RESULTS
 1 18 Bobby Labonte     Interstate Batt Pont
 2 88 Dale Jarrett      Quality Care    Ford
 3 12 Jeremy Mayfield   Mobil 1         Ford
 4  2 Rusty Wallace     Miller Lite     Ford
 5 28 Kenny Irwin       Texaco/Havoline Ford  (ROOKIE)
 6 90 Dick Trickle      Helige-Meyers   Ford
 7 81 Kenny Wallace     Square D        Ford
 8 99 Jeff Burton       Exide Batt.     Ford
 9 26 Johnny Benson     Cheerios        Ford
10 35 Todd Bodine       Tabasco         Pont
11 94 Bill Elliott      McDonald's      Ford
12  5 Terry Labonte     Kellogg's       Chevy
13  3 Dale Earnhardt    GM Goodwrench   Chevy
14 91 Kevin LePage      ??              Chevy (ROOKIE)
15 36 Ernie Irvan       Skittles        Pont
16 41 Steve Grissom     Kodiak          Chevy
17 33 Ken Schrader      Skoal           Chevy
18 21 Michael Waltrip   Citgo           Ford
19 24 Jeff Gordon       DuPont          Chevy
20 43 John Andretti     STP             Pont
21  4 Bobby Hamilton    Kodak           Chevy
22  7 Geoff Bodine      Philips         Ford
23 10 Ricky Rudd        Tide            Ford
24 22 Ward Burton       MBNA            Pont
25  6 Mark Martin       Valvoline       Ford  Tires all day Bad
26 11 Brett Bodine      Paychex         Ford
27 77 Robert Pressley   Jasper          Ford
28  9 Lake Speed        Cartoon Network Ford  wrecked at end
29 16 Ted Musgrave      Primestar       Ford
30 96 David Green       Caterpillar     Chevy
31 98 Greg Sacks        Thorn Apple Val.Ford
32 13 Jerry Nadeau      First Plus      Ford  (ROOKIE)
33 75 Rick Mast         Remington       Ford  Never said?
34 50 Ricky Craven      Budweiser       Chevy Never said?
35 42 Joe Nemechek      BellSouth       Chevy
36 44 Kyle Petty        Hot Wheels      Pont  Lost Motor
37  8 Hut Stricklin     Circuit City    Chevy Not sure here either
38 30 Derrike Cope      Gummout         Wrecked in hosp, poss broken shoulder
39 46 Wally Dallenbach  First Union     Ford  Not sure Marlin took over car
40 17 Darrell Waltrip   Speedblok/BuilSQChevy Not sure??
41 23 Jimmy Spencer     Winston?NO BULL Ford  Lost motor
42 31 Mike Skinner      Lowe's          Chevy (In Hosp for observation)
43 78 Gary Bradberry    ??              Ford  Lost Motor
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Lap Leaders
#28 Kenny Irwin-Gatorade front runner, $10,000, leading at 1/2 way
also has lead most laps.
#35 Todd Bodine
#43 John Andretti
#88 Dale Jarrett
#12 Jeremy Mayfield
#30 Derrick Cope
#81 Kenny Wallace
# 7 Geoff Bodine
#90 Dick Trickle
#26 Johnny Benson
# 3 Dale Earnhardt
# 6 Mark Martin
# 5 Terry Labonte
#18 Bobby Labonte
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HERES A RACE CAR>>>>>>>The announcers are really nutty on the dish. Making strange beeps and bleeps, laughing at themselves.  If you can afford it I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE BIG DISH FOR ANY SPORTS FAN!
"Now It is time to get nervous Benny", says Ned, and Benny replies "Happy Happy Happy"!...
11AM On Time the race coverage begins!!!!!! SUN, I SEE THE SUN!
It is cold and windy, but they are ready to go, go, go, !!!

Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons (my fav) and Bill (Jenkie) Jenkins are announcing this rain delayed race from the booth.
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Wally Dallenbach is out with the flu (as many of you who didn't work or go to school today, I am sure <Wink>)

Opps change that, he deceided to start the race and see how he does, But Sterling Marlin is standing by, if needed.
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11:20 AM the cars are on the track!  It is very cold, they will take 3 laps and the GO!
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Our hopitaled heros...
As mentioned yesterday Steve Park (injured while practicing Friday, fractured Femur, left collar bone and shoulder and 2 broken teeth)) was moved to a regular Hospital room, but it is reported he is VERY Uncomfortable.

Mark Thompson (ARCA) was also injured Friday His priliminary Cat Scan was negative thy will run another to be sure. He is still in the hospital to be observed because he did loss conciousness

Bob Kelly (53 yr old) (ARCA) was also injured Friday has a compound fractur in 2 places in the lower leg and ankle, broken ribs and also a collapsed lung.  He is improving slowly. In stable condition.

Junie Dunleavy (owner of the #90) is also still in the hospital, He is having an aortic valve replaced TODAY.  Thoughts and prayers with all of you in the hosp. Get well and get back SOON.
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All pontiac front row ,,, a first since '91!
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Caution #1 -- at lap #13 Gary Bradberry lost a rod.

Caution #2 -- Lap 15 Mike Skinner hit the Wall HARD (Like Park when he wrecked) he is Okay and net is down, Thank God.  he got out on his own then sat down next to the car, then dropped to the ground. (moving around).  This will serve as the Mandatory caution at lap 25.
MIGHT have another mandatory caution at lap 50, but tire wear has been good. Andretti leading again (no pit) many cars out of pit sequence.
Skinner is alert.
Todd Bodine screamed up from 20th (after pit) to 5th position in about 20 laps.
Wally Dallenbach lost 2 laps--Tire went down.

Caution #3 Mandatory--Lap 51.
Rudd has some sort of (suspension?) problem, he just made it back out on the lead lap. Cope only took on 2 tires, he fell back fast.
GREEN FLAG....
Gordon was in 11th position, he went into the pits, way off sequence, under green for 4 tires. Now he is held for speeding down pit road.  He lost 2 laps.  Gordons right rear was shot.  But now some of the leaders are also starting to pit.  These were unschedualed, only been about 30 laps.  Spencer is in, hood is up.  Lost motor. He went behind the wall.  Joe Nemecheck also came in, right rear was showing cords.  (NOT GOOD) 86 laps into this 35 lap event, and Benny said during a commercial, "I guess there tearing those tires up".
Dale Earnhardt had a 22 second ,,,4 tire pit.
DW went behind the wall?
Schrader held for speeding in the pits.
Jarrett's car fell off the jack.
Geoff Bodine stalled in the pits.
Kenny Wallace right rear tire changer fell.
Pit Sequence is now over.
Mark Martins tire wear HORRIBLE, they literally are tearing.
((Possible rain))

Caution #4 lap 119 RAIN ((CURSE WORDS))  light shower
Dallenbach got out, Marlin got in.
Earnhardt is saying the track is FULL of oil
Greg Sacks lost 3rd gear.
Restart lap 133
Sterling Marlin took Dallenbachs #46 car behind the wall.
Drivers are really complaining of rain JUST 4 1/2 laps from 1/2 way.

Caution #5 lap 160--RAIN--3 laps short of 1/2 way
They are pitting--sky looks clear to the west.
restart lap 180 ish
What held up this restart was not rain ,,, the jet dryers came out to clear off the HUGE rubber chunks of the track
DW continues to come in and out of the garage area. not sure what the problem is.
Martin is falling way back, he has a flat tire. He was in 3rd. Right rear, shame.
Pressley comes in for an unschedualed stop on lap 201
Todd Bodine has a miss in the engine.

Caution #6  Lap 205 Derrick Cope hit hard in turn 2 wall.  You could hear the tire Blow.  They had to remove him from the car.  He has a possible broken shoulder but is awake and alert.  (that is one BUSY hospital up there in GA)
Martin is having tire or other probs??
107 laps to go restart....
Kenny Irwin did not get up to speed?? and they (NASCAR) put him behind the 5 car??
DW is now out?? Still do not know why??

Green flag pits started around lap 270, I am sorry I missed this due to messages on ICQ (see note below regarding ICQ)
Kyle Petty went out of the race, blew a motor, he went on to say this was a ford dominated race, (While Bobby LaBonte in a pontiac was leading?)

Gordon went in to the pits with only 10 laps to go.  Tires are the culprit again. Changed them and sent him back out.

Burton is falling off the pace, tires slowing him up also.

Mark Martin also comes in for tires, RIGHT REAR AGAIN, Flat Damn then he went to leave the pits and welp the tire wants on?

Lake Speed spun with 4 laps to go, he did a complete half spin and kept going, tire went down. (UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH)
Jeff Burton hit the wall, the race ended under caution.
frigin tires
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