THE RACE: 2007 EMERSON RADIO 250 – RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
Busch Series Race #28 of 35 for the 2007 season
- Race: 8:00pm/et, Friday, September 7, 2007 in Richmond, VA
- Length: 250 Laps, 187.5 miles
- TV: ESPN2 – 7:30pm/et
- Radio: MRN
- Purse: $1,123,290
- Announcers: Jerry Punch, Rusty Wallace, Andy Petree
- Pit Reporters: Allen Bestwick, Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Mike Massaro
Practice Dates/Times
- Practice: Friday, September 7, 8:30-9:40am/et and 10:10-11:10am/et. Rookie practice 9:40-10:10am/et.
Qualifying Info
- Qualifying Draw: Friday, September 7, 7:30am/et
- Qualifying Time: Friday, September 7, 4:05pm/et
- Qualifying: 2 laps for all positions, cars will be impounded.
- NASCAR Online will have live lap-by-lap coverage of Busch qualifying via the web (NOTE: this is a paid subscription service). TheHotLap.com has free qualifying coverage.
Goodyear Tire Notes
Busch Series — Race No. 28 — Emerson Radio 250
Richmond International Raceway (0.75-mile oval) — Richmond, Va.
Fast Facts for September 7, 2007
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Intermediate Radials
Number of Tires: Busch Series: Left-side — 600, Right-side — 600
Tire Codes: Left-side — D-4104; Right-side — D-4106
Tire Circumference: Left-side — 87.4 in.; Right-side — 88.6 in.
Technical Inspection Inflation: Left Front — 20 psi; Left Rear — 20 psi; Right Front — 30 psi; Right Rear — 30 psi
Minimum Recommended Inflation: Left Front — 15 psi; Left Rear — 13 psi; Right Front — 30 psi; Right Rear — 27 psi
Notes: This is Goodyear’s flat track/mile track tire set-up for 2007 and was run at Richmond in May . . . other major NASCAR tracks at which this combination of left- and right-side tires has been run this season are Phoenix, New Hampshire, Milwaukee, Gateway and Indianapolis Raceway Park . . . also, this left-side tire code (D-4104) was run twice by Nextel Cup teams at Pocono in 2007 . . . as on most NASCAR ovals one mile or less in length, teams will not run inner liners in their tires at Richmond.
Goodyear Blimp: Goodyear’s “Spirit of Innovation,” based out of Pompano Beach, Fla., will be covering both races this weekend at Richmond.
ENTRY, PRACTICE, QUALIFYING, AND RACE INFORMATION
- Busch Wins at Richmond: #5-Kyle Busch put on a dominating performance in Richmond, starting from the pole and leading 227 laps enroute to the win in the Emerson Radio 250. Point leader #60-Carl Edwards finished second, holding off #12-Ryan Newman. #17-Matt Kenseth finished fourth, #22-Mike Bliss fifth. The rest of top 10: #10-Brian Vickers, #20-Denny Hamlin, #29-Scott Wimmer, #9-Kasey Kahne, and #11-Jason Keller. The race was red flagged with 5 laps to go after #28-Derrike Cope lost an engine and the track had to be cleaned up. The race was slowed by 9 cautions for 36 laps and there were 3 leader with 6 lead changes.(9-7-2007)
NASCAR Race Number 28
Unofficial Race Results for the Emerson Radio 250 – Friday, September 7, 2007
Richmond International Raceway – Richmond, VA – .75 Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 252 Laps – 189 Miles – Purse: $1,123,290Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Total Award Status Times Laps 1 1 5 Kyle Busch Sta-Green / Lowe’s Chevy 252 195 10 $42,250 Running 4 227 2 6 60 Carl Edwards Scotts Winterguard Ford 252 170 $39,550 Running 3 4 12 Ryan Newman Kodak Dodge 252 165 $20,850 Running 4 2 17 Matt Kenseth Arby’s Ford 252 165 5 $23,575 Running 2 22 5 10 22 Mike Bliss Family Dollar Dodge 252 155 $30,580 Running 6 13 10 Brian Vickers Fan1st.com Toyota 252 150 $23,975 Running 7 5 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevy 252 146 $22,735 Running 8 18 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 252 142 $32,047 Running 9 22 9 Kasey Kahne Wisk Dodge 252 138 $21,975 Running 10 9 11 Jason Keller Dutch Quality Stone Chevy 252 134 $19,025 Running 11 7 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 252 130 $26,302 Running 12 3 26 Jamie McMurray Aflac Ford 252 127 $16,150 Running 13 14 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 252 124 $21,975 Running 14 12 42 A.J. Allmendinger Memorex Dodge 252 121 $25,550 Running 15 20 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford/Aussie Vineyards Ford 252 118 $25,927 Running 16 31 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 252 115 $22,777 Running 17 19 77 Bobby Labonte Dollar General Chevy 252 112 $23,350 Running 18 33 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communities Dodge 252 109 $22,652 Running 19 37 1 J.J. Yeley Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 251 106 $15,750 Running 20 16 03 Todd Bodine Germain Toyota Toyota 251 103 $15,700 Running 21 23 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 251 100 $23,477 Running 22 36 24 Landon Cassill National Guard/32nd Infantry Bgde 251 97 $17,550 Running 23 17 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 250 94 $22,692 Running 24 8 33 Kevin Harvick RoadLoans.com Chevy 250 91 $21,850 Running 25 29 27 Bobby East Kleenex/Depends Ford 250 88 $17,450 Running 26 24 47 Kelly Bires Clorox/American Red Cross Ford 250 85 $17,200 Running 27 30 56 Danny O’Quinn Smith Transport Chevy 250 82 $15,150 Running 28 21 70 Mark Green ForeTravel Motorcoach Chevy 250 79 $15,025 Running 29 40 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly / Walgreens Ford 250 76 $21,827 Running 30 41 25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford 249 73 $15,325 Running 31 38 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 249 75 5 $23,972 Running 1 3 32 35 21 Tim McCreadie Autozone Chevy 249 67 $22,260 Running 33 11 2 Clint Bowyer BB&T Chevy 248 64 $14,700 Running 34 27 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 248 61 $20,337 Running 35 25 41 Bryan Clauson Memorex Dodge 248 58 $16,635 Running 36 43 72 D.J. Kennington Vector Security Dodge 247 55 $14,580 Running 37 32 28 Derrike Cope U.S. Border Patrol Chevy 240 52 $16,515 Engine 38 15 88 Brad Keselowski # U.S. NAVY Chevy 221 49 $16,440 Running 39 28 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 211 46 $14,385 Running 40 26 15 Paul Menard Menards / NIBCO Chevy 158 43 $16,350 Accident 41 42 37 John Graham Kick Butt Energy Ballz Ford 113 40 $16,315 Accident 42 34 0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy 45 37 $16,275 Handling 43 39 18 Kevin Conway Z-Line Designs/Circuit City Chevy 36 34 $16,231 Accident Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 78,000 – Kyle Busch won the Emerson Radio 250, his ninth career NASCAR Busch Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following driver(s) dropped to the rear for the reason(s) indicated: #1 Yeley (missed drivers meeting). Failed to Qualify: (3) 01 Kertus Davis, 89 Morgan Shepherd, 98 Alex Garcia. Time of Race: 02 Hrs, 00 Mins, 45 Secs. Average Speed: 93.913 MPH Margin of Victory: .868 Seconds Caution Flags: 8 for 40 laps: Laps: 11-15 (Debris); 37-40 (#18 Accident Backstretch.); 121-126 (#37 Accident turn 1); 161-167 (#15 Accident, #17 spun turn 1); 187-190 (#6 Accident turn 2); 196-200 (#35,88 Accident turn 2); 237-241 (#42 Spun frontstretch); 247-250 (Oil on track [Red 6:02 Lap 247]). Lead Changes: 6 among 3 drivers: K. Busch 1-27; M. Kenseth 28-32; K. Busch 33-37; M. Wallace 38-40; K. Busch 41-142; M. Kenseth 143-159; K. Busch 160-252. Busch Pole Award: Kyle Busch, #5 (126.399 mph) Checkers/Rally’s Double Drive-Thru Challenge: Jason Keller, #11 (127.751 Seconds) Featherlite “Most Improved Driver: AJAllmendinger, #42 (22 Places) Raybestos “Rookie of the Race: Marcos Ambrose, #59 Sunoco Diamond Performance: Kyle Busch, #5 WIX Filters “Lap Leader: Mike Wallace, #7 (3 Laps)
- Edwards Point Lead at 733: Carl Edwards’ second place finish at Richmond expanded his point lead to 733. Kevin Harvick and David Reutimann are both tied for second with 3265 points. Jason Leffler remains fourth and David Ragan fifth.(9-7-2007)
Points Report
Richmond International Raceway
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UNOFFICAL Provided by NASCAR Statistics- Friday, 9/7/2007 @ 10:48 PM EasternPos Driver BPts Points Ldr 1 Carl Edwards 110 3998 0 2 Kevin Harvick 60 3265 -733 3 David Reutimann 20 3265 -733 4 Jason Leffler 30 3172 -826 5 David Ragan # 20 3021 -977 6 Bobby Hamilton Jr. 5 2919 -1079 7 Marcos Ambrose # 15 2795 -1203 8 Stephen Leicht 15 2791 -1207 9 Greg Biffle 40 2776 -1222 10 Mike Wallace 55 2672 -1326 11 Matt Kenseth 70 2566 -1432 12 Clint Bowyer 45 2494 -1504 13 Scott Wimmer 25 2439 -1559 14 J.J. Yeley 10 2406 -1592 15 Steve Wallace 15 2338 -1660 16 Denny Hamlin 55 2336 -1662 17 Jeff Burton 60 2323 -1675 18 Kyle Krisiloff # 0 2275 -1723 19 Dave Blaney 15 2252 -1746 20 Casey Mears 15 2248 -1750 21 Kyle Busch 100 2213 -1785 22 Brent Sherman 20 2157 -1841 23 Mike Bliss 5 1927 -2071 24 Regan Smith 25 1820 -2178 25 Shane Huffman 5 1727 -2271 26 Kasey Kahne 30 1712 -2286 27 Jamie McMurray 5 1694 -2304 28 Aric Almirola 20 1690 -2308 29 Juan Pablo Montoya 20 1689 -2309 30 Todd Kluever 15 1687 -2311 31 Reed Sorenson 15 1638 -2360 32 Bobby Labonte 10 1602 -2396 33 David Gilliland 5 1597 -2401 34 Brad Coleman 10 1579 -2419 35 Ward Burton 0 1555 -2443 36 David Stremme 10 1554 -2444 37 Jason Keller 10 1507 -2491 38 Brad Keselowski # 5 1461 -2537 39 Tony Stewart 15 1437 -2561 40 Eric McClure 5 1395 -2603 41 Jon Wood 0 1154 -2844 42 Kelly Bires 10 1106 -2892 43 Paul Menard 0 1062 -2936 44 Robert Richardson 5 872 -3126 45 Stanton Barrett 0 854 -3144 46 Ryan Newman 20 851 -3147 47 Danny O’Quinn 0 834 -3164 48 Kevin Hamlin 5 748 -3250 49 Robby Gordon 0 687 -3311 50 Richard Johns 0 656 -3342 51 Morgan Shepherd 0 655 -3343 52 Timothy Peters 0 646 -3352 53 Bobby East 5 582 -3416 54 Cale Gale 0 582 -3416 55 D.J. Kennington 0 575 -3423 56 Mark Martin 0 573 -3425 57 Brian Vickers 10 571 -3427 58 Todd Bodine 5 534 -3464 59 Kurt Busch 20 527 -3471 60 Johnny Sauter 0 520 -3478 61 Justin Diercks 0 505 -3493 62 Dale Earnhardt, Jr 10 503 -3495 63 Mark Green 0 486 -3512 64 Ron Hornaday, Jr 5 481 -3517 65 Tony Raines 0 467 -3531 66 Kevin Conway 0 465 -3533 67 Scott Riggs 0 460 -3538 68 Sam Hornish, Jr 0 456 -3542 69 Boris Said 5 452 -3546 70 Derrike Cope 0 440 -3558 71 Chase Miller 0 436 -3562 72 Kertus Davis 0 433 -3565 73 Brett Rowe 0 427 -3571 74 Scott Pruett 10 395 -3603 75 Tim McCreadie 0 394 -3604 76 Jay Sauter 0 376 -3622 77 Ron Fellows 10 328 -3670 78 Jimmie Johnson 10 320 -3678 79 Kevin Lepage 0 306 -3692 80 Joe Nemechek 0 300 -3698 81 Jorge Goeters 5 297 -3701 82 Brad Teague 0 295 -3703 83 David Green 0 294 -3704 84 Patrick Carpentier 5 256 -3742 85 Jeff Green 0 255 -3743 86 Mike Harmon 0 255 -3743 87 Landon Cassill 0 237 -3761 88 Andy Pilgrim 0 236 -3762 89 Andy Lally 0 210 -3788 90 Alex Garcia 0 210 -3788 91 Max Papis 0 205 -3793 92 John Graham 0 204 -3794 93 Michel Jourdain 0 203 -3795 94 Martin Truex, Jr 5 195 -3803 95 Frank Kreyer 0 189 -3809 96 Bobby Santos 0 189 -3809 97 A.J. Allmendinger 0 176 -3822 98 Travis Kvapil 0 170 -3828 99 Brian Keselowski 0 158 -3840 100 Jerick Johnson 0 157 -3841 101 Kenny Wallace 0 146 -3852 102 Ron Young 0 143 -3855 103 Donnie Neuenberger 5 140 -3858 104 Adrian Fernandez 0 138 -3860 105 Johnny Benson 0 138 -3860 106 Shelby Howard 0 137 -3861 107 Justin Ashburn 0 134 -3864 108 Trevor Boys 0 134 -3864 109 Niclas Jonsson 5 132 -3866 110 Elliott Sadler 0 121 -3877 111 Scott Lagasse 0 119 -3879 112 Travis Kittleson 0 112 -3886 113 Josh Wise 0 106 -3892 114 Marc Mitchell 0 103 -3895 115 Chris Horn 0 101 -3897 116 J R Fitzpatrick 0 98 -3900 117 Brian Simo 0 97 -3901 118 Carlos Contreras 5 97 -3901 119 Todd Souza 0 94 -3904 120 Dale Jarrett 0 94 -3904 121 P J Jones 0 91 -3907 122 Scott Gaylord 0 89 -3909 123 Steve Grissom 0 88 -3910 124 Kerry Earnhardt 0 88 -3910 125 German Quiroga 5 84 -3914 126 Danny Efland 0 77 -3921 127 Rogelio Lopez 0 76 -3922 128 Blake Bjorklund 0 73 -3925 129 Mike MacKenzie 0 64 -3934 130 Deac McCaskill 5 63 -3935 131 Michael Valiante 0 61 -3937 132 Bryan Clauson 0 58 -3940 133 A J Frank 0 52 -3946 134 Ian Henderson 0 52 -3946 135 Dange Hanniford 0 49 -3949 136 Larry Foyt 0 49 -3949 137 Jeff Fuller 0 49 -3949 138 John Andretti 0 46 -3952 139 John Young 0 46 -3952 140 Jamie Mosley 0 43 -3955 141 Joe Fox 0 40 -3958 142 Eddie MacDonald 0 40 -3958 143 Caleb Holman 0 37 -3961 144 Mike Potter 0 37 -3961 145 John Borneman 0 37 -3961 146 Randy MacDonald 0 34 -3964 147 Michael Waltrip 0 34 -3964 148 Jason White 0 0 -3998 149 Ruben Pardo 0 0 -3998 150 Tono Perez 0 0 -3998
- Owners Points: Richard Childress’ lead shrinks from 68 to 40 in the owner point standings.(9-7-2007)
Owner Points Following Race #28
Richmond International Raceway
EMERSON RADIO 250
UNOFFICIAL Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Friday, 9/7/2007 @ 10:32 PM EasternPos Owner Car # Points Ldr 1 Richard Childress 29 4,038 — 2 Jack Roush 60 3,998 -40 3 Joe Gibbs 20 3,835 -203 4 Richard Childress 21 3,798 -240 5 Delana Harvick 33 3,291 -747 6 Michael Waltrip 99 3,265 -773 7 Ray Evernham 9 3,244 -794 8 Todd Braun 38 3,172 -866 9 Armando Fitz 22 3,146 -892 10 Gregory Pollex 10 3,027 -1,011 11 Jack Roush 6 3,021 -1,017 12 Delana Harvick 77 2,989 -1,049 13 Jack Roush 17 2,948 -1,090 14 Gary Weisbaum 35 2,919 -1,119 15 Jack Roush 16 2,909 -1,129 16 Chip Ganassi 41 2,834 -1,204 17 Dale Earnhardt, Jr 88 2,806 -1,232 18 Tad Geschickter 59 2,795 -1,243 19 Floyd Ganassi 42 2,792 -1,246 20 Robert Yates 90 2,791 -1,247 21 Rick Hendrick 5 2,784 -1,254 22 Joe Gibbs 18 2,776 -1,262 23 James Finch 1 2,771 -1,267 24 Tammy Brewer 27 2,765 -1,273 25 Clarence Brewer 37 2,732 -1,306 26 James Finch 7 2,672 -1,366 27 Jodi Geschickter 47 2,540 -1,498 28 Richard Childress 2 2,400 -1,638 29 Rick Hendrick 24 2,374 -1,664 30 Edward Rensi 25 2,338 -1,700 31 Rusty Wallace 66 2,338 -1,700 32 Gregory Pollex 14 2,275 -1,763 33 John McGill 36 2,157 -1,881 34 Joe Custer 28 2,110 -1,928 35 Bobby Ginn 4 1,820 -2,218 36 Roger Penske 12 1,664 -2,374 37 Keith Duesenberg 0 1,662 -2,376 38 Jack Roush 26 1,214 -2,824 39 Teresa Earnhardt 15 1,062 -2,976 40 Mary Louise Miller 70 1,016 -3,022 41 Bryan Mullet 11 973 -3,065 42 Stanton Barrett 230 881 -3,157 43 Jimmy Means 252 802 -3,236 44 John McNelly 56 800 -3,238 45 Keith Coleman 23 758 -3,280 46 Johnny Davis 01 672 -3,366 47 Pat MacDonald 72 637 -3,401 48 Frank Cicci 34 592 -3,446 49 Cindy Shepherd 89 578 -3,460 50 Robby Gordon 155 549 -3,489 51 Wayne Day 105 434 -3,604 52 Bill Riley 91 431 -3,607 53 Steve Germain 03 384 -3,654 54 Teresa Earnhardt 8 382 -3,656 55 Todd Braun 32 353 -3,685 56 Donnie Richardson 244 323 -3,715 57 Rick Hendrick 148 320 -3,718 58 Andrea Nemechek 87 300 -3,738 59 Jack Roush 106 282 -3,756 60 Alex Garcia 98 235 -3,803 61 Teresa Earnhardt 111 195 -3,843 62 James Rowe 273 186 -3,852 63 Jerry Young 171 174 -3,864 64 Gina MacDonald 271 174 -3,864 65 Roger Penske 139 170 -3,868 66 Dusty Whitney 249 158 -3,880 67 Jack Johnson 176 157 -3,881 68 Susan Spraker 163 152 -3,886 69 Jay Robinson 149 139 -3,899 70 Fred Horn 158 132 -3,906 71 Kelly Souza 113 94 -3,944 72 Michael Waltrip 344 94 -3,944 73 Armando Fitz 144 80 -3,958 74 Tom Eriksen 167 76 -3,962 75 Chris Lencheski 130 70 -3,968 76 Lori Morgan 200 68 -3,970 77 Eddie D’hondt 192 52 -3,986 78 Stanton Barrett 231 49 -3,989 79 John Young 146 46 -3,992 80 Charles Henderson 175 37 -4,001 81 Jeff Barrister 250 31 -4,007 82 Jim Braddock 254 31 -4,007 83 Robert Richardson 180 31 -4,007 84 J L Pennington 208 25 -4,013 85 Earl Sadler 195 22 -4,016
- Kyle Busch On Pole in Richmond: #5-Kyle Busch will start from the pole for tonight’s Emerson Radio 250 at Richmond International Raceway. His qualifying speed was 126.399mph. #17-Matt Kenseth will start second. #26-Jamie McMurray third, #12-Ryan Newman fourth, and #20-Denny Hamlin fifth. Point leader #60-Carl Edwards starts 6th, #38-Jason Leffler seventh, #33-Kevin Harvick eighth, #11-Jason Keller ninth, and #22-Mike Bill tenth. #99-David Reutimann spun on his qualifying lap, but did not hit anything. Two drivers made a qualifying attempt but did not make the race: #01-Kertus Davis and #89-Morgan Shepherd.(9-7-2007)
Starting Line Up by Row
Richmond International Raceway
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Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, September 07, 2007 @ 05:18 PM EasternPos Car Driver Team Time Speed 1 5 Kyle Busch Sta-Green / Lowe’s Chevy 21.361 126.399 2 17 Matt Kenseth Arby’s Ford 21.381 126.280 3 26 Jamie McMurray Aflac Ford 21.388 126.239 4 12 Ryan Newman Kodak Dodge 21.429 125.997 5 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevy 21.439 125.939 6 60 Carl Edwards Scotts Winterguard Ford 21.497 125.599 7 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 21.521 125.459 8 33 Kevin Harvick RoadLoans.com Chevy 21.526 125.430 9 11 Jason Keller Dutch Quality Stone Chevy 21.551 125.284 10 22 Mike Bliss Family Dollar Dodge 21.578 125.127 11 2 Clint Bowyer BB&T Chevy 21.578 125.127 12 42 A.J. Allmendinger Memorex Dodge 21.608 124.954 13 10 Brian Vickers Fan1st.com Toyota 21.616 124.907 14 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 21.654 124.688 15 88 Brad Keselowski # U.S. NAVY Chevy 21.659 124.659 16 03 Todd Bodine Germain Toyota Toyota 21.661 124.648 17 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 21.669 124.602 18 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 21.686 124.504 19 77 Bobby Labonte Dollar General Chevy 21.697 124.441 20 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford/Aussie Vineyards Ford 21.697 124.441 21 70 Mark Green ForeTravel Motorcoach Chevy 21.716 124.332 22 9 Kasey Kahne Wisk Dodge 21.718 124.321 23 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 21.748 124.149 24 47 Kelly Bires Clorox/American Red Cross Ford 21.761 124.075 25 41 Bryan Clauson Memorex Dodge 21.764 124.058 26 15 Paul Menard Menards / NIBCO Chevy 21.776 123.990 27 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 21.796 123.876 28 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 21.799 123.859 29 27 Bobby East Kleenex/Depends Ford 21.803 123.836 30 56 Danny O’Quinn Smith Transport Chevy 21.827 123.700 31 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 21.829 123.689 32 28 Derrike Cope U.S. Border Patrol Chevy 21.849 123.575 33 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communities Dodge 21.874 123.434 34 0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy 21.878 123.412 35 21 Tim McCreadie Autozone Chevy 21.883 123.383 36 24 Landon Cassill National Guard/32nd Infantry Brigade 21.887 123.361 37 1 J.J. Yeley Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 21.906 123.254 38 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 21.929 123.125 39 18 Kevin Conway Z-Line Designs/Circuit City Chevy 22.063 122.377 40 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly / Walgreens Ford 22.106 122.139 41 25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford Owner Points 42 37 John Graham Kick Butt Energy Ballz Ford Owner Points 43 72 D.J. Kennington Vector Security Dodge 22.080 122.283 Did Not Qualify:#01-Kertus Davis; #89-Morgan Shepherd; #98-Alex Garcia.
- Harvick Paces Happy Hour: #33-Kevin Harvick was fastest in Happy Hour. His top speed was 125.553mph. #17-Matt Kenseth was second, #20-Denny Hamlin third, #12-Ryan Newman fourth, and #41-Bryan Clauson fifth. The remainder of the top ten: #38-Jason Leffler, #16-Greg Biffle, #35-Bobby Hamilton, Jr., #5-Kyle Busch, and #29-Scott Wimmer. The only incident during the session was an accident by #98-Alex Garcia. The team does not have a backup car so they will withdraw.(9-8-2007)
NBS Final Practice (HAPPY HOUR)
Richmond International Raceway
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Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, September 07, 2007 @ 11:11 AM EasternPos Car Driver Team Time Speed # Laps 1 33 Kevin Harvick RoadLoans.com Chevy 21.505 125.552 25 2 *17 Matt Kenseth Arby’s Ford 21.605 124.971 27 3 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevy 21.641 124.763 28 4 *12 Ryan Newman Kodak Dodge 21.709 124.372 14 5 41 Bryan Clauson Memorex Dodge 21.759 124.087 31 6 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 21.773 124.007 24 7 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 21.775 123.995 27 8 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 21.804 123.830 29 9 *5 Kyle Busch Sta-Green / Lowe’s Chevy 21.805 123.825 18 10 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 21.838 123.638 34 11 *11 Jason Keller Dutch Quality Stone Chevy 21.848 123.581 30 12 *26 Jamie McMurray Aflac Ford 21.850 123.570 32 13 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford/Aussie Vineyards Ford 21.912 123.220 16 14 *2 Clint Bowyer BB&T Chevy 21.916 123.198 28 15 88 Brad Keselowski # U.S. NAVY Chevy 21.929 123.125 30 16 9 Kasey Kahne Wisk Dodge 21.940 123.063 30 17 77 Bobby Labonte Dollar General Chevy 21.957 122.968 23 18 *70 Mark Green ForeTravel Motorcoach Chevy 21.964 122.928 15 19 42 A.J. Allmendinger Memorex Dodge 21.998 122.738 18 20 10 Brian Vickers Fan1st.com Toyota 22.005 122.699 28 21 *15 Paul Menard Menards / NIBCO Chevy 22.006 122.694 30 22 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 22.007 122.688 24 23 21 Tim McCreadie Autozone Chevy 22.036 122.527 23 24 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 22.073 122.321 18 25 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 22.105 122.144 30 26 22 Mike Bliss Supercuts Dodge 22.127 122.023 29 27 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly / Walgreens Ford 22.178 121.742 37 28 *56 Danny O’Quinn Smith Transport Chevy 22.178 121.742 25 29 *03 Todd Bodine Germain Toyota Toyota 22.226 121.479 32 30 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 22.232 121.447 19 31 60 Carl Edwards Scotts Winterguard Ford 22.248 121.359 20 32 1 J.J. Yeley Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 22.270 121.239 21 33 *24 Landon Cassill National Guard/32nd Infantry Bgde 22.278 121.196 34 34 47 Kelly Bires Clorox/American Red Cross Ford 22.314 121.000 38 35 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 22.376 120.665 19 36 18 Kevin Conway Z-Line Designs/Circuit City Chevy 22.393 120.573 30 37 *89 Morgan Shepherd Victory In Jesus Dodge 22.449 120.273 8 38 27 Bobby East Kleenex/Depends Ford 22.461 120.208 38 39 25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford 22.481 120.101 17 40 *72 D.J. Kennington Vector Security Dodge 22.483 120.091 19 41 *0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy 22.500 120.000 13 42 *01 Kertus Davis Chevy 22.542 119.776 10 43 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communities Dodge 22.560 119.681 15 44 28 Derrike Cope U.S. Border Patrol Chevy 22.608 119.427 17 45 37 John Graham Kick Butt Energy Ballz Ford 22.716 118.859 30 46 *98 Alex Garcia Dixien Chevy 22.873 118.043 3
NBS Rookie Practice
Richmond International Raceway
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Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, September 07, 2007 @ 10:17 AM EasternPos Car Driver Team Time Speed # Laps 1 *24 Landon Cassill National Guard/32nd Infantry Bgde 21.978 122.850 16 2 42 A.J. Allmendinger Memorex Dodge 22.295 121.103 7 3 88 Brad Keselowski # U.S. NAVY Chevy 22.382 120.633 2 4 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 22.468 120.171 11 5 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford/Aussie Vineyards Ford 22.494 120.032 23 6 21 Tim McCreadie Autozone Chevy 22.523 119.877 19 7 41 Bryan Clauson Memorex Dodge 22.535 119.814 19 8 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly / Walgreens Ford 22.614 119.395 15 9 *0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy 22.669 119.105 5 10 27 Bobby East Kleenex/Depends Ford 22.802 118.411 31 11 *72 D.J. Kennington Vector Security Dodge 22.817 118.333 4 12 18 Kevin Conway Z-Line Designs/Circuit City Chevy 22.822 118.307 14 13 37 John Graham Kick Butt Energy Ballz Ford 23.002 117.381 16 14 *98 Alex Garcia Dixien Chevy 23.151 116.626 19
- Kenseth Fastest in Opening Practice: #17-Matt Kenseth’s speed of 124.567mph was fastest of all competitors in the morning practice session at Richmond. #2-Clint Bowyer was second. The rest of the top 10: #35-Bobby Hamilton, Jr., #99-David Reutimann, #70-Mark Green, #10-Brian Vickers, #20-Denny Hamlin, #5-Kyle Busch, #15-Paul Menard, and #59-Marcos Ambrose. There were several incidents during the session including contact between #25-Richard Johns & #9-Kasey Kahne; a wreck by #42-A.J. Allmendinger; and contact between #22-Mike Bliss & #89-Morgan Shepherd.(9-7-2007)
NBS Practice 1
Richmond International Raceway
EMERSON RADIO 250
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, September 07, 2007 @ 09:40 AM EasternPos Car Driver Team Time Speed # Laps 1 *17 Matt Kenseth Arby’s Ford 21.675 124.567 33 2 *2 Clint Bowyer BB&T Chevy 21.682 124.527 19 3 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 21.729 124.258 34 4 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 21.736 124.218 25 5 *70 Mark Green ForeTravel Motorcoaches Chevy 21.736 124.218 17 6 10 Brian Vickers Fan1st.com Toyota 21.770 124.024 31 7 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevy 21.795 123.882 23 8 *5 Kyle Busch Sta-Green / Lowe’s Chevy 21.837 123.643 31 9 *15 Paul Menard Menards Chevy 21.841 123.621 30 10 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford/Aussie Vineyards Ford 21.844 123.604 26 11 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 21.859 123.519 19 12 9 Kasey Kahne Wisk Dodge 21.864 123.491 19 13 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 21.885 123.372 34 14 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 21.889 123.350 22 15 *12 Ryan Newman Kodak Dodge 21.906 123.254 25 16 42 A.J. Allmendinger Memorex Dodge 21.914 123.209 17 17 60 Carl Edwards Scotts Winterguard Ford 21.933 123.102 26 18 *26 Jamie McMurray Aflac Ford 21.935 123.091 25 19 88 Brad Keselowski # U.S. NAVY Chevy 21.960 122.951 20 20 77 Bobby Labonte Dollar General Chevy 21.975 122.867 21 21 33 Kevin Harvick RoadLoans.com Chevy 21.975 122.867 12 22 *11 Jason Keller Dutch Quality Stone Chevy 21.982 122.828 28 23 *03 Todd Bodine Germain Toyota Toyota 22.033 122.543 22 24 21 Tim McCreadie Autozone Chevy 22.036 122.527 36 25 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 22.040 122.505 21 26 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 22.062 122.382 25 27 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 22.107 122.133 25 28 47 Kelly Bires Clorox/American Red Cross Ford 22.112 122.106 11 29 *01 Kertus Davis Chevy 22.140 121.951 17 30 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly / Walgreens Ford 22.152 121.885 30 31 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 22.155 121.869 18 32 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communities Dodge 22.155 121.869 21 33 27 Bobby East Kleenex/Depends Ford 22.175 121.759 44 34 22 Mike Bliss Supercuts Dodge 22.178 121.742 4 35 28 Derrike Cope U.S. Border Patrol Chevy 22.191 121.671 12 36 1 J.J. Yeley Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 22.200 121.622 29 37 41 Bryan Clauson Memorex Dodge 22.243 121.387 33 38 *56 Danny O’Quinn Smith Transport Chevy 22.262 121.283 17 39 *24 Landon Cassill National Guard/32nd Infantry Brigade 22.386 120.611 37 40 25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford 22.411 120.477 14 41 *72 D.J. Kennington Vector Security Dodge 22.412 120.471 29 42 18 Kevin Conway Z-Line Designs/Circuit City Chevy 22.527 119.856 36 43 37 John Graham Kick Butt Energy Ballz Ford 22.590 119.522 34 44 *0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy 22.618 119.374 13 45 *98 Alex Garcia Dixien Chevy 22.759 118.634 30
- Richmond Entry List: UDPATES: There are 48 drivers on the preliminary entry list for Friday night’s Emerson Radio 350 at Richmond.(9-4-2007)
UPDATE: The #00 team and Danny Elfland have withdrawn. Kertus Davis will be in the #01 in place of Shelby Howard. Derrike Cope will be in the #28 rather than Johnny Sauter.(9-6-2008)
UPDATE 2: The #05 team and Brett Rowe have withdrawn to bring the total entries to 46.(9-7-2007)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 TBA Chevy Johnny Davis 4. 2 Clint Bowyer Camping World Chevy Richard Childress 5. 03 Todd Bodine TBA Toyota Steven Germain 6. 5 Kyle Busch Spectracide/Lowe’s Chevy Rick Hendrick 7. 6 David Ragan Discount Tire Ford Jack Roush 8. 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy James Finch 9. 9 Kasey Kahne Lawry’s Dodge Ray Evernham 10. 10 Brian Vickers Camping World Toyota Greg Pollex 11. 11 Jason Keller TBA Chevy Bryan Mullet 12. 12 Ryan Newman Mobil 1 Dodge Roger Penske 13. 14 Kyle Krisiloff Lilly/Walgreens Ford Greg Pollex 14. 15 Paul Menard Menards Chevy Teresa Earnhardt 15. 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford Jack Roush 16. 17 Matt Kenseth Arby’s Ford Jack Roush 17. 18 Kevin Conway Z-Line Designs Chevy Joe Gibbs 18. 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevy Joe Gibbs 19. 21 Tim McCreadie Auto Zone Chevy Richard Childress 20. 22 Mike Bliss Family Dollar Dodge Armando Fitz 21. 24 Landon Cassill National Guard Chevy Rick Hendrick 22. 25 Richard Johns FreeCreditReport.com Ford Ed Rensi 23. 26 Jamie McMurray Oreo Ford Jack Roush 24. 27 Bobby East Kleenex Ford Tammy Brewer 25. 28 Derrike Cope U.S. Border Patrol Chevy Joe Custer 26. 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy Richard Childress 27. 33 Kevin Harvick Old Spice Chevy Delana Harvick 28. 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr McDonald’s Ford Gary Weisbaum 29. 36 Brent Sherman Big Lots! Chevy John McGill 30. 37 John Graham Yard-Man Ford Clarence Brewer 31. 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota Todd Braun 32. 41 Bryan Clauson Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge Chip Ganassi 33. 42 AJ Allmendinger TBA Dodge Floyd Ganassi 34. 47 Kelly Bires Clorox Ford Jodi Geschickter 35. 56 Danny O’Quinn Jr TBA Chevy John McNelly 36. 59 Marcos Ambrose Kingsford Ford Tad Geschickter 37. 60 Carl Edwards Scotts Ford Jack Roush 38. 66 Steve Wallace Homelife Communities Dodge Rusty Wallace 39. 70 Mark Green Foretravel Motorcoach Chevy Mary Louise Miller 40. 72 D.J. Kennington Vector Security Dodge Pat MacDonald 41. 77 Bobby Labonte Dollar General Chevy Delana Harvick 42. 88 Brad Keselowski U.S. Navy Chevy Dale Earnhardt Jr. 43. 89 Morgan Shepherd Victory In Jesus Dodge Cindy Shepherd 44. 90 Stephen Leicht Citifinancial Ford Robert Yates 45. 98 Alex Garcia Dixien/Omni Source Corp. Chevy Alex Garcia 46. 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota Michael Waltrip Drivers In Red need to qualify on time.
NASCAR Busch Series News And Notes – Emerson Radio 250
Great Scott: Wimmer A Major Part Of #29 Owner Title Chase Success
Scott Wimmer (#29 Holiday Inn Chevy) must be glad to get back behind the wheel of the Richard Childress Racing ride he shares with Jeff Burton for the first time since finishing seventh at O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis in late July.
The #29 is once again in the lead in the NASCAR Busch Series owner point standings – by 68 points over the #60 Scotts Winterguard Ford of Carl Edwards and Roush Fenway Racing.
But it figures that Wimmer takes over the #29 this week. The car – with Burton as the driver – comes off an exciting win at California Speedway last Saturday. And his teammate – a native of South Boston, Va. – happens to be a fan favorite at Richmond International Raceway.
Wimmer has competed in 17 races this season – 12 in the #29 – and has one Busch Pole, four top fives and seven top-10 finishes in the Holiday Inn entry. And although Burton has brought home each of the team’s three wins thus far in 2007, it’s Wimmer he gives the credit to as far as the organization’s current first-place hold on the owner standings lead.
“Scott Wimmer does a really, really good job putting us in a position to win,” Burton said following the California victory. “This isn’t just about me. It’s about Scott and what he’s been able to do, too.
“Scott has been an incredible addition to what we’ve been doing at RCR. It’s (the owner championship race) not over by any means. Scott has (played) a huge role putting us in this position.”
Keselowski Back On Track At Richmond; In With JRM For Remainder Of ‘07
After being involved in an accident Saturday at California that had his #88 U.S. NAVY Chevy riding the SAFER barrier then skidding on its nose before coming to a halt, Brad Keselowski has been medically cleared to race at Richmond.
After the incident, Keselowski was airlifted to Loma Linda Medical Center where he underwent CT scanning and x-rays on his head, left ankle and chest. Those tests came back negative.
Following standard NASCAR procedure, Keselowski was examined by Dr. Jerry Petty for NASCAR Competition upon his return to North Carolina Monday. He underwent an MRI exam and saw Petty again Tuesday before being cleared to race.
“I just have to comment California Speedway for installing the SAFER wall and NASCAR and other parties for developing it,” Keselowski said. “I hit the wall pretty hard but thanks to the SAFER wall and all the safety equipment I use, I was able to escape injury.”
The news got better for the 23 year old as he was named the driver for the #88 JR Motorsports Chevy for the remainder of the season.
Keselowksi replaced Shane Huffman for the July 14 race at Chicagoland Speedway and has competed in six races since, deferring in the two road course events to Andy Pilgrim. He posted two top 10s and finishes of 13th and 14th in those events to earn the permanent position.
In The Loop: Harvick’s Richmond Playground Has Bullies Ready For Friday Night Fight
Kevin Harvick (#33 RoadLoans.com Chevy) must have been under the weather during the first 2007 NASCAR Busch Series race at Richmond in May. He finished fourth and didn’t lead a single lap. It was an unsusual performance by his Richmond standards.
Usually, the two-time and reigning NASCAR Busch Series champion dominates. He did so in 2005, leading a race-high 149 laps in a win. He did it again twice in 2006, leading a total of 203 laps and sweeping the Richmond card.
Must be nice to finish fourth and consider it a bad day.
Harvick finds himself at or near the top of practically every key pre-race Loop Data category over the last five races at Richmond. He leads in Driver Rating (123.2) and Fastest Laps Run (156), is third in Average Running Position (6.8) and second in Laps in the Top 15 (1,132).
Clint Bowyer (#2 BB&T Chevy) was able to stop the Harvick machine last May, grabbing his second series win of the season. In that race, Bowyer scored a Driver Rating of 13.20 and an Average Running Position of 2.9.
Jason Leffler (#38 Great Clips Toyota) could surprise this weekend if he can rebound from a tough performance in May. He finished 37th in the first Richmond race, his worst finish in nine starts at the .75-mile track. Prior to that, he had three straight top-25 finishes and led laps in three consecutive Richmond races.
Leffler’s stats there are also impressive. He has a solid Driver Rating of 90.8, an Average Running Position of 13.8, 33 Fastest Laps Run and 648 Laps in the Top 15.
Another angle sure to heat up is the owner points battle between the #60 Roush Fenway Racing Ford and the #29 Richard Childress Racing Chevy. Jeff Burton drove the #29 to Victory Lane at California last weekend and regained the top spot in the standings. This weekend, Scott Wimmer will be piloting the car. He has a solid Driver Rating of 83.9 in three races at Richmond since 2005, while #60 driver Carl Edwards has a Richmond Driver Rating of 99.1.
NBS Etc.
• Leicht Turns 50: Stephen Leicht (#90 CitiFinancial Ford), the youngest of the drivers ranked in the top 10 in the point standings at age 20, is set to make his 50th start in the NASCAR Busch Series Friday night at Richmond. Leicht debuted at Memphis Motorsports Park in the fall of 2005 and this season is competing in his first full year in the series after sharing his ride last year with four other drivers. He’s posted one win, two top fives and six top-10 finishes in his career – all but one top 10 have come this season.
• Edwards Surpasses $1 Million: Series driver point standings leader Carl Edwards became the second-fastest to surpass $1 million in winnings in a season following last week’s race at California. Edwards has eanred $1,000,910 after 27 events. Only Martin Truex Jr., the 2004-05 NASCAR Busch Series champion, was faster to $1 million. Truex accomplished the feat in 2005 following the season’s 20th race. He finished the year with $3,123,692 in winnings, the series record.
• Richmond Has International Flair: This week’s event at Richmond has an international twist thanks to four drivers entered from three different countries. In addition to the usual domestic contingent of drivers, Australia’s Marcos Ambrose (#59 Kingsford Ford) – currently eighth in the series point standings – is joined by John Graham (#37 Kickbutt Amped Energy Ballz Ford) who hails from Toronto, Canada. Graham’s fellow countryman, St. Thomas native D.J Kennington (#72 McDonald Motorsports Dodge) is entered along with Alex Garcia (#98 Dixien-Omni Source Chevy) who is from Caracas, Venezuela. Garcia is the only one of the international quartet seeking to make his first series start at Richmond.Richmond International Raceway Stats & Facts
• Kevin Harvick has only one finish outside the top 10 in his last nine races at Richmond – he was 12th in the 2005 fall race. He has four wins during that span, including the last two fall races.
• Matt Kenseth (#17 Arby’s Ford) has finished in the top eight in 13 of his last 14 races at Richmond, including 10 top fives. He’s finished in the top three in the last four races at RIR.
• David Reutimann (#99 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota), currently third in the driver point standings only three points behind Harvick, made his NASCAR Busch Series debut at Richmond in the spring race in 2002. He finished 16th.Rookie Spotlight: Teenagers Claussen, Cassill Set For Different Debuts At Richmond
• Teen Twosome: Two 18-year-olds – Bryan Clauson (#41 Memorex Dodge) and Landon Cassill (#24 National Guard-32nd Infantry Brigade Chevy) will be making NASCAR Busch Series debuts of different kinds at Richmond. Clauson – who turned 18 while observing the race weekend for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates at Kentucky Speedway last June after graduating from high school in May – will make his overall series debut after coming out of midget and sprint cars where he has had tremendous success despite his young age. Cassill will make his first start at Richmond after competing in his first two series events over the summer at Gateway International Raceway and O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis. Cassill turned in an impressive sixth-place starting position in his first qualifying effort at Gateway. He improved his best finish in his limited action to date two places at ORP (30th).
• Rookie Etc.: Time is beginning to run out on Marcos Ambrose’s effort to catch leader David Ragan (#6 Discount Tire Ford) in the standings. Ragan put two more points between him and Ambrose following California where Ragan posted his seventh top-10 finish of the season. Ambrose was strong, but finished 13th. Ragan had the upper hand at Richmond last spring as well with a 14th-place showing compared to Ambrose’s 26th. … Only two Raybestos Rookies have won the fall race at Richmond – Bobby Hamilton in 1989 and Steve Park in ’97 – while Andy Santerre (’98) is the only Raybestos Rookie to capture a Busch Pole in the fall event at RIR.2007 NASCAR BUSCH SERIES
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR STANDINGSDriver Points
1. David Ragan 212
2. Marcos Ambrose 185
3. Kyle Krisiloff 167
4. Juan Pablo Montoya 165
5. Brad Coleman 150
6. Brad Keselowski 142
7. Robert Richardson Jr. 90
8. Justin Diercks 51ESPN/abc
On Friday night, ESPN2 continues its season-long coverage of the NASCAR Busch Series with live, prime-time racing from Richmond International Racway. The telecast of the Emerson Radio 250 begins at 7:30 p.m. ET with NASCAR Countdown. Allen Bestwick will host Countdown and will be joined by analyst Brad Daugherty, a former winning team owner in the NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR CraftsmanTruck Series, in the ESPN Pit Studio.
Dr. Jerry Punch will anchor the ESPN2 coverage from Richmond 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.
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 27 Of 35 Races:
Traditional Statistics:
Driver points – Edwards (3828)
Victories – Harvick (5)
Races led – Edwards (17)
Laps led – Ky. Busch (714)
Top-five finishes – Edwards (13)
Bowyer, 11th (-167)
Top-10 finishes – Edwards, Harvick (17)
Owner points – Richard Childress (#29) – (3896)
Money Won – Edwards ($1,000,910)
Miles led – Ky. Busch (1090.33)
Busch Poles – Hamlin (5)
Closest to 10th – M. Wallace 10th (2597 pts)
Consecutive Weeks in Top 10 – Edwards, Harvick (27)Loop Data Statistics:
Driver Rating – Edwards (107.1)
Average Running Position – Edwards (9.7)
Fastest Laps Run – Edwards (451 fastest laps)
Quality Passes – Edwards (899)
Laps In Top 15 – Edwards (4,026 of a possible 4,848)Chevy Rocks & Rolls At Richmond In NASCAR Busch Series Competition, Too
After Dodge interrupted Chevy’s two-race winning streak two weeks ago at Bristol Motor Speedway, Chevy bounced back with Jeff Burton’s win at California last Saturday to expand its lead in the Bill France Performance Cup standings to 43 points over second-place Ford with eight races remaining on the schedule.
And if past history at Richmond is any indication, Ford, third-place Dodge and fourth-place Toyota may be on the outside looking in after Friday night’s race.
Chevy leads all manufacturers with 18 NASCAR Busch Series wins at Richmond and has won the last four races in a row, including Kevin Harvick’s victory at this event last year and his RCR teammate Clint Bowyer’s win there this past May.
In fact, it’s been 11 years – the fall race in 1996 and the spring race in ’97 won by Ford – since Chevy has been dealt more than a one-race hiccup in between at least two consecutive wins.
But those breaks were each compliments of Ford – which has 13 wins at Richmond, second-most at the track. The last 29 races at Richmond have been won by either Chevy or Ford.
NASCAR Busch Series Manufacturers’ Championship
Chevy 201
Ford 158
Dodge 124
Toyota 111Up Next: RoadLoans.com 200 At Dover International Speedway
Following an open week – its first since mid-May – the NASCAR Busch Series gets back to work at Dover International Speedway for the Sept. 22 RoadLoans.com 200. The race will be televised live on ESPN2 beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET.
Clint Bowyer won this race a year ago after Scott Wimmer captured the Busch Pole. Only three races at Dover have been won from the pole, two of those having come in the fall event.
Todd Bodine leads all race winners at Dover with three victories, although he has won the fall race only once – as part of a season sweep in 1993. Bodine is one of three drivers (Robert Pressley in 1992 and Randy LaJoie in ’96) to register season sweeps at Dover. Driver standings leader Carl Edwards can add to that list this season as he won the first race at the 1-mile speedway on June 2.
FAST FACTS
The Race: Emerson Radio 250
The Place: Richmond International Raceway
The Date: Sept. 7, 20071
The Time: 8:00 p.m. (ET)
TV: ESPN2, 7:30 p.m. (ET)
Track Layout: .75-mile oval
Race Purse: $1,123,290
2006 Winner: Kevin Harvick
2006 Pole: Jeff Burton2007 Point Standings
Pos. Driver Points
1 Edwards 3,828
2 Harvick 3,174
3 Reutimann 3,171
4 Leffler 3,042
5 Ragan 2,975
6 Hamilton 2,804
7 Leicht 2,691
8 Ambrose 2,677
9 Biffle 2,652
10 M. Wallace 2,597Pre-Race Schedule:
Friday – Practice, 8:30 – 9:40 a.m.; Rookie Practice, 9:40 – 10:10 a.m.; Final Practice, 10:10 – 11:10 a.m.; Qualifying, 4:05 p.m.
- Additional California Busch Race Info at:
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