Results: Post #2

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Only 4 Toyotas made it into the 500 and 1 (Jarrett) only because he's a past champ.

Chevy - 19
Ford - 10
Dodge - 10
Toyota -4

OFFICIAL STARTING LINEUP
Start Pos Qual Rank Car# Driver Manu Qual Speed How In
1 1 38 David Gilliland Ford 186.320 Won Pole
2 2 88 Ricky Rudd Ford 185.609 Outside Pole
3 19 20 Tony Stewart Chevy 184.260 Duel 1 Finish
4 37 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 183.068 Duel 2 Finish
5 23 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 184.008 Duel 1 Finish
6 3 40 David Stremme Dodge 185.487 Duel 2 Finish
7 52 31 Jeff Burton Chevy 181.976 Duel 1 Finish
8 13 5 Kyle Busch Chevy 184.509 Duel 2 Finish
9 14 11 Denny Hamlin Chevy 184.449 Duel 1 Finish
10 11 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DISQ Duel 2 Finish
11 41 07 Clint Bowyer Chevy 182.771 Duel 1 Finish
12 17 18 J.J. Yeley Chevy 184.336 Duel 2 Finish
13 22 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy 184.139 Duel 1 Finish
14 51 99 Carl Edwards Ford 182.020 Duel 2 Finish
15 25 55 * Michael Waltrip Toyota DISQ Duel 1 Finish
16 29 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 183.602 Duel 2 Finish
17 12 25 Casey Mears Chevy 184.634 Duel 1 Finish
18 47 13 * Joe Nemechek Chevy 182.474 Duel 2 Finish
19 48 21 Ken Schrader Ford 182.452 Duel 1 Finish
20 36 96 Tony Raines Chevy 183.094 Duel 2 Finish
21 10 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 184.727 Duel 1 Finish
22 61 09 * Mike Wallace Chevy 171.305 Duel 2 Finish
23 6 60 * Boris Said Ford 185.212 Duel 1 Finish
24 21 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 184.211 Duel 2 Finish
25 30 16 Greg Biffle Ford 183.535 Duel 1 Finish
26 35 01 Mark Martin Chevy 183.266 Duel 2 Finish
27 24 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 184.000 Duel 1 Finish
28 28 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge DISQ Duel 2 Finish
29 34 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 183.329 Duel 1 Finish
30 20 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 184.256 Duel 2 Finish
31 27 66 Jeff Green Chevy 183.662 Duel 1 Finish
32 49 10 Scott Riggs Dodge 182.437 Duel 2 Finish
33 44 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 182.559 Duel 1 Finish
34 31 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy 183.494 Duel 2 Finish
35 5 6 David Ragan # Ford 185.300 Duel 1 Finish
36 4 42 Juan Pablo Montoya # Dodge 185.338 Duel 2 Finish
37 39 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 183.035 Duel 1 Finish
38 8 14 * Sterling Marlin Chevy 184.945 Speed
39 38 7 Robby Gordon Ford 183.050 Duel 1 Finish
40 15 00 * David Reutimann # Toyota 184.419 Speed
41 9 70 * Johnny Sauter Chevy 184.850 Speed
42 7 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy 185.079 Duel 2 Finish DISQ
43 50 44 * Dale Jarrett Toyota 182.061 Champ Prv

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Gordon's winning car fails Duels inspection
Will start 42nd in Daytona 500 because of infraction

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Jeff Gordon's Duels-winning racecar failed post-race inspection on Thursday, dropping the former Daytona 500 winner to a 42nd-place starting spot.
Gordon's car was deemed "close to an inch" too low, according to NASCAR officials, due to the fact that a bolt on the shock fastener was misaligned.
NASCAR vice president of competition Robin Pemberton said he feels the action was unintentional.
No fines or point deductions will be assessed, according to Pemberton.
"We're sure this wasn't intentional," Pemberton said.
Despite the infraction, Gordon still goes into the record books as the winner.

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Daytona 500 Friday practice at Daytona Intl Speedway is over, the results:
#88-Rudd 190.216
#16-Biffle 190.174
#1-Truex Jr. 190.174
#2-Busch 190.014
#22-Blaney 189.974
slowest: #60-Said 182.905 and #66-Green 185.460
no laps run: #41-Sorenson, #40-Stremme, #96-Raines, #07-Bowyer, #55-Waltrip
most laps run: #19-Sadler 40; #11-Hamlin 37
weather: sunny, 54ยบ track temp 79ยบ, wind W 12-17mph
incidents: none
Best average speed [all laps averaged]
(from NASCAR.com's leaderboard service)
#12-Newman 186.424 [7th fastest lap], 14 laps run
#2-Busch 185.515 [4th], 33 laps
#01-Martin 185.435 [8th], 19 laps
(2-16-2007)

 

So yeah, it was setting up to be a good day for Dodge. Busch and Newman were up front all day. Busch led the most laps. Could've had 4 Dodges in the top 10 and possibly the winner. Would've been especially cool since it would have been the 2 best Penske drivers and the 2 best Evernham drivers.

Kurt wrecks, Newman blows an engine. After being probably the best two most of the race.

2007 Unofficial Race Results : Daytona 500
Daytona 500 | February 18, 2007 | Race 1 of 36

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 34 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 190/5 202 Running
2 26 01 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army 175/5 202 Running
3 7 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 165/0 202 Running
4 22 109 Mike Wallace Chevrolet Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts 160/0 202 Running
5 35 6 David Ragan * Ford AAA 155/0 202 Running
6 30 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 150/0 202 Running
7 28 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 146/0 202 Running
8 1 38 David Gilliland Ford M&M's 147/5 202 Running
9 18 13 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet CertainTeed 138/0 202 Running
10 42 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 134/0 202 Running
11 6 40 David Stremme Dodge Coors Light 130/0 202 Running
12 12 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 127/0 202 Running
13 33 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 124/0 202 Running
14 23 160 Boris Said Ford SOBE - No Fear 121/0 202 Running
15 39 7 Robby Gordon Ford Jim Beam 118/0 202 Running
16 41 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Yellow Trans. 115/0 202 Running
17 38 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Waste Management 112/0 202 Running
18 11 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 109/0 202 Running
19 36 42 Juan Montoya * Dodge Texaco / Havoline 106/0 202 Running
20 17 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet National Guard / GMAC 103/0 202 Running
21 27 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 100/0 202 Running
22 43 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota UPS 97/0 202 Running
23 14 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 94/0 202 Running
24 8 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Kellogg's / CARQUEST 96/5 202 Running
25 25 16 Greg Biffle Ford Ameriquest 88/0 202 Running
26 2 88 Ricky Rudd Ford Snickers 85/0 202 Running
27 10 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 87/5 202 Running
28 9 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet FedEx Express 79/0 201 Running
29 13 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 81/5 201 Out of Race
30 15 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 73/0 200 Running
31 24 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 70/0 196 Out of Race
32 5 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 67/0 196 Out of Race
33 20 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet DLP HDTV 64/0 195 Running
34 37 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 61/0 187 Running
35 19 21 Ken Schrader Ford Little Debbie 58/0 186 Out of Race
36 31 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Best Buy 55/0 181 Running
37 32 10 Scott Riggs Dodge Valvoline / Stanley Tools 52/0 179 Running
38 16 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 54/5 176 Out of Race
39 21 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 46/0 174 Out of Race
40 40 00 David Reutimann * Toyota Domino's Pizza 43/0 174 Out of Race
41 4 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 50/10 166 Out of Race
42 29 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Wells Fargo 37/0 160 Running
43 3 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 39/5 153 Out of Race
* Denotes Rookie