Jeff Burton gained the race Dover 400 of east Glass NEXTEL of NASCAR Sunday, in the Dover International Speedway before a multitude considered in 145,000 fans.
Burton (no. 31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet), who gained $230.370,00 dollars in prizes, finished with 7,955 seconds of advantage on Carl Edwards (no. 99 Office Depot Ford) to mark 18ª victory of its race in Glass NEXTEL of NASCAR, its starting 431. This is his here first victory in the 2006 and first in Dover in 26 races. His more recent victory was in Phoenix in October of the 2001 - it makes 176 races.
Burton became 12º winning different in the 2006. Burton raised 35º for all time in the list of NASCAR triumphs, tied with Geoffrey Bodine, Neil Bonnet and Harry Gant. Burton gained the $10.000,00 dollars of the Bond of Leader NEXTEL of NASCAR to gain the race and to lead in the points. Burton gained the race from exit position 19. Matt Kenseth also gained the race of spring in Dover from position 19.
This is the seventh occasion in its race that Burton has the leadership in the scores. The last time that had the leadership was after California in May of 1999. Burton led the six final returns in Dover 400, the unique returns that it headed during the race.
Matt Kenseth led 215 returns in Dover 400, to head the greater number of returns by fourth occasion in the 2006. Kenseth also led the majority of the turns in Fertile valleys, Chicago and second of Michigan.
This is victory 82 in Glass NEXTEL of NASCAR of the equipment proprietor Richard Chidress. Childress registered four victories in Dover. Its last victory in Dover was through Dale Earnhardt in Budweiser 500 of 1993. The victory of Burton was 17ª victory of Chevrolet in 28 races in the 2006.
Chevrolet moored the Championship of Manufacturers 2006 in Loudon - 30º Championship of Manufacturers for Chevrolet. Chevrolet gained the Championship of Manufacturers in each one of the last four years.
Jeff Gordon (no. 24 DuPont Chevrolet) was followed third party of Kurt Busch (no. 2 Miller Lite Dodge) and Greg Biffle (16 no. National Guard/Subway Ford) completed the five first positions.
Martin Truex Jr (sixth) was the best novice for the first time in the 2006. Four novices finished between the 15 first in Dover: Truex (sixth), Clint Bowyer (eighth), Denny Hamlin (ninth) and Reed Sorenson (11º). This is the fourth occasion in this season to which four novices determine results between 15 first. A contender to the Inexperienced Raybestos of the Year at least marked a result between the 15 first in the 28 races in this season.

Time of race - 3 hours, 34 minutes, 21 seconds
Returns: 400
Average of speed - 180,153 Km/h (111,966 mph)
Margin of victory - 7,955 seconds
Inexperienced Raybestos of the Race - Martin Truex Jr.

The Pilots of Caza

Four of the 10 pilots in Caza finalized in the 10 first in Dover 400. Six of the 10 pilots in Caza changed of positions in the points in Dover. Burton scaled of the fifth the first place in the scores, the greater gain between the 10 first. It is with six points in front of the second place of Jeff Gordon. Burton is one of the five “beginner ones” in competing in the Hunting.
Jeff Gordon raised from the quarter the second in the scores, after to finalize in third today and to register his 14º result between the 10 first in the 2006. That marked his 17º result between the 10 best ones in 28 races in Dover. Gordon now is to only six points behind Burton and competes in Caza by Glass NEXTEL of NASCAR for the second time in three years. He is one of only two pilots who have competed in two of three editions. Gordon finalized third party in the final scores in the 2004 and 11º in the 2005.
Matt Kenseth (10º today) marked his sixth result the thread between the 10 first, to extend a gust of wind that began in Michigan in August and continued in third party in the scores. Now it is to 18 points of the Burton leader. Kenseth competes in Caza by Glass NEXTEL of NASCAR by third consecutive year. He is one of only three pilots in doing it. Kenseth finalized in eighth in the 2004 and seventh in the 2005.
Denny Hamlin (ninth today) wrote down his 11º result to the thread between the 15 first and fell from the second to the quarter in the scores. Hamlin competes in Caza by Glass NEXTEL of NASCAR and is for the first time the first contender to the Raybestos novice who competes in the Hunting. It has 18 points behind the leader in the Burton points.
Kevin Harvick (32º today) finished with a gust of wind of 39 finished races that began in California in last September, which was the longest gust of wind at present. Harvick also finished with a gust of wind of 11 consecutive results between the 15 first that began in Daytona in July and fell of the first a fifth in the scores. Harvick competes for the first time in Caza by Glass NEXTEL of NASCAR. Also he is one of the five “beginner ones” that competes in the Hunting.
Mark Martin (14º today) has the longest gust of wind of races finished with last the 35 races. Its gust of wind began in Kansas City a year ago. Martin continues in sixth in the scores. Martin competes in Caza by Glass NEXTEL of NASCAR by third consecutive year. He is one of only three pilots in doing it. Martin finished in quarter in 2004 and 2005.
Dale Earnhardt Jr, continues in seventh in the scores. He competes for the second time in Caza by Glass NEXTEL of NASCAR in three years. He is one of only two pilots who have competed in two of three editions. Earnhardt finalized in fifth in the final scores in the 2004 and 19º in the 2005.
Jimmie Johnson (13º today) was classified between the 10 first by 97 consecutive races and finished the 28 races of the 2006. Johnson scaled of the ninth the eighth in the scores. Johnson competes in Caza by Glass NEXTEL of NASCAR by third consecutive year. Johnson finalized second in the 2004 and fifth in the 2005.
Kasey Kahne fell of the eighth to ninth in the scores and competes for the first time in Caza by Glass NEXTEL of NASCAR. Kyle Busch follows 10º in the scores. It competes in Caza by Glass NEXTEL of NASCAR and is for the first time one of the five “beginner ones” that compete in the Hunting.
Tony Stewart (33º today) continued in 11º in the scores. Place of Greg Biffle has an advantage of 217 points on 12º that finalized fifth. This it is the first year in which Stewart will not finish between the 10 first from 1999, to finish a gust of wind of seven years. Stewart did not arrive at the Hunting by 16 points. Stewart walks behind the bond of the million dollars to finish 11º in the final scores. Jeff Gordon finalized 11º in the 2005 and Jamie McMurray finalized 11º in the 2004, the inaugural year of Caza.
Glass NEXTEL of NASCAR continues with race no. 29 of its calendar of 36 competitions, the 1 of October in the Kansas Speedway, an oval of 2,414 km (1,5 miles) in Kansas City, Kansas.

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