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 first, third, and second. Tony Stewart rallied from the 41st starting position to place third. The remaining top five drivers were Casey Mears and Dale Earnhardt, Jr., who will 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.
Top ten results:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | #99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 2. | #1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. |
| 3. | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 4. | #25 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 5. | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. |
| 6. | #5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 7. | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing |
| 8. | #26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 9. | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 10. | #55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | Michael Waltrip Racing |
Read more about this topic: 2007 Citizens Bank 400
Famous quotes containing the word race:
“The brutalities of progress are called revolutions. When they are over we realize this: that the human race has been roughly handled, but that it has advanced.”
—Victor Hugo (1802–1885)
“I cannot but conclude the bulk of your natives to be the most pernicious race of little, odious vermin that Nature ever suffered to crawl upon the surface of the earth.”
—Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)
“I should like the whole race of nurses to be abolished: children should be with their mother as much as possible, in my opinion.”
—Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] (1832–1898)