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NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 3 UAW-DAIMLERCHRYSLER 400 1.5-Mile Banked Paved Oval 400.5 M – 267 L – Purse: $6,131,958 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 9 48 Jimmie
Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 267 190 * 10 $428,066 Running 2 10 5 # Kyle Busch Kellogg’s
Chevrolet 267 170 244,800 Running 3 5 97 Kurt
Busch Sharpie Ford 267 170 * 5 249,125 Running 4 11 24 Jeff
Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 267 160 197,911 Running 5 42 29 Kevin
Harvick GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 267 155 179,486 Running 6 3 16 Greg
Biffle National Guard
Ford 267 155 * 5 139,600 Running 7 15 41 Casey
Mears Target/Energizer Dodge 267 146 139,083 Running 8 8 17 Matt
Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools Ford 267 142 151,111 Running 9 1 12 Ryan
Newman Mobil 1/ALLTEL Dodge 267 143 * 5 158,511 Running 10 23 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet 267 134 147,891 Running 11 16 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Tide Chevrolet 267 130 117,908 Running 12 21 2 Rusty Wallace Mobil 1/Miller Lite Dodge 267 127 129,283 Running 13 29 07 Dave Blaney Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet 267 129 * 5 106,100 Running 14 20 99 Carl Edwards World Financial Group Ford 267 121 104,025 Running 15 22 42 Jamie McMurray Texaco/Havoline Dodge 267 118 105,925 Running 16 18 0 Mike Bliss NetZero Best Buy Chevrolet 267 115 94,925 Running 17 24 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 267 112 118,970 Running 18 13 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 267 109 125,683 Running 19 12 01 Joe Nemechek 20 26 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 267 103 117,220 Running 21 36 15 Michael Waltrip 22 17 11 Jason Leffler FedEx Express Chevrolet 266 97 84,425 Running 23 39 43 Jeff Green Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 266 99 * 5 115,061 Running 24 30 4 Mike Wallace Lucas Oil Chevrolet 266 96 * 5 85,950 Running 25 35 45 Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge 266 93 * 5 95,958 Running 26 6 77 # Travis
Kvapil Mobil 1/Kodak/Jasper
Eng. & Trans. Dodge 266 90 * 5 90,900 Running 27 28 22 Scott Wimmer Caterpillar Dodge 266 82 98,947 Running 28 37 14 John Andretti VB/APlus at Sunoco Ford 265 79 77,900 Running 29 2 38 Elliott Sadler M&M’s Ford 265 76 117,691 Running 30 19 6 Mark Martin Viagra Ford 243 73 95,950 Running 31 4 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline Chevrolet 243 70 85,250 Running 32 41 73 # Eric
McClure ARC Dehooker/RFA
Chevrolet 237 67 77,050 Too Slow 33 40 66 Hermie Sadler Peak Fitness/Stratosphere 34 14 49 Ken Schrader Schwan’s Home Service Dodge 225 61 76,650 Running 35 25 40 36 38 34 Randy LaJoie Mach 1 Inc. Chevrolet 182 55 76,250 Engine 37 33 21 Ricky Rudd Motorcraft Quality Parts Ford 181 52 103,239 Running 38 7 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 154 54 * 5 107,900 Accident 39 27 7 Robby Gordon Harrah’s Chevrolet 57 46 75,625 Engine 40 43 89 Morgan Shepherd Racing with Jesus/Red Line Oil Dodge 39 48 * 5 75,400 Too Slow 41 31 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 15 40 109,780 Accident 42 34 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 11 37 122,433 Accident 43 32 25 Brian Vickers GMAC/ditech.com Chevrolet 11 34 83,166 Accident *Prize money includes
race winnings from the Gatorade Duel at Daytona. # Raybestos Rookie of
the Year Contender. * Includes race
leader/most laps led bonus. Failed to qualify: (6) Johnny Sauter
#09; Kevin Lepage #37; Stanton Barrett #92; Stan Boyd #79; Carl Long #00; Kirk
Shelmerdine #27. Race Comments: Before an estimated
crowd of 156,000, Jimmie Johnson won the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, posting his
15th 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: #10 Scott Riggs (transmission change); #49 Ken Schrader (engine
change). TIME
OF RACE: 3 hours, 18 minutes, 32 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 121.038 mph
MARGIN
OF VICTORY: 1.661 seconds BUDWEISER POLE
AWARD: Ryan Newman, Mobil 1/ALLTEL Dodge (173.745 mph, 31.080 secs.) COMMIT LOZENGES COMMIT
TO WIN AWARD: Greg Biffle,
National
Guard Ford CHECKERS/RALLY’S EA SPORTS MOVE OF
THE RACE AWARD: Jimmie Johnson, Lowe’s Chevrolet GOODYEAR
GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD:
Greg Biffle, National Guard Ford MBNA MID-RACE
LEADER AWARD: Kurt Busch, Sharpie Ford (No winner of MBNA Bonus for winning
race; rolls to $20,000 at MOBIL 1 COMMAND
PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD:
Kevin Harvick, GM Goodwrench Chevrolet NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: Jimmie
Johnson, Lowe’s Chevrolet ($30,000) RAYBESTOS ROOKIE
OF THE RACE AWARD:
Kyle Busch, Kellogg’s Chevrolet SUNOCO DIAMOND
PERFORMANCE AWARD:
Jimmie Johnson, Lowe’s Chevrolet U.S.G. IMPROVING
THE FINISH AWARD: Kevin Harvick, GM Goodwrench Chevrolet WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Jimmie Johnson,
Lowe’s Chevrolet (107 laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 10 cautions for 46
laps. 13-19 (Car #8, 18, 21, 25 & 49-Accident, Turn 1); 60-63 (Oil on Track);
66-69 (Car #17, 20, 24, 31, 38 & 99-Accident, Turn 4); 87-90 (Car #11, 40
& 49-Accident, Turn 4); 102-107 (Car #9-Accident, Turn 4); 126-129
(Debris); 176-180 (Debris); 195-198 (Car #10-Spin, Turn 4); 207-210 (Debris);
225-228 (Car #66-Accident, Turn 2). LAP
LEADERS: 25 lead changes among 12 drivers. Ryan
Newman-pole, Greg Biffle 1-14, Mike Wallace 15, Kyle Petty 16-17, Morgan
Shepherd 18-19, Kurt Busch 20-22, Biffle 23-60, Sterling Marlin 61, Travis
Kvapil 62-64, Newman 65-87, Kasey Kahne 88, Newman 89-91, Kvapil 92-97, Newman
98-102, Dave Blaney 103-109, Kurt Busch 110-146, Jimmie Johnson 147-177, Jeff
Green 178, Newman 179-182, Johnson 183-195, Newman 196-200, Johnson 201-207,
Newman 208-210, Johnson 211, Newman 212, Johnson 213-267. TOP 10 NASCAR NEXTEL
CUP POINTS (Wins) 1 –Jimmie Johnson 525 (1) 2 –Kurt Busch 510 (0) 3 –Greg Biffle 428 (1) 4 –Jeff Gordon 418 (1) 5 –Carl Edwards 408 (0) 6 –Tony Stewart 402 (0) 7 –Rusty Wallace 395 (0) 8 –Kevin Harvick 394 (0) 9 –Ryan Newman 389 (0) 10–Mark Martin 374 (0) MANUFACTURERS'
CHAMPIONSHIP Pts Wins Chevrolet 24 2 Ford 21 1 Dodge 12 0 USG IMPROVING THE
FINISH AWARD Car #
Pts. Elliott Sadler (#38)
2 Kevin Harvick (#29) 1 BUD POLE AWARD
STANDINGS Kyle Busch 1 Dale Jarrett 1 Ryan Newman 1 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE
OF THE YEAR Kyle Busch 41 Travis Kvapil 31 Eric McClure 11 WIX FILTERS LAP
LEADER AWARD Car
# Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1 Matt Kenseth (#17) 1 Tony Stewart (#20) 1 MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Kevin Harvick (#29) 2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 1 CHECKERS/RALLY’S Car
# Pts. Ryan Newman (#12) 1 Tony Stewart (#20) 1 Rusty Wallace (# 2) 1 MBNA MID-RACE
LEADER AWARD Car
# Pts. Kurt Busch (#97) 2 Joe Nemechek (#01) 2 Tony Stewart (#20) 2 CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car
# Pts. Hendrick (#48) 48 Roush Yates (#97) 40 Hendrick (#24) 27 GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD Car # Pts. Greg Biffle (#16) 1 Joe Nemechek (#01) 1 Tony Stewart (#20) 1 COMMIT LOZENGES COMMIT
TO WIN AWARD Car
# Pts. Kyle Busch (# 5) 1 Greg Biffle (#16) 1 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1 NEXT EVENT: March 20 – Golden
Corral 500, NOTE: The above figures
are based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards
by participating manufacturers. (3/14/05) ©2005 NASCAR NASCAR PR used with permission
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