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THE RACE: 2007 STATER BROS. 300 - CALIFORNIA SPEEDWAY

Busch Series Race #2 of 35 for the 2007 season

Race: 7:30pm/et, Saturday, February 24, 2007 in Fontana, CA
Length: 150 Laps, 300 miles
TV: ESPN2 - 7:00pm/et
Radio: MRN
Purse: $1,626,139
Announcers: Jerry Punch, Rusty Wallace, Andy Petree
Pit Reporters: Allen Bestwick, Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Mike Massaro

Practice Dates/Times
Practice: Friday, February 23, 11:00am-12:15pm/et and 1:20pm-2:20pm/et. Rookie Practice: 12:30-1:00pm/et.

Qualifying Info
Qualifying Draw: Friday, February 23, 10:00am/et
Qualifying Time: Saturday, February 24, 3:10pm/et
Qualifying: 2 laps for all positions, cars will be impounded.
NASCAR Online will have live lap-by-lap coverage of Busch qualifying via the web (NOTE: this is a paid subscription service). TheHotLap.com has free qualifying coverage.

ENTRY, PRACTICE, QUALIFYING, AND RACE INFORMATION

Kenseth Wins at California: #17-Matt Kenseth led 48 laps at California to win the Stater Bros. 300. He held off a late charge by #24-Casey Mears to capture his 22nd Busch Series win in his 200th series start. #5-Kyle Busch was third, #60-Carl Edwards fourth, and #16-Greg Biffle fifth. The rest of the top ten were #33-Kevin Harvick, #29-Jeff Burton, #20-Denny Hamlin, #4-Regan Smith, and #10-Dave Blaney. There were 8 cautions (which tied the record for this race) for 33 laps.(2-24-2007)

NASCAR Race Number 2
Unofficial Race Results for the Stater Bros. "300 - Saturday, February 24, 2007
California Speedway - Fontana, CA - 2 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 150 Laps - 300 Miles - Purse: $1,626,139

Fin	Str	Car	Driver	Team	Laps	Pts	Total Award	Status
1	2	17	Matt Kenseth	Dish Network Ford	150	195	$82,500	Running
2	5	24	Casey Mears	National Guard/40th Infantry Division	150	170	$60,400	Running
3	7	5	Kyle Busch	Hendrick Autoguard Chevy	150	170	$49,400	Running
4	40	60	Carl Edwards	World Financial Group Ford	150	160	$44,025	Running
5	11	16	Greg Biffle	3M Ford	150	155	$34,225	Running
6	6	33	Kevin Harvick	RoadLoans.com Chevy	150	155	$32,600	Running
7	3	29	Jeff Burton	Holiday Inn Chevy	150	151	$35,250	Running
8	4	20	Denny Hamlin	Rockwell Automation Chevy	150	142	$32,600	Running
9	22	4	Regan Smith	Ginn Resorts Chevy	150	138	$42,805	Running
10	1	10	Dave Blaney	ABF U- Pack Toyota	150	139	$32,625	Running
11	23	18	Tony Stewart	Z-Line Designs Chevy	150	130	$25,650	Running
12	9	22	David Stremme	SuperCuts Dodge	150	127	$25,525	Running
13	19	87	Joe Nemechek	brunton vineyards/swig Chevy	150	124	$26,025	Running
14	15	99	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota	150	121	$36,590	Running
15	17	37	Jamie McMurray	Yard-Man Ford	150	118	$26,005	Running
16	10	9	Scott Riggs	Wisk Dodge	150	115	$30,420	Running
17	28	21	Timothy Peters #	AutoZone Chevy	150	112	$33,110	Running
18	12	6	David Ragan #	America's Tire Ford	150	109	$26,475	Running
19	14	28	Jeff Green	DaytonaBrands.com Chevy	150	106	$24,365	Running
20	25	90	Stephen Leicht	citifinancial Ford	150	103	$35,755	Running
21	24	88	Shane Huffman	U.S. NAVY Chevy	150	100	$26,145	Running
22	8	66	Steve Wallace	Homelife Communities Dodge	150	97	$26,160	Running
23	35	1	J.J. Yeley	Miccosukee Resorts Chevy	150	94	$24,300	Running
24	34	7	Mike Wallace	GEICO Chevy	150	96	$35,590	Running
25	41	59	Marcos Ambrose #	Kingsford/Bush's Ford	150	88	$25,780	Running
26	27	25	Kenny Wallace	freecreditreport.com Ford	150	85	$32,045	Running
27	31	36	Brent Sherman	BIG LOTS Chevy	150	87	$25,385	Running
28	13	34	Jay Sauter	Del Taco Restaurants Chevy	150	79	$25,265	Running
29	32	35	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	McDonald's Ford	150	76	$25,140	Running
30	33	77	Kertus Davis	Dollar General Chevy	150	73	$25,280	Running
31	18	47	Jon Wood	Clorox/American Red Cross Ford	149	70	$31,645	Running
32	37	23	Brad Keselowski #	Oklahoma Centennial Chevy	149	67	$24,810	Running
33	36	14	Kyle Krisiloff #	Clabber Girl Ford	147	64	$24,700	Running
34	21	27	Ward Burton	Cottonelle/Stater Bros. Ford	137	61	$24,590	Running
35	16	12	Sam Hornish Jr. #	Mobil 1 Dodge	132	58	$29,980	Accident
36	20	41	Reed Sorenson	Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Dodge	126	55	$22,370	Running
37	26	15	Paul Menard	Menards/Quaker State Chevy	122	52	$36,285	Engine
38	30	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Toyota	87	49	$30,675	Accident
39	29	42	Juan Pablo Montoya #	Texaco/Havoline Dodge	87	46	$24,115	Accident
40	39	0	Eric McClure	Hefty Chevy	64	43	$24,080	Running
41	38	01	Morgan Shepherd	Chevy	18	40	$24,020	Overheating

Race Comments:	Before an estimated crowd of 37,000 - Matt Kenseth won the Stater Bros. 300, posting his 22nd career NASCAR Busch Series victory. Before the green flag the following drivers dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: #60 Edwards (unapproved impound adjustment); #66 Wallace (unapproved impound adjustment); #0 McClure (unapproved impound adjustment); #59 Ambrose (backup car).
Failed to Qualify:	N/A
Time of Race:	02 Hrs, 20 Mins, 46 Secs.
Average Speed:	127.871 MPH
Margin of Victory:	0.484 Seconds
Caution Flags:	8 for 33 laps: Laps: 4-6(#0,77 spun turn 2); 28-31(Debris); 58-62(#0 accident turn 4); 74-78(#66 accident turn 2); 89-94(#38,42 accident frontstretch); 96-98(#35 spun turn 1); 123-126(Oil on track.); 133-135(#12 accident turn 2).
Lead Changes:	13 among 7 drivers: D. Blaney 1-16; J. Burton 17-28; M. Wallace 29; J. Burton 30-31; K. Busch 32-58; J. Burton 59-63; M. Kenseth 64; J. Burton 65-66; M. Kenseth 67-91; K. Harvick 92-102; J. Burton 103-123; B. Sherman 124; J. Burton 125-128; M. Kenseth 129-150.
Top 10 Driver Points:	(1) K. Harvick 345;(2) C. Edwards 330;(3) M. Kenseth 327;(4) D. Blaney 309;(5) G. Biffle 289;(6) D. Hamlin 280;(7) T. Stewart 272;(8) K. Busch 232;(9) R. Smith 223;(10) M. Ambrose 203.
Busch Pole Award	Dave Blaney, #10 (180.410 mph)
Checkers/Rally's Double Drive Through	David Ragan, #4
Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award	David Ragan, #4 (13 Places)
Mobil1 Command Performance Driver of the Race	David Ragan, #4
Raybestos Rookie of the Year Award	David Ragan, #4
Sunoco Diamond Performance	Matt Kenseth, #17
Wix Filters Lap Leader Award	Mike Wallace, #7 (1 Lap)
Next Race:	Mar. 4, 2007 - Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez

Harvick's Point Lead now at 15: Kevin Harvick continues to lead the Busch Series points. His lead is now 15 over Carl Edwards. Matt Kenseth moves into third with his California win. Dave Blaney is fourth and Greg Biffle is fifth.(2-24-2007)

Points Report
California Speedway
Stater Bros. 300
UNOFFICAL
Provided by NASCAR Statistics- Saturday, 2/24/2007 @ 8:16 PM Pacific

Pos	Driver	BPts	Points	Ldr	Nxt	Starts	Pole	Wins	T5s	T10	Money Won	PPos	G/L
1	Kevin Harvick	10	345	0	0	2	0	1	1	2	$148,800	1	0
2	Carl Edwards	5	330	-15	-15	2	0	0	2	2	$121,475	3	1
3	Matt Kenseth	15	327	-18	-3	2	0	1	1	1	$134,325	11	8
4	Dave Blaney	5	309	-36	-18	2	0	0	1	2	$123,175	2	-2
5	Greg Biffle	0	289	-56	-20	2	0	0	1	2	$83,250	10	5
6	Denny Hamlin	0	280	-65	-9	2	0	0	0	2	$86,850	9	3
7	Tony Stewart	0	272	-73	-8	2	0	0	0	1	$75,950	8	1
8	Kyle Busch	15	232	-113	-40	2	0	0	1	1	$91,925	34	26
9	Regan Smith	0	223	-122	-9	2	0	0	0	1	$91,550	26	17
10	Marcos Ambrose	0	203	-142	-20	2	0	0	0	0	$73,730	16	6
11	David Reutimann	0	197	-148	-6	2	0	0	0	0	$87,060	29	18
12	Mike Wallace	10	195	-150	-2	2	0	0	0	0	$87,085	23	11
13	Brent Sherman	10	192	-153	-3	2	0	0	0	0	$73,585	20	7
14	Jon Wood	0	188	-157	-4	2	0	0	0	0	$89,040	15	1
15	Joe Nemechek	0	185	-160	-3	2	0	0	0	0	$68,825	35	20
16	Casey Mears	0	170	-175	-15	1	0	0	1	1	$60,400	0	40
17	Steve Wallace	0	170	-175	0	2	0	0	0	0	$71,535	30	13
18	Stephen Leicht	0	167	-178	-3	2	0	0	0	0	$85,825	33	15
19	Bobby Hamilton, Jr	0	167	-178	0	2	0	0	0	0	$70,915	24	5
20	Clint Bowyer	5	165	-180	-2	1	0	0	1	1	$62,550	4	-16
21	Paul Menard	0	164	-181	-1	2	0	0	0	0	$89,205	17	-4
22	Mark Martin	0	155	-190	-9	1	0	0	1	1	$58,000	5	-17
23	Martin Truex, Jr	5	155	-190	0	1	0	0	0	1	$53,450	6	-17
24	Jamie Mcmurray	0	155	-190	0	2	0	0	0	0	$68,280	42	18
25	Shane Huffman	0	155	-190	0	2	0	0	0	0	$70,720	37	12
26	Dale Earnhardt, Jr	5	151	-194	-4	1	0	0	0	1	$56,575	7	-19
27	Jeff Burton	5	151	-194	0	1	0	0	0	1	$35,250	0	29
28	Jason Leffler	5	151	-194	0	2	0	0	0	0	$84,520	22	-6
29	Kyle Krisiloff	0	146	-199	-5	2	0	0	0	0	$70,125	27	-2
30	David Ragan	0	143	-202	-3	2	0	0	0	0	$70,672	43	13
31	Robby Gordon	0	130	-215	-13	1	0	0	0	0	$47,300	12	-19
32	Sam Hornish	0	128	-217	-2	2	0	0	0	0	$80,455	31	-1
33	Ward Burton	0	128	-217	0	2	0	0	0	0	$69,690	32	-1
34	David Stremme	0	127	-218	-1	1	0	0	0	0	$25,525	0	22
35	Scott Wimmer	0	124	-221	-3	1	0	0	0	0	$62,965	13	-22
36	Todd Kluever	0	121	-224	-3	1	0	0	0	0	$55,770	14	-22
37	Scott Riggs	0	115	-230	-6	1	0	0	0	0	$30,420	0	19
38	Timothy Peters	0	112	-233	-3	1	0	0	0	0	$33,110	0	18
39	Bobby Labonte	0	109	-236	-3	1	0	0	0	0	$44,875	18	-21
40	Aric Almirola	0	106	-239	-3	1	1	0	0	0	$51,950	19	-21
41	Jeff Green	0	106	-239	0	1	0	0	0	0	$24,365	0	15
42	Reed Sorenson	0	104	-241	-2	2	0	0	0	0	$64,845	38	-4
43	David Gilliland	0	103	-242	-1	1	0	0	0	0	$47,300	21	-22
44	Eric Mcclure	0	101	-244	-2	2	0	0	0	0	$68,730	36	-8
45	J J Yeley	0	94	-251	-7	1	0	0	0	0	$24,300	0	11
46	Juan Pablo Montoya	0	89	-256	-5	2	0	0	0	0	$68,490	40	-6
47	Steve Grissom	0	88	-257	-1	1	0	0	0	0	$45,800	25	-22
48	Kenny Wallace	0	85	-260	-3	1	0	0	0	0	$32,045	0	8
49	Robert Richardson	0	79	-266	-6	1	0	0	0	0	$45,350	28	-21
50	Jay Sauter	0	79	-266	0	1	0	0	0	0	$25,265	0	6
51	Kertus Davis	0	73	-272	-6	1	0	0	0	0	$25,280	0	5
52	Brad Keselowski	0	67	-278	-6	1	0	0	0	0	$24,810	0	4
53	John Andretti	0	46	-299	-21	1	0	0	0	0	$49,645	39	-14
54	Kasey Kahne	0	40	-305	-6	1	0	0	0	0	$47,825	41	-13
55	Morgan Shepherd	0	40	-305	0	1	0	0	0	0	$24,020	0	1

BPts - Bonus Points, -Ldr/-Nxt = Points behind Leader/Next higher, PPos= Previous Position, G/L = Points standing gain/loss

Owner Points
Following Race # 2
California Speedway Stater Bros. 300
UNOFFICIAL

Pos	Owner	Car#	Points	Ldr	Nxt	PPos	G/L
1	Jack Roush	60	330	--	--	3	-2
2	Jack Roush	17	327	-3	-3	11	-9
3	Richard Childress	21	302	-28	-25	1	2
4	Delana Harvick	33	297	-33	-5	8	-4
5	Joe Gibbs	20	280	-50	-17	9	-4
6	Jack Roush	16	276	-54	-4	14	-8
7	Richard Childress	29	275	-55	-1	13	-6
8	Joe Gibbs	18	236	-94	-39	19	-11
9	Rick Hendrick	5	232	-98	-4	34	-25
10	Bobby Ginn	4	223	-107	-9	26	-16
11	Tad Geschickter	59	203	-127	-20	16	-5
12	Rick Hendrick	24	201	-129	-2	44	-32
13	Michael Waltrip	99	197	-133	-4	29	-16
14	James Finch	7	195	-135	-2	23	-9
15	John Mcgill	36	192	-138	-3	20	-5
16	Edward Rensi	25	188	-142	-4	21	-5
17	Jodi Geschickter	47	188	-142	0	15	2
18	Gregory Pollex	10	185	-145	-3	39	-21
19	Gene Haas	28	185	-145	0	28	-9
20	Andrea Nemechek	87	185	-145	0	35	-15
21	Delana Harvick	77	182	-148	-3	18	3
22	Todd Braun	32	170	-160	-12	2	20
23	Rusty Wallace	66	170	-160	0	30	-7
24	Frank Cicci	34	167	-163	-3	25	-1
25	Gary Weisbaum	35	167	-163	0	24	1
26	Robert Yates	90	167	-163	0	33	-7
27	Richard Childress	2	165	-165	-2	4	23
28	Teresa Earnhardt	15	164	-166	-1	17	11
29	Ray Evernham	9	155	-175	-9	41	-12
30	Armando Fitz	22	155	-175	0	45	-15
31	Clarence Brewer	37	155	-175	0	42	-11
32	Dale Earnhardt, Jr	88	155	-175	0	37	-5
33	Jack Roush	106	155	-175	0	6	27
34	Teresa Earnhardt	111	155	-175	0	5	29
35	Teresa Earnhardt	8	151	-179	-4	7	28
36	Todd Braun	38	151	-179	0	22	14
37	Gregory Pollex	14	146	-184	-5	27	10
38	Jack Roush	6	143	-187	-3	43	-5
39	Jack Roush	126	134	-196	-9	10	29
40	Robby Gordon	155	130	-200	-4	12	28
41	Roger Penske	12	128	-202	-2	31	10
42	Tammy Brewer	27	128	-202	0	32	10
43	James Finch	1	116	-214	-12	47	-4
44	Chip Ganassi	41	104	-226	-12	38	6
45	Keith Duesenberg	0	101	-229	-3	36	9
46	Floyd Ganassi	42	89	-241	-12	40	6
47	Keith Coleman	23	86	-244	-3	48	-1

Blaney On Pole for Stater Bros. 300: #10-Dave Blaney grabbed Toyota's first Busch Series pole Saturday afternoon. His top speed was 180.410mph. #17-Matt Kenseth will line up outside of row 1 tonight. Row two will be #29-Jeff Burton and #20-Denny Hamlin. Row 3 will be #24-Casey Mears and #33-Kevin Harvick. There were 2 incidents during the session. First, #60-Carl Edwards spun out on his first lap, but did not hit anything. Second, #59-Marcos Ambrose spun on his warmup lap and did make contact with the wall. He will have to go to a backup. There are only 41 cars at the track so there were no DNQs.(2-24-2007)

Starting Line Up by Row
California Speedway
Stater Bros. 300
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sat, February 24, 2007 @ 02:00 PM Pacific

Pos	Car	Driver	Team	Time	Speed
1	10	Dave Blaney	ABF U- Pack Toyota	39.909	180.410
2	17	Matt Kenseth	Dish Network Ford	39.970	180.135
3	29	Jeff Burton	Holiday Inn Chevy	40.004	179.982
4	20	Denny Hamlin	Rockwell Automation Chevy	40.069	179.690
5	24	Casey Mears	National Guard/40th Infantry Division	40.198	179.113
6	33	Kevin Harvick	RoadLoans.com Chevy	40.243	178.913
7	5	Kyle Busch	Hendrick Autoguard Chevy	40.253	178.869
8	66	Steve Wallace	Homelife Communities Dodge	40.297	178.673
9	22	David Stremme	SuperCuts Dodge	40.337	178.496
10	9	Scott Riggs	Wisk Dodge	40.349	178.443
11	16	Greg Biffle	3M Ford	40.349	178.443
12	6	David Ragan #	America's Tire Ford	40.529	177.651
13	34	Jay Sauter	Amsoil Chevy	40.538	177.611
14	28	Jeff Green	DaytonaBrands.com Chevy	40.541	177.598
15	99	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota	40.570	177.471
16	12	Sam Hornish Jr. #	Mobil 1 Dodge	40.601	177.336
17	37	Jamie McMurray	Yard-Man Ford	40.636	177.183
18	47	Jon Wood	Clorox/American Red Cross Ford	40.676	177.009
19	87	Joe Nemechek	brunton vineyards/swig Chevy	40.689	176.952
20	41	Reed Sorenson	Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Dodge	40.725	176.796
21	27	Ward Burton	Cottonelle/Stater Bros. Ford	40.727	176.787
22	4	Regan Smith	Ginn Resorts Chevy	40.730	176.774
23	18	Tony Stewart	Z-Line Designs Chevy	40.736	176.748
24	88	Shane Huffman	U.S. NAVY Chevy	40.773	176.587
25	90	Stephen Leicht	citifinancial Ford	40.794	176.497
26	15	Paul Menard	Menards/Quaker State Chevy	40.797	176.484
27	25	Kenny Wallace	freecreditreport.com Ford	40.807	176.440
28	21	Timothy Peters #	AutoZone Chevy	40.887	176.095
29	42	Juan Pablo Montoya #	Texaco/Havoline Dodge	40.944	175.850
30	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Toyota	40.987	175.665
31	36	Brent Sherman	BIG LOTS Chevy	40.993	175.640
32	35	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	McDonald's Ford	41.034	175.464
33	77	Kertus Davis	Dollar General Chevy	41.107	175.153
34	7	Mike Wallace	GEICO Chevy	41.169	174.889
35	1	J.J. Yeley	Miccosukee Resorts Chevy	41.272	174.452
36	14	Kyle Krisiloff #	Clabber Girl Ford	41.450	173.703
37	23	Brad Keselowski #	Oklahoma Centennial Chevy	41.578	173.169
38	01	Morgan Shepherd	Chevy	42.046	171.241
39	0	Eric McClure	Hefty Chevy	42.813	168.173
40	60	Carl Edwards	World Financial Group Ford	0.000	0.000
41	59	Marcos Ambrose #	Kingsford/Bush's Ford	0.000	0.000

Did Not Qualify: None

Kenseth Fastest in Happy Hour: #17-Matt Kenseth topped the speed charts in Happy Hour at California Speedway. His top speed was 180.252mph. #20-Denny Hamlin was second. #29-Jeff Burton was third, #22-David Stremme fourth, and #26-Greg Biffle fifth. #01-Morgan Shepherd was the only driver to not make a lap.(2-23-2007)

NBS Final Practice (HAPPY HOUR)
California Speedway
Stater Bros. 300
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, February 23, 2007 @ 11:27 AM Pacific

Pos	Car	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps
1	*17	Matt Kenseth	Dish Network Ford	39.944	180.252	16
2	20	Denny Hamlin	Rockwell Automation Chevy	40.148	179.336	27
3	29	Jeff Burton	Holiday Inn Chevy	40.194	179.131	29
4	*22	David Stremme	SuperCuts Dodge	40.331	178.523	15
5	16	Greg Biffle	3M Ford	40.338	178.492	25
6	10	Dave Blaney	ABF U- Pack Toyota	40.343	178.470	17
7	*24	Casey Mears	National Guard/40th Infantry Division	40.401	178.213	16
8	5	Kyle Busch	Hendrick Autoguard Chevy	40.426	178.103	13
9	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Toyota	40.449	178.002	26
10	99	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota	40.454	177.980	15
11	*12	Sam Hornish Jr. #	Mobil 1 Dodge	40.483	177.852	20
12	18	Tony Stewart	Z-Line Designs Chevy	40.506	177.751	18
13	59	Marcos Ambrose #	Kingsford/Bush's Ford	40.516	177.708	20
14	6	David Ragan #	America's Tire Ford	40.524	177.672	19
15	9	Scott Riggs	Wisk Dodge	40.558	177.524	14
16	88	Shane Huffman	U.S. NAVY Chevy	40.577	177.440	21
17	77	Kertus Davis	Dollar General Chevy	40.581	177.423	17
18	66	Steve Wallace	Homelife Communities Dodge	40.597	177.353	16
19	25	David Gilliland	freecreditreport.com Ford	40.603	177.327	6
20	*34	Jay Sauter	Amsoil Chevy	40.611	177.292	13
21	33	Kevin Harvick	RoadLoans.com Chevy	40.615	177.274	24
22	60	Carl Edwards	World Financial Group Ford	40.626	177.226	15
23	*1	J.J. Yeley	Miccosukee Resorts Chevy	40.636	177.183	9
24	47	Jon Wood	Clorox/American Red Cross Ford	40.683	176.978	19
25	*4	Regan Smith	Ginn Resorts Chevy	40.733	176.761	17
26	*87	Joe Nemechek	brunton vineyards/swig Chevy	40.755	176.665	20
27	37	Jamie McMurray	Yard-Man Ford	40.821	176.380	24
28	90	Stephen Leicht	citifinancial Ford	40.838	176.306	21
29	21	Timothy Peters #	AutoZone Chevy	40.849	176.259	13
30	35	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	McDonald's Ford	40.880	176.125	8
31	15	Paul Menard	Menards/Quaker State Chevy	40.902	176.031	23
32	41	Reed Sorenson	Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Dodge	40.939	175.871	9
33	36	Brent Sherman	BIG LOTS Chevy	40.964	175.764	12
34	7	Mike Wallace	GEICO Chevy	40.983	175.683	10
35	14	Kyle Krisiloff #	Clabber Girl Ford	41.022	175.516	20
36	*42	Juan Pablo Montoya #	Texaco/Havoline Dodge	41.181	174.838	25
37	28	Jeff Green	DaytonaBrands.com Chevy	41.286	174.393	11
38	*23	Brad Keselowski #	Oklahoma Centennial Chevy	41.429	173.791	2
39	27	Ward Burton	Cottonelle/Stater Bros. Ford	41.534	173.352	9
40	0	Eric McClure	Hefty Chevy	42.246	170.430	8
41	*01	Morgan Shepherd	Chevy	0.000	0.000	0

*Required to qualify on time

Harvick Leads California Practice: #33-Kevin Harvick led Friday morning's delayed practice session with a top speed of 181.442mph. #29-Jeff Burton was second, #17-Matt Kenseth third, #60-Carl Edwards fourth, and #38-Jason Leffler fifth. Jay Sauter is in the #34 for Frank Cicci. The session started about an hour late because of rain overnight. There are 41 cars at the track.(2-23-2007)

NBS Practice 1
California Speedway
Stater Bros. 300
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, February 23, 2007 @ 10:02 AM Pacific

Pos	Car	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps
1	33	Kevin Harvick	RoadLoans.com Chevy	39.682	181.442	12
2	29	Jeff Burton	Holiday Inn Chevy	39.944	180.252	7
3	*17	Matt Kenseth	Dish Network Ford	39.995	180.023	21
4	60	Carl Edwards	World Financial Group Ford	40.003	179.987	14
5	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Toyota	40.053	179.762	6
6	5	Kyle Busch	Hendrick Autoguard Chevy	40.091	179.591	10
7	*87	Joe Nemechek	brunton vineyards/swig Chevy	40.092	179.587	15
8	*24	Casey Mears	National Guard/40th Infantry Division	40.128	179.426	22
9	10	Dave Blaney	ABF U- Pack Toyota	40.183	179.180	11
10	99	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota	40.261	178.833	13
11	20	Denny Hamlin	Rockwell Automation Chevy	40.263	178.824	9
12	16	Greg Biffle	3M Ford	40.280	178.749	15
13	18	Tony Stewart	Z-Line Designs Chevy	40.369	178.355	16
14	*1	J.J. Yeley	Miccosukee Resorts Chevy	40.375	178.328	20
15	88	Shane Huffman	U.S. NAVY Chevy	40.379	178.311	16
16	77	Kertus Davis	Dollar General Chevy	40.412	178.165	9
17	*22	David Stremme	SuperCuts Dodge	40.438	178.050	17
18	9	Scott Riggs	Wisk Dodge	40.442	178.033	16
19	*12	Sam Hornish Jr. #	Mobil 1 Dodge	40.455	177.976	24
20	41	Reed Sorenson	Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Dodge	40.472	177.901	15
21	21	Timothy Peters #	AutoZone Chevy	40.509	177.738	12
22	6	David Ragan #	America's Tire Ford	40.526	177.664	18
23	47	Jon Wood	Clorox/American Red Cross Ford	40.541	177.598	18
24	35	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	McDonald's Ford	40.562	177.506	11
25	37	Jamie McMurray	Yard-Man Ford	40.571	177.467	20
26	66	Steve Wallace	Homelife Communities Dodge	40.574	177.454	8
27	*42	Juan Pablo Montoya #	Texaco/Havoline Dodge	40.584	177.410	14
28	14	Kyle Krisiloff #	Clabber Girl Ford	40.591	177.379	18
29	7	Mike Wallace	GEICO Chevy	40.627	177.222	11
30	15	Paul Menard	Menards/Quaker State Chevy	40.674	177.017	15
31	27	Ward Burton	Cottonelle/Stater Bros. Ford	40.706	176.878	10
32	28	Jeff Green	DaytonaBrands.com Chevy	40.717	176.830	13
33	25	David Gilliland	freecreditreport.com Ford	40.761	176.639	7
34	59	Marcos Ambrose #	Kingsford/Bush's Ford	40.773	176.587	16
35	*4	Regan Smith	Ginn Resorts Chevy	40.811	176.423	15
36	*34	Jay Sauter	Amsoil Chevy	40.863	176.199	11
37	*23	Brad Keselowski #	Oklahoma Centennial Chevy	40.941	175.863	8
38	90	Stephen Leicht	citifinancial Ford	41.049	175.400	13
39	36	Brent Sherman	BIG LOTS Chevy	41.135	175.033	12
40	0	Eric McClure	Hefty Chevy	42.764	168.366	8
41	*01	Morgan Shepherd	Chevy	68.991	104.361	1

*Required to qualify on time

Stater Bros. 300 Entry List: There are just 41 cars entered in this weekend's Calfornia race.(2-19-2007)
Items of Interest: Dave Blaney is in the #10 for Braun Racing, while Chad Blount is in the #32. John Andretti is not entered. Tony Stewart is in the #18 for Joe Gibbs. Jeff Green is entered in the #28. The driver of the #34 is again listed at Steve Grissom. Kertus Davis make his first appearance in the #77.
UPDATE: Braun Racing confirmed the team would not run its #32 Toyota this weekend. Dave Blaney drove the #32 last Saturday but is moving to the #10 for California. John Andretti, who drove the #10 at Daytona, is not entered at California. Chad Blount was originally listed as the driver of the #32, but Braun is not running that car at California.(SceneDaily.com)(2-21-2007)
UPDATE 2: Morgan Shepherd will drive a second Davis Motorsports entry in Saturday’s Busch Series race at California, Faith Motorsports announced. The car number, sponsor name or details are not yet available.(Faith Motorsports)(2-22-2007)

NASCAR Busch Series
Stater Bros. 300
Entry List
California Speedway

*Required to qualify on time

	Car	Driver	Hometown	Team	Owner
1	0	Eric McClure	Chilhowie, VA	Hefty Chevy	Keith Duesenberger
2	1	J.J. Yeley*	Phoenix, AZ	Miccosukee Resort Chevy	James Finch
3	4	Regan Smith*	Cato, NY	Ginn Resorts Chevy	Bobby Ginn
4	5	Kyle Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Hendrick Autoguard Chevy	Rick Hendrick
5	6	David Ragan	Unadilla, GA	Discount Tire Ford	Jack Roush
6	7	Mike Wallace	St. Louis, MO	GEICO Chevy	James Finch
7	9	Scott Riggs	Bahama, NC	Wisk Dodge	Ray Evernham
8	10	Dave Blaney	Hartford, OH	ABF Upack Moving Toyota	Greg Pollex
9	12	Sam Hornish, Jr.*	Defiance, OH	Mobil Dodge	Roger Penske
10	14	Kyle Krisiloff	Carmel, IN	Clabber Girl Baking Powder Ford	Greg Pollex
11	15	Paul Menard	Eau Claire, WI	Menard'sChevy	Teresa Earnhardt
12	16	Greg Biffle	Vancouver, WA	3M Ford	Jack Roush
13	17	Matt Kenseth*	Cambridge, WI	Dish Network Ford	Jack Roush
14	18	Tony Stewart	Columbus, IN	Z-Line Designs Chevy	Joe Gibbs
15	20	Denny Hamlin	Midlothian, VA	Rockwell Automation Chevy	Joe Gibbs
16	21	Timothy Peters	Providence, NC	Autozone Chevy	Richard Childress
17	22	David Stremme*	South Bend, IN	Super Cuts Dodge	Armando Fitz
18	23	Brad Keselowski*	Rochester Hills, MI	Oklahoma Centennial Chevy	Keith Coleman
19	24	Casey Mears*	Bakersfield, CA	National Guard Chevy	Rick Hendrick
20	25	David Gilliland	Riverside, CA	Free Credit Report.com Ford	Ed Rensi
21	27	Ward Burton	South Boston, VA	Kleenex Ford	Tammy Brewer
22	28	Jeff Green	Owensboro, KY	TBA Chevy	Gene Haas
23	29	Jeff Burton	South Boston, VA	Holiday Inn Chevy	Richard Childress
24	32	Chad Blount*	Walkerton, IN	TBA Toyota	Todd Braun
25	33	Kevin Harvick	Bakersfield, CA	Road Loans Chevy	Delana Harvick
26	34	Steve Grissom*	Gadsden, AL	TBA Chevy	Frank Cicci
27	35	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	Nashville, TN	McDonald's Ford	Gary Weisbaum
28	36	Brent Sherman*	N. Barrington, IL	Big Lots Chevy	John Mcgill
29	37	Jamie McMurray	Joplin, MO	Yardman Ford	Clarence Brewer
30	38	Jason Leffler	Long Beach, CA	Great Clips Toyota	Todd Braun
31	41	Reed Sorenson	Peachtree City, GA	Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Dodge	Chip Ganassi
32	42	Juan Pablo Montoya*	Bogota, Columbia	Texaco-Havoline Dodge	Floyd Ganassi
33	47	Jon Wood	Stuart, VA	Clorox Ford	Jodi Geschickter
34	59	Marcos Ambrose	Launceston, AU	Kingsford Ford	Tad Geschickter
35	60	Carl Edwards	Columbia, MO	World Financial Group Ford	Jack Roush
36	66	Steve Wallace	Charlotte, NC	Homelife Communities Dodge	Rusty Wallace
37	77	Kertus Davis	Gaffney, SC	Dollar General Stores Chevy	Delana Harvick
38	87	Joe Nemechek*	Naples, FL	TBA Chevy	Andrea Nemechek
39	88	Shane Huffman	Hickory, NC	U.S. Navy Chevy	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
40	90	Stephen Leicht	Asheville, NC	Citifinancial Ford	Robert Yates
41	99	David Reutimann	Zephyrhills, FL	Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota	Michael Waltrip

NASCAR Busch Series News & Notes - California

Gilliland Hopes For Continuation Of Dream With Series Track Debut At California

Talk about a personal whirlwind.

Eight months ago, David Gilliland (#25 freecreditreport.com Ford) was a part-time driver in the NASCAR Busch Series competing for a team that consisted of equally part-time love-of-the-sport guys.

But his career path was forever altered when he won his first NASCAR national series race at Kentucky Speedway last June.

Since that victory – arguably the most memorable in series history – the Riverside, Calif., native secured a shared full-time ride with Team Rensi Motorsports in the NASCAR Busch Series, a full-time NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series ticket with Robert Yates Racing, won his first premier series pole and just last week, won the pole and led the first 18 laps of the Daytona 500 before finishing eighth.

Gilliland’s hometown is a 20 minute drive from California Speedway and although he started his first national series race there last fall in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup competition, he’ll look to make his initial NASCAR Busch Series start at the 2-mile track.

Gilliland’s success has come with only 16 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup and 12 NASCAR Busch Series starts. But the Rensi/Yates partnership offers him plenty of experience with which to learn.

Bobby Hamilton Jr. (#25 McDonald’s Ford) is a young veteran who can mentor Gilliland on the NASCAR Busch Series side while the legendary Ricky Rudd holds the same position in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup garage. Hamilton Jr. was a Busch Pole winner at California in 2001.

“So much has taken place over the last eight months,” Gilliland said. “There’s not an up-and-coming driver out there that doesn’t dream about racing in NASCAR’s top divisions one day.

“It seems like it wasn’t that long ago and I was doing the same thing; now I’m living the dream.”

Long Beach’s Leffler Likes Sleeper Label Heading Home

David Gilliland will have plenty of attention this weekend at California Speedway, which is just fine with his fellow Golden State native, Jason Leffler (#38 Great Clips Toyota). Leffler – who is from Long Beach – started on the outside pole at Daytona last Saturday ushering in the Toyota era in the NASCAR Busch Series. His Braun Racing teammates – Dave Blaney (#32 Fan1st.com Toyota) was second in the race while John Andretti (#10 Camping World Toyota) started fifth – helped cap off a strong 2007 debut for the team. Blaney is scheduled to drive the #10 ABF U-Pack Moving Toyota this weekend while Chad Blount is penciled in for the #32 Camry at California.

Leffler finished 22nd last Saturday but could carry sleeper status to his home-state track this weekend.

In 2004, he captured the pole for the first race at California and registered a top-10 finish in the second event that season.

Leffler posted his track-best of seventh place in the first race at California in 2005 and is anxious to better his average finish of 23rd in both of last season’s events there.

Big Shoes Dept.: Peters Steps Into Champion’s Ride At California

Timothy Peters (#21 AutoZone Chevy) will be in quite a position this weekend in California.

He’ll try to make his second career start in the NASCAR Busch Series which in itself is an exciting prospect for the 27-year-old from Providence, N.C.

Throw in that he’s sharing the #21 Chevy with the driver who won the 2006 series championship and completed a historic sweep at Daytona last weekend – Kevin Harvick – and that Harvick will be racing his own #33 RoadLoans.com Chevy from the Kevin Harvick Inc. stable in Harvick’s home state of California, and it becomes understandable that the excitement could be exchanged for a bit of pressure.

Most of Peters’ NASCAR national series experience has come in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series where he competed in 33 races over the last two seasons. He made his NASCAR Busch Series debut last October at Memphis where he finished 13th after starting 10th.

A little pressure hasn’t seemed to bother Peters, though. Faced with a similar situration during last year at Memphis, he competed solidly with plenty of hoopla surrounding the race. His teammate clinched the 2006 series owner title for Richard Childress while Juan Pablo Montoya (#42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge) made his NASCAR debut.

Chevy Seeks 14th Manufacturers Title

Chevy is off and running in the pursuit to build on its record 13 Bill France Performance Cup titles thanks to Kevin Harvick’s win last Saturday at Daytona.Chevy won the title last year but will now face the challenge of three other manufacturers with the addition of Toyota to the NASCAR Busch Series. Dodge is also seeking its first title while Ford hopes to add its third manufacturer championship this year.

Can Leffler Fend Off Roush-Fenway Racing Contingent At California?

Most people would rather not brave the long trip from Daytona to California – especially after the whirlwind of Speedweeks.

Not Jason Leffler. He’s returning home, and that’s always a welcome voyage. A resident of Moorseville, N.C., Leffler is from Long Beach, Calif., about 60 miles from California Speedway.

In addition to heading home, there’s more good news for Leffler: he’s accumulated some impressive Loop Data numbers, which could mean a solid finish at the Stater Bros. 300.

Over the past four years at California Speedway (three races for Leffler), the 31-year-old has 187 passes, the 10th-highest number among any NASCAR Busch Series driver during that span. With an impressive average finish of 17.7 at California, Leffler could be a threat on Saturday.

But he’ll have some tough competition to negotiate, especially from the Roush-Fenway Racing contingent led by Carl Edwards (#60 World Financial Group Ford), whose name is peppered throughout the Loop Data statistics.

Edwards finished third in this event last year and has a fifth-best Average Running Position of 6.853, a Driver Rating of 118.1 – tied for third-best – and is fourth among all drivers in Green Flag Speed.

Greg Biffle (#16 3M Ford), the defending race winner, could also find himself in Victory Lane, so says the Loop Data. Biffle has a fifth-best Driver Rating of 108.8 and third-fastest Speed on the Frontstretch, which is a pivotal stat when mapping out a California Speedway plan of attack. Biffle also has top-five speeds in each of the turns at California over the past four races held there.

Additionally, Matt Kenseth (#17 Dish Network Ford) is tied with Biffle for most series wins at California (three) while team owner Jack Roush leads in that category with five wins in NASCAR Busch Series competition at California.

ETC

Kertus Davis will make his debut for KHI in the #77 Dollar General Chevy at California Speedway. … The next stop for the NASCAR Busch Series will be at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on March 4. A solid contingent of drivers who hail from Mexico City are scheduled to participate including Adrian Fernandez for Hendrick Motorsports, Michel Jourdain Jr. for Roush-Fenway Racing, Carlos Contreras for Fitz Motorsports and Jorge Goeters for Brewco Motorsports. … Last year’s Mexico City winner Denny Hamlin (#20 Rockwell Automation Chevy) has plenty of early-season optimism, especially when it comes to tracks like California Speedway. “If the Las Vegas test (was) any indication of the cars we have built for intermediate tracks this season, I look forward to competing for wins each week I am in the car,” he said. … Jerry Baxter, crew chief for the #99 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota of David Reutimann, grew up in Turlock, Calif., an hour-and-a-half away from the track. … Shane Huffman (#88 U.S. NAVY Chevy) is scheduled to fly with the Blue Angels flight demonstration team on Feb. 26 at Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif. The team flies between 120-700 mph at heights of 15-15,000 feet.

FAST FACTS

The Race: Stater Bros. 300
The Place:
California Speedway
The Date: Feb. 24, 20071
The Time: 7:30 p.m. (ET)
TV: ESPN2, 7 p.m. (ET)
Track Layout: 2-mile oval
Race Purse: $1,626,139
2005 Winner: Greg Biffle
2006 Pole: Carl Edwards

No. Driver Pts
1 Harvick 190
2 Blaney 170
3 Edwards 170
4 Bowyer 165
5 Martin 155
6 Truex Jr. 155
7 Earnhardt Jr. 151
8 Stewart 142
9 Hamlin 138
10 Biffle 134

Schedule:
Fri.-- Practice, 8-9:15 a.m., Rooke Practice, 9:30-10 a.m.
Sat.— Qualifying, 12:10 p.m. (Impound).

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NASCAR.com

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THE RACE: 2007 STATER BROS. 300 - CALIFORNIA SPEEDWAY

Busch Series Race #2 of 35 for the 2007 season

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