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 UNOFFICALFin 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 UNOFFICALPos 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 UNOFFICIALPos 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 EasternPos 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 EasternPos 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 EasternPos 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 EasternPos 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 EasternEnt 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.
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- 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 STANDINGSDriver 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 7ESPN/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 59Up 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 Almirola2007 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 1603Schedule:
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).
- Additional Milwaukee Busch Race Info at:
milwaukeemile.com
ESPN.com Busch page
TheHotLap.com
Catchfence.com Busch site
NASCAR.com