2007 Chevy Rock & Roll 400
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The 2007 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 was the twenty-sixth and final "regular season" race in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. The race was run on Saturday night, September 8, 2007 at Richmond International Raceway in Henrico County, Virginia, just outside Virginia's state capital. The race was the eleventh to use NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow template, and also the first race to be telecast on ABC since the 2000 Brickyard 400.
Race details | |||
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Race 26 of 36 in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season | |||
Date | September 8, 2007 (2007-September-08) | ||
Official name | Chevy Rock & Roll 400 | ||
Location | Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.75 mi (1.207 km) | ||
Distance | 400 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
Weather | Temperatures reaching as low as 64.9 °F (18.3 °C); wind speeds up to 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h)[1] | ||
Average speed | 91.813 miles per hour (147.759 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
Time | 21.378 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Laps | 191 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | ABC | ||
Announcers | Jerry Punch, Andy Petree and Rusty Wallace |
Following the race, the top twelve drivers in the point standings entered the Chase for the NEXTEL Cup, and all drivers had their points reset to 5,000 points, with a ten-point bonus for each race they have won in the prior 26 races.