| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of 36 in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||
 The 2007 Kobalt Tools 500 program cover. | |||
| Date | March 18, 2007 | ||
| Official name | 48th Annual Kobalt Tools 500 | ||
| Location | Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta Motor Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.54 mi (2.48 km) | ||
| Distance | 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km) | ||
| Average speed | 152.915 miles per hour (246.093 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 105,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Penske Racing South | ||
| Time | 28.707 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 135 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FOX | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Performance Racing Network | ||
The 2007 Kobalt Tools 500 was the fourth stock car race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the 48th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 18th, 2007, before an audience of 105,000 in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 325 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson would make a late-race charge for the lead, completing a final pass for the lead with three laps left in the race to take his 25th career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series victory, his second victory of the season, and his second consecutive victory.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Tony Stewart and Roush Racing driver Matt Kenseth would finish second and third, respectively. This is also the final race to run the generation 4 NASCARs.
- ^ Aumann, Mark (March 18, 2007). "Stewart miffed, Johnson sorry for late pinch in wall". NASCAR. Archived from the original on March 22, 2007. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ Poole, David (March 18, 2007). "Dominant run ends in victory for Johnson". That's Racin'. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved March 1, 2023.