In preparation for the race, NASCAR held several test sessions on May 7–8, 2007, to allow teams to prepare for the May races at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Sessions began at 2:00p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on May 7 and concluded at 9:00p.m. On May 8, sessions started at 1:00p.m. and stopped at 9:00p.m. Eighty-two cars participated in the May 7 afternoon session; Martin Truex, Jr. was quickest with a speed of and David Stremme had the highest speed of the two days at in the evening session. Towards the end of the second session, Hamlin lost control of his car and made heavy contact with an outside SAFER barrier; he was evaluated at the infield care center and was later released to continue testing. During the third session with eighty-four cars, Jeremy Mayfield had the fastest speed of and Kurt Busch set the fastest speed of in the fourth and final session held in the evening. David Gilliland spun but avoided contact with a wall.