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NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Champions Week – Day 5
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet) will collect a point fund award of $7,317,499, bringing his 2007 total winnings to $15,313,920. The back-to-back champion has won more than $59.5 million during his NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series career.
In addition to the point fund and his race winnings, Johnson also receives $350,000 for winning four special awards – the Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap Award, the Dow Automotive Strategic Call of the Race Award, the Sunoco Diamond Performance Award and the Goodyear Award.
The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup top 10 drivers will share $24,068,732, the largest top 10 point fund payout in series history. Each of the top 10 will receive over $1 million.
Johnson’s Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Jeff Gordon (No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet), finished second in the standings and receives $3,280,915 from the point fund, and $497,150 for winning four special awards – the Budweiser Pole Award, the Checkers/Rally’s Double Drive-Thru Challenge Award, the Commit Lozenges Commit to Win Award and the WIX Filters Lap Leader Award – to go along with his race winnings for a total of $10,926,687. With this payout Gordon, the series’ all-time money leader, has collected $93,300,213 during his career.
In total, more than $32.8 million will be distributed this year from the point fund.
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Top 10 – Point Awards and Season Totals:
Fast Facts
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 30, 2007) – After a season of achievements and memorable competition, the payoff for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series drivers came Friday in the form of the presentation of the final point fund awards.
Jimmie Johnson
Driver Race Winnings Special Awards Point Fund Total
Jimmie Johnson $7,646,421 $350,000 $7,317,499 $15,313,920
Jeff Gordon $7,148,622 $497,150 $3,280,915 $10,926,687
Clint Bowyer $4,215,869 $2,358,924 $6,574,793
Tony Stewart $6,485,629 $105,600 $2,033,587 $8,624,816
Kevin Harvick $4,685,518 $1,789,580 $6,475,098
Kyle Busch $6,396,751 $1,626,833 $8,023,584
Carl Edwards $5,287,846 $100,000 $1,464,162 $6,852,008
Martin Truex Jr. $6,015,668 $1,431,620 $7,447,288
Kurt Busch $4,611,967 $1,399,077 $6,011,044
Jeff Burton $7,494,593 $1,366,535 $8,861,128
What: NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Awards Ceremony.
Where: Grand Ballroom, The Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, New York City.
When: 7-10:30 p.m. (ET). Friday, Nov. 30.
TV: ESPN Classic, 9 p.m. (ET).
Final NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Top 10: 1. Jimmie Johnson, 6,723; 2. Jeff Gordon, 6,646; 3. Clint Bowyer, 6,377; 4. Matt Kenseth, 6,298; 5. Kyle Busch, 6,293; 6. Tony Stewart, 6,242; 7. Kurt Busch, 6,231; 8. Jeff Burton, 6,231; 9. Carl Edwards, 6,222; 10. Kevin Harvick, 6,199.
Raybestos Rookie of the Year: Juan Pablo Montoya.
Musical Entertainment: Kelly Clarkson.