2007 Coca Cola 600: Last 7 Laps

In a race determined by fuel mileage, Casey Mears wins, running out of fuel after taking the checkered flag. JJ Yeley came home second, followed by Kyle Petty who got his first top 5 since 1997, Reed Sorenson, and Brian Vickers. All five drivers posted their best finish of the season.

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[coalreigoncoalcracke]

On my deathbed, no matter how long I live, i'll still be just a little more sad that Kyle couldn't win this last race, in his eventual last season. Just one final win for Adam. I really would have been more completed as a person had that happened. It would have been emotion personified. All of the sports world would have taken their hats off and been touched.

Oh well, Kyle you're still the best, whether on or off the track. You've been a blessing.

[43Panthers]

So cool to see Kyle Petty interviewed after a race. He ran great that night!

[crocks2871]

I was at this race as I have been to the coca cola 600 and i tell ya if you are a big race fan you better go there and sit up in the jewel tower, such a awesome view of those cars going down the backstretch its amazing really.. I will never forget this race, despite it was a fuel mileage race I was very happy to see Mears get a win on memorial day however I was hoping he and J.J. Yeley would run out of gas so Kyle Petty could win..

[kingofrunescapepking]

@NASCARracerr Petty has 8 wins...

[NASCARracerr]

Mears , Yeley , Petty and Sorenson

best finish ever

[EricCanada50]

Thank you very much Mr. Mears, talents in time!

[NightFightah]

Agree with ya on that. 90% of all drivers who try and form their own races teams never get anywhere, Petty, Bill Elliot, Ricky Rudd, many others like that. Tony Stewart is only successful because he only part-owns Stewart-Haas, I doubt he'd be as good as he is with that team if he ran the ENTIRE operation.

[coalreigoncoalcracke]

Biggest mistake he ever made was forming his own team. Felix Sabates built great racecars, they had a great crew chief (Pemberton) and a great team with the mellow yellow boys. I'll never understand why he tried to do it on his own. Just look at the 1992-1993 seasons when he finished back to back 5th place in points. In 1992 he was mathematically alive for the Winston Cup championship at the start of the final race. Kyle was a great driver, with poor luck and poor equipment afterwards.

[NightFightah]

Yeah, wouldve been really good to see him get the win. Kyle's one of those guys who I think if he had had better cars or better luck at certain times, he could have been right up there and had more wins than he had. Always a really nice guy, massive respect for him and all the Pettys.

[NightFightah]

Awesome! Ive always liked Mears, since he was driving the #41, I dig this vid so much. Hope he does well in the 07.

[nascarfanatic24]

I saw that! I thought that was crazy, but it makes me wonder how Jr. could get wrecked by his former teammate for like 8th-9th position, and get pissed, when he got wrecked going for the win last year at Richmond by Kyle Busch, and not get mad! Makes no sense!