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NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 8 SUBWAY FRESH FIT 500 1-Mile Oval 500 K – 312 M – 312 L – Purse: $4,961,431 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 1 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 312 190 * 5 $251,411 Running 2 9 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Chevrolet 312 180 ** 10 209,411 Running 3 3 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Kinko's Chevrolet 312 170 * 5 158,150 Running 4 5 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 312 160 158,046 Running 5 17 17 Matt Kenseth DEWALT Ford 312 155 149,766 Running 6 14 66 Jeff Green Best
Buy Chevrolet 312 150 124,283 Running 7 24 5 Kyle Busch Carquest/Kellogg's Chevrolet 312 146
97,875 Running 8 26 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 312 142 118,561 Running 9 42 70 Johnny Sauter Haas CNC Machine Tools Chevrolet 312 138 79,925 Running 10 8 29 Kevin
Harvick Shell/Pennzoil
Chevrolet 312 139 * 5 126,261 Running 11 28 99 Carl
Edwards Office Depot Ford 312 130 83,625 Running 12 20 01 Mark
Martin 13 31 31 Jeff
Burton Cingular Chevrolet 312 124 109,266 Running 14 23 96 Tony
Raines DLP HDTV Chevrolet 312 121 81,925 Running 15 27 41 Reed
Sorenson Target Dodge 312 118 93,208 Running 16 16 13 Joe
Nemechek Pinnacle
17 18 16 Greg
Biffle Ameriquest Ford 312 112 83,075 Running 18 6 2 Kurt
Busch Miller Lite Dodge 312 109 103,108 Running 19 15 8 Dale
Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser
Chevrolet 312 106 110,058 Running 20 7 1 Martin
Truex Jr. Bass
Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 311 103 95,920 Running 21 22 18 J.J.
Yeley Interstate
Batteries Chevrolet 311 100 97,883 Running 22 12 07 Clint
Bowyer DIRECTV Chevrolet 311 97 75,950 Running 23 2 26 Jamie
McMurray Crown Royal Ford 310 94 77,175 Running 24 38 7 Robby
Gordon Jim Beam Ford 310 91 67,475 Running 25 33 15 # Paul
Menard Menards/Johns
Manville Chevrolet 310 88 65,350 Running 26 39 88 Ricky
Rudd Snickers Ford 310 85 98,658 Running 27 37 14 28 34 21 Ken
Schrader Motorcraft
Ford 309 79 86,889 Running 29 43 44 Dale
Jarrett UPS 30 40 45 Kyle
Petty Wells 31 10 9 Kasey
Kahne Dodge
Dealers/UAW Dodge 309 70 110,266 Running 32 25 00 # David
Reutimann Domino's
33 36 42 # Juan
Pablo Montoya Texaco/Havoline Dodge 309 64 101,325 Running 34 21 19 Elliott
Sadler Dodge Dealers/UAW
Dodge 308 61 83,520 Running 35 30 38 David
Gilliland M&M's Ford 308 58 89,764 Running 36 35 4 Ward
Burton State Water Heaters
Chevrolet 305 55 63,150 Running 37 13 25 Casey
Mears National Guard/GMAC
Chevrolet 303 52 70,275 Running 38 19 12 Ryan
Newman Alltel Dodge 301 49 94,200 Running 39 11 22 Dave
Blaney Caterpillar
40 29 78 Kenny
Wallace Furniture Row Chevrolet 279 43 61,850 Accident 41 32 6 # David
Ragan AAA/Show Your Card
and Save Ford 264 40 97,530 Running 42 4 10 Scott
Riggs Valvoline/Stanley
Tools Dodge 250 37 69,780 Running 43 41 40 David
Stremme Coors
Light Dodge 248 34 61,736 Running # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. **
Includes race leader/most laps led bonus. * Includes race leader bonus. Failed to qualify: (7) #36 Jeremy Mayfield,
#55 Michael Waltrip, #37 John Andretti,
#83 Brian Vickers, #84 AJ Allmendinger, #49 Mike
Bliss, #02 Brandon Ash. Race Comments: Before an estimated
crowd of 105,000, Jeff Gordon got his 76th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory.
Gordon tied Dale Earnhardt for sixth on the all-time victory
list. Prior to the green flag the following driver dropped to the rear for the
reason indicated: # 21 Schrader (engine change). TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 53 minutes,
48 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 107.710 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: .697
second BUDWEISER POLE AWARD: Jeff Gordon (133.136
mph, 27.040 secs.) CHECKERS/RALLY’S COMMIT LOZENGES “COMMIT TO WIN” AWARD:
Jeff Gordon DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Mike Ford (crew chief for Denny Hamlin) DOW AUTOMOTIVE “STRATEGIC CALL OF THE
RACE” AWARD: Tony Stewart EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Jeff Gordon GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Jeff Gordon (129.385
mph, Lap 2) MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE” AWARD: Jeff Green NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: Jeff Gordon ($80,000)
++ RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Paul Menard SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Jeff Gordon U.S.G. “IMPROVING
THE FINISH” AWARD: Johnny Sauter (33
places) WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Tony Stewart (132 laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 6 cautions for 34
laps. 38-41 (Debris); 44-47 (Car #6, 25 & 40-Accident, Turn
1); 99-103 (Debris); 150-154 (Debris); 212-218 (Debris); 285-293 (Car #18, 22
& 78-Accident, Turn 4). LAP LEADERS: 12 lead changes
among 7 drivers. Jeff Gordon 1-28, Denny Hamlin 29-38, Kyle Petty 39, Hamlin
40-99, Kevin Harvick 100-150, Sterling Marlin 151, Harvick 152-154, Tony Stewart 155-212, Joe Nemechek 213, Stewart 214-286, J. Gordon 287-298, Stewart
299, J. Gordon 300-312. ++Rollover money awarded at year’s end;
amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES TOP 10 (Wins) 1 –Jeff Gordon 1,326 (1) 2 –Jeff Burton 1,252 (1) 3 –Matt Kenseth 1,166 (1) 4 –Jimmie Johnson 1,115 (3) 5 –Denny Hamlin 1,084 (0) 6 –Kyle Busch 1,002 (1) 7 –Tony Stewart 994 (0) 8 –Carl Edwards 967 (0) 9 –Clint Bowyer 963 (0) 10–Mark Martin 921 (0) MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP Pts Wins Chevrolet 69 7 Ford 49 1 Dodge 34 0 DOW AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3 Tony Stewart (#20) 1 Matt Kenseth (#17) 1 MOBIL
1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Mark Martin (#01) 4 Jeff Green (#66) 2 Kurt Busch (# 2) 1 BUDWEISER POLE AWARD STANDINGS Jeff Gordon 3 David Gilliland 1 Denny Hamlin 1 Kasey Kahne 1 Ryan Newman 1 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Juan Pablo Montoya 90 David Ragan 85 Paul Menard 54 David Reutimann 47 AJ Allmendinger 23 Brandon Whitt 2 WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Tony Stewart (#20) 3 Jeff Gordon (#24) 2 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1 DIRECTV CREW
CHIEF OF THE YEAR Car # Pts. Mike Ford (#11) 2 Ryan Pemberton (#01) 2 Scott Miller (#31) 1 CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE
AWARD Car # Pts. Mark Martin (#01) 4 Denny Hamlin (#11) 2 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1 USG ‘IMPROVING THE
FINISH’ AWARD Car # Pts. Matt Kenseth (#17) 3 Kevin Harvick (#29)
2 Johnny Sauter (#70) 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) 2 Denny Hamlin (#11) 1 COMMIT LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 3 Kasey Kahne (# 9) 2 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1 SUNOCO DIAMOND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3 Matt Kenseth (#17) 1 Jeff Gordon (#24) 1 UNOFFICAL RESULTS posted after the race
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 105,000 Jeff Gordon won the Subway Fresh Fit 500, his 76th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victory. Gordon tied Dale Earnhardt for sixth on the all-time wins list. Prior to the green flag the following driver dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: # 21 Schrader (engine change). Time of Race: 02 Hrs, 53 Mins, 48 Secs. Average Speed: 107.71 MPH. Margin of Victory: .697 Seconds Caution Flags: 6 for 34 laps: Laps: 38-41 (Debris); 44-47 (# 6, 25, 40 accident turn 1); 99-103 (Debris); 150-154 (Debris); 212-218 (Debris); 285-293 (# 18, 22, 78 accident turn 4). Lead Changes: 12 among 7 drivers: J. Gordon 1-28; D. Hamlin 29-38; K. Petty 39; D. Hamlin 40-99; K. Harvick 100-150; S. Marlin 151; K. Harvick 152-154; T. Stewart 155-212; J. Nemechek 213; T. Stewart 214-286; J. Gordon 287-298; T. Stewart 299; J. Gordon 300-312. Checkers/Rally's: Denny Hamlin, #11 (217.339 seconds) Commit Lozenges: Jeff Gordon, #24 EA Sports: Jeff Gordon, #24 Mobil 1: Jeff Green, #66 Raybestos Rookie of the Year: Paul Menard, #15 Sunoco Diamond Performance: Jeff Gordon, #24 USG Improving the Finish: Johnny Sauter, #70 (33 Places) DIRECTV: Denny Hamlin, #11 DOW Automotive Strategic Call: Tony Stewart, #20 WIX Lap Leader: Tony Stewart, #20 (132 Laps) Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap: Jeff Gordon, #24 (129.385 mph, Lap 2) NASCAR PR used with permission
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