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NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 7 SAMSUNG 500 1.5-Mile Oval 501 M – 334 M – Purse: $7,253,642 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 2 31 Jeff Burton Prilosec OTC Chevrolet 334 190 * 5 $526,766 Running 2 4 17 Matt Kenseth DEWALT Ford 334 175 * 5 357,266 Running 3 6 01 Mark Martin 4 1 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 334 170 ** 10 255,811 Running 5 13 26 Jamie
McMurray Crown Royal Ford 334 155 173,325 Running 6 21 16 Greg Biffle 3M/Ameriquest Ford 334 150 160,125 Running 7 24 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet 334 146
164,945 Running 8 16 42 # Juan Pablo Montoya Texaco/Havoline Dodge 334 142 168,375 Running 9 7 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Chevrolet 334 138 143,100 Running 10 14 40 David
Stremme Coors
Light Dodge 334 134 130,175 Running 11 17 2 Kurt
Busch Miller Lite Dodge 334 135 * 5 157,233 Running 12 10 99 Carl
Edwards Office Depot Ford 334 127 129,975 Running 13 27 96 Tony
Raines DLP HDTV Chevrolet 334 124 131,325 Running 14 36 83 Brian
Vickers Red Bull 15 42 15 # Paul
Menard Menards/Energizer
Chevrolet 333 118 113,325 Running 16 8 07 Clint
Bowyer Jack Daniels Chevrolet 333 115 123,775 Running 17 15 19 Elliott
Sadler Dodge Dealers/UAW
Dodge 333 117 * 5 131,870 Running 18 25 13 Joe
Nemechek CertainTeed/Ginn Resorts Chevrolet 333 109 108,325 Running 19 30 38 David
Gilliland M&M's Ford 332 106 137,639 Running 20 34 9 Kasey
Kahne Dodge
Dealers/UAW Dodge 332 103 154,816 Running 21 40 22 Dave
Blaney Caterpillar
22 35 70 Johnny
Sauter Yellow
Transportation Chevrolet 332 97 102,325 Running 23 33 25 Casey
Mears National Guard/GMAC
Chevrolet 332 94 113,175 Running 24 23 7 Robby
Gordon Jim Beam Ford 332 96 * 5 102,625 Running 25 9 20 Tony
Stewart Home Depot Chevrolet 332 88 146,861 Running 26 31 66 Jeff
Green Best Buy Chevrolet 332 85 121,683 Running 27 39 10 Scott
Riggs Valvoline/Stanley
Tools Dodge 331 82 105,925 Running 28 22 43 Bobby
Labonte Cheerios/Betty
Crocker Dodge 331 79 133,261 Running 29 11 29 Kevin
Harvick Shell/Pennzoil
Chevrolet 331 76 140,961 Running 30 37 44 Dale
Jarrett UPS 31 38 21 Ken
Schrader Motorcraft
Ford 331 70 112,364 Running 32 20 12 Ryan
Newman Alltel Dodge 330 67 122,625 Running 33 29 88 Ricky
Rudd Snickers Ford 321 64 118,933 Running 34 28 14 35 32 45 Kyle
Petty 36 12 8 Dale
Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser
Chevrolet 288 60 * 5 128,983 Engine 37 5 5 Kyle
Busch Cheez-It/Carquest
Chevrolet 262 52 100,475 Running 38 3 48 Jimmie
Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 260 49 135,261 Accident 39 19 6 # David
Ragan AAA Insurance Ford 239 46 117,025 Running 40 26 41 Reed
Sorenson Tums Dodge 197 48 * 5 89,075 Engine 41 41 49 Mike
Bliss Paralyzed
Veterans of 42 43 78 Kenny
Wallace Furniture Row Chevrolet 38 37 80,865 Engine 43 18 18 J.J.
Yeley Interstate
Batteries Chevrolet 1 34 108,898 Accident # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.
* Includes race leader bonus. Failed to qualify: (8) #00 David Reutimann, #36 Jeremy Mayfield, #37 John Andretti, #84 AJ Allmendinger, #55
Michael Waltrip, #4 Ward Burton, #33 Scott Wimmer, #34 Kevin Lepage. Race Comments: Before an estimated
crowd of 191,000, Jeff Burton got his 19th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series
victory. Prior to the green flag the following drivers dropped to the rear for
the reason(s) indicated: #5 Kyle Busch (backup car); #7 R. Gordon (engine
change); #44 Jarrett (transmission change). TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 29 minutes,
41 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 143.359 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: .410
second BUDWEISER 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: Scott Miller (crew chief for Jeff Burton) DOW AUTOMOTIVE “STRATEGIC CALL OF THE
RACE” AWARD: Jeff Burton EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Jeff Burton GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Jeff Gordon (186.929
mph, Lap 8) MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE” AWARD: Mark Martin NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No
winner; rolls over to $80,000 at Phoenix International Raceway, April 21++ RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Juan Pablo Montoya SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Jeff Burton U.S.G. “IMPROVING
THE FINISH” AWARD: Dave Blaney (19
places) WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Jeff Gordon (173 laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 7 cautions for 33
laps. 3-6 (Car #6, 18, 25 & 88-Accident, Frontstretch);
45-50 (Car #49-Accident, Backstretch); 117-120 (Debris); 212-216 (Debris);
240-243 (Car #20 & 48-Accident, Turn 2); 253-258 (Car #5, 8 & 20-Accident,
Turn 4); 294-297 (Debris). LAP LEADERS: 13 lead changes
among 9 drivers. Jeff Gordon 1-45, Elliott Sadler 46, Robby Gordon 47, J.
Gordon 48-96, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 97-99, Brian Vickers
100-101, J. Gordon 102-153, Earnhardt 154-169, Reed
Sorenson 170-171, Earnhardt 172-248, Kurt Busch
249-290, J. Gordon 291-317, Matt Kenseth 318-333, Jeff
Burton 334. ++Rollover money awarded at year’s end;
amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES TOP 10 (Wins) 1 –Jeff Gordon 1136 (0) 2 –Jeff Burton 1128 (1) 3 –Matt Kenseth 1011 (1) 4 –Jimmie Johnson 955 (3) 5 –Denny Hamlin 914 (0) 6
–Clint Bowyer 866 (0) 7 –Kyle Busch 856 (1) 8 –Carl Edwards 837 (0) 9 –Tony Stewart 814 (0) 10–Jamie McMurray 805 (0) MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP Pts Wins Chevrolet 60 6 Ford 43 1 Dodge 30 0 DOW AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3 Matt Kenseth (#17) 1 Jeff Burton (#31) 1 MOBIL
1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Mark Martin (#01) 4 Kurt Busch (# 2) 1 Jeff Green (#66) 1 BUDWEISER POLE AWARD STANDINGS Jeff Gordon 2 David Gilliland 1 Denny Hamlin 1 Kasey Kahne 1 Ryan Newman 1 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Juan Pablo Montoya 81 David Ragan 77 Paul Menard 43 David Reutimann 37 AJ Allmendinger 22 Brandon Whitt 2 WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Tony Stewart (#20) 2 Jeff Gordon (#24) 2 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1 DIRECTV CREW
CHIEF OF THE YEAR Car # Pts. Ryan Pemberton (#01) 2 Mike Ford (#11) 1 Scott Miller (#31) 1 CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE
AWARD Car # Pts. Mark Martin (#01) 4 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 1 USG ‘IMPROVING THE
FINISH’ AWARD Car # Pts. Matt Kenseth (#17) 3 Kevin Harvick (#29)
2 Dave Blaney (#22) 1 CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. Hendrick (#24) 77 RCR (#31) 50 Hendrick (#48) 44 GOODYEAR GATORBACK
FASTEST LAP AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 2 Jeff Gordon (#24) 1 Denny Hamlin (#11) 1 COMMIT LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 2 Kasey Kahne (# 9) 2 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1 SUNOCO DIAMOND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3 Matt Kenseth (#17) 1 Kyle Busch (# 5) 1 UNOFFICAL RESULTS posted after the race
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 191,000 - Jeff Burton won the Samsung 500, his 19th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following drivers dropped to the rear for the reason(s) indicated: # 5 Ky. Busch (backup car); #7 R. Gordon (engine change); #44 Jarrett (transmission change). Time of Race: 03 Hrs, 39 Mins, 41 Secs. Average Speed: 143.359 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.410 Seconds Caution Flags: 7 for 33 laps: Laps: 3-6 (#6,18,25,88 accident frontstretch); 45-50 (#49 accident backstretch); 117-120 (Debris); 212-216 (Debris); 240-243 (#20,48 accident turn 2); 253-258 (#5,8,20 accident turn 4); 294-297 (Debris). Lead Changes: 13 among 9 drivers: J. Gordon 1-45; E. Sadler 46; R. Gordon 47; J. Gordon 48-96; D. Earnhardt Jr. 97-99; B. Vickers 100-101; J. Gordon 102-153; D. Earnhardt Jr. 154-169; R. Sorenson 170-171; D. Earnhardt Jr. 172-248; Ku. Busch 249-290; J. Gordon 291-317; M. Kenseth 318-333; J. Burton 334; Checkers/Rally's : Mark Martin, #01 (259.832 seconds) Commit Lozenges : Jeff Gordon, #24 DIRECTV : Jeff Burton, #31 DOW Automotive Strategic Call : Jeff Burton, #31 EA Sports : Jeff Burton, #31 Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Jeff Gordon, #24 (186.929 mph, Lap 8) Mobil 1 : Mark Martin, #01 Raybestos Rookie of the Year : Juan Pablo Montoya, #42 Sunoco Diamond Performance : Jeff Burton, #31 USG Improving the Finish : Dave Blaney, #22 (19 Places) WIX Lap Leader : Jeff Gordon, #24 (173 Laps) NASCAR PR used with permission
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