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2007 Citizens Bank 400

Field	Value
Type	CUST
Description	Race 15 of 36 in the [2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series](2007-nascar-nextel-cup-series) season
Race Name	Citizens Bank 400
Fulldate
Year	2007
Race_No	15
Season_No	36
Image	2007_Citizens_Bank_400_program_cover.png
Caption	2007 Citizens Bank 400 program cover
Official name	Citizens Bank 400
Location	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan
Course_mi	2.0
Course_km	3.218
Distance_laps	200
Distance_mi	400
Distance_km	643.737
Weather	Hot with temperatures reaching up to 86 F; wind speeds up to 7 mph
Avg	148.07 mi/h
Pole_Driver	J. J. Yeley
Pole_Team	Joe Gibbs Racing
Pole_Time	38.399
Most_Driver	Carl Edwards
Most_Team	Roush Fenway Racing
Most_laps	63
Car	99
First_Driver	Carl Edwards
First_Team	Roush Fenway Racing
Network	TNT
Announcers	Bill Weber, Kyle Petty and
Wally Dallenbach Jr.

Wally Dallenbach Jr. The 2007 Citizens Bank 400 was the 15th race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. It was held on June 17, 2007, at Michigan International Speedway, located in the town of Brooklyn, Michigan .

After this race, 11 races remained to set the field for the Chase for the Nextel Cup.

Qualifying

J. J. Yeley won his first career pole with a fast lap of 187.505 miles per hour, or 38.399 seconds. Jimmie Johnson fell short of Yeley's lap by .001 second. Ryan Newman, who had won the three previous poles, qualified fourth.

Michael Waltrip made only his third race in 15 tries. He had announced earlier that week that he was stepping aside for the following week's race, the Toyota/Save Mart 350, in favor of two-time series champion Terry Labonte.http://www.jayski.com/teams/55.htm

Race

Carl Edwards won the Citizens Bank 400 for his first win in the Nextel Cup Series since November 4, 2005 at Texas Motor Speedway, a span of 52 races. Edwards took the lead from Johnson on lap 166 (out of 200) and never lost it.

Martin Truex Jr. finished second; he now had a three-race span in which he finished 1st, 3rd, and 2nd. Tony Stewart rallied from the 41st starting position to finish 3rd. The remaining Top 5 drivers were Casey Mears and Dale Earnhardt Jr., who would be teammates at Hendrick Motorsports in 2008.

There were 22 lead changes among 11 drivers. The race also had four caution periods; one of them was for an accident involving seven cars, including Matt Kenseth, Brian Vickers, and Jeff Green. Michigan International Speedway has been a Ford dominated track starting in 1984, and a Mercury track before that from 1969 to 1978. It was also a track that suited a smooth driver or a driver that could change his driving tactics for Michigan International Speedway.

Results

POS	ST	#	DRIVER	SPONSOR / OWNER	CAR	LAPS	MONEY	STATUS	LED	PTS
1	12	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	177850	running	63	195
2	8	1	Martin Truex Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	200	154445	running	54	175
3	41	20	Tony Stewart	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	200	157586	running	2	170
4	13	25	Casey Mears	National Guard / GMAC (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	113325	running	1	165
5	23	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	200	128558	running	1	160
6	3	5	Kyle Busch	Kellogg's / Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	111650	running	0	150
7	19	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	200	129761	running	0	146
8	35	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	92400	running	0	142
9	6	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	124986	running	18	143
10	18	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	199	99208	running	1	139
11	21	21	Bill Elliott	Motorcraft (Wood Brothers)	Ford	199	102414	running	0	130
12	38	15	Paul Menard	Menards / Johns Manville (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	199	81825	running	1	132
13	30	7	Robby Gordon	Menards / MAPEI (Robby Gordon)	Ford	199	81225	running	0	124
14	7	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Freight (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	199	94025	running	1	126
15	40	00	David Reutimann	Burger King (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	199	92683	running	0	118
16	11	07	Clint Bowyer	DirecTV (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	199	86225	running	0	115
17	20	38	David Gilliland	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	199	105039	running	0	112
18	17	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Toyota	199	100083	running	0	109
19	2	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	199	144961	running	56	111
20	27	14	Sterling Marlin	Ginn Resorts (Bobby Ginn)	Chevrolet	199	91108	running	0	103
21	34	6	David Ragan	AAA Insurance (Jack Roush)	Ford	198	112550	running	0	100
22	25	88	Ricky Rudd	Snickers (Yates Racing)	Ford	198	106958	running	0	97
23	29	41	Reed Sorenson	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	198	94072	running	0	94
24	9	31	Jeff Burton	AT&T Mobility (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	198	111966	running	0	91
25	10	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	198	109208	running	2	93
26	28	70	Johnny Sauter	Radioactive Energy Drink (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	198	75200	running	0	85
27	37	45	John Andretti	American Spirit Motor Oil (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	198	74400	running	0	82
28	1	18	J. J. Yeley	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	198	107958	running	0	79
29	15	01	Mark Martin	U.S. Army (Bobby Ginn)	Chevrolet	198	81950	running	0	76
30	5	13	Joe Nemechek	Haier (Bobby Ginn)	Chevrolet	198	73875	running	0	73
31	43	84	A.J. Allmendinger	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	197	70725	running	0	70
32	36	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	197	117841	running	0	67
33	22	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline / Stanley Tools (James Rocco)	Dodge	197	79525	running	0	64
34	31	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	197	107411	running	0	61
35	39	19	Elliott Sadler	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	196	88670	running	0	58
36	42	66	Jeff Green	Best Buy (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	196	78275	running	0	55
37	4	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	196	102300	running	0	52
38	14	16	Greg Biffle	Dish Network (Jack Roush)	Ford	192	88490	running	0	49
39	32	96	Tony Raines	DLP HDTV (Bill Saunders)	Chevrolet	184	78390	running	0	46
40	24	40	David Stremme	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	183	70050	running	0	43
41	16	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	140	70015	running	0	40
42	26	17	Matt Kenseth	Carhartt / DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	78	117611	crash	0	37
43	33	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	67	103926	crash	0	34
44	Dale Jarrett	44	UPS	Michael Waltrip	Toyota
45	Ward Burton	4	State Water Heaters	Larry McClure	Chevrolet
46	Jeremy Mayfield	36	360 OTC	Bill Davis	Toyota
47	Mike Bliss	49	Paralyzed Veterans of America	Beth Ann Morgenthau	Dodge
48	Kevin Lepage	37	Huddle House	Bob Jenkins	Dodge
49	Kenny Wallace	78	Furniture Row Racing	Barney Visser	Chevrolet
WD	Scott Wimmer	33	Holiday Inn	Richard Childress	Chevrolet

Points

Jeff Gordon (9th place) retained his points lead, by 247 over second place Denny Hamlin (14th). They were followed by Kenseth (42nd), Johnson (19th due to a fuel-mileage problem), and Jeff Burton (24th) in that order. Earnhardt Jr. entered the top 12 in points, the last qualifying spot for the Chase, while Mark Martin dropped out.

Race notes

Edwards, driving a Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing, was only the second non-Chevrolet driver to win a race. The other was Kenseth (Auto Club 500 at California Speedway).

References

"Race Results".

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