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NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 26 CHEVY ROCK & ROLL
400 .75-Mile Oval 400 L – 300 M – Purse: $5,057,510 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 1 48 Jimmie
Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 400 190 * 5 $249,836 Running 2 7 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet 400 175 * 5 207,986 Running 3 8 6 # David Ragan AAA Ford 400 165 169,925 Running 4 2 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont/Nicorette Chevrolet 400 170 ** 10 180,186 Running 5 35 70 Johnny Sauter Radioactive Energy Drink/Yellow Chevrolet 400 155
114,150 Running 6 5 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Chevrolet 400 155 * 5 105,575 Running 7 13 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 400 146 129,311 Running 8 17 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 400 142 124,716 Running 9 14 2 Kurt Busch Miller
Lite Dodge 400 138 113,958 Running 10 36 18 J.J.
Yeley Interstate
Batteries Chevrolet 400 134 111,158 Running 11 4 12 Ryan
Newman Alltel Dodge 400 135 * 5 108,675 Running 12 20 07 Clint
Bowyer Jack Daniel's
Chevrolet 400 132 * 5 83,525 Running 13 24 00 # David
Reutimann Burger
King Toyota 400 124 93,858 Running 14 18 17 Matt
Kenseth DEWALT Ford 400 121 117,591 Running 15 40 1 Martin
Truex Jr. Bass
Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 400 118 98,770 Running 16 10 43 Bobby
Labonte Cheerios/Labonte's 500th Career Dodge 400 115
109,011 Running 17 23 25 Casey
Mears National Guard/GMAC
Chevrolet 400 117 * 5 85,425 Running 18 11 31 Jeff
Burton AT&T Mobility
Chevrolet 400 109 107,266 Running 19 26 40 David
Stremme Energizer
Dodge 400 106 70,850 Running 20 3 5 Kyle
Busch Kellogg's/CARQUEST
Chevrolet 400 103 87,875 Running 21 19 01 Mark
Martin 22 41 38 David
Gilliland M&M's Ford 400 97 97,464 Running 23 27 84 # AJ
Allmendinger Red
Bull 24 28 83 Brian
Vickers Red Bull 25 30 45 Kyle
Petty 26 38 15 # Paul
Menard Menards/PEAK
Chevrolet 399 90 * 5 70,275 Running 27 9 19 Elliott
Sadler Dodge Dealers/UAW
Dodge 399 82 87,445 Running 28 22 88 Kenny
Wallace Snickers Ford 399 79 99,908 Running 29 42 21 Bill
Elliott 30 21 8 Dale
Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser/Elvis
Chevrolet 394 73 111,533 Engine 31 32 44 Dale
Jarrett UPS 32 25 41 Reed
Sorenson Target Dodge 393 67 90,033 Running 33 33 66 Jeff
Green Best Buy Chevrolet 380 64 84,908 Running 34 29 22 Dave
Blaney Caterpillar
35 34 96 Tony
Raines DLP HDTV Chevrolet 345 58 73,475 Running 36 39 7 Robby
Gordon Jim Beam Black Ford 335 55 64,825 Accident 37 43 49 John
Andretti LifeLock Dodge 299 52 64,700 Engine 38 12 26 Jamie
McMurray Crown Royal Ford 292 49 72,925 Accident 39 37 16 Greg
Biffle Dish
Network/voomhd.com Ford 261 46 82,750 Transmission 40 16 10 Scott
Riggs Valvoline/Stanley
Tools Dodge 251 43 72,325 Running 41 15 42 # Juan
Pablo Montoya Texaco/Havoline Dodge 241 40 98,755 Accident 42 6 99 Carl
Edwards Office Depot Ford 182 42 * 5 72,055 Engine 43 31 78 Joe
Nemechek Furniture
Row Chevrolet 130 34 64,218 Accident # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.
* Includes race leader bonus. Failed to qualify: (4) #55 Michael Waltrip, #36 Jeremy Mayfield, #4 Ward Burton, #37 Kevin Lepage. Race Comments: Before a sellout
crowd of 112,029, Johnson won the Chevy Rock & Roll 400, his 29th career
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory. TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 16 minutes,
3 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 91.813 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 3.007
seconds BUD POLE AWARD: Jimmie Johnson (126.298
mph, 21.378 secs.) CHECKERS/RALLY’S COMMIT LOZENGES “COMMIT TO WIN” AWARD:
Jeff Gordon DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Greg Zipadelli (crew chief for Tony
Stewart) DOW AUTOMOTIVE “STRATEGIC CALL OF THE
RACE” AWARD: Jimmie Johnson EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Jimmie Johnson GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Jeff Gordon (122.299
mph, Lap 3) MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE” AWARD: Johnny Sauter NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No
winner; rolls over to $130,000 at RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: David Ragan SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Jimmie Johnson U.S.G. “IMPROVING
THE FINISH” AWARD: Johnny Sauter (30
places) WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Jeff Gordon (191 laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 12 cautions for 70
laps. 10-13
(Car #66 & 96-Accident, Turn 3); 25-29 (Car #15-Spin, Turn 4); 64-70 (Car #10-Accident,
Frontstretch); 133-137 (Car #78-Accident, Turn 3);
183-189 (Oil on track); 202-206 (Car #07-Spin, Turn 4); 235-239 (Car #88-Accident,
Turn 2); 243-250 (Car #42, 12 & 2 Accident, Frontstretch
[Red 8:18 Lap 244]); 258-263 (Car #41-Accident, Backstretch); 295-299 (Car #22,
26, 40, 44 & 49-Accident, Backstretch [Red 19:33 Lap 295]); 337-341 (Car #7-Accident,
Turn 4); 343-350 (Oil on track). LAP LEADERS: 15 lead changes
among 10 drivers. Jimmie Johnson (Pole), Jeff Gordon 1-25, Casey Mears 26-31, Ryan
Newman 32-64, Paul Menard 65, J. Gordon 66-166, Carl Edwards 167-181, Johnson
182-183, Denny Hamlin 184-200, J. Gordon 201-235, Clint Bowyer 236-239, J.
Gordon 240-269, Tony Stewart 270-296, Johnson 297-337, Kyle Petty 338-339,
Johnson 340-400. ++Rollover money awarded at year’s end;
amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES TOP 12 (Wins) Points
Post Chase 1 –Jimmie Johnson 3439 (6) 5060 2 –Jeff Gordon 3849 (4) 5040 3 –Tony Stewart 3537 (3) 5030 4 –Carl Edwards 3372 (2) 5020 5 –Kurt Busch 3160 (2) 5020 6 –Denny Hamlin 3490 (1) 5010 7 –Martin Truex Jr. 3160 (1) 5010 8 –Matt Kenseth 3430 (1) 5010 9 –Kyle Busch 3302 (1) 5010 10–Jeff 11–Kevin Harvick 3155 (1) 5010 12–Clint Bowyer 3179 (0) 5000 MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP Pts Wins Chevrolet 211 19 Ford 144 4 Dodge 135 3 DOW AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 8 Tony Stewart (#20) 4 Carl Edwards (#99) 3 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Juan Pablo Montoya 218 David Ragan 204 Paul Menard 176 David Reutimann 156 AJ Allmendinger 108 MOBIL
1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Kurt Busch (# 2) 7 Mark Martin (#01) 5 Martin Truex Jr. (# 1) 4 WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 7 Tony Stewart (#20) 5 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3 DIRECTV CREW
CHIEF OF THE YEAR Car # Pts. Mike Ford (#11) 6 Tony Eury Jr. (# 8) 4 Greg Zipadelli (#20) 2 CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE
AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 4 Mark Martin (#01) 4 Denny Hamlin (#11) 3 USG ‘IMPROVING THE
FINISH’ AWARD Car # Pts. Matt Kenseth (#17) 6 Kevin Harvick (#29)
3 Tony Stewart (#20) 2 SUNOCO DIAMOND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 6 Jeff Gordon (#24) 4 Tony Stewart (#20) 3 GOODYEAR GATORBACK
FASTEST LAP AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 5 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3 Tony Stewart (#20) 3 COMMIT LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 8 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3 Kasey Kahne (# 9) 3 CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. Hendrick (#24) 198 JGR (#20) 150 JGR (#11) 126 BUD POLE AWARD Jeff Gordon 6 Ryan Newman 4 Kasey Kahne 2 Dave Blaney 1 Clint Bowyer 1 Kurt Busch 1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1 David Gilliland 1 Denny Hamlin 1 Jimmie Johnson 1 Jamie McMurray 1 Casey Mears 1 Reed Sorenson 1 J.J. Yeley 1 UNOFFICAL RESULTS posted after the race
NASCAR Race Number 26
Unofficial Race Results for the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 - Sunday, September 9, 2007 Richmond International Raceway - Richmond, VA - .75 Mile Paved Total Race Length - 400 Laps - 300 Miles - Purse: $5,057,510
Race Comments: Before a sellout crowd of 112,029 - Jimmie Johnson won the Chevy Rock & Roll 400, his 29th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victory. No one dropped to the rear. Failed to Qualify: (4) 55 Michael Waltrip, 36 Jeremy Mayfield, 4 Ward Burton, 37 Kevin Lepage. Time of Race: 03 Hrs, 16 Mins, 03 Secs. Average Speed: 91.813 MPH Margin of Victory: 3.007 Seconds Caution Flags: 12 for 70 laps: Laps: 10-13 (#66,96 accident turn 3); 25-29 (#15 spun turn 4); 64-70 (#10 accident frontstretch); 133-137 (#78 accident turn 3); 183-189 (Oil on track); 202-206 (#07 spun turn 4); 235-239 (#88 accident turn 2); 243-250 (#42,12,2 accident frontstretch [Red 8:18 Lap 244]); 258-263 (#41 accident backstretch); 295-299 (#22,26,40,44,49 accident backstretch [Red 19:33 Lap 295]); 337-341 (#7 accident turn 4); 343-350 (Oil on track). Lead Changes: 15 among 10 drivers: J. Johnson (Pole); J. Gordon 1-25; C. Mears 26-31; R. Newman 32-64; P. Menard # 65; J. Gordon 66-166; C. Edwards 167-181; J. Johnson 182-183; D. Hamlin 184-200; J. Gordon 201-235; C. Bowyer 236-239; J. Gordon 240-269; T. Stewart 270-296; J. Johnson 297-337; K. Petty 338-339; J. Johnson 340-400. Budweiser Pole Award : Jimmie Johnson, #48 (126.298 mph) Checkers/Rally's : Jeff Gordon, #24 (281.730) Commit Lozenges : Jeff Gordon, #24 DIRECTV : Tony Stewart, #20 DOW Automotive Strategic Call : Jimmie Johnson, #48 EA Sports : Jimmie Johnson, #48 Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Jeff Gordon, #24 (122.299 mph, Lap 3) Mobil 1 : Johnny Sauter, #70 Raybestos Rookie of the Race : David Ragan, #6 Sunoco Diamond Performance : Jimmie Johnson, #48 USG Improving the Finish : Johnny Sauter, #70 (30 Places) WIX Lap Leader : Jeff Gordon, #24 (191 Laps) NASCAR PR used with permission
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