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The 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season began on February 10 at Daytona International Speedway with the Budweiser Shootout and will end with the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The Chase for the NEXTEL Cup will begin with the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway. It had been believed that Sprint's merger with NEXTEL would result in a name change for the 2007 season, but Sprint has announced that no name change will take place until at least 2008. [1]
[edit] Silly Season
Several changes, both with drivers and the series itself, took place between the 2006 and 2007 seasons, a time usually referred to as silly season. Some of the changes took place inside the 2006 season, further extending the start of "silly season".
[edit] New cars
The 2007 season will see the introduction of a non-US automaker, Toyota, that will run cars in the NEXTEL Cup and the Busch Series. Toyota will run the best selling car in the United States, the Camry. Toyota has run trucks in the Craftsman Truck Series since 2004. Michael Waltrip Racing, Team Red Bull, Bill Davis Racing, Wyler Racing, and Germain Racing have announced that they will use the Toyota Camry next season.
NASCAR will use the Car of Tomorrow in sixteen races in 2007, starting at Bristol. All cars will be using the same templates. Dodge and Chevrolet will switch models for the Car of Tomorrow, from the Charger and Monte Carlo to the Avenger and Impala. Neither company will switch models on the traditional car, though Dodge will put a new nose on the Charger.
NASCAR will also switch to Sunoco 260 GT Plus unleaded fuel for all three series in 2007. The last NASCAR race with leaded fuel will be the 2007 Daytona 500.
[edit] Changes in Driver/Sponsor Lineup
[edit] BAM Racing
Kevin Lepage was released late season for BAM Racing. Mike Bliss replaced Lepage and will be the driver in 2007 and Lee McCall as the crew chief. The team will be sponsored by WhatsOnline.com for the full 2007 campaign and now uses Evernham engines.
[edit] Bill Davis Racing
Jeremy Mayfield will be driver of the #36 car in 2007 season for Bill Davis Racing sponsored by 360 OTC.
[edit] Chip Ganassi Racing
Juan Pablo Montoya, a former Formula One racer, will replace Mears in the #42 Texaco Havoline Dodge. Montoya previously drove for Ganassi in the CART series. Mears will be driving for Hendrick Motorsports. Tums and Wrigley's Big Red will also be new associate sponsors for Chip Gannasi Racing through 2008. Also, David Stremme's #40 will have no more sponsorship from Lone Star Steakhouse. Coors Light will remain as the primary sponsor.
[edit] CJM Racing
The team will run part time with driver Brandon Whitt running for rookie of the year and Doug George as the crew chief. The team at first announced that it was running full time, but changed plans because of limited sponsorship. CJM Racing plans on entering 15 races in 2007.
[edit] Dale Earnhardt Inc.
Paul Menard, former driver of the #11 Menards Chevy in the NASCAR Busch Series, will move up to become the driver of the #15 Menards Chevy full-time in the Cup series, running for Rookie of the Year in 2007.
[edit] Front Row Motorsports
No plans have been announced for Front Row Motorsports, however team owner Bob Jenkins (no relation to the broadcaster) announced that only the #34 will run full time in 2007, with Kevin Lepage as the driver. It was later stated that Front Row Motorsports would team up with R&J Racing and would run the #37 full time (using #61's points) with drivers Bill Elliott and Chad Chaffin sharing driving duties.
[edit] Ginn Racing (MB2 Motorsports)
Big changes are coming in 2007 for Ginn Racing, the team formerly known as MB2 Motorsports. In 2006, it was purchased by Bob Ginn, owner of Ginn Resorts. Sterling Marlin's #14 Chevy will carry Waste Management and Panasonic as primary sponsors in 2007. Joe Nemechek, who currently drives the #01 for MB2, will move to the #13 Chevy (also an MB2 ride) which will be sponsored by Bacardi Vodka and CertainTeed.
The driver(s) for the #01 U.S. Army Chevy are also changing. It will be driven in 22 races by veteran Roush Racing driver Mark Martin, who was unable to reach a deal with Roush to run a partial schedule in Cup. The other races will be run by current Busch Series driver Regan Smith. Smith will enter the Daytona 500 in a fourth Ginn car with the number 39. A sponsor has yet to be announced. He will likely run for Rookie of the Year honors, even though running a partial season.
[edit] Haas CNC Racing
Johnny Sauter is returning to the Nextel Cup Series in 2007 and will drive the #70 Yellow Freight Chevy for Haas CNC Racing in 2007. Jeff Green, who finished 28th in the 2006 driver standings, will continue to drive the #66 Best Buy-sponsored Chevy for Haas CNC in 2007.
[edit] Hendrick Motorsports
Casey Mears will replace Brian Vickers in the Hendrick Motorsports #25 Chevrolet. The National Guard will be co-sponsoring the #25 with GMAC. Vickers will be heading to the new Red Bull Racing.
[edit] Michael Waltrip Racing
Dale Jarrett and his sponsor UPS are leaving the #88 Robert Yates Racing Ford for the #44 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota, which would be eligible for a past champion's provisional for all races (as Jarrett won the 1999 championship, then known as the Winston Cup). Jarrett will have Matt Borland, Ryan Newman's old crew chief as his new one.
David Reutimann will drive a third Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota. The car will be numbered 00 and have split sponsorship with Domino's Pizza and Burger King. Frank Kerr will be the crew chief after Larry Carter left for Roush Racing. Michael Waltrip will have David Hyder as crew chief, who is coming from BAM Racing.
[edit] Morgan-McClure Motorsports
Scott Wimmer will not return in the #4 Chevy of Morgan-McClure Motorsports. Ward Burton, who ran the a few races in the #4 in 2006, will run the entire 2007 season with sponsorship from State Water Heaters. Chris Carrier will return as crew chief.
[edit] Petty Enterprises
Kyle Petty, driver of the #45 Dodge, will replace the late Benny Parsons during TNT's mid-season NASCAR coverage. This implies that Petty will drive only a part-time schedule in 2007, however, in a novel experiment, Petty will do color commentary from behind the wheel of his car during the June 24th race in Sonoma. [1]
[edit] PPI Motorsports
After struggling the whole season with driver Travis Kvapil, owner Cal Wells shut down the team. In past years, PPI Motorsports had been a top twenty team, winning races with driver Ricky Craven. No sponsor could be found for the team, after previous sponsor Tide announced it was leaving the sport. Kvapil headed to Roush Racing in the Craftsman Truck Series to drive the #6 truck. The team became partners with Michael Waltrip Racing, and will use those points for the new #00 car.
[edit] Red Bull Racing
Red Bull Racing will enter NASCAR for the first time in the form of Team Red Bull, running two Toyota teams. Brian Vickers will drive the #83 Camry, and A. J. Allmendinger will drive the #84 machine. Paul Menard will also carry associate sponsorship from Red Bull.
[edit] Richard Childress Racing
Longtime sponsor GM Goodwrench will not return as the primary sponsor for Kevin Harvick's #29 Chevy in 2006. Goodwrench has sponsored the #3/#29 since they replaced Wrangler Jeans in 1988, and the #3's signature black paint scheme is perhaps the most famous in motorsports. Pennzoil and Shell Oil will be the new primary sponsor, and Goodwrench and Hershey will continue as associate sponsors. Both Goodwrench and Hershey will be primary sponsors for select races.
Plans for 2007 also call for Scott Wimmer to compete in two still-to-be-determined Nextel Cup Series events in RCR’s #33 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS with primary sponsorship from Holiday Inn in 2007.
The #31 team, with Jeff Burton behind the wheel, will be changing sponsors. Currently, pending an appeal, the team will race under the colors of Cingular wireless, which is being phased out as it will become part of the AT&T brand. Under terms of the agreement betwen NASCAR and Sprint Nextel, only those that were "grandfathered" prior to 2004 (Alltel and Cingular) are allowed to be sponsors on their respective cars. Should RCR lose the appeal, it has been revealed that Sylvania will become the primary sponsor on the #31 Chevy.
[edit] Robert Yates Racing
Elliott Sadler, driver of the #38 M&M's Ford for Robert Yates Racing, left in August 2006 to replace Mayfield in the Evernham Motorsports #19 UAW/Dodge Dealers Dodge for the rest of 2006 and 2007. David Gilliland replaced Sadler in the #38.
Ricky Rudd will drive the #88 Snickers Ford. The #88 and #38 will also carry Pedigree Dog Food and Combos as primary sponsors in selected races.
This will also be Robert Yates's last year running the day-to-day operations of RYR. He plans to turn the operation of his team over to his son Doug Yates next year. He also said that the sale of part of Roush Racing to Fenway Sports will give RYR 50% of their joint engine program, with Roush keeping 25% and Fenway getting the other 25%. [2]
[edit] Roush Racing
Mark Martin, the longtime driver of the #6 AAA Ford, left Roush Racing at the end of 2006, partially retiring. David Ragan, previously the driver of the #6 Scotts Ford in the Truck Series, replaced Martin in the AAA Ford. In addition, the National Guard, sponsor of Greg Biffle's #16 Ford, left Roush for Hendrick Motorsports and the #25 team. Former Busch Series sponsor Ameriquest took over as primary sponsor, while Subway and 3M became associate sponsors for the car.
There is also a new part owner for Roush Racing. John Henry, owner of the Boston Red Sox Major League Baseball franchise, will own one half of Roush Racing with a group of investors under the name Fenway Sports Ventures, while Roush will retain control of the organization.
[edit] Wood Brothers
Ken Schrader and Jon Wood will split time in the Wood Brothers fabled #21 Little Debbie/Motorcraft/Air Force/Delimex Ford. Wood would be eligible for Rookie of the Year honors. When Jon Wood takes the wheel for a race, it will mark the first time that racing family will be driving a Wood Brothers-owned car since 1963 when Glen Wood retired.
Marcos Ambrose will also have a part-time ride with sponsorship from Team Australia/Aussie Vineyards, but his schedule is unknown past the two road course races (Infineon and Watkins Glen).
[edit] Changes in the Points System and The Chase
It was offically announced on January 22 at the annual NASCAR Media Tour in Charlotte, North Carolina that two changes would be made for the 2007 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup.
The first is that wins will be more important. The driver who finishes first will now recieve 185 points intead of 180. Including the five-point bonus for leading a lap, and the possible five bonus points for leading the most laps, a driver can get a maximum of 195 points for winning a race.
The other changes involve the actual Chase. The top twelve drivers after the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 will automatically qualify. Additionally, each driver will have their points reset to 5,000, plus ten points for each win during the first 26 races.
[edit] Expected Entries
Each NEXTEL Cup race will have a field of 43 cars. The top 35 teams in owners' points (not drivers' points) in 2006 are guaranteed a spot in the first five races of 2007. If a driver goes to a new team, he will not have a guaranteed starting spot, but his old team will, except if that new team has been in the top 35. If a past champion is outside the top 35 in owner's points, he may be eligible to use a past champions' provisional to enter the race. In 2007, there will be a six race limit to the number of champions provisionals. The provisional guarantees a spot to the most recent champion outside the top 35 in owners points.
Teams that are not in the top 35 or do not have a champions' provisional must "race" their way in during qualifying - if 47 cars are attempting to make the race, and no one is using a provisional, then there are 12 cars racing for eight spots, and the eight fastest cars will make the race. (The Daytona 500, which uses a different qualifying procedure, is the only exception to this rule, though the top 35 are still locked in.)
[edit] Full Time Entries
These cars are expected to attempt all 36 NEXTEL Cup races. Current car entry and sponsorship list as of February 11, 2007:
Notes:
- An asterisk (*) in the owners points column indicates that the driver is a past champion not in the top 35 in owners points, and can use a champion's provisional to enter a race.
- The term New Team describes both teams that are entirely new to the sport.
- Teams that are going full time after running part time last year are noted by this symbol: ^
- The owners' points finish was for Cal Wells' PPI Motorsports #32 car, which Michael Waltrip Racing inheirited upon buying the team, and is noted by this symbol: §
- Inherits the #61 car's owners points as noted by this symbol: ≈
[edit] Part-Time Entries
These cars are expected to attempt several NEXTEL Cup races, but not all 36. Because it is highly unlikely any of the part-time teams will be in the top 35 in owners' points, they will have to race their way in to all events.
Current car entry list as of Februray 11, 2007:
| Number | Driver | Make | Sponsor(s) | Team | 2006 Owners' Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Todd Bodine | Toyota | Germain Racing | New Team | |
| 08 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Industro Tools | H&K Motorsports | New Team |
| 09 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | Miccosukee Indian Gaming | Phoenix Racing | 50th |
| 23 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | Bill Davis Racing | 62nd | |
| 33 | Scott Wimmer | Chevrolet | Holiday Inn | Richard Childress Racing | 60th |
| 39 | Regan Smith (R) | Chevrolet | Ginn Resorts | Ginn Racing | New Team |
| 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Team Australia/Aussie Vineyards | Wood Brothers Racing | New Team |
| 58 | James Hylton/Damon Lusk | Chevrolet | GrahamFest/Retirement Living TV | Hylton Motorsports | New Team |
| 60 | Boris Said | Ford | No Fear Energy Drink | No Fear Racing | 52nd |
| 72 | Brandon Whitt (R) | Chevrolet | Dutch Quality Stone | CJM Racing | 56th |
| 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | Victory in Jesus Racing Ministries | Faith Motorsports | 53rd |
[edit] Rookies
- A. J. Allmendinger, #84 Red Bull Toyota (Team Red Bull)
- Paul Menard, #15 Menard's Chevy (Dale Earnhardt Inc.)
- Juan Pablo Montoya, #42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge (Chip Ganassi Racing)
- David Ragan, #6 AAA Ford (Roush Racing)
- David Reutimann, #00 Burger King/Domino's Pizza Toyota (Michael Waltrip Racing)
- Regan Smith, #01 U.S. Army Chevy (Ginn Racing)*
- Brandon Whitt, #72 Dutch Quality Stone Chevrolet (CJM Racing)
- Jon Wood, #21 Little Debbie Ford (Wood Brothers Racing)*
Smith and Wood will be running partial seasons, though they will be eligible for the rookie of the year award.
[edit] Races
All races are held in 
. Race names are subject to change.
[edit] Budweiser Shootout
This non-points race, which involves the previous season's pole winners and past Shootout winners, was held Saturday, February 12, 2007, at Daytona International Speedway. 2002 NEXTEL Cup champion Tony Stewart took the checkered flag, but as he did so, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. made contact with the back bumper of Jeremy Mayfield, causing a five-car wreck less than 1000 feet from the start/finish line.
One of the biggest headlines for the Shootout was that it would be the first NEXTEL Cup race to feature Toyota, and in the draw for starting spots, Dale Jarrett, a Toyota driver, drew the pole position. However, he slid to the back within 4 laps of the start, and stayed there for most of the race. Brian Vickers, the other Toyota driver in the event, started fourth, and though he went back-and-forth through the field, finished eighth.
Top Ten Results:
- #20 Tony Stewart
- #38 David Gilliland
- #2 Kurt Busch
- #48 Jimmie Johnson
- #29 Kevin Harvick
- #01 Mark Martin
- #5 Kyle Busch
- #83 Brian Vickers
- #31 Jeff Burton
- #10 Scott Riggs
[edit] Daytona 500
[edit] Qualifying and Gatorade Duel
Qualifying for the Daytona 500 will take place on February 11, 2007, and the Gatorade Duel, which establishes the running order for the race, will be held on February 15, 2007.
[edit] The Race
The Great American Race will be held on February 18, 2007.
[edit] Auto Club 500
The second points race of the season will be held at California Speedway on February 25, 2007.
[edit] UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400
The third race of the season will be held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 11, 2007.
[edit] Kobalt Tools 500
The fourth race of the season will be held at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 18, 2007.
[edit] Food City 500
The fifth race of the season will be held at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 25, 2007. This will be the first race to feature the Car of Tomorrow.
[edit] Goody's Cool Orange 500
The sixth race of the season will be held at Martinsville Speedway on April 1, 2007. This will be the second race to feature the Car of Tomorrow.
[edit] Samsung 500
The seventh race of the season will be held at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2007.
[edit] Subway Fresh 500
The eighth race of the season will be held at Phoenix International Raceway on April 21, 2007. This will be the third race to feature the Car of Tomorrow.
[edit] Aaron's 499
The ninth race of the season will be held at Talladega Superspeedway on April 29, 2007.
[edit] Crown Royal Presents The Your Name Here 400
The tenth race of the season will be held at Richmond International Raceway on April 21, 2007. This will be the fourth race to feature the Car of Tomorrow. The race will be named after the winner of an essay contest sponsored by Crown Royal. The winner will be announced during the festivities leading up to the Daytona 500.
[edit] Dodge Avenger 500
The eleventh race of the season will be held at Phoenix International Raceway on May 5, 2007. This will be the fifth race to feature the Car of Tomorrow.
[edit] NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge
The annual NEXTEL Open and All-Star Challenge will be held at Lowe's Motor Speedway on May 19, 2007. This is a non-points event. These will be the only NEXTEL Cup events to be broadcast on the SPEED Channel.
[edit] Coca-Cola 600
The twelvth points race of the season will be held at Lowe's Motor Speedway on May 27, 2007. This is the longest race run by NEXTEL Cup (600 miles).
[edit] Neighborhood Excellence 400 presented by Bank of America
The thirteenth race of the season will be held at Phoenix International Raceway on June 3, 2007. This will be the sixth race to feature the Car of Tomorrow. This will be the last 2007 race broadcast by FOX.
[edit] Pocono 500
The fourteenth race of the season will be held at Pocono Raceway on June 10, 2007. It will be the first of six 2007 races broadcast by TNT.
[edit] 3M Performance 400 presented by Post-it Picture Paper
The fifteenth race of the season will be held at Michigan International Speedway on June 17, 2007.
[edit] Toyota/Save Mart 350
The sixteenth race of the season will be held at Infineon Raceway on June 24, 2007. This will be the seventh race to feature the Car of Tomorrow, and the first road course race of 2007.
[edit] Lenox Industrial Tools 300
The seventeenth race of the season will be held at New Hampshire International Speedway on July 1, 2007. This will be the eighth race to feature the Car of Tomorrow.
[edit] Pepsi 400
The eighteenth race of the season will be held at Daytona International Speedway on July 7, 2007.
[edit] USG Sheetrock 400
The ninteenth race of the season will be held at Chicagoland Speedway on July 15, 2007. This will be the last 2007 race to be broadcast by TNT.
[edit] Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
The twentieth race of the season will be held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 29, 2007. It will be the first NEXTEL Cup race to be broadcast by ESPN and ABC.
[edit] Pennsylvania 500
The twenty-first race of the season will be held at Pocono Raceway on August 5, 2007.
[edit] AMD at the Glen
The twenty-second race of the season will be held at Watkins Glen International on August 12, 2007. This will be the ninth race to feature the Car of Tomorrow, and will be the second and final road course race of the season.
[edit] GFS Marketplace 400
The twenty-third race of the season will be held at Michigan International Speedway on August 19, 2007.
[edit] Sharpie 500
The twenty-fourth race of the season will be held at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 25, 2007. This will be the tenth race to feature the Car of Tomorrow. Bristol Motor Speedway is scheduled to be repaved between the March race and this race.
[edit] Sony HD 500
The twenty-fifth race of the season will be held at California Speedway on September 2, 2007.
[edit] Chevy Rock & Roll 400
The twenty-sixth race of the season will be held at Richmond International Raceway on September 8, 2007. This will be the eleventh race to feature the Car of Tomorrow. It is also the last race before the Chase to the NEXTEL Cup.
[edit] Chase for the NEXTEL Cup
[edit] Sylvania 300
The first race of the 2007 Chase will be held at New Hampshire International Speedway on September 16, 2007. This will be the twelfth race to feature the Car of Tomorrow.
[edit] Dover 400
The second race of the 2007 Chase will be held at Dover International Speedway on September 23, 2007. This will be the thirteenth race to feature the Car of Tomorrow.
[edit] Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods
The third race of the 2007 Chase will be held at Kansas Speedway on September 30, 2007.
[edit] UAW-Ford 500
The fourth race of the 2007 Chase will be held at Talladega Superspeedway on October 7, 2007. This will be the fourteenth race to feature the Car of Tomorrow, but it will be the first to use them with restrictor plates.
[edit] Bank of America 500
The fifth race of the 2007 Chase will be held at Lowe's Motor Speedway on October 13, 2007.
[edit] Subway 500
The sixth race of the 2007 Chase will be held at Martinsville Speedway on October 21, 2007. This will be the fifteenth race to feature the Car of Tomorrow.
[edit] Bass Pro Shops 500
The seventh race of the 2007 Chase will be held at Atlanta Motor Speedway on October 28, 2007.
[edit] Dickies 500
The ninth race of the 2007 Chase will be held at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2007.
[edit] Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil
The ninth race of the 2007 Chase will be held at Phoenix International Raceway on November 11, 2007. This will be the sixteenth and final 2007 race to feature the Car of Tomorrow.
[edit] Ford 400
The 2007 NEXTEL Cup season will come to a close with the tenth race of the 2007 Chase at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 18, 2007.
[edit] Television
[edit] FOX
FOX will carry the first part of the season beginning with Speedweeks at Daytona, and continue coverage up through the June race held at the Dover International Speedway, with Fox-owned SPEED carrying the Gatorade Duel At Daytona qualifying races and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge/NEXTEL Open doubleheader. Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, and Darrell Waltrip will return to the broadcast booth for FOX.
[edit] TNT
TNT will carry six mid-season races in June and July including the Pepsi 400. The commentators will include current announcers Bill Weber and Wally Dallenbach. Kyle Petty will replace the late Benny Parsons, and will also drive and do commentary from his car during the June 24th race at Sonoma. Petty will drive only a part-time schedule in 2007.
[edit] ESPN/ABC
ESPN and ABC will carry all races beginning with the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard in late July on ABC and running through the final pre-chase race at Richmond, diving the schedule with the races to be announced sometime in 2006 or 2007. The entire Chase for the NEXTEL Cup will be shown on ABC. The commentators will be Jerry Punch, who last worked for the network as a pit reporter on IRL events such as the Indianapolis 500 and has also filled in on the play-by-play of NASCAR races prior to 2001, mostly during coverage of NASCAR Busch Series races, and Rusty Wallace, who is the 1989 NASCAR Cup Series champion. They will be joined by newcomer Andy Petree, a former team owner and Dale Earnhardt's crew chief in 1993 and 1994. Brent Musburger will serve as the host on both ESPN and ABC. Rock legends Aerosmith will kick off each broadcast with a live version of their big 1970s FM hit "Back in the Saddle" that was filmed in concert in Las Vegas.
[edit] Test Schedule
NASCAR's 2007 NEXTEL Cup Series testing schedule consists of seven venues that provide the cup teams a chance to prepare for the various track layouts and surfaces that they will face over the course of the 2007 cup season. In 2006, NASCAR instituted a new track testing policy that set a schedule for when and where NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series tests were conducted. These scheduled tests are the only opportunities that the cup teams will have to test their cars at NASCAR NEXTEL Cup tracks.
| Date | Venue | Rain Date | Track | TV | Type of car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 8 - 10th | Daytona International Speedway* | January 11 | 2.5 mi; Tri-Oval | SPEED - 7PM | Standard / CoT |
| January 15 - 17th | Daytona International Speedway** | January 18 | 2.5 mi; Tri-Oval | SPEED - 6:30 PM | Standard / CoT |
| January 29 & 30th | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | January 31 | 1.5 mi; Tri-Oval | SPEED | Standard / CoT |
| February 28 & March 1 | Bristol Motor Speedway | March 2 | 0.53 mi; Oval | CoT | |
| April 3 & 4th | Richmond International Raceway | April 5 | 0.75 mi; Tri-Oval | CoT | |
| May 7 & 8th | Lowe's Motor Speedway | May 9 | 1.5 mi; Quad-Oval | Standard | |
| May 14 & 15th | Dover International Speedway | May 16 | 1 mi; Oval | CoT | |
| September 10 & 11th | Talladega Superspeedway | September 12 | 2.66 mi; Tri-Oval | CoT |
(*) - Even numbered finishers in the 2006 NEXTEL Cup standings.
(**) - Odd numbered finishers in the 2006 NEXTEL Cup standings.
CoT — Car of Tomorrow
[edit] See also
[edit] External links and sources
- Official NASCAR site
- RacingOne
- Jayski's Silly Season Site
- Speed Channel
- ThatsRacin.com
- Rudd Won't Drive #28
| Preceded by 2006 in NASCAR |
NASCAR seasons 2007 |
Succeeded by 2008 in NASCAR |
