2007 Aaron's 499

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2007 Aaron's 499
Race details
Race 9 of 36 in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season
2007 Aaron's 499 program cover
2007 Aaron's 499 program cover
Date April 29, 2007 (2007-April-29)
Official name Aaron's 499
Location Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 192 laps, 510.72 mi (821.924 km)
Scheduled Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Weather Temperatures reaching up to 82 °F (28 °C); average wind speeds of 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h)[1]
Average speed 154.167 miles per hour (248.108 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
  • Jeff Gordon
Hendrick Motorsports
Time 49.857
Most laps led
Driver Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 71
Winner
No. 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox Broadcasting Company
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

The 2007 Aaron's 499 was the ninth race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Season, and was run on April 29, 2007, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. This race was the second of the four restrictor plate races on the NASCAR schedule .

Jeff Gordon won this race to pass Dale Earnhardt on the all-time NASCAR list at 77 wins. After he crossed the checkered flag, some spectators threw bottles, cans, and even toilet paper at the #24 car he drove for Hendrick Motorsports. As a result of this incident, in spite of warnings before the race by NASCAR and organizers, a total of 14 people were arrested, and Talladega management revoked their ticket-buying privileges. However, a loophole was later discovered through which these banned fans could buy tickets from third-party ticket brokers, such as StubHub. The race's other top finishers included Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, David Gilliland, and Jamie McMurray in that order.

The race ended with an aborted green-white-checkered finish. Several cars were involved, including Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, McMurray, and Gilliland. Harvick and McMurray were later fined $25,000 and placed on probation for their actions during this accident.[2] The finish had been triggered by an engine failure in the #00 car driven by David Reutimann.

Entry list[]

Car #[3] Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Owner/Team[4] Crew Chief
00 David Reutimann Zephyrhills, FL Toyota Domino's Pizza Michael Waltrip
01 Regan Smith Cato, NY Chevrolet U.S. Army Bobby Ginn
1 Martin Truex Jr Mayetta, NJ Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
2 Kurt Busch Las Vegas, NV Dodge Miller Lite Roger Penske
4 Ward Burton South Boston, VA Chevrolet State Water Heaters Larry McClure
5 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg's Rick Hendrick
6 David Ragan Unadilla, GA Ford AAA Travel Jack Roush
07 Clint Bowyer Emporia, KS Chevrolet Jack Daniel's Richard Childress
7 Robby Gordon Bellflower, CA Ford MAPEI / Menards Robby Gordon
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Kannapolis, NC Chevrolet Budweiser Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
9 Kasey Kahne Enumclaw, WA Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW Ray Evernham
09 Mike Wallace St. Louis, MO Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming James Finch
10 Scott Riggs Bahama, NC Dodge Stanley Tools / Valvoline James Rocco
11 Denny Hamlin Chesterfield, VA Chevrolet FedEx Freight Joe Gibbs
12 Ryan Newman South Bend, IN Dodge Kodak Roger Penske
13 Joe Nemechek Lakeland, FL Chevrolet CertainTeed Bobby Ginn
14 Sterling Marlin Columbia, TN Chevrolet Waste Management / Ginn Resorts Bobby Ginn
15 Paul Menard Eau Claire, WI Chevrolet Turtle Wax Ice / Menards Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
16 Greg Biffle Vancouver, WA Ford 3M Jack Roush
17 Matt Kenseth Cambridge, WI Ford DEWALT Jack Roush
18 J.J. Yeley Phoenix, AZ Chevrolet Interstate Batteries Joe Gibbs
19 Elliott Sadler Emporia, VA Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW Ray Evernham
20 Tony Stewart Rushville, IN Chevrolet The Home Depot Joe Gibbs
21 Ken Schrader Fenton, MO Ford Little Debbie Wood Brothers
22 Dave Blaney Hartford, OH Toyota Caterpillar Bill Davis
24 Jeff Gordon Vallejo, CA Chevrolet DuPont Rick Hendrick
25 Casey Mears Bakersfield, CA Chevrolet National Guard / GMAC Rick Hendrick
26 Jamie McMurray Joplin, MO Ford Sharp AQUOS / 3M Vikuiti Jack Roush
29 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil Richard Childress
31 Jeff Burton South Boston, VA Chevrolet Cingular Wireless Richard Childress
34 Kevin Lepage Shelburne, VT Dodge Taco Bell Bob Jenkins
36 Jeremy Mayfield Owensboro, KY Toyota 360 OTC Bill Davis
37 John Andretti Bethlehem, PA Dodge Huddle House Bob Jenkins
38 David Gilliland Riverside, CA Ford M&M's Dark Yates Racing
40 David Stremme South Bend, IN Dodge Wrigley's Winterfresh Chip Ganassi
41 Reed Sorenson Peachtree City, GA Dodge Target Chip Ganassi
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Bogota, Colombia Dodge Texaco / Havoline Chip Ganassi
43 Bobby Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Dodge Cheerios / Spider-Man 3 Petty Enterprises
44 Dale Jarrett Hickory, NC Toyota UPS / 133rd Kentucky Derby Michael Waltrip
45 Kyle Petty Trinity, NC Dodge National Tire & Battery Petty Enterprises
48 Jimmie Johnson El Cajon, CA Chevrolet Lowe's Rick Hendrick
49 Mike Bliss Milwaukie, OR Dodge Paralyzed Veterans of America Beth Ann Morgenthau
55 Michael Waltrip Owensboro, KY Toyota NAPA Auto Parts Michael Waltrip
60 Boris Said New York, NY Ford SOBE - No Fear Mark Simo
66 Jeff Green Owensboro, KY Chevrolet Best Buy Gene Haas
70 Johnny Sauter Necedah, WI Chevrolet FleetPride / Yellow Gene Haas
78 Kenny Wallace St. Louis, MO Chevrolet National Day of Prayer / Furniture Row Barney Visser
83 Brian Vickers Thomasville, NC Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz
84 AJ Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz
88 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Ford Snickers Yates Racing
96 Tony Raines LaPorte, IN Chevrolet DLP HDTV Bill Saunders
99 Carl Edwards Columbia, MO Ford Office Depot Jack Roush

Qualifying[]

In qualifying, both Jeff Gordon and David Gilliland would tie for having the same time. The pole was given to Jeff Gordon, who had more owners points.

Pos[5][6] Car # Driver Make Primary Sponsor Team Speed Time Behind
1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont Hendrick Motorsports 192.069 49.857 0.000
2 38 David Gilliland Ford M&M's Dark Robert Yates Racing 192.069 49.857 0.000
3 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet FedEx Freight Joe Gibbs Racing 191.551 49.992 -0.135
4 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Waste Management / Ginn Resorts Ginn Racing 191.023 50.130 -0.273
5 88 Ricky Rudd Ford Snickers Robert Yates Racing 190.924 50.156 -0.299
6 78 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet National Day of Prayer / Furniture Row Furniture Row Racing 190.909 50.160 -0.303
7 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet National Guard / GMAC Hendrick Motorsports 190.787 50.192 -0.335
8 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's Hendrick Motorsports 190.757 50.200 -0.343
9 10 Scott Riggs Dodge Stanley Tools / Valvoline Evernham Motorsports 190.465 50.277 -0.420
10 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Travel Roush Racing 190.393 50.296 -0.439
11 60 Boris Said Ford SOBE - No Fear No Fear Racing 190.393 50.296 -0.439
12 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M Roush Racing 190.306 50.319 -0.462
13 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg's Hendrick Motorsports 190.234 50.338 -0.481
14 00 David Reutimann Toyota Domino's Pizza Michael Waltrip Racing 190.204 50.346 -0.489
15 4 Ward Burton Chevrolet State Water Heaters Morgan McClure Motorsport 190.177 50.353 -0.496
16 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot Roush Racing 190.162 50.357 -0.500
17 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT Roush Racing 190.151 50.360 -0.503
18 36 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 360 OTC Bill Davis Racing 190.098 50.374 -0.517
19 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Turtle Wax Ice / Menards Dale Earnhardt Inc. 190.079 50.379 -0.522
20 40 David Stremme Dodge Wrigley's Winterfresh Chip Ganassi Racing 189.974 50.407 -0.550
21 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet FleetPride / Yellow Haas CNC Racing 189.940 50.416 -0.559
22 01 Regan Smith Chevrolet U.S. Army Dale Earnhardt Inc. 189.785 50.457 -0.600
23 45 Kyle Petty Dodge National Tire & Battery Petty Enterprises 189.714 50.476 -0.619
24 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco / Havoline Chip Ganassi Racing 189.665 50.489 -0.632
25 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Sharp AQUOS / 3M Vikuiti Roush Racing 189.639 50.496 -0.639
26 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite Penske Racing 189.635 50.497 -0.640
27 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet DLP HDTV Hall of Fame Racing 189.598 50.507 -0.650
28 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Kodak Penske Racing 189.429 50.552 -0.695
29 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target Chip Ganassi Racing 189.223 50.607 -0.750
30 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW Evernham Motorsports 188.935 50.684 -0.827
31 18 JJ Yeley Chevrolet Interstate Batteries Joe Gibbs Racing 188.872 50.701 -0.844
32 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot Joe Gibbs Racing 188.675 50.754 -0.897
33 13 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet CertainTeed Ginn Racing 188.493 50.803 -0.946
34 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Best Buy Haas CNC Racing 188.448 50.815 -0.958
35 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Spider-Man 3 Petty Enterprises 188.422 50.822 -0.965
36 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet Budweiser Dale Earnhardt Inc. 188.389 50.831 -0.974
37 1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Dale Earnhardt Inc. 188.370 50.836 -0.979
38 7 Robby Gordon Ford MAPEI / Menards Robby Gordon Motorsport 188.304 50.854 -0.997
39 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW Evernham Motorsports 187.313 51.123 -1.266
40 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's Richard Childress Racing 187.101 51.181 -1.324
41 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil Richard Childress Racing 186.882 51.241 -1.384
42 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless Richard Childress Racing 186.579 51.324 -1.467
43 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota UPS Michael Waltrip Racing 51.581
Failed to qualify
44 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA Auto Parts Michael Waltrip Racing 50.388
45 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull Red Bull Racing 50.406
46 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar Bill Davis Racing 50.526
47 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull Red Bull Racing 50.527
48 21 Ken Schrader Ford Little Debbie Wood Brothers Racing 50.636
49 09 Mike Wallace Chevrolet Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts Phoenix Racing 50.667
50 34 Kevin Lepage Dodge Taco Bell Front Row Motorsprots 50.834
51 37 John Andretti Dodge Huddle House Front Row Motorsprots 50.860
52 49 Mike Bliss Dodge Paralyzed Veterans of America BAM Racing 50.942

Race recap[]

Race results[]

W (*) denotes Rookie of the Year candidate.

Fin[7] St # Driver Sponsor Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 1 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevy 192 71 running 195 $355,511
2 8 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevy 192 12 running 175 $251,736
3 26 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 192 7 running 170 $212,483
4 2 38 David Gilliland Dark Chocolate M&M's Ford 192 0 running 160 $182,689
5 25 26 Jamie McMurray Sharp Vikuiti Ford 192 2 running 160 $134,675
6 41 29 Kevin Harvick Shell, Pennzoil Chevy 192 0 running 150 $164,536
7 36 8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser Chevy 192 2 running 151 $149,233
8 20 40 David Stremme Wrigley's Winterfresh Dodge 192 1 running 147 $106,025
9 28 12 Ryan Newman Kodak Dodge 192 0 running 138 $133,450
10 37 1 Martin Truex, Jr. Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats Chevy 192 0 running 134 $126,495
11 9 10 Scott Riggs Stanley Tools, Valvoline Dodge 192 0 running 130 $107,050
12 30 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers, UAW Dodge 192 5 running 132 $138,891
13 34 66 Jeff Green Best Buy Chevy 192 3 running 129 $120,933
14 17 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Ford 192 3 running 126 $137,641
15 39 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dealers, UAW Dodge 192 1 running 123 $110,770
16 4 14 Sterling Marlin Ginn Resorts Chevy 192 16 running 120 $107,983
17 10 6 David Ragan AAA Travel Ford 192 2 running 117 $127,100
18 23 45 Kyle Petty National Tire & Battery Dodge 192 0 running 109 $103,083
19 31 18 J.J. Yeley Interstate Batteries Chevy 192 0 running 106 $116,033
20 35 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios Racing, Spiderman 3 Dodge 192 0 running 103 $127,111
21 3 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Chevy 192 48 running 105 $102,550
22 27 96 Tony Raines DLP HDTV Chevy 192 0 running 97 $96,425
23 18 36 Jeremy Mayfield 360 OTC Toyota 192 0 running 94 $83,075
24 22 01 Regan Smith U.S. Army Chevy 192 1 running 96 $104,258
25 29 41 Reed Sorenson Target Dodge 192 0 running 88 $101,947
26 6 78 Kenny Wallace National Day of Prayer Chevy 192 2 running 90 $83,325
27 11 60 Boris Said SoBe No Fear Energy Drink Ford 191 1 running 87 $80,775
28 32 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Chevy 190 7 crash 84 $127,761
29 12 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 190 1 crash 81 $97,025
30 21 70 Johnny Sauter Yellow Transportation, FleetPride Chevy 190 0 crash 73 $79,325
31 24 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Texaco, Havoline Dodge 187 0 running 70 $115,750
32 14 00 David Reutimann Domino's Brooklyn-Style Pizza Toyota 184 0 engine 67 $78,525
33 5 88 Ricky Rudd Snickers Ford 155 0 running 64 $110,458
34 42 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevy 151 2 running 66 $118,266
35 40 07 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel's Chevy 147 0 running 58 $86,125
36 15 4 Ward Burton State Water Heaters Chevy 144 0 engine 55 $78,725
37 13 5 Kyle Busch CARQUEST Auto Parts, Kellogg's Chevy 130 0 crash 52 $95,800
38 33 13 Joe Nemechek CertainTeed, Ginn Resorts Chevy 130 0 crash 49 $77,450
39 7 25 Casey Mears National Guard, GMAC Chevy 124 5 crash 51 $85,250
40 43 44 Dale Jarrett UPS Toyota 38 0 engine 43 $77,000
41 38 7 Robby Gordon Menards, MAPEI Ford 33 0 engine 40 $76,800
42 16 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 27 0 engine 37 $84,630
43 19 15 Paul Menard Menards Chevy 22 0 engine 34 $76,737
Failed to qualify
44 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
45 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota
46 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Toyota
47 84 A.J. Allmendinger Red Bull Toyota
48 21 Ken Schrader Little Debbie Ford
49 09 Mike Wallace Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts Chevrolet
50 34 Kevin Lepage Taco Bell Dodge
51 37 John Andretti Huddle House Dodge
52 49 Mike Bliss Paralyzed Veterans of America Dodge

Notes[]

  • As mentioned, this was Gordon's 77th career win, which earned him sixth place all-time. The day before, he won his 60th career pole position, which surpassed Darrell Waltrip for the most in NASCAR's modern era (since 1971).
  • Gordon won on the anniversary of Dale Earnhardt's birthday and on a track on which he and his son Dale Earnhardt, Jr. have won a combined total of 15 Sprint Cup Series races.
  • Despite posting the 20th-best overall lap, Michael Waltrip missed his eighth straight Cup race. That lap was only the eighth-fastest among those drivers having to qualify on time.[1] Archived 2007-04-29 at the Wayback Machine That would have been good enough to make the race, but Dale Jarrett, ironically a teammate at Michael Waltrip Racing, used a past champion's provisional, bumping Waltrip from the field.
  • Also missing from the field was Brian Vickers, who had been the most recent race winner at Talladega prior to this, at the 2006 UAW-Ford 500.
  • The #21 team owned by Wood Brothers/JTG Racing was absent from a Cup starting lineup for the first time since April 2000, also at Talladega. Ken Schrader, Mark Martin, and Michael Waltrip had been the only three drivers to qualify for all restrictor-plate races since NASCAR first placed them on cars at certain tracks in 1987. All those streaks ended that weekend (Martin was replaced in the #01 by Regan Smith).
  • Bill Davis Racing had a mixed weekend; Jeremy Mayfield made his first race outside of those using the Car of Tomorrow, but Dave Blaney missed his first race of the year.

References[]

  1. ^ Weather information for the 2007 Aaron's 499 at The Old Farmers' Almanac. Accessed 2013-06-19. Archived 2013-06-21.
  2. ^ Smith, Marty (May 2, 2007). "Last-lap hits net fines for Harvick, McMurray". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  3. ^ "2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Aaron's 499 Entry List - Talladega Superspeedway". frcs.pro. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  4. ^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  5. ^ "Aarons 499 Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup Talladega Superspeedway NASCAR 2007". NASCAR Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  6. ^ "Qualifying times: Aarons 499". Crash. 2007-04-29. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  7. ^ "2007 Aaron's 499". The Third Turn.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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