The 2007 Lenox Industrial Tools 300 will be the 17th race of the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series season. It will take place on July 1st, 2007, at New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. 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 Goodys Cool Orange 500, the sixth race of the 2007 Nextel Cup Series, was held on Sunday, April 1 of that year at the 0. ... 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 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 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 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. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... The 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season began on February 10 at Daytona International Speedway with the Budweiser Shootout and will end with the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ... New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1. ... Location in Merrimack County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Merrimack County Incorporated 1773  - Board of Selectmen Dustin Bowles Roger Maxfield Steven R. Ives Area    - Town 123. ...

This will be the 8th race for the new Car of Tomorrow and its first race at New Hampshire International Speedway A Car of Tomorrow body with Toyota Camry decals. ...

News Prior to Race

It was announced during the week that Carl Edwards would run Boston Red Sox colors with Lumber Liquidators as a secondary sponsor.^[1] Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 42 Name Boston Red Sox (1908–present) Boston Americans (1901-1907) Ballpark Fenway Park (1912–present) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds (1901-1911) Major league titles World Series titles (6) 2004...

This was the first race in which Steve Letarte and Chad Knaus, crew chiefs on the #24 and 48 respectively, would serve in their six race suspension stemming from violations incurred in Sonoma. Steve Letarte is Jeff Gordons crew chief in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. ... Chad Knaus Chad Anthony Knaus (born August 5, 1971 in Rockford, Illinois) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup crew chief for Jimmie Johnson, who currently drives the #48 Lowes Kobalt Chevrolet Monte Carlo owned by teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ...

Mike Bliss resigns as driver of the #49 BAM Racing Dodge due to a lack of results. Until a full-time replacement is found, former Craftsman Truck Series winner Chad Chaffin will be the fill-in driver. ^[2] Mike Bliss (born April 5, 1965, in Milwaukie, Oregon) is a NASCAR driver. ... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... Chad Chaffin (born July 20, 1968 in Smyrna, Tennessee) is a rookie NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. ...

Qualifying

Dave Blaney won the pole with a speed of 129.437mph giving him his second career pole (last pole at North Carolina Speedway in February of 2003) ^[3] and giving Toyota their first ever NEXTEL Cup pole position. ^[4] Dave Blaney (born October 24, 1962) in Hartford Ohio (Trumbull County) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... North Carolina Speedway is a racetrack located in Rockingham, North Carolina. ...

Shortly after the conclusion of qualifying the #83 Red Bull Toyota of Brian Vickers was found to be too low in post-qualifying inspection. Due to this his time was disallowed and he was dropped from the field replaced by the #49 Dodge of Chad Chaffin. ^[5]

Failed to qualify: Michael Waltrip (#55), Brian Vickers (#83), A.J. Allmendinger (#84), Kenny Wallace (#78), Scott Riggs (#10), Dale Jarrett (#44) Michael Curtis Waltrip (born April 30, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a professional race car driver and owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. ... Brian Lee Vickers is an American NASCAR driver, from Thomasville, North Carolina. ... A.J. Allmendinger (born December 16, 1981 in Los Gatos, California) is an American racecar driver. ... Kenny Wallace (born August 23, 1963) is a NASCAR Busch Series driver who currently drives the #22 AutoZoneFord Taurus for PPC Racing. ... Scott Riggs #10 Chevrolet from 2005. ... Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956 in Newton, North Carolina) is an American race car driver. ...

Happy Hour

Jimmie Johnson led Happy Hour with a speed of 127.062 mph, while Martin Truex Jr ran the most laps, 58. Top 5 times were as follows: James Kenneth 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. ... Martin Truex, Jr. ...

^{[6] [7]} James Kenneth 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. ... Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (born September 20, 1975 in Bogotá, Colombia) is a race car driver in NASCAR for Chip Ganassi Racing. ... Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American race car driver. ... For the racing team owned by Kevin Harvick and his wife Delana, see Kevin Harvick Incorporated. ... Clint Bowyer (born May 30, 1979, in Emporia, Kansas) is a NASCAR driver. ...

Race

Pole sitter Dave Blaney led the first 30 laps, the most laps he's lead in a race since Atlanta in March of 2001. However, he lost the lead to former New Hampshire winner Jeff Gordonn. After a cycle of green-flag pit stops, Dale Earnhardt Jr. would assume the top spot and lead the msot laps at 64. Many pit problems arose for some teams, such as speeding penalties, or running over a hose in Ryan Newman's case, or having the jack drop off the racecar, as was witnessed by the 99 crew of Carl Edwards. However, the most significant pitstop of the day was the last one. Denny Hamlin, whose Joe Gibbs Racing crew had coem so close with CoT victories, had been running with the leaders all day. Crew chief Mike Ford took a gamble, putting on two tires, giving his driver the lead. Hamlin managed to hold off a furious charge from Jeff Gordon to end his 32-race winless streak and put his team back in victory lane. Dave Blaney (born October 24, 1962) in Hartford Ohio (Trumbull County) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Dale Earnhardt Jr. ... Ryan Joseph Newman (born December 8, 1977 in South Bend, Indiana) is a driver in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. ... Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. ... Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ... 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. ... Mike Ford is a Canadian singer/songwriter and former member of Toronto band Moxy Fruvous. ...

Results

1 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet FedEx Ground 190/5 300 Running

2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 175/5 300 Running

3 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 170/5 300 Running

4 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 170/10 300 Running

5 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 160/5 300 Running

6 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Haas Automation 150/0 300 Running

7 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet LENOX Industrial Tools 146/0 300 Running

8 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 142/0 300 Running

9 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Carhartt 143/5 300 Running

10 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 139/5 300 Running

11 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg's 135/5 300 Running

12 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 127/0 300 Running

13 99 Carl Edwards Ford Lumber Liquidators / Red Sox 129/5 300 Running

14 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Atlas Copco / Haas Automation 121/0 300 Running

15 6 David Ragan * Ford AAA 118/0 300 Running

16 26 Jamie McMurray Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools 115/0 300 Running

17 7 Robby Gordon Ford MAPEI / Menards 112/0 300 Running

18 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 109/0 300 Running

19 42 Juan Montoya * Dodge Texaco / Havoline 106/0 300 Running

20 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet DLP HDTV 103/0 300 Running

21 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 105/5 300 Running

22 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 97/0 300 Running

23 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet National Guard / GMAC 94/0 300 Running

24 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Ginn Resorts 91/0 300 Running

25 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 88/0 300 Running

26 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 85/0 300 Running

27 40 David Stremme Dodge Coors Light Wide Mouth Can 82/0 300 Running

28 38 David Gilliland Ford M&M's 79/0 299 Running

29 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 81/5 299 Running

30 88 Ricky Rudd Ford Snickers 73/0 299 Running

31 16 Greg Biffle Ford Aflac 70/0 298 Running

32 01 Regan Smith Chevrolet U.S. Army 67/0 298 Running

33 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 64/0 297 Running

34 21 Bill Elliott Ford Little Debbie 61/0 297 Running

35 37 Kevin Lepage Dodge MyAutoLoan.com 58/0 294 Running

36 49 Chad Chaffin Dodge Paralyzed Veterans of America 55/0 293 Running

37 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Camping World/ RVs.com 52/0 293 Running

38 00 David Reutimann * Toyota Burger King 49/0 293 Running

39 15 Paul Menard * Chevrolet Sylvania / Menards 46/0 286 Running

40 36 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 360 OTC 43/0 259 Running

41 13 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Ginn Resorts 40/0 197 Out of Race

42 45 John Andretti Dodge Wells Fargo 37/0 109 Out of Race

43 4 Ward Burton Chevrolet Lucas Oil / State Water Heaters 34/0 4 Out of Race

• Denotes Rookie

Post-Race notes

The #70 car of Johnny Sauter and the #5 car of Kyle Busch were found too low during post-race inspection. However, NASCAR's Ramsey Poston has stated that the infractions to the CoT did not look to be serious enough to have the now standard 100 point penalty and loss of crew chief for six weeks. If this happens to Sauter, he will drop out of the all important top-35 in owners points, putting the 10 car of Scott Riggs in. Johnny Sauter (born May 1, 1978, in Necedah, Wisconsin) is a NASCAR Busch Series driver from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a driver in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and is the youngest driver ever to win a race in Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck history. ...

External Links

• Practice Speeds
• Qualifying Results

References

1. ^ http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/06/28/cedwards.red.sox.car/index.html
2. ^ http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/06/27/mbliss.leaves.bam/index.html
3. ^ http://www.racing-reference.info/race?id=2003-02&series=W
4. ^ http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/06/29/dblaney.pole.loudon.ap/index.html
5. ^ http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/06/29/bvickers.cchaffin.loudon/index.html
6. ^ http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/17/data/practice3_speeds.html
7. ^ http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2007/17/data/lineup.html#cnnsort