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NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 33 PEP BOYS AUTO 500 1.54-Mile Oval 500.5 M – 325 M – Purse: $6,156,331 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet 329 190 * 5 $343,861 Running 2 16 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 329 170 217,775 Running 3 32 41 Reed Sorenson Target Dodge 329 165 203,533 Running 4 17 17 Matt Kenseth DEWALT NANO Technology Ford 329 160
180,416 Running 5 28 31 Jeff Burton AT&T Mobility Chevrolet 329 155
157,616 Running 6 26 07 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel's Chevrolet 329 150
119,925 Running 7 8 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont/Nicorette Chevrolet 329 146 150,011 Running 8 2 2 Kurt Busch Miller
Lite Dodge 329 147 * 5 145,833 Running 9 4 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 329 143 * 5 151,991 Running 10 14 83 Brian
Vickers Red Bull 11 24 55 Michael
Waltrip 12 15 25 Casey
Mears National Guard/GMAC
Chevrolet 329 127 113,825 Running 13 39 45 Kyle
Petty American Spirit
Motor Oil Dodge 329 129 * 5 111,133 Running 14 10 19 Elliott
Sadler Dodge Dealers/UAW
Dodge 329 121 115,270 Running 15 34 29 Kevin
Harvick Shell/Pennzoil
Chevrolet 329 123 * 5 140,961 Running 16 31 84 # AJ
Allmendinger Red
Bull 17 38 88 Ricky
Rudd Snickers Ford 329 112 124,508 Running 18 43 21 Bill
Elliott Little
Debbie Ford 329 109 112,189 Running 19 3 44 Dale
Jarrett UPS/Toys-for-Tots
20 19 5 Kyle
Busch CARQUEST/Kellogg's
Chevrolet 329 108 * 5 108,000 Running 21 33 7 Robby
Gordon Jim Beam Ford 328 100 90,150 Running 22 1 16 Greg
Biffle Lumber
Liquidators Ford 328 102 * 5 120,975 Running 23 40 96 Tony
Raines DLP HDTV Chevrolet 328 94 97,800 Running 24 18 11 Denny
Hamlin FedEx Express Chevrolet 328 96 * 5 103,250 Running 25 5 8 Dale
Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 327 88 128,958 Accident 26 25 26 Jamie
McMurray Crown Royal Ford 327 85 94,950 Accident 27 36 15 # Paul
Menard Menards/Johns
Manville Chevrolet 327 87 * 5 85,750 Running 28 29 49 John
Andretti Paralyzed Veterans
of 29 27 10 Scott
Riggs 30 30 20 Tony
Stewart The
Home Depot Chevrolet 323 73 130,461 Running 31 20 1 Martin
Truex Jr. Bass
Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 322 80 ** 10 121,520 Accident 32 35 70 Johnny
Sauter Radioactive
Energy Drink Chevrolet 321 67 84,200 Running 33 37 6 # David
Ragan AAA Ford 320 64 120,700 Running 34 21 42 $ Juan
Pablo Montoya Texaco/Havoline Dodge 283 61 118,350 Running 35 22 18 J.J. Yeley Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 275 58 111,008 Running 36 23 78 Joe
Nemechek Furniture
Row Chevrolet 268 55 80,450 Accident 37 9 12 Ryan
Newman Mobil 1 Dodge 267 52 112,375 Engine 38 42 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar 39 7 40 David
Stremme Coors
Light/St. Jude Dodge 250 46 80,050 Accident 40 41 66 Jeremy
Mayfield Best Buy Chevrolet 250 43 87,925 Running 41 11 43 Bobby
Labonte Cheerios/Betty Crocker
Dodge 238 40 116,736 Running 42 13 38 David
Gilliland M&M's Ford 64 37 106,924 Accident 43 12 01 Mark
Martin # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.
* Includes race leader bonus. Failed to qualify: (5) #00 David Reutimann, #08 Burney Lamar, #06 Sam Hornish
Jr., #4 Ward Burton, #36 Mike Skinner. Race Comments: Before an estimated
crowd of 100,000, Johnson won the Pep Boys Auto 500, his 31st career NASCAR
NEXTEL Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following drivers dropped to
the rear for the reasons indicated: #7 R. Gordon, #17 Kenseth
(engine change). TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 44 minutes,
45 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 135.260 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: Under
caution BUD POLE AWARD: Greg Biffle (192.453 mph, 28.807 secs.) CHECKERS/RALLY’S COMMIT LOZENGES “COMMIT TO WIN” AWARD:
Greg Biffle DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Kenny Francis (crew chief for Kasey Kahne) DOW AUTOMOTIVE “STRATEGIC CALL OF THE
RACE” AWARD: Jimmie Johnson EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Jimmie Johnson GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Martin Truex Jr. (187.418 mph, Lap 205) MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE” AWARD: Kurt Busch NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS:
No winner; rolls over to $30,000 at RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: AJ Allmendinger SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD:
Jimmie Johnson U.S.G. “IMPROVING
THE FINISH” AWARD:
Reed Sorenson (29 places) WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Martin Truex Jr. (135 laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 14 cautions for 55
laps. 35-38
(Debris); 41-43 (Car #22-Stalled, Backstretch); 59-62 (Debris); 66-69 (Car #01
& 38-Accident, Backstretch [Red 5:16-Lap 65]); 100-103 (Car #40-Spin, Frontstretch); 150-153 (Car #6-Accident, Turn 2); 164-167 (Car
#43-Accident, Turn 4); 169-172 (Car #66-Accident, Backstretch); 198-203 (Car #40-Accident,
Turn 2); 235-239 (Debris); 269-272 (Fluid on track); 319-322 (Car #70-Accident,
Turn 1); 324-327 (Car #1, 5 & 11-Accident, Frontstretch);
329-329 (Car #8 & 26-Accident, Turn 2). LAP LEADERS: 19 lead changes
among 11 drivers. Biffle 1, Ku. Busch
2-35, Petty 36, Ku. Busch 37-56, Truex 57-59,
Ku. Busch 60-100, Menard 101, Truex 102-150, Harvick
151, Truex 152-164, Ky. Busch 165-174, Ku. Busch
175-177, Truex 178-235, Allmendinger
236, Kahne 237-239, Ky. Busch 240-268, Truex 269-280, Ky. Busch 281-318, Hamlin 319-320, Johnson
321-329. ++Rollover money awarded at year’s end,
amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES TOP 12 (Wins) 1 –Jeff Gordon 6201 (6) 2 –Jimmie Johnson 6192 (8) 3 –Clint Bowyer 6090 (1) 4 –Carl Edwards 5940 (3) 5 –Tony Stewart 5879 (3) 6 –Kyle Busch 5873 (1) 7 –Kevin Harvick 5809 (1) 8 –Jeff Burton 5801 (1) 9 –Kurt Busch 5782 (2) 10–Denny Hamlin 5777 (1) 11–Matt Kenseth 5753 (1) 12–Martin Truex Jr. 5688 (1) MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP Pts Wins Chevrolet 268 24 Ford 187 6 Dodge 164 3 DOW AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 11 Tony Stewart (#20) 4 Carl Edwards (#99) 4 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Juan Pablo Montoya 232 David Ragan 213 Paul Menard 187 David Reutimann 170 AJ Allmendinger 153 MOBIL
1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Kurt Busch (# 2) 8 Mark Martin (#01) 6 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 5 WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 8 Tony Stewart (#20) 5 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 4 DIRECTV CREW
CHIEF OF THE YEAR Car # Pts. Mike Ford (#11) 6 Tony Eury Jr. (# 8) 4 Bob Osborne (#99) 3 CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE
AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 4 Mark Martin (#01) 4 Kyle Busch (# 5) 3 USG ‘IMPROVING THE
FINISH’ AWARD Car # Pts. Matt Kenseth (#17) 7 Kevin Harvick (#29) 3 Dave Blaney (#22) 3 SUNOCO DIAMOND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 8 Jeff Gordon (#24) 6 Tony Stewart (#20) 3 GOODYEAR GATORBACK
FASTEST LAP AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 5 Jeff Gordon (#24) 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 4 COMMIT LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 9 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 5 Kasey Kahne (# 9) 3 CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. Hendrick (#24) 237 Hendrick (#48) 174 JGR (#20) 170 BUD POLE AWARD Jeff Gordon 7 Ryan Newman 5 Jimmie Johnson 3 Clint Bowyer 2 Kasey Kahne 2 Greg Biffle 1 Dave Blaney 1 Kurt Busch 1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1 David Gilliland 1 Denny Hamlin 1 Jamie McMurray 1 Casey Mears 1 Reed Sorenson 1 Michael Waltrip 1 J.J. Yeley 1 UNOFFICAL RESULTS posted after the race
NASCAR Race Number 33
Unofficial Race Results for the Pep Boys Auto 500 - Sunday, October 28, 2007 Atlanta Motor Speedway - Hampton, GA - 1.54 Mile Paved Total Race Length - 329 Laps - 506.66 Miles - Purse: $6,156,331
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 100,000 - Jimmie Johnson won the Pep Boys Auto 500, his 31st career Nextel Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following driver(s) dropped to the rear for the reason(s) indicated: #7 R. Gordon, #17 Kenseth (engine change). Failed to Qualify: (5) 00 David Reutimann #, 08 Burney Lamar, 06 Sam Hornish Jr., 4 Ward Burton, 36 Mike Skinner. Time of Race: 03 Hrs, 44 Mins, 45 Secs. Average Speed: 135.26 MPH Margin of Victory: Caution Seconds Caution Flags: 14 for 55 laps: Laps: 35-38 (Debris); 41-43 (#22 stalled on backstretch); 59-62 (Debris); 66-69 (#01,38 accident backstretch [Red 5:16-Lap 65]); 100-103 (#40 spun frontstretch); 150-153 (#6 accident turn 2); 164-167 (#43 accident turn 4); 169-172 (#66 accident backstretch); 198-203 (#40 accident turn 2); 235-239 (Debris); 269-272 (Fluid on track); 319-322 (#70 accident turn 1); 324-327 (#1,5,11 accident frontstretch); 329-329 (#8,26 accident turn 2). Lead Changes: 19 among 11 drivers: G. Biffle 1; Ku. Busch 2-35; K. Petty 36; Ku. Busch 37-56; M. Truex Jr. 57-59; Ku. Busch 60-100; P. Menard # 101; M. Truex Jr. 102-150; K. Harvick 151; M. Truex Jr. 152-164; Ky. Busch 165-174; Ku. Busch 175-177; M. Truex Jr. 178-235; A. Allmendinger # 236; K. Kahne 237-239; Ky. Busch 240-268; M. Truex Jr. 269-280; Ky. Busch 281-318; D. Hamlin 319-321; J. Johnson 322-329. Budweiser Pole Award : Greg Biffle, #16 (192.453 mph) Checkers/Rally's : Reed Sorensen, #41 (359.594 Seconds) Commit Lozenges : Greg Biffle, #16 DIRECTV : Jimmie Johnson, #48 DOW Automotive Strategic Call : Jimmie Johnson, #48 EA Sports : Jimmie Johnson, #48 Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Martin Truex, Jr, #1 (187.418 mph, Lap 205) Mobil 1 : Kurt Busch, #2 Raybestos Rookie of the Race : Aj Allmendinger, #84 Sunoco Diamond Performance : Jimmie Johnson, #48 USG Improving the Finish : Reed Sorensen, #41 (29 Places) WIX Lap Leader : Martin Truex, Jr, #1 (135 Laps) NASCAR PR used with permission
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