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NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE No. 3 UAW-DODGE 400 1.5-Mile Oval 400.5 M – 267 L – Purse: $6,459,779 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 2 99 Carl Edwards Dish Network Ford 267 195 ** 10 $425,675 Running 2 8 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet 267 175 * 5 252,000 Running 3 6 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 267 165 205,800 Running 4 17 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 267 160 200,636 Running 5 24 31 Jeff Burton AT&T Mobility Chevrolet 267 160 * 5 178,083 Running 6 37 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge 267 150 157,616 Running 7 38 6 David Ragan AAA Insurance Ford 267 146 124,450 Running 8 29 28 Travis Kvapil Yates Racing Ford 267 142 140,264 Running 9 27 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Kinko's 10 3 8 Mark
Martin 11 1 18 Kyle
Busch M&M's 12 10 19 Elliott
Sadler 13 11 5 Casey
Mears Pop-Tarts/CARQUEST
Chevrolet 267 124 116,975 Running 14 15 12 Ryan
Newman Alltel Dodge 267 121 144,400 Running 15 18 1 Martin
Truex Jr. Bass
Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 267 118 131,208 Running 16 23 70 Jeremy
Mayfield Haas Automation
Chevrolet 267 115 99,175 Running 17 39 43 Bobby
Labonte Cheerios/Helping Hearts
Dodge 267 112 134,311 Running 18 35 41 Reed
Sorenson Target Dodge 267 109 123,489 Running 19 31 42 Juan
Pablo Montoya Texaco/Havoline Dodge 267 106 123,083 Running 20 13 17 Matt
Kenseth USG Ford 267 108 * 5 141,166 Running 21 19 49 Ken
Schrader Qtrax.com Dodge 267 100 108,033 Running 22 40 15 Paul
Menard Menards/Johns
Manville Chevrolet 266 97 100,075 Running 23 34 38 David
Gilliland freecreditreport.com
Ford 266 94 108,083 Running 24 43 83 Brian
Vickers Red Bull 25 36 26 Jamie
McMurray Crown Royal Ford 266 88 97,350 Running 26 26 22 Dave
Blaney Caterpillar
27 30 96 J.J.
Yeley DLP
HDTV 28 21 07 Clint
Bowyer Jack Daniel's
Chevrolet 265 79 100,850 Running 29 33 48 Jimmie
Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 265 76 136,786 Running 30 5 27 Mike
Skinner Bad Boy Mowers 31 22 55 Michael
Waltrip 32 41 45 Kyle
Petty Wells 33 42 40 # Dario
Franchitti Target/Polaroid
Dodge 265 64 92,225 Running 34 28 01 # Regan
Smith Coors Light Chevrolet 264 61 89,575 Running 35 4 24 Jeff
Gordon DuPont/Nicorette Chevrolet 262 63 * 5 130,286 Accident 36 7 66 Scott
Riggs State Water Heaters
Chevrolet 260 60 * 5 81,150 Running 37 14 00 David
Reutimann Aaron's
Dream Machine 38 9 2 Kurt
Busch Miller Lite Dodge 255 49 80,725 Accident 39 16 44 Dale
Jarrett UPS 40 12 10 # Patrick
Carpentier Valvoline Dodge 182 43 80,275 Accident 41 20 77 # Sam
Hornish Jr. Mobil
1 Dodge 152 40 125,650 Running 42 32 7 Robby
Gordon Jim Beam Dodge 142 37 87,930 Accident 43 25 20 Tony
Stewart Home Depot # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.
* Includes race leader bonus. Failed to qualify: (4) #84 AJ Allmendinger, #78 Joe Nemechek, #34
John Andretti, #21 Johnny Sauter. Race Comments: Before a crowd announced
as a sellout of 153,000, Edwards won the UAW-Dodge 400, his ninth victory.
Prior to the green flag the following drivers dropped to the rear for the
reasons indicated: #9 Kahne (engine change); #07 Bowyer (backup). TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 8 minutes, 8
seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 127.729 mph MARGIN
OF VICTORY: .504 second COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Kyle Busch (182.352
mph, 29.613 secs.) DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Steve Addington (crew chief for Kyle Busch) DOW AUTOMOTIVE “STRATEGIC CALL OF THE
RACE” AWARD: Carl Edwards EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Carl Edwards GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Carl Edwards (179.820
mph, Lap 267) MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE” AWARD: Ryan Newman MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr. NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS:
Carl Edwards ($30,000)++ RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Dario Franchitti SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD:
Carl Edwards U.S.G. “IMPROVING
THE FINISH” AWARD:
Kasey Kahne (31 places) WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Kyle Busch (56
laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 11 cautions for 44
laps. 10-12
(Car #26-Spin, Frontstretch); 70-75 (Debris); 110-114
(Car #20-Accident, Turn 3); 145-149 (Car #7-Accident, Turn 2); 163-165 (Car #10-Accident,
Turn 2); 180-183 (Car #66-Spin, Turn 4); 215-219 (Debris); 225-227 (Car #83-Accident,
Turn 3); 234-236 (Car #44-Accident, Turn 2); 258-262 (Car #2-Accident, Turn 4);
264-265 (Car #17 & 24-Accident, Turn 2 [Red Flag 17:57-Lap 264]). LAP LEADERS: 19 lead changes
among 9 drivers. Ky. Busch 1-20, Edwards 21-48, Riggs 49-50, Martin 51, Stewart
52-57, Kenseth 58-59, Earnhardt Jr. 60-61, Edwards 62-69, Ky. Busch 70, Burton
71-80, Ky. Busch 81-115, Kenseth 116-144, J. Gordon 145, Kenseth 146-162, J.
Gordon 163-180, Earnhardt 181-194, Edwards 195-214, Earnhardt 215, Kenseth
216-237, Edwards 238-267. ++Rollover money awarded at year’s end,
amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR SPRINT CUP
SERIES TOP 12 (Wins) 1 –Carl Edwards 491 (2) 2 –Kyle Busch 470 (0) 3 –Ryan Newman 450 (1) 4 –Kasey Kahne 444 (0) 5 –Kevin Harvick 428 (0) 6 –Greg Biffle 427 (0) 7 –Jeff Burton 421 (0) 8 –Martin Truex Jr. 371 (0) 9 –Elliott Sadler 368 (0) 10–Dale
Earnhardt Jr. 361 (0) 11–Tony
Stewart 355 (0) 12–Kurt
Busch 348 (0) Pts Wins Ford 21 2 Dodge 16 1 Chevrolet 16 0 MOOG PROBLEM SOLVER OF RACE AWARD Car # Pts. Pat Tryson (# 2) 1 Stuart Bolin (#17) 1 Tony Eury
Jr. (#88) 1 DOW AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE AWARD Car # Pts. Carl Edwards (#99) 2 Tony Stewart (#20) 1 MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE AWARD Car # Pts. Ryan Newman (#12) 3 WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Kyle Busch (#18) 2 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1 DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR Car # Pts. Greg
Zipadelli (#20) 2 Steve Addington (#18) 1 SUNOCO DIAMOND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Carl Edwards (#99) 2 Ryan Newman (#12) 1 COORS LIGHT BUD POLE AWARD Jimmie
Johnson 1 Kyle Busch 1 GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD Car #
Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 1 Carl Edwards (#99) 1 Kyle Busch (#18) 1 MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. JGR (#18) 39 Roush/Yates (#99) 38
Evernham (# 9) 26 USG ‘IMPROVING THE FINISH’ AWARD Car # Pts. Elliott Sadler (#19) 1 Kasey Kahne (# 9) 1 Kyle Busch (#18) 1 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Dario Franchitti 31 Regan Smith 30 Sam Hornish
Jr. 28 Patrick Carpentier 11 Jacques Villenueve 1 UNOFFICAL RESULTS posted after the race
NASCAR Race Number 3
Unofficial Race Results for the UAW-Dodge "400" - Sunday, March 2, 2008 Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Las Vegas, NV - 1.5 Mile Paved Total Race Length - 267 Laps - 400.5 Miles - Purse: $6,459,779
Race Comments: Before an announced sellout crowd of 153,000 - Carl Edwards won the UAW-Dodge 400 - his ninth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following driver(s) dropped to the rear for the reason(s) indicated: #9 Kahne (engine change); #07 Bowyer (backup). Failed to Qualify: (4) 84 AJ Allmendinger, 78 Joe Nemechek, 34 John Andretti, 21 Johnny Sauter. Time of Race: 03 Hrs, 08 Mins, 08 Secs. Average Speed: 127.729 MPH Margin of Victory: .504 Seconds Caution Flags: 11 for 44 laps: Laps: 10-12 (#26 spun frontstretch); 70-75 (Debris); 110-114 (#20 accident turn 3); 145-149 (#7 accident turn 2); 163-165 (#10 accident turn 2); 180-183 (#66 spun turn 4); 215-219 (Debris); 225-227 (#83 accident turn 3); 234-236 (#44 accident turn 2); 258-262 (#2 accident turn 4); 264-265 (#17,24 accident [Red Flag - 17:57 - Lap 264]). Lead Changes: 19 among 9 drivers: Ky. Busch 1-20; C. Edwards 21-48; S. Riggs 49-50; M. Martin 51; T. Stewart 52-57; M. Kenseth 58-59; D. Earnhardt Jr. 60-61; C. Edwards 62-69; Ky. Busch 70; J. Burton 71-80; Ky. Busch 81-115; M. Kenseth 116-144; J. Gordon 145; M. Kenseth 146-162; J. Gordon 163-180; D. Earnhardt Jr. 181-194; C. Edwards 195-214; D. Earnhardt Jr. 215; M. Kenseth 216-237; C. Edwards 238-267. DIRECTV : Kyle Busch, #18 DOW Automotive Strategic Call : Carl Edwards, #99 EA Sports : Carl Edwards, #99 Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Carl Edwards, #99 (179.82 mph, Lap 267) Mobil 1 : Ryan Newman, #12 Raybestos Rookie of the Race : Dario Franchitti, #40 Sunoco Diamond Performance : Carl Edwards, #99 USG Improving the Finish : Kasey Kahne, #9 (31 Places) WIX Lap Leader : Kyle Busch, #18 (56 Laps) Mahle Clevite Engine Builder : Carl Edwards, #99 (0.49) Coors Light Pole Award : Kyle Busch, #18 (182.352 mph) NASCAR PR used with permission
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