Pre-Race News
- Todd Bodine drove the #4 Morgan-McClure Motorsports ride, replacing Ward Burton, but failed to qualify, thus ending their 2007 season. Johnny Benson put the #36 Bill Davis Racing 360 OTC Toyota Camry into the race.
- Roush Fenway Racing announced that Robbie Reiser, crew chief for driver Matt Kenseth, would become Roush Fenway's general manager. Reiser replaced Max Jones, who became the GM for Yates Racing. Reiser's replacement atop the pit box was Chip Bolin, who led Kenseth to victory after Reiser was suspended. Also, Roush Fenway built Yates cars for the 2008 season.
- Unlike previous years, where the entire Chase field including the 11th place driver took the stage at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City, only the top 10 drivers were on stage.
- Continuing the trend of new part owners from other "stick and ball" sports, Richard Childress Racing was linked with Tom Hicks, owner of baseball's Texas Rangers, hockey's Dallas Stars and co-owner (with GEM's George Gillett) of English Premier League club Liverpool into owning a minority interest of RCR.
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