NASCAR-Sprint-Dodge Challenger 500 Results
Saturday at Darlington Raceway
Darlington, S.C.
Lap length: 1.366 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (6) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 367 laps, 138.6 rating, 195 points, $313,700.
2. (36) Carl Edwards, Ford, 367, 98.1, 170, $241,850.
3. (8) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 367, 116.5, 170, $194,236.
4. (2) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 367, 117.7, 165, $138,100.
5. (15) David Ragan, Ford, 367, 97.5, 160, $123,375.
6. (34) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 367, 89.7, 155, $146,016.
7. (21) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 367, 99.1, 151, $131,941.
8. (24) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 367, 94.8, 147, $121,789.
9. (13) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 367, 100.4, 138, $111,283.
10. (12) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 367, 89.4, 134, $134,858.
11. (25) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 367, 80.9, 135, $95,925.
12. (5) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 367, 95.9, 132, $87,650.
13. (3) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 367, 98.0, 124, $137,061.
14. (22) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 367, 100.8, 126, $116,383.
15. (38) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 367, 67.6, 118, $99,750.
16. (27) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 367, 70.7, 115, $117,908.
17. (9) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 367, 74.1, 112, $99,008.
18. (10) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 367, 75.0, 109, $119,011.
19. (30) David Reutimann, Toyota, 367, 74.9, 106, $81,300.
20. (33) David Gilliland, Ford, 367, 63.4, 108, $97,333.
21. (4) Tony Stewart, Toyota, 366, 53.8, 100, $125,061.
22. (42) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 366, 60.3, 102, $109,091.
23. (19) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 366, 46.6, 94, $107,183.
24. (37) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 365, 51.1, 91, $86,008.
25. (28) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 365, 67.0, 88, $76,950.
26. (31) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 365, 57.3, 90, $84,675.
27. (26) AJ Allmendinger, Toyota, 364, 48.2, 82, $72,475.
28. (18) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 364, 48.5, 79, $85,872.
29. (16) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 363, 58.5, 76, $82,625.
30. (20) Bill Elliott, Ford, 363, 38.1, 73, $92,795.
31. (17) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 363, 49.9, 70, $71,200.
32. (39) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 362, 34.4, 67, $98,239.
33. (40) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 361, 46.8, 64, $79,800.
34. (14) Sterling Marlin, Dodge, 350, 50.3, 61, $78,725.
35. (29) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 341, 63.0, 58, $88,475.
36. (41) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 340, 40.2, 55, $78,325.
37. (32) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 295, 39.0, 52, $112,200.
38. (23) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 270, 33.2, 49, $115,475.
39. (11) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 265, 71.7, 46, $116,711.
40. (43) Patrick Carpentier, Dodge, engine, 261, 42.1, 48, $69,625.
41. (35) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 250, 25.3, 40, $69,500.
42. (7) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 247, 26.4, 37, $95,750.
43. (1) Greg Biffle, Ford, Engine, 234, 108.6, 39, $83,164.
Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 140.350 mph.
Time of Race: 3 hours, 34 minutes, 19 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 3.115 seconds.
Caution Flags: 8 for 31 laps.
Lead Changes: 35 among 15 drivers.
Lap Leaders: G.Biffle 1; D.Earnhardt Jr. 2-16; Ky.Busch 17-39; G.Biffle 40-59; Ku.Busch 60; T.Kvapil 61-62; M.Kenseth 63-64; K.Kahne 65; J.Yeley 66; P.Carpentier 67-69; D.Gilliland 70; Ky.Busch 71-109; G.Biffle 110-121; J.Gordon 122; D.Hamlin 123; P.Carpentier 124; Ky.Busch 125; G.Biffle 126-127; Ky.Busch 128-140; G.Biffle 141; D.Earnhardt Jr. 142-159; G.Biffle 160-193; M.Truex Jr. 194-201; D.Earnhardt Jr. 202; M.Kenseth 203; D.Ragan 204-205; J.McMurray 206-208; G.Biffle 209-233; M.Truex Jr. 234-236; D.Hamlin 237-250; J.Gordon 251-269; Ky.Busch 270-280; J.Gordon 281-284; Ky.Busch 285-302; D.Earnhardt Jr. 303; Ky.Busch 304-367.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): Kyle Busch 7 times for 169 laps; Greg Biffle 7 times for 95 laps; Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4 times for 35 laps; Jeff Gordon 3 times for 24 laps; Denny Hamlin 2 times for 15 laps; Martin Truex Jr. 2 times for 11 laps; Patrick Carpentier 2 times for 4 laps; Matt Kenseth 2 times for 3 laps; Jamie McMurray 1 time for 3 laps; Travis Kvapil 1 time for 2 laps; David Ragan 1 time for 2 laps; Kurt Busch 1 time for 1 lap; David Gilliland 1 time for 1 lap; Kasey Kahne 1 time for 1 lap; J.J. Yeley 1 time for 1 lap.
Top 10 in Points: 1, Ky.Busch, 1,690; 2, J.Burton, 1,611; 3, D.Earnhardt Jr., 1,556; 4, D.Hamlin, 1,500; 5, C.Bowyer, 1,490; 6, J.Johnson, 1,442; 7, C.Edwards, 1,400; 8, T.Stewart, 1,397; 9, K.Harvick, 1,396; 10, J.Gordon, 1,326.
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