Fin	Str	Car	Driver	Team	Laps	Pts	Bns	Award	Status	Ti. Led	Lps Led
1	2	99	Carl Edwards	Aflac Ford	339	195	10	$541,150	Running	3	123
2	5	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's Chevrolet	339	175	5	$364,286	Running	5	65
3	3	18	Kyle Busch	Interstate Batteries Toyota	339	170	5	$250,750	Running	2	50
4	4	12	Ryan Newman	alltel/Samsung Dodge	339	160		$236,725	Running
5	14	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Ground Toyota	339	155		$206,841	Running
6	35	31	Jeff Burton	Prilosec OTC Chevrolet	339	150		$197,033	Running
7	24	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot Toyota	339	146		$184,236	Running
8	31	8	Mark Martin	U.S. Army Chevrolet	339	142		$174,358	Running
9	8	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Ford	339	143	5	$173,891	Running	3	68
10	25	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's Chevrolet	339	134		$145,025	Running
11	21	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet	338	130		$167,411	Running
12	1	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet	338	132	5	$151,275	Running	3	31
13	7	6	David Ragan	AAA Insurance Ford	338	124		$131,125	Running
14	32	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal Cask No. 16 Ford	338	121		$128,375	Running
15	41	38	David Gilliland	Yates Racing Ford	338	118		$138,083	Running
16	36	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull Toyota	338	115		$116,725	Running
17	19	15	Paul Menard	Menards/Quaker State Chevrolet	338	112		$123,125	Running
18	38	28	Travis Kvapil	Yates Racing Ford	338	109		$140,639	Running
19	11	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Texaco/Havoline Dodge	337	106		$139,733	Running
20	30	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios Racing/Sam's Club Dodge	337	103		$149,511	Running
21	29	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar Toyota	337	100		$124,783	Running
22	22	5	Casey Mears	Cheez-It/CARQUEST Chevrolet	337	97		$121,625	Running
23	23	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite Dodge	337	94		$102,125	Running
24	42	41	Reed Sorenson	Target Dodge	337	91		$132,189	Running
25	10	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser Dodge	336	88		$132,916	Running
26	26	19	Elliott Sadler	Best Buy Dodge	336	85		$127,170	Running
27	13	66	Scott Riggs	State Water Heaters Chevrolet	336	82		$113,383	Running
28	27	10	Patrick Carpentier #	Valvoline Dodge	335	79		$99,125	Running
29	9	84	Mike Skinner	Red Bull Toyota	334	76		$93,525	Running
30	15	7	Robby Gordon	Jim Beam Dodge	334	73		$115,533	Running
31	20	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Toyota	333	70		$99,997	Running
32	17	77	Sam Hornish Jr. #	Mobil 1 Dodge	333	67		$134,925	Running
33	40	00	Michael McDowell #	Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota	332	64		$91,700	Running
34	28	21	Bill Elliott	Motorcraft Ford	332	61		$105,495	Running
35	34	01	Regan Smith #	Dale Earnhardt, Inc./Principal Chevrolet	331	58		$94,025	Running
36	12	1	Martin Truex Jr.	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet	330	60	5	$115,908	Engine	1	2
37	43	78	Joe Nemechek	Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet	330	52		$83,775	Running
38	39	70	Jeremy Mayfield	Haas Automation Chevrolet	329	49		$82,625	Running
39	16	16	Greg Biffle	Dish Network Ford	312	46		$90,500	Running
40	37	34	John Andretti	Chevrolet	263	43		$82,375	Suspension
41	6	44	David Reutimann	UPS Toyota	253	40		$82,260	Engine
42	33	96	JJ Yeley	DLP HDTV Toyota	173	37		$90,165	Accident
43	18	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Chevrolet	124	34		$131,327	Accident

# - Rookie

Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 190,000 - Carl Edwards won the Samsung 500 - his 10th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following driver(s) dropped to the rear for the reason(s) indicated: #44 Reutiman, #84 Skinner (engine change); #00 McDowell (backup car).

Failed to Qualify: (3) 40 Dario Franchitti #, 45 Chad McCumbee, 08 Burney Lamar.

Time of Race: 03 Hrs, 30 Mins, 41 Secs. Average Speed: 144.814 MPH Margin of Victory: .399 Seconds

Caution Flags: 6 for 27 laps: Laps: 30-33 (#55 spun turn 4); 110-113 (#24 accident turn 4); 133-136 (Debris); 177-180 (#96 accident backstretch); 296-299 (Debris backstretch); 331-337 (Oil on track).

Lead Changes: 16 among 6 drivers: D. Earnhardt Jr. 1-13; Ky. Busch 14-29; C. Edwards 30; D. Earnhardt Jr. 31-47; J. Johnson 48-83; D. Earnhardt Jr. 84; M. Truex Jr. 85-86; J. Johnson 87-110; M. Kenseth 111-132; J. Johnson 133; M. Kenseth 134-176; J. Johnson 177; M. Kenseth 178-180; Ky. Busch 181-214; C. Edwards 215-229; J. Johnson 230-232; C. Edwards 233-339.

Top 12 Driver Points: (1) J. Burton 1,065;(2) K. Harvick 1,006;(3) Ky. Busch 1,001;(4) D. Earnhardt Jr. 978;(5) T. Stewart 957;(6) J. Johnson 921;(7) D. Hamlin 913;(8) R. Newman 901;(9) G. Biffle 901;(10) C. Edwards 881;(11) C. Bowyer 874;(12) K. Kahne 874.

Coors Light Pole Award: Dale Earnhardt, Jr, #88 (190.907 mph)
DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race: Kyle Busch, #18
DOW Automotive Strategic Call of the Race: Carl Edwards, #99
EA Sports Move of the Race: Carl Edwards, #99
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap: Dale Earnhardt, Jr, #88 (184.533 mph, Lap 2)
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder: Carl Edwards, #99
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race: Ryan Newman, #12
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race: Mark Martin, #8 (-0.09)
Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Patrick Carpentier, #10
Sunoco Diamond Performance: Carl Edwards, #99
USG Improving the Finish: Jeff Burton, #31 (29 Places)
WIX Lap Leader: Jimmie Johnson, #48 (65 Laps)

Next Race: Apr. 12, 2008 - Phoenix International Raceway