2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400

The 2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 was the third stock car race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the 10th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 11, 2007, before an audience of 156,000 in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 267 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson would manage to mount a late-race charge to the front, passing for the lead with 28 laps to go in the race to take his 24th career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin would finish second and third, respectively.

2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400
Race details
Race 3 of 36 in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
The 2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 program cover.
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 Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FOX
Announcers Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the circuit where the race was held.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
00 David Reutimann (R) Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota Domino's
1 Martin Truex Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats
01 Mark Martin Ginn Racing Chevrolet U.S. Army
2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing South Dodge Miller Lite
4 Ward Burton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet State Water Heaters
5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's, Carquest
6 David Ragan (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford AAA
7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Ford Robby Gordon Motorsports
07 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Jack Daniel's
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser
9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge McDonald's, Dodge
10 Scott Riggs Evernham Motorsports Dodge Auto Value Bumper To Bumper
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet FedEx Kinko's
12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing South Dodge Alltel
13 Joe Nemechek Ginn Racing Chevrolet CertainTeed
14 Sterling Marlin Ginn Racing Chevrolet Waste Management
15 Paul Menard (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Menards, Johns Manville
16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford Ameriquest Mortgage
17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford DeWalt
18 J. J. Yeley Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries
19 Elliott Sadler Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge, UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400
20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet The Home Depot
21 Jon Wood Wood Brothers Racing Ford U.S. Air Force
22 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Toyota Caterpillar
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Nicorette, DuPont
25 Casey Mears Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet National Guard, GMAC
26 Jamie McMurray Roush Fenway Racing Ford Crown Royal
29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Shell, Pennzoil
31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cingular Wireless
34 Kevin Lepage Front Row Motorsports Dodge Front Row Motorsports
36 Jeremy Mayfield Bill Davis Racing Toyota 360 OTC, WrestleMania 23
37 John Andretti Front Row Motorsports Dodge Camping World
38 David Gilliland Robert Yates Racing Ford M&M's
40 David Stremme Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Coors Light
41 Reed Sorenson Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Target
42 Juan Pablo Montoya (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Texaco, Havoline
43 Bobby Labonte Petty Enterprises Dodge Cheerios
44 Dale Jarrett Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota UPS
45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Wells Fargo
47 Ken Schrader Wood Brothers/JTG Racing Ford Ore-Ida, Kingsford, Clorox
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's
49 Mike Bliss BAM Racing Dodge Zone Loans
55 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota NAPA Auto Parts
66 Jeff Green Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet Samsung Four Seasons of Hope
70 Johnny Sauter Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet Yellow Transportation
72 Brandon Whitt CJM Racing Chevrolet Dutch Quality Stone
78 Kenny Wallace Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet Furniture Row
80 Aric Almirola Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil
83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Racing Team Toyota Red Bull
84 A. J. Allmendinger (R) 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, Texas Instruments
99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford Office Depot
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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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
1 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 29.840 180.965
2 38 David Gilliland Robert Yates Racing Ford 29.921 180.475
3 01 Mark Martin Ginn Racing Chevrolet 30.073 179.563
Full first practice results

Second practice

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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
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

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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
1 07 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.385 177.719
2 01 Mark Martin Ginn Racing Chevrolet 30.506 177.014
3 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.516 176.956
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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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

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 29.212 184.855
2 40 David Stremme Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 29.317 184.193
3 19 Elliott Sadler Evernham Motorsports Dodge 29.368 183.874
4 42 Juan Pablo Montoya (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 29.478 183.188
5 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.512 182.976
6 10 Scott Riggs Evernham Motorsports Dodge 29.530 182.865
7 41 Reed Sorenson Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 29.537 182.822
8 14 Sterling Marlin Ginn Racing Chevrolet 29.585 182.525
9 13 Joe Nemechek Ginn Racing Chevrolet 29.627 182.266
10 2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing South Dodge 29.667 182.020
11 22 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Toyota 29.707 181.775
12 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.709 181.763
13 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.741 181.568
14 01 Mark Martin Ginn Racing Chevrolet 29.753 181.494
15 78 Kenny Wallace Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 29.772 181.378
16 07 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.786 181.293
17 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 29.822 181.074
18 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.829 181.032
19 15 Paul Menard (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 29.842 180.953
20 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.850 180.904
21 38 David Gilliland Robert Yates Racing Ford 29.852 180.892
22 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 29.853 180.886
23 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.864 180.820
24 18 J. J. Yeley Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 29.867 180.802
25 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 29.901 180.596
26 1 Martin Truex Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 29.910 180.542
27 96 Tony Raines Hall of Fame Racing Chevrolet 29.919 180.487
28 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 29.932 180.409
29 66 Jeff Green Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 29.949 180.307
30 4 Ward Burton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 29.957 180.258
31 80 Aric Almirola Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 29.971 180.174
32 70 Johnny Sauter Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 29.974 180.156
33 26 Jamie McMurray Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.985 180.090
34 25 Casey Mears Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.990 180.060
35 6 David Ragan (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.029 179.826
36 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.061 179.635
37 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.090 179.462
38 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Ford 30.110 179.342
39 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing South Dodge 30.131 179.217
Qualified by owner's points
40 88 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 30.159 179.051
41 21 Jon Wood Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.704 175.873
42 43 Bobby Labonte Petty Enterprises Dodge - -
Champion's Provisional
43 44 Dale Jarrett Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 30.531 176.869
Failed to qualify
44 84 A. J. Allmendinger (R) Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 30.006 179.964
45 49 Mike Bliss BAM Racing Dodge 30.037 179.778
46 37 John Andretti Front Row Motorsports Dodge 30.130 179.223
47 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 30.167 179.003
48 00 David Reutimann (R) Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 30.240 178.571
49 36 Jeremy Mayfield Bill Davis Racing Toyota 30.464 177.258
50 72 Brandon Whitt CJM Racing Chevrolet 30.591 176.523
51 34 Kevin Lepage Front Row Motorsports Dodge 30.788 175.393
52 55 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 31.138 173.421
53 47 Ken Schrader Wood Brothers/JTG Racing Ford - -
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
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 Ford 267 1 running 165 $208,941
5 14 01 Mark Martin Ginn Racing Chevrolet 267 15 running 160 $180,783
6 13 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing 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 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 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 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 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 Chevrolet 265 0 running 88 $112,308
26 10 2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing South 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 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 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 Ford 236 0 running 52 $115,450
38 9 13 Joe Nemechek Ginn Racing Chevrolet 156 0 crash 49 $79,425
39 32 70 Johnny Sauter Haas CNC Racing 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 Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Poole, David (March 11, 2007). "Aces up for Johnson". That's Racin'. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Peltz, Jim (March 9, 2007). "Kahne takes Vegas pole". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved February 27, 2023.


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