Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400
The Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 was held at Richmond International Raceway on September 7. Jimmie Johnson won the pole. The race was billed as the Looney Tunes Rematch as 8 Chevrolet drivers drove special paint schemes of the Looney Tunes characters. The drivers were Jeff Green/Daffy Duck, Bobby Hamilton/Marvin the Martian, Jimmie Johnson/Sylvester the Cat and Tweety Bird, Mike Skinner/Yosemite Sam, and Joe Nemechek/Speedy Gonzalez. Terry Labonte/Wile E. Coyote and The Roadrunner, Kevin Harvick/Tasmanian Devil, and Robby Gordon/Pepe Le Pew. Jeff Gordon planned to run a Bugs Bunny paint scheme but he crashed the car in practice, leaving Gordon to bring out his back-up car.
Top Ten Results
- Matt Kenseth
- Ryan Newman
- Jeff Green
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Todd Bodine
- Mark Martin
- Ricky Rudd
- Ward Burton
- Dave Blaney
- Jeremy Mayfield
Failed to qualify: Carl Long (#51)
- Sterling Marlin suffered several injuries in a lap 8 crash. He would still race until the Kansas race.
- To the rear, #24 Jeff Gordon (back-up car)
- Greg Biffle drove in place of Bobby Hamilton who suffered injuries in the Craftsman Truck Series race held the Thursday before.
- There was a charity golf cart race sponsored by Students Against Violence which teamed the drivers with their respective Looney Tunes character, Jeff Green won the race paired with Daffy Duck. Jeff Gordon fell out of his golf cart and suffered a bruised hand but was still participated in the race.
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