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NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 9 AARON’S 499 2.66-Mile Oval 500 M – 188 L – Purse: $6,022,630 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 1 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 192 195 ** 10 $355,511 Running 2 8 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 192 175 * 251,736 Running 3 26 2 Kurt Busch Miller
Lite Dodge 192 170 * 5 212,483 Running 4 2 38 David Gilliland M&M's Dark Ford 192 160 182,689 Running 5 25 26 Jamie McMurray Sharp Vikuiti Ford 192 160 * 5 134,675 Running 6 41 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 192 150 164,536 Running 7 36 8 Dale Earnhardt
Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 192 151 * 5 149,233 Running 8 20 40 David Stremme Wrigley's Winterfresh
Dodge 192 147 * 5 106,025 Running 9 28 12 Ryan Newman Kodak Dodge 192 138 133,450 Running 10 37 1 Martin
Truex Jr. Bass
Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 192 134 126,495 Running 11 9 10 Scott
Riggs 12 30 9 Kasey
Kahne Dodge
Dealers/UAW Dodge 192 132 * 5 138,891 Running 13 34 66 Jeff
Green Best Buy Chevrolet 192 129 * 5 120,933 Running 14 17 17 Matt
Kenseth DEWALT Ford 192 126 * 5 137,641 Running 15 39 19 Elliott
Sadler Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 192 123 * 5 110,770 Running 16 4 14 17 10 6 # David
Ragan AAA Travel Ford 192 117 * 5 127,100 Running 18 23 45 Kyle
Petty National Tire
& Battery Dodge 192 109 103,083 Running 19 31 18 J.J.
Yeley Interstate
Batteries Chevrolet 192 106 116,033 Running 20 35 43 Bobby
Labonte Cheerios
Racing/Spiderman 3 Dodge 192 103 127,111 Running 21 3 11 Denny
Hamlin FedEx Freight
Chevrolet 192 105 * 5 102,550 Running 22 27 96 Tony
Raines DLP HDTV Chevrolet 192 97 96,425 Running 23 18 36 Jeremy
Mayfield 360 OTC 24 22 01 Regan
Smith 25 29 41 Reed
Sorenson Target Dodge 192 88 101,947 Running 26 6 78 Kenny
Wallace National Day of
Prayer/Furniture Row Chev 192 90 * 5 83,325 Running 27 11 60 Boris
Said SOBE No Fear
Energy Drink Ford 191 87 * 5 80,775 Running 28 32 20 Tony
Stewart Home Depot Chevrolet 190 84 * 5 127,761 Accident 29 12 16 Greg
Biffle 3M
Ford 190 81 * 5 97,025 Accident 30 21 70 Johnny
Sauter Yellow
Fleet Pride Chevrolet 190 73 79,325 Accident 31 24 42 # Juan
Pablo Montoya Texaco/Havoline Dodge 187 70 115,750 Running 32 14 00 # David
Reutimann Domino's
33 5 88 Ricky
Rudd Snickers Ford 155 64 110,458 Running 34 42 31 Jeff
Burton Cingular Wireless
Chevrolet 151 66 * 5 118,266 Running 35 40 07 Clint
Bowyer Jack Daniel's
Chevrolet 147 58 86,125 Running 36 15 4 Ward
Burton State Water Heaters
Chevrolet 144 55 78,725 Engine 37 13 5 Kyle
Busch Carquest/Kellogg's
Chevrolet 130 52 95,800 Accident 38 33 13 Joe
Nemechek CertainTeed/Ginn Resorts Chevrolet 130 49
77,450 Accident 39 7 25 Casey
Mears National Guard/GMAC
Chevrolet 124 51 * 5 85,250 Accident 40 43 44 Dale
Jarrett UPS 41 38 7 Robby
Gordon Menards/MAPEI Ford 33 40 76,800 Engine 42 16 99 Carl
Edwards Office Depot Ford 27 37 84,630 Engine 43 19 15 # Paul
Menard Menards Chevrolet 22 34 76,737 Engine # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.
* Includes race leader bonus. Failed to qualify: (9) #55 Michael Waltrip, #83 Brian Vickers, #22 Dave Blaney,
#84 AJ Allmendinger, #21 Ken Schrader, #09 Mike
Wallace, #34 Kevin Lepage, #37 John Andretti, #49 Mike Bliss. Race Comments: Before an estimated
crowd of 160,000, Jeff Gordon got his 77th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory,
moving into sole possession of sixth on the all-time winners list. Prior to the
green flag the following driver dropped to the rear for the reason indicated:
#40 Stremme (unapproved impound adjustment). TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 18 minutes,
46 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 154.167 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: Under
caution BUDWEISER POLE AWARD: Jeff Gordon (192.069
mph, 49.857 secs.) CHECKERS/RALLY’S COMMIT LOZENGES “COMMIT TO WIN” AWARD:
Jeff Gordon DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Todd Parrott (crew chief for David Gilliland) DOW AUTOMOTIVE “STRATEGIC CALL OF THE
RACE” AWARD: Jeff Gordon EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Jeff Gordon GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Jeff Gordon (199.371
mph, Lap 122) MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE” AWARD: Kurt Busch NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: Jeff Gordon ($10,000)
++ RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: David Ragan SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Jeff Gordon U.S.G. “IMPROVING
THE FINISH” AWARD: Kevin Harvick (35
places) WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Jeff Gordon (71 laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 8 cautions for 26
laps. 74-77 (Debris); 82-84 (Car #07-Accident, Turn 3); 126-129 (Car #25-Accident,
Turn 4); 132-136 (Car #1, 5, 13, 31, 88 & 96-Accident, Backstretch);
163-165 (Car #12 & 42-Accident, Turn 2); 176-178 (Debris); 186-190 (Oil on
track); 192 (Car #16, 19, 20 & 70-Accident, Turn 2). LAP LEADERS: 42 lead changes
among 20 drivers. Jeff Gordon 1, Sterling Marlin 2-5, J. Gordon 6-12, Marlin
13-18, Jimmie Johnson 19, Marlin 20, Johnson 21-24, Marlin 25-28, Johnson
29-30, Marlin 31, Johnson 32-33, Jeff Green 34-36, Tony Stewart 37-43, J.
Gordon 44-46, Jeff Burton 47-48, J. Gordon 49-63, Denny Hamlin 64-67, J. Gordon
68-73, Greg Biffle 74, Matt Kenseth
75, J. Gordon 76-80, Kurt Busch 81-85, Dale Earnhardt
Jr. 86-87, Ku. Busch 88-89, Johnson 90-91, Kasey Kahne
92-93, Johnson 94, Kahne 95-97, Casey Mears 98-102, Kenseth 103, J. Gordon 104-118, David Stremme
119, J. Gordon 120-125, Regan Smith 126, Boris Said 127, Kenny Wallace 128-129,
J. Gordon 130-134, Elliott Sadler 135, Ragan 136-137, Kenseth
138, Hamlin 139-182, Jamie McMurray 183-184, J. Gordon 185-192. ++Rollover money awarded at year’s end;
amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES TOP 12 (Wins) 1 –Jeff Gordon 1,521 (2) 2 –Jeff Burton 1,318 (1) 3 –Matt Kenseth 1,292 (1) 4 –Jimmie Johnson 1,290 (3) 5 –Denny Hamlin 1,189 (0) 6 –Tony Stewart 1,078 (0) 7 –Jamie McMurray 1.059 (0) 8 –Kyle Busch 1,054 (1) 9 –Kevin Harvick 1,052 (1) 10–Kurt Busch 1,038 (0) 11–Clint Bowyer 1,021 (0) 12–Carl Edwards 1,004 (0) MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP Pts Wins Chevrolet 78 8 Ford 53 1 Dodge 40 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 Kurt Busch (# 2) 2 Jeff Green (#66) 2 BUDWEISER POLE AWARD STANDINGS Jeff Gordon 4 David Gilliland 1 Denny Hamlin 1 Kasey Kahne 1 Ryan Newman 1 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Juan Pablo Montoya 100 David Ragan 96 Paul Menard 62 David Reutimann 56 AJ Allmendinger 24 Brandon Whitt 2 WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Tony Stewart (#20) 3 Jeff Gordon (#24) 3 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1 DIRECTV CREW
CHIEF OF THE YEAR Car # Pts. Mike Ford (#11) 2 Todd Parrott (#38) 2 Ryan Pemberton (#01) 2 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)
3 Johnny Sauter (#70) 1 CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. Hendrick (#24) 102 Hendrick (#48) 58 RCR (#31) 50 GOODYEAR GATORBACK
FASTEST LAP AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 3 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 2 Denny Hamlin (#11) 1 COMMIT LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 4 Kasey Kahne (# 9) 2 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1 SUNOCO DIAMOND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3 Jeff Gordon (#24) 2 Matt Kenseth (#17) 1 UNOFFICAL RESULTS posted after the raceNASCAR Race Number 9 Unofficial Race Results for the Aaron's "499" - Sunday, April 29, 2007 Talladega Superspeedway - Talladega, AL - 2.66 Mile Paved Total Race Length - 192 Laps - 510.72 Miles - Purse: $6,022,630
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 160,000, Jeff Gordon won the Aaron's 499, his 77th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victory. Gordon moved into sole possession of sixth on the all-time winners list. Prior to the green flag the following driver dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: # 40 Stremme (unapproved impound adjustment). Failed to Qualify: (9) #55 Michael Waltrip, #83 Brian Vickers, #22 Dave Blaney, #84 AJ Allmendinger #, #21 Ken Schrader, #09 Mike Wallace, #34 Kevin Lepage, #37 John Andretti, #49 Mike Bliss. Time of Race: 03 Hrs, 18 Mins, 46 Secs. Average Speed: 154.167 MPH Margin of Victory: Under Caution Caution Flags: 8 for 28 laps: Laps: 74-77 (Debris); 82-84 (#07 accident turn 3); 126-129 (#25 accident turn 4); 132-136 (#1,5,13,31,88,96 accident backstretch); 163-165 (#12,42 accident turn 2); 176-178 (Debris); 186-190 (Oil on track); 192-192 (#16,19,20,70 accident turn 2). Lead Changes: 42 among 20 drivers: J. Gordon 1; S. Marlin 2-5; J. Gordon 6-12; S. Marlin 13-18; J. Johnson 19; S. Marlin 20; J. Johnson 21-24; S. Marlin 25-28; J. Johnson 29-30; S. Marlin 31; J. Johnson 32-33; J. Green 34-36; T. Stewart 37-43; J. Gordon 44-46; J. Burton 47-48; J. Gordon 49-63; D. Hamlin 64-67; J. Gordon 68-73; G. Biffle 74; M. Kenseth 75; J. Gordon 76-80; Ku. Busch 81-85; D. Earnhardt Jr. 86-87; Ku. Busch 88-89; J. Johnson 90-91; K. Kahne 92-93; J. Johnson 94; K. Kahne 95-97; C. Mears 98-102; M. Kenseth 103; J. Gordon 104-118; D. Stremme 119; J. Gordon 120-125; R. Smith 126; B. Said 127; K. Wallace 128-129; J. Gordon 130-134; E. Sadler 135-136; D. Ragan # 137; M. Kenseth 138; D. Hamlin 139-182; J. McMurray 183-184; J. Gordon 185-192. WIX Lap Leader : Jeff Gordon, #24 (71 Laps) EA Sports : Jeff Gordon, #24 Commit Lozenges : Jeff Gordon, #24 Budweiser Pole Award : Jeff Gordon, #24 (192.069 mph) DOW Automotive Strategic Call : Jeff Gordon, #24 Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Jeff Gordon, #24 (199.371 mph, Lap 122) Sunoco Diamond Performance : Jeff Gordon, #24 Checkers/Rally's : Kurt Busch, #2 171.490 seconds Mobil 1 : Kurt Busch, #2 USG Improving the Finish : Kevin Harvick, #29 (35 Places) DIRECTV : David Gilliland, #38 Raybestos Rookie of the Year : David Ragan, #6 NASCAR PR used with permission
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