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N A S C A R N E X T E L S E R I E S
Matt Kenseth wins the UAW Daimler Chrysler 500
And sweeps the weekend with a win on Saturday and Sunday.
Kevin Harvick was closing in on Kenseth with 12 laps
to go. After David Reutimann crashed into the wall
with 7 laps to go there was a red flag stop. David's
00 Domino's car hit the wall hard and knocked the breath
out of him but he walked away.

The red flag stop was followed by a Quickie Yellow
and just before the restart Kevin Harvick had a
right front flat so he had to pit and missed the
restart finishing 17th.

Kenseth held onto the win with Jeff Gordon, the
pole sitter, finishing second. Jimmie Johnson was
third after leading some laps. Jeff Burton finished fourth
and Mark Martin finished fifth.

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Martin Truex, Jr. the DEI cars
both had engine problems and Dale Jr's. engine blew up sending
him out for the day finishing 40th.

in two weeks March 11, 2007
UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway

N A S C A R N E X T E L S E R I E S
Jimmie Johnson wins the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400
A 3-Peat, Jimmie's 3rd Las Vegas victory in a row.

Jimmie Johnson went to the end of the line to 25th
after a drive thru penalty for a tire rolling out of
the pit box but drove back to the front to win the race.

In the first race with the new harder tires
Jeff Gordon led the most laps and raced to 2nd place
in close contention with Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Burton.

Mark Martin finished 5th and is still leading the
points race. He spoke before the race of still following
his plan for this year of "taking a break" and
watching the Bristol race from home.

With 14 laps to go after Kasey Kahne, the pole
sitter, gets sucked around on the outside and hits the wall
with the rear bumper, Dale Jr. goes down pit road while
it is still closed. He was following Jeff Burton in the 31
with ignition trouble and did not see the flashing
red light at the end of pit road. After the penalty he
finished 11th in the race.

Race 4 of 36 | March 18, 2007
Kobalt Tools 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway

Position in the Points
1. Mark Martin Leader 495
2. Jeff Gordon -6
3. Jeff Burton -42
4. Jimmie Johnson -89
5. Matt Kenseth -98
6. Kevin Harvick -106
7. Kyle Busch -113
8. Denny Hamlin -121
9. J J Yeley -130
10. Elliott Sadler -153
11. David Stremme -153
12. David Gilliland -160

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N A S C A R N E X T E L S E R I E S
Jimmie Johnson wins again this week at the Kobalt Tools 500
Jimmie Johnson is on a roll and thinking Championship.

After leading 142 laps and trading the lead with
Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson raced
Tony Stewart with 12 laps to go on the restart.

Tony knew Jimmie had the faster car and moved up
the race track to let him go by on the bottom groove.
Jimmie passed on the bottom and moved up the track
slamming the door on Tony who slid up and hit the wall.

Jimmie Johnson finished 1st, Tony Stewart finished 2nd,
Matt Kenseth was 3rd, and Jeff Burton was 4th. Juan Pablo
Montoya had his best finish in Nextel at 5th place.

Mark Martin finished 10th and retained the points lead
but will be sitting at home next week when the race is at
Bristol.

Jeff Gordon finished 12th after being a lap down
because of a right fender issue in the pits keeping his
2nd place in the points.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished 14th going to Bristol where
he has historically done well.

Race 5 of 36 | March 24, 2007
Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway

Position in the Points
1. Mark Martin #01 Leader 629
2. Jeff Gordon #24 -8
3. Jeff Burton #31 -11
4. Jimmie Johnson #48 -28
5. Matt Kenseth #17 -62
6. Tony Stewart #20 -122
7. Kevin Harvick #29 -147
8. Denny Hamlin #11 -149
9. Clint Bowyer #07 -150
10. Carl Edwards #99 -158
11. David Stremme #40 -166
12. J J Yeley #18 -167

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N A S C A R N E X T E L S E R I E S
Kyle Busch Wins at Bristol!
For his 4th Nextel Cup Victory and Hendricks MotorSports'
200th Victory Kyle Busch wins today at Bristol.

Kyle, Jeff Gordon and Jeff Burton were 1,2, and 3
at the last restart with 2 laps to go and
Jeff Burton in the 31 powered around Jeff Gordon
moving up on Kyle Busch in the 5 car. He ran him a
clean race almost overtaking him is turns 3 and 4
but Kyle kept ahead to win the Food City 500 after leading
29 laps of the race.

Jeff Gordon who started on the pole finished 3rd,
Kevin Harvick was 4th, Greg Biffle 5th, Jeff Green 6th,
and Dale Earnhardt Jr. 7th.

Jimmie Johnson finished 16th 1 lap down but retained 3rd place
in the points while Tony Stewart finished 35th after leading 257 laps
then having fuel pump troubles to drop back 23 laps behind.

Denny Hamlin in the 11 car had led 177 laps of the race
but finished 14th.

The Car of Tomorrow is now the Car of Today and still
not liked by some of the drivers. Kyle Busch said it "sucks".

The Car of Tomorrow races again next weekend at Martinsville
another short track and in 16 races alltogether this season.

Race 6 of 36 | April 1, 2007
Goody's Cool Orange 500 | Martinsville Speedway

Position in the Points
1. Jeff Gordon #24 Leader
2. Jeff Burton #31 -3
3. Jimmie Johnson #48 -75
4. Matt Kenseth #17 -94
5. Kevin Harvick #29 -144
6. Kyle Busch #5 -152
7. Mark Martin #01 -162
8. Clint Bowyer #07 -170
9. Denny Hamlin #11 -185
10. Carl Edwards #99 -193
11. David Stremme #40 -204
12. Tony Stewart #20 -216

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N A S C A R N E X T E L S E R I E S
Jimmie Johnson Duels Jeff Gordon and Wins at Martinsville
Jimmie Johnson's 3rd win in the last 4 races is a duel
in the last 50 laps with Jeff Gordon who tried to move him
out of the way but finished 2nd. Jeff did lead 92 laps earlier
in the race and retained the point lead.

Denny Hamlin led 125 points and finished 3rd.
Kyle Busch led 10 laps and finished 4th.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. led the most laps at 136 but finished 5th.
Jeff Burton finished 6th and Tony Stewart who led 11 laps
finished 7th.

Denny Hamlin was the pole sitter and had led 125 laps
when a lug nut issue in the pits put him behind.

Kevin Harvick had another issue with a part failure
in the fuel system that put him 43 laps down.

The 12th caution in the race came when Dale Jarrett's Toyota
lost it's right rear wheel. After putting a new one on
he was in the race again. During the same caution there
was a fire in the foam in the door of the 29 but Harvick drove back
to the pits and finished the race 55 laps down.

In two weeks the race is in Texas with the standard
cars and Mark Martin will be back.

Race 7 of 36 | April 15, 2007
Samsung 500 | Texas Motor Speedway

Position in the Points
1. Jeff Gordon #24 Leader 966
2. Jeff Burton #31 -28
3. Jimmie Johnson #48 -60
4. Matt Kenseth #17 -130
5. Kyle Busch #5 -162
6. Denny Hamlin #11 -190
7. Clint Bowyer #07 -215
8. Tony Stewart #20 -240
9. Carl Edwards #99 -256
10. Kevin Harvick #29 -279
11. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #8 -289
12. Jamie McMurray #26 -316

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N A S C A R N E X T E L S E R I E S
Jeff Burton overtakes Matt Kenseth in the last lap to win the Samsung 500
It was Jeff Burton's 19th career Nextel win and the first
second time winner at The Great American Speedway in Texas.
Matt Kenseth led 16 laps near the end but could not hold off
Jeff Burton any longer and was passed in the last lap to come in 2nd.

Jeff Gordon started on the pole due to points and a cancelled qualifying
because of a tornado in Fort Worth on Friday. He led 172 laps but fell
back in the last 20 laps to finish 4th.

Kurt Busch led 42 laps and finished 11th while Mark Martin
back from his Easter break finished 3rd.

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. led 96 laps before getting hit from behind
by Kyle Busch in a smokey haze from Tony Stewart's spin out.
Dale Jr.'s car was repaired for a short run and then he was out,
but hopped into Kyle Busch's number 5 when they repaired it
but Kyle had left the track already.

Next week the race is in Phoenix.

Race 8 of 36 | April 21, 2007
Subway Fresh Fit 500 | Phoenix International Raceway

Position in the Points
1. Jeff Gordon #24 Leader 1,136
2. Jeff Burton #31 -8
3. Matt Kenseth #17 -125
4. Jimmie Johnson #48 -181
5. Denny Hamlin #11 -222
6. Clint Bowyer #07 -270
7. Kyle Busch #5 -275
8. Carl Edwards #99 -299
9. Tony Stewart #20 -322
10. Jamie McMurray #26 -331
11. Mark Martin #01 -342
12. David Stremme #40 -357

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N A S C A R N E X T E L S E R I E S
Jeff Gordon Wins at Phoenix and Ties Dale Earnhardt for Lifetime Wins
Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart battled for first place and
Jeff Gordon won. Tony Stewart squeezed through three wide to
take the lead from Jeff Gordon after the last restart and then
Jeff powered forward to overtake Tony and pull away for the win.

Jeff Gordon had a very good day with winning the pole to tie Darrell
Waltrip for 59 lifetime poles. Then he was the first to win from the
pole at Phoenix and it was his first win at Phoenix International Raceway.
This win also tied him with Dale Earnhardt for 76 total victories. And all
with wife, Ingrid there to see. Jeff took his victory lap with an
RCR #3 flag waving from his hand.

Tony Stewart again led the most laps at 132 but came in 2nd.
Denny Hamlin led 72 laps early on but went to the end of the line
after a pit road speeding violation. He made his way up to 3rd.

Jimmie Johnson finished 4th and Matt Kenseth was 5th.
Kevin Harvick led 52 laps but finished 10th.

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was caught by a caution while making
a green flag pit stop and ended up 19th after running about
8th to 10th place during the race. He drove Kyle Busch's car for about
9 laps in last week's race to help out and to get the feel of a
different Chevy setup (Hendrick's).

Next week the race is at Talladega

Race 9 of 36 | April 29, 2007
Aaron's 499 | Talladega SuperSpeedway

Position in the Points
1. Jeff Gordon #24 Leader 1,326
2. Jeff Burton #31 -74
3. Matt Kenseth #17 -160
4. Jimmie Johnson #48 -211
5. Denny Hamlin #11 -242
6. Kyle Busch #5 -324
7. Tony Stewart #20 -332
8. Carl Edwards #99 -359
9. Clint Bowyer #07 -363
10. Mark Martin #01 -406
11. Kevin Harvick #29 -424
12. Jamie McMurray #26 -427

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N A S C A R N E X T E L S E R I E S
Jeff Gordon Passes Dale Earnhardt for Lifetime Nascar Wins
Jeff Gordon won at Talladega and passes Dale Earnhardt for
career wins at 77. Jeff Gordon passed Jamie McMurray for
the lead right before a caution came out with 4 laps to go and
they tried to finish with a green white checkered finish but
another caution ended the race while he was still leading.

Jeff Gordon's second straight win pulls him ahead even
more in the points.

Tony Stewart was knocked into the wall by David Guilliand
and crossed the track to hit the inside wall hard.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. started from the back in 36th place
and the crowd was on their feet cheering when he took over
first in lap 86. Then he dropped back and failed to regain the top
spot again but did finish 7th.

Jimmie Johnson finished 2nd, Kurt Busch finished 3rd,
and Jamie McMurray was 4th.

Sterling Marlin had a good run today starting 4th,
leading 15 laps and finishing 14th.

Kasey Kahne led 5 laps, Matt Kenseth and Jeff Green
led 3 laps each.

Next week the race is a nighttime race at Richmond.

Race 10 of 36 | Saturday May 5, 2007 at 7 pm
Crown Royal Presents The Jim Stewart 400 | Richmond International Raceway

Position in the Points
1. Jeff Gordon #24 Leader 1,521
2. Jeff Burton #31 -203
3. Matt Kenseth #17 -226
4. Jimmie Johnson #48 -231
5. Denny Hamlin #11 -338
6. Tony Stewart #20 -443
7. Jamie McMurray #26 -457
8. Kyle Busch #5 -467
9. Kevin Harvick #29 -468
10. Kurt Busch #2 -483
11. Clint Bowyer #07 -500
12. Carl Edwards #99 -517

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N A S C A R N E X T E L S E R I E S
Jimmie Johnson's 4th Win, Hendrick Motor Sports' 7th Win in 2007
Jimmie Johnson wins for the first time at Richmond.
Johnson's 4th win, Hendrick's 7th win and 4th win in the COT
with HMS winning all 4 COT races.
Jimmie Johnson led 105 laps and battled team-mate Kyle Busch
1st and 2nd for the win at Richmond on Sunday afternoon after
a rain cancellation for Saturday night's planned race.

Denny Hamlin finished 3rd at his home track in Virgina.
Jeff Gordon, from his 3rd straight pole, led 114 laps
and finished 4th.

Kevin Harvick led 105 laps but dropped from 1st after
a wreck in the pits with David Ragan in the #6 and being
penalized for speeding leaving pit road. However he did
finish a respectable 7th.

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was spun by Jeff Green on lap 285
and ended up finishing 13th.

A night race next week at Darlington.

Race 11 of 36 | Saturday May 12, 2007 at 7 pm
Dodge Avenger 500 | Darlington Raceway

Position in the Points
1. Jeff Gordon #24 Leader 1,691
2. Jimmie Johnson #48 -211
3. Matt Kenseth #17 -260
4. Denny Hamlin #11 -332
5. Jeff Burton #31 -339
6. Kyle Busch #5 -462
7. Tony Stewart #20 -466
8. Kevin Harvick #29 -488
9. Kurt Busch #2 -493
10. Clint Bowyer #07 -632
11. Carl Edwards #99 -560
12. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #8 -573

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NASCAR Penalizes Dale Earnhardt Jr. 100 Driver Points
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N A S C A R N E X T E L S E R I E S
Jeff Gordon and Hendrick Motor Sports Dominate for Another COT Win
Jeff Gordon with a steam spewing 24 car pulled way out front
into clean air after the last restart with 12 laps to go and
won the Dodge Avenger 500.

It was his 3rd win in 2007, his 7th Darlington victory
and his 78th career Nextel victory.

Denny Hamlin led 178 laps and was rushing to the front
but could not catch Jeff Gordon and finished 2nd.

Jimmie Johnson led 45 laps and finished 3rd.
Ryan Newman led 39 laps and was holding on to finish 4th.
Carl Edwards led 33 laps and finished 5th while Tony Stewart
finished 6th. Matt Kenseth led 29 laps and finished 7th.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. was as high as 3rd but Jimmie Johnson
and then Denny Hamlin passed him with about 10 laps to go and
then he hit the wall. Junior was happy to finish 8th with a
good car and thanked his crew for a good job.

The #8 car had to replace the mounting bracket
for the wing after inspection by Nascar. We will hear about
any penalties on Tuesday.

Next week is the All Star Race, a non-point race.
Nextel All-Star Challenge | Lowe's Motor Speedway
Saturday May 19, 2007 at 7 pm

Race 12 of 36 | Sunday May 27, 2007 at 5 pm
Coca-Cola 600 | Lowe's Motor Speedway

Position in the Points
1. Jeff Gordon #24 Leader 1,881
2. Jimmie Johnson #48 -231
3. Matt Kenseth #17 -299
4. Denny Hamlin #11 -342
5. Jeff Burton #31 -395
6. Tony Stewart #20 -506
7. Kurt Busch #2 -556
8. Kevin Harvick #29 -566
9. Clint Bowyer #07 -579
10. Carl Edwards #99 -590
11. Kyle Busch #5 -600
12. Jamie McMurray #26 -667

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All-Star Open and Challenge is Great Racing
Kevin Harvick won the $1,000,000 payout for the All-Star Challenge

Winning the 4th segment, Kevin Harvick brings home the prize
that he said he would share with his pit crew.

Matt Kenseth was having a great night winning the 1st
and 3rd segments but in the 4th segment he was penalized
along with Greg Biffle and Casey Mears for speeding
leaving pit road. This was the required pit but each team
could take as short a stop as they wanted. Matt was just
in too much a hurry to beat his competitors back out onto
the race track. He went to the end of the longest line but
then worked his way up to finish 7th.

The race format was new this year with 4 20 lap segments
and no inversion segment. There was a 10 minute half time
and the required pit in the 4th segment that really mixed
up the action.

Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Jeff Burton, Kurt Busch,
and Ryan Newman all had good runs until.... Jeff Gordon got
a left rear flat with 17 laps to go and finished 11th.

Kyle Busch made a bold move with 18 laps to go in the
final segment, got loose, moved up into brother Kurt Busch
in the Penske #2 car and they both ended up in the wall.
Kyle had led at the end of segment 2 and a total of 24 laps.

Kevin Harvick was 1st and Jimmie Johnson was 2nd
with Mark Martin in 3rd place with 12 laps to go.
Although Jimmie Johnson made a move to go around on
the high side, Kevin Harvick stayed in front the whole
way to the checkered flag.

The winner of the All-Star Open was Martin Truex Jr. in
the #1 car and 2nd was Johnny Sauter in the #70 car, so they
both got to run in the Challenge.

Kenny Wallace in the #78 car was voted into the
Challenge by the fans.

The Challenge pay-out was $1,021,539 plus there
were segment pay-outs of $75,000 each.

Kevin Harvick won, Jimmie Johnson was 2nd, Mark Martin
was 3rd, Jeff Burton 4th, Tony Stewart 5th, Johnny Sauter 6th,
Matt Kenseth 7th, Ryan Newman 8th, and Dale Junior 9th.

Race 12 of 36 | Sunday May 27, 2007 at 5 pm
Coca-Cola 600 | Lowe's Motor Speedway

Position in the Points
1. Jeff Gordon #24 Leader 1,881
2. Jimmie Johnson #48 -231
3. Matt Kenseth #17 -299
4. Denny Hamlin #11 -342
5. Jeff Burton #31 -395
6. Tony Stewart #20 -506
7. Kurt Busch #2 -556
8. Kevin Harvick #29 -566
9. Clint Bowyer #07 -579
10. Carl Edwards #99 -590
11. Kyle Busch #5 -600
12. Jamie McMurray #26 -667

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Casey Mears and Strategy Wins the Coca-Cola 600
Casey Mears Wins His First Nextel Cup Race

Green flag pit stops for gas with less than 10 laps to go
changes out Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin,
Brian Vickers, and Jimmie Johnson for Casey Mears who
finishes first and then runs out of gas, J.J. Yeley who
finishes second for his best Nextel Cup finish yet and
Kyle Petty who finishes third for his first top ten
finish in ten years. Kyle won the Coca-Cola 600 21 years
ago and has had 51 starts at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Reed Sorenson was fourth, Brian Vickers had led 76 laps
finishing fifth, Tony Stewart led 55 laps finishing sixth,
Ricky Rudd led one lap finishing seventh, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
led one lap finishing eighth after being in the top 3 positions
before stopping for gas, Denny Hamlin led one lap finishing 9th,
Jimmie Johnson led 83 laps finishing 10th, and Matt Kenseth
led 50 laps finishing 12th.

It's a good thing Jeff Gordon was leading the points by 231
the most since 1997 since he went home with a DNF after crashing
in lap 63. Contact with Tony Raines put him through the grass,
into the wall and then getting hit by A.J. Allmendinger
with a lift off the ground. But Jeff walked away from the
crash and was ok.

Race 13 of 36 | Sunday June 3, 2007 at 1 pm
Autism Speaks 400 | Dover International Speedway

Position in the Points
1. Jeff Gordon #24 Leader 1,921
2. Jimmie Johnson #48 -132
3. Matt Kenseth #17 -207
4. Denny Hamlin #11 -239
5. Jeff Burton #31 -344
6. Tony Stewart #20 -391
7. Kevin Harvick #29 -506
8. Carl Edwards #99 -507
9. Kurt Busch #2 -519
10. Clint Bowyer #07 -543
11. Kyle Busch #5 -562
12. Jamie McMurray #26 -601
13. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #8 -614

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Because of his actions endangering a crew member on pit road during
the race at Dover, Kurt Busch is fined $100,000 and 100 points which
drops him 8 places to 17th. Penske Racing is also fined 100 points.

N A S C A R N E X T E L S E R I E S
Martin Truex Jr. Wins Autism Speaks 400
Martin Truex Jr. Wins First Nextel Cup Race

After being rained out on Sunday, the Monday race
was good luck for Marty when he led most of the
laps and finished up for a win at Dover.

A flat tire on lap 114 put Dale Earnhardt Jr.
two laps down finishing 22nd after starting 2nd.
This caused him to slip to 15th in the points.

Lap 271 saw Kurt Busch slidding up into
Tony Stewart then they both hit the wall. Kurt
drove up next to Tony in the pits narrowly missing
a #20 crew member and was parked by NASCAR.
Penalties to follow.

Ryan Newman raced Martin Truex Jr. most of the laps
and finished 2nd. Carl Edwards and Denny Hamlin
finished 3rd and 4th. Matt Kenseth was 5th and
Jeff Gordon was 9th.

Race 14 of 36 | Sunday June 10, 2007 at 12:30 pm
Pocono 500 | Pocono Raceway

Position in the Points
1. Jeff Gordon #24 Leader 2,059
2. Jimmie Johnson #48 -152
3. Matt Kenseth #17 -190
4. Denny Hamlin #11 -217
5. Jeff Burton #31 -355
6. Carl Edwards #99 -475
7. Tony Stewart #20 -486
8. Clint Bowyer #07 -534
9. Kevin Harvick #29 -541
10. Kyle Busch #5 -588
11. Mark Martin #07 -624
12. Martin Truex, Jr. #1 -632
13. Jamie McMurray #26 -648
14. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #8 -655
15. Ryan Newman #12 -670

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Jeff Gordon Has 4th Win of Season at Pocono
After a long rain delay Jeff Gordon has 4th Pocono win.

The rain delay on Sunday was about 3 hours and the
Pocono 500 started after 5 pm but ran 106 laps
before more rain and impending darkness red-flagged
the race with Jeff Gordon in the lead.

Steve Latarte's right-on strategy kept Jeff
Gordon out on the track with the last pit stop
because of the rain clouds in the distance.

Jeff was loosing tire traction with Ryan Newman
speeding up to overtake him and was actually at the
door of the 24 car when the yellow came out for rain.

Jeff Gordon led 25 laps but most importantly he
was out front when the race was red-flagged for rain.
Ryan Newman led 20 laps and finished 2nd for the 2nd
week in a row. Martin Truex Jr. finished 3rd after
leading 1 lap. Casey Mears finished 4th after leading
2 laps and Tony Stewart finished 5th after leading 3
laps. Denny Hamlin led 49 laps and took 4 tires instead
of 2 on the last pit stop, then came from 21st to finish
6th. Mark Martin led 1 lap and finished 7th. Kyle Busch
was 8th, Matt Kenseth was 9th, Clint Bowyer was 10th,
and Kevin Harvick was 11th. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
finished 12th and Carl Edwards finished 14th after
leading 4 laps.

On lap 91 Jimmie Johnson's left front tire went
down to the rim throwing sparks on the raceway all the
around to the pits. No caution was called because it
was so close to the halfway point and the rain was
threatening close by. He went to the garage and fell
from second to fourth in the points.

Nascar did make an attempt to dry the track and
continue the race after lap 106 but the rain kept falling.

Race 15 of 36 | Father's Day June 17, 2007
Citizens Bank 400 | Michigan International Speedway

Position in the Points
1. Jeff Gordon #24 Leader 2,249
2. Matt Kenseth #17 -242
3. Denny Hamlin #11 -247
4. Jimmie Johnson #48 -305
5. Jeff Burton #31 -421
6. Tony Stewart #20 -516
7. Carl Edwards #99 -539
8. Clint Bowyer #07 -590
9. Kevin Harvick #29 -601
10. Kyle Busch #5 -636
11. Martin Truex, Jr. #1 -652
12. Mark Martin #07 -663
13. Jamie McMurray #26 -648
14. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #8 -655
15. Ryan Newman #12 -670

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Carl Edwards Ends 52 Race Win-less Streak at Michigan
Carl Edwards wins at Michigan for his 5th career win

and Roush Fenway Fords win again.

Martin Truex, Jr. was riding the high line but
touched the wall with 9 laps to go and then was
not a challenge to Edwards as he was 3 seconds behind
and finished second.

It has been 52 races since Carl Edwards last won and
his crew member who hadn't shaved since 11/6/05 will
now shave again. Carl led 63 laps, the most laps led.

Tony Stewart started from 41st and finished 3rd.
Casey Mears finished 4th and Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished
5th which brought him up to 12th in the points.

Now DEI has 2 drivers in the Race for the Chase.

Jeff Gordon finished 9th the last one on the lead
lap and Michael Waltrip finished 10th one lap down but
its good to see Michael and Toyota in the race and
finishing in the top 10.

Matt Kenseth was out from an early crash and Jimmie
Johnson ran out of gas with 9 laps to go dropping him to
finish 19th. Matt dropped to 4th in the points and Denny
Hamlin who finished 14th came up to 2nd in the points.

Race 16 of 36 | June 24, 2007 at 3:30 pm
Toyota/Save Mart 350 | Infineon Raceway

Position in the Points
1. Jeff Gordon #24 Leader 2,392
2. Denny Hamlin #11 -264
3. Jimmie Johnson #48 -337
4. Matt Kenseth #17 -348
5. Jeff Burton #31 -473
6. Carl Edwards #99 -487
7. Tony Stewart #20 -489
8. Kevin Harvick #29 -598
9. Clint Bowyer #07 -618
10. Martin Truex, Jr. #1 -620
11. Kyle Busch #5 -629
12. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #8 -701
13. Mark Martin #07 -730
14. Jamie McMurray #26 -763
15. Ryan Newman #12 -776

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$100,000 and 100 points assessed against Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson as well as crew chiefs Chad Knaus and Steve Letarte being suspended for 6 events until August 15th and on probabtion until December 31st for failing the front fender inspection on their Car of Tomorrow at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California.

Jeff Gordon is still in first place in the points but his lead has been cut down to 171 points ahead of second place Denny Hamlin. Jimmie Johnson dropped from 3rd place to 5th place with the penalty.

Juan Pablo Montoya Wins First Nascar Nextel Race at Infineon
Jamie McMurray won the pole and led 30 laps but ran out of
fuel on the last lap while in second place. Juan Pablo Montoya
had passed him for first place with 7 laps to go and while
saving fuel rolling as much as possible because they didn't
think he would have enough fuel for the end held on
for the win.

The early leaders Robby Gordon (led 48 laps) and
Dale Earnhardt Jr. didn't have their strategy work out
in the end and after making green-flag pit stops finished
16th and 13th.

Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon started at the end
of the line because of inspection infractions of Chad
Knaus testing a gray area with the Car of Tomorrow.
We will hear what fines NASCAR will levy on Monday or Tuesday.

Jimmie Johnson did lead one lap although he finished 17th
and Jeff Gordon finished 7th from 41st.

Kevin Harvick finished 2nd, Jeff Burton finished 3rd
- his 6th top 5 finish this season. Clint Bowyer was 4th
Greg Biffle 5th, Tony Stewart finished 6th after leading
6 laps, Kyle Busch finished 8th, Boris Said finished 9th,
Denny Hamlin finished 10th but led 3 laps.

Race 17 of 36 | July 1, 2007 at 3:30 pm
Lenox Industrial Tools 300 | New Hampshire International Speedway

Position in the Points
1. Jeff Gordon #24 Leader 2,538
2. Denny Hamlin #11 -271
3. Jimmie Johnson #48 -366
4. Matt Kenseth #17 -433
5. Jeff Burton #31 -454
6. Tony Stewart #20 -480
7. Carl Edwards #99 -519
8. Kevin Harvick #29 -574
9. Clint Bowyer #07 -604
10. Kyle Busch #5 -633
11. Martin Truex, Jr. #1 -675
12. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #8 -723
13. Ryan Newman #12 -819
14. Jamie McMurray #26 -852
15. Mark Martin #07 -876

Denny Hamlin Holds-off Jeff Gordon For The Win at New Hampshire
2 right side tires on the last green flag stop by the Fed Ex team
crew chief Mike Ford was the strategy call of the race.
It put Denny Hamlin out of the pits in 1st position.
Martin Truex Jr. was second and Jeff Gordon third.

Jeff Gordon moved up past Martin Truex Jr. with
6 laps to go and then made his move toward Denny Hamlin.
With some hard racing Jeff Gordon got up to touching
Denny Hamlin but didn't have enough laps left to
get by him before the checkered flag.

Denny Hamlin led a total of 46 laps, Jeff Gordon
had led 37 laps and Dale Earnhardt Jr. led the most at
64 laps.

Jeff Gordon finished 2nd, Martin Truex, Jr. finished
3rd, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. finished 4th and Jimmie Johnson
finished 5th after having led 12 laps.

Kurt Busch finished 21st and David Ragan finished 15th
after last lap contact and Kurt hitting the wall.

Carl Edwards led 2 laps and then had a 47 second
pit stop when the car slipped off the jack causing
big time delay in changing the left side tires. He
finished 13th.

Race 18 of 36 | July 7, 2007 at 7 pm
Pepsi 400 | Daytona International Speedway

Position in the Points
1. Jeff Gordon #24 Leader 2,613
2. Denny Hamlin #11 -156
3. Matt Kenseth #17 -365
4. Jimmie Johnson #48 -381
5. Jeff Burton #31 -383
6. Tony Stewart #20 -428
7. Carl Edwards #99 -465
8. Kevin Harvick #29 -507
9. Kyle Busch #5 -573
10. Martin Truex, Jr. #1 -580
11. Clint Bowyer #07 -627
12. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #8 -628
13. Ryan Newman #12 -755
14. Jamie McMurray #26 -812
15. Kurt Busch #2 -864

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Jamie McMurray Wins Pepsi 400 By .005 Seconds At Daytona
With hard racing at the end Jamie McMurray and Kyle Busch
battle for the win. Jamie McMurray wins by inches and
Kyle Busch bemoans the fact that Jeff Gordon gave
Rousch car #26 a push at the end instead of his
rest-of-the-season team-mate.

At lap 147 3 Hendricks cars run up front with
the 24 and 48 car pushing the 25 car of Casey Mears
to first place. Then at 10 laps to go after another
caution Jeff Gordon in the 24 is first.

After the single file restart with 8 laps to go
Kyle Busch gets out front with Gordon, Johnson, Kurt
Busch and Carl Edwards racing behind him.

On lap 158 with McMurray and Gordon on the high-
line Gordon pushes the 26 to the front past Kyle Busch.

Kurt Busch was behind Kyle Busch but not able to
provide much assistance. Kyle charged forward but
McMurray had a final surge and nosed past Kyle for the win.

Early in the race McMurray was black-flagged for
passing below the yellow line and overcame the penalty
for the win.

Denny Hamlin and Tony Stewart got together on lap
15 while running 1 and 2. Tony Stewart got a run on
Denny Hamlin pushing him from the rear and Hamlin took
Stewart into the wall with him. Hamlin finished 61 laps
down and Stewart was 34 laps down dropping from 6th to 7th
in the points.

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was caught up in an early
crash and finished 26 laps down but staying 12th in
the points.

Race 19 of 36 | July 15, 2007
USG Sheetrock 400 | Chicagoland Speedway

Position in the Points
1. Jeff Gordon #24 Leader 2,773
2. Denny Hamlin #11 -277
3. Matt Kenseth #17 -383
4. Jimmie Johnson #48 -407
5. Jeff Burton #31 -428
6. Carl Edwards #99 -465
7. Tony Stewart #20 -539
8. Kyle Busch #5 -583
9. Kevin Harvick #29 -601
10. Martin Truex, Jr. #1 -616
11. Clint Bowyer #07 -631
12. Dale Earnhardt Jr.