Failed to qualify: (10)
#84 AJ Allmendinger; #49 Mike Bliss; #37 John Andretti; #83 Brian Vickers; #00 David Reutimann; #36 Jeremy Mayfield; #72 Brandon
Whitt; #34 Kevin Lepage; #55 Michael Waltrip; #47 Ken Schrader.
Race
Comments: Before
an estimated crowd of 156,000, Jimmie Johnson won the
UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, posting his 24th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup
victory. Before the green flag the following drivers dropped to the
rear of the field for the reason indicated: #38 Gilliland; #43 Labonte (backup car).
TIME OF
RACE: 3 hours, 7 minutes, 28 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 128.183
mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 2.795
second
BUDWEISER POLE AWARD: Kasey Kahne
(184.856 mph, 29.212 secs.) TRACK
RECORD
CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE
DRIVE-THRU
CHALLENGE AWARD: Mark
Martin (322.066 seconds--total amount of time spent in pits)
COMMIT
LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD: Kasey Kahne
DIRECTV
CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Josh
Browne (crew chief for Elliott Sadler)
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 (170.986 mph, Lap 245)
MOBIL 1
‘COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE’ AWARD: Mark Martin
NASCAR
NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS:
No
winner; rolls over to $40,000 at
Atlanta++
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Juan Pablo Montoya
SUNOCO
DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Jimmie Johnson
U.S.G.
‘IMPROVING THE FINISH’ AWARD: Matt Kenseth (33
places)
WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Jeff
Gordon (111 laps)
CAUTION
FLAGS: 9
cautions for 40 laps. 3-5 (Car #6-Accident, Turn 2); 10-12 (Car #4, 7
& 25-Accident, Turn 2); 19-23 (Car #13 & 22-Accident, Turn 4);
41-44 (Car #80-Accident, Frontstretch);
108-113 (Car #70-Accident, Turn 4); 117-120 (Car #5-Accident, Turn 4);
174-177 (Car #15-Spin, Turn 4); 227-232 (Car #07-Accident, Turn 2);
252-256 (Car #9-Accident, Turn 2).
LAP
LEADERS: 28 lead
changes among 16 drivers. Kasey Kahne
1-13, Elliott Sadler 14-21, Jimmie Johnson 22-40, Matt Kenseth 41, Mark Martin 42-49, Sadler 50-57,
Martin 58-61, Johnson 62-78, Martin 79, J.J. Yeley
80, Ryan Newman 81, Bobby Labonte 82,
Johnson 83-107, Sadler 108, Jeff Gordon 109-146, Carl Edwards 147-149,
Martin 150, Sterling Marlin 151, Labonte
152, Kyle Busch 153-156, Martin Truex Jr.
157-158, J. Gordon 159-210, Martin 211, Dale
Earnhardt Jr. 212, Clint Bowyer 213, Labonte
214, J. Gordon 215-235, Jeff Burton 236-239, Johnson 240-267.
++Rollover money awarded at year’s end; amount not included in race
winnings.
NASCAR
NEXTEL CUP SERIES TOP 10
(Wins)
1
–Mark Martin
495
(0)
2 –Jeff Gordon
489
(0)
3 –Jeff Burton
453
(0)
4 –Jimmie Johnson
406
(1)
5 –Matt Kenseth
397
(1)
6 –Kevin Harvick
389
(1)
7 –Kyle Busch
382
(0)
8 –Denny Hamlin
374
(0)
9 –J.J. Yeley
365
(0)
10–Elliott Sadler
236
(0)
MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP
Pts
Wins
Chevrolet
24
2
Ford
21
1
Dodge
12
0
Toyota
9
0
DOW
AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGIC CALL OF
THE
RACE AWARD
Car # Pts.
Jimmie
Johnson
(#48)
1
Matt Kenseth
(#17)
1
Mark
Martin
(#01)
1
MOBIL 1
COMMAND PERF. AWARD
Car # Pts.
Mark
Martin
(#01)
3
BUDWEISER POLE AWARD STANDINGS
David
Gilliland
1
Jeff
Gordon
1
Kasey Kahne
1
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
David
Ragan
37
Juan
Pablo Montoya
30
Paul
Menard
21
David Reutimann
18
AJ Allmendinger
3
Brandon
Whitt
2
WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD
Car # Pts.
Tony
Stewart
(#20)
1
Jeff
Gordon
(#24)
1
Matt Kenseth
(#17)
1
DIRECTV
CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR
Car # Pts.
Josh
Browne
(#19)
1
Todd
Parrott
(#38)
1
Ryan
Pemberton
(#01)
1
CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE
DRIVE-THRU
CHALLENGE AWARD
Car # Pts.
Mark
Martin
(#01)
3
USG
‘IMPROVING THE FINISH’ AWARD
Car # Pts.
Matt Kenseth
(#17)
2
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)
1
Kasey Kahne
(# 9) 1
Martin Truex Jr.
(# 1) 1
COMMIT
LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD
Car # Pts.
Kasey Kahne
(# 9) 2
David
Gilliland
(#38)
1
SUNOCO
DIAMOND PERF. AWARD
Car # Pts.
Jimmie
Johnson
(#48)
1
Matt Kenseth
(#17)
1
Kevin Harvick
(#29)
1
