Failed to qualify:
(4) Mike Garvey #66; Kenny Wallace #00; Dan
Pardus #73; Morgan
Shepherd #89.
Race comments:
Before an estimated crowd of 175,000, Tony Stewart won
the Pepsi 400, posting his 21st NASCAR NEXTEL Cup
Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following
drivers, under penalty, dropped to the rear of the
field for the reasons indicated: #32 Bobby
Hamilton
Jr. (unapproved impound adjustment); #0 Mike Bliss
(transmission change).
TIME OF RACE:
3 hours, 3 minutes, 11 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED:
131.016 mph MARGIN
OF VICTORY: .171 second
BUDWEISER POLE AWARD:
Tony Stewart, The
Home Depot Chevrolet (185.582 mph, 48.496
secs.)
COMMIT LOZENGES COMMIT TO WIN AWARD:
Tony Stewart, The Home
Depot Chevrolet
CHECKERS/RALLY'S
DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU
CHALLENGE AWARD:
Tony Stewart, The Home Depot
Chevrolet
EA SPORTS MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD:
Tony Stewart, The
Home Depot Chevrolet
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD:
Tony Stewart,
The Home Depot Chevrolet
MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD:
Tony Stewart, The Home Depot
Chevrolet
(Also won $5,000 MBNA Bonus for winning race.)
MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD:
Dale Earnhardt Jr., Budweiser Chevrolet
NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS:
No
winner; rolls over to $60,000 at
Chicagoland Speedway.
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD:
Travis Kvapil,
Kodak/Jasper
Eng.
& Trans. Dodge
SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD:
Tony Stewart,
The Home Depot Chevrolet
U.S.G. IMPROVING THE FINISH AWARD:
Mike Wallace, Lucas Oil Chevrolet
(35 positions)
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD:
Tony Stewart, The Home Depot Chevrolet
(151 laps)
CAUTION FLAGS:
9 cautions for 41 laps. 1-11
(Competition); 36-41 (Car #6, 8, 10, 17, 18, 22, 41,
49 & 97-Accident, Turn 4); 65-67 (Debris); 70-72 (Car
#43-Accident, Turn 2); 74-76 (Car #01, 15 &
16-Accident, Turn 1); 103-106 (Car #32-Accident, Turn
1); 114-116 (Car #36-Spin, Tri-oval); 141-143 (Car
#36-Spin, Turn 1); 147-151 (Car #5, 7, 22, 29, 31, 38
& 99-Accident, Tri-oval).
LAP LEADERS:
7 lead changes among 5 drivers.
Tony Stewart 1-103, Jason Leffler
104, Elliott Sadler 105-106, Dale Jarrett 107, E.
Sadler 108-109, Stewart 110-141, Kasey Kahne 142-144,
Stewart 145-160
TOP 10 NASCAR NEXTEL CUP POINTS
(Wins)
1 -Jimmie Johnson
2378 (2)
2 -Greg
Biffle
2305 (5)
3 -Tony Stewart
2242 (2)
4 -Elliott Sadler
2178 (0)
5 -Rusty Wallace
2173 (0)
6 -Ryan Newman
2115 (0)
7 -Jamie McMurray
2093 (0)
8 -Mark Martin
2068 (0)
9 -Kurt Busch
2030 (1)
10-Dale Jarrett
2030 (0)
MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP
Pts Wins
Chevrolet
124 8
Ford
118 8
Dodge
81 1
CHECKERS/RALLY'S
DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU
CHALLENGE AWARD
Car #
Pts.
Ryan Newman (#12)
4
Elliott Sadler
(#38) 3
Tony Stewart (#20)
3
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Kyle Busch
219
Travis Kvapil
177
Stanton
Barrett
51
Eric McClure
19
Mike Garvey
2
BUD POLE AWARD STANDINGS
Ryan Newman
5
Jeff Gordon
2
Kasey Kahne
2
Kyle Busch
1
Kevin Harvick
1
Dale Jarrett
1
Scott Riggs
1
Elliott Sadler
1
Tony Stewart
1
Michael Waltrip
1
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD
Car #
Pts.
Tony Stewart (#20)
5
Greg Biffle
(#16) 4
Brian Vickers
(#25) 2
MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERF.
AWARD
Car #
Pts.
Michael Waltrip
(#15) 6
Ryan Newman (#12)
4
Kevin Harvick
(#29) 3
USG IMPROVING THE FINISH AWARD
Car #
Pts.
Elliott Sadler
(#38) 4
Kyle Busch (#
5) 2
Bobby Labonte
(#18) 2
MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD
Car #
Pts.
Tony Stewart (#20)
11
Greg Biffle
(#16) 8
Kurt Busch
(#97) 5
CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD
Car #
Pts.
Hendrick
(#48) 96
Mark Cronquist
(#20) 93
Roush Yates (#97)
92
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP
AWARD
Car #
Pts.
Greg Biffle
(#16) 4
Tony Stewart (#20)
3
Jimmie Johnson (#48)
2
COMMIT LOZENGES COMMIT TO WIN AWARD
Car #
Pts.
Jimmie Johnson (#48)
3
Kasey Kahne (#
9) 3
Jeremy Mayfield (#19)
2
