NASCAR Thunder 2004 - Guide/ US Version
Version 0.1 (September 25, 2003)
Guide by Myke - mykeownz (at) yahoo (dot) com
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Table of Contents
1..............................................................Version History
2.....................................................................Controls
3........................................................................Modes
4.......................................................................Tracks
5......................................................................Drivers
6..........................................................Lightning Challenge
7..............................................................Thunder License
8.....................................................................Sponsors
9..........................................................Secrets and Goodies
10.....................................................................Credits
11...................................................................Copyright
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Version History
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Feb 16, 2003: Final version, some things updated.
Version 0.2
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Controls
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Menu Controls
-Control Pad/Stick Up/Down -Highlight menu item
-Control Pad/Stick Left/Right -Change highlighted item
-X Button -Select/Go to next screen
-/\Button -Cancel/Return to previous screen
Gameplay
-Control Stick Left/Right -Steer
-X Button -Accelerate
-[] Button -Brake
-/\ Button -Reverse (when stopped)
-O Button -Change view
-L1/R1 Button -Shift Up/Down
-L2 -Rear-view mirror ON/OFF
-R2 -Share Draft
-L3 -Toggle Track Map/Damage
-SELECT -Toggle HUD ON/OFF
-START -Pause game
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Modes
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Race Now
If you just want to do an old fashioned pick up your controller and
race, this is the option. Pick your driver and a track to race on after
you pass the "Race Now" mode.
-Players
If you got a friend or two or three with you, toggle the number
from 1 to 4. The 3 other controllers have to be plugged in if
you are to do 4 players.
-Difficulty
This affects the difficulty of the speed and your car. There are
four difficulties and they are; easy, medium, hard and extreme.
Custom is pretty much self-explainable.
-Race Length
The more percentage you tune up, the more laps you will go. If
you want to race in Sharpie 500 at Bristol and you want to go
around the track 500 miles (Bristol is a 0.5 mile track), crank
the percentage up to 100%. All the percentage does is affects
the number of laps you want to go around the track you want to
race on.
Pick your driver, you can also switch to another paint scheme from
the same driver by pressing Left/Right on the control pad or the left
analog stick.
Like stated above, pick your track and you can change the event from
night to day by pressing left/right on the control pad or the left
analog stick. However, few tracks don't have night track or day
At the track you picked to race on, you will be given some options
before you go real NASCAR racing with 42 other AI cars.
-Practice
There is an old saying - "Practice is the key to success."
I really believe that and it works out well here, even if you
are racing under EXTREME difficulty. Go around the track a few
laps to get the hang of it. If your car doesn't feel right, you
can always press START and change some few things in the Car
Setup option.
-Qualify
Turn in 2 good laps to get a good starting spot for the race.
Practice can help you out before you qualify.
-Happy Hour
This is another way of saying Practice, but this occur after you
qualify. Basically the same thing as Practice mode, but this is
your last practice before you go to race. Make sure you are
comfortable with your car and setups before you start your engine
for the big race.
-Race
Here it is, you and 42 other competitors will go real NASCAR
racin'! The winner gets to take home an awesome looking trophy
and a large check! That winner will be you if you got the car
to beat.
-Flags
Green - When the green flag drops, the race is on.
Yellow - The track is in its unsafe condition to race on (single
or multiple car wreck OR debris). If the yellow flag
drops, race back to the yellow. You are given an option
to go in the pit for little adjustment, 4 fresh tires
and fuel.
White - Final lap of the race make one more lap around to the
finish line.
Checkered - Race is over... until you go to the next track.
SpeedZone
This is for those who are new to NASCAR or the racing game. There are
four challenges for you to gain experience on and they are: Passing,
Drafting, Time Trials and Blocking.
-Passing
Learn how to pass the cars in front of you. Steer to the left or
right if the path is open to pass the car in front of you and
do the same for the rest of the cars in front of you. If you
happen to ram yourself into an AI car, your will lose some points.
There are 3 levels to pass this experience, the last one is Bristol,
which is a short and tight track.
-Drafting
A very simple experience to gain. What is drafting you ask?
Drafting is a way to gain interval between you and the next
car. The car in front of you will create an "air pocket" and if
you are in the car's air pocket, you will be "sucked" in closer
to the car, like a big vacuum. So, you need to get behind the car
in front of you and press R2 to draft with him.
Two cars are faster than one and you use LESS FUEL if you draft.
This feature can really help you out at superspeedway tracks like
Daytona and Talladega. If you want to "stretch" your fuel, drafting
is the most common key to do so.
-Time Trials
All of the levels in this challenge are on fantasy and official
NASCAR road courses. If you are a inexperienced road racer, the
challenge is here.
-Blocking
Its the final lap! You are the leader and you need to keep your
position by blocking the car behind you. Simply look at the
rear-view mirror or look at the arrow at the bottom of your
screen and try to position your car where the tip of the arrow
is to block.
Lightning Challenge
Lightning Challenge is your chance to prove you belong on the track. If
you can complete the challenges, you'll earn Thunder Plates which unlock
cars, tracks, and drivers.
Michael Waltrip, driver of the #15 NAPA Chevrolet, will be your
commentator for all of the challenges.
To find out what plates you can get from all of the challenges, look
under "Thunder Plates."
Thunder License
Get some experience behind the wheel as you learn every track in the
country from "The King," Richard Petty, and other top NASCAR drivers.
This is pretty much like the practice mode in "Race Now." Except that
you don't have an option to mess with your setups.
Season
You don't have to win every race to finish the season on top. Compete
consistently in a series of races in quest of a NASCAR championship and
you might end up with enough points to clutch the cup.
Career
Work your way through the ranks of NASCAR as you compete for 20
consecutive seasons. Vie for the best crew, try to sign the top sponsors,
and incorporate the latest racing technology.
If you want to be offered a good sponsor and money for your team, buy
new engines, chassis, body and your R&D (reseach and development)...
you need to race smarter and finish in a good position to do so. If
your starting and finishing position meets your sponsor's expectation,
your prestige will raise, and maybe you will be offered better money
and sponsorship.
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Tracks
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These are the tracks you can race on. Events are from the NASCAR Thunder 2003
for each tracks, and for the past winners, I got them from the "The Official
NASCAR 2003 Preview and Press Guide" and picked some drivers that have won at
the track and not listing all of them.
You may see a locked track when you are scrolling through the events. There
are two ways you can unlock them. Season or Race Now modes. In Race Now mode,
you must win the race (either day or night) under medium or higher
difficulty settings.
For The Shootout and The All-Star, the only way you can unlock them is if you
go through season mode and win both special events.
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Events: Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500, Georgia 500, Atlanta 500
Where: Hampton, Georgia
Type: Speedway
Length: 1.54 Mile
Banking: 24 degrees (corners), 5 degrees (front & back)
Capacity: 124,000
Past Winners: Dale Earnhardt (9), Cale Yarborough (7), Richard Petty (6),
Bobby Labonte (5), Bobby Allison (5), Bill Elliott (5),
Jeff Gordon (3), Rusty Wallace (2), Mark Martin (2),
Ricky Rudd (2), Ken Schrader (1), Jerry Nadeau (1),
Kevin Harvick (1), Tony Stewart (1), Kurt Busch (1)
Bristol Motor Speedway
Events: Food City 500, Sharpie 500
Where: Bristol, Tennessee
Type: Short Track
Length: 0.533 Mile
Banking: 36 degrees (corners), 16 degrees (front & back)
Capacity: 147,000
Past Winners: Darrell Waltrip (12), Rusty Wallace (9), Dale Earnhardt (9),
Jeff Gordon (5), Cale Yarborough (9), Richard Petty (3),
Terry Labonte (2), Mark Martin (2), Alan Kulwicki (2),
Bobby Allison (4), Tony Stewart (1), Elliott Sadler (1),
Kurt Busch (1)
California Speedway
Events: Auto Club 500, California 500
Where: Fontana, California
Type: Speedway
Length: 2.0 Mile
Banking: 14 degrees (corners), 11 degrees (front), 3 degrees (back)
Capacity: 92,000
Past Winners: Jeff Gordon (2), Mark Martin (1), Rusty Wallace (1),
Jeremy Mayfield (1), Jimmie Johnson (1)
Chicagoland Speedway
Events: Tropicana 400, Chicagoland 400
Where: Joliet, Illinois
Type: Speedway
Length: 1.5 Mile
Banking: 18 degrees (corners), 11 degrees (front), 5 degrees (back)
Capacity: 75,000
Past Winners: Kevin Harvick (2)
Darlington Raceway
Events: Carolina Dodge Dealers 400, Mountain Dew Southern 500,
Darlington 400
Where: Darlington, South Carolina
Type: Speedway
Length: 1.366 Mile
Banking: 23-25 degrees (corners), 2 degrees (front & back)
Capacity: 65,000
Past Winners: David Pearson (10), Dale Earnhardt (9), Darrell Waltrip (5),
Cale Yarborough (5), Bill Elliott (5), Jeff Gordon (6),
Harry Gant (4), Ward Burton (2), Dale Jarrett (3),
Jeff Burton (2), Sterling Marlin (2)
Daytona International Speedway
Events: Daytona 500, Pepsi 400, The Shootout
Where: Daytona Beach, Florida
Type: SuperSpeedway
Length: 2.5 Mile
Banking: 31 degrees (corners), 18 degrees (front), 3 degrees (back)
Capacity: 168,000
Past Winners: Richard Petty (10), Cale Yarborough (8), David Pearson (5),
Dale Earnhardt (3), Sterling Marlin (3), Jeff Gordon (4),
Bill Elliott (4), Dale Jarrett (4), Michael Waltrip (2),
Ward Burton (1), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1)
Daytona Beach Course
Events: Daytona Beach 500
Where: Daytona Beach, Florida
Type: Speedway
Length: 2.0 Mile
Banking: 15 degrees (corners)
Capacity: 136,000
Daytona Infield Road Course
Events: Florida 500K
Where: Daytona Beach, Florida
Type: Road Course
Length: 2.175 Mile
Corners: 9 Turns
Capacity: 136,000
Devil's Canyon Speedway
Events: Tumbleweed 300
Where: Mesa, Arizona
Type: Road Course
Length: 2.0 Mile
Banking: 9 Turns
Capacity: 121,000
Dockside International Raceway
Events: Fisherman's 349
Where: San Bruno, California
Type: Road Course
Length: 1.5 Mile
Banking: 7 Turns
Capacity: 150,000
Dover International Speedway
Events: Delaware 400, MBNA Armed Forces Family 400, Dover 400
Where: Dover, Delware
Type: Speedway
Length: 1.0 Mile
Banking: 24 degrees (corners), 9 degrees (front & back)
Capacity: 140,000
Past Winners: Richard Petty (7), David Pearson (5), Jeff Gordon (4),
Ricky Rudd (4), Rusty Wallace (3), Bill Elliott (4),
Bobby Allison (7), Jimmie Johnson (2), Tony Stewart (2),
Harry Gant (4)
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Events: Ford 400
Where: Homestead, Florida
Type: Speedway
Length: 1.5 Mile
Banking: 20 degrees (corners), 3 degrees (front & back)
Capacity: 72,000
Homestead 2002
Events: Homestead 400
Where: Homestead, Florida
Type: Speedway
Length: 1.5 Mile
Banking: 6 degrees (corners), 3 degrees (front & back)
Capacity: 72,000
Past Winners: Tony Stewart (2), Bill Elliott (1), Kurt Busch (1)
Homestead-Miami Infield Road Couse
Events: Homestead-Miami 400K
Where: Homestead, Florida
Type: Road Course
Length: 1.45 Mile
Corners: 6 Turns
Capacity: 72,000
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Events: Brickyard 400
Where: Indianapolis, Indiana
Type: Speedway
Length: 2.5 Mile
Banking: 9 degrees (corners), 0 degrees (front & back)
Capacity: 250,000
Past Winners: Jeff Gordon (3), Dale Earnhardt (1), Dale Jarrett (2),
Ricky Rudd (1), Bobby Labonte (1), Bill Elliott (1)
Infineon Raceway
Events: Dodge/Save Mart 350, Sonoma 350K
Where: Sonoma, California
Type: Road Course
Length: 2.0 Mile
Corners: 10 Turns
Capacity: 98,000
Past Winners: Jeff Gordon (3), Ricky Rudd (2), Rusty Wallace (2),
Ernie Irvan (2), Dale Earnhardt (1), Davey Allison (1),
Geoffrey Bodine (1), Mark Martin (1), Tony Stewart (1),
Kansas Speedway
Events: Banquet 400, Kansas 400
Where: Kansas City, Kansas
Type: Speedway
Length: 1.5 Mile
Banking: 15 degrees (corners), 10 degrees (front) 5 degrees (back)
Capacity: 78,000
Past Winners: Jeff Gordon (2)
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Events: UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Las Vegas 400
Where: Las Vegas, Nevada
Type: Speedway
Length: 1.5 Mile
Banking: 12 degrees (corners), 9 degrees (front), 3 degrees (back)
Capacity: 126,000
Past Winners: Jeff Burton (2), Jeff Gordon (1), Mark Martin (1),
Sterling Marlin (1)
Lowe's Motor Speedway
Events: UAW-GM Quality 500, Coca-Cola 600, The All-Star
Where: Concord, North Carolina
Type: Speedway
Length: 1.5 Mile
Banking: 24 degrees (corners), 5 degrees (front & back)
Capacity: 167,000
Past Winners: David Pearson (4), Junior Johnson (2), Richard Petty (4),
Darrell Waltrip (6), Dale Earnhardt (5), Jeff Gordon (4),
Mark Martin (4), Dale Jarrett (3), Benny Parsons (2),
Bobby Allison (6), Rusty Wallace (2), Jamie McMurray (1)
Martinsville Speedway
Events: Virginia 500, Subway 500, Martinsville 500
Where: Martinsville, Virginia
Type: Short Track
Length: 0.526 Mile
Banking: 12 degrees (corners)
Capacity: 91,000
Past Winners: Darrell Waltrip (11), Richard Petty (15), Fred Lorenzen (6),
Cale Yarborough (6), Dale Earnhardt (6), Rusty Wallace (6),
Jeff Gordon (3), Ricky Rudd (3), Geoffrey Bodine (4),
Bobby Labonte (1), Kurt Busch (1)
Michigan International Speedway
Events: Sirius 400, Michigan 400, Motor City 400
Where: Brooklyn, Michigan
Type: Speedway
Length: 2.0 Mile
Banking: 18 degrees (corners), 12 degrees (front), 5 degrees (back)
Capacity: 136,373
Past Winners: Cale Yarborough (8), David Pearson (9), Bill Elliott (7),
Mark Martin (4), Rusty Wallace (5), Davey Allison (3),
Bobby Allison (4), Bobby Labonte (3), Dale Jarrett (4),
Matt Kenseth (1)
New Hampshire International Speedway
Events: New England 300, Sylvania 300
Where: Loudon, New Hampshire
Type: Speedway
Length: 1.058 Mile
Banking: 12 degrees (corners), 2 degrees (front & back)
Capacity: 91,000
Past Winners: Jeff Burton (4), Jeff Gordon (3), Ricky Rudd (1),
Dale Jarrett (1), Rusty Wallace (1), Ernie Irvan (1),
Tony Stewart (1), Joe Nemechek (1), Robby Gordon (1),
Ward Burton (1), Ryan Newman (1)
New York Metro Speedway
Events: Rush Hour 350
Where: New York, New York
Type: Road Course
Length: 2.0 Mile
Banking: 9 Turns
Capacity: 233,000
North Carolina Speedway
Events: Subway 400, Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400,
Rockingham 400
Where: Rockingham, North Carolina
Type: Speedway
Length: 1.017 Mile
Banking: 22-25 degrees (corners), 8 degrees (front & back)
Capacity: 60,113
Past Winners: Richard Petty (11), David Pearson (5), Dale Earnhardt (3),
Rusty Wallace (5), Kyle Petty (3), Jeff Gordon (4),
Bill Elliott (4), Cale Yarborough (7), Matt Kenseth (1),
Johnny Benson (1)
Phoenix International Raceway
Events: Checker Auto Parts 500
Where: Avondale, Arizona
Type: Speedway
Length: 1.0 Mile
Banking: 9-11 degrees (corners)
Capacity: 76,812
Past Winners: Davey Allison (2), Jeff Burton (2), Bill Elliott (1),
Dale Earnhardt (1), Tony Stewart (1), Rusty Wallace (1),
Dale Jarrett (1), Ricky Rudd (2), Bobby Hamilton (1),
Terry Labonte (1), Mark Martin (1), Matt Kenseth (1)
Phoenix Infield Road Course
Events: Sandstorm 500K
Where: Avondale, Arizona
Type: Road Course
Length: 1.149 Mile
Corners: 6 Turns
Capacity: 76,812
Pocono Raceway
Events: Pennsylvania 500, Pocono 500
Where: Pocono, Pennsylvania
Type: Speedway
Length: 2.5 Mile
Banking: 6-14 degrees (corners), 1 degrees (front & back)
Capacity: 90,000
Past Winners: Tim Richmond (4), Rusty Wallace (4), Jeff Gordon (4),
Bobby Allison (3), Geoffrey Bodine (3), Bobby Labonte (3),
Dale Earnhardt (2), Bill Elliott (6), Terry Labonte (2),
Darrell Waltrip (4), Jeremy Mayfield (2), Dale Jarrett (3)
Pocono Infield Road Course
Events: Keystone State 500K
Where: Pocono, Pennsylvania
Type: Road Course
Length: 2.068 Mile
Corners: 8 Turns
Capacity: 90,000
Richmond International Raceway
Events: Chevy Rock & Roll 400, Pontiac Excitement 400,
Richmond 400
Where: Richmond, Virginia
Type: Short Track
Length: 0.75 Mile
Banking: 14 degrees (corners), 8 degrees (front), 2 degrees (back)
Capacity: 100,500
Past Winners: Richard Petty (13), David Pearson (6), Darrell Waltrip (6),
Rusty Wallace (6), Dale Earnhardt (5), Terry Labonte (3),
Benny Parsons (2), Tony Stewart (3), Bobby Allison (7),
Matt Kenseth (1)
Sawmill
Events: Lumberjack 325
Where: Mill Valley, California
Type: Road Course
Length: 2.0 Mile
Banking: 11 Turns
Capacity: 98,000
Talladega Superspeedway
Events: EA Sports 500, Aaron's 499, Alabama 500
Where: Talladega, Alabama
Type: SuperSpeedway
Length: 2.66 Mile
Banking: 33 degrees (corners), 18 degrees (front), 2 degrees (back)
Capacity: 143,000
Past Winners: Dale Earnhardt (10), Bobby Allison (4), David Pearson (3),
Darrell Waltrip (4), Davey Allison (2), Buddy Baker (3),
Ernie Irvan (2), Mark Martin (2), Jeff Gordon (2),
Bill Elliott (2), Terry Labonte (2), Sterling Marlin (2),
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (3)
Talladega Infield Road Course
Events: Dixieland 500K
Where: Talladega, Alabama
Type: Road Course
Length: 2.163
Corners: 8 Turns
Capacity: 150,000
Texas Motor Speedway
Events: Samsung/Radioshack 500
Where: Fort Worth, Texas
Type: Speedway
Length: 1.5 Mile
Banking: 24 degrees (corners), 5 degrees (front & back)
Capacity: 154,861
Past Winners: Jeff Burton (1), Mark Martin (1), Terry Labonte (1),
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1), Dale Jarrett (1), Matt Kenseth (1)
Texas Infield Road Course
Events: Texas 500K
Where: Fort Worth, Texas
Type: Road Course
Length: 1.374 Mile
Corners: 6 Turns
Capacity: 154,861
Tiburon International Speedway
Events: Tiburon 500
Where: Orlando, Florida
Type: SuperSpeedway
Length: 3.0 Mile
Banking: 40 degrees (corners), 15 degrees (front), 20 degrees (back)
Capacity: 150,000
Watkins Glen International
Events: Sirius At The Glen, Thunder Road 220
Where: Watkins Glen, New York
Type: Road Course
Length: 2.454 Mile
Corners: 11 Turns
Capacity: 87,000
Past Winners: Jeff Gordon (4), Mark Martin (3), Rusty Wallace (2),
Ricky Rudd (2), Steve Park (1), Geoffrey Bodine (1),
Kyle Petty (1), Ernie Irvan (1), Tim Richmond (1),
Buck Baker (1), Billy Wade (1), Marvin Panch (1),
Tony Stewart (1)
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Drivers
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(in alphabetical order)
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Bobby Allison (LEGEND)
#12 - Piper Aircraft Owner: ?
Team: ?
Make: Dodge Intrepid
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Stanton Barrett Jr. (BUSCH)
#60 - OdoBan Owner: Jack Roush
Hometown: Bishop, CA Team: Roush Racing
Birthdate: December 1, 1972 Make: Ford Taurus
Paintjobs:
2003 OdoBan
Stanton finally got a full-time ride, or not? So far into the 2003
season, Barrett got 2 poles (qualifying was rained out) and grabbed
four top 10 finishes. He is also a stuntman for movies like Spiderman,
Batman, Jurassic Park, and few others.
BUSCH STATS-
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99th |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105th |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72nd |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119th |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 64th |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59th |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49th |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48th |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74th |
| 2002 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46th |
| 2003 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25th |
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Johnny Benson
#10 - Valvoline Owner: Jim Rocco, Nelson Bowers
Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI Team: MBV Motorsports
Birthdate: June 27, 1963 Make: Pontiac Grand Prix
Rookie Year: 1996
Paintjobs:
2003 Valvoline
2003 Eagle One
2003 Valvoline Test Car
2002 Valvoline
2002 Muppets
2002 MLB
2002 MaxLife
2002 Zerex
2002 Eagle One
2001 Valvoline
2001 Eagle One
2001 MaxLife
Johnny Benson have been racing in the Winston Cup series for 7 years and
he finally grabbed his first win at The Rock in 2002. Jack Roush used to be
his owner when Johnny was driving the #26 Cheerios, he is currently driving
in the #10 Valvoline Pontiac. Benson was the 1995 Busch Rookie of the Year
and he won the champion for the same division the year after.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1996 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 21st |
| 1997 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11th |
| 1998 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20th |
| 1999 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28th |
| 2000 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13th |
| 2001 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 11th |
| 2002 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 29th |
| 2003 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 24th |
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Greg Biffle
#16 - Grainger Owner: Geoff Smith
Hometown: Vancouver, WA Team: Roush Racing
Birthdate: December 23, 1969 Make: Ford Taurus
Rookie Year: 2003
Paintjobs:
2003 Grainger
2003 Grainger Test Car
Biffle is one of the rookie candidates for the NASCAR 2003 season and he
will be piloting the #16 Grainger Ford. After winning the Busch series
in 2002, Biffle will try to win the Raybesto's Rookie of the Year award
and win the championship the following year like he did for the Craftsman
Truck Series and the Busch Series.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48th |
| 2003 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 20th |
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Mike Bliss (BUSCH)
#20 Rockwell Automation Owner: Joe Gibbs
Hometown: Milwaukee, OR Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
Birthdate: April 5, 1965 Make: Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Paintjobs:
2003 Rockwell Automation
BUSCH STATS-
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84th |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98th |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142nd |
| 2003 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 10th |
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Brett Bodine
#11 - Hooters Owner: Brett and Diane Bodine
Hometown: Chemung, NY Team:
Birthdate: January 11, 1959 Make: Ford Taurus
Rookie Year: 1986
Paintjobs:
2003 Hooters
2003 Hooters Memorial
A native from New York, and the middle son of the three Bodine brothers.
Brett has only one win in 16 years of racing in Winston Cup. Brett is
probably the only driver left that is single car owner/driver. He is
piloting the #11 Hooters Restaurant Ford. At one of the races, he had
a special paintjob with a large shield on the hood that tribute memory to
Alan Kulwicki who died in a plane/helicopter crash in 1993. If you didn't
know, Alan won the championship in 1992 with Hooters as their sponsor and
this is 10 years after his death.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1988 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 20th |
| 1989 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 19th |
| 1990 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12th |
| 1991 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 19th |
| 1992 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15th |
| 1993 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 20th |
| 1994 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 19th |
| 1995 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20th |
| 1996 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24th |
| 1997 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29th |
| 1998 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th |
| 1999 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35th |
| 2000 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35th |
| 2001 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30th |
| 2002 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52nd |
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Jeff Burton (BUSCH)
#9 - Uh-Oh! Oreo Owner: Jack Roush
Hometown: South Boston, VA Team: Roush Racing
Birthdate: June 29, 1967 Make: Ford Taurus
Jeff has only ran 3 races in the Busch series, but never in this car.
Greg Biffle drove this paint scheme when he needed more track time to
improve his skills in the Winston Cup series. Biffle drove this car
to a 12th place finish, from starting 12th at Lowe's.
BUSCH STATS-
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 2001 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 33rd |
| 2002 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 31st |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76th |
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Jeff Burton
#99 - CITGO Owner: Jack Roush
Hometown: South Boston, VA Team: Roush Racing
Birthdate: June 29, 1967 Make: Ford Taurus
Rookie Year: 1994
Paintjobs:
2003 CITGO
2003 BassMaster
2003 Muscle Team
2003 Peelout-Reelin
2003 CITGO Test Car
2002 CITGO
2002 Peelout-Reelin
2001 CITGO
A native from South Boston, Virginia, the youngest Burton brothers,
rookie of the year in 1994, what else? Jeff Burton has proved himself
to be one of the best racers in the Winston Cup series. His first win
came in Texas in 1997, he finished 4th in point standings that year, until
the career best, 3rd, in 2000. Last year, Jeff did not win a race and that
isn't what he wanted to see but he finished 12th in point standings.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1994 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 24th |
| 1995 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 32nd |
| 1996 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 13th |
| 1997 | 32 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 4th |
| 1998 | 33 | 2 | 18 | 23 | 5th |
| 1999 | 34 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 5th |
| 2000 | 34 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 3rd |
| 2001 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 10th |
| 2002 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 12th |
| 2003 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12th |
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Ward Burton
#22 - Caterpillar Owner: Bill Davis
Hometown: South Boston, VA Team: Bill Davis Racing
Birthdate: October 25, 1961 Make: Dodge Intrepid
Rookie Year: 1994
Paintjobs:
2003 Caterpillar
2003 ACERT
2003 CAT Rental Store
2003 Caterpillar Test Car
2002 Caterpillar
2002 Flames
2001 Caterpillar
2001 Wildlife Foundation
2002 Daytona 500 winner, Ward Burton, had an up-and-down season this year,
most of them are engine problems. Ward can take the car to the front if it
wasn't for those. A native from South Boston and an older brother to Jeff.
Ward's first win came in 1995 at The Rock (Rockingham) and he added 4
more after that. Look for Ward in a new team for the 2004 season as
he and Bill Davis terminated the contract for the #22.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1994 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 35th |
| 1995 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 22nd |
| 1996 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33rd |
| 1997 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24th |
| 1998 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16th |
| 1999 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 9th |
| 2000 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 10th |
| 2001 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14th |
| 2002 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 25th |
| 2003 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21st |
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Kurt Busch
#97 - Sharpie Owner: Georgetta Roush
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV Team: Roush Racing
Birthdate: August 4, 1978 Make: Ford Taurus
Rookie Year: 2001
Paintjobs:
2003 Rubbermaid/Sharpie
2003 Blue Ice
2003 Rubbermaid Commercial
2003 Irwin Paint
2003 Sharpie
2003 Rubbermaid/Sharpie Test Car
2002 Rubbermaid/Sharpie
2002 Rubbermaid
2002 Sharpie
2002 Little Tikes
2001 Sharpie/Rubbermaid
Kurt started back in 2000 in the #97 car sponsored by John Deere. He
was one of the rookie candidates in 2001 and grabbed 3rd place in
rookie standings and 27th in point standings. Kurt's 2002 season has
improved alot and I MEAN alot. His first win came at Bristol spring
race and then won 3 of the last 5 races of the 2002 season and ended up
3rd place in points standings. Kurt hoped to perform better this year for
him and the #97 team.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48th |
| 2001 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 27th |
| 2002 | 36 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 3rd |
| 2003 | 36 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 11th |
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Ricky Craven
#32 - Tide Owner: Cal Wells III
Hometown: Bangor, ME Team: PPI Motorsports
Birthdate: May 24, 1966 Make: Pontiac Grand Prix
Rookie Year: 1995
Paintjobs:
2003 Tide
2003 Tide with Bleach
2003 Tide Test Car
The first NASCAR Thunder game doesn't have Ricky Craven, but he is in
the second one though! I'm sure the fans of Craven are very happy and will
be able to use him as their driver. A native from Maine joined PPI
Motorsports and the #32 car back in 2001, which is the year Ricky won his
first Winston Cup race in Martinsville. Ricky did not add any more win in
the 2002 season but finsihed 15th in standings with 3 top 5s and 9 top
10s.
In the 2003 season, the first half of the season, Ricky was having a
spectacular run and was inside the top 10 in points. He also had a
win at Darlington as what was to be the most memorable race and the
shortest margin from 2nd place of .002 second. Craven beat Busch by
an inch to the finish line after a wild few laps towards the end of
the race.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1995 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24th |
| 1996 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 20th |
| 1997 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 19th |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46th |
| 1999 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41st |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44th |
| 2001 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 21st |
| 2002 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15th |
| 2003 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 27th |
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Dale Earnhardt (Legend)
#3 - GM Goodwrench Owner: Richard Childress
Team: RCR
Make: Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Paintjobs:
Legacy
GM Goodwrench
GM Goodwrench Plus
Coca Cola
GM Goodwrench Silver
Bass Pro Shops
Wrangler
Oreo
The Man in Black, The Intimidator, Ironhead, whatever you call him,
Dale is one of the greatest racers of all time in NASCAR history. A
native from Kannapolis, North Carolina was known for his rough racing
style and his sly grin. He won 76 times, which placed him 6th in the
all time win list. He died in the final turn of the final lap of the
2001 Daytona 500.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 43rd |
| 1979 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 7th |
| 1980 | 31 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 1st |
| 1981 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 7th |
| 1982 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 12th |
| 1983 | 30 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 8th |
| 1984 | 30 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 4th |
| 1985 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 8th |
| 1986 | 29 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 1st |
| 1987 | 29 | 11 | 21 | 24 | 1st |
| 1988 | 29 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 3rd |
| 1989 | 29 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 2nd |
| 1990 | 29 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 1st |
| 1991 | 29 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 1st |
| 1992 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 12th |
| 1993 | 30 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 1st |
| 1994 | 31 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 1st |
| 1995 | 31 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 2nd |
| 1996 | 31 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 4th |
| 1997 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 5th |
| 1998 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 8th |
| 1999 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 7th |
| 2000 | 34 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 2nd |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57th |
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. (BUSCH)
#8 - Nabisco Owner: Richard Childress
Team: RCR
Make: Chevrolet Monte Carlo
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Dale Earnhardt Jr.
#8 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. Owner: Teresa Earnhardt
Hometown: Mooresville, NC Team: DEI
Birthdate: October 10, 1974 Make: Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Rookie Year: 2000
Paintjobs:
2003 Dale Jr.
2003 Dale Jr. Test Car
2002 Dale Jr.
2001 Dale Jr.
The son of the late Dale Earnhardt and half brother of Kerry Earnhardt.
When Dale Sr. died in the Daytona 500, Dale Jr. came back to the same
track in the night race and won the race, it was one of the most
memorable races. Junior looks to be the dominator of restrictor plate
races now along with teammate Michael Waltrip.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? |
| 2000 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16th |
| 2001 | 36 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 8th |
| 2002 | 36 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 11th |
| 2003 | 36 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 3rd |
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Bill Elliott
#9 - UAW/Dodge Dealers Owner: Ray Evernham
Hometown: Dawsonville, GA Team: Evernham Motorsports
Birthdate: October 8, 1955 Make: Dodge Intrepid
Rookie Year: 1976
Paintjobs:
2003 Dodge Dealers
2003 Brickyard 400
2003 Dodge Dealers Test Car
2002 Dodge Dealers
2002 Muppets
2001 Dodge Dealers
Awesome Bill from Dawsonville! Bill has been in the Winston Cup series for
a long time and he has been voted NASCAR's most popular driver 15 times.
In 2001, Bill got his first win since 1994, and finished up 15th in point
standings.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1976 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ? |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ? |
| 1979 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ? |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ? |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ? |
| 1982 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 25th |
| 1983 | 30 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 3rd |
| 1984 | 30 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 3rd |
| 1985 | 28 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 2nd |
| 1986 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 4th |
| 1987 | 29 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 2nd |
| 1988 | 29 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 1st |
| 1989 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 6th |
| 1990 | 29 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 4th |
| 1991 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 11th |
| 1992 | 29 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 2nd |
| 1993 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 8th |
| 1994 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 10th |
| 1995 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 8th |
| 1996 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30th |
| 1997 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 8th |
| 1998 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18th |
| 1999 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21st |
| 2000 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 21st |
| 2001 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15th |
| 2002 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 13th |
| 2003 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 9th |
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Christian Fittipaldi
#43 - Cheerios Owner: Richard Petty
Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil Team: Petty Enterprises
Birthdate: January 18, 1971 Make: Dodge Intrepid
Rookie Year: 2003
Paintjobs:
2003 Cheerios
2003 Cheerios Berry Burst Cheerios
2003 Box Tops for Education
2003 Pillsbury
2003 Cheerios Test Car
2002 Cheerios
2002 Grands
2002 Honey Nut Cheerios
2002 Chex
2001 Hamburger Helper
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 2003 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44th |
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Coy Gibbs (BUSCH)
#18 - MBNA Owner: Joe Gibbs
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
Make: Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Paintjobs:
2003 MBNA
Son of the former football coach, Joe Gibbs. Coy will be one of the
rookie candidates for the 2003 season and he is having an good season
so far. He is driving the #18 MBNA Chevrolet in the Busch Series.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61st |
| 2003 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14th |
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Jeff Gordon
#24 - DuPont Owner: Rick Hendrick
Hometown: Vallejo, CA Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Birthdate: August 4, 1971 Make: Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Rookie Year: 1993
Paintjobs:
2003 Dupont
2003 Looney Tunes
2003 Pepsi
2003 First Flight
2003 DuPont Test Car
2002 Looney Tunes
2002 DuPont 200th
2001 Looney Tunes
The Wonder Boy has 61 wins and 5 championships and still counting, even
though he is just in his 10th year in the Winston Cup series. Most of
the people know who drive the #24 DuPont and the color scheme thats on
it, Jeff decided to add the flame for the 2001 year. DuPont has reached
its 200th year and Jeff ran a special paint scheme for the 2002 Daytona
500, oh yeah, and he was the 1997 and 1999 Daytona 500 winner!
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1993 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 14th |
| 1994 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 8th |
| 1995 | 31 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 1st |
| 1996 | 31 | 10 | 21 | 24 | 2nd |
| 1997 | 32 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 1st |
| 1998 | 33 | 13 | 26 | 28 | 1st |
| 1999 | 34 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 6th |
| 2000 | 34 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 9th |
| 2001 | 36 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 1st |
| 2002 | 36 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 4th |
| 2003 | 36 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 4th |
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Robby Gordon
#31 - Cingular Wireless Owner: Richard Childress
Hometown: Cerritos, CA Team: RCR
Birthdate: January 2, 1969 Make: Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Rookie Year: 1997
Paintjobs:
2003 Cingular Wireless
2003 FDNY
2003 Cingular Reverse-Out
2003 Cingular Wireless Test Car
2002 Looney Tunes
2002 Reverse-Out
A talented road racer with 3 wins, two of them came at both road courses
in the 2003 season, came in late in the 2001 season to fill in for Mike
Skinner. During that season, Robby won the New Hampshire race that was
postponed to the last race of the season. In 2003, Robby has proved himself
that he isn't just a road racer and that he can drive on oval and tri-oval
tracks.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55th |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94th |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76th |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57th |
| 1997 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40th |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67th |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 43rd |
| 2001 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 44th |
| 2002 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 20th |
| 2003 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16th |
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Tina Gordon (BUSCH)
#22 Tina Gordon Owner: ?
Hometown: Team: ?
Birthdate: Make:
Paintjobs:
2003 Tina Gordon
A surprise addition to this year's roster, Tina Gordon. So far, Tina has
only raced twice, one in 2001 and another in 2003. She got a 10th place
effort at the spring Talladega 2003 race.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151st |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 110th |
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David Green (BUSCH)
#37 Owner: Clarence Brewer
Team: Brewco
Make: Pontiac Grand Prix
Paintjobs:
2003 Timberwolf
The 1994 Busch Series champion, David Green, will be behind the wheel of
the #37 Timberwolf Pontiac for the 2003 season. He looks to be having an
impressive season so far.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96th |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85th |
| 1991 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13th |
| 1993 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 3rd |
| 1994 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 1st |
| 1995 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12th |
| 1996 | 26 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 2nd |
| 1998 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 26th |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 27th |
| 2000 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9th |
| 2001 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13th |
| 2002 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 40th |
| 2003 | 34 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 2nd |
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Jeff Green
#1 - Pennzoil Owner: Teresa Earnhardt
Hometown: Owensboro, KY Team: DEI
Birthdate: September 6, 1962 Make: Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Rookie Year: 1997
Paintjobs:
2003 Pennzoil
2003 Pennzoil Test Car
2002 Pennzoil
2001 Pennzoil
Green, the 2000 Busch Series champion, came into the 2002 with a full-time
ride under Childress to pilot the #30 Chevrolet. Halfway into the 2003
season, Jeff got released from the #30 AOL, just a couple hours after
Steve Park got released from his #1 Pennzoil ride and they both "swapped"
rides. Jeff is the youngest of the three Green brothers. David (the oldest)
was the 1994 Busch Series champion and he is the driver of the #37
Timberwolf in the Busch Series.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51st |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49th |
| 1997 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 39th |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40th |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60th |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48th |
| 2002 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 17th |
| 2003 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34th |
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Kevin Grubb
#26 - Dr. Pepper Owner: Dave Carroll
Hometown: Mechanicsville, VA Team: Carroll Racing
Birthdate: April 19, 1978 Make: Dodge Intrepid
Paintjobs:
2003 Dr. Pepper
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79th |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 35th |
| 1999 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 17th |
| 2000 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13th |
| 2001 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14th |
| 2002 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 24th |
| 2003 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19th |
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Kevin Harvick
#29 - GM Goodwrench Owner: Richard Childress
Hometown: Bakersfield, CA Team: RCR
Birthdate: December 8, 1975 Make: Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Rookie Year: 2001
Paintjobs:
2003 GM Goodwrench
2003 Shootout
2003 Snap On
2003 GM Goodwrench Test Car
2002 GM Goodwrench
2002 Looney Tunes
2002 Now Sell Tires!
2001 GM Goodwrench
2001 Looney Tunes
2001 America Online
Taking over the seat for the late Dale Earnhardt, Harvick has proved
that he was the dominant rookie in the 2001 season with 2 wins (the 1st
was on his 3rd race) and finished 9th in the point standings. In the 2002
season, Kevin Harvick was in a sophomore slump and finished 21st in
point standings, but at least he got a win.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 2001 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 9th |
| 2002 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 21st |
| 2003 | 36 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 5th |
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Kevin Harvick (BUSCH)
#21 - Payday Owner: Richard Childress
Team: RCR
Make: Chevrolet Monte Carlo
In 2003, Kevin Harvick will share the driving duty for the #21 Payday
Chevrolet with Johnny Sauter. Johnny Sauter is piloting both this #21
and the #43 Channellock for the Busch series.
BUSCH STATS-
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 2001 | 33 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 1st |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64th |
| 2003 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 16th |
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Ron Hornaday
#2 - AC Delco Owner: Richard Childress
Team: RCR
Make: Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Ron Jr. gets the driving duty for the #2 AC Delco for the 2003 season.
He is known to be the king of restarts and he can pass a few cars at
every restart he is in. Hornaday looks to be having an impressive
season so far in the Busch Series as he is sitting in the top 5 in
points.
BUSCH STATS-
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61st |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 68th |
| 2000 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 5th |
| 2001 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 36th |
| 2002 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 18th |
| 2003 | 34 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 3rd |
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Dale Jarrett
#88 - UPS Owner: Robert Yates
Hometown: Conover, NC Team: RYR
Birthdate: November 26, 1956 Make: Ford Taurus
Rookie Year: 1987
Paintjobs:
2003 UPS
2003 Early Season UPS
2003 UPS Test Car
2002 UPS
2002 Muppets
2001 UPS Flames
DJ has been in the Winston Cup series for almost 20 years, plus, he is
a second generation driver. His dad, Ned, has 50 wins and Dale has 31
as of the end of 2003 season. Dale got his first win in Michigan back in
1991 in the Wood Brothers #21 car. Dale is currently driving the #88 UPS
truck, I mean, CAR!
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1987 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26th |
| 1988 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23rd |
| 1989 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 24th |
| 1990 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 25th |
| 1991 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 17th |
| 1992 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 19th |
| 1993 | 30 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 4th |
| 1994 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16th |
| 1995 | 31 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 13th |
| 1996 | 31 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 3rd |
| 1997 | 32 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 2nd |
| 1998 | 33 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 3rd |
| 1999 | 34 | 4 | 24 | 29 | 1st |
| 2000 | 34 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 4th |
| 2001 | 36 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 5th |
| 2002 | 36 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 9th |
| 2003 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 26th |
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Jimmie Johnson
#48 - Lowe's Home Impovement Owner: Rick Hendrick & Jeff Gordon
Warehouse Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Hometown: El Cajon, CA Make: Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Birthdate: September 17, 1975
Rookie Year: 2002
Paintjobs:
2003 Lowe's
2003 Power of Pride
2003 Lowe's Test Car
2002 Lowe's
2002 Looney Tunes
2002 Power of Pride
One of the rookie candidates for the 2002 season, Jimmie Johnson has proved
himself a better racer than Gordon, just joking. Although, it surprised me
that Johnson got as high as 2nd place in standings and he is still hanging
in the top 5s in the point standings. As of the end of 2002 season, Jimmie
won 3 times with 6 top 5s and 21 top 10s and he ended up 5th in point
standings... but he lost the Rookie of the Year award to Ryan Newman.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52nd |
| 2002 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 5th |
| 2003 | 36 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 2nd |
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Junior Johnson (LEGEND)
#3 - Junior Johnson Owner: ?
Team: ?
Make: Chevrolet Monte Carlo
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Matt Kenseth
#17 - DeWalt Power Tools Owner: Mark Martin
Hometown: Cambridge, WI Team: Roush Racing
Birthdate: March 10, 1972 Make: Ford Taurus
Rookie Year: 2000
Paintjobs:
2003 DeWalt
2003 Million Dollar Challenge
2003 DeWalt Test Car
2002 DeWalt
2002 AT&T
2002 Million Dollar Challenge
2001 DeWalt
The #17 team is known to have the world's fastest pit crew but he isn't
in the Pit Point Standings because of sponsorship, he would probably
easily win it if it wasn't for the sponsor. Matt was the 2000 Rookie of
the Year and his best season came in 2002 where he tallied up 5 wins
and finished 8th in point standings.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49th |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 57th |
| 2000 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14th |
| 2001 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13th |
| 2002 | 36 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 8th |
| 2003 | 36 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 1st |
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Alan Kulwicki (LEGEND)
#7 - Alan Kulwicki Owner: ?
Team: ?
Make: Ford Taurus
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Bobby Labonte
#18 - Interstate Batteries Owner: Joe Gibbs
Hometown: Corpus Christi, TX Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
Birthdate: May 8, 1964 Make: Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Rookie Year: 1993
Paintjobs: 2003 Interstate Batteries
2003 Hulk
2003 Interstate Batteries Test Car
2002 Interstate Batteries
2002 Muppets
2001 Interstate Batteries
2001 Jurassic Park 3
2001 Coca-Cola Polar Bear
2000 MLB All-Star Game
2000 Frankenstein
1999 NASCAR Racers
1998 Small Soldiers
The younger brother of Terry also won a championship, he did it back in
2000, with 4 wins, 19 top 5s and 24 top 10s. Bobby entered the 2003
season with a new paint scheme and a new car, and so did his teammate,
Tony Stewart and their owner is the former football head coach, Joe Gibbs.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1993 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10th |
| 1994 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21st |
| 1995 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 10th |
| 1996 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 11th |
| 1997 | 32 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 7th |
| 1998 | 33 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 6th |
| 1999 | 34 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 2nd |
| 2000 | 34 | 4 | 19 | 24 | 1st |
| 2001 | 36 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 6th |
| 2002 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16th |
| 2003 | 36 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 8th |
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Terry Labonte
#5 - Kellogg's Owner: Rick Hendrick
Hometown: Corpus Christi, TX Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Birthdate: November 16, 1956 Make: Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Rookie Year: 1979
Paintjobs:
2003 Kellogg's
2003 Cheez-It
2003 Got Milk?
2002 Looney Tunes
2001 Mini Wheats
2001 Looney Tunes
Texas Terry Labonte is a two-time NASCAR Winston Cup Champion, one in 1984
and another in 1996. Terry was the NASCAR Winston Cup record holder for
consecutive starts with 655 which ended in 2000. He is currently driving
Tony the Tiger orange stripped #5 car, he used to drive the yellow and red
Corn Flakes car for a while. Another one of his nicknames is "The Iceman."
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 39th |
| 1979 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10th |
| 1980 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 8th |
| 1981 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 4th |
| 1982 | 30 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 3rd |
| 1983 | 30 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 5th |
| 1984 | 30 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 1st |
| 1985 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 7th |
| 1986 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12th |
| 1987 | 29 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 3rd |
| 1988 | 29 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 4th |
| 1989 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10th |
| 1990 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 15th |
| 1991 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 18th |
| 1992 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 8th |
| 1993 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18th |
| 1994 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 7th |
| 1995 | 31 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 6th |
| 1996 | 31 | 2 | 21 | 24 | 1st |
| 1997 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 6th |
| 1998 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 9th |
| 1999 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12th |
| 2000 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17th |
| 2001 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23rd |
| 2002 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 24th |
| 2003 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10th |
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Elmo Langley (LEGEND)
#64 - Elmo Langley Owner: ?
Team: ?
Make: Ford Taurus
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Ashton Lewis Jr. (BUSCH)
#46 - Civil Air Patrol Owner: William Lewis
Team: Lewis Motorsports
Make: Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Another one of the Busch Series regulars, Ashton is entering his 2nd
season with Civil Air Patrol in the #46 Chevrolet. Last year, Lewis
finished 17th with 4 top 5s and 11 top 10s.
BUSCH STATS-
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97th |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85th |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84th |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 53rd |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51st |
| 2001 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 20th |
| 2002 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 17th |
| 2003 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12th |
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Tiny Lund (LEGEND)
55 - Tiny Lund Owner: ?
Team: ?
Make: Dodge Intrepid
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Sterling Marlin
#40 - Sterling Marlin Owner: Chip Ganassi
Hometown: Franklin, TN Team: Chip Ganassi Racing
Birthdate: June 30, 1957 Make: Dodge Intrepid
Rookie Year: 1983
Paintjobs:
2003 Sterling Marlin
2003 Sterling Marlin Test Car
2002 Sterling Marlin
2001 Sterling Marlin
Sterling has been around in the Winston Cup series for quite a long
time and he is still as good as he can be. He has never won a
championship but finished 3rd twice. A two-time Daytona 500 winner
(back-to-back in 1994 and 1995) collected 2 wins in the 2002 season
and would probably have won his first championship if it wasn't
for a devastating crash at Kansas Speedway that ended his season.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ? |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1983 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19th |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37th |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37th |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 36th |
| 1987 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11th |
| 1988 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 10th |
| 1989 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12th |
| 1990 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14th |
| 1991 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 7th |
| 1992 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 10th |
| 1993 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15th |
| 1994 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14th |
| 1995 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 3rd |
| 1996 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 8th |
| 1997 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 25th |
| 1998 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13th |
| 1999 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16th |
| 2000 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 19th |
| 2001 | 36 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 3rd |
| 2002 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 18th |
| 2003 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18th |
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Mark Martin
#6 - Pfizer Owner: Jack Roush
Hometown: Batesville, AR Team: Roush Racing
Birthdate January 9, 1959 Make: Ford Taurus
Rookie Year: 1982
Paintjobs:
2003 Pfizer
2003 Kraft
2003 Reverse
2003 Pfizer Test Car
2002 Pfizer
2002 Kraft Tombstone
Mark Martin has never won a championship, but came 2nd 4 times. Mark
leads the Busch Series in wins with 45, but he has never won a
championship there either, when will he win one?
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 42nd |
| 1982 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14th |
| 1983 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 30th |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48th |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1988 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15th |
| 1989 | 29 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 3rd |
| 1990 | 29 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 2nd |
| 1991 | 29 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 6th |
| 1992 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 6th |
| 1993 | 30 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 3rd |
| 1994 | 31 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 2nd |
| 1995 | 31 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 4th |
| 1996 | 31 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 5th |
| 1997 | 32 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 3rd |
| 1998 | 33 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 2nd |
| 1999 | 34 | 2 | 19 | 26 | 3rd |
| 2000 | 34 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 8th |
| 2001 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12th |
| 2002 | 36 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 2nd |
| 2003 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 17th |
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Jeremy Mayfield
#19 - Dodge Dealers Owner: Ray Evernham
Hometown: Owensboro, KY Team: Evernham Motorsports
Birthdate: May 27, 1969 Make: Dodge Intrepid
Rookie Year: 1994
Paintjobs:
2003 Dodge Dealers
2003 Mountain Dew
2003 Dodge Dealers Test Car
2002 Dodge Dealers
2002 Muppets
2002 Mountain Dew
Beside his funny commercials, Jeremy is a good racer with 3 wins in his
career. He got released from the #12 car late in the 2001 season. Jeremy
is also from Owensboro, Kentucky where the Green and the Waltrip brothers
are from.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37th |
| 1995 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31st |
| 1996 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26th |
| 1997 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13th |
| 1998 | 33 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 7th |
| 1999 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 11th |
| 2000 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 24th |
| 2001 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 35th |
| 2002 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 26th |
| 2003 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 19th |
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Jamie McMurray
#42 - Havoline Owner: Chip Ganassi with Felix Sabates
Hometown: Joplin, MO Team: Chip Ganassi Racing
Birthdate: June 4, 1976 Make: Dodge Intrepid
Rookie Year: 2003
Paintjob:
2003 Havoline
2003 Havoline Test Car
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 2002 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 46th |
| 2003 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13th |
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Casey Mears
#41 - Target Owner: Chip Ganassi with Felix Sabates
Hometown: Bakersfield, CA Team: Chip Ganassi Racing
Birthdate: March 12, 1978 Make: Dodge Intrepid
Rookie Year: 2003
Paintjobs:
2003 Target
2003 Target Test Car
2002 Muppets
Kind of surprised to see the car owner picked Casey Mears to pilot the
#41 Target car. Casey was a former Indy driver and so was his uncle
Rick Mears. Mears has never raced in a Winston Cup and he was just in his
first full season last year in the Busch series where he finished 21st in
point standings.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 2003 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35th |
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Chase Montgomery (BUSCH)
#27 - Trim Spa Owner: Clarence Brewer
Hometown: ? Team: Brewco Motorsports
Birthdate: ? Make: Pontiac Grand Prix
Paintjobs:
2003 Trim Spa
Chase only ran several races for this team before another driver took over
because of a deal he was offered for the 2003 season. He posted a top 10 at
the first race of his Busch career at Daytona.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 2003 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41st |
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Jerry Nadeau
#01 - U.S. Army Owner: MB2 Motorsports
Hometown: Danbury, CT Team: MB2 Motorsports
Birthdate: September 9, 1970 Make: Pontiac Grand Prix
Rookie Year: 1998
Paintjobs:
2003 U.S. Army
2003 USG
2003 U.S. Army Camo
2003 U.S. Army Test Car
Jerry Nadeau got released from the #25 car early in the 2002 season
(Nemechek is the driver now). He has only one win in his career and
it first came in Atlanta in 2000 fall race, he almost won at the same
place in 2001 but he ran out of fuel in the final lap. Jerry is
currently driving the #01 U.S. Army Pontiac owned by the MB2 Motorsports
Recently, Jerry was in a devastating wreck during practice at Richmond
that put him in a hospital.
Mike Wallace will be substituting for Nadeau while Nadeau is trying to
recover as quickly as possible to get back in racing again. Boris Said
will take care of the road courses and Mike Skinner who just got released
form the #4 Kodak will handle some races and Joe Nemechek will be behind
the wheel for the remaining 4 races.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54th |
| 1998 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th |
| 1999 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 34th |
| 2000 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 20th |
| 2001 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 17th |
| 2002 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37th |
| 2003 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 45th |
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Joe Nemechek
#25 - UAW-Delphi Owner: Rick Hendrick
Hometown: Lakeland, FL Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Birthdate: September 26, 1963 Make: Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Rookie Year: 1994
Paintjobs:
2003 UAW-Delphi
2003 Looney Tunes
2003 Uncle Kracker
2002 Looney Tunes
Joe got the ride in the #25 after team owner released Nadeau from the
car in 2002. Nemechek will try to turn the #25 car around and bring it to
the front as best as he can and so far in the 2003 season, he has done
it in the first several races.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44th |
| 1994 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 27th |
| 1995 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 28th |
| 1996 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34th |
| 1997 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28th |
| 1998 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 26th |
| 1999 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 30th |
| 2000 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15th |
| 2001 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 28th |
| 2002 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 34th |
| 2003 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 25th |
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Ryan Newman
#12 - ALLTEL Owner: Roger Penske
Hometown: South Bend, IN Team: Penske Racing
Birthdate: December 8, 1977 Make: Dodge Intrepid
Rookie Year: 2002
Paintjobs:
2003 Alltel
2003 Mobil
2003 Sony
2003 Alltel Test Car
2002 Mobil 1
2002 Sony Wega
2002 ALLTEL
Ryan is the 2002 Rookie of the Year, The Winston, and the fall New
Hampshire race winner. As of the end of the 2002 season, Ryan tallied
14 top 5s that made him the Rookie of the Year and 22 top 10s with
that. Newman and the #12 ALLTEL Dodge finished 6th in point standings
last year.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70th |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 49th |
| 2002 | 36 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 6th |
| 2003 | 36 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 6th |
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Steve Park
#30 - America Online Owner: Richard Childress
Hometown: East Northport, NY Team: RCR
Birthdate: August 23, 1967 Make: Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Rookie Year: 1998
Paintjobs:
2003 America Online
2003 Looney Tunes
2003 America Online Test Car
2002 America Online
2002 Looney Tunes
2001 Looney Tunes
Beside the horrible accident and the long recovery he went through, Steve
is a good racer with several wins with him (first one came at Watkins Glen).
Halfway into the 2003 season, Steve got released from the #1 Chevrolet and
fill in the open seat for the #30 AOL Chevrolet not too long after Jeff
Green got released from that ride.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51st |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42nd |
| 1999 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14th |
| 2000 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 11th |
| 2001 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 32nd |
| 2002 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33rd |
| 2003 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 32nd |
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Benny Parsons (LEGEND)
#50 - TNT Owner: NBC/TNT Sports
Team: ?
Make: Pontiac
Paintjobs:
2003 NBC Sports
2003 TNT
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Kyle Petty
#45 - Georigia Pacific/Brawny Owner: Pattie Petty
Hometown: Randleman, NC Team: Petty Enterprises
Birthdate: June 2, 1960 Make: Dodge Intrepid
Rookie Year: 1980
Paintjobs:
2003 Georgia Pacific
2003 Brawny
2003 Georgia Pacific Test Car
2002 Sprint PCS
2002 Charity Ride
2001 Charity Ride
A 3rd generation driver with a famous last name, Kyle has never
won a championship, but he has 8 wins in his career. He lost his
son and he has been going through tough time through the 2000 and
2001 season, he came back in the 2002 season with some strong finishes
and the 2003 season looks to be good again for him.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37th |
| 1980 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 28th |
| 1981 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12th |
| 1982 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15th |
| 1983 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13th |
| 1984 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16th |
| 1985 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 9th |
| 1986 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10th |
| 1987 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 7th |
| 1988 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13th |
| 1989 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 30th |
| 1990 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11th |
| 1991 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 31st |
| 1992 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 5th |
| 1993 | 30 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 5th |
| 1994 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15th |
| 1995 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 30th |
| 1996 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27th |
| 1997 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 15th |
| 1998 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30th |
| 1999 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 26th |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41st |
| 2001 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43rd |
| 2002 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22nd |
| 2003 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37th |
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Richard Petty (LEGEND)
#43 - STP Owner: ?
Team: ?
Make: Dodge Intrepid
Paintjobs:
2003 STP
2002 Petty Dodge
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Ricky Rudd
#21 - Motorcraft Owner: Glen Wood, Eddie Wood, Len Wood
Hometown: Chesapeake, VA Team: Wood Brothers Racing
Birthdate: September 12, 1956 Make: Ford Taurus
Rookie Year: 1977
Paintjobs:
2003 Motorcraft
2003 Motorcraft Test Car
1977 Rookie of the Year, Ricky Rudd came so close to winning his first
championship in 2001. With 22 wins in his career, can Ricky have another
successful season and win his first championship soon? Ricky Rudd will
be piloting the #21 Motorcraft Ford with a new paintjob and the car is
owned by the famous Wood Brothers.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1975 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? |
| 1976 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? |
| 1977 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 17th |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ? |
| 1979 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 9th |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ? |
| 1981 | 31 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 6th |
| 1982 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 9th |
| 1983 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 9th |
| 1984 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 7th |
| 1985 | 28 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 6th |
| 1986 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 5th |
| 1987 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 6th |
| 1988 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 11th |
| 1989 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 8th |
| 1990 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 7th |
| 1991 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 2nd |
| 1992 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 7th |
| 1993 | 30 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 10th |
| 1994 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 5th |
| 1995 | 31 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 9th |
| 1996 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 6th |
| 1997 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17th |
| 1998 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 22nd |
| 1999 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 31st |
| 2000 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 5th |
| 2001 | 36 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 4th |
| 2002 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 10th |
| 2003 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 23rd |
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Elliott Sadler
#38 - M&M's Owner: Robert Yates
Hometown: Emporia, VA Team: RYR
Birthdate: April 30, 1975 Make: Ford Taurus
Rookie Year: 1999
Paintjobs:
2003 M&M's
2003 M&M's Test Car
With a little driver exchange from Ricky Rudd to the #21 and Sadler to the
#38, Sadler will be with Yates in the #38 Ford with M&M's as their sponsor.
Elliott has only one career win, which came in Bristol spring race in 2001.
He have a brother, Hermie, who will be in a some races this year.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1999 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24th |
| 2000 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29th |
| 2001 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20th |
| 2002 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 23rd |
| 2003 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 22nd |
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Hermie Sadler
#02 - Go Team VA Owner: Hermie Sadler
Hometown: Emporia, VA Team: Sadler Motorsports
Birthdate: April 24, 1969 Make: Pontiac Grand Prix
Rookie Year: 2002
Paintjobs:
2003 Go Team VA
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Ken Schrader
#49 - BAM Racing Owner: Elizabeth Morganthau
Hometown: Fenton, MO Team: BAM Racing
Birthdate: May 29, 1955 Make: Dodge Intrepid
Rookie Year: 1985
Paintjobs:
2003 BAM
2003 CALL ATT
Schrader is behind the wheel of the #49 BAM Racing, but
he hasn't had a win in a long time. Schrader has 4 wins and came as
far as finishing 4th in point standings, but that was back in 1994,
will he will able to finish in the top 10 in points again?
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53rd |
| 1985 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16th |
| 1986 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16th |
| 1987 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10th |
| 1988 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 5th |
| 1989 | 29 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 5th |
| 1990 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 10th |
| 1991 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 9th |
| 1992 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 17th |
| 1993 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 9th |
| 1994 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 4th |
| 1995 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 17th |
| 1996 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12th |
| 1997 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10th |
| 1998 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12th |
| 1999 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15th |
| 2000 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18th |
| 2001 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19th |
| 2002 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th |
| 2003 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36th |
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Mike Skinner
#4 - Kodak Max Films Owner: Mark McClure & Tim Morgan
Team: Morgan-McClure Motorsports
Make: Pontiac Monte Carlo
Paintjobs:
2003 KODAK MAX Film
2003 Easy Share
2002 KODAK MAX Film
2002 Looney Tunes
Skinner was the first Craftsman Truck Series champion, he took the
championship in 1995 and he has 16 wins in the series as well. He started
racing full-time in the Winston Cup series back in 1997. His best year
came in 1999 when he has no win, but 5 top 5s and 14 top 10s. He
has never won a race, but several non-point races. Skinner and the
#4 car will be driving a Pontiac Grand Prix for the 2003 season and a
new paintjob for them as well.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47th |
| 1997 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30th |
| 1998 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 21st |
| 1999 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 10th |
| 2000 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12th |
| 2001 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40th |
| 2002 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31st |
| 2003 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39th |
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Jack Sprague
#0 - NetZero Owner: Gene Haas
Howntown: Spring Lake, MI Team: ?
Birthdate: August 8, 1964 Make: Pontiac Grand Prix
Paintjobs:
2003 NetZero
Jack will be the driver of the #0 NetZero Pontiac for the 2003 season
and he is also one of the rookie candidates. Jack has raced in the
Winston Cup before and he finished 5th in Busch Series point standings
last year.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 2003 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40th |
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Tony Stewart
#20 - Home Depot Owner: Joe Gibbs
Hometown: Rushville, IN Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
Birthdate: May 20, 1971 Make: Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Rookie Year: 1999
Paintjobs:
2003 Home Depot
2003 Declaration
2003 Home Depot Test Car
2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion
2002 Home Depot
2002 Snoopy (Peanuts)
2001 Home Depot
2001 Jurassic Park 3
2001 Coca-Cola Polar Bear
2000 Kid's Workshop
1999 Habitat for Humanity
Tony is known for his temper, but he is a great racer with 15 wins in
just 4 years. Tony and the #20 Home Depot team switched to Chevrolet
this year along with teammate Bobby Labonte and his #18 team. Tony
was the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup champion!
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1999 | 34 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 4th |
| 2000 | 34 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 6th |
| 2001 | 36 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 2nd |
| 2002 | 36 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 1st |
| 2003 | 36 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 7th |
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Brian Vickers (BUSCH)
#5 - GMAC Owner: Ricky Hendrick
Hometown: Thomasville, NC Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Birthdate: October 24, 1983 Make: Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Paintjobs:
2003 GMAC
Brian Vickers is only 19-year old and he got one of the top rides in
the Busch Series. He took over the #5 GMAC Chevrolet owned by Ricky
Hendrick. The owner retired last year after a wreck he was involved
in and that got him injured for weeks and forced him to retire at an
early age.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72nd |
| 2002 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30th |
| 2003 | 34 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 1st |
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Kenny Wallace
#23 - Stacker 2 Owner: Gail Davis
Hometown: St. Louis, MO Team: Bill Davis Racing
Birthdate: August 23, 1963 Make: Dodge Intrepid
Rookie Year: 1993
Paintjobs:
2003 Stacker 2
The youngest of the three Wallace brothers who all hailed from St. Louis,
Missouri. Kenny, a comical guy, got a full-time ride to pilot the #23
Stacker 2 Dodge for Bill Davis Racing.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44th |
| 1993 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23rd |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 40th |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42nd |
| 1996 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28th |
| 1997 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33rd |
| 1998 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 31st |
| 1999 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 22nd |
| 2000 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26th |
| 2001 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 39th |
| 2002 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39th |
| 2003 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30th |
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Rusty Wallace
#2 - Team Rusty Owner: Roger Penske
Hometown: St. Louis, MO Team: Penske Racing
Birthdate: August 14, 1956 Make: Dodge Intrepid
Rookie Year: 1984
Paintjobs:
2003 Team Rusty
2003 Team Rusty Test Car
2002 Team Rusty
2002 Elvis
2002 Harley-Davidson
Rusty was the 1984 Rookie of the Year. He got 54 wins and 1 championship
in his long racing career. Rusty also have 2 younger brothers, Mike and
Kenny. Mike is currently driving in the #14 Conseco owned by A.J. Foyt
and Kenny will be in the #23 Stackers next year (full-time). At the end
of 2002, his 16-year winning streak ended, but Rusty remained as one
of the top drivers in NASCAR. Rusty and the #2 Miller Lite switched over
to Dodge for the 2003 season along with teammate Ryan Newman and his #12
team.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ? |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1984 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14th |
| 1985 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 19th |
| 1986 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 6th |
| 1987 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 5th |
| 1988 | 29 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 2nd |
| 1989 | 29 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 1st |
| 1990 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 6th |
| 1991 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 10th |
| 1992 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13th |
| 1993 | 30 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 2nd |
| 1994 | 31 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 3rd |
| 1995 | 31 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 5th |
| 1996 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 7th |
| 1997 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 9th |
| 1998 | 33 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 4th |
| 1999 | 34 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 8th |
| 2000 | 34 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 7th |
| 2001 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 7th |
| 2002 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 7th |
| 2003 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14th |
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Michael Waltrip
#15 - NAPA Owner: Teresa Earnhardt
Hometown: Owensboro, KY Team: DEI
Birthdate: April 30, 1963 Make: Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Rookie Year: 1986
Paintjobs:
2003 NAPA
2003 Nilla
2003 Stars and Stripes
2003 NAPA Test Car
2002 NAPA
2002 Stars & Stripes
2001 NAPA
A native from Owensboro and the younger brother of Ol' DW (Darrell Waltrip).
Mikey has been racing in the Winston Cup series for a long time and his
first win came in the 2001 Daytona 500 in his first race in the #15 NAPA
owned by the late Dale Earnhardt, he did it again in the 2002 Pepsi 400
(Daytona) race. Michael looks to be a restrictor plate dominator along with
teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. and is always a threat at the plate race.
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? |
| 1986 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19th |
| 1987 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20th |
| 1988 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18th |
| 1989 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18th |
| 1990 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16th |
| 1991 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15th |
| 1992 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23rd |
| 1993 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17th |
| 1994 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12th |
| 1995 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12th |
| 1996 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 14th |
| 1997 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18th |
| 1998 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17th |
| 1999 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 29th |
| 2000 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27th |
| 2001 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 24th |
| 2002 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14st |
| 2003 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 15th |
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Michael Waltrip (BUSCH)
#99 - Aaron's Owner: Elizabeth (Buffy) Waltrip
Team: Michael Waltrip Racing
Make: Chevrolet Monte Carlo
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Bobby Wawak (LEGEND)
#36 - Bobby Wawak Owner: ?
Team: ?
Make: Chevrolet Monte Carlo
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Scott Wimmer (BUSCH)
#23 - Stacker 2 Owner: Gail Davis
Hometown: Wassau, WI Team: Bill Davis Racing
Birthdate: January 26, 1976 Make: Pontiac Grand Prix
Paintjobs:
2003 Stacker 2
Wimmer is entering in his 3rd season with Bill Davis Racing. He won
4 races in the last 8 events last year and that made him finish 3rd
in point standings. Scott is hoping to perform better in 2003.
BUSCH STATS-
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| Year | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Pt. Standings |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78th |
| 2001 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11th |
| 2002 | 34 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 3rd |
| 2003 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9th
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Cale Yarborough (LEGEND)
#28 - Cale Yarborough Owner:
Team:
Make: Ford Taurus
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Fantasy Drivers
#56 - EA SPORTS
#121 - Barney Hall
#127 - Joe Moore
#130 - Buster Auton
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Lightning Challenge
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Rookie
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Hold 'em off (Rookie)
Subway 500
Martinsville Speedway
Kurt Busch
Johnny Benson was all over Kurt Busch's bumper in the closing laps
of the 2002 Martinsville race, but could not make the pass giving
Busch the win. Hold off Benson with 6 to go for the win.
[ ] Stay above 10th or better
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
Key: You have to play defense here at the short "paper clip" track. Johnny
Benson will be right on your back bumper and you have to keep him
behind you. If you can't hold him off for the first several laps, try
to finish in the top 10.
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Kissing the bricks (Rookie)
Brickyard 400
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Bill Elliott
Bill Elliott passed Rusty Wallace late in the 2002 Indianapolis race
and went onto win for the second straight week. With 2 to go, can
you get past Rusty and Matt Kenseth to win Indy?
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] No reckless driving
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] Stay above 11th or better
Key: You can try and press "R2" to draft with Rusty Wallace or Matt Kenseth
who are up in front of you on the back straightway. If you passed them
both on the 1st/2nd turn, then just have a nice and steady ride one more
time around the track. Try to brake frequently entering the 1st turn and
3rd turn from leaving the two long straightaways. If you do not brake
frequently, your car may skid out of track and you ending up not beating
this challenge.
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Chrome Horn (Rookie)
Sharpie 500
Bristol Motor Speedway
Jeff Gordon
During the final 3 laps of the 2002 Sharpie 500, Jeff Gordon bumped
his way past Rusty Wallace to take the lead. Once again, be agressive
to get by Rusty and win the race.
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay above 11th or better
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
Key: You got 3 laps left, so make your move and try to get Rusty Wallace
lose in the turns and drive under him to pass him. You may also battle
some lapped/about to be lapped cars, so try not to make a wrong move
like slowing down greatly which could cause Wallace to catch you and
may pass you.
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Out in clean air (Rookie)
Mountain Dew Southern 500
Darlington Raceway
Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon easily won the 2002 Darlington race with almost a 2
second leasd over Ryan Newman. Starting with a caution restart on
lap 238, take the lead by lap 240 to win the challenge.
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay above 11th or better
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
Key: You will start off on a double-file restart. Try to draft with Ryan
Newman on the first lap or if you are clear low and you are right on
Newman's bumper, you can drive down and go to the inside of him. Once
you get clear off him, run around the track one more time with the lead
lap cars behind you.
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Every drop counts (Rookie)
Tropicana 400
Chicagoland Speedway
Kevin Harvick
A fuel mileage gamble during the final caution paid off by moving
Kevin Harvick up 8 spots on his way to a 2002 Tropicana 400 win.
Survive the final 3 laps and win without running out of fuel.
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay above 11th or better
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
Key: I am not totally sure how old the tires are, but I seemed to be fine
that I beat the challenge. You will be driving as Kevin Harvick with
very low fuel and you will have to run around the Chicagoland track 3
times. I doubt you will be out of gas towards the last lap unless you
were using the gas a lot. Brake frequently when entering turn 1 and 3,
and since Chicagoland has a long and wide corners, you can step on the
accelerator after you slowed down entering the turns. Try to keep Jeff
Gordon and co. behind you as you go for the win.
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Second time's a charm (Rookie)
UAW-GM Quality 500
Lowe's Motor Speedway
Jamie McMurray
Jamie McMurray made history by winning the 2002 Lowe's race and
became the quickest winner in the modern NASCAR era. Hold off
Bobby Labonte's charge with 2 laps to go to take the win again.
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay above 11th or better
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
Key: This is one of the memorable races where Sterling Marlin was hurt and
Jamie McMurray was a substitute driver and Lowe's being his 2nd career
cup race and he won it. Bobby Labonte will be right on your tailgate
while you go around this track two times. Try to make 2 good quick laps
around the track while holding off B. Labonte and J. Gordon and give
Jamie his 2nd win. You may have trouble exiting Lowe's Turn 4 because
you will be on the gas coming out of the turn and the wall will be right
there to your right, so keep the steering wheel to the left as far as
you can to avoid making contact with the wall. If you make contact with
that Turn 4 wall, it could reduce your speed and Bobby Labonte will take
the win and not you.
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So close... (Rookie)
Dodge Save Mart 350
Infineon Raceway
Jerry Nadeau
Jerry Nadeau was in position to win the 2002 Infineon race when
the rear-end broke with 3 laps remaining. This time the car will
hold together. Hold off Ricky Rudd with one to go for the win.
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay above 11th or better
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
Key: Remember, Infineon is a road course track and you may be inexperienced
or have raced on this track the previous games. Every turns on this
tracks are dangerous, so you will be using the brake a lot and you
also will be jerking the wheel left and right. You have a huge lead,
plenty of time for you to make your way around each turn and you will
probably lose a lot of time at the last and VERY sharp turn of the track
before you cross the finish line.
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Defending Champ (Rookie)
EA Sports 500
Talladega Superspeedway
Ryan Newman
Ryan Newman won the 2002 EA SPORTS NASCAR Thunder Challenge by
defeating Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick. Adding Jeff Gordon to
the lineup you get 2 laps to defend his title.
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
Key: You are driving as Ryan Newman, trying to eliminate the Chevrolets
from being the dominant car in restrictor-plate racing. Show Dodge
and your team that you can win this race. Drafting is the important
key here, or else you will have a hard time trying to catch the 1st
place car while going around the track 2 times.
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Do-Over (Rookie)
Pocono 500
Pocono Raceway
Ricky Rudd
For the second week in a row, Ricky Rudd blew a tire while leading
with only a few laps left. This time the tire will not blow and
Ricky will have to pass Jeff Burton with 2 laps left for the win.
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
[ ] Stay above 11th or better
Key: You may not have to worry about drafting if you are a skilled driver at
Pocono. However, this isn't a drafting game and try to dive down low and
get under J. Burton on the 1st turn of this track. If you successfully
pass him, maintain a good couple laps around the track. The only part
you may have trouble with is the 2nd corner of the track where the
outside wall is is where you may make contact with.
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41st to 1st (Rookie)
Daytona 500
Daytona International Speedway
Elliott Sadler
Elliott Sadler stayed calm after starting the 2002 Daytona 500
in 41st place and drafted his way to a 2nd place finish. With one
more lap can you get around Ward Burton for the win?
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
[ ] Stay above 12th or better
Key: The AI cars are smarter in this version of game than last year's. At
superspeedway, you don't want to jerk your wheel hard or you'll lose
time and you may just spin off the track. Tilt your control stick steady
and try to take some draft off W. Burton and go up high to the right a
little bit and he will try to block you off to the right. Once you get
close enough to him on the right, jerk to the left (not too hard) and
get underneath him and pass him into turn 1 and 2 of this track. Keep
all of the competitors behind you while you give Elliott another win.
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Eye on the prize
Ford 400
'02 Homestead-Miami Speedway
Tony Stewart
Tony Stewart came from a lap down and secured the 2002 championship
with an 18th place finish in Miami. Jump out in front of the leaders
on the restart and get Tony's lap back by lap 227.
[ ] Stay on lead lap
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
[ ] Stay above 25th or better
Key: You will be racing on the 2002 Homestead track, the flat one. Tony
Stewart was a lap down and somehow he managed to get on the lead lap
and won the championship after the race. You will be piloting the #20
Home Depot Chevrolet at the restart, but a lap down. Try to get on the
lead lap by passing the first lapped car in front of you and the leader
at the 1st and 2nd turn. Since the 2002 Homestead is a flat track, brake
easily into the corners and you can accelerate coming out of the corners.
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Nope, it's my turn
Pepsi 400
Daytona International Speedway
Michael Waltrip
Michael Waltrip won the 2002 Pepsi 400 under caution after Dale
Earnhardt Jr. could not find drafting help to pass him. This time
the race will finish under green and Jr. will have some help.
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
[ ] Stay above 11th or better
Key: Get in front of Dale Earnhardt Jr. who is in the red #8 car to your
right. Make sure he is behind you (it doesn't HAVE to be him) and have
him help you draft one time around this track to the finish line.
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Eight tires are better than 4
Carolina Dodge Dealers 400
Darlington Raceway
Ricky Craven
In a spectacular finish, Ricky Craven beat Kurt Busch by mere inches
to win the 2003 Darlington race. It's the last lap and you will have
to make the pass on Busch to get the win.
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
[ ] Stay above 11th or better
Key: With one lap to go, you will be able to catch Kurt Busch on the back
straightway or before you cross the finish line. Try to make a good
speed around the 1st and 2nd turn of the track and if you are able to
track down Kurt Busch on the back straightway, you will have no problem
passing him to win the race.
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Texas 2-step
Texas Motor Speedway
Ricky Rudd
Luck was on Ricky Rudd's side as he managed to avoid countless
wrecks in the 2003 Texas race. Get Rudd through one more with
no damage to pass the challenge.
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No car damage
[ ] Stay above 30th or better
Key: You will be around the wide 3rd and 4th turn of the track. The wreck
will occur in front of you and you can slow down and look for a clear
spot to go through. Sometimes that clear spot isn't too clear because
there are other cars around you and you have to beat this challenge
without ahy damage on your car. Don't try to slam on your brake too
hard, because if there is a car behind you, he could collide into the
back of you. Try to finish 30th or higher to beat this challenge.
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Rain or Shine, I'll take it (Veteran)
Daytona 500
Daytona International Speedway
Michael Waltrip
With the help of teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr., Michael Waltrip
went on to win his second Daytona 500. With Dale's help, let's
see if you can pull away from the pack and win the race.
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
[ ] Stay above 11th or better
Key: Get in front of your teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. who is driving the
red #8 car. Once you get him behind you, have him help you draft
around the track until you get to the finish line.
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Segment One (Veteran)
The All-Star
Lowe's Motor Speedway
Jeff Burton
Jeff Burton's strategy of pitting on the last lap almost got him
the win in the All-Star race at Lowe's. This time Burton pitted
with the rest of the field and is in 4th with 3 laps to go. Get
Burton the win!
[ ] Stay above 14th or better
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
Key: You will be using draft more in veteran difficulty than you did in
rookie difficulty. You do not have to pit in this challenge as to
what happened with J. Burton in the real race. You have to catch draft
from either Bill Elliott or Jimmie Johnson who are in front of you
if you pass Jeremy Mayfield in the first or second turn of the track.
So, this is more like a drafting challenge than anything else.
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Ah, but I can go Thirty-EIGHT (Veteran)
Subway 400
Talladega Superspeedway
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. went 38 laps on a single fuel load to win the
2002 EA SPORTS 500. With the lead and low fuel, block and lift to
stretch your fuel 3 more laps to win the race.
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] No reckless driving
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] Stay above 11th or better
Key: Another one of these superspeedway and drafting challenge. The only
difference is the speed of the AI from the rookie challenges. Keep
the competitors behind you and have one of them help you draft to the
finish line.
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Time to go? (Veteran)
SIRIUS at the Glen
Watkins Glen International
Robby Gordon
A slow restart by Ryan Newman made it impossible for Robby Gordon
to catch Tony Stewart for the 2002 Watkins Glen race win. Restarting
in third, get past Stewart and Newman for the win.
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay above 13th or better
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
Key: The only good key I can give you is to turn in good time at all of the
turns. Braking frequently before each turn really brought me closer
and closer to the leader, that is if you successfully pass the 2nd
place car at the 1st turn of the track or the uphill "S" turns after
the 1st turn. The only tough part of the track to get through is
probably the 4 turns after the straightway.
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Slicing and Dicing (Veteran)
Sharpie 500
Bristol Motor Speedway
Kevin Harvick
Kevin Harvick made it through a huge pile-up untouched when
Robby Gordon and Jimmie Johnson got together. Maneuver the #29
Chevrolet through the wreck with no damage.
[ ] No car damage
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] Stay above 12th or better
Key: Remember, this is much like the Ricky Rudd and Texas challenge in the
rookie diffculty. The difference is that this is under veteran
difficulty, the AI cars has a little more speed with it and you are
on a short track. Short track meaning no room to go around and a LITTLE
tap to another car or the wall will fail you. When it gets to go green,
slow down, because the wreck will occur in front of you and somehow I
managed to go through the outside through the traffic and ended up 6th.
Look for any opening and gun through it and try to go easy around the
Bristol track, because if you scrape the wall, you will fail this
challenge.
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A green win (Veteran)
Virginia 500
Martinsville Speedway
Bobby Labonte
On lap 499 of the 2002 Virginia 500, two cars spun and Bobby
Labonte won under caution. This time no cars will spin. Hold
off teammate Tony Stewart and Matt Kenseth for the win.
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay above 11th or better
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
Key: You will be racing on a flat short track, so that means you will
have to take it slow around the corners. Not that slow, but enough
for you to steer along the bottom line and step on the accelerator
out of the turns. You will do this for at least 4 laps and keep
the other competitors behind you.
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Worst to first (Veteran)
Carolina Dodge Dealers 400
Darlington Raceway
Sterling Marlin
A pre-race engine change and a 43rd starting spot could not keep
Sterling Marlin from winning the 2002 Darlington race. Go from
43rd to 35th in 4 laps to start your charge to the front.
[ ] Finish 35th or better
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
Key: Darlington is an irregular racetrack as one end of the track is
smaller than the other. The smaller side of the track will get you
to use the brake a little more than the long side. Using another
car's draft is the key to get to 35th position or better for this
challenge and also good time around both ends of the track.
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Spin Cycle (Veteran)
Michigan 400
Michigan International Speedway
Dale Jarrett
Dale Jarrett overcame a spin on lap 11 in the 2002 Michigan race
for his 30th career win. Starting 11th, stay on the lead lap after
a spin in turn 4, and make it to to 32nd within 3 laps.
[ ] Finish 32nd or better
[ ] Stay on lead lap
Key: This has got to be the toughest challenge under veteran difficulty.
You will be driving in the #88 UPS Ford and you will be expected to
spin automatically around the front straightway. You can either let
the car spin until it stops and gas yourself to the line or try to
gain control of the car from spinning and go to the line.
You have an option to pit or not to pit. If you refuse, you will have
a hard time getting control of your car around the turns. I would pit
if I was you and get 4 new fresh tires. Once the green flag drops,
catch the draft from another car and go around the turns as smooth and
carry as much speed as you can. Once in the while there will be a
minor accident by one of the AI cars halfway down the field and cause
10-15 other AI cars behind them to slow down and you will be easily
be able to pose a 25-32nd place finish.
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The Big Show (Veteran)
Daytona 500
Daytona International Speedway
Casey Mears
Casey Mears made it past Matt Kenseth just before the finish
line to make it into the biggest race of the year, the Daytona
500. With 2 laps left, can you make it into the Big Show?
[ ] Finish 15th or better
[ ] Stay above 25th or better
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
Key: Drafting to a 15th place or better position is the key here. There is
not much else I can give you. Sometimes the cars ahead of you will try
to block you, but you can go up high and then jerk back down to the
low side and pass them on the inside. If you make a mistake at one part,
like hitting the wall slightly, don't fall back to 26th or worst.
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Slipping and Sliding (Veteran)
Subway 400
North Carolina Speedway
Dale Jarrett
Dale Jarrett and Kurt Busch fought hard on worn tires in the
closing laps of the 2003 Subway 400. Jarrett passed Busch twice
to get the win. You have 2 laps to make a pass on Busch for the win.
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
[ ] Stay above 11th or better
Key: The #88 Ford and the #97 Ford both got old tires, so you and that
car will be having a hard time to control the car. The only part you
will have a hard time is entering turn 1 and 3 with old tires on. Go
cautiously with some brake into those turns, if you just tap the brake
lightly, you'll go up hit and probably hit the wall. If you hit the
brake harder than you think, your car will just spin out of control
and you will most likely slide down the track and result you out of the
track. Go easy into the corners and keep the competition behind you.
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Excuse me, coming through (Veteran)
Bass Pro Shops/MBNA 500
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Bobby Labonte
After a slow start on the final caution restart Bobby Labonte
nudged Jeff Gordon out of the way to win the 2003 Atlanta race.
With 2 laps to go make the pass on Gordon to get the win.
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
[ ] Stay above 11th or better
Key: Catching draft from Jeff Gordon's car and getting a good first lap
is the key to get up to his rear bumper. He will probably try to
block you, so go to the right side and once he goes to the right, jerk
to the left and dive down low to the inside of him. Once you are inside
him, gun your car and head for the finish line.
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Texas Shootout
Samsung Radioshack 500
Texas Motor Speedway
Ryan Newman
Ryan Newman battled with Dale Earnhardt Jr., barely getting by
him for the win. Make the pass on Jr. once again to get the win.
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
[ ] Stay above 11th or better
Key: The first two laps, you want to put in good lap time to be able to
get good draft off Dale Earnhardt Jr. and catch him. On the final
lap, you can play a passing game on him whether you go low or high,
go for the finish him.
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Run with the big dogs (Legend)
Georgia 500
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Greg Biffle
Greg Biffle notched a top five finish in Saturday's race at
Atlanta Motor Speedway. Let's see if you can get the win from
5th place with 4 laps to go against the big dogs on Sunday.
[ ] Stay above 15th or better
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
Key: You will be racing on the fastest track, Atlanta. You will also be
racing under legend difficulty and that means the speed will be
cranked up from the veteran difficulty. Braking easily before entering
the wide turn 1 and 3 of the track will give you good speed to step on
the gas coming out of turn 2 and 4. Drafting will also help you here.
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New England 5 (Legend)
New England 300
New Hampshire International Speedway
Ward Burton
After a huge win in Daytona, Ward Burton won his second race of
the season in the New Enland 300. Starting 3rd, you will only have
2 laps to repeat Ward Burton's win.
[ ] Stay above 13th or better
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
Key: New Hampshire is another one of those flat tracks and that means you'll
have to use the brake a little more than you used at banked tracks.
You may think that the two cars ahead of you are too far away, but you
can gain a lot of time going in and if you can step on the gas early
coming out of turn 2 and 4, you'll have no problem winning this race.
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If only... (Legend)
Carolina Dodge Dealers 400
Darlington Raceway
Ricky Craven
Polesitter Ricky Craven's hopes of winning the 2002 Darlington
race were spoiled by an early wreck. This time Ricky will have
made it through the crash. Get the win from 5th with 5 laps to
go.
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
[ ] Stay above 15th or better
Key: Darlington is nicknamed "Too Tough To Tame" because of the irregular
track shape. One side of the track is shorter in length than the
other side but both of the straightways are about the same in length.
At the short end of the track is where you will use your brake a little
more. The long side of the track is not all that difficult to get
through, but if you carry big speed around it, watch out for the outside
wall because it will be right there when you exit out of turn 2. If
you hit that wall, you will get a "Darlington Stripe," a famous term
for those who hit that wall and give it a black stripe.
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If I just had a few more laps (Legend)
Chevy Rock N Roll 400
Richmond International Raceway
Jeff Green
Jeff Green finished the 2002 Richmond race in 3rd, but thought
he could have won with a few more laps. With 4 laps to go, get
around Ryan Newman and Matt Kenseth to get him the win.
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay above 13th or better
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
Key: Richmond is a short track and has little banks in the turns. Brake early
before entering turn 1 and 3 and as your car float around the bottom,
gun it out of turn 2 and 4. If you keep doing this, you will be able to
catch Newman's draft on the 3rd or 2nd to last lap. The margin between
1st and 2nd is short enough for you to pass both cars on one lap.
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Smoke Screen (Legend)
Pepsi 400
Daytona International Speedway
Jeremy Mayfield
Jeremy Mayfield survived a 14 car wreck triggered by Dale Jarrett
and Jeff Burton during the 2002 Pepsi 400. Like Jeremy, get through
the wreck with no damage to complete the challenge.
[ ] No car damage
[ ] Stay above 17th or better
[ ] Stay on the track
Key: Like the "avoid-the-wreck" challenge in rookie and veteran, get through
the pile with no damage to your car. You will be racing on Daytona and
of course, you will be going at high speed. The wreck will occur at
Turn 1 of the track. Slow down and follow the undamaged car in front of
you and draft with him to the finish line.
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Who needs tires? (Legend)
Food City 500
Dover International Speedway
Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson stayed out during the final caution of the Dover
race and went on to win on worn tires. The lead lap cars have
pitted, so you will need to hold off Bill Elliott with worn tires
to get the win.
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay above 11th or better
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
Key: Old tires means less control of your car. The rear end of your car will
most likely try to drift itself up the track. Go on the throttle early
and gun out of turn 2 and 4 as quick as you can. You will have to brake
easily into turn 1 and 3 because of the tires and remember to keep the
competition behind you because they got fresh tires.
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I'm staying out (Legend)
Dodge Save Mart 350
Infineon Raceway
Terry Labonte
Terry Labonte's decision to finish the 2002 Infineon race on
worn tires scored him a 3rd place finish. It's the final lap!
You're on worn tires and will need to at least finish in 3rd
place.
[ ] Finish 3rd or better
[ ] Stay above 13th or better
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
Key: This has to be the easiest Legend challenge, even on worn tires if
you are a skilled road racer. It is very hard to pass on road courses
because of multiple turns and narrow road. The only time you can pass
is if you have a fast car and you see a gap that you can dive into.
Anyway, you are on the restart and you'll be in first position, try
to take it slow around the track and don't worry about the competitors
behind you, as long as you shut the door on the INSIDE part of the
corner, they won't be able to pass you.
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Aero Push! (Legend)
MBNA Armed Force Family 400
Dover International Speedway
Mark Martin
Mark Martin challenged for the lead with 5 laps to go, but due
to poor handling he could not make the pass. The problem is fixed
and you have the chance to get the win as you approach lap traffic.
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay above 11th or better
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
Key: By the way, I was at this race at the exit of 4th turn. Anyway, Jimmie
Johnson is your leader and you are racing as Mark Martin. You will be
facing some lapped cars, but as long as you turn in 3 good laps to get
rid of the lapped cars and you are on the #48's rear bumper, you are
good to make a move on the last lap. Brake easily into turn 1 and 3,
but the corners are wide enough for you to get back on gas as soon
as you can to chase down the leader.
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Nothing to show for it (Legend)
Ford 400
'02 Homestead-Miami Speedway
Joe Nemechek
Joe Nemechek dominated the 2002 Ford 400, but a slow pitstop
caused him to lose valuable spots and he wound up finishing
second. Here's another chance at the win, starting in 9th with
6 laps to go.
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay above 19th or better
[ ] No reckless driving
Key: Let me give you one hint, you don't have to stay on track. Good thing
it said that because the 2002 Homestead track is so flat that it
requires some brake to get around the tight corners. You are able to
drive down under the white line (along the grass) and gun for 1st
position. Remember, you are starting 9th and you'll have to go
around the track 5 times, plenty of time for you to chase down and
catch the leader.
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One more chance (Legend)
Chevy Rock N Roll 400
Richmond International Raceway
Steve Park
Steve Park picked up 27 positions by the end of the 2002 Richmond
race, but thinks he could win it if given another shot at it.
Starting 8th with 5 laps to go, take Steve's cornering advice and
get the win.
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
[ ] Stay above 18th or better
Key: Exactly like the one for Jeff Green in this challenge. The only
difference is that you will start 8th and you get 5 laps around this
track. Go around Richmond's semi-banked corners as smooth as you can
and then get on the throttle as early as possible to catch down the
cars in front of you. You will also need to brake early before
entering these turns, but not too hard.
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Hot for a win (Legend)
Checker Auto Parts 500
Phoenix International Raceway
Rusty Wallace
Rusty Wallace nearly kept his winning streak alive in the 2002
Phoenix race. He came up a bit short finishing 2nd to Matt Kenseth.
Move up from 3rd to 1st with 4 laps to go to keep it alive.
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
[ ] Stay above 13th or better
Key: Phoenix is also a flat track, but it doesn't require as much brake
as you needed for the other flat track you've raced on. Catch some
draft from the 2nd place car in front of you to gain some ground
on him and the leader on the first 2 or 3 laps. You may be able to
pass into 2nd position on one of the early laps. Go easy into the
corners and just step on the gas as soon as possible and you won't
have to worry about hitting into the wall because of Phoenix's
tri-oval track.
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The Rock
Pop Secret 400
North Carolina Speedway
Mike Skinner
Mike Skinner had a strong car all day in the 2002 North Carolina
race, but fell just short of a top 5 finish. We're going to give
you 5 more laps to see if you can earn him a trip to victory lane.
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
[ ] Stay above 15th or better
Key: Rockingham is not a friendly track at all. Turn 1 of the track is
probably the only turn where you will have the most trouble on.
That turn is the sharpest on the track and you will have to slow
down or use the brake softly before entering the turn to have a nice
smooth ride around turn 1 and 2. Do this at least 4 more laps and
you will have no problem catching the leader and maybe you could grab
1st place on the 3rd lap and go around 2 more times to the finish
line!
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It's about time
Pop Secret 400
North Carolina Speedway
Johnny Benson
With low fuel and worn tires, Johnny Benson edged out his old
teammate for his first win in 226 starts. Conserve tires and
fuel in order to have enough to hold off Mark Martin for the
win.
[ ] Stay above 10th or better
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
Key: Many people seems to be having problem conserving fuel for challenges
like this one. To conserve fuel, let go off the gas EARLY and try not
to use the brake entering the corner because of worn tires. With
old tires on, you will have trouble controlling the car in the turns.
Yes, this is the hardest challenge yet, but don't use brake or else
you will wear out your tires some more, so let go off the gas into
the turns and punch it after you leave Turn 2 and 4, this way you
will be able to conserve fuel and save tires.
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On second thought...
Pepsi 400
Daytona International Speedway
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. got out of line to pass Michael Waltrip and
was hung out to dry, a decision he regretted. This time, do
whatever it takes to get DEI a 1-2 finish. Any order will win
the challenge.
[ ] Finish 2nd or better
[ ] Ally Must Finish 2nd or better
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
[ ] Stay above 10th or better
Key: It is all about drafting here at Daytona. The track is long and wide
enough to do a lot of drafting. The important thing is you have to
keep Michael Waltrip #15 in front of you and help him draft to the
finish OR have him behind you and draft you to the finish. It doesn't
matter if you win or lose, its a DEI 1-2 finish. Just as long as #8
and #15 are in the top 2.
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4 new Eagles
SIRIUS 400
Michigan International Speedway
Dale Jarrett
Even with four fresh tires, Dale Jarrett lost the battle for the
win with Matt Kenseth in the 2002 Michigan race. Can you fight
through the pack from 10th to get Jarrett the win with 5 laps to
go?
[ ] Finish 1st
[ ] Stay above 19th or better
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
Key: Michigan is another one of those track where you'll have to use some
of the draft to bring yourself to the front. Michigan's 1st and 3rd
turn requires one little tap on your brake to be able to get around
the corners without losing control or drifting up the track.
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Lapper
Chevy Rock N Roll 400
Richmond International Raceway
Matt Kenseth
At one point Matt Kenseth was 2 laps down, but still pushed hard
to win his fourth race of 2002 in Richmond. Stay on the lead lap
before the caution drops and finish 25th in 3 laps to win the
challenge.
[ ] Finish 25th or better
[ ] Stay above 30th or better
[ ] Stay on the track
[ ] No reckless driving
[ ] Stay on lead lap
Key: You'll have to beat 2 challenges in this one. One is to get your lap
back by passing the nearest car in front of you and stay on the lead
lap until a caution comes out. After the caution, you can pit or not,
it doesn't matter because you were the last car on the lead lap and
even if you pit, you'll still be the last car. When the green flag
drops, go around the track 3 times and try to finish 25th or higher
to beat this challenge.
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Thunder Plates
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You can get at least 2 or 1 card from completing a Lightning Challenge in
Race Modes option. Just pick a challenge and accomplish it to get a card or
two, and it can be a Legend driver, Busch driver, Sponsor, or Paint Scheme.
If you go in the Race Now mode and when you go pick a driver, tilt your
control stick to the left or right and you'll see that there are other
paintjobs you can race with, some has the Muppets or the Looney Tunes on
them. Half of the paintjobs on there are locked and the only way to get them
is if you win at a track with a driver (say like.. Ryan Newman) and you will
get a new paintjob (it can be his 2003 Sony/Wega scheme or something else).
One thing is that you can't win at the same track with the same driver or
else you won't get a new paintjob, but YOU CAN go to the same track at a
DIFFERENT TIME (Bristol day and night, etc.) and this has to be done under
MEDIUM, HARD, and EXTREME difficulty.
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You also get a Thunder Plate from beating a challenge in Thunder Challenges
under Race Modes. You _MAY_ get these Thunder Plate in order:
1st challenge: Coca-Cola (Create-A-Car, Sponsor)
2nd challenge: Ashton Lewis (Busch)
3rd challenge: Richard Petty Driving Experience (Create-A-Car)
4th challenge: Shock (Create-A-Car, Template)
5th challenge: Coy Gibbs (Busch)
6th challenge: Dale Earnhardt (Legend), Veteran challenges
7th challenge: Alan Kulwicki (Legend)
8th challenge: Stanton Barrett (Busch)
9th challenge: Ron Hornaday (Busch)
10th challenge: Sawmill Speedway (Fantasy Track)
11th challenge: Homestead (2002, Classic Track)
12th challenge: Vampire (Create-A-Car, Template)
13th challenge: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Busch)
14th challenge: Kevin Grubb (Busch)
15th challenge: Chase Montgomery (Busch)
16th challenge: EA SPORTS Car (Fantasy)
17th challenge: Elmo Langley (Legend)
18th challenge: McDonald's (Create-A-Car, Sponsor)
19th challenge: Spider (Create-A-Car, Template)
20th challenge: Barney Hall (Fantasy), Legend challenges
21st challenge: NBC Sports (Create-A-Car)
22nd challenge: Scott Wimmer (Busch)
23rd challenge: Buster Auton (Pace Car)
24th challenge: Cale Yarborough (Legend)
25th challenge: Richard Petty (Legend)
26th challenge: Tiburon International Speedway (Fantasy Track)
27th challenge: Mike Bliss (Busch)
28th challenge: Home Depot (Create-A-Car, Sponsor)
29th challenge: Bobby Wawak (Legend)
30th challenge: David Green (Busch)
31st challenge: Flames (Create-A-Car, Template)
32nd challenge: Brian Vickers (Busch)
33rd challenge: Tina Gordon (Busch)
34th challenge: Safari (Create-A-Car, Template)
35th challenge: Jeff Burton (Busch)
36th challenge: Tiny Lund (Legend)
37th challenge: Michael Waltrip (Busch)
38th challenge: Junior Johnson (Legend)
39th challenge: Joe Moore (Fantasy), Bonus Challenges
40th challenge: Benny Parsons (Legend)
41st challenge: Kevin Harvick (Busch)
42nd challenge: Bobby Allison (Legend)
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Here is the list of Thunder Plates in order from page 1 to 19, left to right:
Page 1-------------(Qualifying Position)(Rookie/Veteran/Legend)
Atlanta Bristol California
Chicagoland Darlington Daytona
Dover Homestead-Miami Indianapolis
Page 2-------------(Qualifying Position)
Infineon Kansas Las Vegas
Lowe's Martinsville Michigan
New Hampshire North Carolina Phoenix
Page 3-------------(Qualifying Position and Night Tracks)
Pocono Richmond Talladega
Texas Watkins Glen Atlanta (Night)
California (Night) Chicagoland (Night) Darlington (Night)
Page 4-------------
Daytona (Road Course) Dover (Night) Homestead (Classic)
Homestead (Road Course) Infineon (Night) Kansas (Night)
Las Vegas (Night) Martinsville (Night) Michigan (Night)
Page 5-------------
North Carolina (Night) Phoenix (Road Course) Pocono (Road Course)
Richmond (Day) Sawmill Speedway Talladega (Night)
Texas (Road Course) Tiburon (Fantasy) Watkins Glen (Night)
Page 6-------------(Legend Drivers)
The Shootout (Event) The All-Star (Event) Drafting Car
Passing Car Time Trial Car Blocking Car
Buster Auton Bobby Allison
Page 7-------------(Legend Drivers)
Junior Johnson Alan Kulwicki Elmo Langley
Tiny Lund Benny Parsons Richard Petty
Bobby Wawak Cale Yarborough Dale Earnhardt
Page 8-------------(Fantasy and Busch Drivers)
Joe Moore Barney Hall Ron Hornaday
Brian Vickers Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jeff Burton
Coy Gibbs Mike Bliss Kevin Harvick
Page 9-------------(Busch and Fantasy Drivers)
Tina Gordon Scott Wimmer Kevin Grubb
Chase Montgomery David Green Ashton Lewis
Stanton Barrett Michael Waltrip EA SPORTS Car
Page 10------------(Alternate Paint Schemes)
#1 '02 Pennzoil #01 USG
#01 U.S. Army Camo #2 '02 Team Rusty #2 '02 Elvis
#2 '02 Harley Davidson #4 '02 Kodak Max #4 '02 Looney Tunes
Page 11------------(Cont.)
#5 Cheez-It #5 Got Milk? #6 '02 Pfizer
#6 '02 Kraft #9 Brickyard 400 #9 '02 Muppets
#10 Eagle One #10 '02 Muppets #10 '01 Valvoline
Page 12------------(Cont.)
#11 Hooters Memorial #12 Mobil 1 #12 Sony/Wega
#12 '02 Mobil 1 #12 '02 Sony/Wega #12 '02 ALLTEL
#15 '02 NAPA #15 '02 Stars & Stripes #15 '01 NAPA
Page 13------------(Cont.)
#17 Mil. Dollar Chal. #17 '02 AT&T #18 The Hulk
#18 '02 Interstate Bat. #18 '02 Muppets #19 Mountain Dew
#19 '02 Dodge Dealers #19 '02 Muppets #19 '02 Mountain Dew
Page 14------------(Cont.)
#20 '02 Champion Car #20 '02 Home Depot #20 '02 Peanuts
#20 '01 Home Depot #20 '01 Coca-Cola Bear #22 ACERT
#22 CAT Rental Store #22 '02 Caterpillar #22 '02 CAT Flames
Page 15------------(Cont.)
#24 Looney Tunes #24 Pepsi #24 First Flight
#25 Looney Tunes #25 Uncle Kracker #29 '02 GM Goodwrench
#29 '02 Looney Tunes #30 Looney Tunes #31 FDNY
Page 16------------(Cont.)
#31 Reverse-Out #31 '02 Looney Tunes #32 Tide with Bleach
#40 '02 Sterling Marlin #41 '02 Muppets #43 Berry Burst
#43 Pillsbury #43 '02 Grands! #43 '02 Chex
Page 17------------(Cont.)
#45 '02 Sprint PCS #45 '02 Charity Ride #48 Power of Pride
#88 '03 UPS (Early) #88 '02 UPS #88 '02 Muppets
#97 Rbrmd Commercial #97 Sharpie #97 '02 Rbrmd/Sharpie
Page 18------------(Create-A-Car Sponsors and Templates)
#97 '02 Sharpie #99 '02 CITGO #99 '02 Peelout-Reelin
Coca Cola The Home Depot McDonald's
NBC Sports Petty Driving Exp. Shock
Page 19------------(Create-A-Car Templates)
Vampire Spider Flames
Safari CAC Paint Schemes CAC Sponsors
All Alt. Paint Schemes Cameos
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Sponsors
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Create-A-Car
-76 -Official Fuel of NASCAR
-Aaron's Rent -Furniture rental by Aaron's
-Academy Sports -Sporting store
-Advance Auto -Auto parts store
-ALLPRO -Auto part stores
-CarQuest -Auto parts store
-Chevrolet -Car make
-Cintas -Uniform company
-Coca-Cola -Soft drink
-Craftsman -Tools
-Dodge -Car make
-EasyCare -Auto parts store
-Food City -Food market
-Food Lion -Food market
-Ford -Car make
-Georgia Power -Electric supplier for state of GA.
-Goodyear -Official Tires of NASCAR
-Goodyear Blimp -Blimp advertising Goodyear
-Hills Bros. -Coffee
-Home Depot -Home improvement warehouse
-KMart -Retail store
-Kroger -Food & retail store
-Little Trees -Car freshener
-Maxwell -Photography manufacturer
-MBNA -Financial service
-McDonald's -Official Fast Food of NASCAR
-Monte Carlo -Car make
-Motorola -Electronic components manufacturer
-NAPA -Auto parts store
-NASCAR Thunder -EA Sports's NASCAR title
-NASCAR.com -Official NASCAR website
-NBC -Television program
-Nikon -Photography manufacturer
-O'Reilly -Auto parts store
-Outback Steakhouse -Restaurant
-Pontiac -Car make
-Quality Plus Ford Dealers -Ford dealerships
-Richard Petty -RP Driving Experience
-Safety Kleen -Environment cleaner
-theglen.com -Official Watkins Glen website
-UAW -United Auto Workers
-Waste Management -Waste/Recycling service
-Western Auto -Auto part stores
-Whitetails -Racing team (?)
-Wincraft -Sports souvenirs
Driver's Sponsors
Here they are, all of sponsors from the Winston Cup Series and the Busch
Series and a small description of each one.
-Team Number -Description of
and Sponsor Sponsor
-#0
-NetZero -Internet Service
-#01
-U.S. Army -United States Military
-USG -Building Materials for Constrution
-#02
-Go Team VA -Winston Cup car promoting four of
Virginia's best schools. Colleges
included James Madison University,
University of Virginia, Virginia Tech,
and Virginia Commonwealth University.
-#1
-Pennzoil -Lubricants for vehicles.
-#2
-Team Rusty -Real sponsor is Miller Lite, beer.
-Elvis -A singer
-Harley Davidson -Motorcycle manufacturer.
-#4
-Kodak MAX -Photography manufacturer
-Easy Share -Promoting digital camera/printing
system.
-'02 Looney Tunes -
-#5
-Kellogg's -Breakfast foods.
-Cheez-It -Baked Snack Crackers.
-Got Milk? -Slogan for a dairy product, Milk.
-'02 Looney Tunes
-'01 Mini Wheats -One of Kellogg's breakfast cereals.
-'01 Looney Tunes
-#6
-Pfizer -Pharmaceutical manufacturer.
-Kraft -Cooking Foods
-Kraft/Tombstone -Cooking Foods/Pizza
-#8
-Dale Jr. -Real life sponsor is Budweiser, beer.
-#9
-Dodge Dealers -Automobile make/model.
-Brickyard 400 -Promoting the famous Indiana track.
-'02 Muppets -Promoting the Muppets, #9 ran the
Swedish Chef, one of the Muppet
characters.
-#10
-Valvoline -Lubricants for vehicles.
-Eagle One -Detail kits for vehicles.
-'02 Muppets -Promoting the Muppets, #10 ran the
Fozzie Bear, one of the Muppet
characters.
-'02 MLB -Promoting the opening (first) day for
Major League Baseball (MLB).
-'02 MaxLife -Higher mileage products for vehicles.
-'02 Zerex -Cooling system chemicals for vehicles.
-#11
-Hooters -Restaurant.
-Hooters Memorial -Restaurant honoring Alan Kulwicki.
-#12
-ALLTEL -Wireless service.
-Mobil 1 -Motor oil products.
-Sony -Electronic products.
-#15
-NAPA -Automotive parts store.
-Nilla -Vanilla Wafer cookie.
-#16
-Grainger -Industrial distributor of products.
-#17
-DeWalt -Power tools/accessories manufacturer.
-Million Dollar Challenge -Contest for DeWalt.
-'02 AT&T -Telecommunication service.
-#18
-Interstate Batteries -Battery for vehicles.
-Hulk -Promoting The Hulk, a movie.
-'02 Muppets -Promoting the Muppets, #18 ran the
Pepe the King Prawn, one of the Muppets
characters.
-'01 Jurassic Park 3 -Promoting Jurassic Park 3, a movie.
-'01 Coca-Cola Polar Bear -Soft Drink.
-'00 MLB All-Star Game -Advertising the Major League Baseball
All-Star game for year 2000.
-'00 Frankenstein -Promoting Universal Monsters, #18 ran
the Frankenstein, one of the monster
cars.
-'99 NASCAR Racers -Promoting NASCAR Racers, a cartoon
television series.
-'98 Small Soldiers -Promoting Small Soldiers, a movie.
-#19
-Dodge Dealers -Automobile make/model.
-Mountain Dew -Soft Drink.
-'02 Muppets -Promoting the Muppets, #19 ran the
Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker, one
of the Muppets characters.
-#20
-Home Depot -Home improvement warehouse.
-Declaration -Special car celebrating Declaration of
Independance.
-'02 Champion Car -Fantasy car made by EA Sports for the
2002 champion, Tony Stewart.
-'02 Peanuts -Promoting Peanuts, the comic strips.
-'01 Jurassic Park 3 -Promoting Jurassic Park 3, a movie.
-'01 Coca-Cola Polar Bear -Soft Drink.
-'00 Kid's Workshop -Promoting workshop for kids by Home
Depot.
-'99 Habitat for Humanity -A nonprofit, ecumenical Christian
housing organization.
-#21
-Motorcraft -Parts for Ford, Mercury and Lincoln.
-#22
-Caterpillar -Heavy equipment and engine
manufacturer.
-CAT ACERT -Advertisement for truck engines by
Caterpillar.
-CAT Financial Store -Financial store for CAT equipments.
-'02 CAT Dealers -Dealerships for CATerpillar.
-'01 Wildlife Foundation -Promoting Ward Burton's Wildlife
Foundation.
-#23
-Stacker 2 -Weight loss supplement.
-#24
-DuPont -Multi-national chemicals and
health care company.
-Looney Tunes -Promoting the Looney Tunes, #24 will
run with Yosemite Sam in 2003.
-Pepsi -Soft drink.
-First Flight -Special car for 100th year of
aviation.
-'02 Looney Tunes
-'02 Dupont 200th -Special car for DuPont's 200th
Year Anniversary.
-'01 Looney Tunes -Promoting the Looney Tunes, #24 ran
Bugs Bunny, one of the Looney Tunes
characters.
-#25
-UAW-Delphi -UAW is United Auto Workers, Delphi is
mobile electronics and transportation
components and systems technology.
-Looney Tunes -Promoting the Looney Tunes, #25 will
run with Bugs Bunny in 2003.
-Uncle Kracker -Promoting the band, Uncle Kracker.
-'02 Looney Tunes -Promoting the Looney Tunes, #25 ran
Speedy Gonzales, one of the Looney
Tunes characters.
-#29
-GM Goodwrench -Service for GM makes/models.
-Snap On -Tools for vehicle repairment.
-'02 Looney Tunes -Promoting the Looney Tunes, #29 ran
Tazmanian Devil, one of the Looney
Tunes characters.
-'02 Now Sell Tires! -Promoting Goodwrench selling tires.
-'01 Looney Tunes -Promoting the Looney Tunes, #29 ran
Tazmanian Devil, one of the Looney
Tunes characters.
-'01 America Online -Internet service.
-#30
-America Online -Internet service.
-Looney Tunes -Promoting the Looney Tunes, #30 ran
Sylvester and Tweety, two of the Looney
Tunes characters.
-'02 Looney Tunes -" "
-'01 Looney Tunes -" "
-#31
-Cingular Wireless -Wireless telecommunication service.
-FDNY -Honoring the Fire Departments of New
York.
-'02 Looney Tunes -Promoting the Looney Tunes, #31 ran
Pepe Le Pew, one of the Looney Tunes
characters.
-#32
-Tide -Laundry detergent.
-Tide With Bleach -Promoting Tide with bleach.
-#38
-M&M's -Chocolate candy.
-#40
-Sterling Marlin -Real sponsor is Coors Light, beer.
-#41
-Target -Retail store.
-'02 Muppets -Promoting the Muppets, #41 ran the
Animal, one of the Muppets characters.
-#42
-Havoline -Lubricants for vehicles.
-#43
-Cheerios -Breakfast cereal.
-Cheerios Berry -Promoting Cheerios Berry Burst,
breakfast cereal.
-Box Tops For Education -Fundraising activity.
-Pillsbury -Cooking foods.
-'02 Grands -Promoting Pillsbury's Grands biscuit.
-'02 Honey Nut Cheerios -Promoting Honey Nut Cheerios, a
breakfast cereal.
-'02 Chex -Snack mix.
-'01 Hamburger Helper -Cooking foods/recipes.
-#45
-Georgia Pacific -Manufacturers and distributors of
building materials.
-Brawny -Paper towels and napkins.
-'02 Sprint PCS -Wireless telecommunication service.
-'02 Charity Ride -Promoting Kyle Petty's motorcycle
rides for charities.
-'01 Charity Ride -Promoting Kyle Petty's motorcycle
rides for charities.
-#48
-Lowe's -Home improvement warehouse.
-Power Of Pride -A patriotic scheme with tie-ins to
Lowe's giveaways
-'02 Looney Tunes -
-#49
-BAM -BAM Racing team.
-CALL ATT -Telecommunication carrier.
-#57
-CLR -Calcium/Lime/Rust remover.
-#88
-UPS -United Postal Service.
-'02 Muppets -Promoting the Muppets, #88 ran Kermit
and Miss Piggy, two of the Muppets
characters.
-#97
-Rubbermaid/Sharpie -Home products/Markers.
-Blue Ice -Ice pack manufactured by Rubbermaid.
-Irwin -Industrial tools.
-Sharpie -Markers.
-'02 Little Tikes -Toys for tikes.
-#99
-CITGO -Gasoline/Petroleum for vehicles.
-Bass Master -Promoting the worldwide authority on
Bass fishing.
-Muscle Team -A scheme to raise money for muscular
dystrophy research.
-Peelout-Reelin -A scheme that ties in with a Citgo
contest
-#2 (Busch)
-AC Delco -Automotive parts.
-#5 (Busch)
-GMAC -Financial services for General Motors.
-#8 (Busch)
-Nabisco -Cookies and crackers.
-#9 (Busch)
-Uh-Oh! Oreo -Promoting Uh-oh! Oreo.
-#18 (Busch)
-MBNA -Financial services.
-#20 (Busch)
-Rockwell Automation -Electronic controls and
communications company.
-#21 (Busch)
-Payday -Caramel and Peanuts Candy Bar.
-#22 (Busch)
-Tina Gordon -Various sponsors.
-#23 (Busch)
-Stacker 2 -Weight loss supplement.
-#26 (Busch)
-Dr. Pepper -Soft drink.
-#27 (Busch)
-Trim Spa -Weight loss supplement.
-#37 (Busch)
-David Green -Real sponsor os Timberwolf, a chewing
tobacco.
-#46 (Busch)
-Civil Air Patrol -U.S. Air Force Auxilary.
-#60 (Busch)
-OdoBan -Cleaning and deodorizing control.
-#99 (Busch)
-Aaron's -Retails store.
-#3 (Legend)
-Legacy -Dale Earnhardt Legacy (part of tribute)
-GM Goodwrench -Service for GM makes/models.
-GM Goodwrench Plus -Service for GM Goodwrench.
-Coca Cola -Soft drink.
-Bass Pro Shops -Promoting gears for fishing, hunting
and outdoor.
-Wrangler -Clothing Jeans.
-Oreo -Cookies.
-#7 (Legend)
-Alan Kulwicki -1992 Champion. 5 wins.
-#12 (Legend)
-Piper Aircraft -Manufacturers of a wide range of
propeller-driven aircraft for business
and personal flying.
-#28 (Legend)
-Cale Yarborough -1976, 1977, 1978 champion. 83 wins.
-#36 (Legend)
-Bobby Wawak -A legend known for his frightening
crash.
-#43 (Legend)
-STP -Fuel chemicals.
-Petty -1964, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975,
1979 champion. 200 wins.
-#50 (Legend)
-NBC Sports -A sport program on NBC television
program.
-TNT -Television program.
-#55 (Legend)
-Tiny Lund -2 wins.
-#64 (Legend)
-Elmo Langley -2 wins.
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Secrets AND Goodies
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To view more cameos (when you start the game, people will say "EA Sports,
It's in the game" before you go to the main menu). Create a new driver and
name him Seymore Cameos (first and last) and you will get a new Thunder
Plate called Cameos. To view the cameos, look in EA SPORTS EXTRA.
Once you turn on the Playstation 2 with NASCAR Thunder 2003 inside, they
always have a little clip of real people saying "EA Sports, It's in the game",
here are the list of people that said it.
-Johnny Benson
-Greg Biffle (2 times)
-Ward Burton
-Kurt Busch
-Ricky Craven
-Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2 times)
-Bill Elliott
-Jeff Gordon (2 times)
-Robby Gordon (2 times)
-Jeff Green
-Kevin Harvick
-Matt Kenseth
-Bobby Labonte (2 times)
-Terry Labonte
-Dale Jarrett
-Jimmie Johnson (2 times)
-Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon
-Sterling Marlin
-Mark Martin
-Jeremy Mayfield (2 times)
-Casey Mears (2 times)
-Jerry Nadeau (2 times)
-Joe Nemechek (2 times) (one with his mother)
-Ryan Newman
-Ricky Rudd
-Elliott Sadler (2 times)
-Mike Skinner
-Tony Stewart (2 times)
-Rusty Wallace
-Michael Waltrip
-#29 Pit Crew (2 times)
-#32 Pit Crew (2 times)
-#38 Pit Crew
-#41 Crew Chief (Jimmy Elledge)
-#48 Crew Chief (2 times)(Chad Knaus)
-#10 Nesquik (Scott Riggs)
-3 U.S. Army soldiers
-Goodyear Guy
-Winston Cup Official
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Credits
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Sony - For making the Playstation 2 so that this game can be playable
with it.
EA Sports - for developing and publishing this game.
Big thanks to JayWag for letting me use some information from his website:
[-
http://thunder.breakthetrend.com/site/index.php -]
NASCAR Thunder 2004 board - thanks for giving me some more information
and keep me entertained, the guide wouldn't
be made if it weren't for you guys.
Especially to ROUSHMARTIN6, Toad2, and
Team Ragnarok.
Warhawk - for some missing thunder plates
Charles - for telling me what O'Reilly (sponsor) is.
A. Stewart - for telling me what ALLPRO and EasyCare (sponsors) are.
[ ? ] - this could be you if you care to help me out on anything in this
document. You'll receive a big pat on the back.
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Copyright
This document is Copyright (c)2003 Myke. This guide is for personal use. If
you use any information from this NASCAR Thunder 2004 for Sony Playstation 2
document, please give me full credit, do not alter my information in any way,
shape, or form.
This document/guide can only AND ONLY be found at www.GameFAQs.com,
www.NeoSeeker.com, and www.IGN.com, if you find this guide somewhere else,
IMMEDIATELY notify me.
This game is (c) 2003 Electronic Arts Inc.
This game is rated (E) Everyone
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