Sam's Town 300

Las Vegas Motor Speedway — January 1, 2007

Jeff Burton

Winner

200

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Jeff Burton won the 2007 Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on January 1, 2007, leading 37 of 200 laps. Kyle Busch finished second; Tony Stewart rounded out the podium. The race featured 12 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Monday, January 1, 2007

Track

Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Season

2007

Winner

Jeff Burton

Leaders

12 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	6	+5	Jeff Burton	Richard Childress Racing		200	—	Running	37	190
2	20	+18	Kyle Busch	Hendrick Motorsports		200	—	Running	81	180
3	17	+14	Tony Stewart	Kevin Harvick Inc.		200	—	Running	4	170
4	4	—	Kurt Busch	Penske Racing	Dodge	200	—	Running	42	165
5	2	-3	David Stremme	FitzBradshaw Racing	Dodge	200	—	Running	—	155
6	19	+13	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing		200	—	Running	5	155
7	1	-6	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing		200	—	Running	19	151
8	30	+22	Bobby Labonte	Kevin Harvick Inc.		200	—	Running	—	142
9	37	+28	Shane Huffman	JR Motorsports		200	—	Running	—	138
10	14	+4	Marcos Ambrose	JTG Daugherty Racing		200	—	Running	1	139
11	32	+21	Jon Wood	JTG Daugherty Racing		200	—	Running	—	130
12	16	+4	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing		200	—	Running	—	127
13	33	+20	Mike Wallace	Phoenix Racing		200	—	Running	1	129
14	22	+8	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Team Rensi Motorsports		200	—	Running	—	121
15	29	+14	Ward Burton	Brewco Motorsports		200	—	Running	—	118
16	24	+8	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports		198	—	Running	—	115
17	12	-5	Steve Wallace	Rusty Wallace Racing	Dodge	198	—	Running	—	112
18	23	+5	Stephen Leicht	Robert Yates Racing		198	—	Running	—	109
19	36	+17	J.J. Yeley	Phoenix Racing		198	—	Running	6	111
20	35	+15	Juan Pablo Montoya	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	196	—	Running	—	103
21	38	+17	Jay Sauter	Frank Cicci Racing		196	—	Running	—	100
22	43	+21	Justin Diercks	ML Motorsports		196	—	Running	—	97
23	34	+11	Jeff Green	Haas CNC Racing		195	—	Running	—	94
24	41	+17	David Ragan	Roush Fenway Racing		195	—	Running	—	91
25	9	-16	Dave Blaney	ppc Racing		194	—	Running	—	88
26	42	+16	Eric McClure	Duesenberg and Leik Motorsports		194	—	Running	—	85
27	39	+12	Kyle Krisiloff	ppc Racing		192	—	Running	—	82
28	10	-18	Kasey Kahne	Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	189	—	DNF - Crash	1	84
29	15	-14	Jamie McMurray	Brewco Motorsports		189	—	DNF - Crash	—	76
30	3	-27	Reed Sorenson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	189	—	DNF - Crash	—	73
31	25	-6	David Reutimann	Michael Waltrip Racing		180	—	Running	—	70
32	26	-6	David Gilliland	Team Rensi Motorsports		175	—	Running	—	67
33	18	-15	Regan Smith	Ginn Racing		172	—	DNF - Crash	2	69
34	31	-3	Brad Keselowski	Keith Coleman Racing		171	—	Running	—	61
35	27	-8	Brad Coleman	Joe Gibbs Racing		147	—	Running	—	58
36	13	-23	Paul Menard	Dale Earnhardt Inc.		132	—	DNF - Crash	—	55
37	28	-9	Jason Leffler	Braun Racing		123	—	DNF - Crash	—	52
38	11	-27	Greg Biffle	Roush Fenway Racing		116	—	DNF - Crash	—	49
39	21	-18	Brent Sherman	McGill Motorsports		63	—	DNF - Crash	1	51
40	7	-33	Matt Kenseth	Roush Fenway Racing		12	—	DNF - Crash	—	43
41	5	-36	Clint Bowyer	Richard Childress Racing		12	—	DNF - Crash	—	40
42	8	-34	Casey Mears	Hendrick Motorsports		12	—	DNF - Crash	—	37
43	40	-3	Brett Rowe	Premier Motorsports		3	—	DNF - Crash	—	0

Model Performance

How well did the NR-Rating model predict this race? Across 5 matched drivers, the model averaged 15.3 positions off — worse than the season average of 8.5. Below Average

Pos	Driver	Predicted	Actual	Delta	Conf.
2	Kyle Busch	17.0	2	+15.0	Coinflip
12	Denny Hamlin	8.2	12	-3.8	High Confidence
19	J.J. Yeley	28.8	19	+9.8	High Confidence
34	Brad Keselowski	11.2	34	-22.8	Moderate
42	Casey Mears	16.9	42	-25.1	Coinflip

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

Jeff Burton: has 26 career starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a 11.2 avg finish (5 wins) — the model may have underweighted this track history.
Denny Hamlin: was the model’s top pick based on 37 career starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a 13.2 avg finish (3 wins), finishing P12 on the day.
Kyle Busch: was the biggest surprise, finishing P2 vs predicted P17. Track history: 52 starts, 11.3 avg finish.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2007 Sam's Town 300?

Jeff Burton won the 2007 Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway driving for Richard Childress Racing.

Where was the 2007 Sam's Town 300 held?

The 2007 Sam's Town 300 was held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on January 1, 2007.