The 2007 Daytona 500 event logo.

The 2007 Daytona 500 was the first race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup season, taking place on February 18, 2007 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Kevin Harvick won the race by .02 second over Mark Martin in the closest finish since the first race at Daytona International Speedway when it took three days to declare Lee Petty the winner in 1959. The first survivor of the massive wreck (commonly known as "The Big One") saw Jeff Burton finishing third. The 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season began on February 10, 2007 at Daytona International Speedway with the Budweiser Shootout and will end with the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 18 of that same year. ... The 2007 Auto Club 500 is the second race in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup season. ... The 2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 was the third race in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup season, which took place on March 11, 2007 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... 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The Crown Royal Presents The Jim Stewart 400 is the tenth race of the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup campaign, scheduled to be run on Saturday, May 5, 2007 at Richmond International Raceway in Henrico County, Virginia, just outside the city of Richmond, Virginias state capital. ... The 2007 Dodge Avenger 500 is the eleventh race of the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season, is scheduled to be run on Saturday, May 12, 2007 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. ... The 2007 NEXTEL Open and NEXTEL All-Star Challenge is scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 19, 2007 at Lowes Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, a suburb of Charlotte. ... The 2007 edition of the Coca-Cola 600, the twelveth race of the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season is scheduled for Sunday, May 27, 2007 at Lowes Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, a suburb of Charlotte. ... The 2007 Autism Speaks 400 presented by Visa will be the thirteenth race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup season. ... // The 2007 Pocono 500, the fourteenth race of the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season, was run Sunday, June 10, 2007 at Pocono Raceway outside of the village of Long Pond, Pennsylvania. ... The 2007 Citizens Bank 400 was the 15th race of the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series season. ... The 2007 Toyota/Save Mart 350 was the 16th race of the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series season. ... The 2007 Lenox Industrial Tools 300 will be the 17th race of the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series season. ... The 2007 Pepsi 400 was the 18th race of the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series season and held on July 7, 2007, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... The 2007 USG Sheetrock 400 was the 19th race of the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series season. ... 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Pole Qualifying

As is the custom, qualifying for the race is unique.

The qualifying only places the fastest two cars in the front row for the race the following week. The rest of the field (based on the 2006 owners' points top 35 teams, not drivers) is already locked in, then followed by two 150-mile races called the Gatorade Duel. From those, the top two cars not locked in by either owners points or the front row positions automatically qualify, then the next four fastest cars based on the pole qualifying speed, followed by the past champions' provisional, used by Dale Jarrett, who was the most recent past champion. Had Jarrett locked into a spot during the first Duel race, Bill Elliott would have made the field. The 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season started at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, February 12 with the Bud Shootout and will end on Sunday, November 19 with the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ... The Gatorade Duel, is NASCAR Nextel Cup preliminary event to the Daytona 500 held annually in February at Daytona International Speedway. ... Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956 in Newton, North Carolina) is an American race car driver. ... Bill Elliott car that set the record for the fastest recorded time in a stock car - 212. ...

When all was said and done, Robert Yates Racing swept the top two positions, with David Gilliland driving the #38 M&Ms Ford Fusion to the pole at 186.320 MPH, with his teammate, Ricky Rudd in the #88 Snickers Fusion alongside a mere 0.185 seconds behind. Robert Yates Racing is a NASCAR racing team based in Mooresville, North Carolina, which is near Charlotte. ... David Gilliland (born on April 1, 1976 in Riverside, California) is a NASCAR driver. ... Plain M&Ms M&Ms are small, milk chocolate candy pieces popular in the United States and in many other countries around the world. ... Ford Fusion is a name used on two different types of cars from the Ford Motor Company. ... Ricky Rudd in 2005, courtesy of the U.S. Air Force Ricky Rudd racing at the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway. ... Snickers (original) Snickers (original) Snickers (original) Snickers is a candy bar made by Mars, Incorporated. ...

Tony Stewart, driving the Home Depot #20 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS for Joe Gibbs Racing, won the first Duel race, while Jeff Gordon drove the Hendrick Motorsports DuPont Chevrolet to the checker flag in the nightcap. Elliott wasn't the only past Daytona 500 champion to miss the race, as 35 other cars attempted to battle for those seven spots. Ward Burton (who won in 2002) and Derrike Cope (the 1990 winner) did not qualify from their respective races. The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products. ... The Chevrolet Monte Carlo is an American mid-size car. ... Joe Gibbs Racing (also known as JGR) is a group of NASCAR racing teams owned by Joe Gibbs, who first started racing on the NASCAR circuit in 1991. ... Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is a professional American race car driver. ... Hendrick Motorsports is a group of NASCAR racing teams started by Rick Hendrick in 1984 under the name All Star Racing, racing only Chevrolets, racing in both the Nextel Cup and Busch Series circuits. ... Dupont, DuPont, Du Pont, or du Pont may refer to: // E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, the worlds third largest chemical company Du Pont Motors Gilbert Dupont, a French stock brokerage part of retail banking network Crédit du Nord ST Dupont, a French manufacturer of fine... Ward Burton (born October 25, 1961) is an American NASCAR auto racer. ... Derrike Cope is a race-car driver in NASCAR, best known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. ...

Qualifying Scandal

Main article: 2007 NASCAR Gatorade Duel Scandal

The week that led up to the annual "Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing" saw widespread rules infractions that affected five teams - the #17 Roush Fenway Racing DeWalt Tools Ford Fusion team of Matt Kenseth, the three Evernham Motorsports Dodge Charger teams of Kasey Kahne (#9 UAW/Dodge), Scott Riggs (#10 Valvoline) and Elliott Sadler (#19 UAW/Dodge) - during the Pole Qualifying on February 11th. But, a sixth team - the #55 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Camry from Michael Waltrip Racing driven by the teams' owner - suffered the most severe punishment handed out by the motorsports sanctioning body since 2000, as it was docked 100 driver and owner points, causing it to leave Daytona with negative owner and championship points (-27 points). In addition, Gordon was penalized with the loss of his starting position after the #24 car (DuPont Chevrolet) failed a post-race inspection because of an improper spoiler height. His starting position was changed from fourth to 42nd. There were no other penalties assessed against himself or the team and he is still listed as the winner of the second duel race. The 2007 NASCAR Gatorade Duel Scandal was a collection of various allegation of cheating in the 2007 NASCAR Gatorade Duels, the qualifying event for the Daytona 500. ... Outside Roush headquarters. ... Black & Decker NYSE: BDK is a corporation based in Towson, Maryland best known for power tools and home appliances. ... Ford Fusion is a name used on two different types of cars from the Ford Motor Company. ... Matt Kenseths 2004 car being pushed out by his crew 2007 Busch Series car 2007 Cup car Matthew Roy Kenseth (born March 10, 1972) is a stock car racing driver for the Roush Fenway Racing team in NASCARs Nextel Cup series. ... Evernham Motorsports is a racing team in NASCAR. For the 2005 NEXTEL Cup Season, the team won two races, which were also the first two for the new Dodge Charger, along with nine top-5 finishes and seventeen top-10 finishes. ... There have been many different Dodge vehicles, on three different platforms, bearing the Charger nameplate. ... Kasey Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington) is a driver in NASCARs NEXTEL Cup series. ... The United Auto Workers (UAW), headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, officially the United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America International Union, is one of the largest labor unions in North America, with more than 500,000 members in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico organized into approximately 950 union... Scott Riggs #10 Chevrolet from 2005. ... Cummins NYSE: CMI, is a maker of diesel and gas engines. ... Elliott Sadler (left) talking with teammate Dale Jarrett. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... NAPA redirects here. ... The Toyota Camry is a mid-size sedan assembled by Toyota in Georgetown, Kentucky; Altona, Victoria, Australia; Guangzhou, China and the original factory in Toyota City, Japan. ... Michael Waltrip (born April 30, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is the younger brother of former NASCAR driver Darrell Waltrip. ... Michael Curtis Waltrip (born April 30, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a professional race car driver and owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. ... Dupont, DuPont, Du Pont, or du Pont may refer to: // E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, the worlds third largest chemical company Du Pont Motors Gilbert Dupont, a French stock brokerage part of retail banking network Crédit du Nord ST Dupont, a French manufacturer of fine... Chevrolet (IPA: ʃɛv. ...

The Pre-Race

Kelly Clarkson, the first winner of American Idol and spokesperson for the 2007 edition of "NASCAR Day", performed in the pre-race "Salute to America" concert, with her set consisting of Since U Been Gone, One Minute (from her upcoming album) and Miss Independent. Big and Rich sang the National Anthem, while Academy Award winning actor Nicolas Cage served as the grand marshall of the event, giving the command to have the drivers start their engines in a low key manner. Baseball ironman and 2007 inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame Cal Ripken, Jr. drove the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 pace car for the pre-race laps, and Phil Parsons, the brother of Benny Parsons, who had died of complications from lung cancer prior to the season, was given the honor of dropping the green flag for the race. Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American pop singer from Texas. ... AMERICAN IDOL HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO DEATH OF SIMON ... In particular for the 1970s pop song with the same title see Since You Been Gone. ... Miss Independent is the second single (first in Australia and the UK) from pop rock singer, Kelly Clarksons multi-platinum debut album, Thankful. ... Big & Rich are an American country music duo comprising Big Kenny and John Rich. ... The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem of the United States, with lyrics written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Nicolas Cage (born Nicholas Coppola on January 7, 1964) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 62 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of baseball-related... Calvin Edwin Ripken, Jr. ... The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car first manufactured by Chevrolet in 1953. ... Phil Parsons Phil Parsons (born June 21, 1957 in Detroit, Michigan), is a former NASCAR driver. ... Benny Parsons (born July 12, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan, currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina) is an American NASCAR announcer/analyst on NBC and TNT. He became famous as the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup (now NEXTEL Cup) champion. ... Lung cancer is the malignant transformation and expansion of lung tissue, and is the most lethal of all cancers worldwide, responsible for 1. ...

Results

Cars that completed the final lap, despite being involved in the last-lap wreck, were scored as running. The race went 202 laps/505 miles due to the green-white-checkered rule.

Time of Race: 3 hours, 33 minutes, 54 seconds.
Average Speed: 149.335 MPH.
Margin of Victory: 0.020 seconds.
Lead Changes: 13 among nine drivers.
Cautions: Six for 24 laps (not including final lap incident).
Attendance: 185,000 (not including infield, where the actual total would be boosted to 250,000.)
†Led at least one lap.
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Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. ... Ameriquest is a national mortgage lender based in Orange, California with staff of 14,000 in 280 offices across the United States. ... Ricky Rudd in 2005, courtesy of the U.S. Air Force Ricky Rudd racing at the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway. ... Snickers (original) Snickers (original) Snickers (original) Snickers is a candy bar made by Mars, Incorporated. ... Matt Kenseths 2004 car being pushed out by his crew 2007 Busch Series car 2007 Cup car Matthew Roy Kenseth (born March 10, 1972) is a stock car racing driver for the Roush Fenway Racing team in NASCARs Nextel Cup series. ... DeWALT is a world-wide brand of power tools for the construction and woodworking industries. ... Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ... 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Failed to qualify

The following 18 drivers did not make the Daytona 500: Mike Bliss, Jeremy Mayfield, Paul Menard, Kenny Wallace, Kevin Lepage, Derrike Cope, Stanton Barrett, Regan Smith, Bill Elliott, Frank Kimmel, Brandon Whitt, James Hylton, Eric McClure, Kirk Shelmerdine, Ward Burton, Brian Vickers, Mike Skinner, and A.J. Allmendinger. Mike Bliss (born April 5, 1965, in Milwaukie, Oregon) is a NASCAR driver. ... Jeremy Allen Mayfield (born May 27, 1969 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a driver in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series who drives the #36 Toyota Camry for Bill Davis Racing. ... Paul Menard (born August 21, 1980) is a NASCAR driver currently competing in the NEXTEL Cup Series driving the #15 Menards Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Dale Earnhardt, Inc. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Kevin Lepage (born June 26, 1962) is a NASCAR driver from Shelburne, Vermont. ... Derrike Cope is a race-car driver in NASCAR, best known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. ... Stanton Barrett(born December 1, 1972 in Bishop, California is a NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series driver and Hollywood stuntman. ... Regan Smith (born September 23, 1983, in Cato, New York) is a NASCAR driver. ... Bill Elliott car that set the record for the fastest recorded time in a stock car - 212. ... Franklin James Kimmel (born April 30, 1962 in Clarksville, Indiana) drives the #46 Pork, The Other White Meat Ford for Tri-State Motorsports in the ARCA Re/Max Series. ... Brandon Whitt from El Cajon, CA drives the 38 McMillin Homes / Cure Autism Now Toyota in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. ... James Hylton awaits driver introductions before his final ARCA race James Hylton (born August 26, 1934) is a part-time race car driver. ... Eric McClure(born December 11, 1981 in Chilhowlie, Virginia), is a part-time NASCAR driver. ... Kirk Shelmerdine is a NASCAR driver and former championship-winning crew chief for Dale Earnhardt. ... Ward Burton (born October 25, 1961) is an American NASCAR auto racer. ... Brian Lee Vickers is an American NASCAR driver, from Thomasville, North Carolina. ... Skinners 2006 truck on display, courtesy of flickr contributor Mike Skinner (born June 28, 1957) is a NASCAR driver from Susanville, California who drives the #5 truck in the Craftsman Truck Series for Bill Davis Racing. ... A.J. Allmendinger (born December 16, 1981 in Los Gatos, California) is an American racecar driver. ...

Race recap

Cautions

Controversy over finish

Because of an incident between Casey Mears and Dale Jarrett at the 2003 Sylvania 300 in New Hampshire International Speedway, NASCAR has ordered the "freezing of the field" whenever a caution flag is thrown. Such a flag did not fly after the last-lap crash. There is some disputed visual evidence that suggests that, if the caution had flown strictly according to NASCAR rules, Martin may have won.[1] Casey James Mears (born March 12, 1978 in Bakersfield, California) is the driver of the #25 National Guard/GMAC Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports. ... Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956 in Newton, North Carolina) is an American race car driver. ... The Sylvania 300 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at the New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. ...

The issue was especially passionate because Martin was in his 23rd Daytona 500 start; he has never won. Such a win, arguably, would have been as popular with fans as Dale Earnhardt's 1998 victory (in his 20th start) or Darrell Waltrip's 1989 triumph (in his 17th). With Martin no longer competing for the season-long NEXTEL Cup championship due to a reduction in his schedule, the Daytona 500 is one of the few honors he can still win as a driver (the #01 team is racing for the owners (team) championship, with Regan Smith driving the other 14 races). To add further irony, Martin and his family have chosen to live full-time in the Daytona Beach area, whereas most drivers live in the Lake Norman area north of Charlotte, North Carolina. This article is about the elder Dale Earnhardt. ... Darrell Lee Waltrip (born February 5, 1947 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a three-time former NASCAR Winston Cup champion, the 1989 Daytona 500 winner, and current television race commentator with Fox Broadcasting Company. ... Lake Norman, created in 1963 as part of the construction of the Cowans Ford Dam by Duke Power, is the largest manmade body of fresh water in North Carolina. ... Nickname: Location in Mecklenburg County in the state of North Carolina Coordinates: , Country United States State North Carolina Counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Government  - Mayor Pat McCrory, (R) Area  - City  280. ...

However, it should be noted in some races, NASCAR has permitted the cars to run to the finish in case of more "minor" spins on the last lap.

Trivia

• The win was symbolic for Richard Childress Racing. The number 29 car was originally the fabled number 3 driven by Dale Earnhardt, who was killed six years to the exact day in a crash during the final lap of the 2001 race, won by Michael Waltrip in a car that Earnhardt owned. His son, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. finished second in that race, also in a car owned by his father. The car's longtime sponsor, GM Goodwrench, was replaced by Shell Oil at the start of the 2007 season.

• NASCAR fuel supplier Sunoco was outraged by the size of the Shell logos on the car and uniform that the car design and uniform were banned shortly afterwards. This race was also the last to run on leaded fuel as beginning with the Auto Club 500, the Sunoco fuel was changed to an unleaded blend.

• It was the first Daytona 500 to finish in prime-time television, with the race finishing at 7:12 p.m. EST. The last 30 minutes of coverage (7 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.) finished eighth for the week ending February 18 in the Nielsen ratings.

• It was the closest finish in the Daytona 500 since the inaugural race in 1959, which took three days to determine the winner.

• Harvick's win came from the 34th position, the deepest a Daytona 500 winner has come from.

• The 2007 race was the last to use the 1986 specification cars (NASCAR standardised roof heights at the present height in 1986). Starting with the 2008 race, NASCAR will use the next-generation car, known as the Car of Tomorrow.

• The race was televised in 99 countries.