UAW-GM Quality 500

[fullSPEED]

Ryan Newman grabbed pole position for Saturday night’s UAW-GM Quality 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. He posted a record lap of 28.590 seconds with a speed of 188.877 mph. He broke the previous mark of 28.869 seconds posted by Jimmie Johnson. The pole victory was his 6th of the season and 24th of his racing career. Kurt Bush and Dale Earnhardt Jr. will start 21st and 25th in the field of 43 drivers.

[luke]

Jimmie Johnson wins.

1 9 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's/HMS 20th Anniv. 185/5 334 Running
2 23 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont/HMS 20th Anniv. 170/0 334 Running
3 25 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser/MLB World Series 170/5 334 Running
4 21 #97 Kurt Busch Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools/Sharpie 165/5 334 Running
5 8 #01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army/G.I. Joe 160/5 334 Running
6 39 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 150/0 334 Running
7 5 #38 Elliott Sadler Ford Combos 151/5 334 Running
8 24 #42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Texaco/Havoline 142/0 334 Running
9 35 #30 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AOL/RCR 35th Anniversary 138/0 334 Running
10 15 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 134/0 334 Running
11 36 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford DeWalt Power Tools 130/0 334 Running
12 31 #40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Prilosec 132/5 334 Running
13 12 #6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra 129/5 334 Running
14 1 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 126/5 334 Running
15 11 #32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevrolet Tide 118/0 333 Running
16 41 #21 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft/U.S. Air Force 115/0 332 Running
17 34 #18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 112/0 332 Running
18 19 #31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Cingular/RCR 35th Anniversary 109/0 332 Running
19 43 #0 Ward Burton Chevrolet NetZero 106/0 331 Running
20 3 #41 Casey Mears Dodge Target/SpongeBob SquarePants 103/0 331 Running
21 30 #49 Ken Schrader Dodge Schwan's Home Service 100/0 331 Running
22 20 #14 John Andretti Ford VB/APlus at Sunoco 97/0 330 Running
23 16 #77 Brendan Gaughan * Dodge Jasper Engines & Transmissions 94/0 329 Running
24 29 #09 Johnny Sauter * Dodge Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts 91/0 329 Running
25 40 #5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Kellogg's/HMS 20th Anniv. 88/0 328 Running
26 42 #22 Scott Wimmer * Dodge Caterpillar 85/0 327 Running
27 32 #45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia-Pacific/Brawny 82/0 326 Running
28 6 #15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 79/0 319 Out of Race
29 22 #4 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet Lucas Oil Products 76/0 310 Out of Race
30 13 #19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 73/0 277 Out of Race
31 14 #2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite 70/0 274 Running
32 2 #9 Kasey Kahne * Dodge Dodge Dealers Mopar/UAW 77/10 267 Out of Race
33 18 #16 Greg Biffle Ford National Guard/Subway 64/0 265 Running
34 38 #84 Kyle Busch Chevrolet CARQUEST/HMS 20th Anniv. 61/0 264 Out of Race
35 33 #43 Jeff Green Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker 58/0 238 Out of Race
36 7 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Goodwrench/RCR 35th Anniversary 55/0 221 Out of Race
37 10 #99 Carl Edwards Ford Canteen Vending/Kraft Foods 52/0 218 Out of Race
38 4 #10 Scott Riggs * Chevrolet Valvoline 49/0 30 Out of Race
39 27 #137 Kevin Lepage Dodge Carter's Royal Dispos-all 46/0 25 Out of Race
40 17 #25 Brian Vickers * Chevrolet GMAC/HMS 20th Anniv. 43/0 23 Out of Race
41 37 #113 Greg Sacks Dodge ARC Dehooker/Vita Coco 40/0 10 Out of Race
42 26 #50 Jeff Fuller Dodge Arnold Development Companies 37/0 7 Out of Race
43 28 #251 Tony Raines Chevrolet Marathon Oil/Chase 34/0 2 Out of Race


* Denotes Rookie

Standings
1 -- Kurt Busch 5850 Leader 31 0 3 8 17
2 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5826 -24 31 0 5 15 20
3 -- Jeff Gordon 5776 -74 31 6 5 13 21
4 -- Elliott Sadler 5693 -157 31 0 2 8 14
5 -- Mark Martin 5664 -186 31 0 1 8 13
6 -- Tony Stewart 5646 -204 31 0 2 9 16
7 -- Matt Kenseth 5635 -215 31 0 2 8 16
8 +1 Jimmie Johnson 5623 -227 31 1 5 16 18
9 -1 Ryan Newman 5579 -271 31 6 2 9 12
10 -- Jeremy Mayfield 5501 -349 31 2 1 5 12

[gttouring]

Hendrick 1-2
ooolala
this is crazyfunny look at how Dale earnhardt is 24 points in 2nd...that's what you get for saying poop on TV
ha ha
the top 4 in the "chase" is where the real action will be at
i think Martin has been beat menatlly out of it
snd Sadler may be the consistent surprise
of course Busch is just a power house of late, and the other 2
well we know about them and all

[kingfloopy]

Another great race for Kurt Busch. I'm starting to like him a lot more than I used to, and since I couldn't stand him that is saying a lot. I think Jimmy Spencer knocked some sense in to him at Michigan last year. It was dissapointing to see Mark Martin getting wrecked by someone else when he was running so well and to see Kahne have more bad luck when he was well on the way to winning.

J.D.

[Joe Fan]

Leave it to Jimmy Spencer to scramble the Chase. Poor Mark Martin. Although his chances of winning the championship seemed remote, they are all but gone now.

I think you have got to give some atta-boys to Kurt Busch and Jeff Gordon. Those guys seem to battle back from adversity.

[kingfloopy]

I don't know if it was really Spencers fault or not that Martin got wrecked. I just saw a replay on tv and the #77 car was slowing down a lot almost like he was going to pit but missed the entrance. Granted Spencer should have seen that, but this sure isn't the first time Brendan Gaughan has wrecked this season.

J.D.

[muggle not]

Kahne has wrecked a lot this year. I believe he was fast at Lowes because of his agressive set-up. I also believe that is what eventually got him.

I would not blame Spencer for the wreck. Gaughan in ny opinion shares most of the blame. Will he be in Cup next year?

It took a lot of determination for Gordon and Busch to come back like they did, especially Gordon.

[chavez]

Unfortunately Fox Sports in Australia showed the race on delay and cut out the most of the last 60 laps.
One minute Mark Martin is running up at the front, the next minute he is at the back of the pack for a restart with 13 laps to go.
Can someone explain what happened to Martin?

[Joe Fan]

Originally posted by chavez
Unfortunately Fox Sports in Australia showed the race on delay and cut out the most of the last 60 laps.
One minute Mark Martin is running up at the front, the next minute he is at the back of the pack for a restart with 13 laps to go.
Can someone explain what happened to Martin?

Here is the play by play you missed:

BIG CRASH ON THE FRONT STRAIGHT. CARS SPINNING EVERYWHERE. LEADER BUSCH ESCAPES DOWN THE PIT LANE. MARK HAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF HIS CAR. REPLAY SHOWS HE GOT CAUGHT IN TANGLE BETWEEN GAUGHAN AND SPENCER. GAUGHAN APPARENTLY SLOWED TO COME ON PIT ROAD BUT MISSED THE ENTRY. SPENCER PLOWED INTO THE BACK OF GAUGHAN THAT UNFORTUNATELY COLLECTED MARTIN. MARTIN COMES AROUND ON PIT ROAD. TELLS CREW TO JUST GET THE DAMAGE FIXED COMPLETELY WHILE HE IS THERE.

[Jack Man]

Congrats to JJ on a great race win. Don't think it will get him back in though. Everingham needs to slow Casey down and i'm sure he will collect alot of trophies. Ya it was tough to see Martin get caught up in a wreck again but he just keeps on fighting. Still think Kurt can hang on.

[chavez]

Thanks Joe