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2007-06-05T02:56:00.001-04:00

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Fantasy Picks

2007-05-11T10:20:00.000-04:00

Jeff Gordon - 6 Wins

Greg Biffle - 2 Wins

My Dark Horse

Bobby Labonte - 1 win

Earnhardt Jr. To Leave DEI

2007-05-10T13:59:00.000-04:00

Dale Earnhardt Jr. plans to leave DEI, the Nextel Cup team founded by his late father, after his contract runs out at the end of the season. Junior had sought majority ownership of the team. "We worked really hard but we were never close," Earnhardt Jr. said.

Race Pics

2007-05-09T02:14:00.000-04:00

Owner Standings

2007-05-09T02:13:00.000-04:00

Last 5 Locked In
RANK +/- CAR OWNER POINTS BEHIND STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
31 +2 #45 Kyle Petty 812 -879 10 0 0 0
32 -1 #9 Ray Evernham 801 -890 10 0 0 1
33 -1 #70 Gene Haas 798 -893 9 0 0 1
34 +1 #25 Mary Hendrick 772 -919 10 0 0 1
35 -1 #88 Robert Yates 763 -928 10 0 0 0
Just Outside
36 -- #10 James Rocco 729 -962 10 0 0 1
37 +3 #22 Bill Davis 683 -1008 9 0 0 0
38 +1 #15 Teresa Earnhardt 664 -1027 7 0 0 0

Driver Standings

2007-05-09T02:12:00.001-04:00

RANK +/- DRIVER POINTS BEHIND STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 WINNINGS
1 -- Jeff Gordon 1691 Leader 10 5 2 8 9 2,420,270
2 +2 Jimmie Johnson 1480 -211 10 0 4 7 7 2,347,120
3 -- Matt Kenseth 1431 -260 10 0 1 5 7 2,039,590
4 +1 Denny Hamlin 1359 -332 10 1 0 4 5 1,540,650
5 -3 Jeff Burton 1352 -339 10 0 1 5 6 2,447,790
6 +2 Kyle Busch 1229 -462 10 0 1 3 6 1,370,210
7 -1 Tony Stewart 1225 -466 10 0 0 2 6 1,891,650
8 +1 Kevin Harvick 1203 -488 10 0 1 2 5 2,783,740
9 +1 Kurt Busch 1198 -493 10 0 0 2 3 1,583,040
10 +1 Clint Bowyer 1159 -532 10 0 0 0 4 1,128,300
11 +1 Carl Edwards 1131 -560 10 0 0 0 2 1,141,190
12 +1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1118 -573 10 0 0 1 3 1,518,910

Race Results

2007-05-09T02:09:00.000-04:00

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS WINNINGS
1 4 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 190/5 400 Running 244,286
2 34 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Kellogg's / CARQUEST 175/5 400 Running 171,225
3 6 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet FedEx Express 170/5 400 Running 150,125
4 1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 170/10 400 Running 185,811
5 33 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 160/5 400 Running 139,858
6 30 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 155/5 400 Running 123,950
7 27 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Reese's 151/5 400 Running 132,886
8 22 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 147/5 400 Running 127,236
9 20 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet DIRECTV 138/0 400 Running 87,975
10 28 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 139/5 400 Running 126,466
11 10 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 135/5 400 Running 104,183
12 2 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 127/0 400 Running 83,575
13 7 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 124/0 400 Running 116,358
14 23 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 121/0 400 Running 101,008
15 18 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 118/0 400 Running 110,911
16 43 15 Paul Menard* Chevrolet Moen / Menards 115/0 400 Running 69,100
17 9 01 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army 117/5 400 Running 95,683
18 15 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet National Guard / GMAC 109/0 400 Running 78,550
19 32 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 106/0 400 Running 84,625
20 29 6 David Ragan* Ford AAA Travel 103/0 400 Running 108,875
21 37 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 100/0 400 Running 92,083
22 19 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet DLP HDTV 102/5 399 Running 80,200
23 36 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Waste Management 94/0 399 Running 82,008
24 12 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Haas Automation 91/0 399 Running 86,697
25 35 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Merchant's Tire / Auto Ctrs 88/0 399 Running 69,400
26 16 42 Juan Montoya* Dodge Texaco / Havoline 85/0 399 Running 103,250
27 40 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 82/0 398 Running 86,770
28 8 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 79/0 398 Running 94,645
29 14 00 David Reutimann* Toyota Domino's Pizza 76/0 398 Running 67,675
30 3 10 Scott Riggs Dodge Valvoline / Stanley Tools 73/0 397 Running 73,200
31 31 146 Johnny Benson Toyota wyler.com / TRD / 360 OTC 70/0 397 Running 64,875
32 13 84 A.J. Allmendinger* Toyota Red Bull 67/0 396 Running 64,750
33 38 13 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet CertainTeed 64/0 393 Running 64,625
34 42 7 Robby Gordon Ford MAPEI / Menards 61/0 378 Running 65,450
35 24 4 Ward Burton Chevrolet Va. Tech / State Water Heaters 58/0 370 Accident 65,375
36 17 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Yellow Trans. 55/0 370 Running 64,225
37 11 88 Ricky Rudd Ford Pedigree 52/0 369 Accident 95,133
38 21 40 David Stremme Dodge Coors Light 49/0 362 Accident 63,975
39 26 78 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 46/0 331 Running 63,850
40 5 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 43/0 314 Accident 110,916
41 25 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 40/0 301 Running 71,580
42 41 38 David Gilliland Ford M&M's 37/0 275 Accident 90,669
43 39 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet LENOX Industrial Tools 34/0 139 Engine 103,599
* Denotes Rookie
Average Speed: 91.27 mph Margin of Victory: .723 Time of Race: 03:17:13
Lead Changes: 24 Cautions: 6-11, 42-46, 57-62, 104-109, 120-124, 252-260, 279-284, 286-291, 318-322, 338-342, 350-354, 358-361, 364-367, 373-380

Race Lineup

2007-05-05T03:36:00.000-04:00

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 126.251 21.386 Leader
2 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 125.657 21.487 -0.101
3 10 Scott Riggs Dodge Valvoline / Stanley Tools 125.599 21.497 -0.111 4 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 125.570 21.502 -0.116
5 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 125.546 21.506 -0.120
6 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet FedEx Express 125.488 21.516 -0.130
7 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 125.436 21.525 -0.139
8 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 125.331 21.543 -0.157
9 01 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army 125.174 21.570 -0.184
10 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 125.000 21.600 -0.214
11 88 Ricky Rudd Ford Pedigree 124.977 21.604 -0.218
12 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Haas Automation 124.925 21.613 -0.227
13 84 A.J. Allmendinger* Toyota Red Bull 124.908 21.616 -0.230
14 00 David Reutimann* Toyota Domino's Pizza 124.902 21.617 -0.231
15 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet National Guard / GMAC 124.873 21.622 -0.236
16 42 Juan Montoya* Dodge Texaco / Havoline 124.803 21.634 -0.248
17 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Yellow Trans. 124.775 21.639 -0.253
18 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 124.757 21.642 -0.256
19 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet DLP HDTV 124.688 21.654 -0.268
20 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet DIRECTV 124.654 21.660 -0.274
21 40 David Stremme Dodge Coors Light 124.590 21.671 -0.285
22 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 124.579 21.673 -0.287
23 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 124.573 21.674 -0.288
24 4 Ward Burton Chevrolet Va. Tech / State Water Heaters 124.487 21.689 -0.303
25 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 124.447 21.696 -0.310
26 78 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 124.384 21.707 -0.321
27 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Reese's 124.241 21.732 -0.346
28 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 124.224 21.735 -0.349
29 6 David Ragan* Ford AAA Travel 124.224 21.735 -0.349
30 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 124.138 21.750 -0.364
31 46 Johnny Benson Toyota wyler.com / TRD 124.104 21.756 -0.370
32 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 124.070 21.762 -0.376
33 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 124.007 21.773 -0.387
34 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Kellogg's / CARQUEST 123.961 21.781 -0.395
35 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Merchant's Tire / Auto Ctrs 123.762 21.816 -0.430
36 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Waste Management 123.723 21.823 -0.437
37 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 123.694 21.828 -0.442
38 13 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet CertainTeed 123.689 21.829 -0.443
39 31 Jeff Burton+ Chevrolet LENOX Industrial Tools 123.649 21.836 -0.450
40 19 Elliott Sadler+ Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 123.474 21.867 -0.481
41 38 David Gilliland+ Ford M&M's 123.462 21.869 -0.483
42 7 Robby Gordon+ Ford MAPEI / Menards 122.996 21.952 -0.566
43 15 Paul Menard* Chevrolet Moen / Menards 124.012 21.772 -0.386
+ Set by Owner Points * Denotes Rookie
Did Not Qualify
Brian Vickers, Ken Schrader, Michael Waltrip, Jeremy Mayfield, Dale Jarrett, Kevin Lepage, Mike Bliss

Qualifying Order

2007-05-05T03:31:00.000-04:00

ORDER CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR
1 46 Johnny Benson Toyota wyler.com / TRD
2 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Yellow Trans.
3 84 A.J. Allmendinger* Toyota Red Bull
4 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL
5 6 David Ragan* Ford AAA Travel
6 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet LENOX Industrial Tools
7 7 Robby Gordon Ford MAPEI / Menards
8 21 Ken Schrader Ford Motorcraft
9 36 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 360 OTC
10 42 Juan Montoya* Dodge Texaco / Havoline
11 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT
12 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker
13 38 David Gilliland Ford M&M's
14 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont
15 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW
16 40 David Stremme Dodge Coors Light
17 01 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army
18 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot
19 88 Ricky Rudd Ford Pedigree
20 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Merchant's Tire / Auto Ctrs
21 10 Scott Riggs Dodge Valvoline / Stanley Tools
22 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW
23 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target
24 78 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing
25 4 Ward Burton Chevrolet Va. Tech / State Water Heaters
26 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull
27 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet National Guard / GMAC
28 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Reese's
29 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker
30 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's
31 00 David Reutimann* Toyota Domino's Pizza
32 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot
33 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser
34 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar
35 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet DLP HDTV
36 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal
37 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota UPS
38 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA Auto Parts
39 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Kellogg's / CARQUEST
40 49 Mike Bliss Dodge Paralyzed Veterans of America
41 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Interstate Batteries
42 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Haas Automation
43 15 Paul Menard* Chevrolet Moen / Menards
44 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite
45 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet DIRECTV
46 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet FedEx Express
47 37 Kevin Lepage Dodge Long John Silver's / A&W Root Beer
48 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M
49 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Waste Management
50 13 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet CertainTeed
* Denotes Rookie

Practice 1

2007-05-05T03:25:00.000-04:00

FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 10 Scott Riggs# Dodge Valvoline / Stanley Tools 123.581 21.848 Leader
2 6 David Ragan* Ford AAA Travel 123.525 21.858 -0.010
3 22 Dave Blaney# Toyota Caterpillar 123.457 21.870 -0.022
4 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 123.282 21.901 -0.053
5 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 123.226 21.911 -0.063
6 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Yellow Trans. 123.136 21.927 -0.079
7 40 David Stremme Dodge Coors Light 123.108 21.932 -0.084
8 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 123.029 21.946 -0.098
9 00 David Reutimann*# Toyota Domino's Pizza 123.024 21.947 -0.099
10 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 122.928 21.964 -0.116
11 36 Jeremy Mayfield# Toyota 360 OTC 122.900 21.969 -0.121
12 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 122.839 21.980 -0.132
13 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 122.783 21.990 -0.142
14 01 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army 122.755 21.995 -0.147
15 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 122.755 21.995 -0.147
16 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 122.605 22.022 -0.174
17 84 A.J. Allmendinger*# Toyota Red Bull 122.577 22.027 -0.179
18 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Haas Automation 122.543 22.033 -0.185
19 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 122.482 22.044 -0.196
20 83 Brian Vickers# Toyota Red Bull 122.477 22.045 -0.197
* Denotes Rookie
# Required to qualify on time

Fantasy Picks

2007-05-04T02:37:00.000-04:00

Tony Stewart - 3 Wins

Kevin Harvick - 1 Win 4 Top 5s

My Dark Horse

Jeff Green - 1 Top 5

Owner Standings

2007-05-01T01:51:00.000-04:00

Last 5 Locked In
RANK +/- CAR OWNER POINTS BEHIND STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
31 +2 #9 Ray Evernham 758 -763 9 0 0 1
32 -3 #70 Gene Haas 743 -778 8 0 0 1
33 +1 #45 Kyle Petty 724 -797 9 0 0 0
34 -2 #88 Robert Yates 711 -810 9 0 0 0
35 -- #25 Mary Hendrick 663 -858 9 0 0 1
Just Outside
36 +2 #10 James Rocco 656 -865 9 0 0 1
37 -1 #21 Glen Wood 594 -927 8 0 0 0
38 -1 #44 Michael Waltrip 591 -930 9 0 0 0

Driver Standings

2007-05-01T01:50:00.001-04:00

RANK +/- DRIVER POINTS BEHIND STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 WINNINGS
1 -- Jeff Gordon 1521 Leader 9 4 2 7 8 2,240,260
2 -- Jeff Burton 1318 -203 9 0 1 5 6 2,344,190
3 -- Matt Kenseth 1292 -229 9 0 1 5 6 1,913,130
4 -- Jimmie Johnson 1290 -231 9 0 3 6 6 2,097,030
5 -- Denny Hamlin 1189 -332 9 1 0 3 4 1,390,520
6 +1 Tony Stewart 1078 -443 9 0 0 2 5 1,764,420
7 +5 Jamie McMurray 1059 -462 9 0 0 2 5 1,131,410
8 -2 Kyle Busch 1054 -467 9 0 1 2 5 1,198,980
9 +2 Kevin Harvick 1052 -469 9 0 1 2 4 2,650,860
10 +3 Kurt Busch 1038 -483 9 0 0 1 2 1,443,180
11 -2 Clint Bowyer 1021 -500 9 0 0 0 3 1,040,320
12 -4 Carl Edwards 1004 -517 9 0 0 0 2 1,057,610

Race Pics

2007-05-01T01:46:00.000-04:00

Race Results

2007-05-01T01:43:00.000-04:00

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS WINNINGS
1 1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 195/10 192 Running 355,511
2 8 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 175/5 192 Running 251,736
3 26 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 170/5 192 Running 212,483
4 2 38 David Gilliland Ford M&M's Dark 160/0 192 Running 182,689
5 25 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Sharp AQUOS / 3M Vikuiti 160/5 192 Running 134,675
6 41 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 150/0 192 Running 164,536
7 36 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 151/5 192 Running 149,233
8 20 40 David Stremme Dodge Wrigley's Winterfresh 147/5 192 Running 106,025
9 28 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Kodak 138/0 192 Running 133,450
10 37 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 134/0 192 Running 126,495
11 9 10 Scott Riggs Dodge Stanley Tools / Valvoline 130/0 192 Running 107,050
12 30 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 132/5 192 Running 138,891
13 34 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Best Buy 129/5 192 Running 120,933
14 17 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 126/5 192 Running 137,641
15 39 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 123/5 192 Running 110,770
16 4 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Waste Management / Ginn Resorts 120/5 192 Running 107,983
17 10 6 David Ragan* Ford AAA Travel 117/5 192 Running 127,100
18 23 45 Kyle Petty Dodge National Tire & Battery 109/0 192 Running 103,083
19 31 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 106/0 192 Running 116,033
20 35 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Spider-Man 3 103/0 192 Running 127,111
21 3 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet FedEx Freight 105/5 192 Running 102,550
22 27 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet DLP HDTV 97/0 192 Running 96,425
23 18 36 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 360 OTC 94/0 192 Running 83,075
24 22 01 Regan Smith Chevrolet U.S. Army 96/5 192 Running 104,258
25 29 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 88/0 192 Running 101,947
26 6 78 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet National Day of Prayer / Furniture Row 90/5 192 Running 83,325
27 11 160 Boris Said Ford SOBE - No Fear 87/5 191 Running 80,775
28 32 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 84/5 190 Accident 127,761
29 12 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 81/5 190 Accident 97,025
30 21 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet FleetPride / Yellow 73/0 190 Accident 79,325
31 24 42 Juan Montoya* Dodge Texaco / Havoline 70/0 187 Running 115,750
32 14 00 David Reutimann* Toyota Domino's Pizza 67/0 184 Engine 78,525
33 5 88 Ricky Rudd Ford Snickers 64/0 155 Running 110,458
34 42 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 66/5 151 Running 118,266
35 40 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 58/0 147 Running 86,125
36 15 4 Ward Burton Chevrolet State Water Heaters 55/0 144 Engine 78,725
37 13 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg's 52/0 130 Accident 95,800
38 33 13 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet CertainTeed 49/0 130 Accident 77,450
39 7 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet National Guard / GMAC 51/5 124 Accident 85,250 40 43 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota UPS / 133rd Kentucky Derby 43/0 38 Engine 77,000
41 38 7 Robby Gordon Ford MAPEI / Menards 40/0 33 Engine 76,800
42 16 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 37/0 27 Engine 84,630
43 19 15 Paul Menard* Chevrolet Turtle Wax Ice / Menards 34/0 22 Engine 76,737
* Denotes Rookie
Average Speed: 154.167 mph Margin of Victory: Under Caution Time of Race: 03:18:46
Lead Changes: 42 Cautions: 74-77, 82-84, 126-129, 132-136, 163-165, 176-178, 186-190, 192

Race Lineup

2007-04-29T03:41:00.000-04:00

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 192.069 49.857 Leader
2 38 David Gilliland Ford M&M's Dark 192.069 49.857 Leader
3 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet FedEx Freight 191.551 49.992 -0.135
4 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Waste Management / Ginn Resorts 191.023 50.130 -0.273
5 88 Ricky Rudd Ford Snickers 190.924 50.156 -0.299
6 78 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet National Day of Prayer / Furniture Row 190.909 50.160 -0.303
7 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet National Guard / GMAC 190.787 50.192 -0.335
8 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 190.757 50.200 -0.343
9 10 Scott Riggs Dodge Stanley Tools / Valvoline 190.465 50.277 -0.420
10 6 David Ragan* Ford AAA Travel 190.393 50.296 -0.439
11 160 Boris Said Ford SOBE - No Fear 190.393 50.296 -0.439
12 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 190.306 50.319 -0.462
13 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg's 190.234 50.338 -0.481
14 00 David Reutimann* Toyota Domino's Pizza 190.204 50.346 -0.489
15 4 Ward Burton Chevrolet State Water Heaters 190.177 50.353 -0.496
16 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 190.162 50.357 -0.500
17 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 190.151 50.360 -0.503
18 36 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 360 OTC 190.098 50.374 -0.517
19 15 Paul Menard* Chevrolet Turtle Wax Ice / Menards 190.079 50.379 -0.522
20 40 David Stremme Dodge Wrigley's Winterfresh 189.974 50.407 -0.550
21 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet FleetPride / Yellow 189.940 50.416 -0.559
22 01 Regan Smith Chevrolet U.S. Army 189.785 50.457 -0.600
23 45 Kyle Petty Dodge National Tire & Battery 189.714 50.476 -0.619
24 42 Juan Montoya* Dodge Texaco / Havoline 189.665 50.489 -0.632
25 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Sharp AQUOS / 3M Vikuiti 189.639 50.496 -0.639
26 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 189.635 50.497 -0.640
27 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet DLP HDTV 189.598 50.507 -0.650
28 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Kodak 189.429 50.552 -0.695
29 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 189.223 50.607 -0.750
30 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 188.935 50.684 -0.827
31 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 188.872 50.701 -0.844
32 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 188.675 50.754 -0.897
33 13 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet CertainTeed 188.493 50.803 -0.946
34 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Best Buy 188.448 50.815 -0.958
35 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Spider-Man 3 188.422 50.822 -0.965
36 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 188.389 50.831 -0.974
37 1 Martin Truex Jr.+ Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 188.370 50.836 -0.979 38 7 Robby Gordon+ Ford MAPEI / Menards 188.304 50.854 -0.997
39 19 Elliott Sadler+ Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 187.313 51.123 -1.266
40 07 Clint Bowyer+ Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 187.101 51.181 -1.324
41 29 Kevin Harvick+ Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 186.882 51.241 -1.384
42 31 Jeff Burton+ Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 186.579 51.324 -1.467
43 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota UPS / 133rd Kentucky Derby Champion's Provisional
+ Set by Owner Points * Denotes Rookie
Did Not Qualify
Michael Waltrip, Brian Vickers, Dave Blaney, A.J. Allmendinger, Ken Schrader, Mike Wallace, Kevin Lepage, John Andretti, Mike Bliss

Qualifying Order

2007-04-29T03:39:00.000-04:00

ORDER CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR
1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont
2 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet FedEx Freight
3 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless
4 49 Mike Bliss Dodge PVA.org
5 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull
6 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser
7 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M
8 13 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet CertainTeed
9 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite
10 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Sharp AQUOS / 3M Vikuiti
11 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet DLP HDTV
12 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker
13 36 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 360 OTC
14 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg's
15 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot
16 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot
17 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet FleetPride / Yellow
18 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota UPS / 133rd Kentucky Derby
19 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Interstate Batteries
20 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's
21 38 David Gilliland Ford M&M's Dark
22 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Best Buy
23 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT
24 160 Boris Said Ford SOBE - No Fear
25 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's
26 4 Ward Burton Chevrolet State Water Heaters
27 15 Paul Menard* Chevrolet Turtle Wax Ice / Menards
28 37 John Andretti Dodge Huddle House
29 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet National Guard / GMAC
30 109 Mike Wallace Chevrolet Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts
31 21 Ken Schrader Ford Little Debbie
32 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Kodak
33 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil
34 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW
35 78 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet National Day of Prayer / Furniture Row
36 7 Robby Gordon Ford MAPEI / Menards
37 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Spider-Man 3
38 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target
39 6 David Ragan* Ford AAA Travel
40 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA Auto Parts
41 34 Kevin Lepage Dodge Taco Bell
42 01 Regan Smith Chevrolet U.S. Army
43 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Waste Management / Ginn Resorts
44 10 Scott Riggs Dodge Stanley Tools / Valvoline
45 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar
46 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW
47 45 Kyle Petty Dodge National Tire & Battery
48 88 Ricky Rudd Ford Snickers
49 42 Juan Montoya* Dodge Texaco / Havoline
50 84 A.J. Allmendinger* Toyota Red Bull
51 00 David Reutimann* Toyota Domino's Pizza
52 40 David Stremme Dodge Wrigley's Winterfresh
* Denotes Rookie

Practice 2

2007-04-29T03:37:00.000-04:00

FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 7 Robby Gordon Ford MAPEI / Menards 197.423 48.505 Leader
2 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet FleetPride / Yellow 197.256 48.546 -0.041
3 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Kodak 197.240 48.550 -0.045
4 6 David Ragan* Ford AAA Travel 197.232 48.552 -0.047
5 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Spider-Man 3 197.130 48.577 -0.072
6 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Best Buy 196.835 48.650 -0.145
7 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 196.814 48.655 -0.150
8 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 196.527 48.726 -0.221
9 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 196.520 48.728 -0.223
10 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 195.162 49.067 -0.562
11 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 195.138 49.073 -0.568
12 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 195.011 49.105 -0.600
13 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 194.876 49.139 -0.634
14 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet DLP HDTV 194.816 49.154 -0.649
15 45 Kyle Petty Dodge National Tire & Battery 194.777 49.164 -0.659
16 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 194.773 49.165 -0.660
17 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 194.705 49.182 -0.677
18 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 194.689 49.186 -0.681
19 42 Juan Montoya* Dodge Texaco / Havoline 194.559 49.219 -0.714
20 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 194.551 49.221 -0.716
* Denotes Rookie

Practice 1

2007-04-29T03:34:00.000-04:00

FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 198.685 48.197 Leader
2 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Spider-Man 3 198.351 48.278 -0.081
3 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 198.035 48.355 -0.158
4 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 197.994 48.365 -0.168
5 7 Robby Gordon Ford MAPEI / Menards 197.847 48.401 -0.204
6 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Sharp AQUOS / 3M Vikuiti 197.439 48.501 -0.304
7 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet DLP HDTV 197.415 48.507 -0.310
8 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Waste Management / Ginn Resorts 197.325 48.529 -0.332
9 42 Juan Montoya* Dodge Texaco / Havoline 197.289 48.538 -0.341
10 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 197.256 48.546 -0.349
11 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet National Guard / GMAC 197.187 48.563 -0.366
12 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 197.175 48.566 -0.369
13 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 197.147 48.573 -0.376
14 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg's 197.001 48.609 -0.412
15 13 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet CertainTeed 196.883 48.638 -0.441
16 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 196.851 48.646 -0.449
17 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet FleetPride / Yellow 196.685 48.687 -0.490
18 88 Ricky Rudd Ford Snickers 196.580 48.713 -0.516
19 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 196.552 48.720 -0.523
20 6 David Ragan* Ford AAA Travel 196.475 48.739 -0.542
* Denotes Rookie

Fantasy Picks

2007-04-27T04:10:00.000-04:00

Dale Earnhardt Jr. - 5 Wins

Jeff Gordon - 4 Wins

My Dark Horse

Martin Truex Jr. - 1 Top 5

Owner Standings

2007-04-27T04:08:00.000-04:00

Last 5 In
RANK +/- CAR OWNER POINTS BEHIND STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
31 -- #14 Bobby Ginn 648 -678 8 0 0 0
32 -2 #88 Robert Yates 647 -679 8 0 0 0
33 -- #9 Ray Evernham 626 -700 8 0 0 1
34 -- #45 Kyle Petty 615 -711 8 0 0 0
35 -3 #25 Mary Hendrick 612 -714 8 0 0 1
Just Outside
36 -- #21 Glen Wood 575 -751 8 0 0 0
37 +2 #44 Michael Waltrip 548 -778 8 0 0 0
38 -1 #10 James Rocco 526 -800 8 0 0 1

Driver Standings

2007-04-27T04:07:00.000-04:00

RANK +/- DRIVER POINTS BEHIND STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 WINNINGS
1 -- Jeff Gordon 1326 Leader 8 3 1 6 7 1,884,750
2 -- Jeff Burton 1252 -74 8 0 1 5 6 2,225,930
3 -- Matt Kenseth 1166 -160 8 0 1 5 6 1,775,490
4 -- Jimmie Johnson 1115 -211 8 0 3 5 5 1,845,300
5 -- Denny Hamlin 1084 -242 8 1 0 3 4 1,287,970
6 +1 Kyle Busch 1002 -324 8 0 1 2 5 1,103,180
7 +2 Tony Stewart 994 -332 8 0 0 2 5 1,636,660
8 -- Carl Edwards 967 -359 8 0 0 0 2 972,983
9 -3 Clint Bowyer 963 -363 8 0 0 0 3 954,200
10 +1 Mark Martin 921 -405 6 0 0 4 5 2,008,860
11 +3 Kevin Harvick 902 -424 8 0 1 2 3 2,486,320
12 -2 Jamie McMurray 899 -427 8 0 0 1 4 996,733

Race Pics

2007-04-27T04:04:00.000-04:00

Race Results

2007-04-27T04:01:00.000-04:00

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS WINNINGS
1 1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 190/5 312 Running 251,411
2 9 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 180/10 312 Running 209,411
3 3 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet FedEx Kinko's 170/5 312 Running 158,150
4 5 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 160/0 312 Running 158,046
5 17 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 155/0 312 Running 149,766
6 14 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Best Buy 150/0 312 Running 124,283
7 24 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg's 146/0 312 Running 97,875
8 26 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 142/0 312 Running 118,561
9 42 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Haas Automation 138/0 312 Running 79,925
10 8 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 139/5 312 Running 126,261
11 28 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 130/0 312 Running 83,625
12 20 01 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army 127/0 312 Running 98,183
13 31 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 124/0 312 Running 109,266
14 23 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet DLP HDTV 121/0 312 Running 81,925
15 27 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 118/0 312 Running 93,208
16 16 13 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Pinnacle Las Vegas 120/5 312 Running 65,275
17 18 16 Greg Biffle Ford Ameriquest 112/0 312 Running 83,075
18 6 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 109/0 312 Running 103,108
19 15 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 106/0 312 Running 110,058
20 7 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 103/0 311 Running 95,920
21 22 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 100/0 311 Running 97,883
22 12 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet DIRECTV 97/0 311 Running 75,950
23 2 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 94/0 310 Running 77,175
24 38 7 Robby Gordon Ford Jim Beam 91/0 310 Running 67,475
25 33 15 Paul Menard* Chevrolet Johns Manville / Menards 88/0 310 Running 65,350
26 39 88 Ricky Rudd Ford Snickers 85/0 310 Running 98,658
27 37 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Waste Management 87/5 309 Running 78,558
28 34 21 Ken Schrader Ford Motorcraft 79/0 309 Running 86,889
29 43 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota UPS 76/0 309 Running 63,350
30 40 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Wells Fargo 78/5 309 Running 76,347
31 10 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 70/0 309 Running 110,266
32 25 00 David Reutimann* Toyota Domino's Pizza 67/0 309 Running 65,925
33 36 42 Juan Montoya* Dodge Texaco / Havoline 64/0 309 Running 101,325
34 21 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 61/0 308 Running 83,520
35 30 38 David Gilliland Ford M&M's 58/0 308 Running 89,764
36 35 4 Ward Burton Chevrolet Va. Tech / State Water Heaters 55/0 305 Running 63,150
37 13 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet National Guard / GMAC 52/0 303 Running 70,275
38 19 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 49/0 301 Running 94,200
39 11 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 46/0 281 Accident 70,000
40 29 78 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 43/0 279 Accident 61,850
41 32 6 David Ragan* Ford AAA "Show Your Card and Save" 40/0 264 Running 97,530
42 4 10 Scott Riggs Dodge Valvoline / Stanley Tools 37/0 250 Running 69,780
43 41 40 David Stremme Dodge Coors Light 34/0 248 Running 61,736
* Denotes Rookie
Average Speed: 107.71 mph Margin of Victory: .697 Time of Race: 02:53:48
Lead Changes: 12 Cautions: 38-41, 44-47, 99-103, 150-154, 212-218, 285-293

Practice 3

2007-04-27T03:58:00.000-04:00

FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 129.562 27.786 Leader
2 01 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army 129.283 27.846 -0.060
3 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 129.037 27.899 -0.113
4 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 129.014 27.904 -0.118
5 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 128.530 28.009 -0.223
6 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 128.525 28.010 -0.224
7 7 Robby Gordon Ford Jim Beam 128.493 28.017 -0.231
8 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 128.475 28.021 -0.235
9 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 128.420 28.033 -0.247
10 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 128.164 28.089 -0.303
11 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Waste Management 128.128 28.097 -0.311
12 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 128.128 28.097 -0.311
13 10 Scott Riggs Dodge Valvoline / Stanley Tools 128.064 28.111 -0.325
14 88 Ricky Rudd Ford Snickers 127.977 28.130 -0.344
15 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Best Buy 127.973 28.131 -0.345
16 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Haas Automation 127.959 28.134 -0.348
17 78 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 127.923 28.142 -0.356
18 16 Greg Biffle Ford Ameriquest 127.859 28.156 -0.370
19 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet DIRECTV 127.836 28.161 -0.375
20 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet National Guard / GMAC 127.737 28.183 -0.397
* Denotes Rookie