Monday, March 17, 2008
NASCAR Sprint Cup-Food City 500
Sunday’s results
At Bristol Motor Speedway
Lap length: .533 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (8) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 506 laps, 118.6 rating, 190 points, $209,558.
2. (10) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 506, 122.9, 175, $167,011.
3. (3) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 506, 121.0, 170, $139,125.
4. (14) Greg Biffle, Ford, 506, 105.7, 160, $123,525.
5. (15) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 506, 92.3, 155, $106,475.
6. (12) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 506, 115.8, 155, $128,591.
7. (20) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 506, 83.9, 146, $122,916.
8. (16) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, 506, 90.6, 142, $126,483.
9. (32) David Gilliland, Ford, 506, 80.9, 138, $116,083.
10. (4) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 506, 94.5, 134, $139,016.
11. (2) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 506, 91.4, 130, $135,636.
12. (36) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 506, 82.7, 127, $91,825.
13. (11) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 506, 84.3, 124, $122,133.
14. (6) Tony Stewart, Toyota, 506, 130.2, 131, $139,911.
15. (21) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 505, 77.4, 118, $118,633.
16. (9) Carl Edwards, Ford, 504, 92.0, 115, $133,125.
17. (22) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 504, 94.4, 117, $97,000.
18. (1) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 504, 102.6, 114, $139,186.
19. (27) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 504, 59.2, 106, $114,970.
20. (39) David Reutimann, Toyota, 504, 58.1, 103, $106,308.
21. (24) David Ragan, Ford, 504, 54.0, 100, $96,900.
22. (31) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 503, 62.4, 97, $101,958.
23. (40) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 503, 59.1, 99, $96,833.
24. (28) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 503, 47.5, 91, $104,897.
25. (25) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 503, 55.9, 88, $95,575.
26. (17) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 503, 55.6, 85, $96,350.
27. (30) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 503, 45.9, 82, $113,814.
28. (35) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 501, 36.0, 79, $86,450.
29. (7) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 501, 56.0, 76, $128,925.
30. (33) Jeremy Mayfield, Chevrolet, 500, 31.8, 73, $86,000.
31. (23) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 500, 60.8, 70, $109,414.
32. (29) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 499, 58.9, 67, $90,125.
33. (13) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 499, 55.6, 64, $124,150.
34. (34) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 498, 31.7, 61, $82,975.
35. (42) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 498, 31.9, 58, $81,975.
36. (26) Dario Franchitti, Dodge, 497, 37.7, 55, $89,925.
37. (37) Dale Jarrett, Toyota, 496, 39.1, 52, $81,875.
38. (19) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 489, 43.3, 49, $118,761.
39. (38) Brian Vickers, Toyota, Accident, 486, 46.3, 46, $81,775.
40. (43) Mike Skinner, Toyota, 441, 31.3, 43, $81,700.
41. (41) Ken Schrader, Dodge, 420, 48.9, 40, $81,625.
42. (5) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 417, 69.7, 37, $99,540.
43. (18) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 373, 39.2, 34, $89,000.
Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 89.775 mph.
Time of Race: 3 hours, 0 minutes, 15 seconds
Margin of Victory: .588 seconds.
Caution Flags: 10 for 68 laps.
Lead Changes: 17 among eight drivers.
Lap Leaders: J.Johnson 1-13; C.Bowyer 14-52; J.Johnson 53; C.Bowyer 54-95; T.Stewart 96; M.Waltrip 97-101; T.Stewart 102-189; D.Hamlin 190-193; T.Stewart 194-197; D.Hamlin 198-283; Ky.Busch 284-290; T.Stewart 291-345; K.Harvick 346-350; T.Stewart 351-387; K.Harvick 388-414; T.Stewart 415-496; D.Hamlin 497-504; J.Burton 505-506.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): Tony Stewart 6 times for 267 laps; Denny Hamlin 3 times for 98 laps; Clint Bowyer 2 times for 81 laps; Kevin Harvick 2 times for 32 laps; Jimmie Johnson 2 times for 14 laps; Kyle Busch 1 time for 7 laps; Michael Waltrip 1 time for 5 laps; Jeff Burton 1 time for 2 laps.
Top 12 in Points: 1. Ky. Busch, 782. 2. G.Biffle, 752. 3. K.Harvick, 749. 4. J.Burton, 745. 5. D.Earnhardt Jr., 686. 6. K.Kahne, 674. 7. T.Stewart, 656. 8. R.Newman, 635. 9. C.Bowyer, 606. 10. Ku.Busch, 605. 11. M.Kenseth, 604. 12. M.Truex Jr., 595.
NASCAR Driver Rating Formula
A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.
The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.