2007 Checker Auto Parts 500

Race 35 of 36

Phoenix
312 laps
Time of race: 3:01:46
Average speed of winner: 102.989 mph
Margin of victory: 0.870 sec.
Lead changes: 10 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 10 for 42 laps
Fastest lap: Carl Edwards 128.968
Lap leaders: Edwards 1-87, Truex 88-138, Kenseth 139-187, Johnson 188-218, Truex 219-220, Sorenson 221, Kenseth 222-235, Newman 236-239, Kenseth 240-269, Truex 270-288, Johnson 289-312

Race notes: Debut for Sam Hornish, Jr. Finale for Jacques Villeneuve.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	6	Jimmie Johnson	48	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Knaus	132.129	312	2	55	running	245011	190
2	7	Greg Biffle	16	Dish Network	Ford	Roush	Erwin	132.091	312	0	0	running	175075	170
3	18	Matt Kenseth	17	DEWALT NANO Technology	Ford	Roush	Reiser	131.545	312	3	93	running	172291	175
4	21	Tony Stewart	20	Home Depot	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Zipadelli	131.382	312	0	0	running	156211	160
5	13	Ryan Newman	12	Alltel	Dodge	Penske	Mike Nelson	131.916	312	1	4	running	141125	160
6	34	Kevin Harvick	29	Shell/Pennzoil	Chevrolet	Childress	Berrier	130.468	312	0	0	running	136386	150
7	2	Martin Truex, Jr.	1	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats	Chevrolet	DEI	Manion	132.758	312	3	72	running	122895	151
8	38	Kyle Busch	5	Kellogg's/CARQUEST	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Gustafson	129.950	312	0	0	running	99475	142
9	12	Jeff Burton	31	AT&T Mobility	Chevrolet	Childress	Scott Miller	131.936	312	0	0	running	114966	138
10	3	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Letarte	132.699	312	0	0	running	124911	134
11	20	Clint Bowyer	07	Jack Daniel's	Chevrolet	Childress	Martin	131.404	312	0	0	running	84975	130
12	9	Kurt Busch	2	Miller Lite	Dodge	Penske	Tryson	132.023	312	0	0	running	109333	127
13	11	Casey Mears	25	National Guard/GMAC	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Grubb	132.008	312	0	0	running	87925	124
14	4	J.J. Yeley	18	Interstate Batteries	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Addington	132.236	312	0	0	running	100183	121
15	5	Johnny Sauter	70	Yellow Transportation	Chevrolet	Haas	Barker	132.144	312	0	0	running	72850	118
16	15	Denny Hamlin	11	FedEx Ground	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Ford	131.627	312	0	0	running	84925	115
17	14	Juan Pablo Montoya	42	Texaco/Havoline	Dodge	Ganassi	Wingo	131.670	312	0	0	running	106700	112
18	32	Bobby Labonte	43	Cheerios/Betty Crocker	Dodge	Petty	Randolph	130.553	312	0	0	running	107036	109
19	25	Reed Sorenson	41	Target	Dodge	Ganassi	Elledge	131.205	312	1	1	running	95258	111
20	37	David Stremme	40	Wrigley's Juicy Fruit	Dodge	Ganassi	Lane	130.081	312	0	0	running	71725	103
21	22	Brian Vickers	83	Red Bull	Toyota	Red Bull	Cox	131.349	312	0	0	running	68625	100
22	19	Paul Menard	15	Menards/Johns Manville	Chevrolet	DEI	Charpentier	131.454	312	0	0	running	68400	97
23	23	Jamie McMurray	26	IRWIN	Ford	Roush	Larry Carter	131.305	312	0	0	running	77475	94
24	39	Robby Gordon	7	Menards/MAPEI	Ford	Robby Gordon	Sospenzo	129.898	312	0	0	running	67925	91
25	29	Sterling Marlin	09	Miccosukee Resort	Chevrolet	Finch	Wanke	130.933	311	0	0	running	65000	88
26	28	Aric Almirola	01	U.S. Army	Chevrolet	DEI	Ryan Pemberton	130.976	311	0	0	running	75575	85
27	16	Elliott Sadler	19	Siemens	Dodge	Evernham	Childers	131.569	311	0	0	running	85695	82
28	42	David Gilliland	38	M&M's	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	128.278	311	0	0	running	94314	79
29	36	Kyle Petty	45	Wells Fargo	Dodge	Petty	Wilburn	130.091	311	0	0	running	83133	76
30	26	Sam Hornish, Jr.	06	Mobil 1	Dodge	Penske	McCauley	131.062	310	0	0	running	64150	73
31	17	Dave Blaney	22	Caterpillar	Toyota	Bill Davis	Baldwin	131.560	310	0	0	running	88883	70
32	41	David Ragan	6	AAA Insurance	Ford	Roush	Fennig	129.079	310	0	0	running	99400	67
33	24	Patrick Carpentier	10	Valvoline/Sears Auto Center	Dodge	Evernham	McDougall	131.267	310	0	0	running	72400	64
34	43	Bill Elliott	21	Ore-Ida/Heinz	Ford	Wood Brothers	McSwain	128.411	310	0	0	running	82539	61
35	33	Ricky Rudd	88	Pedigree	Ford	Yates	Barraclough	130.501	309	0	0	running	94233	58
36	30	Johnny Benson, Jr.	36	360 OTC	Toyota	Bill Davis	Labbe	130.757	308	0	0	running	63050	55
37	8	Tony Raines	96	DLP HDTV	Chevrolet	Hall of Fame	Brandon Thomas	132.057	291	0	0	running	70925	52
38	31	Joe Nemechek	78	Furniture Row	Chevrolet	Furniture Row	Guy	130.738	241	0	0	accident	62825	49
39	40	Jeremy Mayfield	66	Haas Automation	Chevrolet	Haas	Holly	129.716	212	0	0	engine	82333	46
40	10	Kasey Kahne	9	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Francis	132.023	147	0	0	accident	109716	43
41	27	Jacques Villeneuve	27	UNICEF	Toyota	Bill Davis	Labbe	131.014	136	0	0	accident	62380	40
42	1	Carl Edwards	99	Office Depot	Ford	Roush	Osborne	132.773	125	1	87	engine	98155	42
43	35	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	Budweiser	Chevrolet	DEI	Gibson	130.449	118	0	0	accident	107820	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jimmie Johnson	6572	35	3	10	20	23
2	Jeff Gordon	6486	35	7	6	20	29
3	Clint Bowyer	6331	35	2	1	5	17
4	Kyle Busch	6185	35	0	1	11	20
5	Tony Stewart	6169	35	0	3	11	23
6	Matt Kenseth	6103	35	0	1	12	21
7	Kevin Harvick	6093	35	0	1	4	15
8	Jeff Burton	6089	35	0	1	9	17
9	Carl Edwards	6067	35	1	3	10	14
10	Kurt Busch	6056	35	1	2	5	13
11	Martin Truex, Jr.	6009	35	1	1	7	13
12	Denny Hamlin	5973	35	1	1	11	17
13	Ryan Newman	3932	35	5	0	7	15
14	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3874	35	1	0	7	12
15	Greg Biffle	3867	35	1	1	5	11
16	Casey Mears	3829	35	1	1	5	10
17	Jamie McMurray	3430	35	1	1	3	9
18	Bobby Labonte	3423	35	0	0	0	3
19	Kasey Kahne	3398	35	2	0	1	8
20	J.J. Yeley	3386	35	1	0	1	3
21	Juan Pablo Montoya	3369	35	0	1	3	6
22	Reed Sorenson	3198	35	1	0	3	6
23	David Ragan	3112	35	0	0	2	2
24	Elliott Sadler	3091	35	0	0	0	2
25	David Stremme	3033	35	0	0	0	3