NASCAR Nextel Cup Results: Sharpie 500
The box score from the NASCAR Nextel Cup Sharpie 500 Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway
Fin. St. No. Driver Car Laps Money Status
1 6 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 500 $297,050 Running
2 1 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 500 265,541 Running
3 15 07 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet 500 180,125 Running
4 23 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet 500 178,386 Running
5 17 8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 500 164,008 Running
6 19 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 500 145,608 Running
7 7 12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge 500 139,775 Running
8 22 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 500 144,238 Running
9 20 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg’s/Carquest Chevrolet 500 116,875 Running
10 34 16 Greg Biffle Dish Network Ford 500 120,300 Running
11 25 1 Martin Truex, Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats 500 125,695 Running
12 10 31 Jeff Burton RCR Chevrolet 500 134,641 Running
13 40 18 J.J. Yeley Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 500 131,758 Running
14 36 40 David Stremme Coors Light Dodge 500 97,700 Running
15 29 41 Reed Sorenson Target Dodge 500 123,558 Running
16 13 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Platinum Chevrolet 500 140,561 Running
17 2 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Texaco/Havoline Dodge 500 131,050 Running
18 11 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline/Stanley Tools Dodge 500 102,300 Running
19 18 24 Jeff Gordon Dupont Chevrolet 500 137,111 Running
20 24 7 Robby Gordon Camping World Ford 500 95,975 Running
21 9 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 499 142,911 Running
22 30 25 Casey Mears National Guard/GMAC Chevrolet 498 106,425 Running
23 16 55 Michael Waltrip Napa Auto Parts Toyota 498 104,958 Running
24 41 15 Paul Menard Menards/Turtle Wax Ice Chevrolet 498 90,675 Running
25 26 21 Bill Elliott Air Force Ford 498 110,514 Running
26 3 26 Jamie McMurray Irwin Industrial Tools Ford 498 97,525 Running
27 39 66 Jeff Green HAAS Automation Chevrolet 498 110,563 Running
28 42 96 Tony Raines DLP HDTV Chevrolet 498 96,145 Running
29 21 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 497 106,030 Running
30 27 38 David Gilliland M&M’s Ford 497 114,789 Running
31 5 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Toyota 496 104,123 Running
32 32 45 Kenny Wallace Wells Fargo Dodge 496 93,902 Running
33 14 4 Ward Burton Miccosukee/Food City Chevrolet 494 85,495 Running
34 33 44 Dale Jarrett UPS Toyota 494 84,135 Running
35 43 84 A.J. Allmendinger Red Bull Toyota 491 84,000 Running
36 35 01 Aric Almirola U.S. Army Chevrolet 485 91,890 Running
37 31 36 Jeremy Mayfield 360 OTC Toyota 481 83,755 Running
38 8 88 Ricky Rudd Snickers Ford 478 114,678 Accident
39 12 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Ford 452 131,176 Accident
40 28 49 John Andretti Paralyzed Veterans Dodge 416 83,425 Electrical
41 4 6 David Ragan AAA Ford 414 119,100 Accident
42 38 70 Johnny Sauter HAAS Automation Chevrolet 280 83,155 Running
43 37 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Chevrolet 209 102,268 Engine
Race time: 2 hours, 59 minutes, 39 seconds
Average speed: 89.006 miles per hour
Victory margin: 1.405 seconds
Caution flags: Nine for 61 laps
Lead changes: 12 among eight drivers
Lap leaders: Kasey Kahne 1-36; Carl Edwards 37-64; Kahne 65-330; Edwards 331; Kahne 332-334; Edwards 335-357; Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 358; Kurt Busch 359-360; Ryan Newman 361-362; Kyle Busch 363-365; Jeff Gordon 366-367; Robby Gordon 368-370; Edwards 371-500.