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Elevator | Late-race skirmish rides to the top
DAVID POOLE
The Charlotte Observer
Sunday, Nov. 04, 2007
Riding the racing elevator, wrapping up the Texas race weekend:
UP - The final 30 laps
Points racing? Not in this one. Jimmie Johnson put it all on the line to get this victory.
UP - Jimmie Johnson's crew
Once again, when it came time to make the money stop, this crew got the job done.
DOWN Clint Bowyer
What fading championship hopes he might have had disappeared with his 19th-place finish.
| TRACK FACTS Date Opened: February 5, 1996 First NWCS Race: Interstate Batteries 500, April 6, 1997 Qualifying Record: Bill Elliott, 194.224 mph (27.803 sec), 4/5/02 Race Record: Terry Labonte, 144.276 mph, 3/28/99 Owner: SMI Chairman: O. Bruton Smith Phone: (817) 215-8500 Tickets: (817) 215-8500 Shipping Address: 3601 Hwy 114 Justin, TX 76247 Mailing Address: PO Box 500 Fort Worth, TX 76101 |
TRACK CONFIGURATION Distance: 1.5 Mile Oval Banking in Turns 1-4: 24º Banking in Straightaways: 5º Length of Frontstretch: 2,250 ft. Length of Backstretch: 1,330 ft. Grandstand Seating: 154,861 Miles/Laps: 501 mi. = 334 laps |