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Sharp Aquos 500 - Race Results

Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Status Ti. Led Lps Led
1 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's/Jimmie Johnson Foundation 250 190 5 Running 4 84
2 19 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 250 170 Running
3 5 5 Kyle Busch Cheez-it/CARQUEST Chevrolet 250 175 10 Running 7 97
4 15 31 Jeff Burton RCR Chevrolet Chevrolet 250 165 5 Running 1 1
5 7 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 250 160 5 Running 6 15
6 8 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 250 155 5 Running 1 4
7 36 17 Matt Kenseth R&L Carriers/DeWalt Ford 250 146 Running
8 17 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 250 147 5 Running 1 3
9 1 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 250 143 5 Running 2 21
10 3 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 250 134 Running
11 11 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios/Totino's Pizza Rolls Dodge 250 135 5 Running 1 4
12 33 6 David Ragan # AAA Insurance Ford 250 127 Running
13 22 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Chevrolet 250 129 5 Running 1 12
14 12 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 250 121 Running
15 13 25 Casey Mears National Guard/GMAC Chevrolet 250 123 5 Running 1 1
16 38 26 Jamie McMurray Sharp AQUOS Ford 250 115 Running
17 10 16 Greg Biffle Aflac Ford 250 112 Running
18 18 84 AJ Allmendinger # Red Bull Toyota 249 109 Running
19 9 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Chevrolet 249 106 Running
20 24 07 Clint Bowyer DirecTV Chevrolet 249 103 Running
21 31 41 Reed Sorenson Target/Memorex Dodge 249 100 Running
22 16 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont/Cromax Pro Chevrolet 249 97 Running
23 32 66 Jeff Green Best Buy Chevrolet 249 94 Running
24 20 15 Paul Menard # Menards/Johns Manville Chevrolet 249 91 Running
25 14 38 David Gilliland M&M's Ford 249 88 Running
26 26 21 Bill Elliott Motorcraft Ford 248 90 5 Running 1 1
27 34 96 Tony Raines DLP HDTV/Best Buy Chevrolet 248 82 Running
28 39 45 Kyle Petty Wells Fargo Dodge 248 84 5 Running 1 1
29 23 18 J.J. Yeley Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 248 76 Running
30 41 70 Johnny Sauter HAAS Automation/Yellow Chevrolet 248 78 5 Running 1 2
31 40 01 Aric Almirola U.S. Army Chevrolet 248 70 Running
32 28 00 David Reutimann # Burger King Toyota 247 72 5 Running 1 1
33 42 42 Juan Pablo Montoya # Wrigley's Big Red Dodge 247 64 Running
34 21 40 David Stremme Target Dodge 245 61 Running
35 6 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 245 58 Running
36 27 36 Jeremy Mayfield 360 OTC Toyota 229 55 Accident
37 43 49 John Andretti Paralyzed Veterans of America Dodge 203 57 5 Accident 1 2
38 30 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Toyota 201 49 Engine
39 4 12 Ryan Newman Kodak Dodge 194 51 5 Engine 1 1
40 37 88 Ricky Rudd Snickers/Generation max Ford 179 43 Accident
41 35 7 Robby Gordon Original Road House Grill/Jim Beam Ford 159 40 Running
42 25 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 38 37 Accident
43 29 78 Joe Nemechek Furniture Row Chevrolet 9 34 Engine

# - Rookie

Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 85,000 - Jimmie Johnson won the Sharp AQUOS 500, his 28th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following driver(s) dropped to the rear for the reason(s) indicated: #01 Almirola, #42 Montoya (engine change) and #96 Raines (transmission change).

Failed to Qualify: (3) 10 Scott Riggs, 4 Ward Burton, 44 Dale Jarrett.

Time of Race: 03 Hrs, 48 Mins, 08 Secs. Average Speed: 131.502 MPH Margin of Victory: 1.868 Seconds

Caution Flags: 11 for 43 laps: Laps: 10-12 (Oil on track); 17-19 (Debris); 24-26 (#19 spun turn 2); 41-45 (#55 accident turn 3); 73-77 (Debris); 87-90 (#7 accident frontstretch); 95-97 (#12 spun turn 4); 113-116 (#18 spun backstretch); 165-168 (Debris); 175-177 (Debris); 181-186 (#00,24,36,38,88 accident frontstretch).

Lead Changes: 30 among 16 drivers: Ku. Busch 1-10; J. Andretti 11-12; Ku. Busch 13-23; Ky. Busch 24-40; D. Earnhardt Jr. 41; K. Petty 42; B. Elliott 43; J. Sauter 44-45; Ky. Busch 46-72; D. Earnhardt Jr. 73; M. Truex Jr. 74-77; D. Earnhardt Jr. 78; Ky. Busch 79-80; D. Earnhardt Jr. 81-90; R. Newman 91; D. Earnhardt Jr. 92; Ky. Busch 93-112; J. Johnson 113; Ky. Busch 114-118; J. Johnson 119-136; Ky. Busch 137-153; J. Burton 154; D. Reutimann # 155; Ky. Busch 156-164; D. Earnhardt Jr. 165; B. Vickers 166-168; J. Johnson 169-211; B. Labonte 212-215; T. Stewart 216-227; C. Mears 228; J. Johnson 229-250. Top 12 Driver Points: (1) J. Gordon 3,679;(2) T. Stewart 3,362;(3) D. Hamlin 3,335;(4) C. Edwards 3,330;(5) M. Kenseth 3,309;(6) J. Johnson 3,249;(7) J. Burton 3,219;(8) Ky. Busch 3,199;(9) C. Bowyer 3,047;(10) M. Truex Jr. 3,042;(11) Ku. Busch 3,022;(12) K. Harvick 3,009.

Budweiser Pole Award: Kurt Busch, #2 (182.399 mph)
Checkers/Rally's: Dale Earnhardt, Jr, #8 (302.234 Seconds)
Commit Lozenges: Jimmie Johnson, #48
DIRECTV: Dale Earnhardt, Jr, #8
DOW Automotive Strategic Call: Jimmie Johnson, #48
EA Sports: Jimmie Johnson, #48
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap: Kyle Busch, #5 (176.483 mph, Lap 47)
Mobil 1: Dale Earnhardt, Jr, #8
Raybestos Rookie of the Year: David Ragan, #6
Sunoco Diamond Performance: Jimmie Johnson, #48
USG Improving the Finish: Matt Kenseth, #17 (29 Places)
WIX Lap Leader: Kyle Busch, #5 (97 Laps)

Next Race: Sep. 8, 2007 - Richmond International Raceway



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