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NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 30 UAW-FORD 500 2.66-Mile Oval 500 M – 188 L – Purse: $5,384,639 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 34 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont/Pepsi Chevrolet 188 190 * 5 $246,036 Running 2 19 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 188 175 * 5 216,461 Running 3 2 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar 4 18 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Chevrolet 188 170 ** 10 140,975 Running 5 16 12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge 188 160 * 5 149,025 Running 6 29 25 Casey Mears National Guard/GMAC Chevrolet 188 150
114,325 Running 7 41 2 Kurt Busch Miller
Lite Dodge 188 146 127,933 Running 8 11 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Chevrolet 188 147 * 5 134,736 Running 9 14 96 Tony Raines DLP HDTV Chevrolet 188 143 * 5 96,425 Running 10 28 41 Reed
Sorenson Target Dodge 188 134 114,358 Running 11 23 07 Clint
Bowyer Jack Daniel's
Chevrolet 188 135 * 5 92,625 Running 12 39 70 Johnny
Sauter Radioactive
Energy Chevrolet 188 132 * 5 98,750 Running 13 32 66 Jeff
Green GARMIN Chevrolet 188 129 * 5 103,383 Running 14 31 99 Carl
Edwards Office Depot Ford 188 121 89,325 Running 15 22 42 # Juan
Pablo Montoya Texaco/Havoline Dodge 188 118 115,925 Running 16 9 9 Kasey
Kahne Dodge
Dealers/UAW Dodge 188 115 121,891 Running 17 33 40 David
Stremme Coors
Light Dodge 188 117 * 5 78,050 Running 18 17 18 J.J.
Yeley Interstate
Batteries Chevrolet 188 109 105,658 Running 19 15 88 Mike
Wallace M&M's Ford 188 106 108,408 Running 20 37 29 Kevin
Harvick Shell/Pennzoil
Chevrolet 188 108 * 5 125,236 Running 21 6 27 Jacques
Villeneuve Unicef 22 5 00 # David
Reutimann Burger
King Toyota 179 102 * 5 88,233 Accident 23 20 16 Greg
Biffle Dish
Network/Starz Ford 176 94 92,150 Accident 24 10 19 Elliott
Sadler Dodge Dealers/UAW
Dodge 175 96 * 5 94,120 Accident 25 1 55 Michael
Waltrip 26 25 17 Matt
Kenseth DEWALT Ford 171 85 120,066 Running 27 27 38 David
Gilliland M&M's Ford 167 82 102,239 Running 28 12 45 Kyle
Petty American Spirit
Motor Oil Dodge 161 84 * 5 74,775 Accident 29 24 7 Robby
Gordon Camping World Ford 161 81 * 5 74,625 Running 30 38 01 Aric Almirola 31 40 21 Ken
Schrader Motorcraft
Ford 152 70 90,514 Accident 32 4 78 Joe
Nemechek Furniture
Row Chevrolet 149 67 71,375 Running 33 7 49 John
Andretti Paralyzed
Veterans of 34 42 6 # David
Ragan AAA Travel Ford 146 61 106,625 Accident 35 8 43 Bobby
Labonte Cheerios
Racing/Pillsbury Food 144 63 * 5 107,561 Accident 36 36 5 Kyle
Busch Kellogg's/CARQUEST
Chevrolet 144 60 * 5 88,475 Accident 37 35 26 Jamie
McMurray Irwin Ford 144 52 78,350 Accident 38 30 15 # Paul
Menard Menards/PEAK
Chevrolet 144 49 70,225 Accident 39 3 83 Brian
Vickers Red Bull 40 26 8 Dale
Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser
Chevrolet 136 48 * 5 120,768 Engine 41 43 44 Dale
Jarrett UPS 42 13 1 Martin
Truex Jr. Bass
Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet 113 42 * 5 96,025 Engine 43 21 31 Jeff
Burton AT&T Mobility
Chevrolet 91 34 109,840 Engine # Raybestos
Rookie of the Year Contender. **
Includes race leader/most laps led bonus. * Includes race leader bonus. Failed to qualify: (8) #84 AJ Allmendinger, #60 Boris Said, #10 Scott Riggs, #06 Sam Hornish Jr., #36 Jeremy Mayfield, #09 Sterling Marlin, #4
Ward Burton, #37 Kevin Lepage. Race Comments: Before an estimated
crowd of 155,000, Gordon won the UAW-Ford 500, his 80th career NASCAR NEXTEL
Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following drivers dropped to
the rear for the reasons indicated: #26 McMurray (engine change); #25 Mears
(unapproved impound adjustment). TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 29 minutes,
11 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 143.438 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: .066
second BUD POLE AWARD: Michael Waltrip (189.070 mph, 50.648 secs.) CHECKERS/RALLY’S COMMIT LOZENGES “COMMIT TO WIN” AWARD:
Dave Blaney DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Tommy Baldwin Jr. (crew chief for Dave Blaney) DOW AUTOMOTIVE “STRATEGIC CALL OF THE
RACE” AWARD: Jimmie Johnson EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Jeff Gordon GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (196.294 mph, Lap 32) MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE” AWARD: Ryan Newman NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS:
Jeff Gordon ($160,000)++ RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Juan Pablo Montoya SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD:
Jeff Gordon U.S.G. “IMPROVING
THE FINISH” AWARD:
Johnny Sauter (27 places) WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Denny Hamlin (40 laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 9 cautions for 34
laps. 19-22
(Car #49-Accident, Frontstretch); 64-67 (Car #16
& 38-Accident, Turn 4); 94-96 (Debris); 114-116 (Oil on track); 137-140
(Oil on track); 146-150 (Car #00, 5, 6, 7, 11, 15, 17, 22, 26, 43 & 83-Accident,
Turn 4); 154-156 (Car #21-Accident, Turn 4); 163-166 (Car #45-Accident, Turn
3); 177-180 (Car #16, 19, 55 & 96-Accident, Turn 1). LAP LEADERS: 42 lead changes
among 22 drivers. Waltrip (Pole), Blaney
1, Labonte 2, Vickers 3, Waltrip
4, Labonte 5, R. Gordon 6-8, Vickers 9-11, Hamlin
12-18, Petty 19, Johnson 20, Hamlin 21-24, Sadler 25-26, Hamlin 27-29, Truex 30, Earnhardt 31-58, Ky.
Busch 59, Vickers 60, Waltrip 61, Green 62, Hamlin
63-87, Waltrip 88, Reutimann
89-90, Earnhardt 91-93, Stremme
94, Waltrip 95-97, Hamlin 98, Stewart 99-108, Sadler
109-113, Bowyer 114, Sadler 115-132, Labonte 133,
Stewart 134, Vickers 135-137, Harvick 138, Sauter 139-140, Stewart 141-145, Raines 146-150, Newman
151-152, Stewart 153-174, Newman 175-182, Johnson 183-187, J. Gordon 188. ++Rollover money awarded at year’s end,
amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES TOP 12 (Wins) 1 –Jeff Gordon 5690 (5) 2 –Jimmie Johnson 5681 (6) 3 –Clint Bowyer 5627 (1) 4 –Tony Stewart 5536 (3) 5 –Kevin Harvick 5488 (1) 6 –Carl Edwards 5485 (3) 7 –Kurt Busch 5475 (2) 8 –Kyle Busch 5430 (1) 9 –Denny Hamlin 5428 (1) 10–Martin Truex Jr. 5390 (1) 11–Matt Kenseth 5372 (1) 12–Jeff MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP Pts Wins Chevrolet 241 21 Ford 168 6 Dodge 151 3 Toyota 97 0 DOW AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 9 Tony Stewart (#20) 4 Carl Edwards (#99) 4 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Juan Pablo Montoya 225 David Ragan 210 Paul Menard 182 David Reutimann 164 AJ Allmendinger 124 MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERF.
AWARD Car # Pts. Kurt Busch (# 2) 7 Dale Earnardt Jr. (# 8) 5 Martin Truex Jr. (# 1) 5 WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD Car #
Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 7 Tony Stewart (#20) 5 Denny Hamlin (#11) 4 DIRECTV CREW
CHIEF OF THE YEAR Car
# Pts. Mike Ford (#11) 6 Tony Eury Jr. (# 8) 4 Bob Osborne (#99) 3 CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 4 Mark Martin (#01) 4 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 3 USG ‘IMPROVING THE
FINISH’ AWARD Car #
Pts. Matt Kenseth (#17) 7 Kevin Harvick (#29)
3 Johnny Sauter (#70) 3 SUNOCO DIAMOND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 6 Jeff Gordon (#24) 5 Tony Stewart (#20) 3 GOODYEAR GATORBACK
FASTEST LAP AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 4 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3 COMMIT LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD Car #
Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 8 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 4 Kasey Kahne (# 9) 3 CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car #
Pts. Hendrick (#24) 228 JGR (#20) 170 Hendrick (#48) 159 BUD POLE AWARD Jeff Gordon 6 Ryan Newman 4 Jimmie Johnson 3 Clint Bowyer 2 Kasey Kahne 2 Dave Blaney 1 Kurt Busch 1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1 David Gilliland 1 Denny Hamlin 1 Jamie McMurray 1 Casey Mears 1 Reed Sorenson 1 Michael Waltrip 1 J.J. Yeley 1 UNOFFICAL RESULTS posted after the race
NASCAR Race Number 30
Unofficial Race Results for the Uaw-Ford "500" - Sunday, October 7, 2007 Talladega Superspeedway - Talladega, AL - 2.66 Mile Paved Total Race Length - 188 Laps - 500.08 Miles - Purse: $5,384,639<BR>
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 155,000 - Jeff Gordon won the UAW-Ford 500, his 80th career Nextel NEXTEL Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following driver(s) dropped to the rear for the reason(s) indicated: #26 McMurray (engine change); #25 Mears (unapproved impound adjustment). Failed to Qualify: (8) 84 AJ Allmendinger #, 60 Boris Said, 10 Scott Riggs, 06 Sam Hornish Jr., 36 Jeremy Mayfield, 09 Sterling Marlin, 4 Ward Burton, 37 Kevin Lepage. Time of Race: 03 Hrs, 29 Mins, 11 Secs. Average Speed: 143.438 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.066 Seconds Caution Flags: 9 for 34 laps: Laps: 19-22 (#49 accident frontstretch); 64-67 (#16,38 accident turn 4); 94-96 (Debris); 114-116 (Oil on track); 137-140 (Oil on track); 146-150 (#00,5,6,7,11,15,17,22,26,43,83 accident turn 4); 154-156 (#21 accident turn 4); 163-166 (#45 accident turn 3); 177-180 (#16,19,55,96 accident turn 1). Lead Changes: 42 among 22 drivers: M. Waltrip (Pole); D. Blaney 1; B. Labonte 2; B. Vickers 3; M. Waltrip 4; B. Labonte 5; R. Gordon 6-8; B. Vickers 9-11; D. Hamlin 12-18; K. Petty 19; J. Johnson 20; D. Hamlin 21-24; E. Sadler 25-26; D. Hamlin 27-29; M. Truex Jr. 30; D. Earnhardt Jr. 31-58; Ky. Busch 59; B. Vickers 60; M. Waltrip 61; J. Green 62; D. Hamlin 63-87; M. Waltrip 88; D. Reutimann # 89-90; D. Earnhardt Jr. 91-93; D. Stremme 94; M. Waltrip 95-97; D. Hamlin 98; T. Stewart 99-108; E. Sadler 109-113; C. Bowyer 114; E. Sadler 115-132; B. Labonte 133; T. Stewart 134; B. Vickers 135-137; K. Harvick 138; J. Sauter 139-140; T. Stewart 141-145; T. Raines 146-150; R. Newman 151-152; T. Stewart 153-174; R. Newman 175-182; J. Johnson 183-187; J. Gordon 188; Budweiser Pole Award : Michael Waltrip, #55 (189.070 mph) Checkers/Rally's : Johnny Sauter, #70 (203.873 Seconds) Commit Lozenges : Dave Blaney, #22 DIRECTV : Dave Blaney, #22 DOW Automotive Strategic Call : Jimmie Johnson, #48 EA Sports : Jeff Gordon, #24 Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Dale Earnhardt, Jr, #8 (196.294 mph, Lap 32) Mobil 1 : Ryan Newman, #12 Raybestos Rookie of the Race : Juan Pablo Montoya, #42 Sunoco Diamond Performance : Jeff Gordon, #24 USG Improving the Finish : Johnny Sauter, #70 (27 Places) WIX Lap Leader : Denny Hamlin, #11 (40 Laps) NASCAR PR used with permission
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