Auto racing Scoreboard
Published 5:00 am Monday, August 17, 2009
NASCAR
Sprint Cup
Carfax 400
Sunday
At Michigan International Speedway
Brooklyn, Mich.
Lap length: 2 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (1) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 200 laps, 126.8 rating, 190 points, $180,873.
2. (21) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 200, 117.2, 175, $181,151.
3. (15) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 200, 96.6, 170, $131,500.
4. (32) Carl Edwards, Ford, 200, 98.8, 165, $156,806.
5. (14) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 200, 84.5, 155, $118,210.
6. (42) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 200, 78.2, 150, $107,250.
7. (8) Joey Logano, Toyota, 200, 101.9, 146, $144,726.
8. (23) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 200, 101.5, 147, $96,625.
9. (31) David Reutimann, Toyota, 200, 88.5, 143, $119,248.
10. (16) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 200, 100.3, 139, $100,775.
11. (10) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 200, 70.5, 130, $122,773.
12. (22) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 200, 87.2, 127, $121,353.
13. (20) David Stremme, Dodge, 200, 80.8, 124, $116,440.
14. (25) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 200, 99.7, 126, $131,340.
15. (7) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 200, 65.5, 118, $111,029.
16. (9) Bill Elliott, Ford, 200, 59.4, 115, $78,025.
17. (18) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 200, 85.8, 117, $97,698.
18. (27) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 200, 61.7, 109, $123,831.
19. (3) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 200, 84.5, 106, $115,173.
20. (17) Greg Biffle, Ford, 200, 70.2, 103, $98,100.
21. (5) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 200, 75.8, 100, $114,690.
22. (13) AJ Allmendinger, Dodge, 200, 57, 97, $79,400.
23. (39) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 200, 68.5, 94, $124,448.
24. (12) Brad Keselowski, Chevrolet, 200, 68.4, 91, $75,475.
25. (34) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 200, 49.9, 88, $87,100.
26. (35) Paul Menard, Ford, 200, 45.9, 90, $108,606.
27. (30) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 200, 45.9, 87, $85,875.
28. (29) John Andretti, Chevrolet, 200, 42.6, 79, $85,625.
29. (40) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 200, 41.7, 76, $114,701.
30. (37) David Ragan, Ford, 200, 67.1, 78, $85,775.
31. (2) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 200, 105.2, 75, $90,550.
32. (19) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 200, 56.1, 67, $82,050.
33. (4) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 199, 124, 74, $129,201.
34. (11) Scott Speed, Toyota, 199, 47.9, 61, $88,448.
35. (26) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 199, 46, 58, $86,798.
36. (6) Kurt Busch, Dodge, accident, 146, 89.4, 55, $91,675.
37. (24) Robby Gordon, Toyota, accident, 97, 44.7, 52, $92,385.
38. (28) Mike Bliss, Dodge, electrical, 62, 31.5, 49, $73,525.
39. (38) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, electrical, 40, 31.6, 46, $73,475.
40. (36) David Gilliland, Chevrolet, vibration, 39, 32.1, 43, $73,425.
41. (43) Mike Skinner, Toyota, vibration, 33, 28.4, 40, $73,365.
42. (41) Dave Blaney, Toyota, overheating, 18, 26.4, 37, $73,290.
43. (33) Bobby Labonte, Ford, engine, 18, 23.3, 34, $100,504.
Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 131.531 mph.
Time of Race: 3 hours, 2 minutes, 28 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 1.409 seconds.
Caution Flags: 7 for 36 laps.
Lead Changes: 25 among 14 drivers.
Lap Leaders: M.Martin 1-23; J.Johnson 24-41; M.Kenseth 42; J.Gordon 43; C.Bowyer 44; D.Ragan 45; C.Edwards 46; D.Hamlin 47-48; J.Johnson 49-53; M.Martin 54; P.Menard 55-58; M.Kenseth 59-63; J.Johnson 64-94; M.Martin 95; B.Vickers 96-97; J.Johnson 98-116; M.Martin 117; M.Waltrip 118; T.Stewart 119-120; J.Johnson 121-148; D.Reutimann 149-152; D.Earnhardt Jr. 153-158; B.Vickers 159-165; J.Johnson 166-197; B.Vickers 198-200.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): J.Johnson, 6 times for 133 laps; M.Martin, 4 times for 26 laps; B.Vickers, 3 times for 12 laps; D.Earnhardt Jr., 1 time for 6 laps; M.Kenseth, 2 times for 6 laps; D.Reutimann, 1 time for 4 laps; P.Menard, 1 time for 4 laps; D.Hamlin, 1 time for 2 laps; T.Stewart, 1 time for 2 laps; J.Gordon, 1 time for 1 lap; C.Edwards, 1 time for 1 lap; C.Bowyer, 1 time for 1 lap; M.Waltrip, 1 time for 1 lap; D.Ragan, 1 time for 1 lap.
Top 12 in Points: 1. T.Stewart, 3,500; 2. J.Gordon, 3,216; 3. J.Johnson, 3,197; 4. C.Edwards, 2,995; 5. D.Hamlin, 2,986; 6. Ku.Busch, 2,957; 7. J.Montoya, 2,887; 8. K.Kahne, 2,884; 9. R.Newman, 2,845; 10. G.Biffle, 2,821; 11. M.Kenseth, 2,811; 12. M.Martin, 2,791.
NASCAR Driver Rating Formula
A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.
The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.
NHRA
Lucas Oil Nationals
Sunday
Brainerd, Minn.
Top Fuel
Semifinals
Dixon, 3.827, 311.34 def. Brown, 4.682, 163.95.
Lucas, 3.831, 302.01 def. McClenathan, 3.846, 316.45.
Final
Lucas, 3.814, 309.27 def. Dixon, 3.818, 314.09.
Funny Car
Semifinals
T. Pedregon, 4.181, 297.02 def. Beckman, 4.166, 296.50.
Capps, 5.258, 213.91 def. Force, 5.859, 154.19.
Final
T. Pedregon, 4.149, 295.59 def. Capps, 6.613, 99.35.
Pro Stock
Semifinals
Anderson, 6.661, 207.46 def. A. Johnson, 6.655, 207.50.
Line, 6.659, 207.15 def. Edwards, 6.630, 208.07.
Final
Anderson, 6.641, 207.53 def. Line, 6.655, 207.30.
Pro Stock Motorcycle
Semifinals
Pippin, 7.044, 188.78 def. Treble, 7.142, 184.17.
Arana, 6.963, 191.92 def. Krawiec, 7.107, 184.60.
Final
Arana, 6.983, 190.51 def. Pippin, foul.
Point standings (top 10)
Through 16 of 24 events
Top Fuel
1. Antron Brown, 1,357. 2. Tony Schumacher, 1,140. 3. Larry Dixon, 1,132. 4. Brandon Bernstein, 998. 5. Cory McClenathan, 985. 6. Morgan Lucas, 944. 7. Spencer Massey, 886. 8. Shawn Langdon, 859. 9. Doug Kalitta, 732. 10. Clay Millican, 651.
Funny Car
1. Tony Pedregon, 1,215. 2. Ron Capps, 1,187. 3. Ashley Force Hood, 1,090. 4. Jack Beckman, 960. 5. Tim Wilkerson, 950. 6. Bob Tasca III, 894. 7. Del Worsham, 877. 8. John Force, 846. 9. Mike Neff, 778. 10. Cruz Pedregon, 768.
Pro Stock
1. Jeg Coughlin, 1,325. 2. Jason Line, 1,298. 3. Mike Edwards, 1,291. 4. Greg Anderson, 1,165. 5. Allen Johnson, 1,066. 6. Greg Stanfield, 828. 7. Ron Krisher, 793. 8. Kurt Johnson, 752. 9. Rickie Jones, 711. 10. Warren Johnson, 659.
Pro Stock Motorcycle
1. Eddie Krawiec, 911. 2. Andrew Hines, 803. 3. Matt Smith, 668. 4. Hector Arana, 644. 5. Craig Treble, 641. 6. Douglas Horne, 632. 7. Matt Guidera, 531. 8. Shawn Gann, 442. 9. Steve Johnson, 425. 10. Karen Stoffer, 423.