May 6, 2007
- COT Pts: the top 10 in drivers pts in the four [of 16] COT races:
#24-Jeff Gordon, 705 (1 win)
#5-Kyle Busch, 676 (1)
#48-Jimmie Johnson, 655 (2)
#11-Denny Hamlin, 636
#17-Matt Kenseth, 563
#20-Tony Stewart, 546
#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 541
#07-Clint Bowyer, 507
#99-Carl Edwards, 496
#29-Kevin Harvick, 495
(5-6-2007) - Some COT stats: In the four Car of Tomorrow races Chevrolet has led 1655 laps out of a possible 1716 laps. That’s 96.6% of all the laps run at Brsistol, Martinsville, Phoenix, and Richmond. Dodge has led 53 or 3% with Ford and Toyota tied at four laps led, which is .2%. #24-Jeff Gordon, #20-Tony Stewart and #11-Denny Hamlin are the only drivers to lead all four Car of Tomorrow races. Stewart has led the most laps at 401 followed by Hamlin’s 374 and Gordon at 265. Jimmie Johnson has led 218 laps in the four events. Other Chevy drivers that have led a big chunk of laps include Kevin Harvick (165), Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (137) and Kyle Busch (66).(PRN’s Garage Pass Radio Show)(5-6-2007)
- DNF’s – Kenseth/Hamlin 40: #17-Matt Kenseth and #11-Denny Hamlin have been running at the finish in 40 consecutive races, the longest current streak.(5-6-2007)
- NASCAR donates $160,000 to Virginia Tech memorial fund: For the last three weeks, NASCAR’s Nextel Cup cars have all displayed a Virginia Tech logo with a black background in a show of support for the victims and families of the massacre that left 33 dead in Blacksburg on April 16. On Saturday night the decals were just a symbol, and the support was something more tangible: money. In prerace introductions, Virginia drivers Jeff and Ward Burton, Elliott Sadler and Denny Hamlin presented Hokies football coach Frank Beamer with a check for $120,000 for the Hokies Spirit Memorial Fund. And Richmond International Raceway president Doug Fritz presented him with a check for $40,000, also for the memorial fund, that he said was given by RIR and some sister tracks also owned by International Speedway Corp.(Associated Press/ESPN)(5-6-2007)
- Johnson wins at Richmond: #48-Jimmie Johnson won the Crown Royal Presents The Jim Stewart 400 at Richmond International Raceway for his 4th win of 2007 and 27th of his career. The race was scheduled to run Saturday night, but was rained out and run today, May 6th. Johnson beat teammate #5-Kyle Busch. The rest of the top-10 were: #11-Hamlin, #24-Gordon, #2-Busch [highest finishing Dodge], #12-Newman, #29-Harvick, #20-Stewart, #07-Bowyer and #17-Kenseth [highest finishing Ford]. #22-Blaney was the highest finishing Toyota at 11th. Another tought day for #9-Kahne, who wrecked late and finished 40th. Jeff Gordon’s points lead increases to 211 over Johnson. #31-Jeff Burton, who started the race 2nd in points, finished last/43rd and dropped to 5th in the points standings. Hendrick Motorsports now has 7 wins in the 10 races this season and has won all four COT races. There were 14 cautions for 80 laps and 12 drivers lead the race with 24 lead changes.
Race Results on my Richmond Race Results/Awards Page.
Points Standings on my Drivers/Owners Points after Richmond page
Race Rundown: see my Richmond Race Info/Rundown Page for my race rundown page, laps led, top 10, race notes, lucky dogs and more.(5-6-2007) - Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standing after Richmond [10 of 36 races]:
#24-Jeff Gordon 1691
#48-Jimmie Johnson 1480 -211
#17-Matt Kenseth 1431 -260
#11-Denny Hamlin 1359 -332
#31-Jeff Burton 1352 -339
#5-Kyle Busch 1229 -462
#20-Tony Stewart 1225 -466
#29-Kevin Harvick 1203 -488
#2-Kurt Busch 1198 -493
#07-Clint Bowyer 1159 -532
#99-Carl Edwards 1131 -560
#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1118 -573
some noteables:
#01-Mark Martin is 14th, only ran 7 races
#42-Juan Montoya is 21st
#9-Kasey Kahne is 32nd
For drivers/owners points, see my Jayski’s Drivers/Owners Points Page.(5-6-2007) - Richmond Penalty Report:
Car#, Penalty, Reason, Issued
1 #7 TE Excessive speed – Exiting pits 17
2 #7 TE Pitting before Pit Road is Open 43
3 #26 TE Pitting before Pit Road is Open 56
4 #19 TE Pitting before Pit Road is Open 104
5 #70 TE Running the stop & go sign/light 123
6 #29 TE Pitting before Pit Road is Open 253
7 #29 TE Excessive speed – Exiting pits 254
8 #9 TE Excessive speed – Exiting pits 254
9 #78 TE Pitting before Pit Road is Open 287
10 #4 TE Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon 319
11 #13 TE Pitting before Pit Road is Open 350
12 #16 TE Pitting before Pit Road is Open 357
13 #42 TE Pitting before Pit Road is Open 372
14 #42 TE Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon 372
15 #84 TE Pitting before Pit Road is Open 373
PT – Pass through
TE – Tail end of the longest line
SG – Stop and Go
OL – One lap
ND – NASCAR discretion
MCI – Must come into pits.(NASCAR Statistics)(5-6-2007) - Rumblings – Richmond Race Notes: Jimmie Johnson outsprinted teammate Kyle Busch in a 20 lap dash to the checkers today and took the Crown Royal Presents the Jim Stewart 400 at Richmond International Raceway. Run one day late due to rain last night, it didn’t seem to matter to the Hendrick boyz cause they continue to own these C-O-T events. This was the 4th win of the season for Johnson, and the 27th of his Nextel Cup career (he’s now solo in 22nd all-time). Win #156 for Hendrick Motorsports (and 6th in the last 7 races) was worth $244,386 from the $5M in posted awards.
Ryan Newman (6th) had his best finish since he was runner-up at Infineon last June.
Dave Blaney (11th) had his best finish since he was 9th at Loudon last September.
J. J. Yeley (14th) had his best finish since he was 13th at California in February.
Dave Reutimann (29th) had his best finish since he was 22nd at Lowe’s in October of 2005.
A. J. Allmendinger (32nd) has his career-best finish today. His previous best was 38th at Martinsville last month.
STREAKIN….Jeff Gordon has 6 Top-5’s in a row. Jimmy Johnson has 4 Top-5’s in the last 5 races. Denny Hamlin has 4 Top-10’s in the last 5 races. Matt Kenseth has 4 Top-10’s in the last 5 races.
This Week’s Elevator….UP: Operator of the Week is Kyle Busch (+32), followed by brother Kurt Busch (+28 ), Paul Menard (+27), Ryan Newman (+24), and Kevin Harvick (+20). DOWN: The Big Dropper was Kasey Kahne (-35), followed by Scott Riggs (-27), Ricky Rudd (-26), and Martin Truex Jr (-20). This is BD #3 for Kahne….he’s tied with Riggs for the lead in that negative stat.
Tony Raines led today for the first time since he led three times for 28 circuits at Lowe’s last October. He’s the 38th different driver to lead a lap this season…..last year we had 48 different leaders.
No move-ups in the Top-35 in Owner Points this week, but Ricky Rudd falls to 35th…..just 34 points ahead of Scott Riggs.
Wholesale changes in the driver point standings this week….except at the top. Jeff Gordon’s lead over new second place driver Jimmie Johnson is now 211. Every position but two changed in the Top-35! Ryan Newman (23rd to 19th) made the best move forward, while Jamie McMurray (7th to 13th) fell the most spots….and below the “Chase” line as well. Dale Earnhardt Jr is now in the hunt for the Cup replacing McMurray.(Stock Car Fans)(5-6-2007) - Richmond Race Notes/Facts:
.. Jimmie Johnson won the Crown Royal presents The Jim Stewart 400, his 27th victory in 193 Nextel Cup Series races.
.. This is his fourth victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2007 – all top-fives. He has accumulated a potential 40 bonus points should he qualify for the 2007 Chase for the Nextel Cup.
.. This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in 11 races at Richmond.
.. Kyle Busch (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in as many races at Richmond.
.. This is the fourth 1-2 finish for Hendrick Motorsports this season. The previous three involved Johnson and Jeff Gordon. It is the third consecutive victory for Hendrick.
.. Denny Hamlin (third) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at his hometown track. He finished second in this race in 2006.
.. This was just the second daytime race at Richmond since 1999. In May 2002, the race was also postponed until Sunday afternoon.(NASCAR Statistics)(5-6-2007) - Wyler Racing Plans 3-5 More Cup Races: The Wylers [brothers Jeff and David] last year thought, in their long-range plan in racing, that the Car of Tomorrow was something that could usher them toward, if not into the Nextel Cup Series. “We wanted to get our feet wet,” Furr said. “But the Wylers want to grow into a Cup team and keep the [#60] Truck team, too, so we have talked about it and probably will run anywhere from three to five more of these [Cup] races.” Moving forward, Benson just hopes he’s part of the equation. “I know I’m a part of this deal and it would be great to be a part of some other stuff,” [Johnny] Benson said. “They’ve got Jack [Sprague] and the Truck team so I hope we both get to drive it. I’d like to run them all, but these are the guys that work with Jack all the time, so I hope he gets the same opportunity. I’m just helping out.(NASCAR.com)(5-6-2007)
- Hornish says competing in Allstate 400 unlikely: Indianapolis 500 champion Sam Hornish Jr. said a start in this year’s Nextel Cup race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is unlikely. Hornish, at Richmond for the Busch Series race Friday night, will begin practice Tuesday in defense of his Indy 500 victory. A start in the July 29 Allstate 400 Nextel Cup race at the Indianapolis track isn’t out of the question yet, but Hornish isn’t optimistic it would happen in 2007.(SceneDaily.com)(5-6-2007)
- NASCAR to throw caution at lap 40: NASCAR will throw a competition caution at lap 40 of the Crown Royal/Jim Stewart 400 today at Richmond International Raceway. The caution will allow teams to adjust their cars and check their tires as they race on a green track following heavy rains Saturday night, which postponed the 400-lap event until today. Teams will not be allowed to re-fuel until that caution, according to the NASCAR rulebook on competition caution procedure. There is no rain in the forecast for the Richmond area, with the high predicted of 65 degrees.(SceneDaily.com)(5-6-2007)
- Wyler Racing plans 3-5 more Cup races: The Wylers [brothers Jeff and David] last year thought, in their long-range plan in racing, that the Car of Tomorrow was something that could usher them toward, if not into the Nextel Cup Series. “We wanted to get our feet wet,” Furr said. “But the Wylers want to grow into a Cup team and keep the [#60] Truck team, too, so we have talked about it and probably will run anywhere from three to five more of these [Cup] races.” Moving forward, Benson just hopes he’s part of the equation. “I know I’m a part of this deal and it would be great to be a part of some other stuff,” [Johnny] Benson said. “They’ve got Jack [Sprague] and the Truck team so I hope we both get to drive it. I’d like to run them all, but these are the guys that work with Jack all the time, so I hope he gets the same opportunity. I’m just helping out.(NASCAR.com)(5-6-2007)
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