To commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of the 1992 Hooters 500, the last race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Jeff Gordon served as the Grand Marshal while Richard Petty served as the honorary flagman. Gordon had made his first career start in the 1992 race, which was also Petty's final race.
Burney Lamar, in the No. 08 car, attempted to make his first career Nextel Cup Series start.
Qualifyingedit
With a lap of 28.807 seconds at a speed of 192.453 mph, Greg Biffle won his first pole position of the year. Former teammate Kurt Busch started alongside him. Dale Jarrett, in his final fall Atlanta race, had a season best third place starting spot. Spring race winner Jimmie Johnson started sixth, while championship leader, Jeff Gordon, started in the eighth. Tony Stewart, the defending race winner started the race in thirteenth.
Jimmie Johnson's eighth victory of the 2007 season, combined with a seventh-place finish for Gordon, has compacted the points difference between the two down to nine points heading into Texas.
In the battle for the first thirty-five positions in owners points, due to the suspension failure of the No. 22 car, the Wood Brothers/JTG Racing No. 21 gains points, but was still 82 points out.
The top 2 finishers would be reversed in the next season's race, with Edwards winning and Johnson finishing second. Kenseth would also finish fourth yet again.
Referencesedit
^NASCAR.COM – Mayfield replaces Green behind wheel of No. 66 – Oct 22, 2007
^. Archived from the original on October 24, 2007. Retrieved October 22, 2007.
^"10/28/2007 race: Pep Boys Auto 500 (Cup) - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
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The 2007 Pep Boys Auto 500 was a stock car racing competition held on October 28 2007 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton Georgia The race was the thirty third race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the seventh of the season ending ten race Chase for the Nextel Cup 2007 Pep Boys Auto 500Race detailsRace 33 of 36 in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup SeriesLayout of Atlanta Motor SpeedwayDateOctober 28 2007 2007 October 28 Official namePep Boys Auto 500LocationAtlanta Motor Speedway Hampton GeorgiaCoursePermanent racing facility1 54 mi 2 48 km Distance329 laps 506 66 mi 815 39 km Scheduled Distance325 laps 500 5 mi 805 476 km Average speed135 26 miles per hour 217 68 km h Pole positionDriverGreg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingTime28 807Most laps ledDriverMartin Truex Jr Dale Earnhardt Inc Laps135WinnerNo 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsTelevision in the United StatesNetworkABCAnnouncersJerry Punch Rusty Wallace and Andy Petree To commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of the 1992 Hooters 500 the last race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Jeff Gordon served as the Grand Marshal while Richard Petty served as the honorary flagman Gordon had made his first career start in the 1992 race which was also Petty s final race Contents 1 Background 1 1 Qualifying 1 2 Notes 2 Results 3 Post race 4 ReferencesBackground editJeremy Mayfield replaced Jeff Green in the No 66 Chevrolet for Haas CNC Racing 1 Mike Skinner replaced Mayfield in the No 36 Toyota for Bill Davis Racing 2 Burney Lamar in the No 08 car attempted to make his first career Nextel Cup Series start Qualifying edit With a lap of 28 807 seconds at a speed of 192 453 mph Greg Biffle won his first pole position of the year Former teammate Kurt Busch started alongside him Dale Jarrett in his final fall Atlanta race had a season best third place starting spot Spring race winner Jimmie Johnson started sixth while championship leader Jeff Gordon started in the eighth Tony Stewart the defending race winner started the race in thirteenth Failed to Qualify No 00 David Reutimann No 4 Ward Burton No 06 Sam Hornish Jr No 08 Burney Lamar No 36 Mike Skinner Notes edit 21 Bill Elliott was forced to use his third of six past champions provisional to make the field 22 Dave Blaney had a suspension failure during his qualifying lap and did not post a speed Results editPos Grid Car No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps Lead Status 1 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 329 9 Running 2 16 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 329 0 Running 3 32 41 Reed Sorenson Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 329 0 Running 4 17 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 329 0 Running 5 28 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 329 0 Running 6 26 07 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 329 0 Running 7 8 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 329 0 Running 8 2 2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge 329 98 Running 9 4 9 Kasey Kahne Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge 329 3 Running 10 14 83 Brian Vickers Team Red Bull Toyota 329 0 Running 11 24 55 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 329 0 Running 12 15 25 Casey Mears Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 329 0 Running 13 39 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 329 1 Running 14 10 19 Elliott Sadler Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge 329 0 Running 15 34 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 329 1 Running 16 31 84 A J Allmendinger Team Red Bull Toyota 329 1 Running 17 38 88 Ricky Rudd Yates Racing Ford 329 0 Running 18 43 21 Bill Elliot Wood Brothers Racing Ford 329 0 Running 19 3 44 Dale Jarrett Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 329 0 Running 20 19 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 329 77 Running 21 33 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Ford 328 0 Running 22 1 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 328 1 Running 23 40 96 Tony Raines Hall of Fame Racing Chevrolet 328 0 Running 24 18 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 328 2 Running 25 5 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 327 0 Crash 26 25 26 Jamie McMurray Roush Fenway Racing Ford 327 0 Crash 27 36 15 Paul Menard Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 327 1 Running 28 29 49 John Andretti BAM Racing Dodge 327 0 Running 29 27 10 Scott Riggs Evernham Motorsports Dodge 327 0 Running 30 30 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 323 0 Running 31 20 1 Martin Truex Jr Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 322 135 Crash 32 35 70 Johnny Sauter HAAS CNC Racing Chevrolet 321 0 Running 33 37 6 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Chevrolet 320 0 Running 34 21 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 283 0 Running 35 22 18 J J Yeley Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 275 0 Running 36 23 78 Joe Nemecheck Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 268 0 Crash 37 9 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 267 0 Engine 38 42 22 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Toyota 263 0 Running 39 7 40 David Stremme Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 250 0 Crash 40 41 66 Jeremy Mayfield HAAS CNC Racing Chevrolet 250 0 Running 41 11 43 Bobby Labonte Petty Enterprises Dodge 238 0 Running 42 13 38 David Gilliland Yates Racing Ford 64 0 Crash 43 12 01 Mark Martin Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 64 0 Crash Sources 3 Post race editJimmie Johnson s eighth victory of the 2007 season combined with a seventh place finish for Gordon has compacted the points difference between the two down to nine points heading into Texas In the battle for the first thirty five positions in owners points due to the suspension failure of the No 22 car the Wood Brothers JTG Racing No 21 gains points but was still 82 points out The top 2 finishers would be reversed in the next season s race with Edwards winning and Johnson finishing second Kenseth would also finish fourth yet again References edit NASCAR COM Mayfield replaces Green behind wheel of No 66 Oct 22 2007 NASCAR COM Skinner Benson to share driving No 36 for BDR Oct 22 2007 Archived from the original on October 24 2007 Retrieved October 22 2007 10 28 2007 race Pep Boys Auto 500 Cup Racing Reference info www racing reference info Retrieved 2020 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