EA Sports 500
The EA Sports 500 was held on October 21 at Talladega Superspeedway. Stacy Compton won the pole. This race would be remembered for the last lap. After Dale Earnhardt, Jr. passed Bobby Labonte for the lead, Labonte tried to block Bobby Hamilton, going up high on the back straightaway. Labonte got loose, making contact with Johnny Benson, causing Labonte to turn over on his roof collected 14 more cars. Earnhardt, Jr., Jeff Burton, and Tony Stewart were the only three in the front, having to race to the line, followed by another group with Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Kenny Wallace, and Hamilton. Burton and Stewart battled for second while Earnhardt rocketed away to pick up a victory that would begin a streak of four consecutive wins at Talladega.
Although he kept the win, Earnhardt, Jr. was docked 25 points after his car failed post race inspection, due to a shortened rear spoiler.
Top Ten Results
- 8 - Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
- 20 - Tony Stewart
- 99 - Jeff Burton
- 17 - Matt Kenseth
- 55 - Bobby Hamilton
- 1 - Kenny Wallace
- 24 - Jeff Gordon
- 33 - Joe Nemechek
- 6 - Mark Martin
- 7 - Kevin Lepage
Failed to qualify: Rick Mast (#91), Dave Marcis (#71)
- Earnhardt, Jr. had also won the No Bull 5 Million Dollar Bonus for the first time, one year after his father had done in the same race.
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