FIN, ST, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, PTS/BNS, LAPS, STATUS, WINNINGS
1 4 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 190/5 506 Running 244,486
2 12 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 170/0 506 Running 181,625
3 1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 175/10 506 Running 183,386
4 6 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Kellogg’s / CARQUEST 165/5 506 Running 130,375
5 24 17 Matt Kenseth Ford R+L Carriers 155/0 506 Running 147,916

Jimmie Johnson survived a record number of cautions (21) to capture Sunday’s Subway 500 at the Martinsville Speedway. The No.48 Chevrolet crossed the finish line ahead of Ryan Newman after a green- white-checker finish was ended by a final caution flag.
The victory was Johnson’s seventh of the season, third straight at Martinsville and 30th of [...]

POS, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, SPEED, TIME, BEHIND
1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 94.974 19.938 Leader
2 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 94.737 19.988 -0.050
3 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 94.685 19.999 -0.061
4 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 94.618 20.013 -0.075
5 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 94.585 20.020 -0.082

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Busch will be allowed to test with their new teams at a Car of Tomorrow test at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Oct. 29-30.

Ward Burton made his return to Nextel Cup racing one year ago at Martinsville after almost two years without a ride.

Tony Stewart, No. 20 Home Depot Impala SS, met with members of the media at Martinsville Speedway and discussed his car for Sunday’s Subway 500 at Martinsville, the Chase and racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway:
ON HOW CAR IS HANDLING AFTER SATURDAY MORNING PRACTICE: “We aren’t happy with the handling, if we could put our finger [...]

Bobby Labonte could find himself in the #45 instead of the 43 at Petty Enterprises should Kyle Petty fall out of the top 35 in Nextel Cup owners’ points over the next five weeks. Petty said he would consider switching cars with his teammate so both would be guaranteed a starting spot, him on Labonte’s [...]