 76/0 392 Running
30 25 #22 Scott Wimmer * Dodge Caterpillar 73/0 392 Running
31 23 #97 Kurt Busch Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools/Sharpie 75/5 386 Running
32 9 #41 Casey Mears Dodge Target 67/0 380 Running
33 36 #198 Todd Bodine Ford Lucas Oil Products 64/0 373 Running
34 40 #77 Brendan Gaughan * Dodge Kodak/Jasper Engines 61/0 362 Running
35 16 #10 Scott Riggs * Chevrolet Valvoline 58/0 341 Out of Race
36 8 #01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army 55/0 265 Out of Race
37 3 #43 Jeff Green Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker 52/0 239 Out of Race
38 37 #42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Texaco/Havoline 49/0 202 Out of Race
39 42 #89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Voyles/Carter's Royal Dispos-all 46/0 131 Out of Race
40 24 #7 Dave Blaney Dodge Ultra Motorsports 43/0 123 Out of Race
41 38 #4 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet Morgan-McClure 40/0 118 Out of Race
42 33 #02 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet Jenkins & Jenkins/Cellular One 37/0 114 Out of Race
43 43 #280 Randy LaJoie Ford Hover Motorsports 34/0 36 Out of Race
Положение в чемпионате теперь следующее :
1 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1453 Leader 10 2 6 7 $2,967,550
2 -- Jimmie Johnson 1428 -25 10 1 6 7 $1,589,530
3 -- Jeff Gordon 1426 -27 10 2 3 8 $1,975,170
4 +1 Matt Kenseth 1357 -96 10 2 4 7 $1,891,940
5 -1 Kurt Busch 1316 -137 10 1 1 5 $1,168,940
6 -- Kevin Harvick 1316 -137 10 0 3 5 $1,754,230
7 +2 Ryan Newman 1299 -154 10 0 4 6 $1,432,410
8 -1 Tony Stewart 1284 -169 10 0 2 4 $2,313,750
9 +1 Bobby Labonte 1265 -188 10 0 3 5 $1,470,660
10 -2 Elliott Sadler 1250 -203 10 1 2 4 $1,733,270
11 +1 Kasey Kahne* 1209 -244 10 0 4 4 $1,599,750
12 -1 Jamie McMurray 1200 -253 10 0 2 6 $1,134,960
13 +2 Mark Martin 1135 -318 10 0 1 3 $1,062,930
14 -1 Rusty Wallace 1132 -321 10 1 3 5 $1,401,660
15 -1 Sterling Marlin 1112 -341 10 0 2 3 $1,221,970
16 -- Jeremy Mayfield 1106 -347 10 0 1 2 $1,125,580
17 +1 Casey Mears 1093 -360 10 0 0 4 $1,035,230
18 -1 Dale Jarrett 1066 -387 10 0 0 3 $1,416,880
19 +3 Robby Gordon 1033 -420 10 0 2 2 $1,207,940
20 -1 Joe Nemechek 1014 -439 10 0 0 1 $1,147,410
21 +3 Terry Labonte 1011 -442 10 0 0 1 $1,154,030
22 +5 Brendan Gaughan* 995 -458 10 0 0 1 $925,167
23 -3 Greg Biffle 995 -458 10 0 0 1 $920,487
24 +1 Ward Burton 988 -465 10 0 0 2 $829,692
25 -4 Scott Wimmer* 982 -471 10 0 1 1 $1,512,890
26 -3 Johnny Sauter* 965 -488 10 0 0 0 $901,642
27 -1 Brian Vickers* 926 -527 10 0 0 0 $918,498
28 +3 Ricky Rudd 904 -549 10 0 0 0 $1,089,480
29 -1 Jeff Burton 901 -552 10 0 0 1 $1,176,960
30 -- Michael Waltrip 876 -577 10 0 0 1 $1,166,600
31 +1 Ken Schrader 875 -578 10 0 0 1 $851,298
32 -3 Kyle Petty 857 -596 10 0 0 0 $906,345
33 +1 Ricky Craven 831 -622 10 0 0 0 $964,199
34 -1 Jeff Green 784 -669 10 0 0 0 $1,026,050
35 -- Scott Riggs* 780 -673 10 0 0 0 $1,053,810
36 -- Derrike Cope 667 -786 10 0 0 0 $755,957
37 -- Kevin Lepage 426 -1027 6 0 0 0 $531,632
38 -- Dave Blaney 424 -1029 4 0 0 0 $499,437
39 -- Jimmy Spencer 378 -1075 5 0 0 0 $515,612
40 +1 Kirk Shelmerdine 274 -1179 7 0 0 0 $443,067
41 -1 Johnny Benson 271 -1182 4 0 0 0 $403,674
42 +2 Morgan Shepherd 258 -1195 5 0 0 0 $296,330
43 +3 Joe Ruttman 207 -1246 6 0 0 0 $342,543
44 -2 Andy Hillenburg 206 -1247 5 0 0 0 $304,733
45 -2 John Andretti 205 -1248 2 0 0 0 $299,287
46 +2 Hermie Sadler 195 -1258 3 0 0 0 $187,095
47 -2 Larry Foyt 194 -1259 3 0 0 0 $342,337
48 +1 Todd Bodine 194 -1259 5 0 0 0 $289,264
49 -2 Bill Elliott 163 -1290 2 0 0 0 $187,550
50 -- Stanton Barrett 150 -1303 3 0 0 0 $185,440
51 -- Andy Belmont 98 -1355 2 0 0 0 $106,115
52 -- Carl Long 98 -1355 2 0 0 0 $119,310
53 -- Mike Skinner 97 -1356 1 0 0 0 $251,813
54 -- Eric McClure 90 -1363 1 0 0 0 $65,175
55 -- Kerry Earnhardt 58 -1395 1 0 0 0 $63,005
56 -- Kenny Wallace 52 -1401 1 0 0 0 $62,700
57 -- Geoffrey Bodine 46 -1407 1 0 0 0 $66,505
58 -- Kyle Busch 40 -1413 1 0 0 0 $63,555 .