| 2007 Aaron's 499 NASCAR Cup Series Race 9 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $5,131,410 | Race Date: | Apr 29, 2007 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Ended Under Caution | Race Duration: | 3h 18m 46s | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 42 | Average Speed: | 154.167 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 28 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Steve Letarte | Crew Chief: | Steve Letarte | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 71 of 192 | Pole Speed: | 192.069 MPH | |||||
| Official 2007 Aaron's 499 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 195 | 192 | 71 |
| 2 | 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running | | 175 | 192 | 12 |
| 3 | 26 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite | Running |  | 170 | 192 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 38 | David Gilliland | M&M's Dark | Running |  | 160 | 192 | 0 |
| 5 | 25 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Sharp Vikuiti | Running | | 160 | 192 | 2 |
| 6 | 41 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil | Running | | 160 | 192 | 0 |
| 7 | 36 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 150 | 192 | 2 |
| 8 | 20 | 40 | David Stremme | Wrigley's Winterfresh | Running | | 151 | 192 | 1 |
| 9 | 28 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Kodak | Running | | 147 | 192 | 0 |
| 10 | 37 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Running | | 138 | 192 | 0 |
| 11 | 9 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Stanley Tools / Valvoline | Running | | 134 | 192 | 0 |
| 12 | 30 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 132 | 192 | 5 |
| 13 | 34 | 66 | Jeff Green | Best Buy | Running | | 129 | 192 | 3 |
| 14 | 17 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 126 | 192 | 3 |
| 15 | 39 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 123 | 192 | 1 |
| 16 | 4 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Ginn Resorts | Running | | 120 | 192 | 16 |
| 17 | 10 | 6 | David Ragan (R) | AAA Travel | Running | | 117 | 192 | 2 |
| 18 | 23 | 45 | Kyle Petty | National Tire & Battery | Running | | 109 | 192 | 0 |
| 19 | 31 | 18 | J.J. Yeley | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 106 | 192 | 0 |
| 20 | 35 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios Racing / Spiderman 3 | Running | | 103 | 192 | 0 |
| 21 | 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight | Running | | 105 | 192 | 48 |
| 22 | 27 | 96 | Tony Raines | DLP HDTV | Running | | 97 | 192 | 0 |
| 23 | 18 | 36 | Jeremy Mayfield | 360 OTC | Running |  | 94 | 192 | 0 |
| 24 | 22 | 1 | Regan Smith | U.S. Army | Running | | 96 | 192 | 1 |
| 25 | 29 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target | Running | | 88 | 192 | 0 |
| 26 | 6 | 78 | Kenny Wallace | National Day of Prayer | Running | | 90 | 192 | 2 |
| 27 | 11 | 60 | Boris Said | SOBE No Fear Energy Drink | Running | | 87 | 191 | 1 |
| 28 | 32 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Accident | | 84 | 190 | 7 |
| 29 | 12 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M | Accident | | 81 | 190 | 1 |
| 30 | 21 | 70 | Johnny Sauter | Yellow Fleet Pride | Accident | | 73 | 190 | 0 |
| 31 | 24 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya (R) | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 70 | 187 | 0 |
| 32 | 14 | 0 | David Reutimann (R) | Domino's | Engine | | 67 | 184 | 0 |
| 33 | 5 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Snickers | Running | | 64 | 155 | 0 |
| 34 | 42 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 66 | 151 | 2 |
| 35 | 40 | 7 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's | Running | | 58 | 147 | 0 |
| 36 | 15 | 4 | Ward Burton | State Water Heaters | Engine | | 55 | 144 | 0 |
| 37 | 13 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Carquest / Kellogg's | Accident | | 52 | 130 | 0 |
| 38 | 33 | 13 | Joe Nemechek | CertainTeed / Ginn Resorts | Accident | | 49 | 130 | 0 |
| 39 | 7 | 25 | Casey Mears | National Guard / GMAC | Accident | | 51 | 124 | 5 |
| 40 | 43 | 44 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Engine | | 43 | 38 | 0 |
| 41 | 38 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Menards / MAPEI | Engine | | 40 | 33 | 0 |
| 42 | 16 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot | Engine | | 37 | 27 | 0 |
| 43 | 19 | 15 | Paul Menard (R) | Menards | Engine | | 34 | 22 | 0 |
