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Elliott Leads the Way for Dodge at Michigan
BROOKLYN, Mich. (June 16, 2002) - Bill Elliott started fourth Sunday in the Sirius Satellite Radio 400 at Michigan International Speedway, but the 46-year-old driver from Dawsonville, Ga., led the way by the end of the first lap at the two-mile oval in the Irish Hills of Michigan.
Elliott has won seven races and led more than 1,000 laps at MIS, and he led 31 of the first 46 laps Sunday. Elliott elected to stay on the track for the final three-lap shootout and ended up 11th in the 43-car field.
He gained one spot in the NASCAR Winston Cup Standings and now holds 10th place after 15 starts in 2002. He’s only 149 points behind race winner Matt Kenseth, who ranks fifth.
Series points leader Sterling Marlin finished 21st Sunday in his No. 40 Coors Original Dodge. It was Marlin’s worse finish of the season, and he dropped 26 points to second place. Teammates Jeff Gordon and rookie Jimmie Johnson are now tied for second, 110 points behind Marlin.
Kyle Petty continued his consistent finishes in the No. 45 Sprint Dodge Intrepid R/T. Petty finished 12th Sunday and moved up another spot in the standings to 18th. Petty has climbed 20 spots in the standings in the past 12 races since his 30th place finish at Las Vegas. Petty hasn’t finished lower than 23rd in the past dozen events.
Other Dodge finishers on Sunday were:
· Hut Stricklin (No. 23 Hills Bros Coffee Dodge Intrepid R/T) 17th
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