FIN, ST, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, PTS/BNS, LAPS, STATUS, WINNINGS
1 2 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 190/5 500 Running 201,391
2 1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 175/5 500 Running 165,336
3 24 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 170/5 500 Running 149,308
4 10 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 165/5 500 Running 142,861
5 9 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 155/0 500 Running 131,236

Denny Hamlin finally broke through at Martinsville Speedway after two close calls, and it wasn’t Hendrick Motorsports he had to beat.

The email began to arrive once the IRL action got underway from the Homestead, FL track. It was not about the good pictures from ESPN or the good action from a series trying to survive.
What NASCAR fans had seen, apparently many for the first time, was the TV commercial breaks in the live IRL coverage. [...]

POS, CAR, DRIVER,, MAKE, SPONSOR, SPEED, TIME, BEHIND
1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 96.288 19.666 Leader
2 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 95.757 19.775 -0.109
3 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet U.S. Army 95.733 19.780 -0.114
4 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 95.569 19.814 -0.148
5 26 Jamie McMurray Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools 95.492 19.830 -0.164