| After a rainy Sunday at the monster mile in Dover the | | | | when he spun with a little help from Tony Stewart and |
| Autism Speaks 400 finally got started Monday at high | | | | went into the wall. As Stewart sat in the pits with his |
| noon. On a saddened note, the day will be more | | | | crew working on the car's damage, Busch pulled along |
| importantly remembered for the death of Bill France Jr., | | | | side of Stewart and made it known that he wasn't |
| who was 74. He was the son of the creator of | | | | happy with the exchange. NASCAR parked Busch for |
| NASCAR and was then put in charged and was | | | | the day because of his actions. |
| instrumental in getting it to where it is today. | | | | Stewart never challenged after the wreck and was in |
| The green finally flew with Ryan Newman jumping to | | | | the back of the pack for the rest of the day. With laps |
| the front, from the pole, and leading the charge for the | | | | winding down, Jimmie Johnson also had a tire go down |
| first part of the race. Other front runners were Carl | | | | and had to pit. He finished the day in a respectable |
| Edwards, who won the Saturday Busch race, and | | | | 15th. It wasn't all bad for the Hendrick team as Jeff |
| Martin Truex Jr., who lead the most laps. A Dodge, a | | | | Gordon finished 7th and maintained his large led in the |
| Ford and a Chevy, It was quite a mix. Dale Jr. fans | | | | championship point standings. After all the controversy |
| were disappointed as on two different occasions he | | | | at DEI, Truex makes a big statement for the team and |
| had tires going down and had to make unscheduled pit | | | | may have solidified his position as the leader for the |
| stops. Kurt Busch brought out one of the cautions | | | | 2008 season with Dale Jr's departure. |