Post by dalejrfan on Nov 20, 2005 23:14:09 GMT -5
Lap 267: Greg Biffle wins! Tony Stewart wins the Nextel Cup. Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards tied for second in points. Biffle wins tiebreaker.
Lap 265: Biffle and Edwards are tied for second. Mark Martin and Greg Biffle are battling for the lead.
Lap 259: Greg Biffle passes Mark Martin and Dave Blaney for the lead. Matt Kenseth is third.
Lap 258: Blaney stretches his advantage.
Lap 257: Green flag: Dave Blaney leads.
Lap 254: Stewart pits with the lapped cars and takes four tires.
Lap 253: Leaders pit. Greg Biffle takes two tires and ends up fourth. Carl Edwards takes four tires and falls from third to 12th. Tony Stewart did not pit with the leaders.
Lap 252: Caution: Debris in Turns 3 and 4
Lap 245: Stewart in danger of being lapped by Casey Mears.
Lap 237: Joe Nemechek leads, then goes to pit road, giving the lead back to Casey Mears.
Lap 235: Carl Edwards has clinched the bonus for leading the most laps. Stewart is 17. Edwards in seventh. Lead is 39 points.
Lap 233: Kevin Harvick makes a four-tire stop. Sterling Marlin is the leader.
Lap 231: Mark Martin, Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart and Greg Biffle all make four-tire stops under green. Kevin Harvick leads.
Lap 230: Casey Mears makes a four-tire stops and has a problem on the right front.
Lap 223: Kasey Kahne to pit road a few laps early. Meanwhile, Casey Mears leads Mark Martin by nearly 2 seconds.
Lap 212: Stewart to 13th. Edwards is third. The lead is 36. Meanwhile, Casey Mears leads the race by more than 2 seconds.
Lap 198: Ryan Newman has a severe tire rub on his left front. He'll hit pit road -- and go a lap down.
Lap 194: Carl Edwards moves to second on the racetrack. He trails Tony Stewart for the title by 37 points. Stewart is 11th in the race.
Lap 185: Stewart has moved to 11th; He leads Edwards by 42 points. Casey Mears leads the race.
Lap 175: Green flag: Casey Mears leads.
Lap 168: Leaders to pit road. Casey Mears wins the race off of pit road. Stewart exited 14th. Edwards third. The lead is 33 points.
Lap 168: Caution: Debris in Turn 2. Reed Sorenson is the Lucky Dog.
Lap 165: Tony Stewart to 16th place. The lead over Edwards is 12 points.
Lap 163: Tony Stewart drops to 15th place. He now leads Carl Edwards by 15 points in the championship.
Lap 150: Jimmie Johnson is now out of the race.
Lap 142: Carl Edwards trails Tony Stewart by 27 points in the Chase.
Lap 136: Carl Edwards takes the lead back from Ryan Newman.
Lap 133: Ryan Newman passes Carl Edwards for the lead.
Lap 131: Green flag: Carl Edwards leads.
Lap 130: Johnson: "We're out of this deal."
Lap 128: Leaders to pit road. Carl Edwards, who is now 53 points behind Tony Stewart in the Chase, wins the race off of pit road.
Lap 127: Caution: Jimmie Johnson hits the wall, victim of a right-rear tire problem. His championship run is over.
Lap 118: Jimmie Johnson is now 28th, the last car on the lead lap.
Lap 116: Jimmie Johnson has lost 12 spots since the restart. He's 22nd.
Lap 106: Green flag: Jeff Gordon leads. Jeff Burton is the Lucky Dog.
Lap 101: Caution: Scott Riggs gets loose and hits the wall. Jeff Gordon is the race leader.
Lap 98: Green flag: Carl Edwards leads
Lap 95: The current point standings are:
1. Stewart --
2. Edwards -21
3. Johnson -38
4. Biffle -92
Lap 92: Leaders to pit road. Carl Edwards easily wins the race off of pit road
Lap 90: Caution: Single-car crash by David Stremme.
Lap 72: Carl Edwards now leads second-place Casey Mears by more than five seconds.
Lap 61: The current point standings are:
1. Stewart --
2. Edwards -40
3. Johnson -63
4. Biffle -85
Lap 56: Greg Biffle passes Kevin Harvick for sixth.
Lap 52: Tony Stewart passes Elliott Sadler for 13th.
Lap 50: Tony Stewart passes Jimmie Johnson for 14th in the race.
Lap 48: Green flag: Carl Edwards leads, and is 23 points behind Tony Stewart in the points.
Lap 47: Carl Edwards re-takes the lead.
Lap 45: Leaders to pit road; Carl Edwards wins the race off of pit road. Denny Hamlin, who stayed out, takes the race lead.
Lap 44: Caution: Bobby Labonte gets loose in Turn 2 and hits the outside wall.
Lap 39: Jeff Gordon has some breathing room -- 1.558 seconds worth -- over second-place Carl Edwards.
Lap 35: Jeff Gordon takes the lead back from Ryan Newman
Lap 32: Ryan Newman takes the lead back from Jeff Gordon.
Lap 31: Jeff Gordon passes Ryan Newman for the lead.
Lap 29: Green flag: Ryan Newman leads
Lap 26: The current point standings are:
1. Stewart --
2. Edwards -44
3. Biffle -83
4. Johnson -85
Lap 25: Caution: Kyle Busch hits the wall in Turn 4, the victim of an apparent tire problem.
Lap 24: Dave Blaney gets around Carl Edwards for second.
Lap 23: Kyle Busch kisses the wall
Lap 21: Green flag: Ryan Newman in the lead
Lap 20: Ryan Newman, who took fuel only, is back in the race lead.
Lap 18: Jimmy Spencer, who stayed out, assumes the race lead, followed by Dave Blaney.
Lap 17: Leaders head to pit road. Newman wins the race off of pit road.
Lap 16: Caution: Scott Wimmer spins in Turn 3, just feet in front of Jimmie Johnson. Brian Vickers also suffers damage as Denny Hamlin spins.
Lap 11: Tony Stewart leads Carl Edwards by 33 points in the championship standings; Greg Biffle is third, 73 points out. Jimmie Johnson is fourth, 93 points back.
Lap 5: Tony Stewart to 15th; Jimmie Johnson to 29th
Lap 4: Tony Stewart has already gained four spots -- he's 16th.
Lap 2: Ryan Newman takes the lead -- and gets his five bonus points.
Lap 1: Carl Edwards gets five bonus points for leading the first lap.
Lap 265: Biffle and Edwards are tied for second. Mark Martin and Greg Biffle are battling for the lead.
Lap 259: Greg Biffle passes Mark Martin and Dave Blaney for the lead. Matt Kenseth is third.
Lap 258: Blaney stretches his advantage.
Lap 257: Green flag: Dave Blaney leads.
Lap 254: Stewart pits with the lapped cars and takes four tires.
Lap 253: Leaders pit. Greg Biffle takes two tires and ends up fourth. Carl Edwards takes four tires and falls from third to 12th. Tony Stewart did not pit with the leaders.
Lap 252: Caution: Debris in Turns 3 and 4
Lap 245: Stewart in danger of being lapped by Casey Mears.
Lap 237: Joe Nemechek leads, then goes to pit road, giving the lead back to Casey Mears.
Lap 235: Carl Edwards has clinched the bonus for leading the most laps. Stewart is 17. Edwards in seventh. Lead is 39 points.
Lap 233: Kevin Harvick makes a four-tire stop. Sterling Marlin is the leader.
Lap 231: Mark Martin, Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart and Greg Biffle all make four-tire stops under green. Kevin Harvick leads.
Lap 230: Casey Mears makes a four-tire stops and has a problem on the right front.
Lap 223: Kasey Kahne to pit road a few laps early. Meanwhile, Casey Mears leads Mark Martin by nearly 2 seconds.
Lap 212: Stewart to 13th. Edwards is third. The lead is 36. Meanwhile, Casey Mears leads the race by more than 2 seconds.
Lap 198: Ryan Newman has a severe tire rub on his left front. He'll hit pit road -- and go a lap down.
Lap 194: Carl Edwards moves to second on the racetrack. He trails Tony Stewart for the title by 37 points. Stewart is 11th in the race.
Lap 185: Stewart has moved to 11th; He leads Edwards by 42 points. Casey Mears leads the race.
Lap 175: Green flag: Casey Mears leads.
Lap 168: Leaders to pit road. Casey Mears wins the race off of pit road. Stewart exited 14th. Edwards third. The lead is 33 points.
Lap 168: Caution: Debris in Turn 2. Reed Sorenson is the Lucky Dog.
Lap 165: Tony Stewart to 16th place. The lead over Edwards is 12 points.
Lap 163: Tony Stewart drops to 15th place. He now leads Carl Edwards by 15 points in the championship.
Lap 150: Jimmie Johnson is now out of the race.
Lap 142: Carl Edwards trails Tony Stewart by 27 points in the Chase.
Lap 136: Carl Edwards takes the lead back from Ryan Newman.
Lap 133: Ryan Newman passes Carl Edwards for the lead.
Lap 131: Green flag: Carl Edwards leads.
Lap 130: Johnson: "We're out of this deal."
Lap 128: Leaders to pit road. Carl Edwards, who is now 53 points behind Tony Stewart in the Chase, wins the race off of pit road.
Lap 127: Caution: Jimmie Johnson hits the wall, victim of a right-rear tire problem. His championship run is over.
Lap 118: Jimmie Johnson is now 28th, the last car on the lead lap.
Lap 116: Jimmie Johnson has lost 12 spots since the restart. He's 22nd.
Lap 106: Green flag: Jeff Gordon leads. Jeff Burton is the Lucky Dog.
Lap 101: Caution: Scott Riggs gets loose and hits the wall. Jeff Gordon is the race leader.
Lap 98: Green flag: Carl Edwards leads
Lap 95: The current point standings are:
1. Stewart --
2. Edwards -21
3. Johnson -38
4. Biffle -92
Lap 92: Leaders to pit road. Carl Edwards easily wins the race off of pit road
Lap 90: Caution: Single-car crash by David Stremme.
Lap 72: Carl Edwards now leads second-place Casey Mears by more than five seconds.
Lap 61: The current point standings are:
1. Stewart --
2. Edwards -40
3. Johnson -63
4. Biffle -85
Lap 56: Greg Biffle passes Kevin Harvick for sixth.
Lap 52: Tony Stewart passes Elliott Sadler for 13th.
Lap 50: Tony Stewart passes Jimmie Johnson for 14th in the race.
Lap 48: Green flag: Carl Edwards leads, and is 23 points behind Tony Stewart in the points.
Lap 47: Carl Edwards re-takes the lead.
Lap 45: Leaders to pit road; Carl Edwards wins the race off of pit road. Denny Hamlin, who stayed out, takes the race lead.
Lap 44: Caution: Bobby Labonte gets loose in Turn 2 and hits the outside wall.
Lap 39: Jeff Gordon has some breathing room -- 1.558 seconds worth -- over second-place Carl Edwards.
Lap 35: Jeff Gordon takes the lead back from Ryan Newman
Lap 32: Ryan Newman takes the lead back from Jeff Gordon.
Lap 31: Jeff Gordon passes Ryan Newman for the lead.
Lap 29: Green flag: Ryan Newman leads
Lap 26: The current point standings are:
1. Stewart --
2. Edwards -44
3. Biffle -83
4. Johnson -85
Lap 25: Caution: Kyle Busch hits the wall in Turn 4, the victim of an apparent tire problem.
Lap 24: Dave Blaney gets around Carl Edwards for second.
Lap 23: Kyle Busch kisses the wall
Lap 21: Green flag: Ryan Newman in the lead
Lap 20: Ryan Newman, who took fuel only, is back in the race lead.
Lap 18: Jimmy Spencer, who stayed out, assumes the race lead, followed by Dave Blaney.
Lap 17: Leaders head to pit road. Newman wins the race off of pit road.
Lap 16: Caution: Scott Wimmer spins in Turn 3, just feet in front of Jimmie Johnson. Brian Vickers also suffers damage as Denny Hamlin spins.
Lap 11: Tony Stewart leads Carl Edwards by 33 points in the championship standings; Greg Biffle is third, 73 points out. Jimmie Johnson is fourth, 93 points back.
Lap 5: Tony Stewart to 15th; Jimmie Johnson to 29th
Lap 4: Tony Stewart has already gained four spots -- he's 16th.
Lap 2: Ryan Newman takes the lead -- and gets his five bonus points.
Lap 1: Carl Edwards gets five bonus points for leading the first lap.