2007 Kobalt Tools 500


The 2007 Kobalt Tools 500, the fourth race of the 2007 Nextel Cup Season, was held on Sunday, March 18, 2007 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. The race was won by Jimmie Johnson, his second consecutive win in the Nextel Cup.

Lineup

This is the starting lineup for the race.
RowPosCar #NameSpeed Team/Car Make
1112Ryan Newman**193.124Penske Racing South Dodge Charger
1219Elliott Sadler191.894Evernham Motorsports Dodge Charger
2348Jimmie Johnson**191.788Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
2401Mark Martin191.744Ginn Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
3524Jeff Gordon191.714Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
3643Bobby Labonte191.648Petty Enterprises Dodge Charger
4740David Stremme191.509Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Charger
485Kyle Busch191.503Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
5949Mike Bliss191.100BAM Racing Dodge Charger
51010Scott Riggs190.916Evernham Motorsports Dodge Charger
61141Reed Sorenson190.837Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Charger
6129Kasey Kahne190.686Evernham Motorsports Dodge Charger
71320Tony Stewart190.594Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
71499Carl Edwards190.398Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fusion
81507Clint Bowyer190.372Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
81642Juan Pablo Montoya‡190.293Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Charger
9172Kurt Busch190.189Penske Racing South Dodge Charger
9181Martin Truex Jr.190.176DEI Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
101913Joe Nemechek189.954Ginn Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
102018J.J. Yeley189.850Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
112117Matt Kenseth*189.837Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fusion
11228Dale Earnhardt, Jr.*189.837DEI Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
122315Paul Menard‡189.818DEI Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
122400David Reutimann‡189.701Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota Camry
132516Greg Biffle189.564Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fusion
132670Johnny Sauter189.467Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
142738David Gilliland189.383Robert Yates Racing Ford Fusion
142814Sterling Marlin189.105Ginn Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
152921Ken Schrader189.067Wood Brothers/JTG Racing Ford Fusion
153011Denny Hamlin188.841Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
163183Brian Vickers188.828Team Red Bull Toyota Camry
163231Jeff Burton188.495Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
173396Tony Raines188.411Hall of Fame Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
173425Casey Mears188.360Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
183522Dave Blaney188.302Bill Davis Racing Toyota Camry
183629Kevin Harvick187.958Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
193726Jamie McMurray187.133Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fusion
19386David Ragan†‡185.753Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fusion
20397Robby Gordon†185.492Robby Gordon Motorsports Ford Fusion
204045Kyle Petty†184.499Petty Enterprises Dodge Charger
214166Jeff Green†184.364Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
214288Ricky Rudd†183.515Robert Yates Racing Ford Fusion
224344Dale Jarrett186.660
Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota Camry

*Tie broken by owner points
**Ryan Newman started 43rd after blowing an engine in practice. Jimmie Johnson started from the pole.
†-Made the race on owner points
‡-Rookie of the Year Candidate

Top 10 results

Did Not Qualify

The following drivers failed to qualify for the race:
Scott Wimmer, Ward Burton, John Andretti, Michael Waltrip, Kenny Wallace, Kevin Lepage, Jeremy Mayfield, and A. J. Allmendinger . Ward Burton, Waltrip, and Wallace have missed 3 of the first four races, John Andretti has missed 2 of the 3 races he has attempted, and Mayfield and Allmendinger have not made any of the races.

The race

passed Tony Stewart with two laps to go to win his second straight Nextel Cup Series event. Johnson vaulted to fourth in the Cup standings, trailing only Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, and Jeff Burton in that order.