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2007 Checker Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil loop data Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post         Lap-by-Lap Driver Chart NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 35 of 36 Sunday, November 11, 2007 at Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ 312 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (312.000 miles) Time of race: 3:01:46 Average speed: 102.989 mph Pole speed: 132.773 mph Cautions: 10 for 42 laps Margin of victory: .870 sec Attendance: 105000 Lead changes: 10 Green flag passes: 2,353 (8.7 per green flag lap) (Source: NASCAR loop data) Glossary    2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup results   /   2007 standings Chase drivers are highlighted in green in the qualifying and race results.

Loop data for this race: Driver Start Mid Race Finish High Pos. Low Pos. Avg. Pos. Pass Diff. Green Flag Passes Green Flag Times Passed Quality Passes Pct. Quality Passes Fastest Lap Top 15 Laps Pct. Top 15 Laps Laps Led Pct. Laps Led Total Laps DRIVER RATING Jimmie Johnson 6 6 1 1 10 3 19 35 16 35 100.0 25 312 100.0 55 17.6 312 132.4 Greg Biffle 7 4 2 2 28 10 4 60 56 33 55.0 19 276 88.5 0 0.0 312 107.6 Matt Kenseth 18 1 3 1 30 8 19 72 53 52 72.2 54 273 87.5 93 29.8 312 120.9 Tony Stewart 21 12 4 2 22 9 33 67 34 51 76.1 8 284 91.0 0 0.0 312 107.5 Ryan Newman 13 9 5 1 18 6 1 41 40 39 95.1 7 311 99.7 4 1.3 312 112.5 Kevin Harvick 34 14 6 6 37 13 25 72 47 31 43.1 5 217 69.6 0 0.0 312 92.7 Martin Truex Jr 2 8 7 1 9 3 2 22 20 22 100.0 52 312 100.0 72 23.1 312 121.4 Kyle Busch 38 13 8 5 36 11 42 82 40 49 59.8 1 266 85.3 0 0.0 312 94.3 Jeff Burton 12 5 9 3 31 11 -1 57 58 41 71.9 4 286 91.7 0 0.0 312 93.6 Jeff Gordon 3 3 10 2 27 7 0 50 50 32 64.0 11 282 90.4 0 0.0 312 105.3 Clint Bowyer 20 11 11 4 24 10 -9 40 49 24 60.0 2 273 87.5 0 0.0 312 92.9 Kurt Busch 9 10 12 4 27 10 2 56 54 43 76.8 4 280 89.7 0 0.0 312 94.1 Casey Mears 11 18 13 6 25 15 -16 59 75 33 55.9 5 203 65.1 0 0.0 312 81.8 J.J. Yeley 4 15 14 4 35 12 -6 42 48 20 47.6 0 250 80.1 0 0.0 312 88.1 Johnny Sauter 5 21 15 2 30 15 -16 55 71 21 38.2 2 204 65.4 0 0.0 312 83.6 Denny Hamlin 15 24 16 2 29 15 23 78 55 34 43.6 2 167 53.5 0 0.0 312 79.9 Juan Pablo Montoya 14 7 17 6 34 18 -7 94 101 16 17.0 2 61 19.6 0 0.0 312 74.5 Bobby Labonte 32 23 18 3 39 22 32 102 70 14 13.7 1 24 7.7 0 0.0 312 68.0 Reed Sorenson 25 27 19 1 29 21 -4 76 80 15 19.7 4 34 10.9 1 0.3 312 67.1 David Stremme 37 2 20 2 40 18 9 97 88 27 27.8 4 96 30.8 0 0.0 312 73.0 Brian Vickers 22 20 21 19 42 29 15 72 57 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 312 53.3 Paul Menard 19 17 22 11 29 21 -7 70 77 6 8.6 1 30 9.6 0 0.0 312 64.5 Jamie McMurray 23 16 23 11 33 18 3 79 76 9 11.4 4 63 20.2 0 0.0 312 70.6 Robby Gordon 39 25 24 8 41 28 -5 83 88 6 7.2 1 10 3.2 0 0.0 312 52.2 Sterling Marlin 29 31 25 13 43 32 -6 45 51 3 6.7 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 311 48.6 Aric Almirola 28 19 26 11 33 25 0 62 62 5 8.1 0 2 0.6 0 0.0 311 55.6 Elliott Sadler 16 22 27 11 37 27 -24 77 101 2 2.6 0 7 2.2 0 0.0 311 52.9 David Gilliland 42 28 28 4 42 30 5 68 63 12 17.6 1 6 1.9 0 0.0 311 44.9 Kyle Petty 36 29 29 2 43 29 -4 71 75 13 18.3 0 11 3.5 0 0.0 311 43.8 Sam Hornish, Jr. 26 32 30 24 38 32 2 37 35 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 310 46.7 Dave Blaney 17 26 31 8 38 26 -21 71 92 10 14.1 0 5 1.6 0 0.0 310 50.2 David Ragan 41 30 32 16 42 31 15 55 40 0 0.0 4 0 0.0 0 0.0 310 54.0 Patrick Carpentier 24 37 33 21 43 37 -28 29 57 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 310 32.5 Bill Elliott 43 35 34 3 43 36 -9 25 34 0 0.0 0 1 0.3 0 0.0 310 28.6 Ricky Rudd 33 33 35 32 40 35 2 35 33 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 309 34.9 Johnny Benson, Jr. 30 38 36 18 42 37 -8 25 33 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 308 34.4 Tony Raines 8 39 37 8 39 32 -22 29 51 0 0.0 2 5 1.6 0 0.0 291 48.8 Joe Nemechek 31 34 38 29 43 35 -1 36 37 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 241 37.5 Jeremy Mayfield 40 36 39 31 41 37 -9 34 43 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 212 29.6 Kasey Kahne 10 40 40 9 40 32 -13 41 54 5 12.2 0 11 3.5 0 0.0 147 49.5 Jacques Villeneuve 27 41 41 27 43 41 -17 10 27 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 136 26.3 Carl Edwards 1 43 42 1 43 28 -37 2 39 1 50.0 33 105 33.7 87 27.9 125 104.4 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 35 42 43 13 43 34 17 40 23 1 2.5 0 12 3.8 0 0.0 118 54.3 Green Flag Passes: Green flag passes for position. Pass Diff.: Difference between Green Flag Passes and Green Flag Times Passed. Quality Passes: Number of times passing a car running in the Top 15 while under a green flag. Fastest Lap: How many times a driver had the fastest lap of all drivers. Driver Rating: A formula combining the following categories: Win, Finish, Top-15 Finish, Average Running Position while on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish. Maximum: 150 points per race.