This race was 500 kilometers (310 mi), one of a few of NASCAR events that use kilometers instead of laps or miles. The race also served as the first night race of the season, and the third race to use the Car of Tomorrow template. In the end, Jeff Gordon scored a historic victory.
Raceedit
Pit stops taking place during the race.
The third CoT race of the season would be the first test of the new car's aerodynamics. Previously, the CoT definitely kept the racing closer as evidenced by the two half car length finishes. Joe Gibbs Racing's Tony Stewart and Denny Hamlin would be seeking out the team's first victory with the new car. From the drop of the green, Gordon, Stewart, and Hamlin established themselves as the dominant cars of the race. Stewart, despite leading 132 of the 312 laps, would not find victory circle on Saturday night. Hamlin would not fare as well as his teammate as a speeding penalty put him on the tail end of the lead lap. Luck and pit strategy would eventually play a factor in the race. All of that came together during a series of green-flag pit stops on lap 283. Gordon was on pit road when the caution came out. However, quick work by Gordon's pit crew enabled him to stay on the lead lap before a dominant Tony Stewart lapped him. On the lap 298 restart, Tony Stewart made an incredible pass for the lead going 3-wide between Gordon and the tail end car of Martin Truex Jr. However, Gordon would pass Stewart again on lap 300 and would hold on for the win.
The weekend was historic for Jeff Gordon, as the win not only was his first at Phoenix, but it would also be his 76th career victory, tying Dale Earnhardt for 6th on the all-time win list. After the race, Gordon carried a flag with Earnhardt's car number, 3, emblazoned on it during the victory lap.[2]
Gordon was also the first Nextel Cup race winner at Phoenix from the pole position.[2]
Qualifyingedit
Gordon won his third pole of the year, and 59th of his career, tying Darrell Waltrip on the all-time list. His winning lap was 133.136 miles per hour. Michael Waltrip, Darrell's brother, missed his seventh straight race after making the Daytona 500 to start the year.
Tributeedit
All teams carried decal stickers in memory of the 32 people killed in the Virginia Tech massacre the previous Monday; the stickers consisted of the athletic department's logo. In addition, Morgan-McClure Motorsports altered the look of the #4 car driven by Ward Burton to include the logo on the hood of the car. (Burton is from nearby South Boston, Virginia, and Morgan-McClure is based in Abingdon.) Many drivers, including Gordon, Stewart, and Hamlin, wore VT hats throughout the weekend, and PIR displayed the school flag.
In addition, many mechanics are from the school; most notable of these is Darian Grubb of the #25 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Impala.
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The 2007 Subway Fresh Fit 500 was the eighth race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Season and it ran on April 21 2007 at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale Arizona 2007 Subway Fresh Fit 500Race detailsRace 8 of 36 in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series seasonMap of the Phoenix International RacewayDateApril 21 2007 2007 04 21 LocationPhoenix International Raceway in Avondale ArizonaCoursePermanent racing facility1 mi 1 6 km Distance312 laps 312 mi 502 115 km WeatherTemperatures reaching up to 78 1 F 25 6 C wind speeds up to 14 miles per hour 23 km h 1 Average speed107 71 miles per hour 173 34 km h Pole positionDriverJeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsTime27 040Most laps ledDriverTony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingLaps132WinnerNo 24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsTelevision in the United StatesNetworkFoxAnnouncersMike Joy Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds Contents 1 Summary 1 1 Race 1 2 Qualifying 1 3 Tribute 1 4 Race results 2 References 3 External linksSummary editThis race was 500 kilometers 310 mi one of a few of NASCAR events that use kilometers instead of laps or miles The race also served as the first night race of the season and the third race to use the Car of Tomorrow template In the end Jeff Gordon scored a historic victory Race edit nbsp Pit stops taking place during the race The third CoT race of the season would be the first test of the new car s aerodynamics Previously the CoT definitely kept the racing closer as evidenced by the two half car length finishes Joe Gibbs Racing s Tony Stewart and Denny Hamlin would be seeking out the team s first victory with the new car From the drop of the green Gordon Stewart and Hamlin established themselves as the dominant cars of the race Stewart despite leading 132 of the 312 laps would not find victory circle on Saturday night Hamlin would not fare as well as his teammate as a speeding penalty put him on the tail end of the lead lap Luck and pit strategy would eventually play a factor in the race All of that came together during a series of green flag pit stops on lap 283 Gordon was on pit road when the caution came out However quick work by Gordon s pit crew enabled him to stay on the lead lap before a dominant Tony Stewart lapped him On the lap 298 restart Tony Stewart made an incredible pass for the lead going 3 wide between Gordon and the tail end car of Martin Truex Jr However Gordon would pass Stewart again on lap 300 and would hold on for the win The weekend was historic for Jeff Gordon as the win not only was his first at Phoenix but it would also be his 76th career victory tying Dale Earnhardt for 6th on the all time win list After the race Gordon carried a flag with Earnhardt s car number 3 emblazoned on it during the victory lap 2 Gordon was also the first Nextel Cup race winner at Phoenix from the pole position 2 Qualifying edit Gordon won his third pole of the year and 59th of his career tying Darrell Waltrip on the all time list His winning lap was 133 136 miles per hour Michael Waltrip Darrell s brother missed his seventh straight race after making the Daytona 500 to start the year Tribute edit All teams carried decal stickers in memory of the 32 people killed in the Virginia Tech massacre the previous Monday the stickers consisted of the athletic department s logo 1 In addition Morgan McClure Motorsports altered the look of the 4 car driven by Ward Burton to include the logo on the hood of the car Burton is from nearby South Boston Virginia and Morgan McClure is based in Abingdon Many drivers including Gordon Stewart and Hamlin wore VT hats throughout the weekend and PIR displayed the school flag In addition many mechanics are from the school most notable of these is Darian Grubb of the 25 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Impala Race results edit Fin St Driver Car No Make Points Bonus Laps Winnings 1 1 Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 190 5 312 251 411 2 9 Tony Stewart 20 Chevrolet 180 10 312 209 411 3 3 Denny Hamlin 11 Chevrolet 170 5 312 158 150 4 5 Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet 160 312 158 046 5 17 Matt Kenseth 17 Ford 155 312 149 766 6 14 Jeff Green 66 Chevrolet 150 312 124 283 7 24 Kyle Busch 5 Chevrolet 146 312 97 875 8 26 Bobby Labonte 43 Dodge 142 312 118 561 9 42 Johnny Sauter 70 Chevrolet 138 312 79 925 10 8 Kevin Harvick 29 Chevrolet 139 5 312 126 261 11 28 Carl Edwards 99 Ford 130 312 83 625 12 20 Mark Martin 1 Chevrolet 127 312 98 183 13 31 Jeff Burton 31 Chevrolet 124 312 109 266 14 23 Tony Raines 96 Chevrolet 121 312 81 925 15 27 Reed Sorenson 41 Dodge 118 312 93 208 16 16 Joe Nemechek 13 Chevrolet 120 5 312 65 275 17 18 Greg Biffle 16 Ford 112 312 83 075 18 6 Kurt Busch 2 Dodge 109 312 103 108 19 15 Dale Earnhardt Jr 8 Chevrolet 106 312 110 058 20 7 Martin Truex Jr 1 Chevrolet 103 311 95 920 21 22 J J Yeley 18 Chevrolet 100 311 97 883 22 12 Clint Bowyer 7 Chevrolet 97 311 75 950 23 2 Jamie McMurray 26 Ford 94 310 77 175 24 7 Robby Gordon 38 Ford 91 310 67 475 25 33 Paul Menard 15 Chevrolet 88 310 65 350 26 39 Ricky Rudd 88 Ford 85 310 98 658 27 37 Sterling Marlin 14 Chevrolet 87 5 309 78 558 28 34 Ken Schrader 21 Ford 79 309 86 889 29 43 Dale Jarrett 44 Toyota 76 309 63 350 30 40 Kyle Petty 45 Dodge 78 5 309 76 347 31 10 Kasey Kahne 9 Dodge 70 309 110 266 32 25 David Reutimann 0 Toyota 67 309 65 925 33 36 Juan Pablo Montoya 42 Dodge 64 309 101 325 34 21 Elliott Sadler 19 Dodge 61 308 83 520 35 30 David Gilliland 38 Ford 58 308 89 764 36 35 Ward Burton 4 Chevrolet 55 305 63 150 37 13 Casey Mears 25 Chevrolet 52 303 70 275 38 19 Ryan Newman 12 Dodge 49 301 94 200 39 11 Dave Blaney 22 Toyota 46 281 70 000 40 29 Kenny Wallace 78 Chevrolet 43 279 61 850 41 32 David Ragan 6 Ford 40 264 97 530 42 4 Scott Riggs 10 Dodge 37 250 69 780 43 41 David Stremme 40 Dodge 34 248 61 736References edit Weather information for the 2007 Subway Fresh Fit 500 at The Old Farmers Almanac a b Memorable Moments Phoenix NASCAR November 7 2013 Archived from the original on January 24 2016 Retrieved November 7 2013 External links 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