2007 NASCAR Cup Series (Simpsonverse)

The 2007 NASCAR Cup Series was the 59th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 36th modern-era Cup series. Beginning on February 10 at Daytona International Speedway with the Budweiser Shootout, the season ended on November 18 at Atlanta Motor Speedway with the Pep Boys Auto 500.

Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won his fourth championship. Chevrolet captured the NASCAR Manufacturers' Championship with 26 wins, and 290 points over second place Ford who had 7 wins and 208 points. Dodge finished third with 3 wins and 178 points and Toyota, in their first Cup season, finished out with no wins and 116 points.

Teams and drivers

Complete schedule

Car(s)	Team	No.	Driver(s)	Crew chief	Model
Chevrolet	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	01	Jerry Nadeau	Ryan Pemberton	Monte Carlo SS
		1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Kevin Manion
		8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Tony Eury, Jr.
		14	Sterling Marlin	Kevin Hamlin
		15	Paul Menard	Tony Eury, Sr.
	Furniture Row Racing	78	Kenny Wallace Template:Tooltip	Jay Guy	Impala
			Scott Wimmer Template:Tooltip
			Joe Nemechek Template:Tooltip
	Haas CNC Racing	66	Jeff Green Template:Tooltip	Harold Holly	Monte Carlo SS
		70	Johnny Sauter	Bootie Barker
	Hall of Fame Racing	96	Tony Raines Template:Tooltip	Brandon Thomas	2005 Monte Carlo
			Ron Fellows Template:Tooltip
	Hendrick Motorsports (Start Your Engines!)	5	Kyle Busch	Alan Gustafson	Impala
		24	Jeff Gordon	Steve Letarte
		25	Mark Martin	Darian Grubb
		48	Jimmie Johnson	Chad Knaus
	Joe Gibbs Racing	11	Denny Hamlin	Mike Ford	Impala
		18	J. J. Yeley	Steve Addington
		20	Tony Stewart	Greg Zipadelli
		80	Jason Leffler	Bryant Frazier
	Morgan-McClure Motorsports (Start Your Engines!)	4	Ward Burton Template:Tooltip	Chris Carrier	Monte Carlo SS
			Todd Bodine Template:Tooltip
	NEMCO Motorsports	67	Joe Nemechek	Gary Putnam	2005 Monte Carlo
		87	John Nemechek	Eric Phillips
	Earnhardt-Childress Racing (Start Your Engines!)	3	Jeff Burton	Scott Miller	Monte Carlo SS
		30	Kevin Harvick	Todd Berrier
		31	Clint Bowyer	Gil Martin
		33	Steve Park	Slugger Labbe
Dodge	BAM Racing	49	Mike Bliss Template:Tooltip	Lee McCall	2005 Stratus
			Klaus Graf Template:Tooltip
			Chad Chaffin Template:Tooltip
			Larry Foyt Template:Tooltip
			Ken Schrader Template:Tooltip
			John Andretti Template:Tooltip
	Chip Ganassi Racing (Start Your Engines!) with Felix Sabates	39	Reed Sorenson	Jeff Vandermoss	Avenger
		40	Casey Mears	Steve Lane
		41	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	Jimmy Elledge
		42	Juan Pablo Montoya (R)	Donnie Wingo
	Gillett Evernham Motorsports	9	Kasey Kahne	Kenny Francis	Charger
		10	Scott Riggs Template:Tooltip	Rodney Childers
			Patrick Carpentier Template:Tooltip
		19	Elliott Sadler	Josh Browne
	Penske Racing South	2	Kurt Busch	Roy McCauley	Charger
		12	Ryan Newman	Mike Nelson
		77	Blaise Alexander	Matt Borland
	Petty Enterprises	43	John Andretti	Paul Andrews	Avenger
		44	Bobby Labonte	Mark Tudor
		45	Adam Petty	Billy Wilburn
		46	Austin Petty	Chris Hussey
Ford	Orr Motorsports	37	Rodney Orr	John Page	Fusion
	Robby Gordon Motorsports	7	Robby Gordon Template:Tooltip	Greg Irwin	Mustang
			P. J. Jones Template:Tooltip
	Robert Yates Racing	38	David Gilliland	Todd Parrott	Fusion
		88	Jeremy Mayfield	Butch Hylton
	Roush Fenway Racing	6	David Ragan (R)	Jimmy Fennig	Roush Mustang
		17	Matt Kenseth	Robbie Reiser
		26	Jamie McMurray	Larry Carter
		60	Greg Biffle	Pat Tryson
		99	Carl Edwards	Bob Osborne
	Steele/Favre Motorsports	16	Tim Steele	Joey Knuckles	Fusion
		90	Tony Roper	Darrell Bryant
	Wood Brothers JTG Racing	21	Ken Schrader Template:Tooltip	Ernie Cope	Fusion
			Jon Wood Template:Tooltip
			Bill Elliott Template:Tooltip
			Boris Said Template:Tooltip
Toyota	Bill Davis Racing	22	Dave Blaney	Kevin Hamlin	Camry
	Michael Waltrip Racing	00	David Reutimann (R) Template:Tooltip	Frank Kerr
			P. J. Jones Template:Tooltip
		51	Dale Jarrett	Matt Borland
		55	Michael Waltrip Template:Tooltip	David Hyder
			Terry Labonte Template:Tooltip
	Team Red Bull	83	Brian Vickers	Doug Richert
		84	A. J. Allmendinger (R)	Ricky Viers

Limited schedule

Manufacturer	Team	No	Driver	Crew chief	Round(s)	Model
Chevrolet	CJM Racing	72	Brandon Whitt		Template:Tooltip	2004 Impala
	Ginn Racing	13	Joe Nemechek	Peter Sospenzo	Template:Tooltip	2006 Monte Carlo SS
					Template:Tooltip
		39	Regan Smith		Template:Tooltip
	Hylton Motorsports	58	James Hylton	James Hylton, Jr.	Template:Tooltip	Monte Carlo SS
	Joe Gibbs Racing	02	Aric Almirola	Jason Ratcliff	Template:Tooltip	Impala
	Kirk Shelmerdine Racing	27	Kirk Shelmerdine	Phil Harris	Template:Tooltip	2004 Monte Carlo
	Morgan-McClure Motorsports (Start Your Engines!)	04	Eric McClure	Robert Larkins	Template:Tooltip	2004 Impala
	Phoenix Racing	09	Mike Wallace	Fred Wanke	Template:Tooltip	2005 Impala
					Template:Tooltip
	Earnhardt-Childress Racing (Start Your Engines!)	33	Scott Wimmer	Bobby Leslie	Template:Tooltip	Monte Carlo SS
	Rick Ware Racing	30	Stanton Barrett	Cal Northrop	Template:Tooltip	2004 Impala
Dodge	Brandon Ash Racing	02	Brandon Ash	Kenneth Wood	Template:Tooltip	2005 Charger
	E&M Motorsports	08	Joe Nemechek	Mark Tutor	Template:Tooltip	2006 Stratus
			Carl Long		Template:Tooltip
			Burney Lamar		Template:Tooltip
	Front Row Motorsports	34	Kevin Lepage	Randy Seals	Template:Tooltip	Avenger
			Stanton Barrett		Template:Tooltip
		37	Bill Elliott	Mark Tutor	Template:Tooltip
					Template:Tooltip
			Kevin Lepage		Template:Tooltip
			Brian Simo		Template:Tooltip
	Gillett Evernham Motorsports	98	Boris Said	Randy Seals	Template:Tooltip	Charger
	McGlynn Racing	74	Derrike Cope	Dom Turse	Template:Tooltip	2004 Intrepid
	Penske Racing South	06	Sam Hornish Jr	Roy McCauley	Template:Tooltip	Charger
Ford	Fast Track Racing	71	Frank Kimmel		Template:Tooltip	2006 Mustang
	Robby Gordon Motorsports	77	Marcos Ambrose	Ernie Cope	Template:Tooltip	2004 Mustang
	Wood Brothers JTG Racing	47	Ken Schrader	Gene Nead	Template:Tooltip	Fusion
			Jon Wood		Template:Tooltip
Toyota	Bill Davis Racing	23	Mike Skinner	Slugger Labbe	Template:Tooltip	Camry
			Butch Leitzinger		Template:Tooltip
		27	Jacques Villeneuve		Template:Tooltip
		36	Mike Skinner	Derrick Finley	Template:Tooltip
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			Johnny Benson		Template:Tooltip
	Riley D'Hondt Motorsports	91	Marc Goossens	Jerry Pitts	Template:Tooltip

Manufacturing Changes

• Toyota entered NASCAR. At the time, it only fielded the Camry.
• With the discontinuation of the Stratus, Dodge replaced it with the Avenger.

Schedule

No.	Race Title	Track	Date	TV
	Budweiser Shootout	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 10	MGM
	Gatorade Duel		February 15	MGM
1	Daytona 500		February 18	MGM
2	Subway 400	North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham	February 25	Fox
3	UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400	Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada	March 11	Fox
4	Budweiser 400	Riverside International Raceway, Moreno Valley	March 18	MGM
5	Food City 500	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol	March 25	Fox
6	Goody's Cool Orange 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway	April 1	Fox
7	Samsung 500	Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth	April 15	Fox
8	Old Spice 400	Gateway International Raceway, Madison	April 21	CBS
9	Aaron's 499	Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega	April 29	Fox
10	Phineas and Ferb 400	Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth	May 6	Fox Nickelodeon
11	Howard Johnson's 400	Pikes Peak International Raceway, Fountain	May 13	CBS
	NASCAR Open	Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord	May 19	Speed
	NASCAR All-Star Challenge			Speed
12	Coca-Cola 600		May 27	Fox
13	Music City 420 Presented by TNN	Music City Motorplex, Nashville	June 4	TNN
14	Pocono 500	Pocono Raceway, Long Pond	June 10	MGM
15	McDonald's 400	Chicago Motor Speedway, Cicero	June 17	TBS
16	USG Sheetrock 400	Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet	June 24	MGM
17	Lenox Industrial Tools 300	New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon	July 1	MGM
18	Pepsi 400	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	July 7	CBS
19	Citizens Bank 400	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn	July 15	TBS
20	Allstate 400 at the Brickyard	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway	July 29	MGM
21	Jacob's Grand Prix	Brands Hatch, West Kingsdown, Kent, England	August 5	MGM
22	Centurion Boats at the Glen	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen	August 12	TBS
23	3M Performance 400	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn	August 21	TBS
24	Keystone Light 400	Milwaukee Mile, West Allis	August 25	TBS
25	Mountain Dew Southern 500	Darlington Raceway, Darlington	September 2	TBS
26	Chevy Rock & Roll 400	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond	September 8	ABC
27	Tyson Holly Farms 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro	September 16	MGM
28	Dodge Dealers 400	Dover International Speedway, Dover	September 23	ABC
29	LifeLock 400	Kansas Speedway, Kansas City	September 30	ABC ESPN2
30	UAW-Ford 500	Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega	October 7	MGM
31	Bank of America Roval 500	Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord (Roval)	October 13	ABC
32	Auto Club 500	California Speedway, Fontana	October 21	ABC
33	Ford 400	Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead	October 28	MGM
34	Toyota/Save Mart 350	Infineon Raceway, Sonoma	November 4	ABC
35	Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil	Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix	November 11	MGM
36	Pep Boys Auto 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton	November 18	MGM

Races

No.	Race	Pole position	Most laps led	Winning driver	Model
	Budweiser Shootout	Dale Jarrett	Kyle Busch	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet Impala
	Gatorade Duel 1	David Gilliland	Tony Stewart	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet Impala
	Gatorade Duel 2	Ricky Rudd	Kyle Busch	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet Impala
1	Daytona 500	David Gilliland	Kurt Busch	Mark Martin	Chevrolet Impala
2	Subway 400	Jeff Gordon	Matt Kenseth	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet Impala
3	UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400	Kasey Kahne	Jeff Gordon	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet Impala
4	Budweiser 400	Ryan Newman	Jimmie Johnson	Boris Said	Ford Fusion
5	Food City 500	Jeff Gordon	Tony Stewart	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet Impala
6	Goody's Cool Orange 500	Denny Hamlin	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet Impala
7	Samsung 500	Jeff Gordon	Jeff Gordon	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet Impala
8	Subway Fresh Fit 500	Jeff Gordon	Tony Stewart	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet Impala
9	Aaron's 499	Jeff Gordon	Jeff Gordon	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet Impala
10	Phineas and Ferb 400	Jeff Gordon	Jeff Gordon	Jerry Nadeau	Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
11	Dodge Avenger 500	Clint Bowyer	Denny Hamlin	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet Impala
	Nextel Open	Carl Edwards	Carl Edwards	Martin Truex Jr.	Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
	Nextel All-Star Challenge	Matt Kenseth	Matt Kenseth	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
12	Coca-Cola 600	Ryan Newman	Kurt Busch	Casey Mears	Dodge Avenger
13	Autism Speaks 400 Presented by Visa	Ryan Newman	Martin Truex Jr.	Martin Truex Jr.	Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
14	Pocono 500	Ryan Newman	Denny Hamlin	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet Impala
15	McDonald's 500	J.J. Yeley	Carl Edwards	Adam Petty	Dodge Avenger
16	USG Sheetrock 400	Casey Mears	Tony Stewart	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet Impala
17	Lenox Industrial Tools 300	Dave Blaney	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Denny Hamlin	Chevrolet Impala
18	Pepsi 400	Jeff Gordon	Clint Bowyer	Jamie McMurray	Ford Roush Mustang
19	USG Sheetrock 400	Casey Mears	Tony Stewart	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet Impala
20	Allstate 400 at the Brickyard	Reed Sorenson	Tony Stewart	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet Impala
21	Jacob's Grand Prix	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Kurt Busch	Kurt Busch	Dodge Charger
22	Centurion Boats at the Glen	Jeff Gordon	Jeff Gordon	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet Impala
23	3M Performance 400	Jeff Gordon	Kurt Busch	Kurt Busch	Dodge Charger
24	Keystone Light 400	Kasey Kahne	Kasey Kahne	Carl Edwards	Ford Rosuh Mustang
25	Mountain Dew Southern 500	Kurt Busch	Kyle Busch	Sterling Marlin	Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
26	Chevy Rock & Roll 400	Jimmie Johnson	Jeff Gordon	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet Impala
27	Tyson Holly Farms 400	Clint Bowyer	Clint Bowyer	Clint Bowyer	Chevrolet Impala
28	Dodge Dealers 400	Jimmie Johnson	Matt Kenseth	Carl Edwards	Ford Roush Mustang
29	LifeLock 400	Jimmie Johnson	Kurt Busch	Greg Biffle	Ford Roush Mustang
30	UAW-Ford 500	Michael Waltrip	Denny Hamlin	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet Impala
31	Bank of America 500	Ryan Newman	Jimmie Johnson	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet Impala
32	Subway 500	Jeff Gordon	Jeff Gordon	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet Impala
33	Ford 400	Jimmie Johnson	Matt Kenseth	Matt Kenseth	Ford Roush Mustang
34	Toyota/Save Mart 350	Martin Truex Jr.	Kyle Busch	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet Impala
35	Checker Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil	Carl Edwards	Matt Kenseth	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet Impala
36	Pep Boys Auto 500	Greg Biffle	Martin Truex Jr.	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet Impala