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Samsung/RadioShack 500


Stock Car Racing

Samsung/RadioShack 500
Event

A NASCAR Nextel Cup event held at Texas Motor Speedway.  Formerly a Winston Cup race held in the spring at Talladega Superspeedway.

DateWinnerWinner's Car
8 April 2002Matt KensethFord2002 Race Information & Results
2005Ford2005 Photographs
2006Kasey KahneDodge2006 Photographs


2002 Results

April 8, 2002
Talladega Superspeedway
Time of race 3:31:01
Average speed 142.453 mph
Margin of victory:  .888 seconds
Lead changes:  25
Cautions:  37-41, 50-53, 172-182, 185-191, 241-246, 255-258, 309-312

FinishStartDriverMake#SponsorLapsStatusEarningsPoints
131Matt KensethFord17DeWalt Power Tools334Running$418,275180/5
226Jeff GordonChevrolet24DuPont334Running$296,478170/0
38Mark MartinFord6Pfizer/Viagra334Running$219,358170/5
43Ricky RuddFord28Havoline334Running$201,717165/5
529Tony StewartPontiac20Home Depot334Running$168,053160/5
613Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet48Lowe's334Running$105,275150/0
720Sterling MarlinDodge40Coors Light334Running$142,992151/5
821Jimmy SpencerDodge41Target334Running$98,375142/0
9PoleBill ElliottDodge9Dodge Dealers/UAW334Running$134,806143/5
1027Terry LabonteChevrolet5Kellogg's334Running$124,833134/0
1128Rusty WallaceFord2Miller Lite334Running$130,200135/5
1241Mike SkinnerChevrolet4Kodak Films334Running$106,250132/5
1333Johnny BensonPontiac10RadioShack/Major League Baseball333Running$112,900124/0
1410Ricky CravenFord32Tide333Running$92,050121/0
1539Dave BlaneyFord77Jasper Engines & Transmissions333Running$107,975118/0
1617Jeff GreenChevrolet30America Online333Running$77,725115/0
172Elliott SadlerFord21Motorcraft Quality Parts332Running$102,425117/5
187Jeremy MayfieldDodge19Dodge Dealers/UAW332Running$87,225109/0
196Stacy ComptonPontiac14Conseco332Running$78,000106/0
2011Steve ParkChevrolet1Pennzoil332Running$110,025103/0
2114Kyle PettyDodge45Sprint332Running$72,700100/0
2218John AndrettiDodge43Cheerios332Running$101,58397/0
2319Kurt BuschFord97Rubbermaid332Running$80,90099/5
245Dale JarrettFord88UPS331Running$115,878101/10
2525Kevin HarvickChevrolet29GM Goodwrench Service331Running$112,52893/5
2642Buckshot JonesDodge44Georgia Pacific331Running$75,60085/0
2730Hut StricklinDodge23Hills Bros Coffee331Running$74,30087/5
284Michael WaltripChevrolet15NAPA Auto Parts331Running$72,20079/0
2934Rick MastFord90Duke's Mayonnaise/Sauer's331Running$62,20076/0
3015Bobby LabontePontiac18Interstate Batteries330Running$104,62873/0
3140Bobby HamiltonChevrolet55Schneider Electric330Running$75,83970/0
3238Jerry NadeauChevrolet25UAW/Delphi330Running$65,87567/0
3332Frank KimmelFord26Advance Auto Parts/Pork330Running$79,53764/0
3412Ken SchraderPontiac36Combos/Snickers329Running$61,32561/0
3523Casey AtwoodDodge7Sirius Satellite Radio326Running$52,30058/0
3616Shawna RobinsonDodge49Boomtown Casino & Hotel322Running$51,25055/0
3735Jay SauterChevrolet71Warranty Gold/Hawk Saw Blades313Running$50,20052/0
3843Brett BodineFord11Hooters Restaurants282Running$49,12549/0
3937Jeff BurtonFord99CITGO255Out (Accident)$93,74246/0
4036Ryan NewmanFord12ALLTEL252Out (Engine)$57,02548/5
4124Robby GordonChevrolet31Cingular Wireless236Out (Accident)$75,03640/0
429Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Chevrolet8Budweiser192Out (Accident)$85,72242/5
4322Ward BurtonDodge22Caterpillar169Out (Accident)$92,12434/0

Bud Pole:  Bill Elliott
EA Sports Move of the Race:  Matt Kenseth
Gatorade Front Runner:  Matt Kenseth
Infogrames Pit Strategy Award:  Robbie Reiser (17)
Outback Steakhouse Bloomin' Favorite:  Matt Kenseth
Raybestos Rookie of the Race:  Jimmie Johnson
True Value Man of the Race:  Matt Kenseth
Waste Management Picking Up Places:  Matt Kenseth

2005 Photographs

2005 Samsung/RadioShack 500 2005
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Stacey Pardini
The Team Coast Guard Racing car No. 0 comes out of turn four in the inside lane during the Samsung/RadioShack 500 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series racing event April 17. Driver Mike Bliss, normally sponsored by NETZERO, races in the event sporting the Team Coast Guard Racing No. 44-paint Scheme at the Texas Motor Speedway.
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2005 Samsung/RadioShack 500 2005
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Stacey Pardini
The No. 0 Team Coast Guard Racing car pulls into pit row during the Samsung/RadioShack 500 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series racing event April 17. Driver Mike Bliss, normally sponsored by NETZERO, races in the event sporting the Team Coast Guard Racing No. 44-paint Scheme at the Texas Motor Speedway.
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2005 Samsung/RadioShack 500 Photo by Michael A. Kaplan
Ken Schrader drives the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Air Force number 21 car during the final practice session Saturday, April 8, 2006, in preparation for the Samsung/Radio Shack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Ken Schrader started in 32nd position and finished in 16th place.
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2005 Samsung/RadioShack 500 Photo by Brian Ferguson
The number 21 Motorcraft/Air Force NASCAR driven by Ken Schrader, encounters traffic through turn four at the NASCAR Nextel Cup, Samsung/RadioShack 500 on Sunday, April 9, 2006, at Texas Motor Speedway. Schrader finished 16th after qualifying 32nd in a field of 43 drivers.
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2006

Photographs

2006 Samsung/RadioShack 500 Photo by Brian Ferguson
NASCAR Nextel Cup Series cars pit during the Samsung/RadioShack 500 on Sunday, April 9, 2006, at Texas Motor Speedway. Number 9 Kasey Kahne won the race, while the number 21 Motorcraft/Air Force car finished 16th in a field of 43 drivers.
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Samsung/RadioShack 500 U.S. Army photo by William Thurmond
The Army pit crew makes a four-tires-and-fuel stop midway through Sunday’s Samsung / Radio Shack 500 NASCAR event at Texas Motor.
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2006
Ken Schrader

U.S. Air Force photo by Brian Ferguson
Ken Schrader, the number 21 Motorcraft/Air Force NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver, makes his way through the crowd during driver introductions at the Samsung/RadioShack 500 on Sunday, April 9, 2006, at Texas Motor Speedway. Schrader finished 16th, after qualifying 32nd, in a field of 43 drivers.
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Ken Schrader 2006
Ken Schrader

U.S. Air Force photo by Michael A. Kaplan
Ken Schrader sits in his NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Air Force number 21 car before the final practice session Saturday, April 8, 2006, for the Samsung/Radio Shack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Schrader started in 32nd position and finished in 16th place.
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Ken Schrader 2006
Ken Schrader

U.S. Air Force photo by Michael A. Kaplan
Ken Schrader drives the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Air Force number 21 car during the final practice session Saturday, April 8, 2006, in preparation for the Samsung/Radio Shack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Ken Schrader started in 32nd position and finished in 16th place.
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Article Index

DateArticleAuthor/Source
April 14, 2006Kasey Kahne's Texas victoryAlfred Johnson





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