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THE RACE: 2007 NAPA AUTO PARTS 200, PRESENTED BY DODGE - CIRCUIT GILLES VILLENEUVE

Busch Series Race #23 of 35 for the 2007 season

Last Race - O'Reilly Raceway Park
Next Race - Watkins Glen

Race: 3:30pm/et, Saturday, August 4, 2007 in Montral, Canada

Length: 2.71 mile track, 74 laps for 200.46 miles

TV: ESPN2 - 3:00pm/et

Radio: MRN

Purse: $2,075,651

Announcers: Allen Bestwick, Randy LaJoie

Pit Reporters: Gary Gerould, Marty Smith and Vince Welch

Practice Dates/Times

Practice: Thursday, August 2, 9:00am-12:00pm/et and 1:30pm-4:00pm/et. Friday, August 3, 11:30am-12:30pm/et & 2:05-3:25pm/et.

Qualifying Info

Qualifying Draw: Friday, August 3, 10:30am/et

Qualifying Time: Saturday, August 4, 12:05pm/et

Qualifying: Road Race qualifying, 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.

Goodyear Tire Notes

Busch Series -- Race No. 23 -- NAPA Auto Parts 200
Circuit Gilles Villenueve (2.71-mile road course) -- Montreal, Canada
Fast Facts for August 3-4, 2007
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Road Course Radials
Number of Tires: 1,650
Tire Codes: D-4112
Tire Circumference: 87.4 in.
Technical Inspection Inflation: Left Front -- 23 psi; Left Rear -- 20 psi; Right Front -- 23 psi; Right Rear -- 20 psi
Minimum Recommended Inflation: Left Front -- 22 psi; Left Rear -- 17 psi; Right Front -- 20 psi; Right Rear -- 17 psi
Notes: Busch Series teams will run the same tire code (D-4112) on all four tire positions this weekend at Montreal . . . this is Goodyear's road course tire for the Busch Series . . . teams have run this tire at Mexico City earlier this season, and will come right back with it at Watkins Glen next weekend . . . Goodyear will bring 600 wet weather tires (D-5648) to Montreal this weekend, in case NASCAR decides to run in rainy conditions . . . as on all NASCAR road courses, teams will not run inner liners in their tires at Montreal.

ENTRY, PRACTICE, QUALIFYING, AND RACE INFORMATION

Harvick Wins at Montreal: #21-Kevin Harvick won a wild race in Montreal by taking the lead at the start of a green-white-checker finish. #59-Marcos Ambrose, who led most of the race, was in the lead on the restart, but was punted by #55-Robby Gordon who lined up second but had been told by NASCAR to restart in 12th place following a video review of when the caution came out with 4 laps to go. Gordon refused to fall back, spun Ambrose out on the restart, and continued to drive until the race was over, ingoring a black flag from NASCAR. #22-Partick Carpentier made a late charge at Harvick, but had to settle for second. #1-Max Papis was third, #41-Scott Pruett fourth, and #90-Stephen Leicht fifth. The rest of the top 10: #14-Kyle Krisiloff, #33-Ron Fellows, #99-David Reutimann, #59-Marcos Ambrose, and #29-Jeff Burton. Point leader #60-Carl Edwards broke a truck arm mount early and finished 30th. The race was slowed by 5 caution for 14 laps. There were 9 leaders with 17 lead changes.(8-4-2007)

NASCAR Race Number 23
Unofficial Race Results for the Napa Auto Parts 200
Saturday, August 4, 2007 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve - Montreal, - 2.71 Mile Road
Total Race Length - 75 Laps - 203.25 Miles - Purse: $2,075,651

Fin	Str	Car	Driver	Team	Laps	Pts	Bns	Total Award	Status	Times	Laps
1	30	21	Kevin Harvick	AutoZone Chevy	75	190	5	$109,450	Running	1	2
2	1	22	Patrick Carpentier	Zellers & Komatsu Dodge	75	175	5	$72,025	Running	3	14
3	2	1	Max Papis	Miccosukee Resorts Chevy	75	165		$62,400	Running
4	3	33	Ron Fellows	Camping World Chevy	75	165	5	$54,225	Running	2	4
5	9	90	Stephen Leicht	citifinancial Ford	75	155		$52,755	Running
6	20	14	Kyle Krisiloff #	Lilly/Walgreens Ford	75	150		$49,477	Running
7	5	59	Marcos Ambrose #	Kingsford Ford	75	156	10	$53,002	Running	2	37
8	17	18	Brad Coleman #	FedEx Express Chevy	75	142		$38,025	Running
9	29	99	David Reutimann	NAPA Auto Parts Toyota	75	138		$43,577	Running
10	33	29	Jeff Burton	Holiday Inn Chevy	75	134		$41,625	Running
11	19	20	Aric Almirola	Rockwell Automation Chevy	75	130		$46,927	Running
12	8	28	Niclas Jonsson	Yellow Transportation Chevy	75	132	5	$33,900	Running	2	5
13	6	77	Ron Hornaday	Dollar General Chevy	75	124		$41,500	Running
14	7	41	Scott Pruett	Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Dodge	75	126	5	$35,500	Running	1	9
15	14	88	Andy Pilgrim	U.S. NAVY Chevy	74	118		$35,700	Accident
16	10	17	Michel Jourdain	Dish Network Ford	74	115		$35,250	Running
17	23	30	Stanton Barrett	Interush.net Chevy	74	112		$33,575	Running
18	11	55	Robby Gordon	Camping World Ford	73	109		$32,975	Running
19	22	6	David Ragan #	Discount Tire Ford	73	106		$32,850	Running
20	26	37	Greg Biffle	Cub Cadet Ford	73	103		$33,700	Running
21	31	16	Todd Kluever	3M Ford	73	100		$45,027	Running
22	25	36	Brent Sherman	BIG LOTS Chevy	73	97		$39,477	Running
23	32	10	John Graham	Kick Butt Amped Energy Ballz Toyota	72	94		$35,350	Running
24	34	35	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	McDonald's Ford	72	91		$39,352	Running
25	39	25	Richard Johns	freecreditreport.com Ford	72	88		$34,600	Running
26	18	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Toyota	71	85		$39,557	Running
27	28	7	Mike Wallace	GEICO Chevy	70	82		$39,202	Running
28	4	9	Boris Said	Hellmann's Mayonnaise Dodge	66	84	5	$39,805	Engine	1	4
29	13	47	Andy Lally	Clorox/TRG Ford	65	76		$34,270	Transmission
30	15	60	Carl Edwards	Scotts Ford	65	73		$37,985	Running
31	12	27	Jorge Goeters	Scott Towels/Wal Mart Ford	57	70		$34,375	Accident
32	16	66	Steve Wallace	HomeLife Communities Dodge	34	67		$37,812	Engine
33	37	63	Mike MacKenzie	Forbes Chevy Chevy	25	64		$32,105	Transmission
34	21	42	Michael Valiante	Texaco/Havoline Dodge	24	61		$39,570	Transmission
35	41	71	Trevor Boys	First Produce Chevy	24	58		$32,035	Transmission
36	24	98	Alex Garcia	Dixien/Omni Source Chevy	18	55		$32,000	Engine
37	27	72	D.J. Kennington	Krispy Kreme/Castrol Dodge	14	52		$31,960	Transmission
38	40	89	Morgan Shepherd	Victory In Jesus Dodge	7	49		$31,905	Brakes
39	38	52	Scott Gaylord	Ford	5	46		$31,870	Brakes
40	35	44	Mark Green	Dodge	4	0		$31,785	Electrical
41	36	01	Joe Fox	JD Motorsports/RACEGIRL Chevy	3	40		$31,700	Overheating
42	43	76	Jerick Johnson	American Legion Chevy	3	37		$31,640	Rear End
43	42	0	J.R. Fitzpatrick	Home Hardware Chevy	0	34		$31,473	Electrical

Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 68,150, Kevin Harvick won the NAPA Auto Parts 200, the inaugural NASCAR Busch series race in Canada. It was his 30th career NASCAR Busch Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following driver(s) dropped to the rear for the reason(s) indicated: # 38 Leffler (engien change); #25 Johns (unapproved impound adjustment); #21 Harvick, #29 Burton, #37 Biffle (driver change).

Failed to Qualify: N/A

Time of Race: 03 Hrs, 08 Mins, 30 Secs.

Average Speed: 64.671 MPH

Margin of Victory: 0.338 Seconds

Caution Flags: 5 for 14 laps: Laps: 32-34 (Oil on track); 37-40 (Oil on track); 60-61 (#27 stalled on track); 68-70 (Oil on track); 72-73 (#21,29,33,77 accident turn 2).

Lead Changes: 11 among 7 drivers: P. Carpentier 1-6; B. Said 7-10; R. Fellows 11-13; P. Carpentier 14-15; N. Jonsson 16-18; S. Pruett 19-27; M. Ambrose# 28-38; R. Fellows 39; P. Carpentier 40-45; N. Jonsson 46-47; M. Ambrose # 48-73; K. Harvick 74-75.

Top 10 Driver Points: C. Edwards 3,467, D. Reutimann 2,680, K. Harvick 2,548, J. Leffler 2,532, D. Ragan 2,486, Bobby Hamliton Jr. 2,398, S. Leicht 2,340, M. Ambrose 2,271, D. Blaney 2,252, M. Wallace 2,240.

Sunoco Diamond Performance: Kevin Harvick, #21

WIX Filters Lap Leader: Marcus Ambrose, #59 (37 Laps)

Mobil 1 Command Performance: Patrick Carpentier, #22

Checkers/Ralley's Double Drive-Thru Challenge Award: Marcus Ambrose, #59 (121.874 seconds)

Featherlite Most Improved driver Award: Marcus Ambrose, #59 (25 Places)

Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award: Marcus Ambrose, #59

Edwards Point Lead at 786: Edwards' 30th place finish allowed David Reutimann to make up some ground in the points, but he's still 786 back. Jason Leffler reamins third, David Ragan remains fourth, and Kevin Harvick remains fifth.(8-4-2007)

Driver Points Following Race # 23
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
NAPA Auto Parts 200M
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Saturday, 8/4/2007 @ 10:35 PM Eastern - UNOFFICIAL

Pos.	Driver	Points	Starts	Wins	Top Fives	Top 10s	Winnings
1	CARL EDWARDS	3467	23	4	13	17	902795
2	DAVID REUTIMANN	2680	23	0	3	9	742341
3	KEVIN HARVICK	2548	16	4	7	14	756605
4	JASON LEFFLER	2532	23	1	5	8	775695
5	DAVID RAGAN	2486	23	0	3	5	535597
6	BOBBY HAMILTON, JR	2398	23	0	0	2	620549
7	STEPHEN LEICHT	2340	23	1	2	5	739111
8	MARCOS AMBROSE	2271	23	0	0	4	640154
9	DAVE BLANEY	2252	20	0	3	6	627989
10	MIKE WALLACE	2240	23	0	0	0	655654
11	GREG BIFFLE	2174	20	0	2	9	525770
12	JJ YELEY	2081	20	0	0	1	403940
13	SCOTT WIMMER	2015	15	0	5	10	634320
14	CLINT BOWYER	1999	13	2	9	11	473570
15	KYLE KRISILOFF	1961	23	0	1	2	601374
16	STEVE WALLACE	1961	23	0	0	0	588489
17	MATT KENSETH	1936	13	2	8	10	546285
18	CASEY MEARS	1862	13	0	6	11	363165
19	REGAN SMITH	1820	17	0	3	5	513977
20	BRENT SHERMAN	1813	23	0	0	0	567144
21	JEFF BURTON	1750	11	2	7	10	479550
22	SHANE HUFFMAN	1727	18	0	1	4	476672
23	DENNY HAMLIN	1704	12	1	6	9	501580
24	KYLE BUSCH	1678	12	1	7	9	445540
25	MIKE BLISS	1648	15	0	0	5	338836
26	JUAN PABLO MONTOYA	1625	16	1	1	3	515740
27	TODD KLUEVER	1584	15	0	0	1	499173
28	ARIC ALMIROLA	1556	15	1	1	4	471053
29	WARD BURTON	1497	15	0	0	1	385942
30	TONY STEWART	1364	9	0	4	8	320085
31	DAVID STREMME	1345	11	0	2	2	236970
32	REED SORENSON	1336	14	1	1	4	337890
33	ERIC MCCLURE	1269	19	0	0	0	412880
34	DAVID GILLILAND	1257	15	0	0	1	331315
35	BRAD COLEMAN	1194	11	0	2	4	323965
36	KASEY KAHNE	1164	10	1	1	3	340470
37	JAMIE MCMURRAY	1157	12	0	0	0	254210
38	JON WOOD	1154	13	0	0	1	382454
39	BOBBY LABONTE	1148	11	1	1	2	290925
40	BRAD KESELOWSKI	1084	16	0	0	1	335394
41	JASON KELLER	1073	10	0	1	2	197285
42	ROBERT RICHARDSON, II	823	11	0	0	0	229145
43	KELLY BIRES	784	8	0	0	1	173230
44	STANTON BARRETT	748	10	0	0	0	231950
45	PAUL MENARD	713	7	0	0	2	221305
46	KEVIN HAMLIN	711	6	0	0	2	152375
47	TIMOTHY PETERS	646	7	0	0	0	190055
48	DANNY O'QUINN, JR	643	7	0	0	0	126115
49	RICHARD JOHNS	583	7	0	0	0	139260
50	CALE GALE	582	6	0	0	0	150510
51	JUSTIN DIERCKS	505	7	0	0	0	132675
52	DALE EARNHARDT, JR	503	4	0	0	2	122525
53	ROBBY GORDON	494	5	0	0	0	131990
54	MORGAN SHEPHERD	489	13	0	0	0	237208
55	RON HORNADAY, JR.	481	4	0	1	2	121530
56	TONY RAINES	467	5	0	0	1	110355
57	SCOTT RIGGS	460	4	0	0	0	99595
58	MARK MARTIN	452	3	0	2	2	111075
59	DJ KENNINGTON	447	6	0	0	0	107550
60	CHASE MILLER	436	4	0	0	0	107440
61	BRETT ROWE	427	8	0	0	0	142498
62	JOHNNY SAUTER	423	6	0	0	0	109350
63	RYAN NEWMAN	389	4	0	1	1	76788
64	JAY SAUTER	376	4	0	0	0	109485
65	SAM HORNISH, JR.	368	5	0	0	0	130118
66	KURT BUSCH	357	3	0	1	2	78190
67	BOBBY EAST	354	4	0	0	0	77230
68	KERTUS DAVIS	335	5	0	0	0	133245
69	DERRIKE COPE	330	6	0	0	0	102717
70	KEVIN CONWAY	328	4	0	0	0	77025
71	TIMOTHY MCCREADIE	327	3	0	0	0	75740
72	BORIS SAID	325	3	0	1	1	131545
73	JOE NEMECHEK, III	300	3	0	0	0	93345
74	DAVID GREEN	294	3	0	0	0	53425
75	TODD BODINE	289	2	0	0	2	47350
76	SCOTT PRUETT	286	2	0	1	1	92800
77	MARK GREEN	273	5	0	0	0	117855
78	MIKE HARMON	255	6	0	0	0	88822
79	BRAD TEAGUE	252	7	0	0	0	114095
80	RON FELLOWS	232	2	0	1	1	102950
81	KEVIN LEPAGE	227	5	0	0	0	92865
82	JORGE GOETERS	221	2	0	0	1	82710
83	MICHEL JOURDAIN	203	2	0	0	0	84475
84	JEFF GREEN	200	2	0	0	0	47840
85	MARTIN TRUEX, JR.	195	2	0	0	1	71255
86	FRANK KREYER	189	3	0	0	0	48895
87	BOBBY SANTOS, III	189	3	0	0	0	48265
88	PATRICK CARPENTIER	175	1	0	1	1	72025
89	MAX PAPIS	165	1	0	1	1	62400
90	JERICK JOHNSON	157	5	0	0	0	94910
91	JIMMIE JOHNSON	155	1	0	0	1	23525
92	KENNY WALLACE	146	2	0	0	0	55510
93	RON YOUNG	143	2	0	0	0	31725
94	LANDON CASSILL	140	2	0	0	0	39615
95	DONNIE NEUENBERGER	140	3	0	0	0	58295
96	ADRIAN FERNANDEZ	138	1	0	0	1	52450
97	JOHNNY BENSON	138	1	0	0	1	19875
98	SHELBY HOWARD	137	2	0	0	0	31285
99	JUSTIN ASHBURN	134	2	0	0	0	43580
100	TREVOR BOYS	134	2	0	0	0	46910
101	NICLAS JONSSON	132	1	0	0	0	33900
102	BRIAN VICKERS	124	1	0	0	0	26250
103	ELLIOTT SADLER	121	1	0	0	0	22425
104	SCOTT LAGASSE	119	2	0	0	0	30815
105	ANDY PILGRIM	118	1	0	0	0	35700
106	ALEX GARCIA	116	2	0	0	0	73155
107	TRAVIS KITTLESON	112	1	0	0	0	31685
108	JOSH WISE	106	1	0	0	0	15225
109	MARC MITCHELL	103	1	0	0	0	16350
110	CHRIS HORN	101	2	0	0	0	31525
111	JR FITZPATRICK	98	2	0	0	0	74863
112	BRIAN SIMO	97	1	0	0	0	41725
113	CARLOS CONTRERAS	97	2	0	0	0	58538
114	TODD SOUZA	94	1	0	0	0	42050
115	BRIAN KESELOWSKI	94	1	0	0	0	13425
116	JOHN GRAHAM	94	1	0	0	0	35350
117	PJ JONES	91	1	0	0	0	49125
118	STEVE GRISSOM	88	1	0	0	0	45800
119	KERRY EARNHARDT	88	1	0	0	0	21475
120	GERMAN QUIROGA	84	1	0	0	0	43425
121	DANNY EFLAND	77	2	0	0	0	36769
122	ROGELIO LOPEZ	76	1	0	0	0	41675
123	ANDY LALLY	76	1	0	0	0	34270
124	TRAVIS KVAPIL	70	1	0	0	0	16795
125	MIKE MACKENZIE	64	1	0	0	0	32105
126	DEAC MCCASKILL	63	1	0	0	0	20130
127	MICHAEL VALIANTE	61	1	0	0	0	39570
128	AJ FRANK	52	1	0	0	0	17685
129	IAN HENDERSON	52	1	0	0	0	13920
130	DANGE HANNIFORD	49	1	0	0	0	16210
131	LARRY FOYT	49	1	0	0	0	21960
132	JOHN ANDRETTI	46	1	0	0	0	49645
133	JOHN YOUNG	46	1	0	0	0	40945
134	SCOTT GAYLORD	46	1	0	0	0	31870
135	JAMIE MOSLEY	43	1	0	0	0	17560
136	EDDIE MACDONALD	40	1	0	0	0	15170
137	JOE FOX	40	1	0	0	0	31700
138	CALEB HOLMAN	37	1	0	0	0	20830
139	MIKE POTTER	37	1	0	0	0	13695
140	RANDY MACDONALD	34	2	0	0	0	31462
141	MICHAEL WALTRIP	34	1	0	0	0	20245
142	JASON WHITE	0	1	0	0	0	12880
143	RUBEN PARDO	0	2	0	0	0	54060
144	TONO PEREZ	0	1	0	0	0	40705

Owner Points Following Race # 23
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
NAPA Auto Parts 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Saturday, 8/4/2007 @ 10:35 PM Eastern - UNOFFICIAL

POS	#	OWNER NAME	POINTS	STARTS	WINS	TOP 5	TOP 10	ATTEMPTS
1	60	JACK ROUSH 60	3467	23	4	13	17	23
2	29	RICHARD CHILDRESS 29	3323	23	2	11	17	23
3	20	JOE GIBBS 20	3069	23	2	7	14	23
4	21	RICHARD CHILDRESS 21	3056	23	4	7	12	23
5	33	DELANA HARVICK 33	2770	23	0	4	10	23
6	99	MICHAEL WALTRIP 99	2680	23	0	3	9	23
7	9	RAY EVERNHAM 9	2569	23	1	2	4	23
8	22	ARMANDO FITZ 22	2557	22	0	2	6	23
9	38	TODD BRAUN 38	2532	23	1	5	8	23
10	10	GREGORY POLLEX 10	2510	23	0	2	7	23
11	6	JACK ROUSH 6	2486	23	0	3	5	23
12	77	DELANA HARVICK 77	2408	23	1	3	7	23
13	1	JAMES FINCH 1	2406	22	0	1	3	23
14	35	GARY WEISBAUM 35	2398	23	0	0	2	23
15	42	FLOYD GANASSI 42	2397	23	1	1	5	23
16	41	CHIP GANASSI 41	2365	23	1	3	6	23
17	16	JACK ROUSH 16	2360	23	0	2	4	23
18	90	ROBERT YATES 90	2340	23	1	2	5	23
19	27	TAMMY BREWER 27	2334	23	0	1	3	23
20	17	JACK ROUSH 17	2318	17	2	8	10	17
21	88	DALE EARNHARDT, JR 88	2311	23	0	1	5	23
22	37	CLARENCE BREWER 37	2296	23	0	0	5	23
23	59	TAD GESCHICKTER 59	2271	23	0	0	4	23
24	18	JOE GIBBS 18	2254	23	0	3	5	23
25	7	JAMES FINCH 7	2240	23	0	0	0	23
26	47	JODI GESCHICKTER 47	2084	23	0	0	2	23
27	2	RICHARD CHILDRESS 2	2060	14	2	9	11	14
28	24	RICK HENDRICK 24	2033	15	0	6	11	16
29	5	RICK HENDRICK 5	1986	14	1	8	11	14
30	14	GREGORY POLLEX 14	1961	23	0	1	2	23
31	66	RUSTY WALLACE 66	1961	23	0	0	0	23
32	25	EDWARD RENSI 25	1925	23	0	0	1	23
33	28	GENE HAAS 28	1823	23	0	0	0	23
34	4	BOBBY GINN 4	1820	17	0	3	5	17
35	36	JOHN MCGILL 36	1813	23	0	0	0	23
36	0	KEITH DUESENBERG 0	1429	21	0	0	0	23
37	12	ROGER PENSKE 12	1114	12	0	2	3	12
38	170	MARY LOUISE MILLER 170	803	11	0	0	0	12
39	230	STANTON BARRETT 230	775	10	0	0	0	10
40	23	KEITH COLEMAN 23	758	13	0	0	0	14
41	252	JIMMY MEANS 252	716	15	0	0	0	18
42	15	TERESA EARNHARDT 15	713	7	0	0	2	7
43	126	JACK ROUSH 126	677	6	0	0	1	6
44	211	BRYAN MULLET 211	651	6	0	0	1	6
45	156	JOHN MCNELLY 156	609	9	0	0	0	9
46	34	FRANK CICCI 34	592	6	0	0	0	7
47	1	JOHNNY DAVIS 01	543	12	0	0	0	13
48	72	PAT MACDONALD 72	509	7	0	0	0	8
49	155	ROBBY GORDON 155	494	5	0	0	0	5
50	105	WAYNE DAY 105	434	7	0	0	0	9
51	91	BILL RILEY 91	431	5	0	0	0	5
52	189	CINDY SHEPHERD 189	384	9	0	0	0	9
53	8	TERESA EARNHARDT 8	382	3	0	0	2	3
54	32	TODD BRAUN 32	353	3	0	1	1	4
55	87	ANDREA NEMECHEK 87	300	3	0	0	0	3
56	244	DONNIE RICHARDSON 244	286	6	0	0	0	7
57	106	JACK ROUSH 106	282	2	0	1	1	2
58	111	TERESA EARNHARDT 111	195	2	0	0	1	2
59	273	JAMES ROWE 273	186	3	0	0	0	3
60	271	GINA MACDONALD 271	174	4	0	0	0	4
61	176	JACK JOHNSON 176	157	5	0	0	0	6
62	148	RICK HENDRICK 148	155	1	0	0	1	1
63	163	SUSAN SPRAKER 163	152	2	0	0	0	2
64	171	JERRY YOUNG 171	143	2	0	0	0	2
65	103	STEVE GERMAIN 103	139	1	0	0	1	1
66	158	FRED HORN 158	132	2	0	0	0	3
67	298	ALEX GARCIA 298	116	2	0	0	0	2
68	149	JAY ROBINSON 149	111	3	0	0	0	3
69	113	KELLY SOUZA 113	94	1	0	0	0	1
70	249	DUSTY WHITNEY 249	94	1	0	0	0	1
71	144	ARMANDO FITZ 144	80	5	0	0	0	5
72	167	TOM ERIKSEN 167	76	1	0	0	0	1
73	130	CHRIS LENCHESKI 130	70	1	0	0	0	1
74	200	LORI MORGAN 200	68	1	0	0	0	2
75	192	EDDIE D'HONDT 192	52	1	0	0	0	1
76	146	JOHN YOUNG 146	46	1	0	0	0	1
77	175	CHARLES HENDERSON 175	37	1	0	0	0	1
78	180	ROBERT RICHARDSON 180	31	0	0	0	0	1
79	250	JEFF BARRISTER 250	31	0	0	0	0	1
80	195	EARL SADLER 195	22	0	0	0	0	1
81	208	J L PENNINGTON 208	0	1	0	0	0	1
82	268	TOM ERIKSEN 268	0	1	0	0	0	1
83	185	DANIEL KINNEY 185	0	1	0	0	0	1

Carpentier wins the pole in Montreal: #22-Patrick Carpentier was the fastest on track with a speed of 95.566 to win the pole for the Napa Auto Parts 200 in Montreal followed by #1-Max Papis second, #33-Ron Fellows third, #9-Boris Said fourth, #59-Marcos Ambrose fifth. Rounding out the top ten were #77- Ron Hornaday Jr., #41-Scott Pruett, #28-Niclas Jonsson, #90-Stephen Leicht, #17-Michel Jourdain Jr. Qualifying for the Napa Auto Parts 200 was conducted "European-style" with the cars going on track in groups. There were nine sessions; each session consisting of nine minutes on track time with approximately five cars per session. Cars were assigned a qualifying group based on the final practice times. Several cars will have to start from the back including the #21-Kevin Harvick, #37-Greg Biffle & #29-Jeff Burton as these drivers did not qualify the cars themselves. #41-Scott Pruett qualified in seventh, had a problem with the distributor and the car quit at the end of the session; the problem was corrected and he will not have to start from the rear.(8-4-2007)

Starting Lineup
NASCAR Busch Series
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
NAPA AUTO PARTS 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sat, August 04, 2007 @ 02:16 PM Eastern

Pos	Car	Driver	Team	Time	Speed
1	22	Patrick Carpentier	Zellers & Komatsu Dodge	102.086	95.531
2	1	Max Papis	Miccosukee Resorts Chevy	102.148	95.473
3	33	Ron Fellows	Camping World Chevy	102.419	95.221
4	9	Boris Said	Hellmann's Mayonnaise Dodge	102.424	95.216
5	59	Marcos Ambrose #	Kingsford Ford	102.473	95.170
6	77	Ron Hornaday	Dollar General Chevy	102.591	95.061
7	41	Scott Pruett	Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Dodge	102.739	94.924
8	28	Niclas Jonsson	Yellow Transportation Chevy	102.915	94.762
9	90	Stephen Leicht	citifinancial Ford	103.011	94.673
10	17	Michel Jourdain	Dish Network Ford	103.047	94.640
11	55	Robby Gordon	Camping World Ford	103.171	94.527
12	27	Jorge Goeters	Scott Towels/Wal Mart Ford	103.297	94.411
13	47	Andy Lally	Clorox/TRG Ford	103.361	94.353
14	88	Andy Pilgrim	U.S. NAVY Chevy	103.577	94.156
15	60	Carl Edwards	Scotts Ford	103.785	93.967
16	66	Steve Wallace	HomeLife Communities Dodge	103.797	93.957
17	18	Brad Coleman #	FedEx Express Chevy	103.883	93.879
18	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Toyota	104.077	93.704
19	20	Aric Almirola	Rockwell Automation Chevy	104.507	93.318
20	14	Kyle Krisiloff #	Lilly/Walgreens Ford	104.699	93.147
21	42	Michael Valiante	Texaco/Havoline Dodge	104.937	92.936
22	6	David Ragan #	Discount Tire Ford	105.010	92.871
23	30	Stanton Barrett	Interush.net Chevy	105.159	92.740
24	98	Alex Garcia	Dixien/Omni Source Chevy	105.419	92.511
25	36	Brent Sherman	BIG LOTS Chevy	106.400	91.658
26	37	Casey Atwood	Cub Cadet Ford	106.451	91.614
27	72	D.J. Kennington	Krispy Kreme/Castrol Dodge	106.527	91.549
28	7	Mike Wallace	GEICO Chevy	106.589	91.495
29	99	David Reutimann	NAPA Auto Parts Toyota	106.933	91.201
30	21	Brandon Miller	AutoZone Chevy	107.138	91.027
31	16	Todd Kluever	3M Ford	107.464	90.750
32	10	John Graham	Kick Butt Amped Energy Ballz Toyota	107.734	90.523
33	29	Scott Wimmer	Holiday Inn Chevy	107.822	90.449
34	35	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	McDonald's Ford	108.271	90.074
35	44	Mark Green	Dodge	108.988	89.481
36	01	Joe Fox	JD Motorsports/RACEGIRL Chevy	109.375	89.165
37	63	Mike MacKenzie	Forbes Chevy Chevy	110.098	88.579
38	52	Scott Gaylord	Ford	111.047	87.822
39	25	Richard Johns	freecreditreport.com Ford	111.592	87.393
40	89	Morgan Shepherd	Victory In Jesus Dodge	112.542	86.656
41	71	Trevor Boys	First Produce Chevy	114.067	85.497
42	0	J.R. Fitzpatrick	Home Hardware Chevy	DNF
43	76	Jerick Johnson	American Legion Chevy	DNS

Carpentier fastest in Happy Hour: #22-Patrick Carpentier was fastest in the final practice session with a speed of 95.696 followed by #42- Michael Valiante second, #59-Marcos Ambrose third, #1-Max Papis fourth, #33-Ron Fellows fifth. Rounding out the top ten were #9-Boris Said, #14-Kyle Krisiloff, #47-Andy Lally, #41-Scott Pruett, #66-Steve Wallace. There were 37 cars on track for the final practice. There were two red flags during final practice: #7-Mike Wallace who lost a rear end gear; #25-Richard Johns stopped on the track. #27-Jorge Goeters had some trouble on track, but no sustained damage other than flat-spotting tires. There was an earlier problem with the track surface breaking up at the hairpin in turns 10 and 11, but track officials determined the track ready for practice sessions.(8-3-2007)

NBS Final Practice (HAPPY HOUR)
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
NAPA AUTO PARTS 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, August 03, 2007 @ 03:40 PM Eastern

Pos	Car	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps
1	22	Patrick Carpentier	Zellers & Komatsu Dodge	101.948	95.661	8
2	42	Michael Valiante	Texaco/Havoline Dodge	102.153	95.469	9
3	59	Marcos Ambrose #	Kingsford Ford	102.207	95.418	5
4	1	Max Papis	Miccosukee Resorts Chevy	102.365	95.271	7
5	33	Ron Fellows	Camping World Chevy	102.434	95.207	9
6	9	Boris Said	Hellmann's Mayonnaise Dodge	102.542	95.106	10
7	14	Kyle Krisiloff #	Lilly/Walgreens Ford	102.696	94.964	9
8	47	Andy Lally	Clorox/TRG Ford	102.699	94.961	9
9	41	Scott Pruett	Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Dodge	103.081	94.609	9
10	66	Steve Wallace	HomeLife Communities Dodge	103.086	94.605	12
11	28	Niclas Jonsson	Yellow Transportation Chevy	103.107	94.585	6
12	90	Stephen Leicht	citifinancial Ford	103.526	94.202	10
13	*17	Michel Jourdain	Dish Network Ford	103.903	93.861	10
14	7	Mike Wallace	GEICO Chevy	103.911	93.853	8
15	18	Brad Coleman #	FedEx Express Chevy	104.015	93.760	9
16	20	Aric Almirola	Rockwell Automation Chevy	104.230	93.566	8
17	88	Andy Pilgrim	U.S. NAVY Chevy	104.271	93.529	8
18	77	Ron Hornaday	Dollar General Chevy	104.431	93.386	11
19	27	Jorge Goeters	Scott Towels/Wal Mart Ford	104.904	92.965	4
20	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Toyota	105.590	92.361	2
21	*98	Alex Garcia	Dixien/Omni Source Chevy	105.828	92.153	11
22	60	John Andretti	Scotts Ford	106.089	91.927	3
23	*30	Stanton Barrett	Interush.net Chevy	106.321	91.726	6
24	37	Casey Atwood	Cub Cadet Ford	106.363	91.690	2
25	36	Brent Sherman	BIG LOTS Chevy	106.671	91.425	2
26	99	Mark Green	NAPA Auto Parts Toyota	107.247	90.934	6
27	10	John Graham	Kick Butt Amped Energy Ballz Toyota	107.259	90.924	5
28	35	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	McDonald's Ford	107.735	90.522	1
29	*72	D.J. Kennington	Krispy Kreme/Castrol Dodge	108.193	90.139	6
30	*0	J.R. Fitzpatrick	Home Hardware Chevy	108.710	89.710	1
31	25	Richard Johns	freecreditreport.com Ford	110.229	88.474	8
32	*52	Scott Gaylord	Ford	111.074	87.801	1
33	*63	Mike MacKenzie	Forbes Chevy Chevy	111.983	87.088	6
34	*71	Trevor Boys	First Produce Chevy	114.029	85.526	8
35	*01	Joe Fox	JD Motorsports/RACEGIRL Chevy	118.409	82.362	1
36	*89	Morgan Shepherd	Victory In Jesus Dodge	121.980	79.951	1
37	*76	Johnson	American Legion Chevy	128.719	75.765	1
*Required to qualify on time

Wallace leads First Session - Friday: #66-Steve Wallace was the fastest in the first session of the day with a speed of 95.636 followed by #33-Ron Fellows second, #9-Boris Said third, #47-Andy Lally fourth, #59-Marcos Ambrose fifth. Rounding out the top ten were #22-Patrick Carpentier, #1-Max Papis, #28-Niclas Jonsson, #90-Stephen Leicht, and #10-Scott Pruett. It rained this morning in Montreal and the Grand Am practice ran late resulting in the Busch cars starting 35 minutes late. There were 31 cars on track.(8-3-2007)

NBS Practice 1
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
NAPA AUTO PARTS 200 Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, August 03, 2007 @ 12:32 PM Eastern

Pos	Car	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps
1	66	Steve Wallace	HomeLife Communities Dodge	101.974	95.636	5
2	33	Ron Fellows	Camping World Chevy	102.713	94.948	4
3	9	Boris Said	Hellmann's Mayonnaise Dodge	102.829	94.841	4
4	47	Andy Lally	Clorox/TRG Ford	102.862	94.811	6
5	59	Marcos Ambrose #	Kingsford Ford	102.910	94.766	3
6	22	Patrick Carpentier	Zellers & Komatsu Dodge	103.230	94.473	6
7	1	Max Papis	Miccosukee Resorts Chevy	103.263	94.442	3
8	28	Niclas Jonsson	Yellow Transportation Chevy	103.439	94.282	3
9	90	Stephen Leicht	citifinancial Ford	103.652	94.088	9
10	41	Scott Pruett	Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Dodge	103.789	93.964	5
11	88	Andy Pilgrim	U.S. NAVY Chevy	103.926	93.840	5
12	42	Michael Valiante	Texaco/Havoline Dodge	104.099	93.684	6
13	20	Aric Almirola	Rockwell Automation Chevy	104.123	93.662	9
14	77	Ron Hornaday	Dollar General Chevy	104.625	93.213	3
15	18	Brad Coleman #	FedEx Express Chevy	104.796	93.061	4
16	27	Jorge Goeters	Scott Towels/Wal Mart Ford	104.833	93.028	3
17	*17	Michel Jourdain	Dish Network Ford	104.990	92.889	6
18	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Toyota	105.384	92.542	8
19	21	Brandon Miller	AutoZone Chevy	106.016	91.990	4
20	29	Scott Wimmer	Holiday Inn Chevy	106.047	91.963	7
21	60	John Andretti	Scotts Ford	106.556	91.524	5
22	*30	Stanton Barrett	Interush.net Chevy	106.929	91.204	4
23	35	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	McDonald's Ford	107.024	91.124	1
24	37	Casey Atwood	Cub Cadet Ford	107.610	90.627	3
25	16	Todd Kluever	3M Ford	108.236	90.103	2
26	99	Mark Green	NAPA Auto Parts Toyota	108.732	89.692	4
27	36	Brent Sherman	BIG LOTS Chevy	108.774	89.658	1
28	*63	Mike MacKenzie	Forbes Chevy Chevy	109.742	88.867	5
29	10	John Graham	Kick Butt Amped Energy Ballz Toyota	109.869	88.764	5
30	6	Auggie Vidovich	Discount Tire Ford	110.589	88.186	2
31	7	Mike Wallace	GEICO Chevy	0.000	0.000	0
*Required to qualify on time

Fellows Leads Second Practice Session Thursday: #33-Ron Fellows was fastest in Thursday afternoon's practice session in Montreal. His top speed was 94.502mph. #55-Robby Gordon was secon, #59-Marcos Ambrose third, #41-Scott Pruett fourth and #22-Patrick Carpentier fifth. The top ten were rounded out by #1-Max Papis, #47-Andy Lally, #60-Carl Edwards, #42-Michael Valiante, and #9-Boris Said.(8-2-2007)

NBS Open Practice 2
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
NAPA AUTO PARTS 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Thu, August 02, 2007 @ 04:01 PM Eastern

Pos	Car	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps
1	33	Ron Fellows	Camping World Chevy	103.198	94.502	10
2	*55	Robby Gordon	Camping World Ford	103.392	94.325	8
3	59	Marcos Ambrose #	Kingsford Ford	103.412	94.306	8
4	41	Scott Pruett	Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Dodge	103.424	94.295	16
5	22	Patrick Carpentier	Zellers & Komatsu Dodge	103.532	94.197	21
6	1	Max Papis	Miccosukee Resorts Chevy	103.949	93.819	16
7	47	Andy Lally	Clorox/TRG Ford	103.963	93.807	23
8	60	Carl Edwards	Scotts Ford	104.450	93.369	22
9	42	Michael Valiante	Texaco/Havoline Dodge	104.481	93.341	25
10	9	Boris Said	Hellmann's Mayonnaise Dodge	104.632	93.207	16
11	18	Brad Coleman #	FedEx Express Chevy	104.660	93.182	15
12	90	Stephen Leicht	citifinancial Ford	104.687	93.158	22
13	88	Andy Pilgrim	U.S. NAVY Chevy	104.771	93.083	16
14	*17	Michel Jourdain	Dish Network Ford	104.853	93.010	20
15	21	Kevin Harvick	AutoZone Chevy	104.858	93.006	8
16	28	Niclas Jonsson	Yellow Transportation Chevy	104.868	92.997	16
17	29	Jeff Burton	Holiday Inn Chevy	105.079	92.810	21
18	27	Jorge Goeters	Scott Towels/Wal Mart Ford	105.130	92.765	13
19	66	Steve Wallace	HomeLife Communities Dodge	105.270	92.642	23
20	77	Ron Hornaday	Dollar General Chevy	105.414	92.515	10
21	37	G. Biffle/ C. Atwood	Cub Cadet Ford	105.473	92.464	23
22	14	Kyle Krisiloff #	Lilly/Walgreens Ford	105.475	92.462	15
23	20	Aric Almirola	Rockwell Automation Chevy	105.553	92.393	24
24	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Toyota	106.233	91.802	6
25	*30	Stanton Barrett	Interush.net Chevy	106.271	91.769	18
26	6	David Ragan #	Discount Tire Ford	106.776	91.335	11
27	7	Mike Wallace	GEICO Chevy	106.808	91.308	19
28	35	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	McDonald's Ford	107.107	91.053	16
29	*0	John Fitzpatrick Jr.	Home Hardware Chevy	107.370	90.830	14
30	*98	Alex Garcia	Dixien/Omni Source Chevy	107.372	90.828	13
31	36	Brent Sherman	BIG LOTS Chevy	107.441	90.770	11
32	21	Brandon Miller	AutoZone Chevy	107.855	90.421	4
33	99	David Reutimann	NAPA Auto Parts Toyota	107.864	90.414	24
34	16	Todd Kluever	3M Ford	109.210	89.300	19
35	*72	D.J. Kennington	Krispy Kreme/Castrol Dodge	109.530	89.039	12
36	25	Richard Johns	freecreditreport.com Ford	109.931	88.714	22
37	10	John Graham	Kick Butt Amped Energy Ballz Toyota	109.971	88.682	8
38	*63	Mike MacKenzie	Forbes Chevy Chevy	111.438	87.514	12
39	*52	Scott Gaylord	Ford	112.125	86.978	4
40	*71	Trevor Boys	First Produce Chevy	115.688	84.299	15

Carpentier Leads First Session in Montreal: #22-Patrick Carpentier was fastest of all competitors in Thursday's opening practice session. His top speed was 93.865mph. #41-Scott Pruett was second, #9-Boris Said third, #33-Ron Fellows fourth and #55-Robby Gordon fifth. The rest of the top ten: #59-Marcos Ambrose, #42-Michael Valiante, #37-Andy Lally, #66-Steve Wallace, and #1-Max Papis.(8-2-2007)

NBS Open Practice 1
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
NAPA AUTO PARTS 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Thu, August 02, 2007 @ 12:34 PM Eastern

Pos	Car	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps
1	22	Patrick Carpentier	Zellers & Komatsu Dodge	103.898	93.865	17
2	41	Scott Pruett	Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Dodge	104.091	93.691	16
3	9	Boris Said	Hellmann's Mayonnaise Dodge	104.338	93.469	14
4	33	Ron Fellows	Camping World Chevy	104.341	93.467	12
5	*55	Robby Gordon	Camping World Ford	104.676	93.168	9
6	59	Marcos Ambrose #	Kingsford Ford	104.816	93.043	11
7	42	Michael Valiante	Texaco/Havoline Dodge	104.986	92.892	10
8	47	Andy Lally	Clorox/TRG Ford	105.177	92.724	16
9	66	Steve Wallace	HomeLife Communities Dodge	105.407	92.521	12
10	1	Max Papis	Miccosukee Resorts Chevy	105.447	92.486	14
11	21	Kevin Harvick	AutoZone Chevy	105.867	92.119	8
12	28	Niclas Jonsson	Yellow Transportation Chevy	105.891	92.099	14
13	37	Greg Biffle	Cub Cadet Ford	106.017	91.989	16
14	88	Andy Pilgrim	U.S. NAVY Chevy	106.107	91.911	20
15	60	Carl Edwards	Scotts Ford	106.571	91.511	8
16	29	Jeff Burton	Holiday Inn Chevy	106.600	91.486	15
17	20	Aric Almirola	Rockwell Automation Chevy	106.609	91.478	15
18	77	Ron Hornaday	Dollar General Chevy	106.880	91.246	15
19	90	Stephen Leicht	citifinancial Ford	106.907	91.223	16
20	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Toyota	106.909	91.222	10
21	18	Brad Coleman #	FedEx Express Chevy	106.911	91.220	7
22	14	Kyle Krisiloff #	Lilly/Walgreens Ford	107.100	91.059	3
23	36	Brent Sherman	BIG LOTS Chevy	107.264	90.920	11
24	27	Jorge Goeters	Scott Towels/Wal Mart Ford	107.510	90.712	19
25	6	David Ragan #	Discount Tire Ford	107.616	90.622	18
26	99	David Reutimann	NAPA Auto Parts Toyota	107.634	90.607	11
27	*30	Stanton Barrett	Interush.net Chevy	108.100	90.217	9
28	*0	John Fitzpatrick Jr.	Home Hardware Chevy	108.251	90.091	13
29	7	Mike Wallace	GEICO Chevy	108.728	89.695	16
30	35	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	McDonald's Ford	109.043	89.436	10
31	*17	Michel Jourdain	Dish Network Ford	109.821	88.803	3
32	16	Todd Kluever	3M Ford	109.948	88.700	18
33	21	Brandon Miller	AutoZone Chevy	110.929	87.916	1
34	25	Richard Johns	freecreditreport.com Ford	112.346	86.807	13
35	*72	D.J. Kennington	Northern Provincial Pipelines Dodge	113.449	85.963	3
36	10	John Graham	Kick Butt Amped Energy Ballz Toyota	114.399	85.249	5
37	*63	Mike MacKenzie	Forbes Chevy Chevy	115.085	84.741	10
38	*98	Alex Garcia	Dixien/Omni Source Chevy	0.000	0.000	0

Montreal Entry List: The preliminary entry list for the NAPA Auto Parts 200 shows a full field of 43 cars.(7-31-2007)

Enry List
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
NAPA AUTO PARTS 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, August 03, 2007 @ 11:18 AM Eastern

Ent.	Car	Driver	Team Name	Owner
1	*0	J.R. Fitzpatrick	Home Hardware Chevy	Keith Duesenberg
2	*01	Joe Fox	JD Motorsports/RACEGIRL Chevy	Johnny Davis
3	1	Max Papis	Miccosukee Resorts Chevy	James Finch
4	6	David Ragan #	Discount Tire Ford	Jack Roush
5	7	Mike Wallace	GEICO Chevy	James Finch
6	9	Boris Said	Hellmann's Mayonnaise Dodge	Ray Evernham
7	10	John Graham	Kick Butt Amped Energy Ballz Toyota	Greg Pollex
8	14	Kyle Krisiloff #	Lilly/Walgreens Ford	Greg Pollex
9	16	Todd Kluever	3M Ford	Jack Roush
10	*17	Michel Jourdain	Dish Network Ford	Jack Roush
11	18	Brad Coleman #	FedEx Express Chevy	Joe Gibbs
12	20	Aric Almirola	Rockwell Automation Chevy	Joe Gibbs
13	21	Kevin Harvick	AutoZone Chevy	Richard Childress
14	22	Patrick Carpentier	Zellers & Komatsu Dodge	Armando Fitz
15	25	Richard Johns	freecreditreport.com Ford	Ed Rensi
16	27	Jorge Goeters	Scott Towels/Wal Mart Ford	Tammy Brewer
17	28	Niclas Jonsson	Yellow Transportation Chevy	Gene Haas
18	29	Jeff Burton	Holiday Inn Chevy	Richard Childress
19	*30	Stanton Barrett	Interush.net Chevy	Stanton Barrett
20	33	Ron Fellows	Camping World Chevy	Delana Harvick
21	35	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	McDonald's Ford	Gary Weisbaum
22	36	Brent Sherman	BIG LOTS Chevy	John McGill
23	37	Greg Biffle	Cub Cadet Ford	Clarence Brewer
24	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Toyota	Todd Braun
25	41	Scott Pruett	Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Dodge	Chip Ganassi
26	42	Michael Valiante	Texaco/Havoline Dodge	Floyd Ganassi
27	*44	Ruben Pardo	Dodge	Armando Fitz
28	47	Andy Lally	Clorox/TRG Ford	Jodi Geschickter
29	*52	Scott Gaylord	Ford	Jimmy Means
30	*55	Robby Gordon	Camping World Ford	Robby Gordon
31	59	Marcos Ambrose #	Kingsford Ford	Tad Geschickter
32	60	Carl Edwards	Scotts Ford	Jack Roush
33	*63	Mike MacKenzie	Forbes Chevy Chevy	Susan Spraker
34	66	Steve Wallace	HomeLife Communities Dodge	Rusty Wallace
35	*71	Trevor Boys	First Produce Chevy	Gina MacDonald
36	*72	D.J. Kennington	Krispy Kreme/Castrol Dodge	Pat MacDonald
37	*76	Jerick Johnson	American Legion Chevy	Jack Johnson
38	77	Ron Hornaday	Dollar General Chevy	Delana Harvick
39	88	Andy Pilgrim	U.S. NAVY Chevy	Dale Earnhardt Jr.
40	*89	Morgan Shepherd	Victory In Jesus Dodge	Cindy Shepherd
41	90	Stephen Leicht	citifinancial Ford	Robert Yates
42	*98	Alex Garcia	Dixien/Omni Source Chevy	Alex Garcia
43	99	David Reutimann	NAPA Auto Parts Toyota	Michael Waltrip
* Required to qualify on time

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes - NAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge

“C’est Un Depart” – “It’s A Go” For Inaugural Series Race In Montreal

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 31, 2007) – The NAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge at the historic Circuit Gilles Villeneuve road course is the inaugural event for the NASCAR Busch Series in Canada and the second points race for the series on international soil. The series has competed in Mexico City since 2005 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.

The purse for the race is $2,075,651, the third in excess of $2 million in the series this year and the eighth-richest race purse in series history.

There are seven double-duty drivers scheduled to compete this weekend in Montreal and also at Pocono Raceway. Reigning series champion Kevin Harvick (#21 AutoZone Chevy) and current standings leader Carl Edwards (#60 Scotts Ford) will be joined by David Ragan (#6 Discount Tire Ford), Jeff Burton (#29 Holiday Inn Chevy), 2002 series champion Greg Biffle #37 Yard Man Ford), Robby Gordon (#55 Camping World Ford) and David Reutimann (#99 NAPA Toyota).

Drivers representing eight countries are entered in the event, led by a 27-man contingent from the United States. Eight Canadians, including Montreal’s own Patrick Carpentier (#22 Zelars & Komatsu Dodge) – who will make his NASCAR debut – and veteran NASCAR road ace Ron Fellows (#33 Camping World Chevy - Toronto) lead that group. NASCAR Busch Series regular Marcos Ambrose (#59 Kingsford Ford) is from Australia. Michel Jourdain Jr. (#17 Dish Network Ford) who won at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Champ Car competition in 2003, and Jorge Goeters (#27 Cottonelle Ford), winner of the first Busch Pole at Mexico City, are from Mexico. Additionally, Italy will be represented by Max Papis (#1 Miccosukee Resorts Chevy); Sweden by Nic Johnssen (#28 Yellow Transportation Chevy); England by Andy Pilgrim (#88 U.S. NAVY Chevy) and Venezuela by Alex Garcia (#98 Dixien-Omni Source Chevy).

Standings Leader Edwards Excited For His Shot In Montreal

Known for his penchant for adventure as well as his racing skills, NASCAR Busch Series standings leader Carl Edwards counts his visit to Montreal among his personal highlights.

Edwards, who was scheduled along with his crew chief, Canadian-born Pierre Kuettel and Montreal native Patrick Carpentier to participate in a press advance in the city on Wednesday, spoke about the race in a national teleconference on Tuesday.

“I'm excited about every weekend, but this one, to go to Canada, be part of such an historic event, such an historic city as Montréal, it's going to be really exciting,” he said.

“It's fun to get to race against different people. That's one of the beauties about going to Mexico City in the Busch Series, you get to race against so many different guys, local guys, from Mexico, Mexico City.

“I hope to meet a lot of new guys this weekend. It will be fun.”

In The Loop: Said’s Numbers Solid Among NASCAR Busch Series Road Course Aces

Analyzing the unknown – like this Saturday’s NASCAR Busch Series raced at Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve road course – calls for a look at the similar.

The NASCAR Busch Series has raced on two road courses in the past – Watkins Glen in upstate New York and the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City.

Many of the same faces who have raced on those two tracks will also race Saturday in Montreal.

One of them is Boris Said (#9 Hellmans Dodge). Said has race in all five NASCAR Busch Series road course races since 2005, racking up a series-high 304 laps in the top 15. Said ranks in the top 15 in a number of road course Loop Data statistics. Always a threat on these types of layouts, Said has a NASCAR Busch Series road course Driver Rating of 101.5 (13th-best), an Average Running Position of 11.8 (13th-best) and 15 Fastest Laps Run (tied for sixth-most).

Another of the road course aces racing this Saturday is Scott Pruett (#41 Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge). He grabbed the pole in this year’s Mexico City race and finished fifth. In three NASCAR Busch Series road races since 2005, Pruett has a Driver Rating of 104.2 (12th-best), an Average Running Position of 10.0 (ninth-best), 194 Laps in the Top 15 (eighth-most) and 15 Fastest Laps Run (tied for sixth-most).

Standings leader Carl Edwards has been in all five road course races since 2005 with seen varied success. He’s finished in the top 10 in all three of his Mexico City races, but has ended the Watkins Glen races in 11th-place (‘05) and 27th-place (‘06). Overall, Edwards has a road course Driver Rating of 94.4, an Average Running Position of 12.8 and has spent 285 laps in the top 15, second only to Said.

In three NASCAR Busch Series road course races, 2006 champion Kevin Harvick has also performed well. He has a Driver Rating of 114.6 and an Average Running Position of 7.1.

NBS Etc.

Subs on Standby: With the travel to and from Montreal to Pocono this weekend for the seven double-duty drivers entered in the NAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge, substitute drivers are on standby to practice and perhaps qualify their cars. Auggie Vidovich is on call for David Ragan; Brandon Miller will sub for Kevin Harvick; Scott Wimmer will be on hand for Jeff Burton; Casey Atwood for Greg Biffle; John Andretti for Carl Edwards and Mark Green for David Reutimann. A substitute had yet to be announced for Robby Gordon.
Scare for Steve Wallace: Steve Wallace (#66 Homelife Communities Dodge) received a scare Sunday night in Indianapolis when he was attacked during an attempted mugging. The 19-year-old suffered minor cuts and abrasions in the melee which took place at a convenience store. Wallace was in town for the Brickyard 400 after competing in the Kroger 200 NASCAR Busch Series race the night before. Several men jumped Wallace and attempted to rob him of his watch; one of the suspects was in custody as of Sunday night. Wallace is okay after the incident and plans to race this weekend in Montreal.
NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Precedes NAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge: The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series will also compete at Circuit Gilles Villeneueve on Saturday. The 23-lap event is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. D.J. Kennington and J.R. Fitzpatrick Jr. are scheduled to compete in that event, then move on to their NASCAR Busch Series rides later in the afternoon. The series, like its counterpart the NASCAR Mexico Corona Series in Mexico, offers new opportunities for Canada’s top teams and drivers to showcase their talents in the NASCAR system. The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series features cars similar to those used in the former CASCAR Super Series and operates throughout Canada with a schedule that runs from May through October.
The Director’s Take: Montreal

INSIGHT FROM JOE BALASH,
NASCAR BUSCH SERIES DIRECTOR

“Montreal will be a very technical course for the drivers’ style and for the race car itself.

“The track data that was distributed to the teams via Terry Labonte’s test gives them a track map, which includes breaking data, shock travel, engine RPM – all the elements necessary to have the car set up to start their baseline when they get to the test session on Thursday.

“Any time we go to a new venue, it’s important for the teams to get as much information as possible during the practice sessions to compile good notes for decision-making during the race.

“In the early part of practice, drivers will use that data to find marks for breaking and acceleration. Teams will also try to get as much track time on the practice day during the same time period that the race will actually take place.

“Choosing the correct location to start braking in the turns and getting back on the gas will be very critical for maintaining position on the track.

“Drivers will have to judge how much or their brakes to use during the early stages of the race so they will have enough braking capacity in the closing laps.”

Everyone’s A Rookie This Weekend In Montreal

• Plenty Rookie Stripes: Since the race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is an inaugural event for the NASCAR Busch Series, all drivers will be rookies until taking their first practice laps during two sessions on Thursday. NASCAR Busch Series Director Joe Balash said there will be no set rookie practice session as there has been throughout the season as all drivers will have the two sessions on Thursday, prior to regular practice on Friday.

• Rookies Fared Well First Time Out: Three of the four Raybestos Rookies entered for the Montreal event had solid outings on their first road course test of the season in March at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Marcos Ambrose led the way with an eighth-place finish. David Ragan was 14th while Kyle Krisiloff (#14 Lilly/Walgreens Ford) was 16th. Brad Coleman (#18 Fed Ex Chevy) stumbled to a 38th-place finish – his worst of the season – but has been on a tear since with two top-fives and three top-10s among his nine races.

2007 NASCAR BUSCH SERIES
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR STANDINGS

Driver                          Points
1. David Ragan               197
2. Marcos Ambrose       172
3. Juan Pablo Montoya 162
4. Kyle Krisiloff              154
5. Brad Keselowski        118
6. Brad Coleman            102
8. Robert Richardson Jr.   84
9. Justin Diercks              51

ESPN/ABC

The NASCAR Busch Series will make its inaugural visit to Montreal this weekend, racing at world-famous Circuit Gilles Villenueve on Saturday afternoon. ESPN2 will have live coverage of the race beginning at 3 p.m. ET with NASCAR Countdown.

The road racing circuit, named for one of Canada’s most famous racers of all time and the home of an annual Formula One race, will present a level playing field for NASCAR Busch Series drivers and teams as all will be racing on the track for the first time.

Allen Bestwick will anchor ESPN2’s coverage from Montreal, with analysis by two-time NASCAR Busch Series champion Randy LaJoie. Pit reporters will be Gary Gerould, Marty Smith and Vince Welch. Bestwick also will host NASCAR Countdown.

In addition to coverage of the race, ESPN2 will televise NASCAR Busch Series practice from Montreal at 2 p.m. Friday, and qualifying on Saturday at noon.

2007 At-A-Glance: Leaders After 22 Of 35 Races:

Traditional Statistics:
Driver points – Edwards (3394)
Victories – Edwards (4)
Races led – Edwards (17)
Laps led – Edwards (682)
Top-five finishes – Edwards (13)
Top-10 finishes – Edwards (17)
Owner points – Roush (#60) - (3394)
Money Won – Edwards ($864,810)
Miles led – Ky. Busch (1015.53)
Busch Poles – Hamlin (4)
Closing in on Top 10 – Ambrose10th (2115 pts): Yeley (-34); Biffle (-44)
Consecutive Weeks in Top 10 – Blaney, Edwards, Harvick (22)

Loop Data Statistics:
Driver Rating – Edwards (114.9)
Average Running Position – Edwards (7.1)
Fastest Laps Run – Edwards (451 fastest laps)
Quality Passes – Edwards (818)
Laps In Top 15 – Edwards (3,753 of a possible 4,166)

First Win Enables Toyota To Gain GroundToyota’s first win in NASCAR Busch Series competition last week at O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis was not only arguably one of the greatest races in series history but the outcome also put Toyota within the grasp of third place in the Bill France Performance Cup standings.

Jason Leffler’s (#38 Great Clips Toyota) victory at ORP gives Toyota – just two points behind third-place Dodge in the standings – momentum, but a level playing field as the series heads to Montreal for Saturday’s race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

The inaugural event will be a first for each of the four manufacturers.

Dodge won earlier this year at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez with Juan Pablo Montoya and has won the last two – and most recent – races at Watkins Glen, while Chevy claimed the first two races in Mexico City, so a baseline for victory on road courses has been set over the last two seasons.

Second-place Ford has one NASCAR Busch Series road course win on current courses; Bill Elliott won at the Glen in 1993.

Manufacturers' Championship
2007 Point Standings

Chevy     161
Ford      137
Dodge     94
Toyota     92

Up Next: Zippo 200 At Watkins Glenn International

The NASCAR Busch Series competes on its second straight road course next Saturday, August 11, at Watkins Glen International.

The Zippo 200 will be televised on ESPN2 beginning at 3 p.m. ET.

The race was revived in 2005 after a three-year hiatus and Dodge drivers have had the upper hand over the past two seasons. Ryan Newman won in 2005 while Kurt Busch went to Victory Lane last season.

Terry Labonte, who turned the first NASCAR laps at Circuit Gilles Villeneueve June 12 during a test session, is the all-time leader in wins at The Glen with four. Canadian Ron Fellows is next with three victories; Labonte and Fellows share the all-time Busch Pole lead with two each.

FAST FACTS

The Race: NAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
The Place: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
The Date: Aug. 4, 20071
The Time: 3:30 p.m. (ET)
TV: ESPN2, 3:00 p.m. (ET)
Track Layout: 2.709-mile road course
Race Purse: $2,075,651
2006 Winner: Inaugural Event
2006 Pole: Inaugural Event

2007 Point Standings

No. Driver          Points
1 Edwards       3394
2   Reutimann     2542
3 Leffler            2447
4 Ragan           2380
5 Harvick          2358
6 Hamilton Jr. 2307
7 Blaney          2252
8 Leicht            2185
9 M Wallace     2158
10 Ambrose       2115

Schedule: Thurs., 9:00 a.m.– Noon; 1:30–4:00 p.m. – Practice. Fri., 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.– Practice; 2:05 –3:25 p.m. – Final Practice. Sat. 12:10 p.m. – Qualifying (Impound).

Additional Canada Busch Race Info at:
circuitgillesvilleneuve.ca
ESPN.com Busch page
TheHotLap.com
Catchfence.com Busch site
NASCAR.com

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