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2007 Kroger 200 (IRP)

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Date July 28, 2007 (2007-07-28)
Official name 2007 Kroger 200
Course Short track
2007 Kroger 200
Race details[1]
Map of Speedway
Map of Speedway
Date July 28, 2007 (2007-07-28)
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
# Driver Team Make
00Mike PotterD.D.L. MotorsportsChevrolet
0Eric McClureD.D.L MotorsportsChevrolet
01Shelby HowardD.D.L. MotorsportsChevrolet
1Kertus DavisPhoenix RacingChevrolet
05Brett RoweDay Enterprise RacingChevrolet
6Erik DarnellRoush RacingFord
7Mike WallacePhoenix RacingChevrolet
08Jason WhitePennington MotorsportsDodge
9Deac McCaskillGillett Evernham MotorsportsDodge
10Mike BlissBraun RacingToyota
14Kyle Krisiloff (R)Carl A. Haas MotorsportsFord
16Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord
18Brad Coleman (R)Joe Gibbs RacingChevrolet
19Brian KeselowskiWhitney MotorsportsDodge
20Aric AlmirolaJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet
21Tim McCreadieRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
22Josh WiseFitz RacingDodge
24Landon CassillHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
25Richard JohnsTeam Rensi MotorsportsFord
27Jason KellerBrewco MotorsportsFord
28Robert Richardson Jr.Jay Robinson RacingChevrolet
29Brandon MillerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
30Danny O'Quinn Jr.SKI MotorsportsChevrolet
33Cale GaleKevin Harvick Inc.Chevrolet
35Bobby Hamilton Jr.Team Rensi MotorsportsFord
36Brent ShermanMcGill MotorsportsChevrolet
37Bobby EastBrewco MotorsportsFord
38Jason LefflerBraun RacingToyota
41Scott Lagasse Jr.Chip Ganassi RacingDodge
42Kevin HamlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge
44Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet
47Kelly BiresWood Brothers Racing/JTG RacingFord
49Derrike CopeJay Robinson RacingChevrolet
52Brad TeagueMeans RacingFord
56Frank KreyerMac Hill MotorsportsChevrolet
59Marcos Ambrose (R)Wood Brothers Racing/JTG RacingFord
60Travis KvapilRoush RacingFord
66Steve WallaceRusty Wallace Inc.Dodge
72D. J. KenningtonMacDonald MotorsportsDodge
77Ron Hornaday Jr.Kevin Harvick Inc.Chevrolet
88Brad Keselowski (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet
89Morgan ShepherdFaith MotorsportsDodge
90Stephen LeichtRobert Yates RacingFord
99Mark GreenMichael Waltrip RacingToyota
Official Entry list

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
120Aric AlmirolaJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet22.481109.853
26David Ragan (R)** ***Roush RacingFord22.576109.391
377Ron HornadayKevin Harvick Inc.Chevrolet22.582109.361
447Kelly BiresWood Brothers/JTG RacingFord22.641109.076
538Jason LefflerBraun RacingToyota22.726108.668
699David Reutimann** ***Michael Waltrip RacingToyota22.745108.578
790Stephen LeichtRobert Yates RacingFord22.795108.340
860Carl Edwards** ***Roush RacingFord22.797108.330
918Brad Coleman (R)Joe Gibbs RacingChevrolet22.805108.292
1016Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord22.815108.245
1101Shelby HowardD.D.L. MotorsportsChevrolet22.823108.207
1241Scott Lagasse Jr.Chip Ganassi RacingDodge22.834108.155
1327Jason KellerBrewco MotorsportsFord22.854108.060
141J. J. Yeley** ***Phoenix RacingChevrolet22.854108.060
1588Brad Keselowski (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet22.868107.994
1629Scott Wimmer** ***Richard Childress RacingChevrolet22.873107.970
1721Tim McCreadieRichard Childress RacingChevrolet22.889107.895
1833Cale GaleKevin Harvick Inc.Chevrolet22.900107.843
197Mike WallacePhoenix RacingChevrolet22.909107.800
2037Bobby EastBrewco MotorsportsFord22.912107.786
2136Brent ShermanMcGill MotorsportsChevrolet22.959107.566
2210Mike BlissBraun RacingToyota22.969107.519
2324Landon CassillHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.976107.486
2459Marcos Ambrose (R)Wood Brothers/JTG RacingFord22.979107.472
2566Steve WallaceRusty Wallace Inc.Dodge22.991107.416
2619Brian KeselowskiWhitney MotorsportsDodge22.995107.397
2725Richard JohnsTeam Rensi MotorsportsFord23.007107.341
2835Bobby Hamilton Jr.Team Rensi MotorsportsFord23.015107.304
2922Josh WiseFitz RacingDodge23.037107.201
3042Kevin Hamlin***Chip Ganassi RacingDodge23.053107.127
3130Danny O'Quinn Jr.SKI MotorsportsChevrolet23.081106.997
3214Kyle Krisiloff (R)Carl A. Haas MotorsportsFord23.178106.549
3389Morgan Shepherd***Faith MotorsportsDodge23.272106.119
3472D. J. KenningtonMacDonald MotorsportsDodge23.414105.475
350Eric McClureD.D.L. MotorsportsChevrolet23.467105.237
3656Frank KreyerMac Hill MotorsportsChevrolet23.508105.054
3749Derrike CopeJay Robinson RacingChevrolet23.529104.960
3805Brett Rowe***Day Enterprise RacingChevrolet23.729104.075
3952Brad TeagueMeans RacingFord23.848103.556
4028Robert Richardson Jr.Jay Robinson RacingChevrolet23.858103.512
4144Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet23.862103.495
429Deac McCaskill*Gillett Evernham MotorsportsDodge
4308Jason WhitePennington MotorsportsDodge23.864103.486
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes
4400Mike PotterD.D.L. MotorsportsChevrolet23.980102.986
DC1Kertus DavisPhoenix RacingChevrolet
DC6Erik DarnellRoush RacingFord
DC29Brandon MillerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
DC60Travis KvapilRoush RacingFord
DC99Mark GreenMichael Waltrip RacingToyota
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.

Race

Race results

References

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