Yellow Transportation 300

Kansas Speedway — January 1, 2007

Kyle Busch

Winner

200

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Kyle Busch won the 2007 Yellow Transportation 300 at Kansas Speedway on January 1, 2007, leading 17 of 200 laps. Matt Kenseth finished second; Casey Mears rounded out the podium. The race featured 8 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Monday, January 1, 2007

Track

Kansas Speedway

Season

2007

Winner

Kyle Busch

Leaders

8 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	6	+5	Kyle Busch	Hendrick Motorsports		200	—	Running	17	190
2	1	-1	Matt Kenseth	Roush Fenway Racing		200	—	Running	65	180
3	9	+6	Casey Mears	Hendrick Motorsports		200	—	Running	18	170
4	23	+19	Clint Bowyer	Richard Childress Racing		200	—	Running	—	160
5	7	+2	Jamie McMurray	Roush Fenway Racing		200	—	Running	—	155
6	5	-1	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing		200	—	Running	5	155
7	15	+8	Paul Menard	Dale Earnhardt Inc.		200	—	Running	—	146
8	4	-4	Jeff Burton	Richard Childress Racing		200	—	Running	36	147
9	10	+1	Brian Vickers	ppc Racing		200	—	Running	31	143
10	2	-8	Greg Biffle	Roush Fenway Racing		200	—	Running	20	139
11	24	+13	Tony Stewart	Kevin Harvick Inc.		200	—	Running	—	130
12	11	-1	Kasey Kahne	Gillett Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	200	—	Running	—	127
13	16	+3	Kevin Harvick	Kevin Harvick Inc.		200	—	Running	—	124
14	28	+14	Todd Bodine	Germain Racing		200	—	Running	—	121
15	26	+11	Scott Wimmer	Richard Childress Racing		200	—	Running	—	118
16	33	+17	Jason Keller	CJM Racing		200	—	Running	—	115
17	31	+14	David Reutimann	Michael Waltrip Racing		200	—	Running	—	112
18	19	+1	Casey Atwood	Baker Curb Racing		200	—	Running	—	109
19	27	+8	Stephen Leicht	Robert Yates Racing		200	—	Running	—	106
20	13	-7	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Team Rensi Motorsports		200	—	Running	—	103
21	17	-4	Jason Leffler	Braun Racing		200	—	Running	—	100
22	29	+7	Bobby East	Baker Curb Racing		200	—	Running	—	97
23	30	+7	Bryan Clauson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	199	—	Running	—	94
24	36	+12	Mark Green	ML Motorsports		199	—	Running	—	91
25	8	-17	A.J. Allmendinger	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	198	—	Running	—	88
26	42	+16	Richard Johns	Team Rensi Motorsports		198	—	Running	—	85
27	32	+5	Brent Sherman	McGill Motorsports		198	—	Running	—	82
28	37	+9	Kyle Krisiloff	ppc Racing		198	—	Running	—	79
29	39	+10	D.J. Kennington	MacDonald Motorsports	Dodge	197	—	Running	—	76
30	43	+13	Chris Horn	Horn Auto Racing		196	—	Running	—	73
31	18	-13	Mike Bliss	FitzBradshaw Racing	Dodge	195	—	Running	—	70
32	38	+6	Johnny Sauter	Haas CNC Racing		192	—	Running	—	67
33	34	+1	J.J. Yeley	Phoenix Racing		190	—	Running	—	64
34	14	-20	David Ragan	Roush Fenway Racing		188	—	Running	—	61
35	25	-10	Kevin Conway	Joe Gibbs Racing		184	—	Running	—	58
36	22	-14	Brad Keselowski	JR Motorsports		175	—	DNF - Crash	—	55
37	35	-2	Steve Wallace	Rusty Wallace Racing	Dodge	175	—	Running	—	52
38	3	-35	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing		141	—	DNF - Crash	8	54
39	12	-27	Marcos Ambrose	JTG Daugherty Racing		125	—	DNF - Crash	—	46
40	21	-19	Kelly Bires	JTG Daugherty Racing		111	—	DNF - Crash	—	43
41	20	-21	Mike Wallace	Phoenix Racing		67	—	DNF - Crash	—	40
42	40	-2	Eric McClure	Duesenberg and Leik Motorsports		65	—	DNF	—	37
43	41	-2	Kertus Davis	JD Motorsports		17	—	DNF	—	34

Model Performance

How well did the NR-Rating model predict this race? Across 6 matched drivers, the model averaged 11.3 positions off — worse than the season average of 8.5. Below Average

Pos	Driver	Predicted	Actual	Delta	Conf.
1	Kyle Busch	17.0	1	+16.0	Coinflip
3	Casey Mears	16.9	3	+13.9	Coinflip
6	Denny Hamlin	8.2	6	+2.2	High Confidence
25	A.J. Allmendinger	18.3	25	-6.7	Moderate
33	J.J. Yeley	28.8	33	-4.2	High Confidence
36	Brad Keselowski	11.2	36	-24.8	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

Kyle Busch: has 54 career starts at Kansas Speedway with a 13.1 avg finish (9 wins) — the model may have underweighted this track history.
Denny Hamlin: was the model’s top pick based on 42 career starts at Kansas Speedway with a 12.9 avg finish (5 wins), finishing P6 on the day.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2007 Yellow Transportation 300?

Kyle Busch won the 2007 Yellow Transportation 300 at Kansas Speedway driving for Hendrick Motorsports.

Where was the 2007 Yellow Transportation 300 held?

The 2007 Yellow Transportation 300 was held at Kansas Speedway on January 1, 2007.