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NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 14 POCONO 500 POCONO RACEWAY 2.5 Mile Banked Triangular Paved 500 M – 200 L – Purse: $4,940,543 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 18 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 106 190 * 5 $238,286 Running 2 1 12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge 106 175 * 5 190,375 Running 3 3 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 106 170 * 5 156,545 Running 4 12 25 Casey Mears National Guard/GMAC Chevrolet 106 165 * 5 131,800 Running 5 6 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet 106 160 * 5 146,736 Running 6 2 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Chevrolet 106 160 ** 10 123,625 Running 7 34 01 Mark Martin 8 4 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg's/CARQUEST
Chevrolet 106 142 93,225 Running 9 24 17 Matt Kenseth DEWALT Ford 106 138 123,916 Running 10 5 07 Clint
Bowyer Jack Daniel's Chevrolet 106 134 89,375 Running 11 19 29 Kevin
Harvick Shell/Pennzoil
Chevrolet 106 130 119,636 Running 12 13 8 Dale
Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser
Chevrolet 106 127 114,858 Running 13 10 31 Jeff
Burton AT&T Mobility
Chevrolet 106 124 109,191 Running 14 32 99 Carl
Edwards Office Depot Ford 106 126 * 5 85,350 Running 15 33 13 Joe
Nemechek Haier Chevrolet 106 118 72,100 Running 16 27 2 Kurt
Busch Miller Lite Dodge 106 115 103,908 Running 17 11 18 J.J.
Yeley Interstate
Batteries Chevrolet 106 112 97,358 Running 18 31 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline/Stanley Tools
Dodge 106 109 77,650 Running 19 26 43 Bobby
Labonte Cheerios/Betty
Crocker Dodge 106 106 105,636 Running 20 38 42 # Juan
Pablo Montoya Texaco/Havoline Dodge 106 103 107,300 Running 21 15 19 Elliott
Sadler Dodge Dealers/UAW
Dodge 106 100 86,370 Running 22 8 9 Kasey
Kahne Dodge
Dealers/UAW Dodge 106 97 111,516 Running 23 29 40 David
Stremme Coors
Light Dodge 106 94 68,425 Running 24 22 41 Reed
Sorenson Target Dodge 106 91 91,408 Running 25 35 45 26 36 6 # David
Ragan AAA Ford 106 85 103,250 Running 27 30 88 Ricky
Rudd Snickers Ford 106 82 97,458 Running 28 21 15 # Paul
Menard 29 25 26 Jamie
McMurray IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford 106 76 74,125 Running 30 41 16 Greg
Biffle Dish
Network Ford 106 73 81,825 Running 31 42 14 32 39 66 Jeff
Green Best Buy Chevrolet 106 67 80,222 Running 33 20 4 Ward
Burton State Water Heaters
Chevrolet 106 64 63,725 Running 34 16 38 David
Gilliland M&M's Ford 106 61 89,489 Running 35 9 83 Brian
Vickers Red Bull 36 17 96 Tony
Raines DLP HDTV Chevrolet 106 55 69,900 Running 37 43 21 Bill
Elliott Little
Debbie Snack Cakes Ford 105 52 80,939 Running 38 23 00 # David
Reutimann Burger
King Toyota 105 49 61,600 Running 39 28 84 # AJ
Allmendinger Red
Bull 40 40 70 Johnny
Sauter Yellow
Transportation Chevrolet 103 43 61,325 Running 41 37 7 Robby
Gordon Jim Beam Ford 103 40 61,180 Running 42 7 48 Jimmie
Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 97 37 114,966 Running 43 14 22 Dave
Blaney Caterpillar
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.
* Includes race leader bonus. Failed to qualify: (6) # 55 Michael Waltrip, #78 Kenny Wallace, #36 Jeremy Mayfield, #37 Kevin Lepage, #44 Dale Jarrett, #49 Mike Bliss. Race Comments: Before an estimated
crowd of 105,000, Gordon won the rain-delayed, rain-shortened Pocono 500, his
79th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory. Prior to the green flag, the following
drivers dropped to the rear: #10 Riggs and #14 Marlin
(transmission change); #15 Menard and #41 Sorenson (engine change). TIME OF RACE: 1 hour, 57 minutes, 15
seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 136.887 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: Under
caution BUD POLE AWARD: Ryan Newman (170.062
mph, 52.922 secs.) CHECKERS/RALLY’S COMMIT LOZENGES “COMMIT TO WIN” AWARD:
Denny Hamlin DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Kevin Manion (crew chief for Martin
Truex Jr.) DOW AUTOMOTIVE “STRATEGIC CALL OF THE
RACE” AWARD: Casey Mears EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Jeff Gordon GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Denny Hamlin (166.251
mph, Lap 2) MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE” AWARD: Ryan Newman NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: Jeff Gordon ($30,000)
++ RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Juan Pablo Montoya SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Jeff Gordon U.S.G. “IMPROVING
THE FINISH” AWARD: Carl Edwards (18 places) WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Denny Hamlin (49 laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 4 cautions for 10
laps. 50-53 (Debris); 57-58 (Car #16 & 22-Accident, Turn
3); 65-66 (Debris); 105-106 (Rain). LAP LEADERS: 15 lead changes
among 8 drivers. Ryan Newman (Pole), Denny Hamlin 1-25, Martin Truex Jr. 26, Casey Mears 27-28, Tony Stewart 29, Hamlin 30,
Stewart 31-32, Hamlin 33-50, Mark Martin 51, Hamlin 52-53, Newman 54-64, Jeff
Gordon 65-81, Newman 82-90, Hamlin 91-93, Carl Edwards 94-97, J. Gordon 98-106. ++Rollover money awarded at year’s end;
amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES TOP 12 (Wins) 1 –Jeff Gordon 2,249 (3) 2 –Matt Kenseth 2,007 (1) 3 –Denny Hamlin 2,002 (0) 4 –Jimmie Johnson 1,944 (4) 5 –Jeff Burton 1,828 (1) 6
–Tony Stewart 1,733 (0) 7 –Carl Edwards 1,710 (0) 8
–Clint Bowyer 1,659 (0) 9 –Kevin Harvick 1,648 (1) 10–Kyle Busch 1,613 (1) 11–Martin Truex
Jr. 1,597 (1) 12–Mark Martin 1,586 (0) MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP Pts Wins Chevrolet 123 13 Ford 72 1 Dodge 70 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 Martin Truex Jr. (# 1) 2 BUD POLE AWARD STANDINGS Jeff Gordon 5 Ryan Newman 4 Clint Bowyer 1 David Gilliland 1 Denny Hamlin 1 Kasey Kahne 1 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Juan Pablo Montoya 141 David Ragan 136 Paul Menard 84 David Reutimann 74 AJ Allmendinger 57 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 Casey Mears (#25) 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 Kasey Kahne (# 9) 2 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 14 Pocono 500 - Sunday, June 10, 2007 Pocono Raceway - Pocono, PA - 2.5 Mile Paved Total Race Length - 106 Laps - 265 Miles - Purse: $4,940,543
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 105,000 - Jeff Gordon won the rain-delayed, rain-shortened Pocono 500, his 79th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following driver(s) dropped to the rear: #10 Riggs and #14 Marlin (transmission change); #15 Menard and #41 Sorenson (engine change). Failed to Qualify: (6) #55-Michael Waltrip, #78 Kenny Wallace, #36 Jeremy Mayfield, #37 Kevin Lepage, #44 Dale Jarrett, #49 Mike Bliss. Time of Race: 01 Hrs, 57 Mins, 15 Secs. Average Speed: 135.608 MPH Margin of Victory: Under Caution Caution Flags: 4 for 10 laps: Laps: 50-53 (Debris); 57-58 (#16,22 accident turn 3); 65-66 (Debris); 105-106 (Rain). Lead Changes: 15 among 8 drivers: R. Newman (Pole); D. Hamlin 1-25; M. Truex, Jr. 26; C. Mears 27-28; T. Stewart 29; D. Hamlin 30; T. Stewart 31-32; D. Hamlin 33-50; M. Martin 51; D. Hamlin 52-53; R. Newman 54-64; J. Gordon 65-81; R. Newman 82-90; D. Hamlin 91-93; C. Edwards 94-97; J. Gordon 98-106. Checkers/Rally's : Jeff Gordon, #24 (117.435 seconds) EA Sports : Jeff Gordon, #24 Sunoco Diamond Performance : Jeff Gordon, #24 Budweiser Pole Award : Ryan Newman, #12 (170.062 mph) DIRECTV : Martin Truex, Jr, #1 WIX Lap Leader : Denny Hamlin, #11 (49 Laps) Commit Lozenges : Denny Hamlin, #11 Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Denny Hamlin, #11 (166.251 mph, Lap 2) Mobil 1 : Ryan Newman, #12 DOW Automotive Strategic Call : Casey Mears, #25 USG Improving the Finish : Carl Edwards, #99 (18 Places) Raybestos Rookie of the Year : Juan Pablo Montoya, #42 NASCAR PR used with permission
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