2007 LifeLock 400

February 2025 CUST Race 29 of 36 in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season LifeLock 400 2007 09 30 2007 29 36 KansasSpeedway all.PNG Layout of Kansas Speedway LifeLock 400 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas 1.5 2.414 210 315 506.943 267 400.5 644.542 Temperatures reaching a maximum of 86 F C; wind speeds up to 22 mph km/hWeather information for the 2007 LifeLock 400 at The Old Farmers' Almanac. Accessed 2013-06-22. 2013-07-05. 104.981 mi/h Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports 30.846 Kurt Busch Penske Racing 76 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing ABC Jerry Punch, Andy Petree and Rusty Wallace The 2007 LifeLock 400 was the 29th race in the 2007 NASCAR season and the third race of the ten in the 2007 Chase for the Nextel Cup Championship Series. The event, held at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, was run on September 30, 2007. The new title sponsor of the race was LifeLock, a company that sells products that are designed to protect consumers from identity theft. It replaces ConAgra Foods, which had sponsored the race since 2003 under the Banquet brand name. Qualifying With a lap of 30.846 seconds at a speed of 175.063 mph, Chase driver Jimmie Johnson scored his second consecutive pole. "Rocketman" Ryan Newman was to have been alongside him, missing the pole position by .30 thousandths of a second, but his lap was disallowed after failing post-qualifying inspection. Out of his typical fashion of starting in the back, Matt Kenseth qualified a very uncharacteristic third. Of note, Scott Riggs posted his best starting spot this year in fourth, and all three Michael Waltrip Racing cars made the race. Points leader Jeff Gordon started fifth, Emporia native Clint Bowyer started 11th, and defending winner Tony Stewart started 20th. Failed to Qualify: A. J. Allmendinger (#84); Brian Vickers (#83); Jon Wood (#47); Ward Burton (#4). Happy Hour Continuing with the craziness from Dover, Chase drivers again had trouble. During final practice, polesitter Jimmie Johnson spun and damaged his left front fender. His team will go to a backup car, but they will still be credited for the pole. Tony Stewart, who is already on probation for using an expletive at Indy, had another slip at Kansas. While talking to fellow driver Robby Gordon, an ESPN2 camera crew showed up. Stewart said "What? Get the expletive away from me."RacingOne.com article on Stewart's slipAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Stewart may face a points penalty similar to the one Carl Edwards had after winning Dover. Race The race would be dominated by Kurt Busch who led 76 laps. However, Chase drivers immediately began to have trouble. Kyle Busch was tapped from behind by Dale Earnhardt Jr., the man who will replace Busch at Hendrick Motorsports in 2008. Following the incident, Kyle would bring his car into the garage, retire from the race, and leave the track. Unbeknownst to him, his pit crew would repair the car in his absence. Without a driver, the crew would scout Dale Jr. to drive the car and finish the race for Kyle. Jeff Burton, who was leading the points at this race last year, attempted to repair fender damage under red flag conditions, sending him to the tail end of the longest line. Burton's day would only get worse as he had starter trouble. Martin Truex Jr. and Matt Kenseth would be collected in a 15 car pileup. The red flag would wave for a second time due to rain. The controversy begins after the rain stops and NASCAR attempts to dry the track. At 5 PM CT, ABC switches the broadcast over to local affiliates, and moves the race to ESPN2, which ended a practice in NASCAR in the past five years where race overrun stays on the broadcast network. When the race restarts at 6 PM, with one hour to go before darkness, NASCAR attempts to shorten the race to 225 laps (the track did not have lights before 2011). After numerous cautions following the resumption of racing, NASCAR officials shorten the race again, this time to 210 laps. Another Chase contender, Tony Stewart, had made a gamble before the previous red flag to coast to the end. However, that would not work as Stewart would come back in for fuel, and was later involved in the aforementioned "Big One". His day would only get worse from there, as he took fender damage on his left front tire. Crew chief Greg Zipadelli made the call to stay out on the racetrack, not wanting to risk track position. The call would not work as Tony's tire went flat and was accidentally punted by Kurt Busch, causing him to spin and collect chase contender Carl Edwards. While the Chasers struggled, 2005 runner-up Greg Biffle was also conserving fuel. The final caution would come out for a blown tire from Juan Pablo Montoya with 3 laps to go. Darkness meant the race would end under caution (no green-white-checker finish), and ended with the revised distance of 210 laps completed. Controversy reigned in who had won the race. As the cars came around to the checkered flag, Biffle ran out of fuel. Coasting along the flat part of the track, Biffle slowed down, causing the car of Clint Bowyer to slow down. However, Jimmie Johnson did not, passing both Bowyer and Biffle under caution before handing second back to Bowyer. NASCAR declared Biffle the winner, breaking his 28 race losing streak. NASCAR rules state on the final lap of a race, the car must finish on its own power, and following incidents in recent years (including one where Johnson was docked positions during a 2004 race for being slower than pace car speed during a pit road fake), stated a rule that the car must be at pace car speed (50 MPH) or it loses track position. Biffle was considerably slower than pace car speed, and the finish was protested over the procedure. All protests were denied. Results Full Results: (NOTE: Chase drivers are in bold italics.) Pos. No. Driver Car Team 1. #16 Greg Biffle Ford Roush Fenway Racing 2. #07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 3. #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 4. #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 5. #25 Casey Mears Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 6. #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 7. #41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 8. #19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Gillett Evernham Motorsports 9. #9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Gillett Evernham Motorsports 10. #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Incorporated 11. #2 Kurt Busch Dodge Penske Racing South 12. #01 Mark Martin Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Incorporated 13. #10 Scott Riggs Dodge Gillett Evernham Motorsports 14. #18 J. J. Yeley Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 15. #22 Dave Blaney Toyota Bill Davis Racing 16. #6 David Ragan (R) Ford Roush Fenway Racing 17. #40 David Stremme Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 18. #96 Tony Raines Chevrolet Hall of Fame Racing 19. #7 Robby Gordon Ford Robby Gordon Motorsports 20. #66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Haas CNC Racing 21. #45 Kyle Petty Dodge Petty Enterprises 22. #36 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota Bill Davis Racing 23. #70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Haas CNC Racing 24. #26 Jamie McMurray Ford Roush Fenway Racing 25. #78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 26. #44 Dale Jarrett Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 27. #15 Paul Menard (R) Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Incorporated 28. #42 Juan Pablo Montoya (R) Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 29. #11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 30. #55 Michael Waltrip Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 31. #00 David Reutimann (R) Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 32. #21 Ken Schrader Ford Wood Brothers Racing 33. #49 John Andretti Dodge BAM Racing 34. #38 David Gilliland Ford Robert Yates Racing 35. #17 Matt Kenseth Ford Roush Fenway Racing 36. #31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 37. #99 Carl Edwards Ford Roush Fenway Racing 38. #1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Incorporated 39. #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 40. #88 Kenny Wallace Ford Robert Yates Racing 41. #5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 42. #43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Petty Enterprises 43. #12 Ryan Newman Dodge Penske Racing South References Nextel Cup Series 2007 2007 Dodge Dealers 400 2007 UAW-Ford 500 LifeLock 400 LifeLock 400 Category:NASCAR races at Kansas Speedway Category:September 2007 sports events in the United States Category:NASCAR controversies