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NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 36 FORD 400 HOMESTEAD-MIAMI 1.5-Mile Oval 400.5 M – 267 L – Purse: $5,200,543 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 22 16 Greg
Biffle National
Guard Ford 268 185 * 5 $323,800 Running 2 20 1 # Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet 268 175 * 5 260,458 Running 3 33 11 # Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Chevrolet 268 165 183,500 Running 4 1 9 Kasey
Kahne Dodge
Dealers/UAW Dodge 268 170 ** 10 190,689 Running 5 7 29 Kevin
Harvick GM
Goodwrench Chevrolet 268 155 157,586 Running 6 19 17 Matt
Kenseth DEWALT Ford 268 150 141,991 Running 7 2 10 Scott
Riggs Valvoline/Stanley
Tools Dodge 268 151 * 5 91,100 Running 8 31 99 Carl
Edwards Office Depot Ford 268 142 99,475 Running 9 15 48 Jimmie
Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 268 143 * 5 119,986 Running 10 10 07 # Clint
Bowyer Jack Daniel’s
Chevrolet 268 134 85,400 Running 11 23 40 # David
Stremme Coors
Light Dodge 268 130 94,508 Running 12 24 33 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevrolet 268 127 65,950 Running 13 13 01 Joe Nemechek 14 5 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 268 121 95,895 Running 15 21 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet 268 118 120,411 Running 16 11 41 # Reed
Sorenson Target Dodge 268 115 76,925 Running 17 28 15 Paul Menard Menards Chevrolet 268 117 * 5 64,925 Running 18 26 6 Mark Martin AAA Ford 268 109 82,725 Running 19 14 8 Dale Earnhardt
Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 268 111 * 5 113,216 Running 20 40 96 Tony Raines DLP® HDTV Chevrolet 268 103 70,700 Running 21 6 25 Brian Vickers GMAC Chevrolet 267 100 75,600 Running 22 27 66 Jeff Green Best Buy Chevrolet 267 97 89,458 Running 23 16 12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge 267 94 109,108 Running 24 12 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 267 91 112,786 Running 25 43 00 Bill Elliott Burger King/XBox
Chevrolet 267 88 63,700 Running 26 25 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Dodge 266 85 78,033 Running 27 34 32 Travis Kvapil Tide/Downy Chevrolet 266 82 75,622 Running 28 38 45 Kyle Petty Wells Fargo/Tire Kingdom Dodge 266 79 73,775 Running 29 37 21 Ken Schrader Motorcraft Ford 266 76 92,689 Running 30 8 18 # J.J.
Yeley Interstate
Batteries Chevrolet 265 78 * 5 100,325 Out of Fuel 31 41 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 265 70 96,625 Running 32 39 42 Casey Mears Texaco/Havoline Dodge 261 67 95,983 Engine 33 9 38 David Gilliland M&M’s Ford 257 64 90,483 Running 34 29 30 Juan Pablo Montoya Texaco/Havoline
Dodge 251 61 61,425 Accident 35 42 26 Jamie McMurray Crown Royal Ford 250 58 108,050 Engine 36 4 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 230 60 * 5 90,991 Engine 37 18 14 38 3 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg’s Chevrolet 206 54 * 5 78,600 Running 39 17 49 Mike Bliss WhatsOnline.com Dodge 201 46 60,400 Engine 40 35 7 Robby Gordon Menards/Energizer Chevrolet 187 43 60,175 Accident 41 30 43 Bobby Labonte Chex Party
Mix Dodge 83 40 96,911 Accident 42 32 09 Jeremy Mayfield Miccosukee Resort Dodge 78 37 59,675 Oil Leak 43 36 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 9 34 100,506 Accident # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.
* Includes race leader bonus. Failed to qualify: (13) Ward Burton #4;
Brandon Whitt #72; Casey Atwood #95; Kenny Wallace #78; Todd Kluever #06; David Ragan #60; Michael Waltrip
#55; Mike Skinner #27; Derrike Cope #74; Kevin Lepage #61; Carl Long #46; Chad Chaffin #34; Morgan
Shepherd #89. Race Comments: Before an estimated
crowd of 80,000, Greg Biffle won the Ford 400,
posting his 11th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory. Jimmie Johnson finished ninth and
won the 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Championship. Prior to the green flag,
the following drivers, under penalty, dropped to the rear of the field for the
reasons indicated: #07 Bowyer (engine change); #7 R.
Gordon (engine change). TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 12 minutes,
23 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 125.375 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: .389
second BUDWEISER POLE AWARD: Kasey Kahne (178.259 mph, 30.293 secs.) BANK OF CHECKERS/RALLY’S COMMIT LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD:
Kasey Kahne DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Ken Francis (crew chief for Kasey Kahne) EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Greg Biffle GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Greg Biffle (174.452 mph, Lap 268) MOBIL 1 COMMAND
PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Martin Truex Jr. NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No
winner; $80,000 rolls over into NASCAR NEXTEL Cup point fund. RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Martin Truex Jr. SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Greg Biffle U.S.G. IMPROVING
THE FINISH AWARD: Denny Hamlin (30 places) WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Kasey Kahne (90 laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 11 cautions for 43
laps. 8-11 (Car #2 & 43-Accident, Backstretch); 16-18 (Car #2-Accident, Turn
4); 46-49 (Debris); 117-120 (Car #5-Accident, Turn 2); 162-165 (Debris);
175-178 (Car #38-Accident, Turn 3); 190-193 (Car #7-Accident, Turn 4); 206-209
(Oil on track); 248-251 (Car #12-Spin, Backstretch); 253-256 (Car #30-Accident,
Turn 1 [Red Flag-253; 7:58]); 263-266 (Oil on track). LAP LEADERS: 15 lead changes
among 10 drivers. Kasey Kahne 1-18, Kyle Busch 19-46,
Kahne 47-104, Dale Earnhardt
Jr. 105-106, Jimmie Johnson 107-108, Paul Menard 109, Kahne
110-117, Earnhardt 118-162, Martin Truex Jr. 163-189, Elliott Sadler 190-206, Kahne 207-209, Scott Riggs 210, Kahne
211-213, Greg Biffle 214-248, J.J. Yeley 249-256, Biffle 257-268. ++Rollover money awarded at year’s end;
amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR
NEXTEL CUP SERIES TOP 10 (Wins) 1 –Jimmie Johnson 6,475 (5) 2 –Matt Kenseth 6,419 (4) 3 –Denny Hamlin 6,407 (2) 4 –Kevin Harvick 6,397 (5) 5 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 6,328 (1) 6 –Jeff Gordon 6,265 (2) 7 –Jeff Burton 6,228 (1) 8 –Kasey Kahne 6,183 (6) 9 –Mark Martin 6,168 (0) 10–Kyle Busch 6,027 (1) CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE
AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 5 Tony Stewart (#20) 5 Kyle Busch (# 5) 4 DIRECTV CREW
CHIEF OF THE YEAR Car # Pts. Greg Zipadelli (#20) 5 Mike Ford (#11) 5 Todd Berrier (#29) 5 Ken Francis (# 9) 5 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE
OF THE YEAR Denny Hamlin 330 Clint Bowyer 271 Martin Truex Jr. 243 Reed Sorenson 222 J.J. Yeley 213 David Stremme 192 MANUFACTURERS'
CHAMPIONSHIP Pts Wins Chevrolet 279 23 Dodge 203 7 Ford 202 6 WIX FILTERS LAP
LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Tony Stewart (#20) 7 Greg Biffle (#16) 5 Kasey Kahne (# 9) 4 MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Kevin Harvick (#29) 10 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 9 Jeff Burton (#31) 8 USG ‘IMPROVING THE
FINISH’ AWARD Car # Pts. Tony Stewart (#20) 4 Bobby Labonte (#43) 4 Casey Mears (#42) 4 SUNOCO DIAMOND
PERFORMANCE AWARD Car # Pts. Kasey Kahne (#
9) 6 Tony Stewart (#20) 5 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 5 BANK OF Tony Stewart (#20) 18 Matt Kenseth (#17) 12 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 11 CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. Hendrick (#48) 211 Roush Yates (#17) 190 Mark Cronquist (#20) 181 GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD Car # Pts. Matt Kenseth (#17) 6 Tony Stewart (#20) 4 Kasey Kahne (# 9) 4 COMMIT LOZENGES
‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD Car # Pts. Kasey Kahne (# 9) 8 Jeff Burton (#31) 5 Greg Biffle (#16) 4 BUDWEISER POLE
AWARD STANDINGS Kurt Busch 6 Kyle Busch 1 Kasey Kahne 6 David
Gilliland 1 Jeff Burton 4 Kevin Harvick 1 Denny Hamlin 3 Jimmie
Johnson 1 Greg Biffle 2 Elliott
Sadler 1 Jeff Gordon 2 Boris Said 1 Ryan Newman 2 Brian Vickers 1 Scott Riggs 2 UNOFFICAL RESULTS posted after the race
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