2007 Kobalt Tools 500
Race details | |||
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Race 4 of 36 in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season | |||
Date | March 18, 2007 | ||
Official name | Kobalt Tools 500 | ||
Location | Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.54 mi (2.48 km) | ||
Distance | 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km) | ||
Average speed | 152.915 miles per hour (246.093 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Penske Racing | ||
Time | 28.707 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Laps | 135 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | Fox Broadcasting Company | ||
Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds |
The 2007 Kobalt Tools 500, the fourth race of the 2007 Nextel Cup Season, was held on Sunday, March 18, 2007 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. The race was won by Jimmie Johnson, his second consecutive win in the Nextel Cup.
Qualifying[]
RANK[1] | DRIVER | NBR | CAR | TIME | SPEED | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ryan Newman | 12 | Dodge | 28.707 | 193.124 | |
2 | Elliott Sadler | 19 | Dodge | 28.891 | 191.894 | |
3 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | 28.907 | 191.787 | |
4 | Mark Martin | 01 | Chevrolet | 28.909 | 191.774 | |
5 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 28.918 | 191.715 | |
6 | Bobby Labonte | 43 | Dodge | 28.928 | 191.648 | |
7 | David Stremme | 40 | Dodge | 28.949 | 191.509 | |
8 | Kyle Busch | 5 | Chevrolet | 28.950 | 191.503 | |
9 | Mike Bliss | 49 | Dodge | 29.011 | 191.100 | * |
10 | Scott Riggs | 10 | Dodge | 29.039 | 190.916 | |
11 | Reed Sorenson | 41 | Dodge | 29.051 | 190.837 | |
12 | Kasey Kahne | 9 | Dodge | 29.074 | 190.686 | |
13 | Tony Stewart | 20 | Chevrolet | 29.088 | 190.594 | |
14 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Ford | 29.118 | 190.398 | |
15 | Clint Bowyer | 07 | Chevrolet | 29.122 | 190.372 | |
16 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 42 | Dodge | 29.134 | 190.293 | |
17 | Kurt Busch | 2 | Dodge | 29.150 | 190.189 | |
18 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 1 | Chevrolet | 29.152 | 190.176 | |
19 | Joe Nemechek | 13 | Chevrolet | 29.186 | 189.954 | * |
20 | J.J. Yeley | 18 | Chevrolet | 29.202 | 189.850 | |
21 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Ford | 29.204 | 189.837 | |
22 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 8 | Chevrolet | 29.204 | 189.837 | |
23 | Paul Menard | 15 | Chevrolet | 29.207 | 189.818 | * |
24 | David Reutimann | 00 | Toyota | 29.225 | 189.701 | * |
25 | Greg Biffle | 16 | Ford | 29.246 | 189.564 | |
26 | Johnny Sauter | 70 | Chevrolet | 29.261 | 189.467 | * |
27 | David Gilliland | 38 | Ford | 29.274 | 189.383 | |
28 | Sterling Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 29.317 | 189.105 | * |
29 | Ken Schrader | 21 | Ford | 29.323 | 189.067 | |
30 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Chevrolet | 29.358 | 188.841 | |
31 | Brian Vickers | 83 | Toyota | 29.360 | 188.828 | * |
32 | Scott Wimmer | 33 | Chevrolet | 29.372 | 188.751 | * |
33 | Ward Burton | 4 | Chevrolet | 29.392 | 188.623 | * |
34 | Jeff Burton | 31 | Chevrolet | 29.412 | 188.494 | |
35 | Tony Raines | 96 | Chevrolet | 29.425 | 188.411 | |
36 | Casey Mears | 25 | Chevrolet | 29.433 | 188.360 | |
37 | Dave Blaney | 22 | Toyota | 29.442 | 188.302 | |
38 | John Andretti | 37 | Dodge | 29.487 | 188.015 | * |
39 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Chevrolet | 29.496 | 187.958 | |
40 | Michael Waltrip | 55 | Toyota | 29.560 | 187.551 | * |
41 | Kenny Wallace | 78 | Chevrolet | 29.565 | 187.519 | * |
42 | Jamie McMurray | 26 | Ford | 29.626 | 187.133 | |
43 | Kevin Lepage | 34 | Dodge | 29.666 | 186.881 | * |
44 | Dale Jarrett | 44 | Toyota | 29.701 | 186.660 | PC |
45 | David Ragan | 6 | Ford | 29.846 | 185.754 | OP |
46 | Robby Gordon | 7 | Ford | 29.888 | 185.493 | OP |
47 | Jeremy Mayfield | 36 | Toyota | 29.897 | 185.437 | * |
48 | Kyle Petty | 45 | Dodge | 30.049 | 184.499 | OP |
49 | Jeff Green | 66 | Chevrolet | 30.071 | 184.364 | OP |
50 | Ricky Rudd | 88 | Ford | 30.210 | 183.515 | OP |
51 | A.J. Allmendinger | 84 | Toyota | * |
OP: qualified via owners points
PC: qualified as past champion
PR: provisional
QR: via qualifying race
* - had to qualify on time
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Scott Wimmer (#33), Ward Burton (#4), John Andretti (#37), Michael Waltrip (#55), Kenny Wallace (#78), Kevin Lepage (#34), Jeremy Mayfield (#36), A.J. Allmendinger (#84)
Race recap[]
Jimmie Johnson passed Tony Stewart with two laps to go to win his second straight Nextel Cup Series event.
Results[]
POS[2] | ST | # | DRIVER | SPONSOR / OWNER | CAR | LAPS | MONEY | STATUS | LED | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 325 | 233261 | running | 135 | 195 |
2 | 13 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 325 | 165461 | running | 121 | 175 |
3 | 21 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt (Jack Roush) | Ford | 325 | 145016 | running | 11 | 170 |
4 | 32 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 325 | 134516 | running | 2 | 165 |
5 | 16 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 325 | 126200 | running | 0 | 155 |
6 | 15 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | DirecTV Hot Pass (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 325 | 87925 | running | 2 | 155 |
7 | 14 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot (Jack Roush) | Ford | 325 | 86625 | running | 0 | 146 |
8 | 18 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 325 | 109520 | running | 0 | 142 |
9 | 11 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 325 | 104433 | running | 1 | 143 |
10 | 4 | 01 | Mark Martin | U.S. Army (Bobby Ginn) | Chevrolet | 325 | 112183 | running | 0 | 134 |
11 | 17 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 325 | 110408 | running | 14 | 135 |
12 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 325 | 118561 | running | 30 | 132 |
13 | 7 | 40 | David Stremme | Coors Light (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 325 | 75875 | running | 0 | 124 |
14 | 22 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 325 | 116133 | running | 0 | 121 |
15 | 37 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Irwin Industrial Tools (Jack Roush) | Ford | 325 | 83475 | running | 0 | 118 |
16 | 6 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 325 | 110911 | running | 1 | 120 |
17 | 19 | 13 | Joe Nemechek | Ginn Resorts (Bobby Ginn) | Chevrolet | 325 | 70075 | running | 0 | 112 |
18 | 2 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 325 | 92670 | running | 1 | 114 |
19 | 30 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 324 | 88650 | running | 0 | 106 |
20 | 39 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Motorola Digital Audio Players (Robby Gordon) | Ford | 324 | 75725 | running | 0 | 103 |
21 | 9 | 49 | Mike Bliss | ZoneLoans.com (Beth Ann Morgenthau) | Dodge | 324 | 86783 | running | 0 | 100 |
22 | 20 | 18 | J.J. Yeley | Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 324 | 100233 | running | 0 | 97 |
23 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 324 | 111000 | running | 0 | 94 |
24 | 28 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Panasonic Plasma HDTV (Bobby Ginn) | Chevrolet | 324 | 84333 | running | 0 | 91 |
25 | 36 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 324 | 117736 | running | 1 | 93 |
26 | 42 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Snickers (Yates Racing) | Ford | 323 | 102283 | running | 0 | 85 |
27 | 35 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar (Bill Davis) | Toyota | 323 | 88572 | running | 1 | 87 |
28 | 34 | 25 | Casey Mears | National Guard / GMAC (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 323 | 78375 | running | 0 | 79 |
29 | 26 | 70 | Johnny Sauter | Best Buy (Gene Haas) | Chevrolet | 323 | 67700 | running | 0 | 76 |
30 | 27 | 38 | David Gilliland | M&M's (Yates Racing) | Ford | 323 | 95289 | running | 0 | 73 |
31 | 23 | 15 | Paul Menard | Menards / Quaker State (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 323 | 67500 | running | 0 | 70 |
32 | 8 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Kellogg's / Carquest (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 322 | 75425 | running | 0 | 67 |
33 | 38 | 6 | David Ragan | AAA (Jack Roush) | Ford | 322 | 104125 | running | 0 | 64 |
34 | 40 | 45 | Kyle Petty | National Tire & Battery (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 322 | 67275 | running | 0 | 61 |
35 | 41 | 66 | Jeff Green | Yellow Transportation (Gene Haas) | Chevrolet | 322 | 75240 | running | 0 | 58 |
36 | 43 | 44 | Dale Jarrett | UPS (Michael Waltrip) | Toyota | 320 | 67205 | running | 0 | 55 |
37 | 29 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Little Debbie Snack Cakes (Wood Brothers) | Ford | 318 | 87384 | running | 0 | 52 |
38 | 33 | 96 | Tony Raines | DLP HDTV (Bill Saunders) | Chevrolet | 318 | 75885 | running | 0 | 49 |
39 | 12 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 306 | 114291 | running | 0 | 46 |
40 | 24 | 00 | David Reutimann | Domino's (Michael Waltrip) | Toyota | 295 | 67060 | running | 0 | 43 |
41 | 25 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Jackson Hewitt (Jack Roush) | Ford | 280 | 85015 | running | 0 | 40 |
42 | 31 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz) | Toyota | 227 | 67270 | crash | 5 | 42 |
43 | 10 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Stanley Tools / Valvoline (James Rocco) | Dodge | 221 | 74334 | engine | 0 | 34 |
Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
POS | NAME | NBR | SPONSOR | OWNER | CAR | |||||
44 | Scott Wimmer | 33 | Camping World / RVs.com | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | |||||
45 | Ward Burton | 4 | State Water Heaters | Larry McClure | Chevrolet | |||||
46 | John Andretti | 37 | Huddle House | Bob Jenkins | Dodge | |||||
47 | Michael Waltrip | 55 | NAPA Auto Parts | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | |||||
48 | Kenny Wallace | 78 | Furniture Row Racing | Barney Visser | Chevrolet | |||||
49 | Kevin Lepage | 34 | Wyndham Atlanta | Bob Jenkins | Dodge | |||||
50 | Jeremy Mayfield | 36 | 360 OTC | Bill Davis | Toyota | |||||
51 | A.J. Allmendinger | 84 | Red Bull | Dietrich Mateschitz | Toyota |
Standings[]
Johnson would vault to fourth in the Cup standings, trailing only Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, and Jeff Burton in that order.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ Race results and point leaders
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- 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
- NASCAR races at Atlanta Motor Speedway
- March 2007 sports events in the United States