| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Pts | Bns | Status | Ti.
Led | Lps
Led |
|---|
| 1 | 2 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Dodge | 200 | 195 | 10 | Running | 4 | 95 |
| 2 | 1 | 29 | Scott Wimmer | Holiday Inn Chevrolet | 200 | 175 | 5 | Running | 1 | 53 |
| 3 | 8 | 99 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 200 | 170 | 5 | Running | 2 | 23 |
| 4 | 29 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Toyota | 200 | 160 | | Running | | |
| 5 | 21 | 6 | David Ragan # | Discount Tire Ford | 200 | 155 | | Running | | |
| 6 | 3 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Dish Network/homezone Ford | 200 | 155 | 5 | Running | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 13 | 42 | Kevin Hamlin | Texaco/Havoline Dodge | 200 | 146 | | Running | | |
| 8 | 15 | 77 | Ron Hornaday | Dollar General Chevrolet | 200 | 142 | | Running | | |
| 9 | 16 | 1 | J.J. Yeley | Miccosukee Resorts Chevrolet | 200 | 138 | | Running | | |
| 10 | 24 | 03 | Todd Bodine | Germain Toyota Toyota | 200 | 139 | 5 | Running | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | 26 | 16 | Todd Kluever | 3M Ford | 200 | 130 | | Running | | |
| 12 | 32 | 7 | Mike Wallace | GEICO Chevrolet | 200 | 127 | | Running | | |
| 13 | 11 | 35 | Bobby Hamilton, Jr | McDonald's Ford | 200 | 124 | | Running | | |
| 14 | 22 | 21 | Tim McCreadie | AutoZone Chevrolet | 200 | 121 | | Running | | |
| 15 | 10 | 9 | Chase Miller | Dodge Dealers Dodge | 200 | 118 | | Running | | |
| 16 | 5 | 37 | Bobby East | Cub Cadet/Cottonelle Ford | 199 | 115 | | Running | | |
| 17 | 23 | 20 | Travis Kittleson | Bob Steele Chevrolet Chevrolet | 199 | 112 | | Running | | |
| 18 | 14 | 59 | Marcos Ambrose # | Kingsford/Aussie Vineyards Ford | 198 | 109 | | Running | | |
| 19 | 31 | 70 | Mark Green | ForeTravel/BIOMET Chevrolet | 198 | 106 | | Running | | |
| 20 | 19 | 30 | Stanton Barrett | Interush.net Chevrolet | 198 | 103 | | Running | | |
| 21 | 34 | 05 | Brett Rowe | FMI Fireplaces/31-W Insulation | 195 | 100 | | Running | | |
| 22 | 39 | 28 | Robert Richardson, Jr # | Checkers-Rally's/U.S. Border Patrol | 193 | 97 | | Running | | |
| 23 | 12 | 90 | Stephen Leicht | citifinancial Ford | 188 | 94 | | Running | | |
| 24 | 9 | 47 | Kelly Bires | Clorox/American Red Cross Ford | 181 | 91 | | Running | | |
| 25 | 36 | 36 | Brent Sherman | BIG LOTS Chevrolet | 181 | 88 | | Running | | |
| 26 | 28 | 88 | Brad Keselowski # | U.S. Navy Chevrolet | 177 | 90 | 5 | Running | 1 | 5 |
| 27 | 20 | 18 | Brad Coleman # | Carino's Italian Grill Chevrolet | 154 | 82 | | Accident | | |
| 28 | 27 | 66 | Steve Wallace | HomeLife Communites Dodge | 149 | 79 | | Running | | |
| 29 | 35 | 33 | Cale Gale | Camping World Chevrolet | 135 | 76 | | Accident | | |
| 30 | 4 | 27 | Jason Keller | Kleenex/GoodNites Ford | 131 | 73 | | Accident | | |
| 31 | 42 | 25 | Richard Johns | freecreditreport.com Ford | 119 | 70 | | Accident | | |
| 32 | 6 | 24 | Landon Cassill | National Guard Chevrolet | 108 | 67 | | Accident | | |
| 33 | 7 | 22 | Mike Bliss | Family Dollar Dodge | 98 | 69 | 5 | Accident | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | 25 | 2 | Kenny Wallace | Jimmy John's Chevrolet | 97 | 61 | | Accident | | |
| 35 | 17 | 10 | Dave Blaney | Fan1st.com Toyota | 96 | 58 | | Handling | | |
| 36 | 18 | 14 | Kyle Krisiloff # | Lilly/Walgreens Ford | 96 | 55 | | Accident | | |
| 37 | 41 | 0 | Eric McClure | Hefty Chevrolet | 45 | 52 | | Brakes | | |
| 38 | 38 | 56 | Frank Kreyer | Culver's Chevrolet | 41 | 49 | | Brakes | | |
| 39 | 30 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Victory in Jesus Racing Dodge | 25 | 46 | | Brakes | | |
| 40 | 40 | 52 | Brad Teague | Ford | 20 | 43 | | Over Heating | | |
| 41 | 43 | 76 | Jerick Johnson | American Legion Chevrolet | 12 | 40 | | Vibration | | |
| 42 | 37 | 49 | Derrike Cope | Chevrolet | 8 | 37 | | Vibration | | |
| 43 | 33 | 01 | Danny Efland | JD Motorsports Chevrolet | 0 | 34 | | Electrical | | |
# - Rookie
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 52,000 - Reed Sorenson won the Gateway 250, third NASCAR Busch Series victory and second at Gateway International Raceway. Prior to the green flag the following driver(s) dropped to the rear: #25 Johns (back-up car).
Failed to Qualify: (1) 44 Mike Harmon.
Time of Race: 02 Hrs, 37 Mins, 56 Secs. Average Speed: 94.977 MPH Margin of Victory: 2.064 Seconds
Caution Flags: 9 for 44 laps: Laps: 7-9 (#66 accident turn 3); 94-97 (debris); 100-106 (#2,14,22 accident turn 2); 110-118 (#20,24,88 accident turn 3); 123-126 (#25 accident turn 1); 133-137 (#27,33,42 accident turn 2); 140-143 (debris); 155-158 (#18,37 accident turn 2); 179-182 (#60 accident turn 4).
Lead Changes: 12 among 7 drivers: S. Wimmer 1-53; R. Sorenson 54-63; M. Bliss 64; C. Edwards 65-67; D. Reutimann 68-69; B. Keselowski # 70-74; R. Sorenson 75-93; M. Bliss 94; R. Sorenson 95-118; C. Edwards 119-122; T. Bodine 123-137; D. Reutimann 138-158; R. Sorenson 159-200.
Top 10 Driver Points: (1) C. Edwards 3,229;(2) D. Reutimann 2,377;(3) K. Harvick 2,358;(4) D. Ragan # 2,271;(5) J. Leffler 2,257;(6) D. Blaney 2,252;(7) B. Hamilton, Jr 2,183;(8) S. Leicht 2,094;(9) M. Wallace 2,055;(10) M. Ambrose # 2,048.
Busch Pole Award: Scott Wimmer, #29 (135.355 mph)
Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge: Scott Wimmer, #29 (141.823 sec.)
Featherlite "Most Improved Driver": Jason Leffler, #38 (29 Places)
Raybestos "Rookie of the Race": David Ragan, #6
Sunoco Diamond Performance: Reed Sorenson, #41
WIX Filters "Lap Leader": Scott Wimmer, #29 (53 Laps)
Next Race: Jul. 28, 2007 - O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis
