NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE NO. 15

Source: NASCAR
Date: 06/17/2008

MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

Brooklyn, Mich. – June 15, 2008

2 Mile Oval

400 M – 200 L – Purse: $5,243,196

Bonus Money

Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status

1 3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet 203 190 * 5 $173,550 Running

2 9 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge 203 170 161,116 Running

3 16 17 Matt Kenseth Carhartt Ford 203 170 * 5 155,066 Running

4 18 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 203 165 * 5 97,100 Running

5 12 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Toyota 203 160 * 5 136,986 Running

6 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 203 160 ** 10 149,061 Running

7 4 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 203 151 * 5 130,200 Running

8 13 6 David Ragan AAA Insurance Ford 203 147 * 5 98,975 Running

9 27 19 Elliott Sadler McDonald's Big Mac Dodge 203 138 112,120 Running

10 23 26 Jamie McMurray Crown Royal Cask No. 16 Ford 203 139 * 5 95,125 Running

11 26 15 Paul Menard Menards/Sylvania Chevrolet 203 130 91,875 Running

12 10 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 203 127 124,786 Running

13 1 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Toyota 203 129 * 5 101,800 Running

14 5 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 203 126 * 5 115,841 Running

15 2 31 Jeff Burton AT&T Mobility Chevrolet 203 118 123,008 Running

16 19 28 Travis Kvapil freecreditreport.com Ford 203 115 107,314 Running

17 17 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 203 112 110,383 Running

18 8 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 203 109 124,286 Running

19 39 84 AJ Allmendinger Red Bull Toyota 203 111 * 5 78,650 Running

20 7 16 Greg Biffle Dish Network Ford 203 103 88,875 Running

21 22 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 203 100 82,850 Running

22 35 77 # Sam Hornish Jr. Mobil 1 Dodge 203 102 * 5 121,325 Running

23 38 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 203 99 * 5 96,408 Running

24 43 10 # Patrick Carpentier LifeLock Dodge 202 91 78,800 Accident

25 15 8 Mark Martin U.S. Army Chevrolet 202 88 110,933 Out of Fuel

26 11 07 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel's Chevrolet 202 85 91,825 Running

27 24 38 David Gilliland freecreditreport.com Ford 202 82 92,383 Running

28 42 78 Joe Nemechek Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 202 79 72,975 Running

29 36 45 Terry Labonte Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil Dodge 202 76 89,933 Running

30 25 5 Casey Mears Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevrolet 201 73 91,200 Running

31 20 43 Bobby Labonte Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil Dodge 201 70 112,486 Running

32 31 01 Regan Smith # Principal Financial Group/DEI Chevrolet 201 67 82,950 Running

33 34 66 Scott Riggs State Water Heaters Chevrolet 201 64 84,983 Running

34 32 41 Reed Sorenson Target Dodge 200 61 99,489 Running

35 28 44 David Reutimann UPS Toyota 200 58 72,125 Running

36 37 21 Bill Elliott Motorcraft Ford 200 55 90,420 Running

37 33 00 # Michael McDowell Champion Mortgage Toyota 199 52 81,572 Running

38 21 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Big Red Slim Pack Dodge 194 49 99,848 Running

39 29 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Toyota 180 46 71,890 Running

40 30 7 Robby Gordon RVs.com/Camping World Dodge 150 43 79,850 Accident

41 40 96 J.J. Yeley DLP HDTV Toyota 116 40 79,815 Engine

42 14 12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge 114 37 113,845 Engine

43 41 40 # Dario Franchitti Juicy Fruit Slim Pack Dodge 30 34 79,258 Engine

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

Failed to qualify: (2) Jason Leffler #70; Tony Raines #34.

Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 115,000, Earnhardt won the LifeLock 400, his 18th NASCAR Sprint Cup victory. Prior to the green flag the following driver dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: #15 Menard (engine change).

TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 47 minute, 34 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 145.375 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: Under caution

COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: None due to inclement weather (rain)

DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Kenny Francis (crew chief for Kasey Kahne)

DOW AUTOMOTIVE “STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE” AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr.

EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr.

GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Kyle Busch (181.984 mph, Lap 2)

MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE AWARD: Jimmie Johnson

MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE” AWARD: Kurt Busch

MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Jimmy Fennig (crew chief for David Ragan)

NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over to $30,000 at Infineon++

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Sam Hornish Jr.

SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr.

U.S.G. “IMPROVING THE FINISH” AWARD: Patrick Carpentier (19 places)

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Jimmie Johnson (65 laps)

CAUTION FLAGS: 7 cautions for 22 laps. 4-5 (Car #22-Spin, Backstretch); 93-96 (Debris); 103-106 (Car #2-Spin, Backstretch); 148-151 (Car #43-Spin, Backstretch); 153-156 (Car #7-Accident, Backstretch); 199-201 (Car #77-Spin, Turn 4); 203 (Car #10 & 55-Accident, Frontstretch).

LAP LEADERS: 31 lead changes among 13 drivers. Ky. Busch 1-5, Johnson 6-33, Vickers 34, Johnson 35, Vickers 36-37, Johnson 38, Earnhardt 39-40, Waltrip 41, Vickers 42-78, Edwards 79, Earnhardt 80-81, Kenseth 82-92, Johnson 93, Hamlin 94, Edwards 95-113, Kenseth 114-137, Earnhardt 138, Stewart 139, Allmendinger 140, Ragan 141, Hornish 142, Kenseth 143-147, Johnson 148-161, Hornish 162, Johnson 163-182, Vickers 183-186, Kenseth 187, Edwards 188, Ragan 189-193, Earnhardt 194, McMurray 195, Earnhardt 196-203.

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

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES TOP 12 (Wins)

1 –Kyle Busch 2,213 (4)

2 –Jeff Burton 2,181 (1)

3 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2,129 (1)

4 –Carl Edwards 2,007 (3)

5 –Jimmie Johnson 1,959 (1)

6 –Denny Hamlin 1,926 (1)

7 –Kasey Kahne 1,889 (2)

8 –Greg Biffle 1,884 (0)

9 –Jeff Gordon 1,876 (0)

10–Kevin Harvick 1,817 (0)

11–Tony Stewart 1,774 (0)

12–Clint Bowyer 1,764 (1)

DOW AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGIC CALL OF

THE RACE AWARD Car # Pts.

Kyle Busch (#18) 4

Carl Edwards (#99) 3

Kasey Kahne (# 9) 2

MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE AWARD

Car # Pts.

Ryan Newman (#12) 8

Kurt Busch (# 2) 5

David Reutimann (#44) 2

USG ‘IMPROVING THE FINISH’ AWARD

Car # Pts.

Jeff Burton (#31) 3

Clint Bowyer (#07) 2

Carl Edwards (#99) 2

MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP

Pts Wins

Toyota 91 5

Chevrolet 88 4

Ford 80 3

Dodge 71 3

DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR

Car # Pts.

Steve Addington (#18) 6

Kenny Francis (# 9) 3

Tony Gibson (# 8) 2

MOOG PROBLEM SOLVER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Tony Eury Jr. (#88) 3

Tony Gibson (# 8) 2

Jimmy Fennig (# 6) 1

SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD

Car # Pts.

Kyle Busch (#18) 4

Carl Edwards (#99) 3

Kasey Kahne (# 9) 2

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Kyle Busch (#18) 5

Jimmie Johnson (#48) 4

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#88) 2

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Regan Smith 146

Sam Hornish Jr. 145

Patrick Carpentier 109

Michael McDowell 92

Dario Franchitti 87

GOODYEAR GATORBACK AWARD

Car # Pts.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#88) 4

Kyle Busch (#18) 3

Jimmie Johnson (#48) 2

MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Mark Cronquist (#18) 166

Hendrick (#88) 148

Roush Yates (#99) 143

COORS LIGHT BUD POLE AWARD

Kyle Busch 2

Jeff Gordon 2

Greg Biffle 2

Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1

Denny Hamlin 1

Jimmie Johnson 1

Kasey Kahne 1

Joe Nemechek 1

Ryan Newman 1

NEXT EVENT: June 22 – Toyota/Save Mart 350, Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, Calif. (350.24 Kilometers) (218.9 Miles) (110 Laps)

NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (6/16/08)

©2008 NASCAR

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES DRIVER LEADERS LAST RACE DATE: 6/15/08

RACE #15: LIFELOCK 400 PRINTOUT DATE: 6/16/08

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

1 KYLE BUSCH 2213 15 4 9 10 $3428413

2 JEFF BURTON 2181 15 1 4 10 2517083

3 DALE EARNHARDT, JR 2129 15 1 7 11 2475295

4 CARL EDWARDS 2007 15 3 6 11 3512500

5 JIMMIE JOHNSON 1959 15 1 4 7 2932510

6 DENNY HAMLIN 1926 15 1 5 8 2526823

7 KASEY KAHNE 1889 15 2 3 8 3645053

8 GREG BIFFLE 1884 15 0 5 7 2273452

9 JEFF GORDON 1876 15 0 6 7 2572544

10 KEVIN HARVICK 1817 15 0 2 5 2337273

11 TONY STEWART 1774 15 0 5 7 3044476

12 CLINT BOWYER 1764 15 1 3 7 2082670

13 DAVID RAGAN 1754 15 0 2 4 1767463

14 MATT KENSETH 1750 15 0 3 9 2454903

15 MARTIN TRUEX, JR 1670 15 0 1 4 2091558

16 BRIAN VICKERS 1667 15 0 3 4 1701070

17 RYAN NEWMAN 1641 15 1 2 5 3517358

18 TRAVIS KVAPIL 1579 15 0 0 3 1941173

19 KURT BUSCH 1537 15 0 1 2 2361550

20 BOBBY LABONTE 1525 15 0 0 0 2117040

21 JAMIE MCMURRAY 1507 15 0 0 3 1700916

22 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA 1488 15 0 1 1 2048155

23 DAVID GILLILAND 1443 15 0 0 1 1735276

24 MARK MARTIN 1437 12 0 2 5 1908659

25 PAUL MENARD 1382 15 0 0 0 1578675

26 ELLIOTT SADLER 1360 15 0 0 3 1997343

27 CASEY MEARS 1351 15 0 0 2 1808920

28 DAVID REUTIMANN 1347 15 0 0 1 1519805

29 DAVE BLANEY 1196 14 0 0 2 1543737

30 REGAN SMITH 1187 15 0 0 0 1524730

31 ROBBY GORDON 1184 15 0 0 1 1731767

32 REED SORENSON 1179 15 0 1 1 2128798

33 SAM HORNISH, JR 1178 15 0 0 0 2173089

34 MICHAEL WALTRIP 1163 15 0 0 0 1588720

35 SCOTT RIGGS 1150 15 0 0 0 1613371

36 J J YELEY 882 13 0 0 0 1375380

37 JOE NEMECHEK 759 12 0 0 0 1113525

38 PATRICK CARPENTIER 758 12 0 0 0 965724

39 MICHAEL MCDOWELL 696 10 0 0 0 842748

40 A J ALLMENDINGER 604 7 0 0 0 695600

41 JEREMY MAYFIELD 578 8 0 0 0 848175

42 DARIO FRANCHITTI 557 9 0 0 0 930376

43 KYLE PETTY 540 9 0 0 0 948637

44 BILL ELLIOTT 539 8 0 0 0 835233

45 MIKE SKINNER 423 6 0 0 0 461900

46 DALE JARRETT 367 5 0 0 0 716013

47 KEN SCHRADER 298 5 0 0 0 496309

48 ARIC ALMIROLA 243 3 0 0 1 344264

49 STERLING MARLIN 228 4 0 0 0 349845

50 TERRY LABONTE 149 2 0 0 0 164680

51 JOHN ANDRETTI 149 3 0 0 0 422213

52 DAVID STREMME 84 1 0 0 0 91525

53 JON WOOD 55 1 0 0 0 97620

54 JASON LEFFLER 43 1 0 0 0 63025

55 TONY RAINES 43 1 0 0 0 109675

56 KENNY WALLACE 34 1 0 0 0 256735

57 JOHNNY SAUTER 24 3 0 0 0 250725

58 JEFF GREEN 0 0 0 0 0 34575

59 CHAD MCCUMBEE 0 0 0 0 0 35075

60 STANTON BARRETT 0 0 0 0 0 56638

61 SCOTT WIMMER 0 0 0 0 0 0

62 BURNEY LAMAR 0 0 0 0 0 0

63 JOHNNY BENSON 0 0 0 0 0 0

64 BORIS SAID 0 0 0 0 0 22170

65 ERIC MCCLURE 0 0 0 0 0 22988

66 JACQUES VILLENEUVE 0 0 0 0 0 22863

67 CARL LONG 0 0 0 0 0 56045

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OWNER LEADERS LAST RACE DATE: 6/15/08

RACE #15: LIFELOCK 400 PRINTOUT DATE: 6/16/08

QUALIFYING

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

1 18 JOE GIBBS 18 2213 15 4 9 10 15

2 31 RICHARD CHILDRESS 31 2181 15 1 4 10 15

3 88 RICK HENDRICK 88 2129 15 1 7 11 15

4 99 JACK ROUSH 99 2007 15 3 6 11 15

5 48 JEFF GORDON 48 1959 15 1 4 7 15

6 11 J D GIBBS 11 1926 15 1 5 8 15

7 9 GEORGE GILLETT, JR 9 1889 15 2 3 8 15

8 16 JACK ROUSH 16 1884 15 0 5 7 15

9 24 RICK HENDRICK 24 1876 15 0 6 7 15

10 29 RICHARD CHILDRESS 29 1817 15 0 2 5 15

11 20 JOE GIBBS 20 1774 15 0 5 7 15

12 07 RICHARD CHILDRESS 07 1764 15 1 3 7 15

13 6 MIKE DEE 6 1754 15 0 2 4 15

14 17 JOHN HENRY 17 1750 15 0 3 9 15

15 8 TERESA EARNHARDT 8 1680 15 0 2 6 15

16 1 TERESA EARNHARDT 1 1670 15 0 1 4 15

17 83 DIETRICH MATESCHITZ 83 1667 15 0 3 4 15

18 12 ROGER PENSKE 12 1641 15 1 2 5 15

19 28 DOUG YATES 28 1579 15 0 0 3 15

20 2 WALTER CZARNECKI 2 1537 15 0 1 2 15

21 43 RICHARD PETTY 43 1525 15 0 0 0 15

22 26 GEOFF SMITH 26 1507 15 0 0 3 15

23 42 FLOYD GANASSI 42 1488 15 0 1 1 15

24 38 MAX JONES 38 1443 15 0 0 1 15

25 15 TERESA EARNHARDT 15 1382 15 0 0 0 15

26 19 RAY EVERNHAM 19 1360 15 0 0 3 15

27 5 MARY HENDRICK 5 1351 15 0 0 2 15

28 44 MICHAEL WALTRIP 44 1253 15 0 0 1 15

29 22 BILL DAVIS 22 1227 14 0 0 2 15

30 01 TERESA EARNHARDT 01 1187 15 0 0 0 15

31 7 ROBBY GORDON 7 1184 15 0 0 1 15

32 41 CHIP GANASSI 41 1179 15 0 1 1 15

33 77 ROGER PENSKE 77 1178 15 0 0 0 15

34 55 MICHAEL WALTRIP 55 1163 15 0 0 0 15

35 00 ROB KAUFFMAN 00 1157 15 0 0 0 15

36 66 JOE CUSTER 66 1150 15 0 0 0 15

37 84 DIETRICH MATESCHITZ 84 1047 12 0 0 0 15

38 96 JEFFREY MOORAD 96 941 13 0 0 0 15

39 40 FELIX SABATES 40 922 13 0 0 0 15

40 78 BARNEY VISSER 78 831 12 0 0 0 15

41 10 GEORGE GILLETT, JR 10 827 12 0 0 0 15

42 45 KYLE PETTY 45 807 11 0 0 0 15

43 21 GLEN WOOD 21 750 9 0 0 0 15

44 70 MARGARET HAAS 70 692 12 0 0 0 15

45 34 BOB JENKINS 34 457 4 0 0 0 14

46 49 ELIZABETH MORGENTHAU 49 276 3 0 0 0 6

47 27 GAIL DAVIS 27 130 1 0 0 0 4

48 08 JOHN CARTER 08 114 0 0 0 0 6

49 109 JAMES FINCH 109 110 2 0 0 0 3

50 33 RICHARD CHILDRESS 33 92 1 0 0 0 2

51 150 CHRIS LENCHESKI 150 35 0 0 0 0 2

52 187 BARNEY VISSER 187 34 1 0 0 0 1

53 160 MARK SIMO 160 22 0 0 0 0 1

54 137 BRAD JENKINS 137 16 0 0 0 0 1

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