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2007 UAW-Ford 500

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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 30 of 36
Sunday, October 7, 2007 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles)

Time of race: 3:29:11 Average speed: 143.438 mph Pole speed: 189.07 mph	Cautions: 9 for 34 laps Margin of victory: .066 sec Attendance: 155000 Lead changes: 42
Green flag passes: 7,979 (51.8 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	34	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont / Pepsi (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	246036	running	1	190
2	19	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	216461	running	6	175
3	2	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Toyota	188	180783	running	1	170
4	18	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Ground (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	188	140975	running	40	170
5	16	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	188	149025	running	10	160
6	29	25	Casey Mears	National Guard / GMAC (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	114325	running	0	150
7	41	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	188	127933	running	0	146
8	11	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	188	134736	running	38	147
9	14	96	Tony Raines	DLP HDTV (Bill Saunders)	Chevrolet	188	96425	running	5	143
10	28	41	Reed Sorenson	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	188	114358	running	0	109
11	23	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	188	92625	running	1	135
12	39	70	Johnny Sauter	Radioactive Energy Drink (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	188	98750	running	2	132
13	32	66	Jeff Green	Garmin (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	188	103383	running	1	129
14	31	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	89325	running	0	121
15	22	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	188	115925	running	0	118
16	9	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	188	121891	running	0	115
17	33	40	David Stremme	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	188	78050	running	1	117
18	17	18	J.J. Yeley	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	188	105658	running	0	109
19	15	88	Mike Wallace	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	188	108408	running	0	106
20	37	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	188	125236	running	1	108
21	6	27	Jacques Villeneuve	UNICEF (Bill Davis)	Toyota	188	73325	running	0	100
22	5	00	David Reutimann	Burger King (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	179	88233	crash	2	102
23	20	16	Greg Biffle	Dish Network / Starz (Jack Roush)	Ford	176	92150	crash	0	94
24	10	19	Elliott Sadler	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	175	94120	crash	25	96
25	1	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	175	88722	crash	6	93
26	25	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	171	120066	running	0	85
27	27	38	David Gilliland	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	167	102239	running	0	82
28	12	45	Kyle Petty	American Spirit Motor Oil (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	161	74775	crash	1	84
29	24	7	Robby Gordon	Camping World (Robby Gordon)	Ford	161	74625	running	3	81
30	38	01	Aric Almirola	U.S. Army (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	156	82450	engine	0	73
31	40	21	Ken Schrader	Motorcraft (Wood Brothers)	Ford	152	90514	crash	0	70
32	4	78	Joe Nemechek	Furniture Row (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	149	71375	running	0	67
33	7	49	John Andretti	Paralyzed Veterans of America (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	149	71925	running	0	64
34	42	6	David Ragan	AAA Travel (Jack Roush)	Ford	146	106625	crash	0	61
35	8	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios Racing / Pillsbury (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	144	107561	crash	3	63
36	36	5	Kyle Busch	Kellogg's / Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	144	88475	crash	1	60
37	35	26	Jamie McMurray	Irwin Vise-Grip GrooveLocks (Jack Roush)	Ford	144	78350	crash	0	52
38	30	15	Paul Menard	Menards / Peak (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	144	70225	crash	0	49
39	3	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	144	70500	crash	8	51
40	26	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	136	120768	engine	31	48
41	43	44	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	136	69810	crash	0	40
42	13	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	113	96025	engine	1	42
43	21	31	Jeff Burton	AT&T Mobility (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	91	109840	engine	0	34

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Casey Mears	25	unapproved impound adjustment
Jamie McMurray	26	engine change
Jacques Villeneuve	27	driver's choice

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	A.J. Allmendinger	84	Red Bull	Dietrich Mateschitz	Toyota
45	Boris Said	60	SOBE - No Fear	Mark Simo	Ford
46	Scott Riggs	10	Valvoline / Stanley Tools	James Rocco	Dodge
47	Sam Hornish, Jr.	06	Mobil 1	Roger Penske	Dodge
48	Jeremy Mayfield	36	360 OTC	Bill Davis	Toyota
49	Sterling Marlin	09	Miccosukee Resort & Gaming	James Finch	Chevrolet
50	Ward Burton	4	State Water Heaters / Miccosukee	Larry McClure	Chevrolet
51	Kevin Lepage	37	Taco Bell	Bob Jenkins	Dodge

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	18	18
	19	22	4	#49 accident frontstretch	none
	23	63	41
	64	67	4	#16,38 accident turn 4	#49
	68	93	26
	94	96	3	debris	#38
	97	113	17
	114	116	3	oil on track	#38
	117	136	20
	137	140	4	oil on track	#38
	141	145	5
	146	150	5	#00,5,6,7,11,15,17,22,26,43,83 accident turn 4	#38
	151	153	3
	154	156	3	#21 accident turn 4	#00
	157	162	6
	163	166	4	#45 accident turn 3	#00
	167	176	10
	177	180	4	#16,19,55,96 accident turn 1	#00
	181	188	8
Percent of race run under caution: 18.1% Average green flag run: 15.4 laps

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Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Dave Blaney	1	1	1
Bobby Labonte	2	2	1
Brian Vickers	3	3	1
Michael Waltrip	4	4	1
Bobby Labonte	5	5	1
Robby Gordon	6	8	3
Brian Vickers	9	11	3
Denny Hamlin	12	18	7
Kyle Petty	19	19	1
Jimmie Johnson	20	20	1
Denny Hamlin	21	24	4
Elliott Sadler	25	26	2
Denny Hamlin	27	29	3
Martin Truex, Jr.	30	30	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	31	58	28
Kyle Busch	59	59	1
Brian Vickers	60	60	1
Michael Waltrip	61	61	1
Jeff Green	62	62	1
Denny Hamlin	63	87	25
Michael Waltrip	88	88	1
David Reutimann	89	90	2
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	91	93	3
David Stremme	94	94	1
Michael Waltrip	95	97	3
Denny Hamlin	98	98	1
Tony Stewart	99	108	10
Elliott Sadler	109	113	5
Clint Bowyer	114	114	1
Elliott Sadler	115	132	18
Bobby Labonte	133	133	1
Tony Stewart	134	134	1
Brian Vickers	135	137	3
Kevin Harvick	138	138	1
Johnny Sauter	139	140	2
Tony Stewart	141	145	5
Tony Raines	146	150	5
Ryan Newman	151	152	2
Tony Stewart	153	174	22
Ryan Newman	175	182	8
Jimmie Johnson	183	187	5
Jeff Gordon	188	188	1

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	5690
2	Jimmie Johnson	5681	-9
3	Clint Bowyer	5627	-63
4	Tony Stewart	5536	-154
5	Kevin Harvick	5488	-202
6	Carl Edwards	5485	-205
7	Kurt Busch	5475	-215
8	Kyle Busch	5430	-260
9	Denny Hamlin	5428	-262
10	Martin Truex, Jr.	5390	-300
11	Matt Kenseth	5372	-318
12	Jeff Burton	5354	-336
13	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3421	-2269
14	Ryan Newman	3306	-2384
15	Casey Mears	3305	-2385
16	Greg Biffle	3303	-2387
17	Jamie McMurray	2950	-2740
18	Bobby Labonte	2935	-2755
19	J.J. Yeley	2934	-2756
20	Juan Pablo Montoya	2904	-2786

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Non-playoff standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	4499
2	Jimmie Johnson	4060	-439
3	Tony Stewart	4043	-456
4	Denny Hamlin	3908	-591
5	Carl Edwards	3837	-662
6	Clint Bowyer	3806	-693
7	Matt Kenseth	3792	-707
8	Kyle Busch	3722	-777
9	Jeff Burton	3672	-827
10	Kevin Harvick	3633	-866
11	Kurt Busch	3615	-884
12	Martin Truex, Jr.	3540	-959
13	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3421	-1078
14	Ryan Newman	3306	-1193
15	Casey Mears	3305	-1194
16	Greg Biffle	3303	-1196
17	Jamie McMurray	2950	-1549
18	Bobby Labonte	2935	-1564
19	J.J. Yeley	2934	-1565
20	Juan Pablo Montoya	2904	-1595