2007 NASCAR Pepsi Cup Series Season

The **2007 NASCAR Pepsi Cup Series** was the 59th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 36th modern-era Cup series. Beginning on February 10 at Daytona International Speedway with the Budweiser Shootout, the season ended on November 18 at Homestead-Miami Speedway with the Ford 400. The Chase for the Pepsi Cup started with the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway and was contested over the final ten races.

## Teams and Drivers

### Complete Sched

1. #00 Micheal Waltrip Racing Toyota - David Reutimann **(R)**
2. #01 Ginn Racing Chevrolet - Mark Martin (24), Regan Smith (12)
3. #1 Dale Earnhardt, Inc Chevrolet - Steve Park
4. #2 Penske Racing South Dodge - Jamie McMurray
5. #4 Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet - Ward Burton
6. #5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet - Kyle Busch
7. #6 Roush Racing Ford - David Ragan **(R)**
8. #07 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet - Clint Bowyer
9. #7 Robby Gordon Motorsports Ford - Robby Gordon
10. #8 Dale Earnhardt, Inc Chevrolet - Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
11. #9 Gillette Evernham Motorsports Dodge - Kasey Kahne
12. #10 Gillette Evernham Motorsports Dodge - Scott Riggs
13. #11 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet - Denny Hamlin
14. #12 Penske Racing South - Ryan Newman
15. #13 Ginn Racing Chevrolet - Joe Nemechek
16. #14 Ginn Racing Chevrolet - Sterling Marlin
17. #15 Dale Earnhardt, Inc Chevrolet - Paul Menard
18. #16 Roush Racing Ford - Greg Biffle
19. #17 Roush Racing Ford - Matt Kenseth
20. #18 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet - JJ Yeley
21. #19 Gillette Evernham Motorsports Dodge - Elliott Sadler
22. #20 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet - Tony Stewart
23. #21 Wood Brothers-JTG Racing Ford - Ken Schrader (14), Jon Wood (2), Bill Elliott (20)
24. #22 Bill Davis Racing Toyota - Dave Blaney
25. #24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet - Jeff Gordon
26. #25 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet - Jerry Nadeau
27. #26 Dennit Racing Chevrolet - Ricky Bobby
28. #29 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet - Brandon Miller
29. #31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet - Jeff Burton
30. #35 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet - Ricky Hendrick
31. #36 Bill Davis Racing Toyota - Jeremy Mayfield
32. #38 Robert Yates Racing Ford - David Gilliland **(R)**
33. #39 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge - Ashton Lewis **(R)**
34. #40 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge - David Stremme
35. #41 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge - Reed Sorenson
36. #42 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge - Kenny Irwin Jr.
37. #43 Petty Enterprises Dodge - Bobby Labonte
38. #44 Micheal Waltrip Racing Toyota - Dale Jarrett
39. #45 Petty Enterprises Dodge - Adam Petty
40. #47 Dennit Racing Chevrolet - Cal Naughton, Jr.
41. #48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet - Jimmie Johnson
42. #49 BAM Racing Dodge - Mike Bliss (16), Klaus Graf (2), Chad Chaffin (2), Larry Foyt (1), Ken Schrader (1), John Andretti (14)
43. #54 Petty Enterprises Dodge - Kyle Petty (29), Chad McCumbee (2), John Andretti (4), Christian Fittipaldi (1)
44. #55 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet - Brian Vickers
45. #56 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota - Michael Waltrip
46. #60 No Fear Racing Ford - Boris Said
47. #66 Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet - Jeff Green
48. #70 Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet - Johnny Sauter
	1. 74 Bobby Spencer Racing Chevrolet - Scott Wimmer (25), Kerry Earnhardt (3), P.J. Jones (2), Terry Labonte (3)
49. #78 Furniture Row Racing - Kenny Wallace
	1. 81 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet - Martin Truex, Jr.
50. #83 Team Red Bull Toyota - Casey Mears
51. #84 Team Red Bull Toyota - AJ Allmendinger **(R)**
52. #88 Robert Yates Racing Ford - Ricky Rudd
53. #96 Hall of Fame Racing Chevrolet - Tony Raines
54. #97 Roush Racing Ford - Kurt Busch
55. #99 Roush Racing Ford - Carl Edwards

## Changes

#### Drivers

* David Reutimann went full time in the Pepsi Cup in Micheal Waltrip Racing's no.00 Toyota after the 00 was driven by multiple drivers in 2006.
* Mark Martin left Roush Racing to run a limited schedule of 24 races for Ginn Racing in the #01 Chevrolet, while Regan Smith did the remaining 12. Martin and Smith replaced Joe Nemechek, who was moved to Ginn's #13 Chevrolet.
* Jamie McMurray replaced the retired Rusty Wallace in the no.2 Dodge for Penske Racing South.
* Ward Burton replaced Scott Wimmer at Morgan-McClure Motorsports.
* David Ragan took the helm of the no.6 Roush Racing Ford after Mark Martin left the team following 2006. The ride was originally going to go to Todd Kluever, however due to Kluever's lackluster performance in the Mnt. Dew National Series, Ragan was selected for the ride.
* Joe Nemechek was moved to Ginn's #13 Chevrolet after Mark Martin and Regan Smith took over the no.01 Chevrolet. Nemechek replaced Elliott Sadler who moved to Gillette Evernham Motorsports.
* Sterling Marlin replaced Mike Bliss in Ginn Racing's no.14 Chevrolet.
* Paul Menard went full time in the Pepsi Cup in Dale Earnhardt Inc.'s no.15 Chevrolet after running 11 race in a partial schedule in the car from 2005-2006.
* Elliott Sadler took over the no.19 Dodge at Gillette Evernham Motorsports after Ricky Craven ran the last fourteen races of 2006 following Jeremy Mayfield's firing from the team.
* Ken Schrader and Jon Wood were originally going to share the Wood Brothers 21, however Wood was pulled from the season for medical issues. Bill Elliott did the starts Wood was supposed to do.
* Jeremy Mayfield joined Bill Davis Racing's second team, replacing Micheal Waltrip, who went to drive for his own team. In addition the entry was re-numbered from 56 to 36 for a new sponsorship from 360 OTC.
* David Gilliland took over Robert Yates Racing's no.38 ford after Ricky Rudd moved to the no.88 to replace Dale Jarrett.
* Ashton Lewis took over Chip Ganassi Racing's no.39 Dodge after McMurray left for Penske Racing South.
* David Stremme replaced Marlin in the no.40 Dodge at Chip Ganassi after Marlin left for Ginn. Stremme previously ran 2006
* Dale Jarrett left Robert Yates Racing's no.88 Ford to drive the no.44 Toyota for Micheal Waltrip Racing. Ricky Rudd took over the 88.
* Mike Bliss joined BAM Racing after being let go from Ginn Racing after 2006. However Bliss only ran 16 races before leaving BAM. Multiple drivers finished out the year.
* Kyle Petty was forced to run a majority of the 2007 season after he was hired by TNT to replace Benny Parsons after Parsons passed away in January 2007 after battling lung cancer. Chad McCumbee, John Andretti, and Christian Fittipaldi filled in for the six races. McCumbee however did a second start at Michigan due to Petty breaking his hand after he punched a desk in the team hauler at Watkins Glen.
* Micheal Waltrip and the no.56 team transitioned into Waltrip's own team at Michael Waltrip Racing. The no.56 became a Toyota after being a Dodge in 2006 at Bill Davis Racing.
* Boris Said went full time for the first time since 2005, driving the no.60 Ford for No Fear Racing.
* Johnny Sauter and the no.70 HAAS CNC Racing Chevorlet went full time after they both ran two races in 2006.
* Scott Wimmer was announced to drive partial schedule in the Pepsi Cup for Bobby Spencer Racing in 2007. Kerry Earnhardt remained with the team for three of the four Superspeedway races (Earnhardt drove the Daytona 500 in RCR's no.33 Chevy), while P.J. Jones retuned for the two road course races, while Terry Labonte did three starts in the no.74.
* Casey Mears moved from the no.30 Dodge at Chip Gannasi Racing to the no.83 Red Bull Toyota. Ganassi offered the no.30 to several drivers, but it was turned down and the no.30 team closed down and the owner's points were sold to HAAS CNC Racing's no.70 team.
* AJ Allmendinger went full time in Team Red Bull's new no.84 Toyota.
* Ricky Rudd took over Robert Yates Racing's no.88 Ford after Dale Jarrett left for Micheal Waltrip Racing.
* Tony Raines was announced to run the full season for Hall of Fame Racing after running 29 races for them in 2006.