NASCAR: Talladega, Round 30

7th October 2007 - UAW-Ford 500



Practice 1

Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 49.118 0.000 0.000 194.959 0.000 0.000 2. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 49.174 0.056 0.056 194.737 0.222 0.222 3. 21 Ken Schrader Ford 49.232 0.058 0.114 194.508 0.229 0.451 4. 7 Robby Gordon Ford 49.314 0.082 0.196 194.184 0.324 0.775 5. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 49.365 0.051 0.247 193.984 0.200 0.975 6. 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 49.378 0.013 0.260 193.932 0.052 1.027 7. 40 David Stremme Dodge 49.391 0.013 0.273 193.882 0.050 1.077 8. 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 49.422 0.031 0.304 193.760 0.122 1.199 9. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 49.438 0.016 0.320 193.697 0.063 1.262 10. 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 49.445 0.007 0.327 193.670 0.027 1.289 11. 15 Paul Menard* Chevrolet 49.446 0.001 0.328 193.666 0.004 1.293 12. 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet 49.464 0.018 0.346 193.595 0.071 1.364 13. 99 Carl Edwards Ford 49.475 0.011 0.357 193.552 0.043 1.407 14. 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 49.485 0.010 0.367 193.513 0.039 1.446 15. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 49.514 0.029 0.396 193.400 0.113 1.559 16. 88 Mike Wallace Ford 49.537 0.023 0.419 193.310 0.090 1.649 17. 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 49.563 0.026 0.445 193.209 0.101 1.750 18. 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 49.563 0.000 0.445 193.209 0.000 1.750 19. 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 49.568 0.005 0.450 193.189 0.020 1.770 20. 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 49.575 0.007 0.457 193.162 0.027 1.797 21. 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet 49.577 0.002 0.459 193.154 0.008 1.805 22. 6 David Ragan* Ford 49.622 0.045 0.504 192.979 0.175 1.980 23. 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 49.626 0.004 0.508 192.963 0.016 1.996 24. 42 Juan Montoya* Dodge 49.638 0.012 0.520 192.917 0.046 2.042 25. 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 49.644 0.006 0.526 192.893 0.024 2.066 26. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 49.654 0.010 0.536 192.855 0.038 2.104 27. 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 49.677 0.023 0.559 192.765 0.090 2.194 28. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 49.680 0.003 0.562 192.754 0.011 2.205 29. 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 49.684 0.004 0.566 192.738 0.016 2.221 30. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 49.685 0.001 0.567 192.734 0.004 2.225 31. 01 Aric Almirola Chevrolet 49.685 0.000 0.567 192.734 0.000 2.225 32. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 49.691 0.006 0.573 192.711 0.023 2.248 33. 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 49.727 0.036 0.609 192.571 0.140 2.388 34. 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet 49.777 0.050 0.659 192.378 0.193 2.581 35. 10 Scott Riggs Dodge 50.734 0.957 1.616 188.749 3.629 6.210 36. 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 50.863 0.129 1.745 188.270 0.479 6.689 37. 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 50.867 0.004 1.749 188.256 0.014 6.703 38. 00 David Reutimann* Toyota 50.896 0.029 1.778 188.148 0.108 6.811 39. 49 John Andretti Dodge 50.922 0.026 1.804 188.052 0.096 6.907 40. 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 51.060 0.138 1.942 187.544 0.508 7.415 41. 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 51.094 0.034 1.976 187.419 0.125 7.540 42. 127 Jacques Villeneuve Toyota 51.112 0.018 1.994 187.353 0.066 7.606 43. 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota 51.123 0.011 2.005 187.313 0.040 7.646 44. 36 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 51.330 0.207 2.212 186.558 0.755 8.401 45. 38 David Gilliland Ford 51.395 0.065 2.277 186.322 0.236 8.637 46. 84 A.J. Allmendinger* Toyota 51.434 0.039 2.316 186.180 0.142 8.779 47. 160 Boris Said Ford 51.480 0.046 2.362 186.014 0.166 8.945 48. 06 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 51.498 0.018 2.380 185.949 0.065 9.010 49. 109 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 51.519 0.021 2.401 185.873 0.076 9.086 50. 4 Ward Burton Chevrolet 51.784 0.265 2.666 184.922 0.951 10.037 51. 37 Kevin Lepage Dodge 51.893 0.109 2.775 184.534 0.388 10.425

Practice 2

Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 49.347 0.000 0.000 194.054 0.000 0.000 2. 15 Paul Menard* Chevrolet 49.392 0.045 0.045 193.878 0.176 0.176 3. 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 49.398 0.006 0.051 193.854 0.024 0.200 4. 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 49.437 0.039 0.090 193.701 0.153 0.353 5. 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 49.443 0.006 0.096 193.678 0.023 0.376 6. 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 49.454 0.011 0.107 193.635 0.043 0.419 7. 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 49.468 0.014 0.121 193.580 0.055 0.474 8. 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet 49.473 0.005 0.126 193.560 0.020 0.494 9. 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet 49.490 0.017 0.143 193.494 0.066 0.560 10. 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 49.498 0.008 0.151 193.462 0.032 0.592 11. 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 49.511 0.013 0.164 193.412 0.050 0.642 12. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 49.517 0.006 0.170 193.388 0.024 0.666 13. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 49.555 0.038 0.208 193.240 0.148 0.814 14. 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 49.787 0.232 0.440 192.339 0.901 1.715 15. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 49.823 0.036 0.476 192.200 0.139 1.854 16. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 49.835 0.012 0.488 192.154 0.046 1.900 17. 88 Mike Wallace Ford 49.837 0.002 0.490 192.146 0.008 1.908 18. 99 Carl Edwards Ford 49.837 0.000 0.490 192.146 0.000 1.908 19. 6 David Ragan* Ford 49.837 0.000 0.490 192.146 0.000 1.908 20. 38 David Gilliland Ford 49.840 0.003 0.493 192.135 0.011 1.919 21. 40 David Stremme Dodge 50.231 0.391 0.884 190.639 1.496 3.415 22. 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 50.713 0.482 1.366 188.827 1.812 5.227 23. 84 A.J. Allmendinger* Toyota 50.772 0.059 1.425 188.608 0.219 5.446 24. 127 Jacques Villeneuve Toyota 50.807 0.035 1.460 188.478 0.130 5.576 25. 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 50.875 0.068 1.528 188.226 0.252 5.828 26. 00 David Reutimann* Toyota 50.900 0.025 1.553 188.134 0.092 5.920 27. 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota 50.903 0.003 1.556 188.122 0.012 5.932 28. 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 50.948 0.045 1.601 187.956 0.166 6.098 29. 10 Scott Riggs Dodge 50.975 0.027 1.628 187.857 0.099 6.197 30. 06 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 51.123 0.148 1.776 187.313 0.544 6.741 31. 49 John Andretti Dodge 51.129 0.006 1.782 187.291 0.022 6.763 32. 37 Kevin Lepage Dodge 51.142 0.013 1.795 187.243 0.048 6.811 33. 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 51.179 0.037 1.832 187.108 0.135 6.946 34. 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 51.190 0.011 1.843 187.068 0.040 6.986 35. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 51.302 0.112 1.955 186.659 0.409 7.395 36. 109 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 51.337 0.035 1.990 186.532 0.127 7.522 37. 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 51.379 0.042 2.032 186.380 0.152 7.674 38. 160 Boris Said Ford 51.417 0.038 2.070 186.242 0.138 7.812 39. 36 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 51.437 0.020 2.090 186.169 0.073 7.885 40. 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 51.471 0.034 2.124 186.046 0.123 8.008 41. 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 51.508 0.037 2.161 185.913 0.133 8.141 42. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 51.510 0.002 2.163 185.906 0.007 8.148 43. 4 Ward Burton Chevrolet 51.551 0.041 2.204 185.758 0.148 8.296 44. 42 Juan Montoya* Dodge 51.558 0.007 2.211 185.733 0.025 8.321 45. 7 Robby Gordon Ford 51.592 0.034 2.245 185.610 0.123 8.444 46. 01 Aric Almirola Chevrolet 51.671 0.079 2.324 185.326 0.284 8.728 47. 21 Ken Schrader Ford 51.716 0.045 2.369 185.165 0.161 8.889 48. 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet 51.834 0.118 2.487 184.744 0.421 9.310 49. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 52.613 0.779 3.266 182.008 2.736 12.046

Starting Line-up

Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 50.648 0.000 0.000 189.070 0.000 0.000 2. 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 50.710 0.062 0.062 188.839 0.231 0.231 3. 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 50.726 0.016 0.078 188.779 0.060 0.291 4. 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 50.809 0.083 0.161 188.471 0.308 0.599 5. 00 David Reutimann* Toyota 50.812 0.003 0.164 188.459 0.012 0.611 6. 127 Jacques Villeneuve Toyota 50.878 0.066 0.230 188.215 0.244 0.855 7. 49 John Andretti Dodge 50.991 0.113 0.343 187.798 0.417 1.272 8. 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 51.131 0.140 0.483 187.284 0.514 1.786 9. 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 51.138 0.007 0.490 187.258 0.026 1.812 10. 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 51.176 0.038 0.528 187.119 0.139 1.951 11. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 51.193 0.017 0.545 187.057 0.062 2.013 12. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 51.256 0.063 0.608 186.827 0.230 2.243 13. 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 51.259 0.003 0.611 186.816 0.011 2.254 14. 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet 51.274 0.015 0.626 186.761 0.055 2.309 15. 88 Mike Wallace Ford 51.293 0.019 0.645 186.692 0.069 2.378 16. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 51.301 0.008 0.653 186.663 0.029 2.407 17. 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 51.355 0.054 0.707 186.467 0.196 2.603 18. 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 51.428 0.073 0.780 186.202 0.265 2.868 19. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 51.447 0.019 0.799 186.133 0.069 2.937 20. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 51.480 0.033 0.832 186.014 0.119 3.056 21. 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 51.496 0.016 0.848 185.956 0.058 3.114 22. 42 Juan Montoya* Dodge 51.501 0.005 0.853 185.938 0.018 3.132 23. 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 51.532 0.031 0.884 185.826 0.112 3.244 24. 7 Robby Gordon Ford 51.540 0.008 0.892 185.797 0.029 3.273 25. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 51.544 0.004 0.896 185.783 0.014 3.287 26. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 51.544 0.000 0.896 185.783 0.000 3.287 27. 38 David Gilliland Ford 51.560 0.016 0.912 185.725 0.058 3.345 28. 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 51.588 0.028 0.940 185.625 0.100 3.445 29. 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet 51.611 0.023 0.963 185.542 0.083 3.528 30. 15 Paul Menard* Chevrolet 51.633 0.022 0.985 185.463 0.079 3.607 31. 99 Carl Edwards Ford 51.672 0.039 1.024 185.323 0.140 3.747 32. 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet 51.703 0.031 1.055 185.212 0.111 3.858 33. 40 David Stremme Dodge 51.745 0.042 1.097 185.061 0.151 4.009 34. 24 Jeff Gordon+ Chevrolet 51.748 0.003 1.100 185.051 0.010 4.019 35. 26 Jamie McMurray+ Ford 51.785 0.037 1.137 184.918 0.133 4.152 36. 5 Kyle Busch+ Chevrolet 51.793 0.008 1.145 184.890 0.028 4.180 37. 29 Kevin Harvick+ Chevrolet 51.839 0.046 1.191 184.726 0.164 4.344 38. 01 Aric Almirola+ Chevrolet 51.867 0.028 1.219 184.626 0.100 4.444 39. 70 Johnny Sauter+ Chevrolet 51.880 0.013 1.232 184.580 0.046 4.490 40. 21 Ken Schrader+ Ford 51.989 0.109 1.341 184.193 0.387 4.877 41. 2 Kurt Busch+ Dodge 51.369 42. 6 David Ragan+* Ford 51.691 43. 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota 51.029 DNQ 84 A.J. Allmendinger* Toyota 51.046 DNQ 160 Boris Said Ford 51.093 DNQ 10 Scott Riggs Dodge 51.119 DNQ 06 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 51.137 DNQ 36 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 51.173 DNQ 109 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 51.292 DNQ 4 Ward Burton Chevrolet 51.494 DNQ 37 Kevin Lepage Dodge 51.549 * Series rookie + Set by owner points

Race Result

Pos St No Driver Make Pts Bns Laps Winnings Status 1. 34 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 190 5 188 246,036 Running 2. 19 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 175 5 188 216,461 Running 3. 2 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 170 5 188 180,783 Running 4. 18 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 170 10 188 140,975 Running 5. 16 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 160 5 188 149,025 Running 6. 29 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet 150 0 188 114,325 Running 7. 41 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 146 0 188 127,933 Running 8. 11 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 147 5 188 134,736 Running 9. 14 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet 143 5 188 96,425 Running 10. 28 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 134 0 188 114,358 Running 11. 23 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 135 5 188 92,625 Running 12. 39 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 132 5 188 98,750 Running 13. 32 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet 129 5 188 103,383 Running 14. 31 99 Carl Edwards Ford 121 0 188 89,325 Running 15. 22 42 Juan Montoya * Dodge 118 0 188 115,925 Running 16. 9 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 115 0 188 121,891 Running 17. 33 40 David Stremme Dodge 117 5 188 78,050 Running 18. 17 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 109 0 188 105,658 Running 19. 15 88 Mike Wallace Ford 106 0 188 108,408 Running 20. 37 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 108 5 188 125,236 Running 21. 6 127 Jacques Villeneuve Toyota 100 0 188 73,325 Running 22. 5 00 David Reutimann * Toyota 102 5 179 88,233 Accident 23. 20 16 Greg Biffle Ford 94 0 176 92,150 Accident 24. 10 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 96 5 175 94,120 Accident 25. 1 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 93 5 175 88,722 Accident 26. 25 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 85 0 171 120,066 Running 27. 27 38 David Gilliland Ford 82 0 167 102,239 Running 28. 12 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 84 5 161 74,775 Accident 29. 24 7 Robby Gordon Ford 81 5 161 74,625 Running 30. 38 01 Aric Almirola Chevrolet 73 0 156 82,450 Engine 31. 40 21 Ken Schrader Ford 70 0 152 90,514 Accident 32. 4 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 67 0 149 71,375 Running 33. 7 49 John Andretti Dodge 64 0 149 71,925 Running 34. 42 6 David Ragan * Ford 61 0 146 106,625 Accident 35. 8 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 63 5 144 107,561 Accident 36. 36 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 60 5 144 88,475 Accident 37. 35 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 52 0 144 78,350 Accident 38. 30 15 Paul Menard * Chevrolet 49 0 144 70,225 Accident 39. 3 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 51 5 144 70,500 Accident 40. 26 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 48 5 136 120,768 Engine 41. 43 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota 40 0 136 69,810 Accident 42. 13 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 42 5 113 96,025 Engine 43. 21 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 34 0 91 109,840 Engine Average Speed: 143.438 mph Margin of Victory: .066 Time of Race: 03:29:11 Lead Changes: 42 Cautions: 19-22, 64-67, 94-96, 114-116, 137-140, 146-150, 154-156, 163-166, 177-180

Championship Standings - Chase for the Championship

Pos Driver Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Winnings 1. Jeff Gordon 5690 30 5 18 24 6,079,660 2. Jimmie Johnson 5681 30 6 16 19 6,043,550 3. Clint Bowyer 5627 30 1 4 14 3,543,490 4. Tony Stewart 5536 30 3 10 21 5,583,560 5. Kevin Harvick 5488 30 1 4 12 6,690,380 6. Carl Edwards 5485 30 3 8 12 3,853,310 7. Kurt Busch 5475 30 2 5 11 4,397,520 8. Kyle Busch 5430 30 1 8 16 3,904,640 9. Denny Hamlin 5428 30 1 11 16 4,248,590 10. Martin Truex Jr. 5390 30 1 6 11 4,157,590 11. Matt Kenseth 5372 30 1 8 17 5,145,980 12. Jeff Burton 5354 30 1 7 13 5,163,670

Championship Standings

Pos Driver Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Winnings 13. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3421 30 0 7 12 4,505,760 14. Ryan Newman 3306 30 0 4 12 4,171,230 15. Casey Mears 3305 30 1 5 10 3,607,150 16. Greg Biffle 3303 30 1 4 9 3,719,030 17. Jamie McMurray 2950 30 1 3 8 3,249,160 18. Bobby Labonte 2935 30 0 0 3 3,890,790 19. J.J. Yeley 2934 30 0 1 3 3,695,340 20. Juan Montoya* 2904 30 1 3 5 4,135,460 21. Kasey Kahne 2843 30 0 1 6 4,372,800 22. David Ragan* 2801 30 0 2 2 4,046,320 23. Reed Sorenson 2771 30 0 2 5 3,443,550 24. Elliott Sadler 2678 30 0 0 2 3,396,610 25. David Stremme 2654 30 0 0 2 2,716,080 26. Mark Martin 2612 20 0 5 10 3,735,920 27. Robby Gordon 2574 29 0 1 2 2,641,330 28. Jeff Green 2553 30 0 0 3 3,235,200 29. David Gilliland 2486 30 0 1 2 3,719,090 30. Tony Raines 2404 28 0 0 1 2,772,850 31. Johnny Sauter 2398 29 0 1 2 2,684,110 32. Dave Blaney 2220 27 0 1 3 2,985,820 33. Ricky Rudd 2017 25 0 0 1 3,030,880 34. Paul Menard* 1993 24 0 0 0 1,976,920 35. Joe Nemechek 1955 25 0 0 1 2,155,840 36. Kyle Petty 1795 23 0 1 1 2,323,200 37. Scott Riggs 1765 23 0 0 1 2,308,420 38. Brian Vickers 1700 19 0 1 4 1,775,000 39. Sterling Marlin 1600 19 0 0 0 1,928,740 40. David Reutimann* 1568 22 0 0 0 2,020,220 41. Dale Jarrett 1244 20 0 0 0 1,791,210 42. Bill Elliott 1156 14 0 0 0 1,492,880 43. Kenny Wallace 1066 15 0 0 0 1,411,830 44. Ken Schrader 932 13 0 0 0 1,519,350 45. Ward Burton 856 14 0 0 0 1,158,050 46. A.J. Allmendinger* 823 13 0 0 0 995,632 47. Jeremy Mayfield 809 12 0 0 0 970,419 48. Michael Waltrip 776 11 0 0 1 1,166,630 49. John Andretti 752 12 0 0 0 979,373 50. Regan Smith 516 7 0 0 0 648,051 51. Boris Said 510 5 0 0 1 671,083 52. Mike Bliss 325 4 0 0 0 399,667 53. Ron Fellows 283 2 0 1 1 215,875 54. P.J. Jones 267 3 0 0 0 237,816 55. Mike Wallace 266 2 0 1 1 724,066 56. Aric Almirola 238 4 0 0 0 350,315 57. Terry Labonte 204 3 0 0 0 307,469 58. Chad McCumbee 128 2 0 0 0 151,308 59. Chad Chaffin 125 2 0 0 0 149,450 60. Patrick Carpentier 102 1 0 0 0 72,850 61. Jacques Villeneuve 100 1 0 0 0 73,325 62. Kevin Lepage 95 2 0 0 0 187,107 63. Butch Leitzinger 79 1 0 0 0 69,800 64. Jon Wood 76 1 0 0 0 131,933 65. Johnny Benson 70 1 0 0 0 64,875 66. Scott Wimmer 70 1 0 0 0 139,450 67. Marc Goossens 55 1 0 0 0 68,760 * Series rookie