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Lap by Lap: Golden Corral 500

March 15, 2004
2:18 PM EST (1918 GMT)

HAMPTON, Ga. -- Here is a lap-by-lap account of the Golden Corral 500:

Lap 325: Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins the Golden Corral 500 for his second win of the year. Mayfield is second, Kahne third, Johnson fourth and Newman fifth.

Lap 316: Earnhardt Jr. leads Mayfield by 1.600 seconds

Lap 311: Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes the lead

Lap 305: Mears to the garage with blown motor

Lap 305: Pit cycle complete, Mayfield in lead

Lap 302: Earnhardt Jr. pits, gives up lead to Newman

Lap 295: Green flag stops begin

Lap 283: Earnhardt Jr. leads Mayfield by 1.641 seconds

Lap 273: Earnhardt Jr. leads Mayfield by .711 seconds

Lap 266: Earnhardt Jr. takes lead from Mayfield

Lap 260: Mayfield leads Dale Earnhardt Jr. by .862 seconds

Lap 252: Green flag, Mayfield leads

Lap 248: Leaders pit, Mayfield wins race off pit road

Lap 247: Caution out for Jamie McMurray's blown motor

Lap 244: Newman leads Jeremy Mayfield by 2.925 seconds

Lap 234: Newman leads Jeremy Mayfield by 2.938 seconds

Lap 233: 14 of the 43 starters still on the lead lap

Lap 223: Newman leads Jeremy Mayfield by 2.187 seconds

Lap 218: Pit cycle complete; Ryan Newman scored as leader

Lap 215: Mears pits, gives up lead to Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 212: Green-flag stops begin

Lap 210: 14 of the 43 starters still on the lead lap

Lap 201: Mears leads Newman by .816 seconds

Lap 193: Mears leads Biffle by 1.258 seconds

Lap 181: Mears leads Biffle by .162 seconds

Lap 178: Mears takes the lead from Stewart

Lap 175: Stewart takes lead from Mears

Lap 174: Casey Mears takes the lead from Stewart

Lap 171: 14 of the 43 starters still on the lead lap

Lap 166: Stewart leads Greg Biffle by .326 seconds

Lap 157: Kevin Lepage to the garage

Lap 156: Green flag, Stewart leads

Lap 153: Kahne re-pits to tighten lug nuts

Lap 152: Leaders on pit road, Stewart scored as leader

Lap 149: Caution out for debris

Lap 148: Rusty Wallace to the garage; transmission

Lap 147: Stewart takes lead from Biffle

Lap 145: Biffle takes the lead from Stewart

Lap 141: Stewart leads Greg Biffle by .842 seconds

Lap 133: Green flag, Stewart leads

Lap 129: Leaders on pit road, Stewart scored as leader

Lap 126: Caution out for debris in Turn 1

Lap 125: 13 of the 43 starters still on the lead lap

Lap 122: Stewart leads Kasey Kahne by .869 seconds

Lap 117: Stewart pits, retains lead, cycle complete

Lap 112: Stewart leads Kasey Kahne by 2.536 seconds

Lap 107: Green-flag stops begin

Lap 104: Stewart leads Kasey Kahne by 3.927 seconds

Lap 90:16 of the 43 starters still on the lead lap

Lap 84: Stewart leads Kasey Kahne by 5.023 seconds

Lap 82: Andy Belmont to the garage

Lap 73: 18 of the 43 starters still on the lead lap

Lap 67: Stewart leads J. Gordon by 3.290 seconds

Lap 60: Robby Gordon pits, Tony Stewart back in lead, cycle complete

Lap 58: Stewart pits, gives up lead to Robby Gordon

Lap 57: Matt Kenseth spins on pit road

Lap 55: Green-flag stops begin

Lap 47: Stewart takes lead from Gordon

Lap 44: Kevin Harvick makes unscheduled pit stop

Lap 43: Gordon leads Tony Stewart by 1.733 seconds

Lap 34: 35 of the 43 starters still on the lead lap

Lap 24: Gordon leads Newman by 4.108 seconds

Lap 17: Todd Bodine to the garage

Lap 14: Kirk Shelmerdine to the garage

Lap 11: Gordon takes lead from Newman

Lap 8: Joe Ruttman to the garage

Lap 7: Newman leads Jeff Gordon by .771 seconds

Lap 1: Ryan Newman leads from the Bud Pole

Before green: Andy Hillenburg towed to the garage

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