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NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 18 PEPSI 400 DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL 2.5 Mile Oval 400 M – 160 L
– Purse:
$6,202,439 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 15 26 Jamie McMurray Irwin 2 11 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg's/CARQUEST
Chevrolet 160 175 * 5 207,275 Running 3 16 2 Kurt Busch Miller
Lite Dodge 160 170 * 5 197,033 Running 4 7 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 160 160 158,325 Running 5 1 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont/Pepsi Chevrolet 160 160 * 5 172,261 Running 6 18 16 Greg Biffle Dish Network Ford 160 150 130,750 Running 7 12 07 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniels Chevrolet 160 156 ** 10 123,800 Running 8 3 17 Matt Kenseth R&L Carriers/DEWALT
Ford 160 142 151,416 Running 9 27 9 Kasey Kahne I Now Pronounce You Chuck &
Larry Dodge 160 138
148,916 Running 10 4 48 Jimmie
Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 160 134 156,086 Running 11 32 38 David
Gilliland M&M's Ford 160 130 133,514 Running 12 24 6 # David
Ragan AAA Travel Ford 160 127 137,250 Running 13 10 1 Martin
Truex Jr. Bass
Pro Shops/NWTF Chevrolet 160 124 125,995 Running 14 14 12 Ryan
Newman Alltel Dodge 160 121 129,875 Running 15 25 7 Robby
Gordon Camping World Ford 160 118 98,000 Running 16 5 31 Jeff
Burton AT&T Mobility
Chevrolet 160 115 132,366 Running 17 9 01 Mark
Martin Principal
Financial Chevrolet 160 112 122,283 Running 18 35 70 Johnny
Sauter Haas
Automation Chevrolet 160 109 95,100 Running 19 21 25 Casey
Mears National Guard/GMAC
Chevrolet 160 111 * 5 119,150 Running 20 17 18 J.J.
Yeley Interstate
Batteries Chevrolet 160 103 123,658 Running 21 41 15 # Paul
Menard Menards/Pittsburgh
Paints Chevrolet 160 100 92,050 Running 22 26 40 David
Stremme Coors
Light Dodge 160 97 91,325 Running 23 40 22 Dave
Blaney Caterpillar
24 38 21 Bill
Elliott 25 43 78 Kenny
Wallace Furniture Row Chevrolet 160 93 * 5 86,575 Running 26 42 00 # David
Reutimann Burger
King Toyota 160 85 99,583 Running 27 37 44 Dale
Jarrett UPS 28 34 45 John
Andretti 29 36 83 Brian
Vickers Red Bull 30 33 13 Joe
Nemechek 31 31 88 Ricky
Rudd M&M's Ford 158 70 114,608 Running 32 20 42 # Juan
Pablo Montoya Texaco/Havoline Dodge 157 67 118,025 Running 33 22 19 Elliott
Sadler Dodge Dealers/UAW
Dodge 153 64 102,620 Running 34 8 29 Kevin
Harvick Shell/Pennzoil
Chevrolet 147 66 * 5 131,936 Running 35 19 43 Bobby
Labonte Cheerios/Pillsbury
Cinnabon Dodge 137 63 * 5 119,961 Running 36 13 8 Dale
Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser
Chevrolet 134 55 128,283 Running 37 30 66 Jeff
Green Haas Automation
Chevrolet 131 52 100,247 Running 38 6 20 Tony
Stewart Home Depot Chevrolet 125 49 131,086 Running 39 23 96 Tony
Raines DLP HDTV Chevrolet 120 46 90,425 Running 40 29 14 41 39 10 Scott
Riggs Valvoline/Stanley
Tools Dodge 105 40 90,150 Engine 42 28 41 Reed
Sorenson Target Dodge 103 37 90,055 Running 43 2 11 Denny
Hamlin FedEx Kinko's
Chevrolet 99 39 * 5 106,611 Running # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.
* Includes race leader bonus. Failed to qualify: (10) Jeremy Mayfield
#36; AJ Allmendinger #84; Larry Foyt
#49; Michael Waltrip #55; Kevin Lepage
#37; Ward Burton #4; Boris Said #60; Mike Wallace #09; Eric McClure #04; Kirk Shelmerdine #27. Race Comments: Before an estimated
crowd of 150,000, McMurray won the Pepsi 400, his second career NASCAR NEXTEL
Cup victory. Prior to the green flag the following driver dropped to the rear of
the field for the reason indicated: #88 Rudd (unapproved impound adjustment). TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 52 minutes,
41 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 138.983 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: .005
second BUD POLE AWARD: None, due to
inclement weather – rain. CHECKERS/RALLY’S COMMIT LOZENGES “COMMIT TO WIN” AWARD:
Jeff Gordon DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Bob Osborne (crew chief for Carl Edwards) DOW AUTOMOTIVE “STRATEGIC CALL OF THE
RACE” AWARD: Jamie McMurray EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Jamie McMurray GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Denny Hamlin (186.208
mph, Lap 3) MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE” AWARD: Kurt Busch NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No
winner; rolls over to $50,000 at RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: David Ragan SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Jamie McMurray U.S.G. “IMPROVING
THE FINISH” AWARD: David Gilliland (21 places) WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Clint Bowyer (55 laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 8 cautions for 30
laps. 5-8
(Car #9 & 66-Accident, Turn 2); 15-19 (Car #11, 20, 8, 41 & 43-Accident,
Frontstretch); 23-25 (Car #96-Accident, Turn 4);
58-61 (Debris); 116-119 (Car #14 & 88-Accident, Turn 3); 133-137 (Car #42, 43,
45, 19 & 88-Accident, Backstretch); 145-147 (Car #38-Spin, Backstretch);
152-153 (Car #13 & 83-Accident, Turn 2). LAP LEADERS: 27 lead changes
among 11 drivers. Jeff Gordon 1-2, Denny Hamlin 3-8, J. Gordon 9, Hamlin 10-13,
Kevin Harvick 14-16, Kenny Wallace 17, Clint Bowyer
18-30, J. Gordon 31-32, Kyle Busch 33-40, Bowyer 41-58, Bobby Labonte 59, Bowyer 60-77, Kurt Busch 78-108, Casey Mears
109, Bill Elliott 110-111, Ku. Busch 112-114, ++Rollover money awarded at year’s end;
amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES TOP 12 (Wins) 1 –Jeff Gordon 2,773 (4) 2 –Denny Hamlin 2,496 (1) 3 –Matt Kenseth 2,390 (1) 4 –Jimmie Johnson 2,366 (4) 5 –Jeff Burton 2,345 (1) 6 –Carl Edwards 2,308 (1) 7 –Tony Stewart 2,234 (0) 8 –Kyle Busch 2,190 (1) 9 –Kevin Harvick 2,172 (1) 10–Martin Truex
Jr. 2,157 (1) 11–Clint Bowyer 2,142 (0) 12–Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2,040 (0) DOW AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 5 Denny Hamlin (#11) 2 Carl Edwards (#99) 2 MOBIL
1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Kurt Busch (# 2) 4 Mark Martin (#01) 4 Martin Truex Jr. (# 1) 4 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Juan Pablo Montoya 192 David Ragan 180 Paul Menard 123 David Reutimann 110 AJ Allmendinger 75 Brandon Whitt 2 MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP Pts Wins Chevrolet 150 14 Ford 100 3 Dodge 90 1 WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 4 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3 Tony Stewart (#20) 3 DIRECTV CREW CHIEF
OF THE YEAR Car # Pts. Mike Ford (#11) 4 Kevin Manion (# 1) 2 Bob Osborne (#99) 2 CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE
AWARD Car # Pts. Mark Martin (#01) 4 Jeff Gordon (#24) 3 Denny Hamlin (#11) 3 USG ‘IMPROVING THE
FINISH’ AWARD Car # Pts. Matt Kenseth (#17) 4 Kevin Harvick (#29)
3 Tony Stewart (#20) 1 GOODYEAR GATORBACK
FASTEST LAP AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 4 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3 Denny Hamlin (#11) 3 COMMIT LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 6 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 2 Kasey Kahne (# 9) 2 SUNOCO DIAMOND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 4 Jeff Gordon (#24) 4 Matt Kenseth (#17) 1 BUD POLE AWARD STANDINGS Jeff Gordon 5 Ryan Newman 4 Dave Blaney 1 Clint Bowyer 1 David Gilliland 1 Denny Hamlin 1 Kasey Kahne 1 Jamie McMurray 1 J.J. Yeley 1 UNOFFICAL RESULTS posted after the raceNASCAR Race Number 18 Unofficial Race Results for the Pepsi "400" - Saturday, July 7, 2007 Daytona International Speedway - Daytona Beach, FL - 2.5 Mile Paved Total Race Length - 160 Laps - 400 Miles - Purse: $6,202,439
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 150,000 - Jamie McMurray won the Pepsi 400, his second career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following driver(s) dropped to the rear for the reason(s) indicated: #88 Rudd (unapproved impound adjustment). Failed to Qualify: (10) * Jeremy Mayfield, #36; * AJ Allmendinger #, #84; * Larry Foyt, #49; * Michael Waltrip, #55; * Kevin Lepage, #37; * Ward Burton, #4; * Boris Said, #60; * Mike Wallace, #09; * Eric McClure, #04; * Kirk Shelmerdine, #27. Time of Race: 02 Hrs, 52 Mins, 41 Secs. Average Speed: 138.983 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.005 Seconds Caution Flags: 8 for 30 laps: Laps: 5-8 (#9,66 accident turn 2); 15-19 (#11,20,8,41,43 accident frontstretch); 23-25 (#96 accident turn 4); 58-61 (Debris); 116-119 (#14,88 accident turn 3); 133-137 (#42,43,45,19,88 accident backstretch); 145-147 (#38 spun backstretch); 152-153 (#13,83 accident turn 2). Lead Changes: 28 among 12 drivers: J. Gordon 1-2; D. Hamlin 3-8; J. Gordon 9; D. Hamlin 10-13; K. Harvick 14-16; K. Wallace 17; C. Bowyer 18-30; J. Gordon 31-32; Ky. Busch 33-40; C. Bowyer 41-58; B. Labonte 59; C. Bowyer 60-77; Ku. Busch 78-108; C. Mears 109; B. Elliott 110-111; Ku. Busch 112-114; Ky. Busch 115-122; Ku. Busch 123-133; Ky. Busch 134; C. Mears 135-141; C. Bowyer 142-147; C. Mears 148-150; J. Gordon 151-154; J. McMurray 155; Ky. Busch 156-157; J. McMurray 158; Ky. Busch 159; J. McMurray 160; DOW Automotive Strategic Call : Jamie Mcmurray, #26 EA Sports : Jamie Mcmurray, #26 Sunoco Diamond Performance : Jamie Mcmurray, #26 Mobil 1 : Kurt Busch, #2 Checkers/Rally's : Casey Mears, #25 (132.049) USG Improving the Finish : David Gilliland, #38 (21 Places) WIX Lap Leader : Clint Bowyer, #07 (55 Laps) Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Denny Hamlin, #11 (186.208 mph, Lap 3) Commit Lozenges : Jeff Gordon, #24 DIRECTV : Carl Edwards, #99 Raybestos Rookie of the Year : David Ragan, #6 NASCAR PR used with permission
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