Race of the week- 2007 Dickies 500 at Texas

November 6, 10:53 AMAtlanta NASCAR ExaminerJeremy Dunn

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Many fans remember the 2007 season as the ‘year of Hendrick Motorsports’.  Jimmie Johnson won ten races, Jeff Gordon won six races, Casey Mears and Kyle Busch each won a race.  The Hendrick Motorsports organization won fifty percent of the races in 2007. 

Jeff Gordon dominated the regular season, and appeared to be on his way to a fifth championship.  He held a nine-point edge over his teammate heading into the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.  However, Johnson caught fire at the perfect time, winning four consecutive races, all within the final five races of the season.

Matt Kenseth, the 2003 champion, took two fresh tires, and passed Ryan Newman for the lead late in the race.  Johnson, with four fresh tires, was rapidly closing in on the Roush-powered Ford.  It was a thrilling battle between two of the best drivers of our generation. 

Johnson went on to win his second consecutive title, while Gordon settled for second.  Kenseth finished the 2007 campaign fourth in the final standings. 

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• 1998 Daytona 500
• 1983 Carolina 500 at Rockingham
• 1986 Miller High Life 400 at Richmond
• 2001 Cracker Barrel 500 at Atlanta
• 1989 Holly Farms 400 at North Wilkesboro
• 1990 Valleydale Meats 500 at Bristol
• 1999 Goody's 500 at Martinsville
• 2004 Samsung Radio Shack 500 at Texas
• 1963 Motor Trend 500 at Riverside
• 2007 Subway Fresh Fit 500k at Phoenix
• 1977 Winston 500 at Talladega
• 1998 Exide Batteries 400 at Richmond
• 2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 at Darlington
• 1987 The Winston at Charlotte
• 2005 Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte
• 1985 Delaware 500 at Dover
• 2000 Pocono 500 at Pocono
• 1982 Champion Spark Plug 400 at Michigan
• 1991 Banquet 300 at Sonoma
• 1994 Slick 50 300 at New Hampshire
• 1984 Firecracker 400 at Daytona
• 2006 USG Sheetrock  400 at Chicagoland
• 1994 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis
• 2000 Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono
• 1988 Bud at the Glen at Watkins Glen
• 1991 Champion Spark Plug 400 at Michigan
  
• 1999 Goody's 500 at Bristol
• 1985 Southern 500 at Darlington
• 1986 Wrangler Indigo 400 at Richmond
• 2008 Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire
• 1997 Miller 500 at Dover
• 2004 Banquet 400 at Kansas
• 1971 Miller High Life 500 at Ontario, CA
• 2002 UAW-GM Quality 500 at Charlotte
• 1987 Goody's 500 at Martinsville
• 1993 Die Hard 500 at Talladega