2007 NEXTEL All-Star Challenge - The Challenge

The Challenge

Kevin Harvick passed Jeff Burton at the start of the fourth and final segment and never looked back to win the main event race for the first time in his career. Harvick won $1,031,539 for the victory, the largest amount ever for an all-star race winner. Jimmie Johnson finished second, and Mark Martin was third.

Burton had inherited the lead from Matt Kenseth, who was sent to the tail end of the longest line due to speeding on pit road during the break between segments three and four. (During this break, teams had to at least visit the pits, but no service was required. Kenseth decided on the visit.) Kenseth had also won the first segment. Kyle Busch was first at the end of the second segment.

It was the fourth win for Richard Childress Racing, after three wins by the late, legendary Dale Earnhardt.

This race was also notable for a crash brothers Kurt Busch and Kyle Busch were involved. They touched entering turn 1 with 18 laps to go, sending both into the wall rear-first. In the Speed Channel interview, Kurt joked that he wouldn't "be eating Kellogg's anytime soon," referring to the #5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet's sponsor.

NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race
Tracks
  • Charlotte Motor Speedway
  • Atlanta Motor Speedway (1986)
Years
  • I 1985
  • II 1986
  • III 1987
  • IV 1988
  • V 1989
  • VI 1990
  • VII 1991
  • VIII 1992
  • IX 1993
  • X 1994
  • XI 1995
  • XII 1996
  • XII 1997
  • XIV 1998
  • XV 1999
  • XVI 2000
  • XVII 2001
  • XVIII 2002
  • XIX 2003
  • XX 2004
  • XXI 2005
  • XXII 2006
  • XXIII 2007
  • XXIV 2008
  • XXV 2009
  • XXVI 2010
  • XXVII 2011
  • XXVIII 2012
Other
  • All-Star Race Broadcasters
  • Drivers Competed in the All-Star Race
  • NASCAR Hall of Fame
  • Humpy Wheeler
  • Sprint Pit Crew Challenge

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