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NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 25 SONY HD 500 2 Mile Oval 500 M – 250 M
– Purse:
$5,963,974 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 9 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 250 190 * 10 $279,214 Running 2 6 8 Dale
Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser
Chevrolet 250 175 * 5 206,266 Running 3 3 07 # Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet 250 165 167,950 Running 4 24 99 Carl
Edwards Office Depot Ford 250 165 * 5 142,725 Running 5 14 24 Jeff
Gordon DuPont
Chevrolet 250 160 * 5 160,061 Running 6 8 11 # Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Chevrolet 250 155 * 5 107,000 Running 7 11 17 Matt
Kenseth DeWalt Ford 250 146 146,641 Running 8 10 5 Kyle
Busch Kellogg’s Chevrolet 250 147 * 5 114,775 Running 9 22 20 Tony
Stewart The
Home Depot Chevrolet 250 138 149,611 Running 10 36 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 250 134 140,725 Running 11 16 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 250 130 141,986 Running 12 38 6 Mark Martin AAA Ford 250 132 * 5 110,625 Running 13 18 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 250 129 * 5 133,666 Running 14 33 42 Casey Mears Texaco/Havoline Dodge 250 121 129,583 Running 15 15 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench
Chevrolet 250 118 132,686 Running 16 7 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless
Chevrolet 250 115 120,145 Running 17 4 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline/Stanley Tools
Dodge 250 112 92,900 Running 18 5 1 # Martin
Truex Jr. Bass
Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet 250 109 118,258 Running 19 19 18 # J.J.
Yeley Imitrex/Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 250 106 125,900 Running 20 31 26 Jamie McMurray Smirnoff Ice Ford 250 103 136,825 Running 21 34 41 # Reed
Sorenson Diet Pepsi/Target Dodge 249 105 * 5 98,175 Running 22 30 66 Jeff Green “According to Jim”/Best Buy Chevrolet 249 97 113,783 Running 23 29 21 Ken Schrader 24 21 16 Greg Biffle National Guard/Charter Ford 249 91 105,650 Running 25 13 01 Joe Nemechek 26 28 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Dodge 249 85 124,861 Running 27 1 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 249 87 * 5 135,918 Running 28 41 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Dodge 249 79 101,718 Running 29 27 14 30 17 4 Scott Wimmer Lucas Oil/Forward Air Chevrolet 248 73 87,400 Running 31 37 55 Michael Waltrip 32 20 38 David Gilliland Pedigree/M&Ms Ford 248 67 112,208 Running 33 12 12 Ryan Newman Sony Dodge 248 64 129,658 Running 34 43 32 Travis Kvapil Tide/Downy Chevrolet 248 61 85,150 Running 35 35 45 Kyle Petty Schwan’s Home Delivery
Dodge 247 58 92,150 Running 36 32 40 # David
Stremme Coors
Light Dodge 247 55 92,100 Running 37 42 96 Tony Raines DLP® HDTV Chevrolet 247 52 84,050 Running 38 39 49 Kevin Lepage LoansDepot.com Dodge 247 49 84,000 Running 39 40 78 Kenny Wallace Furniture Row Chevrolet 246 46 83,940 Running 40 26 44 Terry Labonte GMAC Chevrolet 246 43 83,890 Running 41 2 25 Brian Vickers Garnier Fructis/GMAC
Chevrolet 237 40 97,340 Running 42 23 00 Bill Elliott Burger King Chevrolet 224 37 83,785 Running 43 25 7 Robby Gordon World Series of Poker Chevrolet 193 34 83,201 Transmission # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. * Includes race leader/most laps led bonus. Failed to qualify: (4) Todd Kluever
#06; Kertus Davis #34; Chad Chaffin #61; Bill Lester
#23. Race Comments: Before an estimated
crowd of 102,000, Kasey Kahne
won the SONY HD 500, posting his sixth 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: #4 Scott Wimmer
(engine change); #21 Ken Schrader (engine change); #40 David Stremme (transmission change). TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 27 minutes,
40 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 144.462 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: 3.427
second BUDWEISER POLE AWARD: Kurt Busch (184.540 mph,
39.016 secs.) BANK OF CHECKERS/RALLY’S COMMIT LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD:
Brian Vickers DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Gil Martin (crew chief for Clint Bowyer) EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Kasey
Kahne GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Elliott Sadler (178.478
mph, Lap 197) MOBIL 1 COMMAND
PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr. NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No
winner; rolls over to $50,000 at Richmond International Raceway.++ RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Clint Bowyer SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Kasey Kahne U.S.G. IMPROVING
THE FINISH AWARD: Dale Jarrett (26 places) WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Kasey Kahne (130 laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 7 cautions for 29
laps. 11-13 (Car #7-Spin, Turn 4); 29-31 (Debris); 83-86 (Debris); 111-115 (Car
#25-Accident, Backstretch); 156-159 (Debris); 173-178 (Car #38-Spin, Turn 2);
192-195 (Oil on track). LAP LEADERS: 26 lead changes
among 10 drivers. Kurt Busch 1-11, Kasey Kahne 12-27, Denny Hamlin 28-54, Jeff Gordon 55-75, Hamlin
76-77, Kyle Busch 78-79, J. Gordon 80-86, Ky. Busch 87, Kahne
88-117, Ky. Busch 118, Kahne 119, Ky. Busch 120-121, Kahne 122-156, J. Gordon 157-161, Ky. Busch 162-165, J.
Gordon 166-174, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 175-179, Kahne 180-181, Ky. Busch 182, Kahne
183-192, Mark Martin 193-195, Elliott Sadler 196-203, Kahne
204-237, Earnhardt 238, Carl Edwards 239-240, Reed
Sorenson 241-248, Kahne 249-250. ++Rollover money awarded at year’s end;
amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR NEXTEL
CUP SERIES TOP 10 (Wins) 1 –Matt Kenseth 3638 (4) 2 –Jimmie Johnson 3629 (4) 3 –Kevin Harvick 3296 (2) 4 –Jeff Gordon 3251 (2) 5 –Kyle Busch 3244 (1) 6 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3226 (1) 7 –Denny Hamlin 3225 (2) 8 –Tony Stewart 3194 (2) 9 –Mark Martin 3181 (0) 10–Jeff CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE
AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 4 Kyle Busch (# 5) 4 Tony Stewart (#20) 3 DIRECTV CREW
CHIEF OF THE YEAR Car # Pts. Greg Zipadelli (#20) 4 Mike Ford (#11) 4 Ken Francis (# 9) 3 BUDWEISER POLE
AWARD STANDINGS Kurt Busch 5 Kyle Busch 1 Jeff Burton 4 Jimmie Johnson 1 Kasey Kahne 4 Scott
Riggs 1 Greg Biffle 2 Elliott
Sadler 1 Denny Hamlin 2 Boris
Said 1 Ryan Newman 2 WIX FILTERS LAP
LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Greg Biffle (#16) 5 Tony Stewart (#20) 5 Jeff Gordon (#24) 3 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE
OF THE YEAR Denny Hamlin 250 Clint Bowyer 203 Reed Sorenson 183 Martin Truex Jr. 166 J.J. Yeley 164 David Stremme 140 MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 8 Kevin Harvick (#29) 6 Jeff Burton (#31) 5 MANUFACTURERS'
CHAMPIONSHIP Pts Wins Chevrolet 186 14 Ford 147 5 Dodge 142 6 USG ‘IMPROVING THE
FINISH’ AWARD Car # Pts. Clint Bowyer (#07) 4 Casey Mears (#42) 3 Tony Stewart (#20) 2 BANK OF Matt Kenseth (#17) 12 Tony Stewart (#20) 12 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 9 CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. Hendrick (#48) 144 Roush Yates (#17) 128 Danny Lawrence (#31) 117 GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD Car # Pts. Matt Kenseth (#17) 6 Jeff Burton (#31) 3 Tony Stewart (#20) 3 COMMIT LOZENGES
‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Burton (#31) 5 Kasey Kahne (# 9) 5 Greg Biffle (#16) 4 SUNOCO DIAMOND
PERFORMANCE AWARD Car # Pts. Kasey Kahne (# 9) 5 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 4 Matt Kenseth (#17) 4 UNOFFICAL RESULTS posted after the race
NASCAR PR used with permission
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