2007 Sharpie 500

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2007 Sharpie 500
Race details
Race 24 of 36 in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season
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The 2007 Sharpie 500 program cover, with artwork by former NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The painting is called "Concrete Clash!"
Date August 25, 2007 (2007-August-25)
Official name Sharpie 500
Location Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee
Course Permanent racing facility
0.533 mi (0.857 km)
Distance 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km)
Weather Temperatures reaching as low as 69.1 °F (20.6 °C); winds speeds reaching up to 8 miles per hour (13 km/h) [1]
Average speed 89.006 miles per hour (143.241 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Gillett Evernham Motorsports
Time 16.016
Most laps led
Driver Kasey Kahne Gillett Evernham Motorsports
Laps 305
Winner
No. 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Jerry Punch, Andy Petree and Rusty Wallace

The 2007 Sharpie 500, the 24th race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup season was run on the newly repaved and reconfigured .533 mile Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee on Saturday night, August 25, 2007.

Contents

This race was the tenth to use NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow, as Kyle Busch won the inaugural event with this car, the Food City 500 on March 25 this year. But that race was on 36-degree high banked turns and the old concrete surface. For this race, one of the most popular in NASCAR, the new concrete surface with its new progressive banked turns between 24 and 30 degrees made its NEXTEL Cup debut.

Pre-Race News

Entry list

# [2] DriverTeamMakeSponsor
00David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota Burger King
1Martin Truex Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats
01Aric Almirola Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet U.S. Army
2Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge Miller Lite
4Ward Burton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Food City
5Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's, CARQUEST Auto Parts
6David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford AAA
7Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Ford Camping World
07Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Jack Daniel's
8Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser
9Kasey Kahne Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers, UAW
10Scott Riggs Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge Phineas and Ferb
11Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet FedEx Freight
12Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge Alltel
15Paul Menard Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Menards, Turtle Wax Ice
16Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford Dish Network
17Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford DeWalt
18J.J. Yeley Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries
19Elliott Sadler Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers, UAW
20Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet The Home Depot
21Bill Elliott Wood Brothers Racing Ford U.S. Air Force
22Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Toyota Caterpillar
24Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont Automotive Finishes
25Casey Mears Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet National Guard, GMAC
26Jamie McMurray Roush Fenway Racing Ford Irwin Industrial Tools
29Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Shell, Pennzoil Platinum
31Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet RCR Chevrolet
34Stanton Barrett Front Row Motorsports Dodge Kingsport Iron & Metal, Thompson Metal
36Jeremy Mayfield Bill Davis Racing Toyota 360 OTC
37Kevin Lepage Front Row Motorsports Dodge Long John Silver's
38David Gilliland Robert Yates Racing Ford M&M's
40David Stremme Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Coors Light
41Reed Sorenson Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Target
42Juan Pablo Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Texaco, Havoline
43Bobby Labonte Petty Enterprises Dodge Cheerios, Betty Crocker
44Dale Jarrett Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota UPS
45Kenny Wallace Petty Enterprises Dodge Wells Fargo
48Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's
49John Andretti BAM Racing Dodge Paralyzed Veterans of America
55Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota NAPA Auto Parts
66Jeff Green Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet Haas Automation, Best Buy
70Johnny Sauter Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet Haas Automation
78Sterling Marlin Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing
83Brian Vickers Red Bull Racing Team Toyota Red Bull
84A.J. Allmendinger Red Bull Racing Team Toyota Red Bull
88Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford Snickers
96Tony Raines Hall of Fame Racing Chevrolet DLP HDTV
99Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford Office Depot

Qualifying

Kasey Kahne won the pole position on the newly rebanked and resurfaced track. This was Kahne's 14th start on the point. Juan Pablo Montoya joined Kahne on the front row; Montoya's second starting position is the best of his NASCAR career so far.

Pos. [3] #DriverMakeTeamTimeAvg. Speed (mph)
19 Kasey Kahne Dodge Gillett Evernham Motorsports 16.016119.805
242 Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 16.064119.447
326 Jamie McMurray Ford Roush Fenway Racing 16.103119.158
46 David Ragan Ford Roush Fenway Racing 16.105119.143
522 Dave Blaney Toyota Bill Davis Racing 16.110119.106
699 Carl Edwards Ford Roush Fenway Racing 16.122119.017
712 Ryan Newman Dodge Penske Racing 16.122119.017
888 Ricky Rudd Ford Robert Yates Racing 16.135118.922
948 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 16.159118.745
1031 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 16.161118.730
1110 Scott Riggs Dodge Gillett Evernham Motorsports 16.166118.694
1217 Matt Kenseth Ford Roush Fenway Racing 16.174118.635
1329 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 16.182118.576
144 Ward Burton Chevrolet Morgan–McClure Motorsports 16.192118.503
1507 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 16.217118.320
1655 Michael Waltrip Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 16.225118.262
178 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 16.235118.189
1824 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 16.237118.175
192 Kurt Busch Dodge Penske Racing 16.247118.102
205 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 16.251118.073
2119 Elliott Sadler Dodge Gillett Evernham Motorsports 16.254118.051
2243 Bobby Labonte Dodge Petty Enterprises 16.266117.964
2320 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 16.283117.841
247 Robby Gordon Ford Robby Gordon Motorsports 16.294117.761
251 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 16.306117.674
2621 Bill Elliott Ford Wood Brothers Racing 16.315117.610
2738 David Gilliland Ford Robert Yates Racing 16.318117.588
2849 John Andretti Dodge BAM Racing 16.323117.552
2941 Reed Sorenson Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 16.350117.358
3025 Casey Mears Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 16.353117.336
3136 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota Bill Davis Racing 16.355117.322
3245 Kenny Wallace Dodge Petty Enterprises 16.371117.207
3344 Dale Jarrett Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 16.372117.200
3416 Greg Biffle Ford Roush Fenway Racing 16.389117.079
3501 Aric Almirola Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 16.402116.986
3640 David Stremme Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 16.439116.722
3711 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 16.445116.680
3870 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Haas CNC Racing 16.453116.623
3966 Jeff Green Chevrolet Haas CNC Racing 16.469116.510
4018 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 16.510116.220
4115 Paul Menard Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 16.539116.017
4296 Tony Raines Chevrolet Hall of Fame Racing 16.544115.982
4384 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull Racing Team 16.375117.179
Failed to qualify
4400 David Reutimann Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 16.499116.298
4578 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 16.509116.228
4683 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull Racing Team 16.535116.045
4737 Kevin Lepage Dodge Front Row Motorsports 16.545115.975
4834 Stanton Barrett Dodge Front Row Motorsports 16.685115.001

Failed to qualify: David Reutimann (#00), Sterling Marlin (#78), Brian Vickers (#83), Kevin Lepage (#37) and Stanton Barrett (#34).

Race

Carl Edwards won the Sharpie 500 for his second win of 2007 and the sixth of his career. Together, he and second-place finisher Kasey Kahne led 487 of the race's 500 laps. Kahne alone led 305 of them, more than in any other race in his career.

The rest of the Top 5 finishers were Clint Bowyer, Tony Stewart, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Denny Hamlin suffered an engine failure and did not finish. It was the first such occurrence in 53 races.

Owing largely to the new, wider racing surface, there were only nine cautions at a track which typically sees 15 or more in a 500-lap Cup race. The first of those did not come until lap 127.

Jeff Gordon left with a 359-point lead over Stewart on top of the championship standings. Kurt Busch retained a 158-point lead over Earnhardt Jr. for the 12th and final position in the Chase. Gordon, Hamlin, Edwards, Matt Kenseth, and Stewart have assured themselves of participation in the NASCAR "playoff."

Race results

Fin [4] [5] [6] St#DriverMakeTeamSponsorLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
1699 Carl Edwards Ford Roush Fenway Racing Office Depot500182running190$297,050
219 Kasey Kahne Dodge Gillett Evernham Motorsports McDonalds, Dodge Dealers500305running180$265,541
31507 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing Jack Daniel's5000running165$180,125
42320 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing The Home Depot5000running160$178,386
5178 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Budweiser5001running160$164,008
6192 Kurt Busch Dodge Penske Racing Miller Lite5002running155$145,608
7712 Ryan Newman Dodge Penske Racing Alltel5002running151$139,775
82243 Bobby Labonte Dodge Petty Enterprises Cheerios, Betty Crocker5000running142$144,238
9205 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports Kellogg's, CARQUEST Auto Parts5003running143$116,875
103416 Greg Biffle Ford Roush Fenway Racing Dish Network5000running134$120,300
11251 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats5000running130$125,695
121031 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing RCR Chevrolet5000running127$134,641
134018 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing Interstate Batteries5000running124$131,758
143640 David Stremme Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing Coors Light5000running121$97,700
152941 Reed Sorenson Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing Target5000running118$123,558
161329 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing Shell, Pennzoil Platinum5000running115$140,561
17242 Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing Texaco, Havoline5000running112$131,050
181110 Scott Riggs Dodge Gillett Evernham Motorsports Valvoline, Stanley Tools5000running109$102,300
191824 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports DuPont Automotive Finishes5002running111$137,111
20247 Robby Gordon Ford Robby Gordon Motorsports Camping World5003running108$95,975
21948 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports Lowe's4990running100$142,911
223025 Casey Mears Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports National Guard, GMAC4980running97$106,425
231655 Michael Waltrip Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing NAPA Auto Parts4980running94$104,958
244115 Paul Menard Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Menards, Turtle Wax Ice4980running91$90,675
252621 Bill Elliott Ford Wood Brothers Racing U.S. Air Force4980running88$110,514
26326 Jamie McMurray Ford Roush Fenway Racing Irwin Industrial Tools4980running85$97,525
273966 Jeff Green Chevrolet Haas CNC Racing Haas Automation, Best Buy4980running82$110,563
284296 Tony Raines Chevrolet Hall of Fame Racing DLP HDTV4980running79$96,145
292119 Elliott Sadler Dodge Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dealers, UAW4970running76$106,030
302738 David Gilliland Ford Robert Yates Racing M&M's4970running73$114,789
31522 Dave Blaney Toyota Bill Davis Racing Caterpillar4960running70$104,123
323245 Kenny Wallace Dodge Petty Enterprises Wells Fargo4960running67$93,902
33144 Ward Burton Chevrolet Morgan–McClure Motorsports Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Food City4940running64$85,495
343344 Dale Jarrett Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing UPS4940running61$84,135
354384 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull Racing Team Red Bull4910running58$84,000
363501 Aric Almirola Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. U.S. Army4850running55$91,890
373136 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota Bill Davis Racing 360 OTC4810running52$83,755
38888 Ricky Rudd Ford Robert Yates Racing Snickers4780crash49$114,678
391217 Matt Kenseth Ford Roush Fenway Racing DeWalt4520crash46$131,176
402849 John Andretti Dodge BAM Racing Paralyzed Veterans of America4160electrical43$83,425
4146 David Ragan Ford Roush Fenway Racing AAA4140crash40$119,100
423870 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Haas CNC Racing Haas Automation2800running37$83,155
433711 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Freight2090engine34$102,268
Failed to qualify
4400 David Reutimann Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing Burger King
4578 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing Furniture Row Racing
4683 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull Racing Team Red Bull
4737 Kevin Lepage Dodge Front Row Motorsports Long John Silver's
4834 Stanton Barrett Dodge Front Row Motorsports Kingsport Iron & Metal, Thompson Metal

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