Failed to qualify: (6)
#37
Kevin Lepage, #00 David Reutimann, #55 Michael Waltrip,
#13 Joe Nemechek, #70 Johnny Sauter, #15 Paul Menard.
Race
Comments: Before
an estimated crowd of 160,000, Kyle Busch got his fourth career NASCAR
NEXTEL Cup Series victory.
TIME OF
RACE: 3 hours, 16 minutes, 38 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 81.969 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: .064
second
BUDWEISER POLE AWARD: Jeff Gordon (125.453 mph, 15.295 secs.)
CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE
DRIVE-THRU
CHALLENGE AWARD: Denny
Hamlin (190.763 seconds--total amount of time spent in pits)
COMMIT
LOZENGES “COMMIT TO WIN” AWARD: Jeff Gordon
DIRECTV
CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Larry
Carter (crew chief for Jamie McMurray)
DOW
AUTOMOTIVE “STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE” AWARD: Kyle
Busch
EA
SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Kyle Busch
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Kyle Busch (113.491 mph, Lap 487)
MOBIL 1
“COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE” AWARD: Jeff Green
NASCAR
NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over to $60,000 at Martinsville
Speedway, April 1++
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: David Ragan
SUNOCO
DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Kyle Busch
U.S.G.
“IMPROVING THE FINISH” AWARD: Kevin Harvick (36
places)
WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Tony
Stewart (257 laps)
CAUTION
FLAGS: 15
cautions for 90 laps. 19-23 (Car #41-Spin, Turn 2); 45-54 (Car #7, 38,
40 & 44-Accident, Turn 2); 121-126 (Car #6-Spin, Turn 2); 138-143
(Car #42-Spin, Backstrech); 150-155 (Car
#84-Accident, Turn 1); 163-168 (Car #6-Spin, Turn 2); 227-232 (Car
#36-Accident, Turn 2); 283-290 (Car #9-Accident, Turn 4); 311-316 (Car
#1 & 12-Accident, Turn 2); 369-374 (Debris); 379-382 (Car #7, 43,
49 & 88-Accident, Turn 4); 414-420 (Debris); 422-425 (Debris);
486-491 (Debris); 499-502 (Car #6-Spin,
Frontstretch).
LAP
LEADERS: 14 lead
changes among 10 drivers. Jeff Gordon 1-6, Tony Stewart 7-51, J.J. Yeley 52-60, Kurt Busch 61-70, Stewart 71-122,
Jeremy Mayfield 123, Stewart 124-194, Elliott Sadler 195-199, Stewart
200-288, Kyle Busch 289-297, Denny Hamlin 298-406, Kevin Harvick 407-415, Brian Vickers 416, Hamlin
417-484, Kyle Busch 485-504.
++Rollover money awarded at year’s end; amount not included in race
winnings.
NASCAR
NEXTEL CUP SERIES TOP 10 (Wins)
1 –Jeff Gordon
791
(0)
2 –Jeff Burton
788
(0)
3 –Jimmie Johnson
716
(2)
4 –Matt Kenseth
697
(1)
5 –Kevin Harvick
647
(1)
6 –Kyle Busch
639
(1)
7
–Mark Martin
629
(0)
8 –Clint Bowyer
621
(0)
9 –Denny Hamlin
606
(0)
10–Carl
Edwards
598
(0)
MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP
Pts
Wins
Chevrolet
42
4
Ford
33
1
Dodge
20
0
Toyota
15
0
DOW
AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGIC CALL OF
THE
RACE AWARD
Car # Pts.
Jimmie
Johnson
(#48)
2
Matt Kenseth
(#17)
1
Kyle
Busch
(# 5) 1
MOBIL 1
COMMAND PERF. AWARD
Car # Pts.
Mark
Martin
(#01)
3
Jeff
Green
(#66)
1
Martin Truex Jr.
(# 1) 1
BUDWEISER POLE AWARD STANDINGS
Jeff
Gordon
2
David
Gilliland
1
Kasey Kahne
1
Ryan
Newman
1
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Juan
Pablo Montoya
57
David
Ragan
57
Paul
Menard
32
David Reutimann
27
AJ Allmendinger
13
Brandon
Whitt
2
WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD
Car # Pts.
Tony
Stewart
(#20)
2
Jimmie
Johnson
(#48)
1
Matt Kenseth
(#17)
1
DIRECTV
CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR
Car # Pts.
Ryan
Pemberton
(#01)
2
Josh
Browne
(#19)
1
Larry
Carter
(#26)
1
CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE AWARD
Car #
Pts.
Mark
Martin
(#01)
3
Jimmie
Johnson
(#48)
1
Denny
Hamlin
(#11)
1
USG
‘IMPROVING THE FINISH’ AWARD
Car # Pts.
Matt Kenseth
(#17)
2
Kevin Harvick
(#29)
2
Jeff
Burton
(#31)
1
CLEVITE
ENGINE BUILDER AWARD
Car # Pts.
Hendrick
(#24)
62
RCR
(#31)
40
Roush Fenway
(#17)
37
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP
AWARD
Car # Pts.
Jimmie
Johnson
(#48)
2
Kasey Kahne
(# 9) 1
Kyle
Busch
(# 5) 1
COMMIT
LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD
Car # Pts.
Kasey Kahne
(# 9) 2
Jimmie
Johnson
(#48)
1
Jeff
Gordon
(#24)
1
SUNOCO
DIAMOND PERF. AWARD
Car # Pts.
Jimmie
Johnson
(#48)
2
Matt Kenseth
(#17)
1
Kyle
Busch
(# 5) 1
