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THE RACE: 2006 Meijer 300 Presented by Oreo - Kentucky Speedway

Busch Series Race #16 of 35 for the 2006 season

Last Race - Nashville
Next Race - Milwaukee

Race: Saturday, June 17, 2006 in Sparta, KY
Length: 200 Laps, 300 miles
TV: FX - 8:00pm/et
Radio: MRN
Purse: $$1,413,644
Pre-Race: FX - 7:30pm/et
Announcers: Phil Parsons, Hank Parker, Jr., and Hermie Sadler
Pit Reporters: Mark Garrow and Glen Jarrett

Practice Dates/Times
Meijer 300 practice: Friday, June 16, 4:00pm - 5:00pm/et and 7:00pm-8:00pm/et. Rookie practice 6:30pm - 7:00pm/et

Qualifying Info
Qualifying Draw: Friday, June 16, 3:00pm/et
Qualifying Time: Saturday, June 17, 4:10pm/et
Qualifying: 2 laps for all positions, cars will be impounded. TV coverage tape-delayed on Speed at 5:30pm/et.
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

David Gilliland Wins Meijer 300 at Kentucky!: Competing in just his seventh Busch Series race, #84-David Gilliland passed #18-J.J. Yeley with 10 laps to go to get his first career Busch win. #20-Denny Hamlin was third, #1-Mike Wallace fourth, and #25-Ashton Lewis fifth. There were 10 cautions for 46 laps.

NASCAR Busch Series Race Number 16
Unofficial Race Results for the Meijer 300 presented by Oreo - Saturday, June 17, 2006
Kentucky Speedway - Sparta, Ky. - 1.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 200 Laps - 300.000 Miles

Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Saturday, June 17, 2006 @ 11:49 PM Eastern

Fin	Str	Car	Driver	Team	Laps	Pts	Bns	Award	Status	Ti. Led	Lps Led
1	4	84	David Gilliland #	Hype Manufacuturing Chevrolet	200	185	5	$101,300	Running	1	11
2	10	18	J.J. Yeley	Vigoro/Home Depot Chevrolet	200	175	5	$60,750	Running	1	54
3	1	20	Denny Hamlin	Rockwell Automation Chevrolet	200	170	5	$46,375	Running	2	23
4	17	1	Mike Wallace	Miccosukee Resorts Dodge	200	160		$40,025	Running
5	32	25	Ashton Lewis Jr.	Marines Ford	200	155		$38,684	Running
6	13	21	Kevin Harvick	U.S. Coast Guard Chevrolet	200	155	5	$26,625	Running	1	1
7	30	66	Greg Biffle	Cub Cadet/Duraflame Ford	200	151	5	$25,150	Running	1	41
8	25	99	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine Dodge	200	142		$32,481	Running
9	8	11	Paul Menard	Menards/Moen Chevrolet	200	138		$30,456	Running
10	28	90	Stephen Leicht	citifinancial Ford	200	134		$26,175	Running
11	7	64	Steve Wallace	Jackson Roscoe Foundation Dodge	200	130		$25,950	Running
12	21	2	Clint Bowyer	ACDelco Chevrolet	200	132	5	$22,325	Running	1	9
13	9	5	Kyle Busch	Lowe's/Hitachi Power Tools Chevrolet	200	134	10	$21,550	Running	3	61
14	23	9	Boris Said	Hellmann's Mayonnaise Dodge	200	121		$24,000	Running
15	18	10	John Andretti #	Freedom Roads/Camping World Ford	199	118		$27,381	Running
16	6	35	Regan Smith	McDonald’s Ford	199	115		$25,406	Running
17	15	06	Todd Kluever #	3M/Vikuiti Ford	199	112		$25,281	Running
18	22	15	Michel Jourdain Jr.	Double Stuff OREO's/Kraft Foods Ford	199	109		$19,600	Running
19	20	77	Burney Lamar #	Dollar General Chevrolet	199	106		$30,531	Running
20	14	22	Kenny Wallace	AutoZone Ford	199	103		$25,506	Running
21	12	27	David Green	Kleenex/Meijer Ford	198	100		$30,581	Running
22	19	47	Jon Wood	Clorox/American Red Cross Ford	198	97		$24,656	Running
23	5	50	Danny O'Quinn Jr. #	Transamerica Ford	198	94		$23,676	Running
24	29	59	Stacy Compton	Kingsford/Bush's/Kroger Ford	198	91		$23,176	Running
25	24	56	Kevin Grubb	Hanger 6 Inc. Chevrolet	198	88		$18,775	Running
26	40	88	Mark McFarland #	U.S. Navy Chevrolet	198	85		$22,931	Running
27	31	12	Joel Kauffman #	Supercuts Dodge	198	82		$20,425	Running
28	16	36	Tim Sauter	National City Bank Chevrolet	198	79		$22,681	Running
29	26	01	Jay Sauter	Western Union Chevrolet	198	76		$22,571	Running
30	35	43	Chris Cook	Shift Into Gear Dodge	197	73		$20,535	Running
31	34	33	Aaron Fike	Value City Chevrolet	195	70		$22,351	Running
32	27	00	Johnny Sauter	Yellow Transportation Chevrolet	195	67		$27,741	Running
33	37	70	Justin Diercks	Foretravel Motorhomes Chevrolet	194	64		$17,755	Running
34	11	4	Auggie Vidovich	GEICO/Denbeste Dodge	189	61		$25,145	Accident
35	41	49	Jamie Mosley	Advil Chevrolet	188	58		$17,535	Running
36	2	60	Carl Edwards	Henkel Ford	174	55		$17,500	Running
37	42	58	Chris Horn	TBA Chevrolet	115	52		$17,460	Handling
38	43	28	Shane Hall	Speed Zone Energy Drink Ford	73	49		$17,405	Handling
39	3	41	Reed Sorenson	Discount Tire Co. Dodge	59	46		$17,370	Accident
40	36	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Chevrolet	46	43		$19,335	Accident
41	39	34	Jeff Fuller	GlowBuoy/KL Industries Chevrolet	28	40		$17,275	Accident
42	33	0	Morgan Shepherd	RACEGIRL/Racing with Jesus Chevrolet	8	37		$17,240	Accident
43	38	72	Eric McClure	TBA Chevrolet	5	34		$17,193	Engine

Race Comments

Before an estimated crowd of 73,000, David Gilliland won the Meijer 300 presented by Oreo, posting his first 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: #49 Jamie Mosley (back up car); #99 David Reutimann (driver change).

Failed to Qualify

(3) John Hayden, #85; David Odell, #07; Stan Boyd, #23.

Time of Race	2 hours, 35 minutes, 10 seconds	Average Speed	116.004 mph	Margin of Victory	0.306 Seconds

Caution Flags

10 for 47 laps: Laps 3-7 (#21 Spun front stretch); 9-11 (#0 Spun front stretch); 24-27 (#99 Spun front stretch); 30-37 (#34,38 Accident turn 2 {Red Flag 8:32 Lap 33}); 50-53 (#38 Accident turn 3); 61-68 (#41 Accident turn 3); 118-121 (#77 Spun back stretch); 135-138 (Debris); 184-187 (#43 Spun back stretch); 192-194 (#4 Spun front stretch).

Lead Changes

9 among 7 drivers: D. Hamlin 1-22; K. Busch 23-49; C. Bowyer 50-58; G. Biffle 59-99; K. Busch 100-117; K. Harvick 118; K. Busch 119-134; D. Hamlin 135; J. Yeley 136-189; D. Gilliland 190-200.

Top 10 Driver Points

(1) K. Harvick 2,541; (2) C. Edwards 2,169; (3) D. Hamlin 2,128; (4) C. Bowyer 2,125; (5) G. Biffle 2,035; (6) J. Yeley 2,030; (7) K. Busch 1,948; (8) P. Menard 1,925; (9) J. Sauter 1,720; (10) K. Wallace 1,719.

Busch Pole Award	Denny Hamlin (177.772 mph)
Raybestos Rookie of the Race	David Gilliland #
Sunoco Diamond Performance Award	David Gilliland #
Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge Award	David Gilliland #
WIX Filters Lap Leader Award	David Gilliland, #84 (11 Laps)
Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award	Boris Said, #9 (25 Positions)
Bank of America Card Service Mid-Race Leader Award	Steve Wallace
Goody's Headache Powder Extra Strength Award	David Gilliland #
Mobil 1 Oil Command Performance Driver of the Race	David Gilliland #

(NASCAR Statistical Services)(6-17-2006)

Harvick Expands Points Lead: With Carl Edward's early problem at Kentucky, Kevin Harvick expanded his points lead to 372. Denny Hamlin, Clint Bowyer, and Greg Biffle are the remainder of the top 5.(6-16-2006)

NASCAR Busch Series
Meijer 300 presented by Oreo
Unofficial Points Report Following Race Number 16
Kentucky Speedway - Sparta, Ky.

Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Saturday, June 17, 2006 @ 11:26 PM Eastern

Pos	Driver	BPts	Points	-Ldr	-Nxt	Starts	Poles	Wins	T5s	T10s	DNFs	Money Won	PPos	G/L
1	Kevin Harvick	60	2541	0	0	16	0	3	9	14	0	$549,160	1	0
2	Carl Edwards	50	2169	-372	-372	16	1	2	8	12	1	$499,440	2	0
3	Denny Hamlin	55	2128	-413	-41	16	4	2	6	11	1	$545,669	4	1
4	Clint Bowyer	40	2125	-416	-3	16	0	0	5	7	0	$467,837	3	-1
5	Greg Biffle	35	2035	-506	-90	14	0	1	6	11	1	$415,940	5	0
6	J.J. Yeley	25	2030	-511	-5	16	2	0	5	10	2	$447,994	6	0
7	Kyle Busch	40	1948	-593	-82	16	1	1	3	7	2	$391,530	7	0
8	Paul Menard	15	1925	-616	-23	16	0	0	2	8	1	$456,719	8	0
9	Johnny Sauter	0	1720	-821	-205	16	0	0	0	3	1	$535,028	9	0
10	Kenny Wallace	5	1719	-822	-1	16	0	0	0	2	0	$419,298	10	0
11	Burney Lamar #	0	1652	-889	-67	16	0	0	1	3	2	$517,694	12	1
12	Reed Sorenson	10	1621	-920	-31	16	0	0	1	4	4	$416,044	11	-1
13	Jon Wood	0	1590	-951	-31	16	0	0	1	3	2	$434,769	14	1
14	Ashton Lewis Jr.	10	1589	-952	-1	16	0	0	1	2	1	$404,593	16	2
15	John Andretti #	15	1584	-957	-5	16	0	0	0	1	1	$388,044	15	0
16	Jason Leffler	20	1574	-967	-10	16	2	0	0	3	4	$453,281	13	-3
17	Todd Kluever #	5	1536	-1005	-38	16	1	0	0	2	3	$388,479	17	0
18	David Green	5	1508	-1033	-28	16	0	0	0	1	1	$492,534	19	1
19	Danny O'Quinn Jr. #	0	1496	-1045	-12	16	0	0	0	1	1	$378,084	20	1
20	Mark McFarland #	0	1466	-1075	-30	16	0	0	0	1	0	$376,685	21	1
21	Stacy Compton	0	1414	-1127	-52	16	0	0	0	0	1	$391,116	22	1
22	Matt Kenseth	45	1410	-1131	-4	10	2	0	6	8	1	$293,240	18	-4
23	Regan Smith	0	1376	-1165	-34	16	0	0	0	1	2	$392,518	23	0
24	Michael Waltrip	10	1257	-1284	-119	13	0	0	0	1	2	$291,210	24	0
25	Jamie McMurray	20	1214	-1327	-43	10	0	0	2	6	2	$267,983	25	0
26	Tim Sauter	5	1209	-1332	-5	16	0	0	0	0	3	$370,095	26	0
27	Jay Sauter	0	1136	-1405	-73	14	0	0	0	0	4	$293,553	28	1
28	Jeff Burton	30	1093	-1448	-43	7	0	2	4	6	1	$255,440	27	-1
29	Kasey Kahne	20	949	-1592	-144	8	0	1	2	2	2	$265,135	29	0
30	Mark Green	10	934	-1607	-15	11	0	0	0	1	2	$320,586	30	0
31	Aaron Fike	0	931	-1610	-3	14	0	0	0	0	4	$331,196	32	1
32	Jason Keller	5	871	-1670	-60	8	0	0	0	0	0	$300,340	31	-1
33	Mike Wallace	5	747	-1794	-124	7	0	0	1	1	1	$148,570	38	5
34	Kurt Busch	25	700	-1841	-47	4	0	1	4	4	0	$151,625	33	-1
35	Scott Wimmer	0	665	-1876	-35	6	0	0	0	1	0	$124,225	34	-1
36	Brian Vickers	10	648	-1893	-17	5	0	0	1	3	1	$135,095	35	-1
37	Joel Kauffman #	0	646	-1895	-2	10	0	0	0	0	2	$203,789	40	3
38	Casey Mears	10	635	-1906	-11	5	0	0	2	3	1	$135,905	36	-2
39	Ron Hornaday Jr.	0	592	-1949	-43	5	0	0	1	2	0	$111,960	37	-2
40	Tracy Hines #	0	575	-1966	-17	8	0	0	0	0	2	$202,942	39	-1
41	Steve Wallace	5	572	-1969	-3	6	0	0	0	0	0	$93,389	46	5
42	David Reutimann	0	526	-2015	-46	5	0	0	0	2	2	$104,440	50	8
43	Stephen Leicht	0	504	-2037	-22	5	0	0	0	1	0	$86,330	51	8
44	Elliott Sadler	0	501	-2040	-3	6	0	0	0	0	0	$126,960	41	-3
45	Mark Martin	0	473	-2068	-28	4	0	0	2	2	1	$85,890	42	-3
46	Tony Stewart	15	456	-2085	-17	5	0	1	1	1	2	$185,185	43	-3
47	Ken Schrader	0	456	-2085	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	$135,990	44	-3
48	Ryan Newman	10	454	-2087	-2	4	0	0	2	2	1	$101,325	45	-3
49	David Gilliland #	5	444	-2097	-10	5	0	1	1	1	2	$75,175	56	7
50	Boris Said	5	412	-2129	-32	4	1	0	1	1	1	$115,365	55	5
51	Kertus Davis	5	403	-2138	-9	8	0	0	0	0	5	$146,820	47	-4
52	A.J. Foyt IV #	0	400	-2141	-3	7	0	0	0	0	2	$237,835	48	-4
53	Mike Bliss	0	386	-2155	-14	5	0	0	0	0	0	$94,650	49	-4
54	Martin Truex Jr.	10	345	-2196	-41	2	0	1	2	2	0	$74,475	52	-2
55	Scott Riggs	0	332	-2209	-13	3	0	0	0	1	1	$60,655	53	-2
56	Kevin Lepage	0	301	-2240	-31	4	0	0	0	0	1	$76,915	54	-2
57	Paul Tracy	0	256	-2285	-45	4	0	0	0	0	1	$138,195	57	0
58	Chris Cook	0	255	-2286	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	$59,490	65	7
59	Kevin Conway #	0	253	-2288	-2	4	0	0	0	0	1	$74,231	58	-1
60	Jorge Goeters #	0	252	-2289	-1	3	0	0	0	0	1	$78,405	59	-1
61	Steadman Marlin	0	235	-2306	-17	4	0	0	0	0	3	$97,190	60	-1
62	Stanton Barrett	0	231	-2310	-4	3	0	0	0	0	1	$45,590	61	-1
63	Matt McCall	0	229	-2312	-2	4	0	0	0	0	1	$72,205	62	-1
64	Steve Park	0	211	-2330	-18	4	0	0	0	0	3	$66,755	63	-1
65	Auggie Vidovich	0	201	-2340	-10	3	0	0	0	0	1	$34,290	72	7
66	Aric Almirola	0	197	-2344	-4	2	0	0	0	0	0	$30,725	64	-2
67	Donnie Neuenberger	0	180	-2361	-17	3	0	0	0	0	1	$89,300	66	-1
68	Kevin Grubb	0	176	-2365	-4	2	0	0	0	0	0	$15,945	87	19
69	Mike Skinner	0	173	-2368	-3	2	0	0	0	0	0	$34,785	67	-2
70	Justin Diercks	0	165	-2376	-8	3	0	0	0	0	1	$29,447	83	13
71	Michel Jourdain Jr.	5	163	-2378	-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	$40,020	98	27
72	David Odell	0	161	-2380	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	$30,060	68	-4
73	Morgan Shepherd	0	154	-2387	-7	4	0	0	0	0	4	$46,761	78	5
74	Chad Chaffin	0	152	-2389	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	$33,760	69	-5
75	Jimmie Johnson	0	146	-2395	-6	1	0	0	0	1	0	$21,925	70	-5
76	Shane Hall	5	146	-2395	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	$28,810	85	9
77	Marc Goossens	5	143	-2398	-3	1	0	0	0	1	0	$46,000	71	-6
78	Carlos Contreras	5	135	-2406	-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	$45,725	73	-5
79	Adrian Fernandez	0	127	-2414	-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	$42,025	74	-5
80	Dale Earnhardt Jr	10	122	-2419	-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	$46,150	75	-5
81	Jeff Fuller	0	122	-2419	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	$15,775	88	7
82	Jerry Robertson	0	119	-2422	-3	2	0	0	0	0	1	$28,815	76	-6
83	Dave Blaney	0	118	-2423	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$17,400	77	-6
84	Derrike Cope	0	107	-2434	-11	2	0	0	0	0	1	$34,455	79	-5
85	Todd Bodine	0	107	-2434	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	$40,615	80	-5
86	Steve Grissom	5	105	-2436	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	$50,176	81	-5
87	Cale Gale	0	103	-2438	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	$18,950	82	-5
88	Randy LaJoie	0	98	-2443	-5	2	0	0	0	0	2	$59,645	84	-4
89	Chris Wimmer #	0	89	-2452	-9	2	0	0	0	0	2	$33,950	86	-3
90	Rogelio Lopez	0	76	-2465	-13	1	0	0	0	0	0	$40,400	89	-1
91	Ryan Moore	0	76	-2465	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$16,700	90	-1
92	Brad Coleman	0	76	-2465	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$15,705	91	-1
93	Patrick Goeters	0	70	-2471	-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	$42,285	92	-1
94	Ron Fellows	0	64	-2477	-6	1	0	0	0	0	1	$40,215	93	-1
95	Caleb Holman	0	64	-2477	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$14,390	94	-1
96	Jeremy Mayfield	5	63	-2478	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$22,335	95	-1
97	Spencer Clark	0	58	-2483	-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	$21,540	96	-1
98	Jamie Mosley	0	58	-2483	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0	0	13
99	Jason White	0	55	-2486	-3	1	0	0	0	0	1	$15,480	97	-2
100	Erin Crocker	0	52	-2489	-3	1	0	0	0	0	1	$15,480	99	-1
101	Chris Horn	0	52	-2489	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$0	0	10
102	Jimmy Morales	0	46	-2495	-6	1	0	0	0	0	1	$39,970	100	-2
103	Joe Nemechek	0	43	-2498	-3	1	0	0	0	0	1	$43,835	101	-2
104	Robby Gordon	0	43	-2498	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$15,190	102	-2
105	Carl Long	0	40	-2501	-3	1	0	0	0	0	1	$15,310	103	-2
106	Carlos Pardo	0	37	-2504	-3	1	0	0	0	0	1	$41,730	104	-2
107	Justin Ashburn	0	37	-2504	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$17,595	105	-2
108	Scott Lynch	0	34	-2507	-3	1	0	0	0	0	1	$14,900	106	-2
109	Eric McClure	0	34	-2507	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$0	0	2
110	Randy MacDonald	0	0	-2541	-34	1	0	0	0	0	1	$17,553	107	-3

(NASCAR Statistical Services)(6-17-2006)

NASCAR Busch Series
Meijer 300 presented by Oreo
Unofficial Owners Points Report Following Race Number 16
Kentucky Speedway - Sparta, Ky.

Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Saturday, June 17, 2006 @ 11:49 PM Eastern

Pos	Owner	Car #	Points	-Ldr	-Nxt	PPos	G/L
1	Richard Childress	21	2,550	0			0
2	Jack Roush	60	2,169	-381	-381	2	0
3	Joe Gibbs	20	2,128	-422	-41	4	1
4	Richard Childress	2	2,125	-425	-3	3	-1
5	Joe Gibbs	18	2,030	-520	-95	5	0
6	Rick Hendrick	5	1,948	-602	-82	6	0
7	Teresa Earnhardt	11	1,925	-625	-23	7	0
8	Rusty Wallace	64	1,786	-764	-139	9	1
9	Ray Evernham	9	1,738	-812	-48	11	2
10	Jack Roush	16	1,738	-812	0	8	-2
11	James Finch	1	1,721	-829	-17	15	4
12	Gene Haas	00	1,720	-830	-1	10	-2
13	Gregory Pollex	22	1,719	-831	-1	12	-1
14	Delana Harvick	77	1,652	-898	-67	16	2
15	Delana Harvick	33	1,643	-907	-9	14	-1
16	Chip Ganassi	41	1,621	-929	-22	13	-3
17	Clarence Brewer	66	1,600	-950	-21	20	3
18	Jodi Geschickter	47	1,590	-960	-10	18	0
19	Edward Rensi	25	1,589	-961	-1	21	2
20	Gregory Pollex	10	1,584	-966	-5	19	-1
21	Todd Braun	138	1,574	-976	-10	17	-4
22	Elizabeth Waltrip	99	1,558	-992	-16	24	2
23	Jack Roush	06	1,536	-1,014	-22	22	-1
24	Tammy Brewer	27	1,508	-1,042	-28	25	1
25	Jack Roush	50	1,496	-1,054	-12	26	1
26	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	88	1,466	-1,084	-30	27	1
27	Tad Geschickter	59	1,414	-1,136	-52	28	1
28	Jack Roush	17	1,410	-1,140	-4	23	-5
29	Robert Yates	90	1,377	-1,173	-33	30	1
30	Sam Rensi	35	1,376	-1,174	-1	29	-1
31	Fred Biagi	4	1,257	-1,293	-119	31	0
32	John McGill	36	1,209	-1,341	-48	33	1
33	Keith Duesenberg	01	1,195	-1,355	-14	34	1
34	Don Miller	139	1,154	-1,396	-41	32	-2
35	Mimi Fitz	112	1,116	-1,434	-38	35	0
36	Mike Curb	43	1,089	-1,461	-27	36	0
37	Frank Cicci	34	901	-1,649	-188	37	0
38	Rick Hendrick	157	775	-1,775	-126	38	0
39	Jay Robinson	49	749	-1,801	-26	39	0
40	Armando Fitz	114	689	-1,861	-60	40	0
41	Richard Childress	29	660	-1,890	-29	41	0
42	Floyd Ganassi	42	635	-1,915	-25	42	0
43	John McNelly	156	633	-1,917	-2	45	2
44	Johnny Davis	0	612	-1,938	-21	44	0
45	Todd Braun	132	594	-1,956	-18	43	-2
46	Clay Andrews	184	497	-2,053	-97	49	3
47	Jack Roush	6	473	-2,077	-24	46	-1
48	Teresa Earnhardt	8	467	-2,083	-6	47	-1
49	Scott Glynn	58	384	-2,166	-83	48	-1
50	Pat MacDonald	72	330	-2,220	-54	50	0
51	Keith Coleman	23	320	-2,230	-10	51	0
52	Wayne Day	05	211	-2,339	-109	52	0
53	Linda Marsh	131	211	-2,339	0	53	0
54	JD Gibbs	19	197	-2,353	-14	54	0
55	C E Clower	107	189	-2,361	-8	55	0
56	Mary Louise Miller	270	165	-2,385	-24	61	5
57	Jill Burgdoff	15	163	-2,387	-2	66	9
58	Barney Visser	178	150	-2,400	-13	56	-2
59	Rick Hendrick	148	146	-2,404	-4	57	-2
60	Troy Stafford	228	142	-2,408	-4	62	2
61	Earl Sadler	195	117	-2,433	-25	58	-3
62	Charles Henderson	175	117	-2,433	0	59	-3
63	David Carver	40	117	-2,433	0	60	-3
64	Barry Tudor	108	86	-2,464	-31	70	6
65	Tom Eriksen	267	76	-2,474	-10	63	-2
66	Christopher Lencheski	30	70	-2,480	-6	64	-2
67	Daniel Kinney	185	59	-2,491	-11	72	5
68	Chirs Diederich	165	58	-2,492	-1	65	-3
69	Fred Horn	158	52	-2,498	-6	999	930
70	Troy Williams	268	46	-2,504	-6	67	-3
71	Andrea Nemechek	87	43	-2,507	-3	68	-3
72	Robby Gordon	55	43	-2,507	0	69	-3
73	Stan Silva Sr.	265	28	-2,522	-15	71	-2
74	Larry Hollenbeck	162	19	-2,531	-9	73	-1
75	Jerry McClure	104	19	-2,531	0	74	-1

(NASCAR Statistical Services)(6-17-2006)

Hamlin on the Pole for Tonight's Race: #20-Denny Hamlin's lap of 177.772 mph was fast enough to captuer the Busch pole for the Meijer 300. #60-Carl Edwards will line up outside of Hamlin. #41-Reed Sorenson will start third, #84-David Gilliland fourth, and #50-Danny O'Quinn fifth. The only incident during qualifying was an accident by #49-Jamie Mosley. The team will go to a backup.(6-17-2006)

NASCAR Busch Series
Meijer 300 presented by Oreo
Starting Line-Up by Row
Kentucky Speedway - Sparta, Ky.

Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Saturday, June 17, 2006 @ 05:59 PM Eastern

	Pos	Car	Driver	Team	Time	Speed
Row 1	1	20	Denny Hamlin	Rockwell Automation Chevrolet	30.376	177.772
Row 1	2	60	Carl Edwards	Henkel Ford	30.462	177.270
Row 2	3	41	Reed Sorenson	Discount Tire Co. Dodge	30.472	177.212
Row 2	4	84	David Gilliland #	Hype Manufacuturing Chevrolet	30.525	176.904
Row 3	5	50	Danny O'Quinn Jr. #	Transamerica Ford	30.571	176.638
Row 3	6	35	Regan Smith	McDonald’s Ford	30.612	176.401
Row 4	7	64	Steve Wallace	Jackson Roscoe Foundation Dodge	30.613	176.396
Row 4	8	11	Paul Menard	Menards/Moen Chevrolet	30.632	176.286
Row 5	9	5	Kyle Busch	Lowe's/Hitachi Power Tools Chevrolet	30.635	176.269
Row 5	10	18	J.J. Yeley	Vigoro/Home Depot Chevrolet	30.641	176.234
Row 6	11	4	Auggie Vidovich	GEICO/Denbeste Dodge	30.644	176.217
Row 6	12	27	David Green	Kleenex/Meijer Ford	30.684	175.987
Row 7	13	21	Kevin Harvick	U.S. Coast Guard Chevrolet	30.708	175.850
Row 7	14	22	Kenny Wallace	AutoZone Ford	30.766	175.518
Row 8	15	06	Todd Kluever #	3M/Vikuiti Ford	30.782	175.427
Row 8	16	36	Tim Sauter	National City Bank Chevrolet	30.784	175.416
Row 9	17	1	Mike Wallace	Miccosukee Resorts Dodge	30.795	175.353
Row 9	18	10	John Andretti #	Freedom Roads/Camping World Ford	30.826	175.177
Row 10	19	47	Jon Wood	Clorox/American Red Cross Ford	30.890	174.814
Row 10	20	77	Burney Lamar #	Dollar General Chevrolet	30.936	174.554
Row 11	21	2	Clint Bowyer	ACDelco Chevrolet	30.939	174.537
Row 11	22	15	Michel Jourdain Jr.	Double Stuff OREO's/Kraft Foods Ford	30.942	174.520
Row 12	23	9	Boris Said	Hellmann's Mayonnaise Dodge	30.948	174.486
Row 12	24	56	Kevin Grubb	Hanger 6 Inc. Chevrolet	30.987	174.267
Row 13	25	99	Mark Green	Aaron's Dream Machine Dodge	30.995	174.222
Row 13	26	01	Jay Sauter	Western Union Chevrolet	31.038	173.980
Row 14	27	00	Johnny Sauter	Yellow Transportation Chevrolet	31.043	173.952
Row 14	28	90	Stephen Leicht	citifinancial Ford	31.044	173.947
Row 15	29	59	Stacy Compton	Kingsford/Bush's/Kroger Ford	31.073	173.784
Row 15	30	66	Greg Biffle	Cub Cadet/Duraflame Ford	31.106	173.600
Row 16	31	12	Joel Kauffman #	Supercuts Dodge	31.131	173.461
Row 16	32	25	Ashton Lewis Jr.	Marines Ford	31.178	173.199
Row 17	33	0	Morgan Shepherd	RACEGIRL/Racing with Jesus Chevrolet	31.206	173.044
Row 17	34	33	Aaron Fike	Value City Chevrolet	31.235	172.883
Row 18	35	43	Chris Cook	Shift Into Gear Dodge	31.314	172.447
Row 18	36	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Chevrolet	31.339	172.309
Row 19	37	70	Justin Diercks	Foretravel Motorhomes Chevrolet	31.345	172.276
Row 19	38	72	Eric McClure	TBA Chevrolet	31.352	172.238
Row 20	39	34	Jeff Fuller	GlowBuoy/KL Industries Chevrolet	31.364	172.172
Row 20	40	88	Mark McFarland #	U.S. Navy Chevrolet	31.451	171.696
Row 21	41	49	Jamie Mosley	Advil Ford	31.529	171.271
Row 21	42	58	Chris Horn	TBA Chevrolet	31.543	171.195
Row 22	43	28	Shane Hall	Speed Zone Energy Drink Ford	31.694	170.379

Did Not Qualify:
#85-John Hayden - 168.861 mph
#07-David O'Dell - 168.671
#23-Stan Boyd - 166.200

(NASCAR Statistical Services)(6-17-2006)

Menard Fastest in Happy Hour as well: Building on his first practice session, #11-Paul Menard also was fastest in Happy Hour. He was followed by #21-Kevin Harvick, #5-Kyle Busch, #20-Denny Hamlin, and #18- J.J. Yeley. All Cup drivers, except Greg Biffle, flew down to Kentucky from Michigan, for the session. There was only one incident during Happy Hour - a spin by #23-Stan Boyd. See complete speeds at BGNRacing.com and NASCAR.com.(6-16-2006)
Menard Fastest in First Practice: #11-Paul Menard paced the first practice session at Kentucky. He was followed by #47-Jon Wood, #84-David Gilliland, #38-Jason Leffler, and #06-Tood Kluever. Complete speeds can be found at BGNRacing.com or NASCAR.com.(6-16-2006)
45 on Entry List for Kentucky: Ten Cup drivers are among the 45 on the entry list for Saturday night's Meijer 300. See the complete list at FoxSports.com, BGNRacing.com, or NASCAR.com.(6-12-2006)

NASCAR Busch Series News & Notes - Kentucky
- Hard-charging Edwards chips away at Harvick … Last year’s Kentucky race winner, Carl Edwards (No. 60 Henkel Ford), is the hottest driver in the NASCAR Busch Series. After a 43rd-place finish at Texas due to engine failure relegated him to 11th in the point standings, Edwards has charged back in the last eight races, winning two of his last three (with a second-place at Dover sandwiched in between) and has finished in the top 10 in each of those events – half of those finishes have been top fives. Edwards still has work to do to catch series points leader Kevin Harvick (No. 21 U.S. Coast Guard Chevrolet), but has chipped away at Harvick’s lead, now at 297 points. That margin is the closest a second-place driver has been to the 2001 series champion since Phoenix, when Harvick’s Richard Childress Racing teammate Clint Bowyer (No. 2 ACDelco Chevrolet) was 289 points behind. “We had a great race [at Kentucky] last year leading most laps and winning,” Edwards said. “We are taking the car that we won at Charlotte with us, so I feel real confident going there. The team is on a roll [and] we have been gaining points on Harvick.”
- NASCAR BUSCH SERIES LEADERS THROUGH 15 RACES OF THE 35-RACE SEASON
  Driver points leader – Harvick (2,386)
  Owner points leader – Childress (No. 21) - (2,395)
  Closing on Top 10 (K. Wallace 10th – 1,616 pts.) – Sorenson (-41), Lamar (-70) Weeks in Top 10 – Bowyer, Harvick, Yeley (15)
  Money won – Harvick ($548,660)
  Races led – Harvick (9)
  Laps led – Harvick (414)
  Miles led – Harvick (531.08)
  Victories – Harvick (3)
  Busch poles – Hamlin (3)
  Top-five finishes – Harvick (9) Raybestos Rookie leader – Lamar (+15 over Andretti and Kluever)
  Top-10 finishes – Harvick (13)
- Their old Kentucky home … Owensboro’s David Green (No. 27 Kleenex Ford), the 1994 NASCAR Busch Series champion, and series owner/driver Michael Waltrip head a list of at least 12 NASCAR Busch Series-affiliated drivers, owners or team members who hail from that northwest Kentucky city. “This is the most anticipated race of the year for my team and me,” Green said. “It’s our home-state track and home-state crowd, so there will be a lot of friends and family at the [track]. We’ll also see a lot of my racing competitors – from go-karts through stock cars.” Green’s BREWCO Motorsports team owner Clarence Brewer Jr. and general manager Todd Wilkerson are from Central City, also the headquarters for the team. BREWCO is one of two series outfits – Keith Coleman Racing is located in Eddyville – whose operations are based in Kentucky. Brewer will accept an award prior to the race from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for partnering with the group in support of the “Drive Smart Kentucky” program, an effort created to reduce fatalities, injuries and accidents on high-crash corridors throughout the state. “My administration is committed to creating a safe and reliable highway infrastructure in Kentucky. Our partnership with BREWCO Motorsports gives us a creative vehicle to drive home the message of buckling up and driving smart,” said Governor Ernie Fletcher.
- Seeing double: 10 drivers have hectic weekend ahead … Ten drivers will attempt to pull off double-duty this weekend at Kentucky, but not all will be NASCAR NEXTEL Cup competitors. David Reutimann, who has four NASCAR Busch Series starts this season and finished sixth last week for Michael Waltrip’s team at Nashville, is scheduled to depart following the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Michigan on Friday in order to again drive Waltrip’s No. 99 Aaron’s Dream Machine Dodge. Mike Bliss is slated to do the same in order to drive Frank Cicci’s No. 34 Chevrolet. The same eight NASCAR NEXTEL Cup drivers who traveled to and from Pocono and Nashville last week are also entered at Kentucky: Greg Biffle (No. 66 Cub Cadet Ford), Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch (No. 5 Lowe’s/Hitachi Chevrolet), Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin (No. 20 Rockwell Automation Chevrolet), Reed Sorenson (No. 41 Discount Tire Co. Dodge) and J.J. Yeley (No. 18 Vigoro/Home Depot Chevrolet). All but Biffle are attempting to run full schedules this year in the NASCAR Busch Series and in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup.
- World Cup invades the garage … Over the next few weeks as World Cup soccer is contested, some in the NASCAR Busch Series garage will be watching the tournament with interest, especially within the ppc Racing family. John Andretti’s 13-year-old son Jarett plays midfielder for two different teams, a club team as well as his school team. Father and son were scheduled to attend World Cup quarterfinal matches in Germany between races, but plans fell through. The two did watch matches in their motorcoach when time permitted last week at Nashville. Andretti says he’s a fan of the World Cup himself, and notes that his son’s attention is turned to soccer instead of racing “for now.” Andretti’s teammate, Michel Jourdain Jr. (No. 15 Double Stuff Oreos/KRAFT Foods Ford), a native of Mexico, started playing soccer – or “futbol” as it is called internationally – at age five as a goalkeeper. He played until age 10, when racing became his focus. Not surprisingly, his favorite team is Mexico. Jourdain looks to make his second start of the season; his first 2006 series start was in Mexico City in March.
- IN THE LOOP: Top 10 drivers aren’t always top 10 in Loop Data … Many of the key season-to-date Loop Data statistics for the NASCAR Busch Series show a parallel between drivers currently ranked in the top 10 in points and their standing in the Loop Data. However, not every category is dominated by the top 10 drivers in the points. Nine of the top 10 in driver points are ranked in the top 10 in Average Running Position, headed by Greg Biffle’s 7.832. Kenny Wallace, however, is in 16th at 22.148. Points leader Kevin Harvick leads nine of the top 10 drivers in Driver Rating (112.0), but Wallace is 16th in that category also at 67.2. Only Harvick (2.000) and Wallace (1.733) are drivers in the top 10 in points who are listed among the top 10 Closers in places 1-2, respectively. Carl Edwards is the next highest-ranked Closer in 23rd place (0.333). Six of the current top 10 in the point standings are ranked in the top 10 among Mile Leaders, led by Matt Kenseth (473.22), yet one top-10 points driver, Johnny Sauter (No. 00 Yellow Transportation Chevrolet), isn’t listed among the top 40 in that category. Denny Hamlin (11th, 441) and Wallace (19th, 219) are outside the top 10 in Quality Passes despite being ranked in the top 10 in driver points.
ON THE RIGHT TRACK
Carl Edwards is the only driver to have won a race from the pole, and was the second Raybestos Rookie in a row to win at Kentucky; Kyle Busch won in 2004. … Greg Biffle has three top fives – all second-place finishes – in four races at the track while his three top 10s are tied with Ashton Lewis Jr. (No. 25 U.S. Marine Corps Ford) for most among all drivers. … Jay Sauter (No. 01 Western Union Chevrolet – 2001) and Stacy Compton (No. 59 Kingsford/Bush’s Baked Beans Ford – 2003) won their first and to date only Busch Poles at Kentucky.

ETC.
Ford captured its third win of the season last week at Nashville with Carl Edwards’ victory, and upped its advantage over Dodge to 13 points in the Bill France Performance Cup standings. Chevrolet, which looks to claim its 300th series win at Kentucky, continues to lead with 10 wins and 112 points, while Ford (93 points) is second and Dodge (two wins, 80 points) third. Chevy has three wins at Kentucky to lead all manufacturers there. … Todd Kluever (No. 06 3M Ford) has gained six spots in the NASCAR Busch Series standings in the last three weeks, moving from 23rd to 17th. He captured his first career Busch Pole last week at Nashville. Kluever is tied with John Andretti for second in the series Raybestos Rookie standings. One of last year’s rookies, Denny Hamlin, became the first among the 2005 NASCAR Busch Series class to claim a victory in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup competition when he won from the pole last week at Pocono. He is also the only rookie in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup top 10. … Saturday’s race will be Mark McFarland’s (No. 88 U.S. NAVY Chevrolet) first series race at Kentucky, but not his first visit to the track. In 2004, McFarland spotted at a test session for two-time NASCAR Busch Series champion Randy LaJoie, then at the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at the track later that year. LaJoie is scheduled to practice for Kevin Harvick prior to Harvick’s arrival from Michigan. Other substitute drivers at Kentucky are Kevin Hamlin for Reed Sorenson, Jason Keller for Greg Biffle, Brandon Miller for Clint Bowyer, Hank Parker Jr. for Carl Edwards, Justin Labonte for Kyle Busch, Kertus Davis for Denny Hamlin and Casey Atwood for J.J. Yeley.

NASCAR BUSCH SEREIS FATHER’S DAY QUOTEBOOK
- “I owe a great deal to my dad (Brad). He’s been a tremendous supporter of my racing career and without his help and guidance I wouldn’t be where I am today. He put his racing career on the shelf to allow me to chase a dream and that means the world to me. He’s not as involved as he used to be, but I appreciate everything he has done for me. It sure would be nice to get a win in one of these races for him this weekend.” – Reed Sorenson.
- “My dad (Tom) has been there since I began racing race cars. He helped take me up through the ranks – through legends cars, dwarf cars, and then modifieds. Spending the money that he didn’t have is the biggest thing that I’m the most proud of with my dad. He sacrificed a lot to help us get as far as we did. Once I got a super late model ride with another guy he went over there every day and worked on it and made sure everything was right. He’s always been there for me and my brother (Kurt). He’s always stuck in there with us and stuck up for us.” – Kyle Busch.
- “Unlike a lot of people in this sport, racing wasn’t in my family history. My dad’s (Marlin) a heating electrician in Albion, N.Y. He’s incredibly ambitious and motivated, so I guess that’s what I inherited from him the most. He’s been very supportive of my career choice and I couldn’t ask for much more than that. – Chad Walter, crew chief for Kyle Busch.
FROM THE NASCAR BUSCH SERIES “25 SEASONS RUNNING” ARCHIVES
Kentucky Speedway’s first NASCAR Busch Series race took place in 2001 with Kevin Harvick picking up the win. The young Californian was in the midst of a remarkable season which would culminate with five wins and the series championship while also running full-time as a rookie in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup.

The win at Kentucky was the second of the year for Harvick, who came from the 11th starting spot behind pole-sitter Jay Sauter. Harvick’s starting position is still the deepest in the field for any Kentucky winner. He was at the wheel of a Richard Childress Chevrolet and dominated the race by leading 131 of the event’s 200 laps.

Harvick’s margin of victory was 1.131 seconds over rookie Greg Biffle, who would go on to win the NASCAR Busch Series championship the following season.

NASCAR BUSCH SERIES “25 SEASONS RUNNING” QUOTEABLES
“I started out in Winston West, then a little bit of Cup and Busch North for several years, then back to the Busch Series. And of all my racing careers and all of the races I was lucky enough to win, the Busch championship is by far the highlight. The Busch Series was getting big. It was prestigious to win one.” – Chuck Bown, 1990 NASCAR Busch Series champion.

ON DECK: THE MILWAUKEE MILE
The NASCAR Busch Series makes its next stop at one of the most historic tracks in NASCAR at The Milwaukee Mile on June 24. Wisconsin’s own Johnny Sauter (Necedah) won the event from the Busch Pole last season and this year, he will be challenged by no less than four other Wisconsin natives – two of them his brothers Jay and Tim. Paul Menard (Eau Claire) and Todd Kluever (Sun Prairie) are also set to challenge for the title of Wisconsin’s best.

Fast Facts

What: Meijer 300 presented by Oreo (Race No. 16 of 35 in the NASCAR Busch Series).

Where: Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Ky.

When: 8:05 p.m. ET, Sat., June 17.

Track Layout: 1.5-mile oval.

Race Length: 300 miles/200 laps.

Posted Awards: $1,413,644.

TV: FX, 7:30 p.m., ET.

Radio: MRN, XM Satellite.

2005 Winner: Carl Edwards.

2005 Polesitter: Carl Edwards.

2006 NASCAR Busch Series Top 10: 1. Kevin Harvick 2,386. 2. Carl Edwards 2,114. 3. Clint Bowyer 1,993. 4. Denny Hamlin 1,958. 5. Greg Biffle 1,744. 6. J.J. Yeley 1,855. 7. Kyle Busch 1,814. 8. Paul Menard 1,787. 9. Johnny Sauter 1,653. 10. Kenny Wallace 1,616.

Pre-race schedule (all times local): Fri., June 16 – Practice, 4-5 p.m.; Rookie Practice, 6:30-7p.m.; Final Practice 7-8 p.m. Sat., June 17 – Qualifying 4:05 p.m. (Impound).
Additional Kentucky Busch Race Info at:
kenutckyspeedway.com (Official Track Site)
ESPN.com NASCAR page
BGNRacing.com
Catchfence.com Busch site
NASCAR.com

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THE RACE: 2006 Meijer 300 Presented by Oreo - Kentucky Speedway

Busch Series Race #16 of 35 for the 2006 season

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