NASCAR Update

By: JournalNow Staff | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: November 15, 2009

On the air

Today

• 3:15: Sprint Cup O'Reilly Auto Parts 500; WXLV Ch. 7 (ABC); WTQR 104.1; WBRF (joined in progress) 98.1

Sprint Cup O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 lineup

(Today, at Avondale, Ariz.)

Driver Make Speed

1. Martin Truex Jr. Chevy 135.120

2. Kurt Busch Dodge 134.579

3. Jimmie Johnson Chevy 134.454

4. Kasey Kahne Dodge 134.293

5. Denny Hamlin Toyota 134.228

6. Greg Biffle Ford 134.223

7. Kyle Busch Toyota 134.173

8. Tony Stewart Chevy 134.078

9. Casey Mears Chevy 134.028

10. Mark Martin Chevy 134.023

11. Michael Waltrip Toyota 133.949

12. Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 133.924

13. Clint Bowyer Chevy 133.879

14. Jeff Gordon Chevy 133.874

15. David Reutimann Toyota 133.864

16. AJ Allmendinger Ford 133.759

17. Juan Pablo Montoya Chevy 133.720

18. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 133.700

19. Brian Vickers Toyota 133.680

20. Bobby Labonte Chevy 133.571

21. Marcos Ambrose Toyota 133.551

22. Robby Gordon Toyota 133.417

23. Max Papis Toyota 133.403

24. Ryan Newman Chevy 133.240

25. Carl Edwards Ford 133.215

26. Brad Keselowski Dodge 133.161

27. Joey Logano Toyota 133.151

28. Matt Kenseth Ford 133.121

29. David Gilliland Chevy 133.087

30. Jamie McMurray Ford 133.062

31. Kevin Harvick Chevy 132.930

32. Dave Blaney Toyota 132.925

33. David Ragan Ford 132.812

34. Joe Nemechek Toyota 132.783

35. Elliott Sadler Dodge 132.763

36. Jeff Burton Chevy 132.650

37. Scott Speed Toyota 132.333

38. Michael McDowell Toyota 132.275

39. Erik Darnell Ford 132.178

40. Reed Sorenson Dodge owner pts.

41. Paul Menard Ford owner pts.

42. John Andretti Chevy owner pts.

43. Tony Raines Chevy 132.091

Failed to qualify

44. Regan Smith Chevy 132.062

45. Kevin Conway Chevy 131.892

46. Brandon Ash Dodge 130.662

Nationwide Able Body Labor 200 results

Yesterday, at Avondale, Ariz.

Driver Make Winnings

1. Carl Edwards Ford $57,895

2. Kevin Harvick Chevy $41,175

3. Reed Sorenson Toyota $34,825

4. Clint Bowyer Chevy $31,700

5. Brad Keselowski Chevy $33,493

6. David Ragan Ford $26,075

7. Matt Kenseth Ford $24,175

8. Mike Bliss Toyota $31,993

9. Kyle Busch Toyota $23,535

10. Steve Wallace Chevy $31,693

11. Jason Keller Ford $28,693

12. Denny Hamlin Toyota $26,675

13. James Buescher Chevy $28,793

14. Trevor Bayne Toyota $28,283

15. Scott Wimmer Chevy $28,248

16. Justin Allgaier Dodge $29,338

17. Kenny Wallace Chevy $28,478

18. David Reutimann Toyota $21,225

19. Brendan Gaughan Chevy $27,583

20. Michael Annett Toyota $28,323

21. Tony Raines Chevy $27,363

22. Mike Wallace Chevy $27,253

23. John Wes Townley Ford $27,518

24. Kevin Conway Chevy $27,008

25. Michael McDowell Dodge $20,630

26. John Borneman III Ford $20,445

27. Jason Leffler Toyota $26,878

28. Eric McClure Ford $26,808

29. Jeremy Clements Chevy $26,733

30. Paul Menard Ford $20,530

31. Jason Bowles Ford $26,663

32. Ken Butler Chevy $26,628

33. Josh Wise Chevy $20,125

34. Mark Green Chevy $26,558

35. Danny O'Quinn Jr. Chevy $26,523

36. Joe Nemechek Chevy $26,488

37. Kevin Hamlin Ford $19,980

38. Alex Tagliani Dodge $26,413

39. Terry Cook Chevy $19,890

40. Johnny Chapman Chevy $19,855

41. Casey Atwood Ford $19,820

42. Dennis Setzer Dodge $19,765

43. Chris Cook Toyota $26,183

Race statistics

Average speed of race winner: 100.798; Time of race: 1 hour, 59 minutes, 3 seconds; Margin of victory: 2.415 seconds; Caution flags: 6 for 29 laps; Lead changes: 3 among 2 drivers; Lap leaders: D.Hamlin 1-12; C.Edwards 13-16; D.Hamlin 17-95; C.Edwards 96-200; Leaders summary (driver, times led, laps led): C.Edwards, 2 times for 109 laps; D.Hamlin, 2 times for 91 laps; Top 10 in points: 1. K.Busch, 5,487; 2. C.Edwards, 5,297; 3. Bra.Keselowski, 5,237; 4. J.Leffler, 4,431; 5. M.Bliss, 3,960; 6. J.Allgaier, 3,946; 7. S.Wallace, 3,860; 8. J.Keller, 3,831; 9. B.Gaughan, 3,784; 10. M.Annett, 3,498

Notes

■ Bobby Labonte, a former NASCAR champion, has signed a deal to drive for TRG Motorsports next season.

Labonte has already raced five times for TRG this season, and will finish the year in the No. 71 Chevrolet for a total of seven races.

The car will be sponsored by TaxSlayer.com for about half the season.

Labonte drove for Hall of Fame Racing for most of this season. Team officials replaced him for seven races this year to give developmental driver Erik Darnell some seat time.

■ The Wall Street Journal examined the anti-doping policies of 22 major sports and governing bodies and found NASCAR's much-maligned policy ranked fifth.

In an article published yesterday, the newspaper rated the policies based on the existence of a policy, its accessibility to the public, the severity of sanctions for offenders and administration of the code.

NASCAR's policy received a 90 out of a top score of 100, behind only the International Boxing Federation/U.S. Boxing Association, International Olympic Committee, International Tennis Federation and the International Association of Athletics Federations (track & field).