Fin	Str	Car	Driver	Team	Laps	Pts	Bns	Award	Status	Ti. Led	Lps Led
1	9	99	Carl Edwards	Dish Network Ford	250	190	5	$340,500	Running	5	64
2	1	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's Chevrolet	250	180	10	$252,136	Running	9	76
3	2	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont/Cromax Pro Chevrolet	250	170	5	$214,186	Running	7	68
4	22	18	Kyle Busch	Interstate Batteries Toyota	250	165	5	$154,050	Running	1	14
5	4	17	Matt Kenseth	Carhartt/DeWalt Ford	250	160	5	$169,841	Running	1	4
6	11	1	Martin Truex Jr.	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet	250	150		$144,308	Running
7	6	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot Toyota	250	146		$158,061	Running
8	10	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet	250	147	5	$148,761	Running	1	1
9	20	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser Dodge	250	143	5	$133,616	Running	1	1
10	13	12	Ryan Newman	alltel/Samsung HDTV Dodge	250	139	5	$143,625	Running	1	3
11	39	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull Toyota	250	130		$98,700	Running
12	8	31	Jeff Burton	AT&T Mobility Chevrolet	250	132	5	$142,258	Running	1	2
13	36	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite Dodge	250	124		$92,800	Running
14	24	6	David Ragan	AAA/Southern California Insurance Ford	250	121		$104,850	Running
15	14	16	Greg Biffle	3M Ford	250	123	5	$104,350	Running	1	9
16	16	8	Mark Martin	The Principal Financial Group Chevrolet	250	115		$128,208	Running
17	32	38	David Gilliland	freecreditreport.com Ford	250	112		$111,508	Running
18	28	7	Robby Gordon	Jim Beam Dodge	250	114	5	$116,708	Running	1	1
19	3	07	Clint Bowyer	DirecTV Chevrolet	250	106		$106,150	Running
20	21	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Dodge	250	103		$121,508	Running
21	31	66	Scott Riggs	Haas Automation Chevrolet	250	100		$104,708	Running
22	18	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal Ford	250	102	5	$97,850	Running	1	2
23	40	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota	249	94		$101,758	Running
24	27	19	Elliott Sadler	Best Buy Dodge	249	91		$114,770	Running
25	19	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Dodge	249	88		$125,136	Running
26	38	21	Bill Elliott	Little Debbie Snack Cakes Ford	249	85		$105,345	Running
27	29	15	Paul Menard	Menards/Quaker State Chevrolet	248	82		$94,300	Running
28	41	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts Toyota	248	79		$92,247	Running
29	25	96	J.J. Yeley	DLP HDTV Toyota	248	76		$93,500	Running
30	34	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar Toyota	248	73		$85,250	Running
31	17	01	Regan Smith #	Coors Light Chevrolet	248	70		$91,575	Running
32	26	40	Dario Franchitti #	Target Dodge	248	72	5	$89,875	Running	1	1
33	37	44	Dale Jarrett	UPS Toyota	247	69	5	$82,600	Running	1	3
34	43	78	Joe Nemechek	Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet	246	61		$81,450	Running
35	42	34	John Andretti	Chevrolet	245	63	5	$81,225	Running	1	1
36	30	28	Travis Kvapil	Teamyatesracing.com Ford	242	55		$108,289	Running
37	23	41	Reed Sorenson	Target/Energizer Dodge	240	52		$108,064	Running
38	35	45	Kyle Petty	Wells Fargo Dodge	236	49		$80,600	Running
39	33	70	Jeremy Mayfield	Haas Automation Chevrolet	231	46		$80,480	Running
40	15	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet	203	43		$88,325	Running
41	12	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Freight Toyota	193	40		$115,191	Running
42	5	5	Casey Mears	Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevrolet	20	37		$98,110	Accident
43	7	77	Sam Hornish Jr. #	Mobil 1 Dodge	20	34		$125,539	Accident

# - Rookie

Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 25,000 (originally 70,000) - Carl Edwards won the rain-delayed Auto Club 500 - his eighth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. No one dropped to the rear.

Failed to Qualify: (5) * AJ Allmendinger, #84; * Ken Schrader, #49; * Patrick Carpentier #, #10; Mike Skinner, #27; * Burney Lamar, #08.

Time of Race: 03 Hrs, 46 Mins, 04 Secs. Average Speed: 132.704 MPH Margin of Victory: Caution Seconds

Caution Flags: 12 for 44 laps: Laps: 16-18 (#11 accident turn 3); 22-25 (#5,41,77,88 accident turn 2 [Red Flag 1:07:46- Lap 22]); 41-47 (Rain); 57-59 (Debris); 64-65 (#78 spun turn 3); 71-73 (#19 accident turn 2); 83-90 (Rain [Red Flag 15:49:54- Lap 88]); 136-138 (#31 accident turn 3); 151-153 (#55 accident turn 2); 169-171 (Debris); 221-224 (Debris); 250 (#44 accident turn 4).

Lead Changes: 33 among 15 drivers: J. Johnson (Pole); J. Gordon 1-16; J. Johnson 17-18; J. Gordon 19-33; J. Johnson 34-37; J. Gordon 38-41; J. Andretti 42; D. Jarrett 43-45; J. Johnson 46-47; J. Gordon 48-57; J. Burton 58-59; J. Gordon 60-71; J. McMurray 72-73; G. Biffle 74-82; J. Johnson 83; D. Franchitti # 84; J. Johnson 85-121; K. Kahne 122; C. Edwards 123-125; J. Johnson 126-136; Ky. Busch 137-150; R. Gordon 151; R. Newman 152-154; M. Kenseth 155-158; J. Johnson 159-160; C. Edwards 161-168; J. Johnson 169; J. Gordon 170-179; C. Edwards 180-209; K. Harvick 210; C. Edwards 211-220; J. Gordon 221; J. Johnson 222-237; C. Edwards 238-250.

Top 12 Driver Points: (1) Ky. Busch 335;(2) R. Newman 329;(3) T. Stewart 316;(4) Ku. Busch 299;(5) C. Edwards 296;(6) K. Kahne 294;(7) K. Harvick 268;(8) J. Johnson 267;(9) G. Biffle 262;(10) J. Burton 261;(11) B. Vickers 257;(12) M. Truex Jr. 253.

DIRECTV: Tony Stewart, #20
DOW Automotive Strategic Call: Carl Edwards, #99
EA Sports: Carl Edwards, #99
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap: Jeff Gordon, #24 (182.209 mph, Lap 27)
Mobil 1: Ryan Newman, #12
Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Regan Smith, #01
Sunoco Diamond Performance: Carl Edwards, #99
USG Improving the Finish: Kyle Busch, #18 (18 Places)
WIX Lap Leader: Jimmie Johnson, #48 (76 Laps)
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race: Matt Kenseth, #17 (-.89)

Next Race: Mar. 2, 2008 - Las Vegas Motor Speedway