The 2007 Goody's Cool Orange 500, the sixth race of the 2007 Nextel Cup Series, was held on Sunday, April 1 of that year at the 0.526 mile Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia, the circuit's shortest (by distance) oval. 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 Daytona 500 is the first race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. ... 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. ... The 2007 Kobalt Tools 500, the fourth race of the 2007 NEXTEL Cup Season, is scheduled for Sunday, March 18, 2007 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. ... The Food City 500 is the fifth race of the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season, and will be scheduled to be run on Sunday, March 25, 2007 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. ... The 2007 Samsung 500, the seventh race of the 2007 Nextel Cup Series, was held on Sunday, April 15 of that year at the 1. ... The 2007 Subway Fresh Fit 500 was the eighth race of the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Season, and will be run on April 21, 2007 at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. ... The 2007 Aarons 499 was the ninth race of the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Season, and was be run on April 29, 2007 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. ... 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 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup is a ten-race series that will commence with the Sylvania 300 on September 18, 2007 at New Hampshire International Speedway and will conclude with the Ford 400 on November 18, 2007 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ... The Goodys Cool Orange 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at the Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia. ... 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. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Martinsville, Virginia. ... Martinsville is an independent city located within the confines of Henry County, Virginia. ...

The event was the second to utilize NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow template, and the first in which the 2007 Top 35 teams (by owner points) were awarded exemptions. The Toyota Camry Car of Tomorrow body. ...

The winner of the race was Jimmie Johnson of the Hendrick Motorsports team. His teammate, Jeff Gordon, placed second by less than a second after a battle between the two during the last laps of the race. Gordon attempted many times to take the lead from Johnson by passing on the inside, however Johnson held his position and managed to regain spacing ahead of Gordon on the straightaways. James Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ...

Race results

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Did Not Qualify

The following drivers did not make the race: Michael Waltrip(#55), Brian Vickers(#83), Paul Menard(#15), Kenny Wallace(#78),Kevin Lepage(#37),and Ward Burton(#4). Michael Curtis Waltrip (born April 30, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a professional race car driver and owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. ... Vickers crew working on his 2004 car Brian Lee Vickers is an American NASCAR driver. ... Paul Menard (born August 21, 1980) is a NASCAR driver currently competing in the Busch Series. ... Kenny Wallace (born August 23, 1963) is a NASCAR Busch Series driver who currently drives the #22 AutoZoneFord Taurus for PPC Racing. ... Kevin Lepage (born June 26, 1962) is a NASCAR driver from Shelburne, Vermont. ... Ward Burton (born October 25, 1961) is an American NASCAR auto racer. ...

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