12.07.2004, 14:41
Stewart parim Chicagolandi ovaalil
Tony Stewart Chicagolandi ovaalil peetud sõidu finišis
Endine NASCAR Nextel Cup sarja meister Tony Stewart sai sel nädalavahetusel Chicagolandi ovaalil oma hooaja esimese võidu, mis Stewartile kohaselt tuli skandaaliga.
Nimelt sõidu 127-ndal ringil sõitis Stewart kordusstardi ajal tagant sisse sõitu juhtinud Casey Kahnele, kes seetõttu seina sõitis ja põhjustas avarii, milles osalesid kokku seitse autot. Kahne oli sunnitud sõidu katkestama ning tema meeskonna mehhaanikud läksid boksiteel Stewarti meeskonnaga arveid klaarima — kakluse lahutasid NASCAR sarja ametnikud.
Teisena finišeeris Jimmie Johnson, kellele järgnesid Dale Jarrett, Jeff Gordon, Jeremy Mayfield ja Terry Labonte.
Sarja punktitabelit juhib Johnson, kellele järgnevad Dale Earnhardt Jr. ja Jeff Gordon.
Tropicana 400 presented by Meijer tulemused:
| KOHT | SÕITJA | AUTO | RINGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 267 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 267 |
| 3 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 267 |
| 4 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 267 |
| 5 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | 267 |
| 6 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | 267 |
| 7 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | 267 |
| 8 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 267 |
| 9 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | 267 |
| 10 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 267 |
| 11 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | 267 |
| 12 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 267 |
| 13 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | 267 |
| 14 | Brian Vickers * | Chevrolet | 267 |
| 15 | Casey Mears | Dodge | 267 |
| 16 | John Andretti | Chevrolet | 267 |
| 17 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | 267 |
| 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | 267 |
| 19 | Ward Burton | Chevrolet | 267 |
| 20 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 267 |
| 21 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 267 |
| 22 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | 267 |
| 23 | Scott Wimmer * | Dodge | 267 |
| 24 | Mark Martin | Ford | 265 |
| 25 | Jimmy Spencer | Chevrolet | 265 |
| 26 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 265 |
| 27 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | 263 |
| 28 | Jeff Green | Dodge | 248 |
| 29 | Scott Riggs * | Chevrolet | 245 |
| 30 | Brendan Gaughan * | Dodge | 240 |
| 31 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | 205 |
| 32 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 204 |
| 33 | Jeff Burton | Ford | 197 |
| 34 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 166 |
| 35 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 151 |
| 36 | Kasey Kahne * | Dodge | 136 |
| 37 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 129 |
| 38 | Ricky Craven | Chevrolet | 116 |
| 39 | PJ Jones | Dodge | 108 |
| 40 | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | 103 |
| 41 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Dodge | 86 |
| 42 | Kevin Lepage | Chevrolet | 34 |
| 43 | Chad Blount | Dodge | 3 |
Punktitabel pärast Tropicana 400 presented by Meijer sõitu:
| KOHT | SÕITJA | PUNKTE | KAOTUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 2720 | |
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 2615 | -105 |
| 3 | Jeff Gordon | 2478 | -242 |
| 4 | Tony Stewart | 2393 | -327 |
| 5 | Matt Kenseth | 2321 | -399 |
| 6 | Bobby Labonte | 2278 | -442 |
| 7 | Elliott Sadler | 2252 | -468 |
| 8 | Kevin Harvick | 2229 | -491 |
| 9 | Kurt Busch | 2211 | -509 |
| 10 | Ryan Newman | 2173 | -547 |
| 11 | Jeremy Mayfield | 2108 | -612 |
| 12 | Dale Jarrett | 2083 | -637 |
| 13 | Jamie McMurray | 2068 | -652 |
| 14 | Kasey Kahne* | 2044 | -676 |
| 15 | Mark Martin | 2035 | -685 |
| 16 | Casey Mears | 1998 | -722 |
| 17 | Rusty Wallace | 1965 | -755 |
| 18 | Michael Waltrip | 1960 | -760 |
| 19 | Sterling Marlin | 1941 | -779 |
| 20 | Brian Vickers* | 1913 | -807 |
| 21 | Terry Labonte | 1894 | -826 |
| 22 | Robby Gordon | 1838 | -882 |
| 23 | Greg Biffle | 1806 | -914 |
| 24 | Jeff Burton | 1795 | -925 |
| 25 | Joe Nemechek | 1763 | -957 |
| 26 | Ward Burton | 1737 | -983 |
| 27 | Scott Wimmer* | 1700 | -1020 |
| 28 | Ricky Rudd | 1667 | -1053 |
| 29 | Brendan Gaughan* | 1581 | -1139 |
| 30 | Scott Riggs* | 1517 | -1203 |
| 31 | Ricky Craven | 1472 | -1248 |
| 32 | Ken Schrader | 1468 | -1252 |
| 33 | Kyle Petty | 1444 | -1276 |
| 34 | Jeff Green | 1422 | -1298 |
| 35 | Johnny Sauter* | 1217 | -1503 |
| 36 | Dave Blaney | 953 | -1767 |
| 37 | Jimmy Spencer | 943 | -1777 |
| 38 | Derrike Cope | 841 | -1879 |
| 39 | Kevin Lepage | 582 | -2138 |
| 40 | Morgan Shepherd | 502 | -2218 |
| 41 | John Andretti | 460 | -2260 |
| 42 | Kirk Shelmerdine | 397 | -2323 |
| 43 | Todd Bodine | 350 | -2370 |
| 44 | Hermie Sadler | 315 | -2405 |
| 45 | PJ Jones | 282 | -2438 |
| 46 | Bill Elliott | 272 | -2448 |
| 47 | Johnny Benson | 271 | -2449 |
| 48 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | 226 | -2494 |
| 49 | Joe Ruttman | 207 | -2513 |
| 50 | Andy Hillenburg | 206 | -2514 |
| 51 | Larry Foyt | 194 | -2526 |
| 52 | Geoffrey Bodine | 192 | -2528 |
| 53 | Stanton Barrett | 184 | -2536 |
| 54 | Scott Pruett | 170 | -2550 |
| 55 | Boris Said | 150 | -2570 |
| 56 | Carl Long | 138 | -2582 |
| 57 | Kerry Earnhardt | 137 | -2583 |
| 58 | Larry Gunselman | 113 | -2607 |
| 59 | Klaus Graf | 112 | -2608 |
| 60 | Kyle Busch | 107 | -2613 |
| 61 | Jim Inglebright | 106 | -2614 |
| 62 | Mike Wallace | 103 | -2617 |
| 63 | Andy Belmont | 98 | -2622 |
| 64 | Mike Skinner | 97 | -2623 |
| 65 | Eric McClure | 90 | -2630 |
| 66 | Mike Bliss | 70 | -2650 |
| 67 | Kenny Wallace | 52 | -2668 |
| 68 | Austin Cameron | 49 | -2671 |
| 69 | Tony Raines | 43 | -2677 |
| 70 | Brandon Ash | 40 | -2680 |
| 71 | Randy LaJoie | 34 | -2686 |
| 72 | Chad Blount | 34 | -2686 |
| 73 | Tom Hubert | 34 | -2686 |
