2007 Dickies 500 Last updated January 27, 2026 Background Entry list # Driver Team Make Sponsor 00 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota Burger King 1 Martin Truex Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats 01 Mark Martin Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet U.S. Army 2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge Miller Lite 4 Ward Burton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Lucas Oil, State Water Heaters 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet CARQUEST Auto Parts, Kellogg's 6 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford AAA Insurance 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Ford Menards, MAPEI 07 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser 08 Burney Lamar E&M Motorsports Dodge Rhino's Energy Drink 9 Kasey Kahne Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers, UAW 10 Scott Riggs Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge Proto, Stanley Tools, Valvoline 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet FedEx Kinko's 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge Alltel 15 Paul Menard Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Menards, Moen 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford Jackson Hewitt 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford USG 18 J.J. Yeley Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 19 Elliott Sadler Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers, UAW 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet The Home Depot 21 Bill Elliott Wood Brothers Racing Ford Delimex 22 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Toyota Caterpillar 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont 25 Casey Mears Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet National Guard, GMAC 26 Jamie McMurray Roush Fenway Racing Ford Crown Royal Special Reserve 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Shell, Pennzoil 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 34 Kevin Lepage Front Row Motorsports Dodge MyAutoLoan.com 36 Mike Skinner Bill Davis Racing Toyota 360 OTC 38 David Gilliland Robert Yates Racing Ford M&M's 40 David Stremme Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge HomeLife Communities 41 Reed Sorenson Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Target 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Texaco, Havoline 43 Bobby Labonte Petty Enterprises Dodge Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories 44 Dale Jarrett Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota UPS 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge National Tire & Battery 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's, Kobalt Tools 49 John Andretti BAM Racing Dodge Paralyzed Veterans of America 55 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 66 Jeremy Mayfield Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet Best Buy 70 Johnny Sauter Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet FleetPride 78 Joe Nemechek Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet Furniture Row 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Racing Team Toyota Red Bull 84 A.J. Allmendinger Red Bull Racing Team Toyota Red Bull 88 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford Snickers 96 Tony Raines Hall of Fame Racing Chevrolet DLP HDTV 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford Office Depot
Qualifying With a fast lap at 27.964 sec. at a speed of 193.105 mph, Chase driver Martin Truex Jr. won his first career pole. On his outside will be points leader Jeff Gordon . Defending race winner Tony Stewart rolls off 15th, defending champion Jimmie Johnson starts 8th, and darkhorse candidate Clint Bowyer starts 29th. Of note, open wheel imports Juan Pablo Montoya and A. J. Allmendinger will roll of 3rd and 5th, a personal best for Allmendinger, and second best for Montoya. Truex also becomes the 17th different driver to win a pole, tying a record originally set in the 1997 season and matched in the 2001 season.
Failed to Qualify: #4-Ward Burton , #49-John Andretti , #55-Michael Waltrip , #08-Burney Lamar , #34-Kevin Lepage .
Race The race would mostly be dominated by Kyle Busch , who led for 153 laps. Chase drivers such as Jeff Burton , Kevin Harvick , Kurt Busch , Matt Kenseth , Denny Hamlin , and Truex saw their hopes for title contention end. On the final pit stop Robbie Reiser , Kenseth's crew chief, called his pit crew to only change two tires. This got them the track position, but not very many cars followed their strategy. One of those cars was of Jimmie Johnson . With four fresh tires, Jimmie hunted down Kenseth and the two of them staged a brilliant and intense duel, staying side by side for more than a lap. Johnson would eventually prevail with two to go and take his third consecutive win and take the points lead away from teammate Jeff Gordon .
Nine drivers in the Chase for the NEXTEL Cup finished in the top 11 of the overall running order.
Results Fin [ 3] [ 4] St # Driver Make Team Sponsor Laps Led Status Pts Winnings 1 8 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports Lowe's, Kobalt Tools 334 9 running 190 $486,211 2 18 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Roush Fenway Racing USG 334 44 running 175 $378,041 3 1 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats 334 16 running 170 $262,245 4 17 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports CARQUEST Auto Parts, Kellogg's 334 153 running 170 $217,400 5 11 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Penske Racing Alltel 334 4 running 160 $214,125 6 27 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing AT&T Mobility 334 0 running 150 $192,116 7 2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports DuPont 334 20 running 151 $184,561 8 6 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Penske Racing Miller Lite 334 10 running 147 $165,783 9 24 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Roush Fenway Racing Crown Royal Special Reserve 334 0 running 138 $134,925 10 4 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing Shell, Pennzoil 334 0 running 134 $168,261 11 15 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing Home Depot 334 0 running 130 $159,361 12 19 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dealers, UAW 334 0 running 127 $131,620 13 20 10 Scott Riggs Dodge Gillett Evernham Motorsports Proto, Stanley Tools, Valvoline 334 0 running 124 $118,325 14 12 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Budweiser 334 12 running 126 $147,058 15 39 88 Ricky Rudd Ford Robert Yates Racing Snickers 334 10 running 123 $141,758 16 13 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Petty Enterprises Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories 334 0 running 115 $141,561 17 38 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing Interstate Batteries 333 0 running 112 $131,133 18 25 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dealers, UAW 332 0 running 109 $146,266 19 29 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing Jack Daniel's 332 1 running 111 $110,425 20 40 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet Hall of Fame Racing DLP HDTV 332 0 running 103 $113,275 21 32 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Bill Davis Racing Caterpillar 332 0 running 100 $127,908 22 36 66 Jeremy Mayfield Chevrolet Haas CNC Racing Best Buy 332 0 running 97 $125,583 23 22 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull Racing Team Red Bull 332 0 running 94 $101,125 24 14 36 Mike Skinner Toyota Bill Davis Racing 360 OTC 331 0 running 91 $98,575 25 3 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing Texaco, Havoline 331 10 running 93 $143,300 26 21 99 Carl Edwards Ford Roush Fenway Racing Office Depot 331 0 running 85 $108,625 27 42 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Haas CNC Racing FleetPride 330 0 running 82 $100,025 28 34 38 David Gilliland Ford Robert Yates Racing M&M's 330 0 running 79 $127,039 29 7 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Kinko's 324 45 running 81 $115,625 30 16 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Menards, Moen 322 0 running 73 $99,425 31 9 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports National Guard, GMAC 302 0 running 70 $114,225 32 41 7 Robby Gordon Ford Robby Gordon Motorsports Menards, MAPEI 300 0 running 67 $96,025 33 23 16 Greg Biffle Ford Roush Fenway Racing Jackson Hewitt 295 0 oil cooler 64 $114,775 34 10 01 Mark Martin Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. U.S. Army 278 0 running 61 $103,625 35 35 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing Furniture Row 275 0 brakes 58 $95,425 36 30 21 Bill Elliott Ford Wood Brothers Racing Delimex 248 0 running 55 $114,414 37 33 6 David Ragan Ford Roush Fenway Racing AAA Insurance 222 0 crash 52 $130,825 38 26 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing UPS 217 0 crash 49 $94,800 39 5 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull Racing Team Red Bull 151 0 crash 46 $94,600 40 31 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing Target 143 0 crash 43 $116,558 41 28 40 David Stremme Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing HomeLife Communities 136 0 crash 40 $94,180 42 37 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Petty Enterprises National Tire & Battery 129 0 crash 37 $105,638 43 43 00 David Reutimann Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing Burger King 90 0 engine 34 $103,608 Failed to qualify 44 4 Ward Burton Chevrolet Morgan–McClure Motorsports Lucas Oil, State Water Heaters 45 49 John Andretti Dodge BAM Racing Paralyzed Veterans of America 46 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing NAPA Auto Parts 47 08 Burney Lamar Dodge E&M Motorsports Rhino's Energy Drink 48 34 Kevin Lepage Dodge Front Row Motorsports MyAutoLoan.com
Points As mentioned above, Johnson took over the points lead, 30 points ahead of Gordon. Ironically, if the system that NASCAR used before the Chase started (1975 -2003 ) was still in use, Gordon would have clinched the title after this race. For the last guaranteed spot in each race, the 22 team (Bill Davis Racing ) expanded its lead over the 21 team (Wood Brothers/JTG Racing ) to 127 points. Bill Elliott crashed out of the race, not helping the latter team's chances. This page is based on this
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