Fin	Str	Car	Driver	Team	Laps	Pts	Bns	Award	Status	Ti. Led	Lps Led
1	7	12	Ryan Newman	alltel Dodge	200	190	5	$1,506,045	Running	4	8
2	43	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite Dodge	200	175	5	$1,063,870	Running	1	9
3	6	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot Toyota	200	170	5	$871,049	Running	4	16
4	24	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's Toyota	200	170	10	$652,938	Running	8	86
5	5	41	Reed Sorenson	Target Dodge	200	160	5	$564,117	Running	2	5
6	35	19	Elliott Sadler	Best Buy Dodge	200	150		$430,015	Running
7	10	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser Dodge	200	151	5	$389,204	Running	1	1
8	26	7	Robby Gordon	Jim Beam Dodge	200	142		$334,763	Running
9	3	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet	200	143	5	$352,920	Running	3	12
10	18	16	Greg Biffle	3M Ford	200	139	5	$313,763	Running	3	7
11	13	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge	200	130		$329,756	Running
12	23	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull Toyota	200	127		$285,245	Running
13	36	31	Jeff Burton	AT&T Mobility Chevrolet	200	129	5	$323,496	Running	1	9
14	16	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet	200	121		$322,224	Running
15	19	77	Sam Hornish Jr. #	Mobil 1 Dodge	200	118		$319,845	Running
16	20	44	Dale Jarrett	UPS Toyota	200	115		$277,213	Running
17	4	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express Toyota	200	117	5	$341,416	Running	5	32
18	42	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota	200	109		$290,721	Running
19	11	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot Ford	200	106		$321,520	Running
20	25	1	Martin Truex Jr.	Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet	200	103		$303,978	Running
21	27	66	Scott Riggs	State Water Heaters Chevrolet	200	100		$287,928	Running
22	21	15	Paul Menard	Menards/Peak Chevrolet	200	97		$279,295	Running
23	33	70	Jeremy Mayfield	Midnight Moon/Haas Automation Chevrolet	200	94		$271,220	Running
24	31	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's Chevrolet	200	96	5	$284,545	Running	2	4
25	37	96	J.J. Yeley	DLP HDTV Toyota	200	88		$277,095	Running
26	38	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal Cask No. 16 Ford	200	85		$276,888	Running
27	1	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's Chevrolet	200	87	5	$329,606	Running	1	1
28	32	38	David Gilliland	freecreditreport.com Ford	200	79		$267,088	Running
29	2	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts Toyota	200	81	5	$275,746	Running	2	3
30	30	28	Travis Kvapil	K&N Filters Ford	200	73		$291,202	Running
31	12	8	Mark Martin	U.S. ARMY Chevrolet	200	70		$301,846	Running
32	15	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Texaco/Havoline Dodge	200	67		$290,753	Running
33	40	40	Dario Franchitti #	Dodge Journey Dodge	199	64		$270,613	Running
34	39	45	Kyle Petty	Wells Fargo Dodge	197	61		$269,867	Running
35	9	5	Casey Mears	Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevrolet	194	58		$284,820	Accident
36	28	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Ford	194	60	5	$308,129	Running	1	1
37	29	01	Regan Smith #	The Principal Financial Group Chevrolet	194	52		$267,095	Running
38	34	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar Toyota	189	54	5	$259,288	Accident	1	1
39	8	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Chevrolet	186	51	5	$319,599	Suspension	3	5
40	22	34	John Andretti	Makoto Chevrolet	184	43		$258,613	Running
41	41	78	Joe Nemechek	Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet	171	40		$257,220	Running
42	14	6	David Ragan	AAA Ford	161	37		$267,763	Accident
43	17	87	Kenny Wallace	Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet	141	34		$256,735	Engine

# - Rookie

Race Comments: Before sell-out crowd estimated at 190,000, Ryan Newman won the 50th Daytona 500 - his 13th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory and his first at Daytona International Speedway. Prior to the green flag the following drivers dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: #26 McMurray, #40 Franchitti (backup); #78 Nemechek (missed drivers Introduction).

Failed to Qualify: (10) AJ Allmendinger, #84; Bill Elliott, #21; Ken Schrader, #49; Boris Said, #60; Patrick Carpentier #, #10; Eric McClure, #37; Sterling Marlin, #09; Jacques Villeneuve #, #27; Stanton Barrett, #50; Carl Long, #08.

Time of Race: 03 Hrs, 16 Mins, 30 Secs. Average Speed: 152.672 MPH Margin of Victory: .092 Seconds

Caution Flags: 7 for 23 laps: Laps: 81-84 (Debris); 152-155 (Debris); 162-165 (#6,17 accident turn 4); 178-180 (#1,11,48 accident backstretch); 185-187 (#07 spun frontstretch); 190-192 (#8,22 accident turn 4); 196-197 (#5 accident turn 1).

Lead Changes: 42 among 16 drivers: J. Johnson (Pole); M. Waltrip 1-2; J. Johnson 3; D. Hamlin 4-5; T. Stewart 6-13; D. Hamlin 14-16; J. Gordon 17-19; D. Hamlin 20-37; D. Blaney 38; J. Gordon 39; Ky. Busch 40-48; D. Hamlin 49-54; Ky. Busch 55-64; D. Hamlin 65-67; Ky. Busch 68-74; R. Sorenson 75-76; Ky. Busch 77-80; J. Gordon 81; R. Sorenson 82-84; Ku. Busch 85-93; Ky. Busch 94-107; M. Kenseth 108; G. Biffle 109; Ky. Busch 110-119; R. Newman 120; G. Biffle 121; M. Waltrip 122; R. Newman 123; Ky. Busch 124-151; C. Bowyer 152; G. Biffle 153-157; Ky. Busch 158-161; D. Earnhardt Jr. 162-168; K. Kahne 169; T. Stewart 170; D. Earnhardt Jr. 171-172; T. Stewart 173-177; D. Earnhardt Jr. 178-180; C. Bowyer 181-183; R. Newman 184-188; J. Burton 189-197; T. Stewart 198-199; R. Newman 200;

Top 12 Driver Points: (1) R. Newman 190;(2) Ku. Busch 175;(3) T. Stewart 170;(4) Ky. Busch 170;(5) R. Sorenson 160;(6) K. Kahne 151;(7) E. Sadler 150;(8) D. Earnhardt Jr. 143;(9) R. Gordon 142;(10) G. Biffle 139;(11) B. Labonte 130;(12) J. Burton 129.

Coors Light Pole Award: Jimmie Johnson, #48
DIRECTV: Tony Stewart, #20
DOW Automotive Strategic Call: Tony Stewart, #20
EA Sports: Tony Stewart, #20
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap: Kyle Busch, #18 (187.68 mph, Lap 3)
Mobil 1: Ryan Newman, #12
Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Sam Hornish, #77
Sunoco Diamond Performance: Ryan Newman, #12
USG Improving the Finish: Elliott Sadler, #19 (19 Places)
WIX Lap Leader: Kyle Busch, #18 (86 Laps)

Next Race: Feb. 24, 2008 - California Speedway