THE RACE: 2007 CAMPING WORLD 300 – CALIFORNIA SPEEDWAY

Busch Series Race #27 of 35 for the 2007 season


 

  • Race: 10:00pm/et, Saturday, September 1, 2007 in Fontana, CA
  • Length: 150 Laps, 300 miles
  • TV: ESPN2 – 9:30pm/et
  • Radio: MRN
  • Purse: $1,607,454
  • Announcers: Jerry Punch, Rusty Wallace, Andy Petree
  • Pit Reporters: Allen Bestwick, Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Mike Massaro

    Practice Dates/Times

  • Practice: Friday, August 31, 11:30am -12:30pm/et, 1:20-2:20 pm/et. Rookie Practice, 12:45-1:15pm/et

    Qualifying Info

  • Qualifying Draw: Friday, August 31, 10:30 am/pm
  • Qualifying Time: Friday, August 31, 8:10 pm/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. 27 — Camping World 300
    California Speedway (2.0-mile oval) — Fontana, Calif.
    Fast Facts for August 31-September 2, 2007
    Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials
    Number of Tires: Left-side — 575, Right-side — 575
    Tire Codes: Left-side — D-4078; Right-side — D-4062
    Tire Circumference: Left-side — 87.4 in.; Right-side — 88.7 in.
    Technical Inspection Inflation: Left Front — 30 psi; Left Rear — 30 psi; Right Front — 48 psi; Right Rear — 45 psi
    Minimum Recommended Inflation: Left Front — 22 psi; Left Rear — 20 psi; Right Front — 45 psi; Right Rear — 42 psi
    Notes: This is the same tire set-up that Goodyear brought to California in February . . . this exact combination of left- and right-side tires has also been run by both Nextel Cup and Busch Series teams at Dover and Michigan in 2007 . . . in addition, Busch teams ran this combination at Kentucky in June . . . teams have also run this left-side code (D-4078) with a slightly different right side at Texas and Chicagoland earlier this season . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at California . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.
    Goodyear Blimp: The Goodyear blimp “Spirit of America” will be covering both NASCAR races at California Speedway this weekend.


    ENTRY, PRACTICE, QUALIFYING, AND RACE INFORMATION

  • Jeff Burton Wins at California: #29-Jeff Burton passed #5-Kyle Busch late and pulled away for his third Busch win of the season in the Camping World 300 at California Speedway. Busch held on for second place, #20-Denny Hamlin was third, #48-Jimmie Johnson fourth, and #21-Clint Bowyer fifth. The rest of the top 10: #9-Kasey Kahne, #33-Kevin Harvick, #26-Jamie McMurray, #22-Robby Gordon, and #6-David Ragan. Points leader #60-Carl Edwards was caught in an accident with 21 laps remaining and finished 26th. The race was red flagged for 28 minutes on lap 69 after a violet accident involving #0-McClure, #1-Yeley, #42-Allmendinger, and #88-Keselowski. After contact between Allmendinger and Yeley, Yeley moved up the track and caught McClure. Allmendinger was knocked down into the rear quarter panel of Keselowski, sending Keselowski straight up into the turn 1 wall (ESPN’s telemetry showed a speed near 140mph when he hit the wall). The car was lifted into the air and landed on the top of Allmendinger’s car before riding on the safer barrier with two tires on the wall. It briefly caught fire before rolling back down the track. Keselowski was awake and alert following the accident but was put on a stretcher and taken to the infield care center before being airlifted to a local hospital. The safer barrier had to be repaired. There were 8 leaders with 16 lead changes and 6 cautions for 28 laps.(9-1-2007)
    NASCAR Race Number 27
    Unofficial Race Results for the Camping World 300 Presented By Rvs.Com
    Saturday, September 1, 2007
    California Speedway – Fontana, CA – 2 Mile Banked Paved
    Total Race Length – 150 Laps – Miles – Purse: $1,607,454

    Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Total Award Status Times Laps
    1 5 29 Jeff Burton Holiday Inn Chevy 150 195 10 $96,400 Running 5 52
    2 3 5 Kyle Busch Spectracide Hot Shot/Lowe’s 150 175 5 $63,400 Running 2 31
    3 1 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevy 150 170 5 $59,300 Running 3 21
    4 8 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevy 150 165 5 $34,475 Running 1 3
    5 7 21 Clint Bowyer Camping World Chevy 150 155 $40,875 Running
    6 2 9 Kasey Kahne Vitamin Water Dodge 150 150 $37,175 Running
    7 12 33 Kevin Harvick RoadLoans.com Chevy 150 146 $35,435 Running
    8 22 26 Jamie McMurray Dish Network/AT&T Homezone Ford 150 142 $27,895 Running
    9 21 22 Robby Gordon Supercuts Dodge 150 138 $26,800 Running
    10 10 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 150 134 $28,525 Running
    11 11 41 Reed Sorenson Imation/Memorex Dodge 150 135 5 $26,225 Running 2 2
    12 25 77 Scott Wimmer Dollar General Chevy 150 127 $41,790 Running
    13 16 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford/Aussie Vineyards Ford 150 124 $42,020 Running
    14 23 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 150 121 $33,695 Running
    15 13 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 150 118 $32,745 Running
    16 19 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 150 120 5 $31,145 Running 1 1
    17 29 27 Jason Keller Kleenex/Cottonelle Ford 150 112 $25,400 Running
    18 20 25 David Gilliland freecreditreport.com Ford 149 109 $23,275 Running
    19 34 30 Stanton Barrett Smith & Wesson/SKI Motorsports 149 106 $25,425 Running
    20 27 18 Kevin Conway Z-Line Designs/Wal-Mart Chevy 149 103 $25,975 Running
    21 28 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 149 100 $30,095 Running
    22 31 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 149 97 $29,970 Running
    23 39 47 Kelly Bires Clorox/American Red Cross Ford 148 94 $24,975 Running
    24 36 37 Bobby East Kleenex Ford 147 91 $24,475 Running
    25 26 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communites Dodge 144 88 $29,720 Running
    26 14 60 Carl Edwards Sharp AQUOS Ford 141 85 $27,725 Running
    27 9 10 Brian Vickers Ft. McDowell Resort Destination 133 87 5 $26,500 Accident 2 37
    28 15 17 Matt Kenseth Arby’s Ford 131 79 $21,925 Accident
    29 17 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 129 76 $29,020 Accident
    30 37 28 Blake Bjorklund U.S. Border Patrol Chevy 129 73 $24,125 Engine
    31 4 12 Ryan Newman Kodak Dodge 100 75 5 $22,095 Engine 1 3
    32 6 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 96 67 $27,185 Accident
    33 38 01 Kertus Davis Race Girl Chevy 94 64 $23,325 Handling
    34 35 1 J.J. Yeley Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 69 61 $21,215 Accident
    35 24 88 Brad Keselowski # U.S. NAVY Chevy 66 58 $23,110 Accident
    36 18 42 A.J. Allmendinger Memorex Dodge 66 55 $28,575 Accident
    37 40 0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy 60 52 $23,040 Accident
    38 30 31 Jeff Fuller Interush Chevy 47 49 $22,985 Electrical
    39 32 89 Morgan Shepherd Victory In Jesus Dodge 18 46 $22,935 Handling
    40 41 52 Brad Teague Bennett Classics Museum Ford 15 43 $22,910 Transmission
    41 33 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly/Walgreens Ford 3 40 $28,100 Accident
    42 42 44 Johnny Borneman Super Series Chevy 2 37 $22,840 Engine
    Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 35,000 – Jeff Burton won the Camping World 300 presented by RVs.com, his 25th career NASCAR Busch Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following driver(s) dropped to the rear for the reason(s) indicated: #42 Allmendinger (engine change) and #77 Wimmer (unapproved impound adjustment).
    Failed to Qualify: N/A
    Time of Race: 02 Hrs, 21 Mins, 02 Secs.
    Average Speed: 127.629 MPH
    Margin of Victory: 2.859 Seconds
    Caution Flags: 6 for 28 laps: Laps: 4-7 (#14 accident turn 2); 69-74 (#0,1,42,88 accident turn 1 [Red 28:00 Lap 69]); 96-98 (#16 accident turn 4); 108-110 (#9 spun turn 2); 127-130 (#20 spun turn 2); 133-140 (#10,17,60,90 accident backstretch).
    Lead Changes: 16 among 8 drivers: D. Hamlin 1-7; K. Busch 8-22; B. Vickers 23-44; J. Burton 45; R. Sorenson 46; M. Wallace 47; B. Vickers 48-62; J. Burton 63-71; R. Newman 72-74; J. Burton 75-96; R. Sorenson 97; D. Hamlin 98-104; J. Johnson 105-107; D. Hamlin 108-114; J. Burton 115-126; K. Busch 127-142; J. Burton 143-150.
    Busch Pole Award : Denny Hamlin, #20 (180.316 mph)
    Checkers/Rally’s Double Drive-Thru Challenge : Marcos Ambrose, #59 (188.465 Seconds)
    Featherlite “Most Improved Driver : Marcos Ambrose, #59 (23 Places)
    Raybestos “Rookie of the Race : David Ragan, #6
    Sunoco Diamond Performance : Jeff Burton, #29
    WIX Filters “Lap Leader : Brian Vickers, #10 (37 Laps)

  • Edwards Point Lead at 654: Another bad race for Carl Edwards dropped his point lead further, but it’s still at 654. Kevin Harvick moved back into second, David Reutiman is third, Jason Leffler fourth, and David Ragain fifth.(9-1-2007)
    Points Report
    California Speedway
    Camping World 300 Presented by RVs.com
    UNOFFICAL Provided by NASCAR Statistics- Saturday, 9/1/2007 @ 10:38 PM Pacific

    Pos Driver BPts Points Ldr
    1 Carl Edwards 110 3828 0
    2 Kevin Harvick 60 3174 -654
    3 David Reutimann 20 3171 -657
    4 Jason Leffler 30 3042 -786
    5 David Ragan # 20 2975 -853
    6 Bobby Hamilton Jr. 5 2804 -1024
    7 Stephen Leicht 15 2691 -1137
    8 Marcos Ambrose # 15 2677 -1151
    9 Greg Biffle 40 2652 -1176
    10 Mike Wallace 50 2597 -1231
    11 Clint Bowyer 45 2430 -1398
    12 Matt Kenseth 65 2401 -1427
    13 Jeff Burton 60 2323 -1505
    14 J.J. Yeley 10 2300 -1528
    15 Scott Wimmer 25 2297 -1531
    16 Dave Blaney 15 2252 -1576
    17 Casey Mears 15 2248 -1580
    18 Steve Wallace 15 2229 -1599
    19 Kyle Krisiloff # 0 2199 -1629
    20 Denny Hamlin 55 2190 -1638
    21 Brent Sherman 20 2096 -1732
    22 Kyle Busch 90 2018 -1810
    23 Regan Smith 25 1820 -2008
    24 Mike Bliss 5 1772 -2056
    25 Shane Huffman 5 1727 -2101
    26 Aric Almirola 20 1690 -2138
    27 Juan Pablo Montoya 20 1689 -2139
    28 Todd Kluever 15 1687 -2141
    29 Reed Sorenson 15 1638 -2190
    30 David Gilliland 5 1597 -2231
    31 Brad Coleman 10 1579 -2249
    32 Kasey Kahne 30 1574 -2254
    33 Jamie McMurray 5 1567 -2261
    34 Ward Burton 0 1555 -2273
    35 David Stremme 10 1554 -2274
    36 Bobby Labonte 10 1490 -2338
    37 Tony Stewart 15 1437 -2391
    38 Brad Keselowski # 5 1412 -2416
    39 Jason Keller 10 1373 -2455
    40 Eric McClure 5 1358 -2470
    41 Jon Wood 0 1154 -2674
    42 Kelly Bires 10 1021 -2807
    43 Paul Menard 0 1019 -2809
    44 Robert Richardson 5 872 -2956
    45 Stanton Barrett 0 854 -2974
    46 Danny O’quinn, Jr 0 752 -3076
    47 Kevin Hamlin 5 748 -3080
    48 Robby Gordon 0 687 -3141
    49 Ryan Newman 20 686 -3142
    50 Morgan Shepherd 0 655 -3173
    51 Timothy Peters 0 646 -3182
    52 Richard Johns 0 583 -3245
    53 Cale Gale 0 582 -3246
    54 Mark Martin 0 573 -3255
    55 Kurt Busch 20 527 -3301
    56 Johnny Sauter 0 520 -3308
    57 D J Kennington 0 520 -3308
    58 Justin Diercks 0 505 -3323
    59 Dale Earnhardt, Jr 10 503 -3325
    60 Bobby East 5 494 -3334
    61 Ron Hornaday, Jr 5 481 -3347
    62 Tony Raines 0 467 -3361
    63 Scott Riggs 0 460 -3368
    64 Sam Hornish, Jr 0 456 -3372
    65 Boris Said 5 452 -3376
    66 Chase Miller 0 436 -3392
    67 Kertus Davis 0 433 -3395
    68 Kevin Conway 0 431 -3397
    69 Todd Bodine 5 431 -3397
    70 Brett Rowe 0 427 -3401
    71 Brian Vickers 10 421 -3407
    72 Mark Green 0 407 -3421
    73 Scott Pruett 10 395 -3433
    74 Derrike Cope 0 388 -3440
    75 Jay Sauter 0 376 -3452
    76 Ron Fellows 10 328 -3500
    77 Timothy McCreadie 0 327 -3501
    78 Jimmie Johnson 10 320 -3508
    79 Kevin Lepage 0 306 -3522
    80 Joe Nemechek 0 300 -3528
    81 Jorge Goeters 5 297 -3531
    82 Brad Teague 0 295 -3533
    83 David Green 0 294 -3534
    84 Patrick Carpentier 5 256 -3572
    85 Jeff Green 0 255 -3573
    86 Mike Harmon 0 255 -3573
    87 Andy Pilgrim 0 236 -3592
    88 Andy Lally 0 210 -3618
    89 Alex Garcia 0 210 -3618
    90 Max Papis 0 205 -3623
    91 Michel Jourdain 0 203 -3625
    92 Martin Truex, Jr 5 195 -3633
    93 Frank Kreyer 0 189 -3639
    94 Bobby Santos 0 189 -3639
    95 Travis Kvapil 0 170 -3658
    96 John Graham 0 164 -3664
    97 Brian Keselowski 0 158 -3670
    98 Jerick Johnson 0 157 -3671
    99 Kenny Wallace 0 146 -3682
    100 Ron Young 0 143 -3685
    101 Landon Cassill 0 140 -3688
    102 Donnie Neuenberger 5 140 -3688
    103 Adrian Fernandez 0 138 -3690
    104 Johnny Benson 0 138 -3690
    105 Shelby Howard 0 137 -3691
    106 Justin Ashburn 0 134 -3694
    107 Trevor Boys 0 134 -3694
    108 Niclas Jonsson 5 132 -3696
    109 Elliott Sadler 0 121 -3707
    110 Scott Lagasse 0 119 -3709
    111 Travis Kittleson 0 112 -3716
    112 Josh Wise 0 106 -3722
    113 Marc Mitchell 0 103 -3725
    114 Chris Horn 0 101 -3727
    115 J R Fitzpatrick 0 98 -3730
    116 Brian Simo 0 97 -3731
    117 Carlos Contreras 5 97 -3731
    118 Todd Souza 0 94 -3734
    119 Dale Jarrett 0 94 -3734
    120 P J Jones 0 91 -3737
    121 Scott Gaylord 0 89 -3739
    122 Steve Grissom 0 88 -3740
    123 Kerry Earnhardt 0 88 -3740
    124 German Quiroga 5 84 -3744
    125 Danny Efland 0 77 -3751
    126 Rogelio Lopez 0 76 -3752
    127 Blake Bjorklund 0 73 -3755
    128 Mike MacKenzie 0 64 -3764
    129 Deac McCaskill 5 63 -3765
    130 Michael Valiante 0 61 -3767
    131 A.J. Allmendinger 0 55 -3773
    132 A J Frank 0 52 -3776
    133 Ian Henderson 0 52 -3776
    134 Dange Hanniford 0 49 -3779
    135 Larry Foyt 0 49 -3779
    136 Jeff Fuller 0 49 -3779
    137 John Andretti 0 46 -3782
    138 John Young 0 46 -3782
    139 Jamie Mosley 0 43 -3785
    140 Joe Fox 0 40 -3788
    141 Eddie MacDonald 0 40 -3788
    142 Caleb Holman 0 37 -3791
    143 Mike Potter 0 37 -3791
    144 Johnny Borneman 0 37 -3791
    145 Randy MacDonald 0 34 -3794
    146 Michael Waltrip 0 34 -3794
    147 Jason White 0 0 -3828
    148 Ruben Pardo 0 0 -3828
    149 Tono Perez 0 0 -3828

  • Owners Points: Jeff Burton’s win combined with Carl Edwards 26th place finish moved Richard Childress back into the lead in the owner point standings by 68 points.(9-1-2007)
    Owner Points Following Race #27
    California Speedway
    Camping World 300 Presented by RVs.com
    UNOFFICIAL Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 9/1/2007 @ 10:15 PM Pacific

    Pos Owner Car # Points Ldr
    1 Richard Childress 29 3,896
    2 Jack Roush 60 3,828 -68
    3 Richard Childress 21 3,731 -165
    4 Joe Gibbs 20 3,689 -207
    5 Delana Harvick 33 3,200 -696
    6 Michael Waltrip 99 3,171 -725
    7 Ray Evernham 9 3,106 -790
    8 Todd Braun 38 3,042 -854
    9 Armando Fitz 22 2,991 -905
    10 Jack Roush 6 2,975 -921
    11 Delana Harvick 77 2,877 -1,019
    12 Gregory Pollex 10 2,877 -1,019
    13 Gary Weisbaum 35 2,804 -1,092
    14 Jack Roush 16 2,785 -1,111
    15 Jack Roush 17 2,783 -1,113
    16 Chip Ganassi 41 2,776 -1,120
    17 Dale Earnhardt, Jr 88 2,757 -1,139
    18 Joe Gibbs 18 2,742 -1,154
    19 Clarence Brewer 37 2,692 -1,204
    20 Robert Yates 90 2,691 -1,205
    21 Tammy Brewer 27 2,677 -1,219
    22 Tad Geschickter 59 2,677 -1,219
    23 Floyd Ganassi 42 2,671 -1,225
    24 James Finch 1 2,665 -1,231
    25 James Finch 7 2,597 -1,299
    26 Rick Hendrick 5 2,589 -1,307
    27 Jodi Geschickter 47 2,455 -1,441
    28 Richard Childress 2 2,336 -1,560
    29 Rick Hendrick 24 2,277 -1,619
    30 Edward Rensi 25 2,265 -1,631
    31 Rusty Wallace 66 2,229 -1,667
    32 Gregory Pollex 14 2,199 -1,697
    33 John McGill 36 2,096 -1,800
    34 Joe Custer 28 2,058 -1,838
    35 Bobby Ginn 4 1,820 -2,076
    36 Keith Duesenberg 0 1,625 -2,271
    37 Roger Penske 12 1,499 -2,397
    38 Jack Roush 26 1,087 -2,809
    39 Teresa Earnhardt 15 1,019 -2,877
    40 Mary Louise Miller 170 937 -2,959
    41 Stanton Barrett 30 881 -3,015
    42 Bryan Mullet 211 839 -3,057
    43 Jimmy Means 52 802 -3,094
    44 Keith Coleman 23 758 -3,138
    45 John McNelly 156 718 -3,178
    46 Johnny Davis 01 641 -3,255
    47 Frank Cicci 34 592 -3,304
    48 Pat MacDonald 72 582 -3,314
    49 Cindy Shepherd 89 550 -3,346
    50 Robby Gordon 155 549 -3,347
    51 Wayne Day 105 434 -3,462
    52 Bill Riley 91 431 -3,465
    53 Teresa Earnhardt 8 382 -3,514
    54 Todd Braun 32 353 -3,543
    55 Donnie Richardson 44 323 -3,573
    56 Rick Hendrick 48 320 -3,576
    57 Andrea Nemechek 87 300 -3,596
    58 Jack Roush 106 282 -3,614
    59 Steve Germain 103 281 -3,615
    60 Alex Garcia 298 210 -3,686
    61 Teresa Earnhardt 111 195 -3,701
    62 James Rowe 273 186 -3,710
    63 Jerry Young 171 174 -3,722
    64 Gina MacDonald 271 174 -3,722
    65 Roger Penske 139 170 -3,726
    66 Dusty Whitney 249 158 -3,738
    67 Jack Johnson 176 157 -3,739
    68 Susan Spraker 163 152 -3,744
    69 Jay Robinson 149 139 -3,757
    70 Fred Horn 158 132 -3,764
    71 Kelly Souza 113 94 -3,802
    72 Michael Waltrip 344 94 -3,802
    73 Armando Fitz 144 80 -3,816
    74 Tom Eriksen 167 76 -3,820
    75 Chris Lencheski 130 70 -3,826
    76 Lori Morgan 200 68 -3,828
    77 Eddie D’hondt 192 52 -3,844
    78 Stan Barrett 31 49 -3,847
    79 John Young 146 46 -3,850
    80 Charles Henderson 175 37 -3,859
    81 Robert Richardson 180 31 -3,865
    82 Jeff Barrister 250 31 -3,865
    83 Jim Braddock 254 31 -3,865
    84 J L Pennington 208 25 -3,871
    85 Earl Sadler 195 22 -3,874

  • Hamlin wins the pole at California: #20-Denny Hamlin will start from the pole for the Camping World 300 after qualifying with a top speed of 180.316. This is Hamlin’s fifth Busch Pole and his 12th top-10 start in 15 NASCAR Busch Series races in 2007. Hamlin was followed by #9-Kasey Kahne second, #5-Kyle Busch third, #12-Ryan Newman fourth, #29-Jeff Burton fifth. Rounding out the top ten were #16-Greg Biffle, #21-Clint Bowyer, #48-Jimmie Johnson, #10-Brian Vickers, #6-David Ragan. Ragan was also the fastest rookie. There were 42 cars that went out for qualifying laps; all made the field.(8-31-2007)
    Starting Line Up by Row
    California Speedway
    Camping World 300 Presented by RVs.com
    Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, August 31, 2007 @ 06:32 PM Eastern

    Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed
    1 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevy 39.930 180.316
    2 9 Kasey Kahne Vitamin Water Dodge 39.964 180.162
    3 5 Kyle Busch Spectracide Hot Shot/Lowe’s Chevy 40.008 179.964
    4 12 Ryan Newman Kodak Dodge 40.076 179.659
    5 29 Jeff Burton Holiday Inn Chevy 40.086 179.614
    6 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 40.230 178.971
    7 21 Clint Bowyer Camping World Chevy 40.234 178.953
    8 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevy 40.467 177.923
    9 10 Brian Vickers Ft. McDowell Resort Destination Toyota 40.501 177.773
    10 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 40.528 177.655
    11 41 Reed Sorenson Imation/Memorex Dodge 40.581 177.423
    12 33 Kevin Harvick RoadLoans.com Chevy 40.607 177.309
    13 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 40.614 177.279
    14 60 Carl Edwards Sharp AQUOS Ford 40.697 176.917
    15 17 Matt Kenseth Arby’s Ford 40.724 176.800
    16 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford/Aussie Vineyards Ford 40.736 176.748
    17 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 40.756 176.661
    18 42 A.J. Allmendinger Memorex Dodge 40.776 176.574
    19 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 40.858 176.220
    20 25 David Gilliland freecreditreport.com Ford 40.871 176.164
    21 22 Robby Gordon Supercuts Dodge 40.923 175.940
    22 26 Jamie McMurray Dish Network/AT&T Homezone Ford 40.958 175.790
    23 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 41.120 175.097
    24 88 Brad Keselowski # U.S. NAVY Chevy 41.185 174.821
    25 77 Scott Wimmer Dollar General Chevy 41.335 174.187
    26 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communites Dodge 41.352 174.115
    27 18 Kevin Conway Z-Line Designs/Wal-Mart Chevy 41.362 174.073
    28 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 41.374 174.022
    29 27 Jason Keller Kleenex/Cottonelle Ford 41.430 173.787
    30 31 Jeff Fuller Interush Chevy 41.430 173.787
    31 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 41.478 173.586
    32 89 Morgan Shepherd Victory In Jesus Dodge 41.523 173.398
    33 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly/Walgreens Ford 41.589 173.123
    34 30 Stanton Barrett Smith & Wesson/SKI Motorsports Chevy 41.600 173.077
    35 1 J.J. Yeley Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 41.621 172.990
    36 37 Bobby East Kleenex Ford 41.635 172.931
    37 28 Blake Bjorklund U.S. Border Patrol Chevy 41.909 171.801
    38 01 Kertus Davis Race Girl Chevy 41.984 171.494
    39 47 Kelly Bires Clorox/American Red Cross Ford 42.955 167.617
    40 0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy 43.287 166.332
    41 52 Brad Teague Bennett Classics Museum Ford 43.974 163.733
    42 44 Johnny Borneman Super Series Chevy 45.676 157.632
    DNQ – None.

  • Bowyer leads final practice: #21-Clint Bowyer led the final “Happy-Hour” session at California Speedway with a speed of 176.466 followed by #20-Denny Hamlin second, #48-Jimmie Johnson third, #5-Kyle Busch fourth, #41-Reed Sorenson in fifth. Rounding out the top ten were #10-Brian Vickers, #22-Robby Gordon, #29-Jeff Burton, #38-Jason Leffler, #9-Kasey Kahne; first Ford; [11th] #25-David Gilliland. #42-AJ Allmendinger blew an engine a few laps into the session; they changed the motor and Allmendinger was able to make a few laps. There were 41 cars on track for the final session.(8-31-2007)
    NBS Final Practice (HAPPY HOUR)
    California Speedway
    Camping World 300 Presented by RVs.com
    Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, August 31, 2007 @ 11:21 AM Eastern

    Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed # Laps
    1 21 Clint Bowyer Camping World Chevy 40.801 176.466 23
    2 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevy 40.816 176.401 20
    3 *48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevy 41.058 175.362 16
    4 *5 Kyle Busch Spectracide Hot Shot/Lowe’s Chevy 41.296 174.351 11
    5 41 Reed Sorenson Imation/Memorex Dodge 41.303 174.321 21
    6 10 Brian Vickers Ft. McDowell Resort Destination Toyota 41.383 173.984 17
    7 22 Robby Gordon Supercuts Dodge 41.407 173.884 9
    8 29 Jeff Burton Holiday Inn Chevy 41.408 173.879 12
    9 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 41.451 173.699 20
    10 9 Kasey Kahne Vitamin Water Dodge 41.462 173.653 13
    11 25 David Gilliland freecreditreport.com Ford 41.535 173.348 18
    12 33 Kevin Harvick RoadLoans.com Chevy 41.549 173.289 15
    13 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 41.564 173.227 21
    14 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 41.599 173.081 21
    15 *26 Jamie McMurray Dish Network/AT&T Homezone Ford 41.606 173.052 21
    16 60 Carl Edwards Sharp AQUOS Ford 41.609 173.039 17
    17 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 41.634 172.936 11
    18 42 A.J. Allmendinger Memorex Dodge 41.720 172.579 13
    19 77 Scott Wimmer Dollar General Chevy 41.732 172.529 22
    20 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford/Aussie Vineyards Ford 41.771 172.368 19
    21 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 41.810 172.208 16
    22 *17 Matt Kenseth Arby’s Ford 41.824 172.150 18
    23 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 41.905 171.817 11
    24 *12 Ryan Newman Kodak Dodge 41.926 171.731 17
    25 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly/Walgreens Ford 41.972 171.543 15
    26 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communites Dodge 41.983 171.498 13
    27 *31 Jeff Fuller Interush Chevy 41.999 171.433 12
    28 18 Kevin Conway Z-Line Designs/Wal-Mart Chevy 42.093 171.050 13
    29 88 Brad Keselowski # U.S. NAVY Chevy 42.094 171.046 14
    30 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 42.099 171.025 9
    31 1 J.J. Yeley Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 42.407 169.783 11
    32 *89 Morgan Shepherd Victory In Jesus Dodge 42.412 169.763 6
    33 27 Jason Keller Kleenex/Cottonelle Ford 42.432 169.683 18
    34 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 42.496 169.428 13
    35 *30 Stanton Barrett Smith & Wesson/SKI Motorsports 42.797 168.236 17
    36 *01 Kertus Davis Race Girl Chevy 42.900 167.832 15
    37 47 Kelly Bires Clorox/American Red Cross Ford 42.974 167.543 15
    38 37 Bobby East Kleenex Ford 43.036 167.302 10
    39 *0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy 43.641 164.982 11
    40 *52 Brad Teague Bennett Classics Museum Ford 44.954 160.164 5
    41 *44 Johnny Borneman Super Series Chevy 48.273 149.152 1
    *Required to qualify on time

    NBS Rookie Practice
    California Speedway
    Camping World 300 Presented by RVs.com
    Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, August 31, 2007 @ 10:20 AM Eastern

    Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed # Laps
    1 88 Brad Keselowski # U.S. NAVY Chevy 41.978 171.518 8
    2 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly/Walgreens Ford 42.198 170.624 9
    3 42 A.J. Allmendinger Memorex Dodge 42.223 170.523 1
    4 47 Kelly Bires Clorox/American Red Cross Ford 42.254 170.398 6
    5 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford/Aussie Vineyards Ford 42.322 170.124 8
    6 28 Blake Bjorklund U.S. Border Patrol Chevy 42.357 169.984 4
    7 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 42.552 169.205 9
    8 18 Kevin Conway Z-Line Designs/Wal-Mart Chevy 42.909 167.797 14
    9 37 Bobby East Kleenex Ford 43.020 167.364 4
    *Required to qualify on time

  • Kyle Busch leads first practice: #5-Kyle Busch was the fastest in the first practice session for the Camping World 300 at California Speedway with a speed of 177.673 followed by #16-Greg Biffle second, #9-Kasey Kahne third, #1-JJ Yeley, fourth, and #10-Brian Vickers fifth. Rounding out the top ten were #29-Jeff Burton, #7-Mike Wallace, #20-Denny Hamlin, #17-Matt Kenseth, #60-Carl Edwards. There are 42 cars entered; there were 41 cars on track for the first session.(8-31-2007)
    NBS Practice 1
    California Speedway
    Camping World 300 Presented by RVs.com
    Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, August 31, 2007 @ 09:32 AM Eastern

    Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed # Laps
    1 *5 Kyle Busch Spectracide Hot Shot/Lowe’s Chevy 40.524 177.672 15
    2 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 40.568 177.480 16
    3 9 Kasey Kahne Vitamin Water Dodge 40.667 177.048 20
    4 1 J.J. Yeley Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 40.713 176.848 22
    5 10 Brian Vickers Ft. McDowell Resort Destination Toyota 40.756 176.661 26
    6 29 Jeff Burton Holiday Inn Chevy 40.774 176.583 33
    7 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 40.807 176.440 21
    8 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevy 40.832 176.332 21
    9 *17 Matt Kenseth Arby’s Ford 40.853 176.242 22
    10 60 Carl Edwards Sharp AQUOS Ford 40.855 176.233 20
    11 41 Reed Sorenson Imation/Memorex Dodge 40.864 176.194 16
    12 *12 Ryan Newman Kodak Dodge 40.906 176.013 20
    13 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 40.951 175.820 13
    14 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communites Dodge 40.986 175.670 8
    15 37 Bobby East Kleenex Ford 41.020 175.524 19
    16 *48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevy 41.032 175.473 18
    17 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 41.045 175.417 23
    18 33 Kevin Harvick RoadLoans.com Chevy 41.069 175.315 13
    19 77 Scott Wimmer Dollar General Chevy 41.109 175.144 12
    20 27 Jason Keller Kleenex/Cottonelle Ford 41.148 174.978 16
    21 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 41.184 174.825 14
    22 22 Robby Gordon Supercuts Dodge 41.228 174.639 28
    23 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 41.240 174.588 16
    24 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford/Aussie Vineyards Ford 41.242 174.579 23
    25 42 A.J. Allmendinger Memorex Dodge 41.244 174.571 27
    26 *26 Jamie McMurray Dish Network/AT&T Homezone Ford 41.269 174.465 26
    27 25 David Gilliland freecreditreport.com Ford 41.283 174.406 19
    28 21 Clint Bowyer Camping World Chevy 41.286 174.393 8
    29 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 41.353 174.111 16
    30 18 Kevin Conway Z-Line Designs/Wal-Mart Chevy 41.614 173.019 17
    31 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 41.634 172.936 11
    32 *89 Morgan Shepherd Victory In Jesus Dodge 41.733 172.525 2
    33 *01 Kertus Davis Race Girl Chevy 41.797 172.261 17
    34 88 Brad Keselowski # U.S. NAVY Chevy 41.917 171.768 20
    35 28 Blake Bjorklund U.S. Border Patrol Chevy 42.015 171.367 8
    36 47 Kelly Bires Clorox/American Red Cross Ford 42.043 171.253 18
    37 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly/Walgreens Ford 42.284 170.277 14
    38 *31 Jeff Fuller Interush Chevy 42.330 170.092 13
    39 *30 Stanton Barrett Smith & Wesson/SKI Motorsports 43.060 167.209 16
    40 *0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy 43.428 165.792 7
    41 *44 Johnny Borneman Super Series Chevy 46.890 153.551 1
    *Required to qualify on time

  • California Entry List: UPDATE 2: There are just 43 cars on the preliminary entry list for Saturday night’s Camping World 300 at California Speedway, including a couple teams with drivers TBA.(8-27-2007)
    UPDATE: Robby Gordon will be driving the #22, in place of David Stremme.(8-28-2007)
    UPDATE 2: A.J. Allmendinger will be in the #42.(8-28-2007)

    Preliminary Entry List
    California Speedway
    Camping World 300 presented by RVs.com
    Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Mon, August 27, 2007 @ 04:12 PM Eastern

    Ent. Car Driver Team Name Owner
    1. 0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy Keith Duesenberg
    2. 1 J.J. Yeley Miccosukee Resort Chevy James Finch
    3. 01 Kertus Davis Race Girl Chevy Johnny Davis
    4. 5 Kyle Busch Spectracide/Lowe’s Chevy Rick Hendrick
    5. 6 David Ragan America’s Tire Ford Jack Roush
    6. 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy James Finch
    7. 9 Kasey Kahne Vitamin Wafer Dodge Ray Evernham
    8. 10 Brian Vickers Fort McDowell Resort Destination Toyota Greg Pollex
    9. 12 Ryan Newman Kodak Dodge Roger Penske
    10. 14 Kyle Krisiloff Lilly/Walgreens Ford Greg Pollex
    11. 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford Jack Roush
    12. 17 Matt Kenseth Arby’s Ford Jack Roush
    13. 18 Kevin Conway Z-Line Designs Chevy Joe Gibbs
    14. 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevy Joe Gibbs
    15. 21 Clint Bowyer Camping World Chevy Richard Childress
    16. 22 Robby Gordon Supercuts Dodge Armando Fitz
    17. 25 David Gilliland FreeCreditReport.com Ford Ed Rensi
    18. 26 Jamie McMurray DISH Homezone Ford Jack Roush
    19. 27 Jason Keller Kleenex Ford Tammy Brewer
    20. 28 Blake Bjorklund U.S. Border Patrol Chevy Joe Custer
    21. 29 Jeff Burton Holiday Inn Chevy Richard Childress
    22. 30 Stanton Barrett Smith&Wesson/Ski Motorsports Chevy Stanton Barrett
    23. 31 Jeff Fuller Interush Chevy Stanton Barrett
    24. 33 Kevin Harvick Road Loans Chevy Delana Harvick
    25. 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr McDonald’s Ford Gary Weisbaum
    26. 36 Brent Sherman Big Lots! Chevy John McGill
    27. 37 Bobby East Kleenex Ford Clarence Brewer
    28. 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota Todd Braun
    29. 41 Reed Sorenson Imation Dodge Chip Ganassi
    30. 42 A.J. Allmendinger Memorex Dodge Floyd Ganassi
    31. 47 Kelly Bires Clorox Ford Jodi Geschickter
    32. 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools Chevy Rick Hendrick
    33. 52 Brad Teague TBA Ford Jimmy Means
    34. 59 Marcos Ambrose Kingsford Ford Tad Geschickter
    35. 60 Carl Edwards Sharp AQUOS Ford Jack Roush
    36. 66 Steve Wallace Homelife Communities Dodge Rusty Wallace
    37. 77 Scott Wimmer Dollar General Chevy Delana Harvick
    38. 88 Brad Keselowski U.S. Navy Chevy Dale Earnhardt Jr.
    39. 89 Morgan Shepherd Victory In Jesus Dodge Cindy Shepherd
    40. 90 Stephen Leicht Citifinancial Ford Robert Yates
    41. 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota Michael Waltrip
    42. 144 TBA Dodge Armando Fitz
    43. 244 Super Series Chevy Donnie Richardson

    Drivers in Red are required to qualify on time.


    NASCAR Busch Series News And Notes – California

    Jason Leffler’s (#38 Great Clips Toyota) last trip to his home state to race at California Speedway in February wasn’t much to, well, visit home about.

    An accident on Lap 88 ended his day and dropped him to a 38th-place finish. That, coupled with his season-opening 22nd place at Daytona International Speedway put a damper on his start to the 2007 season.

    Fast-forward to the present and the native of Long Beach would certainly agree – what a difference seven months makes.

    Off the track, Leffler and his wife, Allison, became parents to son, Charlie Dean, on Aug. 16. Also during that span, Leffler has turned around his season on the track.

    “This trip back will be even more special for me because even though everyone won’t get to meet Charlie, I’ll be able to show off new pictures of him,” Leffler said. “Fatherhood is something that is so amazing, it’s impossible to explain.”

    Leffler is setting a good example as far as resilience. He was 20th in the standings following the May race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Since then, he’s catapulted into the top 10 in the standings – he tied his career-best ranking of third after registering Toyota’s first series win at O’Reilly Raceway Park at  Indianapolis – and improved his Driver Rating from 11th (66.3 rating) to his current fifth-place standing (77.3).

    He enters the California race fourth in the standings. He has two Busch Poles this season, including last week at Bristol Motor Speedway where he was second to Kasey Kahne (No 9 Vitamin Water Dodge) in one of the most exciting races of the year. He also won the pole at California in the first race in 2004.

    September Signals Stretch Run For NASCAR Busch Series Teams

    The second visit by the NASCAR Busch Series to California Speedway signals the end of August and the beginning of the final stretch of the 35-race season.

    Carl Edwards (#60 Sharp Aquos Ford) maintains his lead in the driver standings, but his Roush Fenway Racing team still faces the challenge of the #29 Chevy of Richard Childress Racing – this week driven by Jeff Burton and sponsored by Holiday Inn – in the owner standings. Scott Wimmer also has driven the #29.

    Edwards posted his best finish in his last three races – 11th – last week at Bristol while Burton’s 40th place due to an accident was his worst series finish since consecutive 40th-place results last year.

    Edwards won this race in 2005 while Burton has three top fives – including runner-up finishes in 1999 and 2000 – and four top-10s in seven races at California.

    Wimmer also will be racing, but for a different team. He debuts for California native and reigning series champion Kevin Harvick’s KHI team in the #77 Dollar General Chevy.

    In The Loop:  Kahne, Newman Set To Duke Out “Round Two; Owner Leaders Also In The Mix

    Call it round two between Kasey Kahne and Ryan Newman (#12 Kodak Dodge).

    The two Dodge drivers staged a battle – along with Jason Leffler – during the waning laps of last week’s NASCAR Busch Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Kahne was victorious, as a flat tire ended Newman’s night.

    They’ll have another chance this weekend at California Speedway. Both have enjoyed tremendous success at the 2-mile track, with Kahne winning this race last season and Newman finishing second in his only NASCAR Busch Series start at California in February of 2006.

    The two also go toe-to-toe in many of the Loop Data statistics. In two California races since 2005, Kahne has a Driver Rating of 118.1, an Average Running Position of 6.0, and 24 Fastest Laps Run. In his lone California start, Newman earned a Driver Rating of 120.8, an Average Running Position of 3.5 and spent all but one of his laps in the top 15.

    But that might be Saturday night’s undercard compared to the owners’ standings battle between Carl Edwards and Jeff Burton.

    The Roush Fenway Racing #60 – driven exclusively by Edwards – owns a 42-point cushion over the Richard Childress Racing #29 driven by both Burton and Scott Wimmer this season. The stats say the neck-and-neck race might get even tighter after Calilfornia.

    Edwards and Burton have virtually identical stats at California:
    – Driver Rating: Burton (115.7) nips Edwards (114.2);
    – Average Running Position Burton (6.0) over Edwards (8.0);
    – Fastest Laps Run: Edwards (84 in five races) over Burton (74 in three races);
    – Laps in the Top 15: Burton (91.3% of his laps were in the Top 15) over Edwards (89.9% of his laps were in the Top 15).

    NBS ETC.

    Countdown to 417
    Jason Keller has 413 career starts; the series record is 417. He must qualify on time for all but one of his remaining races (Calif. – Brewco). Keller is tied with Matt Kenseth for the most series starts at California (12).

    Schedule (Team) Projected Start
    9/1 – California (Brewco) 414
    9/8 – Richmond (CJM) 415
    9/22 – Dover (CJM) 416
    9/29 – Kansas (CJM) 417 – TIE
    10/13 – LMS (CJM) 418 – BREAK

    • Kevin Conway (#18 Z-Line Chevy) is back in familiar territory at California Speedway, but in a much different capacity. Conway has served as a driving instructor for the Richard Petty Driving Experience at the track and also has a front-row start and top-five finish in a 2004 NASCAR Grand National Division, West Series race at the track. This will be his first NASCAR Busch Series start there. His #18 Chevy and Denny Hamlin’s #20 Rockwell Automation Chevy will carry a tribute to Conway’s father, Sam, who passed away last Saturday after a lengthy battle with cancer.
    • Haas CNC Racing developmental driver Blake Bjorklund the (#28 U.S. Border Patrol Chevy) is scheduled to make his NASCAR Busch Series debut at California. Through an existing partnership between Haas CNC and Jay Robinson Racing, the 21-year-old native of Isanti, Minn., also is targeted to compete at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in October and in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
    Bjorklund had been driving the #8 Chevy for MRD Motorsports in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and was ranked 21st in the standings following 15 races, and now will focus solely on preparation for his NASCAR Busch Series schedule.

    • California Represents: Six California natives are entered in the Camping World 300 in their home state. Led by 2006 series champion Kevin Harvick (#33 RoadLoans.com Chevy –Bakersfield), the other Golden Staters include Stanton Barrett (#30 Smith & Wesson/Ski Motorsports Chevy – Bishop); David Gilliland (#25 FreeCreditReport.com Ford – Riverside); Robby Gordon (#22 Supercuts Dodge – Orange); Jimmie Johnson, the defending NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series champion (#48 Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevy – El Cajon) and Long Beach’s Jason Leffler. This will mark Gilliland’s NASCAR Busch Series debut at the track; Kenny Wallace drove for Gilliland last Feburary when a case of race day flu precluded his participation.

    California Speedway Stats & Facts

    • Roush Fenway teammates Matt Kenseth (#17 Arby’s Ford) and Greg Biffle (#16 3M Ford) share the most victories with three each. Roush Fenway drivers have led 57% of the laps at California since 2000.

    • Clint Bowyer (#21 Camping World Chevy) has two Busch Poles at California Speedway, the only driver with multiple poles. No driver has won from the pole at California.

    • There have been 14 different race winners in the NASCAR Busch Series in 2007; the series record is 18. Nine races remain in the season.

    Rookie Spotlight: Keselowski Continues Impressive Showings For JR Motorsports

    • Making His Bid:  Brad Keselowski (#88 U.S. NAVY Seebees Chevy) has done nothing but strengthen his chances to land a full-time ride for two-time NASCAR Busch Series champion and JR Motorsports team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. In the five races he’s run for JRM, the 23-year-old native of Rochester Hills, Mich., has posted two top-10 finishes – including his career-best seventh at Bristol – and also results of 13th (Chicagoland Speedway) and 14th (Michigan International Speedway) in races that each featured over 20 double-duty drivers. Keselowski also has been the top-finishing Raybestos Rookie in three of his five outings. “Our communication and understanding of what he needs in the car continues to improve each week,” said crew chief Wes Ward. Keselowski had garnered 87 points in the Raybestos Rookie standings in 13 races prior to moving to JRM. In his five races since, he’s collected 50 points.

    • Rookie Etc.: Brad Coleman goes into a self-described “deep-freeze” and isn’t scheduled to race in the #18 Carino’s Chevy for Joe Gibbs Racing until Sept. 22 at Dover International Speedway. … David Ragan’s (#6 Discount Tire Co. Ford) best finish (sixth) in his last four races helped push his lead in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings up to a more comfortable 25-point margin over Marcos Ambrose (#59 Kinsford Ford), who got caught up with fellow rookie Robert Richardson Jr. at Bristol. Ambrose’s 37th-place finish tied his lowest result of the year.

    2007 NASCAR BUSCH SERIES
    RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR STANDINGS

         Driver                          Points
    1. David Ragan                   208
    2. Marcos Ambrose            183
    3. Kyle Krisiloff                   166
    4. Juan Pablo Montoya       165
    5. Brad Coleman                150
    6. Brad Keselowski            137
    7. Robert Richardson Jr.      90
    8. Justin Diercks                 51

    ESPN/ABC

    ESPN2 continues its season-long coverage of the NASCAR Busch Series with live, prime-time racing from California Speedway. The telecast of the Camping World 300 presented by RVs.com begins at 9:45 p.m. ET with NASCAR Countdown.

    Dr. Jerry Punch will anchor ESPN2’s coverage from California with analysis by 1989 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series champion Rusty Wallace and two-time champion crew chief Andy Petree. Pit reporters will be Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Mike Massaro and Shannon Spake, while two-time champion crew chief Tim Brewer will report from the ESPN DISH Tech Center. Allen Bestwick will host NASCAR Countdown, joined by analyst Brad Daugherty – a former winning team owner in NASCAR’s Busch Series and NASCAR CraftsmanTruck Series – in the ESPN Pit Studio.

    A simulcast of the race can be seen on ESPN Deportes, ESPN’s domestic Spanish-language network. In addition, the race can be seen live on ESPN360.com, ESPN’s signature broadband service.

    2007 At-A-Glance: NASCAR Busch Series Leaders After 26 Of 35 Races:

    Traditional Statistics:

    Driver points – Edwards (3743)
    Victories – Harvick (5)
    Races led – Edwards (17)
    Laps led – Ky. Busch (683)
    Top-five finishes – Edwards (13)
    Top-10 finishes – Edwards (17)
    Owner points – Roush Fenway (#60) – (3743)
    Money Won – Edwards ($973,185)
    Miles led – Ky. Busch (1028.33)
    Busch Poles – Hamlin (4)
    Closest to 10th – M. Wallace 10th (2477 pts), Kenseth, 11th (-155)
    Consecutive Weeks in Top 10 – Edwards, Harvick (26)

    Loop Data Statistics:
    Driver Rating – Edwards (108.5)
    Average Running Position – Edwards (9.5)
    Fastest Laps Run – Edwards (451 fastest laps)
    Quality Passes – Edwards (877)
    Laps In Top 15 – Edwards (3,964 of a possible 4,698)
    Top-10 finishes – Edwards (17)

    Dodge Finding Late-Season Groove; Kahne And Dodge Seeking Second Straight California Win

    As the season begins to wind down, Dodge seems to be warming up.

    Third in the Bill France Performance Cup standings, Dodge has managed to put its greatest distance since the June 16 race at Kentucky Speedway – 10 points – between it and fourth-place Toyota due to a surge over the last six races.

    Although first-place Chevy still maintains a strong 38-point lead in the manufacturer standings over second-place Ford, Dodge – which had three wins on the season prior to the last six races – has gained consistency, posting two victories(Gateway International Raceway, Bristol), five top fives and seven top 10s among two teams.

    Dodge comes to California as the defending winner of this race with driver Kasey Kahne also seeking his second victory in a row there. That win was Dodge’s first at California in series competition. Ford leads the way with eight wins, the last by Matt Kenseth in February.

    Manufacturers’ Championship
    2007 Point Standings

    Chevy 192
    Ford  154
    Dodge  118
    Toyota  108

    Up Next: Emerson Radio 250 At Richmond International Raceway

    One of the last two short-track races of the season is on tap for the NASCAR Busch Series next Friday night at the .75-mile Richmond International Raceway. The Emerson Radio 250 will be carried live by ESPN2 beginning at 7:30 ET.

    Clint Bowyer finally broke the three-race winning streak of his Richard Childress Racing teammate and two-time series champion Kevin Harvick with his win last May. However, Harvick has won the last two fall races at Richmond and sports three top fives and four top 10s in his six September races at RIR.

    Virginia native Jeff Burton, another RCR driver, won the Busch Pole for this event last year. His three poles are third all-time behind the record five shared by Tommy Ellis and Michael Waltrip.

    Mark Martin, the all-time leader in NASCAR Busch Series wins (47) and poles (30), also owns the most wins at Richmond with five.

    FAST FACTS

    The Race: Camping World 300 presented by RVs.com
    The Place: California Speedway
    The Date:  Sept. 1, 20071
    The Time: 10:00 p.m. (ET)
    TV: ESPN2, 9:30 p.m. (ET)
    Track Layout: 2-mile oval
    Race Purse: $1,607,454
    2006 Winner: Kasey Kahne
    2006 Pole: Clint Bowyer

    2007 Point Standings

    Pos. Driver           Points
    1      Edwards        3,743
    2      Reutimann     3,053
    3      Harvick          3,028
    4      Leffler            2,921
    5      Ragan           2,841
    6      Hamilton Jr.   2,704
    7      Leicht           2,615
    8      Biffle             2,585
    9      Ambrose       2,553
    10    M. Wallace    2,477

    Pre-Race Schedule:
    Friday – Practice, 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.; Rookie Practice, 9:45 – 10:15 a.m.; Final Practice, 10:20 – 11:20 a.m. (One hour, time permitting); Qualifying, 5:10 p.m.