# Raybestos Rookie of the
Year Contender.
* Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.
Failed to qualify:
(10) Jason Leffler #11;
Bobby Hamilton Jr. #32; Hermie
Sadler #66; Boris Said #36; Jeff Fuller #34; Carl Long
#00; Tony Raines #92; Mike Garvey #75; Kirk
Shelmerdine #27; Greg
Sacks #13.
Race comments:
Before an estimated crowd of 165,000, Jimmie Johnson
won the Coca-Cola 600, posting his 16th NASCAR NEXTEL
Cup Series victory and his third straight in this
event. On Lap 392 the race was red-flagged (10
minutes, 17 seconds) for track clean-up. Prior to the
green flag, the following drivers, under penalty,
dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons
indicated: #18 Bobby Labonte
(transmission).
TIME OF RACE:
5 hours, 13 minutes, 52 seconds
AVERAGE
SPEED: 114.698 mph
MARGIN OF
VICTORY: .027 second
BUDWEISER POLE AWARD:
Ryan Newman, Alltel Dodge (192.988 mph, 27.981
secs.) Track
Record
COMMIT LOZENGES COMMIT TO WIN AWARD:
Kasey Kahne, Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge
CHECKERS/RALLY’S
DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU
CHALLENGE AWARD:
Rusty Wallace, Miller Lite
Dodge
EA SPORTS MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD:
Jimmie Johnson, Lowe’s Chevrolet
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD
Bill Elliott,
Stanley
Tools Dodge
MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD:
Ryan Newman, Alltel Dodge
(No winner of MBNA Bonus for winning race; rolls to
$10,000 at Dover.)
MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD:
Ryan Newman, Alltel Dodge
NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS:
Jimmie Johnson, Lowe’s Chevrolet ($90,000)
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD:
Kyle Busch, CARQUEST Chevrolet
SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD:
Jimmie Johnson, Lowe’s Chevrolet
U.S.G. IMPROVING THE FINISH AWARD:
Bobby Labonte,
FedEx Freight Chevrolet
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD:
Brian Vickers, GMAC/ditech.com Chevrolet (98
laps)
CAUTION FLAGS:
22 cautions for 103 laps. 7-9 (Car #1-Accident, Turn
2); 11-14 (Car #97-Accident, Turn 2); 94-97 (Debris);
102-107 (Car #50, 10, 23, 7 & 15-Accident,
Backstretch); 115-121 (Debris); 140-146 (Car
#09-Accident, Turn 3); 151-154 (Car #38-Spin, Turn 4);
163-167 (Car #97-Accident, Turn 2); 201-204 (Car
#22-Spin, Turn 4); 210-213 (Car #77-Accident, Turn 1);
217-224 (Car #1, 40 & 41-Accident, Turn 2); 228-230
(Car #42-Accident, Turn 2); 235-237 (Car #7-Accident,
Turn 4); 240-242 (Car #42-Spin, Turn 4); 247-253 (Car
#8, 15, 17 & 44-Accident,
Frontstretch); 267-269 (Debris); 290-292 (Car
#07-Spin, Frontstretch);
308-311 (Oil); 357-361 (Debris); 368-372 (Car
#07-Stalled, Pit Road Entrance); 380-386 (Car #24, 25,
29, 6 & 91-Accident, Turn 1); 392-395 (Car #01 &
22-Accident, Turn 4).
LAP LEADERS:
37 lead changes among 21 drivers. Ryan Newman 1-9;
Jeff Gordon 10-16; Kyle Busch 17-59; Jimmie Johnson
60-61; Travis Kvapil 62;
Michael Waltrip 63; Casey
Mears 64; Kyle Petty 65; Martin Truex Jr. 66-69; J.
Gordon 70-94; Kasey Kahne 95; Kyle Busch 96-107;
Johnson 108-115; Brian Vickers 116; Ken Schrader
117-122; Terry Labonte
123-139; Ricky Rudd 140; Kvapil
141-162; Vickers 163-193; Newman 194-227; J. Gordon
228-234; Rusty Wallace 235-249; Bill Elliott 250-262;
Elliott Sadler 263-266; J. Gordon 267-273; Vickers
274; J. Gordon 275-276; Vickers 277-290; Kahne
291-300; Vickers 301-351; J. Gordon 352; Greg
Biffle 353; Carl Edwards
354-356; B. Labonte 357;
Edwards 358-364; Joe Nemechek
365-390; B. Labonte
391-399; Johnson 400.
TOP 10 NASCAR NEXTEL CUP POINTS
(Wins)
1 –Jimmie Johnson
1747 (2)
2 –Greg
Biffle
1676 (3)
3 –Elliott Sadler
1542 (0)
4 –Ryan Newman
1530 (0)
5 –Jeff Gordon
1516 (3)
6 –Tony Stewart
1488 (0)
7 –Kevin
Harvick
1485 (1)
8 –Carl Edwards
1459 (1)
9 –Jamie McMurray
1451 (0)
10–Kurt Busch
1441 (1)
MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP
Pts
Wins
Chevrolet
88 6
Ford
81 5
Dodge
59 1
CHECKERS/RALLY’S
DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU
CHALLENGE AWARD
Car #
Pts.
Ryan Newman (#12)
3
Rusty Wallace (#
2) 3
Tony Stewart (#20)
2
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Kyle Busch
157
Travis Kvapil
135
Stanton
Barrett
42
Eric McClure
18
BUD POLE AWARD STANDINGS
Ryan Newman
4
Kasey Kahne
2
Kyle Busch
1
Jeff Gordon
1
Kevin Harvick
1
Dale Jarrett
1
Scott Riggs
1
Elliott Sadler
1
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD
Car #
Pts.
Greg Biffle
(#16) 3
Jimmie Johnson (#48)
2
Tony Stewart (#20)
2
MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERF.
AWARD
Car #
Pts.
Ryan Newman (#12)
4
Michael Waltrip
(#15) 4
Kevin Harvick
(#29) 3
USG IMPROVING THE FINISH AWARD
Car #
Pts.
Elliott Sadler
(#38) 3
Bobby Labonte
(#18) 2
Ricky Rudd
(#21) 1
MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD
Car #
Pts.
Greg Biffle
(#16) 8
Kurt Busch
(#97) 5
Tony Stewart (#20)
4
CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD
Car #
Pts.
Hendrick
(#48) 83
Roush Yates (#16)
79
Hendrick
(#24) 77
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP
AWARD
Car #
Pts.
Greg Biffle
(#16) 4
Kasey Kahne (#
9) 1
Bill Elliott
(#91) 1
COMMIT LOZENGES COMMIT TO WIN AWARD
Car #
Pts.
Kasey Kahne (#
9) 3
Jimmie Johnson (#48)
2
Jeremy Mayfield (#19)
2
* Denotes Rookie