J. J. Yeley won his first career pole with a fast lap of 187.505 miles per hour, or 38.399 seconds.

[1] Carl Edwards won the Citizens Bank 400 for his first win in the Nextel Cup Series since November 4, 2005 at Texas Motor Speedway, a span of 52 races.

The remaining Top 5 drivers were Casey Mears and Dale Earnhardt Jr., who will be teammates at Hendrick Motorsports in 2008.

The race also had four caution periods; one of them was for an accident involving seven cars, including Matt Kenseth, Brian Vickers, and Jeff Green.

Earnhardt Jr. entered the top 12 in points, the last qualifying spot for the Chase, while Mark Martin dropped out.