2007 NASCAR Busch Series
The 2007 NASCAR Busch Series was the 26th season of the NASCAR Busch Series, the second national professional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. It began on February 17 with the Orbitz 300 at Daytona International Speedway and concluded on November 17 with the Ford 300 at Homestead–Miami Speedway. Carl Edwards clinched the series championship on November 3 during the O'Reilly Challenge with 2 races remaining. The 2007 season was the final season of the series under Anheuser-Busch's sponsorship. In 2008, the Busch Series became the Nationwide Series sponsored by insurance company Nationwide Insurance with a $70 million contract for 7 years. Also, Toyota joined the series as the fourth manufacturer.
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Buschwhackers
The domination of the series by "Buschwhackers" continued in 2007. In the first 28 races, only two drivers not with regular Nextel Cup Series schedules drove their cars to victory from start to finish: Stephen Leicht and Jason Leffler. A third, Aric Almirola, was the official winner of the AT&T 250 at the Milwaukee Mile; Almirola qualified the car for Denny Hamlin who was racing at Sonoma in the Cup Series and was not scheduled to start, but was forced to as Hamlin was delayed in returning from Sonoma. Hamlin was placed in the car after arriving and drove nearly the entire race, winning, but he failed to receive credit because he failed to start. 32 of the 35 races were won by Cup Series drivers in 2007.Meanwhile, Carl Edwards led Kevin Harvick by 733 points in the championship standings, a reversal from 2006 when Harvick beat Edwards by a record 824 points. At one time, Edwards' lead was 871 points prior to a stretch of five consecutive races outside the top 10 in the finishing order. There were more Busch only regulars near the top of the standings, but only because the Cup drivers ran fewer cumulative races than in 2006.
Owner's Championship
The Owner's Championship went to the No. 29 car of Richard Childress Racing driven by Scott Wimmer and Jeff Burton. This is the second time in Busch Series history where the driver's and owner's points champions were different. The previous instance also involved RCR and happened in 2003. Hendrick Motorsports driver Brian Vickers won the series points title as a driver, but RCR's No. 21 car earned more total points with Johnny Sauter and Kevin Harvick sharing the ride. It would happen several more times afterwards.2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series
After 26 years of Anheuser-Busch sponsoring the series with their Busch Beer brand they decided not to renew their sponsorship for the 2008 season. Rumored sponsorship deals for the series included Subway, KFC, Wal-Mart, And Culvers, however, those deals fell through. On October 10, 2007, chairman Brian France announced that insurance company Nationwide had signed a seven-year $60 million deal to sponsor the series. Nationwide also replaces Allstate as the official insurance company of NASCAR.Schedule
The official 2007 Busch Series schedule was announced on October 2, 2006. The only major schedule change was the addition of the first NASCAR race in Canada at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, which replaces last year's race at Martinsville. This marked the first time in Busch Series history that there are two consecutive road courses on the schedule. The order of races in July was also shuffled.| Race title | Track | Location | Date | |
| 1 | Orbitz 300 | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | February 17 |
| 2 | Stater Brothers 300 | California Speedway | Fontana, California | February 24 |
| 3 | Telcel-Motorola México 200 | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | Mexico City, Mexico | March 4 |
| 4 | Sam's Town 300 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Las Vegas, Nevada | March 10 |
| 5 | Nicorette 300 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | Hampton, Georgia | March 17 |
| 6 | Sharpie Mini 300 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Bristol, Tennessee | March 24 |
| 7 | Pepsi 300 | Nashville Superspeedway | Lebanon, Tennessee | April 7 |
| 8 | O'Reilly 300 | Texas Motor Speedway | Fort Worth, Texas | April 14 |
| 9 | Bashas' Supermarkets 200 | Phoenix International Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | April 20 |
| 10 | Aaron's 312 | Talladega Superspeedway | Lincoln, Alabama | April 28 |
| 11 | Circuit City 250 | Richmond International Raceway | Richmond, Virginia | May 4 |
| 12 | Diamond Hill Plywood 200 | Darlington Raceway | Darlington, South Carolina | May 11 |
| 13 | Carquest Auto Parts 300 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | Concord, North Carolina | May 26 |
| 14 | Dover 200 | Dover International Speedway | Dover, Delaware | June 2 |
| 15 | Federated Auto Parts 300 | Nashville Superspeedway | Lebanon, Tennessee | June 9 |
| 16 | Meijer 300 | Kentucky Speedway | Sparta, Kentucky | June 16 |
| 17 | AT&T 250 | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | June 23 |
| 18 | Camping World 200 | New Hampshire International Speedway | Loudon, New Hampshire | June 30 |
| 19 | Winn-Dixie 250 | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | July 6 |
| 20 | USG Durock 300 | Chicagoland Speedway | Joliet, Illinois | July 14 |
| 21 | Gateway 250 | Gateway International Raceway | Madison, Illinois | July 21 |
| 22 | Kroger 200 | O'Reilly Raceway Park | Brownsburg, Indiana | July 28 |
| 23 | NAPA Auto Parts 200 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | August 4 |
| 24 | Zippo 200 | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | August 11 |
| 25 | Carfax 250 | Michigan International Speedway | Cambridge Township, Michigan | August 18 |
| 26 | Food City 250 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Bristol, Tennessee | August 24 |
| 27 | Camping World 300 presented by RVs.com | California Speedway | Fontana, California | September 1 |
| 28 | Emerson Radio 250 | Richmond International Raceway | Richmond, Virginia | September 7 |
| 29 | RoadLoans.com 200 | Dover International Speedway | Dover, Delaware | September 22 |
| 30 | Yellow Transportation 300 | Kansas Speedway | Kansas City, Kansas | September 29 |
| 31 | Dollar General 300 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | Concord, North Carolina | October 12 |
| 32 | Sam's Town 250 | Memphis Motorsports Park | Millington, Tennessee | October 27 |
| 33 | O'Reilly Challenge | Texas Motor Speedway | Fort Worth, Texas | November 3 |
| 34 | Arizona.Travel 200 | Phoenix International Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | November 10 |
| 35 | Ford 300 | Homestead–Miami Speedway | Homestead, Florida | November 17 |
ESPN2 covered the majority of the Busch Series in 2007 with ESPN on ABC covering six races as part of the new television package. The primary commentators for ESPN were Jerry Punch, Rusty Wallace and Andy Petree.
Teams and drivers
Complete schedule
| Manufacturer | Team | Driver | Crew chief | |
| Chevrolet | D.D.L. Motorsports | 0 | Eric McClure | Steve Jenkins Tyler Roach Mike Tichenor |
| Chevrolet | D.D.L. Motorsports | 0 | J. R. Fitzpatrick | Steve Jenkins Tyler Roach Mike Tichenor |
| Chevrolet | D.D.L. Motorsports | 0 | Kevin Lepage | Steve Jenkins Tyler Roach Mike Tichenor |
| Chevrolet | Jay Robinson Racing | 28 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Steve Plattenberger Jay Robinson Wayne Carroll Jr. Kenneth Campbell |
| Chevrolet | Jay Robinson Racing | 28 | Jeff Green | Steve Plattenberger Jay Robinson Wayne Carroll Jr. Kenneth Campbell |
| Chevrolet | Jay Robinson Racing | 28 | Germán Quiroga | Steve Plattenberger Jay Robinson Wayne Carroll Jr. Kenneth Campbell |
| Chevrolet | Jay Robinson Racing | 28 | Johnny Sauter | Steve Plattenberger Jay Robinson Wayne Carroll Jr. Kenneth Campbell |
| Chevrolet | Jay Robinson Racing | 28 | Derrike Cope | Steve Plattenberger Jay Robinson Wayne Carroll Jr. Kenneth Campbell |
| Chevrolet | Jay Robinson Racing | 28 | Niclas Jönsson | Steve Plattenberger Jay Robinson Wayne Carroll Jr. Kenneth Campbell |
| Chevrolet | Jay Robinson Racing | 28 | Blake Bjorklund | Steve Plattenberger Jay Robinson Wayne Carroll Jr. Kenneth Campbell |
| Chevrolet | Joe Gibbs Racing | 18 | Aric Almirola | Jason Ratcliff |
| Chevrolet | Joe Gibbs Racing | 18 | Tony Stewart | Jason Ratcliff |
| Chevrolet | Joe Gibbs Racing | 18 | Brad Coleman ' | Jason Ratcliff |
| Chevrolet | Joe Gibbs Racing | 18 | Kevin Conway | Jason Ratcliff |
| Chevrolet | Joe Gibbs Racing | 20 | Denny Hamlin | Dave Rogers |
| Chevrolet | Joe Gibbs Racing | 20 | Tony Stewart | Dave Rogers |
| Chevrolet | Joe Gibbs Racing | 20 | Aric Almirola | Dave Rogers |
| Chevrolet | Joe Gibbs Racing | 20 | Travis Kittleson | Dave Rogers |
| Chevrolet | Joe Gibbs Racing | 20 | J. J. Yeley | Dave Rogers |
| Chevrolet | JR Motorsports | 88 | Shane Huffman | Wes Ward Tony Eury Sr. |
| Chevrolet | JR Motorsports | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Wes Ward Tony Eury Sr. |
| Chevrolet | JR Motorsports | 88 | Brad Keselowski ' | Wes Ward Tony Eury Sr. |
| Chevrolet | JR Motorsports | 88 | Andy Pilgrim | Wes Ward Tony Eury Sr. |
| Chevrolet | Kevin Harvick, Inc. | 33 | Tony Stewart | Dan Stillman |
| Chevrolet | Kevin Harvick, Inc. | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Dan Stillman |
| Chevrolet | Kevin Harvick, Inc. | 33 | Ron Fellows | Dan Stillman |
| Chevrolet | Kevin Harvick, Inc. | 33 | Tony Raines | Dan Stillman |
| Chevrolet | Kevin Harvick, Inc. | 33 | Cale Gale | Dan Stillman |
| Chevrolet | Kevin Harvick, Inc. | 77 | Bobby Labonte | Wally Rogers |
| Chevrolet | Kevin Harvick, Inc. | 77 | Kertus Davis | Wally Rogers |
| Chevrolet | Kevin Harvick, Inc. | 77 | Kevin Harvick | Wally Rogers |
| Chevrolet | Kevin Harvick, Inc. | 77 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Wally Rogers |
| Chevrolet | Kevin Harvick, Inc. | 77 | Scott Wimmer | Wally Rogers |
| Chevrolet | Kevin Harvick, Inc. | 77 | Brandon Miller | Wally Rogers |
| Chevrolet | McGill Motorsports | 36 | Brent Sherman | Ricky Pearson |
| Chevrolet | McGill Motorsports | 36 | Jeremy Clements | Ricky Pearson |
| Chevrolet | Phoenix Racing | 1 | J. J. Yeley | Marc Reno Chuck Meyers |
| Chevrolet | Phoenix Racing | 1 | Johnny Benson | Marc Reno Chuck Meyers |
| Chevrolet | Phoenix Racing | 1 | Max Papis | Marc Reno Chuck Meyers |
| Chevrolet | Phoenix Racing | 1 | Sterling Marlin | Marc Reno Chuck Meyers |
| Chevrolet | Phoenix Racing | 7 | Mike Wallace | Fred Wanke Gere Kennon Jr. |
| Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 21 | Kevin Harvick | Shane Wilson |
| Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 21 | Timothy Peters | Shane Wilson |
| Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 21 | P. J. Jones | Shane Wilson |
| Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 21 | Scott Wimmer | Shane Wilson |
| Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 21 | Tim McCreadie | Shane Wilson |
| Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 21 | Clint Bowyer | Shane Wilson |
| Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 29 | Scott Wimmer | Pat Smith |
| Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 29 | Jeff Burton | Pat Smith |
| Dodge | Chip Ganassi Racing | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Brian Pattie Brad Parrott |
| Dodge | Chip Ganassi Racing | 41 | Scott Pruett | Brian Pattie Brad Parrott |
| Dodge | Chip Ganassi Racing | 41 | David Stremme | Brian Pattie Brad Parrott |
| Dodge | Chip Ganassi Racing | 41 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | Brian Pattie Brad Parrott |
| Dodge | Chip Ganassi Racing | 41 | Bryan Clauson | Brian Pattie Brad Parrott |
| Dodge | Chip Ganassi Racing | 41 | A. J. Allmendinger | Brian Pattie Brad Parrott |
| Dodge | Chip Ganassi Racing | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Brad Parrott Brian Pattie Eddie Buffington |
| Dodge | Chip Ganassi Racing | 42 | Kevin Hamlin | Brad Parrott Brian Pattie Eddie Buffington |
| Dodge | Chip Ganassi Racing | 42 | Michael Valiante | Brad Parrott Brian Pattie Eddie Buffington |
| Dodge | Chip Ganassi Racing | 42 | David Stremme | Brad Parrott Brian Pattie Eddie Buffington |
| Dodge | Chip Ganassi Racing | 42 | A. J. Allmendinger | Brad Parrott Brian Pattie Eddie Buffington |
| Dodge | Chip Ganassi Racing | 42 | Dario Franchitti | Brad Parrott Brian Pattie Eddie Buffington |
| Dodge | Fitz Racing | 22 | David Stremme | Paul Wolfe |
| Dodge | Fitz Racing | 22 | Carlos Contreras | Paul Wolfe |
| Dodge | Fitz Racing | 22 | Mike Bliss | Paul Wolfe |
| Dodge | Fitz Racing | 22 | Josh Wise | Paul Wolfe |
| Dodge | Fitz Racing | 22 | Patrick Carpentier | Paul Wolfe |
| Dodge | Fitz Racing | 22 | Robby Gordon | Paul Wolfe |
| Dodge | Gillett Evernham Motorsports | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Mike Shiplett |
| Dodge | Gillett Evernham Motorsports | 9 | Scott Riggs | Mike Shiplett |
| Dodge | Gillett Evernham Motorsports | 9 | Boris Said | Mike Shiplett |
| Dodge | Gillett Evernham Motorsports | 9 | Elliott Sadler | Mike Shiplett |
| Dodge | Gillett Evernham Motorsports | 9 | Chase Miller | Mike Shiplett |
| Dodge | Gillett Evernham Motorsports | 9 | Deac McCaskill | Mike Shiplett |
| Dodge | Rusty Wallace, Inc. | 66 | Steve Wallace | Bryant Frazier Steve Darne Gio Edward Liberati Shane Huffman |
| Dodge | Rusty Wallace, Inc. | 66 | Reed Sorenson | Bryant Frazier Steve Darne Gio Edward Liberati Shane Huffman |
| Ford | Brewco Motorsports Baker Curb Racing | 27 | Ward Burton | Stewart Cooper Newt Moore Shawn Parker |
| Ford | Brewco Motorsports Baker Curb Racing | 27 | Jorge Goeters | Stewart Cooper Newt Moore Shawn Parker |
| Ford | Brewco Motorsports Baker Curb Racing | 27 | Jason Keller | Stewart Cooper Newt Moore Shawn Parker |
| Ford | Brewco Motorsports Baker Curb Racing | 27 | Bobby East | Stewart Cooper Newt Moore Shawn Parker |
| Ford | Brewco Motorsports Baker Curb Racing | 27 | Johnny Sauter | Stewart Cooper Newt Moore Shawn Parker |
| Ford | Brewco Motorsports Baker Curb Racing | 27 | Robby Gordon | Stewart Cooper Newt Moore Shawn Parker |
| Ford | Brewco Motorsports Baker Curb Racing | 27 | Casey Atwood | Stewart Cooper Newt Moore Shawn Parker |
| Ford | Brewco Motorsports Baker Curb Racing | 27 | Brad Baker | Stewart Cooper Newt Moore Shawn Parker |
| Ford | Brewco Motorsports Baker Curb Racing | 37 | Jamie McMurray | Newt Moore Stewart Cooper |
| Ford | Brewco Motorsports Baker Curb Racing | 37 | Greg Biffle | Newt Moore Stewart Cooper |
| Ford | Brewco Motorsports Baker Curb Racing | 37 | Johnny Sauter | Newt Moore Stewart Cooper |
| Ford | Brewco Motorsports Baker Curb Racing | 37 | Bobby East | Newt Moore Stewart Cooper |
| Ford | Brewco Motorsports Baker Curb Racing | 37 | John Graham | Newt Moore Stewart Cooper |
| Ford | Brewco Motorsports Baker Curb Racing | 37 | Casey Atwood | Newt Moore Stewart Cooper |
| Ford | Brewco Motorsports Baker Curb Racing | 37 | Brad Baker | Newt Moore Stewart Cooper |
| Ford | Carl A. Haas Motorsports | 14 | Kyle Krisiloff ' | Todd Gordon Travis Carter Bryant Frazier |
| Ford | Robert Yates Racing | 90 | Stephen Leicht | Cully Barraclough |
| Ford | Roush Racing | 6 | David Ragan ' | Mike Kelley |
| Ford | Roush Racing | 16 | Todd Kluever | Eddie Pardue |
| Ford | Roush Racing | 16 | Greg Biffle | Eddie Pardue |
| Ford | Roush Racing | 16 | Travis Kvapil | Eddie Pardue |
| Ford | Roush Racing | 16 | Colin Braun | Eddie Pardue |
| Ford | Roush Racing | 60 | Carl Edwards | Pierre Kuettel |
| Ford | Team Rensi Motorsports | 25 | David Gilliland | Todd Brewer |
| Ford | Team Rensi Motorsports | 25 | Kenny Wallace | Todd Brewer |
| Ford | Team Rensi Motorsports | 25 | Richard Johns | Todd Brewer |
| Ford | Team Rensi Motorsports | 35 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Chris Wright |
| Ford | Wood Brothers/JTG Racing | 47 | Jon Wood | Scott Zipadelli |
| Ford | Wood Brothers/JTG Racing | 47 | Travis Kvapil | Scott Zipadelli |
| Ford | Wood Brothers/JTG Racing | 47 | Kelly Bires | Scott Zipadelli |
| Ford | Wood Brothers/JTG Racing | 47 | Andy Lally | Scott Zipadelli |
| Ford | Wood Brothers/JTG Racing | 59 | Marcos Ambrose | Greg Conner Ernie Cope |
| Toyota | Braun Racing | John Andretti | Trent Owens | |
| Toyota | Braun Racing | Dave Blaney | Trent Owens | |
| Toyota | Braun Racing | Todd Bodine | Trent Owens | |
| Toyota | Braun Racing | Mike Bliss | Trent Owens | |
| Toyota | Braun Racing | John Graham | Trent Owens | |
| Toyota | Braun Racing | Brian Vickers | Trent Owens | |
| Toyota | Braun Racing | Brent Sherman | Trent Owens | |
| Toyota | Braun Racing | 38 | Jason Leffler | Todd Lohse |
| Toyota | Michael Waltrip Racing | 99 | David Reutimann | Jerry Baxter |