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RYAN AND KURT, 1 AND 2!

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RESULTS
2008 Unofficial Race Results : Daytona 500
Daytona 500 | February 17, 2008 | Race 1 of 36

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 7 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 190/5 200 Running
2 43 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 175/5 200 Running
3 6 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 170/5 200 Running
4 24 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 170/10 200 Running
5 5 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 160/5 200 Running
6 35 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy 150/0 200 Running
7 10 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 151/5 200 Running
8 26 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Jim Beam 142/0 200 Running
9 3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet AMP Energy / National Guard 143/5 200 Running
10 18 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 139/5 200 Running
11 13 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 130/0 200 Running
12 23 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 127/0 200 Running
13 36 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 129/5 200 Running
14 16 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 121/0 200 Running
15 19 77 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge Mobil 1 118/0 200 Running
16 20 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota UPS 115/0 200 Running
17 4 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 117/5 200 Running
18 42 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 109/0 200 Running
19 11 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 106/0 200 Running
20 25 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 103/0 200 Running
21 27 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet State Water Heaters 100/0 200 Running
22 21 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet PEAK / Menards 97/0 200 Running
23 33 70 Jeremy Mayfield Chevrolet Junior Johnson's Midnight Moon 94/0 200 Running
24 31 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 96/5 200 Running
25 37 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota DLP HDTV 88/0 200 Running
26 38 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal Cask No. 16 85/0 200 Running
27 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 87/5 200 Running
28 32 38 David Gilliland Ford FreeCreditReport.com 79/0 200 Running
29 2 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 81/5 200 Running
30 30 28 Travis Kvapil Ford K&N Filters 73/0 200 Running
31 12 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army 70/0 200 Running
32 15 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco / Havoline 67/0 200 Running
33 40 40 Dario Franchitti* Dodge Dodge Journey 64/0 199 Running
34 39 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Wells Fargo 61/0 197 Running
35 28 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 63/5 194 Running
36 29 01 Regan Smith * Chevrolet Principal Financial Group 55/0 194 Running
37 9 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet Kellogg's / CARQUEST 52/0 194 Off Track
38 34 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 54/5 189 Off Track
39 8 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 51/5 186 Off Track
40 22 34 John Andretti Chevrolet Makoto 43/0 184 Running
41 41 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 40/0 171 Running
42 14 6 David Ragan Ford AAA 37/0 161 Out of Race
43 17 187 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com 34/0 141 Out of Race

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Newman gets last-lap push from teammate to win 500
By Sporting News Wire Service
February 17, 2008



DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The Roger Penske Dodges ganged up on Tony Stewart during a three-lap run to the finish Sunday, propelling Ryan Newman to victory in the 50th Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.

The victory was team owner Roger Penske's first at a restrictor-plate racetrack, and with Kurt Busch running second behind his teammate, it was the first time Penske cars have finished 1-2 in a Cup race.

Newman broke a 71-race winless drought with his 13th NASCAR Cup series victory. His previous win came in September 2005 at New Hampshire.

Stewart salvaged a third-place finish, with Kyle Busch finishing fourth despite leading 86 laps in the race's dominant car. Reed Sorenson ran fifth and Elliott Sadler sixth, followed by Kasey Kahne and Robby Gordon -- as Dodge claimed six of the top eight positions.

On Lap 195, Casey Mears, who was running fourth at the time, moved up the track across the nose of Stewart's No. 20 Toyota and slammed into the Turn 1 wall to bring out the seventh caution of the race and the fourth in the final 24 laps.

Jeff Burton had the lead on the final restart but was quickly shuffled back and finished 13th.

Busch was dominating the race in his No. 18 Toyota, having led 81 laps, when NASCAR threw the second debris caution of the afternoon on Lap 151. Busch restarted second behind Greg Biffle on Lap 156 but quickly regained the lead, pulling Stewart with him.

The first wreck of the day, when David Ragan lost control and pinched Roush Fenway teammate Matt Kenseth against the wall at the Turn 4 exit, brought out the third caution on Lap 161, and subsequent pit stops under yellow scrambled the field.

Busch was 11th when he restarted on Lap 166 and moved doggedly toward the front while Stewart, his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, traded the lead with Dale Earnhardt Jr., who finished ninth. When defending Cup champion

Jimmie Johnson got caught in the middle and went spinning after a tap from Sam Hornish Jr. off Turn 2 on Lap 176, all but five of the leaders came to the pits again.

Busch, however, slid across the front line of his pit stall on the stop and restarted ninth on Lap 181. Clint Bowyer quickly took the lead only to be turned into the infield grass by Juan Montoya on Lap 184.

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An extra million for Newman and the team: Teammates #12-Ryan Newman and #2-Kurt Busch gave Dodge its first ever 1-2 sweep in NASCAR’s premier event, the Daytona 500, winning the 50th running of the “Great American Race” Sunday at Daytona International Speedway. The Dodge Charger domination didn’t stop there. Six of the first eight positions were filled by Dodge drivers. Reed Sorenson finished fourth, Elliott Sadler fifth, Kasey Kahne sixth and Robby Gordon seventh. Chrysler Chairman and CEO Robert Nardelli met with Dodge team owners earlier Sunday and announced there would be a $1 million bonus for a Dodge victory. During a meeting with several members of the motorsports press later in the day, he predicted a Dodge victory. It was Newman’s first Daytona 500 victory and snapped an 81-race winless streak. He led four times for eight laps in the #12 Alltel Dodge Charger, but the most important was the final circuit. The win was also the first Daytona 500 victory for car owner Roger Penske, the most successful owner in open wheel history with 14 Indianapolis 500 victories. It was the first Daytona 500 win by a Dodge driver since Ward Burton visited victory lane in 2002. Newman collected $1,506,045 for the win plus the $1 million bonus from Dodge. Newman’s Dodge Charger will be inducted into the Daytona 500 Experience Monday where it will remain on display for one year. Following the induction ceremonies, Newman departs for New York for a media tour and then on to Las Angeles on Tuesday afternoon for more appearances.(Dodge Motorsports PR)(2-18-2008)


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Very good showing for DODGE.........I was impressed!!!!!!

Dusty

 

Conrats to you midnight thought of you when newman and bush pulled past the two I was pullling for . You got to give credit to tony and kyle they are going to be tough this yr hopefully. Those two will give toyota a better name.

 

Dodge did great today, too bad for Toyota <g>.

 

It`s a whole new year! Maybe Toyota needs to go back to the land of the rising sun.

 

Toyota sure put a scare on the field today didn't they.. my boy Tony almost pulled it off.....again

 

dodge is doin alot better this year

 

It was an army of Dodges. Crappy night for my fanasty team but I don't care. Biggest win of Ryan's career!

 

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I was watching the race with a bunch of my friends, and my one buddy was giving me crap all day
about how bad Newman sucked . When it came down the last lap I was freaking out.
My buddy will never live this day down.
Congrats to Dodge , Penske , and of course Ryan.

Now I gotta order me a new Daytona 500 champ hat!

 

I Have A Feelin' Roush Is Going To Get A Run For It's Money This Year. Yoda's Finally Showed Up To Race.. Dodge Is Gonna Be Hard To Beat.

Mears Was Quite the Dissapointment To My Fantasy Finish[:@]