2007 3M Performance 400

January 2025 CUST Race 23 of 36 in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season 3M Performance 400 2007 08 21 2007 23 36 2007_3M_Performance_400_program_cover.png 2007 3M Performance 400 program cover 3M Performance 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan 2.0 3.218 203 406 653.393 200 400 643.737 Hot with temperatures reaching up to 87.1 F C; wind speeds up to 11.1 mph km/h 117.012 mi/h Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 38.090 Kurt Busch Penske Racing 92 2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing ESPN2 Jerry Punch, Andy Petree and Rusty Wallace The 2007 3M Performance 400 was the 23rd race in the 2007 NASCAR season was scheduled to be held on Sunday, August 19, 2007 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. However, a day-long rain postponed the race until August 20, but another rainstorm postponed the race until the following day. Pre-race News Kenny Wallace was released from the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Chevy team. Wimmer replaced him, but failed to qualify in a one-race deal. Due to a hand injury to his hand suffered in a fit of anger when he punched out a wall in his hauler at the previous weekend's race in Watkins Glen, Kyle Petty was replaced in the No. 45 as Chad McCumbee for that race only.http://www.jayski.com/next/2007/23mis2007.htm THE RACE: The 3M Performance 400 Jayski's Silly Season Site April 23, 2017 Practice and qualifying Kasey Kahne, with a speed of 187.544 mph, was fastest in practice. He was followed by Jimmie Johnson, David Stremme, Kyle Busch, and Matt Kenseth who rounded out the top five. An early blow came in the first practice when Jeff Burton lost an engine minutes into the warmups. As a result, the No. 31 Chevrolet started in the back of the field regardless of where he qualified. In qualifying itself, newly formed Gillett Evernham Motorsports looked to turn its season around with an all GEM front row. However, those efforts were thwarted by that of Greg Biffle, who held the pole until Jeff Gordon, the final driver to qualify, took his 62nd career Bud Pole award. Of note, Michael Waltrip Racing placed two of its cars in the top 15 although Dale Jarrett failed to make the show. Did not qualify: No. 36 – Jeremy Mayfield, No. 44 – Dale Jarrett, No. 78 – Scott Wimmer, No. 37 – Kevin Lepage, No. 84 – A. J. Allmendinger Race The two-day postponement because of weather was the first since the 1997 DieHard 500 at Talladega. In that case, the race was run on the day before Mothers' Day, which was May 10. However, this race would be started on August 21 at 10:00 a.m. With no rain scheduled until the afternoon, the race ran its full distance although NASCAR waved a competition caution for the drivers to adjust their cars. Kurt Busch, driving a Dodge Charger, held off the Chevrolet Monte Carlos of Martin Truex Jr. and Jimmie Johnson, under a green-white-checkered finish, to take his second win in three races. As with his earlier victory at Pocono, Busch led the most laps, 96 out of 203. Gordon and Denny Hamlin, the top two drivers in the Cup standings, clinched places in the Chase for the Nextel Cup. Busch remained in 12th place, but extended his lead over 13th place Dale Earnhardt Jr. to 163 points. Also, Bill Davis Racing took back 35th place in the owners' standings for its No. 22 team on the strength of a sixth-place finish from Dave Blaney. This meant that BDR was guaranteed a starting spot for the next race, the Sharpie 500. Wood Brothers/JTG Racing (#21) fell back to 36th. It was the third change for 35th, between these teams, since late July. For the first time in the brief history of Toyota in the Cup Series, two of its drivers finished in the top 10 in the same race: Blaney and Brian Vickers (8th). The race telecast, scheduled for ESPN, was relocated to ESPN2. Results POSRace Results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/ 2021-05-28 Racing-Reference en-USST#DRIVERSPONSOR / OWNERCARLAPSMONEYSTATUSLEDPTS1152  Kurt BuschMiller Lite   (Roger Penske)Dodge203190108running921952141  Martin Truex, Jr.Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats / 57 Chevy   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet203151245running01703748  Jimmie JohnsonLowe's / 57 Chevy   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet203175761running1517042117  Matt KensethDeWalt   (Jack Roush)Ford203152491running311655811  Denny HamlinFedEx Kinko's   (Joe Gibbs)Chevrolet203109650running015561722  Dave BlaneyCaterpillar   (Bill Davis)Toyota203114433running015071399  Carl EdwardsOffice Depot   (Jack Roush)Ford20393150running014681883  Brian VickersRed Bull   (Dietrich Mateschitz)Toyota20382925running111479443  Bobby LabonteCheerios / Betty Crocker   (Petty Enterprises)Dodge203120036running0138103520  Tony StewartHome Depot   (Joe Gibbs)Chevrolet203135411running0134112925  Casey MearsNational Guard / GMAC / 57 Chevy   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet20394625running013012398  Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Budweiser / 57 Chevy   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet203121508running11321365  Kyle BuschKellogg's / Carquest   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet20394350running0124141931  Jeff BurtonAT&T Mobility   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet203114891running0121152829  Kevin HarvickShell / Pennzoil   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet203124336running0118163412  Ryan NewmanAlltel   (Roger Penske)Dodge203110150running212017907  Clint BowyerJack Daniel's   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet20385625running011218256  David RaganAAA Insurance   (Jack Roush)Ford203117200running010919216  Greg Biffle3M   (Jack Roush)Ford20397225running2011120274  Ward BurtonState Water Heaters / Lucas Oil / 57 Chevy   (Larry McClure)Chevrolet20376500running4108212040  David StremmeTums   (Chip Ganassi)Dodge20276125running0100224066  Jeff GreenBest Buy   (Gene Haas)Chevrolet20299983running097231200  David ReutimannDominos.com   (Michael Waltrip)Toyota20287108running09424307  Robby GordonJim Beam   (Robby Gordon)Ford20275300running296253118  J.J. YeleyInterstate Batteries / 57 Chevy   (Joe Gibbs)Chevrolet202103333running088262642  Juan Pablo MontoyaTexaco / Havoline   (Chip Ganassi)Dodge202109100running08527124  Jeff GordonDuPont / 57 Chevy   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet202135236running2587282438  David GillilandM&M's   (Yates Racing)Ford202101264running079294170  Johnny SauterYellow Transportation   (Gene Haas)Chevrolet20273775running076303626  Jamie McMurrayIrwin Industrial Tools   (Jack Roush)Ford20282400running0733139  Kasey KahneDodge Dealers / UAW   (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)Dodge201117841running07032519  Elliott SadlerDodge Dealers / UAW   (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)Dodge20191745running067332288  Ricky RuddSnickers   (Yates Racing)Ford201104808running064343796  Tony RainesDLP HDTV / 57 Chevy   (Bill Saunders)Chevrolet20178225running061352321  Bill ElliottLittle Debbie   (Wood Brothers)Ford20189289running058364310  Scott RiggsAuto Value / Bumper to Bumper   (James Rocco)Dodge20178025running055371649  John AndrettiParalyzed Veterans of America   (Beth Ann Morgenthau)Dodge20181633running052383341  Reed SorensonTarget   (Chip Ganassi)Dodge20087422running049393815  Paul MenardMenards / Sylvania / 57 Chevy   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet16769825running046401155  Michael WaltripNAPA Auto Parts   (Michael Waltrip)Toyota13569775running043414245  Chad McCumbeeMarathon American Spirit Motor Oil   (Petty Enterprises)Dodge13469725running040421001  Mark MartinU.S. Army / 57 Chevy   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet10177665oil leak037433208  Joe NemechekE&M Motorsports   (John Carter)Dodge9268724crash034Failed to qualifyPOSNAMENBRSPONSOROWNERCAR44Jeremy Mayfield36360 OTCBill DavisToyota45Dale Jarrett44UPSMichael WaltripToyota46Scott Wimmer78Furniture Row / 57 ChevyBarney VisserChevrolet47Kevin Lepage37Front Row MotorsportsBob JenkinsDodge48A.J. Allmendinger84Red BullDietrich MateschitzToyota References External links Complete finishing order Points standings Complete weather information Nextel Cup Series 2007 2007 Centurion Boats at the Glen 2007 Sharpie 500 3M Performance 400 3M Performance 400 Category:NASCAR races at Michigan International Speedway Category:August 2007 sports events in the United States