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2007 Chase for the Nextel Cup

The 2007 Chase for the Nextel Cup was the ten-race playoffs which concluded the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup season. It began with the Sylvania 300 on September 16, 2007, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and ended with the Ford 400 on November 18 of the same year at Homestead-Miami Speedway, with Jimmie Johnson winning the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Championship.

The entry requirements for the Chase changed this year. Previously, the top ten drivers in the points standings and anyone else within 400 points of the leader after the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 would qualify for the Chase. This year, the top twelve drivers in the points standings after the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 automatically qualified for the Chase with each drivers' point total reset to 5,000 points, with a ten-point bonus for each race won during the first 26 races. In addition, as NASCAR makes the full-time transition to the Car of Tomorrow, half of the races used the new template, and the other half used the older template, which was officially retired from Cup competition following the Ford 400. The title "Chase for the Nextel Cup" was also retired, as the season ending playoff will be renamed the "Chase for the Sprint Cup" in 2008.

Final standings

PosSeedDriverCarSPWT5T10DNFWinnings
(USD)Pts/(Behind)112231248596375810941011117126
California **Jimmie Johnson**#48 Chevrolet3641020244$7,646,421**6,723**/
***2007 Champion***
California **Jeff Gordon**#24 Chevrolet367621301$7,148,6626,696 (-77)
Kansas **Clint Bowyer**#07 Chevrolet36215170$4,215,8696,377 (-346)
Wisconsin **Matt Kenseth**#17 Ford360213224$6,485,6296,298 (-425)
Nevada **Kyle Busch**#5 Chevrolet360111202$4,685,5186,293 (-430)
Indiana **Tony Stewart**#20 Chevrolet360311234$6,396,7516,242 (-481)
Nevada **Kurt Busch**#2 Dodge36126143$5,287,8466,231 (-492)
Virginia **Jeff Burton**#31 Chevrolet36019183$6,015,6676,231 (-492)
Missouri **Carl Edwards**#99 Ford361311154$4,611,9676,222 (-501)
California **Kevin Harvick**#29 Chevrolet36014150$7,494,5936,199 (-524)
New Jersey Martin Truex Jr.#1 Chevrolet36117144$5,003,8816,164 (-559)
Virginia Denny Hamlin#11 Chevrolet361112181$4,983,8146,143 (-580)

Key: S-Starts; P-Poles; W-Wins; T5-Top 5 finishes; T10-Top 10 finishes; DNF-Did not finish; Pts-Points.

'''''NOTES:''''''

  1. The original seedings saw Edwards placed fourth ahead of Kurt Busch based on most second-place finishes, while Denny Hamlin was seeded sixth based on the same criteria, followed by Truex, Kenseth, Kyle Busch, Jeff Burton and Harvick, with further tiebreakers based on third-place finishes, etc.

  2. Kurt Busch by most wins finished in seventh place ahead of Jeff Burton.

  3. Those in boldface were invited to the 2007 Nextel Cup Banquet November 30 in New York.

Standings Plus/Minus Through The Chase

DriverSeed12345678910FinalChgStdChgStdChgStdChgStdChgStdChgStdChgStdChgStdChgStdChgStd
**Std****Chg**
Jimmie Johnsonn/c-23+2-12n/c2n/c2n/c2+1n/cn/cn/c
Jeff Gordon2n/c2+1-12+1n/cn/cn/c-12n/c2n/c22n/c
Tony Stewart3n/c3+12-24n/c4n/c4n/c4-15-16+15-166-3
Carl Edwards4-48+26-17+16+15n/c5+14-15-49n/c99-5
Kurt Busch5-712+111+29+27n/c7-310+19n/c9-110+377-2
Denny Hamlin6-39-312n/c12+39n/c9+18-210-111-112n/c1212-6
Martin Truex Jr.7+16-17-18-210-111n/c11-112n/c12+111n/c1111-4
Matt Kenseth8+17-310-111n/c11-112n/c12+111+110+46+244+4
Kyle Busch9+45+14-26-28+26n/c6n/c6+24n/c4-155-4
Jeff Burton10-111+38-210-212+210+19+18+17-18n/c88+2
Kevin Harvick11+110+19+45n/c5-38+17n/c7-18+17-31010+1
Clint Bowyer12+84-15+23n/c3n/c3n/c3n/c3n/c3n/c3n/c33+9

Chg = Change in position. n/c = No change in position. Std = Standing After Race

Standings at beginning of Chase

  1. Jimmie Johnson, 5,060 points, leader
  2. Jeff Gordon, 5,040, -20
  3. Tony Stewart, 5,030, -30
  4. Carl Edwards, 5,020, -40
  5. Kurt Busch, 5,020, -40
  6. Denny Hamlin, 5,010, -50
  7. Martin Truex, Jr., 5,010, -50
  8. Matt Kenseth, 5,010, -50
  9. Kyle Busch, 5,010, -50
  10. Jeff Burton, 5,010, -50
  11. Kevin Harvick, 5,010, -50
  12. Clint Bowyer, 5,000, -60

Standings at end of the "regular season"

At the conclusion of the "regular season" (the 2007 Chevy Rock & Roll 400), these were the point standings before the Chase adjustments were made. Also indicated are how far up or down in the standings a driver went when the Chase points were awarded:

  1. Jeff Gordon, 3,849 pts., leader, down one spot.
  2. Tony Stewart, -312 pts, down one spot.
  3. Denny Hamlin, -359, down three spots.
  4. Jimmie Johnson, -410 pts., up three spots.
  5. Matt Kenseth, -419 pts., down three spots.
  6. Carl Edwards, -427 pts., up two spots.
  7. Jeff Burton, -521 pts., down three spots.
  8. Kyle Busch, -547 pts., down one spot.
  9. Clint Bowyer, -670 pts., down three spots.
  10. Kurt Busch, -689 pts. and two wins, up five spots.
  11. Martin Truex, Jr., -689 pts. and one win, up four spots.
  12. Kevin Harvick, -694 pts., up one spot.

Races

Drivers in italics did not qualify for the 2007 Chase.

DateRaceTrack2006 winner2007 winnerCar
September 16[Sylvania 300](2007-sylvania-300)New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Loudon, New HampshireKevin HarvickClint BowyerCoT
September 23[Dodge Dealers 400](2007-dodge-dealers-400)Dover International Speedway
Dover, DelawareJeff BurtonCarl EdwardsCoT
September 30[LifeLock 400](2007-lifelock-400)Kansas Speedway
Kansas City, KansasTony Stewart≠*Greg Biffle*S
October 7[UAW Ford 500](2007-uaw-ford-500)Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega, Alabama*Brian Vickers*≠Jeff GordonCoT
October 13[Bank of America 500](2007-bank-of-america-500)Lowe's Motor Speedway
Concord, North Carolina*Kasey Kahne*Jeff GordonS
October 21[Subway 500](2007-subway-500)Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville, VirginiaJimmie JohnsonJimmie JohnsonCoT
October 28[Pep Boys Auto 500](2007-pep-boys-auto-500)Atlanta Motor Speedway
Hampton, GeorgiaTony Stewart≠Jimmie JohnsonS
November 4[Dickies 500](2007-dickies-500)Texas Motor Speedway
Justin, TexasTony Stewart≠Jimmie JohnsonS
November 11[Checker Auto Parts 500](2007-checker-auto-parts-500)Phoenix International Raceway
Avondale, ArizonaKevin HarvickJimmie JohnsonCoT
November 18[Ford 400](2007-ford-400)Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead, Florida*Greg Biffle*≠Matt KensethS

KEY: S — Standard. CoT — Car of Tomorrow.

≠ — Did not qualify for 2006 Chase.

Race results

(NOTE: Actual finish is in parentheses.)

Race 1 - [[2007 Sylvania 300]]

Finishing Order

  1. Clint Bowyer (1)
  2. Jeff Gordon (2)
  3. Tony Stewart (3)
  4. Kyle Busch (4)
  5. Martin Truex Jr. (5)
  6. Jimmie Johnson (6)
  7. Matt Kenseth (7)
  8. Carl Edwards (12)
  9. Denny Hamlin (15)
  10. Kevin Harvick (17)
  11. Jeff Burton (18)
  12. Kurt Busch (25) Standings after race:
  13. Jimmie Johnson, 5,210, Leader via most wins tiebreaker.
  14. Jeff Gordon, 5,210
  15. Tony Stewart, 5,200, -10
  16. Clint Bowyer, 5,195, -15
  17. Kyle Busch, 5,175, -35
  18. Martin Truex Jr., 5,170, -40
  19. Matt Kenseth, 5,156, -54
  20. Carl Edwards, 5,147, -63
  21. Denny Hamlin, 5,128, -82
  22. Kevin Harvick, 5,122, -88
  23. Jeff Burton, 5,119, -91
  24. Kurt Busch, 5,108, -102

Race 2 - [[2007 Dodge Dealers 400]]

Finishing Order

  1. Carl Edwards (1) ·
  2. Kyle Busch (5)
  3. Jeff Burton (7)
  4. Tony Stewart (9)
  5. Jeff Gordon (11)
  6. Clint Bowyer (12)
  7. Martin Truex Jr. (13)
  8. Jimmie Johnson (14)
  9. Kevin Harvick (20)
  10. Kurt Busch (29)
  11. Matt Kenseth (35)
  12. Denny Hamlin (38) Standings after race (before penalty):
  13. Jeff Gordon, 5,340
  14. Tony Stewart, 5,338, -2
  15. Carl Edwards, 5,337, -3
  16. Jimmie Johnson, 5,336, -4
  17. Kyle Busch, 5,330, -10
  18. Clint Bowyer, 5,322, -18
  19. Martin Truex Jr., 5,294, -46
  20. Jeff Burton, 5,265, -75
  21. Kevin Harvick, 5,225, -115
  22. Matt Kenseth, 5,224, -116
  23. Kurt Busch, 5,189, -151
  24. Denny Hamlin, 5,182, -158 Standings after race (after penalty):
  25. Jeff Gordon, 5,340, leader
  26. Tony Stewart, 5,338, -2
  27. Jimmie Johnson, 5,336, -4
  28. Kyle Busch, 5,330, -10
  29. Clint Bowyer, 5,322, -18
  30. Carl Edwards, 5,312, -28
  31. Martin Truex Jr., 5,294, -46
  32. Jeff Burton, 5,265, -75
  33. Kevin Harvick, 5,225, -115
  34. Matt Kenseth, 5,224, -116
  35. Kurt Busch, 5,189, -151
  36. Denny Hamlin, 5,182, -158

Race 3 - [[2007 LifeLock 400]]

Finishing order

  1. Clint Bowyer (2)
  2. Jimmie Johnson (3)
  3. Jeff Gordon (4)
  4. Kevin Harvick (6)
  5. Kurt Busch (11)
  6. Denny Hamlin (29)
  7. Matt Kenseth (35)
  8. Jeff Burton (36)
  9. Carl Edwards (37)
  10. Martin Truex Jr. (38)
  11. Tony Stewart (29)
  12. Kyle Busch (41) Standings after race:
  13. Jimmie Johnson, 5,506, leader
  14. Jeff Gordon, 5,505, -1
  15. Clint Bowyer, 5,492, -14
  16. Tony Stewart, 5,384, -17
  17. Kevin Harvick, 5,380, -126
  18. Kyle Busch, 5,370, -136
  19. Carl Edwards, 5,346, -142
  20. Martin Truex Jr., 5,348, -158
  21. Kurt Busch, 5,379, -177
  22. Jeff Burton, 5,370, -186
  23. Matt Kenseth, 5,287, -219
  24. Denny Hamlin, 5,258, -248

Race 4 - [[2007 UAW-Ford 500]]

Finishing order

  1. Jeff Gordon (1)
  2. Jimmie Johnson (2)
  3. Denny Hamlin (4)
  4. Kurt Busch (7)
  5. Tony Stewart (8)
  6. Clint Bowyer (11)
  7. Carl Edwards (14)
  8. Kevin Harvick (20)
  9. Matt Kenseth (26)
  10. Kyle Busch (36)
  11. Martin Truex Jr. (42)
  12. Jeff Burton (43) Standings after race:
  13. Jeff Gordon 5,690, leader
  14. Jimmie Johnson 5,681, -9
  15. Clint Bowyer 5,627, -63
  16. Tony Stewart 5,536, -154
  17. Kevin Harvick 5,488, -202
  18. Carl Edwards 5,485, -205
  19. Kurt Busch 5,475, -215
  20. Kyle Busch 5,430, -260
  21. Denny Hamlin 5,428, -262
  22. Martin Truex Jr. 5,390, -300
  23. Matt Kenseth 5,372, -318
  24. Jeff Burton 5,354, -336

Race 5 - [[2007 Bank of America 500]]

Finishing order

  1. Jeff Gordon (1)
  2. Clint Bowyer (2)
  3. Kyle Busch (3)
  4. Jeff Burton (4)
  5. Carl Edwards (5)
  6. Tony Stewart (7)
  7. Jimmie Johnson (14)
  8. Martin Truex Jr. (17)
  9. Denny Hamlin (20)
  10. Kurt Busch (26)
  11. Kevin Harvick (33)
  12. Matt Kenseth (34) Standings after race:
  13. Jeff Gordon 5880, leader
  14. Jimmie Johnson 5,812, -68
  15. Clint Bowyer 5,802, -78
  16. Tony Stewart 5,682, -198
  17. Carl Edwards 5,640, -240
  18. Kyle Busch 5,600, -280
  19. Kurt Busch 5,565, -315
  20. Kevin Harvick 5,552, -328
  21. Denny Hamlin 5,531, -349
  22. Jeff Burton 5,514, -366
  23. Martin Truex Jr. 5,502, -378
  24. Matt Kenseth 5,438, -442

Race 6 - [[2007 Subway 500]]

Finishing order

  1. Jimmie Johnson (1)
  2. Jeff Gordon (3)
  3. Kyle Busch (4)
  4. Matt Kenseth (5)
  5. Denny Hamlin (6)
  6. Clint Bowyer (9)
  7. Kevin Harvick (10)
  8. Carl Edwards (11)
  9. Jeff Burton (12)
  10. Tony Stewart (13)
  11. Martin Truex Jr. (19)
  12. Kurt Busch (31) Standings after race:
  13. Jeff Gordon 6055, leader
  14. Jimmie Johnson 6002, -53
  15. Clint Bowyer 5940, -115
  16. Tony Stewart 5806, -249
  17. Carl Edwards 5770, -285
  18. Kyle Busch 5764, -290
  19. Kevin Harvick 5686, -369
  20. Denny Hamlin 5681, -374
  21. Jeff Burton 5646, -409
  22. Kurt Busch 5635, -420
  23. Martin Truex Jr. 5608, -447
  24. Matt Kenseth 5593, -462

Race 7 - [[2007 Pep Boys Auto 500]]

Finishing order

  1. Jimmie Johnson (1)
  2. Carl Edwards (2)
  3. Matt Kenseth (4)
  4. Jeff Burton (5)
  5. Clint Bowyer (6)
  6. Jeff Gordon (7)
  7. Kurt Busch (8)
  8. Kevin Harvick (15)
  9. Kyle Busch (20)
  10. Denny Hamlin (24)
  11. Tony Stewart (30)
  12. Martin Truex Jr. (31) Standings after race:
  13. Jeff Gordon 6201, leader
  14. Jimmie Johnson 6192, -9
  15. Clint Bowyer 6090, -111
  16. Carl Edwards 5940, -261
  17. Tony Stewart 5879, -322
  18. Kyle Busch 5873, -328
  19. Kevin Harvick 5809, -392
  20. Jeff Burton 5801, -400
  21. Kurt Busch 5782, -419
  22. Denny Hamlin 5777, -424
  23. Matt Kenseth 5752, -448
  24. Martin Truex Jr. 5688, -513

NOTE: Drivers in Italics are mathematically eliminated from winning the championship.

Race 8 - [[2007 Dickies 500]]

Finishing order

  1. Jimmie Johnson (1)
  2. Matt Kenseth (2)
  3. Martin Truex Jr. (3)
  4. Kyle Busch (4)
  5. Jeff Burton (6)
  6. Jeff Gordon (7)
  7. Kurt Busch (8)
  8. Kevin Harvick (10)
  9. Tony Stewart (11)
  10. Clint Bowyer (19)
  11. Carl Edwards (26)
  12. Denny Hamlin (29) Standings after race:
  13. Jimmie Johnson 6382, leader
  14. Jeff Gordon 6352, -30
  15. Clint Bowyer 6201, -181
  16. Kyle Busch 6043, -339
  17. Carl Edwards 6025, -357
  18. Tony Stewart 6009, -373
  19. Jeff Burton 5951, -431
  20. Kevin Harvick 5943, -439
  21. Kurt Busch 5929, -453
  22. Matt Kenseth 5928, -454
  23. Denny Hamlin 5858, -524
  24. Martin Truex Jr. 5858, -524

NOTES: 1. Drivers in Italics are mathematically eliminated from winning the championship.

  1. Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart were mathematically eliminated when Jimmie Johnson started the 2007 Checker Auto Parts 500

Race 9 - [[2007 Checker Auto Parts 500]]

Finishing order

  1. Jimmie Johnson (1)
  2. Matt Kenseth (3)
  3. Tony Stewart (4)
  4. Kevin Harvick (6)
  5. Martin Truex Jr. (7)
  6. Kyle Busch (8)
  7. Jeff Burton (9)
  8. Jeff Gordon (10)
  9. Clint Bowyer (11)
  10. Kurt Busch (12)
  11. Denny Hamlin (16)
  12. Carl Edwards (42) Standings after race:
  13. Jimmie Johnson 6572, leader
  14. Jeff Gordon 6486, -86
  15. Clint Bowyer 6331, -241
  16. Kyle Busch 6185, -387
  17. Tony Stewart 6169, -403
  18. Matt Kenseth 6103, -469
  19. Kevin Harvick 6093, -479
  20. Jeff Burton 6089, -483
  21. Carl Edwards 6067, -505
  22. Kurt Busch 6056, -516
  23. Martin Truex, Jr. 6009, -593
  24. Denny Hamlin 5973, -599

NOTE: Drivers in italics are mathematically eliminated from winning the championship.

Race 10 - [[2007 Ford 400]]

Finishing order

  1. Matt Kenseth (1)
  2. Kurt Busch (2)
  3. Denny Hamlin (3)
  4. Jeff Gordon (4)
  5. Carl Edwards (5)
  6. Martin Truex Jr. (6)
  7. Jimmie Johnson (7)
  8. Jeff Burton (8)
  9. Kevin Harvick (19)
  10. Kyle Busch (20)
  11. Tony Stewart (30)
  12. Clint Bowyer (39) Final standings:
  13. Jimmie Johnson, 6,723 pts, 2007 Series Champion
  14. Jeff Gordon, -77 pts
  15. Clint Bowyer, -346 pts
  16. Matt Kenseth, -425 pts
  17. Kyle Busch, -430 pts
  18. Tony Stewart, -481 pts
  19. Kurt Busch, -492 pts*
  20. Jeff Burton, -492 pts
  21. Carl Edwards, -501 pts
  22. Kevin Harvick, -524 pts
  23. Martin Truex Jr., -559 pts
  24. Denny Hamlin, -580 pts

***** - Kurt Busch finished one place ahead of Jeff Burton based on most wins (Two wins vs. one).

Television

ABC carried the entire Chase for the Nextel Cup in 2007, marking the first time that the entire Chase was carried on network television. (In previous years, it had been on a combination of NBC and TNT.) The commentators for ABC were Jerry Punch and Rusty Wallace, who are joined by newcomer Andy Petree, a former team owner and Dale Earnhardt's crew chief in 1993 and 1994. The hosts were Brent Musburger (race) and Suzy Kolber (studio).

References

References

  1. It was discovered in post-race inspection that the right rear of the #99 Office Depot Ford driven by Carl Edwards was too low. Edwards was subsequently penalized 25 owner and driver points, and his crew chief was fined $25,000 (US), after the appeal filed was denied by NASCAR.
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