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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 9, 2009) - Twenty years ago, Kenny Wallace (#28 U.S. Border Patrol Chevy) had no idea his racing career would carry him this far.

More than 210,400 miles through NASCAR’s three national series that culminate in 800 starts Friday night at Richmond International Raceway. Three of his nine NASCAR Nationwide Series wins have come at the track.

Wallace will become the 17th driver in NASCAR history to start at least 800 races. The distinguished list includes names such as Richard Petty, Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt and fellow NASCAR Nationwide driver Morgan Shepherd (#89 Lagina Plumbing/Eldora Speedway Dodge).

“What really caught me off guard is that I’m 17th all-time in the history of NASCAR of starts,” Wallace said. “That humbles me. It almost makes me shy and everyone knows I’m not shy.”

Last year at The Milwaukee Mile, Wallace became only the third driver in NASCAR Nationwide history to start 400 races. The normally outgoing, boisterous driver nicknamed ‘Herman’ was far overwhelmed that day. That same demeanor may return Friday at Richmond.

“I’m at a point in my career where I understand there’s a generation gap,” Wallace, 46, said. “Now there are so many people who don’t know that I’m the three-time Most Popular Driver in the Nationwide Series. They don’t know my stats. If I finished outside top 10 in the final points, I was devastated.

Wallace finished in the top 10 in the standings in 10 of the 11 years he’s run full-time in the series. He has nine wins, 10 poles, 159 top 10s and 64 top fives in 444 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.

“(In Milwaukee) it was hard for me thinking back. Some people think I’m just a TV guy. But my heart and soul goes into the race car. Seven days a week I work to come to the race track to do business Thursday through Saturday. To be known for TV, it definitely shocks me to not be known for what I wanted to be known for. Guys like Kyle (Busch) might not remember the Kenny Wallace who was a winner.”

But Wallace and his Jay Robinson Racing team are having the type of season where people are taking notice. He captured consecutive top 10s for the independent team earlier this summer and “If not for three motor failures, we’d be in the top 10 in points,” he said. Currently, he’s 12th, 179 points out of 10th.

“Any athlete who does something for 20 years, it’s amazing,” he said. “I’m really proud of it and I can’t thank NASCAR enough for giving me the platform to do this and the fans who also support me.”

Friday marks the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and one NASCAR Nationwide Series team has worked in conjunction with the National September 11 Memorial & Museum to provide a tribute to those whose lives were lost – and changed – that day.

Benny Gordon (#72 VSI and Samuel & Sons Ford) will carry a 9/11 Memorial paint scheme. He approached the 9/11 Memorial committee earlier this year and the result was an Aug. 31 trip by Gordon and his team to Manhattan, near Ground Zero, to unveil the car to a group of World Trade Center first responders. They signed the car, which will be displayed this weekend on the RIR midway.

Gordon returned with a flag that flew over Ground Zero. He and the retired Lt. Mickey Kross, a New York fireman who was trapped in the North Tower for 48 hours after its collapse, and RIR President Doug Fritz, will raise the flag on the infield flagpole at 2 p.m. Thursday. It will fly until Saturday after the NASCAR Sprint Cup race. Joe Daniels, the president of the 9/11 Memorial, also will be a guest of Gordon’s team at Friday night’s race along with Kross.

The 9/11 Memorial & Museum has launched a ‘Text-to-Donate’ program based around the Richmond race. Cellular users can text ‘WTC’ to 25383 to arrange a $5 donation to support the project.

Last year’s NASCAR Nationwide Series championship battle between Clint Bowyer (#29 Holiday Inn Chevy) and Carl Edwards (#60 Scotts Wild Bird Food Ford) came down to 21 points.

This year, the title chase between Kyle Busch (#18 Z-Line Designs Toyota) and Edwards may come down to a foot.

Edwards suffered two fractures in his right foot in a non-racing incident early last week. Although he was able to compete in last Saturday’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway – he finished seventh – his recent charge toward Busch may be in jeopardy depending on his ability to race with the injury down the stretch.

Busch led Edwards by season-high 339 points following last month’s race at Michigan International Speedway. But Edwards’ runner-up result at Bristol Motor Speedway and a win at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, coupled with Busch’s 28th- and 10th-place finishes, respectively, in those races closed the gap to 192 points prior to Atlanta.

Busch finished second at Atlanta – his ninth second-place finish of the season, one off the series record set by two-time champion Jack Ingram in 1983 – and upped his lead to 221 points coming to Richmond. Now things are getting interesting. Edwards is the defending winner of this race while Busch won at RIR earlier this year. He also won this event in 2007 and his first career series win was at Richmond in 2004.

Edwards not only has to keep running down Busch, but also fend off Brad Keselowski (#88 Lipton Chevy), who is 71 points back in third place. ‘BK’ was fourth at RIR this spring.

Then there’s another foot – the hot one of Kevin Harvick (#33 Jimmy John’s Chevy), who comes off a win at Atlanta.

Harvick has four wins at Richmond, including two in this race. His KHI team is fourth in the owner standings, 250 points behind Keselowski’s JR Motorsports outfit.

This week marks the NASCAR Foundation’s Fourth Annual Blood Drive presented by Nationwide Insurance at 28 NASCAR-sanctioned tracks across the nation, 22 of which host NASCAR Nationwide Series races.

Those tracks include eight of the final nine venues on the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide schedule and Richmond International Raceway is among them, holding its ‘Drive for Life’ Thursday, Sept. 10 from noon-5 p.m. in the historic Old Dominion Building. Donors can enter at Gate 4 off Laburnum Avenue.

Kyle Petty will be on hand for autographs at noon while Rusty Wallace Racing teammates Brendan Gaughan (#62 USFidelis Chevy) and Steve Wallace (#66 5-Hour Energy Chevy) take over at 2:30. Greg Biffle (#16 CitiFinancial Ford), the 2003 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion, follows at 4:30.

Continuing the awareness theme, series ‘Ironman’ Jason Keller (#27 Depends/Family Dollar Ford) is helping to promote September as National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.

The series’ all-time starts leader (483), his car sponsors and ZERO – The Project to End Prostate Cancer – are teaming together to urge NASCAR fans across the nation to be aware of and proactive about their prostate health.

Keller’s car will have a special paint scheme featuring a blue ribbon, which signifies prostate cancer awareness. Additionally the slogan, “Help End Prostate Cancer” will be displayed across the hood.

Keller and the car will be at the Family Dollar store at 6508 Hull Street Road from 3–6 p.m. Thursday. During his appearance, Keller will participate in a special check presentation of $20,000 on behalf of Depend and Family Dollar to ZERO for the battle against prostate cancer.

Denny Hamlin’s (#20 JGR Toyota) success is all across the board at Richmond International Raceway and makes little sense.

The Chesterfield, Va., native consistently shrugs off any pressure – self-imposed or otherwise – that comes with racing at a home track. He wants to succeed there more than any other track, every time out. And he does. He nabbed his first NASCAR national series win there last season, winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series race in May.

He has yet to win at Richmond in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition, but he has come extremely close.

In fact, his NASCAR Sprint Cup statistics at Richmond are stronger than his NASCAR Nationwide stats – despite the win.

In NASCAR Sprint Cup competition, Hamlin has a Driver Rating of 116.9, an Average Running Position of 5.1, 244 Fastest Laps Run, a Laps in the Top 15 percentage of 98.0 and 600 Laps Led in his seven Richmond races.

In NASCAR Nationwide competition, Hamlin has a Driver Rating of 93.8, an Average Running Position of 13.7, 64 Fastest Laps Run, a Laps in the Top 15 percentage of 73.2 and 32 Laps Led in his eight Richmond races.

The difference lies in a couple of poor finishes in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. In May of 2007, Hamlin finished 41st at Richmond, posting a Driver Rating of 58.9. In September of 2005, he had a 34th-place run, which looks worse than it actually was – he had a solid Driver Rating of 76.1 that race.

By contrast, Hamlin’s worst finish at Richmond in NASCAR Sprint Cup action is 24th in May of 2008, a race in which he led an unbelievable 381 laps and posted a race-best 129.1 Driver Rating. Hamlin’s lowest Driver Rating at Richmond was an impressive 97.1 in September 2006, a 15th-place finish.

In The Garage

Virginia natives in the NASCAR Nationwide Series garage at Richmond International Raceway this weekend include:

P.J. Bryant (Dale City) – #29 shock specialist
Joey Cohen (Chesapeake) – #16 engineer
Brad Donagy (Orange County) – #18 front tire carrier
Denny Hamlin (Chesterfield) – #20 driver
Chris Haymaker (Moneta) – #32 mechanic/interior specialist
Eddie Pardue (Hampton) – #16 crew chief
Billy Sutphin (Leesburg) – #11 front tire carrier
Tommy Wallace (Richmond) – #29 pit support
Jason Watkins (Ridgeway) – #32 engine tuner

9/11 Is Personal For Crew Member

The 9/11 anniversary has hands-on meaning for James Davis, the jackman/mechanic for the #15 Pilot Travel Centers Toyota. Davis served – literally – in another capacity before coming into the NASCAR fold.

Following the events of September 11, 2001, Davis, then a member of the U.S. Air Force, was deployed with his unit to Qatar. His was one of the first Air Force units sent to the Middle East after the terrorist attacks.

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THE RACE: 2009 DOVER 200 - DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

Nationwide Series Race #28 of 35 for the 2009 season

Last Race - Richmond
Next Race - Kansas

Race: 3:30pm/et, Saturday, September 26, 2009 in Dover, DE

Length: 200 Laps, 200 miles

TV: ESPN2 - 3:00pm/et

Radio: MRN

Purse: $1,158,928

Announcers: Marty Reid, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree

Pit Reporters: Vince Welch, Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Shannon Spake

Nationwide Series Weekend Schedule

(All times LOCAL to the track - Eastern Time)

Thursday, September 24th
11:30 AM NNS HAULERS ENTER
12:30 PM NNS REGISTRATION OPENS
1:00 PM NNS GARAGE OPENS
7:00 PM NNS & NCWS,E GARAGE & REGISTRATION CLOSES

Friday, September 25th
7:30 AM NNS GARAGES & REGISTRATIONS OPEN
8:30 AM NNS ROOKIE & SPOTTER MEETINGS & DRAWING FOR QUALIFYING ORDER
9:30 AM-10:50 AM NNS PRACTICE
1:50 PM-3:00 PM NNS FINAL PRACTICE
6:00 PM NNS GARAGE & REGISTRATION CLOSES

Saturday, September 26th
7:30 AM NNS GARAGE & REGISTRATION OPENS
10:35 AM NNS QUALIFYING (TWO LAPS, ALL POSITIONS)
1:30 PM NNS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING (TENT )
3:00 PM NNS DRIVER INTRODUCTION
3:30 PM NNS RACE (200 LAPS, 200 MILES)
4:00 PM NNS REGISTRATION CLOSES

Goodyear Tire Notes

Nationwide Series -- Race No. 28 -- Dover 200
Dover International Speedway (1.0-mile oval) – Dover, Del.
Fast Facts for September 25-27, 2009

Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials

Number of Tires:
Sprint Cup: Left-side – 1,500, Right-side – 1,500;
Nationwide: Left-side – 575; Right-side – 575

Tire Codes:
Left-side -- D-4270; Right-side -- D-4272

Tire Circumference:
Left-side -- 87.0 in.; Right-side -- 88.3 in.

Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front -- 30 psi; Left Rear -- 30 psi;
Right Front -- 50 psi; Right Rear -- 47 psi

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 23 psi; Left Rear -- 21 psi;
Right Front -- 49 psi; Right Rear -- 45 psi

Notes: Teams in NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will be running the same combination of left- and right-side tires at Dover this weekend . . . this is the first time teams will be running either of these two tire codes. . . this tire set-up came out of a Goodyear test at Dover on August 4-5 . . . participating in that test were Chevrolet drivers Jimmie Johnson and Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge drivers A.J. Allmendinger and David Stremme, Ford drivers Bobby Labonte and David Ragan, and Toyota drivers Marcos Ambrose and Kyle Busch . . . compared to what NASCAR teams ran at Dover in May, Goodyear has incorporated construction changes to both the left- and right-side tires . . . those changes are similar to those previously rolled into the Las Vegas and Charlotte tires and are designed to give the cars more grip . . . Goodyear has also brought a change to the right-side compound, based mostly on the work that was done in preparation for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and is designed to help "rubber in" the race track . . . unlike on most NASCAR ovals one mile or less in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at Dover . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.

ENTRY, PRACTICE, QUALIFYING, AND RACE INFORMATION

Race Results

Bowyer wins at Dover: #29-Clint Bowyer won the Dover 200 at Dover Insternational Speedway for his second win of the season. #11-Mike Bliss finished second. They were followed by #88-Brad Keselowski, #18-Kyle Busch, #60-Carl Edwards, #38-Jason Leffler, #10-Reed Sorenson, #99-Scott Speed, #32-David Reutimann, and #27-Jason Leffler. Busch dominated the first half of the race and bacame the second driver to ever to lead 2,000 laps in one NNS season (Sam Ard in 1984 is other). There were 4 cautions for 17 laps and 4 lead changes among 4 leaders.(9-26-2009)
Dover Race Fast Facts:
Clint Bowyer won the Dover 200, his eighth victory in 153 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his second victory and sixth top-10 finish in 2009.
This is his second victory and seventh top-10 finish in eight races at Dover International Speedway.
Bowyer and Kyle Busch (fourth) each scored their 100th career top-10 finish. This is the second time two drivers earned their 100th top 10 in the same race. Greg Biffle and Kevin Harvick also did it at Darlington in 2006.
Mike Bliss (second) posted his sixth top-10 finish in ten races at Dover International Speedway. It is his 11th top-10 finish in 2009.
Brad Keselowski (third) posted his fifth top-10 finish in six races at Dover International Speedway.
Michael Annett (13th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 211 points over Carl Edwards.
(NASCAR Statistics)(9-26-2009)
Lucky Dogs - Who got a lap back on each caution at Dover and their finish
Caution 1: #66-Wallace, 12th
Caution 2: #34-Raines, 15th
Caution 3: #15-Annett, 13th
Caution 4: #15-Annett (2), 13th
(NASCAR PR)(9-26-2009)

NASCAR Race Number 28
Unofficial Race Results for the Dover 200 - Saturday, September 26, 2009
Dover International Speedway - Dover, DE - 1 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 200 Laps - 200 Miles - Purse: $1,158,928

Fin	Str	Car	Driver	Team	Laps	Pts	Bns	Driver Rating	Winnings	Status	Tms	Laps
1	16	29	Clint Bowyer	Holiday Inn Chevy	200	190	5	139.8	$42,070	Running	1	83
2	3	11	Mike Bliss	Ridemakerz Toyota	200	170		117.9	$43,518	Running
3	12	88	Brad Keselowski	GoDaddy Chevy	200	170	5	109.7	$30,093	Running	1	7
4	1	18	Kyle Busch	NOS Toyota	200	170	10	137.2	$27,400	Running	2	109
5	2	60	Carl Edwards	Scotts Wild Bird Food Ford	200	160	5	116.5	$19,875	Running	1	1
6	15	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Toyota	200	150		99.3	$27,243	Running
7	10	10	Reed Sorenson	AccuDoc Solutions Toyota	200	146		93.3	$17,885	Running
8	5	99	Scott Speed	Red Bull Toyota	200	142		108.4	$17,645	Running
9	13	32	David Reutimann	Dollar General Stores Toyota	200	138		96.2	$17,300	Running
10	18	27	Jason Keller	Depend/Rite Aid Ford	200	134		87.5	$24,168	Running
11	11	16	Matt Kenseth	CitiFinancial Ford	200	130		92.3	$16,675	Running
12	7	66	Steve Wallace	USfidelis Chevy	200	127		88.0	$23,018	Running
13	42	15	Michael Annett #	Pilot Travel Centers/Lumber Liquidators Toyota	200	124		77.5	$24,318	Running
14	32	40	Scott Wimmer	StopRepairBills.com Chevy	199	121		70.6	$22,793	Running
15	29	34	Tony Raines	Long John Silver's Chevy	199	118		77.1	$23,768	Running
16	24	1	Martin Truex Jr.	Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort Chevy	199	115		74.2	$16,175	Running
17	17	6	Erik Darnell #	Nothern Tool & Equipment Ford	198	112		78.9	$22,568	Running
18	8	09	John Wes Townley #	Zaxby's Ford	198	109		76.1	$22,518	Running
19	36	62	Brendan Gaughan #	5-hour Energy Chevy	198	106		67.4	$22,468	Running
20	30	28	Kenny Wallace	US Border Patrol Chevy	197	103		55.0	$23,268	Running
21	20	89	Morgan Shepherd	Lagina Plumbing/Eldora Speedway Chevy	196	100		65.1	$22,368	Running
22	35	01	Mike Wallace	WSFS Bank Chevy	195	97		51.2	$22,268	Running
23	33	23	Ken Butler #	Aaron's Dream Machine Chevy	195	94		54.8	$22,593	Running
24	40	24	Eric McClure	Hefty Ford	195	91		41.4	$22,143	Running
25	26	12	Justin Allgaier #	Verizon Wireless Dodge	192	88		70.0	$22,093	Running
26	38	61	Matthew Carter	Specialty Racing Ford	191	85		44.9	$22,193	Running
27	4	20	Denny Hamlin	Doosan Infracore Toyota	189	82		90.5	$15,525	Accident
28	37	81	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	AA Auto Warranty Dodge	185	79		46.5	$21,943	Running
29	23	96	Michael McDowell #	Fischer Honda Dodge	150	76		62.2	$15,400	Running
30	6	33	Ryan Newman	Copart Chevy	144	73		89.2	$15,650	Accident
31	14	31	Tim Andrews	Circle K/Thirst Buster Chevy	100	70		61.7	$15,295	Engine
32	28	52	Brad Teague	Harrington Raceway & Casino Ford	51	67		40.2	$15,235	Ignition
33	22	07	Jarit Johnson	Dynamic Technology Chevy	35	64		50.1	$21,643	Ignition
34	41	26	Danny O'Quinn Jr	K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge	34	61		40.2	$21,608	Transmission
35	27	87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports Chevy	25	58		48.1	$21,578	Ignition
36	25	05	Casey Atwood	31-W Insulation Chevy	10	55		40.4	$21,553	Vibration
37	43	02	Andy Ponstein	CorrieStottRacing.com Chevy	6	52		34.5	$15,065	Electrical
38	9	92	Dennis Setzer	Dusty's Collision Dodge	4	49		35.6	$15,000	Handling
39	31	91	Chase Miller	MSRP Motorsports Chevy	3	46		36.1	$14,975	Brakes
40	19	90	Johnny Chapman	MSRP Motorsports Chevy	3	43		35.8	$14,920	Handling
41	39	47	Coleman Pressley	ConstructionJobs.com Toyota	2	40		34.4	$21,363	Suspension
42	34	49	Mark Green	GetMoreVacations.com Chevy	2	37		33.0	$21,328	Electrical
43	21	41	Kevin Hamlin	FastWax Chevy	1	34		31.4	$14,804	Engine

Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 50,000, Clint Bowyer won the Dover 200, his eighth NASCAR Nationwide Series victory. The following cars dropped to the rear of the field to start the race: #62 (engine change); #15 (backup car); #96, #47 (unapproved adjustments).

Failed to Qualify: (1) #0-J C Stout.

Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 38 Mins, 20 Secs.
Average Speed: 122.034 MPH
Margin of Victory: 1.319 Seconds

Caution Flags: 4 for 17 laps: Laps: 110-115 (Debris [66]); 121-124 (Debris [34]); 146-149 (#16, 33 accident turn 1 [15]); 191-193 (#20, 88 accident turn 2 [15]). Lead Changes: 4 among 4 drivers: K. Busch 1-80; C. Edwards 81; B. Keselowski 82-88; K. Busch 89-117; C. Bowyer 118-200.

Coors Light Pole Award : Kyle Busch, #18 154.11 mph
Featherlite Most Improved Driver : Jason Leffler, #38 26 Places
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Kyle Busch, #18
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race : Mike Bliss, #11
Raybestos Rookie of the Race : Michael Annett, #15
Sunoco Diamond Performance : Clint Bowyer, #29
WIX Filters Lap Leader : Not awarded, #

Driver Points

Points Report
Dover International Speedway
Dover 200
UNOFFICIAL Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Saturday, 9/26/2009 @ 5:55 PM Eastern

Pos	Driver	BPts	Points	Ldr	Starts
1.	Kyle Busch	190	4549	0	28
2.	Carl Edwards	115	4338	-211	28
3.	Brad Keselowski	75	4252	-297	28
4.	Jason Leffler	10	3749	-800	28
5.	Steve Wallace	5	3259	-1290	28
6.	Justin Allgaier #	25	3240	-1309	28
7.	Jason Keller	10	3125	-1424	28
8.	Mike Bliss	35	3120	-1429	28
9.	Brendan Gaughan #	25	3063	-1486	28
10.	Michael McDowell #	10	2978	-1571	28
11.	Michael Annett #	20	2831	-1718	28
12.	Kenny Wallace	30	2805	-1744	28
13.	Tony Raines	10	2791	-1758	28
14.	Joey Logano	50	2609	-1940	17
15.	Kevin Harvick	55	2603	-1946	18
16.	Scott Wimmer	10	2371	-2178	23
17.	Eric McClure	5	2349	-2200	28
18.	David Ragan	30	2202	-2347	16
19.	Scott Lagasse Jr.	5	2194	-2355	21
20.	Danny O'quinn Jr	0	2046	-2503	25
21.	Brian Vickers	35	1833	-2716	13
22.	Greg Biffle	30	1680	-2869	12
23.	Paul Menard	0	1552	-2997	13
24.	Morgan Shepherd	5	1550	-2999	18
25.	Erik Darnell #	10	1527	-3022	12
26.	Jeff Burton	10	1462	-3087	11
27.	Matt Kenseth	25	1448	-3101	10
28.	Joe Nemechek	5	1417	-3132	17
29.	Brian Keselowski	5	1412	-3137	18
30.	John Wes Townley #	5	1391	-3158	19
31.	Clint Bowyer	35	1367	-3182	9
32.	David Reutimann	0	1303	-3246	10
33.	Trevor Bayne	5	1297	-3252	12
34.	Shelby Howard	0	1282	-3267	13
35.	Brandon Whitt	0	1260	-3289	15
36.	Scott Speed	10	1229	-3320	10
37.	Mark Green	0	1187	-3362	23
38.	Ken Butler #	0	1154	-3395	14
39.	Casey Atwood	0	1083	-3466	18
40.	Matthew Carter	0	1059	-3490	12
41.	Stephen Leicht	5	1047	-3502	8
42.	Robert Richardson Jr.	0	999	-3550	12
43.	Burney Lamar	0	957	-3592	9
44.	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	10	901	-3648	7
45.	Ryan Newman	10	899	-3650	8
46.	Kelly Bires	5	889	-3660	12
47.	Brad Coleman	5	873	-3676	8
48.	Johnny Chapman	0	859	-3690	22
49.	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	0	846	-3703	9
50.	Mike Wallace	5	810	-3739	10
51.	David Green	0	807	-3742	9
52.	Kertus Davis	0	743	-3806	14
53.	Peyton Sellers	0	683	-3866	8
54.	Michael Waltrip	15	661	-3888	7
55.	Reed Sorenson	10	645	-3904	5
56.	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	10	634	-3915	6
57.	D J Kennington	0	625	-3924	7
58.	Kenny Hendrick	0	624	-3925	9
59.	Terry Cook	0	624	-3925	15
60.	Mike Harmon	0	612	-3937	10
61.	Kevin Lepage	0	603	-3946	12
62.	Derrike Cope	0	573	-3976	9
63.	Dennis Setzer	0	569	-3980	11
64.	Kevin Conway	0	485	-4064	5
65.	Jeff Green	0	483	-4066	6
66.	Kevin Hamlin	5	451	-4098	9
67.	Brian Scott	0	449	-4100	5
68.	Jeremy Clements	0	444	-4105	6
69.	Denny Hamlin	15	437	-4112	5
70.	Benny Gordon	0	436	-4113	6
71.	Marcos Ambrose	20	375	-4174	2
72.	Tony Stewart	10	365	-4184	2
73.	John Borneman III	0	361	-4188	4
74.	Austin Dillon	0	355	-4194	4
75.	Travis Kittleson	0	338	-4211	5
76.	Kasey Kahne	0	337	-4212	3
77.	Stanton Barrett	0	337	-4212	5
78.	David Gilliland	0	318	-4231	3
79.	Aric Almirola	0	312	-4237	3
80.	Marc Davis	0	307	-4242	4
81.	Ron Hornaday Jr.	5	293	-4256	2
82.	Sean Murphy	0	279	-4270	3
83.	Martin Truex Jr.	0	265	-4284	2
84.	Chase Austin	5	255	-4294	4
85.	J C Stout	0	239	-4310	5
86.	Andy Ponstein	0	232	-4317	4
87.	Chase Miller	0	224	-4325	5
88.	Boris Said	0	218	-4331	2
89.	Ron Fellows	0	213	-4336	2
90.	Justin Marks	0	210	-4339	3
91.	Dave Blaney	0	192	-4357	3
92.	J R Fitzpatrick	0	191	-4358	2
93.	Chad Blount	0	190	-4359	4
94.	Kerry Earnhardt	0	176	-4373	2
95.	Donnie Neuenberger	0	171	-4378	3
96.	Andrew Ranger	5	170	-4379	1
97.	Bobby Gerhart	0	167	-4382	2
98.	Willie Allen	0	166	-4383	4
99.	Coleman Pressley	0	166	-4383	4
100.	Jacques Villeneuve	5	165	-4384	1
101.	Patrick Carpentier	0	161	-4388	2
102.	Jeffrey Earnhardt	0	161	-4388	2
103.	Mark Martin	0	146	-4403	1
104.	Jean Francois Dumoulin	0	146	-4403	1
105.	Tim Andrews	0	134	-4415	2
106.	Jeff Fuller	0	128	-4421	2
107.	Brad Teague	0	128	-4421	2
108.	Antonio Perez	0	124	-4425	2
109.	Scott Gaylord	0	122	-4427	2
110.	Robby Gordon	0	121	-4428	1
111.	Victor Gonzalez Jr.	0	121	-4428	1
112.	Justin Lofton	0	115	-4434	1
113.	Chris Cook	0	110	-4439	2
114.	Elliott Sadler	0	109	-4440	1
115.	Max Papis	0	103	-4446	1
116.	Travis Kvapil	0	103	-4446	1
117.	J J Yeley	0	100	-4449	1
118.	Brett Rowe	0	100	-4449	1
119.	Sean Caisse	0	97	-4452	2
120.	Justin Hobgood	0	86	-4463	2
121.	Alex Tagliani	0	85	-4464	1
122.	Brad Baker	0	83	-4466	2
123.	Tom Hubert	0	74	-4475	2
124.	Cale Gale	0	70	-4479	1
125.	Chase Mattioli	0	67	-4482	1
126.	Brian Ickler	0	67	-4482	1
127.	Jarit Johnson	0	64	-4485	1
128.	Chris Lawson	0	55	-4494	1
129.	Daryl Harr	0	52	-4497	1
130.	Andy Lally	0	52	-4497	1
131.	Josh Wise	0	52	-4497	1
132.	Chris Horn	0	49	-4500	1
133.	Tony Ave	0	46	-4503	1
134.	Colin Braun	0	43	-4506	1
135.	Justin Ashburn	0	40	-4509	1
136.	Patrick Sheltra	0	40	-4509	1
137.	Kris Szekeres	0	37	-4512	1
138.	Steve Grissom	0	34	-4515	1
139.	Donny Lia	0	34	-4515	1
140.	Larry Foyt	0	0	-4549	0
141.	Ryan Hackett	0	0	-4549	0
142.	Blake Bjorklund	0	0	-4549	0
143.	Joe Ruttman	0	0	-4549	0
144.	Jack Smith	0	0	-4549	0
145.	Jason White	0	0	-4549	0

Owner Points

Owner Points Following Race # 28
Dover International Speedway
Dover 200
UNOFFICIAL Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Saturday, 9/26/2009 @ 5:56 PM Eastern
Owners in Green are locked into the Kansas Race

Pos	Owner	Car #	Points
1	Joe Gibbs	18	4,549
2	Jack Roush	60	4,338
3	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	88	4,252
4	Delana Harvick	33	3,915
5	Richard Childress	29	3,876
6	Joe Gibbs	20	3,791
7	Ralph Braun	38	3,749
8	Jack Roush	6	3,729
9	Jack Roush	16	3,666
10	Todd Braun	32	3,648
11	Rusty Wallace	66	3,259
12	Tad Geschickter	12	3,240
13	James Finch	1	3,234
14	Mike Curb	27	3,125
15	Rusty Wallace	62	3,063
16	Michael Waltrip	99	2,996
17	Bryan Mullet	11	2,948
18	Bob Germain	15	2,831
19	Jay Robinson	28	2,805
20	Bob Jenkins	234	2,791
21	Jodi Geschickter	47	2,675
22	Todd Braun	10	2,619
23	Curtis Key Sr.	40	2,571
24	Pat MacDonald	81	2,422
25	Lori Morgan	01	2,422
26	Charlie Shoffner	61	2,386
27	Johnny Davis	23	2,381
28	Ed Rensi	24	2,349
29	Andrea Nemechek	87	2,328
30	Rick Hendrick	5	2,272
31	Dusty Whitney	26	2,239
32	Armando Fitz	07	1,895
33	Jay Robinson	09	1,838
34	Cindy Shepherd	89	1,800
35	Wayne Day	05	1,639
36	Max Jones	198	1,580
37	Mary Louise Miller	70	1,478
38	Jay Robinson	49	1,353
39	Stanton Barrett	31	1,274
40	Jimmy Means	52	1,252
41	Johnny Davis	0	1,250
42	Randy Humphrey	91	1,192
43	Marcia Parsons	90	1,057
44	Chip Ganassi	42	1,020
45	Kay Keselowski	196	1,001
46	Derrike Cope	173	758
47	William Spencer	177	742
48	Richard Childress	2	452
49	Frank Varischetti	172	449
50	Tony Clements	150	444
51	Rick Ware	141	376
52	John Borneman Jr.	183	361
53	Corrie Stott	102	310
54	Mike Harmon	84	286
55	Gene Vess	04	259
56	Darren Cope	178	234
57	Bob Schacht	275	192
58	Rick Hendrick	180	190
59	Marc Davis	136	174
60	Jack Roush	17	139
61	Troy Williams	186	124
62	Donald Stout	219	124
63	Robby Gordon	155	121
64	Dana Tomes	175	119
65	Tony Mullet	214	115
66	Todd Wilkerson	85	111
67	Delana Harvick	4	109
68	Gary Weisbaum	25	97
69	Brian Keselowski	192	83
70	Johnathan Cohen	58	70
71	Arthur Shelton	22	69
72	Fred Horn	158	62
73	Earl Owens	271	47
74	John McNelly	156	31
75	Mark Arellano	255	25
76	Ray Hackett	276	22
77	Rick Ware	179	0
78	Mike Curb	143	0

Pit Stall Selections

Starting Lineup

Busch on pole at Dover: #18-Kyle Busch won the Coors Light Pole for the Dover 200 at Dover International Speedway with a speed of 154.110mph. #60-Carl Edwards will start second. The rest of the top 10: #11-Mike Bliss, #20-Denny Hamlin, #99-Scott Speed, #33-Ryan Newman, #66-Steve Wallace, #09-John Wes Townley, #92-Dennis Setzer, and #10-Reed Sorenson. Did Not Qualify: #0-J.C. Stout. #15-Michael Annett wrecked coming to the green flag and will have to go to a backup car. #47-Coleman Pressley tagged the wall coming off turn 4.(9-26-2009)

Starting Line Up
Dover International Speedway
Dover 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sat, September 26, 2009 @ 12:05 PM Eastern

Pos	Car	Driver	Team	Time	Speed
1	18	Kyle Busch	NOS Toyota	23.360	154.110
2	60	Carl Edwards	Scotts Wild Bird Food Ford	23.707	151.854
3	11	Mike Bliss	Ridemakerz Toyota	23.721	151.764
4	20	Denny Hamlin	Doosan Infracore Toyota	23.723	151.751
5	99	Scott Speed	Red Bull Toyota	23.727	151.726
6	33	Ryan Newman	Copart Chevy	23.739	151.649
7	66	Steve Wallace	USfidelis Chevy	23.849	150.950
8	09	John Wes Townley #	Zaxby's Ford	23.931	150.432
9	92	Dennis Setzer	Dusty's Collision Dodge	23.948	150.326
10	10	Reed Sorenson	AccuDoc Solutions Toyota	23.974	150.163
11	16	Matt Kenseth	CitiFinancial Ford	23.979	150.131
12	88	Brad Keselowski	GoDaddy Chevy	23.997	150.019
13	32	David Reutimann	Dollar General Stores Toyota	23.997	150.019
14	31	Tim Andrews	Circle K/Thirst Buster Chevy	24.017	149.894
15	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Toyota	24.061	149.620
16	29	Clint Bowyer	Holiday Inn Chevy	24.071	149.558
17	6	Erik Darnell #	Nothern Tool & Equipment Ford	24.099	149.384
18	27	Jason Keller	Depend/Rite Aid Ford	24.102	149.365
19	90	Johnny Chapman	MSRP Motorsports Chevy	24.160	149.007
20	89	Morgan Shepherd	Lagina Plumbing/Eldora Speedway Chevy	24.179	148.890
21	41	Kevin Hamlin	FastWax Chevy	24.215	148.668
22	07	Jarit Johnson	SK Motorsports Chevy	24.231	148.570
23	96	Michael McDowell #	Fischer Honda Dodge	24.238	148.527
24	1	Martin Truex Jr.	Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort	24.258	148.405
25	05	Casey Atwood	31-W Insulation Chevy	24.259	148.399
26	12	Justin Allgaier #	Verizon Wireless Dodge	24.266	148.356
27	87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports Chevy	24.266	148.356
28	52	Brad Teague	Harrington Raceway & Casino Ford	24.307	148.105
29	34	Tony Raines	Long John Silver's Chevy	24.366	147.747
30	28	Kenny Wallace	US Border Patrol Chevy	24.390	147.601
31	91	Chase Miller	MSRP Motorsports Chevy	24.425	147.390
32	40	Scott Wimmer	StopRepairBills.com Chevy	24.453	147.221
33	23	Ken Butler #	Aaron's Dream Machine Chevy	24.454	147.215
34	49	Mark Green	GetMoreVacations.com Chevy	24.494	146.975
35	01	Mike Wallace	WSFS Bank Chevy	24.547	146.657
36	62	Brendan Gaughan #	5-hour Energy Chevy	24.661	145.979
37	81	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	AA Auto Warranty Dodge	24.661	145.979
38	61	Matthew Carter	Specialty Racing Ford	24.691	145.802
39	47	Coleman Pressley	ConstructionJobs.com Toyota	24.749	145.460
40	24	Eric McClure	Hefty Ford	24.765	145.366
41	26	Danny O'Quinn Jr	K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge	Owner Points
42	15	Michael Annett #	Pilot Travel Centers/Lumber Liquidators	Owner Points
43	02	Andy Ponstein	CorrieStottRacing.com Chevy	24.781	145.273

Did Not Qualify: #0-J.C. Stout

Practice Speeds

Kenseth fastest in Happy Hour: #16-Matt Kenseth was quickest during the final practice session at Dover with a speed of 152.374mph. He was followed by: #11-Mike Bliss, #29-Clint Bowyer, #33-Ryan Newman, #60-Carl Edwards, #99-Scott Speed, #88-Brad Keselowski, #18-Kyle Busch, #32-David Reutimann, and #38-Jason Leffler. Slowest were #47-Coleman Pressley and #26-Brain Keselowski. No speed: #07-Jarit Johnson & #87-Joe Nemchek. #20 Matt DiBenedetto wrecked the #20 while practicing the car for Denny Hamlin. The team will have to go to a backup.(9-25-2009)

NNS Final Practice
Dover International Speedway
Dover 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, September 25, 2009 @ 03:02 PM Eastern

Pos	Car	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps
1	16	Matt Kenseth	CitiFinancial Ford	23.626	152.375	45
2	11	Mike Bliss	Ridemakerz Toyota	23.671	152.085	45
3	29	Clint Bowyer	Holiday Inn Chevy	23.699	151.905	31
4	33	Ryan Newman	Copart Chevy	23.704	151.873	43
5	60	Carl Edwards	Scotts Wild Bird Food Ford	23.723	151.751	26
6	99	Scott Speed	Red Bull Toyota	23.742	151.630	29
7	88	Brad Keselowski	GoDaddy Chevy	23.749	151.585	38
8	18	Kyle Busch	NOS Toyota	23.766	151.477	61
9	32	David Reutimann	Dollar General Stores Toyota	23.780	151.388	24
10	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Toyota	23.782	151.375	46
11	1	Martin Truex Jr.	Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort Chevy	23.828	151.083	19
12	66	Steve Wallace	USfidelis Chevy	23.901	150.621	36
13	15	Michael Annett #	Pilot Travel Centers/Lumber Liquidators Toyota	23.908	150.577	30
14	10	Reed Sorenson	AccuDoc Solutions Toyota	23.925	150.470	25
15	12	Justin Allgaier #	Verizon Wireless Dodge	24.018	149.888	29
16	27	Jason Keller	Depend/Rite Aid Ford	24.066	149.589	25
17	62	Brendan Gaughan #	5-hour Energy Chevy	24.067	149.582	37
18	96	Michael McDowell #	Fischer Honda Dodge	24.072	149.551	17
19	89	Morgan Shepherd	Lagina Plumbing/Eldora Speedway Chevy	24.088	149.452	2
20	90	Johnny Chapman	MSRP Motorsports Chevy	24.158	149.019	4
21	40	Scott Wimmer	StopRepairBills.com Chevy	24.182	148.871	26
22	41	Kevin Hamlin	FastWax Chevy	24.191	148.816	3
23	6	Erik Darnell #	Nothern Tool & Equipment Ford	24.205	148.730	35
24	92	Dennis Setzer	Dusty's Collision Dodge	24.215	148.668	4
25	01	Mike Wallace	WSFS Bank Chevy	24.226	148.601	31
26	31	Tim Andrews	Circle K/Thirst Buster Chevy	24.255	148.423	13
27	34	Tony Raines	Long John Silver's Chevy	24.276	148.295	43
28	09	John Wes Townley #	Zaxby's Ford	24.288	148.221	37
29	28	Kenny Wallace	US Border Patrol Chevy	24.319	148.032	22
30	05	Casey Atwood	31-W Insulation Chevy	24.333	147.947	18
31	20	Matt DiBenedetto	Doosan Infracore Toyota	24.337	147.923	4
32	91	Chase Miller	MSRP Motorsports Chevy	24.345	147.874	6
33	49	Mark Green	GetMoreVacations.com Chevy	24.363	147.765	11
34	52	Brad Teague	Harrington Raceway & Casino Ford	24.495	146.969	10
35	81	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	AA Auto Warranty Dodge	24.517	146.837	37
36	02	Andy Ponstein	CorrieStottRacing.com Chevy	24.532	146.747	23
37	23	Ken Butler #	Aaron's Dream Machine Chevy	24.591	146.395	26
38	24	Eric McClure	Hefty Ford	24.611	146.276	21
39	0	J C Stout	sponsordavis.com Chevy	24.684	145.843	6
40	61	Matthew Carter	Specialty Racing Ford	24.690	145.808	27
41	47	Coleman Pressley	ConstructionJobs.com Toyota	24.728	145.584	7
42	26	Danny O'Quinn Jr	K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge	24.857	144.828	9

Bowyer fastest in opening practice: #29-Clint Bowyer was the fastest in the opening practice session for the Dover 200 with a speed of 153.270mph. The rest of the top 10: #20-Denny Hamlin, #16-Matt Kenseth, #32-David Reutimann, #18-Kyle Busch, #33-Ryan Newman, #60-Carl Edwards, #11-Mike Bliss, #09-John Wes Townley, and #99-Scott Speed. Slowest were #49-Mark Green and #52-Brad Teague. #10-Reed Sorenson wrecked during the session.(9-25-2009)

NNS PracticeZ
Dover International Speedway
Dover 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, September 25, 2009 @ 10:53 AM Eastern

Pos	Car	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps
1	29	Clint Bowyer	Holiday Inn Chevy	23.488	153.270	23
2	20	Denny Hamlin	Doosan Infracore Toyota	23.492	153.244	29
3	16	Matt Kenseth	CitiFinancial Ford	23.534	152.970	27
4	32	David Reutimann	Dollar General Stores Toyota	23.557	152.821	22
5	18	Kyle Busch	NOS Toyota	23.588	152.620	24
6	33	Ryan Newman	Copart Chevy	23.592	152.594	26
7	60	Carl Edwards	Scotts Wild Bird Food Ford	23.606	152.504	19
8	11	Mike Bliss	Ridemakerz Toyota	23.609	152.484	36
9	09	John Wes Townley #	Zaxby's Ford	23.692	151.950	30
10	99	Scott Speed	Red Bull Toyota	23.718	151.783	24
11	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Toyota	23.724	151.745	33
12	88	Brad Keselowski	GoDaddy Chevy	23.773	151.432	20
13	1	Martin Truex Jr.	Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort Chevy	23.803	151.241	26
14	10	Reed Sorenson	AccuDoc Solutions Toyota	23.821	151.127	12
15	15	Michael Annett #	Pilot Travel Centers/Lumber Liquidators Toyota	23.867	150.836	33
16	12	Justin Allgaier #	Verizon Wireless Dodge	23.885	150.722	28
17	92	Dennis Setzer	Dusty's Collision Dodge	23.927	150.458	8
18	6	Erik Darnell #	Nothern Tool & Equipment Ford	23.933	150.420	23
19	89	Morgan Shepherd	Lagina Plumbing/Eldora Speedway Chevy	23.990	150.063	16
20	96	Michael McDowell #	Fischer Honda Dodge	24.020	149.875	20
21	27	Jason Keller	Depend/Rite Aid Ford	24.027	149.831	18
22	90	Johnny Chapman	MSRP Motorsports Chevy	24.034	149.788	6
23	34	Tony Raines	Long John Silver's Chevy	24.044	149.726	24
24	62	Brendan Gaughan #	5-hour Energy Chevy	24.113	149.297	28
25	66	Steve Wallace	USfidelis Chevy	24.125	149.223	13
26	81	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	AA Auto Warranty Dodge	24.141	149.124	13
27	05	Casey Atwood	31-W Insulation Chevy	24.158	149.019	12
28	41	Kevin Hamlin	FastWax Chevy	24.178	148.896	1
29	40	Scott Wimmer	StopRepairBills.com Chevy	24.235	148.545	20
30	01	Mike Wallace	WSFS Bank Chevy	24.256	148.417	22
31	07	Jarit Johnson	SK Motorsports Chevy	24.287	148.227	21
32	28	Kenny Wallace	US Border Patrol Chevy	24.376	147.686	5
33	91	Chase Miller	MSRP Motorsports Chevy	24.407	147.499	6
34	31	Tim Andrews	Circle K/Thirst Buster Chevy	24.416	147.444	1
35	87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports Chevy	24.514	146.855	6
36	24	Eric McClure	Hefty Ford	24.558	146.592	25
37	23	Ken Butler #	Aaron's Dream Machine Chevy	24.559	146.586	31
38	61	Matthew Carter	Specialty Racing Ford	24.597	146.359	23
39	0	J C Stout	sponsordavis.com Chevy	24.935	144.375	12
40	47	Coleman Pressley	ConstructionJobs.com Toyota	24.973	144.156	8
41	49	Mark Green	GetMoreVacations.com Chevy	25.203	142.840	2
42	52	Brad Teague	Harrington Raceway & Casino Ford	37.977	94.794	2

Entry List

Preliminary Entry List
Dover 200
Dover International Speedway
Saturday, September 26, 2009

Ent.	Car #	Driver	Sponsor	Manu	Owner
1	0	J C Stout	sponsordavis.com	09 Chevy	Johnny Davis
2	1	Martin Truex Jr	Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort	09 Chevy	James Finch
3	01	Mike Wallace	sponsordavis.com	09 Chevy	Lori Morgan
4	02	Andy Ponstein	CorrieStottRacing.com	08 Chevy	Corrie Stott
5	05	Casey Atwood	31W Insulation	07 Chevy	Wayne Day
6	6	Erik Darnell	Nothern Tool & Equipment	09 Ford	Jack Roush
7	07	Josh Wise	TBA	09 Chevy	Armando Fitz
8	09	John Wes Townley	Zaxby's	09 Ford	Jay Robinson
9	10	Reed Sorenson	AccuDoc Solutions	09 Toyota	Todd Braun
10	11	Mike Bliss	Ridemakerz	09 Toyota	Bryan Mullet
11	12	Justin Allgaier	Verizon Wireless	09 Dodge	Tad Geschickter
12	15	Michael Annett	TBA	09 Toyota	Bob Germain
13	16	Matt Kenseth	CitiFinancial	09 Ford	Jack Roush
14	18	Kyle Busch	NOS	09 Toyota	Joe Gibbs
15	20	Denny Hamlin	Pilot Travel Centers/Lumber Liquidators	09 Toyota	Joe Gibbs
16	23	Ken Butler	Aaron's Rental	08 Chevy	Johnny Davis
17	24	Eric McClure	Hefty	09 Ford	Ed Rensi
18	26	Danny O'Quinn	Fischer Honda	09 Dodge	Dusty Whitney
19	27	Jason Keller	Depend-Rite Aid	09 Ford	Mike Curb
20	28	Kenny Wallace	US Border Patrol	09 Chevy	Jay Robinson
21	29	Clint Bowyer	HOLIDAY INN	09 Chevy	Richard Childress
22	31	Kevin Hamlin	TBA	09 Chevy	Stanton Barrett
23	32	David Reutimann	Dollar General Stores	09 Toyota	Todd Braun
24	33	Ryan Newman	Copart	09 Chevy	Delana Harvick
25	34	Tony Raines	Continental Fire & Safety	09 Chevy	Bob Jenkins
26	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips	09 Toyota	Ralph Braun
27	40	Scott Wimmer	StopRepairBills.com	09 Chevy	Curtis Key Sr
28	41	Tim Andrews	TBA	09 Chevy	Rick Ware
29	47	Coleman Pressley	TBA	09 Toyota	Jodi Geschickter
30	49	Mark Green	Get More Vacations.Com	09 Chevy	Jay Robinson
31	52	Brad Teague	Marriott	08 Ford	Jimmy Means
32	60	Carl Edwards	Scott's Wild Bird Food	09 Ford	Jack Roush
33	61	Matthew Carter	TBA	09 Ford	Charlie Shoffner
34	62	Brendan Gaughan	5 Hour Energy	09 Chevy	Rusty Wallace
35	66	Steve Wallace	US Fidelis	09 Chevy	Rusty Wallace
36	81	Bobby Hamilton Jr	AA Auto Warranty	09 Dodge	Pat MacDonald
37	87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports	08 Chevy	Andrea Nemechek
38	88	Brad Keselowski	GoDaddy	09 Chevy	Dale Earnhardt Jr
39	89	Morgan Shepherd	Lagina Plumbing-Eldora Speedway-aloft	09 Chevy	Cindy Shepherd
40	90	Johnny Chapman	MSRP Motorsports	08 Chevy	Marcia Parsons
41	91	Chase Miller	MSRP Motorsports	09 Chevy	Randy Humphrey
42	92	Dennis Setzer	Dusty's Collision	09 Dodge	Brian Keselowski
43	96	Michael McDowell	Fischer Honda	09 Dodge	Kay Keselowski
44	99	Scott Speed	Red Bull	09 Toyota	Michael Waltrip

NASCAR Nationwide Series News And Notes - Dover

Fall Drama In Full Swing At Dover

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 22, 2009) - Jeff Gordon spent two full seasons in the NASCAR Nationwide Series before moving on to stardom in NASCAR Sprint Cup. Now, he’s immersed in the ‘Drive for Five,’ his goal to capture the fifth premier series title of his career as one of the 12 drivers in this year’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

Almost 20 years later, Justin Allgaier (#12 Verizon Wireless Dodge) and Steve Wallace (#66 USFidelis Chevy) are waging their own version of the ‘Drive for Five’ as full-time regulars in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.

With eight races remaining in the season, the drivers are locked in a battle for the all-important fifth position in the final standings.

This year at the season-ending Awards Banquet at its new destination in Miami, Fla., drivers who finish in the top 10 in the standings will be honored, as always. However, it’s the top five who will be recognized on stage. The event will be held in conjunction with the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series banquet.

Coming to Dover International Speedway following an off-week, it’s Allgaier who has the advantage. Barely.

He’s in fifth and leads sixth-place Wallace by 20 points. Allgaier had a solid run in his first series race at the ‘Monster Mile’ in May, finishing 10th in a field that included 11 double-duty drivers. He also posted his first top-10 finish in his last four races two weeks ago at Richmond International Raceway. Wallace, however, was caught up in an accident and finished 29th in May. In fact, in seven career races at Dover, Wallace has an average finish of 23rd.

Speaking of striking distance, Brad Keselowski (#88 GoDaddy.com Chevy), who won at Dover in May, is in full coil. He’s in third place in the standings, 96 points behind second-place Carl Edwards (#60 Scott’s Wild Bird Food Ford). Despite Keselowski’s challenge, Edwards still has his sights set on Kyle Busch (#18 NOS Toyota), who leads the 2007 series champion by 201 points.

It’s a daunting deficit, but nothing that Edwards hasn’t faced before. With eight races left last year, he was 207 points behind Clint Bowyer (#29 Holiday Inn Chevy) before falling just 21 points shy of catching Bowyer for the title. Edwards is good on concrete – five of his 23 career wins are on that surface, including a 2006 win at Dover.

Saturday’s Race Has Added Incentive For JGR

When Brad Keselowski crossed the finish line at Dover in May, he knew he’d stolen a victory.

Four months later, the ‘victim’ hasn’t forgotten.

In May, the finish was shaping up as a duel between Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Kyle Busch and Joey Loga# However, at the restart following a caution with just two laps left, second-place Logano inadvertently got into the back of Busch, who was leading, and put them both out of contention for the victory. Keselowski, in third, cruised on by for the win.

A win at Dover had basically been a given for JGR in the previous three races, going on four before the Busch-Logano stumble. Denny Hamlin (#20 Doosan Infracore Toyota) won this race in 2007, then repeated the following May.

The organization’s wins over the last two September races have come with two different drivers (Hamlin and Busch) and with two different manufacturers (Chevy and Toyota). Busch has led a staggering total of 333 laps over his last three races at Dover. Hamlin comes in off a win at Richmond.

Saturday’s race will be the first time Busch and Hamlin have competed together as teammates at Dover in a NASCAR Nationwide Series event.

Into The Great Wide Open At Dover

Talk about one of the most wide-open races of the year — looks like the ‘Miles the Monster’ may have it.

Dover International Speedway has hosted 51 NASCAR Nationwide Series races since the first event there in 1982. Joe Ruttman was the inaugural winner; it was his first win in his first series race. Overall, there have been 40 different winners and only four have won from the pole.

For the 2009 Dover fall edition, 12 of the 44 entries are former winners there (27%).

A little more intrigue for this one: Jason Leffler (#38 Great Clips Toyota) and Scott Speed (#99 Red Bull Toyota) are also Dover winners. Both captured their first NASCAR national series victory in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2003 and 2008, respectively. Busch (2005) also has a truck win there.

Hometown favorite and two-time series champion Martin Truex Jr. (#1 Miccosukee Resort Chevy) — competing in only his second series race of the season and just his 12th over the last four years — is entered at Dover for the first time since 2007. The native of Mayetta, N.J., won there twice and also made his series debut at the track in this race in 2001.

Other two-time winners include Denny Hamlin and Matt Kenseth (#16 CitiFinancial Ford). A win by either of those three would tie for the most at Dover; Todd Bodine leads with three.

Scott Wimmer (#40 StopRepairBills.com Chevy) in 2002 and Mike Wallace (#01 sponsordavis.com Chevy) in June 1994, won their first career races in the series at Dover.

Ironman Jason Keller (#27 Depend-Rite Aid Ford) will make his series-leading 485th career start Saturday; 29 of those have come at Dover, the most of any driver. He won there in 2000 and also has the most top-10 finishes among all drivers (12).

Final Top 10 Looking Like A Final-Race Decision

While Justin Allgaier and Steve Wallace play out their duel for the fifth position in the series standings, there are many storylines surrounding places 6-10 and beyond.

Jason Keller, in seventh place, has a slim 34-point lead over eighth-place Brendan Gaughan (#62 5-Hour Energy Chevy). But Gaughan also has to be concerned about Mike Bliss, who’s just seven points back. Bliss continues to hold on to his top-10 position despite not being in a full-time ride since Watkins Glen. However at Dover, he’s in arguably one of the strongest cars he’s driven since then, the #11 Ridemakerz Toyota.

Like Bliss, Michael McDowell (#96 Fischer Honda Dodge) has fought his way into the top 10 without having a consistent ride since the July race at Daytona. He’s in 10th, within 48 points of Bliss.

Michael Annett (#15 Germain Racing Toyota) is still in the hunt. He’s in 11th, 195 points behind McDowell. Annett, a rookie, has made good progress throughout the summer. He was 16th in the standings after the June race at Nashville and has steadily moved his way up to his current career-best ranking.

IN THE LOOP

Truex, Dover A Natural Fit

Martin Truex Jr. has run just 12 NASCAR Nationwide Series races since winning back-to-back championships in 2004-05.

So, it’s rare – to say the least – to see him around the NASCAR Nationwide garage these days. But there will be a Truex sighting this weekend at Dover, and there’s little wonder why.

He excels at the high-banked concrete track.

In his four Dover races since the inception of Loop Data in 2005, Truex has posted a Driver Rating of 122.1, an Average Running Position of 3.1, 90 Fastest Laps Run and a Laps in the Top 15 percentage of 99.

The statistics paint an interesting picture of Truex’s finishes and that his results were not always indicative of how he ran.

Even with a victory and a runner-up finish in those four races, his average finish is only 11.3, thanks to 12th-place and 30th-place finishes in 2005 and 2006, respectively.

Despite those two non-top 10s, Truex had one of the best cars. In the 12th-place run, he scored a Driver Rating of 114.5, an Average Running Position of 2.3 and had 18 Fastest Laps Run. In the 30th-place finish, he had a Driver Rating of 113.6, an Average Running Position of 4.3 and 25 Fastest Laps Run. He also led a race-high 77 laps.

The New Jersey native considers Dover his home track, and he’s run 11 series races there. That’s the most of any track for Truex by a wide margin. Daytona International Speedway is next on his list with seven starts.

As prolific as Truex has been at Dover, he has yet to score a perfect Driver Rating of 150.0 there. The feat is a rare one – since 2005, there have only been 14 of them – but for whatever reason, the stat occurs somewhat regularly at Dover.

Of the 14 perfect ratings in the series, four have come at Dover. That’s tied with Auto Club Speedway for the most at any track. The four perfect races: Ryan Newman (#33 Copart Chevy) in 2005; Carl Edwards and Denny Hamlin in 2007; and Kyle Busch last season.

NNS Etc: Dover Edition

In The Garage

Northeast natives in the NASCAR Nationwide Series garage this weekend at Dover include:

Maryland
Brian Hennings (Bowie) – #16 front tire carrier
Justin Stambaugh (Taneytown) – #29 mechanic / front tire carrier

New Jersey
Martin Truex Jr. (Mayetta) – #1 driver

Pennsylvania
John Dabrowski (Allentown) – #40 mechanic / pit support
Drivers, Sponsor Give Back At Dover

Martin Truex Jr. has always been a local fan favorite at Dover. The feeling is mutual as far as the driver is concerned.

This weekend, he’s giving back to fans who’ve supported him during his rise thorugh NASCAR’s national series ranks. He’s purchased 100 tickets to Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race to give to select fans who were unable to renew their fall race tickets due to economic hardship or other unforseen circumstances.

Meanwhile, CitiFinancial’s “Racing Kids” program will host a special event at a Boys & Girls Club location in Dover on Thursday where it will reach out to the community and offer financial education materials to upwards of 100 children from area clubs and other affiliated school sites. The company is headquartered in Baltimore.

Greg Biffle, the 2002 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion, will be on hand to talk to the kids. The #16 CitiFinancial show car also will be on display and CitiFinancial will distribute tickets to the club members for Saturday’s race.

Matt Kenseth will drive the #16 Ford at Dover; the car has four wins this year by Biffle (two), Kenseth (one) and Carl Edwards (one).
NNS Raybestos Rookie Standings

    Driver                      Team      Points
1. Justin Allgaier          Penske   215
Following his worst three-race stretch of the season (26.7 average finish), Allgaier rebounded with an eighth-place finish at Richmond, his first top 10 in four races.
2. Brendan Gaughan   RWR      199
3. Michael McDowell    K-A        186
4. Michael Annett        Germain 168
5. Scott Lagasse Jr.     N/A        154
6. Erik Darnell              RFR       123
7. John Wes Townley   RAB        110
8. Ken Butler III            R3           75

Busch, Bowyer Target 100th Top 10

Reigning series champion Clint Bowyer and current standings leader Kyle Busch are closing in on a career milestone: the next top-10 finish for either driver will be the 100th of his series career. Saturday, Bowyer will start his 153rd series race, Busch his 165th.

Only one other time have two drivers earned their 100th NASCAR Nationwide top 10 in the same race. In 2006 at Darlington Raceway, Greg Biffle and Kevin Harvick simultaneously reached the milestone.

Chances are pretty good both will reach the mark this weekend. In seven races at Dover, Bowyer has one win, four top fives and six top 10s. In addition to being the defending winner, Busch has two top fives and five top-10 finishes in 10 career races there.
MANUFACTURERS' STANDINGS

2009 Manufacturers' Championship Standings
Toyota          181
Chevy      167
Ford              162
Dodge           84
Following Race 27 of 35 at Richmond International Raceway

Chevy leads with 26 wins at Dover

Up Next: Kansas Speedway

The month of October begins at Kansas Speedway for the NASCAR Nationwide Series.

The 1.5-mile track plays host to the Kansas Lottery 300 on Saturday, Oct. 3. ESPN2 will have the race broadcast live beginning at 3 p.m. ET.

Denny Hamlin was the eighth different driver to win at Kansas in eight races. Only New Hampshire (23) and Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (three) are active tracks on the series schedule that boast different winners in each race.

Eight different car owners have also gone to Victory Lane at Kansas. Matt Kenseth won consecutive poles in 2006-07. Two-time series champion Kevin Harvick won the pole last year.

Each manufacturer has won at least once at Kansas; Chevy is the leader with three victories.

FAST FACTS

The Race: Dover 200
The Place: Dover International Speedway (1-mile concrete oval)
The Date: Saturday, Sept. 26
The Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
The Distance: 200 laps / 200 miles
TV: ESPN2, 3 p.m. ET
Radio: SIRIUS NASCAR Radio / MRN (Local WDOV-AM 1410)
2008 Winner: Kyle Busch
2008 Polesitter: Kyle Busch

Event Schedule (all times ET): Friday – Practice, 9:30-10:50 a.m.; Final Practice, 1:50-3 p.m.; Saturday – Qualifying, 10:35 a.m.

2009 STANDINGS

     Driver                   Points
1 Kyle Busch            4,379
2   Carl Edwards         4,178
3 Brad Keselowski    4,082
4   Jason Leffler          3,599
5   Justin Allgaier        3,152
6 Steve Wallace       3,132
7   Jason Keller          2,991
8   Brendan Gaughan 2,957
9   Mike Bliss             2,950
10 Michael McDowell 2,902

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ESPN.com Nationwide page
NASCAR.com

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