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Aaron’s 312 - Race Results

Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Award Status Ti.
Led
Lps
Led
1 1 20 Tony Stewart Old Spice Toyota 117 195 10 $59,320 Running 5 81
2 24 64 David Stremme Atreus Homes & Communities Chevrolet 117 170 $44,243 Running
3 36 25 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Smithfield Ford 117 165 $40,768 Running
4 3 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 117 165 5 $38,893 Running 2 7
5 26 70 Mark Green ForeTravel Motorcoach/Biomet Chevrolet 117 155 $27,575 Running
6 7 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. DELPHI Chevrolet 117 155 5 $23,800 Running 1 14
7 2 1 Mike Bliss Miccosukee Resorts Chevrolet 117 146 $30,118 Running
8 12 9 Patrick Carpentier # Lipton Dodge 117 142 $29,418 Running
9 19 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevrolet 117 138 $27,793 Running
10 20 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Toyota 117 134 $29,443 Running
11 15 16 Greg Biffle CitiFinancial Ford 117 130 $21,475 Running
12 23 01 Kertus Davis RACEGIRL Chevrolet 117 127 $29,418 Running
13 33 89 Morgan Shepherd Victory in Jesus Racing Dodge 117 129 5 $20,775 Running 1 1
14 39 52 Donnie Neuenberger Royal Farms Wraps Chevrolet 116 121 $27,118 Running
15 29 24 Eric McClure Hefty Brand Chevrolet 114 118 $28,443 Running
16 8 18 Kyle Busch Z-Line Designs Toyota 114 115 $20,400 Running
17 43 84 Mike Harmon Talladega Dirt Track Chevrolet 113 112 $20,275 Running
18 21 6 David Ragan Discount Tire Ford 111 109 $20,125 Running
19 37 4 Robert Richardson Jr. Jay Robinson Racing Chevrolet 108 111 5 $26,468 Overheating 1 1
20 27 99 David Reutimann Aaron's Dream Machine/Best Western Toyota 105 103 $20,325 Running
21 35 11 Jason Keller America's Incredible Pizza Chevrolet 103 100 $26,718 Running
22 9 33 Cale Gale # Camping World Chevrolet 101 97 $26,018 Accident
23 5 88 Brad Keselowski NAVY Chevrolet 97 99 5 $26,493 Running 3 9
24 16 27 Brad Coleman United States Postal Service Ford 95 96 5 $25,743 Accident 1 1
25 6 2 Clint Bowyer Camping World/RVs.com Chevrolet 93 88 $19,475 Running
26 17 81 D.J. Kennington Northern Provincial Pipe Lines Dodge 88 85 $25,443 Accident
27 40 05 Brett Rowe 31W Insulation/CertainTeed Chevrolet 88 82 $25,318 Accident
28 30 59 Marcos Ambrose Kingsford with Hickory Ford 81 79 $25,193 Running
29 32 22 Reed Sorenson Arctic Ice/Supercuts Dodge 76 81 5 $18,600 Accident 1 1
30 28 28 Kenny Wallace U.S. Border Patrol Chevrolet 75 73 $25,093 Accident
31 11 60 Carl Edwards Save-a-Lot Ford 70 70 $19,325 Accident
32 25 66 Steve Wallace Atreus Homes & Communities Chevrolet 70 67 $24,718 Accident
33 14 41 Kyle Krisiloff Polaroid Dodge 70 64 $24,678 Accident
34 13 21 Stephen Leicht Childress Vineyards Chevrolet 70 61 $24,643 Accident
35 38 61 Kevin Lepage Ford 69 58 $24,608 Accident
36 18 47 Kelly Bires Clorox Ford 69 55 $24,548 Accident
37 10 32 Denny Hamlin Hass Avocados From Mexico Toyota 47 52 $18,045 Engine
38 42 57 Justin Ashburn dverne.net/Fidelity Printing Dodge 35 49 $18,010 Rearend
39 41 90 Johnny Chapman MSRP Motorsports Chevrolet 29 46 $17,975 Transmission
40 31 0 Dwayne Leik Lori Morgan, LLC Chevrolet 24 48 5 $17,915 Transmission 1 2
41 4 40 Dario Franchitti # Fastenal Dodge 10 40 $24,598 Accident
42 22 75 Johnny Sauter Arctic Ice Chevrolet 10 37 $17,845 Ignition
43 34 91 Larry Gunselman MSRP Motorsports Ford 10 34 $17,771 Accident

# - Rookie

Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 80,000 - Tony Stewart won the Aaron's 312 - his fifth NASCAR Nationwide Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following drivers dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: #75 Sauter and #84 Harmon (missed drivers meeting).

Failed to Qualify: None.

Time of Race: 02 Hrs, 20 Mins, 17 Secs. Average Speed: 133.111 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.302 Seconds

Caution Flags: 8 for 27 laps: Laps: 12-16 (#2,40,75,91 accident turn 3); 21-24 (#29 accident turn 2); 44-46 (#24 spun turn 4); 64-66 (#6 spun backstretch); 72-74 (#9,11,18,21,22,28,33,41,47,59,60,61,66,88,99 accident turn 1 [Red Flag 25:26 Lap 72]); 90-93 (#05,27,81 accident turn 1); 100-102 (Debris); 114-115 (Debris).

Lead Changes: 15 among 9 drivers: T. Stewart 1-6; B. Keselowski 7-11; R. Richardson Jr. 12; D. Leik 13-14; B. Keselowski 15-17; J. Leffler 18; B. Keselowski 19; J. Leffler 20-25; T. Stewart 26-39; B. Coleman 40; T. Stewart 41-43; M. Shepherd 44; T. Stewart 45-49; D. Earnhardt Jr. 50-63; R. Sorenson 64; T. Stewart 65-117.

Top 10 Driver Points: (1) C. Bowyer 1,427;(2) C. Edwards 1,400;(3) Ky. Busch 1,388;(4) D. Reutimann 1,298;(5) M. Bliss 1,282;(6) D. Ragan 1,274;(7) Br. Keselowski 1,252;(8) J. Leffler 1,227;(9) M. Wallace 1,173;(10) B. Hamilton Jr. 1,055.

Coors Light Pole Award: Tony Stewart, #20 (185.308 mph)
Featherlite "Most Improved Driver": Kertus Davis, #01 (31 Places)
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Tony Stewart, #20
Mobil 1 Oil Command Performance: David Stremme, #64
Raybestos "Rookie of the Race": Patrick Carpentier, #9
Sunoco Diamond Performance: Tony Stewart, #20
WIX Filters "Lap Leader": Jason Leffler, #38 (7 Laps)

Next Race: May. 2, 2008 - Richmond International Raceway

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