2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400
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Race details | |||
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Race 3 of 36 in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season | |||
Date | March 11, 2007 | ||
Location | Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Clark County, Nevada | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Gillett Evernham Motorsports | ||
Time | 29.212 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Laps | 111 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | Fox | ||
Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, and Larry McReynolds |
The 2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 was the third race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup season. It was held on March 11, 2007 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The race was the first at the newly refurbished track, which now has a progressive banking in the turns on the 1.5-mile D-shaped oval, a new garage area which is fan-friendly known as "The Neon Garage" named for the lighted signs through the city's gambling areas, and a new pit road that was built closer to the grandstands.
Kasey Kahne won the pole and Jimmie Johnson won the race, making this his third overall win at the 1.5 mile oval track.
Entry list[]
Qualifying[]
RANK[1] | DRIVER | NBR | CAR | TIME | SPEED | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kasey Kahne | 9 | Dodge | 29.212 | 184.856 | |
2 | David Stremme | 40 | Dodge | 29.317 | 184.193 | |
3 | Elliott Sadler | 19 | Dodge | 29.368 | 183.874 | |
4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 42 | Dodge | 29.478 | 183.187 | |
5 | Jeff Burton | 31 | Chevrolet | 29.512 | 182.976 | |
6 | Scott Riggs | 10 | Dodge | 29.530 | 182.865 | |
7 | Reed Sorenson | 41 | Dodge | 29.537 | 182.822 | |
8 | Sterling Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 29.585 | 182.525 | * |
9 | Joe Nemechek | 13 | Chevrolet | 29.627 | 182.266 | * |
10 | Kurt Busch | 2 | Dodge | 29.667 | 182.020 | |
11 | Dave Blaney | 22 | Toyota | 29.707 | 181.775 | |
12 | Kyle Busch | 5 | Chevrolet | 29.709 | 181.763 | |
13 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Ford | 29.741 | 181.568 | |
14 | Mark Martin | 01 | Chevrolet | 29.753 | 181.494 | |
15 | Kenny Wallace | 78 | Chevrolet | 29.772 | 181.378 | * |
16 | Clint Bowyer | 07 | Chevrolet | 29.786 | 181.293 | |
17 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Chevrolet | 29.822 | 181.074 | |
18 | Greg Biffle | 16 | Ford | 29.829 | 181.032 | |
19 | Paul Menard | 15 | Chevrolet | 29.842 | 180.953 | * |
20 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Chevrolet | 29.850 | 180.905 | |
21 | David Gilliland | 38 | Ford | 29.852 | 180.892 | |
22 | Kyle Petty | 45 | Dodge | 29.853 | 180.886 | |
23 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | 29.864 | 180.820 | |
24 | J.J. Yeley | 18 | Chevrolet | 29.867 | 180.802 | |
25 | Tony Stewart | 20 | Chevrolet | 29.901 | 180.596 | |
26 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 1 | Chevrolet | 29.910 | 180.542 | |
27 | Tony Raines | 96 | Chevrolet | 29.919 | 180.487 | |
28 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 8 | Chevrolet | 29.932 | 180.409 | |
29 | Jeff Green | 66 | Chevrolet | 29.949 | 180.307 | |
30 | Ward Burton | 4 | Chevrolet | 29.957 | 180.258 | * |
31 | Aric Almirola | 80 | Chevrolet | 29.971 | 180.174 | * |
32 | Johnny Sauter | 70 | Chevrolet | 29.974 | 180.156 | * |
33 | Jamie McMurray | 26 | Ford | 29.985 | 180.090 | |
34 | Casey Mears | 25 | Chevrolet | 29.990 | 180.060 | |
35 | A.J. Allmendinger | 84 | Toyota | 30.006 | 179.964 | * |
36 | David Ragan | 6 | Ford | 30.029 | 179.826 | |
37 | Mike Bliss | 49 | Dodge | 30.037 | 179.778 | * |
38 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 30.061 | 179.635 | |
39 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Ford | 30.090 | 179.462 | |
40 | Robby Gordon | 7 | Ford | 30.110 | 179.342 | |
41 | John Andretti | 37 | Dodge | 30.130 | 179.223 | * |
42 | Ryan Newman | 12 | Dodge | 30.131 | 179.217 | |
43 | Ricky Rudd | 88 | Ford | 30.159 | 179.051 | OP |
44 | Brian Vickers | 83 | Toyota | 30.167 | 179.004 | * |
45 | David Reutimann | 00 | Toyota | 30.240 | 178.571 | * |
46 | Jeremy Mayfield | 36 | Toyota | 30.464 | 177.258 | * |
47 | Dale Jarrett | 44 | Toyota | 30.531 | 176.869 | PC |
48 | Brandon Whitt | 72 | Chevrolet | 30.591 | 176.523 | * |
49 | Jon Wood | 21 | Ford | 30.704 | 175.873 | OP |
50 | Kevin Lepage | 34 | Dodge | 30.788 | 175.393 | * |
51 | Michael Waltrip | 55 | Toyota | 31.138 | 173.422 | * |
52 | Bobby Labonte | 43 | Dodge | OP | ||
53 | Ken Schrader | 47 | Ford | * |
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: A.J. Allmendinger (#84), Mike Bliss (#49), John Andretti (#37), Brian Vickers (#83), David Reutimann (#00), Jeremy Mayfield (#36), Brandon Whitt (#72), Kevin Lepage (#34), Michael Waltrip (#55), Ken Schrader (#47), Regan Smith (#39-WD), Derrike Cope (#74-WD)
Race summary[]
Jimmie Johnson won his third straight Nextel Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, defeating teammate Jeff Gordon by 2.795 seconds. Gordon finished in second place for the second straight time. Denny Hamlin was third, Matt Kenseth fourth and Mark Martin fifth.[1]
Martin retained his points lead after three races with 495 points, six ahead of Gordon.[2]
Because of the new asphalt concerns, NASCAR cut the size of fuel cells from 18 gallons to 13 gallons, similar to what had been used on restrictor plate tracks from October 2002 until October 2006, and also for the two 2006 races at Lowe's Motor Speedway to force more pit stops to change tires.
Results[]
Fin[2][3] | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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1 | 23 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Chevy | 267 | 89 | running | 190 |
2 | 36 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont, Nicorette | Chevy | 267 | 111 | running | 180 |
3 | 17 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Kinko's | Chevy | 267 | 0 | running | 165 |
4 | 37 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt | Ford | 267 | 1 | running | 165 |
5 | 14 | 01 | Mark Martin | U.S. Army | Chevy | 267 | 15 | running | 160 |
6 | 13 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot | Ford | 267 | 3 | running | 155 |
7 | 25 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot | Chevy | 267 | 0 | running | 146 |
8 | 39 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Dodge | 267 | 1 | running | 147 |
9 | 12 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Kellogg's, CARQUEST Auto Parts | Chevy | 267 | 4 | running | 143 |
10 | 33 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal | Ford | 267 | 0 | running | 134 |
11 | 28 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Chevy | 267 | 1 | running | 135 |
12 | 26 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops | Chevy | 267 | 2 | running | 132 |
13 | 42 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios, Betty Crocker | Dodge | 267 | 3 | running | 129 |
14 | 3 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge Dealers, UAW | Dodge | 267 | 17 | running | 126 |
15 | 5 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless | Chevy | 267 | 4 | running | 123 |
16 | 18 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ameriquest Mortgage, 3M | Ford | 266 | 0 | running | 115 |
17 | 38 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Robby Gordon Motorsports | Ford | 266 | 0 | running | 112 |
18 | 24 | 18 | J.J. Yeley | Interstate Batteries | Chevy | 266 | 1 | running | 114 |
19 | 27 | 96 | Tony Raines | DLP HDTV | Chevy | 266 | 0 | running | 106 |
20 | 2 | 40 | David Stremme | Coors Light | Dodge | 266 | 0 | running | 103 |
21 | 21 | 38 | David Gilliland | M&M's | Ford | 265 | 0 | running | 100 |
22 | 4 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Texaco, Havoline | Dodge | 265 | 0 | running | 97 |
23 | 6 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Auto Value, Bumper to Bumper | Dodge | 265 | 0 | running | 94 |
24 | 15 | 78 | Kenny Wallace | Furniture Row | Chevy | 265 | 0 | running | 91 |
25 | 29 | 66 | Jeff Green | Samsung Four Seasons of Hope | Chevy | 265 | 0 | running | 88 |
26 | 10 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite | Dodge | 265 | 0 | running | 85 |
27 | 20 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell, Pennzoil | Chevy | 265 | 0 | running | 82 |
28 | 22 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Wells Fargo | Dodge | 265 | 0 | running | 79 |
29 | 41 | 21 | Jon Wood | U.S. Air Force | Ford | 264 | 0 | running | 76 |
30 | 40 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Snickers | Ford | 264 | 0 | running | 73 |
31 | 7 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target | Dodge | 263 | 0 | running | 70 |
32 | 19 | 15 | Paul Menard | Menards, Johns Manville | Chevy | 263 | 0 | running | 67 |
33 | 43 | 44 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Toyota | 263 | 0 | running | 64 |
34 | 8 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Waste Management | Chevy | 251 | 1 | engine | 66 |
35 | 1 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | McDonald's, Dodge Dealers, UAW | Dodge | 251 | 13 | crash | 63 |
36 | 16 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's | Chevy | 239 | 1 | running | 60 |
37 | 35 | 6 | David Ragan | AAA | Ford | 236 | 0 | running | 52 |
38 | 9 | 13 | Joe Nemechek | CertainTeed | Chevy | 156 | 0 | crash | 49 |
39 | 32 | 70 | Johnny Sauter | Yellow Transportation | Chevy | 147 | 0 | running | 46 |
40 | 34 | 25 | Casey Mears | National Guard, GMAC | Chevy | 141 | 0 | running | 43 |
41 | 31 | 80 | Aric Almirola | Joe Gibbs Driven | Chevy | 46 | 0 | crash | 40 |
42 | 11 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar | Toyota | 17 | 0 | crash | 37 |
43 | 30 | 4 | Ward Burton | State Water Heaters | Chevy | 15 | 0 | crash | 34 |
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: | |||||||||
POS | NBR | NAME | SPONSOR | CAR | |||||
44 | 84 | A.J. Allmendinger | Red Bull | Toyota | |||||
45 | 49 | Mike Bliss | ZoneLoans.com | Dodge | |||||
46 | 37 | John Andretti | Camping World / RVs.com | Dodge | |||||
47 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull | Toyota | |||||
48 | 00 | David Reutimann | Domino's Pizza | Toyota | |||||
49 | 36 | Jeremy Mayfield | Wrestlemania / 360 OTC | Toyota | |||||
50 | 72 | Brandon Whitt | Dutch Quality Stone | Chevrolet | |||||
51 | 34 | Kevin Lepage | PTGstudios.com | Dodge | |||||
52 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Toyota | |||||
53 | 47 | Ken Schrader | Ore-Ida / Kingsford / Clorox | Ford | |||||
WD | 39 | Regan Smith | Ginn Resorts | Chevrolet | |||||
WD | 74 | Derrike Cope | McGlynn Racing | Dodge |
†-Rookie of the Year candidate
Failed to qualify[]
The following 10 drivers failed to qualify for the race: A. J. Allmendinger‡ (#84), Mike Bliss (#49), John Andretti (#37), Brian Vickers (#83), David Reutimann‡ (#00), Jeremy Mayfield (#36), Brandon Whitt‡ (#72), Kevin Lepage (#34), Michael Waltrip (#55), and Ken Schrader (#47).
Allmendinger, Bliss, Mayfield, and Whitt have missed all three races for which they have attempted to qualify. Waltrip has missed the last two. Reutimann had made both previous races. Vickers had missed the Daytona 500 and made the Auto Club 500. Schrader missed making a field for the first time since the November 2003 Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Also of note: Regan Smith‡ was to have qualified in the #39 car, but the car was withdrawn and Smith did not make an attempt.
Notes[]
- All 10 drivers that started in the top 10 has failed to finish in the top 10. The first time that happened since the Firecracker 400 on July 4, 1965; 1,421 races ago.
References[]
- ^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ "2007 UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
- NASCAR races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
- 2007 in sports in Nevada
- March 2007 sports events in the United States