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NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE No. 2 AUTO CLUB 500 AUTO CLUB 2-Mile Oval 500 M – 250 L – Purse: $6,144,605 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 9 99 Carl Edwards Dish Network Ford 250 190 * 5 $340,500 Running 2 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 250 180 ** 10 252,336 Running 3 2 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont/Cromax Pro Chevrolet 250 170 * 5 214,186 Running 4 22 18 Kyle Busch Interstate
Batteries 5 4 17 Matt Kenseth Carhartt/DEWALT Ford 250 160 * 5 169,841 Running 6 11 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 250 150
144,308 Running 7 6 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot 8 10 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 250 147 * 5 148,761 Running 9 20 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge 250 143 * 5 133,616 Running 10 13 12 Ryan
Newman Alltel/Samsung HDTV Dodge 250 139 * 5 143,625 Running 11 39 83 Brian
Vickers Red Bull 12 8 31 Jeff
Burton AT&T Mobility
Chevrolet 250 132 * 5 142,258 Running 13 36 2 Kurt
Busch Miller Lite Dodge 250 124 92,800 Running 14 24 6 David
Ragan AAA/ 15 14 16 Greg
Biffle 3M Ford 250 123 * 5 104,350 Running 16 16 8 Mark
Martin Principal
Financial Group Chevrolet 250 115 128,208 Running 17 32 38 David
Gilliland freecreditreport.com
Ford 250 112 111,508 Running 18 28 7 Robby
Gordon Jim Beam Dodge 250 114 * 5 116,708 Running 19 3 07 Clint
Bowyer DirecTV Chevrolet 250 106 106,150 Running 20 21 42 Juan
Pablo Montoya Wrigley's Juicy Fruit
Dodge 250 103 121,508 Running 21 31 66 Scott
Riggs Haas Automation
Chevrolet 250 100 104,708 Running 22 18 26 Jamie
McMurray Crown Royal Ford 250 102 * 5 97,850 Running 23 40 00 David
Reutimann Aaron's
Dream Machine 24 27 19 Elliott
Sadler Best Buy Dodge 249 91 114,770 Running 25 19 43 Bobby
Labonte Cheerios/Hamburger
Helper Dodge 249 88 125,136 Running 26 38 21 Bill
Elliott Little
Debbie Snack Cakes Ford 249 85 105,345 Running 27 29 15 Paul
Menard Menards/Quaker State
Chevrolet 248 82 94,300 Running 28 41 55 Michael
Waltrip 29 25 96 J.J.
Yeley DLP
HDTV 30 34 22 Dave
Blaney Caterpillar
31 17 01 # Regan
Smith Coors Light Chevrolet 248 70 91,575 Running 32 26 40 # Dario
Franchitti Target
Dodge 248 72 * 5 89,875 Running 33 37 44 Dale
Jarrett UPS 34 43 78 Joe
Nemechek Furniture
Row Racing Chevrolet 246 61 81,450 Running 35 42 34 John
Andretti Front Row
Motorsports Chevrolet 245 63 * 5 81,225 Running 36 30 28 Travis
Kvapil teamyatesracing.com
Ford 242 55 108,289 Running 37 23 41 Reed
Sorenson Target/Energizer Dodge 240 52 108,064 Running 38 35 45 Kyle
Petty Wells 39 33 70 Jeremy
Mayfield Haas Automation Chevrolet 231 46 80,480 Running 40 15 88 Dale
Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy/National
Guard Chevrolet 203 43 88,325 Running 41 12 11 Denny
Hamlin FedEx Freight 42 5 5 Casey
Mears Kellogg's/CARQUEST
Chevrolet 20 37 98,110 Accident 43 7 77 # Sam
Hornish Jr. Mobil
1 Dodge 20 34 125,539 Accident # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.
* Includes race leader bonus. Failed to qualify: (5) AJ Allmendinger #84; Ken Schrader #49; Patrick Carpentier #10; Mike Skinner #27; Burney Lamar #08. Race Comments: Race ended on Mon.,
Feb. 25th due to a rain delay. Before an estimated crowd of 25,000 (orig.
70,000), Edwards got his eighth NASCAR Sprint Cup victory. TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 46 minutes,
4 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 132.704 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: Under
caution COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: None, due to
inclement weather - rain DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Greg Zipadelli (crew chief for Tony
Stewart) DOW AUTOMOTIVE “STRATEGIC CALL OF THE
RACE” AWARD: Carl Edwards EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Carl Edwards GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Jeff Gordon (182.209
mph, Lap 27) MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE” AWARD: Ryan Newman MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Matt Kenseth NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS:
No winner; rolls over to $30,000 at RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Regan Smith SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD:
Carl Edwards U.S.G. “IMPROVING
THE FINISH” AWARD:
Kyle Busch (18 places) WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Jimmie Johnson (76 laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 12 cautions for 44
laps. 16-18
(Car #11-Accident, Turn 3); 22-25 (Car #5, 41, 77 & 88-Accident, Turn 2
[Red Flag 1:07:46-Lap 22]); 41-47 (Rain); 57-59 (Debris); 64-65 (Car #78-Spin, Turn
3); 71-73 (Car #19-Accident, Turn 2); 83-90 (Rain [Red Flag 15:49:54-Lap 88]);
136-138 (Car #31-Accident, Turn 3); 151-153 (Car #55-Accident, Turn 2); 169-171
(Debris); 221-224 (Debris); 250 (Car #44-Accident, Turn 4). LAP LEADERS: 33 lead changes
among 15 drivers. Johnson (Pole); J. Gordon 1-16; Johnson 17-18; J. Gordon
19-33; Johnson 34-37; J. Gordon 38-41; Andretti 42; D. Jarrett 43-45; Johnson
46-47; J. Gordon 48-57; Burton 58-59; J. Gordon 60-71; McMurray 72-73; Biffle
74-82; Johnson 83; Franchitti 84; Johnson 85-121; Kahne 122; Edwards 123-125; Johnson 126-136; Ky. Busch
137-150; R. Gordon 151; Newman 152-154; Kenseth 155-158; Johnson 159-160;
Edwards 161-168; Johnson 169; J. Gordon 170-179; Edwards 180-209; Harvick 210;
Edwards 211-220; J. Gordon 221; Johnson 222-237; Edwards 238-250. ++Rollover money awarded at year’s end,
amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR SPRINT CUP
SERIES TOP 12 (Wins) 1 –Kyle Busch 335 (0) 2 –Ryan Newman 329 (1) 3 –Tony Stewart 316 (0) 4 –Kurt Busch 299 (0) 5 –Carl Edwards 296 (1) 6 –Kasey Kahne 294 (0) 7 –Kevin Harvick 268 (0) 8 –Jimmie Johnson 267 (0) 9 –Greg Biffle 262 (0) 10–Jeff
11–Brian
Vickers 257 (0) 12–Martin
Truex Jr. 253 (0) Pts Wins Dodge 12 1 Ford 12 1 Chevrolet 10 0 MOOG PROBLEM SOLVER OF RACE AWARD Car # Pts. Pat Tryson (# 2) 1 Stuart Bolin (#17) 1 DOW AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE AWARD Car # Pts. Tony Stewart (#20) 1 Carl Edwards (#99) 1 MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE AWARD Car # Pts. Ryan Newman (#12) 2 WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1 Kyle Busch (#18) 1 DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR Car # Pts. Greg
Zipadelli (#20) 2 USG ‘IMPROVING THE FINISH’ AWARD Car # Pts. Elliott Sadler (#19) 1 Kyle Busch (#18) 1 SUNOCO DIAMOND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Ryan Newman (#12) 1 Carl Edwards (#99) 1 GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD Car #
Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 1 Kyle Busch (#18) 1 MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. JGR (#18) 29 Hendrick (#48) 24 JGR (#20) 22 COORS LIGHT BUD POLE AWARD Jimmie
Johnson 1 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Sam Hornish
Jr. 20 Dario Franchitti 20 Regan Smith 20 Patrick Carpentier 2 Jacques Villenueve 1 UNOFFICAL RESULTS posted after the race
NASCAR Race Number 2
Unofficial Race Results for the Auto Club 500 - Monday, February 25, 2008 Auto Club Speedway - Fontana, CA - 2 Mile Paved Total Race Length - 250 Laps - 500 Miles - Purse: $6,144,605
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 25,000 (originally 70,000) - Carl Edwards won the rain-delayed Auto Club 500 - his eighth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. No one dropped to the rear. Failed to Qualify: (5) * AJ Allmendinger, #84; * Ken Schrader, #49; * Patrick Carpentier #, #10; Mike Skinner, #27; * Burney Lamar, #08. Time of Race: 03 Hrs, 46 Mins, 04 Secs. Average Speed: 132.704 MPH Margin of Victory: Caution Seconds Caution Flags: 12 for 44 laps: Laps: 16-18 (#11 accident turn 3); 22-25 (#5,41,77,88 accident turn 2 [Red Flag 1:07:46- Lap 22]); 41-47 (Rain); 57-59 (Debris); 64-65 (#78 spun turn 3); 71-73 (#19 accident turn 2); 83-90 (Rain [Red Flag 15:49:54- Lap 88]); 136-138 (#31 accident turn 3); 151-153 (#55 accident turn 2); 169-171 (Debris); 221-224 (Debris); 250 (#44 accident turn 4). Lead Changes: 33 among 15 drivers: J. Johnson (Pole); J. Gordon 1-16; J. Johnson 17-18; J. Gordon 19-33; J. Johnson 34-37; J. Gordon 38-41; J. Andretti 42; D. Jarrett 43-45; J. Johnson 46-47; J. Gordon 48-57; J. Burton 58-59; J. Gordon 60-71; J. McMurray 72-73; G. Biffle 74-82; J. Johnson 83; D. Franchitti # 84; J. Johnson 85-121; K. Kahne 122; C. Edwards 123-125; J. Johnson 126-136; Ky. Busch 137-150; R. Gordon 151; R. Newman 152-154; M. Kenseth 155-158; J. Johnson 159-160; C. Edwards 161-168; J. Johnson 169; J. Gordon 170-179; C. Edwards 180-209; K. Harvick 210; C. Edwards 211-220; J. Gordon 221; J. Johnson 222-237; C. Edwards 238-250. Top 12 Driver Points: (1) Ky. Busch 335;(2) R. Newman 329;(3) T. Stewart 316;(4) Ku. Busch 299;(5) C. Edwards 296;(6) K. Kahne 294;(7) K. Harvick 268;(8) J. Johnson 267;(9) G. Biffle 262;(10) J. Burton 261;(11) B. Vickers 257;(12) M. Truex Jr. 253. DIRECTV : Tony Stewart, #20 DOW Automotive Strategic Call : Carl Edwards, #99 EA Sports : Carl Edwards, #99 Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Jeff Gordon, #24 (182.209 mph, Lap 27) Mobil 1 : Ryan Newman, #12 Raybestos Rookie of the Race : Regan Smith, #01 Sunoco Diamond Performance : Carl Edwards, #99 USG Improving the Finish : Kyle Busch, #18 (18 Places) WIX Lap Leader : Jimmie Johnson, #48 (76 Laps) Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : Matt Kenseth, #17 (-.89) NASCAR PR used with permission
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