The 2007 Coca-Cola 600 was a Nextel Cup (now Sprint Cup) event held at Lowe's Motor Speedway on May 27, 2007. With Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon out of the race and Jimmie Johnson out of contention, it appeared Hendrick Motorsports would lose their first points race since Texas. But Casey Mears, tired of watching his teammates win races while he struggled, rolled the dice on fuel strategy and won his first series race, holding off J.J. Yeley by 9.5 seconds. Points leader Jeff Gordon (41st) had a scary crash but still led the points by 132 markers on Jimmie Johnson (10th).