Failed to qualify: (8)
#33
Scott Wimmer; #4 Ward Burton; #37 John Andretti; #55 Michael Waltrip;
#78 Mike Wallace; #34 Kevin Lepage; #36
Jeremy Mayfield; #84 AJ Allmendinger.
Race
Comments: Before
an estimated crowd of 105,000, Jimmie Johnson got his 25th career
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory. Before the green flag the following drivers
dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: #12 Newman, #83 Vickers
(engine change); #66 Green (transmission change).
TIME OF
RACE: 3 hours, 16 minutes, 23 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 152.915 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 1.311
seconds
BUDWEISER POLE AWARD: Ryan Newman (193.124 mph, 28.707 secs.)
CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE
DRIVE-THRU
CHALLENGE AWARD: Jimmie
Johnson (323.450 seconds--total amount of time spent in pits)
COMMIT
LOZENGES “COMMIT TO WIN” AWARD: Jimmie Johnson
DIRECTV
CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Ryan
Pemberton (crew chief for Mark Martin)
DOW
AUTOMOTIVE “STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE” AWARD: Jimmie
Johnson
EA
SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Jimmie Johnson
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Jimmie Johnson (188.200 mph, Lap 3)
MOBIL 1
“COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE” AWARD: Martin Truex Jr.
NASCAR
NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over to $50,000 at Bristol
Motor Speedway, March 25++
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Juan Pablo Montoya
SUNOCO
DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Jimmie Johnson
U.S.G.
“IMPROVING THE FINISH” AWARD: Jeff Burton (28 places)
WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Jimmie
Johnson (135 laps)
CAUTION
FLAGS: 6
cautions for 27 laps. 37-40 (Debris); 144-147 (Debris); 224-227 (Oil on
track); 231-237 (Car #00, 9, 16 & 83-Accident, Turn 3); 271-274
(Debris); 311-314 (Debris).
LAP
LEADERS: 31 lead
changes among 13 drivers. Ryan Newman (Pole), Jimmie
Johnson 1-36, Elliott Sadler 37, Jeff Gordon 38-41, Tony Stewart 42-79,
Johnson 80-87, Kevin Harvick 88, Brian
Vickers 89-91, Kurt Busch 92-96, Matt Kenseth 97, Ku. Busch 98-106,
Johnson 107-132, Reed Sorenson 133, Dave Blaney 134, Vickers 135-136, Johnson 137-143,
Clint Bowyer 144, Johnson 145-154, Kenseth
155-164, Johnson 165-166, J. Gordon 167-192, Stewart 193-194, Johnson
195-223, Blaney 224, Johnson 225-238,
Stewart 239-270, Jeff Burton 271, Stewart 272-310, J. Burton 311, Bobby
Labonte 312, Stewart
313-322, Johnson 323-325.
++Rollover money awarded at year’s end; amount not included in race
winnings.
NASCAR
NEXTEL CUP SERIES TOP 10
(Wins)
1
–Mark Martin
629
(0)
2 –Jeff Gordon
621
(0)
3 –Jeff Burton
618
(0)
4 –Jimmie Johnson
601
(2)
5 –Matt Kenseth
567
(1)
6 –Tony Stewart
507
(0)
7 –Kevin Harvick
482
(1)
8 –Denny Hamlin
480
(0)
9 –Clint Bowyer
479
(0)
10–Carl
Edwards
471
(0)
MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP
Pts
Wins
Chevrolet
33
3
Ford
27
1
Dodge
16
0
Toyota
12
0
DOW
AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGIC CALL OF
THE
RACE AWARD
Car # Pts.
Jimmie
Johnson
(#48)
2
Matt Kenseth
(#17)
1
Mark
Martin
(#01)
1
MOBIL 1
COMMAND PERF. AWARD
Car # Pts.
Mark
Martin
(#01)
3
Martin Truex Jr.
(# 1) 1
BUDWEISER POLE AWARD STANDINGS
David
Gilliland
1
Jeff
Gordon
1
Kasey Kahne
1
Ryan
Newman
1
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Juan
Pablo Montoya
47
David
Ragan
46
Paul
Menard
31
David Reutimann
26
AJ Allmendinger
4
Brandon
Whitt
2
WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD
Car # Pts.
Jimmie
Johnson
(#48)
1
Tony
Stewart
(#20)
1
Matt Kenseth
(#17)
1
DIRECTV
CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR
Car # Pts.
Ryan
Pemberton
(#01)
2
Josh
Browne
(#19)
1
Todd
Parrott
(#38)
1
CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE
DRIVE-THRU
CHALLENGE AWARD
Car # Pts.
Mark
Martin
(#01)
3
Jimmie
Johnson
(#48)
1
USG
‘IMPROVING THE FINISH’ AWARD
Car # Pts.
Matt Kenseth
(#17)
2
Jeff
Burton
(#31)
1
Kevin Harvick
(#29)
1
CLEVITE
ENGINE BUILDER AWARD
Car # Pts.
Hendrick
(#24)
44
Hendrick
(#01)
37
Hendrick
(#48)
28
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP
AWARD
Car # Pts.
Jimmie
Johnson
(#48)
2
Kasey Kahne
(# 9) 1
Martin Truex Jr.
(# 1) 1
COMMIT
LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD
Car # Pts.
Kasey Kahne
(# 9) 2
Jimmie
Johnson
(#48)
1
David
Gilliland
(#38)
1
SUNOCO
DIAMOND PERF. AWARD
Car # Pts.
Jimmie
Johnson
(#48)
2
Matt Kenseth
(#17)
1
Kevin Harvick
(#29)
1
