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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

Playoff drivers are highlighted in green in the qualifying and race results.

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	6	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	312	245011	running	55	190
2	7	16	Greg Biffle	Dish Network (Jack Roush)	Ford	312	175075	running	0	170
3	18	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt NANO Technology (Jack Roush)	Ford	312	172291	running	93	175
4	21	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	312	156211	running	0	160
5	13	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	312	141125	running	4	160
6	34	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	312	136386	running	0	150
7	2	1	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	312	122895	running	72	151
8	38	5	Kyle Busch	Kellogg's / Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	312	99475	running	0	142
9	12	31	Jeff Burton	AT&T Mobility (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	312	114966	running	0	138
10	3	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	312	124911	running	0	134
11	20	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	312	84975	running	0	130
12	9	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	312	109333	running	0	127
13	11	25	Casey Mears	National Guard / GMAC (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	312	87925	running	0	124
14	4	18	J.J. Yeley	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	312	100183	running	0	121
15	5	70	Johnny Sauter	Yellow Transportation (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	312	72850	running	0	118
16	15	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Ground (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	312	84925	running	0	115
17	14	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	312	106700	running	0	112
18	32	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	312	107036	running	0	109
19	25	41	Reed Sorenson	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	312	95258	running	1	111
20	37	40	David Stremme	Wrigley's Juicy Fruit (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	312	71725	running	0	103
21	22	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	312	68625	running	0	100
22	19	15	Paul Menard	Menards / Johns Manville (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	312	68400	running	0	97
23	23	26	Jamie McMurray	Irwin (Jack Roush)	Ford	312	77475	running	0	94
24	39	7	Robby Gordon	Menards / MAPEI (Robby Gordon)	Ford	312	67925	running	0	91
25	29	09	Sterling Marlin	Miccosukee Resorts (James Finch)	Chevrolet	311	65000	running	0	88
26	28	01	Aric Almirola	U.S. Army (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	311	75575	running	0	85
27	16	19	Elliott Sadler	Siemens (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	311	85695	running	0	82
28	42	38	David Gilliland	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	311	94314	running	0	79
29	36	45	Kyle Petty	Wells Fargo (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	311	83133	running	0	76
30	26	06	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	310	64150	running	0	73
31	17	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Toyota	310	88883	running	0	70
32	41	6	David Ragan	AAA Insurance (Jack Roush)	Ford	310	99400	running	0	67
33	24	10	Patrick Carpentier	Valvoline / Sears Auto Center (James Rocco)	Dodge	310	72400	running	0	64
34	43	21	Bill Elliott	Ore-Ida / Heinz (Wood Brothers)	Ford	310	82539	running	0	61
35	33	88	Ricky Rudd	Pedigree (Yates Racing)	Ford	309	94233	running	0	58
36	30	36	Johnny Benson, Jr.	360 OTC (Bill Davis)	Toyota	308	63050	running	0	55
37	8	96	Tony Raines	DLP HDTV (Bill Saunders)	Chevrolet	291	70925	running	0	52
38	31	78	Joe Nemechek	Furniture Row (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	241	62825	crash	0	49
39	40	66	Jeremy Mayfield	Haas Automation (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	212	82333	engine	0	46
40	10	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	147	109716	crash	0	43
41	27	27	Jacques Villeneuve	UNICEF (Bill Davis)	Toyota	136	62380	crash	0	40
42	1	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	125	98155	engine	87	42
43	35	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	118	107820	crash	0	34

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Brian Vickers	83	engine change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Michael Waltrip	55	NAPA Auto Parts	Michael Waltrip	Toyota
45	A.J. Allmendinger	84	Red Bull	Dietrich Mateschitz	Toyota
46	Ward Burton	4	Lucas Oil / State Water Heaters	Larry McClure	Chevrolet
47	John Andretti	49	HealthLife.com	Beth Ann Morgenthau	Dodge
48	Dale Jarrett	44	UPS	Michael Waltrip	Toyota
49	David Reutimann	00	Burger King	Michael Waltrip	Toyota

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	25	25
	26	28	3	#38 spun frontstretch	none
	29	86	58
	87	90	4	debris	#45
	91	95	5
	96	101	6	#78 spun turn 4	#01
	102	108	7
	109	111	3	debris	#7
	112	119	8
	120	124	5	#8 accident backstretch	#83
	125	138	14
	139	143	5	#27 accident backstretch	#19
	144	148	5
	149	154	6	#9,96 accident turn 4	#38
	155	234	80
	235	239	5	#22 accident turn 1	#41
	240	244	5
	245	247	3	#78 spun turn 2	#7
	248	270	23
	271	274	4	debris	#83
	275	312	38
Percent of race run under caution: 14.1% Average green flag run: 24.4 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Carl Edwards	1	87	87
Martin Truex, Jr.	88	138	51
Matt Kenseth	139	187	49
Jimmie Johnson	188	218	31
Martin Truex, Jr.	219	220	2
Reed Sorenson	221	221	1
Matt Kenseth	222	235	14
Ryan Newman	236	239	4
Matt Kenseth	240	269	30
Martin Truex, Jr.	270	288	19
Jimmie Johnson	289	312	24

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jimmie Johnson	6572
2	Jeff Gordon	6486	-86
3	Clint Bowyer	6331	-241
4	Kyle Busch	6185	-387
5	Tony Stewart	6169	-403
6	Matt Kenseth	6103	-469
7	Kevin Harvick	6093	-479
8	Jeff Burton	6089	-483
9	Carl Edwards	6067	-505
10	Kurt Busch	6056	-516
11	Martin Truex Jr	6009	-563
12	Denny Hamlin	5973	-599
13	Ryan Newman	3932	-2640
14	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3874	-2698
15	Greg Biffle	3867	-2705
16	Casey Mears	3829	-2743
17	Jamie McMurray	3430	-3142
18	Bobby Labonte	3423	-3149
19	Kasey Kahne	3398	-3174
20	J.J. Yeley	3386	-3186
21	Juan Pablo Montoya	3369	-3203

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Non-playoff standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	5295
2	Jimmie Johnson	4951	-344
3	Tony Stewart	4676	-619
4	Matt Kenseth	4523	-772
5	Clint Bowyer	4510	-785
6	Kyle Busch	4477	-818
7	Denny Hamlin	4453	-842
8	Carl Edwards	4419	-876
9	Jeff Burton	4407	-888
10	Kevin Harvick	4238	-1057
11	Kurt Busch	4196	-1099
12	Martin Truex Jr	4159	-1136
13	Ryan Newman	3932	-1363
14	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3874	-1421
15	Greg Biffle	3867	-1428
16	Casey Mears	3829	-1466
17	Jamie McMurray	3430	-1865
18	Bobby Labonte	3423	-1872
19	Kasey Kahne	3398	-1897
20	J.J. Yeley	3386	-1909