2007 Subway 500

February 2025 CUST Race 32 of 36 in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season Subway 500 2007 10 21 2007 32 36 2007 Subway 500 program cover.jpg The 2007 Subway 500 program cover, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the speedway opening. Subway 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia 0.526 0.847 506 266.156 428.336 500 263 423.257 Temperatures up to 82 F C; wind speeds up to 6 mph km/hWeather information for the 2007 Subway 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac 66.608 mi/h Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 19.938 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 168 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports ABC Jerry Punch, Rusty Wallace and Andy Petree The 2007 Subway 500, the 32nd race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup season and the sixth race in the Chase for the Nextel Cup, ran on Sunday, October 21, 2007, at Martinsville Speedway, located on the outskirts of Martinsville, Virginia. This race was the fifteenth of sixteen series races to use NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow template, which will be made permanent as of the 2008 season. thumb|An overview on Martinsville Speedway, from the bleachers on Turns 1 and 2. thumb|The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held. It was the final career start for 2002 Daytona 500 winner Ward Burton. Background +#2007 Subway 500 race results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2007_Subway_500/W live Racing-Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20210428003911/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2007_Subway_500/W/ 2021-04-28 DriverTeamMakeSponsor00David ReutimannMichael Waltrip RacingToyotaDomino's Pizza1Martin Truex, Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.ChevroletBass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats01Aric AlmirolaDale Earnhardt, Inc.ChevroletU.S. Army2Kurt BuschPenske Racing SouthDodgeMiller Lite4Ward BurtonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevroletITT Night Vision, State Water Heaters5Kyle BuschHendrick MotorsportsChevroletKellogg's, Carquest6David RaganRoush Fenway RacingFordAAA06Sam Hornish, Jr.Penske Racing SouthDodgeMobil 17Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsFordMac Tools07Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevroletJack Daniel's8Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.ChevroletBudweiser9Kasey KahneGillett Evernham MotorsportsDodgeDodge Dealers, UAW10Scott RiggsGillett Evernham MotorsportsDodgeValvoline, Stanley Tools11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingChevroletFedEx Freight12Ryan NewmanPenske Racing SouthDodgeAlltel15Paul MenardDale Earnhardt, Inc.ChevroletMenards, Pittsburgh Paint16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFordDish Network17Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFordR&L Carriers, DeWalt18J.J. YeleyJoe Gibbs RacingChevroletInterstate Batteries19Elliott SadlerGillett Evernham MotorsportsDodgeDodge Dealers, UAW20Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevroletThe Home Depot21Bill ElliottWood Brothers RacingFordLittle Debbie Snack Cakes22Dave BlaneyBill Davis RacingToyotaCaterpillar24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletDuPont25Casey MearsHendrick MotorsportsChevroletNational Guard, GMAC26Jamie McMurrayRoush Fenway RacingFordCrown Royal29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevroletShell, Pennzoil31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevroletAT&T Mobility36Jeremy MayfieldBill Davis RacingToyota360 OTC37Kevin LepageFront Row MotorsportsDodgeFront Row Motorsports38David GillilandRobert Yates RacingFordM&M's40David StremmeChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodgeTarget House41Reed SorensonChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodgeTarget42Juan Pablo MontoyaChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodgeTexaco, Havoline43Bobby LabontePetty EnterprisesDodgeGoody's Headache Powder44Dale JarrettMichael Waltrip RacingToyotaUPS45Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodgeMarathon America Spirit Motor Oil48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLowe's49John AndrettiBAM RacingDodgeParalyzed Veterans of America55Michael WaltripMichael Waltrip RacingToyotaNAPA Auto Parts66Jeff GreenHaas CNC RacingChevroletHaas CNC Machine Tools. Best Buy70Johnny SauterHaas CNC RacingChevroletHaas CNC Machine Tools78Joe NemechekFurniture Row RacingChevroletFurniture Row Racing83Brian VickersRed Bull Racing TeamToyotaRed Bull84A.J. AllmendingerRed Bull Racing TeamToyotaRed Bull88Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFordCombos, Snickers96Tony RainesHall of Fame RacingChevroletDiP HDTVgital Light Processing99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFordOffice Depot Qualifying With a lap of 19.938 seconds at a speed of 94.974 miles per hour, seven time Martinsville winner Jeff Gordon took his sixth pole at the paperclip and 63rd of his career. Spring Martinsville winner Jimmie Johnson started fourth. South Boston natives Jeff and Ward Burton both struggled in qualifying, having to start 18th and 36th respectively. Chase contender Tony Stewart started 34th. Pos.2007 Subway 500 qualifying results https://www.racing-reference.info/qual-results/2007-32/W/ live Racing-Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20210428100956/https://www.racing-reference.info/qual-results/2007-32/W/ 2021-04-28 #DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.93894.97421Martin Truex, Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet19.98894.737329Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet19.99994.685448Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.01394.61959Kasey KahneGillett Evernham MotorsportsDodge20.02094.58565Kyle BuschHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.02594.56278Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet20.02694.557818J.J. YeleyJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet20.03994.496926Jamie McMurrayRoush Fenway RacingFord20.05094.4441096Tony RainesHall of Fame RacingChevrolet20.06694.369112Kurt BuschPenske Racing SouthDodge20.06894.3591212Ryan NewmanPenske Racing SouthDodge20.07294.3401370Johnny SauterHaas CNC RacingChevrolet20.08494.2841419Elliott SadlerGillett Evernham MotorsportsDodge20.09794.2231549John AndrettiBAM RacingDodge20.10194.2041643Bobby LabontePetty EnterprisesDodge20.11394.1481722Dave BlaneyBill Davis RacingToyota20.12094.1151831Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.12694.0871900David ReutimannMichael Waltrip RacingToyota20.12794.0832099Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord20.13094.0692107Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.13894.0312225Casey MearsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.15093.9752388Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord20.15093.9752417Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord20.17093.8822584A.J. AllmendingerRed Bull Racing TeamToyota20.17593.8592642Juan Pablo MontoyaChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge20.18293.8262701Aric AlmirolaDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet20.18493.8172841Reed SorensonChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge20.18493.8172955Michael WaltripMichael Waltrip RacingToyota20.18493.8173011Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet20.18593.8123166Jeff GreenHaas CNC RacingChevrolet20.20593.7193210Scott RiggsGillett Evernham MotorsportsDodge20.20693.7153344Dale JarrettMichael Waltrip RacingToyota20.22593.6273420Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet20.24193.5533515Paul MenardDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet20.26393.451364Ward BurtonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet20.27193.4143716Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord20.28493.3543840David StremmeChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge20.36492.988397Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsFord20.39092.8694038David GillilandRobert Yates RacingFord20.40592.801416David RaganRoush Fenway RacingFord20.44692.6154245Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge20.48792.429Champion's Provisional4321Bill ElliottWood Brothers RacingFord20.46292.542Failed to qualify4406Sam Hornish, Jr.Penske Racing SouthDodge20.34793.0654578Joe NemechekFurniture Row RacingChevrolet20.37692.9334683Brian VickersRed Bull Racing TeamToyota20.44992.6014736Jeremy MayfieldBill Davis RacingToyota20.64091.7444837Kevin LepageFront Row MotorsportsDodge20.77491.152 Race The 2007 running of the race set a record for cautions in this race, with 21 yellow flags flying for 127 laps. The race was eventually decided under caution, when, during the green-white-checkers, David Ragan spun in turn number 1, ending the single attempt at a racing finish. With his third consecutive win at Martinsville, Johnson became the first driver since Rusty Wallace in 1994–1995 to win three straight races at the track. Results Fin2007 Subway 500 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2007_Subway_500 2021-09-05 www.thethirdturn.com en2007 Subway 500 race results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2007_Subway_500/W live Racing-Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20210428003911/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2007_Subway_500/W/ 2021-04-28 Subway 500 http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=3754 2021-09-05 www.ultimateracinghistory.comSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1448Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet506147running190$244,48621212Ryan NewmanPenske Racing SouthDodge5060running170$181,6253124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet506168running175$183,386465Kyle BuschHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet506106running165$130,37552417Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord5060running155$147,91663011Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet5060running150$105,80073716Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord5060running146$103,95082642Juan Pablo MontoyaChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge5069running147$116,85092107Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet5060running138$85,62510329Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet5060running134$131,761112099Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord5060running130$82,275121831Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet50651running132$108,216133420Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet5060running124$116,611141096Tony RainesHall of Fame RacingChevrolet5060running121$79,4501559Kasey KahneGillett Evernham MotorsportsDodge5060running118$113,591163210Scott RiggsGillett Evernham MotorsportsDodge5060running115$76,900171900David ReutimannMichael Waltrip RacingToyota5060running112$87,408182955Michael WaltripMichael Waltrip RacingToyota5060running109$80,1331921Martin Truex, Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet5060running106$95,695202225Casey MearsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5060running103$83,975214245Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge5060running100$80,858221643Bobby LabontePetty EnterprisesDodge5060running97$103,3862378Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet50624running99$108,958243515Paul MenardDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet5050running91$66,050254038David GillilandRobert Yates RacingFord5050running88$93,51426416David RaganRoush Fenway RacingFord5050running85$101,650272388Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord5040running82$96,308283166Jeff GreenHaas CNC RacingChevrolet5031running84$84,683291370Johnny SauterHaas CNC RacingChevrolet5030running76$64,775303344Dale JarrettMichael Waltrip RacingToyota5030running73$62,02531112Kurt BuschPenske Racing SouthDodge5010running70$98,48332926Jamie McMurrayRoush Fenway RacingFord5000running67$72,175331549John AndrettiBAM RacingDodge4920transmission64$71,472344321Bill ElliottWood Brothers RacingFord4830running61$82,564352584A.J. AllmendingerRed Bull Racing TeamToyota4740running58$60,725361722Dave BlaneyBill Davis RacingToyota4390running55$68,575373840David StremmeChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge4100crash52$60,45038364Ward BurtonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet4060running49$60,32539397Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsFord3900running46$60,200401419Elliott SadlerGillett Evernham MotorsportsDodge3710running43$78,420412841Reed SorensonChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge2590engine40$67,93042818J.J. YeleyJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet2580engine37$87,713432701Aric AlmirolaDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet1110electrical34$67,940Failed to qualify4406Sam Hornish, Jr.Penske Racing SouthDodge4578Joe NemechekFurniture Row RacingChevrolet4683Brian VickersRed Bull Racing TeamToyota4736Jeremy MayfieldBill Davis RacingToyota4837Kevin LepageFront Row MotorsportsDodge Points Gordon's lead over Johnson in the standings was reduced to 58 points. (See 2007 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup) for complete Chase standings). For 35th place, and the last guaranteed starting spot, the #22 team (driver Dave Blaney for Bill Davis Racing) extended its lead over the #21 team (Bill Elliott for Wood Brothers/JTG Racing) to 142 points. https://web.archive.org/web/20071024043012/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2007/standings/32mar2007points.htm 2007-10-24 References Nextel Cup Series 2007 2007 Bank of America 500 2007 Pep Boys Auto 500 Subway 500 Subway 500 Category:NASCAR races at Martinsville Speedway Category:October 2007 sports events in the United States