2007 USG Sheetrock 400

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2007 USG Sheetrock 400
Race details[1]
Race 19 of 36 in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season
The 2007 USG Sheetrock 400 program cover.
The 2007 USG Sheetrock 400 program cover.
Date July 15, 2007 (2007-July-15)
Official name USG Sheetrock 400
Location Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Illinois
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.414 km)
Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Scheduled Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Weather Temperatures reaching up to 80.6 °F (27.0 °C); wind speeds up to 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h)
Average speed 134.258 miles per hour (216.067 km/h)
Attendance 80,000
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 29.580
Most laps led
Driver Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 108
Winner
No. 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network TNT
Announcers Bill Weber, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty

The 2007 USG Sheetrock 400 was the 19th race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. It took place during daytime on July 15, 2007, at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois with the broadcast airing on TNT.

Background[edit]

The layout of Chicagoland Speedway, where the race was held.
Entry list
#[2] Driver Team Make
00 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota
1 Martin Truex Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet
01 Mark Martin Ginn Racing Chevrolet
2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge
4 Ward Burton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet
5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford
7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Ford
07 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
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 Dodge
13 Joe Nemechek Ginn Racing Chevrolet
14 Sterling Marlin Ginn Racing Chevrolet
15 Paul Menard 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 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet
21 Bill Elliott Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Toyota
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
25 Casey Mears Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
26 Jamie McMurray Roush Fenway Racing Ford
29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
36 Jeremy Mayfield Bill Davis Racing Toyota
37 Kevin Lepage Front Row Motorsports Dodge
38 David Gilliland Robert Yates Racing Ford
40 David Stremme Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge
41 Reed Sorenson Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge
43 Bobby Labonte Petty Enterprises Dodge
44 Dale Jarrett Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota
45 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
49 Chad Chaffin BAM Racing Dodge
55 Michael Waltrip 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 Red Bull Racing Team Toyota
84 A.J. Allmendinger Red Bull Racing Team Toyota
88 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford
96 Tony Raines Hall of Fame Racing Chevrolet
99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford

Qualifying[edit]

Unlike the previous week at Daytona, qualifying was complete for this race. Casey Mears won the pole position with a lap of 182.556 miles per hour. Michael Waltrip qualified for only his fourth race of the season. Chad Chaffin once again filled in at BAM Racing and again qualified for the race.

Qualifying
Pos.[3] # Driver Make Team Time Avg. Speed (mph)
1 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 29.580 182.556
2 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 29.593 182.476
3 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Penske Racing 29.595 182.463
4 01 Mark Martin Chevrolet Ginn Racing 29.622 182.297
5 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 29.626 182.272
6 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 29.689 181.886
7 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 29.727 181.653
8 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 29.739 181.580
9 45 John Andretti Dodge Petty Enterprises 29.764 181.427
10 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Roush Fenway Racing 29.767 181.409
11 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 29.780 181.330
12 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Petty Enterprises 29.791 181.263
13 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 29.797 181.226
14 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 29.810 181.147
15 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Bill Davis Racing 29.828 181.038
16 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 29.841 180.959
17 21 Bill Elliott Ford Wood Brothers Racing 29.866 180.808
18 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Haas CNC Racing 29.885 180.693
19 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 29.894 180.638
20 36 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota Bill Davis Racing 29.895 180.632
21 00 David Reutimann Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 29.900 180.602
22 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 29.911 180.536
23 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 29.923 180.463
24 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Evernham Motorsports 29.947 180.319
25 99 Carl Edwards Ford Roush Fenway Racing 29.948 180.313
26 49 Chad Chaffin Dodge BAM Racing 29.965 180.210
27 13 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Ginn Racing 29.967 180.198
28 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 29.971 180.174
29 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Haas CNC Racing 29.975 180.150
30 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 30.015 179.910
31 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Evernham Motorsports 30.021 179.874
32 6 David Ragan Ford Roush Fenway Racing 30.025 179.850
33 16 Greg Biffle Ford Roush Fenway Racing 30.037 179.778
34 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Roush Fenway Racing 30.055 179.671
35 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Penske Racing 30.058 179.653
36 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 30.073 179.563
37 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Ginn Racing 30.093 179.444
38 40 David Stremme Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 30.108 179.354
39 7 Robby Gordon Ford Robby Gordon Motorsports 30.210 178.749
40 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet Hall of Fame Racing 30.213 178.731
41 88 Ricky Rudd Ford Robert Yates Racing 30.235 178.601
42 38 David Gilliland Ford Robert Yates Racing 30.306 178.183
43 4 Ward Burton Chevrolet Morgan–McClure Motorsports 30.070 179.581
Failed to qualify
44 10 Scott Riggs Dodge Evernham Motorsports 30.145 179.134
45 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull Racing Team 30.171 178.980
46 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 30.207 178.767
47 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull Racing Team 30.228 178.642
48 37 Kevin Lepage Dodge Front Row Motorsports 30.277 178.353
49 78 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 30.303 178.200

Race[edit]

Tony Stewart won for the first time in 2007 and for the 30th time in his career. He also led the most laps in the competition, 108 out of 267. His margin of victory over second-place Matt Kenseth was 1.727 seconds. The rest of the top five drivers, in order, were Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick, and Clint Bowyer.

Jimmie Johnson led the second-most laps (82), but encountered tire trouble toward the end and wound up in 37th place.

Jeff Gordon (9th) extended his points lead over Denny Hamlin (17th) to 303 points. Dale Earnhardt Jr. led Ryan Newman by 39 points for 12th place and the final spot in the 2007 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup. After this race, seven races remained until the "playoff" field was set.

Results[edit]

Fin[4][5][6] St # Driver Make Team Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 19 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 267 108 running 195 $342,161
2 10 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Roush Fenway Racing 267 1 running 175 $249,866
3 25 99 Carl Edwards Ford Roush Fenway Racing 267 0 running 165 $179,625
4 14 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 267 54 running 165 $192,986
5 1 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 267 5 running 160 $157,075
6 35 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Penske Racing 267 2 running 155 $150,133
7 23 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 267 0 running 146 $142,141
8 3 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Penske Racing 267 0 running 142 $136,025
9 11 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 267 0 running 138 $144,086
10 7 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 267 1 running 139 $111,725
11 33 16 Greg Biffle Ford Roush Fenway Racing 267 0 running 130 $111,875
12 22 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 267 0 running 127 $123,233
13 6 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 267 0 running 124 $108,875
14 4 01 Mark Martin Chevrolet Ginn Racing 267 0 running 121 $118,408
15 30 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 267 0 running 118 $130,575
16 42 38 David Gilliland Ford Robert Yates Racing 267 0 running 115 $124,264
17 13 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 267 0 running 112 $106,450
18 9 45 John Andretti Dodge Petty Enterprises 267 0 running 109 $104,808
19 5 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 267 2 running 111 $131,658
20 12 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Petty Enterprises 266 0 running 103 $129,136
21 41 88 Ricky Rudd Ford Robert Yates Racing 266 0 running 100 $119,683
22 18 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Haas CNC Racing 266 0 running 97 $87,950
23 37 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Ginn Racing 266 0 running 94 $99,858
24 40 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet Hall of Fame Racing 265 0 running 91 $95,050
25 32 6 David Ragan Ford Roush Fenway Racing 265 0 running 88 $122,525
26 20 36 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota Bill Davis Racing 265 0 running 85 $82,025
27 29 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Haas CNC Racing 265 0 running 82 $102,072
28 17 21 Bill Elliott Ford Wood Brothers Racing 265 0 running 79 $103,339
29 27 13 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Ginn Racing 264 0 running 76 $83,625
30 28 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 264 0 running 73 $80,875
31 26 49 Chad Chaffin Dodge BAM Racing 263 0 running 70 $80,175
32 24 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Evernham Motorsports 262 0 running 67 $127,166
33 31 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Evernham Motorsports 260 0 running 64 $101,570
34 38 40 David Stremme Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 257 0 engine 61 $79,575
35 36 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 243 0 crash 58 $107,258
36 39 7 Robby Gordon Ford Robby Gordon Motorsports 225 0 running 55 $79,150
37 8 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 222 82 crash 57 $132,861
38 34 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Roush Fenway Racing 214 0 running 49 $86,700
39 2 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 211 12 engine 51 $104,845
40 15 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Bill Davis Racing 199 0 crash 43 $86,280
41 43 4 Ward Burton Chevrolet Morgan–McClure Motorsports 197 0 crash 40 $78,080
42 16 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 132 0 running 37 $77,910
43 21 00 David Reutimann Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 43 0 engine 34 $77,976
Failed to qualify
44 10 Scott Riggs Dodge Evernham Motorsports
45 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull Racing Team
46 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing
47 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull Racing Team
48 37 Kevin Lepage Dodge Front Row Motorsports
49 78 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing

Notes[edit]

  • The command to start the engines was given by former Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith.[7]
  • This was the final race in the telecast schedule for TNT. Kyle Petty, who was one of the color analysts, returned to the #45 car for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard.
  • On the Friday of the race weekend, NASCAR announced that Robby Gordon had lost 25 driver points and 25 owner points because the camera shell, a part that allows in-car images to be sent to television viewers, was not approved.[8]
  • The 2007 race was the last daytime race in Joliet until 2011. It was announced that starting in 2008, the race would be moved to Saturday night as lights would be installed.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Weather information for the 2007 USG Sheetrock 400at The Old Farmers' Almanac. Accessed 2013-06-21. 2013-07-05.
  2. ^ "2007 Nascar Cup Series USG Sheetrock 400 | Motorsport Stats". results.motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  3. ^ "2007 USG Sheetrock 400 qualifying results". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on 2021-04-29.
  4. ^ "2007 USG Sheetrock 400 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  5. ^ "2007 USG Sheetrock 400 race results". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on 2021-04-28.
  6. ^ "USG Sheetrock 400". www.ultimateracinghistory.com. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  7. ^ Mayer, Larry (2007-06-27). "Smith to serve as Grand Marshal of NASCAR race". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  8. ^ "Jayski'sŽ NASCAR Silly Season Site - Sprint Cup Team News and Links - #7". Jayski.com. 2004-11-09. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2012-03-16.

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