2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400

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2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400
Race details
Race 3 of 36 in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season
The 2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 program cover, with artwork by Sam Bass.
The 2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 program cover, with artwork by Sam Bass.
Date March 11, 2007 (2007-03-11)
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.

#21 driver, Jon Wood before the start of the race.

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

No. Driver Team Manufacturer
00 David Reutimann (R) Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota
01 Mark Martin Ginn Racing Chevrolet
1 Martin Truex Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet
2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge
4 Ward Burton Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet
5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 David Ragan (R) Roush Racing Ford
07 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Ford
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet
9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge
10 Scott Riggs Evernham Motorsports Dodge
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet
12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge
13 Joe Nemechek Ginn Racing Chevrolet
14 Sterling Marlin Ginn Racing Chevrolet
15 Paul Menard (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet
16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford
17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford
18 J. J. Yeley Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet
19 Elliott Sadler Evernham Motorsports Dodge
20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet
21 Jon Wood (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Toyota
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
25 Casey Mears Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
26 Jamie McMurray Roush Racing Ford
29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
34 Kevin Lepage Front Row Motorsports Dodge
36 Jeremy Mayfield Bill Davis Racing Toyota
37 John Andretti Front Row Motorsports Dodge
38 David Gilliland (R) Robert Yates Racing Ford
39 Regan Smith (R) Ginn Racing Chevrolet
40 David Stremme Chip Ganassi Racing
with Felix Sabates 		Dodge
41 Reed Sorenson Chip Ganassi Racing
with Felix Sabates 		Dodge
42 Juan Pablo Montoya (R) Chip Ganassi Racing
with Felix Sabates 		Dodge
43 Bobby Labonte Petty Enterprises Dodge
44 Dale Jarrett Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota
45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge
47 Ken Schrader JTG Racing Ford
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
49 Mike Bliss BAM Racing Dodge
55 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota
66 Jeff Green Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet
70 Johnny Sauter Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet
72 Brandon Whitt (R) CJM Racing Chevrolet
74 Derrike Cope McGlynn Racing Dodge
78 Kenny Wallace Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet
83 Brian Vickers Team Red Bull Toyota
84 A. J. Allmendinger (R) Team Red Bull Toyota
80 Aric Almirola (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet
88 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford
96 Tony Raines Hall of Fame Racing Chevrolet
99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford

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] Archived 2007-03-14 at the Wayback Machine

Martin retained his points lead after three races with 495 points, six ahead of Gordon.[2] Archived 2007-03-14 at the Wayback Machine

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 Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 23 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 267 89 running 190
2 36 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy 267 111 running 180
3 17 11 Denny Hamlin Chevy 267 0 running 165
4 37 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 267 1 running 165
5 14 01 Mark Martin Chevy 267 15 running 160
6 13 99 Carl Edwards Ford 267 3 running 155
7 25 20 Tony Stewart Chevy 267 0 running 146
8 39 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 267 1 running 147
9 12 5 Kyle Busch Chevy 267 4 running 143
10 33 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 267 0 running 134
11 28 8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Chevy 267 1 running 135
12 26 1 Martin Truex, Jr. Chevy 267 2 running 132
13 42 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 267 3 running 129
14 3 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 267 17 running 126
15 5 31 Jeff Burton Chevy 267 4 running 123
16 18 16 Greg Biffle Ford 266 0 running 115
17 38 7 Robby Gordon Ford 266 0 running 112
18 24 18 J.J. Yeley Chevy 266 1 running 114
19 27 96 Tony Raines Chevy 266 0 running 106
20 2 40 David Stremme Dodge 266 0 running 103
21 21 38 David Gilliland Ford 265 0 running 100
22 4 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge 265 0 running 97
23 6 10 Scott Riggs Dodge 265 0 running 94
24 15 78 Kenny Wallace Chevy 265 0 running 91
25 29 66 Jeff Green Chevy 265 0 running 88
26 10 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 265 0 running 85
27 20 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy 265 0 running 82
28 22 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 265 0 running 79
29 41 21 Jon Wood Ford 264 0 running 76
30 40 88 Ricky Rudd Ford 264 0 running 73
31 7 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 263 0 running 70
32 19 15 Paul Menard Chevy 263 0 running 67
33 43 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota 263 0 running 64
34 8 14 Sterling Marlin Chevy 251 1 engine 66
35 1 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 251 13 crash 63
36 16 07 Clint Bowyer Chevy 239 1 running 60
37 35 6 David Ragan Ford 236 0 running 52
38 9 13 Joe Nemechek Chevy 156 0 crash 49
39 32 70 Johnny Sauter Chevy 147 0 running 46
40 34 25 Casey Mears Chevy 141 0 running 43
41 31 80 Aric Almirola Chevy 46 0 crash 40
42 11 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 17 0 crash 37
43 30 4 Ward Burton Chevy 15 0 crash 34
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
POS NBR NAME CAR
44 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota
45 49 Mike Bliss Dodge
46 37 John Andretti Dodge
47 83 Brian Vickers Toyota
48 00 David Reutimann Toyota
49 36 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota
50 72 Brandon Whitt Chevrolet
51 34 Kevin Lepage Dodge
52 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota
53 47 Ken Schrader Ford
WD 39 Regan Smith Chevrolet
WD 74 Derrike Cope 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

  1. ^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  2. ^ "2007 UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  3. ^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2021-06-08.


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