Soybeans were higher much of the day, but finished mostly lower.
Dean finished third or lower in most nominating contest throughout the primary season.
The dollar rose again early yesterday but finished slightly lower after a late wave of selling by traders.
In the first 20-minute period, cars finishing 18th or lower were eliminated.
And in trading after the auction, the yield on the five-year note finished even lower at 4.80 percent.
Markets Stock prices finished slightly lower as volume remained slow.
Johnson went into the race needing to win, lead the most laps, and hope that Stewart finished 10th or lower.
The other horses on or near the early lead finished 12th or lower.
From 1957-1983, the Cyclones only once finished lower than fourth place in the national meet.
Drivers finishing 25th or lower were awarded the same number of points.