NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 30
UAW-FORD 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
Talladega, Ala. – Oct. 7, 2007
2.66-Mile Oval
500 M – 188 L – Purse: $5,384,639
Bonus Money
Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status
1 34 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont/Pepsi Chevrolet 188 190 * 5 $246,036 Running
2 19 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 188 175 * 5 216,461 Running
3 2 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Toyota 188 170 * 5 180,783 Running
4 18 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Chevrolet 188 170 ** 10 140,975 Running
5 16 12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge 188 160 * 5 149,025 Running
6 29 25 Casey Mears National Guard/GMAC Chevrolet 188 150 114,325 Running
7 41 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 188 146 127,933 Running
8 11 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Chevrolet 188 147 * 5 134,736 Running
9 14 96 Tony Raines DLP HDTV Chevrolet 188 143 * 5 96,425 Running
10 28 41 Reed Sorenson Target Dodge 188 134 114,358 Running
11 23 07 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet 188 135 * 5 92,625 Running
12 39 70 Johnny Sauter Radioactive Energy Chevrolet 188 132 * 5 98,750 Running
13 32 66 Jeff Green GARMIN Chevrolet 188 129 * 5 103,383 Running
14 31 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 188 121 89,325 Running
15 22 42 # Juan Pablo Montoya Texaco/Havoline Dodge 188 118 115,925 Running
16 9 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 188 115 121,891 Running
17 33 40 David Stremme Coors Light Dodge 188 117 * 5 78,050 Running
18 17 18 J.J. Yeley Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 188 109 105,658 Running
19 15 88 Mike Wallace M&M’s Ford 188 106 108,408 Running
20 37 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 188 108 * 5 125,236 Running
21 6 27 Jacques Villeneuve Unicef Toyota 188 100 73,325 Running
22 5 00 # David Reutimann Burger King Toyota 179 102 * 5 88,233 Accident
23 20 16 Greg Biffle Dish Network/Starz Ford 176 94 92,150 Accident
24 10 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 175 96 * 5 94,120 Accident
25 1 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 175 93 * 5 88,722 Accident
26 25 17 Matt Kenseth DEWALT Ford 171 85 120,066 Running
27 27 38 David Gilliland M&M’s Ford 167 82 102,239 Running
28 12 45 Kyle Petty American Spirit Motor Oil Dodge 161 84 * 5 74,775 Accident
29 24 7 Robby Gordon Camping World Ford 161 81 * 5 74,625 Running
30 38 01 Aric Almirola U.S. Army Chevrolet 156 73 82,450 Engine
31 40 21 Ken Schrader Motorcraft Ford 152 70 90,514 Accident
32 4 78 Joe Nemechek Furniture Row Chevrolet 149 67 71,375 Running
33 7 49 John Andretti Paralyzed Veterans of America Dodge 149 64 71,925 Running
34 42 6 # David Ragan AAA Travel Ford 146 61 106,625 Accident
35 8 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios Racing/Pillsbury Food 144 63 * 5 107,561 Accident
36 36 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg’s/CARQUEST Chevrolet 144 60 * 5 88,475 Accident
37 35 26 Jamie McMurray Irwin Ford 144 52 78,350 Accident
38 30 15 # Paul Menard Menards/PEAK Chevrolet 144 49 70,225 Accident
39 3 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 144 51 * 5 70,500 Accident
40 26 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 136 48 * 5 120,768 Engine
41 43 44 Dale Jarrett UPS Toyota 136 40 69,810 Accident
42 13 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet 113 42 * 5 96,025 Engine
43 21 31 Jeff Burton AT&T Mobility Chevrolet 91 34 109,840 Engine
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus. * Includes race leader bonus.
Failed to qualify: (8) #84 AJ Allmendinger, #60 Boris Said, #10 Scott Riggs, #06 Sam Hornish Jr., #36 Jeremy Mayfield, #09 Sterling Marlin, #4 Ward Burton, #37 Kevin Lepage.
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 155,000, Gordon won the UAW-Ford 500, his 80th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following drivers dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: #26 McMurray (engine change); #25 Mears (unapproved impound adjustment).
TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 29 minutes, 11 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 143.438 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: .066 second
BUD POLE AWARD: Michael Waltrip (189.070 mph, 50.648 secs.)
CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE AWARD: Johnny Sauter (203.873 seconds – total amount of time spent in pits)
COMMIT LOZENGES “COMMIT TO WIN” AWARD: Dave Blaney
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Tommy Baldwin Jr. (crew chief for Dave Blaney)
DOW AUTOMOTIVE “STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE” AWARD: Jimmie Johnson
EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Jeff Gordon
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (196.294 mph, Lap 32)
MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE” AWARD: Ryan Newman
NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: Jeff Gordon ($160,000)++
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Juan Pablo Montoya
SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Jeff Gordon
U.S.G. “IMPROVING THE FINISH” AWARD: Johnny Sauter (27 places)
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Denny Hamlin (40 laps)
CAUTION FLAGS: 9 cautions for 34 laps. 19-22 (Car #49-Accident, Frontstretch); 64-67 (Car #16 & 38-Accident, Turn 4); 94-96 (Debris); 114-116 (Oil on track); 137-140 (Oil on track); 146-150 (Car #00, 5, 6, 7, 11, 15, 17, 22, 26, 43 & 83-Accident, Turn 4); 154-156 (Car #21-Accident, Turn 4); 163-166 (Car #45-Accident, Turn 3); 177-180 (Car #16, 19, 55 & 96-Accident, Turn 1).
LAP LEADERS: 42 lead changes among 22 drivers. Waltrip (Pole), Blaney 1, Labonte 2, Vickers 3, Waltrip 4, Labonte 5, R. Gordon 6-8, Vickers 9-11, Hamlin 12-18, Petty 19, Johnson 20, Hamlin 21-24, Sadler 25-26, Hamlin 27-29, Truex 30, Earnhardt 31-58, Ky. Busch 59, Vickers 60, Waltrip 61, Green 62, Hamlin 63-87, Waltrip 88, Reutimann 89-90, Earnhardt 91-93, Stremme 94, Waltrip 95-97, Hamlin 98, Stewart 99-108, Sadler 109-113, Bowyer 114, Sadler 115-132, Labonte 133, Stewart 134, Vickers 135-137, Harvick 138, Sauter 139-140, Stewart 141-145, Raines 146-150, Newman 151-152, Stewart 153-174, Newman 175-182, Johnson 183-187, J. Gordon 188.
++Rollover money awarded at year’s end, amount not included in race winnings.
NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES TOP 12 (Wins)
1 –Jeff Gordon 5690 (5)
2 –Jimmie Johnson 5681 (6)
3 –Clint Bowyer 5627 (1)
4 –Tony Stewart 5536 (3)
5 –Kevin Harvick 5488 (1)
6 –Carl Edwards 5485 (3)
7 –Kurt Busch 5475 (2)
8 –Kyle Busch 5430 (1)
9 –Denny Hamlin 5428 (1)
10–Martin Truex Jr. 5390 (1)
11–Matt Kenseth 5372 (1)
12–Jeff Burton 5354 (1)
MANUFACTURERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP
Pts Wins
Chevrolet 241 21
Ford 168 6
Dodge 151 3
Toyota 97 0
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