THE RACE: 2007 AT&T 250 – THE MILWAUKEE MILE

Busch Series Race #17 of 35 for the 2007 season


 

  • Race: 8:30pm/et, Saturday, June 23, 2007 in West Allis, WI
  • Length: 250 Laps, 250 miles
  • TV: ESPN2 – 8:00pm/et
  • Radio: MRN
  • Purse: $1,149,252
  • Announcers: Jerry Punch, Rusty Wallace, Andy Petree
  • Pit Reporters: Allen Bestwick, Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Mike Massaro

    Practice Dates/Times

  • Practice: Saturday, June 23, 10:00-11:00am/et & 12:00-1:00pm/et. Rookie Practice, 11:15-11:45am/et.

    Qualifying Info

  • Qualifying Draw: 9:00am/et, Saturday, June 23
  • Qualifying Time: 5:35pm/et, Saturday, June 23
  • 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:

    NASCAR Busch Series — Race No. 17 — AT&T 250
    NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series — Race No. 11 — Toyota Tundra 200
    The Milwaukee Mile (1.0-mile oval) — West Allis, Wis.
    Fast Facts for June 22-23, 2007
    Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials (Busch Series); Goodyear Wrangler Speedway Radials (Craftsman Truck)
    Number of Tires: Busch Series: Left-side — 575, Right-side — 575; Craftsman Truck: Left-side — 325, Right-side — 325
    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 — 14 psi; Left Rear — 12 psi; Right Front — 27 psi; Right Rear — 24 psi
    Estimated Pit Window: Every 85-95 laps, based on fuel mileage (Busch Series); Every 80-90 laps, based on fuel mileage (Craftsman Truck)
    Notes: Both the NASCAR Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series will run the same tire codes this weekend, though the Busch Series tires will be branded “Goodyear Eagle,” while the Craftsman Truck tires will be branded “Goodyear Wrangler”
    . . . this is Goodyear’s intermediate/flat track tire setup, and has been run by major NASCAR teams at Phoenix and Richmond earlier this season
    . . . Busch and Nextel Cup Series teams will also run this combination of left-and right-side tires at New Hampshire next weekend
    . . . this is the first time Goodyear has brought this tire setup for Busch and Craftsman Truck Series teams to run at Milwaukee
    . . . as on most NASCAR ovals one mile or less in length, teams will not run inner liners in their tires at Milwaukee.


    ENTRY, PRACTICE, QUALIFYING, AND RACE INFORMATION

  • Hamlin comes in first – Almirola is credited with the win at Milwaukee: Aric Almirola started the race, led the first 42 laps in the #20, but the call was made for Hamlin to get in the car and on lap 58 the driver change was made. The #20-Rockwell Automation Chevy wound up a lap down. A debris caution allowed Hamlin to pick up the lucky dog pass and it didn’t take Hamlin long to move to the front and take over the lead. Because Almirola started the race, he is considered the winner and will get credit for the points earned. This was Almirola’s third top-10 finish in 11 races this season. ESPN2 reported that no driver has ever won a Busch Series in relief of another driver, the last time it was done in Nextel Cup was when Darrell Waltrip relieved Donnie Allison, August 7, 1977 at Talladega. But later NASCAR announced that in April 1985, Harry Gant filled in for Jack Ingram at the Darlington Busch Series race and went on to win and the credit went to Ingram. Denny Hamlin was flying from Sonoma to Milwaukee and the helicopter could not land at the helipad, and had to land at a nearby airport. Aric Almirola, who won the pole in the #20 Rockwell Chevy at the Milwaukee Mile, started the race and lead 42 laps, and on lap 58 a caution came out, Almirola was called to pit, where Hamlin got in the car. Almirola refused to be interviewed and left the track before the end of the race and didn’t celebrate his first win. Points leader, Carl Edwards led the most laps with 123, had some problems later in the race, but came back to finish 8th. #28-Scott Wimmer was second, #38-Jason Leffler was third, #18-Brad Coleman was fourth, and #27-Jason Keller was fifth. Rounding out the top ten were; #10- Todd Bodine, #99-David Reutimann, #60-Carl Edwards, #1-Johnny Benson and #88-Shane Huffman.(6-23-2007)
    Race Results
    The Milwaukee Mile
    AT&T 250 Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 6/23/2007 @ 1:18 AM Eastern UNOFFICAL

    Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Total Award Status Times Laps
    1 1 20 Aric Almirola Rockwell Automation Chevy 250 190 5 $69,123 Running 3 107
    2 3 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 250 175 5 $53,598 Running 1 14
    3 2 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 250 165 $39,423 Running
    4 4 18 Brad Coleman # Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy 250 160 $24,550 Running
    5 21 27 Jason Keller Cottonelle Ford 250 155 $22,525 Running
    6 6 10 Todd Bodine Camping World Toyota 250 150 $20,900 Running
    7 8 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 250 146 $24,773 Running
    8 9 60 Carl Edwards Dish Network Ford 250 152 10 $24,100 Running 1 123
    9 7 1 Johnny Benson Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 250 138 $19,875 Running
    10 5 88 Shane Huffman U.S. NAVY Chevy 250 134 $24,198 Running
    11 20 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 250 135 5 $23,948 Running 1 6
    12 13 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 250 127 $17,100 Running
    13 11 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 250 124 $25,223 Running
    14 15 90 Stephen Leicht citi financial Ford 250 121 $22,748 Running
    15 12 59 Marcos Ambrose# Kingsford Ford 250 118 $23,698 Running
    16 22 42 Kevin Hamlin Texaco/Havoline Dodge 250 115 $24,125 Running
    17 19 9 Chase Miller Dodge Dealers Dodge 249 112 $24,000 Running
    18 23 16 Todd Kluever 3M Ford 249 109 $27,723 Running
    19 25 25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford 249 106 $16,225 Running
    20 31 11 Marc Mitchell Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Chevy 249 103 $16,350 Running
    21 26 70 Mark Green Foretravel/BIOMET Chevy 248 100 $16,700 Running
    22 17 37 Bobby East Kleenex / Pick ‘n Save Ford 248 97 $17,850 Running
    23 28 33 Cale Gale Camping World Chevy 248 94 $23,550 Running
    24 29 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly / Walgreens Ford 248 91 $20,243 Running
    25 18 22 Mike Bliss Supercuts Dodge 247 88 $20,118 Running
    26 33 72 D.J. Kennington Northern Provincial Pipeline Dodge 247 85 $15,425 Running
    27 16 66 Steve Wallace Rapid Industrial Cleaning Dodge 246 82 $19,843 Running
    28 24 21 Tim McCreadie Camping World Chevy 241 79 $22,500 Running
    29 40 71 Trevor Boys Cars That Go Chevy 241 76 $14,875 Running
    30 14 47 Kelly Bires Armor All / AutoZone Ford 241 73 $17,200 Running
    31 35 0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy 238 70 $17,318 Running
    32 30 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 236 67 $17,193 Accident
    33 38 28 Robert Richardson Jr. # U.S. Border Patrol Chevy 232 64 $14,385 Running
    34 32 56 Frank Kreyer Culver’s Chevy 217 61 $14,275 Accident
    35 10 41 Scott Lagasse, Jr. Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge 163 58 $16,165 Accident
    36 27 77 Ron Hornaday Dollar General Chevy 56 55 $21,530 Accident
    37 39 52 Ian Henderson  Ford 29 52 $13,920 Engine
    38 36 44 Mike Harmon HGM Hotels Chevy 10 49 $13,885 Brakes
    39 37 89 Brad Teague  Ford 9 46 $13,825 Brakes
    40 42 58 Chris Horn  Chevy 4 43 $13,765 Handling
    41 41 76 Jerick Johnson American Legion Chevy 4 40 $13,730 Brakes
    42 43 00 Mike Potter  Chevy 4 37 $13,695 Engine
    43 34 49 Derrike Cope  Chevy 0 34 $13,632 Ignition
    Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 41,900 – Aric Almirola won the AT&T 250 with relief from Denny Hamlin on Lap 58, Almirola’s first NASCAR Busch Series victory and first at The Milwaukee Mile. Prior to the green flag the following driver(s) dropped to the rear: #6 Ragan (driver change), #9 Miller (back up car).
    Failed to Qualify: (1) 01 Danny Efland.
    Time of Race: 02 Hrs, 56 Mins, 03 Secs.
    Average Speed: 85.203 MPH
    Margin of Victory: .502 Seconds
    Caution Flags: 9 for 48 laps: Laps: 30-42 (oil turn 4); 50-54 (debris); 58-62 (#77 accident turn 1); 122-126 (#28,47,66 accident turn 2); 146-149 (debris); 166-171 (#41 accident turn 1); 223-226 (#56 accident frontstretch); 233-235 (#42 spun turn 4); 244-246 (#11,25,36 accident turn 4).
    Lead Changes: 5 among 4 drivers: A. Almirola 1-43; C. Edwards 44-166; M. Wallace 167-172; D. Hamlin 173-223; S. Wimmer 224-237; D. Hamlin 238-250.
    Top 10 Driver Points: (1) C. Edwards 2,686;(2) D. Reutimann 1,910;(3) D. Ragan # 1,840;(4) D. Blaney 1,833;(5) K. Harvick 1,798;(6) J. Leffler 1,768;(7) M. Ambrose # 1,756;(8) B. Hamilton Jr. 1,753;(9) R. Smith 1,744;(10) S. Leicht 1,696.
    Busch Pole Award: Aric Almirola, #20 (121.589 mph)
    Checkers/Rally’s Double Drive-Thru Challenge: Scott Wimmer, #29
    Featherlite “Most Improved Driver: Bobby Hamilton Jr, #35 (23 Places)
    Raybestos “Rookie of the Race: Brad Coleman, #18
    Sunoco Diamond Performance: Aric Almirola, #20
    WIX Filters “Lap Leader Carl Edwards, #60 (123 Laps)

  • Driver point standings following Milwaukee: #60-Carl Edwards with 2686 points holds a 776 point lead over #99-David Reutimann who has moved into second place in the standings. Rounding out the top ten are #6-David Ragan, #10-Dave Blaney, #2-Kevin Harvick, #38-Jason Leffler, #59- Marcos Ambrose, #35-Bobby Hamilton Jr., #4-Regan Smith, and #90-Stephen Leicht.(Unofficial)(6-23-2007)
    Points Report
    The Milwaukee Mile
    AT&T 250
    Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 6/23/2007 @ 1:18 AM Eastern UNOFFICAL

    Pos Driver Points Ldr
    1  Carl Edwards 2686 0
    2  David Reutimann 1910 -776
    3  David Ragan # 1840 -846
    4  Dave Blaney 1833 -853
    5  Kevin Harvick 1798 -888
    6  Jason Leffler 1768 -918
    7  Marcos Ambrose # 1756 -930
    8  Bobby Hamilton Jr. 1753 -933
    9  Regan Smith 1744 -942
    10  Stephen Leicht 1696 -990
    11  Greg Biffle 1647 -1039
    12  Shane Huffman 1633 -1053
    13  Mike Wallace 1622 -1064
    14  Matt Kenseth 1591 -1095
    15  Aric Almirola 1583 -1103
    16  J J Yeley 1546 -1140
    17  Clint Bowyer 1529 -1157
    18  Scott Wimmer 1494 -1192
    19  Steve Wallace 1472 -1214
    20  Casey Mears 1462 -1224
    21  Jeff Burton 1446 -1240
    22  Kyle Krisiloff # 1407 -1279
    23  Juan Pablo Montoya 1391 -1295
    24  Brent Sherman 1360 -1326
    25  Kyle Busch 1318 -1368
    26  David Stremme 1257 -1429
    27  Mike Bliss 1205 -1481
    28  Ward Burton 1179 -1507
    29  Jon Wood 1154 -1532
    30  Todd Kluever 1152 -1534
    31  Eric Mcclure 994 -1692
    32  Jamie Mcmurray 954 -1732
    33  Aric Almirola 948 -1738
    34  David Gilliland 935 -1751
    35  Brad Coleman # 900 -1786
    36  Tony Stewart 897 -1789
    37  Kasey Kahne 887 -1799
    38  Bobby Labonte 863 -1823
    39  Reed Sorenson 739 -1947
    40  Brad Keselowski 739 -1947
    41  Jason Keller 722 -1964
    42  Timothy Peters 646 -2040
    43  Paul Menard 563 -2123
    44  Robert Richardson 508 -2178
    45  Justin Diercks 505 -2181
    46  Mark Martin 452 -2234
    47  Danny O’quinn, Jr 449 -2237
    48  Kevin Hamlin 423 -2263
    49  Johnny Sauter 423 -2263
    50  Cale Gale 385 -2301
    51  Dale Earnhardt, Jr 382 -2304
    52  Stanton Barrett 381 -2305
    53  Jay Sauter 376 -2310
    54  Sam Hornish, Jr 368 -2318
    55  Tony Raines 367 -2319
    56  Kurt Busch 357 -2329
    57  Ryan Newman 355 -2331
    58  Kelly Bires 342 -2344
    59  Scott Riggs 339 -2347
    60  Kertus Davis 335 -2351
    61  Robby Gordon 324 -2362
    62  Chase Miller 318 -2368
    63  D.J. Kennington 307 -2379
    64  Richard Johns 307 -2379
    65  Joe Nemechek 300 -2386
    66  David Green 294 -2392
    67  Morgan Shepherd 277 -2409
    68  Brett Rowe 275 -2411
    69  Boris Said 241 -2445
    70  Kevin Conway 228 -2458
    71  Jeff Green 200 -2486
    72  Derrike Cope 198 -2488
    73  Martin Truex, Jr 195 -2491
    74  Bobby East 188 -2498
    75  Brad Teague 172 -2514
    76  Mike Harmon 172 -2514
    77  Kevin Lepage 163 -2523
    78  Scott Pruett 160 -2526
    79  Jimmie Johnson 155 -2531
    80  Jorge Goeters 151 -2535
    81  Todd Bodine 150 -2536
    82  Ron Young 143 -2543
    83  Johnny Benson 138 -2548
    84  Adrian Fernandez 138 -2548
    85  Bobby Santos 125 -2561
    86  Elliott Sadler 121 -2565
    87  Marc Mitchell 103 -2583
    88  Chris Horn 101 -2585
    89  Mark Green 100 -2586
    90  Brian Simo 97 -2589
    91  Justin Ashburn 97 -2589
    92  Carlos Contreras 97 -2589
    93  Donnie Neuenberger 95 -2591
    94  Todd Souza 94 -2592
    95  P J Jones 91 -2595
    96  Steve Grissom 88 -2598
    97  Michel Jourdain 88 -2598
    98  Kenny Wallace 85 -2601
    99  German Quiroga 84 -2602
    100  Shelby Howard 82 -2604
    101  Jerick Johnson 80 -2606
    102  Tim Mccreadie 79 -2607
    103  Trevor Boys 76 -2610
    104  Rogelio Lopez 76 -2610
    105  Travis Kvapil 70 -2616
    106  Ron Fellows 67 -2619
    107  J R Fitzpatrick 64 -2622
    108  Alex Garcia 61 -2625
    109  Frank Kreyer 61 -2625
    110  Scott Lagasse, Jr. 58 -2628
    111  Ron Hornaday 55 -2631
    112  A J Frank 52 -2634
    113  Ian Henderson 52 -2634
    114  Dange Hanniford 49 -2637
    115  John Andretti 46 -2640
    116  John Young 46 -2640
    117  Jamie Mosley 43 -2643
    118  Caleb Holman 37 -2649
    119  Mike Potter 37 -2649
    120  Michael Waltrip 34 -2652
    121  Ruben Pardo 0 -2686
    122  Tono Perez 0 -2686
    123  Randy Macdonald 0 -2686

    Owner Points Following Race #
    The Milwaukee Mile
    AT&T 250 Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 6/23/2007 @ 1:24 AM Eastern UNOFFICIAL

    Pos Owner Car # Points
    1 Jack Roush 60 2,686
    2 Richard Childress 29 2,498
    3 Joe Gibbs 20 2,282
    4 Richard Childress 21 2,058
    5 Delana Harvick 33 2,006
    6 Michael Waltrip 99 1,910
    7 Ray Evernham 9 1,906
    8 Armando Fitz 22 1,883
    9 Gregory Pollex 10 1,859
    10 Jack Roush 17 1,858
    11 Jack Roush 6 1,840
    12 Floyd Ganassi 42 1,814
    13 Todd Braun 38 1,768
    14 Tad Geschickter 59 1,756
    15 Gary Weisbaum 35 1,753
    16 Bobby Ginn 4 1,744
    17 Tammy Brewer 27 1,743
    18 Jack Roush 16 1,740
    19 James Finch 1 1,706
    20 Delana Harvick 77 1,697
    21 Robert Yates 90 1,696
    22 Clarence Brewer 37 1,678
    23 Joe Gibbs 18 1,641
    24 Dale Earnhardt, Jr 88 1,633
    25 Rick Hendrick 5 1,626
    26 James Finch 7 1,622
    27 Chip Ganassi 41 1,581
    28 Jodi Geschickter 47 1,566
    29 Richard Childress 2 1,529
    30 Rick Hendrick 24 1,493
    31 Rusty Wallace 66 1,472
    32 Gregory Pollex 14 1,407
    33 John McGill 36 1,360
    34 Edward Rensi 25 1,327
    35 Gene Haas 28 1,321
    36 Keith Duesenberg 0 1,120
    37 Roger Penske 12 1,080
    38 Keith Coleman 23 758
    39 Mary Louise Miller 70 630
    40 Frank Cicci 34 592
    41 Teresa Earnhardt 15 563
    42 Jimmy Means 52 514
    43 Bryan Mullet 11 503
    44 Jack Roush 126 490
    45 John McNelly 56 432
    46 Teresa Earnhardt 8 382
    47 Stanton Barrett 230 381
    48 Bill Riley 91 367
    49 Pat Macdonald 72 335
    50 Robby Gordon 155 324
    51 Johnny Davis 1 307
    52 Andrea Nemechek 87 300
    53 Jack Roush 106 282
    54 Todd Braun 32 229
    55 Wayne Day 105 217
    56 Teresa Earnhardt 111 195
    57 James Rowe 273 186
    58 Cindy Shepherd 89 172
    59 Donnie Richardson 44 172
    60 Rick Hendrick 148 155
    61 Jerry Young 171 143
    62 Fred Horn 58 101
    63 Kelly Souza 113 94
    64 Jack Johnson 76 80
    65 Armando Fitz 144 80
    66 Gina Macdonald 71 76
    67 Tom Eriksen 167 76
    68 Alex Garcia 298 61
    69 Eddie D’hondt 192 52
    70 John Young 146 46
    71 Charles Henderson 175 37
    72 Jay Robinson 49 34
    73 Robert Richardson 180 31
    74 Jeff Barrister 250 31
    75 Earl Sadler 195 22

  • #20 grabs the pole for the AT&T 250 but… Aric Almirola drove the #20 to the top spot for the AT&T 250, however, since Denny Hamlin will be the driver during the race, the #20 will have to drop to the rear of the field for the start. Also going to the rear is #6-David Ragan [qualified 13th by Erik Darnell]. #60-Carl Edwards sprinted through the infield and with less than a minute to go, was able to make qualifying and will start —-. How they will roll off when the green flag drops; #38-Jason Leffler followed by #29-Scott Wimmer, #18-Brad Coleman, #88-Shane Huffman, #10-Todd Bodine, #1-Johnny Benson, #99-David Reutimann, #60-Carl Edwards, #41-Scott Lagasse Jr., #35-Bobby Hamilton Jr. #9-Chase Miller backed into the wall during his qualifying run; will probably go to backup car. DNS – #01-Danny Efland.(6-23-2007)
    Starting Line Up by Row
    The Milwaukee Mile
    AT&T 250
    Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sat, June 23, 2007 @ 07:03 PM Eastern

    Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed
    1 20 Aric Almirola Rockwell Automation Chevy 29.608 121.589
    2 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 29.613 121.568
    3 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 29.642 121.449
    4 18 Brad Coleman # Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy 29.675 121.314
    5 88 Shane Huffman U.S. NAVY Chevy 29.718 121.139
    6 10 Todd Bodine Camping World Toyota 29.777 120.899
    7 1 Johnny Benson Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 29.797 120.818
    8 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 29.824 120.708
    9 60 Carl Edwards Dish Network Ford 29.835 120.664
    10 41 Scott Lagasse, Jr. Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge 29.866 120.538
    11 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 29.901 120.397
    12 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford Ford 29.924 120.305
    13 6 Erik Darnell Discount Tire Ford 29.952 120.192
    14 47 Kelly Bires Armor All / AutoZone Ford 29.952 120.192
    15 90 Stephen Leicht citi financial Ford 29.971 120.116
    16 66 Steve Wallace Rapid Industrial Cleaning Dodge 29.980 120.080
    17 37 Bobby East Kleenex / Pick ‘n Save Ford 30.018 119.928
    18 22 Mike Bliss Supercuts Dodge 30.026 119.896
    19 9 Chase Miller Dodge Dealers Dodge 30.050 119.800
    20 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 30.059 119.764
    21 27 Jason Keller Cottonelle Ford 30.111 119.558
    22 42 Kevin Hamlin Texaco/Havoline Dodge 30.181 119.280
    23 16 Todd Kluever 3M Ford 30.201 119.201
    24 21 Tim McCreadie Camping World Chevy 30.202 119.197
    25 25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford 30.207 119.178
    26 70 Mark Green Foretravel/BIOMET Chevy 30.233 119.075
    27 77 Ron Hornaday Dollar General Chevy 30.234 119.071
    28 33 Cale Gale Camping World Chevy 30.238 119.055
    29 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly / Walgreens Ford 30.260 118.969
    30 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 30.368 118.546
    31 11 Marc Mitchell Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Chevy 30.606 117.624
    32 56 Frank Kreyer Culver’s Chevy 30.712 117.218
    33 72 D.J. Kennington Northern Provincial Pipeline Dodge 30.800 116.883
    34 49 Derrike Cope  Chevy 30.879 116.584
    35 0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy 30.889 116.546
    36 44 Mike Harmon HGM Hotels Chevy 31.194 115.407
    37 89 Brad Teague  Ford 31.763 113.339
    38 28 Robert Richardson Jr. U.S. Border Patrol Chevy 31.953 112.665
    39 52 Ian Henderson  Ford 32.201 111.798
    40 71 Trevor Boys Cars That Go Chevy 32.493 110.793
    41 76 Jerick Johnson American Legion Chevy 32.613 110.385
    42 58 Chris Horn  Chevy 32.616 110.375
    43 00 Mike Potter  Chevy 32.674 110.179
    DNS – #01 Danny Efland.

  • Wimmer fastest in Happy Hour: There were 41 cars on track for the final practice session at Milwaukee. #29-Scott Wimmer was the fastest with a speed of 120.720 followed by #20-Aric Almirola in second, #1-Johnny Benson in third, #18-Brad Coleman in fourth, #27-Jason Keller in fifth. Rounding out the top ten were; #38-Jason Leffler, #6-Erik Darnell, #4-Scott Lagasse, #88-Shane Huffman, #90-Stephen Leicht. Slowest were #58-Chris Horn, #76-Jerick Johnson.(6-23-2007)
    NBS Final Practice (HAPPY HOUR)
    The Milwaukee Mile
    AT&T 250
    Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sat, June 23, 2007 @ 01:01 PM Eastern

    Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed # Laps
    1 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 29.821 120.720 40
    2 20 Aric Almirola Rockwell Automation Chevy 29.846 120.619 29
    3 1 Johnny Benson Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 29.925 120.301 17
    4 18 Brad Coleman # Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy 29.950 120.200 5
    5 27 Jason Keller Cottonelle Ford 29.965 120.140 31
    6 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 29.972 120.112 26
    7 6 Erik Darnell Discount Tire Ford 29.977 120.092 17
    8 41 Scott Lagasse, Jr. Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge 30.048 119.808 18
    9 88 Shane Huffman U.S. NAVY Chevy 30.048 119.808 32
    10 90 Stephen Leicht citi financial Ford 30.054 119.784 34
    11 47 Kelly Bires Armor All / AutoZone Ford 30.092 119.633 16
    12 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 30.098 119.609 24
    13 42 Kevin Hamlin Texaco/Havoline Dodge 30.106 119.577 11
    14 10 Todd Bodine Camping World Toyota 30.156 119.379 23
    15 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 30.166 119.340 17
    16 22 Mike Bliss Supercuts Dodge 30.171 119.320 29
    17 21 Tim McCreadie Camping World Chevy 30.182 119.276 32
    18 66 Steve Wallace Rapid Industrial Cleaning Dodge 30.214 119.150 18
    19 25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford 30.220 119.126 5
    20 9 Chase Miller Dodge Dealers Dodge 30.238 119.055 22
    21 33 Cale Gale Camping World Chevy 30.241 119.044 18
    22 77 Ron Hornaday Dollar General Chevy 30.248 119.016 22
    23 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 30.302 118.804 10
    24 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford Ford 30.316 118.749 24
    25 60 Travis Kvapil Dish Network Ford 30.449 118.230 4
    26 16 Todd Kluever 3M Ford 30.467 118.161 31
    27 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly / Walgreens Ford 30.471 118.145 20
    28 *49 Derrike Cope  Chevy 30.477 118.122 10
    29 *11 Marc Mitchell Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Chevy 30.516 117.971 35
    30 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 30.519 117.959 11
    31 37 Bobby East Kleenex / Pick ‘n Save Ford 30.744 117.096 2
    32 *56 Frank Kreyer Culver’s Chevy 30.825 116.788 34
    33 *70 Mark Green Foretravel/BIOMET Chevy 30.882 116.573 8
    34 *0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy 31.148 115.577 21
    35 *72 D.J. Kennington Northern Provincial Pipeline Dodge 31.216 115.325 14
    36 *44 Mike Harmon HGM Hotels Chevy 31.466 114.409 4
    37 *52 Ian Henderson  Ford 31.754 113.372 11
    38 *71 Trevor Boys Cars That Go Chevy 31.905 112.835 28
    39 *89 Brad Teague  Ford 31.914 112.803 2
    40 *58 Chris Horn  Chevy 32.961 109.220 8
    41 *76 Jerick Johnson American Legion Chevy 33.050 108.926 4
    *Required to qualify on time

    NBS Rookie Practice
    The Milwaukee Mile
    AT&T 250
    Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sat, June 23, 2007 @ 11:46 AM Eastern

    Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed # Laps
    1 37 Bobby East Kleenex / Pick ‘n Save Ford 30.221 119.122 5
    2 *11 Marc Mitchell Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Chevy 30.363 118.565 2
    3 88 Shane Huffman U.S. NAVY Chevy 30.376 118.515 2
    4 6 Eric Darnell Discount Tire Ford 30.459 118.192 2
    5 42 Kevin Hamlin Texaco/Havoline Dodge 30.506 118.010 3
    6 47 Kelly Bires Armor All / AutoZone Ford 30.597 117.659 3
    7 18 Brad Coleman # Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy 30.599 117.651 5
    8 25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford 30.622 117.563 7
    9 21 Tim McCreadie Camping World Chevy 30.627 117.543 7
    10 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly / Walgreens Ford 30.826 116.785 2
    11 33 Cale Gale Camping World Chevy 30.831 116.766 2
    12 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 31.060 115.905 3
    13 9 Chase Miller Dodge Dealers Dodge 31.089 115.797 3
    14 *56 Frank Kreyer Culver’s Chevy 31.227 115.285 2
    15 28 Robert Richardson Jr. U.S. Border Patrol Chevy 31.635 113.798 3
    16 *72 D.J. Kennington Northern Provincial Pipeline Dodge 31.639 113.784 5
    17 *71 Trevor Boys Cars That Go Chevy 32.159 111.944 8
    18 *52 Ian Henderson  Ford 32.289 111.493 14
    *Required to qualify on time

  • Wimmer Fastest in Busch Practice:There were 42 cars on trck #29-Scott Wimmer was the fastest with a speed of 120.076 followed by #20-Aric Almirola in second, #90-Stephen Leicht in third, #99-David Reutimann in fourth and #88-Shane Huffman in fifth. Rounding out the top ten were; #35-Bobby Hamilton Jr., #6-Erik Darnell, #60-Travis Kvapil, #10-Todd Bodine and #47-Kelly Bires. Two slowest wer #71-Trevor Boys, #00-Mike Potter.(6-23-3007)
    Note: Aric Almirola is practicing for Denny Hamlin; Erik Darnell is in for David Ragan; Travis Kvapil is in for Carl Edwards; Todd Bodine is filling-in for Dave Blaney for practice, qualifying & also the race.(6-23-2007)

    NBS Practice
    The Milwaukee Mile
    AT&T 250
    Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sat, June 23, 2007 @ 11:01 AM Eastern

    Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed # Laps
    1 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 29.981 120.076 4
    2 20 Aric Almirola Rockwell Automation Chevy 30.069 119.725 7
    3 90 Stephen Leicht citi financial Ford 30.071 119.717 20
    4 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 30.180 119.284 7
    5 88 Shane Huffman U.S. NAVY Chevy 30.182 119.276 3
    6 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 30.189 119.249 6
    7 6 Eric Darnell Discount Tire Ford 30.208 119.174 9
    8 60 Travis Kvapil Dish Network Ford 30.240 119.048 4
    9 10 Todd Bodine Camping World Toyota 30.258 118.977 9
    10 47 Kelly Bires Armor All / AutoZone Ford 30.303 118.800 10
    11 18 Brad Coleman # Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy 30.308 118.781 15
    12 22 Mike Bliss Supercuts Dodge 30.341 118.651 10
    13 77 Ron Hornaday Dollar General Chevy 30.436 118.281 4
    14 1 Johnny Benson Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 30.462 118.180 7
    15 42 Kevin Hamlin Texaco/Havoline Dodge 30.465 118.168 9
    16 27 Jason Keller Cottonelle Ford 30.479 118.114 8
    17 33 Cale Gale Camping World Chevy 30.516 117.971 4
    18 41 Scott Lagasse, Jr. Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge 30.530 117.917 8
    19 37 Bobby East Kleenex / Pick ‘n Save Ford 30.562 117.793 5
    20 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 30.608 117.616 5
    21 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford Ford 30.645 117.474 4
    22 21 Tim McCreadie Camping World Chevy 30.684 117.325 15
    23 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly / Walgreens Ford 30.696 117.279 5
    24 *70 Mark Green Foretravel/BIOMET Chevy 30.698 117.271 4
    25 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 30.722 117.180 8
    26 66 Steve Wallace Rapid Industrial Cleaning Dodge 30.753 117.062 11
    27 25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford 30.773 116.986 9
    28 *11 Marc Mitchell Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Chevy 30.823 116.796 19
    29 9 Chase Miller Dodge Dealers Dodge 30.855 116.675 15
    30 16 Todd Kluever 3M Ford 30.907 116.478 5
    31 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 31.120 115.681 11
    32 *56 Frank Kreyer Culver’s Chevy 31.130 115.644 12
    33 *0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy 31.502 114.278 5
    34 8 Robert Richardson Jr. U.S. Border Patrol Chevy 31.516 114.228 5
    35 *44 Mike Harmon HGM Hotels Chevy 31.634 113.802 6
    36 *72 D.J. Kennington Northern Provincial Pipeline Dodge 31.788 113.250 13
    37 *52 Brad Teague  Ford 31.979 112.574 3
    38 *58 Chris Horn  Chevy 31.995 112.518 7
    39 *01 Danny Efland  Chevy 32.002 112.493 2
    40 *76 Jerick Johnson American Legion Chevy 32.090 112.184 5
    41 *71 Trevor Boys Cars That Go Chevy 32.253 111.618 28
    42 *00 Mike Potter  Chevy 32.529 110.670 4
    *Required to qualify on time

  • Milwaukee Entry List: UPDATE: There are 44 drivers on the preliminary entry list for Saturday night’s AT&T 250 at the Milwaukee Mile.
    UPDATE: Mark Green will be in the #70 for ML Motorsports in place of Justin Diercks(6-20-2007)
    UPDATE 2:
  • Several driver changes made: Mike Potter will drove a third DDL Motorsports Chevrolet and Derrike Cope is entered in a second Jay Robinson Racing Chevrolet for Saturday’s AT&T 250 at the Milwaukee Mile. Forty-four cars are entered in the race, which means one team will fail to qualify. In other late changes to the entry list, Todd Bodine will sub for Dave Blaney in a Braun Racing Toyota, Johnny Benson for J.J. Yeley in a Phoenix Racing Chevrolet, Ian Henderson for Brad Teague in the Means Racing Ford, Mark Green for Justin Diercks in the ML Motorsports Chevrolet, Trevor Boys for Randy MacDonald in the MacDonald Motorsports Chevrolet and Teague for Morgan Shepherd in the Faith Motorsports Dodge.(Scene Daily)(6-23-2007)
    Preliminary Entry List
    Milwaukee Mile
    AT&T 250
    Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Mon, June 18, 2007 @ 07:22 PM Eastern

    Ent Car Driver Team Name Owner
    1. 00 TBA TBA Chevy Lori Morgan
    2. 0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy Keith Duesenberg
    3. 01 Danny Efland TBA Chevy Johnny Davis
    4. 1 Johnny Benson Miccosukee Resort Chevy James Finch
    5. 6 David Ragan Discount Tire Ford Jack Roush
    6. 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy James Finch
    7. 9 Chase Miller Dodge Dealers Dodge Ray Evernham
    8. 10 Dave Blaney Camping World Toyota Greg Pollex
    9. 11 Marc Mitchell Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Chevy Bryan Mullet
    10. 14 Kyle Krisiloff Clabber Girl Baking Powder Ford Greg Pollex
    11. 16 Todd Kluever 3M Ford Jack Roush
    12. 18 Brad Coleman Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy Joe Gibbs
    13. 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevy Joe Gibbs
    14. 21 Tim McCreadie TBA Chevy Richard Childress
    15. 22 Mike Bliss Supercuts Dodge Armando Fitz
    16. 25 Richard Johns FreeCreditReport.com Ford Ed Rensi
    17. 27 Jason Keller Kleenex Ford Tammy Brewer
    18. 28 Robert Richardson U.S. Border Patrol Chevy Gene Haas
    19. 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy Richard Childress
    20. 33 Cale Gale Camping World Chevy Delana Harvick
    21. 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr McDonald’s Ford Gary Weisbaum
    22. 36 Brent Sherman Big Lots! Chevy John McGill
    23. 37 Bobby East TBA Ford Clarence Brewer
    24. 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota Todd Braun
    25. 41 Scott Lagasse Jr Wriglery’s Juicy Fruit Dodge Chip Ganassi
    26. 42 Kevin Hamlin Texaco / Havoline Dodge Floyd Ganassi
    27. 44 Mike Harmon Richardson-Netzloff Chevy Donnie Richardson
    28. 47 Kelly Bires Armor All Ford Jodi Geschickter
    29. 49 Derrike Cope Atlantic Coast Resorts Chevy Jay Robinson
    30. 52 Brad Teague TBA Ford Jimmy Means
    31. 56 Frank Kreyer Culvers Chevy John McNelly
    32. 58 Chris Horn TBA Chevy Fred Horn
    33. 59 Marcos Ambrose Kingsford Ford Tad Geschickter
    34. 60 Carl Edwards Scotts Ford Jack Roush
    35. 66 Steve Wallace Homelife Communities Dodge Rusty Wallace
    36. 70 Mark Green Foretravel Motorcoach Chevy Mary Louise Miller
    37. 71 Randy MacDonald Cars that Go Chevy Gina MacDonald
    38. 72 D.J. Kennington Northern Provincial Pipelines Dodge Pat MacDonald
    39. 76 Jerick Johnson American Legion/Rasmussen Chevy Jack Johnson
    40. 77 Ron Hornaday Dollar General Chevy Delana Harvick
    41. 88 Shane Huffman U.S. Navy Chevy Dale Earnhardt Jr.
    42. 89 Morgan Shepherd Victory In Jesus Dodge Cindy Shepherd
    43. 90 Stephen Leicht Citifinancial Ford Robert Yates
    44. 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota Michael Waltrip

    Drivers IN RED must qualify for the race on time


    NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes – AT&T 250
    Scott Wimmer (#29 Holiday Inn Chevy) has been oh-so-close to his first win of the season over his last three races.

    He’s posted finishes of third, fourth and third, respectively, over that span and led 41 laps at Nashville Superspeedway two weeks ago.

    He certainly would have preferred to visit Victory Lane before this weekend’s race at The Milwaukee Mile, but a win for the Wausau, Wis., native at his home-state track would ease that frustration.

    And recent history is on his side.

    The last two races at Milwaukee have been won by Wisconsin natives. Johnny Sauter (Necedah) won in 2005 while Paul Menard (Eau Claire) won last year.

    Wimmer has raced four times in NASCAR Busch Series competition at Milwaukee, with a best finish of third in 2002. He’s a five-time winner in the series, but seeks his first victory since 2003.

    Wimmer’s fellow Cheese-state native, Todd Kluever (#16 3M Ford – Sun Prairie) can also keep the home-state winning streak alive. Kluever started eighth in his series debut at The Mile last year and finished 23rd.

    Only one driver – Greg Biffle – has won more than one race at the track; Biffle won consecutive races in 2001-02. Three previous Milwaukee winners are entered including Mike Wallace (#7 GEICO Chevy – 1994), Jason Keller (#27 Kleenex Ford – 2003) and Ron Hornaday Jr. (2004) who steps in for J.J. Yeley in the #1 Miccosukee Resort Chevy for this event. [Note: Johnny Benson is now scheduled to run the #1]

    Kelly Bires (Mauston) finished 15th and seventh in his first two series starts at Nashville and Kentucky Speedway subbing for Jon Wood (#47 Clorox/American Red Cross Ford). He’s scheduled to do so again at Milwaukee while also competing in his regular NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series ride.

    Can “Leicht”-ning Strike Again At Milwaukee?

    Last year at this time, David Gilliland was basking in the glory of his upset win at Kentucky. The following week, Paul Menard backed up Gilliland’s win with his first NASCAR Busch Series victory in his home state at The Milwaukee Mile.

    One year later, the same scenario presents itself only with different players. Young Stephen Leicht (#90 CitiFinancial Ford) stunned the 70,000-plus in attendance at Kentucky last Saturday night with a solid win over his best friend, the equally-surprising Brad Coleman (#18 Carino’s Chevy), who led 36 laps before surrendering the lead and eventual win.

    Now the series shifts to Milwaukee, where a second straight win by a NASCAR Busch Series regular could be in the offing.

    Series points leader Carl Edwards (#60 Dish Network Ford) tops a short list of five double-duty drivers who are scheduled to compete at Milwaukee, leaving the door open for another opportunity for “Leicht-ning” to stike again this week.

    In The Loop: Leffler Has Good Timing With Strong Recent Results, Stats At Milwaukee

    Things are looking up for Jason Leffler (#38 Great Clips Toyota).

    After a 31st-place finish at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Leffler has registered three top-15 finishes – including an impressive third-place finish at Nashville – in his last three races.

    Now he returns to a track at which he has experienced success in the past. Leffler finished fourth at Milwaukee last season and notched two 15th-place finishes in 2000 and ‘04. With last year’s performance, Leffler placed himself at the top of a number of Loop Data categories.

    He’s first in pre-race Driver Rating at 129.9, first in Average Running Position (3.810) and fourth in Fastest Laps Run with 34 (though first among drivers who have competed in only one Milwaukee race in the past two years).

    Additionally, Leffler spent 255 of the 258 laps ran last year at Milwaukee in the top 15.

    Leffler might not be the only optimistic driver going into the weekend. The entire field should feel positive, as this might be a good chance to gain some ground on standings leader Carl Edwards. Edwards has struggled in the past, with uncharacteristic finishes of 14th and 21st over the last two years. As a result, his stats also have taken a hit.

    Edwards has a pre-race Driver Rating of 87.3 (17th-best) and an Average Running Position of 13.631 (20th-best).

    As for last Saturday’s race at Kentucky, first-time winner Stephen Leicht impressed with his brilliant performance. In the Kentucky race, Leicht racked up stats that included a top Driver Rating of 126.3, a second-best Average Running Position of 5,395 and a fourth-best total of 16 Fastest Laps Run.

    Another star in the making is Brad Coleman, who finished second last Saturday. Coleman notched the second-best Driver Rating at 124.8 and the top Average Running Position at 4.340. The 19-year-old also ran each of the 200 laps in the top 15, making him only one of two drivers to accomplish the feat – Marcos Ambrose (#59 Kingsford Ford) was the other.

    NBS ETC.

    • Leffler’s Long Climb: It’s taken a while – since last September following the race at his home track, California Speedway –  since Jason Leffler has been in the top 10 in points. But after his fourth top-15 finish in his last five races, Leffler enters this weekend’s race at Milwaukee in 10th in the standings. His entry into the top 10 gives Toyota –in its first season of NASCAR Busch Series competition – the distinction of having all three full-time drivers from its two teams ranked in the top 10. Dave Blaney (#10 Camping World Toyota) is second while David Reutimann (#99 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota) is fourth.
    • Double-Duty Drivers: The distance between The Milwaukee Mile and Infineon Raceway will keep J.J. Yeley from maintaining his full-time status in the NASCAR Busch Series. Instead, Ron Hornaday Jr. will drive the #1 Miccosukee Resorts Chevy at Milwaukee. Additionally, David Reutimann and Mike Bliss will pull duty at Milwaukee only. P.J. Jones will drive Reutimann’s #00 Toyota and Klaus Graf is scheduled to drive Bliss’ #49 Chevy at Infineon this weekend. Carl Edwards will have Janesville, Wis., native Travis Kvapil on hand to practice his #60 Ford while Erik Darnell will do the same for David Ragan (#6 Discount Tire Ford.) Last year’s Busch Pole winner, Aric Almirola, will shake down the #20 Rockwell Automation Chevy for Denny Hamlin. The sub for Dave Blaney will be announced later this week.
    • Series Regulars, Alums Shine: The last two weeks have been highlight moments for the NASCAR Busch Series. Current series regular Stephen Leicht’s first career win at Kentucky was joined by Carl Edwards’ first win of the season in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series competition at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday. J.J. Yeley won his first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series pole there while two-time series champion Martin Truex Jr. finished second to Edwards, following up his first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup win at Dover International Speedway June 3. Truex is 10th in the premier series’ standings, which currently list three former NASCAR Busch Series champions (Truex, Kevin Harvick and Dale Earnhardt Jr.) along with drivers who are 145 wins and over 1,400 combined series among its top 12.
      “I feel like it’s back in 2004-05 when I was running the Busch car,” Truex said. “We’re having a lot of fun. We’re working well together. Our chemistry is perfect. Everything’s just clicking for us right now and hopefully it will last a long time because I sure am enjoying it.”
    • Kluever’s Cause: On Sunday, June 24, Todd Kluever will host the first annual “Todd Kluever Ride To Cure Diabetes” motorcycle fundraiser in Madison, Wis. Proceeds from the ride and auction will benefit the American Diabetes Association and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. While also at home in Wisconsin, Kluever will take time to throw out the first pitch at the Madison Mallards baseball game on Wednesday night. Kluever will sign autographs for fans from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. (CT) and his first pitch is scheduled just before the game’s start at 7:05 p.m. 
    • Wimmer Also “Pitches In”: Scott Wimmer is scheduled to toss out a first pitch this week as well. Wimmer throws out the opening pitch Friday night before the Milwaukee Brewers take on the Kansas City Royals at Miller Park. A former baseball player, Wimmer used to go to games in old County Stadium and has yet to visit the newer ballpark. Wimmer’s first pitch is scheduled for 6:50 p.m. (CT) with the game scheduled to start at 7:05 p.m.

    The Director’s Take: Milwaukee

    WHAT TO WATCH FOR AT MILWAUKEE: INSIGHT FROM JOE BALASH, NASCAR BUSCH SERIES DIRECTOR

    “The Milwaukee Mile will test a driver’s patience. They can’t overdrive the track’s wide, flat turns.

    “Teams will use the phrase ‘back up the corner’ at Milwaukee, meaning if drivers get off the gas earlier, they’ll allow the car to roll through the turn.

    “Those who have patience in the turns will pull away from others who stay on the gas too long.

    “Teams will also be working on their spring shock package to prepare the car to handle the transition between the new and old pavement. Slight bumps in this area will upset the car so holding the nose down will gain valuable time and carry the exit speed of the car.”

    Rookie Spotlight: Krisiloff Catches Montoya In Points And Looks To Pass At Milwaukee

    • Krisiloff Catches Montoya: Kyle Krisiloff (#14 Clabber Girl Ford) has made steady progress up the rookie points ladder and has caught Juan Pablo Montoya (#42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge) in points. Montoya is still listed in third with higher finishes overall than Krisiloff and has run three fewer races than Krisiloff. But the 20-year-old from Carmel, Ind., has been solid in his first full-time season in the series.
    • Ragan Improves Lead: David Ragan increased his lead from six to 11 points over Marcos Ambrose following last Saturday’s race at Kentucky. The difference – Ragan posted his first consecutive top 10s of the season at Nashville (seventh) and Kentucky (eighth) while Ambrose had an 11th-place finish at Kentucky after a career-worst 36th at Nashville.
    • New Faces At Milwaukee: At least three drivers hope to make their first start in the NASCAR Busch Series at Milwaukee while two have a few starts to their credit. Frank Kreyer (#56 Culver’s Chevy), a native of Lyndon Station, Wis., Danny Efland (#01 Davis Motorsports Chevy) and Tim McCreadie (#21 Richard Childress Racing Chevy) look to debut. Marc Mitchell (No 11 Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Chevy) who has two series starts and Scott Lagasse Jr. (#41 Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge), with five starts, both return for the first time since 2005.

    2007 NASCAR BUSCH SERIES
    RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR STANDINGS

    Driver                      Points
     1. David Ragan                167
    2. Marcos Ambrose         156
    3. Juan Pablo Montoya    137
    4. Kyle Krisiloff   1            37
    5. Brad Keselowski          87
    6. Brad Coleman              70
    7. Justin Diercks              51
    8. Robert Richardson Jr.   44
    9. Sam Hornish Jr.           35
    10. Alex Garcia                13
    11. Bobby Santos              7

    ESPN/ABC

    ESPN2 will televise Saturday night’s race from The Milwaukee Mile. The broadcast begins with NASCAR Countdown at 8 p.m. ET Saturday; the 250-mile race starts at 8:30 p.m. ET.

    Allen Bestwick will be in the ESPN booth for the first time to handle play-by-play for the Milwaukee event. He will be joined by Rusty Wallace, the 1989 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series champion who serves as ESPN’s lead auto racing analyst. Andy Petree, a two-time NASCAR champion crew chief, will round out the booth trio. Pit reporters will be Dave Burns, Jamie Little and Shannon Spake.

    In addition to the NASCR Busch Series race telecast on ESPN2 from Milwaukee, ESPN’s signature broadband service, ESPN360.com, will deliver a live online simulcast of NASCAR Busch Series events during the month of June – ESPN360.com’s most explosive month of coverage yet – with up to 102 live events.

    A Spanish-language version of the race will be televised on ESPN Deportes, ESPN’s domestic Spanish-language network.

    2007 At-A-Glance: NASCAR Busch Series Leaders After 16 Of 35 Races:

    Traditional Statistics:
    Driver points – Edwards (2534)
    Victories –Edwards (4)
    Races led — Edwards (12)
    Laps led – Ky. Busch (536)
    Top-five finishes – Edwards (11)
    Top-10 finishes – Edwards (13)
    Owner points – Roush (#60) – (2534)
    Money Won – Edwards ($679,380)
    Miles led – Ky. Busch (766.03)
    Busch Poles – Hamlin (3)
    Closing in on Top 10 – Leffler 10th (1603 pts) Kenseth (-12), Leicht (-28)
    Consecutive Weeks in Top 10 – Blaney, Edwards, Harvick (16)

    Loop Data Statistics:
    Driver Rating – Edwards (116.7)
    Average Running Position – Edwards (7.012)
    Fastest Laps Run – Edwards (296 fastest laps)
    Quality Passes – Edwards (653)
    Laps In Top 15 – Edwards (2,745 of a possible 3,014)

    Ford Matches Chevy With 7 Wins; Only Six Points Out Of Manufacturer Lead

    Here comes Ford. After winning its third consecutive race thanks to Stephen Leicht’s upstart victory at Kentucky last Saturday night, Ford has seven wins on the season and is tied with Chevy in the W column in the Bill France Performance Cup standings.

    The win leaves second-place Ford just six points behind Chevy heading to Milwaukee this weekend.

    The two manufacturers were last tied in wins following last April’s race at Phoenix where they each had four, but Chevy ran off three straight before Ford’s recent three-race winning streak.

    Chevy has the upper hand at Milwaukee, having won a series-leading eight races there including last year’s win by Paul Menard. Ford has five wins at the one-mile track.

    Dodge, in third place in the standings, won at Milwaukee two years ago. Fourth-place Toyota will be making its series debut at the track this week.

    Manufacturers’ Championship
    2007 Point Standings

    Chevy     115
    Ford       109
    Dodge      69
    Toyota      59

    Up Next: Camping World 200 presented by RVs.com at New Hampshire International Speedway

    The New England region is next up for the NASCAR Busch Series as New Hampshire International Speedway hosts the Camping World 200 presented by RVs.com on Saturday, June 30. ESPN2 will carry the race live starting at 2:30 p.m. Race coverage will begin at 3 pm.

    Carl Edwards won this event last year while Kyle Busch claimed the Busch Pole. There has yet to be a repeat winner at New Hampshire as 20 different drivers have captured series victories at the track since Tommy Ellis won the first race in 1990.

    Edwards and his Roush Fenway Racing teammates will be racing in Boston Red Sox country for the first time since Roush Racing’s partnership with the Fenway Sports Group was announced last February.

    FAST FACTS

    The Race:  AT&T 250
    The Place: The Milwaukee Mile
    The Date:  June 23, 20071
    The Time: 8:00 p.m. (ET)
    TV: ESPN2, 8:30 p.m. (ET)
    Track Layout: 1-mile oval
    Race Purse: $1,149,252
    2006 Winner: Paul Menard
    2006 Pole: Aric Almirola

    2007 Point Standings
    No. Driver           Points
    1   Edwards         2534
    2   Blaney           1833
    3   Harvick           1798
    4   Reutimann      1764
    5   Smith             1744
    6   Ragan            1713
    7   Biffle              1647
    8   Ambrose        1638
    9   Hamilton Jr.    1629
    10 Leffler             1603

    Schedule:
    Sat.: 9-10 a.m. – Practice; 10:15-10:45 a.m. – Rookie Practice; 11 a.m. – Noon – Final Practice; 4:35 p.m. – Qualifying (Impound).