Failed to qualify: (8)
#55
Michael Waltrip; #4 Ward Burton; #36
Jeremy Mayfield; #84 AJ Allmendinger; #72
Brandon Whitt; #49 Mike Bliss; #78 Kenny Wallace; #34 Kevin Lepage.
Race
Comments: Before
an estimated crowd of 87,000, Matt Kenseth
posted his 15th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory. Before the green flag
the following driver dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: #96
Raines (engine change).
TIME OF
RACE: 3 hours, 36 minutes, 41 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 138.451 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: .679
second
BUDWEISER POLE AWARD: Jeff Gordon (185.735 mph, 38.765 secs.)
CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE
DRIVE-THRU
CHALLENGE AWARD: Mark
Martin (297.758 seconds--total amount of time spent in pits)
COMMIT
LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD: Kasey Kahne
DIRECTV
CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Ryan
Pemberton (crew chief for Mark Martin)
DOW
AUTOMOTIVE ‘STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE’ AWARD: Matt Kenseth
EA
SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Matt Kenseth
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Kasey Kahne
(183.150 mph, Lap 3)
MOBIL 1
‘COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE’ AWARD: Mark Martin
NASCAR
NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over to $30,000 at
Las
Vegas++
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: David Ragan
SUNOCO
DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Matt Kenseth
U.S.G.
‘IMPROVING THE FINISH’ AWARD: Matt Kenseth (24
places)
WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Matt Kenseth (133 laps)
CAUTION
FLAGS: 9
cautions for 37 laps. 8-12 (Car #10, 26 & 41-Accident, Turn 4);
15-18 (Oil on track); 21-23 (Car #6-Spin, Turn 2); 55-59 (Car #14-Spin,
Backstretch); 93-96 (Debris); 116-119 (Debris); 121-125 (Oil on track);
227-230 (Debris); 244-246 (Car #00 & 43-Accident, Turn 4 [Red-15:18
244]).
LAP
LEADERS: 28 lead
changes among 12 drivers. Jeff Gordon (Pole), Kasey Kahne 1-20, Kyle Busch 21-29, Matt Kenseth 30-49, Mark Martin 50, Jimmie Johnson
51-54, Jeff Burton 55, Kenseth 56-65, Tony
Stewart 66-74, J. Burton 75-89, Stewart 90-93, Kenseth
94-115, Stewart 116, Kyle Petty 117, Kenseth
118-134, J. Gordon 135, Kenseth 136-143,
Stewart 144-157, Clint Bowyer 158-159, Kevin Harvick
160, Greg Biffle 161, J. Gordon 162, Kenseth 163-195, J. Burton 196, Harvick 197-198, Biffle
199, Johnson 200-226, J. Burton 227, Kenseth
228-250.
++Rollover money awarded at year’s end; amount not included in race
winnings.
NASCAR
NEXTEL CUP SERIES TOP 10
(Wins)
1
–Mark Martin
335
(0)
2 –Jeff Burton
330
(0)
3 –Jeff Gordon
309
(0)
4 –Kevin Harvick
307
(1)
5 –David Ragan
270
(0)
6 –Clint Bowyer
264
(0)
7 –Joe Nemechek
259
(0)
8 –J.J. Yeley
251
(0)
9 –Kyle Busch
239
(0)
10–David Stremme
236
(0)
MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP
Pts
Wins
Chevrolet
15
1
Ford
15
1
Dodge
8
0
Toyota
6
0
USG
‘IMPROVING THE FINISH’ AWARD
Car # Pts.
Matt Kenseth
(#17)
1
Kevin Harvick
(#29)
1
BUDWEISER POLE AWARD STANDINGS
David
Gilliland
1
Jeff
Gordon
1
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
David
Ragan
28
Juan
Pablo Montoya
19
David Reutimann
17
Paul
Menard
11
AJ Allmendinger
2
Brandon
Whitt
1
WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD
Car # Pts.
Matt Kenseth
(#17)
1
Tony
Stewart
(#20)
1
MOBIL 1
COMMAND PERF. AWARD
Car # Pts.
Mark
Martin
(#01)
2
CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE
DRIVE-THRU
CHALLENGE AWARD
Car # Pts.
Mark
Martin
(#01)
2
DOW
AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGIC CALL OF
THE
RACE AWARD
Car # Pts.
Matt Kenseth
(#17)
1
Mark
Martin
(#01)
1
CLEVITE
ENGINE BUILDER AWARD
Car # Pts.
Hendrick
(#01)
26
Hendrick
(#24)
25
Danny
Lawrence
(#31)
25
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP
AWARD
Car # Pts.
Kasey Kahne
(# 9) 1
Martin Truex Jr.
(# 1) 1
COMMIT
LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD
Car # Pts.
David
Gilliland
(#38)
1
Kasey Kahne
(# 9) 1
SUNOCO
DIAMOND PERF. AWARD
Car # Pts.
Kevin Harvick
(#29)
1
Matt Kenseth
(#17)
1
