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NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE No. 17 LENOX INDUSTRIAL TOOLS 301 1.058 Mile Oval 318.5 M – 301 L
– Purse:
$5,383,710 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 26 2 Kurt Busch Miller
Lite Dodge 284 190 * 5 $204,950 Running 2 36 55 Michael Waltrip 3 30 96 J.J. Yeley DLP HDTV 4 8 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 284 160 148,183 Running 5 11 19 Elliott Sadler Best Buy/Hancock Dodge 284 155 135,895 Running 6 6 41 Reed Sorenson Target Dodge 284 150 124,039 Running 7 24 5 Casey Mears CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet 284 151 * 5 103,975 Running 8 12 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground 9 23 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 284 138 140,961 Running 10 2 43 Bobby
Labonte Cheerios Racing/Betty
Crocker Dodge 284 134 127,411 Running 11 19 24 Jeff
Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 284 130 128,461 Running 12 31 31 Jeff
Burton LENOX Chevrolet 284 127 123,633 Running 13 28 20 Tony
Stewart Home Depot 14 3 29 Kevin
Harvick Shell/Pennzoil
Chevrolet 284 126 * 5 129,961 Running 15 16 12 Ryan
Newman Alltel Dodge 284 118 117,850 Running 16 40 83 Brian
Vickers Red Bull 17 17 99 Carl
Edwards Dish Network Ford 284 112 123,575 Running 18 9 17 Matt
Kenseth DEWALT Ford 284 109 122,241 Running 19 29 44 David
Reutimann UPS
20 43 78 Joe
Nemechek Furniture
Row Racing Chevrolet 284 108 * 5 76,500 Running 21 15 16 Greg
Biffle 3M Ford 284 100 85,200 Running 22 18 07 Clint
Bowyer Jack Daniel's Chevrolet 284 97 91,400 Running 23 39 8 Aric Almirola 24 5 88 Dale
Earnhardt Jr. National Guard/AMP
Energy Chevrolet 284 96 * 5 84,400 Running 25 27 18 Kyle
Busch Interstate
Batteries 26 22 7 Robby
Gordon Camping World Dodge 284 90 * 5 100,058 Running 27 25 01 # Regan
Smith Principal Financial
Group/DEI Chevrolet 283 82 85,075 Running 28 33 38 David
Gilliland freecreditreport.com
Ford 283 79 89,433 Running 29 42 15 Paul
Menard Menards/Sylvania
Chevrolet 282 76 82,900 Running 30 14 9 Kasey
Kahne Budweiser
Dodge 282 73 105,141 Running 31 1 10 # Patrick
Carpentier Berlin
City Auto Group Dodge 282 75 * 5 78,450 Running 32 32 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Texaco/Havoline
Dodge 282 67 101,608 Running 33 41 22 Dave
Blaney Caterpillar
34 4 66 Scott
Riggs State Water Heaters
Chevrolet 281 61 80,847 Running 35 34 45 Terry
Labonte Victory Junction Gang
Dodge 281 58 70,600 Running 37 37 70 Johnny
Sauter Atlas
Copco Chevrolet 280 52 70,175 Running 38 7 40 # Dario
Franchitti Guitar
Hero/Target Dodge 280 49 77,975 Running 39 20 77 # Sam
Hornish Jr. Mobil
1 Dodge 280 46 115,425 Running 40 35 6 David
Ragan AAA Insurance Ford 272 43 77,700 Accident 41 13 26 Jamie
McMurray IRWIN Ford 270 40 77,530 Accident 42 38 00 # Michael
McDowell Champion Mortgage 43 10 84 AJ
Allmendinger Red
Bull # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.
* Includes race leader bonus. Failed to qualify: (2) 34 Tony Raines,
21 Marcos Ambrose. Race Comments: Before an announced
sell-out crowd of 101,000+, Busch won the rain-shortened LENOX Industrial Tools
301, his 18th NASCAR Sprint Cup victory. Prior to the green flag the following
drivers dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: #55 Waltrip
(engine change); #8 Almirola (transmission change). TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 48 minute, 56
seconds AVERAGE
SPEED: 106.719 mph MARGIN
OF VICTORY: Under Caution COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Patrick Carpentier (129.776 mph, 29.349 secs.) DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Kevin Manion (crew chief for Martin Truex
Jr.) DOW AUTOMOTIVE “STRATEGIC CALL OF THE
RACE” AWARD: Michael Waltrip EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Michael Waltrip GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Kevin Harvick (125.450
mph, Lap 7) MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE
RACE AWARD: Kurt Busch MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE” AWARD: Kurt Busch MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Chad Knaus
(crew chief for Jimmie Johnson) NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No
winner; rolls over to $20,000 at Daytona++ RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Regan Smith SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Kurt Busch U.S.G. “IMPROVING
THE FINISH” AWARD: Michael Waltrip
(34 places) WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Tony Stewart (132 laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 7 cautions for 33
laps. 87-90
(Car #40-Accident, Turn 4); 140-143 (Debris); 153-156 (Car #78-Accident, Turn
4); 204-210 (Oil on track); 218-221 (Car #8-Spin, Turn 2); 273-278 (Car #6, 26
& 88-Accident, Turn 4); 281-284 (Car #07 & 77-Accident, Turn 3). LAP LEADERS: 9 lead changes among
8 drivers. Carpentier 1-4, Harvick 5-43, Earnhardt
44-72, Harvick 73-87, Mears 88-140, Stewart 141-205, R. Gordon 206, Nemechek 207, Stewart 208-274, Ku. Busch 275-284. ++Rollover money awarded at year’s end,
amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES TOP 12 (Wins) 1 –Kyle Busch 2,496 (5) 2 –Jeff Burton 2,432 (1) 3 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2,352 (1) 4 –Carl Edwards 2,262 (3) 5 –Jimmie Johnson 2,220 (1) 6 –Jeff Gordon 2,171 (0) 7 –Denny Hamlin 2,150 (1) 8 –Greg Biffle 2,119 (0) 9–Tony Stewart 2,042 (0) 10–Kasey Kahne 2,031 (2) 11–Clint Bowyer 2,021 (1) 12–Kevin Harvick 2,016 (0) DOW AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE AWARD Car # Pts. Kyle Busch (#18) 5 Carl Edwards (#99) 3 Kasey Kahne (# 9) 2 MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE
AWARD Car # Pts. Ryan Newman (#12) 9 Kurt Busch (# 2) 6 David Reutimann (#44) 2 USG ‘IMPROVING THE
FINISH’ AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Burton (#31) 3 Kyle Busch (#18) 2 Carl Edwards (#99) 2 Pts Wins Chevrolet 96 4 Ford 89 3 Dodge 83 4 DIRECTV CREW
CHIEF OF THE YEAR Car # Pts. Steve Addington (#18) 6 Kenny Francis (# 9) 3 Gil Martin (#07) 2 MOOG PROBLEM SOLVER AWARD Car
# Pts. Tony Eury Jr. (#88) 3 Tony Gibson (# 8) 2 Chip Bolin (#17) 2 SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD Car # Pts. Kyle Busch (#18) 5 Carl Edwards (#99) 3 Kasey Kahne (# 9) 2 WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Kyle Busch (#18) 6 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 4 Tony Stewart (#20) 3 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Sam Hornish Jr. 162 Regan Smith 157 Patrick Carpentier 129 Michael McDowell 110 Dario Franchitti 97 GOODYEAR GATORBACK AWARD Car # Pts. Kyle Busch (#18) 4 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#88) 4 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 2 MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. Mark Cronquist (#18) 186 Hendrick (#88) 152 Roush Yates (#99) 150 COORS LIGHT BUD POLE AWARD Greg Biffle 2 Kyle Busch 2 Jeff Gordon 2 Kasey Kahne 2 Patrick Carpentier 1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1 Denny Hamlin 1 Jimmie Johnson 1 Joe Nemechek 1 Ryan Newman 1 UNOFFICIAL RESULTS posted after the raceNASCAR Race Number 17 Unofficial Race Results for the Lenox Industrial Tools "301" - Sunday, June 29, 2008 New Hampshire Motor Speedway - Loudon, NH - 1.058 Mile Paved Total Race Length - 284 Laps - 300.472 Miles - Purse: $5,383,710
Race Comments: Before an announced sell-out crowd of 101,000+, Kurt Busch won the rain-shortened Lenox Industrial Tools 301, his 18th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following driver(s) dropped to the rear for the reason(s) indicated: #55 Waltrip (engine change); #8 Almirola (transmission change). Failed to Qualify: (2) 34 Tony Raines, 21 Marcos Ambrose. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 48 Mins, 56 Secs. Average Speed: 106.719 MPH Margin of Victory: Caution Caution Flags: 7 for 33 laps: Laps: 87-90 (#40 accident turn 4); 140-143 (Debris); 153-156 (#78 accident turn 4); 204-210 (Oil on track); 218-221 (#8 spun turn 2); 273-278 (#6,26,88 accident turn 4); 281-284 (#07,77 accident turn 3). Lead Changes: 9 among 8 drivers: P. Carpentier # 1-4; K. Harvick 5-43; D. Earnhardt Jr. 44-72; K. Harvick 73-87; C. Mears 88-140; T. Stewart 141-205; R. Gordon 206; J. Nemechek 207; T. Stewart 208-274; Ku. Busch 275-284. Coors Light Pole Award : Patrick Carpentier, #10 (129.776 mph) DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Martin Truex, Jr, #1 DOW Automotive Strategic Call of the Race : Michael Waltrip, #55 EA Sports Move of the Race : Michael Waltrip, #55 Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Kevin Harvick, #29 (125.45 mph, Lap 7) Mahle Clevite Engine Builder : Kurt Busch, #2 Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race : Kurt Busch, #2 Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : Jimmie Johnson, #48 (.158 seconds) Sunoco Diamond Performance : Kurt Busch, #2 USG Improving the Finish : Michael Waltrip, #55 (34 Places) WIX Lap Leader : Tony Stewart, #20 (132 Laps) NASCAR PR used with permission
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