Race
The race was broken down into two segments: The first segment, which was 20 laps, followed by a ten minute intermission, followed by a 50-lap segment, during which teams are required to make a green flag pit stop to change a minimum of two tires. Unlike points-paying races, all restarts are double-file with lead lap cars in the front, and work can be done during red flag periods. When all was said and done, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. led an event record 46 of the 70 laps to win his first race with Hendrick Motorsports.
| Top Ten Finishers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Car # | Driver | Car Make | Team | ||||
| 1 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | ||||
| 2 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||||
| 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | ||||
| 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | ||||
| 5 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Chip Ganassi Racing | ||||
| 6 | 5 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | ||||
| 7 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Bill Davis Racing | ||||
| 8 | 8 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | ||||
| 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||||
| 10 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Gillett Evernham Motorsports | ||||
In a post-race inspection, Casey Mears' #5 Kellogg's/CarQuest Auto Parts Chevrolet was deemed to be too low.
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Famous quotes containing the word race:
“Many times man lives and dies
Betweeen his two eternities,
That of race and that of soul,
And ancient Ireland knew it all.
Whether man die in his bed
Or the rifle knocks him dead,”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
“Ah, little road, brown as my race is brown,
Your trodden beauty like our trodden pride,
Dust of the dust, they must not bruise you down.
Rise to one brimming golden, spilling cry!”
—Helene Johnson (b. 1907)
“It is always dangerous to generalise, but the American people, while infinitely generous, are a hard and strong race and, but for the few cemeteries I have seen, I am inclined to think they never die.”
—Margot Asquith (1864–1945)