From the July, 2007 issue of Stock Car Insider
USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland Speedway Recap
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| For much of the USG Sheetrock 400 yesterday at Chicagoland Speedway, it was the battle of the home improvement warehouses. Tony Stewart and Jimmie Johnson ran in the top five for much of the day and battled each other for the lead late in the race. It was all fun and games until a cut tire sent Johnson spiraling out of control and hard into the wall with 45 laps remaining. Bruised and battered, Johnson walked away from the wreckage while an elated Tony Stewart scaled the flagstand to take the checkered. Perhaps the biggest hit Johnson took was in the points. The 37th place finish by Johnson dropped him 3 spots in the points to 7th position. There is now less than 300 points seperating Johnson from the 12th place driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Other drivers to note: Dale Earnhardt Jr suffered several major setbacks in the USG Sheetrock 400 including the loss of his power steering. However, the ever positive Jr was able to salvage a 19th place finish which was good enough to maintain his 12th place standing in the points. Jeff Gordon had an uneventful day at the USG Sheetrock 400. Battling an ill-handling car for much of the day, Gordon was able to salvage a 9th place finish and increase his lead in the points. Matt Kenseth had a typical Kenseth kind of day. The former champion finished in 2nd place in sits 43 points outside of 2nd place driver Denny Hamlin. Denny Hamlin looked to rebound from a controversial finish at Daytona last week entering the USG Sheetrock 400. While Hamlin didn't have the success of teammate Stewart did, he was able to finish in 17th and maintain his 2nd place standing in the points.
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