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The2007 NASCAR Busch Series was the 26th season of theNASCAR Busch Series, the second national professionalstock car racing series sanctioned byNASCAR in the United States. It began on February 17 with theOrbitz 300 atDaytona International Speedway and concluded on November 17 with theFord 300 atHomestead–Miami Speedway.Carl Edwards clinched the series championship on November 3 during theO'Reilly Challenge with 2 races remaining. The 2007 season was the final season of the series underAnheuser-Busch's sponsorship. In2008, the Busch Series became the Nationwide Series sponsored byinsurance companyNationwide Insurance with a $70 million contract for 7 years. Also,Toyota joined the series as the fourth manufacturer.
The domination of the series by "Buschwhackers" continued in 2007. In the first 28 races, only two drivers not with regularNextel Cup Series schedules drove their cars to victory from start to finish:Stephen Leicht (Meijer 300,Kentucky Speedway) andJason Leffler (Kroger 200,O'Reilly Raceway Park). A third,Aric Almirola, was the official winner of theAT&T 250 at theMilwaukee Mile; Almirola qualified the car forDenny Hamlin who was racing atSonoma in the Cup Series and was not scheduled to start, but was forced to as Hamlin was delayed in returning from Sonoma. Hamlin was placed in the car after arriving and drove nearly the entire race, winning, but he failed to receive credit because he failed to start. 32 of the 35 races were won by Cup Series drivers in 2007.
Meanwhile,Carl Edwards ledKevin Harvick by 733 points in the championship standings, a reversal from 2006 when Harvick beat Edwards by a record 824 points. At one time, Edwards' lead was 871 points prior to a stretch of five consecutive races outside the top 10 in the finishing order (in three of those races he finished 23rd or worse). There were more Busch only regulars near the top of the standings, but only because the Cup drivers ran fewer cumulative races than in 2006.
The Owner's Championship went to the No. 29 car ofRichard Childress Racing driven byScott Wimmer andJeff Burton. This is the second time in Busch Series history where the driver's and owner's points champions were different.[1] The previous instance also involved RCR and happened in2003.Hendrick Motorsports driverBrian Vickers won the series points title as a driver, but RCR's No. 21 car earned more total points withJohnny Sauter and Kevin Harvick sharing the ride. It would happen several more times afterwards.
After 26 years ofAnheuser-Busch sponsoring the series with theirBusch Beer brand they decided not to renew their sponsorship for the2008 season. Rumored sponsorship deals for the series includedSubway,KFC,Wal-Mart, AndCulvers, however, those deals fell through. On October 10, 2007, chairmanBrian France announced thatinsurance companyNationwide had signed a seven-year $60 million deal to sponsor the series. Nationwide also replacesAllstate as the official insurance company ofNASCAR.[2]
The official 2007 Busch Series schedule was announced on October 2, 2006. The only major schedule change was the addition of the first NASCAR race inCanada atCircuit Gilles Villeneuve, which replaces last year's race atMartinsville. This marked the first time in Busch Series history that there are two consecutive road courses on the schedule. The order of races in July was also shuffled.[3]
ESPN2 covered the majority of the Busch Series in 2007 withESPN on ABC covering six races as part of the new television package. The primary commentators for ESPN wereJerry Punch,Rusty Wallace andAndy Petree.
Notes
TheOrbitz 300 was held February 16 atDaytona International Speedway.Aric Almirola won the pole.Kevin Harvick won a relatively quick race from the 31st starting position. There were two early cautions: the first one on lap 4 for a three-car incident and the second one for "the Big One" on lap 16 involving 12 cars. The race was clean afterward. This was the first race televised onESPN2 as part of the 2007 television package that lasted until 2014.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify:Casey Mears (#24),David Stremme (#22),Justin Diercks (#70),J. J. Yeley (#1),Brad Keselowski (#23),Brad Teague (#52)
TheStater Brothers 300 was held February 24 atCalifornia Speedway.Dave Blaney won the pole, the first pole forToyota in the Busch Series. The race had a short field of only 41 cars.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify: None.
TheTelcel-Motorola México 200 was held March 4 atAutódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. The race was broadcast onESPN2 in English anden español onESPN Deportes.Scott Pruett won the pole.Juan Pablo Montoya made contact with his leading teammateScott Pruett on a restart after coming back from a fuel-filler problem, spinning Pruett and going on to win the race, becoming the first non-American to win a NASCAR race sinceRon Fellows in 2001.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify: None
TheSam's Town 300 was held March 10 atLas Vegas Motor Speedway.Kevin Harvick won the pole. In a challenging race that was held on a newly banked racetrack, many teams, especially cup teams with drivers racing on Sunday, tried to find a setup that would work with their cars. Grip and aerodynamics became major issues as the race set a record for number of caution flags with 12 for 58 laps. This included a red flag with 10 laps to go for a hard crash into the wall by Reed Sorenson. Las Vegas natives,Kyle andKurt Busch dominated the race, leading 123 of 200 laps, with 81 and 42 led respectively. However, Jeff Burton had been consistently quicker than the younger Busch and had taken the lead for 31 laps. Coming to the checkers, two-time Las Vegas winnerJeff Burton took his No. 29 Holiday Inn Chevy to the outside and banged fenders with Kyle who got loose under Burton and spun down on the apron and hit the outside wall after taking the second position. Out of respect for Busch leaving him room to pass, Jeff Burton pulled alongside Kyle's wrecked car to shake hands with him before going to victory lane and receive his checkered flag. This was the first NASCAR race broadcast onABC since the 2000 Brickyard 400 seven years earlier.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify: None.
Note:No. 52-Kevin Lepage withdrew from the race prior to qualifying.
TheNicorette 300 was held March 17 atAtlanta Motor Speedway.Kyle Busch won the pole. From the drop of the green flag, it appeared as though Kyle Busch would walk away with an easy victory. He proved his dominance by leading 143 of 195 laps. However, a loose lugnut after the final pit stop forced Busch to go to the tail end of the longest line, handing the lead to Jeff Burton. Burton would hold off RCR teammate Kevin Harvick for the win while Kyle Busch rallied to third after his penalty.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify:Jay Sauter (#34)
TheSharpie Mini 300 was held March 24 atBristol Motor Speedway.Steve Wallace won his first career pole. This would be the last Busch Series race before Bristol would be repaved with new concrete and progressive banking. For the second consecutive week,Kyle Busch again proved he had the car to beat. He and series points leaderCarl Edwards proved they had the cars to beat. The biggest controversy of the race came after a crash at lap 182 byDavid Reutimann. At the point of the crash, some of the leaders elected to come down pit road for tires and some gas on lap 188. Although the electronic light was green, signaling that pit road was open, the flagman near the light was still waving the pit road closed flag. The pit crews of Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. argued with NASCAR officials about the call. Eventually, NASCAR controversially decided to let all of the cars pit and maintain their position in the field. After the confusion was sorted out, Busch took off with Edwards in pursuit. However,Mike Wallace, running on the tail end of the lead lap (Mike was in front of the leader), jumbled up the 9th restart. Mike's mistake forced Edwards into the rear bumper of Kyle Busch. Edwards would inherit the lead and would hold off teammate Matt Kenseth for his first win since Gateway in 2006.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify: None only 43 entries.
ThePepsi 300 was held April 7 atNashville Superspeedway.David Stremme won the pole. From the drop of the green flag, it appeared as though new manufacturerToyota would steal the show and walk off with its first Busch Series win. However,Carl Edwards spoiled the party, coming back from a loose wheel penalty to pass Busch regularJason Leffler with 25 laps to go to win his second consecutive race and extend his points lead.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify: None only 43 entries.
TheO'Reilly 300 was held April 14 atTexas Motor Speedway.David Ragan won his first career Busch Pole Award. The race, for the third time of the season, was dominated again byKyle Busch, who hoped to turn his strong runs into a win. However, that day would not come as an unlucky caution during a green flag pit stop would again cost Kyle the victory. Former Formula 1 driverJuan Pablo Montoya appeared to have his second Busch Series win in the bag until he hit the clutch during a pit stop, leaving him with a loose lugnut. Juan would tangle with fellow rookieMarcos Ambrose and finish 30th.Denny Hamlin would hold the lead untilMatt Kenseth, who had recovered from an early spin, took the lead with 11 laps left and would go on to win in Texas.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify:Robert Richardson Jr. (#80)
TheBashas' Supermarkets 200 was held April 20 atPhoenix International Raceway.Kyle Busch won the pole. The early portion of the race was dominated again by Busch. However, lady luck would, for the fourth time this season, deal Busch a bad hand. While running fifth after a restart, Busch attempted to passRyan Newman and thought he had cleared him. However, Busch came back down on Ryan's front bumper and they both ended up crashing. Running a partial schedule,Clint Bowyer would dominate the race, leading 120 of the 200 laps. His only contender seemed to beMatt Kenseth, who had previously passed Bowyer with 33 to go but Bowyer passed him back with 14 to go and held on to win his first race since Dover last fall.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify: Brian Pannone (#50)
TheAaron's 312 was held on April 28 atTalladega Superspeedway. The race is tagged as 312 miles (502 km) to pay homage to the title sponsor, Aaron's custom of letting customers rent an item for 12 months.Brad Coleman captured his first NASCAR pole. The race itself was an exciting one to watch.Dale Earnhardt Jr. was the dominant car of the day until his transmission broke on a lap 95 restart.Kyle Busch's streak of bad luck would continue as on lap 26,Tony Stewart made contact with Kyle Busch's left rear fender sending Kyle into the wall on the backstretch. Busch took a wild ride as the car slid across the track into the grass and flipped several times. From there, many cars, including surprisesKyle Krisiloff, andJuan Pablo Montoya were in contention for the win. ButTony Stewart, who was aiming to avenge his spectacular flip from one year ago, took the lead fromCasey Mears with help fromKevin Harvick, Inc. teammateBobby Labonte. However, Labonte pulled aside Stewart coming to the checkered flag in the trial to win his firstBusch Series race since 1998.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify: None only 42 entries.
TheCircuit City 250 presented by Funai was held on May 4 atRichmond International Raceway.Denny Hamlin won the pole. In the Busch Series' first Friday night shootout of the season,Kevin Harvick aimed to make it a four-peat of consecutive wins at RIR. From the outset, pole-sitter Denny Hamlin dominated but was taken out early byMatt Kenseth. From there, Kenseth,Jeff Burton, andClint Bowyer established themselves as the frontrunners. Matt Kenseth looked to have the race locked up untilJ. J. Yeley spun on lap 222 and cut Kenseth's 2-second lead. During the final pit stop of the night, Kenseth had a mishap with the jack and came out behind Bowyer and Burton. On the last restart of the night, Bowyer pulled away from Kenseth and Buron to snap Harvick's win streak but give ownerRichard Childress his fourth consecutive victory at RIR.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify:Eric McClure (#0)
TheDiamond Hill Plywood 200 was held May 11 atDarlington Raceway.Denny Hamlin captured his first win of the season from the pole.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify:Kevin Lepage (#52)
TheCarquest Auto Parts 300 was held May 26 atLowe's Motor Speedway.Matt Kenseth won the pole. From the drop of the green, pit strategy played into the race. Although he was not running on fresh tires,Kurt Busch amazingly made his tires last for most of the race en route to leading the most laps. However, Busch's day would end as he would end up hitting the wall on lap 148. This accident gave the top 2 positions toCasey Mears andKasey Kahne. Both drivers needed to rebound heavily from a struggling Nextel Cup season, and both wanted to carry any momentum from this race over into the600. However, it was the latter Kasey who held off the competition to win his first NASCAR race since October. Former NASCAR championNed Jarrett was a guest commentator on theESPN telecast.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify:Eric McClure (#0),Kevin Lepage (#72),Bill Elliott (#32),Blake Feese (#95)
TheDover 200 was held June 2 atDover International Speedway.Denny Hamlin won the pole. The race would end up being dominated by Carl Edwards, whom many had dubbed the "Concrete Carl" for his victories on concrete. True to his nickname, Edwards dominated the race, leading for 122 of the 200 laps.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify: None only 43 entries.
TheFederated Auto Parts 300 presented by Dollar General was held June 9 atNashville Superspeedway.Steve Wallace won the pole. This race was seen as an opportunity for Busch Series regulars to upset the Cup drivers who had to fly fromPocono to Nashville. Although Carl Edwards had no seat time in a car practiced byMatt McCall, he laid down the 7th quickest lap time. From the drop of the green, the race was a good mix of contending Busch regulars and Cup stars. Although Clint Bowyer seemed to have the car to beat, it was Edwards who had the upper hand and recorded his second consecutive win.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify:Justin Ashburn (#05)
TheMeijer 300 presented by Oreo was held June 16 atKentucky Speedway.Regan Smith won his first career pole (even after hitting a seagull on his second qualifying lap), making it seven different pole winners in seven races. Many Busch regulars, including Smith, were aspiring to end the Cup drivers' parade by pulling out a victory. From the drop of the green, it looked as though Smith would be the class of the field. However, a refiring problem during a pit stop cost him 2 laps, but amazingly rallied back. The race, unfortunately for the Busch regulars, would be handed toCarl Edwards. Edwards again dominated the race and looked to have it in hand until he was tagged bySteve Wallace on a restart. It wasStephen Leicht who downed the Buschwhackers and fulfilled that dream to earn his 1st career Busch Series victory.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify:Jerick Johnson (#76)
TheAT&T 250 took place on June 23 atThe Milwaukee Mile.Aric Almirola won the pole, but in an interesting twist, the No. 20's regular driver,Denny Hamlin, was late getting back fromSonoma, so Almirola took the green flag. The race would be again dominated byCarl Edwards, who was looking to bounce back from his worst finish of the year (33rd at Kentucky). Edwards had the field covered, leading for 123 laps until an unscheduled pit stop forced Edwards down pit road and pinned him a lap down. A tough decision had to be made by Dave Rogers, crew chief on the 20. Hamlin had arrived on the track at lap 43, and Almirola was still running in third. Rogers decided to put Hamlin in the car at lap 59 instead of leaving Almirola in it. The decision, although tough, paid off as Hamlin held off Wisconsin nativeScott Wimmer to cross the start/finish line in first, but Almirola was credited with his first career NASCAR Busch Series victory. Hamlin also became the first relief driver to finish first sinceJack Ingram handed his car over toHarry Gant atDarlington Raceway and finished first.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify:Danny Efland (#01)
Note:Denny Hamlin came in for Almirola on lap 60 and finished first. The win, points, and earnings were given to Almirola.
TheCamping World 200 presented by RVs.com was held June 30 atNew Hampshire International Speedway.Kevin Harvick won the pole. Harvick established that he had the car to beat throughout the race. This domination was highlighted by the fact that he led 166 of 200 laps. The race included a short red flag for a crash involvingJ. J. Yeley andMarcos Ambrose.Juan Pablo Montoya, coming off his first ever Cup victory and with a new crew chief in Brian Pattie, was taken out byClint Bowyer on lap 165, setting up the run to the finish. Although points leaderCarl Edwards tried many times to pass Harvick, he would settle for second. In an ironic twist, Harvick, driving the No. 21 Chevy, became the 21st different winner in 21 Busch Series races at NHIS. After the race Carl Edwards suffered a 25-point penalty for the use of illegal shocks found after the race.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify:Ian Henderson (#52)
Note: An accident in practice sent No. 52-Ian Henderson home as he did not have a backup car and was unable to make repairs.
TheWinn-Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo was held July 6 atDaytona International Speedway.Jason Leffler won the pole. The race was postponed to July 7 due to a rainstorm that cancelled Bud Pole Qualifying for the Nextel Cup Series race to be held there. Throughout the season,Kyle Busch had been hampered by terrible luck, either through faulty pit stops, penalties, or crashes. However, on this day, it looked as though, again, Busch had the car to beat. But this time, he finished the deal in style, holding off Daytona 500 winnerKevin Harvick andDave Blaney for his first win of the season.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify: None
TheUSG Durock 300 was held on July 14 atChicagoland Speedway.Denny Hamlin won the pole. Fresh off of his first victory of the season,Kyle Busch would again take command of the race. However, this race featured many contending drivers, including the likes ofMatt Kenseth, Busch Series points leaderCarl Edwards, and theRichard Childress Racing trio ofJeff Burton,Kevin Harvick, andClint Bowyer. The race would feature many twists, including many of the above-mentioned drivers struggling to simply get onto pit road for a pit stop. For Burton, his problem was heavily documented byABC as he was enduring 100-degree heat inside his car without a working AC system. Eventually, the moment of the race would be decided under a caution flag. As Kyle Busch, who was leading the race, ducked down pit road, it appeared as though all of the leaders would follow suit. However, the other leaders faked the dominant Busch onto pit road, forcing the frustrated driver to rally to 5th by the end. Up front, Kevin Harvick pulled away from Matt Kenseth to become the first Busch Series repeat winner at Chicagoland.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify:Chris Horn (#58),Justin Ashburn (#05)
TheGateway 250 was held July 21 atGateway International Raceway.Scott Wimmer won his first career pole. The race would feature many "young guns", or drivers who had a lot of talent but no experience. Featuring over 19 rookies, including the likes ofLandon Cassill, development driver forHendrick Motorsports,Travis Kittleson andBrad Coleman, driving forJoe Gibbs Racing, Third-generation driverBrad Keselowski, among others. However, with a high number of young drivers in the field, mixed with a difficult racetrack would combine to form many caution flags. However,Reed Sorenson, who had won at GIR in 2005, was looking to snap his 61-race losing streak. He would do so, avoiding accidents, and even coming back from an unscheduled green flag pit stop to take his first victory of the season.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify:Mike Harmon (#44)
TheKroger 200 benefiting Riley Hospital for Children was held on July 28 atO'Reilly Raceway Park.Aric Almirola won the pole. Fresh from qualifying at theBrickyard, the Nextel Cup drivers converged with the Busch regulars at ORP. The race would be dominated byGreg Biffle, who is in the midst of a dismal year. Biffle showed the field that he had not lost any talent, leading 94 of the 200 laps. However, Busch regularJason Leffler would trump the "Buschwhackers" with a pass on Biffle with 2 to go. Leffler would hold on the get his second career victory since 2004 and the historic first win forToyota in a stock car.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify:Mike Potter (#00)
Note: Following the race,Greg Biffle was fined $5,000 and place on probation until December 17 for failing to meet his post-race media obligations.
The inauguralNAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge took place on August 4 atCircuit Gilles Villeneuve inMontréal, Quebec, Canada. This was the Busch Series second international road course and the first time that any of NASCAR's top three series has gone toCanada.Canadian native and ex-Champ Car driverPatrick Carpentier won his first career pole. The race would be dominated by formerV8 Supercars champion and Busch Series rookieMarcos Ambrose. However, road course ringers such asScott Pruett andNiclas Jönsson, "Buschwhackers"Carl Edwards,Robby Gordon, andKevin Harvick, along with Canadian nativesRon Fellows and Carpentier. The race was predicted to be a wreckfest due to the many hard braking points along the circuit. However, there were only five caution flags, with three for blown engines. With the race winding down, many drivers tried desperate moves to get to the front. The excitement started when Harvick tangled with road course ringers Pruett and Fellows, causing a major pileup involving the likes ofJeff Burton,Brad Coleman, andAndy Pilgrim. However, Robby Gordon was thought to have made the winning pass of Ambrose in Turn 3 before Ambrose spun Gordon out. During the ensuing caution, Gordon had not maintained the minimum speed limit to maintain one's position, and was to be placed behind Ron Fellows. Gordon, however, could not find Fellows' car and was black-flagged. In an unsurprising move, Gordon bumped back Ambrose and spun him out, handing the race lead to Kevin Harvick. Going from last to first, and being on a shaky fuel mileage strategy, Harvick held off polesitter Carpentier to win the inaugural Busch Series race in Montreal. Gordon was disqualified from his position, and suspended for the Nextel CupPennsylvania 500 the following day. Two days later, Gordon was docked $35,000 (US), and was placed on probation for the rest of 2007. Once the caution came out on Lap 72 the field was frozen. Once the field is frozen, all cars must maintain cautious pace in order to be scored. At the time that the field was frozen, the 59 was in the lead. The 55 did not maintain cautious pace and by NASCAR rules, cars not maintaining cautious pace are scored only when they blend back into the continuous line. The 55 based on our scoring was ordered to blend back in behind the 33 [and] in front of the 7. The tower ordered the 55 multiple times to get into position. The directive was acknowledged by the crew chief of the 55 and the crew chief also communicated the order to the driver of the 55. The driver ignored NASCAR’s directive. He was warned that he would be black-flagged if he did not comply. Once the 55 crossed the start-finish line he was posted per the NASCAR rule book and at that time the directive to display the black flag was given. After contact with the 59 on Lap 73, NASCAR took emergency action per the rule book Section 12-2 thus parking the 55, which was also ignored. The black flag with the white cross was displayed to the 55 when it crossed the start-finish line on Lap 74. The 55 finished the race in the 18th position. Patrick Carpentier, who finished 2nd suffered a 25 point penalty for an unapproved adjustment on his car found during post-race inspection.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify: None
TheZippo 200 at The Glen was held August 11 atWatkins Glen International.Kurt Busch won the pole. This is the final road course on the Busch Series schedule. Busch would dominate early, but the entire race changed when road course ringerMax Papis blew an engine on lap 2. Pit strategy was key at this point as many chose to pit for fresh tires. One of those was Montreal winnerKevin Harvick, who took command on lap 50 and never looked back as he won his second consecutive road course race, and tiedJack Ingram for second on the all-time wins list with 31.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify: None only 41 entries.
TheCarFax 250 was held August 18 atMichigan International Speedway.Greg Biffle won the pole. From the drop of the green flag, it was established that the two best cars belonged toMatt Kenseth andDenny Hamlin. Taking advantage of the multi-grooved racetrack, the two swapped lines almost every lap. However, the bigger story of the day was with Busch Series points leaderCarl Edwards. Although his points lead in drivers standings was immense, that was not the case for owners points, as his two consecutive finishes of 30th or worse put the No. 29 car ofRichard Childress Racing only 41 points behind. Edwards was hoping to get his season back on track. However, that was not to be as he got loose off of turn 2 and lost a lap, giving him another 30th or worse finish. While Edwards struggled, Hamlin dominated the race, leading 69 laps en route to his second win of the season.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify:Ron Young (#71),Eric McClure (#0)
TheFood City 250 was held on August 24 atBristol Motor Speedway.Jason Leffler won the pole. Based on the racing that the truck race provided, the Busch race was expected to be no different with the use of the outside lane and more two wide racing. From the green, it appeared as thoughJeff Burton would have the car to beat. However, his night ended abruptly whenEric McClure blew a right front tire in front of Burton, handing the lead back to Leffler. Pit strategy and tires were key in this race, as the lead was traded betweenKyle Busch, Leffler,David Reutimann, andRyan Newman. One highlight of the race was when the red flag came out during the middle of this race for a hard crash between rookieMarcos Ambrose andRobert Richardson Jr. Busch's shot at victory would end with a controversial commitment line violation, although commentatorAndy Petree noted that Busch did fake going onto pit road. Back at the front, the lead had been given to Ryan Newman, who was on 170 lap old tires. However, the cars ofKasey Kahne, Jason Leffler, and David Reutimann were all lurking in Newmans mirror. Finally, with 10 laps to go, Kahne made a daring three wide pass on Newman and Leffler going into turn one. The inevitable contact ruined Newman's right front tire, ending his night. Surprisingly, with 5 laps to go,NASCAR on ESPN lost its satellite feed, ruining the suspenseful finish for TV viewers. ESPN came back with Kahne taking the checkered flag and Leffler spinning across the line in second after a tap from Reutimann.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify: No. 54-Brad Teague (#54),Derrike Cope (#49),Jason White (#08)
NOTE: The No. 08 ofJason White withdrew his entry after a crash in practice.
TheCamping World 300 presented by RVs.com was held on September 1 atCalifornia Speedway.Denny Hamlin won the pole. At the start, the dominant cars of the race belonged toJimmie Johnson,Brian Vickers, Hamlin, andJeff Burton. Many felt that Vickers' No. 10Toyota was the car to beat. However, late in the race, his tires wore out on him and Vickers was later involved in a late race crash, involvingStephen Leicht, spring race winnerMatt Kenseth, and Busch Series points leaderCarl Edwards. The race took a scary turn when the car ofBrad Keselowski was involved in a fiery four-car incident involvingA. J. Allmendinger,Eric McClure andJ. J. Yeley.ESPN determined that Keselowski was heading for the Turn 1 wall at over 140 mph (230 km/h) and instantly decelerated on impact. Keselowski was later airlifted to the hospital for a bruised leg. Afterwards, the lead would be traded between Burton,Kyle Busch, and polesitter Denny Hamlin. On the fifth caution flag of the night, Burton, knowing he would be 3 laps short on fuel, decided to come down pit road and take on fresh tires while Busch stayed out and inherited the lead. Burton's strategy worked as he passed Busch with 8 laps to go and held on for his third win of the season.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify: None only 42 entries.
TheEmerson Radio 250 was held September 7 atRichmond International Raceway.Kyle Busch won the pole. From the drop of the green, it was established that Busch had the car to beat. The only other car that could challenge the nearly unstoppable Busch was that ofMatt Kenseth, who led for 17 laps before spinning late to avoid a spinningPaul Menard. The red flag was brought out late for a blown engine byDerrike Cope. Kyle Busch took command after the red flag and would lead a total of 225 laps en route to his second victory at RIR.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify:Kertus Davis (#01),Morgan Shepherd (#89),Alex García (#98)
TheRoadLoans.com 200 was held September 22 atDover International Speedway.Greg Biffle won the pole. DuringNASCAR on ESPN's broadcast, it was documented thatDenny Hamlin had a case of theflu and had future teammateKyle Busch standing by. The other story of the day was the amount of so-called "young guns" such asBrad Keselowski,Steve Wallace,Danny Efland,Kyle Krisiloff, and development driversLandon Cassill andBrad Keselowski. The high number of these young drivers combined with the tricky and physically demanding "Monster Mile" made into a crashfest, including 13 caution flags. The big highlight of the race was whenRobby Gordon was attempting to block the No. 41 ofReed Sorenson.Tony Raines was clipped by Gordon. In a fit of rage, and due to the fact that Tony's sponsor,RoadLoans.com, was sponsoring the race, exited his car, and threw his helmet at Gordon. However, the helmet missed and bounced off another car. Raines received a 25-point penalty after the race. In the melee, many strong cars, such as those of polesitter Biffle andMike Bliss had pit problems early on, but both rallied to finish fourth and ninth, respectively. However, making no mistakes at all was Denny Hamlin, who avoided the carnage to dominate, leading 138 of 200 laps, holding off hometown heroMartin Truex Jr. for his third win of the season.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify: None only 43 entries.
TheYellow Transportation 300 was held on September 29 atKansas Speedway.Matt Kenseth won the pole. This was a historic race for veteranJason Keller because when he took the green flag for this race, it marked his 417th Busch Series start, tyingTommy Houston for 1st on the all time starts list. From the start, Kenseth established himself as the car to beat. While Kenseth led, other drivers had trouble. Seemingly out of his slump, points leaderCarl Edwards experienced trouble again, in the form of a cut tire sending him into the wall with just under 50 laps to go. Kenseth's domination was short lived, however, as cars such as those ofEmporia nativeClint Bowyer andKyle Busch came to life. Busch was especially determined as he was forced to rally from an early speeding penalty. On the final restart with 14 to go, Kenseth and Busch would have a shootout to the checkered flag, with Busch prevailing by .085 thousandths of a second.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify:Morgan Shepherd (#89),Jennifer Jo Cobb (#44),Josh Krug (#61)
Note: The No. 61 ofJosh Krug did not make an attempt due to a crash in practice.
TheDollar General 300 was held on October 12 atLowe's Motor Speedway. By taking the green flag for the race,Jason Keller became the all time starts leader in the NASCARBusch Series with 418.Greg Biffle won the pole. With the craziness of the previous year's race, much of the same was expected out of this year's race. The combination of a freshly paved racetrack, hardGoodyear tires, and a famously loose turn 4, the race became one of survival as driver after driver spun. Another top storyline was the "fight" for the drivers championship.Carl Edwards simply neededDavid Reutimann to struggle to wrap up the championship. To the surprise ofESPN analystAndy Petree, most of the driver who caused the cautions were Cup drivers in the Chase. "The Big One" was surprisingly triggered by 2nd place in Nextel Cup pointsJimmie Johnson, who spun alone in turn 2, collecting points leader Edwards,Matt Kenseth, Keller, and Kentucky winnerStephen Leicht. Other wrecks involved polesitter Biffle andClint Bowyer, although the latter was able to rally for an eighth-place finish. While the wrecks were taking place,Jeff Burton, forced to the back because of an engine change, steadily worked his way through the field, taking the lead on lap 169. He would not look back as he held offKyle Busch andDale Earnhardt Jr. for his third win at Lowe's.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify:Eric McClure (#0),D. J. Kennington (#72),Travis Kittleson (#61)
TheSam's Town 250 was held October 27 atMemphis Motorsports Park.Marcos Ambrose won his firstNASCAR careerpole. This race marked the Busch Series debut of2007 Indianapolis 500 winner and2007 IndyCar season championDario Franchitti, as well asRolex Sports Car Series driverColin Braun. Also, 18-year-oldChase Austin became the firstAfrican-American to start a Busch Series race sinceBill Lester in 1999. The race would be dominated by crashes, including one that thwarted Edwards' bid to lock up the championship. Through all the wrecks, a previously winlessReutimann dominated the race, holding offMike Bliss andDavid Ragan on agreen-white-checkered finish to win his first career Busch Series race and the second forToyota on a short track. The race was slowed by 25 cautions, a record for the year and 1 caution short of the Series all-time record which occurred in 1992. Ron Young, who finished 17th, suffered a 50-point penalty after illegal shock absorbers were found during post-race inspection.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify:Kertus Davis (#01),Carl Long (#54),Morgan Shepherd (#89),Marc Mitchell (#12),Mike Harmon (#44),Chris Lawson (#52)
TheO'Reilly Challenge was held November 3 atTexas Motor Speedway. Memphis winnerDavid Reutimann earned his first careerpole.Tony Stewart dominated the day, leading 144 laps. However, a collision with the lapped car ofKyle Krisiloff put him in 16th place after repairs to his car, later rallying to 7th.Greg Biffle would passDenny Hamlin on lap 140 for the lead, it seemed he was on his way to his firstBusch Series victory of the season but he pitted on lap 166 for what he thought was a flat tire but later it turned out that the tire was fine.Kevin Harvick would take over the top spot, easily holding offKyle Busch for his third consecutivefall Texas win.Carl Edwards clinched the championship and finished 11th in the race.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify:Brett Rowe (#05),D. J. Kennington (#72),Mike Harmon (#44)
TheArizona.Travel 200 was held November 10 atPhoenix International Raceway.Clint Bowyer won his firstpole of the season. The race was slowed by 11 cautions and 2 red flags.Kyle Busch dominated the race leading 132 laps and holding offMatt Kenseth (who had lost hispower steering) on agreen-white-checkered finish. This race marked the end of Kyle Busch's 4 year Busch Series career atHendrick Motorsports as Mark Martin drove the No. 5 at theHomestead-Miami race.[4] Beginning in2008 Kyle Busch will drive forJoe Gibbs Racing. Matt Kenseth suffered a 25-point penalty for unapproved adjustments found during post-race inspection.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify:Jennifer Jo Cobb (#44),Eric McClure (#0),Morgan Shepherd (#89), Brian Pannone (#34)
TheFord 300 was held November 17 atHomestead-Miami Speedway.David Ragan won the pole (David chose to start the race in the outside lane rather than the inside lane; all pole winners are given this option in NASCAR races). This was the final race withAnheuser-Busch sponsorship, andCarl Edwards was officially crowned the 2007 and final Busch Series champion, asNationwide Insurance takes over in 2008.Jeff Burton would take the final checkered flag of 2007 and with it,Richard Childress' third owner's championship.
Top ten results:
Did not qualify:D. J. Kennington (#72),Kertus Davis (#01),Jennifer Jo Cobb (#44),Eric McClure (#0).
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time.Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led.
| Pos | Driver | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MIL | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | CGV | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Edwards | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1* | 1* | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 1* | 1 | 33* | 8* | 2 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 11 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4805 |
| 2 | David Reutimann | 29 | 14 | 12 | 31 | 13 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 24 | 43 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 1* | 18 | 12 | 15 | 4187 |
| 3 | Jason Leffler | 22 | 38 | 6 | 37 | 41 | 34 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 35 | 37 | 6 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 27 | 12 | 2* | 14 | 11 | 30 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 3996 |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1* | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 3 | 16 | 7 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 16* | 3993 | |||||||||
| 5 | David Ragan(R) | 43 | 18 | 14 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 36 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 32 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 33 | 3739 |
| 6 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | 24 | 29 | 17 | 14 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 33 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 38 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 3667 |
| 7 | Stephen Leicht | 33 | 20 | 27 | 18 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 20 | 29 | 21 | 41 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 3603 |
| 8 | Marcos Ambrose(R) | 16 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 31 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 36 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 35 | 37 | 18 | 32 | 7* | 13 | 19 | 37 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 39 | 41 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 3477 |
| 9 | Greg Biffle | 10 | 5 | 20 | 38 | 40 | 7 | 36 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 39 | 2* | 20 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 16 | 36 | 6 | 3466 | ||||
| 10 | Matt Kenseth | 12 | 1* | 40 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 2* | 31 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3451 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Mike Wallace | 23 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 29 | 30 | 15 | 19 | 33 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 28 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 35 | 16 | 31 | 13 | 41 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 24 | 3396 |
| 12 | Clint Bowyer | 4 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 1* | 13 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2* | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3269 | |||||||||||||
| 13 | Denny Hamlin | 9 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 1* | 34 | 2 | RL | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1* | 3 | 7 | 1* | 6 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 3224 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Scott Wimmer | 13 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 2 | 7 | QL | 5 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3072 | |||||||||||
| 15 | Jeff Burton | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3* | 4 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 1* | 8 | 1* | 8 | 1 | 3002 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Kyle Busch | 37* | 3 | 2* | 3* | 3 | 7* | 37 | 39 | 5 | 8 | 1* | 5* | 4 | 2 | 1* | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1* | 2943 | ||||||||||||||||
| 17 | J. J. Yeley | DNQ | 23 | 37 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 39 | 34 | 19 | 33 | 37 | 11 | 33 | 11 | 40 | 2889 | ||||
| 18 | Kyle Krisiloff(R) | 27 | 33 | 16 | 27 | 38 | 39 | 21 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 34 | 28 | 38 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 32 | 20 | 28 | 36 | 21 | 6 | 37 | 34 | 26 | 41 | 29 | 34 | 28 | 21 | 42 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 2798 |
| 19 | Steve Wallace | 30 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 31 | 14 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 32 | 39 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 27 | 15 | 39 | 32 | 28 | 17 | 32 | 34 | 37 | 32 | 25 | 18 | 22 | 37 | 35 | 23 | 37 | 34 | 2752 | |
| 20 | Casey Mears | DNQ | 2 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3* | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 2633 | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | Mike Bliss | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 33 | 18 | 39 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 33 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 43 | 32 | 23 | 2608 | |||||||||||
| 22 | Dave Blaney | 2 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 16 | 30 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 32 | 16 | 31 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 35 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 23 | 36 | 26 | 2491 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Brent Sherman | 21 | 27 | 15 | 39 | 26 | 37 | 20 | 37 | 26 | 16 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 21 | 24 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 40 | 25 | 33 | 22 | 30 | 40 | 31 | 22 | 34 | 43 | 27 | 21 | 37 | 2425 | |||
| 24 | Jamie McMurray | 42 | 15 | 29 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 36 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 5 | 38 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 2331 | |||||||||||||
| 25 | Brad Keselowski(R) | DNQ | 32 | 43 | 34 | 25 | 41 | 38 | 43 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 24 | 40 | 14 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 35 | 38 | 7 | 36 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 2297 | |||||||
| 26 | Jason Keller | 33 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 26 | 35 | 30 | 11 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 8 | 22 | 35 | 28 | 2206 | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | Kasey Kahne | 41 | 28 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 21 | 1* | 12 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 25 | 2199 | |||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | 8 | 42 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 34 | 22 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 1963 | ||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Aric Almirola | 19 | 27 | 32 | 19 | 43 | 20 | 41 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 38 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 1959 | |||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Reed Sorenson | 38 | 36 | 30 | 39 | 16 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 42 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 1* | 20 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 1881 | ||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Regan Smith | 26 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 26 | 36 | 5 | 34 | 8 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 16 | 29 | 1820 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Kelly Bires | 15 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 38 | 32 | 29 | 23 | 26 | 19 | 40 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 1820 | ||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Brad Coleman(R) | 38 | 35 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 42 | 33 | 16 | 1795 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Shane Huffman | 36 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 6 | 39 | 42 | 15 | 18 | 27 | 24 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 1729 | |||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Tony Stewart | 8 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 11 | 7* | 1723 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Juan Pablo Montoya(R) | 40 | 39 | 1* | 20 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 14 | 34 | 30 | 21 | 33 | 1689 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 37 | Todd Kluever | 14 | 11 | 33 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 1687 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Eric McClure | 35 | 40 | 26 | 37 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 18 | DNQ | 40 | DNQ | 28 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 37 | 36 | 41 | 37 | 29 | DNQ | 42 | 37 | 42 | 26 | 42 | DNQ | 28 | 40 | DNQ | DNQ | 1639 | |||
| 39 | David Gilliland | 20 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 26 | 16 | 37 | 20 | 33 | 27 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 27 | 16 | 29 | 41 | 18 | 1597 | ||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Ward Burton | 32 | 34 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 35 | 1555 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | David Stremme | DNQ | 12 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 1554 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | Stanton Barrett | 40 | 17 | 33 | 42 | 29 | 38 | 27 | 31 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 38 | 30 | 1285 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Paul Menard | 17 | 37 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 7 | 1208 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Richard Johns | 34 | 34 | 28 | 19 | 31 | 15 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 34 | 31 | 35 | 1185 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 45 | Jon Wood | 15 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 43 | 16 | 38 | 25 | 31 | 21 | 32 | 13 | 1154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 46 | Robert Richardson Jr.(R) | 28 | 31 | DNQ | 19 | 36 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 39 | 26 | 22 | 27 | 38 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 1146 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 47 | Robby Gordon | 11 | 12 | 32 | 34 | 18 | 36 | 9 | 31 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 1130 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 48 | Danny O'Quinn Jr. | 21 | 23 | 11 | 29 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 27 | 15 | 952 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 49 | Tony Raines | 34 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 21 | 35 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 893 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Ryan Newman | 4 | 36 | 11 | 43 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 3 | 851 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | Morgan Shepherd | 41 | Wth | Wth | 42 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 38 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 39 | DNQ | 38 | DNQ | 43 | DNQ | 39 | DNQ | 41 | 829 | ||||||||
| 52 | Bobby East | 24 | 22 | 16 | 39 | 38 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 36 | 12 | 806 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 53 | Brian Vickers | 13 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 796 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 54 | Kevin Hamlin | 18 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 748 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 55 | Mark Martin | 5 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 56 | D. J. Kennington | 27 | 39 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 37 | 30 | 36 | 29 | DNQ | 43 | DNQ | 43 | DNQ | 719 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 57 | Todd Bodine | 6 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 14 | 37 | 707 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 58 | Mark Green | 21 | 32 | 30 | 19 | QL | 40 | 39 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 36 | 30 | 705 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 59 | A. J. Allmendinger | 36 | 14 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 21 | 678 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 60 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 7 | 6 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 668 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 61 | Cale Gale | 27 | 26 | 13 | 23 | 29 | 14 | 29 | 658 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 62 | Timothy Peters(R) | 17 | 25 | 32 | 41 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 646 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 63 | Chase Miller | 22 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 642 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 64 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | 36 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 65 | Tim McCreadie | 28 | 14 | 12 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 600 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 66 | Johnny Sauter | 30 | 23 | 35 | 23 | 38 | 36 | 22 | 32 | 587 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 67 | Kertus Davis | 30 | 31 | 37 | 32 | 30 | QL | 43 | 33 | DNQ | 43 | 42 | DNQ | 41 | 41 | DNQ | 584 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 68 | Sam Hornish Jr.(R) | 31 | 35 | 15 | 25 | 43 | 25 | 31 | 39 | 38 | 551 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 69 | Kurt Busch | 4 | 8 | 41 | 3 | 527 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 70 | Brett Rowe | 43 | 22 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 21 | 37 | DNQ | 524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 71 | Kevin Conway | 26 | 30 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 43 | 35 | 523 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 72 | Landon Cassill | 32 | 30 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 34 | 510 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 73 | Justin Diercks(R) | DNQ | 22 | 24 | 24 | 40 | 28 | 43 | 31 | 505 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 74 | Scott Riggs | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 460 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 75 | Boris Said | 3 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 452 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 76 | Bryan Clauson | 35 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 443 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 77 | John Graham | 23 | 31 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 441 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 78 | Derrike Cope | 29 | 25 | 43 | 36 | 42 | 41 | 35 | DNQ | 37 | 440 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 79 | Brian Keselowski | 23 | 33 | 10 | 11 | 422 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 80 | Casey Atwood | QL | 14 | 18 | 22 | QL | 26 | 412 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 81 | Scott Pruett | 5 | 14 | 18 | 395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 82 | Jimmie Johnson | 6 | 4 | 32 | 387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 83 | Jay Sauter | 28 | 21 | DNQ | 15 | 28 | Wth | 376 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 84 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | 41 | 2 | 370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 85 | Ron Fellows | 32 | 4 | 24 | 328 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 86 | Kevin Lepage | Wth | 42 | 39 | 42 | DNQ | DNQ | 40 | 33 | 28 | 306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 87 | Jeremy Clements | 23 | 40 | 42 | 38 | 27 | 305 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 88 | Mike Harmon | 40 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 38 | DNQ | 43 | 39 | DNQ | DNQ | 301 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 89 | Joe Nemechek | 34 | 13 | 16 | 300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 90 | Jorge Goeters | 7 | 31 | 29 | 297 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 91 | Brad Teague | DNQ | 40 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 40 | 42 | DNQ | 40 | 295 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 92 | David Green | 28 | 11 | 26 | 294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 93 | Patrick Carpentier | 2 | 19 | 42 | 293 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 94 | Michael McDowell | 20 | 14 | 32 | 291 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 95 | Dario Franchitti | 32 | 25 | 29 | 39 | 277 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 96 | Jeff Green | 19 | 23 | 36 | 255 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 97 | Andy Pilgrim | 15 | 15 | 236 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 98 | Bobby Santos III(R) | 30 | 37 | 33 | 39 | 235 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 99 | Donnie Neuenberger | 38 | 39 | 41 | 25 | 228 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 | Frank Kreyer | 34 | 38 | 28 | 42 | 226 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 101 | Elliott Sadler | 14 | 24 | 212 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 102 | Andy Lally | 29 | 10 | 210 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 103 | Ron Young | 32 | 29 | DNQ | 17 | 210 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 104 | Alex García(R) | 34 | Wth | Wth | 36 | 23 | DNQ | 210 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 105 | Max Papis | 3 | 41 | 205 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 106 | Sterling Marlin | 15 | 26 | 203 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 107 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | 25 | 16 | 203 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 108 | Brad Baker | 28 | 34 | 35 | 198 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 109 | Blake Bjorklund | 30 | 35 | 33 | 195 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 110 | Chris Horn | 35 | 40 | DNQ | 30 | 174 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 111 | Travis Kvapil | 31 | QL | 21 | 170 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 112 | Jerick Johnson | 41 | Wth | 41 | DNQ | 41 | 41 | 42 | 157 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 113 | Marc Mitchell | 20 | 37 | DNQ | 155 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 114 | Kenny Wallace | 26 | 34 | QL | 146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 115 | Adrián Fernández | 9 | 138 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 116 | Johnny Benson | 9 | 138 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 117 | Todd Souza | 23 | 40 | 137 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 118 | Shelby Howard | 27 | 36 | 137 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 119 | Justin Ashburn | 22 | DNQ | 42 | DNQ | 134 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 120 | Trevor Boys | 29 | 35 | 134 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 121 | Niclas Jönsson | 12 | 132 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 122 | Danny Efland | DNQ | 40 | 43 | 36 | 132 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 123 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | 35 | 34 | 119 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 124 | Travis Kittleson | 17 | DNQ | 112 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 125 | Josh Wise | 19 | 106 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 126 | Carl Long | 33 | 41 | DNQ | 104 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 127 | J. R. Fitzpatrick | 33 | 43 | 98 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 128 | Brian Simo | 22 | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 129 | Carlos Contreras | 35 | 43 | 97 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 130 | Dale Jarrett | 23 | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 131 | P. J. Jones | Wth | 24 | 91 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 132 | Scott Gaylord | 39 | 40 | 89 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 133 | Steve Grissom | 25 | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 134 | Kerry Earnhardt | 25 | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 135 | Germán Quiroga | 28 | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 136 | Rogelio López | 29 | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 137 | Colin Braun | 30 | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 138 | Mike MacKenzie | 33 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 139 | Deac McCaskill | 35 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 140 | Michael Valiante | 34 | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 141 | A. J. Frank | 37 | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 142 | Ian Henderson | 37 | DNQ | 52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 143 | Brandon Miller | QL | QL | 37 | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 144 | Dange Hanniford | 38 | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 145 | Larry Foyt | 38 | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 146 | Jeff Fuller | 38 | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 147 | John Andretti | 39 | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 148 | John Young | 39 | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 149 | Matt Carter | 39 | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 150 | Jamie Mosley | 39 | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 151 | Joe Fox | 41 | 38 | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 152 | Eddie MacDonald | 41 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 153 | Chase Austin | 41 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 154 | Caleb Holman | 42 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 155 | Mike Potter | 42 | DNQ | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 156 | Johnny Borneman III | 42 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 157 | Randy MacDonald | 43 | 43 | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 158 | Michael Waltrip | 43 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 159 | Jason White | 26 | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 160 | Rubén Pardo | 41 | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 161 | Antonio Pérez | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 162 | Brian Pannone | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 163 | Bill Elliott | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 164 | Blake Feese | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 165 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 166 | Josh Krug | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 167 | Chris Lawson | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 168 | Erik Darnell | QL | QL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 169 | Auggie Vidovich | QL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 170 | Matt McCall | QL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 171 | Chad Blount | Wth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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