• Race: 3:00pm/et, Saturday, March 22, 2008 in Lebanon, TN
  
  
• Length: 225 Laps, 300 miles
  
  
• TV: ESPN - 2:30pm/et
  
  
• Announcers: Marty Reid, Rusty Wallace, Andy Petree
  
  
• Pit Reporters: Jamie Little, Mike Massaro, Shannon Spake and Vince Welc
  
  

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  Practice Dates/Times

• Practice: Friday, March 21: 2:30-4:00pm/et & 5:30-6:30pm/et
  
  

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  Qualifying Info

• Qualifying Draw: 1:30pm/et, Friday, March 21
  
  
• Qualifying Time: 11:05am/et, Saturday, March 22
  
  
• Qualifying: 2 laps for all positions, cars will be impounded.
  
  
  

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  Goodyear Tire Notes

  
  
  

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  ENTRY, PRACTICE, QUALIFYING, AND RACE INFORMATION
  

  Race Results

  
  
  
• Wimmer Wins At Nashville: #29-Scott Wimmer won the Pepsi 300 at Nashville Superspeedway. It was Wimmer's first win driving for Richard Childress Racing; his sixth win in 149 Nationwide Series races. He now has four top fives and seven top 10s at Nashville. Rounding out the top ten were #2-Clint Bowyer second, #60-Carl Edwards third, #88-Brad Keselowski fourth, #47-Kelly Bires fifth, #64-David Stremme sixth, #32-Denny Hamlin seventh, #33-Cale Gale eighth, #99-David Reutimann ninth, #25-Bobby Hamilton Jr. tenth. Kyle Busch led 125 laps, but found himself two laps down after getting loose, spinning into the grass as Clint Bowyer was closing in for the pass with 63 laps remaining in the race. Slight contact with Bowyer, caused Busch to pit and lose a lap, and then lost a second lap when leader Bowyer passed him again. Busch finished 16th. There were 3 caution flags for 20 laps; 10 lead changes among 5 drivers.(3-22-2008)
  
  
  NASCAR Race Number 6
  Unofficial Race Results for the Pepsi "300" - Saturday, March 22, 2008
  Nashville Superspeedway - Nashville, TN - 1.33 Mile Paved
  Total Race Length - 225 Laps - 299.93 Miles - Purse: $1,120,955
  

  Fin	Str	Car	Driver	Team	Laps	Pts	Bns	Total Award	Status	Times	Laps
  1	14	29	Scott Wimmer	Holiday Inn Chevy	225	190	5	$57,313	Running	2	22
  2	7	2	Clint Bowyer	BB&T Chevy	225	175	5	$35,500	Running	3	75
  3	4	60	Carl Edwards	Scotts Miracle-Gro Ford	225	165		$32,075	Running
  4	8	88	Brad Keselowski	NAVY Chevy	225	165	5	$28,693	Running	1	2
  5	5	47	Kelly Bires	Clorox Ford	225	160	5	$29,943	Running	1	1
  6	11	64	David Stremme	Atreus Homes & Communities	225	150		$26,193	Running
  7	21	32	Denny Hamlin	Dollar General Toyota	225	146		$16,875	Running
  8	13	33	Cale Gale #	Camping World Chevy	225	142		$23,293	Running
  9	19	99	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota	224	138		$15,550	Running
  10	17	25	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Smithfield Ford	224	134		$23,568	Running
  11	2	22	Mike Bliss	Supercuts Dodge	224	130		$21,668	Running
  12	6	21	Stephen Leicht	Racing Gearz - The Game Chevy	224	127		$21,593	Running
  13	23	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Toyota	224	124		$21,893	Running
  14	16	9	Chase Miller #	Valvoline Dodge	224	121		$21,418	Running
  15	9	16	Colin Braun	CitiFinancial Ford	224	118		$22,193	Running
  16	1	20	Kyle Busch	Z-Line Designs Toyota	223	125	10	$17,800	Running	4	125
  17	18	40	Bryan Clauson #	Fastenal Dodge	223	112		$21,593	Running
  18	25	11	Jason Keller	Incredible Pizza Chevy	223	109		$21,493	Running
  19	22	5	Landon Cassill #	National Guard Chevy	223	106		$21,018	Running
  20	24	7	Mike Wallace	GEICO Toyota	223	103		$21,968	Running
  21	26	6	David Ragan	Discount Tire/Coats Ford	223	100		$14,725	Running
  22	20	1	Sterling Marlin	Miccosukee Resorts Chevy	222	97		$20,858	Running
  23	15	59	Marcos Ambrose	Kingsford with Hickory Ford	222	94		$21,223	Running
  24	3	66	Steve Wallace	Jimmy John's Chevy	222	91		$20,788	Running
  25	31	41	Kyle Krisiloff	Polaroid Dodge	221	88		$20,918	Running
  26	29	70	Mark Green	ForeTravel Motorcoach/Biomet	221	85		$14,230	Running
  27	10	27	Brad Coleman	Cottonelle Ford	221	82		$20,653	Running
  28	12	37	Brad Baker	Make a Wish Foundation Ford	219	79		$20,618	Running
  29	27	61	Kevin Lepage	Skeets Ford	218	76		$20,583	Running
  30	34	01	Kertus Davis	RACEGIRL Chevy	218	73		$14,330	Running
  31	30	24	Eric McClure	Hefty Brand Chevy	218	70		$20,513	Running
  32	32	28	Kenny Wallace	US Border Patrol Chevy	217	67		$20,468	Running
  33	38	95	Willie Allen	Wide Open Energy Drink Dodge	216	64		$13,935	Running
  34	28	81	D.J. Kennington	Mahindra Tractors/N.P.P.L. Dodge	216	61		$13,915	Running
  35	42	4	Robert Richardson Jr.	Phantom EFX Chevy	211	58		$20,363	Running
  36	41	84	Mike Harmon	James Otto/Muzik Mafia Chevy	72	55		$13,875	Handling
  37	35	0	Danny Efland	Chevy	61	52		$13,855	Transmission
  38	33	89	Morgan Shepherd	Victory in Jesus Racing Dodge	54	49		$13,835	Handling
  39	39	90	Johnny Chapman	MSRP Motorsports Ford	46	46		$13,805	Electrical
  40	40	52	Derrike Cope	Hilton Garden Inn Chevy	38	43		$13,750	Transmission
  41	43	55	Brad Teague	Bennett Classics Museum Ford	29	40		$13,725	Vibration
  42	37	91	Larry Gunselman	MSRP Motorsports Chevy	23	37		$13,705	Brakes
  43	36	05	Brett Rowe	CertainTeed/31W Insulation Chevy	9	34		$13,625	Accident

  
  Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 34,500, Scott Wimmer won the Pepsi 300, his sixth career NASCAR Nationwide Series victory. Before the green flag the the following drivers, under penalty, dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #55 Brad Teague (unapproved adjustments), #95 Willie Allen (unapproved adjustments).
  Failed to Qualify: (2) 57 Jerick Johnson, 36 Ruben Pardo.
  Time of Race: 02 Hrs, 14 Mins, 12 Secs.
  Average Speed: 134.095 MPH
  Margin of Victory: .578 Seconds
  Caution Flags: 3 for 20 laps: Laps: 10-21 (#05 oil on track); 61-64 (Debris); 157-160 (Debris).
  Lead Changes: 10 among 5 drivers: K. Busch 1-61; C. Bowyer 62-65; K. Busch 66-70; C. Bowyer 71-99; K. Busch 100-124; S. Wimmer 125; K. Bires 126; B. Keselowski 127-128; K. Busch 129-162; C. Bowyer 163-204; S. Wimmer 205-225.
  Coors Light Pole: Kyle Busch, #20 (163.726 mph) Edwards/Next Highest 06 Point Finisher: Carl Edwards, #60
  Featherlite "Most Improved Driver": Kelly Bires, #47 (15 Places)
  Mahler Clevite: Scott Wimmer, #29
  Mobil 1 Oil Command Performance: David Stremme, #64
  Raybestos "Rookie of the Race": Cale Gale, #33
  Sunoco Diamond Performance: Scott Wimmer, #29
  WIX Filters "Lap Leader": Scott Wimmer, #29 (22 Laps)
  
  

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  Driver Points

  
  
  
• Bowyer leads point standings: Clint Bowyer leads the driver standings following Nashville with 877 points, 11 ahead of Carl Edwards in second. Rounding out the top ten are; David Reutimann third, David Ragan fourth, Mike Bliss fifth, Brad Keselowski sixth, Kevin Harvick seventh, Kelly Bires eighth, Mike Wallace ninth, Jason Leffler tenth.(3-22-2008)
  
  
  Points Report
  Nashville Superspeedway
  PEPSI 300
  UNOFFICIAL Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Saturday, 3/22/2008 @ 4:46 PM Eastern UNOFFICIAL
  

  Pos	Driver	BPts	Points	Ldr
  1	Clint Bowyer	25	877	0
  2	Carl Edwards	10	866	-11
  3	David Reutimann	0	806	-71
  4	David Ragan	15	771	-106
  5	Mike Bliss	5	757	-120
  6	Brad Keselowski	10	756	-121
  7	Kevin Harvick	10	751	-126
  8	Kelly Bires	5	708	-169
  9	Mike Wallace	5	706	-171
  10	Jason Leffler	5	703	-174
  11	Kyle Busch	40	693	-184
  12	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	5	672	-205
  13	David Stremme	0	665	-212
  14	Jason Keller	0	633	-244
  15	Steve Wallace	0	558	-319
  16	Marcos Ambrose	0	552	-325
  17	Greg Biffle	0	540	-337
  18	Brad Coleman	0	533	-344
  19	Kenny Wallace	5	523	-354
  20	Dario Franchitti	0	520	-357
  21	Johnny Sauter	5	504	-373
  22	Kevin Lepage	0	473	-404
  23	Tony Stewart	20	472	-405
  24	Robert Richardson Jr.	5	461	-416
  25	Bryan Clauson #	0	457	-420
  26	Eric McClure	0	444	-433
  27	Scott Wimmer	10	431	-446
  28	Bobby Labonte	5	415	-462
  29	Jeff Burton	15	413	-464
  30	D.J. Kennington	0	408	-469
  31	Dale Earnhardt, Jr	5	384	-493
  32	Denny Hamlin	10	383	-494
  33	Kertus Davis	0	380	-497
  34	Kasey Kahne	5	371	-506
  35	Matt Kenseth	5	345	-532
  36	Brad Baker	0	344	-533
  37	Brett Rowe	0	326	-551
  38	Brian Vickers	10	322	-555
  39	Cale Gale #	0	314	-563
  40	Jamie McMurray	5	279	-598
  41	Derrike Cope	0	272	-605
  42	Stanton Barrett	0	267	-610
  43	Stephen Leicht	0	261	-616
  44	Brian Keselowski	0	241	-636
  45	Morgan Shepherd	5	241	-636
  46	Mark Green	0	216	-661
  47	Larry Gunselman	0	215	-662
  48	Mark Martin	10	195	-682
  49	Mike Harmon	0	184	-693
  50	John Borneman	0	179	-698
  51	Martin Truex, Jr	5	175	-702
  52	Johnny Chapman	0	144	-733
  53	Patrick Carpentier	0	142	-735
  54	Willie Allen	0	140	-737
  55	Dwayne Leik	0	123	-754
  56	Kyle Krisiloff	0	122	-755
  57	Chase Miller #	0	121	-756
  58	Colin Braun	0	118	-759
  59	Landon Cassill #	0	106	-771
  60	Sterling Marlin	0	97	-780
  61	Michael McDowell	0	82	-795
  62	Elliott Sadler	0	82	-795
  63	Kirk Shelmerdine	5	78	-799
  64	Todd Bodine	0	52	-825
  65	Danny Efland		52	-825
  66	Scott Lynch	0	40	-837
  67	Brad Teague	0	40	-837
  68	Steve Grissom	0	34	-843
  69	Mike Potter	0	34	-843
  70	David Gilliland	0	18	-859

  
  

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  Owner Points

  
  
  
  Owner Points Following Race # 6
  Nashville Superspeedway
  PEPSI 300
  UNOFFICIAL Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Saturday, 3/22/2008 @ 4:46 PM Eastern UNOFFICIAL
  

  Pos	Owner	Car #	Points	Ldr	Attpts
  1	Delana Harvick	33	893	0	6
  2	Richard Childress	2	877	-16	6
  3	Jack Roush	60	866	-27	6
  4	Richard Childress	29	844	-49	6
  5	Michael Waltrip	99	806	-87	6
  6	Joe Gibbs	20	788	-105	6
  7	Jack Roush	6	771	-122	6
  8	Armando Fitz	22	757	-136	6
  9	Dale Earnhardt, Jr	88	756	-137	6
  10	Rick Hendrick	5	725	-168	6
  11	George Gillett, Jr	9	716	-177	6
  12	Jodi Geschickter	47	708	-185	6
  13	Bob Germain	7	706	-187	6
  14	Ralph Braun	38	703	-190	6
  15	Jack Roush	16	682	-211	5
  16	Richard Childress	21	676	-217	6
  17	Edward Rensi	25	672	-221	6
  18	Edward Rensi	64	665	-228	6
  19	Todd Braun	32	662	-231	6
  20	Bryan Mullet	11	633	-260	6
  21	Floyd Ganassi	40	632	-261	6
  22	James Finch	1	601	-292	6
  23	Rusty Wallace	66	558	-335	6
  24	Tad Geschickter	59	552	-341	6
  25	Mimi Fitz	28	545	-348	6
  26	Mike Curb	27	533	-360	6
  27	Jack Roush	17	500	-393	3
  28	Charlie Shoffner	61	492	-401	5
  29	Chip Ganassi	41	467	-426	6
  30	James Finch	4	461	-432	6
  31	Gary Baker	37	444	-449	6
  32	John McGill	24	444	-449	6
  33	Pat MacDonald	81	408	-485	6
  34	Johnny Davis	01	405	-488	6
  35	Jay Robinson	36	347	-546	6
  36	Wayne Day	05	336	-557	6
  37	Jimmy Means	52	285	-608	6
  38	Marcia Parsons	90	270	-623	6
  39	Cindy Shepherd	89	269	-624	6
  40	Chris Lencheski	30	267	-626	3
  41	Joe Gibbs	18	255	-638	2
  42	Stacey Humphrey	91	240	-653	6
  43	Mike Harmon	84	219	-674	6
  44	Mary Louise Miller	70	216	-677	3
  45	Johnny Davis	0	188	-705	6
  46	Debra Borneman	283	179	-714	2
  47	Delana Harvick	77	172	-721	2
  48	Todd Braun	10	165	-728	1
  49	Earl Sadler	95	140	-753	2
  50	Teresa Earnhardt	8	135	-758	1
  51	Michael Waltrip	00	82	-811	1
  52	John McNelly	156	62	-831	2
  53	Roger Penske	12	59	-834	2
  54	JIMMY Means	55	40	-853	1
  55	Chad Beahr	57	31	-862	1
  56	Carl Haas	14	18	-875	1
  57	Andrea Nemechek	87	16	-877	1

  
  

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  Starting Lineup

  
  
  
• Busch wins the pole at Nashville: #20-Kyle Busch was the fastest qualifier with a speed of 163.726 to win the Coors Light Pole for the Pepsi 300 at Nashville Superspeedway. Rounding out the top ten were; #22-Mike Bliss second, #66-Steve Wallace third, #60-Carl Edwards fourth, #47-Kelly Bires fifth, #21-Stephen Leicht sixth, #2-Clint Bowyer seventh, #88-Brad Keselowski eighth, #16-Colin Braun ninth, #27-Brad Coleman tenth. Did Not Qualify: #57-Jerick Johnson; #36-Ruben Pardo.(3-22-2008)
  
  
• Pepsi 300 at Nashville Superspeedway Pit Stall Selections
  
  
  Starting Line Up
  Nashville Superspeedway
  PEPSI 300
  Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sat, March 22, 2008 @ 11:38 AM Eastern
  

  Pos	Car	Driver	Team	Time	Speed
  1	20	Kyle Busch	Z-Line Designs Toyota	29.310	163.726
  2	22	Mike Bliss	Supercuts Dodge	29.576	162.253
  3	66	Steve Wallace	Jimmy John's Dodge	29.596	162.144
  4	60	Carl Edwards	Scotts Miracle-Gro Ford	29.609	162.072
  5	47	Kelly Bires	Clorox Ford	29.620	162.012
  6	21	Stephen Leicht	Racing Gearz - The Game Chevy	29.623	161.996
  7	2	Clint Bowyer	BB&T Chevy	29.628	161.968
  8	88	Brad Keselowski	NAVY Chevy	29.663	161.777
  9	16	Colin Braun	CitiFinancial Ford	29.670	161.739
  10	27	Brad Coleman	Cottonelle Ford	29.727	161.429
  11	64	David Stremme	Atreus Homes & Communities Chevy	29.736	161.380
  12	37	Brad Baker	Make a Wish Foundation Ford	29.791	161.082
  13	33	Cale Gale #	Camping World Chevy	29.807	160.996
  14	29	Scott Wimmer	Holiday Inn Chevy	29.816	160.947
  15	59	Marcos Ambrose	Kingsford with Hickory Ford	29.866	160.678
  16	9	Chase Miller #	Valvoline Dodge	29.892	160.538
  17	25	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Smithfield Ford	29.914	160.420
  18	40	Bryan Clauson #	Fastenal Dodge	29.988	160.024
  19	99	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota	30.003	159.944
  20	1	Sterling Marlin	Miccosukee Resorts Chevy	30.049	159.699
  21	32	Denny Hamlin	Dollar General Toyota	30.068	159.598
  22	5	Landon Cassill #	National Guard Chevy	30.081	159.529
  23	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Toyota	30.087	159.497
  24	7	Mike Wallace	GEICO Toyota	30.124	159.302
  25	11	Jason Keller	Incredible Pizza Chevy	30.131	159.265
  26	6	David Ragan	Discount Tire/Coats Ford	30.142	159.206
  27	61	Kevin Lepage	Skeets Ford	30.142	159.206
  28	81	D.J. Kennington	Mahindra Tractors/N.P.P.L. Dodge	30.169	159.064
  29	70	Mark Green	ForeTravel Motorcoach/Biomet Chevy	30.177	159.022
  30	24	Eric McClure	Hefty Brand Chevy	30.481	157.436
  31	41	Kyle Krisiloff	Polaroid Dodge	30.511	157.281
  32	28	Kenny Wallace	US Border Patrol Chevy	30.577	156.941
  33	89	Morgan Shepherd	Victory in Jesus Racing Dodge	30.683	156.399
  34	01	Kertus Davis	RACEGIRL Chevy	30.708	156.272
  35	0	Danny Efland	Chevy	31.031	154.645
  36	05	Brett Rowe	CertainTeed/31W Insulation Chevy	31.228	153.670
  37	91	Larry Gunselman	MSRP Motorsports Chevy	31.321	153.213
  38	95	Willie Allen	Wide Open Energy Drink Dodge	31.504	152.324
  39	90	Johnny Chapman	MSRP Motorsports Ford	31.540	152.150
  40	52	Derrike Cope	Hilton Garden Inn Chevy	31.629	151.722
  41	84	Mike Harmon	James Otto/Muzik Mafia Chevy	31.850	150.669
  42	4	Robert Richardson Jr.	Phantom EFX Chevy	31.878	150.536
  43	55	Brad Teague	Bennett Classics Museum Ford	31.926	150.310
  DNQ; #57-Jerick Johnson; #36-Ruben Pardo

  
  

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  Practice Speeds

  
  
  
• Busch fastest in Happy Hour: #20-Kyle Busch was fastest in Happy Hour at Nashville Superspeedway with a speed of 162.292 followed by #22-Mike Bliss second, #2-Clint Bowyer third, #88-Brad Keselowski fourth, #66-Steve Wallace fifth, #32-Denny Hamlin sixth, #21-Stephen Leicht seventh, #33-Cale Gale eighth, #38-Jason Leffler ninth, #29-Scott Wimmer tenth. The two slowest on track; #55-Brad Teague, #57-Jerik Johnson. #95-Willie Allen did not practice in the final session.(3-21-2008)
  
  
  NNS Final Practice
  Nashville Superspeedway
  PEPSI 300
  Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, March 21, 2008 @ 05:31 PM Eastern
  

  Pos.	Car	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps
  1	20	Kyle Busch	Z-Line Designs Toyota	29.569	162.292	29
  2	22	Mike Bliss	Supercuts Dodge	29.759	161.255	23
  3	2	Clint Bowyer	BB&T Chevy	29.786	161.109	22
  4	88	Brad Keselowski #	NAVY Chevy	29.804	161.012	32
  5	66	Steve Wallace	Jimmy John's Dodge	29.837	160.834	19
  6	32	Denny Hamlin	Dollar General Toyota	29.869	160.662	26
  7	21	Stephen Leicht	Racing Gearz - The Game Chevy	29.924	160.366	25
  8	33	Cale Gale #	Camping World Chevy	29.941	160.275	36
  9	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Toyota	29.998	159.971	26
  10	29	Scott Wimmer	Holiday Inn Chevy	30.004	159.939	29
  11	47	Kelly Bires	Clorox Ford	30.056	159.662	31
  12	64	David Stremme	Atreus Homes & Communities Chevy	30.089	159.487	18
  13	7	Mike Wallace	GEICO Toyota	30.089	159.487	32
  14	1	Sterling Marlin	Miccosukee Resorts Chevy	30.125	159.296	20
  15	60	Carl Edwards	Scotts Miracle-Gro Ford	30.147	159.18	16
  16	11	Jason Keller	Incredible Pizza Chevy	30.18	159.006	28
  17	6	David Ragan #	Discount Tire/Coats Ford	30.208	158.859	24
  18	5	Landon Cassill #	National Guard Chevy	30.231	158.738	36
  19	40	Bryan Clauson #	Fastenal Dodge	30.242	158.68	31
  20	*16	Colin Braun	CitiFinancial Ford	30.245	158.664	44
  21	99	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota	30.248	158.649	19
  22	25	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Smithfield Ford	30.251	158.633	30
  23	27	Brad Coleman	Cottonelle Ford	30.254	158.617	24
  24	37	Brad Baker	Make a Wish Foundation Ford	30.307	158.34	26
  25	59	Marcos Ambrose	Kingsford with Hickory Ford	30.346	158.136	23
  26	9	Chase Miller #	Valvoline Dodge	30.354	158.094	48
  27	61	Kevin Lepage	Skeets Ford	30.456	157.565	16
  28	28	Kenny Wallace	US Border Patrol Chevy	30.476	157.462	23
  29	*70	Mark Green	ForeTravel Motorcoach/Biomet Chevy	30.484	157.42	28
  30	*36	Ruben Pardo	Supercuts Dodge	30.502	157.327	3
  31	41	Kyle Krisiloff	Polaroid Dodge	30.543	157.116	20
  32	*81	D.J. Kennington	Mahindra Tractors/N.P.P.L. Dodge	30.756	156.028	20
  33	24	Eric McClure	Hefty Brand Chevy	30.881	155.397	24
  34	*89	Morgan Shepherd	Victory in Jesus Racing Dodge	31.257	153.527	2
  35	*01	Kertus Davis	RACEGIRL Chevy	31.269	153.468	15
  36	*90	Johnny Chapman	MSRP Motorsports Ford	31.392	152.867	4
  37	*52	Derrike Cope	Hilton Garden Inn Chevy	31.56	152.053	7
  38	*0	Danny Efland	Chevy	31.823	150.797	19
  39	*91	Larry Gunselman	MSRP Motorsports Chevy	31.894	150.461	4
  40	*05	Brett Rowe	CertainTeed/31W Insulation Chevy	31.915	150.362	13
  41	4	Robert Richardson Jr.	Phantom EFX Chevy	31.94	150.244	30
  42	*84	Mike Harmon	James Otto/Muzik Mafia Chevy	32.466	147.81	14
  43	*55	Brad Teague	Bennett Classics Museum Ford	32.661	146.928	4
  44	*57	Jerick Johnson	dverve.net Dodge	33.091	145.018	16
  *Required to qualify on time

  
  

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• Stremme fastest in first practice: #64-David Stremme was the fastest in the opening practice session for the Pepsi 300 at Nashville with a speed of 159.806 followed by #20-Kyle Busch second, #22-Mike Bliss third, #2-Clint Bowyer fourth, #66-Steve Wallace fifth, #21-Stephen Leicht sixth, #60-Carl Edwards seventh, #47-Kelly Bires eighth, #32-Denny Hamlin ninth, #9-Chase Miller tenth. In the final minutes of the session, #95-Willie Allen hit the wall in turn 2 causing damage to the right front. Two slowest on track; #91-Larry Gunselman, #55-Brad Teague. One car did not practice; #57-Jerick Johnson.(3-21-2008)
  
  
  NNS Practice 1
  Nashville Superspeedway
  PEPSI 300
  Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, March 21, 2008 @ 03:04 PM Eastern
  

  Pos.	Car	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps
  1	64	David Stremme	Atreus Homes & Communities Chevy	30.029	159.806	33
  2	20	Kyle Busch	Z-Line Designs Toyota	30.036	159.768	34
  3	22	Mike Bliss	Supercuts Dodge	30.036	159.768	21
  4	2	Clint Bowyer	BB&T Chevy	30.037	159.763	21
  5	66	Steve Wallace	Jimmy John's Dodge	30.067	159.604	33
  6	21	Stephen Leicht	Racing Gearz - The Game Chevy	30.087	159.497	25
  7	60	Carl Edwards	Scotts Miracle-Gro Ford	30.096	159.45	28
  8	47	Kelly Bires	Clorox Ford	30.135	159.243	24
  9	32	Denny Hamlin	Dollar General Toyota	30.152	159.154	23
  10	9	Chase Miller #	Valvoline Dodge	30.165	159.085	49
  11	88	Brad Keselowski #	NAVY Chevy	30.193	158.938	31
  12	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Toyota	30.202	158.89	30
  13	7	Mike Wallace	GEICO Toyota	30.217	158.811	30
  14	11	Jason Keller	Incredible Pizza Chevy	30.233	158.727	19
  15	25	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Smithfield Ford	30.246	158.659	37
  16	33	Cale Gale #	Camping World Chevy	30.262	158.575	28
  17	29	Scott Wimmer	Holiday Inn Chevy	30.265	158.559	28
  18	99	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota	30.323	158.256	29
  19	40	Bryan Clauson #	Fastenal Dodge	30.336	158.188	50
  20	27	Brad Coleman	Cottonelle Ford	30.444	157.627	24
  21	1	Sterling Marlin	Miccosukee Resorts Chevy	30.465	157.518	26
  22	6	David Ragan #	Discount Tire/Coats Ford	30.481	157.436	14
  23	*16	Colin Braun	CitiFinancial Ford	30.503	157.322	52
  24	41	Kyle Krisiloff	Polaroid Dodge	30.542	157.121	42
  25	5	Landon Cassill #	National Guard Chevy	30.622	156.711	50
  26	28	Kenny Wallace	US Border Patrol Chevy	30.664	156.496	29
  27	37	Brad Baker	Make a Wish Foundation Ford	30.709	156.267	43
  28	59	Marcos Ambrose	Kingsford with Hickory Ford	30.762	155.998	35
  29	*95	Willie Allen	Wide Open Energy Drink Dodge	30.843	155.588	21
  30	*70	Mark Green	ForeTravel Motorcoach/Biomet Chevy	30.947	155.065	14
  31	*81	D.J. Kennington	Mahindra Tractors/N.P.P.L. Dodge	31.139	154.109	25
  32	24	Eric McClure	Hefty Brand Chevy	31.143	154.089	31
  33	*01	Kertus Davis	RACEGIRL Chevy	31.175	153.931	20
  34	*36	Ruben Pardo	Supercuts Dodge	31.231	153.655	11
  35	4	Robert Richardson Jr.	Phantom EFX Chevy	31.377	152.94	37
  36	61	Kevin Lepage	Skeets Ford	31.389	152.882	13
  37	*90	Johnny Chapman	MSRP Motorsports Ford	31.514	152.275	4
  38	*89	Morgan Shepherd	Victory in Jesus Racing Dodge	31.672	151.516	9
  39	*0	Danny Efland	Chevy	31.832	150.754	35
  40	*05	Brett Rowe	CertainTeed/31W Insulation Chevy	32.038	149.785	16
  41	*52	Derrike Cope	Hilton Garden Inn Chevy	32.172	149.161	2
  42	*84	Mike Harmon	James Otto/Muzik Mafia Chevy	32.537	147.487	17
  43	*91	Larry Gunselman	MSRP Motorsports Chevy	32.922	145.763	2
  44	*55	Brad Teague	Bennett Classics Museum Ford	33.005	145.396	6
  *Required to qualify on time

  
  

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  Entry List

  
  
  
  Entry List
  Nashville Superspeedway
  PEPSI 300
  Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, March 21, 2008 @ 11:53 AM Eastern

  Ent.	Car	Driver	Team Name	Owner	Crew Chief
  1.	*0	Danny Efland	Chevy	Johnny Davis	Cindy Wosley
  2.	*01	Kertus Davis	RACEGIRL Chevy	Johnny Davis	Brad Hicks
  3.	1	Sterling Marlin	Miccosukee Resorts Chevy	James Finch	Jon Wolfe
  4.	2	Clint Bowyer	BB&T Chevy	Richard Childress	Dan Deeringhoff
  5.	4	Robert Richardson Jr.	Phanton EFX Chevy	James Finch	Kenneth Campbell
  6.	*05	Brett Rowe	CertainTeed/31W Insulation Chevy	Wayne Day	Tom Perkins
  7.	5	Landon Cassill #	National Guard Chevy	Rick Hendrick	Lance McGrew
  8.	6	David Ragan #	Discount Tire/Coats Ford	Jack Roush	Mike Kelley
  9.	7	Mike Wallace	GEICO Toyota	Bob Germain	Bruce Cook
  10.	9	Chase Miller #	Valvoline Dodge	George Gillett	Kirk Almquist
  11.	11	Jason Keller	Incredible Pizza Chevy	Bryan Mullet	Todd Gordon
  12.	*16	Colin Braun	CitiFinancial Ford	Jack Roush	Eddie Pardue
  13.	20	Kyle Busch	Z-Line Designs Toyota	Joe Gibbs	Dave Rogers
  14.	21	Stephen Leicht	Racing Gearz - The Game Chevy	Richard Childress	Shane Wilson
  15.	22	Mike Bliss	Supercuts Dodge	Armando Fitz	Paul Wolfe
  16.	24	Eric McClure	Hefty Brand Chevy	John McGill	Cal Boprey
  17.	25	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Smithfield Ford	Ed Rensi	Chris Wright
  18.	27	Brad Coleman	Cottonelle Ford	Mike Curb	Shawn Parker
  19.	28	Kenny Wallace	US Border Patrol Chevy	Jay Robinson	Bob Keselowski
  20.	29	Scott Wimmer	Holiday Inn Chevy	Richard Childress	Pat Smith
  21.	32	Denny Hamlin	Dollar General Toyota	Todd Braun	Trent Owens
  22.	33	Cale Gale #	Camping World Chevy	Delana Harvick	Dave Rogers
  23.	*36	Ruben Pardo	Supercuts Dodge	Mimi Fitz	Rick Gay
  24.	37	Brad Baker	Make a Wish Foundation Ford	Gary Baker	Newt Moore
  25.	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Toyota	Ralph Braun	Stewart Cooper
  26.	40	Bryan Clauson #	Fastenal Dodge	Floyd Ganassi	Brad Parrott
  27.	41	Kyle Krisiloff	Polaroid Dodge	Chip Ganassi	Brian Pattie
  28.	47	Kelly Bires	Clorox Ford	Jodi Geschickter	Scott Zipadelli
  29.	*52	Derrike Cope	Hilton Garden Inn Chevy	Jimmy Means	Jimmy Means
  30.	*55	Brad Teague	Bennett Classics Museum Ford	Jimmy Means	TBA
  31.	*57	Jerick Johnson	dverve.net Dodge	Chad Beahr	Chad Beahr
  32.	59	Marcos Ambrose	Kingsford with Hickory Ford	Tad Geschickter	Walter Giles
  33.	60	Carl Edwards	Scotts Miracle-Gro Ford	Jack Roush	Pierre Kuettel
  34.	61	Kevin Lepage	Skeets Ford	Charles Shoffner	Doug Taylor
  35.	64	David Stremme	Atreus Homes & Communities Chevy	Ed Rensi	Steve Darne
  36.	66	Steve Wallace	Jimmy John's Dodge	Rusty Wallace	Harold Holly
  37.	*70	Mark Green	ForeTravel Motorcoach/Biomet Chevy	Mary Louise Miller	Tom Sokoloski
  38.	*81	D.J. Kennington	Mahindra Tractors/N.P.P.L. Dodge	Pat MacDonald	Bob Hewitt
  39.	*84	Mike Harmon	James Otto/Muzik Mafia Chevy	Mike Harmon	Mike Bartlett
  40.	88	Brad Keselowski #	NAVY Chevy	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Tony Eury Sr.
  41.	*89	Morgan Shepherd	Victory in Jesus Racing Dodge	Cindy Shepherd	Richard Schramm
  42.	*90	Johnny Chapman	MSRP Motorsports Ford	Marcia Parsons	David Ingram
  43.	*91	Larry Gunselman	MSRP Motorsports Chevy	Stacey Humphrey	James Daly
  44.	*95	Willie Allen	Wide Open Energy Drink Dodge	Earl Sadler	Danny Gill
  45.	99	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota	Michael Waltrip	Jerry Baxter
  *Required to qualify on time

  
  

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  NASCAR News & Notes

  
  
  NASCAR Nationwide News and Notes - Nashville
  
  

  Prime Time Players: Series In The Spotlight At Nashville
  
  The first stand-alone event of the NASCAR Nationwide Series season at Nashville Superspeedway has plenty of drama attached to it.

  First and foremost, who’s got something for Carl Edwards (#60 Scotts Miracle Gro Ford), the reigning series champion who has three straight wins at Nashville?

  Clint Bowyer (#2 BB&T Chevy) thinks he does. His win last week at Bristol Motor Speedway propelled him into second place in the standings. Bowyer won his first series race on the 1.333-mile track in 2005.

  Two-time series champion Kevin Harvick isn’t racing this weekend, leaving the door wide open for a new leader. Bowyer’s ready to walk through but Edwards is only one point behind him in third.

  In fact, Harvick’s 49-point cushion over Bowyer is the largest difference between one position and the next in this week’s top 10-rankings where eight of the 10 are full-time series regulars.

  A spot in the top 10 isn’t out of the question for Nashville native Bobby Hamilton Jr. (#25 Smithfield Foods Ford). He’s only 30 points out of 10th as he heads to his home track.

  But it’s a win at Nashville that drives Hamilton to circle this event on his calendar each year.

  Just ask Tony Stewart about Indianapolis as far as what a home track win means. Hamilton feels the same about Nashville. He won’t be satisfied until he holds aloft one of the most sought-after trophies in NASCAR – a one-of-a-kind Gibson guitar custom-designed by Sam Bass. The closest Hamilton has come is a runner-up finish in 2002.

  Opportunity Knocks At Nashville For Series Regulars, Up-And-Comers

  The first stand-alone event of the season offers series regulars a prime opportunity to get into Victory Lane. It’s also a chance for up-and-comers to gain experience.

  Landon Cassill (#5 National Guard Chevy), Bryan Clauson (#40 Fastenal Dodge) and Colin Braun (#16 CitiFinancial Ford) are in line for their season and track debuts. Chase Miller (#9 Valvoline Dodge) is set for his season debut – he made his series debut at Nashville last June.

  Braun and Brad Coleman (#27 Cottonelle Ford) will meet for the first time in their NASCAR careers at Nashville, but the native Texans are familiar with one another.

  In 2005, they set a world record as the youngest team in the Rolex 24 at Daytona (seventh in GT). Both were 16. A good showing has added importance to Coleman, who competes full-time for Nashville-based Baker Curb Racing. He also made his series debut at the track in 2006.

  Strictly Speaking: Talking The Talk About Nashville Superspeedway

  • Saturday’s Field Has Nashville Firsts

  Along with Clint Bowyer, Jason Leffler (#38 Great Clips Toyota) earned his first series win at Nashville in 2004.

  In addition to Chase Miller and Brad Coleman, Kelly Bires (#47 Clorox Ford), Cale Gale (#33 Camping World Chevy) and David Stremme (#64 Atreus Homes & Communities Chevy) also made their series debuts at Nashville.

  • Cooper Brings Impressive Resume Home  

  Nashville native Stewart Cooper joined Braun Racing late last season to lead Leffler, and the #38 Toyota team, in 2008.

  Cooper’s career began at the Nashville Fairgrounds where he served as crew chief on Casey Atwood's late model team and followed Atwood to the NASCAR Nationwide Series and Brewco Motorsports (now BakerCurb Racing) where he was promoted to crew chief in 2005.  

  During his tenure, Cooper led his team to a total of eight wins, seven poles, 32 top-five and 79 top-10 finishes.

  • Keselowski Prepping To Be “Guitar Man”

  Thanks in part to the rainy weather the NASCAR Nationwide Series has experienced during the first few weeks of the season, Brad Keselowski and his #88 U.S. NAVY Chevy team have spent some time playing “Guitar Hero.”

  Keselowski hopes to trade the video game experience for real-time strumming. If he wins the race and earns the Gibson guitar trophy,  the JR Motorsports driver says he’ll take on the challenge of learning to play a real guitar.

  • Harmon Goes Country

  Rising country music artist James Otto will be displayed on the hood of Mike Harmon’s #84 Chevy at Nashville. Otto is a member of “Muzik Mafia,” a group of Warner Bros. Records artists that include Big and Rich, Gretchen Wilson, Cowboy Troy, and John Anderson among others.

  In The Loop: Stout Competition In Line To Halt Edwards’ Record Nashville Streak

  Winner of three straight at Nashville Superspeedway, Carl Edwards is the runaway favorite in this Saturday’s Pepsi 300, right? Well, not exactly.

  Statistically, Clint Bowyer is a notch better than Edwards at the 1.33-mile concrete track. Here’s the statistical tale-of-the-tape at Nashville since 2005:

  Driver Rating: Bowyer edges Edwards, 130.2 to 125.6

  Average Running Position: Bowyer beats Edwards, 3.9 to 5.1

  Laps in the Top 15: Bowyer edges Edwards, 1,083 to 1,072.

  Edwards does lead Bowyer in a key speed category – Fastest Laps Run. The defending series champion has 210 Fastest Laps Run in his five races at Nashville, compared to Bowyer’s 153.

  Bowyer has one win at Nashville, the second race there in 2005 – a race Edwards did not run. Edwards has won three there, but only two when Bowyer was also running. His victory there last year was won without Bowyer in the field. He led a race-high 74 laps that event.

  But other drivers have a chance of knocking Edwards off his pedestal. Scott Wimmer (#29 Holiday Inn Chevy) has a solid chance to win his first race since 2003. Wimmer, who has three consecutive top 10 finishes at Nashville, has a Driver Rating of 118.7, an Average Running Position of 4.5 and 72 Fastest Laps Run in his two races there since 2005.

  Also watch for Nashville native Bobby Hamilton Jr. to have a strong showing. Last season, he racked up finishes of ninth and 13th, notching some solid stats in the process.
  
  In the two races in 2007, Hamilton had a Driver Rating of 94.0, an Average Running Position of 8.9 and 447 Laps in the Top 15, which was all but three of the total laps.

  Series regular Steve Wallace (#66 Atreus Homes & Communities Chevy) could also vie for his first win. In his four Nashville races – all top-15 finishes – Wallace has a Driver Rating of 85.1, an Average Running Position of 13.0 and 684 Laps in the Top 15 (76%).

  NASCAR Nationwide Series Coverage At Nashville Superspeedway Begins Friday

  The NASCAR Nationwide Series makes its first appearance of the season on ESPN with coverage from Nashville Saturday, March 22, beginning at 2 p.m. ET. 

  The Nashville telecast is presented by Tractor Supply Company. ESPN2 is the home of the NASCAR Nationwide Series all season, with selected races on ESPN and ABC.

  Allen Bestwick will host NASCAR Countdown with analysis by 1989 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Rusty Wallace and Brad Daugherty, a former winning team owner in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, in the ESPN pit studio.

  ESPN2 airs live coverage of Friday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series practice at Nashville at 2:30 p.m. ET, and taped coverage of final practice airs Saturday at 11 a.m. ET.

  Marty Reid will be the lead announcer, joined in the booth for analysis by Wallace and two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion crew chief Andy Petree.

  Jamie Little, Mike Massaro, Shannon Spake and Vince Welch will report from the pits, while two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion crew chief Tim Brewer will be in the ESPN DISH Tech Center.

  The race will be simulcast on ESPN360.com, ESPN’s signature broadband sports network, and on ESPN Deportes, the domestic Spanish-language network. The event also will be simulcast on ESPN MobileTV.

  The Director’s Take: Concrete Answer - It’s All About The Trophy

  “Nashville provides a great opportunity for more rookies to showcase their talent and gives our second- and third-year drivers a great shot at a win,” said NASCAR Nationwide Series director Joe Balash of the season’s first stand-alone event.

  The track surface and time of year will be factors on Saturday.

  “Concrete tracks have a tendency to tighten a bit as they get rubbered in,” he said. “That makes it a little easier for drivers to turn the car because they don't have to anticipate how much the track will change or ‘come to’ them.

  “The concrete is less susceptible to temperature changes; asphalt gets greasy and slick when its hot. But not so with concrete tracks, especially in the early spring where the outdoor temperature varies so much.

  “Racers race for different things. That guitar is important to people. The uniqueness of that trophy is important,” he said.

  Nashville Superspeedway

  Most Wins: Carl Edwards (3)
  Most Poles: Martin Truex Jr. (2)
  Quick Fact: If Edwards captures a fourth straight win at Nashville, he will become only the fourth driver in series history to accomplish that feat at one track.

  NNS Etc.

  • Phoenix Racing, Jay Robinson Racing and Rusty Wallace Racing have made driver changes that will be in effect at Nashville.

  Tennessee’s own Sterling Marlin will be in the #1 Miccosukee Resort Chevy, replacing Johnny Sauter. David Stremme is now in the #64 Atreus Homes & Communities Chevy in place of Chase Austin and Kenny Wallace will move to the #28 U.S Border Patrol Chevy for the remainder of the season; Brian Keselowski had been manning that car.

  • The NASCAR Nationwide Series has its first open week of the season next week but teams will be busy Monday and Tuesday as the third test of the year takes place at Richmond International Raceway March 24-25.
• Dollar General, sponsor of the #32 Toyota of Denny Hamlin, is a Nashville-based company and is assisting the area Red Cross and other corporations with fundraising to aid in relief efforts due to devestating tornadoes that hit the Nashville area and Middle Tennessee in early February. Dollar General pledged $100,000 towards the relief fund which was set to reach $500,000.

Raybestos Rookie of the Year Standings

Rank    Driver                   Points
1          Dario Franchitti       58
2          Bryan Clauson        43
3          Brian Keselowski    38
4          Cale Gale               20

Results following the Sharpie Mini 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Bill France Performance Cup Standings

Chevy extended its lead on Toyota in the Bill France Performance Cup standings following Clint Bowyer’s win last week at Bristol.

Ford is the manufacturer to beat at Nashville, however, with four wins—three in a row.
 
Up Next: O’Reilly 300 At Texas Motor Speedway

Next week is the first open week of the season for the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Competition picks up again on Saturday, April 5 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Kevin Harvick is the all-time series winner at Texas with four victories. Matt Kenseth is the defending race winner.
 
The Race: Pepsi 300 presented  by Kroger

The Place: Nashville Superspeedway

The Date: Saturday, March 22

The Time: 3 p.m. ET

The Distance: 300 miles/225 laps

TV: ESPN2, 2:30 p.m. ET

Track Size: 1.333 miles

2007 Winner: Carl Edwards

2007 Pole: David Stremme

              2008 Standings

1 Harvick         751
2 Bowyer         702
3 Edwards       701
4 Ragan          671
5 Reutimann    668
6 Bliss            627
7 M. Wallace   603
8 Keselowski   591
9 Leffler           579
10 Busch        568

Schedule:
Friday-Practice 1:30-3 p.m.;
Final Practice 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Saturday-Qualifying,  10:05 a.m. (Impound).