October 10, 2004 05:12 PM EDT (21:12 GMT)
Here is a lap-by-lap account of the Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway: Lap 267: Checkered flag. Joe Nemechek holds on to win the Banquet 400. Lap 266: White flag. Lap 265: Ricky Rudd and Joe Nemechek battling for the lead. Lap 263: Ricky Rudd has moved up to second place. Lap 260: Joe Nemechek has built a considerable lead. Lap 255: Green flag. Joe Nemechek leads, pursued by Elliott Sadler. Lap 250: Caution for Robby Gordon spinning. Lap 246: Green flag. Joe Nemechek leads. Lap 243: Several drivers elect to pit. Joe Nemechek is still the leader. Lap 242: Caution. Kasey Kahne gets loose and spins out into the grass. Lap 231: Pole-sitter Joe Nemechek reclaims the race lead. Lap 230: Elliott Sadler takes the lead from Jamie McMurray. Lap 217: Green flag. Jamie McMurray is still the leader. Lap 214: Caution is out. Jimmie Johnson spins and hits the wall hard. Lap 213: Green flag. Jamie McMurray is the leader. Lap 210: Most of the leaders come in for pit stops. This could be the last round. Lap 209: Caution. Ryan Newman hits the wall and spins through the grass. Lap 208: No. 49 Ken Schrader is off the pace. Lap 203: Green flag. Restart. Lap 201: Greg Biffle is the leader after pit stops cycle through. Lap 198: The rest of the field comes in to pit under yellow. Lap 197: Casey Mears hits the wall hard while running in the top five, bringing out caution. Lap 196: Greg Biffle and a few others on pit road for scheduled stops. Lap 173: Greg Biffle takes the lead once again. Lap 161: Kevin Harvick is off the pace. Looks like his engine is going. No caution. Lap 159: No. 41 Casey Mears passes Jeremy Mayfield for the lead. Lap 156: Green flag. Restart. Jeremy Mayfield leads. Lap 152: Caution. Kurt Busch spins out and Jimmie Johnson gets turned around in the aftermath. Lap 150: Restart. Jeremy Mayfield is the leader. Lap 144: Kasey Kahne, Jimmie Johnson and Kurt Busch pit again. Jeremy Mayfield is now the race leader. Lap 142: Caution. No. 84 Kyle Busch brushed the wall. Mark Martin has to pit again for a tire. Lap 141: After green-flag pit stops, Kasey Kahne is the leader. Lap 137: No. 23 Shane Hmiel spins out in the Pit Road entrance. Lap 131: Leader Greg Biffle and a few other take pit stops. Lap 121: Kasey Kahne makes his scheduled pit stop. Lap 111: Greg Biffle takes the lead from Kasey Kahne. Lap 81: Kasey Kahne is now the race leader, followed by Greg Biffle and Jeremy Mayfield. Lap 74: Green-flag pit stops begin in earnest. Lap 64: Greg Biffle passes Jeremy Mayfield for the lead in traffic. Lap 59: Kasey Kahne goes in for a scheduled pit stop. Lap 29: Sterling Marlin is back out on the track. Lap 24: Matt Kenseth's car is smoking. Possible tire rub after contact with Kevin Harvick on pit road. Lap 20: Jeremy Mayfield passes Kasey Kahne for the lead. Jeff Gordon has to pit again -- crew left equipment on the car. Lap 19: Green flag. Restart. Kasey Kahne leads. Lap 17: Jeremy Mayfield and several others decide to pit. Mayfield goes for fuel only. Kasey Kahne is the race leader. Lap 16: Caution. No. 99 Carl Edwards spins out alone, but avoids the wall. Lap 13: No. 43 Jeff Green off the pace. Heads to the pits. Lap 9: Evernham Motorsports teammates Jeremy Mayfield and Kasey Kahne now run one-two. Lap 5: Jeremy Mayfield has taken the lead from Joe Nemechek. Lap 4: Green flag. Restart. Lap 2: Caution for debris from Sterling Marlin. Pole-sitter Joe Nemechek leads. Lap 1: Green flag. Sterling Marlin already in trouble. Loses his transmission. |