NASCAR Pocono 500 Recap 2007

After a 3 hour rain delay Ryan Newman finally led theBiffle got into the side of Dave Blaney which sent
field to the green flag and the start of the Poconohim into the wall and packing to go home early. Ryan
500. Newman was on the pole for the third straightNewman took the lead as the race resumed with
week and was 7th fastest in happy hour. Forty twoStewart and Hamlin not far behind. Jeff Gordon
other drivers took a shot at breaking Denny Hamlin'sreported brake problems as last year the same
Pocono dominance as he had won both races lastproblem sent him into the wall with one of the worse
year at the track. But, Hamlin had already a lot tocrashes of his career. Debris brought another caution
say about it as he pulled passed Newman and led thewhich saw Jeff Gordon and Casey Mears staying out
first lap. As laps started to roll Tony Stewart joinedwhile the rest of the field pitted. Gordon led the field
Hamlin at the front and they began to distanceback under green as he and Mears created room
themselves from the rest of the field.between themselves and the other front runners.
As the first round of green flag pit stops woundGordon and Mears finally pitted giving the lead back
down Stewart replaced Hamlin in the led and movedto Newman, Stewart and Truex Jr. Around lap 87
Hamlin to 2nd and last weeks winner Martin Truex Jr.rain was reported close by and the leaders were
to 3rd. The first caution of the day came out whenconcerned that they could not make it to lap 101, the
Robby Gordon blew a front left tire which thenhalf way point that NASCAR needed to call the race.
brought ALL the lead lap cars into the pits. DennyJimmie Johnson blew a front left tire that threw all
Hamlin led the field to the green to only see thethe pit crews into a frenzy. But, NASCAR didn't
caution fly again with only 2 laps completed. Gregthrow a yellow flag.