Carquest Auto Parts 300

Charlotte Motor Speedway — January 1, 2007

Kasey Kahne

Winner

200

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Kasey Kahne won the 2007 Carquest Auto Parts 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on January 1, 2007, leading 43 of 200 laps. Casey Mears finished second; Clint Bowyer rounded out the podium. The race featured 10 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Monday, January 1, 2007

Track

Charlotte Motor Speedway

Season

2007

Winner

Kasey Kahne

Leaders

10 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	32	+31	Kasey Kahne	Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	200	—	Running	43	190
2	22	+20	Casey Mears	Hendrick Motorsports		200	—	Running	—	170
3	9	+6	Clint Bowyer	Richard Childress Racing		200	—	Running	—	165
4	4	—	Jeff Burton	Richard Childress Racing		200	—	Running	26	165
5	6	+1	Regan Smith	Ginn Racing		200	—	Running	—	155
6	8	+2	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports		200	—	Running	16	155
7	1	-6	Matt Kenseth	Roush Fenway Racing		200	—	Running	39	151
8	16	+8	Kyle Busch	Hendrick Motorsports		200	—	Running	4	147
9	2	-7	Scott Wimmer	Richard Childress Racing		200	—	Running	3	143
10	12	+2	Stephen Leicht	Robert Yates Racing		200	—	Running	—	134
11	27	+16	Dave Blaney	ppc Racing		200	—	Running	—	130
12	25	+13	Kevin Harvick	Kevin Harvick Inc.		200	—	Running	—	127
13	35	+22	Jon Wood	JTG Daugherty Racing		200	—	Running	—	124
14	38	+24	Aric Almirola	Joe Gibbs Racing		200	—	Running	—	121
15	13	-2	Todd Kluever	Roush Fenway Racing		200	—	Running	—	118
16	20	+4	David Stremme	FitzBradshaw Racing	Dodge	200	—	Running	—	115
17	10	-7	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing		199	—	Running	2	117
18	15	-3	Jamie McMurray	Brewco Motorsports		199	—	Running	—	109
19	40	+21	Ward Burton	Brewco Motorsports		199	—	Running	—	106
20	17	-3	Marcos Ambrose	JTG Daugherty Racing		199	—	Running	—	103
21	3	-18	Greg Biffle	Roush Fenway Racing		199	—	Running	14	105
22	33	+11	Bobby Labonte	Kevin Harvick Inc.		199	—	Running	—	97
23	26	+3	Mike Wallace	Phoenix Racing		199	—	Running	—	94
24	23	-1	Shane Huffman	JR Motorsports		199	—	Running	—	91
25	7	-18	David Ragan	Roush Fenway Racing		199	—	Running	—	88
26	29	+3	J.J. Yeley	Phoenix Racing		199	—	Running	1	90
27	14	-13	David Gilliland	Team Rensi Motorsports		199	—	Running	—	82
28	43	+15	David Green	Riley-D'Hondt Motorsports		199	—	Running	—	79
29	19	-10	Stanton Barrett	Stanton Barrett Racing		198	—	Running	—	76
30	31	+1	Steve Wallace	Rusty Wallace Racing	Dodge	198	—	Running	—	73
31	28	-3	Jason Leffler	Braun Racing		198	—	Running	—	70
32	18	-14	Robby Gordon	Robby Gordon Motorsports		198	—	Running	—	67
33	39	+6	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Team Rensi Motorsports		197	—	Running	—	64
34	11	-23	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing		197	—	Running	—	61
35	42	+7	Brent Sherman	McGill Motorsports		196	—	Running	—	58
36	41	+5	Johnny Sauter	Haas CNC Racing		196	—	Running	—	55
37	34	-3	Brad Keselowski	Keith Coleman Racing		189	—	Running	—	52
38	36	-2	Kyle Krisiloff	ppc Racing		180	—	DNF - Crash	—	49
39	21	-18	Mike Bliss	FitzBradshaw Racing	Dodge	153	—	DNF	—	46
40	37	-3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	148	—	DNF - Crash	—	43
41	5	-36	Kurt Busch	Penske Racing	Dodge	148	—	DNF - Crash	52	50
42	30	-12	Reed Sorenson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	53	—	DNF - Crash	—	37
43	24	-19	David Reutimann	Michael Waltrip Racing		4	—	DNF - Engine	—	34

Model Performance

How well did the NR-Rating model predict this race? Across 6 matched drivers, the model averaged 15.4 positions off — worse than the season average of 8.5. Below Average

Pos	Driver	Predicted	Actual	Delta	Conf.
2	Casey Mears	16.9	2	+14.9	Coinflip
6	Jimmie Johnson	19.9	6	+13.9	Moderate
8	Kyle Busch	17.0	8	+9.0	Coinflip
26	J.J. Yeley	28.8	26	+2.8	High Confidence
34	Denny Hamlin	8.2	34	-25.8	High Confidence
37	Brad Keselowski	11.2	37	-25.8	Moderate

Predicted finish from NR-Rating model. Delta = predicted − actual (positive = driver beat prediction). Confidence: High Confidence = low variance (stdDev ≤ 9), Moderate = medium variance, Coinflip = high variance.

Historical Context

Kasey Kahne: has 39 career starts at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a 15.3 avg finish (3 wins) — the model may have underweighted this track history.
Denny Hamlin: was the model’s top pick based on 39 career starts at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a 11.8 avg finish (2 wins), finishing P34 on the day.
Casey Mears: was the biggest surprise, finishing P2 vs predicted P17. Track history: 24 starts, 22.3 avg finish.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2007 Carquest Auto Parts 300?

Kasey Kahne won the 2007 Carquest Auto Parts 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway driving for Evernham Motorsports.

Where was the 2007 Carquest Auto Parts 300 held?

The 2007 Carquest Auto Parts 300 was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway on January 1, 2007.