Checker Auto Parts 500
The Checker Auto Parts 500 was held on November 7 at Phoenix International Raceway. Ryan Newman won the pole. Race extended to 315 laps / 315 miles due to green-white-checker finish. The race at Phoenix was very cloudy and a short chance of rain in a cold weather.
- Complete Results
Top Ten Results
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Ryan Newman
- Jeff Gordon
- Kevin Harvick
- Kasey Kahne
- Jimmie Johnson
- Rusty Wallace
- Tony Stewart
- Bobby Labonte
- Kurt Busch
Failed to qualify: Mike Garvey (#75), Tony Raines (#51), Stanton Barrett (#94), Mario Gosselin (#80), Ryan McGlynn (#00), Geoffrey Bodine (#93), Kirk Shelmerdine (#72)
- After two straight 33rd place finishes at Martinsville due to blown engine and Atlanta due to accident on lap 310, Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the race for the sixth time in this season that puts Earnhardt Jr. from fifth to third in the points standings with two races left in this season.
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