| Race details[1][2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 35 of 36 in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season | |||
 Map of the Phoenix International Raceway | |||
| Date | November 11, 2007 | ||
| Official name | Checker Auto Parts 500 | ||
| Location | Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.000 mi (1.609 km) | ||
| Distance | 312 laps, 312 mi (502.115 km) | ||
| Average speed | 102.989 miles per hour (165.745 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Roush Fenway Racing | ||
| Time | 27.114 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | |
| Laps | 93 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ABC | ||
| Announcers | Jerry Punch, Rusty Wallace, and Andy Petree | ||
The 2007 Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil, the next to last race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup season and the 2007 Chase for the Nextel Cup ran on Sunday, November 11, 2007, at Phoenix International Raceway in the Phoenix suburb of Avondale, Arizona.[1] This race was the final race of sixteen to feature NASCAR's template known as the Car of Tomorrow, which was utilized full-time beginning with the 2008 season.[3]
- ^ a b "2007 Checker Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "The Race: The Checker Auto Parts 500(k)". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on July 20, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "This week in racing". The Columbus Dispatch. November 8, 2007. Retrieved April 11, 2024.