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| 2007 Pep Boys Auto 500 | 
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| Held on October 28, 2007 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, GA | |
| 329 L, 506.66 M, 815.262 KM - Extended by Green-White-Checkered |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's, Kobalt Tools | Chevy | 329 | 9 | running | 190 |
| 2 | 16 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot | Ford | 329 | 0 | running | 170 |
| 3 | 32 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target, Breast Cancer Awareness | Dodge | 329 | 0 | running | 165 |
| 4 | 17 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt NANO Technology | Ford | 329 | 0 | running | 160 |
| 5 | 28 | 31 | Jeff Burton | AT&T | Chevy | 329 | 0 | running | 155 |
| 6 | 26 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's | Chevy | 329 | 0 | running | 150 |
| 7 | 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Nicorette Cinnamon Surge, DuPont | Chevy | 329 | 0 | running | 146 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite, World Beer Cup Winner | Dodge | 329 | 98 | running | 147 |
| 9 | 4 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers, UAW | Dodge | 329 | 3 | running | 143 |
| 10 | 14 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull | Toyota | 329 | 0 | running | 134 |
| 11 | 24 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Toyota | 329 | 0 | running | 130 |
| 12 | 15 | 25 | Casey Mears | National Guard, GMAC | Chevy | 329 | 0 | running | 127 |
| 13 | 39 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil | Dodge | 329 | 1 | running | 129 |
| 14 | 10 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge Dealers, UAW | Dodge | 329 | 0 | running | 121 |
| 15 | 34 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell, Pennzoil | Chevy | 329 | 1 | running | 123 |
| 16 | 31 | 84 | A.J. Allmendinger | Red Bull | Toyota | 329 | 1 | running | 120 |
| 17 | 38 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Snickers, Sam's Club | Ford | 329 | 0 | running | 112 |
| 18 | 43 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Little Debbie | Ford | 329 | 0 | running | 109 |
| 19 | 3 | 44 | Dale Jarrett | Toys-for-Tots, The UPS Store | Toyota | 329 | 0 | running | 106 |
| 20 | 19 | 5 | Kyle Busch | CARQUEST Auto Parts, Kellogg's | Chevy | 329 | 77 | running | 108 |
| 21 | 33 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam | Ford | 328 | 0 | running | 100 |
| 22 | 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Lumber Liquidators | Ford | 328 | 1 | running | 102 |
| 23 | 40 | 96 | Tony Raines | DLP HDTV, Circuit City | Chevy | 328 | 0 | running | 94 |
| 24 | 18 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express | Chevy | 328 | 2 | running | 96 |
| 25 | 5 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Chevy | 327 | 0 | accident | 88 |
| 26 | 25 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal | Ford | 327 | 0 | accident | 85 |
| 27 | 36 | 15 | Paul Menard | Menards, Johns Manville | Chevy | 327 | 1 | running | 87 |
| 28 | 29 | 49 | John Andretti | Paralyzed Veterans of America | Dodge | 327 | 0 | running | 79 |
| 29 | 27 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Sears Auto Center, Stanley Tools | Dodge | 327 | 0 | running | 76 |
| 30 | 30 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot | Chevy | 323 | 0 | running | 73 |
| 31 | 20 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats | Chevy | 322 | 135 | accident | 80 |
| 32 | 35 | 70 | Johnny Sauter | Radioactive Energy Drink | Chevy | 321 | 0 | running | 67 |
| 33 | 37 | 6 | David Ragan | AAA | Ford | 320 | 0 | running | 64 |
| 34 | 21 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Texaco, Havoline | Dodge | 283 | 0 | running | 61 |
| 35 | 22 | 18 | J.J. Yeley | Interstate Batteries | Chevy | 275 | 0 | running | 58 |
| 36 | 23 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Furniture Row | Chevy | 268 | 0 | accident | 55 |
| 37 | 9 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Mobil 1 | Dodge | 267 | 0 | engine | 52 |
| 38 | 42 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar | Toyota | 263 | 0 | running | 49 |
| 39 | 7 | 40 | David Stremme | Coors Light, St. Jude's Racing to Save Lives | Dodge | 250 | 0 | accident | 46 |
| 40 | 41 | 66 | Jeremy Mayfield | Best Buy, Samsung HDTV, Comcast | Chevy | 250 | 0 | running | 43 |
| 41 | 11 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios, Betty Crocker | Dodge | 238 | 0 | running | 40 |
| 42 | 13 | 38 | David Gilliland | You could win 1,000,000 M&M's | Ford | 64 | 0 | accident | 37 |
| 43 | 12 | 01 | Mark Martin | U.S. Army | Chevy | 64 | 0 | accident | 34 |
| DID NOT QUALIFY | |||||||||
| 00 | David Reutimann | Domino's Pizza | Toyota | DNQ | |||||
| 08 | Burney Lamar | Rhino's Energy Drink | Dodge | DNQ | |||||
| 06 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Mobil 1, Kenwood | Dodge | DNQ | |||||
| 4 | Ward Burton | State Water Heaters, Lucas Oil | Chevy | DNQ | |||||
| 36 | Mike Skinner | 360 OTC | Toyota | DNQ | |||||
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 3h:44:45 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Greg Biffle - 28.807 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: Race Ended Under Yellow | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 135.260 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 14 for 55 laps - 35-38 (debris); 41-43 (#22 stalled (backstretch)); 59-62 (debris); 66-69 (#01,38 accident (backstretch)); 100-103 (#40 spun (frontstretch)); 150-153 (#6 accident (turn 2)); 164-167 (#43 accident (turn 4)); 169-172 (#66 accident (backstretch)); 198-203 (#40 accident (turn 2)); 235-239 (debris); 269-272 (fluid on track); 319-322 (#70 accident (turn 1)); 324-327 (#1,5,11 accident (frontstretch)); 329-329 (#8,26 accident (turn 2)) | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 19 among 12 drivers - Greg Biffle 1; Kurt Busch 2-35; Kyle Petty 36; Kurt Busch 37-56; Martin Truex, Jr. 57-59; Kurt Busch 60-100; Paul Menard 101; Martin Truex, Jr. 102-150; Kevin Harvick 151; Martin Truex, Jr. 152-164; Kyle Busch 165-174; Kurt Busch 175-177; Martin Truex, Jr. 178-235; A.J. Allmendinger 236; Kasey Kahne 237-239; Kyle Busch 240-268; Martin Truex, Jr. 269-280; Kyle Busch 218-318; Denny Hamlin 319-320; Jimmie Johnson 321-329 | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |
