2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400

Third race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series February 2023 NASNEX Motor Racing Network 128.183 mph km/h Kasey Kahne 111 Hendrick Motorsports Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Jeff Gordon Evernham Motorsports 48 Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip FOX 2007 3 11 36 North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway 3 10th Annual UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 2007 267 644.542 2.41 1.5 29.212 400.5 The 2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 program cover. 2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 program cover.jpeg The 2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 was the third stock car race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the 10th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 11, 2007, before an audience of 156,000 in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 mi km permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 267 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson would manage to mount a late-race charge to the front, passing for the lead with 28 laps to go in the race to take his 24th career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.Caraviello David March 12, 2007 Overcoming adversity a staple of resilient 48 team http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/03/12/jjohnson.post.vegas/index.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070323113610/http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/03/12/jjohnson.post.vegas/index.html March 23, 2007 February 27, 2023 NASCARPoole David March 11, 2007 Aces up for Johnson http://www.thatsracin.com/142/story/3288.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071014054107/http://www.thatsracin.com/142/story/3288.html October 14, 2007 February 27, 2023 That's Racin' To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the circuit where the race was held. Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1200 acre on on complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor00David Reutimann (R)Michael Waltrip RacingToyotaDomino's1Martin Truex Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.ChevroletBass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats01Mark MartinGinn RacingChevroletU.S. Army2Kurt BuschPenske Racing SouthDodgeMiller Lite4Ward BurtonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevroletState Water Heaters5Kyle BuschHendrick MotorsportsChevroletKellogg's, Carquest6David Ragan (R)Roush Fenway RacingFordAAA7Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsFordRobby Gordon Motorsports07Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevroletJack Daniel's8Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.ChevroletBudweiser9Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodgeMcDonald's, Dodge10Scott RiggsEvernham MotorsportsDodgeAuto Value Bumper To Bumper11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingChevroletFedEx Kinko's12Ryan NewmanPenske Racing SouthDodgeAlltel13Joe NemechekGinn RacingChevroletCertainTeed14Sterling MarlinGinn RacingChevroletWaste Management15Paul Menard (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.ChevroletMenards, Johns Manville16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFordAmeriquest Mortgage17Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFordDeWalt18J. J. YeleyJoe Gibbs RacingChevroletInterstate Batteries19Elliott SadlerEvernham MotorsportsDodgeDodge, UAW-Daimler Chrysler 40020Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevroletThe Home Depot21Jon WoodWood Brothers RacingFordU.S. Air Force22Dave BlaneyBill Davis RacingToyotaCaterpillar24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletNicorette, DuPont25Casey MearsHendrick MotorsportsChevroletNational Guard, GMAC26Jamie McMurrayRoush Fenway RacingFordCrown Royal29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevroletShell, Pennzoil31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevroletCingular Wireless34Kevin LepageFront Row MotorsportsDodgeFront Row Motorsports36Jeremy MayfieldBill Davis RacingToyota360 OTC, WrestleMania 2337John AndrettiFront Row MotorsportsDodgeCamping World38David GillilandRobert Yates RacingFordM&M's40David StremmeChip Ganassi RacingDodgeCoors Light41Reed SorensonChip Ganassi RacingDodgeTarget42Juan Pablo Montoya (R)Chip Ganassi RacingDodgeTexaco, Havoline43Bobby LabontePetty EnterprisesDodgeCheerios44Dale JarrettMichael Waltrip RacingToyotaUPS45Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodgeWells Fargo47Ken SchraderWood Brothers/JTG RacingFordOre-Ida, Kingsford, Clorox48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLowe's49Mike BlissBAM RacingDodgeZone Loans55Michael WaltripMichael Waltrip RacingToyotaNAPA Auto Parts66Jeff GreenHaas CNC RacingChevroletSamsung Four Seasons of Hope70Johnny SauterHaas CNC RacingChevroletYellow Transportation72Brandon WhittCJM RacingChevroletDutch Quality Stone78Kenny WallaceFurniture Row RacingChevroletFurniture Row80Aric AlmirolaJoe Gibbs RacingChevroletJoe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil83Brian VickersRed Bull Racing TeamToyotaRed Bull84A. J. Allmendinger (R)Red Bull Racing TeamToyotaRed Bull88Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFordSnickers96Tony RainesHall of Fame RacingChevroletDLP HDTV, Texas Instruments99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFordOffice DepotOfficial entry list Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, March 9, at 2:30 PM EST. The session would last for one hour and 30 minutes. Kasey Kahne, driving for Evernham Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.840 and an average speed of 180.965 mph km/h. Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2007 Las Vegas Race Info / Rundown Page http://www.jayski.com/next/2007/3lvms2007.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070317002853/http://www.jayski.com/next/2007/3lvms2007.htm March 17, 2007 February 27, 2023 Jayski's Silly Season Site Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed19Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge29.840180.965238David GillilandRobert Yates RacingFord29.921180.475301Mark MartinGinn RacingChevrolet30.073179.563Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on Saturday, March 10, at 12:00 PM EST. The session would last for 50 minutes. Clint Bowyer, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.219 and an average speed of 178.695 mph km/h. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed107Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.219178.695248Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.222178.678342Juan Pablo Montoya (R)Chip Ganassi RacingDodge30.246178.536Full second practice results Final practice The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, March 10, at 1:20 PM EST. The session would last for one hour. Clint Bowyer, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.385 and an average speed of 177.719 mph km/h. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed107Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.385177.719201Mark MartinGinn RacingChevrolet30.506177.014331Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.516176.956Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, March 9, at 6:10 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap. While positions 1-42 would be determined by qualifying speed, the top 35 teams in owner's points would be assured that they would earn a spot in the field if they had managed to make an effort to qualify. The remaining seven positions from positions 36-42 would be assigned to those drivers with the fastest qualifying speeds whose car owners are not among the top 35. The final starting position, position 43, can be utilized by a car owner whose driver is a current or past NASCAR NEXTEL Cup champion who participated as a driver during the current of previous season and was entered in the event for that owner in that car prior to the entry deadline. In the case that iff there was more than one series champion vying for the position, it would be given to the most recent series champion. If the final provisional starting position is not filled by a current or past series champion, it will be assigned to the next eligible car owner according to qualifying results. Kasey Kahne, driving for Evernham Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 29.212 and an average speed of 184.855 mph km/h.Peltz Jim March 9, 2007 Kahne takes Vegas pole https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2007-03-10-nascar10-story.html February 27, 2023 Orlando Sentinel Ten drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed19Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge29.212184.855240David StremmeChip Ganassi RacingDodge29.317184.193319Elliott SadlerEvernham MotorsportsDodge29.368183.874442Juan Pablo Montoya (R)Chip Ganassi RacingDodge29.478183.188531Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.512182.976610Scott RiggsEvernham MotorsportsDodge29.530182.865741Reed SorensonChip Ganassi RacingDodge29.537182.822814Sterling MarlinGinn RacingChevrolet29.585182.525913Joe NemechekGinn RacingChevrolet29.627182.266102Kurt BuschPenske Racing SouthDodge29.667182.0201122Dave BlaneyBill Davis RacingToyota29.707181.775125Kyle BuschHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.709181.7631399Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord29.741181.5681401Mark MartinGinn RacingChevrolet29.753181.4941578Kenny WallaceFurniture Row RacingChevrolet29.772181.3781607Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.786181.2931711Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet29.822181.0741816Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord29.829181.0321915Paul Menard (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet29.842180.9532029Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.850180.9042138David GillilandRobert Yates RacingFord29.852180.8922245Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge29.853180.8862348Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.864180.8202418J. J. YeleyJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet29.867180.8022520Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet29.901180.596261Martin Truex Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet29.910180.5422796Tony RainesHall of Fame RacingChevrolet29.919180.487288Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet29.932180.4092966Jeff GreenHaas CNC RacingChevrolet29.949180.307304Ward BurtonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet29.957180.2583180Aric AlmirolaJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet29.971180.1743270Johnny SauterHaas CNC RacingChevrolet29.974180.1563326Jamie McMurrayRoush Fenway RacingFord29.985180.0903425Casey MearsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.990180.060356David Ragan (R)Roush Fenway RacingFord30.029179.8263624Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.061179.6353717Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord30.090179.462387Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsFord30.110179.3423912Ryan NewmanPenske Racing SouthDodge30.131179.217Qualified by owner's points4088Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord30.159179.0514121Jon WoodWood Brothers RacingFord30.704175.8734243Bobby LabontePetty EnterprisesDodge - -Champion's Provisional4344Dale JarrettMichael Waltrip RacingToyota30.531176.869Failed to qualify4484A. J. Allmendinger (R)Red Bull Racing TeamToyota30.006179.9644549Mike BlissBAM RacingDodge30.037179.7784637John AndrettiFront Row MotorsportsDodge30.130179.2234783Brian VickersRed Bull Racing TeamToyota30.167179.0034800David Reutimann (R)Michael Waltrip RacingToyota30.240178.5714936Jeremy MayfieldBill Davis RacingToyota30.464177.2585072Brandon WhittCJM RacingChevrolet30.591176.5235134Kevin LepageFront Row MotorsportsDodge30.788175.3935255Michael WaltripMichael Waltrip RacingToyota31.138173.4215347Ken SchraderWood Brothers/JTG RacingFord - -Official qualifying results Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings12348Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26789running190$415,38623624Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet267111running180$287,01131711Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet2670running165$212,22543717Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord2671running165$208,94151401Mark MartinGinn RacingChevrolet26715running160$180,78361399Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord2673running155$128,62572520Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet2670running146$158,43683912Ryan NewmanPenske Racing SouthDodge2671running147$143,2259125Kyle BuschHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2674running143$116,250103326Jamie McMurrayRoush Fenway RacingFord2670running134$117,82511288Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2671running135$144,23312261Martin Truex Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2672running132$128,170134243Bobby LabontePetty EnterprisesDodge2673running129$138,46114319Elliott SadlerEvernham MotorsportsDodge26717running126$125,17015531Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2674running123$135,716161816Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord2660running115$111,57517387Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsFord2660running112$96,375182418J. J. YeleyJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet2661running114$123,183192796Tony RainesHall of Fame RacingChevrolet2660running106$104,67520240David StremmeChip Ganassi RacingDodge2660running103$95,925212138David GillilandRobert Yates RacingFord2650running100$119,18922442Juan Pablo Montoya (R)Chip Ganassi RacingDodge2650running97$126,95023610Scott RiggsEvernham MotorsportsDodge2650running94$98,725241578Kenny WallaceFurniture Row RacingChevrolet2650running91$85,550252966Jeff GreenHaas CNC RacingChevrolet2650running88$112,30826102Kurt BuschPenske Racing SouthDodge2650running85$120,708272029Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2650running82$131,286282245Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge2650running79$98,708294121Jon WoodWood Brothers RacingFord2640running76$104,064304088Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord2640running73$112,60831741Reed SorensonChip Ganassi RacingDodge2630running70$100,533321915Paul Menard (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2630running67$80,675334344Dale JarrettMichael Waltrip RacingToyota2630running64$81,42534814Sterling MarlinGinn RacingChevrolet2511engine66$89,8223519Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge25113crash63$138,741361607Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2391running60$87,85037356David Ragan (R)Roush Fenway RacingFord2360running52$115,45038913Joe NemechekGinn RacingChevrolet1560crash49$79,425393270Johnny SauterHaas CNC RacingChevrolet1470running46$79,225403425Casey MearsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1410running43$86,975413180Aric AlmirolaJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet460crash40$78,775421122Dave BlaneyBill Davis RacingToyota170crash37$86,63043304Ward BurtonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet150crash34$79,452Failed to qualify4484A. J. Allmendinger (R)Red Bull Racing TeamToyota4549Mike BlissBAM RacingDodge4637John AndrettiFront Row MotorsportsDodge4783Brian VickersRed Bull Racing TeamToyota4800David Reutimann (R)Michael Waltrip RacingToyota4936Jeremy MayfieldBill Davis RacingToyota5072Brandon WhittCJM RacingChevrolet5134Kevin LepageFront Row MotorsportsDodge5255Michael WaltripMichael Waltrip RacingToyota5347Ken SchraderWood Brothers/JTG RacingFordOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Mark Martin 495 10px 1 2 Jeff Gordon 489 (-6) 10px 1 3 Jeff Burton 453 (-42) 10px 11 4 Jimmie Johnson 406 (–89) 10px 6 5 Matt Kenseth 397 (–98) 10px 2 6 Kevin Harvick 389 (–106) 10px 2 7 Kyle Busch 382 (–113) 10px 10 8 Denny Hamlin 374 (–121) 10px 1 9 J. J. Yeley 365 (–130) 10px 6 10 Elliott Sadler 342 (–153) 10px 1 11 David Stremme 339 (–156) 10px 1 12 David Gilliland 335 (–160)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings. References NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 2007 Auto Club 500 2007 Kobalt Tools 500 2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Category:NASCAR races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Category:2007 in sports in Nevada Category:March 2007 sports events in the United States