2007 Pep Boys Auto 500

The 2007 Pep Boys Auto 500 was a stock car racing competition held on October 28, 2007 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. The race was the thirty-third race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the seventh of the season-ending ten-race Chase for the Nextel Cup.

2007 Pep Boys Auto 500
Race details
Race 33 of 36 in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
Layout of Atlanta Motor Speedway
Date October 28, 2007 (2007-October-28)
Official name Pep Boys Auto 500
Location Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia
Course Permanent racing facility
1.54 mi (2.48 km)
Distance 329 laps, 506.66 mi (815.39 km)
Scheduled Distance 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km)
Average speed 135.26 miles per hour (217.68 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Roush Fenway Racing
Time 28.807
Most laps led
Driver Martin Truex, Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
Laps 135
Winner
No. 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network ABC
Announcers Jerry Punch, Rusty Wallace and Andy Petree

To commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of the 1992 Hooters 500, the last race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Jeff Gordon served as the Grand Marshal while Richard Petty served as the honorary flagman. Gordon had made his first career start in the 1992 race, which was also Petty's final race.

Background

Qualifying

With a lap of 28.807 seconds at a speed of 192.453 mph, Greg Biffle won his first pole position of the year. Former teammate Kurt Busch started alongside him. Dale Jarrett, in his final fall Atlanta race, had a season best third place starting spot. Spring race winner Jimmie Johnson started sixth, while championship leader, Jeff Gordon, started in the eighth. Tony Stewart, the defending race winner started the race in thirteenth.

Failed to Qualify: No. 00–David Reutimann, No. 4–Ward Burton, No. 06–Sam Hornish Jr., No. 08–Burney Lamar, No. 36–Mike Skinner

Notes

  1. 21-Bill Elliott was forced to use his third of six past champions provisional to make the field.
  2. 22-Dave Blaney had a suspension failure during his qualifying lap and did not post a speed.

Results

Pos. Grid Car No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps Lead Status
1 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 329 9 Running
2 16 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 329 0 Running
3 32 41 Reed Sorenson Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 329 0 Running
4 17 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 329 0 Running
5 28 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 329 0 Running
6 26 07 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 329 0 Running
7 8 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 329 0 Running
8 2 2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge 329 98 Running
9 4 9 Kasey Kahne Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge 329 3 Running
10 14 83 Brian Vickers Team Red Bull Toyota 329 0 Running
11 24 55 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 329 0 Running
12 15 25 Casey Mears Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 329 0 Running
13 39 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 329 1 Running
14 10 19 Elliot Sadler Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge 329 0 Running
15 34 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 329 1 Running
16 31 84 A.J. Allmendinger Team Red Bull Toyota 329 1 Running
17 38 88 Ricky Rudd Yates Racing Ford 329 0 Running
18 43 21 Bill Elliot Wood Brothers Racing Ford 329 0 Running
19 3 44 Dale Jarrett Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 329 0 Running
20 19 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 329 77 Running
21 33 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Ford 328 0 Running
22 1 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 328 1 Running
23 40 96 Tony Raines Hall of Fame Racing Chevrolet 328 0 Running
24 18 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 328 2 Running
25 5 8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 327 0 Crash
26 25 26 Jamie McMurray Roush Fenway Racing Ford 327 0 Crash
27 36 15 Paul Menard Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 327 1 Running
28 29 49 John Andretti BAM Racing Dodge 327 0 Running
29 27 10 Scott Riggs Evernham Motorsports Dodge 327 0 Running
30 30 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 323 0 Running
31 20 1 Martin Truex, Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 322 135 Crash
32 35 70 Johnny Sauter HAAS CNC Racing Chevrolet 321 0 Running
33 37 6 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Chevrolet 320 0 Running
34 21 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 283 0 Running
35 22 18 J.J. Yeley Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 275 0 Running
36 23 78 Joe Nemecheck Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 268 0 Crash
37 9 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 267 0 Engine
38 42 22 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Toyota 263 0 Running
39 7 40 David Stremme Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 250 0 Crash
40 41 66 Jeremy Mayfield HAAS CNC Racing Chevrolet 250 0 Running
41 11 43 Bobby Labonte Petty Enterprises Dodge 238 0 Running
42 13 38 David Gilliland Yates Racing Ford 64 0 Crash
43 12 01 Mark Martin Dale Earnhardt, Inc Chevrolet 64 0 Crash

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Post-race

  • Jimmie Johnson's eighth victory of the 2007 season, combined with a seventh-place finish for Gordon, has compacted the points difference between the two down to nine points heading into Texas.
  • In the battle for the first thirty-five positions in owners points, due to the suspension failure of the No. 22 car, the Wood Brothers/JTG Racing No. 21 gains points, but was still 82 points out.
  • The top 2 finishers would be reversed in the next season's race, with Edwards winning and Johnson finishing second. Kenseth would also finish fourth yet again.

References

Previous race:
2007 Subway 500
Nextel Cup Series
2007 season
Next race:
2007 Dickies 500
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