The 2007 Goody's Cool Orange 500 was the sixth race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. It was held on Sunday, April 1, 2007 at the 0.526 mile Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia, the circuit's shortest (by distance) oval.
The event was the second to use NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow template, and the first in which the 2007 Top 35 teams (by owner points) were awarded exemptions.
The winner of the race was Jimmie Johnson of the Hendrick Motorsports team. His teammate, Jeff Gordon, placed second by less than a second after a battle between the two during the last laps of the race. Gordon attempted many times to take the lead from Johnson by passing on the inside, however Johnson held his position and managed to regain spacing ahead of Gordon on the straightaways.
Race results FinStDriverCar No.MakePointsBonusLapsWinnings1 20 Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet 190 5 500 $198,7362 3 Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 175 5 500 $153,8613 1 Denny Hamlin 11 Chevrolet 170 5 500 $139,1254 14 Kyle Busch 5 Chevrolet 165 5 500 $105,3755 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 8 Chevrolet 165 10 500 $141,8336 19 Jeff Burton 31 Chevrolet 150 500 $119,3167 7 Tony Stewart 20 Chevrolet 151 5 500 $124,4868 26 Scott Riggs 10 Dodge 142 500 $89,2759 2 Jamie McMurray 26 Ford 138 500 $88,52510 33 Matt Kenseth 17 Ford 139 5 500 $130,26611 21 Clint Bowyer 7 Chevrolet 130 500 $84,32512 12 Kurt Busch 2 Dodge 127 500 $114,85813 17 Ricky Rudd 88 Ford 124 500 $107,38314 24 Ryan Newman 12 Dodge 121 500 $107,17515 27 David Ragan * 6 Ford 118 500 $113,25016 23 Juan Montoya * 42 Dodge 115 500 $109,85017 9 Carl Edwards 99 Ford 112 500 $82,05018 28 Reed Sorenson 41 Dodge 109 500 $100,08319 4 Ken Schrader 21 Ford 106 500 $95,23920 11 Tony Raines 96 Chevrolet 103 500 $84,55021 37 Sterling Marlin 14 Chevrolet 100 500 $88,55822 42 Kyle Petty 45 Dodge 97 499 $86,25823 5 J. J. Yeley 18 Chevrolet 94 499 $100,95824 18 Elliott Sadler 19 Dodge 96 5 498 $89,84525 41 Kasey Kahne 9 Dodge 88 498 $115,36626 36 Regan Smith 01 Chevrolet 85 498 $91,08327 30 Joe Nemechek 13 Chevrolet 82 497 $67,70028 38 Dale Jarrett 44 Toyota 79 496 $67,50029 15 Martin Truex Jr. 1 Chevrolet 81 5 496 $96,67030 39 Mike Bliss 49 Dodge 73 493 $79,74731 10 Johnny Sauter 70 Chevrolet 70 493 $67,05032 34 Greg Biffle 16 Ford 67 492 $84,92533 43 David Reutimann * 00 Toyota 64 491 $67,65034 25 Robby Gordon 7 Ford 61 490 $66,57535 29 David Stremme 40 Dodge 58 490 $66,52536 32 Jeff Green 66 Chevrolet 55 487 $74,47537 22 Dave Blaney 22 Toyota 52 485 $74,40038 40 A. J. Allmendinger * 84 Toyota 49 483 $66,35039 16 David Gilliland 38 Ford 46 469 $93,51440 13 Jeremy Mayfield 36 Toyota 43 451 $66,22541 6 Kevin Harvick 29 Chevrolet 40 445 $114,91142 35 Casey Mears 25 Chevrolet 37 371 $74,11543 31 Bobby Labonte 43 Dodge 34 265 $102,409
Did not qualify The following drivers did not make the race:
Michael Waltrip (No. 55), Brian Vickers (No. 83), Paul Menard (No. 15), Kenny Wallace (No. 78), Kevin Lepage (No. 37), and Ward Burton (No. 4).
External links Race results Standings after this race Starting lineup