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Track Configuration: Distance: 1-mile Banking: In turns: 1&2: 11 In turns: 3&4: 9
DIRECTIONS:
Six miles south I-10 via any of three highway exits - Litchfield Rd, Estrall Parkway and Cotton Lane. All acess roads well marked with Directions to track.
Before an estimated crowd of 105,000, Kyle Buscn won the Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Techron, posting his second NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following drivers, under penalty, dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #97 Kenny Wallace (driver change); #49 Ken Schrader (transmission change); #34 Chad ChaSSn (unapproved impound adjustment); #95 Stanton Barren (unapproved impound adjustment).
LENGTH OF RACE: 500 Kilometers - 312 Miles- 312 Laps
PURSE: $4,870,213
TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 2 minutes, 23 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 102.641 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.609 second
BUDWEISER POLE AWARD: Denny Hamlin, FedEx Express Chevrolet (134.173 mph, 26.831 sec.)
COMMIT LOZENGES COMMIT TO WIN AWARD: Denny Hamlin, FedEx Express Chevrolet
CHECKERS/RALLY'S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE AWARD: Bobby Labonte, Interstate Batteries/Madagascar Chevrolet
EA SPORTS MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD:
Kyle Busch, Kellogg's Chevrolet
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Greg Biffle, National Guard/Post-It Fort
MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD: Greg Biffle, National Guard/Post-It Ford (No winner of MBNA Bonus for winning race; rolls to $30,000 at Miami.)
MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Travis Kvapil, Kodak/Jasper Eng. STrans. Dodge
NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No
winner; rolls over to $80,000 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD:
Kyle Busch, Kellogg's Chevrolet
SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Kyle Busch, Kellogg's Chevrolet
U.S.G. IMPROVING THE FINISH AWARD:
Scott Wimmer, Caterpillar Dodge
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Greg Biffle, National Guart/Post-lt Ford (189 laps)
CAUTION FLAGS: 9 cautions for 44 laps. 27-30 (Car #95-Accident, Backstretch); 84-88 (Car #15-Accident, Backstretch); 115-118 (Car
#8-Accident,Turn 4); 168-172 (Debris); 193-197 (Debris); 209-215 (Car #10 & 42-Accident, Frontstretch); 218-224 (Car #31,32, 37,49 & 50-Accident,Turn 4); 229-231 (Car
#25 & 43-Accident, Frontstretch); 256-259 (Car#11-Spin,Turn4).
LAP LEADERS: 10 lead changes among 5 drivers. Denny Hamlin 1 -15, Greg Biffle 16-27, Hamlin 28-35, Biffle 36-193, Jeff Gordon 194-215, Biffle 216-229, Kyle Busch 230-256, Scott Wimmer 257-271, Busch 272-279, Biffle 280-284, Busch 285-312.
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