Bank of America 500 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race:	Bank of America 500
Name of Track:	Lowe's Motor Speedway
Date:	October 14th

Lowe's Motor Speedway

Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a superspeedway in Concord, North Carolina, a few miles north of Charlotte.

First NASCAR Night Race

It features a 1.5 mile long quad-oval track that seats 167,000 people, with room for 50,000 more spectators in the infield. Constructed in 1959, it was the first speedway to host nighttime racing (in 1992) and to offer year-round residences (in 1984) with 52 condominiums now available over turn one. It is presently owned by, and is the main facility of, Speedway Motorsports, Inc.,/p> The Center Of NASCAR

The speedway is considered the center of NASCAR, with 90% of NASCAR teams being based within 50 miles.

Along with the main oval, the speedway also has a 2.25 mile road course in the infield, an 0.6 mile kart course in the infield, a quarter-mile oval using part of the front stretch and pit road, and an 0.2 mile oval outside turn three. Also, across U.S. Highway 29 from the speedway is a 0.4 mile dirt track, opened in May 2000.

Levigation

The surface of the circuit had started to wear from its last paving in mid-1994, resulting in the track's treatment in a diamond-grinding process to smooth out bumps in 2005 and caused major tire problems during both NASCAR Nextel Cup Series events there, with a record 22 cautions at the showcase Coca-Cola 600, making it the first Nextel Cup Series event to go more than five hours (excluding red flags) in 25 years. Speed increases were also a result of the repaving. After the problem with the tires, speedway officials promptly announced that they plan to repave with a new generation asphalt.

Lowes Motor Speedway The Busiest Venue

The facility is considered one of the busiest sports venues in the country, with typically over 380 events a year. Along with many races, the speedway also hosts the Food Lion Auto Fair twice a year, one of the nation's largest car shows. Movies and commercials are filmed there, like Days of Thunder, and it is a popular tourist stop and testing grounds.

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Bank of America 500 NASCAR Race Results

Below are the race results for Bank of America 500, in order of finishing place.

Fin	Driver	Num	Start	Money	Laps	Pts	Status	Sponsor
1	Kasey Kahne	9	2	$305,889	334	190	running	Mopar/Dodge Dealers/UAW
2	Jimmie Johnson	48	10	$221,511	334	175	running	Lowe's
3	Jeff Burton	31	6	$176,870	334	165	running	Cingular Wireless
4	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	16	$154,916	334	165	running	Budweiser
5	Bobby Labonte	43	21	$151,436	334	160	running	Cheerios/Bugles
6	Kyle Busch	5	18	$112,050	334	155	running	Kellogg's/Delphi
7	Tony Raines	96	39	$95,375	334	151	running	DLP HDTV
8	Carl Edwards	99	28	$103,475	334	147	running	Office Depot
9	Joe Nemechek	1	30	$108,095	334	138	running	CENTRIX Financial
10	Brian Vickers	25	25	$91,925	334	134	running	GMAC
11	Sterling Marlin	14	13	$106,133	334	135	running	Ginn Clubs & Resorts
12	Casey Mears	42	3	$113,158	333	127	running	Texaco/Havoline
13	Tony Stewart	20	31	$125,336	333	124	running	The Home Depot
14	Matt Kenseth	17	11	$115,466	332	126	running	Carhartt
15	David Stremme	40	12	$97,033	332	118	running	Coors Light
16	Jeff Green	66	20	$91,583	332	115	running	Best Buy "HD Done Right"
17	Scott Riggs	10	1	$97,475	332	117	running	Stanley Tools/Valvoline
18	Kevin Harvick	29	5	$106,661	332	109	running	GM Goodwrench
19	Todd Bodine	4	14	$67,725	331	106	running	Hefty/Lucas Oil Products
20	Travis Kvapil	32	38	$81,783	331	103	running	Tide-Downy
21	Terry Labonte	44	43	$63,725	331	100	running	GMAC
22	Kyle Petty	45	32	$84,197	330	97	running	Tire Kingdom
23	Clint Bowyer	7	8	$75,700	329	99	running	Jack Daniel's
24	Jeff Gordon	24	41	$111,236	301	96	engine	DuPont
25	Robby Gordon	7	19	$66,075	300	88	running	Menards/MAPEI
26	Dave Blaney	22	36	$65,475	278	85	running	Caterpillar
27	Ryan Newman	12	15	$107,658	272	82	running	ALLTEL
28	Denny Hamlin	11	22	$64,550	265	79	running	FedEx Kinko's
29	J.J. Yeley	18	40	$96,425	258	76	Accident	Interstate Batteries
30	Mark Martin	6	7	$80,725	239	73	Accident	AAA
31	Martin Truex, Jr.	1	26	$69,425	216	70	running	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker
32	Kurt Busch	2	42	$102,258	208	67	running	Miller Lite
33	David Gilliland	38	35	$89,958	161	64	Accident	Sam's Club/M&M's
34	Jamie McMurray	26	27	$107,800	160	61	engine	IRWIN Speedbor
35	Elliott Sadler	19	4	$95,816	124	63	engine	Dodge Dealers/UAW
36	Reed Sorenson	41	9	$69,050	115	55	Accident	Target/Lysol
37	Greg Biffle	16	33	$80,725	111	52	engine	Subway/National Guard
38	Michael Waltrip	55	23	$60,400	102	49	Accident	NAPA Auto Parts
39	Todd Kluever	6	37	$60,275	45	46	Accident	3M
40	Ken Schrader	21	17	$87,364	45	43	Accident	Motorcraft Genuine Parts
41	Dale Jarrett	88	34	$92,085	32	40	Accident	UPS
42	Mike Bliss	49	24	$59,885	1	37	Accident	WhatsOnline.com
43	Mike Skinner	72	29	$60,093	1	34	Accident	Dutch Quality Stone