2007 Brickyard 400

20th race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season July 2018 February 2025 CUST Race 20 of 36 in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season Allstate 400 at the Brickyard 2007 07 29 2007 20 36 2007_Brickyard_400_program_cover_and_logo.png 2007 Brickyard 400 program cover Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana 2.5 4.023 160 400 643.737 Temperatures up to 86 F C; wind speeds up to 12 mph km/h2007 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard weather information http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/IN/Indianapolis/2007-07-29 30 July 2013 117.379 mi/h Reed Sorenson Chip Ganassi Racing 48.858 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing 65 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing ESPN Jerry Punch, Andy Petree and Dale Jarrett The 2007 Allstate 400 at The Brickyard, the 14th running of the event, was the twentieth race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the first of the season that was televised by NASCAR on ESPN. It was held on July 29, 2007, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Pre-race thumb|180px|left|Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the race track where the race was held. Two Nextel Cup Series teams announced changes in their ownership just before this race: Dale Earnhardt Inc. merged with Ginn Racing, taking over the No. 01 team of Mark Martin and Aric Almirola, and closing the Nos. 13 and 14 teams after Ginn had released Joe Nemechek and Sterling Marlin because of sponsorship difficulties. The No. 14 and No. 15 teams switched positions in the standings, guaranteeing Paul Menard, the driver of the No. 15, a starting spot. Regan Smith, who had shared driving duties with Martin, was reassigned to the Craftsman Truck Series. Terry Labonte filled in for Michael Waltrip in the No. 55 Toyota which originally made Bill Elliott, winner of the 2002 race, and his No. 21 Wood Brothers/JTG Racing team ineligible for the past champion's provisional since Labonte's championship is more recent than Elliott's. However, with the closing of the Nos. 13 and 14 teams from Ginn, Elliott was assured of racing in this event. Originally, there were 51 cars on the initial entry list, including the No. 13 team, which was left without a driver and sponsor. The No. 14 team was entered with Smith as the driver, but because of the merger between DEI and Ginn Racing, the final entry list only included 49 cars. Entry list (W) denotes past Brickyard 400 winner. (R) denotes rookie driver. No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer 00 David Reutimann (R) Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 01 Mark Martin Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 1 Martin Truex Jr. Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing South Dodge 4 Ward Burton Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 David Ragan (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 07 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Ford 08 Joe Nemechek E&M Motorsports Dodge 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 10 Scott Riggs Evernham Motorsports Dodge 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing South Dodge 15 Paul Menard (R) Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 J. J. Yeley Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 19 Elliott Sadler Evernham Motorsports Dodge 20 Tony Stewart (W) Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 21 Bill Elliott (W) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Toyota 24 Jeff Gordon (W) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25 Casey Mears Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26 Jamie McMurray Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29 Kevin Harvick (W) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 33 Scott Wimmer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 36 Jeremy Mayfield Bill Davis Racing Toyota 37 Kevin Lepage 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 (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 43 Bobby Labonte (W) Petty Enterprises Dodge 44 Dale Jarrett (W) Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Toyota 48 Jimmie Johnson (W) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 55 Terry Labonte 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 83 Brian Vickers Team Red Bull Toyota 84 A. J. Allmendinger (R) Team Red Bull Toyota 88 Ricky Rudd (W) Robert Yates Racing Ford 96 Tony Raines Hall of Fame Racing Chevrolet 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford Qualifying RANKDRIVERNBRCARTIMESPEED1 Reed Sorenson41Dodge48.858  184.207  2 Juan Pablo Montoya42Dodge49.048  183.494  3 Ryan Newman12Dodge49.053  183.475  4 Dale Earnhardt Jr.8Chevrolet49.068  183.419  5 Kasey Kahne9Dodge49.080  183.374  6 Kurt Busch2Dodge49.159  183.079  7 Jeff Burton31Chevrolet49.167  183.050  8 Greg Biffle16Ford49.174  183.024  9 Casey Mears25Chevrolet49.177  183.012  10 Denny Hamlin11Chevrolet49.233  182.804  11 Tony Raines96Chevrolet49.246  182.756  12 David Stremme40Dodge49.259  182.708  13 Mark Martin01Chevrolet49.273  182.656  14 Tony Stewart20Chevrolet49.275  182.648  15 Jamie McMurray26Ford49.287  182.604  16 Scott Riggs10Dodge49.333  182.434  *17 Elliott Sadler19Dodge49.342  182.400  18 Kyle Busch5Chevrolet49.396  182.201  19 Jimmie Johnson48Chevrolet49.498  181.826  20 Kevin Harvick29Chevrolet49.519  181.748  21 Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet49.526  181.723  22 Scott Wimmer33Chevrolet49.558  181.605  *23 J.J. Yeley18Chevrolet49.559  181.602  24 Jeff Green66Chevrolet49.676  181.174  25 Brian Vickers83Toyota49.689  181.127  *26 Clint Bowyer07Chevrolet49.692  181.116  27 Dave Blaney22Toyota49.708  181.057  *28 Paul Menard15Chevrolet49.711  181.046  29 Bobby Labonte43Dodge49.753  180.894  30 David Ragan6Ford49.757  180.879  31 Matt Kenseth17Ford49.764  180.854  32 Bill Elliott21Ford49.783  180.785  33 Martin Truex Jr.1Chevrolet49.797  180.734  34 David Reutimann00Toyota49.827  180.625  *35 Carl Edwards99Ford49.829  180.618  36 Ken Schrader49Dodge49.862  180.498  *37 Ricky Rudd88Ford49.998  180.007  38 David Gilliland38Ford50.033  179.881  39 Johnny Sauter70Chevrolet50.080  179.712  40 Ward Burton4Chevrolet50.096  179.655  *41 Joe Nemechek08Dodge50.184  179.340  *42 Terry Labonte55Toyota50.189  179.322  PC43 Kyle Petty45Dodge50.227  179.186  44 A.J. Allmendinger84Toyota50.300  178.926  *45 Kevin Lepage37Dodge50.340  178.784  *46 Dale Jarrett44Toyota50.366  178.692  *47 Jeremy Mayfield36Toyota50.411  178.532  *48 Kenny Wallace78Chevrolet50.814  177.117  *49 Robby Gordon7Ford50.879  176.890  OP OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Joe Nemechek (#08), A.J. Allmendinger (#84), Kevin Lepage (#37), Dale Jarrett (#44), Jeremy Mayfield (#36), Kenny Wallace (#78), Regan Smith (#14-WD), ? (#13-WD) Race Pole sitter Reed Sorenson lead the first lap of the race. The first caution flew on lap 15 when Jeff Green crashed in turn 3. Tony Stewart won the race off of pit road and lead the field to the restart on lap 20. Dale Earnhardt Jr. would take the lead from Stewart on the restart. The second caution would fly on the same lap when Ryan Newman crashed in turn 4. Dale Jr. lead the field on the restart on lap 25. On lap 39, the third caution flew when Tony Raines and Kasey Kahne crashed and turn 1. Robby Gordon also spun trying to avoid the wreck. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the race off of pit road and lead the field to the restart on lap 44. On lap 46, a big wreck would occur in turn 1 that took out 8 cars. It started when Jamie McMurray got loose in turn 1 and slid up into Jimmie Johnson which caused a mini chain reaction crash that also collected Scott Riggs, Bill Elliott, Ricky Rudd, Carl Edwards, J. J. Yeley, and Kyle Petty. The race restarted on lap 53. On lap 54, Tony Stewart took the lead from Dale Earnhardt Jr. On the same lap, a multi-car crash would occur in turn three. It started when Johnny Sauter came down and got turned by Casey Mears which sent the two spinning while collecting Elliott Sadler and Kyle Petty. The race restarted on lap 60 with Stewart as the leader. On lap 61, the 6th caution of the race would occur when Jimmie Johnson blew a left front tire and hit the wall in turn 3 which ended up causing his car to catch on fire. Juan Pablo Montoya won the race off of pit road but Kyle Busch, Brian Vickers, Matt Kenseth, Martin Truex Jr, and Scott Riggs did not pit and Busch lead the field to the restart on lap 68. On lap 76, the 7th caution flew for debris. During pit stops, Kurt Busch's rear bumper fell off after Scott Wimmer made contact with him. Tony Stewart lead the field to the restart on lap 80. On lap 90, the 8th caution flew for debris. Greg Biffle won the race off of pit road and lead the field to the restart on lap 98. Final Laps On lap 103, Kevin Harvick took the lead. With 50 laps to go, Tony Stewart took the lead from Harvick. With 34 to go, Kyle Busch took the lead as green flag pit stops began. Stewart would get the lead back with 32 to go. With 25 to go, the 9th and final caution flew when Dale Earnhardt Jr's engine blew. Stewart led the field to the restart with 20 to go. Kevin Harvick would pass Stewart in turns 1 and 2. Harvick had built a manageable lead but Stewart closed in on him. Stewart on his radio as he was closing on Harvick said "Here kitty kitty kitty! Come get you some of this!" Stewart made a few attempts to pass Harvick but never could. Finally, with 10 to go, Stewart passed Harvick and took the lead. Harvick started to fall back after he and Stewart touched down the backstretch. Stewart would eventually take home his 2nd and last Brickyard 400 win of his career while also taking his 2nd win on the season and the 2nd in a row. Juan Pablo Montoya, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, and Reed Sorenson rounded out the top 5 while Mark Martin, Kevin Harvick (who dropped from first to 7th), Jeff Burton, Dave Blaney, and Matt Kenseth rounded out the top 10.Stewart all smiles after muscling to Brickyard victory 31 July 2007 https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2007/jul/31/stewart-all-smiles-after-muscling-brickya-20070731/ Results Pos. No. Driver Car Team 1. 20 Tony Stewart (W) Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 2. 42 Juan Pablo Montoya (R) Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 3. 24 Jeff Gordon (W) Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 4. 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 5. 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 6. 01 Mark Martin Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 7. 29 Kevin Harvick (W) Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 8. 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 9. 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Bill Davis Racing 10. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Roush Fenway Racing 11. 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Penske Racing South 12. 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 13. 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 14. 4 Ward Burton Chevrolet Morgan-McClure Motorsports 15. 16 Greg Biffle Ford Roush Fenway Racing 16. 6 David Ragan (R) Ford Roush Fenway Racing 17. 38 David Gilliland (R) Ford Yates/Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 18. 99 Carl Edwards Ford Roush Fenway Racing 19. 43 Bobby Labonte (W) Dodge Petty Enterprises 20. 15 Paul Menard (R) Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 21. 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Team Red Bull 22. 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 23. 21 Bill Elliott (W) Ford Wood Brothers/JTG Racing 24. 88 Ricky Rudd (W) Ford Yates/Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 25. 49 Ken Schrader Dodge BAM Racing 26. 40 David Stremme Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 27. 7 Robby Gordon Ford Robby Gordon Motorsports 28. 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Evernham Motorsports 29. 10 Scott Riggs Dodge Evernham Motorsports 30. 55 Terry Labonte Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 31. 33 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 32. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Petty Enterprises 33. 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Roush Fenway Racing 34. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 35. 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 36. 18 J. J. Yeley Chevorolet Joe Gibbs Racing 37. 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Haas CNC Racing 38. 00 David Reutimann (R) Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 39. 48 Jimmie Johnson (W) Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 40. 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Evernham Motorsports 41. 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet Hall of Fame Racing 42. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Penske Racing South 43. 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Haas CNC Racing Failed to Quality Pos. No. Driver Car Team 08 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet EM Motorsports 84 A. J. Allmendinger (R) Toyota Team Red Bull 37 Kevin Lepage Dodge Front Row Motorsports 44 Dale Jarrett (W) Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 36 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota Bill Davis Racing 78 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Furniture Row RacingSource: 2007 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Results Notes For the first time in history, there was not a testing session before this race. This race marked the second time an Indy NASCAR race was on cable television. Either ABC or NBC televised all 13 of the previous events except for 1995, when ESPN showed the race on one day's tape delay. This time, the 400 was originally scheduled to air on ESPN, while ABC would not takeover the broadcast until September. Additionally, this was the first NASCAR Cup race aired on ESPN since the 2000 season finale of what was then the Winston Cup Series. Dale Jarrett's failure to qualify meant that only 4 drivers had started every Brickyard 400 since its inception in 1994: Jeff Gordon, Bobby Labonte, Mark Martin, and Bill Elliott. Kevin Harvick, who led part of the race until Stewart overtook him on lap 149, missed the victory by a close finish to become the 3rd driver to win the Daytona 500 and the Brickyard 400 in the same year. Post-race For the second time since 2004, a winning driver uttered an obscenity in a live post-race interview when Stewart said "This one's for every one of those fans in the stands who pull for me every week and take all the bullshit from everybody else" to then ESPN pit reporter Dave Burns. At first, it was perceived to be in response to critics who have gone after his blunt and abrasive personality, but it has since been reported that Stewart was the subject of statements made by Pardon the Interruption co-hosts Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon on the show that aired the day after Stewart's win at the USG Sheetrock 400. After Stewart joked about celebrating the victory by drinking a case of Schlitz beer, the co-hosts concluded that the driver was a bad role model for children. Whether the comments were a form of revenge against the network is open for interpretation.Tony Stewart Punk'd ESPN...April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Tony Stewart vs. ESPN: It Could Be a Long TV Season On the Tuesday after the race, Stewart was fined 25,000 by NASCAR, and lost 25 points in the driver's championship due to the infraction. His team, Joe Gibbs Racing, also was penalized 25 points in the owners' championship. However, his classification of fifth in the championship standings remained the same despite the penalty.ESPN - Stewart fined $25,000, docked 25 points for cursing on TV - Nascar Dale Earnhardt Jr., who said the word "shit" after winning the 2004 EA Sports 500 at Talladega Superspeedway had been given the same penalty that year. References External links Complete results Points standings Nextel Cup Series 2007 2007 USG Sheetrock 400 2007 Pennsylvania 500 Allstate 400 Allstate 400 Category:NASCAR races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Category:July 2007 sports events in the United States