Race: Food City 500
NASCAR Nextel Cup Series: Race 5 of 36
Date: March 25, 2007
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
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Food City 500 Race Information
| Winner | Kyle Busch | Car | No. 5 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Rick Hendrick | Sponsor | Carquest / Kellogg's |
| Winner Start | 20th | Winner Laps Led | 29 |
| Started First | Jeff Gordon | Most Laps Led | Tony Stewart (257) |
| Race Distance | 268.632 miles (504 laps) | Track Length | 0.533 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 43 |
| Total Purse | $4,745,304 | Winner Earnings | $179,400 |
| Different Leaders | 10 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 15 |
| Points Leader After Race | Jeff Gordon | Season Race | 5 of 36 |
Food City 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Carquest / Kellogg's | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 504 | 29 | running | 190 | $179,400 |
| 2 | 29 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 504 | 0 | running | 170 | $161,691 |
| 3 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 504 | 6 | running | 170 | $165,586 |
| 4 | 40 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 504 | 9 | running | 165 | $154,911 |
| 5 | 11 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Jackson Hewitt | Jack Roush | Ford | 504 | 0 | running | 155 | $111,900 |
| 6 | 9 | 66 | Jeff Green | Best Buy / Garmin | Gene Haas | Chevrolet | 504 | 0 | running | 150 | $124,383 |
| 7 | 31 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 504 | 0 | running | 146 | $131,908 |
| 8 | 18 | 7 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 504 | 0 | running | 142 | $98,500 |
| 9 | 5 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal | Jack Roush | Ford | 504 | 0 | running | 138 | $103,700 |
| 10 | 16 | 25 | Casey Mears | National Guard / GMAC | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 504 | 0 | running | 134 | $101,750 |
| 11 | 38 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Arby's / DeWalt | Jack Roush | Ford | 504 | 0 | running | 130 | $132,816 |
| 12 | 32 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot | Jack Roush | Ford | 504 | 0 | running | 127 | $96,500 |
| 13 | 33 | 40 | David Stremme | Energizer / Coors Light | Chip Ganassi | Dodge | 504 | 0 | running | 124 | $89,875 |
| 14 | 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs | Chevrolet | 504 | 177 | running | 126 | $113,750 |
| 15 | 25 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull | Dietrich Mateschitz | Toyota | 504 | 1 | running | 123 | $83,500 |
| 16 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 503 | 0 | running | 115 | $138,411 |
| 17 | 19 | 49 | Mike Bliss | Obovo.com | Beth Ann Morgenthau | Dodge | 503 | 0 | running | 112 | $103,933 |
| 18 | 14 | 4 | Ward Burton | State Water Heaters / Food City | Larry McClure | Chevrolet | 502 | 0 | running | 109 | $85,525 |
| 19 | 2 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Ray Evernham | Dodge | 501 | 0 | running | 106 | $130,591 |
| 20 | 26 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 501 | 0 | running | 103 | $103,533 |
| 21 | 27 | 78 | Kenny Wallace | Furniture Row | Barney Visser | Chevrolet | 501 | 0 | running | 100 | $82,525 |
| 22 | 28 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 501 | 0 | running | 97 | $123,011 |
| 23 | 7 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar | Bill Davis | Toyota | 501 | 0 | running | 94 | $106,408 |
| 24 | 17 | 96 | Tony Raines | DLP HDTV | Bill Saunders | Chevrolet | 501 | 0 | running | 91 | $94,525 |
| 25 | 12 | 1 | Regan Smith | U.S. Army | Bobby Ginn | Chevrolet | 501 | 0 | running | 88 | $103,297 |
| 26 | 41 | 6 | David Ragan | AAA | Jack Roush | Ford | 501 | 0 | running | 85 | $122,350 |
| 27 | 3 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Ray Evernham | Dodge | 500 | 5 | running | 87 | $103,420 |
| 28 | 15 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Little Debbie Snack Cakes | Wood Brothers | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 79 | $104,489 |
| 29 | 42 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite | Roger Penske | Dodge | 499 | 10 | running | 81 | $118,483 |
| 30 | 21 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Waste Management | Bobby Ginn | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 73 | $84,475 |
| 31 | 8 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Valvoline / Stanley Tools | James Rocco | Dodge | 498 | 0 | running | 70 | $90,675 |
| 32 | 36 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Texaco / Havoline | Chip Ganassi | Dodge | 497 | 0 | running | 67 | $114,700 |
| 33 | 34 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Robby Gordon Off Road Wheels | Robby Gordon | Ford | 493 | 0 | running | 64 | $81,025 |
| 34 | 23 | 36 | Jeremy Mayfield | 360 OTC | Bill Davis | Toyota | 486 | 1 | running | 66 | $80,025 |
| 35 | 4 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs | Chevrolet | 479 | 257 | running | 68 | $133,911 |
| 36 | 37 | 18 | J.J. Yeley | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs | Chevrolet | 475 | 9 | running | 60 | $107,833 |
| 37 | 13 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 475 | 0 | running | 52 | $106,220 |
| 38 | 24 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Pedigree | Yates Racing | Ford | 453 | 0 | crash | 49 | $110,858 |
| 39 | 22 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Roger Penske | Dodge | 449 | 0 | crash | 46 | $111,850 |
| 40 | 43 | 84 | A.J. Allmendinger | Red Bull | Dietrich Mateschitz | Toyota | 413 | 0 | running | 43 | $79,700 |
| 41 | 35 | 38 | David Gilliland | M&M's | Yates Racing | Ford | 48 | 0 | crash | 40 | $106,864 |
| 42 | 30 | 44 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 42 | 0 | crash | 37 | $79,565 |
| 43 | 39 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target | Chip Ganassi | Dodge | 21 | 0 | crash | 34 | $86,932 |
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