THE RACE: 2007 ARIZONA.TRAVEL 200 – PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

Busch Series Race #34 of 35 for the 2007 season


 

  • Race: 4:30pm/et, Saturday, November 10, 2007 in Phoenix, AZ
  • Length: 200 Laps, 200 miles
  • TV: ESPN2 – 4:00pm/et
  • Radio: MRN
  • Purse: $1,408,944
  • Announcers: Jerry Punch, Rusty Wallace, Andy Petree
  • Pit Reporters: Allen Bestwick, Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Mike Massaro

    Practice Dates/Times

  • Practice: Friday, November 9, 12:00-1:20pm/et & 3:35-4:35pm/et, Rookie Practice 3:05-3:30pm/et

    Qualifying Info

  • Qualifying Draw: Friday, November 9, 11:00am/et
  • Qualifying Time: Saturday, November 10, 12:05pm/et
  • Qualifying: 2 laps for all positions, cars will be impounded.
  • NASCAR Online will have live lap-by-lap coverage of Busch qualifying via the web (NOTE: this is a paid subscription service). TheHotLap.com has free qualifying coverage.

    Goodyear Tire Notes

    Busch Series — Race No. 34 — ArizonaTravel 200
    Phoenix International Raceway (1.0-mile oval) — Avondale, Ariz.
    Fast Facts for November 9-11, 2007
    Tire: Goodyear Eagle Intermediate Radials
    Number of Tires: Nextel Cup: Busch Series: Left-side — 575, Right-side — 575
    Tire Codes: Left-side — D-4104; Right-side — D-4106
    Tire Circumference: Left-side — 87.4 in.; Right-side — 88.6 in.
    Technical Inspection Inflation: Left Front — 20 psi; Left Rear — 20 psi; Right Front — 30 psi; Right Rear — 30 psi
    Minimum Recommended Inflation: Left Front — 15 psi; Left Rear — 13 psi; Right Front — 30 psi; Right Rear — 27 psi
    Notes: Teams in all three NASCAR series will run the same tire codes at Phoenix this weekend, though the Nextel Cup and Busch Series tires will be branded “Goodyear Eagle,” while the Craftsman Truck tires will be branded “Goodyear Wrangler” . . . this is the same specific combination of left- and right-side tires that Goodyear brought for Nextel Cup and Busch teams to run at Phoenix this past April . . . in addition to Phoenix, teams in all three of NASCAR’s major series ran this tire set-up at Richmond and New Hampshire in 2007 . . . Busch and Craftsman Truck Series teams also ran this set-up at Milwaukee, Gateway, Indianapolis Raceway Park and Memphis (Busch only) this season . . . as on most NASCAR ovals one mile or less in length, teams will not run inner liners in their tires at Phoenix.


    ENTRY, PRACTICE, QUALIFYING, AND RACE INFORMATION

  • Kyle Busch Wins at Phoenix: #5-Kyle Busch backed up his win in Friday night’s Truck race by winning the Arizona.Travel 200 at Phoenix International Raceway for his 4th Busch Series win of the year. He led 132 laps on the day and held off #17-Matt Kenseth on a green white checker finish. The rest of the top 10 were: #2-Clint Bowyer, #29-Scott Wimmer, #21-Kevin Harvick, #9-Kasey Kahne, #60-Carl Edwards, #38-Jason Leffler, #26-Jamie McMurray, and #77-Ron Hornaday. There were 11 cautions (and 2 red flags) for 46 laps and 7 leaders with 10 lead changes.(11-10-2007)
    NASCAR Race Number 34
    Unofficial Race Results for the Arizona Travel 200 – Saturday, November 10, 2007
    Phoenix International Raceway – Phoenix, AZ – 1 Mile Paved
    Total Race Length – 203 Laps – 203 Miles – Purse: $1,408,944

    Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Total Award Status Times Laps
    1 4 5 Kyle Busch Sta-Green/Lowe’s Chevy 203 195 10 $53,575 Running 3 132
    2 9 17 Matt Kenseth Arby’s Ford 203 175 5 $42,925 Running 2 12
    3 1 2 Clint Bowyer BB&T Chevy 203 170 5 $33,425 Running 2 28
    4 2 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 203 165 5 $58,563 Running 1 2
    5 6 21 Kevin Harvick AutoZone Chevy 203 155 $36,125 Running
    6 3 9 Kasey Kahne Wrigley’s Doublemint Dodge 203 155 5 $31,850 Running 1 1
    7 28 60 Carl Edwards World Financial Group Ford 203 146 $30,200 Running
    8 30 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips/Comcast Toyota 203 142 $32,897 Running
    9 5 26 Jamie McMurray Dish Network Ford 203 138 $23,010 Running
    10 19 77 Ron Hornaday, Jr Dollar General Chevy 203 134 $31,025 Running
    11 18 1 J.J. Yeley Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 203 130 $22,750 Running
    12 15 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 203 127 $30,347 Running
    13 16 41 AJ Allmendinger Imation Dodge 203 124 $24,025 Running
    14 27 00 Michael McDowell Aaron’s/Best Western Toyota 203 121 $21,540 Running
    15 38 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford/Bashas’ Ford 203 118 $33,027 Running
    16 11 18 Brad Coleman # Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy 203 115 $23,295 Running
    17 23 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 203 112 $27,632 Running
    18 13 33 Tony Raines RoadLoans Chevy 203 109 $26,450 Running
    19 10 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 203 106 $27,387 Running
    20 7 27 Robby Gordon Huggies/Bashas’ Ford 203 103 $21,705 Running
    21 22 88 Brad Keselowski # U.S. NAVY Chevy 203 100 $27,167 Running
    22 26 47 Kelly Bires Clorox/Bashas’ Ford 203 97 $22,510 Running
    23 12 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 203 94 $20,750 Running
    24 31 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 203 91 $26,812 Running
    25 34 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly/Walgreens Ford 202 88 $26,902 Running
    26 37 37 John Graham Kick Butt Amped Energy Ballz Ford 201 85 $22,170 Running
    27 21 10 Brian Vickers Fort McDowell Resort Destination 199 82 $22,135 Running
    28 14 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevy 198 84 5 $25,565 Running 1 7
    29 8 42 Dario Franchitti Target Dodge 197 76 $27,515 Accident
    30 32 30 Stanton Barrett Phytter Phone/Interush Chevy 196 73 $22,430 Accident
    31 40 25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford 195 70 $21,945 Accident
    32 20 22 Mike Bliss SuperCuts Dodge 181 67 $26,457 Accident
    33 39 28 Blake Bjorklund Kibbles ‘n Bits/U.S. Border Patrol 180 64 $21,875 Running
    34 17 24 Landon Cassill National Guard 40th Infantry Brigade 170 61 $21,840 Running
    35 25 11 Jason Keller InvestLinc Chevy 138 58 $25,172 Accident
    36 24 16 Greg Biffle 3M Scotch Tape Ford 137 60 5 $25,270 Accident 1 21
    37 41 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communties Dodge 137 52 $25,102 Accident
    38 42 36 Jeremy Clements Chevy 34 49 $21,700 Ignition
    39 29 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Kodak Dodge 22 46 $21,665 Accident
    40 36 13 Todd Souza Central Coast Cabinets Chevy 21 43 $19,630 Accident
    41 35 01 Kertus Davis RACEGIRL Chevy 18 40 $19,595 Overheating
    42 43 56 Frank Kreyer Culver’s Chevy 8 37 $19,540 Accident
    43 33 72 D.J. Kennington Northern Provincial Pipeline Dodge 7 34 $19,491 Accident
    Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 42,000 – Kyle Busch won the Arizona.Travel 200, his 11th career NASCAR Busch Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following driver(s) dropped to the rear for the reason(s) indicated: #66 S. Wallace; #33 Raines (unapproved impound adjustment).
    Failed to Qualify: (4) 44 Jennifer Jo Cobb, 0 Eric McClure, 89 Morgan Shepherd, 34 Brian Pannone.
    Time of Race: 02 Hrs, 18 Mins, 41 Secs.
    Average Speed: 89.111 MPH
    Margin of Victory: .305 Seconds
    Caution Flags: 11 for 46 laps: Laps: 10-15 (#56,72 accident turn 3); 18-20 (#16 spun turn 2); 24-30 (#12,13 accident turn 4); 45-48 (#24 accident turn 4); 117-122 (Debris); 134-137 (#10 accident turn 4); 139-141 (#11,16,26,66 accident frontstretch [Red 6:03-Lap 138]); 149-151 (#42 spun backstretch); 172-175 (Debris); 183-185 (#22 accident turn 3); 199-201 (#6,25,30,42 accident frontstretch [Red 11:18-Lap 198]).
    Lead Changes: 10 among 7 drivers: C. Bowyer 1-3; S. Wimmer 4-5; C. Bowyer 6-30; K. Busch 31-44; K. Kahne 45; G. Biffle 46-66; D. Hamlin 67-73; M. Kenseth 74-84; K. Busch 85-116; M. Kenseth 117; K. Busch 118-203.
    Checkers/Rally’s Double Drive-Thru Challenge: Scott Wimmer, #29 (90.665 Seconds)
    Featherlite “Most Improved Driver”: Marcos Ambrose, #59 (17 Places)
    Raybestos “Rookie of the Race”: Marcos Ambrose, #59
    Sunoco Diamond Performance: Kyle Busch, #5
    WIX Filters “Lap Leader”: Scott Wimmer, #29 (2 Laps)

  • Driver Standings: With one race remaining in the season, the top 5 in points remain unchanged after Phoenix: Carl Edwards (+571), David Reutimann, Jason Leffler, Kevin Harvick, and David Ragan.(11-10-2007)
    Points Report
    Phoenix International Raceway
    Arizona Travel 200
    UNOFFICAL Provided by NASCAR Statistics- Saturday, 11/10/2007 @ 5:50 PM US

    Pos Driver BPts Points Ldr
    1 Carl Edwards 125 4640 0
    2 David Reutimann 30 4069 -571
    3 Jason Leffler 30 3875 -765
    4 Kevin Harvick 65 3868 -772
    5 David Ragan # 20 3670 -970
    6 Bobby Hamilton Jr. 5 3525 -1115
    7 Stephen Leicht 20 3443 -1197
    8 Marcos Ambrose # 20 3343 -1297
    9 Greg Biffle 65 3316 -1324
    10 Matt Kenseth 85 3311 -1329
    11 Mike Wallace 65 3300 -1340
    12 Clint Bowyer 55 3131 -1509
    13 Denny Hamlin 80 3095 -1545
    14 Scott Wimmer 30 3072 -1568
    15 Kyle Busch 120 2943 -1697
    16 J.J. Yeley 10 2846 -1794
    17 Jeff Burton 80 2812 -1828
    18 Kyle Krisiloff # 0 2722 -1918
    19 Steve Wallace 15 2691 -1949
    20 Casey Mears 20 2536 -2104
    21 Mike Bliss 15 2514 -2126
    22 Brent Sherman 20 2425 -2215
    23 Dave Blaney 15 2401 -2239
    24 Jamie McMurray 5 2225 -2415
    25 Brad Keselowski # 5 2180 -2460
    26 Jason Keller 15 2127 -2513
    27 Kasey Kahne 40 2111 -2529
    28 Bobby Labonte 10 1929 -2711
    29 Reed Sorenson 15 1881 -2759
    30 Aric Almirola 20 1850 -2790
    31 Regan Smith 25 1820 -2820
    32 Brad Coleman # 10 1795 -2845
    33 Shane Huffman 5 1727 -2913
    34 Tony Stewart 25 1723 -2917
    35 Kelly Bires 10 1717 -2923
    36 Juan Pablo Montoya 20 1689 -2951
    37 Todd Kluever 15 1687 -2953
    38 Eric McClure 5 1639 -3001
    39 David Gilliland 5 1597 -3043
    40 Ward Burton 0 1555 -3085
    41 David Stremme 10 1554 -3086
    42 Stanton Barrett 0 1285 -3355
    43 Paul Menard 0 1208 -3432
    44 Jon Wood 0 1154 -3486
    45 Robby Gordon 0 1130 -3510
    46 Richard Johns 0 1127 -3513
    47 Robert Richardson 5 1091 -3549
    48 Danny O’quinn, Jr 0 952 -3688
    49 Ryan Newman 20 851 -3789
    50 Brian Vickers 15 796 -3844
    51 Morgan Shepherd 5 789 -3851
    52 Kevin Hamlin 5 748 -3892
    53 Tony Raines 0 747 -3893
    54 D.J. Kennington 0 719 -3921
    55 Bobby East 5 679 -3961
    56 Dale Earnhardt, Jr 10 668 -3972
    57 Cale Gale 0 658 -3982
    58 Todd Bodine 5 655 -3985
    59 Timothy Peters 0 646 -3994
    60 Chase Miller 0 642 -3998
    61 Mark Green 0 632 -4008
    62 Ron Hornaday, Jr 5 615 -4025
    63 Timothy McCreadie 0 600 -4040
    64 Johnny Sauter 0 587 -4053
    65 Kertus Davis 0 584 -4056
    66 AJ Allmendinger 0 573 -4067
    67 Mark Martin 0 573 -4067
    68 Kurt Busch 20 527 -4113
    69 Brett Rowe 0 524 -4116
    70 Kevin Conway 0 523 -4117
    71 Landon Cassill 0 510 -4130
    72 Justin Diercks 0 505 -4135
    73 Sam Hornish Jr. 0 502 -4138
    74 Scott Riggs 0 460 -4180
    75 Boris Said 5 452 -4188
    76 Bryan Clauson 0 443 -4197
    77 Derrike Cope 0 440 -4200
    78 Casey Atwood 0 412 -4228
    79 Scott Pruett 10 395 -4245
    80 Jimmie Johnson 10 387 -4253
    81 Jay Sauter 0 376 -4264
    82 John Graham 0 371 -4269
    83 Martin Truex, Jr 10 370 -4270
    84 Ron Fellows 10 328 -4312
    85 Kevin Lepage 0 306 -4334
    86 Mike Harmon 0 301 -4339
    87 Joe Nemechek 0 300 -4340
    88 Jorge Goeters 5 297 -4343
    89 Brad Teague 0 295 -4345
    90 David Green 0 294 -4346
    91 Brian Keselowski 0 292 -4348
    92 Patrick Carpentier 5 256 -4384
    93 Jeff Green 0 255 -4385
    94 Andy Pilgrim 0 236 -4404
    95 Bobby Santos 0 235 -4405
    96 Dario Franchitti 0 231 -4409
    97 Donnie Neuenberger 5 228 -4412
    98 Frank Kreyer 0 226 -4414
    99 Michael McDowell 0 224 -4416
    100 Jeremy Clements 0 223 -4417
    101 Elliott Sadler 0 212 -4428
    102 Andy Lally 0 210 -4430
    103 Ron Young 5 210 -4430
    104 Alex Garcia 0 210 -4430
    105 Max Papis 0 205 -4435
    106 Sterling Marlin 0 203 -4437
    107 Michel Jourdain 0 203 -4437
    108 Brad Baker 0 198 -4442
    109 Blake Bjorklund 0 195 -4445
    110 Chris Horn 0 174 -4466
    111 Travis Kvapil 0 170 -4470
    112 Jerick Johnson 0 157 -4483
    113 Marc Mitchell 0 155 -4485
    114 Kenny Wallace 0 146 -4494
    115 Adrian Fernandez 0 138 -4502
    116 Johnny Benson 0 138 -4502
    117 Todd Souza 0 137 -4503
    118 Shelby Howard 0 137 -4503
    119 Justin Ashburn 0 134 -4506
    120 Trevor Boys 0 134 -4506
    121 Niclas Jonsson 5 132 -4508
    122 Danny Efland 0 132 -4508
    123 Scott Lagasse 0 119 -4521
    124 Travis Kittleson 0 112 -4528
    125 Josh Wise 0 106 -4534
    126 Carl Long 0 104 -4536
    127 J R Fitzpatrick 0 98 -4542
    128 Brian Simo 0 97 -4543
    129 Carlos Contreras 5 97 -4543
    130 Dale Jarrett 0 94 -4546
    131 P J Jones 0 91 -4549
    132 Scott Gaylord 0 89 -4551
    133 Steve Grissom 0 88 -4552
    134 Kerry Earnhardt 0 88 -4552
    135 German Quiroga 5 84 -4556
    136 Rogelio Lopez 0 76 -4564
    137 Colin Braun 0 73 -4567
    138 Mike MacKenzie 0 64 -4576
    139 Deac McCaskill 5 63 -4577
    140 Michael Valiante 0 61 -4579
    141 A J Frank 0 52 -4588
    142 Ian Henderson 0 52 -4588
    143 Brandon Miller 0 52 -4588
    144 Dange Hanniford 0 49 -4591
    145 Larry Foyt 0 49 -4591
    146 Jeff Fuller 0 49 -4591
    147 John Andretti 0 46 -4594
    148 John Young 0 46 -4594
    149 Matthew Carter 0 46 -4594
    150 Jamie Mosley 0 43 -4597
    151 Joe Fox 0 40 -4600
    152 Eddie MacDonald 0 40 -4600
    153 Chase Austin 0 40 -4600
    154 Caleb Holman 0 37 -4603
    155 Mike Potter 0 37 -4603
    156 John Borneman 0 37 -4603
    157 Randy MacDonald 0 34 -4606
    158 Michael Waltrip 0 34 -4606
    159 Jason White 0 0 -4640
    160 Ruben Pardo 0 0 -4640
    161 Tono Perez 0 0 -4640

    Owner Points Report
    Phoenix International Raceway
    Arizona Travel 200
    UNOFFICAL Provided by NASCAR Statistics- Saturday, 11/10/2007

    POS # OWNER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 ATTEMPTS
    1 29 RICHARD CHILDRESS 29 4918 34 4 16 26 34
    2 20 JOE GIBBS 20 4724 34 4 12 22 34
    3 60 JACK ROUSH 60 4640 34 4 14 20 34
    4 21 RICHARD CHILDRESS 21 4591 34 6 13 18 34
    5 99 MICHAEL WALTRIP 99 4069 34 1 5 12 34
    6 9 RAY EVERNHAM 9 3940 34 2 3 8 34
    7 33 DELANA HARVICK 33 3911 34 0 4 13 34
    8 38 TODD BRAUN 38 3875 34 1 7 11 34
    9 22 ARMANDO FITZ 22 3733 33 0 5 10 34
    10 5 RICK HENDRICK 5 3726 25 4 15 19 25
    11 17 JACK ROUSH 17 3693 27 2 14 17 27
    12 6 JACK ROUSH 6 3670 34 0 4 9 34
    13 77 DELANA HARVICK 77 3626 34 1 3 9 34
    14 10 GREGORY POLLEX 10 3553 34 0 2 10 34
    15 88 DALE EARNHARDT, JR 88 3525 34 0 1 9 34
    16 35 GARY WEISBAUM 35 3525 34 0 0 2 34
    17 16 JACK ROUSH 16 3522 34 0 3 7 34
    18 41 CHIP GANASSI 41 3498 34 1 4 7 34
    19 90 ROBERT YATES 90 3443 34 1 2 6 34
    20 18 JOE GIBBS 18 3366 34 0 5 8 34
    21 59 TAD GESCHICKTER 59 3343 34 0 1 5 34
    22 7 JAMES FINCH 7 3300 34 0 0 0 34
    23 42 FLOYD GANASSI 42 3296 34 1 1 5 34
    24 1 JAMES FINCH 1 3284 33 0 1 3 34
    25 37 CLARENCE BREWER 37 3281 34 0 0 5 34
    26 27 TAMMY BREWER 27 3263 34 0 1 3 34
    27 47 JODI GESCHICKTER 47 3151 34 0 0 4 34
    28 2 RICHARD CHILDRESS 2 3037 21 2 12 17 21
    29 25 EDWARD RENSI 25 2809 34 0 0 1 34
    30 66 RUSTY WALLACE 66 2779 34 0 0 0 34
    31 24 RICK HENDRICK 24 2723 21 0 7 13 22
    32 14 GREGORY POLLEX 14 2722 34 0 1 2 34
    33 28 JOE CUSTER 28 2518 34 0 0 0 34
    34 36 JOHN MCGILL 36 2496 34 0 0 0 34
    35 0 KEITH DUESENBERG 0 1965 29 0 0 0 34
    36 4 BOBBY GINN 4 1820 17 0 3 5 17
    37 126 JACK ROUSH 126 1745 15 0 1 6 15
    38 12 ROGER PENSKE 12 1710 19 0 3 5 19
    39 211 BRYAN MULLET 211 1593 15 0 0 4 15
    40 230 STANTON BARRETT 230 1312 16 0 0 0 16
    41 15 TERESA EARNHARDT 15 1208 11 0 1 5 11
    42 170 MARY LOUISE MILLER 170 1162 16 0 0 0 17
    43 156 JOHN MCNELLY 156 955 13 0 0 0 13
    44 1 JOHNNY DAVIS 01 909 20 0 0 0 23
    45 252 JIMMY MEANS 252 906 18 0 0 0 22
    46 72 PAT MACDONALD 72 889 13 0 0 0 16
    47 155 ROBBY GORDON 155 819 8 0 0 1 8
    48 189 CINDY SHEPHERD 189 793 16 0 0 0 20
    49 23 KEITH COLEMAN 23 758 13 0 0 0 14
    50 8 TERESA EARNHARDT 8 722 5 0 2 4 5
    51 34 FRANK CICCI 34 592 6 0 0 0 7
    52 105 WAYNE DAY 105 562 8 0 0 0 11
    53 103 STEVE GERMAIN 103 505 4 0 0 2 4
    54 244 DONNIE RICHARDSON 244 472 8 0 0 0 13
    55 91 BILL RILEY 91 431 5 0 0 0 5
    56 148 RICK HENDRICK 148 387 3 0 1 2 3
    57 32 TODD BRAUN 32 353 3 0 1 1 4
    58 344 MICHAEL WALTRIP 344 318 3 0 0 0 3
    59 87 ANDREA NEMECHEK 87 300 3 0 0 0 3
    60 249 DUSTY WHITNEY 249 292 3 0 0 1 3
    61 106 JACK ROUSH 106 282 2 0 1 1 2
    62 171 JERRY YOUNG 171 241 3 0 0 0 4
    63 298 ALEX GARCIA 298 235 3 0 0 0 4
    64 158 FRED HORN 158 205 3 0 0 0 4
    65 111 TERESA EARNHARDT 111 195 2 0 0 1 2
    66 273 JAMES ROWE 273 186 3 0 0 0 3
    67 271 GINA MACDONALD 271 174 4 0 0 0 4
    68 139 ROGER PENSKE 139 170 1 0 1 1 1
    69 176 JACK JOHNSON 176 157 5 0 0 0 6
    70 163 SUSAN SPRAKER 163 152 2 0 0 0 2
    71 149 JAY ROBINSON 149 139 3 0 0 0 4
    72 113 KELLY SOUZA 113 137 2 0 0 0 2
    73 154 CHARLES FRIDELL, JR 154 132 2 0 0 0 3
    74 192 EDDIE D’HONDT 192 98 2 0 0 0 2
    75 144 ARMANDO FITZ 144 80 5 0 0 0 5
    76 167 TOM ERIKSEN 167 76 1 0 0 0 1
    77 130 CHRIS LENCHESKI 130 70 1 0 0 0 1
    78 200 LORI MORGAN 200 68 1 0 0 0 2
    79 231 STANTON BARRETT 231 49 1 0 0 0 1
    80 146 JOHN YOUNG 146 46 1 0 0 0 1
    81 240 DOUG TAYLOR 240 46 1 0 0 0 1
    82 64 RUSTY WALLACE 64 40 1 0 0 0 1
    83 175 CHARLES HENDERSON 175 37 1 0 0 0 1
    84 180 ROBERT RICHARDSON 180 31 0 0 0 0 1
    85 250 JEFF BARRISTER 250 31 0 0 0 0 1
    86 254 JIM BRADDOCK 254 31 0 0 0 0 1
    87 208 J L PENNINGTON 208 25 1 0 0 0 2
    88 161 BRIAN CARTER 161 25 0 0 0 0 2
    89 195 EARL SADLER 195 22 0 0 0 0 1
    90 112 BRYAN MULLET 112 22 0 0 0 0 1
    91 134 BOB FARMER 134 22 0 0 0 0 1
    92 43 MIKE CURB 43 0 1 0 0 0 1
    93 268 TOM ERIKSEN 268 0 1 0 0 0 1
    94 185 DANIEL KINNEY 185 0 1 0 0 0 1

  • Bowyer On Pole at Phoenix: #2-Clint Bowyer grabbed the Busch pole for the Arizona.Travel 200 at Phoenix International Raceway with a qualifying speed of 132.954mph. #29-Scott Wimmer qualified second. The rest of the top 10: #9-Kasey Kahne, #5-Kyle Busch, #26-JamieMcMurray, #21-Kevin Harvick, #27-Robby Gordon, #42-Dario Frachitti, #17-Matt Kenseth, and #90-Stephen Leicht. Not making the race were #44-Jennifer Jo Cobb, #0-Eric McClure, #89-Morgan Shepherd and #34-Brian Pannone.(11-10-2007)
    Starting Line Up by Row
    Phoenix International Raceway
    Arizona Travel 200
    Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sat, November 10, 2007 @ 11:33 AM US

    Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed
    1 2 Clint Bowyer BB&T Chevy 27.077 132.954
    2 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 27.258 132.071
    3 9 Kasey Kahne Wrigley’s Doublemint Dodge 27.330 131.723
    4 5 Kyle Busch Sta-Green/Lowe’s Chevy 27.345 131.651
    5 26 Jamie McMurray Dish Network Ford 27.370 131.531
    6 21 Kevin Harvick AutoZone Chevy 27.375 131.507
    7 27 Robby Gordon Huggies/Bashas’ Ford 27.385 131.459
    8 42 Dario Franchitti Target Dodge 27.388 131.444
    9 17 Matt Kenseth Arby’s Ford 27.407 131.353
    10 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 27.426 131.262
    11 18 Brad Coleman # Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy 27.433 131.229
    12 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 27.437 131.210
    13 33 Tony Raines RoadLoans Chevy 27.454 131.128
    14 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevy 27.493 130.942
    15 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 27.508 130.871
    16 41 AJ Allmendinger Imation Dodge 27.547 130.686
    17 24 Landon Cassill National Guard 40th Infantry Brigade 27.549 130.676
    18 1 J.J. Yeley Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 27.555 130.648
    19 77 Ron Hornaday, Jr Dollar General Chevy 27.562 130.615
    20 22 Mike Bliss SuperCuts Dodge 27.572 130.567
    21 10 Brian Vickers Fort McDowell Resort Destination Toyota 27.579 130.534
    22 88 Brad Keselowski # U.S. NAVY Chevy 27.594 130.463
    23 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 27.647 130.213
    24 16 Greg Biffle 3M Scotch Tape Ford 27.684 130.039
    25 11 Jason Keller InvestLinc Chevy 27.718 129.88
    26 47 Kelly Bires Clorox/Bashas’ Ford 27.778 129.599
    27 00 Michael McDowell Aaron’s/Best Western Toyota 27.783 129.576
    28 60 Carl Edwards World Financial Group Ford 27.801 129.492
    29 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Kodak Dodge 27.835 129.334
    30 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips/Comcast Toyota 27.836 129.329
    31 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 27.866 129.190
    32 30 Stanton Barrett Phytter Phone/Interush Chevy 28.021 128.475
    33 72 D.J. Kennington Northern Provincial Pipeline Dodge 28.021 128.475
    34 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly/Walgreens Ford 28.083 128.191
    35 01 Kertus Davis RACEGIRL Chevy 28.156 127.859
    36 13 Todd Souza Central Coast Cabinets Chevy 28.239 127.483
    37 37 John Graham Kick Butt Amped Energy Ballz Ford 28.242 127.470
    38 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford/Bashas’ Ford 28.270 127.343
    39 28 Blake Bjorklund Kibbles ‘n Bits/U.S. Border Control 28.574 125.989
    40 25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford Owner Points
    41 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communties Dodge Owner Points
    42 36 Jeremy Clements Chevy Owner Points
    43 56 Frank Kreyer Culver’s Chevy 28.330 127.074

    Did Not Qualify: #44-Jennifer Jo Cobb; #0-Eric McClure; #89-Morgan Shepherd; #34-Brian Pannone.


  • Ragan Fastest in Happy Hour: #6-David Ragan’s speed of 130.823mph was fastest in Happy Hour. #16-Greg Biffle was second, followed by #10-Brian Vickers, #9-Kasey Kahne, #17-Matt Kenseth, #38-Jason Leffler, #41-A.J. Allmendinger, #42-Dario Franchitti, #5-Kyle Busch, and #24-Landon Cassill. Slowest: #44-Jennifer Jo Cobb and #34-Brian Pannone. No Speed: #36-Jeremy Clements. #47-Kelly Bires spun late in the session but did not hit anything.(11-9-2007)
    NBS Final Practice (HAPPY HOUR)
    Phoenix International Raceway
    Arizona Travel 200
    Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, November 09, 2007 @ 02:34 PM US

    Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed # Laps
    1 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 27.518 130.823 24
    2 16 Greg Biffle 3M Scotch Tape Ford 27.545 130.695 33
    3 10 Brian Vickers Fort McDowell Resort Destination Toyota 27.550 130.672 23
    4 9 Kasey Kahne Wrigley’s Doublemint Dodge 27.559 130.629 12
    5 *17 Matt Kenseth Arby’s Ford 27.619 130.345 25
    6 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips/Comcast Toyota 27.667 130.119 33
    7 41 AJ Allmendinger Imation Dodge 27.689 130.016 25
    8 42 Dario Franchitti Target Dodge 27.718 129.88 35
    9 *5 Kyle Busch Sta-Green/Lowe’s Chevy 27.750 129.730 12
    10 *24 Landon Cassill National Guard 40th Infantry Brigade 27.778 129.599 24
    11 77 Ron Hornaday, Jr Dollar General Chevy 27.818 129.413 22
    12 33 Tony Raines RoadLoans Chevy 27.855 129.241 31
    13 88 Brad Keselowski # U.S. NAVY Chevy 27.868 129.18 25
    14 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 27.883 129.111 34
    15 *2 Clint Bowyer BB&T Chevy 27.895 129.055 18
    16 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 27.900 129.032 30
    17 18 Brad Coleman # Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy 27.923 128.926 25
    18 27 Robby Gordon Huggies/Bashas’ Ford 27.994 128.599 20
    19 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevy 28.004 128.553 33
    20 21 Kevin Harvick AutoZone Chevy 28.010 128.526 20
    21 *00 Michael McDowell Aaron’s/Best Western Toyota 28.018 128.489 31
    22 22 Mike Bliss SuperCuts Dodge 28.025 128.457 36
    23 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly/Walgreens Ford 28.026 128.452 27
    24 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 28.117 128.036 25
    25 60 Carl Edwards World Financial Group Ford 28.131 127.973 24
    26 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 28.234 127.506 36
    27 *26 Jamie McMurray Dish Network Ford 28.255 127.411 35
    28 37 John Graham Kick Butt Amped Energy Ballz Ford 28.263 127.375 29
    29 *30 Stanton Barrett Phytter Phone/Interush Chevy 28.333 127.060 22
    30 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford/Bashas’ Ford 28.333 127.060 15
    31 47 Kelly Bires Clorox/Bashas’ Ford 28.377 126.863 14
    32 *12 Sam Hornish Jr. Kodak Dodge 28.383 126.836 21
    33 1 J.J. Yeley Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 28.387 126.819 29
    34 *11 Jason Keller InvestLinc Chevy 28.396 126.778 25
    35 *56 Frank Kreyer Culver’s Chevy 28.490 126.360 22
    36 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 28.528 126.192 22
    37 *01 Kertus Davis RACEGIRL Chevy 28.615 125.808 11
    38 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communties Dodge 28.628 125.751 20
    39 *89 Morgan Shepherd Victory In Jesus Dodge 28.630 125.742 9
    40 25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford 28.631 125.738 33
    41 *72 D.J. Kennington Northern Provincial Pipeline Dodge 28.637 125.711 21
    42 *0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy 28.669 125.571 8
    43 *13 Todd Souza Central Coast Cabinets Chevy 28.772 125.122 28
    44 28 Blake Bjorklund Kibbles ‘n Bits/U.S. Border Control 29.183 123.359 11
    45 *44 Jennifer Jo Cobb The Annexus Group Chevy 29.236 123.136 19
    46 *34 Brian Pannone Superstition Trailers Ford 29.999 120.004 28

    NBS Rookie Practice
    Phoenix International Raceway
    Arizona Travel 200
    Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, November 09, 2007 @ 01:31 PM US

    Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed # Laps
    1 *00 Michael McDowell Aaron’s/Best Western Toyota 27.640 130.246 5
    2 47 Kelly Bires Clorox/Bashas’ Ford 27.708 129.926 14
    3 *24 Landon Cassill National Guard 40th Infantry Brigade 27.777 129.604 16
    4 88 Brad Keselowski # U.S. NAVY Chevy 27.855 129.241 17
    5 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 27.931 128.889 18
    6 42 Dario Franchitti Target Dodge 27.963 128.742 16
    7 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford/Bashas’ Ford 27.971 128.705 17
    8 41 AJ Allmendinger Imation Dodge 28.033 128.420 24
    9 *56 Frank Kreyer Culver’s Chevy 28.112 128.059 7
    10 18 Brad Coleman # Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy 28.167 127.809 13
    11 25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford 28.327 127.087 20
    12 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly/Walgreens Ford 28.333 127.060 17
    13 *13 Todd Souza Central Coast Cabinets Chevy 28.636 125.716 12
    14 28 Blake Bjorklund Kibbles ‘n Bits/U.S. Border Control 28.796 125.017 11
    15 *44 Jennifer Jo Cobb The Annexus Group Chevy 29.668 121.343 8

  • Bliss Fastest in Phoenix Practice: #22-Mike Bliss paced the field in opening practice at Phoenix International Raceway with a speed of 131.162mph. #29-Scott Wimmer was second, followed by #2-Clint Bowyer, #99-David Reutimann, #5-Byle Busch, #21-Kevin Harvick, #26-Jamie McMurray, #20-Denny Hamlin, #90-Stephen Leicht, and #9-Kasey Kahne, Slowest was #0-Eric McClure and #44-Jennifer Jo Cobb. #34-Brian Pannone had no speed. The only incident was an early accident by #36-Jeremy Clements. The team will go to a backup.(11-9-2007)
    NBS Practice 1
    Phoenix International Raceway
    Arizona Travel 200
    Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, November 09, 2007 @ 11:20 AM US

    Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed # Laps
    1 22 Mike Bliss SuperCuts Dodge 27.447 131.162 34
    2 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 27.539 130.724 24
    3 *2 Clint Bowyer BB&T Chevy 27.551 130.667 15
    4 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 27.605 130.411 28
    5 *5 Kyle Busch Sta-Green/Lowe’s Chevy 27.633 130.279 28
    6 21 Kevin Harvick AutoZone Chevy 27.675 130.081 10
    7 *26 Jamie McMurray Dish Network Ford 27.786 129.562 35
    8 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevy 27.792 129.534 25
    9 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 27.794 129.524 23
    10 9 Kasey Kahne Wrigley’s Doublemint Dodge 27.795 129.520 31
    11 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips/Comcast Toyota 27.804 129.478 24
    12 *17 Matt Kenseth Arby’s Ford 27.811 129.445 19
    13 10 Brian Vickers Fort McDowell Resort Destination Toyota 27.815 129.427 21
    14 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 27.840 129.310 37
    15 88 Brad Keselowski # U.S. NAVY Chevy 27.855 129.241 41
    16 77 Ron Hornaday, Jr Dollar General Chevy 27.876 129.143 33
    17 *12 Sam Hornish Jr. Kodak Dodge 27.912 128.977 33
    18 33 Tony Raines RoadLoans Chevy 27.936 128.866 33
    19 27 Robby Gordon Huggies/Bashas’ Ford 27.947 128.815 35
    20 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 27.947 128.815 33
    21 *11 Jason Keller InvestLinc Chevy 27.986 128.636 33
    22 41 AJ Allmendinger Imation Dodge 28.036 128.406 47
    23 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 28.083 128.191 46
    24 60 Carl Edwards World Financial Group Ford 28.100 128.114 22
    25 *24 Landon Cassill National Guard 40th Infantry Brigade 28.108 128.077 36
    26 *00 Michael McDowell Aaron’s/Best Western Toyota 28.127 127.991 42
    27 1 J.J. Yeley Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 28.129 127.982 35
    28 16 Greg Biffle 3M Scotch Tape Ford 28.145 127.909 18
    29 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford/Bashas’ Ford 28.17 127.796 43
    30 18 Brad Coleman # Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy 28.175 127.773 40
    31 47 Kelly Bires Clorox/Bashas’ Ford 28.178 127.759 47
    32 42 Dario Franchitti Target Dodge 28.254 127.416 53
    33 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communties Dodge 28.282 127.289 26
    34 *30 Stanton Barrett Phytter Phone/Interush Chevy 28.352 126.975 17
    35 25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford 28.453 126.524 43
    36 *89 Morgan Shepherd Victory In Jesus Dodge 28.474 126.431 12
    37 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly/Walgreens Ford 28.502 126.307 28
    38 *72 D.J. Kennington Northern Provincial Pipeline Dodge 28.565 126.028 20
    39 *01 Kertus Davis RACEGIRL Chevy 28.676 125.541 13
    40 36 Jeremy Clements Chevy 28.725 125.326 5
    41 *56 Frank Kreyer Culver’s Chevy 28.739 125.265 46
    42 28 Blake Bjorklund Kibbles ‘n Bits/U.S. Border Control 28.749 125.222 25
    43 *13 Todd Souza Central Coast Cabinets Chevy 28.847 124.796 30
    44 37 John Graham Kick Butt Amped Energy Ballz Ford 28.849 124.788 49
    45 *0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy 28.897 124.58 31
    46 *44 Jennifer Jo Cobb The Annexus Group Chevy 30.582 117.716 12

    Preliminary Entry List
    Phoenix International Raceway
    Arizona.Travel 200
    Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Mon, November 05, 2007 @ 04:05 PM Eastern

    Ent Car Driver Team Name Owner
    1 00 Michael McDowell TBA Toyota Michael Waltrip
    2 0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy Keith Duesenberg
    3 01 Kertus Davis TBA Chevy Johnny Davis
    4 1 J.J. Yeley Miccosukee Resort Chevy James Finch
    5 2 Clint Bowyer BB&T Chevy Richard Childress
    6 5 Kyle Busch Spectracide/Lowe’s Chevy Rick Hendrick
    7 6 David Ragan Discount Tire Ford Jack Roush
    8 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy James Finch
    9 9 Kasey Kahne Doublemint Dodge Ray Evernham
    10 10 Brian Vickers Fort McDowell Resort Destination Toyota Greg Pollex
    11 11 Jason Keller TBA Chevy Bryan Mullet
    12 12 Sam Hornish Jr Kodak Dodge Roger Penske
    13 13 Todd Souza Central Coast Cabinets Chevy Kelly Souza
    14 14 Kyle Krisiloff Lilly/Walgreens Ford Greg Pollex
    15 16 Greg Biffle 3M Scotch Tape Ford Jack Roush
    16 17 Matt Kenseth Arby’s Ford Jack Roush
    17 18 Brad Coleman Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy Joe Gibbs
    18 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevy Joe Gibbs
    19 21 Kevin Harvick Auto Zone Chevy Richard Childress
    20 22 Mike Bliss Supercuts Dodge Armando Fitz
    21 24 Landon Cassill National Guard Chevy Rick Hendrick
    22 25 Richard Johns FreeCreditReport.com Ford Ed Rensi
    23 26 Jamie McMurray Dish Network Ford Jack Roush
    24 27 Robby Gordon Kleenex Ford Tammy Brewer
    25 28 Derrike Cope Kibbles & Bits/Milkbone/9 Lives Chevy Joe Custer
    26 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy Richard Childress
    27 30 Stanton Barrett Rhytter Phone/Interush Chevy Stanton Barrett
    28 33 Tony Raines RoadLoans Chevy Delana Harvick
    29 34 Brian Pannone REF Motorsports Ford Bob Farmer
    30 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr McDonald’s Ford Gary Weisbaum
    31 36 Jeremy Clements TBA Chevy John McGill
    32 37 John Graham Kick Butt Amped Energy Ballz Ford Clarence Brewer
    33 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota Todd Braun
    34 41 AJ Allmendinger Imation Dodge Chip Ganassi
    35 42 Dario Franchitti Target Dodge Floyd Ganassi
    36 44 Jennifer Jo Cobb TBA Chevy Donnie Richardson
    37 47 Kelly Bires Clorox / American Red Cross Ford Jodi Geschickter
    38 52 Scott Gaylord TBA Ford Jimmy Means
    39 56 Frank Kreyer Culver’s Chevy John McNelly
    40 59 Marcos Ambrose Kingsford Ford Tad Geschickter
    41 60 Carl Edwards World Financial Group Ford Jack Roush
    42 66 Steve Wallace Homelife Communities Dodge Rusty Wallace
    43 72 D.J. Kennington Northern Provincial Pipelines Dodge Pat MacDonald
    44 77 Ron Hornaday Jr Dollar General Chevy Delana Harvick
    45 88 Brad Keselowski U.S. Navy Chevy Dale Earnhardt Jr.
    46 89 Morgan Shepherd Victory In Jesus Dodge Cindy Shepherd
    47 90 Stephen Leicht Citifinancial Ford Robert Yates
    48 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota Michael Waltrip


    NASCAR Busch Series News And Notes – PhoenixNow that Carl Edwards (#60 World Financial Group Ford) has clinched the NASCAR Busch Series driver title,  his team can let out a collective breath and focus on wins in the last two races of the season.

    And to start the final sprint, his record at Phoenix International Raceway bodes well.

    Edwards won the 2005 fall race from the pole and has four top fives and five top-10 finishes overall in his five races at Phoenix.

    The #60 team also has extra motivation. Its leader, crew chief Pierre “PK” Kuettel, is a Phoenix native who would covet a win at his home track. The crew also has to swallow that it likely won’t win the owner championship to go along with Edwards’ driver title.

    The #29 Richard Childress Racing team is the frontrunner for the owner crown. So the impetus for wins is paramount to the #60 crew these final two races.

    The #29 Holiday Inn Chevy comes to Phoenix leading the owner standings by 113 points over the #20 Chevy of Joe Gibbs Racing. In order to clinch the owner title, the #29, to be driven by Scott Wimmer at Phoenix, needs leave this weekend with a 196-point advantage over the #20 – an 83-point gain.

    The split title has happened only once before in NASCAR national series competition – in 2003, Brian Vickers won the driver championship but RCR won the owner title with the driver duo of Kevin Harvick and Johnny Sauter. Jeff Burton has shared the #29 ride with Wimmer this year.

    Either way, the battle between the two teams should be electrifying at Phoenix. The last five races at the one-mile track have been won by Roush Fenway Racing or RCR. Matt Kenseth (#17 Arby’s Ford) is the defending race winner while Clint Bowyer (#2 BB&T Chevy) won last April.

    Time Ticking Away For Drivers To Avoid Top 10 Tumble

    Following his fifth-place finish at Texas last Saturday, Matt Kenseth was able to slice into the lead held by Mike Wallace (#7 GEICO Chevy) for 10th place in the standings.

    Wallace – who finished 21st at Texas dropping 22 points to Kenseth – comes to Phoenix 52 points ahead of the defending race winner.

    But Wallace isn’t the only driver in a precarious position with two races to go.

    Even with Kenseth on his bumper, Wallace is in a similar stalking role with ninth-place Marcos Ambrose (#59 Kingsford Ford). Ambrose is 37 points ahead of Wallace and has been struggling to hold on to his top-10 standing over the last four races where his average finish has been 28.3.

    Despite Ambrose’s slump, Greg Biffle (#16 3M Scotch Tape Ford) is feeling some pressure from the Aussie. Biffle’s eighth-place standing is secure by only 31 points over Ambrose. Biffle, like Kenseth, is a two-time winner at the one-mile track.

    Meanwhile, Jason Leffler (#38 Great Clips Toyota), who won the pole at Phoenix for the April 2005 race, is fighting to stave off reigning series champion Kevin Harvick (#21 AutoZone Chevy). Leffler’s hold on third is in jeopardy as fourth-place Harvick trails by just 20 points.

    In The Loop: Bowyer, Kenseth Set Up For Duel In the Desert

    Brilliant. Dominant. Unstoppable.

    Any of the above could be used to describe Clint Bowyer during last April’s NASCAR Busch Series Race at Phoenix International Raceway.

    In that event, Bowyer led 120 of the 200 laps and racked up some impressive stats in the process. In spending all 200 laps in the top 15, he earned a Driver Rating of 148.5 (a perfect Driver Rating is 150.0), an Average Running Position of 1.4 and had 52 Fastest Laps Run.

    Over his five career-series races at Phoenix, Bowyer has an average Driver Rating of 110.4, an Average Running Position of 9.1 and 125 Fastest Laps Run (more than any other driver). He has also spent 81.2% of the total laps run in the top 15.

    But since 2005, no driver has enjoyed more success than Matt Kenseth. Over his last four Phoenix races, he has three top fives, including a win from the Busch Pole at this race last year.

    His Loop Data statistics are phenomenal: a Driver Rating of 123.9, an Average Running Position of 4.0, 90 Fastest Laps Run, and has spent 99.3% of the laps the top 15.

    Also, watch for series regular Jason Leffler to shine at Phoenix. He finished seventh at this race in 2005 and among the regulars, heads most of the stat lists.

    In his four Phoenix races since 2005, Leffler has a Driver Rating of 95.2, an Average Running Position of 12.6, 52 Fastest Laps Run and he has spent 60.4% of the total laps run in the top 15.

    Scott Wimmer will try to keep the momentum going for the #29 team as it inches closer to the 2007 owner championship. But Phoenix has presented a speed bump of sorts for Wimmer.

    Driving for a different team, he finished 42nd at this race last season. On the bright side, he does have a Phoenix win on his resume (2002). Meanwhile, Denny Hamlin will pilot the #20. Hamlin has two consecutive top-five finishes at Phoenix, and a Phoenix Driver Rating of 98.7.

    NBS, Etc.

    • Phoenix Homecomings, Part II: Although born near Toronto, Canada, Pierre Kuettel moved to Phoenix shortly thereafter and calls the area home. Other happy Phoenix returns feature J.J. Yeley (#1 Miccosukee Resort Chevy). He has three top-10s in six career series races at his home track and craves a win there. Also, Michael McDowell (#00 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota), who made his series debut last week at Texas where he finished 20th, was born in Phoenix. McDowell, 22, is scheduled to race for Michael Waltrip Racing in the final two races of the year. He made his NASCAR debut two weeks ago at Martinsville in the Craftsman Truck Series (30th) and has won four times on the ARCA circuit this season. Additionally, Stephen Leicht spent an abbreviated time as an Arizona resident, living in the city of Ahwatukee, a suburb of Phoenix between the ages of three and five. He began racing go-karts in Arizona before his family made a permanent move to Asheville, N.C.

    • Harvick Stands Alone In Second:  Kevin Harvick’s win at Texas last week not only made him the all-time series leader in victories at the track with four, but also moved him out of a second-place tie with Jack Ingram for second on the all-time win list. Harvick’s win gives him 32 in 190 races; Ingram had 31 in 274 events. Mark Martin is the career leader with 47 victories in 224 races. Harvick will join Kyle Busch (#5 Sta-Green/Lowe’s Chevy) with triple-duty driving at Phoenix. Both are entered in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series races.

    • Keselowski Gaining Ground: Brad Keselowski (#88 U.S. NAVY Chevy) is staging a hard charge in the series’ Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings. Since joining JR Motorsports in mid-July, Keselowski has gone from fifth place and 66 points behind third place (then Juan Pablo Montoya) to fourth-but more importantly-only one point behind Kyle Krisiloff (#14 Lily/Walgreens Ford) in third. Keselowski has been one of the hottest series regulars in the season’s second half, posting five top 10s and his career-best finish, a sixth-place effort last Saturday at Texas where 17 double-duty drivers were entered.

    • Coleman’s JGR Swan Song: Brad Coleman (#18 Carino’s Chevy), the 19-year-old from Houston, Texas who fashioned solid finishes while running a partial 16-race schedule for Joe Gibbs Racing this year, makes his final start for the team before moving to Brewco Motorsports and a full-time ride in 2008.  Coleman claimed his first career pole at Talladega in addition to registering three top fives and five top 10s this year. Coleman will also run a limited NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule next year for Hall of Fame Racing, whose team owner, Tom Garfinkel, is executive vice president of the Phoenix-based Arizona Diamondbacks. The #18 team will also host Steve McCarty (R), who wrote the Steve Miller Band hit “Fly Like an Eagle,” in their pit on Saturday.

    • Of Note — Phoenix: Jason Leffler will have a busy schedule this week at Phoenix, competing in four races in three days. He will run the USAC Midget and Silver Crown races on Thursday night, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Friday night and the Arizona.Travel 200 on Saturday afternoon. … This Veterans Day weekend the #88 U.S. NAVY team will honor the casualties and survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor with a special Pearl Harbor Survivors Association decal on the car. On Dec. 7, 1941, 2,390 U.S. personnel were killed and 1,178 were wounded in the attack. The association was formed in 1958 with the goal to “Remember Pearl Harbor – Keep America Alert.” Also Team Rensi’s cars – the #35 McDonald’s Ford of Bobby Hamilton Jr. and the #25 FreeCreditReport.com Ford of Richard Johns – will adorn a special logo for a non-profit organization, Freedom Is Not Free, aimed at “aiding wounded service members, their families and the families of the fatally wounded.”

    The Director’s Take: Phoenix

    Phoenix is a track of compromises.

    At a track like Hometead, where both ends are equally shaped, teams can pick one setup and put it on the car.

    But at a track like Phoenix where the radius of the corner and the banking is different on each end, some teams set the car up to be very good in Turns 1 and 2 – and it is what it is in 3 and 4 – or vice versa. Or, they will compromise and find something that will work on both ends.

    Phoenix almost races like it has a fifth turn due to the dogleg on the backstretch, so the teams will be working on balancing the car to get the driver comfortable.

    One of the unique features of racing at Phoenix is the start time. Due to the proximity to sunset, it can be tough for the drivers going into Turn 1. They’ll use either a tinted tear-off on their helmet or they’ll put tape on the inside of the winshield to peel off as the sun sets and the race progresses.

    2007 NASCAR BUSCH SERIES
    RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR STANDINGS

    Driver                           Points
    1. David Ragan              233
    2. Marcos Ambrose       202
    3. Kyle Krisiloff              180
    4. Brad Keselowski        179
    5. Juan Pablo Montoya   165
    6. Brad Coleman            163
    7. Robert Richardson Jr. 114
    8. Justin Diercks              51

    ESPN2

    ESPN2 continues its season-long coverage of the NASCAR Busch Series with live racing from Phoenix International Raceway. The telecast of the 200-mile race begins at 4 p.m. ET with NASCAR Countdown.

    Dr. Jerry Punch will anchor ESPN2’s coverage with analysis by 1989 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series champion Rusty Wallace and two-time NASCAR champion crew chief Andy Petree. Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Mike Massaro and Shannon Spake will report from the pits.

    Allen Bestwick will host NASCAR Countdown. Dale Jarrett, the 1999 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup champion and one of the founding drivers of the NASCAR Busch Series, will join Bestwick in the ESPN Pit Studio along with Brad Daugherty, a former winning team owner in the NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

    2007 At-A-Glance: NASCAR Busch Series Leaders After 33 Of 35 Races:

    Season Traditional Statistics:
    Driver points – Edwards (4,494#)
    Victories – Harvick (6)
    Races led – Edwards (20)
    Laps led – Ky. Busch (968)
    Top-five finishes – Edwards (14)
    Top-10 finishes – Edwards, Harvick (14)
    Owner points – Richard Childress Racing (#29) – (4,753)
    Money Won – Edwards ($1,116,060)
    Miles led – Ky. Busch (1,301.08)
    Busch Poles – Hamlin (5)
    Closest to 10th – M. Wallace 10th (3,188 pts)
    11th – Kenseth (- 52)
    Consecutive Weeks in Top 10 – Edwards, Harvick (33)

    Season Loop Data Statistics:
    Driver Rating – Edwards (105.7)
    Average Running Position – Edwards (10.0)
    Fastest Laps Run – Edwards (529 fastest laps)
    Quality Passes – Edwards (964)
    Laps In Top 15 – Edwards (5,022 of a possible (6,153)

    # – clinched driver championship

    Showdown Out West Between Dodge, Toyota; Ford Seeks Third Straight Phoenix Fall Win

    With two races left in the season, it’s a two-manufacturer race for third in the final Bill France Performance Cup rankings. Dodge has a nine-point led over Toyota for the third-place spot heading to Phoenix.

    Dodge has one win at Phoenix – Jamie McMurray’s 2004 victory. Toyota’s first series start at the track was last April when its three drivers placed 10th, 12th and 18th. Dodge had two divers in the top 18 last spring.
    Those two manufacturers also have the stout record of Ford has at Phoenix to contend with – six wins in the previous 11 races. Clint Bowyer won last April in a Chevy.

    Chevy claimed its series-leading 14th title back in September and Ford has held steady in second for the bulk of the season. Kevin Harvick’s win at Texas Motor Speedway last Saturday was the 20th for Chevy this season, the seventh time in its 26-year NASCAR Busch Series tenure that it has reached the 20-victory plateau.

    Pontiac, with 21 wins in the inaugural series season in 1982, is the only other manufacturer to eclipse 20 wins in a season. Chevy holds the record with 24 in 1999.

    Manufacturers’ Championship
    2007 Point Standings
    Chevy     229
    Ford            192
    Dodge         147
    Toyota         138

    Up Next: Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway

    The final race of the 2007 season – and the final race for the series sponsor, Anheuser-Busch’s Busch Beer brand after 26 years – takes center stage at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday, Nov. 17. The broadcast will begin at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN2.

    Carl Edwards will officially be crowned as the 19th – and last – NASCAR Busch Series champion, while the series owner title could still be on the line between the #29 RCR Chevy and the #20 JGR Chevy.

    A pair of former series champions holds the win and pole marks at Homestead. Florida native Joe Nemechek, the 1992 series champion, has three wins, while 2000 champ Jeff Green’s two poles are the standard.

    Matt Kenseth, whose 23 wins are sixth all-time in series history, is the defending race winner while two-time series champion Kevin Harvick sat on the pole last November.

    Fast Facts

    The Race: Arizona.Travel 200
    The Place:  Phoenix  International Raceway
    The Date:  Nov. 10, 20071
    The Time: 4:30 p.m. (ET)
    TV: ESPN2, 4 p.m. (ET)
    Track Layout: 1-mile D-shaped oval
    Race Purse: $1,408,944
    2006 Winner: Matt Kenseth
    2006 Pole: Matt Kenseth

    2007 Point Standings

    Pos.   Driver              Points
    1        Edwards         4,944#
    2        Reutimann      3,942
    3        Leffler             3,733
    4        Harvick           3,713
    5        Ragan            3,567
    6        Hamilton Jr.    3,434
    7        Leicht             3,337
    8        Biffle               3,256
    9        Ambrose         3,225
    10      Wallace          3,188
    # Cliched Title 

    Pre-Race Schedule:
    Friday – Practice, 10-11:20 a.m.; Rookie Practice, 1:05-1:30 p.m.; Final Practice, 1:35-2:35 p.m. Saturday – Qualifying, 10:05 a.m. (impound).