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NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 12 COCA-COLA 600 LOWE’S MOTOR 1.5-Mile Oval 600 M – 400 L – Purse: $6,569,628 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 16 25 Casey Mears National Guard/ American Heroes Chev
400 190 * 5 $377,425 Running 2 12 18 J.J. Yeley Interstate Batteries
Chevrolet 400 175 * 5 264,733 Running 3 36 45 Kyle Petty Coke
Zero Dodge 400 165 208,983 Running 4 34 41 Reed Sorenson Target Dodge 400 160 177,783 Running 5 26 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull 6 14 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Chevrolet 400 155 * 5 179,661 Running 7 7 88 Ricky Rudd Snickers
Dark Ford 400 151 * 5 149,933 Running 8 4 8 Dale Earnhardt
Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 400 147 * 5 168,058 Running 9 6 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight/Marines Chevrolet 400 143 * 5 136,550 Running 10 21 48 Jimmie
Johnson Lowe's/Power of Pride
Chevrolet 400 139 * 5 176,811 Running 11 11 01 Mark
Martin 12 5 17 Matt
Kenseth R&L
Carriers/DEWALT Ford 400 132 * 5 156,241 Running 13 9 43 Bobby
Labonte Cheerios/Chocolate
Chex Dodge 399 124 139,936 Running 14 37 96 Tony
Raines DLP HDTV Chevrolet 399 121 111,300 Running 15 39 99 Carl
Edwards Office Depot Ford 399 123 * 5 109,950 Running 16 31 1 Martin
Truex Jr. Bass
Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 399 115 125,195 Running 17 10 40 David
Stremme Coors
Light Dodge 397 112 97,935 Running 18 8 22 Dave
Blaney Caterpillar
19 28 26 Jamie
McMurray IRWIN Industrial Tools
Ford 395 106 103,750 Running 20 15 10 Scott
Riggs Valvoline/Stanley
Tools Dodge 394 103 104,525 Running 21 27 29 Kevin
Harvick Shell/Pennzoil
Chevrolet 394 100 139,286 Running 22 35 7 Robby
Gordon Jim Beam Black Ford 393 97 92,375 Running 23 18 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 390 94 136,491 Running 24 25 31 Jeff
Burton AT&T Mobility
Chevrolet 385 91 127,566 Running 25 24 36 Jeremy
Mayfield 360 OTC 26 33 13 Joe
Nemechek Haier Chevrolet 377 85 86,175 Running 27 40 70 Johnny
Sauter Radio
Active Energy Drink Chevrolet 376 82 85,650 Running 28 20 42 # Juan
Pablo Montoya Texaco/Havoline Dodge 369 79 124,300 Running 29 41 07 Clint
Bowyer Jack Daniel's
Chevrolet 367 76 96,000 Running 30 17 5 Kyle
Busch Carquest/Kellogg's
Chevrolet 357 78 * 5 103,375 Running 31 29 84 # AJ
Allmendinger Red
Bull 32 2 2 Kurt
Busch Miller Lite Dodge 296 77 ** 10 126,758 Accident 33 30 14 34 43 78 Kenny
Wallace Furniture Row Chevrolet 289 61 84,350 Engine 35 19 38 David
Gilliland M&M's Ford 265 58 111,414 Running 36 3 19 Elliott
Sadler Dodge Dealers/UAW
Dodge 261 55 112,020 Running 37 13 6 # David
Ragan AAA Ford 219 52 120,025 Accident 38 22 21 Bill
Elliott 39 1 12 Ryan
Newman Alltel Dodge 172 51 * 5 156,100 Engine 40 23 44 Dale
Jarrett UPS 41 32 24 Jeff
Gordon DuPont/Department
of Defense Chevrolet 61 40 130,341 Accident 42 42 66 Jeff
Green Best Buy Chevrolet 52 37 91,325 Accident 43 38 16 Greg
Biffle Dish
Network Ford 45 34 101,490 Accident # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.
* Includes race leader bonus. Failed to qualify: (6) #15 Paul Menard, #55
Michael Waltrip, #4 Ward Burton, #37 Kevin Lepage, #49 Mike Bliss, #00 David Reutimann. Race Comments: Before an estimated
crowd of 175,000, Mears won the Coca-Cola 600, his first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup
Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following drivers dropped to the
rear: #29 Harvick and #6 Ragan (engine
change); #07 Bowyer (back up). TIME OF RACE: 4 hours, 36 minutes,
27 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 130.222 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 9.561
seconds BUD POLE AWARD: Ryan Newman (185.312
mph, 29.140 secs.) CHECKERS/RALLY’S COMMIT LOZENGES “COMMIT TO WIN” AWARD:
Elliott Sadler DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Tony Gibson (crew chief for Dale Earnhardt
Jr.) DOW AUTOMOTIVE “STRATEGIC CALL OF THE
RACE” AWARD: Casey Mears EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Casey Mears GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Tony Stewart (178.448
mph, Lap 344) MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE” AWARD: Dale Earnhardt
Jr. NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No
winner; rolls over to $20,000 at RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Juan Pablo Montoya SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Casey Mears U.S.G. “IMPROVING
THE FINISH” AWARD: Kyle Petty (33 places) WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Jimmie Johnson (83 laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 13 cautions for 61
laps. 48-51 (Car #16-Accident, Backstretch); 54-60 (Car #1, 07, 14, 19, 20, 22,
26, 29, 38, 42, 66, 70 & 88-Accident, Frontstretch);
63-69 (Car #7, 24, 31, 84 & 96-Accident, Frontstretch.);
79-82 (Car #31-Accident, Turn 3); 141-145 (Debris); 170-173 (Debris); 186-189 (Car
#2-Accident, Turn 2); 222-226 (Car #6, 21 & 99-Accident, Turn 4); 252-255 (Car
#5-Accident, Turn 4); 268-271 (Car #9-Accident, Turn 2); 291-296 (Car #36-Spin,
Frontstretch); 299-301 (Car #2-Accident, Backstretch);
338-341 (Debris). LAP LEADERS: 29 lead changes
among 15 drivers. Ryan Newman 1-10; Kurt Busch 11-112; Brian Vickers 113-125;
Kyle Busch 126-129; Jimmie Johnson 130; Tony Stewart 131; J.J. Yeley 132; Carl Edwards 133; Bill Elliott 134; Vickers
135-174; Ku. Busch 175-179; Vickers 180-183; Johnson 184-204; Vickers 205-223;
Johnson 224-226; Matt Kenseth 227-243; Johnson
244-252; Jeremy Mayfield 253-255; Kenseth 256-267;
Johnson 268-274; Kenseth 275-281; Johnson 282-291; Ricky
Rudd 292; Johnson 293-296; Kenseth 297-310; Johnson
311-338; Tony Stewart 339-392; Dale Earnhardt Jr.
393; Denny Hamlin 394; Casey Mears 395-400. ++Rollover money awarded at year’s end;
amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES TOP 12 (Wins) 1 –Jeff Gordon 1,921 (3) 2 –Jimmie Johnson 1,789 (4) 3 –Matt Kenseth 1,714 (1) 4 –Denny Hamlin 1,682 (0) 5 –Jeff Burton 1,577 (1) 6 –Tony Stewart 1,530 (0) 7 –Kevin Harvick 1,415 (1) 8
–Carl Edwards 1,414 (0) 9 –Kurt Busch 1,402 (0) 10–Clint Bowyer 1,378 (0) 11–Kyle Busch 1,359 (1) 12–Jamie McMurray 1,320 (0) MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP Pts Wins Chevrolet 105 11 Ford 64 1 Dodge 58 0 DOW AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 5 Tony Stewart (#20) 1 Matt Kenseth (#17) 1 MOBIL
1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Mark Martin (#01) 4 Kurt Busch (# 2) 3 Jeff Green (#66) 2 BUD POLE AWARD STANDINGS Jeff Gordon 5 Ryan Newman 2 Clint Bowyer 1 David Gilliland 1 Denny Hamlin 1 Kasey Kahne 1 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Juan Pablo Montoya 131 David Ragan 125 Paul Menard 83 David Reutimann 73 AJ Allmendinger 48 Brandon Whitt 2 WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 4 Tony Stewart (#20) 3 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 2 DIRECTV CREW
CHIEF OF THE YEAR Car # Pts. Mike Ford (#11) 4 Todd Parrott (#38) 2 Ryan Pemberton (#01) 2 CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE
AWARD Car # Pts. Mark Martin (#01) 4 Denny Hamlin (#11) 3 Jeff Gordon (#24) 2 USG ‘IMPROVING THE
FINISH’ AWARD Car # Pts. Matt Kenseth (#17) 4 Kevin Harvick (#29)
3 Kyle Petty (#45) 1 CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. Hendrick (#24) 117 Hendrick (#48) 77 JGR (#11) 66 GOODYEAR GATORBACK
FASTEST LAP AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 4 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 2 Tony Stewart (#20) 1 COMMIT LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 5 Kasey Kahne (# 9) 2 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1 SUNOCO DIAMOND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 4 Jeff Gordon (#24) 3 Matt Kenseth (#17) 1 UNOFFICAL RESULTS posted after the raceNASCAR Race Number 12 Unofficial Race Results for the Coca-Cola "600" - Sunday, May 27, 2007 Lowe's Motor Speedway - Concord, NC - 1.5 Mile Paved Total Race Length - 400 Laps - 600 Miles - Purse: $6,569,878
Race Comments: Before and estimated crowd of 175,000 - Casey Mears won the Coca Cola 600, his first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following drivers dropped to the rear: #29 and #6 (engine change); #07 (back up). Failed to Qualify: (6) #15 Paul Menard #, #55 Michael Waltrip, #4 Ward Burton, #37 Kevin Lepage, #49 Mike Bliss, #00 David Reutimann #. Time of Race: 04 Hrs, 36 Mins, 27 Secs. Average Speed: 130.222 MPH Margin of Victory: 9.561 Seconds Caution Flags: 13 for 62 laps: Laps: 48-51 (#16 accident backstretch); 54-60 (#1,07,14,19,20,22,26,29,38,42,66,70,88 accident frontstretch); 62-69 (#7,24,31,84,96 accident frontstretch.); 79-82 (#31 accident turn 3); 141-145 (Debris); 170-173 (Debris); 186-189 (#2 accident turn 2); 222-226 (#6,21,99 accident turn 4); 252-255 (#5 accident turn 4); 268-271 (#9 accident turn 2); 291-296 (#36 spun frontstretch); 299-301 (#2 accident backstretch); 338-341 (Debris). Lead Changes: 29 among 15 drivers: R. Newman 1-10; Ku. Busch 11-112; B. Vickers 113-125; Ky. Busch 126-129; J. Johnson 130; T. Stewart 131; J. Yeley 132; C. Edwards 133; B. Elliott 134; B. Vickers 135-174; Ku. Busch 175-179; B. Vickers 180-183; J. Johnson 184-204; B. Vickers 205-223; J. Johnson 224-226; M. Kenseth 227-243; J. Johnson 244-252; J. Mayfield 253-255; M. Kenseth 256-267; J. Johnson 268-274; M. Kenseth 275-281; J. Johnson 282-291; R. Rudd 292; J. Johnson 293-296; M. Kenseth 297-310; J. Johnson 311-338; T. Stewart 339-392; D. Earnhardt Jr. 393; D. Hamlin 394; C. Mears 395-400. Budweiser Pole Award : Ryan Newman, #12 (185.312 mph) Checkers/Rally's : Denny Hamlin, #11 (423.882) Commit Lozenges : Elliott Sadler, #19 DIRECTV : Dale Earnhardt, Jr, #8 DOW Automotive Strategic Call : Casey Mears, #25 EA Sports : Casey Mears, #25 Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Tony Stewart, #20 (178.448 mph, Lap 344) Mobil 1 : Dale Earnhardt, Jr, #8 Raybestos Rookie of the Year : Juan Pablo Montoya, #42 Sunoco Diamond Performance : Casey Mears, #25 USG Improving the Finish : Kyle Petty, #45 (33 Places) WIX Lap Leader : Jimmie Johnson, #48 (83 Laps) NASCAR PR used with permission
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