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NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 9 AARON’S 499 2.66-Mile Banked Paved Oval 500 M – 188 L – Purse: $5,814,065 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 2 24 Jeff
Gordon DuPont
Chevrolet 194 190 * 10 $365,116 Running 2 11 20 Tony
Stewart The
Home Depot Chevrolet 194 175 * 5 243,616 Running 3 38 15 Michael
Waltrip 4 22 19 Jeremy
Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 194 160 165,925 Running 5 13 42 Jamie
McMurray Texaco/Havoline Dodge 194 155 128,840 Running 6 3 38 Elliott
Sadler M&M’s Ford 194 155 * 5 145,896 Running 7 10 97 Kurt
Busch IRWIN Industrial
Tools Ford 194 151 * 5 153,005 Running 8 42 49 Ken
Schrader Schwan’s
Home Service Dodge 194 147 * 5 101,630 Running 9 14 88 Dale
Jarrett UPS Ford 194 138 132,488 Running 10 27 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless
Chevrolet 194 134 124,450 Running 11 23 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt
Power Tools Ford 194 130 136,586 Running 12 1 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench
Chevrolet 194 132 * 5 139,706 Running 13 29 16 Greg Biffle National Guard/Charter Ford 194 129 * 5 105,690 Running 14 26 41 Casey Mears Target Dodge 193 121 116,093 Running 15 36 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 193 123 * 5 133,213 Running 16 43 09 Johnny Sauter Miccosukee
Resort Dodge 192 115 93,165 Running 17 31 33 Kerry Earnhardt Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 190 112 82,950 Running 18 9 77 # Travis
Kvapil Kodak/Jasper
Eng. & Trans. Dodge 188 109 95,510 Accident 19 8 07 Dave Blaney Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet 187 106 93,820 Running 20 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 186 108 * 5 131,301 Accident 21 32 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet 186 100 80,120 Accident 22 20 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Dodge 180 97 114,133 Running 23 15 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 174 99 * 5 117,915 Engine 24 19 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 172 91 113,760 Running 25 39 43 Jeff Green Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 172 88 110,316 Running 26 18 11 Jason Leffler FedEx Express Chevrolet 171 85 77,100 Running 27 4 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline Chevrolet 171 87 * 5 104,003 Running 28 33 4 Mike Wallace Lucas Oil Chevrolet 171 84 * 5 79,095 Running 29 30 66 Hermie
Sadler Peak Fitness Ford 170 76 78,835 Rear End 30 7 21 Ricky Rudd Motorcraft Quality Parts
Ford 170 73 106,344 Running 31 24 01 Joe Nemechek 32 21 99 Carl Edwards Scotts/Ortho Ford 166 67 93,325 Running 33 16 6 Mark Martin Viagra Ford 166 69 * 5 94,150 Running 34 25 40 35 12 36 Boris Said CENTRIX Financial Chevrolet 146 58 74,930 Accident 36 28 0 Mike Bliss Net Zero Best Buy Chevrolet 141 55 74,800 Accident 37 37 25 Brian Vickers GMAC/ditech.com Chevrolet 139 52 82,625 Accident 38 17 22 Scott Wimmer Caterpillar Dodge 139 49 93,933 Accident 39 5 12 Ryan Newman ALLTEL Dodge 135 51 * 5 120,041 Accident 40 40 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Tide Chevrolet 132 43 83,372 Accident 41 35 5 # Kyle
Busch Kellogg’s Chevrolet 132 40 81,630 Accident 42 34 23 Mike Skinner Bad Boy Mowers Dodge 132 37 73,445 Accident 43 41 45 Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge 106 34 73,611 Running # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. * Includes race leader/most laps led bonus. Failed to qualify: (4) Robby Gordon #7; Kevin Lepage #37; Kenny Wallace #00; Stanton Barrett #92. Race comments: Before an estimated
crowd of 155,000, Jeff Gordon won the Aaron’s 499, posting his 72nd NASCAR
NEXTEL Cup Series victory. On Lap 133 the race was red-flagged (43 minutes, 21
seconds) for track clean-up. Prior to the green flag, the following driver,
under penalty, dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #99
Carl Edwards (transmission change). TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 30 minutes,
46 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 146.904 mph
MARGIN
OF VICTORY: .193 second BUDWEISER POLE AWARD: Kevin Harvick, GM Goodwrench Chevrolet (189.804
mph, 50.452 secs.) COMMIT LOZENGES COMMIT TO WIN AWARD:
Jeff Gordon, DuPont Chevrolet CHECKERS/RALLY’S EA SPORTS MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Jeff Gordon, DuPont
Chevrolet GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Jeff Gordon, DuPont
Chevrolet MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD: Jeff Gordon, DuPont
Chevrolet (Also, received $5,000 MBNA Bonus for winning race.) MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE AWARD: Michael Waltrip
NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No
winner; rolls over to $70,000 at Darlington Raceway. RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Travis Kvapil, Kodak/Jasper SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Jeff Gordon, DuPont
Chevrolet U.S.G. IMPROVING THE FINISH AWARD: Johnny Sauter, Miccosukee Resort Dodge WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Jeff Gordon, DuPont
Chevrolet
(139 laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 8 cautions for 30
laps. 21-23 (Car #45-Accident, Frontstretch); 39-41
(Car #43-Accident, Backstretch); 103-107 (Debris on Frontstretch);
117-120 (Car #45-Stalled, Frontstretch); 134-137 (Car
#25-Accident, Turn 1); 167-170 (Debris in pit entrance); 173-174 (Car
#45-Stalled, Turn 1); 188-192 (Car #1, 8, 16, 29, 48 & 77-Accident,
Backstretch). LAP
LEADERS: 33 lead changes among 16 drivers. Kevin Harvick-pole, Jeff Gordon 1-20, Mike Wallace 21, Gordon
22-36, Tony Stewart 37-38, Greg Biffle 39, Gordon
40-68, Harvick 69-71, Gordon 72-73, Scott Riggs 74, Harvick 75-78, Ryan Newman 79-83, Gordon 84, Harvick 85-88, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 89-91, Gordon 92-102, Joe
Nemechek 103, Ken Schrader 104, Riggs 105-107, Harvick 108, Gordon 109, Elliott Sadler 110-116, Biffle 117, Mark Martin 118-120, Gordon 121-123, E. Sadler
124-125, Gordon 126-133, Kurt Busch 134, Jimmie Johnson 135-142, Gordon
143-166, Bobby Labonte 167, Gordon 168-182, Michael Waltrip 183-184, Gordon 185-194. TOP 10 NASCAR NEXTEL CUP POINTS (Wins) 1 –Jimmie Johnson 1368 (1) 2 –Kurt Busch 1238 (1) 3 –Jeff Gordon 1217 (3) 4 –Greg Biffle 1181 (2) 5 –Elliott Sadler 1164 (0) 6 –Tony Stewart 1088 (0) 7 –Dale Jarrett 1085 (0) 8 –Kevin Harvick 1083 (1) 9 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1070 (0) 10–Jamie McMurray 1067 (0) MANUFACTURERS'
CHAMPIONSHIP Pts Wins Chevrolet 67 5 Ford 62 4 Dodge 42 0 CHECKERS/RALLY’S Car # Pts. Ryan Newman (#12) 2 Elliott Sadler (#38) 2 Rusty Wallace (# 2) 2 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE
OF THE YEAR Kyle Busch 107 Travis Kvapil 97 Eric McClure 11 BUD POLE AWARD
STANDINGS Ryan Newman 3 Kyle Busch 1 Jeff Gordon 1 Kevin Harvick 1 Dale Jarrett 1 Scott Riggs 1 Elliott Sadler 1 WIX FILTERS LAP
LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Greg Biffle (#16) 2 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 2 Tony Stewart (#20) 2 MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Michael Waltrip (#15) 4 Kevin Harvick (#29) 3 Ryan Newman (#12) 1 USG IMPROVING THE
FINISH AWARD Car # Pts. Elliott Sadler (#38)
3 Jamie McMurray (#42) 1 Johnny Sauter (#09) 1 MBNA MID-RACE
LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Greg Biffle (#16) 5 Kurt Busch (#97) 5 Tony Stewart (#20) 4 CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. Roush Yates (#97) 72 Hendrick (#24) 60 Hendrick (#48) 59 GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD Car # Pts. Greg Biffle (#16) 3 Kurt Busch (#97) 1 Jeff Gordon (#24) 1 COMMIT LOZENGES
COMMIT TO WIN AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 2 Jeremy Mayfield (#19) 2 Jeff Gordon (#24) 1 UNOFFICAL RESULTS posted after the race
NASCAR PR used with permission
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