The 2007Bank of America 500 was aNASCARNextel Cup Series stock car race that was held on October 13, 2007, atLowe's Motor Speedway inConcord, North Carolina. The race was the 31st race of the2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, and the fifth race of the2007 Chase for the Nextel Cup. It was the only Saturday night race in the Chase schedule for 2007.

2007 Bank of America 500

Race details[1]
Race 31 of 36 in the2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season
Layout of Lowe's Motor Speedway
Date	October 13, 2007 (2007-10-13)
Official name	Bank of America 500
Location	Lowe's Motor Speedway,Concord, North Carolina
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	1.5 miles (2.414 km)
Distance	337 laps, 505.5 mi (813.523 km)
Scheduled distance	334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km)
Weather	Mild with temperatures approaching 72 °F (22 °C); wind speeds approaching 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Average speed	125.868 miles per hour (202.565 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Ryan Newman	Penske Racing
Time	28.512
Most laps led
Driver	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports
Laps	95
Winner
No. 24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	ABC
Announcers	Jerry Punch,Rusty Wallace andAndy Petree

• Ricky Rudd made his return to theNo. 88Yates Racing Ford after missing the previous five weeks due to a separated shoulder suffered in an accident during theSharp AQUOS 500.
• Dale Jarrett officially retired from full-time competition, and handed the wheel of theMichael Waltrip Racing No. 44Toyota Camry toDavid Reutimann.

With a lap of 28.512 sec at a speed of 189.394 mph,Ryan Newman won his fifth pole of the 2007 season. Chase points leaderJeff Gordon started 4th right behindHendrick Motorsports teammateJimmie Johnson, who started 2nd on the outside pole. Defending winnerKasey Kahne started fifth, andCoke 600 winnerCasey Mears started 9th.

Failed to Qualify: No. 44-Dale Jarrett, No. 78-Joe Nemechek, No. 83-Brian Vickers, No. 06-Sam Hornish Jr., No. 08-Carl Long, No. 27-Kirk Shelmerdine

Like the previous Chase races atDover,Kansas, and most recently atTalladega, a great portion of the 12 Chase drivers would have trouble. Many analysts expected defending championJimmie Johnson to walk away with another Charlotte victory, as he had won three consecutive600's, including two sweeps in2004 and2005. He continued with his domination, leading 95 of 337 laps before an unexpected spin on lap 231 took him out of contention. His teammate, points leader Jeff Gordon picked up the lead, trading it with teammate Kyle Busch and Clint Bowyer. After an oil spill byJeff Green, Gordon and Busch began experiencing fuel pickup problems. Fearing a wreck, ownerRick Hendrick told Kyle to race Gordon clean. Although he attempted a "bump and run" on Gordon, it gaveRyan Newman the opportunity to shoot back into the lead. Newman had victory in his sights until he surprisingly spun out with 3 to go, giving the lead back to Gordon, who had not finished a Lowe's race since 2004. However, Gordon would hold off Bowyer and Busch for his first Lowe's win since 1999.

Top Ten Results:(Note: Chase drivers are inbold italics.)