NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 17

PEPSI 400

DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

 

Daytona Beach, Fla. – July 1, 2006

2.5-Mile Oval

400 M – 160 L – Purse: $6,074,820

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                Bonus          Money

Fin       St          Car#        Driver                         Team                                                              Laps                   Pts           Pts               Won          Status

 1           2          20            Tony Stewart              The Home Depot Chevrolet                               160                    190           *    10         $369,586      Running

 2         14            5            Kyle Busch                  Cheez-It/Kellogg’s Chevrolet                             160                    170                               210,525      Running

 3         16            2            Kurt Busch                  Miller Lite Dodge                                                160                    165                               196,233      Running

 4           1          60            Boris Said                    Sobe-No Fear Ford                                           160                    165           *      5           143,900      Running

 5         10          17            Matt Kenseth               R&L Carriers Ford                                             160                    160           *      5           165,391      Running

 6         13          38            Elliott Sadler                 M&M’s Ford                                                       160                    150                               144,083      Running

 7         40          42            Casey Mears               Texaco/Havoline Dodge                                    160                    146                               150,833      Running

 8         26          26            Jamie McMurray          Smirnoff Ice Ford                                              160                    142                               148,475      Running

 9         32          29            Kevin Harvick              Hershey’s/GM Goodwrench Chevrolet             160                    143           *      5           140,386      Running

10        30          07    #      Clint Bowyer               Jack Daniels Chevrolet                                      160                    134                               114,875      Running

11        23          12            Ryan Newman            Alltel Dodge                                                       160                    130                               140,083      Running

12        31          21            Ken Schrader              U.S. Air Force Ford                                           160                    127                               125,464      Running

13        35            8            Dale Earnhardt Jr.       Budweiser Chevrolet                                        160                    129           *      5           134,716      Running

14        25            7            Robby Gordon             Harrah’s Chevrolet                                            160                    126           *      5             97,475      Running

15        39          31            Jeff Burton                  Cingular Wireless Chevrolet                              160                    118                               122,920      Running

16          3          40    #      David Stremme            Coors Light Dodge                                            160                    120           *      5           121,658      Running

17          6          11    #      Denny Hamlin              FedEx Home Delivery Chevrolet                        160                    112                                 93,700      Running

18        17          25            Brian Vickers              GMAC Chevrolet                                               160                    114           *      5           100,875      Running

19          5          01            Joe Nemechek             U.S. Army Chevrolet                                         160                    106                               118,370      Running

20        28          10            Scott Riggs                  Stanley Tools/Valvoline Dodge                         160                    103                                 93,425      Running

21        21          96            Tony Raines                DLP® HDTV Chevrolet                                      160                    100                                 90,900      Running

22          7          88            Dale Jarrett                  UPS Ford                                                           160                    102           *      5           121,700      Running

23        18          09            Mike Wallace               Miccosukee Resort Dodge                                160                      94                                 86,700      Running

24        20          14            Sterling Marlin              Ginn Clubs & Resorts Chevrolet                       160                      91                               104,383      Running

25        38            9            Kasey Kahne              Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge                              160                      88                               121,689      Running

26        36          66            Jeff Green                   Best Buy/Yellow Freight Chevrolet                   160                      85                               109,383      Running

27        41          22            Dave Blaney                Caterpillar Dodge                                               160                      82                                 97,833      Running

28        33          45            Kyle Petty                    Tire Kingdom Dodge                                          160                      79                               102,597      Running

29          8            1    #      Martin Truex Jr.           Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet                  160                      81           *      5             90,325      Running

30        15          32            Travis Kvapil               Tide/Downy Chevrolet                                      160                      73                                 82,650      Running

31        12          16            Greg Biffle                   National Guard/Subway Ford                           160                      75           *      5           102,175      Running

32          9          48            Jimmie Johnson           Lowe’s/SeaWorld-Shamu Chevrolet                 160                      67                               130,386      Running

33        24            6            Mark Martin                  AAA Ford                                                          160                      64                               100,675      Running

34        37          41    #      Reed Sorenson           Target Dodge                                                    160                      66           *      5             89,600      Running

35        43          61            Chad Chaffin               Taco Bell Chevrolet                                           159                      58                                 81,450      Running

36        42          19            Jeremy Mayfield          Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge                              159                      55                               111,291      Running

37        11          18    #      J.J. Yeley                    Interstate Batteries Chevrolet                           158                      57           *      5           115,700      Running

38        19          55            Michael Waltrip            NAPA Dodge                                                     158                      49                                 80,975      Running

39        29          99            Carl Edwards              Office Depot Ford                                             156                      51           *      5           100,650      Running

40          4          24            Jeff Gordon                 DuPont/Pepsi Chevrolet                                     154                      48           *      5           129,036      Accident

41        22          00            Hermie Sadler              Aaron’s Dream Machine Ford                           154                      40                                 80,575      Running

42        34          43            Bobby Labonte            Pillsbury/Cinnabon Dodge                                 146                      37                               117,411      Accident

43        27          27            Kirk Shelmerdine         Catdaddy Chevrolet                                            28                      34                                 80,681      Rear End

# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender.   * Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.

Failed to qualify: (5) Scott Wimmer #4; Kevin Lepage #49; Kenny Wallace #78; Chad Blount #34; Kertus Davis #72.

Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 150,000, Tony Stewart won the Pepsi 400, posting his 26th 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: #55 Waltrip (unapproved impound adjustment); #9 Kahne (unapproved impound adjustment).

 

TIME OF RACE:  2 hours, 36 minutes, 43 seconds                                        AVERAGE SPEED:  153.143 mph                           MARGIN OF VICTORY:  Under caution

BUDWEISER POLE AWARD:  Boris Said (186.143 mph, 48.350 secs.)

BANK OF AMERICA CARD SERVICES MID-RACE LEADER AWARD: Tony Stewart (Also gets $5,000 bonus for winning race. ⁺⁺)

COMMIT LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD:  Tony Stewart

CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE AWARD: Tony Stewart

DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Greg Zipadelli (crew chief for Tony Stewart)

EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD:  Tony Stewart

GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD:  Tony Stewart (188.422 mph, Lap 6)

MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD:  Kurt Busch

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS:  No winner; rolls over to $90,000 at Chicagoland Speedway.++

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD:  Clint Bowyer

SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD:  Tony Stewart

U.S.G. IMPROVING THE FINISH AWARD:  Casey Mears (33 places)

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD:  Tony Stewart (86 laps)

CAUTION FLAGS: 6 cautions for 19 laps. 9-11 (Debris on backstretch); 17-20 (Car #31-Spin, Turn 2); 89-92 (Debris on backstretch); 148-151 (Car #43 & 48-Accident, Turn 3); 155-157 (Car #6, 16, 18, 24 & 99-Accident, Turn 2); 160-160 (Debris in Turn 3).

LAP LEADERS: 29 lead changes among 15 drivers. Boris Said (Pole), Tony Stewart 1-9, Martin Truex Jr. 10-12, Greg Biffle 13, Jeff Gordon 14-24, Matt Kenseth 25, J. Gordon 26-32, Stewart 33-44, Carl Edwards 45, Robby Gordon 46-48, Dale Jarrett 49, R. Gordon 50, Reed Sorenson 51, David Stremme 52, Stewart 53-80, Edwards 81, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 82-85, Stremme 86, J. Gordon 87-89, Earnhardt Jr. 90-93, J.J. Yeley 94, J. Gordon 95-99, Brian Vickers 100-110, Stewart 111-123, J. Gordon 124, Kevin Harvick 125, Vickers 126-127, Stewart 128-148, Said 149-157, Stewart 158-160.

++Rollover money awarded at year’s end; amount not included in race winnings.

 

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES TOP 10 (Wins)

 1 –Jimmie Johnson                  2501          (3)

 2 –Matt Kenseth                       2493          (2)

 3 –Dale Earnhardt Jr.                2234          (1)

 4 –Kasey Kahne                       2209          (4)

 5 –Tony Stewart                       2202          (2)

 6 –Mark Martin                          2177          (0)

 7 –Jeff Burton                           2152          (0)

 8 –Kyle Busch                           2095          (0)

 9–Kevin Harvick                        2088          (1)

10–Denny Hamlin                      2048          (1)

 

CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE AWARD

                                          Car #     Pts.

Jimmie Johnson                (#48)        4

Tony Stewart                     (#20)        3

Elliott Sadler                     (#38)        2

 

DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR

                                          Car #     Pts.

Greg Zipadelli                   (#20)        4

Mike Ford                           (#11)        3

Ken Francis                        (#  9)        3

 

BUDWEISER POLE AWARD STANDINGS

Kasey Kahne     4      Jimmie Johnson    1

Greg Biffle         2      Ryan Newman       1

Kurt Busch         2      Scott Riggs            1

Jeff Burton         1      Elliott Sadler         1

Kyle Busch         1      Boris Said              1

Denny Hamlin    1

 

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD

                                          Car #     Pts.

Greg Biffle                         (#16)        5

Tony Stewart                     (#20)        4

Jeff Gordon                        (#24)        3

 

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Denny Hamlin                                 194

Clint Bowyer                                    166

Reed Sorenson                               151

Martin Truex Jr.                               146

J.J. Yeley                                        139

David Stremme                               115

Brent Sherman                                  40

 

MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD

                                      Car #        Pts.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.          (#  8)          5

Jeff Burton                     (#31)          4

Kurt Busch                     (#  2)          3

 

MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP

                                      Pts        Wins

Chevrolet                       123          9

Dodge                            101          5

Ford                                 99          3

 

USG ‘IMPROVING THE FINISH’ AWARD

                                      Car #         Pts.

Clint Bowyer                  (#07)          3

Casey Mears                  (#42)          3

Matt Kenseth                 (#17)          2

 

BANK OF AMERICA CARD SERVICES MID-RACE LEADER AWARD

                                              Car #    Pts.

Tony Stewart                         (#20)    12

Matt Kenseth                         (#17)      9

Jeff Gordon                            (#24)      5

 

CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD

                                              Car #    Pts.

Hendrick                                 (#48)    119

Roush Yates                           (#17)    109

Roush Yates                           (#16)    105

 

GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP

AWARD                                  Car #      Pts.

Matt Kenseth                         (#17)        4

Tony Stewart                         (#20)        2

Jeff Gordon                            (#24)        2

 

COMMIT LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD

                                              Car #      Pts.

Greg Biffle                             (#16)        4

Kasey Kahne                         (#  9)        4

Tony Stewart                         (#20)        2

 

SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD

                                              Car #       Pts.

Kasey Kahne                         (#  9)        4

Jimmie Johnson                    (#48)        3

Tony Stewart                         (#20)        2

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UNOFFICAL RESULTS posted after the race

from NASCAR Statistical Services

OFFICAL RESULTS WILL be posted sometime Monday

NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Race Number 18 Unofficial Race Results for the Pepsi 400 - Saturday, July 1, 2006 Daytona International Speedway - Daytona Beach, Fla. - 2.5 Mile High Banked Asphalt Total Race Length - 160 Laps - 400.000 Miles

Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Saturday, July 1, 2006 @ 11:37 PM Eastern

Fin	Str	Car	Driver	Team	Laps	Pts	Bns	Award	Status	Ti. Led	Lps Led
1	2	20	Tony Stewart	The Home Depot Chevrolet	160	190	10	$369,586	Running	6	86
2	14	5	Kyle Busch	Cheez-It/Kellogg's Chevrolet	160	170		$210,525	Running
3	16	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite Dodge	160	165		$196,233	Running
4	1	60	Boris Said	Sobe-No Fear Ford	160	165	5	$143,900	Running	1	9
5	10	17	Matt Kenseth	R&L Carriers Ford	160	160	5	$165,391	Running	1	1
6	13	38	Elliott Sadler	M&M's Ford	160	150		$144,083	Running
7	40	42	Casey Mears	Texaco/Havoline Dodge	160	146		$150,833	Running
8	26	26	Jamie McMurray	Smirnoff Ice Ford	160	142		$148,475	Running
9	32	29	Kevin Harvick	Hershey's/GM Goodwrench Chevrolet	160	143	5	$140,386	Running	1	1
10	30	07	Clint Bowyer #	Jack Daniels Chevrolet	160	134		$114,875	Running
11	23	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel Dodge	160	130		$140,083	Running
12	31	21	Ken Schrader	U.S. Air Force Ford	160	127		$125,464	Running
13	35	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Budweiser Chevrolet	160	129	5	$134,716	Running	2	8
14	25	7	Robby Gordon	Harrah's Chevrolet	160	126	5	$97,475	Running	2	4
15	39	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless Chevrolet	160	118		$122,920	Running
16	3	40	David Stremme #	Coors Light Dodge	160	120	5	$121,658	Running	2	2
17	6	11	Denny Hamlin #	FedEx Home Delivery Chevrolet	160	112		$93,700	Running
18	17	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC Chevrolet	160	114	5	$100,875	Running	2	13
19	5	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army Chevrolet	160	106		$118,370	Running
20	28	10	Scott Riggs	Stanley Tools/Valvoline Dodge	160	103		$93,425	Running
21	21	96	Tony Raines	DLP® HDTV Chevrolet	160	100		$90,900	Running
22	7	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS Ford	160	102	5	$121,700	Running	1	1
23	18	09	Mike Wallace	Miccosukee Resort Ford	160	94		$86,700	Running
24	20	14	Sterling Marlin	Ginn Clubs & Resorts Chevrolet	160	91		$104,383	Running
25	38	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge	160	88		$121,689	Running
26	36	66	Jeff Green	Best Buy/Yellow Freight Chevrolet	160	85		$109,383	Running
27	41	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar Dodge	160	82		$97,833	Running
28	33	45	Kyle Petty	Tire Kingdom Dodge	160	79		$102,597	Running
29	8	1	Martin Truex Jr. #	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet	160	81	5	$90,325	Running	1	3
30	15	32	Travis Kvapil	Tide/Downy Chevrolet	160	73		$82,650	Running
31	12	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard/Subway Ford	160	75	5	$102,175	Running	1	1
32	9	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's/SeaWorld-Shamu Chevrolet	160	67		$130,386	Running
33	24	6	Mark Martin	AAA Ford	160	64		$100,675	Running
34	37	41	Reed Sorenson #	Target Dodge	160	66	5	$89,600	Running	1	1
35	43	61	Chad Chaffin	Taco Bell Chevrolet	159	58		$81,450	Running
36	42	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge	159	55		$111,291	Running
37	11	18	J.J. Yeley #	Interstate Batteries Chevrolet	158	57	5	$115,700	Running	1	1
38	19	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Dodge	158	49		$80,975	Running
39	29	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot Ford	156	51	5	$100,650	Running	2	2
40	4	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont/Pepsi Chevrolet	154	48	5	$129,036	Accident	5	27
41	22	00	Hermie Sadler	Aaron's Dream Machine Ford	154	40		$80,575	Running
42	34	43	Bobby Labonte	Pillsbury/Cinnabon Dodge	146	37		$117,411	Accident
43	27	27	Kirk Shelmerdine	Catdaddy Chevrolet	28	34		$80,681	Rear End

Race Comments	Before an estimated crowd of 150,000, Tony Stewart won the Pepsi 400, posting his 26th 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: #55 Waltrip (unapproved impound adjustment); #9 Kahne (unapproved impound adjustment).
Failed to Qualify	(5) Scott Wimmer, #4; Kevin Lepage, #49; Kenny Wallace, #78; Chad Blount, #34; Kertus Davis, #72.
Time of Race 2 hours, 36 minutes, 43 seconds Average Speed 153.143 mph Margin of Victory Under Caution
Caution Flags	6 for 19 laps: Laps 9-11 (Debris backstretch); 17-20 (#31 spun turn 2); 89-92 (Debris backstretch); 148-151 (#43,48 accident turn 3); 155-157 (#6,16,18,24,99 accident turn 2); 160-160 (Debris turn 3).
Lead Changes	29 among 15 drivers: B. Said (Pole); T. Stewart 1-9; M. Truex Jr. 10-12; G. Biffle 13; J. Gordon 14-24; M. Kenseth 25; J. Gordon 26-32; T. Stewart 33-44; C. Edwards 45; R. Gordon 46-48; D. Jarrett 49; R. Gordon 50; R. Sorenson 51; D. Stremme 52; T. Stewart 53-80; C. Edwards 81; D. Earnhardt Jr. 82-85; D. Stremme 86; J. Gordon 87-89; D. Earnhardt Jr. 90-93; J. Yeley 94; J. Gordon 95-99; B. Vickers 100-110; T. Stewart 111-123; J. Gordon 124; K. Harvick 125; B. Vickers 126-127; T. Stewart 128-148; B. Said 149-157; T. Stewart 158-160.
Top 10 Driver Points	(1) J. Johnson 2,501; (2) M. Kenseth 2,493; (3) D. Earnhardt Jr. 2,234; (4) K. Kahne 2,209; (5) T. Stewart 2,202; (6) M. Martin 2,177; (7) J. Burton 2,152; (8) Ky. Busch 2,095; (9) K. Harvick 2,088; (10) D. Hamlin 2,048.
Top 5 Rookie Points

Bud Pole Award	Boris Said (186.143 mph)
Bank of America Card Service Mid-Race Leader	Tony Stewart
Raybestos Rookie of the Race	Clint Bowyer #
Checker’s/Rally’s Double Drive-Thru Challenge	Tony Stewart
EA Sports Move of the Race	Tony Stewart
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race	Kurt Busch
Commit Lozenges Commit to Win	Tony Stewart
DirecTV Crew Chief of the Race	Greg Zipadelli, #20 Crew Chief
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap	Tony Stewart, #20 (188.422 mph, Lap 6)
Sunoco Diamond Performance	Tony Stewart
USG Improving the Finish	Casey Mears, #42 (33 Places)
WIX Lap Leader	Tony Stewart, #20 (86 Laps)