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NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 11 DODGE AVENGER 500 1.366-Mile Oval 501 M – 367 L – Purse: $5,507,009 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 10 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 367 190 * 5 $317,486 Running 2 7 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Chevrolet 367 180 ** 10 217,350 Running 3 12 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 367 170 * 5 197,761 Running 4 29 12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge 367 165 * 5 159,875 Running 5 4 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 367 160 * 5 125,475 Running 6 26 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Chevrolet 367 150 145,961 Running 7 31 17 Matt Kenseth DEWALT Ford 367 151 * 5 143,516 Running 8 21 8 Dale Earnhardt
Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 367 142 133,033 Running 9 1 07 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel's Chevrolet 367 143 * 5 114,575 Running 10 34 31 Jeff
Burton Cingular Wireless
Chevrolet 367 134 127,541 Running 11 25 1 Martin
Truex Jr. Bass
Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet 367 130 112,320 Running 12 18 2 Kurt
Busch Miller Lite Dodge 367 127 119,108 Running 13 28 14 14 37 01 Mark
Martin 15 2 16 Greg
Biffle Ameriquest Ford 367 118 97,700 Running 16 3 26 Jamie
McMurray Crown Royal Ford 367 115 89,850 Running 17 9 29 Kevin
Harvick Shell/Pennzoil
Chevrolet 367 112 125,886 Running 18 22 18 J.J.
Yeley Interstate
Batteries Chevrolet 367 109 108,183 Running 19 13 43 Bobby
Labonte Cheerios/Betty
Crocker Dodge 367 106 117,036 Running 20 5 9 Kasey
Kahne Dodge
Dealers/UAW Dodge 367 103 124,616 Running 21 17 19 Elliott
Sadler Dodge Dealers/UAW
Dodge 367 105 * 5 96,370 Running 22 39 66 Jeff
Green Best Buy Chevrolet 365 97 100,008 Running 23 41 42 # Juan
Pablo Montoya Texaco/Havoline Dodge 365 94 113,575 Running 24 6 78 Kenny
Wallace Furniture Row Chevrolet 365 91 75,775 Running 25 42 45 Kyle
Petty 26 40 88 Ricky
Rudd Snickers Ford 364 85 105,333 Running 27 24 6 # David
Ragan AAA Ford 363 82 109,425 Running 28 35 13 Joe
Nemechek Haier Chevrolet 363 79 69,950 Running 29 19 70 Johnny
Sauter Haas/Yellow
Transportation Chevrolet 361 76 69,750 Running 30 38 38 David
Gilliland M&M's Ford 361 73 100,289 Engine 31 23 15 # Paul
Menard Menards/MOEN
Chevrolet 358 70 69,325 Running 32 27 22 Dave
Blaney Caterpillar
33 14 00 # David
Reutimann Domino's
34 30 40 David
Stremme Coors
Light Dodge 349 61 68,850 Engine 35 11 25 Casey
Mears National Guard/GMAC
Chevrolet 345 58 76,600 Engine 36 20 84 # AJ
Allmendinger Red
Bull 37 36 5 Kyle
Busch Carquest/Kellogg's
Chevrolet 338 52 86,250 Running 38 33 7 Robby
Gordon Menards/MAPEI Ford 317 49 68,025 Running 39 32 96 Tony
Raines DLP HDTV Chevrolet 310 46 78,400 Engine 40 16 41 Reed
Sorenson Target Dodge 310 43 75,750 Running 41 8 21 Ken
Schrader Motocraft
Ford 254 45 * 5 87,839 Accident 42 43 37 Kevin
Lepage Long
John Silvers Dodge 127 37 68,280 Transmission 43 15 83 Brian
Vickers Red Bull # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.
* Includes race leader bonus. Failed to qualify: (6) #36 Jeremy Mayfield,
#4 Ward Burton, #49 Mike Bliss, #55 Michael Waltrip,
#44 Dale Jarrett, #10 Scott Riggs. Race Comments: Before an estimated
crowd of 70,000 (originally a 75,000+ sellout), Jeff Gordon won the
rain-postponed Dodge Avenger 500, his 78th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series
victory and third in 2007. TIME OF RACE: 4 hours, 1 minute, 51
seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 124.372 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: .978
second BUD POLE AWARD: Clint Bowyer (164.897
mph, 29.806 secs.) CHECKERS/RALLY’S COMMIT LOZENGES “COMMIT TO WIN” AWARD:
Clint Bowyer DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Mike Ford (crew chief for Denny Hamlin) DOW AUTOMOTIVE “STRATEGIC CALL OF THE
RACE” AWARD: Jeff Gordon EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Jeff Gordon GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Clint Bowyer (162.587
mph, Lap 2) MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE” AWARD: Ryan Newman NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: Jeff Gordon ($20,000)
++ RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Juan Pablo Montoya SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Jeff Gordon U.S.G. “IMPROVING
THE FINISH” AWARD: Matt Kenseth (24
places) WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Denny Hamlin (179 laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 10 cautions for 44
laps. 41-44 (Competition); 117-120 (Car #41-Accident, Turn 1); 124-127 (Car #83-Accident,
Backstretch); 184-189 (Debris); 239-242 (Car #6-Spin, Turn 4); 255-259 (Car #21-Accident,
Turn 1); 305-309 (Car #5-Accident, Backstretch); 334-338 (Debris); 345-348
(Debris); 352-354 (Oil on track). LAP LEADERS: 21 lead changes
among 10 drivers. Clint Bowyer 1-16; Carl Edwards 17-34; Denny Hamlin 35-101;
Edwards 102-116; Hamlin 117-177; Ryan Newman 178-179; Matt Kenseth
180-181; Hamlin 182-221; Newman 222-238; Hamlin 239; Ken Schrader 240-241; Kenseth 242-255; Jimmie Johnson 256; Kenseth
257-269; Newman 270-289; Hamlin 290-299; Johnson 300-305; Elliott Sadler 306;
Johnson 307-335; Dave Blaney 336-337; Johnson
338-345; Jeff Gordon 346-367. ++Rollover money awarded at year’s end;
amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES TOP 12 (Wins) 1 –Jeff Gordon 1,881 (3) 2 –Jimmie Johnson 1,650 (4) 3 –Matt Kenseth 1,582 (1) 4 –Denny Hamlin 1,539 (0) 5 –Jeff Burton 1,486 (1) 6 –Tony Stewart 1,375 (0) 7 –Kurt Busch 1,325 (0) 8 –Kevin Harvick 1,315 (1) 9 –Clint Bowyer 1,302 (0) 10–Carl Edwards 1,291 (0) 11–Kyle Busch 1,281 (1) 12–Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1,260 (0) MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP Pts Wins Chevrolet 96 10 Ford 61 1 Dodge 52 0 DOW AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 5 Tony Stewart (#20) 1 Matt Kenseth (#17) 1 MOBIL
1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Mark Martin (#01) 4 Kurt Busch (# 2) 3 Jeff Green (#66) 2 BUD POLE AWARD STANDINGS Jeff Gordon 5 Clint Bowyer 1 David Gilliland 1 Denny Hamlin 1 Kasey Kahne 1 Ryan Newman 1 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Juan Pablo Montoya 120 David Ragan 116 Paul Menard 82 David Reutimann 72 AJ Allmendinger 38 Brandon Whitt 2 WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 4 Tony Stewart (#20) 3 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1 DIRECTV CREW
CHIEF OF THE YEAR Car # Pts. Mike Ford (#11) 4 Todd Parrott (#38) 2 Ryan Pemberton (#01) 2 CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE
AWARD Car # Pts. Mark Martin (#01) 4 Denny Hamlin (#11) 2 Jeff Gordon (#24) 2 USG ‘IMPROVING THE
FINISH’ AWARD Car # Pts. Matt Kenseth (#17) 4 Kevin Harvick (#29)
3 Kyle Busch (# 5) 1 CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. Hendrick (#24) 117 Hendrick (#48) 71 JGR (#11) 59 GOODYEAR GATORBACK
FASTEST LAP AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 4 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 2 Clint Bowyer (#07) 1 COMMIT LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 5 Kasey Kahne (# 9) 2 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1 SUNOCO DIAMOND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 4 Jeff Gordon (#24) 3 Matt Kenseth (#17) 1 UNOFFICAL RESULTS posted after the raceNASCAR Race Number 11 Unofficial Race Results for the Dodge Avenger "500" - Sunday, May 13, 2007 Darlington Raceway - Darlington, SC - 1.37 Mile Paved Total Race Length - 367 Laps - 501.32 Miles
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 70,000 (originally a 75,000+ sellout), Jeff Gordon won the rain-postponed Dodge Avenger 500 - his 78th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victory and third in 2007. No one dropped to the rear. Failed to Qualify: (6) #36 Jeremy Mayfield, #4 Ward Burton, #49 Mike Bliss, #55 Michael Waltrip, #44 Dale Jarrett, #10 Scott Riggs. Time of Race: 04 Hrs, 01 Mins, 50 Secs. Average Speed: 124.383 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.978 Seconds Caution Flags: 10 for 44 laps: Laps: 41-44 (Competition); 117-120 (#41 accident turn 1); 124-127 (#83 accident backstretch); 184-189 (Debris); 239-242 (#6 spun turn 4); 255-259 (#21 accident turn 1); 305-309 (#5 accident backstretch); 334-338 (Debris); 345-348 (Debris); 352-354 (Oil on track). Lead Changes: 21 among 10 drivers: C. Bowyer 1-16; C. Edwards 17-34; D. Hamlin 35-101; C. Edwards 102-116; D. Hamlin 117-177; R. Newman 178-179; M. Kenseth 180-181; D. Hamlin 182-221; R. Newman 222-238; D. Hamlin 239; K. Schrader 240-241; M. Kenseth 242-255; J. Johnson 256; M. Kenseth 257-269; R. Newman 270-289; D. Hamlin 290-299; J. Johnson 300-305; E. Sadler 306; J. Johnson 307-335; D. Blaney 336-337; J. Johnson 338-345; J. Gordon 346-367. Budweiser Pole Award : Clint Bowyer, #07 (164.987 mph) Checkers/Rally's : Jeff Gordon, #24 (401.076) Commit Lozenges : Clint Bowyer, #07 DIRECTV : Denny Hamlin, #11 EA Sports : Jeff Gordon, #24 Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Clint Bowyer, #07 (162.587 mph, Lap 2) Mobil 1 : Ryan Newman, #12 Raybestos Rookie of the Year : Juan Pablo Montoya, #42 Sunoco Diamond Performance : Jeff Gordon, #24 USG Improving the Finish : Matt Kenseth, #17 (24 Places) WIX Lap Leader : Denny Hamlin, #11 (179 Laps) DOW Automotive Strategic Call : Jeff Gordon, #24 NASCAR PR used with permission
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