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2007 Sharpie 500

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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 24 of 36
Saturday, August 25, 2007 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps on a .533 mile paved track (266.5 miles)

Time of race: 2:59:39
Average Speed: 89.006 mph
Pole Speed: 119.805 mph

Cautions: 9 for 61 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.405 sec
Attendance: 160,000
Lead changes: 12

Glossary 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup results / 2007 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
3	15	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	180,125	running	0	165
4	23	20	Tony Stewart	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	500	178,386	running	0	160
5	17	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	500	164,008	running	1	160
9	20	5	Kyle Busch	Kellogg's / Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	116,875	running	3	143
11	25	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	500	125,695	running	0	130
12	10	31	Jeff Burton	RCR Chevrolet (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	134,641	running	0	127
13	40	18	J.J. Yeley	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	500	131,758	running	0	124
16	13	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil Platinum (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	140,561	running	0	115
19	18	24	Jeff Gordon	Dupont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	137,111	running	2	111
21	9	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	499	142,911	running	0	100
22	30	25	Casey Mears	National Guard / GMAC (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	498	106,425	running	0	97
24	41	15	Paul Menard	Menards / Turtle Wax Ice (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	498	90,675	running	0	91
27	39	66	Jeff Green	Haas Automation / Best Buy (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	498	110,563	running	0	82
28	42	96	Tony Raines	DLP HDTV (Bill Saunders)	Chevrolet	498	96,145	running	0	79
33	14	4	Ward Burton	Miccosukee / Food City (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	494	85,495	running	0	64
36	35	01	Aric Almirola	U.S. Army (Bobby Ginn)	Chevrolet	485	91,890	running	0	55
42	38	70	Johnny Sauter	Haas Automation (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	280	83,155	running	0	37
43	37	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Freight (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	209	102,268	engine	0	34
2	1	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	500	265,541	running	305	180
6	19	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	500	145,608	running	2	155
7	7	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	500	139,775	running	2	151
8	22	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	500	144,238	running	0	142
14	36	40	David Stremme	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Dodge	500	97,700	running	0	121
15	29	41	Reed Sorenson	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	500	123,558	running	0	118
17	2	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	500	131,050	running	0	112
18	11	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline / Stanley Tools (James Rocco)	Dodge	500	102,300	running	0	109
29	21	19	Elliott Sadler	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	497	106,030	running	0	76
32	32	45	Kenny Wallace	Wells Fargo (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	496	93,902	running	0	67
40	28	49	John Andretti	Paralyzed Veterans of America (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	416	83,425	electrical	0	43
1	6	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	297,050	running	182	190
10	34	16	Greg Biffle	Dish Network (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	120,300	running	0	134
20	24	7	Robby Gordon	Camping World (Robby Gordon)	Ford	500	95,975	running	3	108
25	26	21	Bill Elliott	U.S. Air Force (Wood Brothers)	Ford	498	110,514	running	0	88
26	3	26	Jamie McMurray	Irwin Industrial Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	498	97,525	running	0	85
30	27	38	David Gilliland	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	497	114,789	running	0	73
38	8	88	Ricky Rudd	Snickers (Yates Racing)	Ford	478	114,678	crash	0	49
39	12	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	452	131,176	crash	0	46
41	4	6	David Ragan	AAA (Jack Roush)	Ford	414	119,100	crash	0	40
23	16	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	498	104,958	running	0	94
31	5	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Toyota	496	104,123	running	0	70
34	33	44	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	494	84,135	running	0	61
35	43	84	A.J. Allmendinger	Red Bull (Danny Bahar)	Toyota	491	84,000	running	0	58
37	31	36	Jeremy Mayfield	360 OTC (Bill Davis)	Toyota	481	83,755	running	0	52

Failed to qualify: David Reutimann (#00), Sterling Marlin (#78), Brian Vickers (#83), Kevin Lepage (#37), Stanton Barrett (#34)

To the back: Aric Almirola (#01) engine change, Denny Hamlin (#11) engine change

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	126	126
	127	134	8	#70 accident turn 2	#7
	135	211	77
	212	219	8	oil on track	#26
	220	226	7
	227	232	6	#01,84 accident turn 3	#10
	233	369	137
	370	377	8	#6 spun turn 4	#1
	378	396	19
	397	402	6	#6 spun turn 4	#24
	403	421	19
	422	427	6	#6 spun turn 1	#31
	428	438	11
	439	443	5	#7 spun turn 2	#42
	444	452	9
	453	462	10	#88,48,17 accident turn 1	#29
	463	465	3
	466	469	4	debris	#10
	470	500	31
Percent of race run under caution: 12.2% Average green flag run: 43.9 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Kasey Kahne	1	36	36
Carl Edwards	37	64	28
Kasey Kahne	65	330	266
Carl Edwards	331	331	1
Kasey Kahne	332	334	3
Carl Edwards	335	357	23
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	358	358	1
Kurt Busch	359	360	2
Ryan Newman	361	362	2
Kyle Busch	363	365	3
Jeff Gordon	366	367	2
Robby Gordon	368	370	3
Carl Edwards	371	500	130

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	3582
2	Tony Stewart	3233	-349
3	Denny Hamlin	3229	-353
4	Matt Kenseth	3163	-419
5	Carl Edwards	3160	-422
6	Jimmie Johnson	3059	-523
7	Jeff Burton	3054	-528
8	Kyle Busch	3024	-558
9	Clint Bowyer	2944	-638
10	Kevin Harvick	2888	-694
11	Martin Truex, Jr.	2887	-695
12	Kurt Busch	2879	-703
13	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	2721	-861
14	Ryan Newman	2704	-878
15	Greg Biffle	2562	-1020
16	Casey Mears	2458	-1124
17	Bobby Labonte	2406	-1176
18	Juan Pablo Montoya	2375	-1207
19	Jamie McMurray	2371	-1211
20	J.J. Yeley	2296	-1286

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