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The 2007 Daytona 500, the 49th running of the event, was the first race of the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series season, taking place on February 18, 2007, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Kevin Harvick won the race by 0.02 second over Mark Martin in the closest finish since the first race at Daytona International Speedway when it took three days to declare Lee Petty the winner in 1959. The race was decided by a green-white-checker finish for the third year in a row, with two extra laps added for a total of 202 laps and . ==Qualifying== (詳細はTony Stewart, driving the #20 The Home Depot-sponsored Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS for Joe Gibbs Racing, won the first Gatorade Duel race, while Jeff Gordon drove the #24 Hendrick Motorsports DuPont-sponsored Chevrolet to the checkered flag in the nightcap. However, widespread rules infractions that affected five teams – the #17 Roush Fenway Racing DeWalt Tools-sponsored Ford Fusion team of Matt Kenseth, the three Evernham Motorsports Dodge Charger teams of Kasey Kahne (#9 UAW/Dodge-sponsored car), Scott Riggs (#10 Valvoline-sponsored car) and Elliott Sadler (#19 UAW/Dodge-sponsored car) – were discovered during the Pole Qualifying on February 11. But, a sixth team – the #55 NAPA Auto Parts-sponsored Toyota Camry from Michael Waltrip Racing driven by the teams' owner – suffered the most severe punishment handed out by the motorsports sanctioning body since 2000, as it was docked 100 driver and owner points, causing it to leave Daytona with negative owner and championship points (−27 points). In addition, Gordon was penalized with the loss of his starting position after the #24 DuPont-sponsored Chevrolet failed a post-race inspection because of an improper spoiler height. His starting position was changed from fourth to 42nd. There were no other penalties assessed against himself or the team and he remained listed as the winner of the second duel race. When all was said and done, Robert Yates Racing swept the top two positions, with David Gilliland driving the #38 M&M's-sponsored Ford Fusion to the pole at , with his teammate, Ricky Rudd in the #88 Snickers-sponsored Fusion alongside a mere 0.185 seconds behind. Bill Elliott wasn't the only past Daytona 500 champion to miss the race, as 35 other cars attempted to battle for a set of seven spots in the starting grid. Ward Burton (who won in 2002) and Derrike Cope (the 1990 winner) did not qualify from their respective races. Before the green flag the following drivers dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #00 – David Reutimann (transmission change), #18 – J. J. Yeley (transmission change), #41 – Reed Sorenson (transmission change). #24 – Jeff Gordon (failed post race inspection after winning the Gatorade Duel race #2, Gordon was supposed to start 4th). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2007 Daytona 500」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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