THE RACE: 2006 Telcel-Motorola 200 presented by Banamex – Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez

Busch Series Race #3 of 35 for the 2006 season


 

  • Race: Sunday, March 5, 2006 in Mexico City, Mexico
  • Length: 80 Laps, 201.44 miles
  • TV: Fox – 2:00pm/et
  • Announcers: Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip
  • Pit Reporters: Dick Berggren, Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum and Jeanne Zelasko

    Practice Dates/Times

  • Telcel-Motorola 200 practice: Friday, March 3, 2:15pm – 3:20pm/et; and 4:45 – 6:00p.m/et. Rookie only practice 3:50 – 4:20pm

    Qualifying Info

  • Qualifying Draw: Friday, March 5, 1:15pm/et
  • Qualifying Time: Saturday, March 4, 1:35pm/et
  • Qualifying: 2 laps for all positions (road race qualifying), cars will be impounded. TV coverage live on Speed.
  • Qualifying Procedure:
    Cars will be assigned a qualifying group based on the final practice times.
    Each qualifying group will be approximately 6 minutes in length. The car with the best lap time during the group session will be the lap time of record.
    Time begins when the first car receives the green flag at the start/finish line.
    Time will only stop in the event of a red flag during a group. Time will then begin again when the first car retakes the green flag.
    A car must qualify in its assigned group unless designated by the Series Director.
    Once a car enters pit road or service area, it may not re-enter the qualifying group.
    A five-minute clock may be applied to a car that does not enter the qualifying group at the designated time.
    There will be nine qualifying sessions. The first group will include 6 cars and the remaining will include 5 cars.
    (NASCAR PR)(3-3-06)
  • NASCAR Online will have live lap-by-lap coverage of Busch qualifying via the web (NOTE: this is a paid subscription service). BGNRacing.com has free qualifying coverage.

    ENTRY, PRACTICE, QUALIFYING, AND RACE INFORMATION

  • Hamlin Takes Mexico City Win: #20 Denny Hamlin led 40 of the 80 laps on the way to the road course win in Mexico. It was his first Busch Series win. He was followed by #9-Boris Said, #21-Kevin Harvick, #18-J.J. Yeley, and #11-Paul Menard. There were a record 9 cautions [only 2 races] for 22 laps.(3-5-2006)
    NASCAR Busch Series Race Number 3
    Unofficial Race Results for the telcel MOTOROLA 200 presented by BANAMEX – Sunday, March 5, 2006
    Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez – Mexico City, Mexico – 2.518 Mile Road Course
    Total Race Length – 80 Laps – 201.440 Miles
    Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services – Sunday, March 5, 2006 @ 06:12 PM Eastern
    Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Award Status Ti.
    Led    		 Lps
    Led
    1 2 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevrolet 80 190 10 $132,400 Running 2 40
    2 1 9 Boris Said Ingersoll-Rand Dodge 80 175 5 $80,525 Running 2 27
    3 11 21 Kevin Harvick U. S. Coast Guard Chevrolet 80 165 $61,125 Running
    4 8 18 J.J. Yeley The Home Depot/Vigoro Chevrolet 80 160 $61,705 Running
    5 10 11 Paul Menard Menards/Hot Shot Chevrolet 80 160 5 $56,180 Running 1 1
    6 3 00 Johnny Sauter Yellow Transportation Chevrolet 80 150 $61,680 Running
    7 9 5 Kyle Busch Lowe’s/Hitachi Chevrolet 80 151 5 $45,385 Running 1 5
    8 15 60 Carl Edwards Ameriquest Mortgage Ford 80 142 $44,345 Running
    9 6 90 Marc Goossens citifinancial Ford 80 143 5 $46,000 Running 1 2
    10 7 64 Jamie McMurray Bell Helicopter Dodge 80 134 $43,450 Running
    11 22 14 Carlos Contreras Goulds Pumps Dodge 80 135 5 $45,725 Running 1 3
    12 4 57 Adrian Fernandez Lowe’s Chevrolet 80 127 $42,025 Running
    13 30 25 Ashton Lewis Jr. Marines Ford 80 124 $47,780 Running
    14 5 66 Jorge Goeters Scotiabank/Xtreme gel Ford 80 121 $43,600 Running
    15 28 88 Mark McFarland # NAVY Chevrolet 80 118 $42,775 Running
    16 13 2 Clint Bowyer ACDelco Chevrolet 80 115 $48,155 Running
    17 40 32 Jason Leffler Lucas/FOE.com Chevrolet 80 112 $47,280 Running
    18 19 77 Burney Lamar # Dollar General Chevrolet 80 109 $48,600 Running
    19 20 22 Kenny Wallace AutoZone Ford 80 106 $46,680 Running
    20 24 56 Chris Cook l’Alsace Dodge 80 103 $41,750 Running
    21 31 38 A.J. Foyt IV # Great Clips Dodge 80 100 $50,000 Running
    22 21 1 Jason Keller Miccosukee Resorts Dodge 80 97 $51,955 Running
    23 16 10 John Andretti # Freedom Roads Camping World Ford 80 94 $41,050 Running
    24 39 01 Jay Sauter Western Union Chevrolet 80 91 $40,650 Running
    25 18 35 Regan Smith McDonald’s Ford 80 88 $46,405 Running
    26 26 50 Danny O’Quinn Jr. # World Finanacial Group Ford 80 85 $40,550 Running
    27 17 47 Jon Wood Clorox/American Red Cross Ford 80 82 $45,025 Running
    28 38 43 Aaron Fike RFMS Dodge 80 79 $42,975 Running
    29 37 67 Rogelio Lopez Telmex Dodge 80 76 $40,400 Running
    30 41 36 Tim Sauter Lester Buildings Chevrolet 80 73 $42,800 Running
    31 36 58 Patrick Goeters Burger King Chevrolet 79 70 $42,285 Running
    32 34 06 Todd Kluever # 3M Ford 74 67 $40,250 Transmission
    33 12 33 Ron Fellows TBA Chevrolet 73 64 $40,215 Radiator
    34 42 12 Joel Kauffman # Take Me on Vacation Dodge 67 61 $42,180 Running
    35 27 27 David Green Kleenex/Cottonelle Ford 64 58 $50,175 Running
    36 25 41 Reed Sorenson Discount Tire Co. Dodge 60 55 $44,640 Engine
    37 23 4 Paul Tracy GIECO/BryMak Dodge 58 52 $47,580 Engine
    38 14 15 Michel Jourdain Jr. Roshfrans/Canals Ford 52 54 5 $40,020 Accident 1 2
    39 32 68 Jimmy Morales telcel Dodge 34 46 $39,970 Transmission
    40 29 99 Michael Waltrip Aaron’s Sales & Lease Dodge 33 43 $39,885 Accident
    41 43 0 Randy LaJoie RACEGIRL International Chevrolet 25 40 $42,325 Engine
    42 35 34 Carlos Pardo telcel Chevrolet 25 37 $41,730 Radiator
    43 33 59 Stacy Compton Kingsford/Bush’s Baked Beans Ford 3 34 $44,133 Engine
    Race Comments Before an estimated crowd of 72,428 – Denny Hamlin won the telcel MOTOROLA 200 presented by Banamex, posting his first NASCAR Busch Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following drivers, under penalty, dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #47 Wood (transmission change); #41 Sorenson (engine change); #68 Morales (unapproved impound adjustment; #59 Compton (backup car); #58 P. Goeters (unapproved impound adjustment;#67 Lopez (unapproved impound adjustment; #36 T. Sauter (unapproved impound adjustment;.
    Failed to Qualify (3) Eduardo Goeters, #49; Stan Silva Jr., #65; Chris Wimmer #, #23.
    Time of Race 2 hours, 58 minutes, 59 seconds Average Speed 67.528 mph Margin of Victory 1.820 Seconds
    Caution Flags 9 for 22 laps: Laps 6-7 (Oil on track); 20-21 (#50 spun turn 4); 26-27 (Debris); 36-38 (#99 accident turn 5); 50-52 (#12 spun turn 3); 54-56 (#5,15 accident turn 8; #10 spun turn 8); 63-65 (Oil); 73-74 (#77 spun turn 3); 77-78 (#35 accident turn 7).
    Lead Changes 8 among 7 drivers: B. Said 1-26; D. Hamlin 27-38; K. Busch 39-43; M. Goossens 44-45; B. Said 46; P. Menard 47; C. Contreras 48-50; M. Jourdain Jr. 51-52; D. Hamlin 53-80.
    Top 10 Driver Points (1) K. Harvick 467; (2) J. Yeley 453; (3) D. Hamlin 445; (4) J. McMurray 409; (5) C. Bowyer 400; (6) B. Lamar 379; (7) J. Leffler 359; (8) C. Edwards 358; (9) J. Wood 351; (10) J. Keller 350.
    Busch Pole Award Boris Said (102.665 mph)
    Raybestos Rookie of the Race Mark McFarland #
    Sunoco Diamond Performance Award Denny Hamlin
    Checkers/Rally’s Double-Drive Thru Challenge Award Denny Hamlin
    WIX Filters Lap Leader Award Denny Hamlin, #20 (40 Laps)
    Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award A.J. Foyt IV, #38 (17 Places)
    Bank of America Card Service Mid-Race Leader Award Denny Hamlin
    Goody’s Headache Powder Extra Strenght Award Denny Hamlin
    Mobil 1 Oil Command Performance Driver of the Race Denny Hamlin

    (NASCAR Media)(3-5-2006)

  • Boris Said on Pole for Telcel-Motorola 200: #9-Boris Said captuerd the pole for Sunday’s Busch race in Mexico City. #20-Denny Hamlin will start second, #57-Adrian Fernandez third, #66-Jorge Goeters fourth, and #90-Marc Goossens fifth. The qualifying session was slowed by 3 red flags for separate accidents by Tim Sauter, Mark McFarland, and Stacy Compton. Compton will go to a backup car. See the complete starting lineup on the Mexico City race page.(3-4-2006)
    NASCAR Busch Series
    telcel MOTOROLA 200 presented by BANAMEX
    Starting Line-Up by Row
    Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez – Mexico City, Mexico
    Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services – Saturday, March 4, 2006 @ 3:44 PM Eastern
    Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed
    Row 1 1 9 Boris Said Ingersoll-Rand Dodge 88.295 102.665
    2 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevrolet 88.429 102.509
    Row 2 3 00 Johnny Sauter Yellow Transportation Chevrolet 88.448 102.487
    4 57 Adrian Fernandez Lowe’s Chevrolet 88.449 102.486
    Row 3 5 66 Jorge Goeters Scotiabank/Xtreme gel Ford 88.497 102.431
    6 90 Marc Goossens citifinancial Ford 88.560 102.358
    Row 4 7 64 Jamie McMurray Bell Helicopter Dodge 88.731 102.160
    8 18 J.J. Yeley The Home Depot/Vigoro Chevrolet 88.797 102.085
    Row 5 9 5 Kyle Busch Lowe’s/Hitachi Chevrolet 89.012 101.838
    10 11 Paul Menard Menards/Hot Shot Chevrolet 89.081 101.759
    Row 6 11 21 Kevin Harvick U. S. Coast Guard Chevrolet 89.154 101.676
    12 33 Ron Fellows TBA Chevrolet 89.215 101.606
    Row 7 13 2 Clint Bowyer ACDelco Chevrolet 89.355 101.447
    14 15 Michel Jourdain Jr. Roshfrans/Canals Ford 89.414 101.380
    Row 8 15 60 Carl Edwards Ameriquest Mortgage Ford 89.447 101.343
    16 10 John Andretti # Freedom Roads Camping World Ford 89.476 101.310
    Row 9 17 47 Jon Wood Clorox/American Red Cross Ford 89.491 101.293
    18 35 Regan Smith McDonald’s Ford 89.538 101.240
    Row 10 19 77 Burney Lamar # Dollar General Chevrolet 89.699 101.058
    20 22 Kenny Wallace AutoZone Ford 89.756 100.994
    Row 11 21 1 Jason Keller Miccosukee Resorts Dodge 89.766 100.983
    22 14 Carlos Contreras Goulds Pumps Dodge 89.823 100.918
    Row 12 23 4 Paul Tracy GIECO/BryMak Dodge 89.869 100.867
    24 56 Chris Cook l’Alsace Dodge 89.898 100.834
    Row 13 25 41 Reed Sorenson Discount Tire Co. Dodge 89.978 100.745
    26 50 Danny O’Quinn Jr. # World Finanacial Group Ford 90.034 100.682
    Row 14 27 27 David Green Kleenex/Cottonelle Ford 90.055 100.658
    28 88 Mark McFarland # NAVY Chevrolet 90.166 100.535
    Row 15 29 99 Michael Waltrip Aaron’s Sales & Lease Dodge 90.193 100.504
    30 25 Ashton Lewis Jr. Marines Ford 90.209 100.487
    Row 16 31 38 A.J. Foyt IV # Great Clips Dodge 90.216 100.479
    32 01 Jay Sauter Western Union Chevrolet 90.222 100.472
    Row 17 33 68 Jimmy Morales telcel Dodge 90.279 100.409
    34 59 Stacy Compton Kingsford/Bush’s Baked Beans Ford 90.327 100.355
    Row 18 35 06 Todd Kluever # 3M Ford 90.640 100.009
    36 34 Carlos Pardo telcel Chevrolet 90.665 99.981
    Row 19 37 58 Patrick Goeters Burger King Chevrolet 90.928 99.692
    38 67 Rogelio Lopez Telmex Dodge 90.956 99.661
    Row 20 39 43 Aaron Fike RFMS Dodge 91.347 99.235
    40 32 Jason Leffler FOE.com Chevrolet Owner Points
    Row 21 41 36 Tim Sauter Lester Buildings Chevrolet Owner Points
    42 12 Joel Kauffman # Take Me on Vacation/Bluegrass Dodge Owner Points
    Row 22 43 0 Randy LaJoie RACEGIRL International Chevrolet Past Champion

    Did Not Qualify:
    #49-Eduardo Goeters, 98.820mph
    #65-Stan Silva, Jr., 98.774
    #23-Chris Wimmer, 98.175

    (NASCAR Media)(3-4-2006)

  • Sorenson Changes Engine: Reed Sorenson blew an engine during final Busch Series practice Friday and will have to start the Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200 at the rear of the field Sunday at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.(NASCAR Scene)(3-4-2006)
  • Qualifying Order: The Mexico Busch Series Qualifying order is posted at NASCAR.COM.(3-3-2006)

  • Wood Leads Happy Hour in Mexico: #47-Jon Wood paced Mexico’s Happy Hour session. #90-Marc Goossens was second, followed #00-Johnny Sauter, #18-J.J. Yeley, and #21-Kevin Harvick. There was 1 caution when Reed Sorenson lost on engine.(3-3-2006)
    NASCAR Busch Series
    telcel MOTOROLA 200 presented by BANAMEX
    Final Practice (Happy Hour)
    Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez – Mexico City, Mexico
    Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services – Friday, March 3, 2006 @ 6:02 PM Eastern
    Pos Car # Driver Team Time Speed Lap# #Laps -Fastest -Next
    1 47 Jon Wood Clorox/American Red Cross Ford 88.091 102.903 10 11
    2 * 90 Marc Goossens citifinancial Ford 88.265 102.700 11 11 -0.174 -0.174
    3 00 Johnny Sauter Yellow Transportation Chevrolet 88.337 102.616 11 11 -0.246 -0.072
    4 18 J.J. Yeley The Home Depot/Vigoro Chevrolet 88.629 102.278 3 15 -0.538 -0.292
    5 21 Kevin Harvick U. S. Coast Guard Chevrolet 88.714 102.180 11 11 -0.623 -0.085
    6 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevrolet 88.733 102.158 1 17 -0.642 -0.019
    7 * 33 Ron Fellows TBA Chevrolet 88.817 102.062 13 13 -0.726 -0.084
    8 66 Jorge Goeters Scotiabank/gel Xtreme Ford 88.825 102.052 9 10 -0.734 -0.008
    9 2 Clint Bowyer ACDelco Chevrolet 88.880 101.989 12 12 -0.789 -0.055
    10 64 Jamie McMurray Bell Helicopter Dodge 88.975 101.880 9 15 -0.884 -0.095
    11 * 57 Adrian Fernandez Lowe’s Chevrolet 89.136 101.696 1 11 -1.045 -0.161
    12 14 Carlos Contreras Goulds Pumps Dodge 89.152 101.678 11 12 -1.061 -0.016
    13 9 Boris Said Ingersoll-Rand Dodge 89.231 101.588 9 13 -1.140 -0.079
    14 35 Regan Smith McDonald’s Ford 89.275 101.538 9 10 -1.184 -0.044
    15 1 Jason Keller Miccosukee Resorts Dodge 89.363 101.438 16 20 -1.272 -0.088
    16 11 Paul Menard Menards/Hot Shot Chevrolet 89.406 101.389 12 14 -1.315 -0.043
    17 59 Stacy Compton Kingsford/Bush’s Baked Beans Ford 89.541 101.236 12 13 -1.450 -0.135
    18 27 David Green Kleenex/Cottonelle Ford 89.601 101.169 1 14 -1.510 -0.060
    19 * 10 John Andretti # Freedom Roads Camping World Ford 89.655 101.108 4 9 -1.564 -0.054
    20 * 56 Chris Cook l’Alsace Dodge 89.658 101.104 8 13 -1.567 -0.003
    21 60 Carl Edwards Ameriquest Mortgage Ford 89.682 101.077 16 16 -1.591 -0.024
    22 38 A.J. Foyt IV # Great Clips Dodge 89.715 101.040 7 8 -1.624 -0.033
    23 22 Kenny Wallace AutoZone Ford 89.738 101.014 12 12 -1.647 -0.023
    24 * 15 Michel Jourdain Jr. Roshfrans/Canals Ford 89.835 100.905 6 10 -1.744 -0.097
    25 5 Kyle Busch Lowe’s/Hitachi Chevrolet 89.840 100.899 3 7 -1.749 -0.005
    26 4 Paul Tracy GIECO/BryMak Dodge 89.881 100.853 7 9 -1.790 -0.041
    27 77 Burney Lamar # Dollar General Chevrolet 90.103 100.605 13 21 -2.012 -0.222
    28 * 68 Jimmy Morales telcel Dodge 90.132 100.572 9 11 -2.041 -0.029
    29 * 88 Mark McFarland # NAVY Chevrolet 90.169 100.531 10 16 -2.078 -0.037
    30 25 Ashton Lewis Jr. Marines Ford 90.208 100.488 9 11 -2.117 -0.039
    31 99 Michael Waltrip Aaron’s Sales & Lease Dodge 90.398 100.277 11 11 -2.307 -0.190
    32 * 50 Danny O’Quinn Jr. # World Finanacial Group Ford 90.532 100.128 16 18 -2.441 -0.134
    33 41 Reed Sorenson Discount Tire Co. Dodge 90.693 99.950 1 1 -2.602 -0.161
    34 32 Jason Leffler FOE.com Chevrolet 90.778 99.857 13 14 -2.687 -0.085
    35 * 65 Stan Silva Jr. A&S Metals/Stan Silva Trucking Chevrolet 91.042 99.567 4 8 -2.951 -0.264
    36 * 49 Eduardo Goeters TBA Ford 91.189 99.407 4 4 -3.098 -0.147
    37 * 23 Chris Wimmer # Hotel Preston Chevrolet 91.299 99.287 5 10 -3.208 -0.110
    38 * 06 Todd Kluever # 3M Ford 91.437 99.137 10 11 -3.346 -0.138
    39 34 Carlos Pardo telcel Chevrolet 91.594 98.967 3 4 -3.503 -0.157
    40 * 0 Randy LaJoie RACEGIRL International Chevrolet 92.036 98.492 9 11 -3.945 -0.442
    41 * 01 Jay Sauter Western Union Chevrolet 92.240 98.274 6 10 -4.149 -0.204
    42 58 Patrick Goeters TBA Chevrolet 92.243 98.271 2 12 -4.152 -0.003
    43 12 Joel Kauffman # Take Me on Vacation/Bluegrass Dodge 92.430 98.072 10 10 -4.339 -0.187
    44 * 67 Rogello Lopez Telmex Dodge 93.077 97.390 1 3 -4.986 -0.647
    45 43 Aaron Fike RFMS Dodge 93.276 97.183 4 11 -5.185 -0.199
    46 36 Tim Sauter Lester Buildings Chevrolet 93.317 97.140 1 1 -5.226 -0.041
    * – Required to qualify on time

    (NASCAR PR)(3-3-2006)

  • Yeley Leads First Practice in Mexico: #18-J.J. Yeley was fastest in the first practice session in Mexico. He was followed by #20-Denny Hamlin, #57-Adrian Fernandez, #64-Jamie McMurray, and #21-Kevin Harvick. There was 1 caution for oil on the track and a red flag for an accident by #12-Joel Kauffman. The session was extended by 20 minutes.(3-3-2006)
    NASCAR Busch Series
    telcel MOTOROLA Mexico 200
    Practice #1
    Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez – Mexico City, Mexico
    Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services – Friday, March 3, 2006 @ 3:40 PM Eastern
    Pos Car # Driver Team Time Speed Lap# #Laps -Fastest -Next
    1 18 J.J. Yeley The Home Depot/Vigoro Chevrolet 89.524 101.256 6 8
    2 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevrolet 89.737 101.015 1 15 -0.213 -0.213
    3 * 57 Adrian Fernandez Lowe’s Chevrolet 89.999 100.721 11 11 -0.475 -0.262
    4 64 Jamie McMurray Bell Helicopter Dodge 90.061 100.652 9 10 -0.537 -0.062
    5 21 Kevin Harvick U. S. Coast Guard Chevrolet 90.073 100.638 7 7 -0.549 -0.012
    6 00 Johnny Sauter Yellow Transportation Chevrolet 90.218 100.477 5 11 -0.694 -0.145
    7 47 Jon Wood Clorox/American Red Cross Ford 90.286 100.401 8 10 -0.762 -0.068
    8 11 Paul Menard Menards/Hot Shot Chevrolet 90.288 100.399 7 8 -0.764 -0.002
    9 2 Clint Bowyer ACDelco Chevrolet 90.314 100.370 10 10 -0.790 -0.026
    10 9 Boris Said Ingersoll-Rand Dodge 90.437 100.233 4 12 -0.913 -0.123
    11 * 90 Marc Goossens citifinancial Ford 90.466 100.201 18 18 -0.942 -0.029
    12 1 Jason Keller Miccosukee Resorts Dodge 90.471 100.196 9 10 -0.947 -0.005
    13 4 Paul Tracy GIECO/BryMak Dodge 90.566 100.091 6 15 -1.042 -0.095
    14 * 33 Ron Fellows TBA Chevrolet 90.658 99.989 10 11 -1.134 -0.092
    15 * 10 John Andretti # Freedom Roads Camping World Ford 90.762 99.874 8 15 -1.238 -0.104
    16 59 Stacy Compton Kingsford/Bush’s Baked Beans Ford 90.895 99.728 8 9 -1.371 -0.133
    17 41 Reed Sorenson Discount Tire Co. Dodge 90.976 99.639 3 8 -1.452 -0.081
    18 66 Jorge Goeters Scotiabank/gel Xtreme Ford 91.031 99.579 8 9 -1.507 -0.055
    19 22 Kenny Wallace AutoZone Ford 91.094 99.510 6 10 -1.570 -0.063
    20 27 David Green Kleenex/Cottonelle Ford 91.143 99.457 4 14 -1.619 -0.049
    21 60 Carl Edwards Ameriquest Mortgage Ford 91.400 99.177 2 7 -1.876 -0.257
    22 99 Michael Waltrip Aaron’s Sales & Lease Dodge 91.560 99.004 7 7 -2.036 -0.160
    23 35 Regan Smith McDonald’s Ford 91.659 98.897 5 9 -2.135 -0.099
    24 5 Kyle Busch Lowe’s/Hitachi Chevrolet 91.669 98.886 5 7 -2.145 -0.010
    25 32 Jason Leffler FOE.com Chevrolet 91.715 98.837 15 16 -2.191 -0.046
    26 * 88 Mark McFarland # NAVY Chevrolet 91.848 98.693 9 9 -2.324 -0.133
    27 * 56 Chris Cook l’Alsace Dodge 91.967 98.566 4 4 -2.443 -0.119
    28 25 Ashton Lewis Jr. Marines Ford 92.081 98.444 3 3 -2.557 -0.114
    29 38 A.J. Foyt IV # Great Clips Dodge 92.240 98.274 8 8 -2.716 -0.159
    30 * 68 Jimmy Morales telcel Dodge 92.368 98.138 5 7 -2.844 -0.128
    31 14 Carlos Contreras Goulds Pumps Dodge 92.681 97.806 1 4 -3.157 -0.313
    32 * 06 Todd Kluever # 3M Ford 92.986 97.486 11 11 -3.462 -0.305
    33 * 50 Danny O’Quinn Jr. # World Finanacial Group Ford 93.362 97.093 11 15 -3.838 -0.376
    34 34 Carlos Pardo telcel Chevrolet 93.535 96.913 2 2 -4.011 -0.173
    35 12 Joel Kauffman # Take Me on Vacation/Bluegrass Dodge 93.760 96.681 8 10 -4.236 -0.225
    36 * 49 Eduardo Goeters TBA Ford 93.775 96.665 7 9 -4.251 -0.015
    37 * 67 Rogello Lopez Telmex Dodge 93.902 96.535 2 2 -4.378 -0.127
    38 * 65 Stan Silva Jr. A&S Metals/Stan Silva Trucking Chevrolet 93.969 96.466 2 3 -4.445 -0.067
    39 * 0 Randy LaJoie RACEGIRL International Chevrolet 94.005 96.429 3 5 -4.481 -0.036
    40 36 Tim Sauter Lester Buildings Chevrolet 94.091 96.341 3 7 -4.567 -0.086
    41 43 Aaron Fike RFMS Dodge 94.365 96.061 3 4 -4.841 -0.274
    42 77 Burney Lamar # Dollar General Chevrolet 94.446 95.979 9 13 -4.922 -0.081
    43 * 15 Michel Jourdain Jr. Roshfrans/Canals Ford 95.277 95.142 1 3 -5.753 -0.831
    44 * 01 Jay Sauter Western Union Chevrolet 95.350 95.069 2 3 -5.826 -0.073
    45 * 23 Chris Wimmer # Hotel Preston Chevrolet 95.975 94.450 4 4 -6.451 -0.625
    46 58 Patrick Goeters TBA Chevrolet No Time
    * – Required to qualify on time

    (NASCAR PR)(3-3-2006)

  • NASCAR to Use Road Qualiyfing Rules in Mexico: NASCAR will experiment with a new qualifying format for road courses when the Busch Series cars go out in groups Saturday at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. The exact number of groups, the number of cars per group and the time allotted for each group is still to be determined, Busch Series Director Joe Balash said today. Each car will have its best lap used as its qualifying time. There could be four or more cars for each group, and the length of the session likely will be somewhere from five to 10 minutes, Balash said. The cars will be spread out at the start of their qualifying session. (NASCAR Scene Daily Newsletter)(3-2-2006)
  • There are 47 entires for the Telcel-Motorola 200. See BGNRacing.com or NASCAR.COM for the complete list.(3-1-2006)

    NASCAR Busch Series News & Notes

  • “Double duty” drivers join other NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series regulars on entry list … The seven drivers who are attempting to run the full season in both the NASCAR Busch Series and in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup – Clint Bowyer (#2 ACDelco Chevrolet), Kyle Busch (#5 Lowe’s Chevrolet), Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin (#20 Rockwell Automation Chevrolet), Kevin Harvick (#29 U.S. Coast Guard Chevrolet), Reed Sorenson (#41 Discount Tire Co. Dodge) and J.J. Yeley (#18 Vigoro/Home Depot Chevrolet) will be joined by premier series regulars Jamie McMurray (#64 Bell Helicopter Dodge) and Michael Walltrip (#99 Aaron’s Sales & Lease Chevrolet) on the entry list for Sunday’s race. All but Waltrip competed in the event last year. Harvick (second), Edwards (third) and Bowyer (seventh) finished in the top 10 one year ago.
  • Mexican drivers offer formidable challenge … In addition to Adrian Fernandez, Jorge Goeters and Carlos Contreras, each of whom was a factor is last year’s race, the other Mexican drivers entered in the event present solid competition for their counterparts from the United States. Michel Jourdain Jr. (#15 Roshfrans Ford) participated in 20 NASCAR Busch Series events last year including the Mexico City race; his experience in a stock car plus his familiarity with the track from his time in Champ Car make him a favorite as well. Carlos Pardo (#34 Telcel/VecTech.MobiTech Chevrolet) won the inaugural Desafio Corona Series title in 2004, Mexico’s stock car touring series. Pardo, who has run extensively on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez course, also started two former NASCAR Grand National Division, Busch North Series (now Busch East Series) events in 2005. Other drivers from Mexico who have entered the event are Rogello Lopez (#67 Telmex Chevrolet) and Jimmy Morales (#68 Telmex Dodge).
  • Aces up their sleeve? … Road course specialists will also pose a threat for a win on Sunday. Paul Tracy, who won at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in 2003 in Champ Car competition, will drive the #34 Geico Dodge for Biagi Bros. Racing in place of regular driver Mark Green. Ron Fellows (#33 Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet) returns hoping to better his 41st-place finish one year ago due to an accident. Fellows has three NASCAR Busch Series road-course wins, all at Watkins Glen International. Marc Goossens (#90 CitiFinancial Ford), the road-course ace from Belgium, will make his NASCAR Busch Series debut Sunday. This will be Goossens’ first race in a stock car; his only other experience came back in January when he tested at Sebring International Raceway for Robert Yates Racing. Additionally, Chris Cook (#56 I’Alsace Chevrolet) returns for a second consecutive year. Cook finished 26th in last year’s event. He owns his own driving and testing company, and has instructed drivers such as reigning NASCAR NEXTEL Cup champion Tony Stewart.
  • Other duties for Fellows, Said … In addition to the race, Ron Fellows and Boris Said (#9 Ingersoll-Rand Dodge) will serve in two roles this weekend. Not only will Fellows attempt to qualify the #33 car himself, but he will be a teammate to Raybestos Rookie Burney Lamar (#77 Dollar General Chevrolet). In addition, Fellows will also act as a teacher to Lamar, who has limited road-course experience. “[Ron] Hornaday will be making the trip to Mexico just to coach me and (Ron) Fellows is one of the best in the world at road-course racing,” said Lamar. Said, meanwhile, has won pole awards in each of NASCAR’s three national series. His first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series pole came at Infineon Raceway in 2003. In 1998, he captured the pole at Heartland Park (Topeka, Kan.) in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and at Watkins Glen in the NASCAR Busch Series. In addition to his driving responsibilities in Mexico City, Said also serves as a technical consultant on the development of road course cars and as a driver coach to the Evernham Motorsports stable of drivers.
  • This Week’s NASCAR Busch Series Leaders … Through 2 races of the 35-race season:
    · Points leader – Kevin Harvick (302)
    · Money won – Burney Lamar ($127,920)
    · Laps led – Greg Biffle (67)
    · Miles led – Greg Biffle (141.50)
    · Victories – Greg Biffle, Tony Stewart (1)
    · Busch Poles – Carl Edwards, J.J. Yeley (1)
    · Top-five finishes – Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton, Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick, Burney Lamar, Jamie McMurray, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Jon Wood (1)
    · Top-10 finishes – Kevin Harvick, J.J. Yeley (2)
    · Races led – Greg Biffle, Jeff Burton (2)
    · Weeks in Top 10 – Clint Bowyer, Kevin Harvick, Todd Kluever, Burney Lamar, Reed Sorenson, Jon Wood, J.J. Yeley (2)
    ON DECK: LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
  • A fourth different track in four races awaits the drivers of the NASCAR Busch Series next week when they compete at the 1.5-mile Las Vegas Motor Speedway, site of Preseason Thunder testing just four weeks ago. The facility is also the fourth in four events where the teams will have woken up in a different time zone – Daytona (Eastern Time), California (Pacific Time), Mexico City (Central Time) and back once again to Pacific Time in Vegas. Mark Martin captured this race one year ago, his second of back-to-back West Coast wins after having won at California the week before in 2005. Carl Edwards won the Busch Pole last year, his first in the NASCAR Busch Series. Jeff Burton and Martin are the only drivers to have won more than once in a series race at Las Vegas (two wins each), while Martin leads all drivers with two poles at the track.
    ON THE RIGHT TRACK
  • Six drivers made their NASCAR Busch Series debuts at this race last year; all were from Mexico. … Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez is the 45th track the NASCAR Busch Series has raced on. … Jorge Goeters set the qualifying standard last year with his Busch Pole at 103.366 mph. … Race winner Martin Truex Jr. set the track record at 67.591 one year ago. … Truex also set the mark for laps led, with 45 out of the 80 laps around the eight-turn track.
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  • Ford has the early lead in the Bill France Performance Cup standings thanks to Greg Biffle’s win at California last Saturday. Although tied with Chevrolet with one win on the young season, Ford leads with 15 points, Chevrolet is second with 13 points and Dodge is third with no wins and 10 points. … NASCAR Busch Series owner Armando Fitz has joined forces with NASCAR’s first Hispanic driver, Carlos Contreras, to establish a new NASCAR Mexico team – FitzContreras Racing. The team will run all 14 races on the 2006 Desafio Corona schedule beginning with the first scheduled race in Guadalajara, Mexico on March 26. … The Sauter brothers will play the role of the “Three Amigos” this weekend. Johnny Sauter will be joined in Mexico City by brothers Jay (#01 Western Union Chevrolet) and Tim (#36 Lester Buildings Chevrolet) who both make their first attempts at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Johnny and Tim will run the full NASCAR Busch Series schedule this season while Jay will run in selected events. … Marc Goossens can speak four different languages – Italian, Japanese, Dutch and French. … Mark McFarland (#88 U.S. NAVY Chevrolet) received a score of four out of five in January at the Bob Bondurant School for High Performance Driving in preparation for the Mexico City event. The race will be his first on a road course in a stock car. On Monday, McFarland and his JR Motorsports team owner, Dale Earnhardt Jr., were guests of the famous Blue Angels, the Navy’s Flight Demonstration Crew, and flew for an hour at speeds reaching Mach 1.2 or over 890 mph. … Despite racing at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez for the first time in his career, Burney Lamar isn’t new to road-course racing, having run five times at Infineon Raceway during his NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southwest Series career. … Although he’s spent the majority of his time working his way up the stock car racing ladder on oval tracks in recent years, Paul Menard (#11 Menard’s Chevrolet) got his start in road-course racing and posted a victory in the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Midwest Series event at the Road America road course in Elkhart Lake in 2001. … The 2006 season marks the 25th anniversary of series sponsor Anheuser-Busch. In the series’ inaugural year in 1982, races were contested in seven states; the farthest west was Indiana. Today, races are run in 21 states, including California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas and Kansas, and internationally in Mexico City. Last year’s event was the first points race for the NASCAR Busch Series held outside the United States.
    QUOTEBOOK
  • “I really enjoyed our first trip to Mexico last year and I have been looking forward to going back. Last year I didn’t know what to expect, so I just kept an open mind and I was extremely impressed. (We) posted a strong eighth-place finish, and this time we are looking to improve on that result. We had a tough finish last weekend in California when something broke on the car, so a strong run this weekend in Mexico would be good medicine.” – Kenny Wallace
  • “I’ve always been interested in NASCAR. Unfortunately, I have had to admire it from a distance. I went to California Speedway this past weekend to attend my first NASCAR Busch race. It was unbelievable how many fans were there.” – Marc Goossens
  • “I won at a road course race in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Topeka in 1998. I love turning right and left.” – Stacy Compton (#59 Kingsford/Bush’s Baked Beans Ford)
  • “I talked to Jorge Goeters at California and he said to come talk to him if I needed help when I got there. I told him I’d be happy to return the favor at an oval track in the United States if he gets the chance to run another NASCAR Busch Series race this year.” – Todd Kluever
  • “Hopefully, being Adrian’s teammate, I’ll have a built-in fan base. I could do a lot worse than to be associated with the biggest sports star in the country.” – Kyle Busch
    FROM THE NASCAR BUSCH SERIES 25th ANNIVERSARY ARCHIVES
  • The NASCAR Busch Series has had 15 road course events in its 25-year history. The courses involved have been Watkins Glen International, Road Atlanta and Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
  • Watkins Glen leads all courses with 12 series events. Road Atlanta staged the series’ first road course event in 1986 with Darrell Waltrip taking the checkers. Terry Labonte leads all series drivers in road course wins with four including three in a row from 1994 to ‘96. Each of his wins came at Watkins Glen. Canadian Ron Fellows follows Labonte with three victories. Labonte also leads all series drivers in road course Busch Poles with three.
    NASCAR BUSCH SERIES 25th ANNIVERSARY QUOTEABLES
  • “I loved the NASCAR Busch Series. It was a heck of a lot of fun. Those years in it were the best years of my career, really. You knew it was serious hard racing because so many of those [NASCAR NEXTEL] Cup guys raced with us on a regular basis. When you won races or won a championship there, you did something. You made your mark in motorsports. It was fun and difficult.” – Chuck Bown, 1990 NASCAR Busch Series champion.
    Fast Facts What: Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200 presented by Banamex (Race #3 of 35 in the NASCAR Busch Series).
    Where: Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City, Mexico.
    When: 2:05 p.m. ET, Sunday, March 5.
    Track Layout: 2.518-mile road course (eight turns).
    Race Length: 201.44 miles/80 laps.
    Posted Awards: $2,452,988
    TV: FOX, 2:00 p.m., ET.
    Radio: MRN, XM Satellite.
    2005 Winner: Martin Truex Jr.
    2005 Polesitter: Jorge Goeters.
    2006 NASCAR Busch Series Top 10: 1. Kevin Harvick 302. 2. J.J. Yeley 293. 3. Clint Bowyer 285. 4. Jamie McMurray 275. 5. Todd Kluever 273. 6. Burney Lamar 270. 7. Jon Wood 269. 8. Reed Sorenson 268. 9. Greg Biffle 265. 10. Denny Hamlin 255.
    Pre-race schedule (all times local): Fri., March 3 – Practice, 1:15 – 2:20 p.m.; “Rookie Practice,” 2:15 – 3:20 p.m.; Final Practice, 3:45 – 5:00 p.m. Sat., March 4 – Qualifying, 12:35 p.m. (Impound).