2007 Kroger 200 (IRP)
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| Date | July 28, 2007 | ||
| Official name | 2007 Kroger 200 | ||
| Location | Indianapolis Raceway Park in Brownsburg, Indiana | ||
| Course | Short track | ||
| Course length | 0.686 miles (1.104 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 137.2 mi (220.801 km) | ||
| Weather | Clear | ||
| Average speed | 80.143 mph (128.978 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 40,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 22.481 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | |
| Laps | 94 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 38 | Jason Leffler | Braun Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN2 | ||
| Announcers | Marty Reid, Randy LaJoie | ||
The 2007 Kroger 200 was a NASCAR Busch Series race held at Indianapolis Raceway Park in Brownsburg, Indiana on July 28, 2007. The race was the 26th iteration of the event and the 22nd race of the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series. Aric Almirola won the pole and led the 2nd most laps at 87 behind Greg Biffle who led the most laps at 94. But it was Jason Leffler who scored a historic upset victory giving the new first year manufacture Toyota its first ever NASCAR Busch Series victory.[2]
Entry list
Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (formerly Indianapolis Raceway Park, O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, and Lucas Oil Raceway) is an auto racing facility in Brownsburg, Indiana, about 10 miles (16 km) northwest of downtown Indianapolis. It includes a 0.686-mile (1.104 km) oval track, a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) road course (which has fallen into disrepair and is no longer used), and a 4,400-foot (1,300 m) drag strip which is among the premier drag racing venues in the world. The complex receives about 500,000 visitors annually.[citation needed]
- (R) denotes rookie driver
Qualifying
Aric Almirola won the pole for the race with a time of 22.481 and a speed of 109.853.[3]
| Grid | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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| 1 | 20 | Aric Almirola | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 22.481 | 109.853 |
| 2 | 6 | David Ragan (R)** *** | Roush Racing | Ford | 22.576 | 109.391 |
| 3 | 77 | Ron Hornaday | Kevin Harvick Inc. | Chevrolet | 22.582 | 109.361 |
| 4 | 47 | Kelly Bires | Wood Brothers/JTG Racing | Ford | 22.641 | 109.076 |
| 5 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Braun Racing | Toyota | 22.726 | 108.668 |
| 6 | 99 | David Reutimann** *** | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 22.745 | 108.578 |
| 7 | 90 | Stephen Leicht | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 22.795 | 108.340 |
| 8 | 60 | Carl Edwards** *** | Roush Racing | Ford | 22.797 | 108.330 |
| 9 | 18 | Brad Coleman (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 22.805 | 108.292 |
| 10 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 22.815 | 108.245 |
| 11 | 01 | Shelby Howard | D.D.L. Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.823 | 108.207 |
| 12 | 41 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 22.834 | 108.155 |
| 13 | 27 | Jason Keller | Brewco Motorsports | Ford | 22.854 | 108.060 |
| 14 | 1 | J. J. Yeley** *** | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 22.854 | 108.060 |
| 15 | 88 | Brad Keselowski (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.868 | 107.994 |
| 16 | 29 | Scott Wimmer** *** | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 22.873 | 107.970 |
| 17 | 21 | Tim McCreadie | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 22.889 | 107.895 |
| 18 | 33 | Cale Gale | Kevin Harvick Inc. | Chevrolet | 22.900 | 107.843 |
| 19 | 7 | Mike Wallace | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 22.909 | 107.800 |
| 20 | 37 | Bobby East | Brewco Motorsports | Ford | 22.912 | 107.786 |
| 21 | 36 | Brent Sherman | McGill Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.959 | 107.566 |
| 22 | 10 | Mike Bliss | Braun Racing | Toyota | 22.969 | 107.519 |
| 23 | 24 | Landon Cassill | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.976 | 107.486 |
| 24 | 59 | Marcos Ambrose (R) | Wood Brothers/JTG Racing | Ford | 22.979 | 107.472 |
| 25 | 66 | Steve Wallace | Rusty Wallace Inc. | Dodge | 22.991 | 107.416 |
| 26 | 19 | Brian Keselowski | Whitney Motorsports | Dodge | 22.995 | 107.397 |
| 27 | 25 | Richard Johns | Team Rensi Motorsports | Ford | 23.007 | 107.341 |
| 28 | 35 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Team Rensi Motorsports | Ford | 23.015 | 107.304 |
| 29 | 22 | Josh Wise | Fitz Racing | Dodge | 23.037 | 107.201 |
| 30 | 42 | Kevin Hamlin*** | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 23.053 | 107.127 |
| 31 | 30 | Danny O'Quinn Jr. | SKI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.081 | 106.997 |
| 32 | 14 | Kyle Krisiloff (R) | Carl A. Haas Motorsports | Ford | 23.178 | 106.549 |
| 33 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd*** | Faith Motorsports | Dodge | 23.272 | 106.119 |
| 34 | 72 | D. J. Kennington | MacDonald Motorsports | Dodge | 23.414 | 105.475 |
| 35 | 0 | Eric McClure | D.D.L. Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.467 | 105.237 |
| 36 | 56 | Frank Kreyer | Mac Hill Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.508 | 105.054 |
| 37 | 49 | Derrike Cope | Jay Robinson Racing | Chevrolet | 23.529 | 104.960 |
| 38 | 05 | Brett Rowe*** | Day Enterprise Racing | Chevrolet | 23.729 | 104.075 |
| 39 | 52 | Brad Teague | Means Racing | Ford | 23.848 | 103.556 |
| 40 | 28 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Jay Robinson Racing | Chevrolet | 23.858 | 103.512 |
| 41 | 44 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 23.862 | 103.495 |
| 42 | 9 | Deac McCaskill* | Gillett Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | — | — |
| 43 | 08 | Jason White | Pennington Motorsports | Dodge | 23.864 | 103.486 |
| Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes | ||||||
| 44 | 00 | Mike Potter | D.D.L. Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.980 | 102.986 |
| DC | 1 | Kertus Davis | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | — | — |
| DC | 6 | Erik Darnell | Roush Racing | Ford | — | — |
| DC | 29 | Brandon Miller | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | — | — |
| DC | 60 | Travis Kvapil | Roush Racing | Ford | — | — |
| DC | 99 | Mark Green | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | — | — |
| Official Starting grid | ||||||
* – Made the field via owners points
** – There were 5 different driver changes by Raceday as there were drivers qualifying the cars for the Cup Series drivers. Kertus Davis qualified for J. J. Yeley, Erik Darnell qualified for David Ragan, Brandon Miller qualified for Scott Wimmer, Travis Kvapil qualified for Carl Edwards, and Mark Green qualified for David Reutimann. This was during the peak of the Buschwhacker era where Cup Series drivers would drive in the Busch Series and would ask for other drivers to qualify their Busch Series car while they tried to qualify the Cup Series race which would be the Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
*** – David Ragan, David Reutimann, Carl Edwards, J. J. Yeley, Scott Wimmer, Kevin Hamlin, Morgan Shepherd, and Brett Rowe all had to go to the rear of the field. Ragan, Reutimann, Edwards, Yeley, and Wimmer all had driver changes, Hamlin had unapproved impound adjustment, Shepherd had an engine change, and Rowe missed the drivers meeting.