Third race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
Motor car race
The2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 was the thirdstock car race of the2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the 10th iteration of theevent . The race was held on Sunday, March 11, 2007, before an audience of 156,000 inNorth Las Vegas, Nevada atLas Vegas Motor Speedway , a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 267 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race,Hendrick Motorsports driverJimmie Johnson would manage to mount a late-race charge to the front, passing for the lead with 28 laps to go in the race to take his 24th careerNASCAR Nextel Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[ 1] [ 2] Hendrick Motorsports driverJeff Gordon andJoe Gibbs Racing driverDenny Hamlin would finish second and third, respectively.
The layout ofLas Vegas Motor Speedway , the circuit where the race was held. Las Vegas Motor Speedway , located inClark County, Nevada inLas Vegas ,Nevada about 15 miles northeast of theLas Vegas Strip , is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned bySpeedway Motorsports, Inc. , which is headquartered inCharlotte, North Carolina .
(R) denotes rookie driver.# Driver Team Make Sponsor 00 David Reutimann (R) Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota Domino's 1 Martin Truex Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops ,Tracker Boats 01 Mark Martin Ginn Racing Chevrolet U.S. Army 2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing South Dodge Miller Lite 4 Ward Burton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet State Water Heaters 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's ,Carquest 6 David Ragan (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford AAA 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Ford Robby Gordon Motorsports 07 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge McDonald's ,Dodge 10 Scott Riggs Evernham Motorsports Dodge Auto Value Bumper To Bumper 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet FedEx Kinko's 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing South Dodge Alltel 13 Joe Nemechek Ginn Racing Chevrolet CertainTeed 14 Sterling Marlin Ginn Racing Chevrolet Waste Management 15 Paul Menard (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Menards ,Johns Manville 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford Ameriquest Mortgage 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford DeWalt 18 J. J. Yeley Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 19 Elliott Sadler Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge ,UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet The Home Depot 21 Jon Wood Wood Brothers Racing Ford U.S. Air Force 22 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Toyota Caterpillar 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Nicorette ,DuPont 25 Casey Mears Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet National Guard ,GMAC 26 Jamie McMurray Roush Fenway Racing Ford Crown Royal 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Shell ,Pennzoil 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 34 Kevin Lepage Front Row Motorsports Dodge Front Row Motorsports 36 Jeremy Mayfield Bill Davis Racing Toyota 360 OTC ,WrestleMania 23 37 John Andretti Front Row Motorsports Dodge Camping World 38 David Gilliland Robert Yates Racing Ford M&M's 40 David Stremme Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Coors Light 41 Reed Sorenson Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Target 42 Juan Pablo Montoya (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Texaco ,Havoline 43 Bobby Labonte Petty Enterprises Dodge Cheerios 44 Dale Jarrett Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota UPS 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Wells Fargo 47 Ken Schrader Wood Brothers/JTG Racing Ford Ore-Ida ,Kingsford ,Clorox 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's 49 Mike Bliss BAM Racing Dodge Zone Loans 55 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 66 Jeff Green Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet Samsung Four Seasons of Hope 70 Johnny Sauter Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet Yellow Transportation 72 Brandon Whitt CJM Racing Chevrolet Dutch Quality Stone 78 Kenny Wallace Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet Furniture Row 80 Aric Almirola Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Racing Team Toyota Red Bull 84 A. J. Allmendinger (R) Red Bull Racing Team Toyota Red Bull 88 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford Snickers 96 Tony Raines Hall of Fame Racing Chevrolet DLP HDTV ,Texas Instruments 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford Office Depot Official entry list
The first practice session was held on Friday, March 9, at 2:30 PMEST . The session would last for one hour and 30 minutes.Kasey Kahne , driving forEvernham Motorsports , would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.840 and an average speed of 180.965 miles per hour (291.235 km/h).[ 3]
The second practice session was held on Saturday, March 10, at 12:00 PMEST . The session would last for 50 minutes.Clint Bowyer , driving forRichard Childress Racing , would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.219 and an average speed of 178.695 miles per hour (287.582 km/h).[ 3]
The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, March 10, at 1:20 PMEST . The session would last for one hour.Clint Bowyer , driving forRichard Childress Racing , would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.385 and an average speed of 177.719 miles per hour (286.011 km/h).[ 3]
Qualifying was held on Friday, March 9, at 6:10 PMEST . Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap. While positions 1-42 would be determined by qualifying speed, the top 35 teams in owner's points would be assured that they would earn a spot in the field if they had managed to make an effort to qualify. The remaining seven positions from positions 36-42 would be assigned to those drivers with the fastest qualifying speeds whose car owners are not among the top 35. The final starting position, position 43, can be utilized by a car owner whose driver is a current or past NASCAR NEXTEL Cup champion who participated as a driver during the current of previous season and was entered in the event for that owner in that car prior to the entry deadline. In the case that iff there was more than one series champion vying for the position, it would be given to the most recent series champion. If the final provisional starting position is not filled by a current or past series champion, it will be assigned to the next eligible car owner according to qualifying results.[ 3]
Kasey Kahne , driving forEvernham Motorsports , would win the pole, setting a time of 29.212 and an average speed of 184.855 miles per hour (297.495 km/h).[ 4]
Ten drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results [ edit ] Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings 1 23 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 89 running 190 $415,386 2 36 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 111 running 180 $287,011 3 17 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 267 0 running 165 $212,225 4 37 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 1 running 165 $208,941 5 14 01 Mark Martin Ginn Racing Chevrolet 267 15 running 160 $180,783 6 13 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 3 running 155 $128,625 7 25 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 267 0 running 146 $158,436 8 39 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing South Dodge 267 1 running 147 $143,225 9 12 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 4 running 143 $116,250 10 33 26 Jamie McMurray Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 0 running 134 $117,825 11 28 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 267 1 running 135 $144,233 12 26 1 Martin Truex Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 267 2 running 132 $128,170 13 42 43 Bobby Labonte Petty Enterprises Dodge 267 3 running 129 $138,461 14 3 19 Elliott Sadler Evernham Motorsports Dodge 267 17 running 126 $125,170 15 5 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 4 running 123 $135,716 16 18 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 266 0 running 115 $111,575 17 38 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Ford 266 0 running 112 $96,375 18 24 18 J. J. Yeley Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 266 1 running 114 $123,183 19 27 96 Tony Raines Hall of Fame Racing Chevrolet 266 0 running 106 $104,675 20 2 40 David Stremme Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 266 0 running 103 $95,925 21 21 38 David Gilliland Robert Yates Racing Ford 265 0 running 100 $119,189 22 4 42 Juan Pablo Montoya (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 265 0 running 97 $126,950 23 6 10 Scott Riggs Evernham Motorsports Dodge 265 0 running 94 $98,725 24 15 78 Kenny Wallace Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 265 0 running 91 $85,550 25 29 66 Jeff Green Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 265 0 running 88 $112,308 26 10 2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing South Dodge 265 0 running 85 $120,708 27 20 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 265 0 running 82 $131,286 28 22 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 265 0 running 79 $98,708 29 41 21 Jon Wood Wood Brothers Racing Ford 264 0 running 76 $104,064 30 40 88 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 264 0 running 73 $112,608 31 7 41 Reed Sorenson Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 263 0 running 70 $100,533 32 19 15 Paul Menard (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 263 0 running 67 $80,675 33 43 44 Dale Jarrett Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 263 0 running 64 $81,425 34 8 14 Sterling Marlin Ginn Racing Chevrolet 251 1 engine 66 $89,822 35 1 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 251 13 crash 63 $138,741 36 16 07 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 239 1 running 60 $87,850 37 35 6 David Ragan (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 236 0 running 52 $115,450 38 9 13 Joe Nemechek Ginn Racing Chevrolet 156 0 crash 49 $79,425 39 32 70 Johnny Sauter Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 147 0 running 46 $79,225 40 34 25 Casey Mears Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 141 0 running 43 $86,975 41 31 80 Aric Almirola Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 46 0 crash 40 $78,775 42 11 22 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Toyota 17 0 crash 37 $86,630 43 30 4 Ward Burton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 15 0 crash 34 $79,452 Failed to qualify 44 84 A. J. Allmendinger (R) Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 45 49 Mike Bliss BAM Racing Dodge 46 37 John Andretti Front Row Motorsports Dodge 47 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 48 00 David Reutimann (R) Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 49 36 Jeremy Mayfield Bill Davis Racing Toyota 50 72 Brandon Whitt CJM Racing Chevrolet 51 34 Kevin Lepage Front Row Motorsports Dodge 52 55 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 53 47 Ken Schrader Wood Brothers/JTG Racing Ford Official race results
Standings after the race [ edit ] Drivers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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