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Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 16:29:21 -0400


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NAPA Racing______



Dover, Dele. (Sept. 27) -- Michael Waltrip piloted the NAPA AUTO PARTS
Chevrolet to a 16th-place finish in Sunday’s MBNA America 400 at Dover
International Speedway holding on to the 16th position in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup
points race.



Waltrip started the 400-lap race from the fifth position, his fourth top-five
start of the season. The car started off too loose on the exit of the corners
and Waltrip lost several positions trying to hold on to his racecar. Once the
team pitted on lap 49, Slugger decided to make a track bar and an air pressure
adjustment to tighten up the NAPA Chevy.



The adjustments were too much. By lap 90 Waltrip said his car was too tight and
was passed by the race leader on lap 104. New changes were made to Waltrip’s
car during the second caution. At the halfway point, Waltrip claimed the 20th
position and was the first car one lap down. A caution flag would give Waltrip
the “lucky dog” award, but the caution never came. A long green-flag run caused
the rear end of Waltrip’s car to slide. More chassis changes were made to the
No. 15 Monte Carlo during a green-flag pit stop.



While Waltrip did gain positions on the race track moving to the 16th position
where he finished the race, the race leader (Ryan Newman) was so fast, he put
all but eight cars at least one lap down.



“I had my hands full for a while with the NAPA Chevrolet,” Waltrip said
following his 16th-place finish. “I almost spun off of turn four a couple of
times, but the team made wise calls in the pits and we did the best we could
keeping up with the car and all it threw at us.”



Newman dominated the race leading 325 laps and claiming his second victory of
the year. Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished eighth and moved to third in the chase
for the championship.



THE NEXTEL CUP Series will race at Talladega Superspeedway where Waltrip and
crew return as defending champions of the 500 mile event. The race will be
broadcast live on NBC and MRN Radio beginning at 2:30pm (EDT).




Waltrip’s 2004 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Performance Chart

Event

Start

Finish

Laps Completed
Laps LedPrize MoneyDriver Points
Daytona International Speedway

9

38

72/200

0

$246,193

49 (38th)

North Carolina Speedway

33

33

379/393

0

$92,481

113 (39th)

Las Vegas Motor Speedway

14

37

163/267

1

$100,431

170 (38th)

Atlanta Motor Speedway

15

23

321/325

0

$93, 591

264 (36th)

Darlington Raceway

39

35

181/293

0

$88,291

322 (37th )

Bristol Motor Speedway

8

10

500/500

0

$110,796

456 (34th)

Texas Motor Speedway

41

20

333/334

0

$124,981

554 (33rd)

Martinsville Speedway

37

15

500/500

0

$95,706

677 (31st)

Talladega Superspeedway

2

12

188/188

13

$112,301

809 (30th)

California Speedway

17

32

245/250

0

$101,831

876 (30th)

Richmond International Raceway

18

10

400/400

55

$110,581

1015 (30th)

NEXTEL All-Star Challenge

8

4

90/90

0

$90,400

Non-points race

Lowe’s Motor Speedway

12

2

400/400

0

$254,456

1185 (24th)

Dover Int’l Speedway

8

6

399/400

0

$123,611

1335 (20th)

Pocono Raceway

22

33

166/200

0

$89,621

1399 (24th)

Michigan International Speedway

19

10

200/200

0

$103,846

1533 (22nd)

Infineon Raceway

39

4

110/110

0

$147,646

1693 (18th)

Daytona International Speedway

2

13

160/160

57

$118,331

1822 (18th)

Chicagoland Speedway

39

9

267/267

0

$129,556

1960 (18TH)

New Hampshire Int’l Speedway

4

6

300/300

0

$110,481

2110(16th)

Pocono Raceway

11

36

100/200

0

$88,121

2165 (17th)

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

28

20

160/160

0

$164,856

2268 (18th)

Watkins Glen International

18

20

90/90

0

$92,366

2371 (17th)

Michigan International Speedway

17

17

200/200

1

$97,421

2488 (17th)

Bristol Motor Speedway

36

27

481/500

7

$105,961

2575 (17th)

California Speedway

21

23

250/250

10

$115,606

2674 (17th)

Richmond International Raceway

19

13

399/400

0

$96,836

2798 (16th)

New Hampshire Int’l Speedway

16

9

300/300

39

$103,956

2941 (16th)

Dover International Speedway

5

16

397/400

0

$96,671

3056 (16th)

Total/Avg.







183

$3,406,925

3056 (16th)



MBNA 400 (Race #28)



Top- five finishers: 1. Ryan Newman

2. Mark Martin

3. Jeff Gordon

4. Dale Jarrett

5. Kurt Busch



Dale Earnhardt Inc.: 8. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

16. Michael Waltrip



Championship Standings



Top Five: 1. Kurt Busch

2. Jeff Gordon

3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

4. Jimmie Johnson

5. Mark Martin



Dale Earnhardt Inc. 3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

16. Michael Waltrip





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