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NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE No. 7 SAMSUNG 500 1.5-Mile Oval 501 M – 334 L – Purse: $7,336,866 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 2 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 339 195 ** 10 $541,150 Running 2 5 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 339 175 * 5 364,286 Running 3 3 18 Kyle Busch Interstate
Batteries 4 4 12 Ryan Newman Alltel/Samsung Dodge 339 160 236,725 Running 5 14 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground 6 35 31 Jeff Burton Prilosec OTC Chevrolet 339 150 197,033 Running 7 24 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot 8 31 8 Mark Martin 9 8 17 Matt Kenseth DEWALT Ford 339 143 * 5 173,891 Running 10 25 07 Clint
Bowyer Jack Daniel's
Chevrolet 339 134 145,025 Running 11 21 29 Kevin
Harvick Shell/Pennzoil
Chevrolet 338 130 167,411 Running 12 1 88 Dale
Earnhardt Jr. National Guard/AMP
Energy Chevrolet 338 132 * 5 151,275 Running 13 7 6 David
Ragan AAA Insurance Ford 338 124 131,125 Running 14 32 26 Jamie
McMurray Crown Royal Cask No. 16
Ford 338 121 128,375 Running 15 41 38 David
Gilliland Yates Racing Ford 338 118 138,083 Running 16 36 83 Brian
Vickers Red Bull 17 19 15 Paul
Menard Menards/Quaker State
Chevrolet 338 112 123,125 Running 18 38 28 Travis
Kvapil Yates
Racing Ford 338 109 140,639 Running 19 11 42 Juan
Pablo Montoya Texaco/Havoline Dodge 337 106 139,733 Running 20 30 43 Bobby
Labonte Cheerios Racing/Sam's
Club Dodge 337 103 149,511 Running 21 29 22 Dave
Blaney Caterpillar
22 22 5 Casey
Mears Cheez-It/CARQUEST
Chevrolet 337 97 121,625 Running 23 23 2 Kurt
Busch Miller Lite Dodge 337 94 102,125 Running 24 42 41 Reed
Sorenson Target Dodge 337 91 132,189 Running 25 10 9 Kasey
Kahne Budweiser
Dodge 336 88 132,916 Running 26 26 19 Elliott
Sadler Best Buy Dodge 336 85 127,170 Running 27 13 66 Scott
Riggs State Water Heaters
Chevrolet 336 82 113,383 Running 28 27 10 # Patrick
Carpentier Valvoline Dodge 335 79 99,125 Running 29 9 84 Mike
Skinner Red Bull 30 15 7 Robby
Gordon Jim Beam Dodge 334 73 115,533 Running 31 20 55 Michael
Waltrip 32 17 77 # Sam
Hornish Jr. Mobil
1 Dodge 333 67 134,925 Running 33 40 00 # Michael
McDowell Aaron's Dream Machine 34 28 21 Bill
Elliott Motorcraft Ford 332 61 105,495 Running 35 34 01 # Regan
Smith Dale Earnhardt, Inc./Principal Chevrolet 331 58 94,025 Running 36 12 1 Martin
Truex Jr. Bass
Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 330 60 * 5 115,908 Engine 37 43 78 Joe
Nemechek Furniture
Row Racing Chevrolet 330 52 83,775 Running 38 39 70 Jeremy
Mayfield Haas Automation
Chevrolet 329 49 82,625 Running 39 16 16 Greg
Biffle Dish Network Ford 312 46 90,500 Running 40 37 34 John
Andretti Front Row Motorsports
Chevrolet 263 43 82,375 Suspension 41 6 44 David
Reutimann UPS
42 33 96 J.J.
Yeley DLP
HDTV 43 18 24 Jeff
Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 124 34 131,327 Accident # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.
* Includes race leader bonus. Failed to qualify: (3) #40 Dario Franchitti, #45 Race Comments: Before an estimated
crowd of 190,000, Edwards won the Samsung 500, his 10th NASCAR Sprint Cup
victory. Prior to the green flag, the following drivers dropped to the rear for
the reasons indicated: #44 Reutimann, #84 Skinner
(engine change); #00 McDowell (backup car). TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 30 minutes,
41 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 144.814 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: .399
second COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (190.907
mph, 28.286 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: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (184.533
mph, Lap 2) MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE
RACE AWARD: Carl Edwards MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE” AWARD: Ryan Newman MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Tony Gibson (crew chief for Mark Martin) NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No
winner; rolls over to $40,000 at RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Patrick Carpentier SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Carl Edwards U.S.G. “IMPROVING
THE FINISH” AWARD: Jeff Burton (29 places) WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Jimmie Johnson (65 laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 6 cautions for 27
laps. 30-33
(Car #55-Spin, Turn 4); 110-113 (Car #24-Accident, Turn 4); 133-136 (Debris);
177-180 (Car #96-Accident, Backstretch); 296-299 (Debris, Backstretch); 331-337
(Oil on track). LAP LEADERS: 16 lead changes
among 6 drivers. Earnhardt 1-13; Ky. Busch 14-29; Edwards 30; Earnhardt 31-47;
Johnson 48-83; Earnhardt 84; Truex 85-86; Johnson
87-110; Kenseth 111-132; Johnson 133; Kenseth 134-176; Johnson 177; Kenseth
178-180; Ky. Busch 181-214; Edwards 215-229; Johnson 230-232; Edwards 233-339. ++Rollover money awarded at year’s end,
amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES TOP 12 (Wins) 1 –Jeff Burton 1065 (1) 2 –Kevin Harvick 1006 (0) 3 –Kyle Busch 1001 (1) 4 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 978 (0) 5 –Tony Stewart 957 (0) 6 –Jimmie Johnson 921 (0) 7 –Denny Hamlin 913 (1) 8 –Ryan Newman 901 (1) 9 –Greg Biffle 901 (0) 10–Carl Edwards 881 (3) 11–Clint Bowyer 874 (0) 12–Kasey Kahne 874 (0) DOW AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE AWARD Car # Pts. Carl Edwards (#99) 3 Tony Stewart (#20) 1 Denny Hamlin (#11) 1 MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE
AWARD Car # Pts. Ryan Newman (#12) 5 Kurt Busch (# 2) 2 COORS LIGHT BUD POLE AWARD Jeff Gordon 2 Jimmie Johnson 1 Kyle Busch 1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1 Pts Wins Ford 44 3 Chevrolet 43 1 Dodge 28 1 DIRECTV CREW
CHIEF OF THE YEAR Car # Pts. Steve Addington (#18) 3 Greg Zipadelli (#20) 2 Mike Ford (#11) 1 MOOG PROBLEM SOLVER AWARD Car
# Pts. Tony Eury Jr. (#88) 2 Pat Tryson (# 2) 1 Chip Bolin (#17) 1 SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD Car # Pts. Carl Edwards (#99) 3 Denny Hamlin (#11) 1 Jeff Burton (#31) 1 WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Kyle Busch (#18) 3 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 2 Tony Stewart (#20) 1 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Regan Smith 68 Sam Hornish Jr. 67 Dario Franchitti 61 Patrick Carpentier 39 Michael McDowell 18 Jacques Villeneuve 1 GOODYEAR GATORBACK AWARD Car # Pts. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#88) 3 Jeff Gordon (#24) 1 Clint Bowyer (#07) 1 MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. JGR (#18) 73 Hendrick (#88) 72 Roush Yates (#99) 68 USG ‘IMPROVING THE
FINISH’ AWARD Car # Pts. Tony Stewart (#20) 1 Casey Mears (# 5) 1 Jeff Burton (#31) 1 UNOFFICIAL RESULTS posted after the raceNASCAR Race Number 7 Unofficial Race Results for the Samsung 500 - Sunday, April 6, 2008 Texas Motor Speedway - Fort Worth, TX - 1.5 Mile Paved Total Race Length - 339 Laps - 508.5 Miles - Purse: $7,336,866
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 190,000 - Carl Edwards won the Samsung 500 - his 10th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following driver(s) dropped to the rear for the reason(s) indicated: #44 Reutiman, #84 Skinner (engine change); #00 McDowell (backup car). Failed to Qualify: (3) 40 Dario Franchitti #, 45 Chad McCumbee, 08 Burney Lamar. Time of Race: 03 Hrs, 30 Mins, 41 Secs. Average Speed: 144.814 MPH Margin of Victory: .399 Seconds Caution Flags: 6 for 27 laps: Laps: 30-33 (#55 spun turn 4); 110-113 (#24 accident turn 4); 133-136 (Debris); 177-180 (#96 accident backstretch); 296-299 (Debris backstretch); 331-337 (Oil on track). Lead Changes: 16 among 6 drivers: D. Earnhardt Jr. 1-13; Ky. Busch 14-29; C. Edwards 30; D. Earnhardt Jr. 31-47; J. Johnson 48-83; D. Earnhardt Jr. 84; M. Truex Jr. 85-86; J. Johnson 87-110; M. Kenseth 111-132; J. Johnson 133; M. Kenseth 134-176; J. Johnson 177; M. Kenseth 178-180; Ky. Busch 181-214; C. Edwards 215-229; J. Johnson 230-232; C. Edwards 233-339. Coors Light Pole Award : Dale Earnhardt, Jr, #88 (190.907 mph) DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Kyle Busch, #18 DOW Automotive Strategic Call of the Race : Carl Edwards, #99 EA Sports Move of the Race : Carl Edwards, #99 Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Dale Earnhardt, Jr, #88 (184.533 mph, Lap 2) Mahle Clevite Engine Builder : Carl Edwards, #99 Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race : Ryan Newman, #12 Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : Mark Martin, #8 (-0.09) Raybestos Rookie of the Race : Patrick Carpentier, #10 Sunoco Diamond Performance : Carl Edwards, #99 USG Improving the Finish : Jeff Burton, #31 (29 Places) WIX Lap Leader : Jimmie Johnson, #48 (65 Laps) NASCAR PR used with permission
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