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2007 Checker Auto Parts 500

Field	Value
Type	CUST
Description	Race 35 of 36 in the [2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series](2007-nascar-nextel-cup-series) season
Race Name	Checker Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil
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Year	2007
Race_No	35
Season_No	36
Image	Phoenix-international-raceway-2011.svg
Caption	Map of the Phoenix International Raceway
Official name	Checker Auto Parts 500
Location	Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona
Course_mi	1.000
Course_km	1.609
Distance_laps	312
Distance_mi	312
Distance_km	502.115
Avg	102.989 mi/h
Pole_Driver	Carl Edwards
Pole_Team	Roush Fenway Racing
Pole_Time	27.114
Most_Driver	Matt Kenseth
Most_Team	Roush Fenway Racing
Most_laps	93
Car	48
First_Driver	Jimmie Johnson
First_Team	Hendrick Motorsports
Network	ABC
Announcers	Jerry Punch, Rusty Wallace, and Andy Petree

The 2007 Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil, the next to last race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup season and the 2007 Chase for the Nextel Cup ran on Sunday, November 11, 2007, at Phoenix International Raceway in the Phoenix suburb of Avondale, Arizona.

Qualifying

With a lap of 27.114 seconds at a speed of 132.773 mph, Carl Edwards won his first pole of the season and third of his career. Fellow Chase driver Martin Truex Jr. started alongside him in second. Spring race winner Jeff Gordon started third, hometown hero J. J. Yeley took fourth, points leader Jimmie Johnson started sixth, and defending winner Kevin Harvick started 34th. Out of the open-wheel imports, IndyCar Series champion Sam Hornish Jr. made his first Cup race on speed, starting 26th, Patrick Carpentier, who is taking over for Scott Riggs, qualified 24th, and Jacques Villeneuve made his second Cup race, starting 27th.

Failed to Qualify: Michael Waltrip (#55), A. J. Allmendinger (#84), Ward Burton (#4), John Andretti (#49), Dale Jarrett (#44), David Reutimann (#00)

NOTE: This was the first time in 2007 where all three Michael Waltrip Racing cars had missed a race.

Results

Top Ten Results: (NOTE: Chase drivers are in bold italics.)

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team
1.	#48	*Jimmie Johnson*	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports
2.	#16	Greg Biffle	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing
3.	#17	*Matt Kenseth*	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing
4.	#20	*Tony Stewart*	Chevrolet	Joe Gibbs Racing
5.	#12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	Penske Racing
6.	#29	*Kevin Harvick*	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing
7.	#1	*Martin Truex Jr.*	Chevrolet	Dale Earnhardt Incorporated
8.	#5	*Kyle Busch*	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports
9.	#31	*Jeff Burton*	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing
10.	#24	*Jeff Gordon*	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports

References

"2007 Checker Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
"The Race: The Checker Auto Parts 500(k)". [[Jayski's Silly Season Site]].
(November 8, 2007). "This week in racing". [[The Columbus Dispatch]].
Mejía, Diego. (November 10, 2007). "Edwards takes Phoenix Cup pole". [[Autosport]].
(November 12, 2007). "Numbers Game: 2007 Checker Auto Parts 500K at Phoenix". Frontstretch.

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