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2007 Dodge Avenger 500

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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 11 of 36
Sunday, May 13, 2007 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
367 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (501.3 miles)

Time of race: 4:01:50
Average Speed: 124.383 mph
Pole Speed: 164.987 mph

Cautions: 10 for 44 laps
Margin of Victory: .978 sec
Attendance: 70,000
Lead changes: 21

Glossary 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup results / 2007 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	10	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	367	323,286	running	22	190
2	7	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	367	211,550	running	179	180
3	12	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	367	197,761	running	44	170
4	29	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	367	159,875	running	39	165
5	4	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	367	125,475	running	33	160
6	26	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	367	145,961	running	0	150
7	31	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	367	143,516	running	29	151
8	21	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	367	133,033	running	0	42
9	1	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	367	114,575	running	16	143
10	34	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	367	127,541	running	0	134
11	25	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	367	112,320	running	0	130
12	18	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	367	119,108	running	0	127
13	28	14	Sterling Marlin	Ginn Resorts (Bobby Ginn)	Chevrolet	367	104,433	running	0	124
14	37	01	Mark Martin	U.S. Army (Bobby Ginn)	Chevrolet	367	108,308	running	0	121
15	2	16	Greg Biffle	Ameriquest (Jack Roush)	Ford	367	97,700	running	0	118
16	3	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	367	89,850	running	0	115
17	9	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	367	125,886	running	0	112
18	22	18	J.J. Yeley	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	367	108,183	running	0	109
19	13	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	367	117,036	running	0	106
20	5	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	367	124,616	running	0	103
21	17	19	Elliott Sadler	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	367	96,370	running	1	105
22	39	66	Jeff Green	Best Buy (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	365	100,008	running	0	97
23	41	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	365	113,575	running	0	94
24	6	78	Kenny Wallace	Furniture Row (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	365	75,775	running	0	91
25	42	45	Kyle Petty	Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	364	87,233	running	0	88
26	40	88	Ricky Rudd	Snickers (Yates Racing)	Ford	364	105,333	running	0	85
27	24	6	David Ragan	AAA (Jack Roush)	Ford	363	109,425	running	0	82
28	35	13	Joe Nemechek	Haier (Bobby Ginn)	Chevrolet	363	69,950	running	0	79
29	19	70	Johnny Sauter	Haas / Yellow Transportation (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	361	69,750	running	0	76
30	38	38	David Gilliland	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	361	100,289	engine	0	73
31	23	15	Paul Menard	Menards / Moen (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	358	69,325	running	0	70
32	27	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Toyota	355	89,197	engine	2	72
33	14	00	David Reutimann	Domino's (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	351	69,925	engine	0	64
34	30	40	David Stremme	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Dodge	349	68,850	engine	0	61
35	11	25	Casey Mears	National Guard / GMAC (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	345	76,600	engine	0	58
36	20	84	A.J. Allmendinger	Red Bull (Danny Bahar)	Toyota	344	68,450	running	0	55
37	36	5	Kyle Busch	Carquest / Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	338	86,250	running	0	52
38	33	7	Robby Gordon	Menards / MAPEI (Robby Gordon)	Ford	317	68,025	running	0	49
39	32	96	Tony Raines	DLP HDTV (Bill Saunders)	Chevrolet	310	78,400	engine	0	46
40	16	41	Reed Sorenson	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	310	75,750	running	0	43
41	8	21	Ken Schrader	Motorcraft (Wood Brothers)	Ford	254	87,839	crash	2	45
42	43	37	Kevin Lepage	Long John Silvers (Bob Jenkins)	Dodge	127	68,280	transmission	0	37
43	15	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Danny Bahar)	Toyota	122	67,382	crash	0	34

Failed to qualify: Jeremy Mayfield (#36), Ward Burton (#4), Mike Bliss (#49), Michael Waltrip (#55), Dale Jarrett (#44), Scott Riggs (#10)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	40	40
	41	44	4	competition	#45
	45	116	72
	117	120	4	#41 accident turn 1	#19
	121	123	3
	124	127	4	#83 accident backstretch	#43
	128	183	56
	184	189	6	debris	#21
	190	238	49
	239	242	4	#6 spun turn 4	#19
	243	254	12
	255	259	5	#21 accident turn 1	#1
	260	304	45
	305	309	5	#5 accident backstretch	none
	310	333	24
	334	338	5	debris	#9
	339	344	6
	345	348	4	debris	#9
	349	351	3
	352	354	3	oil on track	#29
	355	367	13
Percent of race run under caution: 12.0% Average green flag run: 29.4 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Clint Bowyer	1	16	16
Carl Edwards	17	34	18
Denny Hamlin	35	101	67
Carl Edwards	102	116	15
Denny Hamlin	117	177	61
Ryan Newman	178	179	2
Matt Kenseth	180	181	2
Denny Hamlin	182	221	40
Ryan Newman	222	238	17
Denny Hamlin	239	239	1
Ken Schrader	240	241	2
Matt Kenseth	242	255	14
Jimmie Johnson	256	256	1
Matt Kenseth	257	269	13
Ryan Newman	270	289	20
Denny Hamlin	290	299	10
Jimmie Johnson	300	305	6
Elliott Sadler	306	306	1
Jimmie Johnson	307	335	29
Dave Blaney	336	337	2
Jimmie Johnson	338	345	8
Jeff Gordon	346	367	22

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	1881
2	Jimmie Johnson	1650	-231
3	Matt Kenseth	1582	-299
4	Denny Hamlin	1539	-342
5	Jeff Burton	1486	-395
6	Tony Stewart	1375	-506
7	Kurt Busch	1325	-556
8	Kevin Harvick	1315	-566
9	Clint Bowyer	1302	-579
10	Carl Edwards	1291	-590
11	Kyle Busch	1281	-600
12	Jamie McMurray	1214	-667
13	Ryan Newman	1163	-718
14	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1160	-721
15	Mark Martin	1159	-722
16	Greg Biffle	1155	-726
17	Elliott Sadler	1127	-754
18	Martin Truex, Jr.	1117	-764
19	Bobby Labonte	1107	-774
20	J.J. Yeley	1086	-795

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