|
NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 14 POCONO 500 POCONO RACEWAY 2.5 Mile Banked Triangular Paved 500 M – 200 L – Purse: $4,750,449 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 29 99 Carl
Edwards Stonebridge
Life/Scott’s Ford 201 185 * 5 $196,150 Running 2 3 25 Brian
Vickers GMAC/ditech.com
Chevrolet 201 180 * 10 179,275 Running 3 18 01 Joe
Nemechek 4 38 5 # Kyle Busch Kellogg’s
Chevrolet 201 160 120,025 Running 5 1 15 Michael
Waltrip 6 21 48 Jimmie
Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 201 150 124,841 Running 7 13 6 Mark
Martin Viagra Ford 201 146 109,125 Running 8 8 29 Kevin
Harvick GM Goodwrench
Chevrolet 201 142 125,011 Running 9 31 24 Jeff
Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 201 138 119,961 Running 10 4 42 Jamie McMurray Texaco/Havoline Dodge 201 134 83,875 Running 11 12 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Dodge 201 130 105,708 Running 12 28 44 Terry Labonte Pizza Hut Chevrolet 201 127 66,925 Running 13 16 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 201 124 105,333 Running 14 6 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 201 121 96,070 Running 15 35 43 Jeff Green Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 201 118 97,661 Running 16 14 40 17 33 77 # Travis
Kvapil Kodak/Jasper Eng.
& Trans. Dodge 201 112 74,525 Running 18 20 41 Casey Mears Target Dodge 201 109 90,383 Running 19 22 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 201 106 92,220 Running 20 19 49 Ken Schrader Schwan’s Home Service Dodge 201 108 * 5 66,050 Running 21 25 38 Elliott Sadler M&M’s Ford 201 100 103,571 Running 22 2 97 Kurt Busch Sharpie Ford 200 102 * 5 114,250 Running 23 24 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Tide to go Chevrolet 200 94 79,883 Running 24 37 07 Dave Blaney Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet 200 91 72,550 Running 25 36 66 Mike Garvey Jani-King Ford 200 93 * 5 64,625 Running 26 7 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries/Madagascar Chevrolet 199 85 98,550 Accident 27 15 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 199 82 95,500 Running 28 32 21 Ricky Rudd Motorcraft Genuine Parts Ford 199 79 87,989 Running 29 26 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet 199 76 108,961 Running 30 23 16 Greg Biffle National Guard/Post-It Ford 198 73 78,975 Running 31 42 4 Mike Wallace Lucas Oil Products Chevrolet 198 75 * 5 60,325 Running 32 10 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools Ford 197 67 108,111 Running 33 34 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 195 64 108,333 Running 34 17 12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge 194 61 104,766 Accident 35 9 0 Mike Bliss Net Zero Best Buy Chevrolet 194 58 59,625 Running 36 11 22 Scott Wimmer Caterpillar Dodge 170 55 79,063 Suspension 37 5 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline Chevrolet 165 52 76,772 Running 38 39 37 Kevin Lepage R&J Racing Dodge 141 49 59,100 Accident 39 27 7 Robby Gordon Harrah’s Chevrolet 124 46 58,975 Engine 40 30 11 Jason Leffler FedEx Kinko’s Chevrolet 43 43 58,825 Accident 41 40 45 Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge 43 40 58,685 Accident 42 43 89 Morgan Shepherd Racing with Jesus/Red Line Oil Dodge 13 37 58,535 Brakes 43 41 13 Greg Sacks Sacks Motorsports Dodge 12 34 58,394 Overheating # Raybestos Rookie of
the Year Contender. * Includes race
leader/most laps led bonus. Failed to qualify: (4) Kirk Shelmerdine
#27; P.J. Jones #34; Hermie Sadler #92; Carl Long #00. Race comments: Before an estimated
crowd of 100,000, Carl Edwards won the Pocono 500, posting his second 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: #97
Kurt Busch (unapproved impound adjustment); #24 Jeff Gordon (unapproved impound
adjustment); #5 Kyle Busch (unapproved impound adjustment). Brendan Gaughan
relieved Mike Bliss on lap 30. TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 53 minutes,
24 seconds AVERAGE
SPEED: 129.177 mph MARGIN
OF VICTORY: Under caution BUDWEISER POLE AWARD: Michael Waltrip, COMMIT LOZENGES COMMIT TO WIN AWARD:
Kevin Harvick, GM Goodwrench Chevrolet CHECKERS/RALLY’S EA SPORTS MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Carl Edwards, Stonebridge
Life/Scott’s Ford GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Michael Waltrip, MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD: Brian Vickers,
GMAC/ditech.com Chevrolet (No winner of MBNA Bonus for
winning race; rolls to $20,000 at MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE AWARD: Michael Waltrip, NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No
winner; rolls over to $30,000 at Michigan Int’l Speedway. RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Kyle Busch, Kellogg’s
Chevrolet SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Carl Edwards, Stonebridge
Life/Scott’s Ford U.S.G. IMPROVING THE FINISH AWARD: Kyle Busch, Kellogg’s Chevrolet WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Brian Vickers, GMAC/ditech.com Chevrolet (121 laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 8 cautions for 32
laps. 31-33 (Car #97 & 44-Spin, Turn 1); 45-51 (Car #11, 45 &
07-Accident, Long Pond Straight); 69-72 (Debris); 92-94 (Car #9-Spin,
Frontstretch); 117-122 (Debris); 148-151 (Car #37-Accident, Tunnel Turn);
196-199 (Car #12-Accident, Turn 1); 201 (Car #49 & 18-Accident, Tunnel
Turn). LAP
LEADERS: 14 lead changes among 7 drivers. Michael
Waltrip 1-29, Brian Vickers 30, Mike Wallace 31, Vickers 32-69, Mike Garvey 70,
Vickers 71-105, Carl Edwards 106-116, Vickers 117, Ken Schrader 118, Vickers
119-140, Edwards 141-147, Vickers 148-171, Edwards 172-184, Kurt Busch 185-186,
Edwards 187-201. TOP 10 NASCAR NEXTEL CUP POINTS (Wins) 1 –Jimmie Johnson 2062 (2) 2 –Greg Biffle 1939 (4) 3 –Elliott Sadler 1781 (0) 4 –Carl Edwards 1759 (2) 5 –Mark Martin 1734 (0) 6 –Ryan Newman 1733 (0) 7–Kevin Harvick 1715 (1) 8 –Rusty Wallace 1714 (0) 9 –Jeff Gordon 1700 (3) 10–Tony Stewart 1682 (0) Pts Wins Chevrolet 100 6 Ford 99 7 Dodge 67 1 CHECKERS/RALLY’S Car
# Pts. Ryan Newman (#12) 3 Rusty Wallace (# 2) 3 Tony Stewart (#20) 2 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE
OF THE YEAR Kyle Busch 195 Travis Kvapil 155 Eric McClure 18 BUD POLE AWARD
STANDINGS Ryan Newman 4 Kasey Kahne 2 Kyle Busch 1 Jeff Gordon 1 Kevin Harvick 1 Dale Jarrett 1 Scott Riggs 1 Elliott Sadler 1 Michael Waltrip 1 WIX FILTERS LAP
LEADER AWARD Car
# Pts. Greg Biffle (#16) 4 Tony Stewart (#20) 2 Brian Vickers (#25) 2 MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Michael Waltrip (#15) 5 Ryan Newman (#12) 4 Kevin Harvick (#29) 3 USG IMPROVING THE
FINISH AWARD Car #
Pts. Elliott Sadler (#38)
3 Kyle Busch (# 5) 2 Bobby Labonte (#18) 2 MBNA MID-RACE
LEADER AWARD Car
# Pts. Greg Biffle (#16) 8 Kurt Busch (#97) 5 Tony Stewart (#20) 4 CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car
# Pts. Hendrick (#48) 110 Roush Yates (#16) 88 Hendrick (#24) 84 GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD Car # Pts. Greg Biffle (#16) 4 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 2 Michael Waltrip (#15) 1 COMMIT LOZENGES
COMMIT TO WIN AWARD Car
# Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3 Kasey Kahne (# 9) 3 Jeremy Mayfield (#19) 2 UNOFFICAL RESULTS posted after the race
NASCAR PR used with permission
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
