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THE RACE: 2006 Diamond Hill Plywood 200 - Darlignton Raceway

Busch Series Race #12 of 35 for the 2006 season

Last Race - Richmond
Next Race - Charlotte

Race: Friday, May 12, 2006 in Darlington, SC
Length: 147 Laps, 200.8 miles
TV: FX - 8:00pm/et
Radio: MRN
Purse: $1,068,115
Announcers: Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip
Pit Reporters: Dick Berggren, Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum and Jeanne Zelasko

Practice Dates/Times
Diamond Hills Plywood 200 practice: Friday, May 12, 8:30a - 9:45am/et and 10:30am-11:30am/et. Rookie practice 9:45am - 10:15am/et

Qualifying Info
Qualifying Draw: Friday, May 12, 12:45pm/et
Qualifying Time: Friday, May 12, 5:05pm/et
Qualifying: 2 laps for all positions, cars will be impounded. TV coverage live on Speed.
NASCAR Online will have live lap-by-lap coverage of Busch qualifying via the web (NOTE: this is a paid subscription service). BGNRacing.com has free qualifying coverage.

ENTRY, PRACTICE, QUALIFYING, AND RACE INFORMATION

Hamlin Wins at Darlington: #20-Denny Hamlin became the first driver to win a Busch race from the pole in 2006 by taking the win at Darlington. He was followed across the finish line by #17-Matt Kenseth, #64-Denny Hamlin, #6-Mark Martin, and #16-Greg Biffle. The race was slowed by 9 cautions for 35 lasps.(5-12-2006)

NASCAR Busch Series Race Number 12
Unofficial Race Results for the Diamond Hill Plywood 200 - Friday, May 12, 2006
Darlington Raceway - Darlington, S.C. - 1.336 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 147 Laps - 200.802 Miles

Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Friday, May 12, 2006 @ 11:07 PM Eastern

Fin	Str	Car	Driver	Team	Laps	Pts	Bns	Award	Status	Ti. Led	Lps Led
1	1	20	Denny Hamlin	Rockwell Automation Chevrolet	147	185	5	$48,075	Running	3	38
2	5	17	Matt Kenseth	Ameriquest Ford	147	180	10	$29,950	Running	2	50
3	4	64	Jamie McMurray	Jackson Roscoe Foundation Dodge	147	170	5	$21,000	Running	3	46
4	8	6	Mark Martin	Ameriquest Ford	147	160		$20,825	Running
5	13	16	Greg Biffle	Weyerhaeuser/iLevel Ford	147	155		$18,300	Running
6	21	5	Kyle Busch	Lowe's/Sta-Green Chevrolet	147	150		$16,900	Running
7	17	21	Kevin Harvick	U.S. Coast Guard Chevrolet	147	146		$15,985	Running
8	2	60	Carl Edwards	Henkel Ford	147	142		$15,745	Running
9	35	18	J.J. Yeley	Vigoro/The Home Depot Chevrolet	147	138		$15,475	Running
10	16	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Chevrolet	147	134		$33,457	Running
11	3	9	Kasey Kahne	Lipton Tea Dodge	147	130		$15,700	Running
12	24	57	Brian Vickers	Mountain Dew Chevrolet	147	127		$15,025	Running
13	10	11	Paul Menard	Menards/Moen Chevrolet	147	124		$25,606	Running
14	30	59	Stacy Compton	Kingsford/Bush's Baked Beans Ford	147	121		$23,906	Running
15	39	10	John Andretti #	Freedom Roads/Camping World Ford	147	118		$22,906	Running
16	22	22	Kenny Wallace	AutoZone Ford	147	115		$20,031	Running
17	11	2	Clint Bowyer	ACDelco Chevrolet	147	112		$15,675	Running
18	28	88	Mark McFarland #	NAVY Chevrolet	147	109		$19,931	Running
19	41	35	Regan Smith	McDonald’s Ford	147	106		$19,881	Running
20	26	25	Ashton Lewis Jr.	United States Marines Ford	147	103		$20,706	Running
21	27	77	Burney Lamar #	Dollar General Chevrolet	147	100		$25,256	Running
22	34	99	David Reutimann	Aaron's Sales & Lease Dodge	147	97		$16,400	Running
23	23	41	Reed Sorenson	Discount Tire Co. Dodge	147	94		$14,700	Running
24	33	27	David Green	Huggies Pull-Ups/Bi-Lo Ford	147	91		$25,106	Running
25	25	90	Stephen Leicht	citifinancial Ford	147	88		$16,350	Running
26	7	66	Scott Wimmer	Yard-Man Ford	147	85		$16,200	Running
27	31	4	Mark Green	GEICO/BryMak Dodge	147	82		$23,776	Running
28	43	40	Kevin Conway #	Carver Racing Dodge	147	79		$14,100	Running
29	9	33	Tony Stewart	Dollar General Chevrolet	147	81	5	$14,065	Running	1	12
30	6	39	Ryan Newman	Alltel My Circle Dodge	146	73		$14,025	Running
31	40	30	Mike Bliss	Smith & Wesson/Berkley Chevrolet	146	70		$14,435	Running
32	19	06	Todd Kluever #	3M Ford	146	67		$18,091	Running
33	14	47	Jon Wood	Clorox/American Red Cross Ford	146	64		$18,071	Running
34	15	00	Johnny Sauter	Yellow Transportation Chevrolet	145	61		$23,551	Running
35	32	12	Joel Kauffman #	Olympia Steel Buildings Dodge	145	58		$18,036	Running
36	29	56	Kevin Lepage	Duragloss Chevrolet	144	55		$15,890	Running
37	42	36	Tim Sauter	Lester Buildings Chevrolet	144	57	5	$20,196	Running	1	1
38	36	50	Danny O'Quinn Jr. #	World Financial Group Ford	144	49		$17,941	Running
39	12	31	Steve Park	Whelen Engineering Chevrolet	140	46		$13,770	Accident
40	18	01	Jay Sauter	Western Union Chevrolet	139	43		$17,876	Accident
41	37	1	Mike Wallace	Miccosukee Resorts Dodge	109	40		$21,230	Accident
42	38	34	Kertus Davis	Sport Clips Chevrolet	61	37		$15,705	Accident
43	20	43	Aaron Fike	RFMS Dodge	5	34		$17,794	Engine

Race Comments	Before an estimated crowd of 25,000, Denny Hamlin won the Diamond Hill Plywood 200, posting his third NASCAR Busch Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following drivers, under penalty, dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #9 Kahne (Missed drivers meeting); # 60 Edwards (unapproved impound adjustment); #21 Harvick (engine change), # 34 Davis (unapproved impound adjustment).
Failed to Qualify	(4) Derrike Cope, #49; Morgan Shepherd, #0; Shane Hall, #28; Caleb Holman, #75.
Time of Race	1 hour, 52 minutes, 36 seconds
Average Speed	106.999 mph
Margin of Victory	0.353 Seconds
Caution Flags	9 for 35 laps: Laps 8-10 (#43 stalled backstretch); 21-25 (#25 accident turn 2); 63-67 (#47 accident frontstretch); 76-79 (Debris); 116-119 (Debris); 122-124 (#41 accident turn 2); 126-128 (#2,39,66 accident turn 1); 132-134 (#12,33 accident turn 4); 141-145 (#01,06,1,31,36 accident backstretch).
Lead Changes	10 among 5 drivers: D. Hamlin (Pole); J. McMurray 1-20; D. Hamlin 21; T. Sauter 22; J. McMurray 23-26; M. Kenseth 27-28; T. Stewart 29-40; J. McMurray 41-62; D. Hamlin 63-67; M. Kenseth 68-115; D. Hamlin 116-147.
Busch Pole Award	Denny Hamlin (167.670 mph)
Raybestos Rookie of the Race	John Andretti #
Sunoco Diamond Performance Award	Denny Hamlin
Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge Award	Jason Leffler
WIX Filters Lap Leader Award	Tim Sauter, #36 (1 Lap)
Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award	Stacy Compton, #59 (23 Places)
Bank of America Card Service Mid-Race Leader Award	Paul Menard
Goody's Headache Powder Extra Strength Award	Jason Leffler
Mobil 1 Oil Command Performance Driver of the Race	Jason Leffler

(NASCAR Statistical Services)

NASCAR Busch Series
Diamond Hill Plywood 200
Unofficial Points Report Following Race Number 12
Darlington Raceway - Darlington, S.C.

Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Friday, May 12, 2006 @ 10:49 PM Eastern

Pos	Driver	BPts	Points	-Ldr	-Nxt	Starts	Poles	Wins	T5s	T10s	DNFs	Money Won	PPos	G/L
1	Kevin Harvick	45	1945	0	0	12	0	3	8	11	0	$467,975	1	0
2	Clint Bowyer	25	1598	-347	-347	12	0	0	3	5	0	$376,887	2	0
3	Denny Hamlin	40	1566	-379	-32	12	3	2	4	8	1	$439,059	4	1
4	Carl Edwards	25	1559	-386	-7	12	1	0	5	9	1	$341,845	3	-1
5	Kyle Busch	20	1490	-455	-69	12	1	1	3	6	2	$323,705	6	1
6	Paul Menard	15	1483	-462	-7	12	0	0	1	6	0	$357,614	5	-1
7	Greg Biffle	30	1469	-476	-14	10	0	1	6	8	1	$344,320	7	0
8	J.J. Yeley	15	1432	-513	-37	12	2	0	3	7	2	$360,769	8	0
9	Jason Leffler	15	1322	-623	-110	12	2	0	0	3	1	$359,336	12	3
10	Johnny Sauter	0	1302	-643	-20	12	0	0	0	3	1	$421,361	9	-1
11	Burney Lamar #	0	1267	-678	-35	12	0	0	1	3	1	$413,262	11	0
12	Matt Kenseth	35	1266	-679	-1	8	1	0	6	8	0	$225,410	15	3
13	Jon Wood	0	1256	-689	-10	12	0	0	1	2	0	$352,142	10	-3
14	Reed Sorenson	10	1247	-698	-9	12	0	0	1	3	3	$350,044	13	-1
15	Kenny Wallace	0	1242	-703	-5	12	0	0	0	2	0	$325,451	14	-1
16	Jamie McMurray	15	1175	-770	-67	9	0	0	2	6	1	$231,585	21	5
17	Ashton Lewis Jr.	5	1175	-770	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	$314,466	17	0
18	Mark McFarland #	0	1147	-798	-28	12	0	0	0	1	0	$295,868	18	0
19	John Andretti #	10	1134	-811	-13	12	0	0	0	1	1	$299,997	20	1
20	Michael Waltrip	10	1084	-861	-50	11	0	0	0	1	1	$259,950	16	-4
21	Danny O'Quinn Jr. #	0	1080	-865	-4	12	0	0	0	0	1	$291,827	19	-2
22	David Green	0	1070	-875	-10	12	0	0	0	1	1	$382,392	23	1
23	Todd Kluever #	0	1060	-885	-10	12	0	0	0	1	3	$288,827	22	-1
24	Regan Smith	0	1023	-922	-37	12	0	0	0	0	1	$301,636	24	0
25	Stacy Compton	0	1017	-928	-6	12	0	0	0	0	1	$300,629	25	0
26	Mark Green	10	934	-1011	-83	11	0	0	0	1	2	$296,810	27	1
27	Tim Sauter	5	878	-1067	-56	12	0	0	0	0	3	$288,973	28	1
28	Jason Keller	5	871	-1074	-7	8	0	0	0	0	0	$300,340	26	-2
29	Aaron Fike	0	824	-1121	-47	12	0	0	0	0	3	$293,741	29	0
30	Jay Sauter	0	787	-1158	-37	10	0	0	0	0	3	$212,056	31	1
31	Jeff Burton	25	758	-1187	-29	5	0	1	3	4	1	$190,590	30	-1
32	Kasey Kahne	20	737	-1208	-21	6	0	1	2	2	2	$217,660	32	0
33	Brian Vickers	10	648	-1297	-89	5	0	0	1	3	1	$120,070	34	1
34	Tracy Hines #	0	575	-1370	-73	8	0	0	0	0	2	$202,942	33	-1
35	Joel Kauffman #	0	564	-1381	-11	9	0	0	0	0	2	$185,753	35	0
36	Casey Mears	5	470	-1475	-94	4	0	0	1	2	1	$104,930	36	0
37	Scott Wimmer	0	459	-1486	-11	4	0	0	0	1	0	$71,900	42	5
38	Ken Schrader	0	456	-1489	-3	6	0	0	0	0	0	$135,990	37	-1
39	Ryan Newman	10	454	-1491	-2	4	0	0	2	2	1	$87,300	41	2
40	Ron Hornaday Jr.	0	437	-1508	-17	4	0	0	0	1	0	$80,335	38	-2
41	Tony Stewart	15	419	-1526	-18	4	0	1	1	1	1	$155,950	45	4
42	Mark Martin	0	406	-1539	-13	3	0	0	2	2	0	$49,565	54	12
43	Mike Wallace	0	400	-1545	-6	4	0	0	0	0	1	$77,425	43	0
44	A.J. Foyt IV #	0	400	-1545	0	7	0	0	0	0	2	$237,835	39	-5
45	Elliott Sadler	0	395	-1550	-5	5	0	0	0	0	0	$110,935	40	-5
46	Mike Bliss	0	386	-1559	-9	5	0	0	0	0	0	$80,215	47	1
47	Stephen Leicht	0	370	-1575	-16	4	0	0	0	0	0	$69,980	49	2
48	Kurt Busch	15	355	-1590	-15	2	0	1	2	2	0	$91,250	44	-4
49	Scott Riggs	0	332	-1613	-23	3	0	0	0	1	1	$60,655	46	-3
50	Kertus Davis	5	321	-1624	-11	7	0	0	0	0	5	$114,240	48	-2
51	Kevin Lepage	0	301	-1644	-20	4	0	0	0	0	1	$61,025	55	4
52	Steve Wallace	5	275	-1670	-26	3	0	0	0	0	0	$58,159	50	-2
53	David Gilliland #	0	259	-1686	-16	4	0	0	0	0	2	$75,175	51	-2
54	Paul Tracy	0	256	-1689	-3	4	0	0	0	0	1	$138,195	52	-2
55	Kevin Conway #	0	253	-1692	-3	4	0	0	0	0	1	$60,131	60	5
56	Jorge Goeters #	0	252	-1693	-1	3	0	0	0	0	1	$78,405	53	-3
57	David Reutimann	0	234	-1711	-18	3	0	0	0	0	2	$62,240	64	7
58	Martin Truex Jr.	10	190	-1755	-44	1	0	1	1	1	0	$47,600	56	-2
59	Steadman Marlin	0	186	-1759	-4	3	0	0	0	0	2	$81,750	57	-2
60	Donnie Neuenberger	0	180	-1765	-6	3	0	0	0	0	1	$89,300	58	-2
61	Boris Said	5	175	-1770	-5	1	1	0	1	1	0	$80,525	59	-2
62	Steve Park	0	159	-1786	-16	3	0	0	0	0	2	$38,505	70	8
63	Chad Chaffin	0	152	-1793	-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	$33,760	61	-2
64	Marc Goossens	5	143	-1802	-9	1	0	0	0	1	0	$46,000	62	-2
65	Stanton Barrett	0	137	-1808	-6	2	0	0	0	0	1	$29,965	63	-2
66	Carlos Contreras	5	135	-1810	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	$45,725	65	-1
67	Matt McCall	0	128	-1817	-7	2	0	0	0	0	1	$39,355	66	-1
68	Adrian Fernandez	0	127	-1818	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$42,025	67	-1
69	Dale Earnhardt Jr	10	122	-1823	-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	$46,150	68	-1
70	Jerry Robertson	0	119	-1826	-3	2	0	0	0	0	1	$28,815	69	-1
71	Steve Grissom	5	105	-1840	-14	1	0	0	0	0	0	$50,176	71	0
72	Chris Cook	0	103	-1842	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	$41,750	72	0
73	Chris Wimmer #	0	89	-1856	-14	2	0	0	0	0	2	$33,950	73	0
74	David Odell	0	88	-1857	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$13,970	74	0
75	Rogelio Lopez	0	76	-1869	-12	1	0	0	0	0	0	$40,400	75	0
76	Ryan Moore	0	76	-1869	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$16,700	76	0
77	Patrick Goeters	0	70	-1875	-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	$42,285	77	0
78	Aric Almirola	0	67	-1878	-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	$14,425	78	0
79	Ron Fellows	0	64	-1881	-3	1	0	0	0	0	1	$40,215	79	0
80	Caleb Holman	0	64	-1881	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$14,390	80	0
81	Jeremy Mayfield	5	63	-1882	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$22,335	81	0
82	Spencer Clark	0	58	-1887	-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	$21,540	82	0
83	Michel Jourdain Jr.	5	54	-1891	-4	1	0	0	0	0	1	$40,020	83	0
84	Todd Bodine	0	52	-1893	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	$24,115	84	0
85	Erin Crocker	0	52	-1893	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$15,480	85	0
86	Jimmy Morales	0	46	-1899	-6	1	0	0	0	0	1	$39,970	86	0
87	Joe Nemechek	0	43	-1902	-3	1	0	0	0	0	1	$43,835	87	0
88	Derrike Cope	0	43	-1902	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$19,665	88	0
89	Randy LaJoie	0	40	-1905	-3	1	0	0	0	0	1	$42,325	89	0
90	Shane Hall	0	40	-1905	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$13,350	90	0
91	Carlos Pardo	0	37	-1908	-3	1	0	0	0	0	1	$41,730	91	0
92	Justin Ashburn	0	37	-1908	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$17,595	92	0
93	Scott Lynch	0	34	-1911	-3	1	0	0	0	0	1	$14,900	93	0
94	Justin Diercks	0	34	-1911	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$13,882	94	0
95	Randy MacDonald	0	0	-1945	-34	1	0	0	0	0	1	$17,553	95	0

(NASCAR Statistical Services)

NASCAR Busch Series
Diamond Hill Plywood 200
Unofficial Owners Points Report Following Race Number 12
Darlington Raceway - Darlington, S.C.

Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Friday, May 12, 2006 @ 11:06 PM Eastern

Pos	Owner	Car #	Points	-Ldr	-Nxt	PPos	G/L
1	Richard Childress	21	1,954	0			0
2	Richard Childress	2	1,598	-356	-356	2	0
3	Joe Gibbs	20	1,566	-388	-32	4	1
4	Jack Roush	60	1,559	-395	-7	3	-1
5	Rick Hendrick	5	1,490	-464	-69	6	1
6	Teresa Earnhardt	11	1,483	-471	-7	5	-1
7	Jack Roush	16	1,469	-485	-14	7	0
8	Rusty Wallace	64	1,450	-504	-19	9	1
9	Joe Gibbs	18	1,432	-522	-18	8	-1
10	Ray Evernham	9	1,359	-595	-73	13	3
11	Delana Harvick	33	1,344	-610	-15	10	-1
12	Gene Haas	00	1,302	-652	-42	11	-1
13	James Finch	1	1,271	-683	-31	12	-1
14	Delana Harvick	77	1,267	-687	-4	15	1
15	Jack Roush	17	1,266	-688	-1	18	3
16	Jodi Geschickter	47	1,256	-698	-10	14	-2
17	Chip Ganassi	41	1,247	-707	-9	16	-1
18	Gregory Pollex	22	1,242	-712	-5	17	-1
19	Edward Rensi	25	1,175	-779	-67	19	0
20	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	88	1,147	-807	-28	20	0
21	Gregory Pollex	10	1,134	-820	-13	22	1
22	Todd Braun	138	1,117	-837	-17	26	4
23	Clarence Brewer	66	1,097	-857	-20	23	0
24	Elizabeth Waltrip	99	1,093	-861	-4	18	-6
25	Jack Roush	50	1,080	-874	-13	21	-4
26	Tammy Brewer	27	1,070	-884	-10	27	1
27	Jack Roush	06	1,060	-894	-10	25	-2
28	Robert Yates	90	1,036	-918	-24	28	0
29	Sam Rensi	35	1,023	-931	-13	29	0
30	Tad Geschickter	59	1,017	-937	-6	31	1
31	Fred Biagi	4	986	-968	-31	30	-1
32	John McGill	36	878	-1,076	-108	32	0
33	Keith Duesenberg	01	846	-1,108	-32	33	0
34	Mimi Fitz	114	839	-1,115	-7	35	1
35	Mike Curb	43	824	-1,130	-15	34	-1
36	Don Miller	139	809	-1,145	-15	36	0
37	Rick Hendrick	157	775	-1,179	-34	39	2
38	Frank Cicci	34	711	-1,243	-64	38	0
39	Armando Fitz	112	689	-1,265	-22	37	-2
40	Jay Robinson	49	512	-1,442	-177	40	0
41	Doug Stringer	38	476	-1,478	-36	41	0
42	Floyd Ganassi	42	470	-1,484	-6	42	0
43	Johnny Davis	0	458	-1,496	-12	43	0
44	John McNelly	156	457	-1,497	-1	44	0
45	Jack Roush	6	406	-1,548	-51	50	5
46	Scott Glynn	58	384	-1,570	-22	45	-1
47	Richard Childress	29	325	-1,629	-59	46	-1
48	Teresa Earnhardt	8	312	-1,642	-13	47	-1
49	Clay Andrews	184	284	-1,670	-28	48	-1
50	Keith Coleman	23	255	-1,699	-29	49	-1
51	Pat MacDonald	72	177	-1,777	-78	51	0
52	Wayne Day	05	174	-1,780	-3	52	0
53	Linda Marsh	131	159	-1,795	-15	54	1
54	Barney Visser	178	119	-1,835	-40	53	-1
55	David Carver	40	101	-1,853	-18	68	13
56	Troy Stafford	228	93	-1,861	-8	57	1
57	C E Clower	107	88	-1,866	-5	55	-2
58	Tom Eriksen	267	76	-1,878	-12	56	-2
59	Christopher Lencheski	30	70	-1,884	-6	999	940
60	Earl Sadler	195	68	-1,886	-2	58	-2
61	JD Gibbs	19	67	-1,887	-1	59	-2
62	Chirs Diederich	165	58	-1,896	-9	60	-2
63	Jill Burgdoff	15	54	-1,900	-4	61	-2
64	Charles Henderson	175	53	-1,901	-1	65	1
65	Troy Williams	268	46	-1,908	-7	62	-3
66	Andrea Nemechek	87	43	-1,911	-3	63	-3
67	Mary Louise Miller	270	34	-1,920	-9	64	-3
68	Barry Tudor	108	31	-1,923	-3	66	-2
69	Stan Silva Sr.	265	28	-1,926	-3	67	-2
70	Larry Hollenbeck	162	19	-1,935	-9	69	-1

(NASCAR Statistical Services)

Hamlin Grabs Another Pole: #20-Denny Hamlin captured his third Busch Pole Award of the year with a speed of 167.670 mph. He was followed by #60-Carl Edwards, #9-Kasey Kahne, #64-Jamie McMurray, and #39-Ryan Newman. Edwards hit the wall on his qualifying lap. The team will have to make repairs and he and will have to drop to the back for the start.(5-12-2006)

NASCAR Busch Series
Diamond Hill Plywood 200
Starting Line-Up by Row
Darlington Raceway - Darlington, S.C.

Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Friday, May 12, 2006 @ 6:27 PM Eastern

	Pos	Car	Driver	Team	Time	Speed
Row 1	1	20	Denny Hamlin	Rockwell Automation Chevrolet	29.329	167.670
Row 1	2	60	Carl Edwards	Henkel Ford	29.346	167.573
Row 2	3	9	Kasey Kahne	Lipton Tea Dodge	29.353	167.533
Row 2	4	64	Jamie McMurray	Jackson Roscoe Foundation Dodge	29.381	167.373
Row 3	5	17	Matt Kenseth	Ameriquest Ford	29.474	166.845
Row 3	6	39	Ryan Newman	Alltel My Circle Dodge	29.474	166.845
Row 4	7	66	Scott Wimmer	Yard-Man Ford	29.616	166.045
Row 4	8	6	Mark Martin	Ameriquest Ford	29.616	166.045
Row 5	9	33	Tony Stewart	Dollar General Chevrolet	29.618	166.034
Row 5	10	11	Paul Menard	Menards/Moen Chevrolet	29.633	165.950
Row 6	11	2	Clint Bowyer	ACDelco Chevrolet	29.644	165.889
Row 6	12	31	Steve Park	Whelen Engineering Chevrolet	29.669	165.749
Row 7	13	16	Greg Biffle	Weyerhaeuser/iLevel Ford	29.676	165.710
Row 7	14	47	Jon Wood	Clorox/American Red Cross Ford	29.678	165.698
Row 8	15	00	Johnny Sauter	Yellow Transportation Chevrolet	29.684	165.665
Row 8	16	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Chevrolet	29.720	165.464
Row 9	17	21	Kevin Harvick	U.S. Coast Guard Chevrolet	29.724	165.442
Row 9	18	01	Jay Sauter	Western Union Chevrolet	29.735	165.381
Row 10	19	06	Todd Kluever #	3M Ford	29.772	165.175
Row 10	20	43	Aaron Fike	RFMS Dodge	29.777	165.148
Row 11	21	5	Kyle Busch	Lowe's/Sta-Green Chevrolet	29.786	165.098
Row 11	22	22	Kenny Wallace	AutoZone Ford	29.795	165.048
Row 12	23	41	Reed Sorenson	Discount Tire Co. Dodge	29.800	165.020
Row 12	24	57	Brian Vickers	Mountain Dew Chevrolet	29.818	164.921
Row 13	25	90	Stephen Leicht	citifinancial Ford	29.825	164.882
Row 13	26	25	Ashton Lewis Jr.	United States Marines Ford	29.903	164.452
Row 14	27	77	Burney Lamar #	Dollar General Chevrolet	29.950	164.194
Row 14	28	88	Mark McFarland #	NAVY Chevrolet	29.975	164.057
Row 15	29	56	Kevin Lepage	Duragloss Chevrolet	29.986	163.997
Row 15	30	59	Stacy Compton	Kingsford/Bush's Baked Beans Ford	30.035	163.729
Row 16	31	4	Mark Green	GEICO/BryMak Dodge	30.059	163.598
Row 16	32	12	Joel Kauffman #	Olympia Steel Buildings Dodge	30.069	163.544
Row 17	33	27	David Green	Huggies Pull-Ups/Bi-Lo Ford	30.081	163.479
Row 17	34	99	David Reutimann	Aaron's Sales & Lease Dodge	30.110	163.321
Row 18	35	18	J.J. Yeley	Vigoro/The Home Depot Chevrolet	30.115	163.294
Row 18	36	50	Danny O'Quinn Jr. #	World Financial Group Ford	30.166	163.018
Row 19	37	1	Mike Wallace	Miccosukee Resorts Dodge	30.231	162.667
Row 19	38	34	Kertus Davis	Sport Clips Chevrolet	30.261	162.506
Row 20	39	10	John Andretti #	Freedom Roads/Camping World Ford	30.299	162.302
Row 20	40	30	Mike Bliss	Smith & Wesson/Berkley Chevrolet	30.334	162.115
Row 21	41	35	Regan Smith	McDonald’s Ford	30.409	161.715
Row 21	42	36	Tim Sauter	Lester Buildings Chevrolet	Owner Points
Row 22	43	40	Kevin Conway #	Carver Racing Dodge	30.360	161.976
Row 22

Did Not Qualify:
#49-Derrike Cope - 160.769 mph
#0-Morgan Shepherd - 160.496
#28-Shane Hall - 159.253
#75-Caleb Holman - DNF

(NASCAR Statistical Services)(5-12-2006)

Newman Paces Happy Hour: #39-Ryan Newman led all drivers in Happy Hour at 164.904 mph. #20-Denny Hamlin was second, followed by #00-Johnny Sauter, #59-Stacy Compton, and #11-Paul Menard. A full field rundown is available at BGNRacing.com.(5-12-2006)
Edwards Fastest in First Practice: #60-Carl Edwards had the fastest lap in the first practice session at Darlington with a speed of 165.749 mph. He was followed by #5-Kyle Busch, #57-Brian Vickers, #59-Stacy Compton, and #64-Jamie McMurray. Complete speeds are available at BGNRacing.com and NASCAR.com.(5-12-2006)
49 Entries for Darlington: There are 49 entries for the Diamond Hill Plywood 200 at Darlington Friday night. For the complete entry list, visit BGNRacing.com. or NASCAR.com.(5-8-2006)

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes - Darlington
- Harvick stays hot; pads points lead … Kevin Harvick (#21 U.S. Coast Guard Chevrolet) won his third race in his last four outings last Friday night at Richmond. The win kept his points lead at a comfortable cushion over Richard Childress Racing teammate Clint Bowyer (#2 ACDelco Chevrolet). There are just three races left before the NASCAR Busch Series stand-alone portion of the schedule begins. Harvick is one of seven drivers attempting to run a full season in both the NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, so his 313-point lead over Bowyer is a luxury considering the possible roadblocks that lie ahead with travel, mainly due to the unpredictable summer weather. A missed race at Nashville last June due to a rain postponement arguably cost Carl Edwards (#60 Henkel Ford) the title. Harvick hasn’t run at Darlington since 2004, and has one top five and three top 10s in seven career NASCAR Busch Series races at the track.
- Menard, Sauter, Wood keeping pace … Paul Menard (#11 Menard’s Chevrolet) comes to Darlington fifth in the NASCAR Busch Series point standings, not only his highest ranking of the season but the best of his 79-race career. He was in 13th place in the points as recently as six races ago. Menard’s rise has been punctuated by four top-10 finishes in his last five races. After a slow start to the year, Johnny Sauter (#00 Yellow Transportation Chevrolet) now stands ninth in the points. He has been in the top 10 for five of the last six weeks and has improved his standing after each of the last three races. Jon Wood (#47 Clorox/American Red Cross Ford) is 10th, and has held a top-10 position in the points in all but one week this season. Menard’s best Darlington finish came in the fall race in 2004 when he was 12th. Sauter’s best finish was fifth in the spring 2003 race while Wood had a forgettable 35th-place finish in his first series start at the track last spring.
- Sorenson grateful for Mom’s support … Just two years removed from ASA and ARCA competition since his rise in NASCAR, 20-year-old Reed Sorenson (#41 Discount Tire Co. Dodge) is quick to point out how influential his mother, Becky, has been as Mother’s Day weekend approaches. “My mom took care of a lot of the business side of my racing career,” Sorenson said. “She did all that stuff and worked for my dad (Brad), too. Dad and I joked sometimes that she liked racing so much that she liked it even more than we did.” Becky Sorenson agreed. “It has been fun watching him grow up through the years and every series he competed in was always very family-oriented, so it made it a great experience for all of us [including daughter Ashley],” she said. “I don’t know if you can ever really pay your parents back,” Sorenson said. “There is probably nothing you could ever do to match what they did for 15 years when I was growing up racing. A lot of money was spent and time taken to help me through it all. I definitely will never forget everything they did and still do for me.”
- Season’s final scheduled test at LMS …. Nearly 50 NASCAR Busch Series teams were scheduled to participate in the fourth and final scheduled test of the season this week at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. This year, NASCAR set a schedule for when and where each of its national series tests at tracks that host NASCAR events. Those tests are the teams’ only opportunities to test at those tracks. LMS is one of four tracks – and the second of two 1.5-mile tracks – that series teams can utilize for tests this season. Daytona International Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Richmond International Raceway already have hosted tests. Teams select two of the three available days to test. Matt Kenseth (#17 Ameriquest Ford) was the fastest in the Tuesday’s opening afternoon session with a speed of 185.542 mph (29.104 seconds). Denny Hamlin (#20 Rockwell Automation Chevrolet) posted the day’s fast time with a lap of 29.012 seconds (186.130). Testing concludes Wednesday night.
- This Week’s NASCAR Busch Series Leaders … Through 11 races of the 35-race season:
  • Driver points leader – Kevin Harvick (1,799)
  • Closing in on Top 10 (Jon Wood 10th – 1,192 points) – Jason Leffler (-4), Burney Lamar (-25), Reed Sorenson (-39)
  • Owner points leader – Richard Childress (#21) – (1,808)
  • Money won – Kevin Harvick ($467,475)
  • Laps led – Kevin Harvick (407)
  • Miles led – Kevin Harvick (523.58)
  • Victories – Kevin Harvick (3)
  • Busch Poles – Denny Hamlin, Jason Leffler, J.J. Yeley (2)
  • Top-five finishes – Kevin Harvick (8)
  • Top-10 finishes – Kevin Harvick (10)
  • Raybestos Rookie Leader – Burney Lamar (+20 over John Andretti)
  • Races led –Kevin Harvick (7)
  • Weeks in Top 10 – Clint Bowyer, Kevin Harvick, J.J. Yeley (11)
- IN THE LOOP: Wallace among season leaders … Kenny Wallace (#22 AutoZone Ford) is 14th in the NASCAR Busch Series point standings heading to Darlington, and could be a factor Friday night, according to NASCAR’s Loop Data Statistics. Wallace, who finished second in last year’s race, was first in Average Running Position one year ago (3.082) and second to race winner Matt Kenseth in Driver Rating (125.7) Kenseth posted a 127.9 Driver Rating. Wallace was second in Fastest Drivers Early in a Run at the egg-shaped oval (159.217 mph) and was 10th among the Fastest Drivers by Straightaway (158.999) on the frontstretch and fourth on the backstretch (170.447). He was fastest in Turn One (152.632), third-fast in Turn Two (155.451) and seventh-fast on Turns Three and Four (136.224). He was best on restarts (158.680) in an event that saw six cautions last year and was tied for 10th in Quality Passes with nine..
ON THE RIGHT TRACK

Mark Martin (#6 Ameriquest Ford), the NASCAR Busch Series’ all-time leader in wins (47), captured eight of those victories at Darlington, the most of any driver. Martin, who is tied with Tommy Ellis for the all-time lead in Busch Poles with 28, has eight starts from the pole at Darlington, also first. Martin has 12 top fives and 16 top 10s in his 26 career races there (tied for third in series history). Martin also has led the most laps (972). … Last year’s race winner, Matt Kenseth, has the best average finish among drivers who have started at least five races – 4.6. Kenseth has started 11.

ETC.

Chevrolet has eight wins and 84 points following Kevin Harvick’s win at Richmond last Friday, building on its lead in the Bill France Performance Cup Standings. Ford has moved into second place with 63 points and has one win this season. Dodge is third by one point (62) and has two wins. Chevy has the most NASCAR Busch Series wins at Darlington (13), but hasn’t won since sweeping in 2003. … Two NASCAR Busch Series teams are based in South Carolina – Phoenix Racing and owner James Finch are in Spartanburg while Johnny Davis Motorsports is in Blacksburg. Kertus Davis, who this week will drive the #34 Frank Cicci Racing with Jim Kelly Chevrolet, is from Gaffney, S.C. … After winning the Busch Pole at Richmond, Jason Leffler (#38 Great Clips Chevrolet) is tied for the series lead in Busch Poles (two). His 76 laps led last Friday night are the most this season for a series regular.

Mark Martin’s appearance at Darlington will be his first in the NASCAR Busch Series at the track since 2000 when he swept both races that season from the Busch Pole. … Tony Stewart (#33 Dollar General Chevrolet) hasn’t started a NASCAR Busch series race at Darlington since 1998. … Todd Kluever (#06 3M Ford) will make his first start at Darlington and although he has never raced there, the track will always be special to him since he won his job at Roush Racing by beating nine other drivers at Darlington at the 2004 "Gong Show."

QUOTEBOOK
- “There isn’t a tire that would last at Darlington. I could take my rental car out there and the tires would be gone after 10 laps.” – Kyle Busch (#5 Lowe’s/Sta-Green Chevrolet).
- “At that place it seems like every lap you are going to get a Darlington stripe, and when you do it is usually big. The bottom line is that you know there is a good chance of it happening, so you just have to be on top of your game every lap so that when it does happen, you are ready to regain control.” – Clint Bowyer.
- “He won his first and only ARCA race on Father’s Day two years ago, so he owes me.” – Becky Sorenson, mother of Reed Sorenson, on her son racing on Mother’s Day weekend.
FROM THE NASCAR BUSCH SERIES “25 SEASONS RUNNING” ARCHIVES

The fifth NASCAR Busch Series event ever held was known as the TransSouth 200 and took place at Darlington International Raceway on April 3, 1982. The race marked one of only six times David Pearson entered a series event. Pearson was known as the master of Darlington and anticipation was high he would have a good showing there.

Harry Gant took the pole for his first of 14 career top starting spots. The field of 23 cars included Dale Earnhardt, Dale Jarrett and his brother Glenn, short-track ace John Anderson and veteran J.D. McDuffie, who also was making one of his rare series starts.

Geoffrey Bodine and Jody Ridley put on a duel for the lead late in the race with Bodine picking up the win. Ridley finished second. Pearson came home third one lap down. Bodine won $8,650 and averaged 129.018 mph for the 200-mile event.

NASCAR BUSCH SERIES “25 SEASONS RUNNING” QUOTEABLES

“I can’t count out Darlington. It was a challenging, driver’s racetrack. In those days, Darlington was turning them away. It was just slam-packed.” – 1990 NASCAR Busch Series champion Chuck Bown on his favorite tracks.

Note: A NASCAR Busch Series “25 Seasons Running” Media Kit CD is available at-track each race weekend and also on-line at nascarmedia.com. A CD can also be obtained by contacting NASCAR PR.

ON DECK: LOWE’S MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Following an off-week, the NASCAR Busch Series returns on May 27 at Lowe’s for the CARQUEST Auto Parts 300. Kyle Busch won last year’s race while Kasey Kahne captured the Busch Pole. FX will carry the race beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Fast Facts

What: Diamond Hill Plywood 200 (Race #12 of 35 in the NASCAR Busch Series).

Where: Darlington Raceway, Darlington, S.C.

When: 8:30 p.m. ET, Friday, May 12.

Track Layout: 1.366-mile egg-shaped oval.

Race Length: 200 miles/147laps.

Posted Awards: $1,068,115.

TV: FX, 8 p.m., ET.

Radio: MRN, XM Satellite.

2005 Winner: Matt Kenseth.

2005 Polesitter: Jimmie Johnson.

2006 NASCAR Busch Series Top 10: 1. Kevin Harvick 1,799. 2. Clint Bowyer 1,486. 3. Carl Edwards 1,417. 4. Denny Hamlin 1,381. 5. Paul Menard 1,359. 6. Kyle Busch 1,340. 7. Greg Biffle 1,314. 8. J.J. Yeley 1,294. 9. Johnny Sauter 1,241. 10. Jon Wood 1,192.

Pre-race schedule (all times local): Fri., May 12 – Practice, 8:30 – 9:45 a.m.; “Rookie Practice,” 9:45 – 10:15 a.m.; Final Practice 10:30 -11:30 a.m. Qualifying 5:05 p.m. (Impound).
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BGNRacing.com
Catchfence.com Busch site
NASCAR.com

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THE RACE: 2006 Diamond Hill Plywood 200 - Darlignton Raceway

Busch Series Race #12 of 35 for the 2006 season

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