2007 Aaron's 499

February 2025 September 2025 CUST Race 9 of 36 in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season Aaron's 499 2007 04 29 2007 9 36 2007_Aaron's_499_program_cover.png Aaron's 499 Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama 2.66 4.28 192 510.72 821.924 188 500.08 804.8 Temperatures reaching up to 82 F C; average wind speeds of 8.9 mph km/hWeather information for the 2007 Aaron's 499 at The Old Farmers' Almanac. Accessed 2013-06-19. 2013-06-21. 154.167 mi/h Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 49.857 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 71 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Fox Broadcasting Company Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds 2007 Aaron's 499 program cover The 2007 Aaron's 499 was the ninth race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Season, and was run on April 29, 2007, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. This race was the second of the four restrictor plate races on the NASCAR schedule. Jeff Gordon won this race to pass Dale Earnhardt on the all-time NASCAR list at 77 wins. After he crossed the checkered flag, some spectators threw bottles, cans, and even toilet paper at the #24 car he drove for Hendrick Motorsports. As a result of this incident, in spite of warnings before the race by NASCAR and organizers, a total of 14 people were arrested, and Talladega management revoked their ticket-buying privileges. However, a loophole was later discovered through which these banned fans could buy tickets from third-party ticket brokers, such as StubHub. The race's other top finishers included Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, David Gilliland, and Jamie McMurray in that order. The race ended with an aborted green-white-checkered finish. Several cars were involved, including Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, McMurray, and Gilliland. Harvick and McMurray were later fined $25,000 and placed on probation for their actions during this accident.https://www.espn.com/racing/news/story?seriesId=2&id=2857936 Last-lap hits net fines for Harvick, McMurray Smith Marty ESPN ESPN Internet Ventures May 2, 2007 February 15, 2015 The finish had been triggered by an engine failure in the #00 car driven by David Reutimann. Entry list Car #2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Aaron's 499 Entry List - Talladega Superspeedway https://frcs.pro/nascar/cup/races/entrylist/2007/talladega-superspeedway/aarons-499 2021-06-15 frcs.pro Driver Make Owner/TeamRace Results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/ 2021-12-07 Racing-Reference en-US00David Reutimann (R)ToyotaMichael Waltrip01Regan SmithChevroletBobby Ginn1Martin Truex JrChevroletDale Earnhardt, Inc.2Kurt BuschDodgeRoger Penske4Ward BurtonChevroletLarry McClure5Kyle BuschChevroletRick Hendrick6David Ragan (R)FordJack Roush07Clint BowyerChevroletRichard Childress7Robby GordonFordRobby Gordon8Dale Earnhardt JrChevroletDale Earnhardt, Inc.9Kasey KahneDodgeRay Evernham09Mike WallaceChevroletJames Finch10Scott RiggsDodgeJames Rocco11Denny HamlinChevroletJoe Gibbs12Ryan NewmanDodgeRoger Penske13Joe NemechekChevroletBobby Ginn14Sterling MarlinChevroletBobby Ginn15Paul Menard (R)ChevroletDale Earnhardt, Inc.16Greg BiffleFordJack Roush17Matt KensethFordJack Roush18J.J. YeleyChevroletJoe Gibbs19Elliott SadlerDodgeRay Evernham20Tony StewartChevroletJoe Gibbs21Ken SchraderFordWood Brothers22Dave BlaneyToyotaBill Davis24Jeff GordonChevroletRick Hendrick25Casey MearsChevroletRick Hendrick26Jamie McMurrayFordJack Roush29Kevin HarvickChevroletRichard Childress31Jeff BurtonChevroletRichard Childress34Kevin LepageDodgeBob Jenkins36Jeremy MayfieldToyotaBill Davis37John AndrettiDodgeBob Jenkins38David Gilliland (R)FordYates Racing40David StremmeDodgeChip Ganassi41Reed SorensonDodgeChip Ganassi42Juan Pablo Montoya (R)DodgeChip Ganassi43Bobby LabonteDodgePetty Enterprises44Dale JarrettToyotaMichael Waltrip45Kyle PettyDodgePetty Enterprises48Jimmie JohnsonChevroletRick Hendrick49Mike BlissDodgeBeth Ann Morgenthau55Michael WaltripToyotaMichael Waltrip60Boris SaidFordMark Simo66Jeff GreenChevroletGene Haas70Johnny SauterChevroletGene Haas78Kenny WallaceChevroletBarney Visser83Brian VickersToyotaDietrich Mateschitz84AJ Allmendinger (R)ToyotaDietrich Mateschitz88Ricky RuddFordYates Racing96Tony RainesChevroletBill Saunders99Carl EdwardsFordJack Roush Qualifying In qualifying, both Jeff Gordon and David Gilliland would tie for having the same time. The pole was given to Jeff Gordon, who had more owners points. PosAarons 499 Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup Talladega Superspeedway NASCAR 2007 https://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/lineup/2007/talladega-superspeedway/aarons-499/81 2021-06-15 NASCAR Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet en2007-04-29 Qualifying times: Aarons 499. https://www.crash.net/nascar/results/91235/1/qualifying-times-aarons-499 2021-06-15 Crash en Car # Driver Make Team Speed Time Behind124Jeff GordonChevroletHendrick Motorsports192.06949.8570.000238David Gilliland (R)FordRobert Yates Racing192.06949.8570.000311Denny HamlinChevroletJoe Gibbs Racing191.55149.992 -0.135414Sterling MarlinChevroletGinn Racing191.02350.130 -0.273588Ricky RuddFordRobert Yates Racing190.92450.156 -0.299678Kenny WallaceChevroletFurniture Row Racing190.90950.160 -0.303725Casey MearsChevroletHendrick Motorsports190.78750.192 -0.335848Jimmie JohnsonChevroletHendrick Motorsports190.75750.200 -0.343910Scott RiggsDodgeEvernham Motorsports190.46550.277 -0.420106David Ragan (R)FordRoush Racing190.39350.296 -0.4391160Boris SaidFordNo Fear Racing190.39350.296 -0.4391216Greg BiffleFordRoush Racing190.30650.319 -0.462135Kyle BuschChevroletHendrick Motorsports190.23450.338 -0.4811400David Reutimann (R)ToyotaMichael Waltrip Racing190.20450.346 -0.489154Ward BurtonChevroletMorgan McClure Motorsport190.17750.353 -0.4961699Carl EdwardsFordRoush Racing190.16250.357 -0.5001717Matt KensethFordRoush Racing190.15150.360 -0.5031836Jeremy MayfieldToyotaBill Davis Racing190.09850.374 -0.5171915Paul Menard (R)ChevroletDale Earnhardt Inc.190.07950.379 -0.5222040David StremmeDodgeChip Ganassi Racing189.97450.407 -0.5502170Johnny SauterChevroletHaas CNC Racing189.94050.416 -0.5592201Regan SmithChevroletDale Earnhardt Inc.189.78550.457 -0.6002345Kyle PettyDodgePetty Enterprises189.71450.476 -0.6192442Juan Pablo Montoya (R)DodgeChip Ganassi Racing189.66550.489 -0.6322526Jamie McMurrayFordRoush Racing189.63950.496 -0.639262Kurt BuschDodgePenske Racing189.63550.497 -0.6402796Tony RainesChevroletHall of Fame Racing189.59850.507 -0.6502812Ryan NewmanDodgePenske Racing189.42950.552 -0.6952941Reed SorensonDodgeChip Ganassi Racing189.22350.607 -0.750309Kasey KahneDodgeEvernham Motorsports188.93550.684 -0.8273118JJ YeleyChevroletJoe Gibbs Racing188.87250.701 -0.8443220Tony StewartChevroletJoe Gibbs Racing188.67550.754 -0.8973313Joe NemechekChevroletGinn Racing188.49350.803 -0.9463466Jeff GreenChevroletHaas CNC Racing188.44850.815 -0.9583543Bobby LabonteDodgePetty Enterprises188.42250.822 -0.965368Dale Earnhardt JrChevroletDale Earnhardt Inc.188.38950.831 -0.974371Martin Truex JrChevroletDale Earnhardt Inc.188.37050.836 -0.979387Robby GordonFordRobby Gordon Motorsport188.30450.854 -0.9973919Elliott SadlerDodgeEvernham Motorsports187.31351.123 -1.2664007Clint BowyerChevroletRichard Childress Racing187.10151.181 -1.3244129Kevin HarvickChevroletRichard Childress Racing186.88251.241 -1.3844231Jeff BurtonChevroletRichard Childress Racing186.57951.324 -1.4674344Dale JarrettToyotaMichael Waltrip Racing51.581Failed to qualify4455Michael WaltripToyotaMichael Waltrip Racing50.3884583Brian VickersToyotaRed Bull Racing50.4064622Dave BlaneyToyotaBill Davis Racing50.5264784A.J. Allmendinger (R)ToyotaRed Bull Racing50.5274821Ken SchraderFordWood Brothers Racing50.6364909Mike WallaceChevroletPhoenix Racing50.6675034Kevin LepageDodgeFront Row Motorsports50.8345137John AndrettiDodgeFront Row Motorsports50.8605249Mike BlissDodgeBAM Racing50.942 Race recap August 2022 Race results W (*) denotes Rookie of the Year candidate. Fin2007 Aaron's 499 https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2007_Aaron%27s_499 The Third TurnSt#DriverMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1 1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy 19271running 195 $355,5112 8 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 19212running 175 $251,7363 26 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 1927running 170 $212,4834 2 38 David Gilliland (R) Ford1920running 160 $182,6895 25 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 1922running 160 $134,6756 41 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy1920running 150 $164,5367 36 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 1922running 151 $149,2338 20 40 David Stremme Dodge 1921running 147 $106,0259 28 12 Ryan Newman Dodge1920running 138 $133,45010 37 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy1920running 134 $126,49511 9 10 Scott Riggs Dodge1920running 130 $107,05012 30 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 1925running 132 $138,89113 34 66 Jeff Green Chevy 1923running 129 $120,93314 17 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 1923running 126 $137,64115 39 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 1921running 123 $110,77016 4 14 Sterling Marlin Chevy 19216running 120 $107,98317 10 6 David Ragan (R) Ford 1922running 117 $127,10018 23 45 Kyle Petty Dodge1920running 109 $103,08319 31 18 J.J. Yeley Chevy1920running 106 $116,03320 35 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge1920running 103 $127,11121 3 11 Denny Hamlin Chevy 19248running 105 $102,55022 27 96 Tony Raines Chevy1920running 97 $96,42523 18 36 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota1920running 94 $83,07524 22 01 Regan Smith Chevy 1921running 96 $104,25825 29 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge1920running 88 $101,94726 6 78 Kenny Wallace Chevy 1922running 90 $83,32527 11 60 Boris Said Ford 1911running 87 $80,77528 32 20 Tony Stewart Chevy 1907crash 84 $127,76129 12 16 Greg Biffle Ford 1901crash 81 $97,02530 21 70 Johnny Sauter Chevy1900crash 73 $79,32531 24 42 Juan Pablo Montoya (R) Dodge1870running 70 $115,75032 14 00 David Reutimann (R) Toyota1840engine 67 $78,52533 5 88 Ricky Rudd Ford1550running 64 $110,45834 42 31 Jeff Burton Chevy 1512running 66 $118,26635 40 07 Clint Bowyer Chevy1470running 58 $86,12536 15 4 Ward Burton Chevy1440engine 55 $78,72537 13 5 Kyle Busch Chevy1300crash 52 $95,80038 33 13 Joe Nemechek Chevy1300crash 49 $77,45039 7 25 Casey Mears Chevy 1245crash 51 $85,25040 43 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota380engine 43 $77,00041 38 7 Robby Gordon Ford330engine 40 $76,80042 16 99 Carl Edwards Ford270engine 37 $84,63043 19 15 Paul Menard (R) Chevy220engine 34 $76,737 Notes As mentioned, this was Gordon's 77th career win, which earned him sixth place all-time. The day before, he won his 60th career pole position, which surpassed Darrell Waltrip for the most in NASCAR's modern era (since 1971). Gordon won on the anniversary of Dale Earnhardt's birthday and on a track on which he and his son Dale Earnhardt Jr. have won a combined total of 15 Sprint Cup Series races. Despite posting the 20th-best overall lap, Michael Waltrip missed his eighth straight Cup race. That lap was only the eighth-fastest among those drivers having to qualify on time. https://web.archive.org/web/20070429032539/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2007/grids/2007tss1-grid.htm 2007-04-29 That would have been good enough to make the race, but Dale Jarrett, ironically a teammate at Michael Waltrip Racing, used a past champion's provisional, bumping Waltrip from the field. Also missing from the field was Brian Vickers, who had been the most recent race winner at Talladega prior to this, at the 2006 UAW-Ford 500. The #21 team owned by Wood Brothers/JTG Racing was absent from a Cup starting lineup for the first time since April 2000, also at Talladega. Ken Schrader, Mark Martin, and Michael Waltrip had been the only three drivers to qualify for all restrictor-plate races since NASCAR first placed them on cars at certain tracks in 1987. All those streaks ended that weekend (Martin was replaced in the #01 by Regan Smith). Bill Davis Racing had a mixed weekend; Jeremy Mayfield made his first race outside of those using the Car of Tomorrow, but Dave Blaney missed his first race of the year. References External links Complete race results Points standings after this race Nextel Cup Series 2007 2007 Subway Fresh Fit 500 2007 Crown Royal Presents The Jim Stewart 400 Aaron's 499 Aaron's 499 Category:NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway Category:April 2007 sports events in the United States