2007 Kobalt Tools 500
Race 4 of 36
Atlanta
325 laps
Time of race: 3:16:23
Average speed of winner: 152.915 mph
Margin of victory: 1.311 sec.
Lead changes: 31 among 14 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 27 laps
Fastest lap: Jimmie Johnson 188.200
Lap leaders: Newman pole, Johnson 1-36, Sadler 37, J. Gordon 38-41, Stewart 42-79, Johnson 80-87, Harvick 88, Vickers 89-91, Ku. Busch 92-96, Kenseth 97, Ku. Busch 98-106, Johnson 107-132, Sorenson 133, Blaney 134, Vickers 135-136, Johnson 137-143, Bowyer 144, Johnson 145-154, Kenseth 155-164, Johnson 165-166, J. Gordon 167-192, Stewart 193-194, Johnson 195-223, Blaney 224, Johnson 225-238, Stewart 239-270, Burton 271, Stewart 272-310, Burton 311, Labonte 312, Stewart 313-322, Johnson 323-325
Video links: Part 1 (Start), Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10 (Finish/Post-race)
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Car | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
1 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Lowe's/Kobalt Tools | Chevrolet | Hendrick | Knaus | 191.787 | 325 | 9 | 135 | running | 233261 | 195 |
2 | 13 | Tony Stewart | 20 | The Home Depot | Chevrolet | Gibbs | Zipadelli | 190.594 | 325 | 5 | 121 | running | 165461 | 175 |
3 | 21 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | DeWalt | Ford | Roush | Bolin | 189.837 | 325 | 2 | 11 | running | 145016 | 170 |
4 | 32 | Jeff Burton | 31 | Cingular Wireless | Chevrolet | Childress | Scott Miller | 188.494 | 325 | 2 | 2 | running | 134516 | 165 |
5 | 16 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 42 | Texaco/Havoline | Dodge | Ganassi | Wingo | 190.293 | 325 | 0 | 0 | running | 126200 | 155 |
6 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 07 | DirecTV Hot Pass | Chevrolet | Childress | Martin | 190.372 | 325 | 2 | 2 | running | 87925 | 155 |
7 | 14 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Office Depot | Ford | Roush | Osborne | 190.398 | 325 | 0 | 0 | running | 86625 | 146 |
8 | 18 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 1 | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats | Chevrolet | DEI | Manion | 190.176 | 325 | 0 | 0 | running | 109520 | 142 |
9 | 11 | Reed Sorenson | 41 | Target | Dodge | Ganassi | Elledge | 190.837 | 325 | 1 | 1 | running | 104433 | 143 |
10 | 4 | Mark Martin | 01 | U.S. Army | Chevrolet | Ginn | Ryan Pemberton | 191.774 | 325 | 0 | 0 | running | 112183 | 134 |
11 | 17 | Kurt Busch | 2 | Miller Lite | Dodge | Penske | McCauley | 190.189 | 325 | 2 | 14 | running | 110408 | 135 |
12 | 5 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | DuPont | Chevrolet | Hendrick | Letarte | 191.774 | 325 | 2 | 30 | running | 118561 | 132 |
13 | 7 | David Stremme | 40 | Coors Light | Dodge | Ganassi | Lane | 191.509 | 325 | 0 | 0 | running | 75875 | 124 |
14 | 22 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 8 | Budweiser | Chevrolet | DEI | Eury, Jr. | 189.837 | 325 | 0 | 0 | running | 116133 | 121 |
15 | 37 | Jamie McMurray | 26 | IRWIN Industrial Tools | Ford | Roush | Larry Carter | 187.133 | 325 | 0 | 0 | running | 83475 | 118 |
16 | 6 | Bobby Labonte | 43 | Cheerios/Betty Crocker | Dodge | Petty | Andrews | 191.648 | 325 | 1 | 1 | running | 110911 | 120 |
17 | 19 | Joe Nemechek | 13 | Ginn Resorts | Chevrolet | Ginn | Sospenzo | 189.954 | 325 | 0 | 0 | running | 70075 | 112 |
18 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | 19 | Dodge Dealers/UAW | Dodge | Evernham | Browne | 191.894 | 325 | 1 | 1 | running | 92670 | 114 |
19 | 30 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | FedEx Ground | Chevrolet | Gibbs | Ford | 188.841 | 324 | 0 | 0 | running | 88650 | 106 |
20 | 39 | Robby Gordon | 7 | Motorola Digital Audio Players | Ford | Robby Gordon | Erwin | 185.493 | 324 | 0 | 0 | running | 75725 | 103 |
21 | 9 | Mike Bliss | 49 | ZoneLoans.com | Dodge | BAM | McCall | 191.100 | 324 | 0 | 0 | running | 86783 | 100 |
22 | 20 | J.J. Yeley | 18 | Interstate Batteries | Chevrolet | Gibbs | Addington | 189.850 | 324 | 0 | 0 | running | 100233 | 97 |
23 | 1 | Ryan Newman | 12 | Alltel | Dodge | Penske | Mike Nelson | 193.124 | 324 | 0 | 0 | running | 111000 | 94 |
24 | 28 | Sterling Marlin | 14 | Panasonic Plasma HDTV | Chevrolet | Ginn | Labbe | 189.105 | 324 | 0 | 0 | running | 84333 | 91 |
25 | 36 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Shell/Pennzoil | Chevrolet | Childress | Berrier | 187.958 | 324 | 1 | 1 | running | 117736 | 93 |
26 | 42 | Ricky Rudd | 88 | Snickers | Ford | Yates | Hylton | 183.515 | 323 | 0 | 0 | running | 102283 | 85 |
27 | 35 | Dave Blaney | 22 | Caterpillar | Toyota | Bill Davis | Hamlin | 188.302 | 323 | 1 | 1 | running | 88572 | 87 |
28 | 34 | Casey Mears | 25 | National Guard/GMAC | Chevrolet | Hendrick | Grubb | 188.360 | 323 | 0 | 0 | running | 78375 | 79 |
29 | 26 | Johnny Sauter | 70 | Best Buy | Chevrolet | Haas | Holly | 189.467 | 323 | 0 | 0 | running | 67700 | 76 |
30 | 27 | David Gilliland | 38 | M&M's | Ford | Yates | Todd Parrott | 189.383 | 323 | 0 | 0 | running | 95289 | 73 |
31 | 23 | Paul Menard | 15 | Menards/Quaker State | Chevrolet | DEI | Charpentier | 189.818 | 323 | 0 | 0 | running | 67500 | 70 |
32 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 5 | Kellogg's/CARQUEST | Chevrolet | Hendrick | Gustafson | 191.503 | 322 | 0 | 0 | running | 75425 | 67 |
33 | 38 | David Ragan | 6 | AAA | Ford | Roush | Fennig | 185.754 | 322 | 0 | 0 | running | 104125 | 64 |
34 | 40 | Kyle Petty | 45 | National Tire & Battery | Dodge | Petty | Wilburn | 184.499 | 322 | 0 | 0 | running | 67275 | 61 |
35 | 41 | Jeff Green | 66 | Yellow Transportation | Chevrolet | Haas | Barker | 184.364 | 322 | 0 | 0 | running | 75240 | 58 |
36 | 43 | Dale Jarrett | 44 | UPS | Toyota | Michael Waltrip | Borland | 186.660 | 320 | 0 | 0 | running | 67205 | 55 |
37 | 29 | Ken Schrader | 21 | Little Debbie Snack Cakes | Ford | Wood Brothers | Cope | 189.067 | 318 | 0 | 0 | running | 87384 | 52 |
38 | 33 | Tony Raines | 96 | DLP HDTV | Chevrolet | Hall of Fame | Brandon Thomas | 188.411 | 318 | 0 | 0 | running | 75885 | 49 |
39 | 12 | Kasey Kahne | 9 | Dodge Dealers/UAW | Dodge | Evernham | Rodden | 190.686 | 306 | 0 | 0 | running | 114291 | 46 |
40 | 24 | David Reutimann | 00 | Domino's | Toyota | Michael Waltrip | Kerr | 189.701 | 295 | 0 | 0 | running | 67060 | 43 |
41 | 25 | Greg Biffle | 16 | Jackson Hewitt | Ford | Roush | Tryson | 189.564 | 280 | 0 | 0 | running | 85015 | 40 |
42 | 31 | Brian Vickers | 83 | Red Bull | Toyota | Red Bull | Richert | 188.828 | 227 | 2 | 5 | accident | 67270 | 42 |
43 | 10 | Scott Riggs | 10 | Stanley Tools/Valvoline | Dodge | Evernham | Childers | 190.916 | 221 | 0 | 0 | engine | 74334 | 34 |
Points standings
Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s |
1 | Mark Martin | 629 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
2 | Jeff Gordon | 621 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
3 | Jeff Burton | 618 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
4 | Jimmie Johnson | 601 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
5 | Matt Kenseth | 567 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
6 | Tony Stewart | 507 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
7 | Kevin Harvick | 482 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
8 | Denny Hamlin | 480 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
9 | Clint Bowyer | 479 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
10 | Carl Edwards | 471 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
11 | David Stremme | 463 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | J.J. Yeley | 462 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Elliott Sadler | 456 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
14 | Kyle Busch | 449 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
15 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 443 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
16 | Robby Gordon | 433 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Bobby Labonte | 428 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Ryan Newman | 422 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
19 | Joe Nemechek | 420 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
20 | Kurt Busch | 416 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
21 | David Gilliland | 408 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
22 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 392 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
23 | David Ragan | 386 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
24 | Jamie McMurray | 374 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
25 | Reed Sorenson | 371 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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