Checker Auto Parts 500
The Checker Auto Parts 500 was held at Phoenix International Raceway on November 10. Ryan Newman won the pole.
Top Ten Results
- Matt Kenseth
- Rusty Wallace
- Jeff Gordon
- Mark Martin
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Kurt Busch
- Dave Blaney
- Tony Stewart
- Dale Jarrett
- Elliott Sadler
Failed to qualify: Ted Musgrave (#07), Jack Sprague (#60), Brett Bodine (#11), Jerry Robertson (#51), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Jeff Jefferson (#37), Lance Hooper (#47), Mike Harmon (#93)
- Tony Stewart finished 8th and Mark Martin finished 4th. Stewart needed to finish 22nd or better to clinch the first championship in 3 years next week at Homestead. However, Martin's appeal was denied during the qualifying at Homestead and didn't upheld that resulted the points margin reduced from 89 to 64 points.
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