2007 USG Sheetrock 400

Race 19 of 36

Chicagoland
267 laps
Time of race: 2:58:59
Average speed of winner: 134.258 mph
Margin of victory: 1.727 sec.
Lead changes: 20 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 32 laps
Fastest lap: Casey Mears 177.608
Lap leaders: Mears 1-5, Truex 6-17, Johnson 18-49, Earnhardt, Jr. 50-51, Harvick 52, Johnson 53-60, Harvick 61-109, Stewart 110-112, Bowyer 113, Ku. Busch 114-115, Harvick 116-118, Johnson 119-155, Stewart 156-186, Johnson 187-190, Stewart 191-202, Johnson 203, Stewart 204-226, Harvick 227, Stewart 228-230, Kenseth 231, Stewart 232-267

Race notes: Last pole for Casey Mears. Finale for Chad Chaffin.

Video links: Finish/Post-race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	19	Tony Stewart	20	Home Depot	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Zipadelli	180.638	267	6	108	running	342161	195
2	10	Matt Kenseth	17	USG Sheetrock/DEWALT	Ford	Roush	Reiser	181.409	267	1	1	running	249866	175
3	25	Carl Edwards	99	Office Depot	Ford	Roush	Osborne	180.313	267	0	0	running	179625	165
4	14	Kevin Harvick	29	Shell/Pennzoil	Chevrolet	Childress	Berrier	181.147	267	4	54	running	192986	165
5	1	Casey Mears	25	National Guard/GMAC	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Grubb	182.556	267	1	5	running	157075	160
6	35	Kurt Busch	2	Miller Lite	Dodge	Penske	Tryson	179.653	267	1	2	running	150133	155
7	23	Jeff Burton	31	AT&T Mobility	Chevrolet	Childress	Scott Miller	180.463	267	0	0	running	142141	146
8	3	Ryan Newman	12	Mobil 1/Alltel	Dodge	Penske	Mike Nelson	182.463	267	0	0	running	136025	142
9	11	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont/Nicorette	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Meendering	181.330	267	0	0	running	144086	138
10	7	Clint Bowyer	07	Jack Daniel's	Chevrolet	Childress	Martin	181.653	267	1	1	running	111725	139
11	33	Greg Biffle	16	Aflac	Ford	Roush	Erwin	179.778	267	0	0	running	111875	130
12	22	Reed Sorenson	41	Target/Maxwell House	Dodge	Ganassi	Elledge	180.536	267	0	0	running	123233	127
13	6	Kyle Busch	5	Kellogg's/CARQUEST	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Gustafson	181.886	267	0	0	running	108875	124
14	4	Mark Martin	01	U.S. Army	Chevrolet	Ginn	Ryan Pemberton	182.297	267	0	0	running	118408	121
15	30	Juan Pablo Montoya	42	Wrigley's Big Red	Dodge	Ganassi	Wingo	179.910	267	0	0	running	130575	118
16	42	David Gilliland	38	M&M's	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	178.183	267	0	0	running	124264	115
17	13	Denny Hamlin	11	FedEx Express	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Ford	181.226	267	0	0	running	106450	112
18	9	John Andretti	45	National Tire & Battery	Dodge	Petty	Wilburn	181.427	267	0	0	running	104808	109
19	5	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	Budweiser	Chevrolet	DEI	Eury, Jr.	182.272	267	1	2	running	131658	111
20	12	Bobby Labonte	43	Cheerios/Pillsbury Cinnabon	Dodge	Petty	Andrews	181.263	266	0	0	running	129136	103
21	41	Ricky Rudd	88	Pedigree/Snickers	Ford	Yates	Hylton	178.601	266	0	0	running	119683	100
22	18	Johnny Sauter	70	Yellow Transportation	Chevrolet	Haas	Holly	180.693	266	0	0	running	87950	97
23	37	Sterling Marlin	14	Waste Management	Chevrolet	Ginn	Labbe	179.444	266	0	0	running	99858	94
24	40	Tony Raines	96	DLP HDTV	Chevrolet	Hall of Fame	Brandon Thomas	178.731	265	0	0	running	95050	91
25	32	David Ragan	6	AAA Insurance	Ford	Roush	Fennig	179.850	265	0	0	running	122525	88
26	20	Jeremy Mayfield	36	360 OTC	Toyota	Bill Davis	Hyder	180.632	265	0	0	running	82025	85
27	29	Jeff Green	66	Comcast/Best Buy	Chevrolet	Haas	Barker	180.150	265	0	0	running	102072	82
28	17	Bill Elliott	21	Little Debbie Snack Cakes	Ford	Wood Brothers	McSwain	180.808	265	0	0	running	103339	79
29	27	Joe Nemechek	13	CertainTeed	Chevrolet	Ginn	Sospenzo	180.198	264	0	0	running	83625	76
30	28	Michael Waltrip	55	NAPA Auto Parts	Toyota	Michael Waltrip	Sisco	180.174	264	0	0	running	80875	73
31	26	Chad Chaffin	49	Paralyzed Veterans of America	Dodge	BAM	Dean Johnson	180.210	263	0	0	running	80175	70
32	24	Kasey Kahne	9	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Francis	180.319	262	0	0	running	127166	67
33	31	Elliott Sadler	19	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	McDougall	179.874	260	0	0	running	101570	64
34	38	David Stremme	40	TUMS/Coors Light	Dodge	Ganassi	Lane	179.354	257	0	0	engine	79575	61
35	36	J.J. Yeley	18	Interstate Batteries	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Addington	179.563	243	0	0	accident	107258	58
36	39	Robby Gordon	7	Jim Beam	Ford	Robby Gordon	Nead	178.749	225	0	0	running	79150	55
37	8	Jimmie Johnson	48	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Malec	181.580	222	5	82	accident	132861	57
38	34	Jamie McMurray	26	Crown Royal	Ford	Roush	Larry Carter	179.671	214	0	0	running	86700	49
39	2	Martin Truex, Jr.	1	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats	Chevrolet	DEI	Manion	182.476	211	1	12	engine	104845	51
40	15	Dave Blaney	22	Caterpillar	Toyota	Bill Davis	Baldwin	181.038	199	0	0	accident	86280	43
41	43	Ward Burton	4	State Water Heaters	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Carrier	179.581	197	0	0	accident	78080	40
42	16	Paul Menard	15	Menards/Turtle Wax Ice	Chevrolet	DEI	Charpentier	180.959	132	0	0	running	77910	37
43	21	David Reutimann	00	Burger King	Toyota	Michael Waltrip	Kerr	180.602	43	0	0	engine	77976	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jeff Gordon	2911	19	5	4	12	17
2	Denny Hamlin	2608	19	1	1	7	11
3	Matt Kenseth	2565	19	0	1	7	13
4	Jeff Burton	2491	19	0	1	6	10
5	Carl Edwards	2473	19	0	1	5	7
6	Tony Stewart	2429	19	0	1	5	12
7	Jimmie Johnson	2423	19	0	4	9	11
8	Kevin Harvick	2337	19	0	1	4	9
9	Kyle Busch	2314	19	0	1	4	10
10	Clint Bowyer	2281	19	1	0	1	10
11	Martin Truex, Jr.	2208	19	0	1	4	7
12	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	2151	19	0	0	3	7
13	Ryan Newman	2121	19	4	0	3	8
14	Kurt Busch	2074	19	0	0	3	5
15	Jamie McMurray	2040	19	1	1	3	7
16	Greg Biffle	1966	19	0	0	2	5
17	Casey Mears	1921	19	1	1	4	5
18	Mark Martin	1895	14	0	0	4	7
19	J.J. Yeley	1862	19	1	0	1	1
20	Juan Pablo Montoya	1847	19	0	1	2	3
21	Bobby Labonte	1846	19	0	0	0	1
22	David Ragan	1744	19	0	0	1	1
23	Elliott Sadler	1738	19	0	0	0	1
24	Robby Gordon	1700	19	0	0	0	1
25	Kasey Kahne	1684	19	1	0	0	2