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2007 Kobalt Tools 500 |
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| Held on March 18, 2007 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, GA | |
| 325 L, 500.5 M, 805.35 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's, Kobalt Tools | Chevy | 325 | 135 | running | 195 |
| 2 | 13 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot | Chevy | 325 | 121 | running | 175 |
| 3 | 21 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt | Ford | 325 | 11 | running | 170 |
| 4 | 32 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless | Chevy | 325 | 2 | running | 165 |
| 5 | 16 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Texaco, Havoline | Dodge | 325 | 0 | running | 155 |
| 6 | 15 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | DirecTV Hot Pass | Chevy | 325 | 2 | running | 155 |
| 7 | 14 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot | Ford | 325 | 0 | running | 146 |
| 8 | 18 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats | Chevy | 325 | 0 | running | 142 |
| 9 | 11 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target | Dodge | 325 | 1 | running | 143 |
| 10 | 4 | 01 | Mark Martin | U.S. Army | Chevy | 325 | 0 | running | 134 |
| 11 | 17 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite | Dodge | 325 | 14 | running | 135 |
| 12 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Chevy | 325 | 30 | running | 132 |
| 13 | 7 | 40 | David Stremme | Coors Light | Dodge | 325 | 0 | running | 124 |
| 14 | 22 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Chevy | 325 | 0 | running | 121 |
| 15 | 37 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Irwin Industrial Tools | Ford | 325 | 0 | running | 118 |
| 16 | 6 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios, Betty Crocker | Dodge | 325 | 1 | running | 120 |
| 17 | 19 | 13 | Joe Nemechek | Ginn Resorts | Chevy | 325 | 0 | running | 112 |
| 18 | 2 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge Dealers, UAW | Dodge | 325 | 1 | running | 114 |
| 19 | 30 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground | Chevy | 324 | 0 | running | 106 |
| 20 | 39 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Motorola Digital Audio Players | Ford | 324 | 0 | running | 103 |
| 21 | 9 | 49 | Mike Bliss | ZoneLoans.com | Dodge | 324 | 0 | running | 100 |
| 22 | 20 | 18 | J.J. Yeley | Interstate Batteries | Chevy | 324 | 0 | running | 97 |
| 23 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Dodge | 324 | 0 | running | 94 |
| 24 | 28 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Panasonic Plasma HDTV | Chevy | 324 | 0 | running | 91 |
| 25 | 36 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell, Pennzoil | Chevy | 324 | 1 | running | 93 |
| 26 | 42 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Snickers | Ford | 323 | 0 | running | 85 |
| 27 | 35 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar | Toyota | 323 | 1 | running | 87 |
| 28 | 34 | 25 | Casey Mears | National Guard, GMAC | Chevy | 323 | 0 | running | 79 |
| 29 | 26 | 70 | Johnny Sauter | Best Buy | Chevy | 323 | 0 | running | 76 |
| 30 | 27 | 38 | David Gilliland | M&M's | Ford | 323 | 0 | running | 73 |
| 31 | 23 | 15 | Paul Menard | Menards, Quaker State | Chevy | 323 | 0 | running | 70 |
| 32 | 8 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Kellogg's, CARQUEST Auto Parts | Chevy | 322 | 0 | running | 67 |
| 33 | 38 | 6 | David Ragan | AAA | Ford | 322 | 0 | running | 64 |
| 34 | 40 | 45 | Kyle Petty | National Tire & Battery | Dodge | 322 | 0 | running | 61 |
| 35 | 41 | 66 | Jeff Green | Yellow Transportation | Chevy | 322 | 0 | running | 58 |
| 36 | 43 | 44 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Toyota | 320 | 0 | running | 55 |
| 37 | 29 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Little Debbie | Ford | 318 | 0 | running | 52 |
| 38 | 33 | 96 | Tony Raines | DLP HDTV | Chevy | 318 | 0 | running | 49 |
| 39 | 12 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers, UAW | Dodge | 306 | 0 | running | 46 |
| 40 | 24 | 00 | David Reutimann | Domino's Pizza | Toyota | 295 | 0 | running | 43 |
| 41 | 25 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Jackson Hewitt | Ford | 280 | 0 | running | 40 |
| 42 | 31 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull | Toyota | 227 | 5 | accident | 42 |
| 43 | 10 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Stanley Tools, Valvoline | Dodge | 221 | 0 | engine | 34 |
| DID NOT QUALIFY | |||||||||
| 33 | Scott Wimmer | Camping World, RVs.com | Chevy | DNQ | |||||
| 4 | Ward Burton | State Water Heaters | Chevy | DNQ | |||||
| 37 | John Andretti | Huddle House | Dodge | DNQ | |||||
| 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Toyota | DNQ | |||||
| 78 | Kenny Wallace | Furniture Row Racing | Chevy | DNQ | |||||
| 34 | Kevin Lepage | Wyndham Atlanta | Dodge | DNQ | |||||
| 36 | Jeremy Mayfield | 360 OTC | Toyota | DNQ | |||||
| 84 | A.J. Allmendinger | Red Bull | Toyota | DNQ | |||||
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 3h:16:23 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Ryan Newman - 28.707 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.311 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 152.915 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 27 laps - Laps 37-40 (debris); Laps 144-147 (debris backstretch); Laps 224-227 (#10 oil on track); Laps 231-237 (#00,9,16,83 accident turn 3); Laps 271-274 (debris backstretch); Laps 311-314 (debris turn 3) | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 31 among 13 drivers - Jimmie Johnson 1-36; Elliott Sadler 37; Jeff Gordon 38-41; Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) 42-79; Jimmie Johnson 80-87; Kevin Harvick 88; Brian Vickers 89-91; Kurt Busch 92-96; Matt Kenseth 97; Kurt Busch 98-106; Jimmie Johnson 107-132; Reed Sorenson 133; Dave Blaney 134; Brian Vickers 135-136; Jimmie Johnson 137-143; Clint Bowyer 144; Jimmie Johnson 145-154; Matt Kenseth 155-164; Jimmie Johnson 165-166; Jeff Gordon 167-192; Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) 193-194; Jimmie Johnson 195-223; Dave Blaney 224; Jimmie Johnson 225-238; Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) 239-270; Jeff Burton (VA) 271; Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) 272-310; Jeff Burton (VA) 311; Bobby Labonte 312; Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) 313-322; Jimmie Johnson 323-325 | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |
