2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400
Race details | |||||
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Race 3 of 36 in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||||
![]() The 2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 program cover. | |||||
Date | March 11, 2007 | ||||
Official name | 10th Annual UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 | ||||
Location | North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway | ||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||||
Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km) | ||||
Scheduled Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km) | ||||
Average speed | 128.183 miles per hour (206.291 km/h) | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Evernham Motorsports | ||||
Time | 29.212 | ||||
Most laps led | |||||
Driver | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |||
Laps | 111 | ||||
Winner | |||||
No. 48 | Jimmie Johnson |
Network |
FOX | ||
Announcers | Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip | ||||
Radio in the United States | |||||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
The 2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 was the third
Background
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Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Friday, March 9, at 2:30 PM EST. The session would last for one hour and 30 minutes. Kasey Kahne, driving for Evernham Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.840 and an average speed of 180.965 miles per hour (291.235 km/h).[3]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 29.840 | 180.965 |
2 | 38 | David Gilliland | Robert Yates Racing
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Ford | 29.921 | 180.475 |
3 | 01 | Mark Martin | Ginn Racing
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Chevrolet | 30.073 | 179.563 |
Full first practice results |
Second practice
The second practice session was held on Saturday, March 10, at 12:00 PM EST. The session would last for 50 minutes. Clint Bowyer, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.219 and an average speed of 178.695 miles per hour (287.582 km/h).[3]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.219 | 178.695 |
2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.222 | 178.678 |
3 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya (R) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 30.246 | 178.536 |
Full second practice results |
Final practice
The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, March 10, at 1:20 PM EST. The session would last for one hour. Clint Bowyer, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.385 and an average speed of 177.719 miles per hour (286.011 km/h).[3]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.385 | 177.719 |
2 | 01 | Mark Martin | Ginn Racing
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Chevrolet | 30.506 | 177.014 |
3 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.516 | 176.956 |
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. 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.[3]
Kasey Kahne, driving for Evernham Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 29.212 and an average speed of 184.855 miles per hour (297.495 km/h).[4]
Ten 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 | 23 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 89 | running | 190 | $415,386 |
2 | 36 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 111 | running | 180 | $287,011 |
3 | 17 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | running | 165 | $212,225 |
4 | 37 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing
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Ford | 267 | 1 | running | 165 | $208,941 |
5 | 14 | 01 | Mark Martin | Ginn Racing
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Chevrolet | 267 | 15 | running | 160 | $180,783 |
6 | 13 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing
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Ford | 267 | 3 | running | 155 | $128,625 |
7 | 25 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | running | 146 | $158,436 |
8 | 39 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing South
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Dodge | 267 | 1 | running | 147 | $143,225 |
9 | 12 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 4 | running | 143 | $116,250 |
10 | 33 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Roush Fenway Racing
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Ford | 267 | 0 | running | 134 | $117,825 |
11 | 28 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 267 | 1 | running | 135 | $144,233 |
12 | 26 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 267 | 2 | running | 132 | $128,170 |
13 | 42 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 267 | 3 | running | 129 | $138,461 |
14 | 3 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 267 | 17 | running | 126 | $125,170 |
15 | 5 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 4 | running | 123 | $135,716 |
16 | 18 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing
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Ford | 266 | 0 | running | 115 | $111,575 |
17 | 38 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Robby Gordon Motorsports | Ford | 266 | 0 | running | 112 | $96,375 |
18 | 24 | 18 | J. J. Yeley | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 1 | running | 114 | $123,183 |
19 | 27 | 96 | Tony Raines | Hall of Fame Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 0 | running | 106 | $104,675 |
20 | 2 | 40 | David Stremme | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 266 | 0 | running | 103 | $95,925 |
21 | 21 | 38 | David Gilliland | Robert Yates Racing
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Ford | 265 | 0 | running | 100 | $119,189 |
22 | 4 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya (R) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 265 | 0 | running | 97 | $126,950 |
23 | 6 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 265 | 0 | running | 94 | $98,725 |
24 | 15 | 78 | Kenny Wallace | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | 265 | 0 | running | 91 | $85,550 |
25 | 29 | 66 | Jeff Green | Haas CNC Racing
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Chevrolet | 265 | 0 | running | 88 | $112,308 |
26 | 10 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Penske Racing South
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Dodge | 265 | 0 | running | 85 | $120,708 |
27 | 20 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 265 | 0 | running | 82 | $131,286 |
28 | 22 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 265 | 0 | running | 79 | $98,708 |
29 | 41 | 21 | Jon Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 264 | 0 | running | 76 | $104,064 |
30 | 40 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Robert Yates Racing
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Ford | 264 | 0 | running | 73 | $112,608 |
31 | 7 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 263 | 0 | running | 70 | $100,533 |
32 | 19 | 15 | Paul Menard (R) | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 263 | 0 | running | 67 | $80,675 |
33 | 43 | 44 | Dale Jarrett | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 263 | 0 | running | 64 | $81,425 |
34 | 8 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Ginn Racing
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Chevrolet | 251 | 1 | engine | 66 | $89,822 |
35 | 1 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 251 | 13 | crash | 63 | $138,741 |
36 | 16 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 239 | 1 | running | 60 | $87,850 |
37 | 35 | 6 | David Ragan (R) | Roush Fenway Racing
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Ford | 236 | 0 | running | 52 | $115,450 |
38 | 9 | 13 | Joe Nemechek | Ginn Racing
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Chevrolet | 156 | 0 | crash | 49 | $79,425 |
39 | 32 | 70 | Johnny Sauter | Haas CNC Racing
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Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | running | 46 | $79,225 |
40 | 34 | 25 | Casey Mears | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | running | 43 | $86,975 |
41 | 31 | 80 | Aric Almirola | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | crash | 40 | $78,775 |
42 | 11 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Bill Davis Racing | Toyota | 17 | 0 | crash | 37 | $86,630 |
43 | 30 | 4 | Ward Burton | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | crash | 34 | $79,452 |
Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
44 | 84 | A. J. Allmendinger (R) | Red Bull Racing Team | Toyota | ||||||
45 | 49 | Mike Bliss | BAM Racing | Dodge | ||||||
46 | 37 | John Andretti | Front Row Motorsports | Dodge | ||||||
47 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Racing Team | Toyota | ||||||
48 | 00 | David Reutimann (R) | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | ||||||
49 | 36 | Jeremy Mayfield | Bill Davis Racing | Toyota | ||||||
50 | 72 | Brandon Whitt | CJM Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
51 | 34 | Kevin Lepage | Front Row Motorsports | Dodge | ||||||
52 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | ||||||
53 | 47 | Ken Schrader | Wood Brothers/JTG Racing
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Ford | ||||||
Official race results |
Standings after the race
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References
- ^ Caraviello, David (March 12, 2007). "Overcoming adversity a staple of resilient 48 team". NASCAR. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ Poole, David (March 11, 2007). "Aces up for Johnson". That's Racin'. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2007 Las Vegas Race Info / Rundown Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on March 17, 2007. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ Peltz, Jim (March 9, 2007). "Kahne takes Vegas pole". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved February 27, 2023.