MBNA America 500
The MBNA America 500 was held on March 10 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Bill Elliott won the pole.
Top Ten Results
- Tony Stewart
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Jimmie Johnson
- Matt Kenseth
- Ricky Craven
- Rusty Wallace
- Ward Burton
- Mark Martin
- Sterling Marlin
- Ryan Newman
Failed to qualify: Ron Hornaday (#57), Carl Long (#85)
An incident in the previous race with a spin by Sterling Marlin led to a new rule change. After 11 years, NASCAR changed pit road speeding penalties; if a driver was caught speeding on the approach to the pit stall, the penalty was no longer a 15-second penalty; rather, the penalty was a pit pass-through, which also became the penalty for speeding on the pit exit, instead of a stop-and-go. The stop-and-go was used only for repeat violations.
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