2007 Daytona 500

Race 1 of 36

Daytona
202 laps
Time of race: 3:22:54
Average speed of winner: 149.335 mph
Margin of victory: 0.020 sec.
Lead changes: 13 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 26 laps
Fastest lap: Martin Truex, Jr. 185.674
Lap leaders: Gilliland 1-18, Ku. Busch 19-48, Stewart 49-80, Harvick 81-83, Ku. Busch 84-127, Newman 128, Ku. Busch 129-149, Stewart 150-152, Ky. Busch 153-156, Truex 157-168, Kenseth 169-174, Truex 175, Martin 176-201, Harvick 202

Race notes: Last pole for David Gilliland.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	34	Kevin Harvick	29	Shell/Pennzoil	Chevrolet	Childress	Berrier	183.494	202	2	4	running	1510469	190
2	26	Mark Martin	01	U.S. Army	Chevrolet	Ginn	Ryan Pemberton	183.266	202	1	26	running	1120416	175
3	7	Jeff Burton	31	Cingular Wireless	Chevrolet	Childress	Scott Miller	181.976	202	0	0	running	819216	165
4	22	Mike Wallace	09	Miccosukee Resort	Chevrolet	Finch	Wanke	171.305	202	0	0	running	615658	160
5	35	David Ragan	6	AAA	Ford	Roush	Fennig	185.300	202	0	0	running	529350	155
6	30	Elliott Sadler	19	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Almquist	184.256	202	0	0	running	407153	125
7	28	Kasey Kahne	9	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Rodden		202	0	0	running	386074	96
8	1	David Gilliland	38	M&M's	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	186.320	202	1	18	running	374764	147
9	18	Joe Nemechek	13	CertainTeed/Ginn Resorts	Chevrolet	Ginn	Sospenzo	182.474	202	0	0	running	302008	138
10	42	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Letarte	185.079	202	0	0	running	371679	134
11	6	David Stremme	40	Coors Light	Dodge	Ganassi	Lane	185.468	202	0	0	running	294758	130
12	12	J.J. Yeley	18	Interstate Batteries	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Addington	184.336	202	0	0	running	308541	127
13	33	Reed Sorenson	41	Target	Dodge	Ganassi	Elledge	182.559	202	0	0	running	296833	124
14	23	Boris Said	60	SoBe No Fear Energy Drink	Ford	Simo	Stoddard	184.445	202	0	0	running	265375	121
15	39	Robby Gordon	7	Jim Beam	Ford	Robby Gordon	Erwin	183.050	202	0	0	running	268475	118
16	41	Johnny Sauter	70	Yellow Transportation/Haas	Chevrolet	Haas	Holly	184.850	202	0	0	running	262675	115
17	38	Sterling Marlin	14	Waste Management	Chevrolet	Ginn	Labbe	184.945	202	0	0	running	280641	112
18	11	Clint Bowyer	07	Jack Daniel's	Chevrolet	Childress	Martin	182.771	202	0	0	running	275500	109
19	36	Juan Pablo Montoya	42	Texaco/Havoline	Dodge	Ganassi	Wingo	185.338	202	0	0	running	299483	106
20	17	Casey Mears	25	National Guard/GMAC	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Grubb	184.634	202	0	0	running	275225	103
21	27	Bobby Labonte	43	Cheerios/Betty Crocker	Dodge	Petty	Andrews	184.000	202	0	0	running	300436	100
22	43	Dale Jarrett	44	UPS	Toyota	Michael Waltrip	Borland	182.061	202	0	0	running	259575	97
23	14	Carl Edwards	99	Office Depot	Ford	Roush	Osborne	182.020	202	0	0	running	273383	94
24	8	Kyle Busch	5	CARQUEST/Kellogg's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Gustafson	184.509	202	1	4	running	276858	96
25	25	Greg Biffle	16	Ameriquest	Ford	Roush	Tryson	183.535	202	0	0	running	276075	88
26	2	Ricky Rudd	88	Snickers	Ford	Yates	Hylton	185.609	202	0	0	running	293091	85
27	10	Matt Kenseth	17	DeWalt	Ford	Roush	Bolin		202	1	6	running	309099	37
28	9	Denny Hamlin	11	FedEx Express	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Ford	184.449	201	0	0	running	279175	79
29	13	Martin Truex, Jr.	1	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats	Chevrolet	DEI	Manion	184.139	201	2	13	running	290820	81
30	15	Michael Waltrip	55	NAPA Auto Parts	Toyota	Michael Waltrip	Eggleston		200	0	0	running	269708	-27
31	24	Jamie McMurray	26	Crown Royal	Ford	Roush	Larry Carter	184.211	195	0	0	accident	265058	70
32	5	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	Budweiser	Chevrolet	DEI	Eury, Jr.	184.008	195	0	0	accident	315733	67
33	20	Tony Raines	96	DLP HDTV	Chevrolet	Hall of Fame	Brandon Thomas	183.094	195	0	0	running	262583	64
34	37	Dave Blaney	22	Caterpillar	Toyota	Bill Davis	Hamlin	183.035	186	0	0	parked	269447	61
35	19	Ken Schrader	21	Little Debbie Snack Cakes	Ford	Wood Brothers	Cope	182.452	185	0	0	accident	271189	58
36	31	Jeff Green	66	Best Buy/HAAS Automation	Chevrolet	Haas	Barker	183.662	181	0	0	running	259025	55
37	32	Scott Riggs	10	Valvoline/Stanley Tools	Dodge	Evernham	Kidd	182.437	179	0	0	running	259158	27
38	16	Ryan Newman	12	Alltel	Dodge	Penske	Mike Nelson	183.602	175	1	1	engine	283233	54
39	21	Jimmie Johnson	48	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Knaus	184.727	173	0	0	accident	298886	46
40	40	David Reutimann	00	Domino's	Toyota	Michael Waltrip	Kerr	184.419	173	0	0	accident	249583	43
41	4	Kurt Busch	2	Miller Lite	Dodge	Penske	McCauley	183.068	166	3	95	running	300816	50
42	29	Kyle Petty	45	Wells Fargo	Dodge	Petty	Wilburn	183.329	160	0	0	running	248050	37
43	3	Tony Stewart	20	The Home Depot	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Zipadelli	184.260	152	2	35	accident	334931	39

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Kevin Harvick	190	1	0	1	1	1
2	Mark Martin	175	1	0	0	1	1
3	Jeff Burton	165	1	0	0	1	1
4	Mike Wallace	160	1	0	0	1	1
5	David Ragan	155	1	0	0	1	1
6	David Gilliland	147	1	1	0	0	1
7	Joe Nemechek	138	1	0	0	0	1
8	Jeff Gordon	134	1	0	0	0	1
9	David Stremme	130	1	0	0	0	0
10	J.J. Yeley	127	1	0	0	0	0
11	Elliott Sadler	125	1	0	0	0	1
12	Reed Sorenson	124	1	0	0	0	0
13	Boris Said	121	1	0	0	0	0
14	Robby Gordon	118	1	0	0	0	0
15	Johnny Sauter	115	1	0	0	0	0
16	Sterling Marlin	112	1	0	0	0	0
17	Clint Bowyer	109	1	0	0	0	0
18	Juan Pablo Montoya	106	1	0	0	0	0
19	Casey Mears	103	1	0	0	0	0
20	Bobby Labonte	100	1	0	0	0	0
21	Dale Jarrett	97	1	0	0	0	0
22	Kasey Kahne	96	1	0	0	0	1
23	Kyle Busch	96	1	0	0	0	0
24	Carl Edwards	94	1	0	0	0	0
25	Greg Biffle	88	1	0	0	0	0