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NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 9 AARON’S 499 2.66-Mile Oval 500 M – 188 L – Purse: $5,901,372 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 16 48 Jimmie
Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 188 185 * 5 $326,061 Running 2 2 20 Tony
Stewart The
Home Depot Chevrolet 188 175 * 5 260,136 Running 3 33 25 Brian
Vickers GMAC Chevrolet 188 170 * 5 172,300 Running 4 40 31 Jeff
Burton Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 188 160 176,745 Running 5 8 26 Jamie
McMurray IRWIN Industrial Tools
Ford 188 160 * 5 168,600 Running 6 12 17 Matt
Kenseth DeWalt Ford 188 155 * 5 159,841 Running 7 5 2 Kurt
Busch Miller Lite Dodge 188 151 * 5 143,233 Running 8 3 99 Carl
Edwards Office Depot Ford 188 147 * 5 118,975 Running 9 32 10 Scott
Riggs 10 19 7 Robby Gordon Menards Chevrolet 188 139 * 5 103,350 Running 11 11 18 # J.J.
Yeley GSK
Asthamacontrol.com Chevrolet 188 135 * 5 131,075 Running 12 4 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 188 132 * 5 125,875 Running 13 36 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 188 129 * 5 124,816 Running 14 39 66 Jeff Green Best Buy Chevrolet 188 126 * 5 117,808 Running 15 14 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont/Pepsi Chevrolet 188 128 * 10 151,311 Running 16 1 38 Elliott Sadler M&M’s Ford 188 120 * 5 138,983 Running 17 29 96 Tony Raines DLP® HDTV Chevrolet 188 112 84,675 Running 18 28 45 Kyle Petty Schwan’s Home Service
Dodge 188 109 111,883 Running 19 26 32 Travis Kvapil Tide/Downy Chevrolet 188 106 101,083 Running 20 25 42 Casey Mears Texaco/Havoline Dodge 188 108 * 5 123,083 Running 21 43 4 Scott Wimmer AERO Exhaust Chevrolet 188 105 * 5 85,350 Running 22 30 11 # Denny
Hamlin FedEx Freight
Chevrolet 187 102 * 5 84,625 Running 23 42 29 Kevin Harvick Reese’s Chevrolet 187 94 121,811 Running 24 38 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Dodge 183 96 * 5 94,858 Running 25 21 55 Michael Waltrip 26 41 41 # Reed
Sorenson Target/Breast Cancer
Research Foun. Dodge 177 85 89,825 Accident 27 6 01 Joe Nemechek 28 23 61 Kevin Lepage State Water Heaters Ford 173 84 * 5 80,225 Accident 29 31 43 Bobby Labonte STP/Cheerios Dodge 163 76 114,461 Engine 30 34 34 31 27 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 151 75 * 5 112,166 Engine 32 13 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg’s Chevrolet 150 67 95,025 Running 33 18 12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge 106 64 122,308 Running 34 17 40 # David
Stremme Lonestar Steakhouse Dodge 106 61 85,725 Running 35 10 6 Mark Martin AAA Ford 101 58 94,650 Running 36 20 1 # Martin
Truex Jr. Bass
Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet 97 55 84,500 Accident 37 9 14 38 7 16 Greg Biffle National Guard/Subway Ford 45 49 96,175 Engine 39 37 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge
Dealers/UAW Dodge 17 46 112,989 Accident 40 15 07 # Clint
Bowyer Jack Daniels
Chevrolet 16 43 83,525 Accident 41 22 27 Kirk Shelmerdine Shelmerdine
Racing Chevrolet 9 40 75,325 Accident 42 35 21 Ken Schrader Little Debbie Ford 8 37 102,364 Accident 43 24 00 Hermie
Sadler Aaron’s Dream Machine
Ford 8 PE 75,308 Accident # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. * Includes race leader/most laps led bonus. Failed to qualify: (6) Morgan Shepherd
#89; Stanton Barrett #95; Mike Wallace #09; Chad Blount #92; Brent Sherman #49;
Kenny Wallace #78. Race Comments: Before an estimated
crowd of 135,000 (155,000 originally), Jimmie Johnson won the rain-postponed
Aaron’s 499, posting his 21st 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: #17 Kenseth
(unapproved impound adjustment). TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 30 minutes AVERAGE SPEED: 142.880 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: .120-second BUDWEISER POLE AWARD: Elliott Sadler (188.511
mph, 50.798 secs.) BANK OF COMMIT LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD:
Elliott Sadler CHECKERS/RALLY’S DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Greg Zipadelli #20 EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Jimmie Johnson GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Matt Kenseth (195.411 mph, Lap 38) MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE AWARD: Jeff Burton NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: Jimmie Johnson ($60,000++) RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: J.J. Yeley SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Jimmie Johnson U.S.G. IMPROVING
THE FINISH AWARD: Jeff Burton (36 places) WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Jeff Gordon (62
laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 8 cautions for 34
laps. 10-15 (Car #00, 1, 5, 6, 9, 12, 14, 21, 29, 34, 40, 41 & 43-Accident,
Turn 3); 40-42 (Debris); 89-92 (Car #8-Accident, Turn 3); 111-114 (Debris);
128-130 (Car #14-Spin, Frontstretch); 153-156 (Car
#8-Accident, Turn 4); 166-169 (Oil on track); 174-179 (Car #01, 12, 22, 32, 41,
55 & 61-Accident, Frontstretch). LAP LEADERS: 56 lead changes
among 22 drivers. Elliott Sadler 1-2, Tony Stewart 3-6, Jamie McMurray 7, Jeff
Gordon 8-9, Jeff Green 10, Jeremy Mayfield 11, Dale Jarrett 12, Joe Nemechek 13-17, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 18-19, Brian Vickers 20,
Earnhardt Jr. 21-24, Kurt Busch 25, McMurray 26-34, Matt Kenseth
35-39, Scott Wimmer 40, Kenseth
41-43, Sadler 44-47, Casey Mears 48-49, Carl Edwards 50-53, J. Gordon 54-59,
Edwards 60, J. Gordon 61-70, Earnhardt Jr. 71-72, Edwards 73-74, Kenseth 75-84, Sadler 85, Vickers 86-87, J. Gordon 88, Robby
Gordon 89, Michael Waltrip 90, J. Gordon 91-101,
Sadler 102-103, J. Gordon 104-110, Denny Hamlin 111, J. Gordon 112-115, Sadler
116, J. Gordon 117-122, Jimmie Johnson 123-124, Sadler 125-127, J.J. Yeley, 128, Kenseth 129-132, J.
Gordon 133-135, Kenseth 136, Sadler 137-146, J.
Gordon 147-152, Dave Blaney 153, Kevin Lepage 154, J. Gordon 155-157, Ku. Busch 158-165, McMurray
166-172, Tony Stewart 173-179, J. Gordon 180, Vickers 181-183, McMurray 184, J.
Gordon 185-186, Vickers 187, Johnson 188. ++Rollover money awarded at year’s end;
amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR NEXTEL
CUP SERIES TOP 10 (Wins) 1 –Jimmie Johnson 1394 (3) 2 –Matt Kenseth 1373 (1) 3 –Tony Stewart 1316 (1) 4 –Kasey Kahne 1213 (2) 5 –Mark Martin 1210 (0) 6 –Jeff Gordon 1173 (0) 7 –Kevin Harvick 1138 (1) 8 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1120 (0) 9 –Kyle Busch 1077 (0) 10–Dale Jarrett 1066 (0) RAYBESTOS ROOKIE
OF THE YEAR Clint Bowyer 91 Denny Hamlin 87 Martin Truex Jr. 81 J.J. Yeley 81 Reed Sorenson 75 David Stremme 63 Brent Sherman 39 CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE
AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 2 Elliott Sadler (#38) 2 Tony Stewart (#20) 2 DIRECTV CREW
CHIEF OF THE YEAR Car # Pts. Greg Zipadelli (#20) 3 Kenny Francis (# 9) 1 BUDWEISER POLE
AWARD STANDINGS Kasey Kahne 2 Greg Biffle 1 Jeff Burton 1 Kurt Busch 1 Kyle Busch 1 Jimmie Johnson 1 Elliott Sadler 1 WIX FILTERS LAP
LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Greg Biffle (#16) 3 Tony Stewart (#20) 3 Jeff Gordon (#24) 1 MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Burton (#31) 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 2 Kevin Harvick (#29) 2 MANUFACTURERS'
CHAMPIONSHIP Pts Wins Chevrolet 65 5 Dodge 53 3 Ford 53 1 USG ‘IMPROVING THE
FINISH’ AWARD Car # Pts. Clint Bowyer (#07) 2 Jeff Burton (#31) 2 Tony Stewart (#20) 1 BANK OF MID-RACE LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Tony Stewart (#20) 7 Matt Kenseth (#17) 4 Jeff Gordon (#24) 2 CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. Roush Yates (#17) 71 Hendrick (#48) 70 Cronquist (#20) 60 GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD Car # Pts. Matt Kenseth (#17) 4 Greg Biffle (#16) 2 Tony Stewart (#20) 1 COMMIT LOZENGES
‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD Car # Pts. Greg Biffle (#16) 3 Mark Martin (# 6) 1 Elliott Sadler (#38) 1 SUNOCO
DIAMOND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3 Kasey Kahne (#
9) 2 Kevin Harvick (#29) 1 UNOFFICAL RESULTS posted after the race
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