Unofficial Results: O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas

04-28-2007 | Race 5 - Saturday, April 28, 2007 - Kansas Speedway

Fin Str Trk Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Award Status # Laps
1 10 99 Erik Darnell Northern Tool-Equipment Ford 167 195 10 $57,500 Running 3 92
2 19 14 Rick Crawford Power Stroke Diesel by International Ford 167 175 5 $40,375 Running 1 1
3 14 60 Jack Sprague Con-way Freight Toyota 167 170 5 $27,575 Running 2 10
4 20 23 Johnny Benson 360 OTC Toyota 167 160   $16,800 Running    
5 1 5 Mike Skinner Tundra Toyota 167 160 5 $17,325 Running 1 58
6 8 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. AES HR Solutions Chevrolet 167 150   $14,075 Running    
7 23 30 Todd Bodine Lumber Liquidators Toyota 167 146   $14,925 Running    
8 12 1 Aaron Fike # Red Horse Racing Toyota 167 147 5 $14,850 Running 1 6
9 11 59 Terry Cook Harris Trucking Toyota 167 138   $14,275 Running    
10 30 88 Matt Crafton Menards/Marvel Mystery Oil Chevrolet 167 134   $15,250 Running    
11 33 77 Brendan Gaughan South Point Hotel Chevrolet 167 130   $13,675 Running    
12 9 9 Ted Musgrave Team ASE/Germain Toyota 166 127   $13,550 Running    
13 4 6 Travis Kvapil K & N Filters Ford 166 124   $13,475 Running    
14 16 09 Stacy Compton Zaxby's Ford 166 121   $13,425 Running    
15 17 10 David Starr International MAXX Force Diesel Ford 166 118   $14,250 Running    
16 31 15 Bill Lester Gorilla Rack Chevrolet 166 115   $15,100 Running    
17 15 00 Josh Wise Aaron's Lucky Dog Toyota 166 112   $10,975 Running    
18 5 13 Willie Allen #  Chevrolet 165 109   $13,175 Running    
19 7 4 Chase Miller Open Joist Dodge 165 106   $13,125 Running    
20 34 63 Scott Lynch Cooper Bussman Ford 164 103   $11,250 Running    
21 26 40 Clay Rogers Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet 164 100   $11,775 Running    
22 21 50 T.J. Bell Heathcliff's Cat Litter Ford 164 97   $11,750 Running    
23 2 36 Tyler Walker # 360 OTC Toyota 164 94   $10,725 Running    
24 25 47 Kraig Kinser VFW/Ginn Resorts Chevrolet 163 91   $10,700 Running    
25 27 18 Joe Ruttman Fastenal Dodge 163 88   $10,675 Running    
26 24 75 Dennis Setzer Spears Mfg. Chevrolet 163 85   $10,650 Running    
27 13 08 Chad McCumbee TheGPSStore.com Chevrolet 162 82   $10,625 Running    
28 32 7 Jason White # Hooters Energy Drink Chevrolet 161 79   $10,600 Running    
29 36 71 Bryan Silas Gateway Ins./Picern Military Housing 160 76   $10,550 Running    
30 18 07 Tim Sauter # Lester Buildings Chevrolet 154 73   $10,525 Accident    
31 3 21 Kelly Bires # Air Force/Bush's Baked Beans Ford 120 70   $10,500 Engine    
32 6 2 Cale Gale Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 82 67   $10,475 Brakes    
33 28 51 Kelly Sutton Team Copaxone Chevrolet 71 64   $10,450 Suspension    
34 29 8 Blake Bjorklund # Haas CNC Machine Tools Chevrolet 56 61   $10,425 Overheating    
35 35 16 Kenny Hendrick Xpress Motorsports Chevrolet 47 58   $10,400 Transmission    
36 22 46 Travis Kittleson Bob Steele Chevrolet Chevrolet 18 55   $10,371 Accident    
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 81,687, Erik Darnell won the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250, his first career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following drivers dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: # 00 Wise (engine change), # 13 Allen (engine change), # 8 White (unapproved adjustments), # 50 Bell (unapproved adjustments), # 77 Gaughan (unapproved adjustments), # 99 (unapproved adjustments).
Failed to Qualify: N/A
Time of Race: 02 Hrs, 00 Mins, 49 Secs. Average Speed: 124.405 MPH Margin of Victory: 10.440 Seconds
Caution Flags: 5 for 25 laps: Laps: 8-10 (#40 spin); 21-24 (#46 accident turn 3); 73-78 (#23, 51 accident backstretch); 111-114 (#07 accident turn 1); 121-128 (#21 fluid on track).
Lead Changes: 7 among 5 drivers: M. Skinner 1-58; R. Crawford 59; E. Darnell 60-66; A. Fike # 67-72; J. Sprague 73-81; E. Darnell 82-110; J. Sprague 111; E. Darnell 112-167.
Top 10 Driver Points: (1) M. Skinner 905;(2) T. Bodine 797;(3) R. Crawford 777;(4) R. Hornaday Jr. 751;(5) J. Sprague 734;(6) T. Musgrave 727;(7) J. Benson 703;(8) M. Crafton 683;(9) T. Kvapil 653;(10) E. Darnell 651.
Wix Filters Lap Leader Award : Erik Darnell, #99 (92 Laps)
Checkers/Rally's Double Drive Through : Jack Sprague, #60 
Mobil1 Command Performance Driver of the Race : Rick Crawford, #14 
Sunoco Diamond Performance : Erik Darnell, #99 
Budweiser Pole Award : Mike Skinner, #5 (170.729 mph)
Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award : Bill Lester, #15 (20 Places)
Raybestos Rookie of the Year Award : Aaron Fike, #1 
Next Race: May. 18, 2007 - Lowe's Motor Speedway at Charlotte