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THE RACE: 2007 BASHAS' SUPERMARKETS 200 - PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

Busch Series Race #9 of 35 for the 2007 season

Race: 9:30pm/et, Friday, April 20, 2007 in Phoenix, AZ
Length: 200 Laps, 200 miles
TV: ESPN2 - 9:00pm/et
Radio: MRN
Purse: $1,259,255
Announcers: Jerry Punch, Dale Jarrett, and Andy Petree
Pit Reporters: Allen Bestwick, Dave Burns, Jamie Little and Vince Welch

Practice Dates/Times
Practice: Thursday, April 19, 2:15-3:35pm/et and 9:45-10:45pm/et. Rookie practice, 7:25-7:55pm/et.

Qualifying Info
Qualifying Draw: Thursday, April 19, 1:15pm/et
Qualifying Time: Friday, April 20, 5:35pm/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

NASCAR Race Number 9
Unofficial Race Results for the Bashas' Supermarkets "200 - Friday, April 20, 2007
Phoenix International Raceway - Phoenix, AZ - 1 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 200 Laps - 200 Miles - Purse: $1,259,255

Fin	Str	Car	Driver	Team	Laps	Pts	Total Award	Status
1	2	2	Clint Bowyer	Camping World Chevy	200	195	$75,400	Running
2	3	17	Matt Kenseth	iLevel by Weyerhaeuser Ford	200	175	$57,425	Running
3	4	29	Jeff Burton	Holiday Inn Chevy	200	170	$46,650	Running
4	7	20	Denny Hamlin	Rockwell Automation Chevy	200	160	$37,675	Running
5	9	60	Carl Edwards	World Finalncial Group Ford	200	155	$32,625	Running
6	15	37	Greg Biffle	Cub Cadet Ford	200	150	$23,900	Running
7	17	24	Casey Mears	National Guard 153rd Field Artillery	200	146	$22,360	Running
8	5	4	Regan Smith	SheaHomes Chevy	200	142	$35,095	Running
9	35	77	Kevin Harvick	Dollar General Chevy	200	138	$21,175	Running
10	12	32	Dave Blaney	Beringer Toyota	200	134	$30,580	Running
11	18	41	David Stremme	Wrigley's Winterfresh Dodge	200	130	$18,475	Running
12	6	99	David Reutimann	Best Western Toyota	200	127	$25,580	Running
13	29	21	Timothy Peters	AutoZone Chevy	200	124	$27,175	Running
14	11	9	Elliott Sadler	Lawry's Dodge	200	121	$22,425	Running
15	31	22	Mike Bliss	SuperCuts Dodge	200	118	$19,125	Running
16	16	25	David Gilliland	freecreditreport.com Ford	200	115	$16,800	Running
17	14	26	Jamie McMurray	Dish Network Ford	200	112	$16,275	Running
18	8	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Toyota	200	109	$23,280	Running
19	37	7	Mike Wallace	GEICO Chevy	200	106	$22,005	Running
20	21	27	Ward Burton	Scott Shop Towels Ford	200	103	$22,730	Running
21	20	42	Juan Pablo Montoya #	Texaco/Havoline Dodge	200	105	$22,150	Running
22	10	59	Marcos Ambrose #	Kingsford/Bush's Ford	200	97	$21,230	Running
23	38	14	Kyle Krisiloff #	Clabber Girl Ford	200	94	$21,480	Running
24	23	1	J.J. Yeley	Miccosukee Resorts Chevy	199	91	$15,325	Running
25	34	47	Jon Wood	Clorox/American Red Cross Ford	199	88	$21,055	Running
26	40	36	Brent Sherman	BIG LOTS Chevy	199	85	$20,830	Running
27	26	72	D.J. Kennington	Northern Provincial Pipeline Dodge	199	82	$17,025	Running
28	32	90	Stephen Leicht	citi financial Ford	198	79	$19,500	Running
29	25	66	Steve Wallace	HomeLife Communities Dodge	195	76	$19,450	Running
30	41	0	Eric McClure	Hefty Chevy	195	73	$19,850	Running
31	30	33	Tony Raines	RoadLoans.com Chevy	179	70	$20,320	Running
32	36	23	Brad Keselowski #	Oklahoma Centennial Chevy	169	67	$16,785	Running
33	13	16	Todd Kluever	3M Ford	154	64	$24,775	Accident
34	19	35	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	McDonald's Ford	147	61	$19,240	Running
35	24	6	David Ragan #	Discount Tire Ford	104	58	$14,685	Accident
36	33	12	Ryan Newman	Kodak Dodge	102	60	$14,650	Accident
37	1	5	Kyle Busch	Spectracide Weed & Grass Killer/Lowe's	101	57	$17,515	Accident
38	22	28	Johnny Sauter	Hyatt Inn & Suites Chevy	71	49	$14,560	Accident
39	42	52	Kevin Lepage	Ford	24	46	$16,510	Vibration
40	39	01	Morgan Shepherd	Race Girl Chevy	20	43	$16,465	Handling
41	43	44	Mike Harmon	All Sports Armour/Tucson Chevy	14	40	$16,415	Brakes
42	27	88	Shane Huffman	U.S. NAVY Chevy	1	37	$18,900	Accident
43	28	18	Aric Almirola	Banquet Chevy	0	34	$16,324	Accident

Race Comments:	Clint Bowyer won the Bashas' Supermarkets 200, his fourth NASCAR Busch Series victory. No one dropped to the rear.
Failed to Qualify:	(1) #50 Brian Pannone.
Time of Race:	02 Hrs, 17 Mins, 01 Secs.
Average Speed:	87.581 MPH
Margin of Victory:	Under caution
Caution Flags:	10 for 56 laps: Laps: 2-11 (#18,33,88 accident turn 3); 59-62 (Debris); 72-76 (#28 accident turn 2); 95-98 (#27,35 accident turn 3); 103-113 (#5,6,12 accident frontstretch); 138-141 (#16 spun turn 4); 145-147 (#42,66 accident turn 2); 156-159 (#16 accident turn 3); 165-169 (#25,47 accident turn 3); 189-194 (#90 accident turn 3).
Lead Changes:	9 among 6 drivers: K. Busch 1-33; C. Bowyer 34-95; R. Newman 96-99; C. Bowyer 100-114; J. Burton 115-137; C. Bowyer 138; J. Montoya # 139-141; C. Bowyer 142-169; M. Kenseth 170-186; C. Bowyer 187-200.
Top 10 Driver Points:	(1) C. Edwards 1,525;(2) D. Blaney 1,101;(3) K. Harvick 1,076;(4) M. Kenseth 1,048;(5) D. Reutimann 1,034;(6) Ky. Busch 970;(7) M. Wallace 925;(8) M. Ambrose # 921;(9) B. Hamilton Jr. 920;(10) D. Hamlin 917.
Busch Pole Award	Kyle Busch, #5 (132.504 mph)
Sunoco Diamond Performance	Clint Bowyer, #2
Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge	Regan Smith, #4 (140.420 seconds)
Featherlite "Most Improved Driver	Timothy Peters, #21 (28 Places)
Raybestos "Rookie of the Race	Juan Pablo Montoya, #42

(NASCAR Statistical Services)

Edwards' Point Lead now 423: Carl Edwards strong season continues with another top 5 run at Phoenix. His point lead increased 21 points, to 424 over Dave Blaney. Kevin Harvick remains third in points, Matt Kenseth moves to fourth, and David Reutimann stays in fifth. Kyle Busch fell out of the top five.(4-20-2007)

Points Report
Phoenix International Raceway
Bashas' Supermarkets 200
UNOFFICAL
Provided by NASCAR Statistics- Friday, 4/20/2007 @ 1:06 AM Eastern

Pos	Driver	BPts	Points	Ldr	Nxt
1	Carl Edwards	40	1525	0	0
2	Dave Blaney	10	1101	-424	-
3	Kevin Harvick	15	1076	-449	-25
4	Matt Kenseth	30	1048	-477	-28
5	David Reutimann	5	1034	-491	-14
6	Kyle Busch	55	970	-555	-64
7	Mike Wallace	25	925	-600	-45
8	Marcos Ambrose #	5	921	-604	-4
9	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	0	920	-605	-1
10	Denny Hamlin	10	917	-608	-3
11	Regan Smith	15	894	-631	-23
12	Stephen Leicht	5	866	-659	-28
13	David Ragan #	10	860	-665	-6
14	Jason Leffler	10	852	-673	-8
15	Greg Biffle	5	840	-685	0
16	Jeff Burton	25	840	-685	-12
17	Juan Pablo Montoya	15	828	-697	-12
18	Jon Wood	0	793	-732	-35
19	Steve Wallace	5	788	-737	-5
20	Shane Huffman	5	786	-739	-2
21	David Stremme	5	783	-742	-3
22	J.J. Yeley	5	778	-747	-5
23	Brent Sherman	15	738	-787	-40
24	Kyle Krisiloff #	0	714	-811	-24
25	Clint Bowyer	20	710	-815	-4
26	Casey Mears	5	673	-852	-37
27	Todd Kluever	5	635	-890	-38
28	Ward Burton	0	631	-894	-4
29	Jamie Mcmurray	5	581	-944	-50
30	Tony Stewart	5	576	-949	-5
31	Eric Mcclure	0	563	-962	-13
32	David Gilliland	0	553	-972	-10
33	Bobby Labonte	0	515	-1010	-38
34	Scott Wimmer	5	486	-1039	-29
35	Paul Menard	0	466	-1059	-20
36	Kasey Kahne	15	465	-1060	-1
37	Brad Keselowski #	0	440	-1085	-25
38	Timothy Peters	0	431	-1094	-9
39	Reed Sorenson	0	396	-1129	-35
40	Aric Almirola	0	395	-1130	-1
41	Mike Bliss	0	386	-1139	-9
42	Jay Sauter	0	376	-1149	-10
43	Johnny Sauter	0	368	-1157	-8
44	Brad Coleman	0	340	-1185	-28
45	Sam Hornish, Jr	0	334	-1191	-6
46	Kurt Busch	5	307	-1218	-27
47	Dale Earnhardt, Jr	5	301	-1224	-6
48	Joe Nemechek	0	300	-1225	-1
49	Mark Martin	0	282	-1243	-18
50	Justin Diercks	0	279	-1246	-3
51	Robby Gordon	0	257	-1268	-22
52	Boris Said	0	241	-1284	-16
53	Ryan Newman	10	225	-1300	-16
54	Stanton Barrett	0	219	-1306	-6
55	Jeff Green	0	200	-1325	-19
Pos	Driver	BPts	Points	Ldr	Nxt
56	Kertus Davis	0	195	-1330	-5
57	Danny O'quinn, Jr	0	194	-1331	-1
58	Scott Pruett	5	160	-1365	-34
59	Martin Truex, Jr	5	155	-1370	-5
60	Jorge Goeters	5	151	-1374	-4
61	Robert Richardson	0	149	-1376	-2
62	Brett Rowe	0	140	-1385	-9
63	Adrian Fernandez	0	138	-1387	-2
64	Tony Raines	0	131	-1394	-7
65	Elliott Sadler	0	121	-1404	-10
66	Scott Riggs	0	115	-1410	-6
67	Kevin Hamlin	0	109	-1416	-6
68	Brian Simo	0	97	-1428	-12
69	Todd Souza	0	94	-1431	-3
70	P J Jones	0	91	-1434	-3
71	Brad Teague	0	89	-1436	-2
72	Steve Grissom	0	88	-1437	-1
73	Michel Jourdain	0	88	-1437	0
74	Kenny Wallace	0	85	-1440	-3
75	Kevin Conway	0	85	-1440	0
76	German Quiroga	5	84	-1441	-1
77	Mike Harmon	0	83	-1442	-1
78	Kevin Lepage	0	83	-1442	0
79	D.J. Kennington		82	-1443	0
80	Cale Gale	0	82	-1443	-1
81	Morgan Shepherd	0	80	-1445	-2
82	Roger Lopez	0	76	-1449	-4
83	Ron Fellows	0	67	-1458	-9
84	Ron Young	0	67	-1458	0
85	J R Fitzpatrick	0	64	-1461	-3
86	Jason Keller	0	64	-1461	0
87	Carlos Contreras	5	63	-1462	-1
88	Alex Garcia	0	61	-1464	-2
89	Richard Johns	0	61	-1464	0
90	John Andretti	0	46	-1479	-15
91	John Young	0	46	-1479	0
92	Jerick Johnson	0	40	-1485	-6
93	Caleb Holman	0	37	-1488	-3
94	Michael Waltrip	0	34	-1491	-3
95	Ruben Pardo	0	0	-1525	-34
96	Tono Perez	0	0	-1525	0

(NASCAR Statistical Services)

Owner Points Following Race # 9
Phoenix International Raceway
Bashas' Supermarkets 200
UNOFFICIAL
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Friday, 4/20/2007 @ 1:14 AM Eastern

Pos	Owner	Car #	Points	Ldr	Nxt	PPos	G/L
1	Jack Roush	60	1,525	--	--	1	0
2	Richard Childress	29	1,326	-199	-199	2	0
3	Joe Gibbs	20	1,224	-301	-102	3	0
4	Jack Roush	17	1,136	-389	-88	5	1
5	Rick Hendrick	5	1,108	-417	-28	4	-1
6	Michael Waltrip	99	1,034	-491	-74	8	2
7	Richard Childress	21	1,033	-492	-1	7	0
8	Delana Harvick	33	1,019	-506	-14	6	-2
9	Armando Fitz	22	995	-530	-24	9	0
10	Ray Evernham	9	942	-583	-53	15	5
11	Floyd Ganassi	42	937	-588	-5	12	1
12	James Finch	7	925	-600	-12	16	4
13	Tad Geschickter	59	921	-604	-4	14	1
14	Gary Weisbaum	35	920	-605	-1	10	-4
15	Bobby Ginn	4	894	-631	-26	20	5
16	Jack Roush	16	894	-631	0	13	-3
17	Roger Penske	12	866	-659	-28	17	0
18	Robert Yates	90	866	-659	0	19	1
19	Jack Roush	6	860	-665	-6	18	-1
20	Todd Braun	38	852	-673	-8	22	2
21	Clarence Brewer	37	848	-677	-4	29	8
22	Delana Harvick	77	848	-677	0	26	4
23	Tammy Brewer	27	846	-679	-2	23	0
24	Gregory Pollex	10	843	-682	-3	11	-13
25	Chip Ganassi	41	821	-704	-22	31	6
26	James Finch	1	800	-725	-21	27	1
27	Jodi Geschickter	47	793	-732	-7	28	1
28	Rusty Wallace	66	788	-737	-5	25	-3
29	Dale Earnhardt, Jr	88	786	-739	-2	21	-8
30	Joe Gibbs	18	777	-748	-9	24	-6
31	Gene Haas	28	743	-782	-34	30	-1
32	John McGill	36	738	-787	-5	32	0
33	Gregory Pollex	14	714	-811	-24	33	0
34	Richard Childress	2	710	-815	-4	38	4
35	Rick Hendrick	24	704	-821	-6	36	1
36	Edward Rensi	25	699	-826	-5	35	-1
37	Keith Duesenberg	0	627	-898	-72	37	0
38	Frank Cicci	34	592	-933	-35	34	-4
39	Teresa Earnhardt	15	466	-1,059	-126	39	0
40	Keith Coleman	23	459	-1,066	-7	40	0
41	Jack Roush	26	372	-1,153	-87	45	4
42	Todd Braun	32	338	-1,187	-34	48	6
43	Mary Louise Miller	170	304	-1,221	-34	41	-2
44	Teresa Earnhardt	8	301	-1,224	-3	42	-2
45	Andrea Nemechek	87	300	-1,225	-1	43	-2
46	Jack Roush	106	282	-1,243	-18	44	-2
47	Robby Gordon	155	257	-1,268	-25	46	-1
48	Jimmy Means	52	219	-1,306	-38	50	2
49	Stanton Barrett	230	219	-1,306	0	47	-2
50	John McNelly	156	194	-1,331	-25	49	-1
51	Teresa Earnhardt	111	155	-1,370	-39	51	0
52	James Rowe	273	97	-1,428	-58	52	0
53	Kelly Souza	113	94	-1,431	-3	53	0
54	Donnie Richardson	44	83	-1,442	-11	58	4
55	Pat Macdonald	72	82	-1,443	-1	-1	-56
56	Johnny Davis	01	80	-1,445	-2	62	6
57	Tom Eriksen	167	76	-1,449	-4	54	-3
58	Jerry Young	171	67	-1,458	-9	55	-3
59	Alex Garcia	298	61	-1,464	-6	56	-3
60	John Young	146	46	-1,479	-15	57	-3
61	Wayne Day	105	43	-1,482	-3	59	-2
62	Jack Johnson	176	40	-1,485	-3	60	-2
63	Charles Henderson	175	37	-1,488	-3	61	-2
64	Robert Richardson	180	31	-1,494	-6	63	-1
65	Jeff Barrister	50	31	-1,494	0	68	3

(NASCAR Statistical Services)

Kyle Busch on Pole for Bashas Supermarkets 200: #5-Kyle Busch is on the Busch pole for Friday nights race at Phoenix. His qualifying speed was 132.504mph. #2-Clint Bowyer will line up second. #17-Matt Kenseth starts third, #29-Jeff Burton fourth, and #4-Regan Smith fifth. The only incident was a spin by #50-Brian Pannone. He hit the wall on his first qualifying lap and was the only DNQ of the race.(4-20-2007)

Starting Line Up by Row
Phoenix International Raceway
Bashas' Supermarkets 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, April 20, 2007 @ 07:07 PM Eastern

Car	Driver	Team	Time	Lap Time	Speed
1	5	Kyle Busch	Spectracide Weed & Grass Killer/Lowe's	27.169	132.504
2	2	Clint Bowyer	Camping World Chevy	27.195	132.377
3	17	Matt Kenseth	iLevel by Weyerhaeuser Ford	27.342	131.666
4	29	Jeff Burton	Holiday Inn Chevy	27.366	131.550
5	4	Regan Smith	SheaHomes Chevy	27.375	131.507
6	99	David Reutimann	Best Western Toyota	27.391	131.430
7	20	Denny Hamlin	Rockwell Automation Chevy	27.425	131.267
8	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Toyota	27.429	131.248
9	60	Carl Edwards	World Finalncial Group Ford	27.448	131.157
10	59	Marcos Ambrose #	Kingsford/Bush's Ford	27.449	131.152
11	9	Elliott Sadler	Lawry's Dodge	27.454	131.128
12	32	Dave Blaney	Beringer Toyota	27.477	131.019
13	16	Todd Kluever	3M Ford	27.477	131.019
14	26	Jamie McMurray	Dish Network Ford	27.572	130.567
15	37	Greg Biffle	Cub Cadet Ford	27.576	130.548
16	25	David Gilliland	freecreditreport.com Ford	27.578	130.539
17	24	Casey Mears	National Guard 153rd Field Artillery Brigade	27.580	130.529
18	41	David Stremme	Wrigley's Winterfresh Dodge	27.581	130.525
19	35	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	McDonald's Ford	27.603	130.421
20	42	Juan Pablo Montoya #	Texaco/Havoline Dodge	27.606	130.406
21	27	Ward Burton	Scott Shop Towels Ford	27.618	130.350
22	28	Johnny Sauter	Hyatt Inn & Suites Chevy	27.626	130.312
23	1	J.J. Yeley	Miccosukee Resorts Chevy	27.678	130.067
24	6	David Ragan #	Discount Tire Ford	27.734	129.805
25	66	Steve Wallace	HomeLife Communities Dodge	27.750	129.730
26	72	D.J. Kennington	Northern Provincial Pipeline Dodge	27.764	129.664
27	88	Shane Huffman	U.S. NAVY Chevy	27.789	129.548
28	18	Aric Almirola	Banquet Chevy	27.826	129.375
29	21	Timothy Peters	AutoZone Chevy	27.833	129.343
30	33	Tony Raines	RoadLoans.com Chevy	27.835	129.334
31	22	Mike Bliss	SuperCuts Dodge	27.857	129.231
32	90	Stephen Leicht	citi financial Ford	27.857	129.231
33	12	Ryan Newman	Kodak Dodge	27.875	129.148
34	47	Jon Wood	Clorox/American Red Cross Ford	27.934	128.875
35	77	Kevin Harvick	Dollar General Chevy	27.943	128.834
36	23	Brad Keselowski #	Oklahoma Centennial Chevy	28.074	128.233
37	7	Mike Wallace	GEICO Chevy	28.130	127.977
38	14	Kyle Krisiloff #	Clabber Girl Ford	28.132	127.968
39	01	Morgan Shepherd	RACEGIRL Chevy	28.218	127.578
40	36	Brent Sherman	BIG LOTS Chevy	28.265	127.366
41	0	Eric McClure	Hefty Chevy	28.940	124.395
42	52	Kevin Lepage	Ford	29.063	123.869
43	44	Mike Harmon	All Sports Armour/Tucson Chevy	29.802	120.797

Did Not Qualify: #50-Brian Pannone

Edwards Leads Happy Hour Too: #60-Carl Edwards backed up his fast practice speed by topping the charts during happy hour. His top speed in the evening session was 130.416mph. The rest of the top 5 were #17-Matt Kenseth, #2-Clint Bowyer, #24-Casey Mears, and #5-Kyle Busch. The only incident was a spin by #29-Jeff Burton. He didn't hit the wall and the car only suffered minor damage.(4-19-2007)

NBS Final Practice (HAPPY HOUR)
Phoenix International Raceway
Bashas' Supermarkets 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Thu, April 19, 2007 @ 10:45 PM Eastern

Pos	Car	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps
1	60	Carl Edwards	World Finalncial Group Ford	27.604	130.416	51
2	*17	Matt Kenseth	iLevel by Weyerhaeuser Ford	27.656	130.171	29
3	*2	Clint Bowyer	Camping World Chevy	27.709	129.922	37
4	*24	Casey Mears	National Guard 153rd Field Artillery	27.712	129.908	33
5	*5	Kyle Busch	Spectracide Weed & Grass Killer/Lowe's	27.730	129.823	36
6	59	Marcos Ambrose #	Kingsford/Bush's Ford	27.730	129.823	30
7	20	Denny Hamlin	Rockwell Automation Chevy	27.761	129.678	38
8	41	David Stremme	Wrigley's Winterfresh Dodge	27.768	129.646	33
9	32	Dave Blaney	Beringer Toyota	27.769	129.641	27
10	4	Regan Smith	SheaHomes Chevy	27.795	129.520	34
11	29	Jeff Burton	Holiday Inn Chevy	27.806	129.468	39
12	88	Shane Huffman	U.S. NAVY Chevy	27.819	129.408	28
13	77	Kevin Harvick	Dollar General Chevy	27.832	129.348	26
14	7	Mike Wallace	GEICO Chevy	27.857	129.231	43
15	37	Greg Biffle	Yard-Man Ford	27.866	129.190	28
16	*12	Ryan Newman	Kodak Dodge	27.895	129.055	53
17	14	Kyle Krisiloff #	Clabber Girl Ford	27.907	129.000	29
18	1	J.J. Yeley	Miccosukee Resorts Chevy	27.939	128.852	37
19	99	David Reutimann	Best Western Toyota	27.941	128.843	47
20	21	Timothy Peters	AutoZone Chevy	27.963	128.742	57
21	42	Juan Pablo Montoya #	Texaco/Havoline Dodge	27.970	128.709	25
22	90	Stephen Leicht	citi financial Ford	27.971	128.705	36
23	6	David Ragan #	Discount Tire Ford	27.977	128.677	30
24	18	Aric Almirola	Banquet Chevy	27.978	128.673	33
25	47	Jon Wood	Clorox/American Red Cross Ford	27.983	128.650	40
26	*26	Jamie McMurray	Dish Network Ford	28.003	128.558	28
27	9	Elliott Sadler	Lawry's Dodge	28.056	128.315	42
28	*25	David Gilliland	freecreditreport.com Ford	28.060	128.297	34
29	22	Mike Bliss	SuperCuts Dodge	28.073	128.237	38
30	33	Tony Raines	RoadLoans.com Chevy	28.110	128.068	42
31	35	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	McDonald's Ford	28.170	127.796	29
32	66	Steve Wallace	HomeLife Communities Dodge	28.172	127.786	36
33	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Toyota	28.183	127.737	32
34	27	Ward Burton	Scott Shop Towels Ford	28.187	127.718	39
35	16	Todd Kluever	3M Ford	28.187	127.718	40
36	*01	Morgan Shepherd	Racing with Jesus Chevy	28.249	127.438	8
37	36	Brent Sherman	BIG LOTS Chevy	28.330	127.074	25
38	28	Johnny Sauter	Hyatt Inn & Suites Chevy	28.337	127.042	24
39	*72	D.J. Kennington	Northern Provincial Pipeline Dodge	28.356	126.957	4
40	*23	Brad Keselowski #	Oklahoma Centennial Chevy	28.522	126.218	34
41	*50	Brian Pannone	racecarstupid.com Ford	29.058	123.890	21
42	*52	Kevin Lepage	Ford	29.278	122.959	3
43	*0	Eric McClure	Hefty Chevy	29.288	122.917	19
44	*44	Mike Harmon	All Sports Armour/Tucson Chevy	29.725	121.110	6

*Required to qualify on time
(NASCAR Statistical Services)

NBS Rookie Practice
Phoenix International Raceway
Bashas' Supermarkets 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Thu, April 19, 2007 @ 07:55 PM Eastern

Pos	Car	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps
1	6	David Ragan #	Discount Tire Ford	27.481	131.000	15
2	21	Timothy Peters	AutoZone Chevy	27.669	130.110	20
3	*72	D.J. Kennington	Northern Provincial Pipeline Dodge	27.752	129.720	10
4	99	David Reutimann	Best Western Toyota	27.975	128.686	6
5	59	Marcos Ambrose #	Kingsford/Bush's Ford	28.160	127.841	16
6	14	Kyle Krisiloff #	Clabber Girl Ford	28.338	127.038	14
7	*23	Brad Keselowski #	Oklahoma Centennial Chevy	28.345	127.007	14
8	*50	Brian Pannone	racecarstupid.com Ford	30.011	119.956	9

*Required to qualify on time
(NASCAR Statistical Services)

NBS Practice 1
Phoenix International Raceway
Bashas' Supermarkets 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Thu, April 19, 2007 @ 03:34 PM Eastern

Pos	Car	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps
1	60	Carl Edwards	World Finalncial Group Ford	27.327	131.738	15
2	*5	Kyle Busch	Spectracide Weed & Grass Killer/Lowe's	27.537	130.733	12
3	*2	Clint Bowyer	Camping World Chevy	27.588	130.492	12
4	99	David Reutimann	Best Western Toyota	27.636	130.265	38
5	*24	Casey Mears	National Guard 153rd Field Artillery	27.646	130.218	34
6	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Toyota	27.733	129.809	32
7	6	David Ragan #	Discount Tire Ford	27.735	129.800	33
8	29	Jeff Burton	Holiday Inn Chevy	27.745	129.753	29
9	32	Dave Blaney	Beringer Toyota	27.746	129.748	18
10	33	Tony Raines	RoadLoans.com Chevy	27.771	129.632	30
11	20	Denny Hamlin	Rockwell Automation Chevy	27.784	129.571	18
12	47	Jon Wood	Clorox/American Red Cross Ford	27.791	129.538	42
13	22	Mike Bliss	SuperCuts Dodge	27.800	129.496	29
14	*25	David Gilliland	freecreditreport.com Ford	27.822	129.394	24
15	4	Regan Smith	SheaHomes Chevy	27.832	129.348	16
16	88	Shane Huffman	U.S. NAVY Chevy	27.834	129.338	26
17	*17	Matt Kenseth	iLevel by Weyerhaeuser Ford	27.836	129.329	21
18	16	Todd Kluever	3M Ford	27.856	129.236	25
19	77	Kevin Harvick	Dollar General Chevy	27.930	128.894	20
20	90	Stephen Leicht	citi financial Ford	28.002	128.562	8
21	37	Greg Biffle	Yard-Man Ford	28.015	128.503	20
22	35	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	McDonald's Ford	28.074	128.233	32
23	27	Ward Burton	Scott Shop Towels Ford	28.105	128.091	35
24	9	Elliott Sadler	Lawry's Dodge	28.108	128.077	24
25	*26	Jamie McMurray	Dish Network Ford	28.138	127.941	37
26	18	Aric Almirola	Banquet Chevy	28.149	127.891	34
27	7	Mike Wallace	GEICO Chevy	28.153	127.873	22
28	1	J.J. Yeley	Miccosukee Resorts Chevy	28.162	127.832	17
29	36	Brent Sherman	BIG LOTS Chevy	28.190	127.705	28
30	59	Marcos Ambrose #	Kingsford/Bush's Ford	28.199	127.664	35
31	41	David Stremme	Wrigley's Winterfresh Dodge	28.208	127.623	7
32	*12	Ryan Newman	Kodak Dodge	28.215	127.592	19
33	14	Kyle Krisiloff #	Clabber Girl Ford	28.247	127.447	17
34	42	Juan Pablo Montoya #	Texaco/Havoline Dodge	28.264	127.371	46
35	28	Johnny Sauter	Hyatt Inn & Suites Chevy	28.281	127.294	16
36	*01	Morgan Shepherd	Racing with Jesus Chevy	28.308	127.173	6
37	21	Timothy Peters	AutoZone Chevy	28.318	127.128	36
38	66	Steve Wallace	HomeLife Communities Dodge	28.481	126.400	20
39	*23	Brad Keselowski #	Oklahoma Centennial Chevy	28.660	125.611	11
40	*72	D.J. Kennington	Northern Provincial Pipeline Dodge	28.667	125.580	33
41	*52	Kevin Lepage	Ford	29.062	123.873	6
42	*0	Eric McClure	Hefty Chevy	29.125	123.605	29
43	*44	Mike Harmon	All Sports Armour/Tucson Chevy	29.527	121.922	9

*Required to qualify on time
(NASCAR Statistical Services)

Phoenix Entry List: UPDATE 5: There are 45 entries for Friday night's Bashas' Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix. Some notes of interest: Boris Said is back in the #9 for Evernham, #10-Dave Blaney will be sponsored by Beringer Wine, the #18 will be driven by Aric Almirola, Scott Wimmer is in the #29, Jay Sauter and the #34 Frank Cicci team are listed, but did not go to Texas, Mike Harmon is back and in the #44, Brian Pannone will try to make his series debut in the #50 for Jeff Barrister, and Kevin Lepage is again in the #52. The list is posted on the Phoenix Race Page.(4-17-2007)
UPDATE: Jeff Burton will be in the #29 rather than Scott Wimmer. David Stremme will be in the #41 instead of Reed Sorenson. Ryan Newman will likely be in the #12. Sam Hornish was on the preliminary entry list, but will be in Japan for the IRL race.(4-17-2007)
UPDATE 2: Kevin Harvick will be in the #77, rather than the #21 as originally listed. Timothy Peters will be in the #21.(4-17-2007)
UPDATE 3: Elliott Sadler will be in the #9 in place of Boris Said.(4-18-2007)
UPDATE 4: The #34 Frank Cicci Racing team has been removed, bringing the total to 44 entries.(4-18-2007)
UPDATE 5: The #72 team with driver DJ Kennington was a late entry. The #76-Jerick Johnson team withdrew. There are 44 cars at the track.(4-19-2007)

Preliminary Entry List
Phoenix International Raceway
Bashas' Supermarkets 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Tue, April 17, 2007 @ 02:51 AM Eastern

Ent.	Car	Driver	Driver's Hometown	Team Name	Owner
1.	0	Eric McClure	Chilhowie, VA	Hefty Chevy	Keith Duesenberg
2.	1	J.J. Yeley	Phoenix, AZ	Miccosukee Resort Chevy	James Finch
3.	01	Morgan Shepherd	Conover, NC	Race Girl Chevy	Johnny Davis
4.	2	Clint Bowyer	Emporia, KS	BB&T Chevy	Richard Childress
5.	4	Regan Smith	Cato, NY	Ginn Clubs & Resorts Chevy	Bobby Ginn
6.	5	Kyle Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Spectracide/Lowe's Chevy	Rick Hendrick
7.	6	David Ragan	Kannapolis, NC	Discount Tire Ford	Jack Roush
8.	7	Mike Wallace	St. Louis, MO	GEICO Chevy	James Finch
9.	9	Elliott Sadler	Emporia, VA	Lawry's Dodge	Ray Evernham
10.	10	Dave Blaney	Hartford, OH	Beringer Toyota	Greg Pollex
11.	12	Ryan Newman	Soth Bend, IN	Mobil 1 Dodge	Roger Penske
12.	14	Kyle Krisiloff	Carmel, IN	Clabber Girl Baking Powder Ford	Greg Pollex
13.	16	Todd Kluever	Sun Prairie, WI	3M Ford	Jack Roush
14.	17	Matt Kenseth	Cambridge, WI	I Level Ford	Jack Roush
15.	18	Aric Almirola	Tampa, FL	Banquet Foods Chevy	Joe Gibbs
16.	20	Denny Hamlin	Chesterfield, VA	Rockwell Automation Chevy	Joe Gibbs
17.	21	Timothy Peters	Providence, NC	Auto Zone Chevy	Richard Childress
18.	22	David Stremme	South Bend, IN	Supercuts Dodge	Armando Fitz
19.	23	Brad Keselowski	Rochester Hills, MI	Oklahoma Centinnial Chevy	Keith Coleman
20.	24	Casey Mears	Bakersfield, CA	National Guard Chevy	Rick Hendrick
21.	25	David Gilliland	Riverside, CA	FreeCreditReport.com Ford	Ed Rensi
22.	26	Greg Biffle	Vancouver, WA	Oreo Ford	Jack Roush
23.	27	Ward Burton	South Boston, VA	Scott Shop Towels Ford	Tammy Brewer
24.	28	Johnny Sauter	Necedah, WI	Checkers / Rally's Chevy	Gene Haas
25.	29	Jeff Burton	South Boston, VA	Holiday Inn Chevy	Richard Childress
26.	33	Tony Raines	LaPorte, IN	RoadLoans.com Chevy	Delana Harvick
28.	35	Bobby Hamilton Jr	Nashville, TN	McDonald's Ford	Gary Weisbaum
29.	36	Brent Sherman	N. Barrington, IL	Big Lots! Chevy	John McGill
30.	37	Jamie McMurray	Joplin, MO	Yard-Man Ford	Clarence Brewer
31.	38	Jason Leffler	Long Beach, CA	Great Clips Toyota	Todd Braun
32.	41	David Stremme	South Bend, IN	Wriglery's Juicy Fruit Dodge	Chip Ganassi
33.	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Bogota, CO	Texaco / Havoline Dodge	Floyd Ganassi
34.	44	Mike Harmon	Birmingport, AL	All Sports Armour/Browning Chevy	Donnie Richardson
35.	47	Jon Wood	Stuart, VA	Clorox Ford	Jodi Geschickter
36.	50	Brian Pannone	Riverside, CA	Racecarstupid.com Ford	Jeff Barrister
37.	52	Kevin Lepage	Shelburne, VT	TBA Ford	Jimmy Means
38.	59	Marcos Ambrose	Launceston, AU	Kingsford Ford	Tad Geschickter
39.	60	Carl Edwards	Columbia, MO	World Financial Group Ford	Jack Roush
40.	66	Steve Wallace	Charlotte, NC	Homelife Communities Dodge	Rusty Wallace
41.	76	Jerick Johnson	Mooresville, NC	American Legion Chevy	Jack Johnson
42.	77	Kevin Harvick	Bakersfield, CA	Dollar General Chevy	Delana Harvick
43.	88	Shane Huffman	Hickory, NC	U.S. Navy Chevy	Dale Earnhardt Jr.
44.	90	Stephen Leicht	Asheville, NC	Citifinancial Ford	Robert Yates
45.	99	David Reutimann	Zephyrhills, FL	Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota	Michael Waltrip

(NASCAR Statistical Services)

NASCAR Busch Series News & Notes - Phoenix

Roush Fenway Racing Knocks Another One Out Of The Park

If the weather is warm in Phoenix then David Ragan (#6 Discount Tire Ford) must be red hot coming into Phoenix International Raceway 10th in the NASCAR Busch Series standings.

Ragan is doing double-duty this season, also driving the #6 AAA Ford for (car-owner) Jack Roush in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. Ragan had an impressive weekend at Texas Motor Speedway posting his career-first NASCAR Busch Series pole and top-five finish.

Roush Fenway Racing has turned it on this season with Carl Edwards (#60 Scotts Ford), Matt Kenseth (#17 Arby’s Ford), and Ragan all in the top 10 of the NASCAR Busch Series standings.

"This is probably our best run as a team,” said Ragan. “You always want to run a little better than you did, but what a great rebound from last week. The Discount Tire Ford Fusion team worked extremely hard in getting the car prepared.”

Ragan has also made ground up in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings moving ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya (#42 Texaco/ Havoline Dodge) for second place, only two points behind leader Marcos Ambrose (#59 Kingsford Ford).

Consistency has been the key to Ragan’s early success, as he has notched five top-20 finishes in the first eight races of the season.

Ragan has raced at Phoenix International Raceway only once previously, in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2006, where he finished 17th.

Ragan has a Driver Rating of 66.1 and an Average Running Position of 23.829 in the NASCAR Busch Series Season-to-Date Loop Data.

What’s In A Name: Montreal Event Gets Title Sponsor

The NAPA AUTO PARTS 200 will be the official name of the inaugural NASCAR Busch Series race on August 4 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, it was announced Monday. Also, David Reutimann (#99 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota) announced that he will be driving the #99 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota in correlation with NAPA being the title sponsor of the event.

The inaugural event at Circuit Gilles Villenueve will be 200 miles (74 laps) on the road course style track. NAPA and UAP Inc., a Canadian leader in the sale and distribution of auto parts under the NAPA brand, are very pleased to be a part of the NASCAR Busch Series in Canada.

“We will do everything possible with our UAP NAPA stores and our customers across Canada to make this NASCAR racing weekend an exceptional annual event,” said Robert Hampton, President and Chief Operating Officer, UAP Inc.

David Reutimann is currently fifth in the NASCAR Busch Series standings driving for (car-owner) Michael Waltrip.

“I am pleased to represent NAPA AUTO PARTS for the Montreal race,” Reutimann said. “And also to be part of this new event on a road course that has a reputation for being very demanding,” said Reutimann. “It will be an honor to compete on a track named after a great motorsport star. I and many of my fellow NASCAR Busch Series competitors are eager to participate in this event.”

NASCAR Busch Series Leaders After 8 Of 35 Races:

Driver points – Edwards (1370)
Owner points – Roush Fenway (#60) (1370)
Victories – J. Burton, Edwards, and Kenseth (2)
Money won – Edwards ($415,325)
Races led – Ky Busch, Edwards (6)
Miles led – Ky Busch (670.53)
Top-five finishes – Edwards (7)
Busch Poles – Almirola, Blaney, Ky Busch, Harvick, Pruett, Ragan, Stremme, S Wallace (1)
Top-10 finishes – Edwards (8)
Raybestos Rookie – Ambrose (+ 2 over Ragan)
Season Driver Rating – Ky Busch (128.4)
Closing in on Top-10 – Ragan 10th (802 pts.) - Leicht (-15), Hamlin (-45), Smith (-50).

In The Loop: Huffman Mimics Boss’ Phoenix Mastery

Success runs in the family. The business family.

It looks like Dale Earnhardt Jr., who has won twice at Phoenix International Raceway in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, taught his protégé Shane Huffman a few things about negotiating the one-mile track.

Huffman, who drives the #88 U.S. Navy Chevrolet for Earnhardt-owned JR Motorsports, made his boss proud by grabbing an eighth-place finish at Phoenix last year and amassed impressive stats in the process.
Huffman has a pre-race Driver Rating of 107.0, which is seventh-best among all drivers, including the double-duty drivers. Also impressive is his Average Running Position at Phoenix – 7.478. That number is sixth-best in the NASCAR Busch Series at Phoenix. Not only is Huffman consistent there, he’s fast.

Huffman earned a ninth-best Green Flag Speed at Phoenix and has top-10 grades in Speed on the Frontstretch and the Backstretch. Huffman also led 17 laps of last season’s November race at Phoenix.

Another driver to watch this weekend is Phoenix son J.J. Yeley. Yeley, a Phoenix native, has an Average Running Position of 9.154 in four races at his home track – eighth-best. He also cracks the 100-point barrier in Driver Rating with a 100.9, which is tied for 11th-best. His 113 Green Flag Passes are seventh-best and 732 Laps in the Top 15 are second-best at Phoenix. Yeley also has 72 Quality Passes – passes of cars in the top 15 while under green flag conditions – which is second-most at Phoenix.

Then there’s Jason Leffler. In three Phoenix races over the last two years, Leffler has a 101.9 Driver Rating, which is 10th-best, and his 51 Fastest Laps Run is fifth-best. He also ranks in the top 15 in Speed on the Frontstretch and in Turn 4.

Bill France Performance Cup Standings Tighten

Ford won last week’s race at Texas and gained momentum in the Bill France Performance Cup standings.

Matt Kenseth captured his second win – also the 351st overall for Roush Fenway Racing – moving Ford to within one point of first-place Chevrolet heading to Phoenix where it leads all manufacturers with six victories.

Toyota brought the race for third-place in the manufacturer’s standings even closer this week with David Reutimann finishing sixth at Texas making Toyota three points behind Dodge.

NBS ETC.

JR Motorsports, owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr., opened up their brand new 66,000 square foot facility which includes the first-ever retail store exclusively for Earnhardt. The team also signed seven-time Supercross Champion Jeremy McGrath to drive a Late Model and possibly move up to the NASCAR Busch Series next season. “This is something I’ve always wanted to try, and I’m really grateful that Dale Jr. is giving me this opportunity to drive one of his race cars,” McGrath said. …Tony Raines will be driving the #33 Roadloans.com Chevrolet for Kevin Harvick Inc. this week at Phoenix. Kevin Harvick will drive the #77 Dollar General Stores Chevrolet. … David Gilliland (#25 FreeCreditReport.com Ford) will be returning to Phoenix International Raceway for his second NASCAR Busch Series start of the season. Phoenix is where Gilliland made his debut in the NASCAR Busch Series in 2005. …

In the booth this weekend for ESPN2 will be three old friends Andy Petree, Jerry Punch, and Dale Jarrett. All three are originally from Newton, North Carolina and all graduated from Newton-Conover High School 25 years ago. All three went on to pursue different professions, Jerry Punch went on to be a emergency room physician before returning to motorsports as an announcer, Dale Jarrett followed in his fathers foot steps to become a successful NASCAR NEXTEL Cup champion, and Andy Petree went on to become a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup crew chief winning two championships. Now after all this time, all three are back together this weekend to share their knowledge of the sport. ESPN2 will have a live, primetime telecast of Friday night’s race starting at 9 p.m. ET.

The Race: Bashas’ Supermarkets 200
The Place: Phoenix International Raceway
The Date: April 20, 20071
The Time: 9:30 p.m. (ET)
TV: ESPN2, 9:00 p.m. (ET)
Track Layout: 1-mile oval
Race Purse: $1,259,255
2006 Winner: Kevin Harvick
2006 Pole: Jason Leffler
2007 Point Standings
#Driver            Pts
1   Edwards      1370
2 Blaney         967
3 Harvick         938
4   Ky Busch     913
5   Reutimann   907
6   Kenseth       873
7   Hamilton Jr.   859
8 Ambrose       824
9 M Wallace   819
10 Ragan        802
Raybestos Rookie of the Year
Driver                  Points
Marcos Ambrose      78
David Ragan             76
Juan Pablo Montoya 75
Kyle Krisiloff              64
Brad Keselowski        45
Brad Coleman            32
Sam Hornish Jr.         32
Justin Diercks            27
Robert Richardson Jr. 16
Alex Garcia                7
Schedule: Fri., April 19 – Practice, 11:15 a.m.-12:35 p.m., Rookie Practice, 4:25-4:55 p.m., Final Practice, 6:45-7:45 p.m. Sat., April 20 – Qualifying, 2:35 p.m.

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THE RACE: 2007 BASHAS' SUPERMARKETS 200 - PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

Busch Series Race #9 of 35 for the 2007 season

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