Sunday, August 4, 2002
ORDER OF THE DAY:
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7 a.m. |
Public |
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11:15 |
Indiana |
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11:30 |
Drivers/crew |
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11:35 |
Indiana |
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11:45 |
E-One |
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11:55 |
Pace |
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Noon |
Race |
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12:05 |
Indianapolis |
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12:07 |
Indiana |
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12:17 |
Public address |
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12:25 |
Public |
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12:36 |
Indiana |
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12:40 |
Race |
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1:05 |
True |
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1:10 |
Driver |
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1:34 |
"America |
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1:36 |
Invocation, |
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1:37 |
National |
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F-16 Lead No. 3 |
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1:39 |
Command |
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1:41 |
Parade |
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1:50 |
Start |
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6 p.m. |
Track |
***
Defending event winner and NASCAR Winston Cup champion
Jeff Gordon turns 31 today. Kurt Busch turns 24 today.
***
PRE-RACE NOTES:
·The best Brickyard 400 finish by a driver who also has
competed in the Indianapolis 500 is fifth by Tony Stewart in 2000.
·No front-row starter ever has won the Brickyard 400.
Three of the last four winners have come from the second row, with Bobby
Labonte winning from third in 2000, Dale Jarrett from fourth in 1999 and Jeff
Gordon from third in 1998.
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have won this race: 1995 winner Dale Earnhardt, who started 13th,
1996 winner Dale Jarrett, who started 24th and 2001 winner Jeff
Gordon, who started 27th.
***
RACE SPECIFICS:
·Buster Auton drives the Chevrolet Monte Carlo Pace Car
during the race.
·Pit-road speed limit is 55 mph.
·The Pace Car speed will be 65 mph during caution
periods.
·There will be three Pace Laps before the green flag
flies to start the race.
·The estimated pit window is every 38 to 42 laps, based
on fuel mileage.
·The drivers will use Goodyear tires with codes D-6344
for the left side and 6346 for the right side. The same tire combination is
used at Homestead-Miami Speedway and Pocono Raceway.
·#4 Mike Skinner, #14 Mike Wallace, #30 Jeff Green and
#55 Bobby Hamilton will drop to the rear of the field at the start due to
engine changes.
***
RACE RUNNING:
Race distance: 160 laps.
1:43 p.m. - Command to start engines by Mari Hulman
George, Indianapolis Motor Speedway chairman of the board
1:44 p.m. - The ambient temperature was 93 degrees, with
northwest winds at 8 mph and a relative humidity of 50 percent. Skies were
sunny. Track temperature was 134 degrees.
1:45 p.m. - All cars roll from starting grid.
Lap 1: GREEN. #20 Stewart leads into Turn 1, #9
Elliott second. #20 Stewart leads #9 Elliott by .108 of a second at the line.
#8 Earnhardt Jr. third at .961 of a second.
·The pole sitter has led the first lap of all nine
Brickyard 400 races.
·#20 Tony Stewart is the first driver to lead the opening
lap of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. Stewart led the opening lap
of the Indianapolis 500 in 1996 and 1997.
Lap 2: #20 Stewart leads #9 Elliott by .181 of a second.
Lap 3: #20 Stewart leads #9 Elliott by .155 of a second.
Lap 4: #24 Gordon up to 16th after starting 21st.
Lap 5: #20 Stewart leads #9 Elliott by .263 of a second.
#24 Gordon up to 15th. #2 Wallace up to 23rd after
starting 35th.
Lap 6: #20 Stewart leads #9 Elliott by .158 of a second.
Lap 7: #20 Stewart leads #9 Elliott by .144 of a second.
#8 Earnhardt Jr. third, 2.968 seconds behind leader.
Lap 8: #88 Jarrett eighth after starting 17th.
Lap 9: #20 Stewart leads #9 Elliott by .139 of a second.
#8 Earnhardt Jr. third, 3.852 seconds behind leader. #26 T. Bodine up to 11th
after starting 20th.
Lap 10: Top 10 - #20 Stewart, #9 Elliott, #6 Martin, #98
K. Wallace, #12 Newman, #31 R. Gordon, #29 Harvick, #88 Jarrett, #1 Park, #26
T. Bodine.
Lap 11: #9 Elliott inside of #20 Stewart on backstretch,
but Stewart maintains lead entering Turn 3. Elliott attempts to pass on inside
again entering Turn 4, but Stewart holds him off to keep lead.
Lap 12: YELLOW. #11 B. Bodine, #14 Wallace crash
exiting Turn 2. #14 Wallace spun in Turn 2, collecting #11 B. Bodine. #14
Wallace hit SAFER Barrier exiting Turn 2, becoming first stock car to hit the
SAFER Barrier. Crew for #14 Wallace reports crash caused by cut right front
tire.
Lap 12: Pit report: Fuel only: #20 Stewart (9
seconds), #9 Elliott (8 seconds), #31 R. Gordon (10 seconds), #12 Newman (10
seconds), #6 Martin (10 seconds). Four tires and fuel: #19 Mayfield (21 seconds),
#88 Jarrett (20 seconds), #26 T. Bodine (17 seconds).
#10 Benson, #19 Mayfield make contact exiting pits,
causing damage to #10 Benson.
Lap 16: GREEN. Restart order - #8 Earnhardt Jr.,
#20 Stewart, #9 Elliott, #31 R. Gordon, #6 Martin.
Medical report from Dr. Henry Bock, Speedway medical
director: #14 Mike Wallace has been evaluated and released without injury from
Clarian Emergency Medical Center.
BRETT BODINE: "I was just trying to get a pass on
Mike there, and it looked like he cut a right-front tire or something. He went
straight into the wall coming off (Turn) 2, and I tried to get below him before
he ricocheted, but he must have come off real quick, and he caught me right on
the passenger door. This is the best our car has been all week, so I was kind
of happy I was passing some cars. Those guys were holding me up pretty bad in
front of me, and then Mike must have cut his tire. It's frustrating to get torn
up. We wanted to run better than we qualified, and I thought we were going to
do that. But you know, that's racing. It's just what happens, and I hope Mike
is OK."
Lap 25: #24 J. Gordon up to seventh after starting 21st.
#17 Kenseth up to eighth after starting 18th.
Lap 26: #20 Stewart leads #9 Elliott by .640 of a second.
Lap 30: Top 10 -- #20 Stewart, #9 Elliott, #12 Newman, #31
R. Gordon, #6 Martin, #24 J. Gordon,#17 Kenseth, #1 Park, #29 Harvick, #40
Marlin.
Lap 31: #8 Earnhardt Jr. 22nd after starting
third. Earnhardt reports tight handling condition to crew.
Lap 32: #20 Stewart leads #9 Elliott by .484 of a second.
#12 Newman third, 6,848 seconds behind leader.
Lap 34: #24 J. Gordon passes #6 Martin for fifth.
Lap 35: #97 Busch hits SAFER Barrier in Turn 3 after tap
in left rear corner from #41 Spencer. Busch does half-spin in Turn 3 and hits
SAFER Barrier with left side of car. Busch climbs from car without assistance,
waits next to car and walks toward racing groove to make gesture to Spencer
when cars pass on next lap.
Lap 37: YELLOW. Pit report: Four tires and fuel: #6 Martin (18
seconds), #17 Kenseth (18 seconds), #12 Newman (17 seconds), #9 Elliott (16
seconds), #20 Stewart (16 seconds), #31 R. Gordon (18 seconds), #1 Park (18
seconds), #88 Jarrett (17 seconds), #26 T. Bodine (21 seconds), #22 W. Burton
(17 seconds), #28 Rudd (17 seconds). Four tires, fuel, round of wedge in: #24
J. Gordon (16 seconds). #19 Mayfield, #98 K. Wallace only cars not to pit.
Order exiting pits: #9 Elliott, #20 Stewart, #12 Newman, #31 R. Gordon.
More pit car adjustments: #8 Earnhardt Jr., tire pressure,
wedge; #36 Schrader, wedge, track bar; #30 Green, wedge; #48 Johnson, tire
pressure, raise track bar, pull tape from grill; #41 Spencer, wedge; #18 B.
Labonte, tire pressure.
Lap 38: #19 Mayfield leads. This is the first career lap
he has led in the Brickyard 400.
Lap 41: Forty-one of 43 starters still running, with 40 on
track. Cars out: #14 M. Wallace, #97 Busch. In garage: #11 B. Bodine.
Lap 43: GREEN. Restart order: #9 Elliott, #20
Stewart, #12 Newman, #31 R. Gordon, #29 Harvick.
Lap 44: #9 Elliott leads #20 Stewart by .256 of a second.
Lap 46: #31 R. Gordon climbs from ninth to fourth
since restart.
Lap 47: Repairs end on #11 B. Bodine. B. Bodine heads to
pits of #28 Rudd as relief driver for #28 Rudd, who is feeling ill.
Medical report from Dr. Henry Bock, Speedway medical
director: #97 Kurt Busch was evaluated and released without injury from Clarian
Emergency Medical Center.
Lap 50: #2 R. Wallace up to 11th after starting
35th. Track temperature climbed to 138 degrees, according to
Goodyear. Track temperature was 136 degrees at start of race.
Lap 51: #09 G. Bodine did half-spin in Turn 1, hitting
SAFER Barrier with left side of car exiting Turn 1. The car slid across the
track and hit the inside retaining wall with the rear of the car. Heavy damage
to rear of car.
Lap 52: YELLOW. Pit report: Fuel only -- #6 Martin
(6 seconds), #17 Kenseth (7 seconds), #9 Elliott (eight seconds), #20 Stewart
(seven seconds), #29 Harvick (6 seconds), #31 R. Gordon (7 seconds), #24 J.
Gordon (6 seconds), #88 Jarrett (9 seconds), #99 J. Burton (8 seconds). Four
tires and fuel: #25 Nemechek (16 seconds), #55 Hamilton (15 seconds).
KURT BUSCH: "Just an unfortunate circumstance where
we raced with an old, decrepit has-been, or I guess a never-was is the term we
need to use for Jimmy Spencer. We raced him at Bristol, and he raced us here.
That's how he races, so there's nothing I can do, and we're not going to go
back and race him like that."
#28 Rudd returns to pits for second time this pit sequence
so crew can reroute air hoses to help provide relief from heat for Rudd.
Lap 56: GREEN.Restart order: #9 Elliott,
#20 Stewart, #17 Kenseth, #99 J. Burton, #6 Martin.
Medical report from Dr. Henry Bock, Speedway medical
director: #09 Geoffrey Bodine was evaluated and released without injury from
Clarian Emergency Medical Center.
Lap 58: #8 Earnhardt Jr. 37th after starting
third.
Lap 59: #9 Elliott leads #20 Stewart by .724 of a
second. #17 Kenseth third, 1.899 seconds behind leader.
Lap 63: #77 Blaney up to 10th after starting 33rd.
Lap 65: #9 Elliott leads #17 Kenseth by 3.496 seconds.
Kenseth started 18th.
·Hoosier drivers #20 Tony Stewart and #43 John Andretti
both have led the Brickyard 400 this year, the first time that two former
leaders of the Indianapolis 500 have led the Brickyard 400 in the same race.
Lap 70: YELLOW. Debris. Four tires and fuel: #20
Stewart (14 seconds), #6 Martin (15 seconds), #29 Harvick (16 seconds), #9
Elliott (14 seconds), #88 Jarrett (17 seconds), #31 R. Gordon (14 seconds), #17
Kenseth (20 seconds). Four tires, fuel, wedge adjustment: #26 T. Bodine (24
seconds). Right-side tires and fuel: #40 Marlin (8 seconds), #24 J. Gordon (9
seconds), #99 J. Burton (16 seconds).
Lap 71: Pit report: Four tires and fuel: #25 Nemechek (27
seconds), #98 K. Wallace (12 seconds), #41 Spencer (18 seconds).
Lap 73: GREEN. Restart order: #20 Stewart, #31 R.
Gordon, #40 Marlin, #77 Blaney, #9 Elliott.
Lap 77: #20 Stewart leads #9 Elliott by .183 of a second.
Lap 78: #9 Elliott passes #20 Stewart for lead entering
Turn 3. Elliott leads by .461 of a second at line.
Lap 80 (Halfway): YELLOW. Smoke trails from #19
Mayfield.
Lap 80: Pit report: Fuel only: #6 Martin (8 seconds), #17
Kenseth (9 seconds), #29 Harvick (7 seconds), #8 Earnhardt Jr. (6 seconds), #40
Marlin (6 seconds). Right-side tires and fuel: #2 R. Wallace (11 seconds). Four
tires and fuel: #99 J. Burton (15 seconds), #43 Andretti (15 seconds), #24
Gordon (17 seconds), Four tires, fuel, spring-rubber change: #25 Nemechek (34
seconds).
Lap 81: Pit report: Four tires and fuel: #41 Spencer (19
seconds), #98 K. Wallace (22 seconds).
Lap 82: Pit report: Fuel only: #55 Hamilton (five
seconds), #45 Petty (7 seconds).
Garage report: Crew of #19 Mayfield reports engine
failure. #11 B. Bodine returns to garage area after standing in pits of #28
Rudd as possible relief driver.
Lap 85: GREEN. Restart order: #9 Elliott, #20
Stewart, #31 R. Gordon, #12 Newman, #26 T. Bodine, #32 Craven, #17 Kenseth, #88
Jarrett, #6 Martin, #29 Harvick. Defending champion #24 J. Gordon 24th.
Lap 88: #9 Elliott leads #20 Stewart by 1.417 seconds. #31
R. Gordon third, 2.399 seconds behind leader.
Lap 90: Top 10 -- #9 Elliott, #20 Stewart, #31 R. Gordon,
#12 Newman, #26 T. Bodine, #6 Martin, #17 Kenseth, #88 Jarrett, #99 J. Burton,
#32 Craven.
Lap 91: #9 Elliott leads #20 Stewart by 3.747 seconds.
JEREMY MAYFIELD: "We broke something in the engine.
From the start, it didn't really seem like we were going anywhere. We missed
the setup just a little bit. We kept working on it, but we just didn't seem
like we were going. All of the sudden, something went loose and broke something
in the motor." (About the heat): "The heat was fine. I think everybody was a
little hot. But inside the car, these guys do a real good job and take care of
me. My eyes are white, and I feel real good right now but still have a long way
to go. But my car seemed like it was going to be pretty good."
Lap 95: #9 Elliott leads #31 R. Gordon by 4.464 seconds.
Lap 97: #9 Elliott leads #31 R. Gordon by 4.289 seconds.
Lap 98: #7 Atwood hits SAFER Barrier between Turns 1 and
2. Atwood's car became loose in Turn 1 and was tapped by #28 Rudd. #7 Atwood
did half-spin and hit SAFER Barrier with left side of car. Car did half-spin
forward while sliding into Turn 2 and stopped adjacent to wall.
Lap 99: YELLOW. Pit report: Four tires and fuel: #6
Martin (15 seconds), #17 Kenseth (17 seconds), #12 Newman (15 seconds), #32
Craven (15 seconds), #9 Elliott (15 seconds), #31 R. Gordon (20 seconds), #20
Stewart (19 seconds), #88 Jarrett (19 seconds), #26 T. Bodine (15 seconds), #43
Andretti (17 seconds), #99 J. Burton (17 seconds). Fuel only: #24 Gordon (6
seconds), #40 Marlin (42 seconds, engine problem, possible dropped valve).
Lap 100: Pit report: Four tires and fuel: #25 Nemechek (23
seconds), #41 Spencer (16 seconds), #07 Musgrave (19 seconds).
Lap 104: GREEN. Restart order: #9 Elliott, #24
Gordon, #6 Martin, #12 Newman, #31 R. Gordon, #20 Stewart, #32 Craven, #88
Jarrett, #99 J. Burton, #17 Kenseth.
Lap 105: #9 Elliott leads #24 J. Gordon by 1.004 seconds.
#31 R. Gordon up to third in two laps after restart.
Lap 106: #10 Benson to garage, engine off.
Lap 108: #9 Elliott leads #24 J. Gordon by 1.815 seconds.
Medical report from Dr. Henry Bock, Speedway medical
director: #7 Casey Atwood was evaluated and released without injury from the
Clarian Emergency Medical Center.
Lap 111: #88 Jarrett inside #24 J. Gordon on backstretch
for second. #6 Martin inside #24 J. Gordon on front straightaway for third.
Lap 112: #9 Elliott leads #88 Jarrett by 4.010 seconds.
Lap 114: #9 Elliott leads #88 Jarrett by 4.315 seconds.
#24 J. Gordon slips to seventh - did not take tires on last pit stop.
Lap 115: #31 R. Gordon slipped to eighth after running
third on Lap 105.
Lap 116: #9 Elliott leads #88 Jarrett by 4.223 seconds.
Lap 118: #9 Elliott leads #88 Jarrett by 4.339 seconds.
Lap 119: #9 Elliott leads #88 Jarrett by 4.374 seconds.
Lap 120: #9 Elliott leads #88 Jarrett by 4.531 seconds.
Lap 121: #9 Elliott leads #88 Jarrett by 4.640 seconds. #6
Martin third, 7.374 seconds behind leader.
Lap 122: #9 Elliott leads #88 Jarrett by 4.458 seconds.
Lap 124: #32 Craven falls to 22nd. Craven
reports tire possibly losing air.
Lap 125: #32 Craven to pits. Track temperature drops to
121 degrees, according to Goodyear.
Lap 127: #21 Sadler brushes outside wall between Turns 1
and 2, cutting right-front tire. #4 Skinner reports engine failure.
Lap 128: YELLOW. Pit report: Fuel only: #77 Blaney
(seven seconds). Right-side tires, fuel: #6 Martin (9 seconds), #20 Stewart (13
seconds). Four tires and fuel: #17 Kenseth (16 seconds), #9 Elliott (16
seconds), #12 Newman (17 seconds), #31 R. Gordon (14 seconds), #88 Jarrett (12
seconds, not all fuel in car, catch can stuck in back of car when it exited
pits, knocking fueler to ground), #22 W. Burton (22 seconds), #99 J. Burton (15
seconds), #43 Andretti (19 seconds). Four tires, fuel, wedge adjustment: #24
Gordon (18 seconds). Damage to front end of #40 Marlin, who hit #44 Nadeau
during pit stops.
Lap 129: #77 Blaney has flat left-front tire. #88 Jarrett
shown black flag for leaving pits with fuel catch can attached to car.
Lap 130: #88 Jarrett to pits to serve black-flag
stop-and-go penalty. Changed left-side tires, added fuel, 9 seconds in pit,
held on end of pit road to serve penalty.
Lap 134: GREEN. Restart order: #6 Martin, #20
Stewart, #2 R. Wallace, #29 Harvick, #9 Elliott, #31 R. Gordon, #17 Kenseth,
#99 J. Burton, #12 Newman, #48 Johnson. #20 Stewart under #6 Martin in short
chute between Turns 1 and 2 for lead.
Lap 135: #20 Stewart leads #2 R. Wallace by .145 of a
second. #6 Martin fourth, .865 of a second behind leader. #32 Craven to pits,
garage.
Lap 136: #20 Stewart leads #2 R. Wallace by .083 of a second.
Lap 137: #2 R. Wallace passes #20 Stewart with inside move
entering Turn 3. #2 R. Wallace leads #20 Stewart by .324 of a second at line.
#9 Elliott up to third.
Lap 138: #2 R. Wallace leads #20 Stewart by .566 of a
second. #9 Elliott third, .878 of a second behind leader.
Lap 139: #9 Elliott passes #20 Stewart for second entering
Turn 3. #2 R. Wallace leads #9 Elliott by .749 of a second.
JOHNNY BENSON: "The car broke. I'm not sure exactly
what's going on. When we started the race, the car was really good, and I made
a mistake there on pit road. I hit Jeremy, got us back, coming up to pit road
couldn't do nothing. Hendrick Motorsports did a great job on the engines. I
thought that maybe something was going wrong because I couldn't stay up on the
straightaways. It started faltering, and then all of the sudden it just broke."
Lap 142: #2 R. Wallace leads #9 Elliott by .317 of a
second.
Lap 144: #2 R. Wallace leads #9 Elliott by .256 of a
second. #20 Stewart third, 3.945 seconds behind leaders.
Lap 145: #2 R. Wallace leads #9 Elliott by .245 of a
second.
Lap 147: #2 R. Wallace leads #9 Elliott by .215 of a
second.
Lap 149: #9 Elliott even with #2 R. Wallace on
backstretch, passes for lead with inside move entering Turn 3. #9 Elliott leads
#2 R. Wallace by .368 of a second.
Lap 150: #26 T. Bodine to garage, trailing smoke. #9
Elliott leads #2 R. Wallace by .678 of a second.
Lap 151: #9 Elliott leads #2 R. Wallace by .911 of a second.
Lap 152: #9 Elliott leads #2 R. Wallace by 1.144 seconds.
#17 Kenseth third, 8.176 seconds behind leaders.
Lap 154: YELLOW. Debris in Turn 2.
Lap 156: #22 W. Burton, #6 Martin make contact on front
stretch during caution-flag lap.
Lap 157: GREEN. Restart order #9 Elliott, #2 R.
Wallace, #17 Kenseth, #20 Stewart, #29 Harvick. #9 Elliott leads #2 R. Wallace
by .903 of a second at the line.
Lap 158: #9 Elliott leads #2 R. Wallace by 1.209 seconds.
#17 Kenseth third, 2.380 seconds behind leaders.
Lap 159: #9 Elliott leads #2 R. Wallace by 1.241 seconds.
Lap 160: CHECKERED. #9 Bill Elliott wins the ninth
annual Brickyard 400 by 1.269 seconds over #2 R. Wallace. #17 Kenseth third.
Average race speed: 125.033 mph.
***
POST-RACE TOP-THREE QUICK QUOTES:
race stuff, and I'll tell you, every lap I drove, that race car paid off. We
ran 125 laps the first day and 170 the second, so I done run about two races
before I got here. I'm so proud of these guys and what they've done and what
they've accomplished. It makes my job awful easy. I'll tell you what, it says a
lot for the guys here and all the guys back at the shop who put these things
under me week in and week out." (About his battle with Rusty Wallace): "I kept
working on him, working on him, and I felt like if I could ever get to him, I'd
be OK. I finally got to him and got him a little loose and was able to power
under him." (About winning at Indianapolis): "It's the greatest. Man, it's the
greatest."
loose. I was tight all day long. The last stop, we took a bunch of wedge out,
put a bunch of air in the right rear tire. We were smoking down the
straightaway, big horsepower, and I said 'Man, I don't think he can catch me.'
Then with 10 laps to go, I got up off of Turn 2, and I got loose. He stuck his
nose underneath, and the aero push kicked in, and I couldn't do nothing."
MATT KENSETH (No. 17 Dewalt Power Tools Ford):
Dewalt team. Everybody works pretty hard coming to Indianapolis, and we put
forth a competitive effort. All the guys did a great job preparing the cars. We
had a real fast car today. We had anywhere from a second- to fifth-place car.
All day we were competitive, but we couldn't quite ever get the track position
we needed. Bill was in his own league. Bill definitely deserved to win this
race."
***
POST-RACE NOTES:
·This is Bill Elliott's first Brickyard 400 victory in
his ninth start. His previous best finish was third, in 1994 and 2000.
·Bill Elliott became the first driver to win this event
in a Dodge. The previous best finish by a Dodge was second by Sterling Marlin
in 2001.
·Bill Elliott is the oldest Brickyard 400 winner at 46.
The previous oldest was Dale Earnhardt, who was 44 when he won in 1995.
·Rusty Wallace finished second for the third time in the
Brickyard 400. He was runner-up in 1995 and 2000. This is Wallace's eighth
top-eight finish in nine Brickyard 400 starts.
·Team owner Roger Penske has a victory and a second-place
finish in two races this year at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Helio
Castroneves won the Indianapolis 500 in a Penske-owned car in May, and Rusty
Wallace finished second in a Penske-owned car today.
·Bill Elliott and Bobby Labonte each have completed a
record 1,439 out of 1,440 possible laps in nine Brickyard 400 starts each.
·Bill Elliott, 46, became the oldest driver to lead the
most laps in a Brickyard 400. He led 93 of the 160 laps today. The previous
oldest was Rusty Wallace, who was 43 when he led 110 laps in the 2000 Brickyard
400.
·Rusty Wallace has led 148 laps in nine career Brickyard
400 starts, the most laps led by any non-winner of the event.
·There were 36 caution-flag laps today, an event record.
The previous record was 34 in 1998. There were eight caution periods today, the
second highest in event history. The record is nine in 1998.
·There were 30 cars on the lead lap at the finish, an
event record. The previous record was 24 in 1998. There were 33 cars running at
the finish of today's race.
·The average speed of this race was 125.033 mph, the
slowest Brickyard 400 in history. The previous slowest was the 1998 Brickyard
400, which Jeff Gordon won with an average speed of 126.770 mph.
·Jeremy Mayfield, Joe Nemechek and Kenny Wallace each led
a Brickyard 400 lap for the first time today.
·A Dodge led 96 laps today, the most for the manufacturer
in this event. Bill Elliott led 93 laps, and John Andretti, Sterling Marlin and
Jeremy Mayfield each led one lap. Dodge's previous best at the Brickyard was 31
laps in 2001, the manufacturer's first year of competition in this event.
·Dale Jarrett finished on the lead lap for the eighth
consecutive Brickyard 400. He has completed 1,280 consecutive laps in the
Brickyard 400, an event record.
·Rusty Wallace climbed 33 positions from the start to the
finish to tie an event record. He finished second after starting 35th.
Wallace finished fourth after starting 37th in 2001, and Morgan
Shepherd finished fifth after starting 38th in 1996.
·The overall purse of $7,423,979 is a Brickyard 400
record. The previous record was $6,752,478. The 2002 Indianapolis 500 had an
Indianapolis Motor Speedway-record purse of $10,028,580.
·
10th members of the Brickyard 400 millionaire's club, comprised of
drivers who have earned at least $1 million of prize money in this event.
Marlin has earned $1,059,767 in his Brickyard 400 career; Burton has earned
$1,003,298. Three-time Brickyard 400 winner Jeff Gordon is the leader with
$3,909,256.
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