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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 1 of 36
Sunday, February 18, 2007 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
200 laps* on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:22:55
Average speed: 149.333 mph
Pole speed: 186.32 mph
Cautions: 6 for 26 laps
Margin of victory: .020 sec
Attendance: 185000
Lead changes: 14
Green flag passes: 7,786 (44.2 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary    2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup results   /   2007 standings

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   David Gilliland38Ford48.304   186.320  
2   Ricky Rudd88Ford48.489   185.609  
3   David Stremme40Dodge48.521   185.487  
4   Juan Pablo Montoya42Dodge48.560   185.338  
5   David Ragan6Ford48.570   185.300  
6   Boris Said60Ford48.593   185.212   *
7   Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet48.628   185.079  
8   Sterling Marlin14Chevrolet48.663   184.945   *
9   Johnny Sauter70Chevrolet48.688   184.850   *
10   Jimmie Johnson48Chevrolet48.710   184.767  
11   Casey Mears25Chevrolet48.745   184.634  
12   Kyle Busch5Chevrolet48.778   184.509  
13   Denny Hamlin11Chevrolet48.794   184.449  
14   David Reutimann00Toyota48.802   184.419   *
15   Jeremy Mayfield36Toyota48.820   184.351   *
16   J.J. Yeley18Chevrolet48.824   184.336  
17   Mike Skinner23Toyota48.827   184.324   *
18   Tony Stewart20Chevrolet48.844   184.260  
19   Elliott Sadler19Dodge48.845   184.256  
20   Jamie McMurray26Ford48.857   184.211  
21   Martin Truex Jr1Chevrolet48.876   184.139  
22   Dale Earnhardt, Jr.8Chevrolet48.911   184.008  
23   Bobby Labonte43Dodge48.913   184.000  
24   Michael Waltrip55Toyota48.940   183.899   *
25   Regan Smith39Chevrolet48.949   183.865   *
26   Jeff Green66Chevrolet49.003   183.662  
27   Ryan Newman12Dodge49.019   183.602  
28   Greg Biffle16Ford49.037   183.535  
29   Kevin Harvick29Chevrolet49.048   183.494  
30   Ward Burton4Chevrolet49.056   183.464   *
31   Paul Menard15Chevrolet49.066   183.426   *
32   Kyle Petty45Dodge49.092   183.329  
33   Mark Martin01Chevrolet49.109   183.266  
34   Tony Raines96Chevrolet49.155   183.094  
35   Kurt Busch2Dodge49.162   183.068  
36   Robby Gordon7Ford49.167   183.050  
37   Dave Blaney22Toyota49.171   183.035  
38   A.J. Allmendinger84Toyota49.219   182.856   *
39   Clint Bowyer07Chevrolet49.242   182.771  
40   Kevin Lepage34Dodge49.258   182.711   *
41   Bill Elliott37Dodge49.259   182.708   *
42   Reed Sorenson41Dodge49.299   182.559   OP
43   Brian Vickers83Toyota49.313   182.508   *
44   Kenny Wallace78Chevrolet49.315   182.500   *
45   Joe Nemechek13Chevrolet49.322   182.474   *
46   Ken Schrader21Ford49.328   182.452   OP
47   Scott Riggs10Dodge49.332   182.437   OP
48   Dale Jarrett44Toyota49.434   182.061   *
49   Carl Edwards99Ford49.445   182.020   OP
50   Jeff Burton31Chevrolet49.457   181.976   OP
51   Frank Kimmel71Ford49.534   181.693   *
52   Mike Bliss49Dodge49.576   181.539   *
53   Eric McClure04Chevrolet49.650   181.269   *
54   Stanton Barrett30Chevrolet49.679   181.163   *
55   Kirk Shelmerdine27Chevrolet49.689   181.127   *
56   Brandon Whitt72Chevrolet49.869   180.473   *
57   Derrike Cope74Dodge49.902   180.353   *
58   James Hylton58Chevrolet50.101   179.637   *
59   Mike Wallace09Chevrolet52.538   171.305   *
60   Matt Kenseth17Ford     OP
61   Kasey Kahne9Dodge     OP

OP: qualified via owners points
PC: qualified as past champion
PR: provisional
QR: via qualifying race
* - had to qualify on time

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Mike Bliss (#49), Jeremy Mayfield (#36), Paul Menard (#15), Kenny Wallace (#78), Kevin Lepage (#34), Derrike Cope (#74), Stanton Barrett (#30), Regan Smith (#39), Bill Elliott (#37), Frank Kimmel (#71), Brandon Whitt (#72), James Hylton (#58), Eric McClure (#04), Kirk Shelmerdine (#27), Ward Burton (#4), Brian Vickers (#83), Mike Skinner (#23), A.J. Allmendinger (#84)