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NASCARFans E-mail List JARRETT PULLS AWAY AT PENNSYLVANIA 500 LONG POND, Pa. -- Dale Jarrett had the power Sunday, pulling away from the normally potent cars of Jeff Gordon and Jeff Burton at the end to win by three seconds at the 200-lap ...

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JARRETT PULLS AWAY AT PENNSYLVANIA 500

LONG POND, Pa. -- Dale Jarrett had the power Sunday, pulling away from the normally potent cars of Jeff Gordon and Jeff Burton at the end to win by three seconds at the 200-lap NASCAR Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway. Gordon held off the closing Burton to bring his Chevrolet home in the midst of an otherwise all-Ford top five. Burton was followed by his Roush Racing teammates Ted Musgrave and Mark Martin.

Burton led with 24 laps to go, but the fresher tires of Jarrett gave him an edge, and Gordon was able to ride by Burton in Jarrett's wake. Burton began to close on Gordon, but still had substantial ground to close when the checkered flag waved.

The win is Jarrett's third of the season, but his first since Darlington in March. Heading into Sunday, Jarrett had four top-10s in his last five starts. Jarrett was highly complimentary of crew chief Todd Parrott's call for four tires during the final pit stop, while his competitors took on only two tires to try to gain track position.

"Todd did a great job calling for four tires," said Jarrett, who earned his 11th career victory and his seventh win in his last 49 starts. "We had a good car, and we had been changing four tires on every pit stop, so we didn't want to do something different at the end of the race.

"I had an awesome car, the best engine I ever had. Even when I messed up on the track, I could make it good."

Despite a rash of cautions, Jarrett led the field by setting a pace of 142.068 miles per hour -- just off the record mark of 144.892 mph set by Rusty Wallace last year. Gordon, who leads the Winston Cup series with seven victories, broke his string of back-to-back poor races with his 13th top-five of the season.

"It's a good race for us today," Gordon said. "We're happy to come home second and get some momentum. We had to fight hard all day today."

Dale Earnhardt, pre-race points leader Terry Labonte and pole-sitter Joe Nemechek were involved in a multi-car accident following a restart on lap 127. Earnhardt battled his way back to a 12th-place finish, with Nemechek 21st and Labonte 35th.

Labonte will fall to third in the points standings, with Gordon returning to the lead. Martin will slide into second with, Jarrett in fourth. Burton rounds out the top five.

Final Results --------------------------------------------------------------

NASCAR PENNSYLVANIA 500

1. Dale Jarrett (88), Ford Thunderbird, 200 laps 2. Jeff Gordon (24), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 200 laps, running 3. Jeff Burton (99), Ford Thunderbird, 200 laps, running 4. Ted Musgrave (16), Ford Thunderbird, 200 laps, running 5. Mark Martin (6), Ford Thunderbird, 200 laps, running 6. r-Mike Skinner (31), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 200 laps, running 7. Jimmy Spencer (23), Ford Thunderbird, 200 laps, running 8. Kyle Petty (44), Pontiac Grand Prix, 200 laps, running 9. Jeremy Mayfield (37), Ford Thunderbird, 200 laps, running 10. Bill Elliott (94), Ford Thunderbird, 200 laps, running 11. Bobby Labonte (18), Pontiac Grand Prix, 200 laps, running 12. Dale Earnhardt (3), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 200 laps, running 13. Johnny Benson (30), Pontiac Grand Prix, 200 laps, running 14. Ken Schrader (33), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 200 laps, running 15. Ward Burton (22), Pontiac Grand Prix, 200 laps, running 16. Derrike Cope (36), Pontiac Grand Prix, 200 laps, running 17. Geoff Bodine (7), Ford Thunderbird, 200 laps, running 18. Ricky Craven (25), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 200 laps, running 19. Dick Trickle (90), Ford Thunderbird, 199 laps, running 20. Sterling Marlin (4), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 199 laps, running 21. Joe Nemechek (42), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 199 laps, running 22. Michael Waltrip (21), Ford Thunderbird, 199 laps, running 23. Hut Stricklin (8), Ford Thunderbird, 199 laps, running 24. John Andretti (98), Ford Thunderbird, 199 laps, running 25. Rick Mast (75), Ford Thunderbird, 199 laps, running 26. Darrell Waltrip (17), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 199 laps, running 27. Morgan Shepherd (77), Ford Thunderbird, 199 laps, running 28. Chad Little (97), Pontiac Grand Prix, 199 laps, running 29. Brett Bodine (11), Ford Thunderbird, 198 laps, running 30. Steve Grissom (41), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 198 laps, running 31. r-Jeff Green (29), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 197 laps, running 32. Bobby Hamilton (43), Pontiac Grand Prix, 197 laps, running 33. Jerry Nadeau (1), Pontiac Grand Prix, 197 laps, running 34. Kenny Wallace (81), Ford Thunderbird, 195 laps, running 35. Terry Labonte (5), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 193 laps, running 36. Ricky Rudd (10), Ford Thunderbird, 192 laps, engine 37. Rusty Wallace (2), Ford Thunderbird, 174 laps, engine 38. Wally Dallenbach Jr. (46), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 158 laps, engine 39. r-David Green (96), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 157 laps, engine 40. Ernie Irvan (28), Ford Thunderbird, 136 laps, accident 41. Dave Marcis (71), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 35 laps, engine 42. r-Robby Gordon (40), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 0 laps, engine

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Average Speed: 142.068 miles per hour Time of Race: 3 hour, 31 minutes, 10 seconds Margin of Victory: 2.990 seconds Cautions: 4 for 18 laps Lead Changes: 23 among 14 drivers

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