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2007 Aaron's 499

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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 9 of 36
Sunday, April 29, 2007 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps* on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles)

Time of race: 3:18:46 Average speed: 154.167 mph Pole speed: 192.069 mph	Cautions: 8 for 28 laps Margin of victory: under caution Attendance: 160000 Lead changes: 42
Green flag passes: 16,788 (102.4 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup results / 2007 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	192	355511	running	71	195
2	8	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	192	251736	running	12	175
3	26	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	192	212483	running	7	170
4	2	38	David Gilliland	M&M's Dark (Yates Racing)	Ford	192	182689	running	0	160
5	25	26	Jamie McMurray	Sharp Aquos / Vikuiti (Jack Roush)	Ford	192	134675	running	2	160
6	41	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	192	164536	running	0	150
7	36	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	192	149233	running	2	151
8	20	40	David Stremme	Wrigley's Winterfresh (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	192	106025	running	1	147
9	28	12	Ryan Newman	Kodak (Roger Penske)	Dodge	192	133450	running	0	138
10	37	1	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	192	126495	running	0	134
11	9	10	Scott Riggs	Stanley Tools / Valvoline (James Rocco)	Dodge	192	107050	running	0	130
12	30	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	192	138891	running	5	132
13	34	66	Jeff Green	Best Buy (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	192	120933	running	3	129
14	17	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	192	137641	running	3	126
15	39	19	Elliott Sadler	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	192	110770	running	1	123
16	4	14	Sterling Marlin	Waste Management / Ginn Resorts (Bobby Ginn)	Chevrolet	192	107983	running	16	120
17	10	6	David Ragan	AAA Travel (Jack Roush)	Ford	192	127100	running	2	117
18	23	45	Kyle Petty	National Tire & Battery (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	192	103083	running	0	109
19	31	18	J.J. Yeley	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	192	116033	running	0	106
20	35	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios Racing / Spiderman 3 (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	192	127111	running	0	103
21	3	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Freight (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	192	102550	running	48	105
22	27	96	Tony Raines	DLP HDTV (Bill Saunders)	Chevrolet	192	96425	running	0	97
23	18	36	Jeremy Mayfield	360 OTC (Bill Davis)	Toyota	192	83075	running	0	94
24	22	01	Regan Smith	U.S. Army (Bobby Ginn)	Chevrolet	192	104258	running	1	96
25	29	41	Reed Sorenson	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	192	101947	running	0	88
26	6	78	Kenny Wallace	National Day of Prayer (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	192	83325	running	2	90
27	11	60	Boris Said	SOBE No Fear Energy Drink (Mark Simo)	Ford	191	80775	running	1	87
28	32	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	190	127761	crash	7	84
29	12	16	Greg Biffle	3M (Jack Roush)	Ford	190	97025	crash	1	81
30	21	70	Johnny Sauter	Yellow Fleet Pride (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	190	79325	crash	0	73
31	24	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	187	115750	running	0	70
32	14	00	David Reutimann	Domino's Brooklyn-Style Pizza (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	184	78525	engine	0	67
33	5	88	Ricky Rudd	Snickers (Yates Racing)	Ford	155	110458	running	0	64
34	42	31	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	151	118266	running	2	66
35	40	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	147	86125	running	0	58
36	15	4	Ward Burton	Miccosukee / State Water Heaters (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	144	78725	engine	0	55
37	13	5	Kyle Busch	Carquest / Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	130	95800	crash	0	52
38	33	13	Joe Nemechek	CertainTeed / Ginn Resorts (Bobby Ginn)	Chevrolet	130	77450	crash	0	49
39	7	25	Casey Mears	National Guard / GMAC (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	124	85250	crash	5	51
40	43	44	Dale Jarrett	UPS / Kentucky Derby (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	38	77000	engine	0	43
41	38	7	Robby Gordon	Menards / MAPEI (Robby Gordon)	Ford	33	76800	engine	0	40
42	16	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	27	84630	engine	0	37
43	19	15	Paul Menard	Menards (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	22	76737	engine	0	34

* Race extended to 192 laps due to green/white/checker.

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
David Stremme	40	unapproved impound adjustment

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Michael Waltrip	55	NAPA Auto Parts	Michael Waltrip	Toyota
45	Brian Vickers	83	Red Bull	Dietrich Mateschitz	Toyota
46	Dave Blaney	22	Caterpillar	Bill Davis	Toyota
47	A.J. Allmendinger	84	Red Bull	Dietrich Mateschitz	Toyota
48	Ken Schrader	21	Little Debbie	Wood Brothers	Ford
49	Mike Wallace	09	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts	James Finch	Chevrolet
50	Kevin Lepage	34	Taco Bell	Bob Jenkins	Dodge
51	John Andretti	37	Huddle House	Bob Jenkins	Dodge
52	Mike Bliss	49	Paralyzed Veterans of America	Beth Ann Morgenthau	Dodge

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	73	73
	74	77	4	debris	#20
	78	81	4
	82	84	3	#07 accident turn 3	#43
	85	125	41
	126	129	4	#25 accident turn 4	#4
	130	131	2
	132	136	5	#1,5,13,31,88,96 accident backstretch	#43
	137	162	26
	163	165	3	#12.42 accident turn 2	#43
	166	175	10
	176	178	3	debris	#43
	179	185	7
	186	190	5	oil on track	none
	191	191	1
	192	192	1	#16,19,20,70 accident turn 2	none
Percent of race run under caution: 14.6% Average green flag run: 20.5 laps

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Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jeff Gordon	1	1	1
Sterling Marlin	2	5	4
Jeff Gordon	6	12	7
Sterling Marlin	13	18	6
Jimmie Johnson	19	19	1
Sterling Marlin	20	20	1
Jimmie Johnson	21	24	4
Sterling Marlin	25	28	4
Jimmie Johnson	29	30	2
Sterling Marlin	31	31	1
Jimmie Johnson	32	33	2
Jeff Green	34	36	3
Tony Stewart	37	43	7
Jeff Gordon	44	46	3
Jeff Burton	47	48	2
Jeff Gordon	49	63	15
Denny Hamlin	64	67	4
Jeff Gordon	68	73	6
Greg Biffle	74	74	1
Matt Kenseth	75	75	1
Jeff Gordon	76	80	5
Kurt Busch	81	85	5
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	86	87	2
Kurt Busch	88	89	2
Jimmie Johnson	90	91	2
Kasey Kahne	92	93	2
Jimmie Johnson	94	94	1
Kasey Kahne	95	97	3
Casey Mears	98	102	5
Matt Kenseth	103	103	1
Jeff Gordon	104	118	15
David Stremme	119	119	1
Jeff Gordon	120	125	6
Regan Smith	126	126	1
Boris Said	127	127	1
Kenny Wallace	128	129	2
Jeff Gordon	130	134	5
Elliott Sadler	135	135	1
David Ragan	136	137	2
Matt Kenseth	138	138	1
Denny Hamlin	139	182	44
Jamie McMurray	183	184	2
Jeff Gordon	185	192	8

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	1521
2	Jeff Burton	1318	-203
3	Matt Kenseth	1292	-229
4	Jimmie Johnson	1290	-231
5	Denny Hamlin	1189	-332
6	Tony Stewart	1078	-443
7	Jamie McMurray	1059	-462
8	Kyle Busch	1054	-467
9	Kevin Harvick	1052	-469
10	Kurt Busch	1038	-483
11	Clint Bowyer	1021	-500
12	Carl Edwards	1004	-517
13	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	994	-527
14	David Stremme	960	-561
15	Elliott Sadler	940	-581
16	Greg Biffle	931	-590
17	Mark Martin	921	-600
18	Martin Truex Jr	908	-613
19	Juan Pablo Montoya	901	-620
20	Bobby Labonte	883	-638
21	J.J. Yeley	856	-665