NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE NO. 1

DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

Daytona Beach, Fla. – Feb. 18, 2007

2.5-Mile Oval

500 M – 200 L – Purse: $18,391,423

Bonus Money

Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status

1 34 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 202 190 * 5 $1,510,469 Running

2 26 01 Mark Martin U.S. Army Chevrolet 202 175 * 5 1,120,416 Running

3 7 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 202 165 819,216 Running

4 22 09 Mike Wallace Miccosukee Resorts Chevrolet 202 160 615,658 Running

5 35 6 # David Ragan AAA Ford 202 155 529,350 Running

6 30 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 202 150 407,153 Running

7 28 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 202 146 386,074 Running

8 1 38 David Gilliland M&M's Ford 202 147 * 5 374,764 Running

9 18 13 Joe Nemechek CertainTeed/Ginn Resorts Chevrolet 202 138 302,008 Running

10 42 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 202 134 371,679 Running

11 6 40 David Stremme Coors Light Dodge 202 130 294,758 Running

12 12 18 J.J. Yeley Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 202 127 308,541 Running

13 33 41 Reed Sorenson Target Dodge 202 124 296,833 Running

14 23 60 Boris Said SoBe No Fear Energy Drink Ford 202 121 265,375 Running

15 39 7 Robby Gordon Jim Beam Ford 202 118 268,475 Running

16 41 70 Johnny Sauter Yellow Transportation/Haas Chevrolet 202 115 262,675 Running

17 38 14 Sterling Marlin Waste Management Chevrolet 202 112 280,641 Running

18 11 07 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel's Chevrolet 202 109 275,500 Running

19 36 42 # Juan Pablo Montoya Texaco/Havoline Dodge 202 106 299,483 Running

20 17 25 Casey Mears National Guard/GMAC Chevrolet 202 103 275,225 Running

21 27 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 202 100 300,436 Running

22 43 44 Dale Jarrett UPS Toyota 202 97 259,575 Running

23 14 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 202 94 273,383 Running

24 8 5 Kyle Busch CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet 202 96 * 5 276,858 Running

25 25 16 Greg Biffle Ameriquest Ford 202 88 276,075 Running

26 2 88 Ricky Rudd Snickers Ford 202 85 293,091 Running

27 10 17 Matt Kenseth DEWALT Ford 202 87 * 5 309,099 Running

28 9 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Chevrolet 201 79 279,175 Running

29 13 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 201 81 * 5 290,820 Running

30 15 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 200 73 269,708 Running

31 24 26 Jamie McMurray Crown Royal Ford 195 70 265,058 Accident

32 5 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 195 67 315,733 Accident

33 20 96 Tony Raines DLP HDTV Chevrolet 195 64 262,583 Running

34 37 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Toyota 186 61 269,447 Parked

35 19 21 Ken Schrader Little Debbie Snack Cakes Ford 185 58 271,189 Accident

36 31 66 Jeff Green Best Buy/HAAS Automation Chevrolet 181 55 259,025 Running

37 32 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline/Stanley Tools Dodge 179 52 259,158 Running

38 16 12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge 175 54 * 5 283,233 Engine

39 21 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 173 46 298,886 Accident

40 40 00 # David Reutimann Domino's Toyota 173 43 249,583 Accident

41 4 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 166 50 ** 10 300,816 Running

42 29 45 Kyle Petty Wells Fargo Dodge 160 37 248,050 Running

43 3 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet 152 39 * 5 334,931 Accident

# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus. * Includes race leader bonus.

Failed to qualify: (18) #49 Mike Bliss; #36 Jeremy Mayfield; #15 Paul Menard; #78 Kenny Wallace; #34 Kevin Lepage; #74 Derrike Cope; #30 Stanton Barrett; #39 Regan Smith; #37 Bill Elliott; #71 Frank Kimmel; #72 Brandon Whitt; #58 James Hylton; #04 Eric McClure; #27 Kirk Shelmerdine; #4 Ward Burton; #83 Brian Vickers; #23 Mike Skinner; #84 AJ Allmendinger.

Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 185,000, Kevin Harvick won the Daytona 500, posting his 11th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victory and his first in the Daytona 500. Before the green flag the following drivers dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #00 Reutimann (transmission change); #18 Yeley (transmission change); #41 Sorenson (transmission change).

TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 22 minutes, 54 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 149.335 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: .020 second

BUDWEISER POLE AWARD: David Gilliland (186.320 mph, 48.304 secs.)

CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE AWARD: Mark Martin (216.620 seconds--total amount of time spent in pits)

COMMIT LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD: David Gilliland

DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Todd Parrott (crew chief for David Gilliland)

DOW AUTOMOTIVE ‘STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE’ AWARD: Mark Martin

EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Kevin Harvick

GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Martin Truex Jr. (185.674 mph, Lap 58)

MOBIL 1 ‘COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE’ AWARD: Mark Martin

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over to $20,000 at California++

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: David Ragan

SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Kevin Harvick

U.S.G. ‘IMPROVING THE FINISH’ AWARD: Kevin Harvick (33 places)

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Tony Stewart (95 laps)

CAUTION FLAGS: 6 cautions for 26 laps. 18-20 (Car #60-Spin, Backstretch); 80-83 (Car #45-Accident, Turn 2); 154-159 (Car #2 & 20-Accident, Turn 4); 175-179 (Car #00, 11, 48, 66 & 96-Accident, Turn 2); 187-190 (Car #07, 09, 21, 22 & 99-Accident, Frontstretch); 197-200 (Car #8, 26 & 88-Accident, Backstretch [Red Flag-Lap 197,11:39])

LAP LEADERS: 13 lead changes among 9 drivers. David Gilliland 1-18, Kurt Busch 19-48, Tony Stewart 49-80, Kevin Harvick 81-83, Ku. Busch 84-127, Ryan Newman 128, Ku. Busch 129-149, Stewart 150-152, Kyle Busch 153-156, Martin Truex Jr. 157-168, Matt Kenseth 169-174, Truex Jr. 175, Mark Martin 176-201, Harvick 202.

++Rollover money awarded at year’s end; amount not included in race winnings.

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES TOP 10

(Wins)

1 –Kevin Harvick 190 (1)

2 –Mark Martin 175 (0)

3 –Jeff Burton 165 (0)

4 –Mike Wallace 160 (0)

5 –David Ragan 155 (0)

6 –David Gilliland 147 (0)

7 –Joe Nemechek 138 (0)

8 –Jeff Gordon 134 (0)

9 –David Stremme 130 (0)

10–J.J. Yeley 130 (0)

MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP

Pts Wins

Chevrolet 9 1

Ford 6 0

Dodge 4 0

USG ‘IMPROVING THE FINISH’ AWARD

Car # Pts.

Kevin Harvick (#29) 1

BUDWEISER POLE AWARD STANDINGS

David Gilliland 1

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

David Ragan 17

Juan Pablo Montoya 10

David Reutimann 9

AJ Allmendinger 1

Paul Menard 1

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Tony Stewart (#20) 1

MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD

Car # Pts.

Mark Martin (#01) 1

CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE AWARD

Car # Pts.

Mark Martin (#01) 1

DOW AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE AWARD

Car # Pts.

Mark Martin (#01) 1

CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Danny Lawrence (#29) 15

Hendrick (#01) 14

Doug Yates (#38) 13

Danny Lawrence (#31) 13

GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD

Car # Pts.

Martin Truex Jr. (# 1) 1

COMMIT LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD

Car # Pts.

David Gilliland (#38) 1

SUNOCO DIAMOND PERF. AWARD

Car # Pts.

Kevin Harvick (#29) 1

NEXT EVENT: Feb. 25 – Auto Club 500, California Speedway, Fontana, Calif. (500 M) (250 L)

NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (2/19/07)

©2007 NASCAR

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES DRIVER LEADERS LAST RACE DATE: 2/18/07

RACE #1: DAYTONA 500 PRINTOUT DATE: 2/19/07

POS DRIVER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 MONEY WON

1 KEVIN HARVICK 190 1 1 1 1 $1563469

2 MARK MARTIN 175 1 0 1 1 1170416

3 JEFF BURTON 165 1 0 1 1 865216

4 MIKE WALLACE 160 1 0 1 1 615658

5 DAVID RAGAN 155 1 0 1 1 529350

6 DAVID GILLILAND 147 1 0 0 1 489764

7 JOE NEMECHEK, III 138 1 0 0 1 302008

8 JEFF GORDON 134 1 0 0 1 403497

9 DAVID STREMME 130 1 0 0 0 294758

10 J J YELEY 127 1 0 0 0 308541

11 ELLIOTT SADLER 125 1 0 0 1 445153

12 REED SORENSON 124 1 0 0 0 296833

13 BORIS SAID 121 1 0 0 0 307375

14 ROBBY GORDON 118 1 0 0 0 268475

15 JOHNNY SAUTER 115 1 0 0 0 262675

16 STERLING MARLIN 112 1 0 0 0 280641

17 CLINT BOWYER 109 1 0 0 0 275500

18 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA 106 1 0 0 0 299483

19 CASEY MEARS 103 1 0 0 0 275225

20 BOBBY LABONTE 100 1 0 0 0 300436

21 DALE JARRETT 97 1 0 0 0 295475

22 KASEY KAHNE 96 1 0 0 1 425074

23 KYLE BUSCH 96 1 0 0 0 324858

24 CARL EDWARDS 94 1 0 0 0 273383

25 GREG BIFFLE 88 1 0 0 0 317075

26 RICKY RUDD 85 1 0 0 0 293091

27 MARTIN TRUEX, JR 81 1 0 0 0 290820

28 DENNY HAMLIN 79 1 0 0 0 316175

29 JAMIE MCMURRAY 70 1 0 0 0 265058

30 DALE EARNHARDT, JR 67 1 0 0 0 355733

31 TONY RAINES 64 1 0 0 0 262583

32 DAVE BLANEY 61 1 0 0 0 269447

33 KEN SCHRADER 58 1 0 0 0 314189

34 JEFF GREEN 55 1 0 0 0 259025

35 RYAN NEWMAN 54 1 0 0 0 316133

36 KURT BUSCH 50 1 0 0 0 365316

37 JIMMIE JOHNSON 46 1 0 0 0 353386

38 DAVID REUTIMANN 43 1 0 0 0 249583

39 TONY STEWART 39 1 0 0 0 549931

40 MATT KENSETH 37 1 0 0 0 309099

41 KYLE PETTY 37 1 0 0 0 248050

42 SCOTT RIGGS 27 1 0 0 0 304158

43 MICHAEL WALTRIP -27 1 0 0 0 269708

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES OWNER LEADERS LAST RACE DATE: 2/18/07

RACE #1: DAYTONA 500 PRINTOUT DATE: 2/19/07

QUALIFYING

POS CAR # OWNER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 ATTEMPTS

1 29 RICHARD CHILDRESS 29 190 1 1 1 1 1

2 01 BOBBY GINN 01 175 1 0 1 1 1

3 31 RICHARD CHILDRESS 31 165 1 0 1 1 1

4 109 JAMES FINCH 109 160 1 0 1 1 1

5 6 MIKE DEE 6 155 1 0 1 1 1

6 38 ROBERT YATES 38 147 1 0 0 1 1

7 13 BOBBY GINN 13 138 1 0 0 1 1

8 24 RICK HENDRICK 24 134 1 0 0 1 1

9 40 FELIX SABATES 40 130 1 0 0 0 1

10 18 JOE GIBBS 18 127 1 0 0 0 1

11 19 RAY EVERNHAM 19 125 1 0 0 1 1

12 41 CHIP GANASSI 41 124 1 0 0 0 1

13 160 MARK SIMO 160 121 1 0 0 0 1

14 7 ROBBY GORDON 7 118 1 0 0 0 1

15 70 GENE HAAS 70 115 1 0 0 0 1

16 14 BOBBY GINN 14 112 1 0 0 0 1

17 07 RICHARD CHILDRESS 07 109 1 0 0 0 1

18 42 FLOYD GANASSI 42 106 1 0 0 0 1

19 25 MARY HENDRICK 25 103 1 0 0 0 1

20 43 RICHARD PETTY 43 100 1 0 0 0 1

21 44 MICHAEL WALTRIP 44 97 1 0 0 0 1

22 9 RAY EVERNHAM 9 96 1 0 0 1 1

23 5 RICK HENDRICK 5 96 1 0 0 0 1

24 99 GEORGETTA ROUSH 99 94 1 0 0 0 1

25 16 JACK ROUSH 16 88 1 0 0 0 1

26 88 ROBERT YATES 88 85 1 0 0 0 1

27 1 TERESA EARNHARDT 1 81 1 0 0 0 1

28 11 J D GIBBS 11 79 1 0 0 0 1

29 26 GEOFF SMITH 26 70 1 0 0 0 1

30 8 TERESA EARNHARDT 8 67 1 0 0 0 1

31 96 BILL SAUNDERS 96 64 1 0 0 0 1

32 22 BILL DAVIS 22 61 1 0 0 0 1

33 21 GLEN WOOD 21 58 1 0 0 0 1

34 66 GENE HAAS 66 55 1 0 0 0 1

35 12 ROGER PENSKE 12 54 1 0 0 0 1

36 2 ROGER PENSKE 2 50 1 0 0 0 1

37 48 JEFF GORDON 48 46 1 0 0 0 1

38 00 CALVIN WELLS, III 00 43 1 0 0 0 1

39 20 JOE GIBBS 20 39 1 0 0 0 1

40 17 JOHN HENRY 17 37 1 0 0 0 1

41 45 KYLE PETTY 45 37 1 0 0 0 1

42 49 ELIZABETH MORGENTHAU 49 31 0 0 0 0 1

43 36 GAIL DAVIS 36 28 0 0 0 0 1

44 10 JAMES ROCCO 10 27 1 0 0 0 1

45 15 TERESA EARNHARDT 15 25 0 0 0 0 1

46 78 BARNEY VISSER 78 22 0 0 0 0 1

47 34 BRAD JENKINS 34 19 0 0 0 0 1

48 74 RAYNARD MCGLYNN 74 16 0 0 0 0 1

49 130 RICK WARE 130 13 0 0 0 0 1

50 139 BOBBY GINN 139 10 0 0 0 0 1

51 37 BOB JENKINS 37 7 0 0 0 0 1

52 171 ANDY HILLENBURG 171 4 0 0 0 0 1

53 158 J C WEAVER 158 1 0 0 0 0 1

54 104 LARRY MCCLURE 104 1 0 0 0 0 1

55 27 KIRK SHELMERDINE 27 1 0 0 0 0 1

56 4 LARRY MCCLURE 4 1 0 0 0 0 1

57 83 DANY BAHAR 83 1 0 0 0 0 1

58 23 BILL DAVIS 23 1 0 0 0 0 1

59 84 DANY BAHAR 84 1 0 0 0 0 1

60 172 BRYAN MULLET 172 0 0 0 0 0 1

61 55 BUFFY WALTRIP 55 -27 1 0 0 0 1

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