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DAYTONA 500
WINNER: Ryan Newman, 30, South Bend, Ind.
CAR: No. 12 Dodge Racing car
2008 WINS: 1 CAREER WINS: 13
RACE STATISTICS
TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 16 minutes, 30 seconds AVERAGE SPEED OF RACE WINNER: 152.672 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: .092 seconds CAUTION FLAGS: 7 for 23 laps LEAD CHANGES: 42 among 16 drivers LAP LEADERS: Ky. Busch 8 times for 86 laps; Hamlin 5 times for 32 laps; Stewart 4 times for 16 laps; Earnhardt Jr. 3 times for 12 laps; Burton 1 time for 9 laps; Ku. Busch 1 time for 9 laps; Newman 4 times for 8 laps; Biffle 3 times for 7 laps; J. Gordon 3 times for 5 laps; Sorenson 2 times for 5 laps; Bowyer 2 times for 4 laps; Waltrip 2 times for 3 laps; Blaney 1 time for 1 lap;Johnson 1 time for 1 lap; Kahne 1 time for 1 lap; Kenseth 1 time for 1 lap
SUNDAY'S RESULTS
With starting position in parentheses, driver, make of car, laps completed and reason out (if any)
At Daytona Beach, Fla.
1. (7) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 200 laps
2. (43) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 200
3. (6) Tony Stewart, Toyota, 200,
4. (24) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 200
5. (5) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 200
6. (35) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 200
7. (10) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 200
8. (26) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 200
9. (3) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevy, 200,
10. (18) Greg Biffle, Ford, 200
11. (13) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 200
12. (23) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 200
13. (36) Jeff Burton, Chevy, 200
14. (16) Kevin Harvick, Chevy, 200
15. (19) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 200
16. (20) Dale Jarrett, Toyota, 200
17. (4) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 200
18. (42) David Reutimann, Toyota, 200
19. (11) Carl Edwards, Ford, 200
20. (25) Martin Truex Jr., Chevy, 200
21. (27) Scott Riggs, Chevy, 200
22. (21) Paul Menard, Chevy, 200
23. (33) Jeremy Mayfield, Chevy, 200
24. (31) Clint Bowyer, Chevy, 200
25. (37) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 200
26. (38) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 200
27. (1) Jimmie Johnson, Chevy, 200
28. (32) David Gilliland, Ford, 200
29. (2) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 200
30. (30) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 200
31. (12) Mark Martin, Chevy, 200
32. (15) J.Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 200
33. (40) Dario Franchitti, Dodge, 199
34. (39) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 197
35. (9) C. Mears, Chevy, accident, 194
36. (28) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 194
37. (29) Regan Smith, Chevy, 194
38. (34) D. Blaney, Toyota, accident, 189, 56.5
39. (8) Jeff Gordon, Chevy, 186
40. (22) John Andretti, Chevy, 184
41. (41) Joe Nemechek, Chevy, 171
42. (14) D.Ragan, Ford, accident, 161
43. (17) K.Wallace, Chevy, engine, 141
POINTS STANDINGS
Ryan Newman 190 Kurt Busch 175
Kyle Busch 170
Tony Stewart 170
Reed Sorenson 160
Kasey Kahne 151
Elliott Sadler 150
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 143
Robby Gordon 142
Greg Biffle 139
Bobby Labonte 130
Jeff Burton 129
13. Brian Vickers 127
14. Kevin Harvick 121
15. Sam Hornish Jr. 118
16. Denny Hamlin 117
17. Dale Jarrett 115
18. David Reutimann 109
19. Carl Edwards 106
20. Martin Truex Jr. 103
21. Scott Riggs 100
22. Paul Menard 97
23. Clint Bowyer 96
24. Jeremy Mayfield 94
25. J.J. Yeley 88
26. Jimmie Johnson 87
27. Jamie McMurray 85
28. Michael Waltrip 81
29. David Gilliland 79
30. Travis Kvapil 73
31. Mark Martin 70
32. Juan Pablo Montoya 67
33. Dario Franchitti 64
34. Kyle Petty 61
35. Matt Kenseth 60
36. Casey Mears 58
37. Dave Blaney 54
38. Regan Smith 52
39. Jeff Gordon 51
40. John Andretti 43
41. Joe Nemechek 40
42. David Ragan 37
43. Kenny Wallace 34
LOOKING AHEAD
WHAT: Auto Club 500
WHERE: California Speedway
GREEN FLAG: 4:15 p.m. Sunday
TV: WRAZ, WFXI RADIO: WQDR-94.7
2007 WINNER: Matt Kenseth
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