Motor car race
The 2007 Subway 500 , the 32nd race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup season and the sixth race in the Chase for the Nextel Cup , ran on Sunday, October 21, 2007, at Martinsville Speedway , located on the outskirts of Martinsville, Virginia . This race was the fifteenth of sixteen series races to use NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow template, which will be made permanent as of the 2008 season .
An overview on Martinsville Speedway , from the bleachers on Turns 1 and 2. The layout of Martinsville Speedway , the venue where the race was held. #[ 2] Driver Team Make Sponsor 00 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota Domino's Pizza 1 Martin Truex, Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops , Tracker Boats 01 Aric Almirola Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet U.S. Army 2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing South Dodge Miller Lite 4 Ward Burton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet ITT Night Vision , State Water Heaters 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's , Carquest 6 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford AAA 06 Sam Hornish, Jr. Penske Racing South Dodge Mobil 1 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Ford Mac Tools 07 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser 9 Kasey Kahne Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers , UAW 10 Scott Riggs Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge Valvoline , Stanley Tools 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet FedEx Freight 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing South Dodge Alltel 15 Paul Menard Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Menards , Pittsburgh Paint 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford Dish Network 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford R&L Carriers , DeWalt 18 J.J. Yeley Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 19 Elliott Sadler Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers , UAW 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet The Home Depot 21 Bill Elliott Wood Brothers Racing Ford Little Debbie Snack Cakes 22 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Toyota Caterpillar 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont 25 Casey Mears Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet National Guard , GMAC 26 Jamie McMurray Roush Fenway Racing Ford Crown Royal 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Shell , Pennzoil 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 36 Jeremy Mayfield Bill Davis Racing Toyota 360 OTC 37 Kevin Lepage Front Row Motorsports Dodge Front Row Motorsports 38 David Gilliland Robert Yates Racing Ford M&M's 40 David Stremme Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge Target House 41 Reed Sorenson Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge Target 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge Texaco , Havoline 43 Bobby Labonte Petty Enterprises Dodge Goody's Headache Powder 44 Dale Jarrett Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota UPS 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Marathon America Spirit Motor Oil 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's 49 John Andretti BAM Racing Dodge Paralyzed Veterans of America 55 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 66 Jeff Green Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet Haas CNC Machine Tools . Best Buy 70 Johnny Sauter Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet Haas CNC Machine Tools 78 Joe Nemechek Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Racing Team Toyota Red Bull 84 A.J. Allmendinger Red Bull Racing Team Toyota Red Bull 88 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford Combos , Snickers 96 Tony Raines Hall of Fame Racing Chevrolet DiP HDTVgital Light Processing 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford Office Depot
With a lap of 19.938 seconds at a speed of 94.974 miles per hour, seven time Martinsville winner Jeff Gordon took his sixth pole at the paperclip and 63rd of his career. Spring Martinsville winner Jimmie Johnson started fourth. South Boston natives Jeff and Ward Burton both struggled in qualifying, having to start 18th and 36th respectively. Chase contender Tony Stewart started 34th.
The 2007 running of the race set a record for cautions in this race, with 21 yellow flags flying for 127 laps. The race was eventually decided under caution, when, during the green-white-checkers, David Ragan spun in turn number 1, ending the single attempt at a racing finish. With his third consecutive win at Martinsville, Johnson became the first driver since Rusty Wallace in 1994–1995 to win three straight races at the track.
Fin[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings 1 4 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 506 147 running 190 $244,486 2 12 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing South Dodge 506 0 running 170 $181,625 3 1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 506 168 running 175 $183,386 4 6 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 506 106 running 165 $130,375 5 24 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 506 0 running 155 $147,916 6 30 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 506 0 running 150 $105,800 7 37 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 506 0 running 146 $103,950 8 26 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 506 9 running 147 $116,850 9 21 07 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 506 0 running 138 $85,625 10 3 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 506 0 running 134 $131,761 11 20 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 506 0 running 130 $82,275 12 18 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 506 51 running 132 $108,216 13 34 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 506 0 running 124 $116,611 14 10 96 Tony Raines Hall of Fame Racing Chevrolet 506 0 running 121 $79,450 15 5 9 Kasey Kahne Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge 506 0 running 118 $113,591 16 32 10 Scott Riggs Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge 506 0 running 115 $76,900 17 19 00 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 506 0 running 112 $87,408 18 29 55 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 506 0 running 109 $80,133 19 2 1 Martin Truex, Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 506 0 running 106 $95,695 20 22 25 Casey Mears Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 506 0 running 103 $83,975 21 42 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 506 0 running 100 $80,858 22 16 43 Bobby Labonte Petty Enterprises Dodge 506 0 running 97 $103,386 23 7 8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 506 24 running 99 $108,958 24 35 15 Paul Menard Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 505 0 running 91 $66,050 25 40 38 David Gilliland Robert Yates Racing Ford 505 0 running 88 $93,514 26 41 6 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford 505 0 running 85 $101,650 27 23 88 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 504 0 running 82 $96,308 28 31 66 Jeff Green Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 503 1 running 84 $84,683 29 13 70 Johnny Sauter Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 503 0 running 76 $64,775 30 33 44 Dale Jarrett Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 503 0 running 73 $62,025 31 11 2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing South Dodge 501 0 running 70 $98,483 32 9 26 Jamie McMurray Roush Fenway Racing Ford 500 0 running 67 $72,175 33 15 49 John Andretti BAM Racing Dodge 492 0 transmission 64 $71,472 34 43 21 Bill Elliott Wood Brothers Racing Ford 483 0 running 61 $82,564 35 25 84 A.J. Allmendinger Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 474 0 running 58 $60,725 36 17 22 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Toyota 439 0 running 55 $68,575 37 38 40 David Stremme Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 410 0 crash 52 $60,450 38 36 4 Ward Burton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 406 0 running 49 $60,325 39 39 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Ford 390 0 running 46 $60,200 40 14 19 Elliott Sadler Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge 371 0 running 43 $78,420 41 28 41 Reed Sorenson Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 259 0 engine 40 $67,930 42 8 18 J.J. Yeley Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 258 0 engine 37 $87,713 43 27 01 Aric Almirola Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 111 0 electrical 34 $67,940 Failed to qualify 44 06 Sam Hornish, Jr. Penske Racing South Dodge 45 78 Joe Nemechek Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 46 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 47 36 Jeremy Mayfield Bill Davis Racing Toyota 48 37 Kevin Lepage Front Row Motorsports Dodge
Gordon's lead over Johnson in the standings was reduced to 58 points. (See 2007 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup) for complete Chase standings).
For 35th place, and the last guaranteed starting spot, the #22 team (driver Dave Blaney for Bill Davis Racing ) extended its lead over the #21 team (Bill Elliott for Wood Brothers/JTG Racing ) to 142 points.[1] Archived 2007-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
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