Earnhardt Clinches Chicago Win
Dale Earnhardt Jr. clinched his first win of the year after a hard-fought battle at Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday night
Popular Earnhardt, commonly known as Junior, took the race lead with only 11 laps to go, and thereafter held off a hard-charging Matt Kenseth, who finished a quarter of a second behind the winner.
This was the first win for Earnhardt since November last year.
Behind Earnhardt and Kenseth was points leader Jimmie Johnson in third, Brian Vickers in fourth and Tony Stewart in fifth position.
Pos Driver Make Laps 1. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 267 2. Matt Kenseth Ford 267 3. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 267 4. Brian Vickers Chevrolet 267 5. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 267 6. Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 267 7. Ricky Rudd Ford 267 8. Kurt Busch Ford 267 9. Casey Mears Dodge 267 10. Mark Martin Ford 267 11. Greg Biffle Ford 267 12. Rusty Wallace Dodge 267 13. Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 267 14. Kyle Busch Chevrolet 267 15. Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 267 16. David Stremme Dodge 267 17. Scott Wimmer Dodge 267 18. Dale Jarrett Ford 267 19. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 267 20. Jason Leffler Chevrolet 267 21. Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevrolet 267 22. Jamie McMurray Dodge 267 23. Scott Riggs Chevrolet 267 24. Jeff Green Dodge 267 25. Mike Wallace Chevrolet 267 26. Ken Schrader Dodge 267 27. Kyle Petty Dodge 267 28. Kevin Lepage Dodge 267 29. Ryan Newman Dodge 262 30. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 260 31. Stuart Kirby Chevrolet 259 32. Sterling Marlin Dodge 253 33. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 249 34. Mike Bliss Chevrolet 249 35. Robby Gordon Chevrolet 222 36. Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 214 37. Elliott Sadler Ford 210 38. Dave Blaney Chevrolet 200 39. Carl Edwards Ford 170 40. Carl Long Chevrolet 148 41. Kasey Kahne Dodge 138 42. Terry Labonte Chevrolet 124 43. Travis Kvapil Dodge 13
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