2007 NASCAR Driver Review: Kurt Busch
In the 13 races before the Chase began, Kurt Busch turned his season around, scoring two wins and seven top-10 finishes to work his way up to 11th in points.
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In the 13 races before the Chase began, Kurt Busch turned his season around, scoring two wins and seven top-10 finishes to work his way up to 11th in points.
Jeff Burton’s six finishes of sixth or better through the season’s first seven races kept him among the top three in the points through the end of April.
After starting 40th in the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, Ward Burton came on strong, finishing on the lead lap in 14th position.
The only driver to make the playoffs without a win in the regular season, Clint Bowyer quickly corrected that issue by dominating New Hampshire in September.
Finishing a surprising third in the fall race at Talladega, Dave Blaney followed that up with a sixth-place finish at Lowe’s, contending in both events.
Mired deep in the points standings for much of 2007, BAM Racing qualified for 10 of the final 14 races with John Andretti behind the wheel.
AJ Allmendinger didn’t enjoy many of the highs he hoped for as a rookie on the Nextel Cup circuit, but there were a few golden nuggets in ’07 for the former Champ Car driver.
Greg Biffle’s only win of 2007 came relatively late in the season – race number 29 of 36 – and was marred by controversy.
While there weren’t any notable high points on the track for Michael Waltrip in 2006, he did score plenty of high points in his dealings off the track.
Scott Wimmer was picked up by Richard Childress Racing in 2007, a deal which included running the final race of the Nextel Cup season at Homestead.