Hard hats would have been an appropriate fan giveaway Sunday at Dover International Speedway. Why? The Dodge Dealers 400 was a disaster area for drivers in the Chase for the Nextel Cup.
Even race-winner Carl Edwards had to overcome early race engine problems and avoid trouble from a record-setting 13 cautions before he could claim his third win of the season, which catapulted him into second place in the standings with eight of 10 races remaining to decide the season champion.
Nearly everyone else in the Chase had serious problems, including a late-race 10-car wreck that collected Chase participants Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr.
Kevin Harvick had a loose wheel and flat tire. Matt Kenseth, who led the most laps, blew his engine late in the race. Clint Bowyer and Denny Hamlin were involved in wrecks. Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart and Jeff Burton avoided on-track incidents but didn’t run particularly well.
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UNOFFICIAL RESULTS:
FIN, ST, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, PTS/BNS, LAPS, STATUS
1 15 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 190/5 400 Running
2 9 16 Greg Biffle Ford Nintendo Wii 175/5 400 Running
3 21 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 165/0 400 Running
4 31 01 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army 165/5 400 Running
5 22 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Kellogg’s / CARQUEST 155/0 400 Running
6 17 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet National Guard / GMAC 150/0 400 Running
7 36 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 146/0 399 Running
8 30 26 Jamie McMurray Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools 142/0 399 Running
9 28 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 138/0 399 Running
10 2 42 Juan Montoya * Dodge Texaco / Havoline 134/0 399 Running
11 27 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 130/0 399 Running
12 42 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet DIRECTV 127/0 399 Running
13 5 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 124/0 399 Running
14 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 126/5 398 Running
15 43 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 123/5 398 Running
16 23 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 115/0 397 Running
17 12 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 112/0 397 Running
18 13 00 David Reutimann * Toyota Dominos.com 109/0 397 Running
19 41 7 Robby Gordon Ford Jim Beam Black 106/0 397 Running
20 7 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 103/0 396 Running
21 38 15 Paul Menard * Chevrolet Pittsburgh Paints / Menards 100/0 396 Running
22 18 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 97/0 396 Running
23 39 88 Kenny Wallace Ford Snickers 94/0 396 Running
24 37 38 David Gilliland Ford M&M’s 91/0 395 Running
25 35 6 David Ragan * Ford AAA 88/0 394 Running
26 26 21 Ken Schrader Ford U.S. Air Force 85/0 394 Running
27 8 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 82/0 394 Off Track
28 4 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 84/5 385 Out of Race
29 24 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 76/0 385 Out of Race
30 33 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 78/5 384 Running
31 34 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Comcast 70/0 384 Off Track
32 14 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 67/0 384 Off Track
33 32 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 64/0 383 Off Track
34 6 10 Scott Riggs Dodge Valvoline / Stanley Tools 61/0 382 Off Track
35 10 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT NANO Technology 68/10 374 Running
36 20 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet DLP HDTV 55/0 361 Running
37 29 49 John Andretti Dodge Paralyzed Veterans of America 52/0 358 Running
38 3 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet FedEx Ground 54/5 308 Running
39 40 40 David Stremme Dodge Halo 3 / Target 46/0 287 Running
40 16 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Wells Fargo 43/0 201 Out of Race
41 19 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota UPS 40/0 141 Out of Race
42 25 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Haas Automation 37/0 11 Out of Race
43 11 84 A.J. Allmendinger * Toyota Red Bull 34/0 4 Out of Race
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how about that jr actually finnishes one
Without all those cautions that would of been a boring race.. Only 6 lead lap cars.. Guess the practice times don’t meen much
boo!
That was an insane race! With the scuffle between Kyle Petty and Denny Hamlin, then with all the wrecks, and only having 6 cars on the lead lap??? I was listening to KK’s scanner, I believe he was refering to this race as looking like an IRL race….couldn’t help but snicker when he said that, with debri cautions seemed like he thought they were trying to get more cars on the lead lap. All in all, a good race.
Yes it was an insane race. Some interesting and good wrecks, Kyle
and Denny got me interested :]
But the battles for first SUCKED. Oh well, all around, not a bad race.
I’m really getting tired of having to work these Sundays!!!! I am missing all of the good races! Can’t wait till Charlotte…that’s when my Sundays are over…but the chase is almost over. Sweet and sour all in the same bunch!!!
Face it…they handed JR his lap back.