2007 Nextel All-Star Challenge

23rd iteration of the NASCAR All-Star Race September 2014 June 2023 February 2025 The 2007 Nextel Open and Nextel All-Star Challenge was a professional auto race held on May 19, 2007, at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.FATHEAD(R) to Celebrate 2007 NASCAR Day; Company Shows Support of NASCAR Day. Retrieved from: http://foundation.nascar.com/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?&pid=543&srcid=183. Archived 2013-07-05. North Carolina native and former NBA MVP Michael Jordan was the grand marshal of the event. Race and qualifying format All-Star Challenge NASCAR's All-Star Challenge is an exhibition race which uses a different format. Similarly to the All-Star games in other North American sports leagues, it does not affect the championship standings. Race winners (either drivers or teams) in the 2006 and the first eleven races of the 2007 seasons, plus former Winston/Nextel Cup Champions and All-Star event winners from the past decade, automatically qualify for the main event. On restarts of the race after caution flags, the cars line up in a double file restart, akin to the start of a regulation race. A description of how the race was reformatted for the 2007 running can be found here. Qualifying for this event is different from qualifying in NASCAR. Those entered for the main event take 3 timed qualifying laps, instead of the usual two laps used in all sanctioned oval races, but they must take a required pit stop for four tires after either the first or second lap, coming in at the pit road speed (in the case of LMS, 45 miles per hour), with no speed limit on exits. Infractions will also incur time penalties. Starting in 2007, the selection of the pit boxes used by teams was made after the annual Pit Crew Challenge event to be held three days earlier at Charlotte Bobcats Arena, won by the Ryan Newman No. 12 team. In the qualifying, Matt Kenseth won the pole. Kevin Harvick was bumper-to-bumper with Jimmie Johnson coming to the start/finish line to win the race. Nextel Open All other drivers or teams that are in the Nextel Cup Top 50 owners or drivers points that do not automatically qualify for the All-Star Challenge are entered into a 40-lap, a two-half event called the Nextel Open. Only the top two drivers, plus one additional driver on the lead lap that is voted in by fans on the World Wide Web via Sprint/Nextel's website, their customers, and attendees of the race, join the elite field. Standard qualifying rules applied for those in this event, which saw Carl Edwards win "P-1" ( the pole position), edging fellow Roush-Fenway teammate David Ragan. The Nextel Open was won by Martin Truex Jr. Johnny Sauter finished second. Kobalt Tools Crew Chief Race Before the All-Star Challenge, a new preliminary race was held between Nextel Cup crew chiefs—the Kobalt Tools Crew Chief Race.Kobalt Tools Crew Chief Race Added To All-Star Lineup http://www.charlottemotorspeedway.com/fans/news/642557.html Charlotte Motor Speedway Speedway Motorsports, Inc. May 17, 2016 May 17, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20160604200753/http://www.charlottemotorspeedway.com/fans/news/642557.html June 4, 2016 dead The race comprised eighteen crew chiefs driving small Legends Thunder Roadster cars on the quarter-mile oval in front of the main track's grandstand and was televised in the United States on Speed. NASCAR on ESPN color commentator and former crew chief, Andy Petree won the main event, earning a $10,000 donation for any charity of his choice.Petree Wins Crew Chief Race http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2007/05/Petree-Wins-Crew-Chief-Race.aspx Motor Racing Network May 17, 2016 May 19, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531135645/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2007/05/Petree-Wins-Crew-Chief-Race.aspx May 31, 2016 dead The charities he decided to donate the race winnings to were Motor Racing Outreach and Mud Creek Baptist Church. List of 2007 qualifiers The following drivers qualified after they won at least one race in the 2006 or 2007 seasons, in order of their qualifying win: Jimmie Johnson - 2006 Daytona 500 Matt Kenseth - 2006 Auto Club 500 Kasey Kahne - 2006 Golden Corral 500 Kurt Busch - 2006 Food City 500 Tony Stewart - 2006 DirecTV 500 Kevin Harvick - 2006 Subway Fresh 500 Dale Earnhardt Jr. - 2006 Crown Royal 400 Greg Biffle - 2006 Dodge Charger 500 Denny Hamlin - 2006 Pocono 500 Jeff Gordon - 2006 Dodge/Save Mart 350 Kyle Busch - 2006 Lenox Industrial Tools 300 Jeff Burton - 2006 Dover 400 Brian Vickers - 2006 UAW-Ford 500 (drove the No. 25 Hendrick Motorsports car) The following drivers qualified as a result of driving a car that won a race in 2006 with a different driver: Casey Mears - No. 25 car won the 2006 UAW-Ford 500 The following drivers qualified as a result of being a former Nextel Cup champion (since 1997): Jeff Gordon (1997, 1998 and 2001 Champion, already qualified) Dale Jarrett (1999 Champion) Bobby Labonte (2000 Champion) Tony Stewart (2002 and 2005 Champion, already qualified) Matt Kenseth (2003 Champion, already qualified) Kurt Busch (2004 Champion, already qualified) Jimmie Johnson (2006 Champion, already qualified) The following drivers qualified as a result of being a former winner of the Nextel All-Star Challenge (since 1997): Jeff Gordon (1997 and 2001 winner, already qualified) Mark Martin (1998 and 2005 winner, already qualified) The 1999 winner was Terry Labonte, who retired after the 2006 season and did not compete Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2000 winner, already qualified) Ryan Newman (2002 winner) Jimmie Johnson (2003 and 2006 winner, already qualified) Matt Kenseth (2004 winner, already qualified) The following drivers qualified via the Nextel Open: Martin Truex Jr. (won the Nextel Open) Johnny Sauter (finished 2nd in the Nextel Open) Also qualifying, the 2007 Fan Vote Winner: Kenny Wallace Entry list The Open (R) = Rookie #DriverTeamMake 00 David Reutimann (R) Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 1 Martin Truex Jr. Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 4 Ward Burton Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 6 David Ragan (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 07 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Ford 10 Scott Riggs Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge 13 Joe Nemechek Ginn Racing Chevrolet 14 Sterling Marlin Ginn Racing Chevrolet 15 Paul Menard (R) Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 18 J. J. Yeley Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 19 Elliott Sadler Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge 21 Jon Wood (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Toyota 26 Jamie McMurray Roush Fenway Racing Ford 34 Kevin Lepage Front Row Motorsports Dodge 36 Jeremy Mayfield Bill Davis Racing Toyota 37 Boris Said Front Row Motorsports Dodge 38 David Gilliland (R) Robert Yates Racing Ford 40 David Stremme Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 41 Reed Sorenson Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 49 Mike Bliss BAM Racing Dodge 55 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 66 Jeff Green Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 70 Johnny Sauter Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 78 Kenny Wallace Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 84 A. J. Allmendinger (R) Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 88 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 96 Tony Raines Hall of Fame Racing Chevrolet 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford All-Star Challenge #DriverTeamMake 01 Mark Martin Ginn Racing Chevrolet 2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing South Dodge 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 9 Kasey Kahne Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing South Dodge 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25 Casey Mears Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 43 Bobby Labonte Petty Enterprises Dodge 44 Dale Jarrett Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Racing Team Toyota Qualifying The Open Pos.#DriverTeamMake 1 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2 6 David Ragan (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 3 22 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Toyota 4 38 David Gilliland (R) Robert Yates Racing Ford 5 42 Juan Pablo Montoya (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 6 26 Jamie McMurray Roush Fenway Racing Ford 7 41 Reed Sorenson Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 8 84 A. J. Allmendinger (R) Red Bull Racing Toyota 9 88 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 10 15 Paul Menard (R) Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 11 1 Martin Truex Jr. Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 12 10 Scott Riggs Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge 13 14 Sterling Marlin Ginn Racing Chevrolet 14 13 Joe Nemechek Ginn Racing Chevrolet 15 66 Jeff Green Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 16 49 Mike Bliss BAM Racing Dodge 17 96 Tony Raines Hall of Fame Racing Chevrolet 18 21 Jon Wood (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 19 4 Ward Burton Morgan-McClure Racing Chevrolet 20 70 Johnny Sauter Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 21 78 Kenny Wallace Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 22 07 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23 19 Elliott Sadler Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge 24 18 J. J. Yeley Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 25 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Ford 26 36 Jeremy Mayfield Bill Davis Racing Toyota 27 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 28 00 David Reutimann (R) Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 29 34 Kevin Lepage Front Row Motorsports Dodge 30 37 Boris Said Front Row Motorsports Dodge 31 40 David Stremme Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 32 55 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota All-Star Challenge Pos.#DriverTeamMake 1 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3 2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing South Dodge 4 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 6 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing South Dodge 9 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 10 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 11 9 Kasey Kahne Gillet Evernham Motorsports Dodge 12 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 13 44 Dale Jarrett Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 14 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Racing Toyota 15 43 Bobby Labonte Petty Enterprises Dodge 16 25 Casey Mears Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 17 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 18 01 Mark Martin Ginn Racing Chevrolet 19 1 Martin Truex Jr.* Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 20 70 Johnny Sauter** Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 21 78 Kenny Wallace*** Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet * - Won the Showdown ** - Showdown runner up *** - Fan Vote winner The Open Martin Truex Jr. won the Nextel Open, which was the first win for Truex of any kind in a Nextel Cup race. Johnny Sauter edged out Carl Edwards for the second transfer spot in this race. The 40-lap race was stopped four times due to caution, including a 10-car incident halfway through lap 1 in which, among other things, the hoods of the cars driven by David Gilliland and Juan Pablo Montoya collided. Kenny Wallace won the fan vote, partly due to a large Get out the vote campaign mounted by Speed Channel, where he worked as an analyst. The Challenge Kevin Harvick passed Jeff Burton at the start of the fourth and final segment and won the event for the first time in his career. Harvick won $1,031,539, which at the time was the largest amount awarded to an all-star race winner. Jimmie Johnson finished second, and Mark Martin finished third. Burton had inherited the lead from Matt Kenseth, who was sent to the tail end of the longest line due to speeding on pit road during the break between segments three and four. During this break, teams had to visit the pits at least once, but no service was required. Kenseth decided on the visit and also won the first segment. Kyle Busch was first at the end of the second segment. It was the fourth win for Richard Childress Racing after three wins by Dale Earnhardt. This race was also notable for a crash between brothers Kurt Busch and Kyle Busch. They touched entering turn 1 with 18 laps to go, sending both into the wall rear-first. In an interview after the incident, Kurt Busch joked that he would not "be eating Kellogg's anytime soon," referring to Kyle Busch's sponsor. Results The Open Pos.#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatus 1 1 Marin Truex Jr. Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 40 3 running 2 70 Johnny Sauter Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 40 0 running 3 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 40 37 running 4 22 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Toyota 40 0 running 5 88 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 40 0 running 6 07 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 40 0 running 7 14 Sterling Marlin Ginn Racing Chevrolet 40 0 running 8 36 Jeremy Mayfield Bill Davis Racing Toyota 40 0 running 9 96 Tony Raines Hall of Fame Racing Chevrolet 40 0 running 10 26 Jamie McMurray Roush Fenway Racing Ford 40 0 running 11 40 David Stremme Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 40 0 running 12 66 Jeff Green Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 40 0 running 13 18 J. J. Yeley Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 40 0 running 14 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 40 0 running 15 84 A. J. Allmendinger (R) Red Bull Racing Toyota 40 0 running 16 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Ford 40 0 running 17 4 Ward Burton Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 40 0 running 18 78 Kenny Wallace Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 40 0 running 19 34 Kevin Lepage Front Row Motorsports Dodge 40 0 running 20 55 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 38 0 running 21 00 David Reutimann (R) Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 33 0 electrical 22 6 David Ragan (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 20 0 crash 23 41 Reed Sorenson Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 20 0 crash 24 19 Elliott Sadler Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge 20 0 crash 25 49 Mike Bliss BAM Racing Dodge 9 0 crash 26 37 Boris Said Front Row Motorsports Dodge 9 0 crash 27 10 Scott Riggs Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge 1 0 crash 28 38 David Gilliland (R) Robert Yates Racing Ford 0 0 crash 29 42 Juan Pablo Montoya (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 0 0 crash 30 15 Paul Menard (R) Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 0 0 crash 31 13 Joe Nemechek Ginn Racing Chevrolet 0 0 crash 32 21 Jon Wood (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 0 0 crash All-Star Challenge Pos.#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatus 1 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 80 20 running 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 80 0 running 3 01 Mark Martin Ginn Racing Chevrolet 80 0 running 4 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 80 0 running 5 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 80 0 running 6 70 Johnny Sauter Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 80 0 running 7 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 80 36 running 8 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing South Dodge 80 0 running 9 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 80 0 running 10 1 Martin Truex Jr. Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 80 0 running 11 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 80 0 running 12 44 Dale Jarrett Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 80 0 running 13 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Racing Toyota 80 0 running 14 9 Kasey Kahne Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge 80 0 running 15 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 80 0 running 16 78 Kenny Wallace Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 80 0 running 17 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 63 0 crash 18 25 Casey Mears Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 63 0 crash 19 2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing South Dodge 62 0 crash 20 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 62 0 crash 21 43 Bobby Labonte Petty Enterprises Dodge 41 0 crash References collapsed NEXTEL All-Star Challenge Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Category:2007 in sports in North Carolina Category:May 2007 sports events in the United States Category:NASCAR All-Star Race