2007 Kobalt Tools 500
Race details | |||||
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Race 4 of 36 in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||||
Date | March 18, 2007 | ||||
Official name | 48th Annual Kobalt Tools 500 | ||||
Location | Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta Motor Speedway | ||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.54 mi (2.48 km) | ||||
Distance | 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km) | ||||
Scheduled Distance | 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km) | ||||
Average speed | 152.915 miles per hour (246.093 km/h) | ||||
Attendance | 105,000 | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver |
Penske Racing South | ||||
Time | 28.707 | ||||
Most laps led | |||||
Driver | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |||
Laps | 135 | ||||
Winner | |||||
No. 48 | Jimmie Johnson |
Network |
FOX | ||
Announcers | Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip | ||||
Radio in the United States | |||||
Radio | Performance Racing Network |
The 2007 Kobalt Tools 500 was the fourth
Background
Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a track in
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Friday, March 16, at 3:30 PM
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Penske Racing South
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Dodge | 29.165 | 190.091 |
2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing
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Ford | 29.310 | 189.150 |
3 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.343 | 188.938 |
Full first practice results |
Second practice
The second practice session was held on Saturday, March 17, at 10:00 AM EST. The session would last for 50 minutes. Jimmie Johnson, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.297 and an average speed of 189.234 miles per hour (304.543 km/h)
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.297 | 189.234 |
2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing
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Ford | 29.340 | 188.957 |
3 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing
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Ford | 29.422 | 188.430 |
Full second practice results |
Final practice
The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, March 17, at 1:20 PM
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Penske Racing South
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Dodge | 29.371 | 188.758 |
2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing
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Ford | 29.433 | 188.360 |
3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.439 | 188.322 |
Full Happy Hour practice results |
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, March 9, at 6:10 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.[3] While positions 1-42 would be determined by qualifying speed, the top 35 teams in owner's points would be assured that they would earn a spot in the field if they had managed to make an effort to qualify. The remaining seven positions from positions 36-42 would be assigned to those drivers with the fastest qualifying speeds whose car owners are not among the top 35. The final starting position, position 43, can be utilized by a car owner whose driver is a current or past NASCAR Nextel Cup champion who participated as a driver during the current of previous season and was entered in the event for that owner in that car prior to the entry deadline. In the case that iff there was more than one series champion vying for the position, it would be given to the most recent series champion. If the final provisional starting position is not filled by a current or past series champion, it will be assigned to the next eligible car owner according to qualifying results.[4]
Eight drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
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1 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 325 | 135 | running | 195 | $233,261 |
2 | 13 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 325 | 121 | running | 175 | $165,461 |
3 | 21 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing
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Ford | 325 | 11 | running | 170 | $145,016 |
4 | 32 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 325 | 2 | running | 165 | $134,516 |
5 | 16 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya (R) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 325 | 0 | running | 155 | $126,200 |
6 | 15 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 325 | 2 | running | 155 | $87,925 |
7 | 14 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing
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Ford | 325 | 0 | running | 146 | $86,625 |
8 | 18 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 325 | 0 | running | 142 | $109,520 |
9 | 11 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 325 | 1 | running | 143 | $104,433 |
10 | 4 | 01 | Mark Martin | Ginn Racing
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Chevrolet | 325 | 0 | running | 134 | $112,183 |
11 | 17 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Penske Racing South
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Dodge | 325 | 14 | running | 135 | $110,408 |
12 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 325 | 30 | running | 132 | $118,561 |
13 | 7 | 40 | David Stremme | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 325 | 0 | running | 124 | $75,875 |
14 | 22 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 325 | 0 | running | 121 | $116,133 |
15 | 37 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Roush Fenway Racing
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Ford | 325 | 0 | running | 118 | $83,475 |
16 | 6 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 325 | 1 | running | 120 | $110,911 |
17 | 19 | 13 | Joe Nemechek | Ginn Racing
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Chevrolet | 325 | 0 | running | 112 | $70,075 |
18 | 2 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 325 | 1 | running | 114 | $92,670 |
19 | 30 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 324 | 0 | running | 106 | $88,650 |
20 | 39 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Robby Gordon Motorsports | Ford | 324 | 0 | running | 103 | $75,725 |
21 | 9 | 49 | Mike Bliss | BAM Racing | Dodge | 324 | 0 | running | 100 | $86,783 |
22 | 20 | 18 | J. J. Yeley | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 324 | 0 | running | 97 | $100,233 |
23 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing South
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Dodge | 324 | 0 | running | 94 | $111,000 |
24 | 28 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Ginn Racing
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Chevrolet | 324 | 0 | running | 91 | $84,333 |
25 | 36 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 324 | 1 | running | 93 | $117,736 |
26 | 42 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Robert Yates Racing
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Ford | 323 | 0 | running | 85 | $102,283 |
27 | 35 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Bill Davis Racing | Toyota | 323 | 1 | running | 87 | $88,572 |
28 | 34 | 25 | Casey Mears | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 323 | 0 | running | 79 | $78,375 |
29 | 26 | 70 | Johnny Sauter | Haas CNC Racing
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Chevrolet | 323 | 0 | running | 76 | $67,700 |
30 | 27 | 38 | David Gilliland | Robert Yates Racing
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Ford | 323 | 0 | running | 73 | $95,289 |
31 | 23 | 15 | Paul Menard (R) | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 323 | 0 | running | 70 | $67,500 |
32 | 8 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 322 | 0 | running | 67 | $75,425 |
33 | 38 | 6 | David Ragan (R) | Roush Fenway Racing
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Ford | 322 | 0 | running | 64 | $104,125 |
34 | 40 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 322 | 0 | running | 61 | $67,275 |
35 | 41 | 66 | Jeff Green | Haas CNC Racing
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Chevrolet | 322 | 0 | running | 58 | $75,240 |
36 | 43 | 44 | Dale Jarrett | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 320 | 0 | running | 55 | $67,205 |
37 | 29 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 318 | 0 | running | 52 | $87,384 |
38 | 33 | 96 | Tony Raines | Hall of Fame Racing | Chevrolet | 318 | 0 | running | 49 | $75,885 |
39 | 12 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 306 | 0 | running | 46 | $114,291 |
40 | 24 | 00 | David Reutimann (R) | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 295 | 0 | running | 43 | $67,060 |
41 | 25 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing
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Ford | 280 | 0 | running | 40 | $85,015 |
42 | 31 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Racing Team | Toyota | 227 | 5 | crash | 42 | $67,270 |
43 | 10 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 221 | 0 | engine | 34 | $74,334 |
Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
44 | 33 | Scott Wimmer | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
45 | 4 | Ward Burton | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | ||||||
46 | 37 | John Andretti | Front Row Motorsports | Dodge | ||||||
47 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | ||||||
48 | 78 | Kenny Wallace | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
49 | 34 | Kevin Lepage | Front Row Motorsports | Dodge | ||||||
50 | 36 | Jeremy Mayfield | Bill Davis Racing | Toyota | ||||||
51 | 84 | A. J. Allmendinger (R) | Red Bull Racing Team | Toyota | ||||||
Official race results |
Standings after the race
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References
- ^ Aumann, Mark (March 18, 2007). "Stewart miffed, Johnson sorry for late pinch in wall". NASCAR. Archived from the original on March 22, 2007. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ Poole, David (March 18, 2007). "Dominant run ends in victory for Johnson". That's Racin'. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2007 Atlanta 1 Race Info / Rundown Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on October 25, 2007. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2007 Past Champion Provisional Info Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on October 25, 2007. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ Harris, Mike (March 17, 2007). "Ryan Newman finally wins another pole". Washington Daily News. Retrieved March 1, 2023.