The 2007 Pennsylvania 500 , the twenty-first race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup season was held on Sunday, August 5, 2007 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania .
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the pole position after being allowed to requalify when a rainstorm interrupted his attempt which resulted in a 45-minute rain delay. NASCAR allowed Earnhardt to put on new tires and cool down his car because of the delay, when temperatures cooled down.
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Kevin Lepage (#37), Mike Bliss (#49), Kenny Wallace (#78) and A. J. Allmendinger (#84) all failed to make the race.
Kurt Busch celebrating winning the Pennsylvania 500.Outside polesitter Kurt Busch would be the class of the field, dominating for 175 of 200 laps and taking his first victory since the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway in March 2006. While Busch dominated, the main story of the day was that of the polesitter. Dale Jr.'s team had brought an overly aggressive shock package to Pocono, and it was not working for them as the car was tight despite numerous adjustments. Their struggles hit a low point when Earnhardt Jr. spun the car in turn three. The team changed the shock and Dale Jr. rallied back to second place. Despite this comeback, Busch had overtaken Earnhardt Jr. for the critical 12th position in points.
Jeff Gordon extended his points lead over Denny Hamlin to 366 points.
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#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
Winnings
1
2
2
Kurt Busch Penske Racing South Dodge 200
175
running
195
$212,108
2
1
8
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 200
8
running
175
$218,708
3
6
11
Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 200
0
running
165
$157,200
4
11
24
Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200
0
running
160
$155,136
5
7
48
Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200
0
running
155
$148,936
6
24
20
Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 200
0
running
150
$136,361
7
4
12
Ryan Newman Penske Racing South Dodge 200
1
running
151
$127,350
8
15
07
Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200
1
running
147
$88,925
9
25
01
Mark Martin Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 200
0
running
138
$87,325
10
8
25
Casey Mears Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200
0
running
134
$94,475
11
18
31
Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200
0
running
130
$111,391
12
3
5
Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200
2
running
132
$87,650
13
20
88
Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 200
0
running
124
$104,533
14
37
17
Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200
1
running
126
$122,191
15
17
96
Tony Raines Hall of Fame Racing Chevrolet 200
0
running
118
$81,100
16
9
42
Juan Pablo Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 200
0
running
115
$106,425
17
23
29
Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200
0
running
112
$114,186
18
21
21
Bill Elliott Wood Brothers Racing Ford 200
1
running
114
$89,214
19
32
66
Jeff Green Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 200
4
running
111
$94,958
20
19
22
Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Toyota 200
0
running
103
$95,483
21
29
99
Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200
0
running
100
$76,625
22
13
1
Martin Truex Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 200
1
running
102
$94,170
23
12
16
Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200
0
running
94
$83,375
24
16
10
Scott Riggs Evernham Motorsports Dodge 200
0
running
91
$75,350
25
34
40
David Stremme Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 200
0
running
88
$67,525
26
35
15
Paul Menard Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 200
0
running
85
$66,775
27
5
9
Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 200
0
running
82
$110,616
28
10
41
Reed Sorenson Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 200
5
running
84
$88,533
29
28
83
Brian Vickers Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 200
0
running
76
$66,125
30
26
43
Bobby Labonte Petty Enterprises Dodge 199
1
running
78
$103,411
31
43
36
Jeremy Mayfield Bill Davis Racing Toyota 199
0
running
70
$62,825
32
14
19
Elliott Sadler Evernham Motorsports Dodge 198
0
running
67
$83,520
33
36
6
David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford 198
0
running
64
$99,550
34
42
45
Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 198
0
running
61
$73,933
35
27
18
J.J. Yeley Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 198
0
running
58
$90,033
36
41
70
Johnny Sauter Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 198
0
running
55
$61,900
37
30
7
P. J. Jones Robby Gordon Motorsports Ford 198
0
running
52
$61,725
38
39
55
Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 194
0
fuel pump
49
$71,147
39
33
38
David Gilliland Robert Yates Racing Ford 192
0
running
46
$88,689
40
22
26
Jamie McMurray Roush Fenway Racing Ford 177
0
crash
43
$69,325
41
31
00
David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 159
0
fuel pump
40
$61,180
42
40
44
Dale Jarrett Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 151
0
fuel pump
37
$61,030
43
38
4
Ward Burton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 109
0
engine
34
$61,197
Failed to qualify
44
49
Mike Bliss BAM Racing Dodge
45
84
A.J. Allmendinger Red Bull Racing Team Toyota
46
37
Kevin Lepage Front Row Motorsports Dodge
47
78
Kenny Wallace Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet
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Kurt Busch has led a track record 175 laps.
Kurt's track record for most laps led can't be broken because in 2012 Pocono revised the distances of their races down from 500 to 400 miles. Making the distances of the events only 160 laps. In 2020, when Pocono started the doubleheader weekend, the Saturday Cup event was revised down to 325 miles/130 laps, and the Sunday Cup event was revised down to 350 miles/140 laps. 
