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NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 21 POCONO RACEWAY Long Pond, 2.5 Mile Banked Triangular Paved 500 M – 200 L
– Purse:
$4,935,998 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 2 2 Kurt
Busch Miller Lite Dodge 200 195 ** 10 $206,008 Running 2 1 8 Dale
Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser
Chevrolet 200 175 * 5 218,708 Running 3 6 11 Denny
Hamlin FedEx Express
Chevrolet 200 165 157,200 Running 4 11 24 Jeff
Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 200 160 155,136 Running 5 7 48 Jimmie
Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 200 155 148,936 Running 6 24 20 Tony
Stewart Home Depot Chevrolet 200 150 136,361 Running 7 4 12 Ryan
Newman Mobil 1/Alltel Dodge 200 151 * 5 127,350 Running 8 15 07 Clint
Bowyer Camping World
Chevrolet 200 147 * 5 88,925 Running 9 25 01 Mark
Martin 10 8 25 Casey Mears National Guard/GMAC Chevrolet 200 134 94,475 Running 11 18 31 Jeff Burton AT&T Mobility Chevrolet 200 130
111,391 Running 12 3 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevrolet 200 132 * 5 93,750 Running 13 20 88 Ricky Rudd Combos Ford 200 124 104,533 Running 14 37 17 Matt Kenseth DEWALT Ford 200 126 * 5 122,191 Running 15 17 96 Tony Raines DLP HDTV/Rush Hour 3 Chevrolet 200 118 81,100 Running 16 9 42 # Juan
Pablo Montoya Texaco/Havoline Dodge 200 115 106,425 Running 17 23 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 200 112 114,186 Running 18 21 21 Bill Elliott Air Force Ford 200 114 * 5 89,214 Running 19 32 66 Jeff
Green HAAS Automation/Garmin/Samsung Chev. 200 111 * 5 94,958 Running 20 19 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar 21 29 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 200 100 76,625 Running 22 13 1 Martin Truex
Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats
Chevrolet 200 102 * 5 94,170 Running 23 12 16 Greg Biffle Dish Network/DOG The Bounty Ford 200 94 83,375 Running 24 16 10 Scott Riggs 25 34 40 David Stremme Target Dodge 200 88 67,525 Running 26 35 15 # Paul
Menard Menards/Energizer
Chevrolet 200 85 66,775 Running 27 5 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 200 82 110,616 Running 28 10 41 Reed Sorenson Target Dodge 200 84 * 5 88,533 Running 29 28 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull 30 26 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 199 78 * 5 103,411 Running 31 43 36 Jeremy Mayfield 360 OTC 32 14 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 198 67 83,520 Running 33 36 6 # David
Ragan AAA Insurance Ford 198 64 99,550 Running 34 42 45 Kyle Petty 35 27 18 J.J. Yeley Interstate Batteries
Chevrolet 198 58 90,033 Running 36 41 70 Johnny Sauter HAAS Automation Chevrolet 198 55 61,900 Running 37 30 7 P.J. Jones Menards/MAPEI Ford 198 52
61,725 Running 38 39 55 Michael Waltrip 39 33 38 David Gilliland M&M's Ford 192 46 88,689 Running 40 22 26 Jamie McMurray Crown Royal Ford 177 43 69,325 Accident 41 31 00 # David
Reutimann Burger
King Toyota 159 40 61,180 Fuel Pump 42 40 44 Dale Jarrett UPS 43 38 4 Ward Burton State Water Heaters/LUCAS Chevrolet 109 34 61,197 Engine # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.
* Includes race leader bonus. Failed to qualify: (4) #49 Mike Bliss,
#84 AJ Allmendinger, #37 Kevin Lepage,
#78 Kenny Wallace. Race Comments: Before an estimated
crowd of 130,000, Kurt Busch won the TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 47 minutes,
55 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 131.627
mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: 4.131 seconds BUD POLE AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (169.975 mph, 52.949 secs.) CHECKERS/RALLY’S COMMIT LOZENGES “COMMIT TO WIN” AWARD:
Kyle Busch DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Tony Eury Jr. (crew chief for
Dale Earnhardt Jr.) DOW AUTOMOTIVE “STRATEGIC CALL OF THE
RACE” AWARD: Denny Hamlin EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Kurt Busch GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (163.002 mph, Lap 145) MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE” AWARD: Kurt Busch NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS:
No winner; rolls over to $80,000 at
Watkins Glen++ RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Juan Pablo Montoya SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD:
Kurt Busch U.S.G.
“IMPROVING THE FINISH” AWARD: Matt Kenseth (23
places) WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8 laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 7 cautions for 27
laps. 5-7
(Car #26-Spin, Turn 1); 55-58 (Debris, Turn 1); 66-68 (Car #26-Spin, Turn 3);
124-128 (Car #8-Spin, Turn 3); 139-142 (Car #16-Spin, Short Chute); 174-178
(Car #6-Spin, Long Pond Straight); 182-184 (Car #41 & #99-Accident, Turn
2). LAP LEADERS: 17 lead changes
among 11 drivers. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Pole), Kurt Busch
1-32, Martin Truex Jr. 33, Bill Elliott 34, Ku. Busch
35-55, Bobby Labonte 56, Ku. Busch
57-89, Matt Kenseth 90, Clint Bowyer 91, Jeff Green
92-95, Ku. Busch 96-119, Ryan Newman 120, Ku. Busch 121-139, Reed
Sorenson 140-144, Earnhardt 145-152, Ku. Busch
153-171, Kyle Busch 172-173, Ku. Busch 174-200. ++Rollover money awarded at year’s end;
amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES TOP 12 (Wins) 1 –Jeff Gordon 3,236 (4) 2 –Denny Hamlin 2,870 (1) 3 –Matt Kenseth 2,825 (1) 4 –Jeff Burton 2,763 (1) 5 –Tony Stewart 2,749 (2) 6 –Carl Edwards 2,682 (1) 7 –Jimmie Johnson 2,624 (4) 8 –Kyle Busch 2,611 (1) 9 –Kevin Harvick 2,600 (1) 10–Clint Bowyer 2,552 (0) 11–Martin Truex
Jr. 2,437 (1) 12–Kurt Busch 2,399 (1) MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP Pts Wins Chevrolet 174 16 Ford 113 3 Dodge 109 2 DOW AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 5 Tony Stewart (#20) 3 Denny Hamlin (#11) 3 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Juan Pablo Montoya 211 David Ragan 185 Paul Menard 151 David Reutimann 134 AJ Allmendinger 78 MOBIL
1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Kurt Busch (# 2) 6 Mark Martin (#01) 5 Martin Truex Jr. (# 1) 4 WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Tony Stewart (#20) 5 Jeff Gordon (#24) 4 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3 DIRECTV CREW
CHIEF OF THE YEAR Car # Pts. Mike Ford (#11) 4 Tony Eury Jr. (# 8) 3 Bob Osborne (#99) 2 CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE
AWARD Car # Pts. Mark Martin (#01) 4 Jeff Gordon (#24) 3 Denny Hamlin (#11) 3 USG ‘IMPROVING THE
FINISH’ AWARD Car # Pts. Matt Kenseth (#17) 5 Kevin Harvick (#29)
3 David Gilliland (#38) 2 SUNOCO DIAMOND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 4 Jeff Gordon (#24) 4 Tony Stewart (#20) 2 GOODYEAR GATORBACK
FASTEST LAP AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 4 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 3 COMMIT LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 6 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 2 Kasey Kahne (# 9) 2 CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. Hendrick (#24) 161 JGR (#20) 114 JGR (#11) 91 BUD POLE AWARD STANDINGS Jeff Gordon 5 Ryan Newman 4 Dave Blaney 1 Clint Bowyer 1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1 David Gilliland 1 Denny Hamlin 1 Kasey Kahne 1 Jamie McMurray 1 Casey Mears 1 Reed Sorenson 1 J.J. Yeley 1 UNOFFICAL RESULTS posted after the raceNASCAR Race Number 21 Unofficial Race Results for the Pennsylvania 500 - Sunday, August 5, 2007 Pocono Raceway - Long Pond, PA - 2.5 Mile Paved Total Race Length - 200 Laps - 500 Miles - Purse: $4,935,998
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 130,000, Kurt Busch won the Pennsylvania 500, his 16th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victory.Before the green flag the following drivers, under penalty, dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #07 Clint Bowyer, #1 Martin Truex Jr. (engine change); #4 Ward Burton (transmission change); #7 P.J. Jones (driver change). Failed to Qualify: (4) 49 Mike Bliss, 84 AJ Allmendinger #, 37 Kevin Lepage, 78 Kenny Wallace. Time of Race: 03 Hrs, 47 Mins, 55 Secs. Average Speed: 131.627 MPH Margin of Victory: 4.131 Seconds Caution Flags: 7 for 27 laps: Laps: 5-7 (#26 spin turn 1); 55-58 (Debris turn 1); 66-68 (#26 spin turn 3); 124-128 (#8 spin turn 3); 139-142 (#16 spin short chute); 174-178 (#6 spin Long Pond straight); 182-184 (#41, #99 accident turn 2). Lead Changes: 17 among 11 drivers: D. Earnhardt Jr. (Pole); Ku. Busch 1-32; M. Truex Jr. 33; B. Elliott 34; Ku. Busch 35-55; B. Labonte 56; Ku. Busch 57-89; M. Kenseth 90; C. Bowyer 91; J. Green 92-95; Ku. Busch 96-119; R. Newman 120; Ku. Busch 121-139; R. Sorenson 140-144; D. Earnhardt Jr. 145-152; Ku. Busch 153-171; Ky. Busch 172-173; Ku. Busch 174-200. DIRECTV : DALE EARNHARDT, JR, #8 Budweiser Pole Award : DALE EARNHARDT, JR, #8 (169.975 mph) Raybestos Rookie of the Year : JUAN PABLO MONTOYA, #42 Mobil 1 : KURT BUSCH, #2 Commit Lozenges : KURT BUSCH, #2 DOW Automotive Strategic Call : DENNY HAMLIN, #11 USG Improving the Finish : MATT KENSETH, #17 (23 Places) WIX Lap Leader : DALE EARNHARDT, JR, #8 (8 Laps) Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : DALE EARNHARDT, JR, #8 (163.002 mph, Lap 145) Sunoco Diamond Performance : KURT BUSCH, #2 EA Sports : KURT BUSCH, #2 Checkers/Rally's : RYAN NEWMAN, #12 (230.512 seconds) NASCAR PR used with permission
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