| 2007 Dodge Avenger 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,691,994 | Race Date: | May 12, 2007 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .978 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 1Min 50Sec. | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 21 | Average Speed: | 124.383 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 10 For 44 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Driver: | Clint Bowyer C. Bowyer | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #7 Chevrolet | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Steve Letarte | Crew Chief: | Gil Martin | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 22 of 367 | Pole Speed: | 164.987 MPH | |||||
| Official 2007 Dodge Avenger 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 10 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 190 | 367 | 22 |
| 2 | 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express | Running | | 180 | 367 | 179 |
| 3 | 12 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running | | 170 | 367 | 44 |
| 4 | 29 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Running |  | 165 | 367 | 39 |
| 5 | 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot | Running |  | 160 | 367 | 33 |
| 6 | 26 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 150 | 367 | 0 |
| 7 | 31 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 151 | 367 | 29 |
| 8 | 21 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 42 | 367 | 0 |
| 9 | 1 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's | Running | | 143 | 367 | 16 |
| 10 | 34 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 134 | 367 | 0 |
| 11 | 25 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Running | | 130 | 367 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite | Running | | 127 | 367 | 0 |
| 13 | 28 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Ginn Resorts | Running | | 124 | 367 | 0 |
| 14 | 37 | 01 | Mark Martin | U.S. Army | Running | | 121 | 367 | 0 |
| 15 | 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ameriquest | Running | | 118 | 367 | 0 |
| 16 | 3 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal | Running | | 115 | 367 | 0 |
| 17 | 9 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil | Running | | 112 | 367 | 0 |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | J.J. Yeley | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 109 | 367 | 0 |
| 19 | 13 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | Running | | 106 | 367 | 0 |
| 20 | 5 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 103 | 367 | 0 |
| 21 | 17 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 105 | 367 | 1 |
| 22 | 39 | 66 | Jeff Green | Best Buy | Running | | 97 | 365 | 0 |
| 23 | 41 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya (R) | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 94 | 365 | 0 |
| 24 | 6 | 78 | Kenny Wallace | Furniture Row Racing | Running | | 91 | 365 | 0 |
| 25 | 42 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil | Running | | 88 | 364 | 0 |
| 26 | 40 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Snickers | Running | | 85 | 364 | 0 |
| 27 | 24 | 6 | David Ragan (R) | AAA | Running | | 82 | 363 | 0 |
| 28 | 35 | 13 | Joe Nemechek | Haier | Running | | 79 | 363 | 0 |
| 29 | 19 | 70 | Johnny Sauter | Haas / Yellow Transportation | Running | | 76 | 361 | 0 |
| 30 | 38 | 38 | David Gilliland | M&M's | Engine | | 73 | 361 | 0 |
| 31 | 23 | 15 | Paul Menard (R) | Menards / Moen | Running | | 70 | 358 | 0 |
| 32 | 27 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar | Engine |  | 72 | 355 | 2 |
| 33 | 14 | 00 | David Reutimann (R) | Domino's | Engine | | 64 | 351 | 0 |
| 34 | 30 | 40 | David Stremme | Coors Light | Engine | | 61 | 349 | 0 |
| 35 | 11 | 25 | Casey Mears | National Guard / GMAC | Engine | | 58 | 345 | 0 |
| 36 | 20 | 84 | AJ Allmendinger (R) | Red Bull | Running | | 55 | 344 | 0 |
| 37 | 36 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Carquest / Kellogg's | Running | | 52 | 338 | 0 |
| 38 | 33 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Menards / MAPEI | Running | | 49 | 317 | 0 |
| 39 | 32 | 96 | Tony Raines | DLP HDTV | Engine | | 46 | 310 | 0 |
| 40 | 16 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target | Running | | 43 | 310 | 0 |
| 41 | 8 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Accident | | 45 | 254 | 2 |
| 42 | 43 | 37 | Kevin Lepage | Long John Silver's | Transmission | | 37 | 127 | 0 |
| 43 | 15 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull | Accident | | 34 | 122 | 0 |
