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2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400

The 2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 was the third race in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup

2007 in NASCAR

The 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season began on February 10, 2007 at Daytona International Speedway with the Budweiser Shootout and ended on November 18 of that same year at Homestead-Miami Speedway with the Ford 400....
season, which took place on March 11, 2007 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada, Nevada, just outside Las Vegas, Nevada, is a 1,200 acre complex of multiple tracks for automobile racing....
in Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, Nevada, and an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and entertainment....
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The race was the first at the newly-refurbished track, which now has a progressive banking in the turns on the 1.5 mile D-shaped oval, a new garage area which is fan friendly known as "The Neon Garage" named for the lighted signs through the city's gambling areas, and a new pit road that was built closer to the grandstands.

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Jimmie Johnson

Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is a current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver who drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Impala Super Sport co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Hendrick Motorsports....
won his third straight Nextel Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, defeating teammate Jeff Gordon

Jeff Gordon

Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina....
by 2.795 seconds.

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The 2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 was the third race in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup

2007 in NASCAR

Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada, Nevada, just outside Las Vegas, Nevada, is a 1,200 acre complex of multiple tracks for automobile racing....
in Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

Race summary

Jimmie Johnson

Jeff Gordon

Denny Hamlin

James Dennis Alan Hamlin, Jr. is an United States of America auto racing.He currently drives the #11 Fedex Car for Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series....
was third, Matt Kenseth

Matt Kenseth

Matthew Roy Kenseth is an American stock car racing driver. Matt currently drives the #17 DeWalt Ford in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Roush Fenway Racing....
fourth and Mark Martin

Mark Martin (NASCAR)

Mark Anthony Martin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for Hendrick Motorsports and drives the #5 Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet Impala SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports....
fifth.

Martin retained his points lead after three races with 495 points, six ahead of Gordon.

Because of the new asphalt concerns, NASCAR cut the size of fuel cells from 18 gallons to 13 gallons, similar to what had been used on restrictor plate tracks from October 2002 until October 2006, and also for the two 2006 races at Lowe's Motor Speedway

Lowe's Motor Speedway

Lowe's Motor Speedway is a Oval track in Concord, North Carolina, north of Charlotte. It features a long quad-oval track that seats 167,000 people, with room for 50,000 more spectators in the infield....
to force more pit stops to change tires.

Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Status
1.	#48	Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is a current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver who drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Impala Super Sport co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Hendrick Motorsports....	Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors . It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM....	Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports is a stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The team is principally owned by Rick Hendrick, but Jeff Gordon and Mary Hendrick are listed as the owners of the #48 and #5 respectively....	267	Running
2.	#24	Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina....	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	267	Running
3.	#11	Denny Hamlin Denny Hamlin James Dennis Alan Hamlin, Jr. is an United States of America auto racing.He currently drives the #11 Fedex Car for Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series....	Chevrolet	Joe Gibbs Racing Joe Gibbs Racing Joe Gibbs Racing is a group of NASCAR racing teams owned and operated by former Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs, who first started racing on the NASCAR circuit in 1991 in NASCAR, and J.D....	267	Running
4.	#17	Matt Kenseth Matt Kenseth Matthew Roy Kenseth is an American stock car racing driver. Matt currently drives the #17 DeWalt Ford in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Roush Fenway Racing....	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	267	Running
5.	#01	Mark Martin Mark Martin (NASCAR) Mark Anthony Martin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for Hendrick Motorsports and drives the #5 Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet Impala SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports....	Chevrolet	Ginn Racing	267	Running
6.	#99	Carl Edwards Carl Edwards Carl Michael Edwards, II is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing.In the Sprint Cup Series, Edwards drives the #99 Aflac Ford Fusion ....	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	267	Running
7.	#20	Tony Stewart Tony Stewart Anthony Wayne Stewart is an American race car driver/car owner/entrepreneur, in NASCAR's Sprint Cup . During his career he has won championships in the Winston Cup, Nextel Cup and IndyCar Series....	Chevrolet	Joe Gibbs Racing	267	Running
8.	#12	Ryan Newman Ryan Newman Ryan Joseph Newman is a driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He drives the #39 United States Army Chevrolet Impala for Stewart Haas Racing under crew chief Tony Gibson....	Dodge Dodge Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, sport utility vehicles, and trucks, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide....	Penske Racing South Penske Racing Penske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, American Le Mans, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART....	267	Running
9.	#5	Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Kyle Thomas Busch nicknamed "Rowdy Busch," "Wild Thing," and "Shrub" is an United States of America auto racing. He drives the #18 M&M's Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Sprint Cup Series, the #18 Interstate Batteries / Z-Line Designs / NOS Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Nationwide Series, and the #51 Miccosukee Toyota T...	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	267	Running
10.	#26	Jamie McMurray Jamie McMurray James Christopher McMurray is an United States race car driver. McMurray is best known for winning the 2002 UAW-GM Quality 500 as a substitute driver in his second Winston Cup start....	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	267	Running
11.	#8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is a professional American race car driver who drives the #88 AMP Energy/United States National Guard Chevrolet Impala in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series for Hendrick Motorsports, and drives in the Nationwide Series part-time for the #5 car for his own team, JR Motorsports....	Chevrolet	Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is a NASCAR team based in Concord, North Carolina. Originally formed in 1980, the team was owned by seven-time Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt, before his Death of Dale Earnhardt on the closing lap of the 2001 Daytona 500....	267	Running
12.	#1	Martin Truex Jr. Martin Truex Jr. Martin Lee Truex, Jr. is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver. He currently drives the #1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet Impala SS for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing....	Chevrolet	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	267	Running
13.	#43	Bobby Labonte Bobby Labonte Robert Alan Labonte is an United States race car driver in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #96 Ask.com/Texas Instruments DLP/Academy Sports and Outdoors Ford Fusion for Hall of Fame Racing, in an association with Yates Racing....	Dodge	Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises was a NASCAR racing team based in Mooresville, North Carolina. The team was owned by Richard Petty, his son Kyle Petty, and Boston Ventures....	267	Running
14.	#19	Elliott Sadler Elliott Sadler Elliott William Barnes Sadler is a race car driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #19 Best Buy Dodge Charger for Richard Petty Motorsports....	Dodge	Evernham Motorsports Evernham Motorsports Richard Petty Motorsports is a racing team in NASCAR. It is owned by Montreal Canadiens owner and Liverpool F.C. co-owner George N. Gillett Jr....	267	Running
15.	#31	Jeff Burton Jeff Burton Jeffrey Brian Burton also sometimes referred to as "JB" is a Sprint Cup Series driver. He drives the #31 Caterpillar Inc. Chevrolet Impala for Richard Childress Racing....	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing Richard Childress Racing RCR Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Richard Childress Racing, is a NASCAR team based in Welcome, North Carolina. The team currently fields the #07 Jack Daniels Chevrolet Impala for Casey Mears, the #29 Royal Dutch Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet for Kevin Harvick, the #31 Caterpillar Inc....	267	Running
16.	#16	Greg Biffle Greg Biffle Gregory Jack Biffle is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver who drives the #16 3M Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing. He now lives in Mooresville, North Carolina....	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	266	Running
17.	#7	Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Robert W. Gordon is an American racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, owning his #7 Toyota Camry, sponsored by Jim Beam, and also owning his #55 Jim Beam/Camping World ride which competes part-time in the Nationwide Series, he has also raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Champ Car, the Indy Racing...	Ford	Robby Gordon Motorsports Robby Gordon Motorsports Robby Gordon Motorsports is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team. It fields the #7 Jim Beam/Menards Toyota Camry for Robby Gordon. It is based in Huntersville, North Carolina, and is owned by Gordon and heavily supported by John Menard, Jr....	266	Running
18.	#18		Chevrolet	Joe Gibbs Racing	266	Running
19.	#96	Tony Raines Tony Raines Floyd Anthony Raines is an United States race car driver, previously driving in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series for Hall of Fame Racing in the #96 Texas Instruments Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS....	Chevrolet	Hall of Fame Racing Hall of Fame Racing Hall of Fame Racing is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing team principally owned by Jeff Moorad, Tom Garfinkel, and Tom Davin. The team currently operates as a subsidiary of Yates Racing, fielding the #96 Ask.com/Texas Instruments DLP/Academy Sports and Outdoors Ford Fusion for Bobby Labonte, and was created as a joint venture between former...	266	Running
20.	#40	David Stremme David Stremme David Andrew Stremme is an United States stock car driver. He is most notable as the 2003 NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year, winning the award running part time....	Dodge	Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series....	266	Running
21.	#38	David Gilliland David Gilliland David Gilliland is a NASCAR driver. He currently is a free agent, but is still under contract with Yates Racing. He is the son of former Cup and NASCAR Winston West Series driver Butch Gilliland....	Ford	Robert Yates Racing	265	Running
22.	#42	Juan Pablo Montoya Juan Pablo Montoya Juan Pablo Montoya Rold?n is a race car driver in NASCAR and a former Formula One and Champ Car driver. He has enjoyed great success, most famously in top open wheel racing series.... †	Dodge	Chip Ganassi Racing	265	Running
23.	#10	Scott Riggs Scott Riggs Russell Scott Riggs is a NASCAR driver. Riggs currently drives the #36 Toyota Camry for Tommy Baldwin Racing in the Sprint Cup Series...	Dodge	Evernham Motorsports	265	Running
24.	#78	Kenny Wallace Kenny Wallace Kenny Wallace is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series driver who currently drives the #28 United States Border Patrol Chevrolet in the Nationwide series....	Chevrolet	Furniture Row Racing Furniture Row Racing Furniture Row Racing is a NASCAR team based in Colorado and fields the #78 Chevrolet Impala SS. The team is owned and sponsored by the U.S. furniture store chain Furniture Row and is headquartered in Colorado....	265	Running
25.	#66	Jeff Green Jeff Green (NASCAR) Jeff Green is an American stock car racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He is currently employed with Key Motorsports driving the #40 NASCAR Craftsman Truck & #31 Nationwide Series race vehicles....	Chevrolet	Haas CNC Racing Haas CNC Racing Stewart Haas Racing is a NASCAR racing team based in Kannapolis, North Carolina, which runs Chevrolets. The team is owned by Tony Stewart and Haas Automation....	265	Running
26.	#2	Kurt Busch Kurt Busch Kurt Thomas Busch is a professional United States race car driver. He drives the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series....	Dodge	Penske Racing South	265	Running
27.	#29	Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Kevin Michael Harvick is an United States race car driver and car owner, competing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup for Richard Childress Racing, driving the #29 Shell Pennzoil car....	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	265	Running
28.	#45	Kyle Petty Kyle Petty Kyle Richard Petty is an American NASCAR driver, the son and grandson of racers Richard Petty and Lee Petty, respectively and father of the late Adam Petty....	Dodge	Petty Enterprises	265	Running
29.	#21	Jon Wood Jon Wood Jon Wood , in Stuart, Virginia Virginia, is a NASCAR driver for Wood Brothers Racing. He is the grandson of Glen Wood, one of the famous Wood Brothers who founded what has become Sprint Cup's longest continuously active team.... †	Ford	Wood Brothers/JTG Racing	264	Running
30.	#88	Ricky Rudd Ricky Rudd Ricky Rudd is a retired American NASCAR driver. He is the uncle of actor Skeet Ulrich and Nationwide Series driver Jason Rudd. Rudd is tied with Rusty Wallace for the longest streak of consecutive seasons with a victory, his lasting from 1983 to 1998....	Ford	Robert Yates Racing	264	Running
31.	#41	Reed Sorenson Reed Sorenson Bradley Reed Sorenson is a NASCAR driver who currently drives the #43 United States Air Force/McDonald's Dodge Charger in the Sprint Cup Series for Richard Petty Motorsports....	Dodge	Chip Ganassi Racing	263	Running
32.	#15	Paul Menard Paul Menard Paul Menard is a NASCAR driver currently competing in the Sprint Cup Series driving the #98 Menards Ford Fusion for Yates Racing. He is the son of Menards founder John Menard, Jr., whose company is his sponsor.... †	Chevrolet	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	263	Running
33.	#44	Dale Jarrett Dale Jarrett Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett....	Toyota	Michael Waltrip Racing	263	Running
34.	#14	Sterling Marlin Sterling Marlin Sterling Marlin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver who drives the #09 Finch Racing car on a part time basis. He is the son of former NASCAR driver Coo Coo Marlin....	Chevrolet	Ginn Racing	251	Engine
35.	#9	Kasey Kahne Kasey Kahne Kasey Kenneth Kahne is a Auto racing driver in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. For the 2009 season, he drives the #9 Budweiser Dodge Charger for Richard Petty Motorsports with teammates Elliott Sadler, Reed Sorenson, and AJ Allmendinger....	Dodge	Evernham Motorsports	251	Accident
36.	#07	Clint Bowyer Clint Bowyer Clint Bowyer is an American NASCAR driver. He currently pilots the #33 General Mills/BB&T/The Hartford Chevrolet Impala Super Sport in the Sprint Cup Series and the #29 Holiday Inn Chevrolet Impala Super Sport in the Nationwide Series part-time, both for Richard Childress Racing....	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	239	Running
37.	#6	David Ragan David Ragan David Ragan is a stock car racer who drives the #6 United Parcel Service Ford in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series and the #6 Discount Tire Company Ford in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for Roush Fenway Racing and is the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year.... †	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	236	Running
38.	#13	Joe Nemechek Joe Nemechek Joseph Frank Nemechek III is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and owner of NEMCO Motorsports. He won the 1992 Busch Series championship. He currently is bringing his NEMCO team back to run the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series in the #87 Chevy for 2009....	Chevrolet	Ginn Racing	156	Accident
39.	#70	Johnny Sauter Johnny Sauter Jonathan Sauter is a NASCAR driver from Wisconsin. Sauter is the son of former NASCAR driver Jim Sauter , and the brother of NASCAR drivers Tim Sauter and Jay Sauter....	Chevrolet	Hass CNC Racing	147	Running
40.	#25	Casey Mears Casey Mears Casey James Mears is the driver of the #07 Jack Daniel's Chevrolet Impala in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Richard Childress Racing. He is the nephew of four time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Mears and the son of Indy and off-road veteran Roger Mears....	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	141	Running
41.	#80	Aric Almirola Aric Almirola Aric Almirola is a Cuban-American race car driver. He drives the #8 Guitar Hero World Tour/TomTom Chevrolet Impala for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series....	Chevrolet	Joe Gibbs Racing	46	Accident
42.	#22	Dave Blaney Dave Blaney David Blaney is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver. He currently pilots the #66 Toyota Camry for Prism Motorsports. Blaney was a successful Sprint car racing driver before he started racing in NASCAR....	Toyota	Bill Davis Racing Bill Davis Racing Triad Racing Technologies was a racing team that participated in all three of NASCAR's top divisions until 2009.The team had run Toyota-branded stock cars and trucks in both the Camping World Truck Series and Sprint Cup Series since 2007....	17	Accident
43.	#4	Ward Burton Ward Burton John Edward Burton III is an American NASCAR auto racing, who has a total of five career Sprint Cup wins. He last drove the #4 State Water Heaters Chevrolet Impala SS for Morgan-McClure Motorsports in 2007....	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure Motorsports Morgan-McClure Motorsports Morgan-McClure Motorsports was an United States auto racing team that competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. It ran for 25 years, starting in 1982 and ending in 2007....	15	Accident

†-Rookie of the Year candidate

Failed to qualify

The following 10 drivers failed to qualify for the race: A.J. Allmendinger‡ (#84), Mike Bliss

Mike Bliss

Michael Bliss is a NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #1 Miccosukee Indian Gaming Chevrolet for Phoenix Racing in the Nationwide Series. He began racing at age 10....
(#49), John Andretti

John Andretti

John Andretti , is an United States race car driver. He currently drives the #34 Window World.Com car in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing....
(#37), Brian Vickers

Brian Vickers

Brian Lee Vickers is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver. Vickers was the 2003 NASCAR Busch Series Nationwide Series champion, and at age 20, the youngest champion in any of NASCAR's three top-tier series....
(#83), David Reutimann

David Reutimann

David Reutimann is a NASCAR driver. He drives the #00 Aaron Rents Toyota Camry for Michael Waltrip Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the #10 Foster's Group/Camping World Toyota Camry for Braun Racing in the Nationwide Series....
‡ (#00), Jeremy Mayfield (#36), Brandon Whitt

Brandon Whitt

Brandon Whitt is third-generation race car driver. He is currently drives the #61 Ford Fusion for Charles Schnoffer and Doug Taylor in the NASCAR Nationwide Series....
‡ (#72), Kevin Lepage

Kevin Lepage

Kevin Lepage is a NASCAR driver from Shelburne, Vermont. He currently has not signed with a team for the 2009 season.. Lepage is the only NASCAR driver from Vermont to qualify for the Daytona 500....
(#34), Michael Waltrip

Michael Waltrip

Michael Curtis Waltrip is a professional race car driver and co owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. He is the younger brother of Darrell Waltrip, a three-time NASCAR champion ....
(#55), and Ken Schrader

Ken Schrader

Kenneth Schrader is a second-generation race car driver. He is currently driving in the Sprint Cup series part time for Phoenix Racing. He occasionally appears as a television analyst on This Week In NASCAR on the Speed Channel....
(#47).

Allmendinger, Bliss, Mayfield, and Whitt have missed all three races for which they have attempted to qualify. Waltrip has missed the last two. Reutimann had made both previous races. Vickers had missed the Daytona 500 and made the Auto Club 500. Schrader missed making a field for the first time since the November 2003

2003 in NASCAR

The 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup began on Saturday February 8 and ended on Sunday November 16. Matt Kenseth with Roush Racing driving a Ford was crowned the Winston Cup champion, despite winning only one race all year....
Ford 400

Ford 400

The Ford 400 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car racing held at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida, Florida.The race is relatively new on the NASCAR circuit, first being run in 1999....
at Homestead-Miami Speedway

Homestead-Miami Speedway

Homestead-Miami Speedway is a race track in Homestead, Florida southwest of Miami, Florida. It plays host to Ford Championship Weekend, the final races of the season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series....
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Also of note: Regan Smith

Regan Smith

Regan Smith is a NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #78 Furniture Row Chevrolet Impala SS for Furniture Row Racing on a part-time basis....
‡ was to have qualified in the #39 car, but the car was withdrawn and Smith did not make an attempt.