THE RACE: 2007 MEIJER 300 – KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY

Busch Series Race #16 of 35 for the 2007 season

  • Race: 8:30pm/et, Saturday, June 16, 2007 in Sparta, KY
  • Length: 200 Laps, 300 miles
  • TV: ESPN2 – 8:00pm/et
  • Radio: MRN
  • Purse: $1,441,056
  • Announcers: Rusty Wallace, Marty Reid
  • Pit Reporters: Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Shannon Spake and Vince Welch

    Practice Dates/Times

  • Practice: Friday, June 15, 5:00-6:00pm/et & 7:00-8:00pm/et. Rookie Practice, 6:15-6:45pm/et.

    Qualifying Info

  • Qualifying Draw: Friday, June 15, 4:00pm/et
  • Qualifying Time: Saturday, June 16, 5:10pm/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.

    ENTRY, PRACTICE, QUALIFYING, AND RACE INFORMATION

 

  • Leicht Get First Career Busch Win at Kentucky: #90-Stephen Leicht passed #18-Brad Coleman with 12 laps to go and pulled away to capture his first career Busch Series win [in 37 races] Saturday night in the Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway. He is the first winner of a Busch race who isn’t a full time Cup driver to win since Milwaukee last year [34 races]. #18-Coleman held on to finish second, #29-Scott Wimmer third, #41-David Stremme fourth, and #88-Shane Huffman fifth. The rest of the top ten were #20-Aric Almirola, #47-Kelly Bires, #6-David Ragan, #22-Mike Bliss, and #59-Marcos Ambrose. There were 8 leaders with 12 lead changes. The race was slowed by 9 cautions for 42 laps.(6-18-2007)

    NASCAR Race Number 16
    Unofficial Race Results for the Meijer “300 Presented By Oreo – Saturday, June 16, 2007
    Kentucky Speedway – Sparta, KY – 1.5 Mile Paved
    Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 300 Miles – Purse: $1,441,056

    Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Total Award Status Times Laps
    1 5 90 Stephen Leicht citi financial Ford 200 190 5 $103,823 Running 1 13
    2 7 18 Brad Coleman # Carino’s Italian Grill Chevrolet 200 175 5 $66,900 Running 3 36
    3 25 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevrolet 200 165 $59,973 Running
    4 27 41 David Stremme Wrigley’s Winterfresh Dodge 200 165 5 $33,825 Running 1 2
    5 15 88 Shane Huffman U.S. NAVY Chevrolet 200 155 $39,473 Running
    6 21 20 Aric Almirola Rockwell Automation Chevrolet 200 150 $34,600 Running
    7 26 47 Kelly Bires Clorox Ford 200 151 5 $28,225 Running 1 5
    8 10 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 200 142 $24,200 Running
    9 16 22 Mike Bliss Supercuts Dodge 200 138 $30,048 Running
    10 11 37 Greg Biffle Cub Cadet Ford 200 134 $24,475 Running
    11 6 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford Ford 200 130 $28,498 Running
    12 3 1 J.J. Yeley Miccosukee Resorts Chevrolet 200 127 $22,000 Running
    13 8 33 Cale Gale Camping World Chevrolet 200 124 $28,950 Running
    14 20 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 200 121 $26,448 Running
    15 18 10 Dave Blaney Camping World Toyota 200 118 $27,298 Running
    16 14 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 200 115 $25,998 Running
    17 23 21 Timothy Peters AutoZone Chevrolet 200 112 $27,500 Running
    18 2 9 Chase Miller Ragu Dodge 200 109 $27,350 Running
    19 1 4 Regan Smith Waste Management Chevrolet 200 111 5 $28,498 Running 2 45
    20 24 27 Jason Keller Kleenex Ford 200 103 $22,575 Running
    21 29 42 Kevin Hamlin Texaco/Havoline Dodge 200 105 5 $26,975 Running 1 1
    22 9 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communities Dodge 200 97 $25,223 Running
    23 32 16 Todd Kluever 3M Ford 198 99 5 $29,768 Running 1 2
    24 31 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevrolet 197 91 $23,743 Running
    25 30 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevrolet 197 88 $23,768 Running
    26 34 91 David Green YRT2 Toyota 197 85 $18,805 Running
    27 19 01 Shelby Howard Black’s Tire Chevrolet 197 82 $18,675 Running
    28 22 25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford 197 79 $18,555 Running
    29 35 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Clabber Girl Ford 196 76 $23,113 Running
    30 12 77 Kertus Davis Dollar General Chevrolet 196 73 $26,060 Running
    31 40 70 Justin Diercks # Foretravel/BIOMET Chevrolet 193 70 $18,400 Running
    32 37 0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevrolet 193 67 $18,090 Running
    33 4 60 Carl Edwards Sharp Aquos/3M Ford 179 74 10 $24,480 Running 3 96
    34 38 28 Robert Richardson Jr. # Checkers/U.S. Border Patrol Chevrolet 168 61 $17,870 Running
    35 41 58 Chris Horn Chevrolet 105 58 $17,760 Handling
    36 17 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 97 55 $22,418 Accident
    37 28 56 A.J. Frank Brandeis Chevrolet 95 52 $17,685 Accident
    38 13 17 Danny OQuinn Dish Network Ford 88 49 $19,630 Accident
    39 39 05 Brett Rowe FMI Fireplaces/Spectra Metal Chevrolet 48 46 $17,595 Electrical
    40 43 52 Jamie Mosley Signature Realty Ford 30 43 $17,560 Overheating
    41 42 48 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 19 40 $17,500 Transmission
    42 33 89 Morgan Shepherd Victory in Jesus Racing Dodge 4 37 $17,465 Accident
    43 36 44 Carlos Contreras Supercuts Dodge 3 34 $17,413 Electrical
    Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 70,419, Stephen Leicht won the Meijer 300 Presented by Oreo, his first career NASCAR Busch Series victory.Before the green flag, the the following driver under penalty dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #28 Robert Richardson Jr. (backup).
    Failed to Qualify: (1) 76 Jerick Johnson.
    Time of Race: 02 Hrs, 32 Mins, 56 Secs.
    Average Speed: 117.698 MPH
    Margin of Victory: 2.011 Seconds
    Caution Flags: 9 for 42 laps: Laps: 2-4 (#25 accident turn 4); 7-10 (#89 accident turn 4); 18-20 (#7 spin turn 4); 92-96 (#17 accident turn 2); 99-105 (#35, #56 accident turn 3); 152-155 (Debris turn 3); 157-161 (#60, #66 accident frontstretch); 167-170 (#4 spin frontstretch); 178-184 (#28 accident turn 3).
    Lead Changes: 12 among 8 drivers: R. Smith 1-20; C. Edwards 21-37; R. Smith 38-62; C. Edwards 63-64; B. Coleman # 65-67; K. Bires 68-72; D. Stremme 73-74; K. Hamlin 75; T. Kluever 76-77; B. Coleman # 78; C. Edwards 79-155; B. Coleman # 156-187; S. Leicht 188-200.
    Top 10 Driver Points: (1) C. Edwards 2,534;(2) D. Blaney 1,833;(3) K. Harvick 1,798;(4) D. Reutimann 1,764;(5) R. Smith 1,744;(6) D. Ragan # 1,713;(7) G. Biffle 1,647;(8) M. Ambrose # 1,638;(9) B. Hamilton Jr. 1,629;(10) J. Leffler 1,603.
    Busch Pole Award Regan Smith, #4 (177.026 mph)
    Checkers/Rally’s Double Drive-Thru Challenge : Brad Coleman, #18 (132.936 secs)
    Featherlite “Most Improved Driver Stephen Leicht, #90 (32 Places)
    Raybestos “Rookie of the Race Brad Coleman, #18
    Sunoco Diamond Performance Stephen Leicht, #90
    WIX Filters “Lap Leader Brad Coleman, #18 (36 Laps)
  • Edwards Point Lead Up to 701: Despite an accident and a 33rd place finish, Carl Edwards point lead continues to expand. He now holds a 701 point lead over Dave Blaney. Kevin Harvick, who did not race at Kentucky falls to third. David Reutimann and Regan Smith remain fourth and fifty, respectively.(6-18-2007)

    Points Report
    Kentucky Speedway
    Meijer 300 presented by Oreo
    Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 6/16/2007 @ 12:02 AM Eastern
    UNOFFICAL

    Pos Driver BPts Points Ldr
    1 Carl Edwards 80 2534 0
    2 Dave Blaney 15 1833 -701
    3 Kevin Harvick 20 1798 -736
    4 David Reutimann 10 1764 -770
    5 Regan Smith 25 1744 -790
    6 David Ragan # 15 1713 -821
    7 Greg Biffle 25 1647 -887
    8 Marcos Ambrose # 5 1638 -896
    9 Bobby Hamilton Jr. 5 1629 -905
    10 Jason Leffler 15 1603 -931
    11 Matt Kenseth 50 1591 -943
    12 Stephen Leicht 15 1575 -959
    13 J.J. Yeley 10 1546 -988
    14 Clint Bowyer 40 1529 -1005
    15 Shane Huffman 5 1499 -1035
    16 Mike Wallace 40 1487 -1047
    17 Casey Mears 15 1462 -1072
    18 Jeff Burton 40 1446 -1088
    19 Denny Hamlin 30 1393 -1141
    20 Juan Pablo Montoya 20 1391 -1143
    21 Steve Wallace 15 1390 -1144
    22 Scott Wimmer 15 1319 -1215
    23 Kyle Busch 60 1318 -1216
    24 Kyle Krisiloff # 0 1316 -1218
    25 Brent Sherman 20 1293 -1241
    26 David Stremme 10 1257 -1277
    27 Ward Burton 0 1179 -1355
    28 Jon Wood 0 1154 -1380
    29 Mike Bliss 0 1117 -1417
    30 Todd Kluever 10 1043 -1491
    31 Jamie Mcmurray 5 954 -1580
    32 Aric Almirola 5 948 -1586
    33 David Gilliland 5 935 -1599
    34 Eric Mcclure 5 924 -1610
    35 Tony Stewart 10 897 -1637
    36 Kasey Kahne 25 887 -1647
    37 Bobby Labonte 5 863 -1671
    38 Brad Coleman # 10 740 -1794
    39 Reed Sorenson 0 739 -1795
    40 Brad Keselowski 0 739 -1795
    41 Timothy Peters 0 646 -1888
    42 Jason Keller 5 567 -1967
    43 Paul Menard 0 563 -1971
    44 Justin Diercks # 0 505 -2029
    45 Mark Martin 0 452 -2082
    46 Danny Oquinn 0 449 -2085
    47 Robert Richardson 0 444 -2090
    48 Johnny Sauter 0 423 -2111
    49 Dale Earnhardt, Jr 10 382 -2152
    50 Stanton Barrett 0 381 -2153
    51 Jay Sauter 0 376 -2158
    52 Sam Hornish, Jr 0 368 -2166
    53 Tony Raines 0 367 -2167
    54 Kurt Busch 15 357 -2177
    55 Ryan Newman 10 355 -2179
    56 Scott Riggs 0 339 -2195
    57 Kertus Davis 0 335 -2199
    58 Robby Gordon 0 324 -2210
    59 Kevin Hamlin 5 308 -2226
    60 Joe Nemechek 0 300 -2234
    61 David Green 0 294 -2240
    62 Cale Gale 0 291 -2243
    63 Morgan Shepherd 0 277 -2257
    64 Brett Rowe 0 275 -2259
    65 Kelly Bires 5 269 -2265
    66 Boris Said 0 241 -2293
    67 Kevin Conway 0 228 -2306
    68 D J Kennington 0 222 -2312
    69 Chase Miller 0 206 -2328
    70 Richard Johns 0 201 -2333
    71 Jeff Green 0 200 -2334
    72 Martin Truex, Jr 5 195 -2339
    73 Derrike Cope 0 164 -2370
    74 Kevin Lepage 0 163 -2371
    75 Scott Pruett 5 160 -2374
    76 Jimmie Johnson 5 155 -2379
    77 Jorge Goeters 5 151 -2383
    78 Ron Young 0 143 -2391
    79 Adrian Fernandez 0 138 -2396
    80 Brad Teague 0 126 -2408
    81 Bobby Santos 0 125 -2409
    82 Mike Harmon 0 123 -2411
    83 Elliott Sadler 0 121 -2413
    84 Brian Simo 0 97 -2437
    85 Justin Ashburn 0 97 -2437
    86 Carlos Contreras 5 97 -2437
    87 Donnie Neuenberger 0 95 -2439
    88 Todd Souza 0 94 -2440
    89 P J Jones 0 91 -2443
    90 Bobby East 0 91 -2443
    91 Steve Grissom 0 88 -2446
    92 Michel Jourdain 0 88 -2446
    93 Kenny Wallace 0 85 -2449
    94 German Quiroga 5 84 -2450
    95 Shelby Howard 0 82 -2452
    96 Rogelio Lopez 0 76 -2458
    97 Travis Kvapil 0 70 -2464
    98 Ron Fellows 0 67 -2467
    99 J R Fitzpatrick 0 64 -2470
    100 Alex Garcia 0 61 -2473
    101 Chris Horn 0 58 -2476
    102 A.J. Frank 0 52 -2482
    103 Dange Hanniford 0 49 -2485
    104 John Andretti 0 46 -2488
    105 John Young 0 46 -2488
    106 Jamie Mosley 43 -2491
    107 Jerick Johnson 0 40 -2494
    108 Caleb Holman 0 37 -2497
    109 Michael Waltrip 0 34 -2500
    110 Ruben Pardo 0 0 -2534
    111 Tono Perez 0 0 -2534
    112 Randy Macdonald 0 0 -2534

    Owner Points Following Race # 16
    Kentucky Speedway
    Meijer 300 presented by Oreo
    Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 6/16/2007 @ 11:42 PM Eastern
    UNOFFICIAL

    Pos Owner Car # Points Ldr
    1 Jack Roush 60 2,534 —
    2 Richard Childress 29 2,323 -211
    3 Joe Gibbs 20 2,092 -442
    4 Richard Childress 21 1,979 -555
    5 Delana Harvick 33 1,912 -622
    6 Jack Roush 17 1,858 -676
    7 Armando Fitz 22 1,795 -739
    8 Ray Evernham 9 1,794 -740
    9 Michael Waltrip 99 1,764 -770
    10 Bobby Ginn 4 1,744 -790
    11 Jack Roush 6 1,713 -821
    12 Gregory Pollex 10 1,709 -825
    13 Floyd Ganassi 42 1,699 -835
    14 Delana Harvick 77 1,642 -892
    15 Tad Geschickter 59 1,638 -896
    16 Jack Roush 16 1,631 -903
    17 Gary Weisbaum 35 1,629 -905
    18 Rick Hendrick 5 1,626 -908
    19 Todd Braun 38 1,603 -931
    20 Tammy Brewer 27 1,588 -946
    21 Clarence Brewer 37 1,581 -953
    22 Robert Yates 90 1,575 -959
    23 James Finch 1 1,568 -966
    24 Richard Childress 2 1,529 -1,005
    25 Chip Ganassi 41 1,523 -1,011
    26 Dale Earnhardt, Jr 88 1,499 -1,035
    27 Jodi Geschickter 47 1,493 -1,041
    28 Rick Hendrick 24 1,493 -1,041
    29 James Finch 7 1,487 -1,047
    30 Joe Gibbs 18 1,481 -1,053
    31 Rusty Wallace 66 1,390 -1,144
    32 Gregory Pollex 14 1,316 -1,218
    33 John McGill 36 1,293 -1,241
    34 Gene Haas 28 1,257 -1,277
    35 Edward Rensi 25 1,221 -1,313
    36 Roger Penske 12 1,080 -1,454
    37 Keith Duesenberg 0 1,050 -1,484
    38 Keith Coleman 23 758 -1,776
    39 Frank Cicci 34 592 -1,942
    40 Teresa Earnhardt 15 563 -1,971
    41 Mary Louise Miller 70 530 -2,004
    42 Jack Roush 126 490 -2,044
    43 Jimmy Means 52 462 -2,072
    44 Bryan Mullet 211 400 -2,134
    45 Teresa Earnhardt 8 382 -2,152
    46 Stanton Barrett 230 381 -2,153
    47 John McNelly 56 371 -2,163
    48 Bill Riley 91 367 -2,167
    49 Robby Gordon 155 324 -2,210
    50 Andrea Nemechek 87 300 -2,234
    51 Jack Roush 106 282 -2,252
    52 Johnny Davis 01 276 -2,258
    53 Pat Macdonald 72 250 -2,284
    54 Todd Braun 32 229 -2,305
    55 Wayne Day 05 217 -2,317
    56 Teresa Earnhardt 111 195 -2,339
    57 James Rowe 273 186 -2,348
    58 Rick Hendrick 148 155 -2,379
    59 Jerry Young 171 143 -2,391
    60 Cindy Shepherd 89 126 -2,408
    61 Donnie Richardson 48 123 -2,411
    62 Kelly Souza 113 94 -2,440
    63 Armando Fitz 44 80 -2,454
    64 Tom Eriksen 167 76 -2,458
    65 Jack Johnson 76 71 -2,463
    66 Alex Garcia 298 61 -2,473
    67 Fred Horn 58 58 -2,476
    68 Eddie D’hondt 192 52 -2,482
    69 John Young 146 46 -2,488
    70 Charles Henderson 175 37 -2,497
    71 Robert Richardson 180 31 -2,503
    72 Jeff Barrister 250 31 -2,503
    73 Earl Sadler 195 22 -2,512
  • Regan Smith on Pole in Kentucky: #4-Reagan Smith captured this first Busch pole of his career in Kentucky with a speed of 177.026mph. The team had initially decided not to compete in the race this weekend but changed their mind mid-week. #9-Chase Mille will line up second. The rest of the top 10 are #18-J.J. Yeley, #60-Carl Edwards, #90-Stephen Leicht, #59-Marcos Ambrose, #18-Brad Coleman, #33-Cale Gale, #66-Steve Wallace, and #6-David Ragan. The only incident was a crash by #28-Robert Richardson. The team will go to a backup. #76-Jerick Johnson was the only DNQ. The team did not make an attempt after the wreck in happy hour Friday.(6-18-2007)

    Starting Line Up by Row
    Kentucky Speedway
    Meijer 300 presented by Oreo
    Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sat, June 16, 2007 @ 06:39 PM Eastern

    Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed
    1 4 Regan Smith Waste Management Chevy 30.504 177.026
    2 9 Chase Miller Ragu Dodge 30.552 176.748
    3 1 J.J. Yeley Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 30.574 176.621
    4 60 Carl Edwards Sharp Aquos/3M Ford 30.605 176.442
    5 90 Stephen Leicht citi financial Ford 30.617 176.373
    6 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford Ford 30.631 176.292
    7 18 Brad Coleman # Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy 30.632 176.286
    8 33 Cale Gale Camping World Chevy 30.701 175.890
    9 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communities Dodge 30.726 175.747
    10 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 30.731 175.718
    11 37 Greg Biffle Cub Cadet Ford 30.776 175.461
    12 77 Kertus Davis Dollar General Chevy 30.796 175.347
    13 17 Danny OQuinn Dish Network Ford 30.800 175.325
    14 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 30.800 175.325
    15 88 Shane Huffman U.S. NAVY Chevy 30.816 175.234
    16 22 Mike Bliss Supercuts Dodge 30.858 174.995
    17 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 30.863 174.967
    18 10 Dave Blaney Camping World Toyota 31.005 174.165
    19 01 Shelby Howard Black’s Tire Chevy 31.041 173.963
    20 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 31.055 173.885
    21 20 Aric Almirola Rockwell Automation Chevy 31.058 173.868
    22 25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford 31.063 173.840
    23 21 Timothy Peters AutoZone Chevy 31.091 173.684
    24 27 Jason Keller Kleenex Ford 31.117 173.539
    25 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 31.118 173.533
    26 47 Kelly Bires Clorox Ford 31.177 173.205
    27 41 David Stremme Wrigley’s Winterfresh Dodge 31.178 173.199
    28 56 A.J. Frank Brandeis Chevy 31.277 172.651
    29 42 Kevin Hamlin Texaco/Havoline Dodge 31.314 172.447
    30 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 31.327 172.375
    31 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 31.399 171.980
    32 16 Todd Kluever 3M Ford 31.460 171.647
    33 89 Morgan Shepherd Victory in Jesus Racing Dodge 31.615 170.805
    34 91 David Green YRT2 Toyota 31.656 170.584
    35 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Clabber Girl Ford 31.733 170.170
    36 44 Carlos Contreras Supercuts Dodge 31.853 169.529
    37 0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy 31.877 169.401
    38 28 Robert Richardson Jr. # Checkers/U.S. Border Patrol Chevy 31.962 168.951
    39 05 Brett Rowe FMI Fireplaces/Spectra Metal Chevy 32.067 168.397
    40 70 Justin Diercks # Foretravel/BIOMET Chevy 32.070 168.382
    41 58 Chris Horn Chevy 32.527 166.016
    42 48 Mike Harmon Chevy 32.887 164.199
    43 52 Jamie Mosley Signature Realty Ford 33.027 163.503

    Did Not Qualify: # 76 Jerick Johnson.

  • Regan Smith tops the charts in Happy Hour: #4-Regan Smith was the fastest in final practice at Kentucky Speedway with a speed of 177.462. Rounding out the top five were #20-Aric Almirola in second, #41-David Stremme in third, #90-Stephen Leicht in fourth, #33-Cale Gale in fifth; first rookie – #59-Marcos Ambrose in eighth; first Toyota – #00-David Reutimann in 11th. Practice was extended following a wreck by #76-Jerick Johnson; #60-Carl Edwards also spun off turn 4 late in the session.(6-15-2007)

    NBS Final Practice (HAPPY HOUR)
    Kentucky Speedway
    Meijer 300 presented by Oreo
    Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, June 15, 2007 @ 08:21 PM Eastern

    Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed # Laps
    1 4 Regan Smith Waste Management Chevy 30.429 177.462 25
    2 20 Aric Almirola Rockwell Automation Chevy 30.558 176.713 25
    3 41 David Stremme Wrigley’s Winterfresh Dodge 30.578 176.598 24
    4 90 Stephen Leicht citi financial Ford 30.673 176.051 24
    5 33 Cale Gale Camping World Chevy 30.675 176.039 26
    6 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communities Dodge 30.712 175.827 29
    7 88 Shane Huffman U.S. NAVY Chevy 30.765 175.524 36
    8 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford Ford 30.778 175.450 44
    9 1 Chad Chaffin Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 30.779 175.444 24
    10 60 Carl Edwards Sharp Aquos/3M Ford 30.824 175.188 13
    11 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 30.833 175.137 22
    12 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 30.837 175.114 9
    13 18 Brad Coleman # Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy 30.849 175.046 18
    14 *17 Danny OQuinn Dish Network Ford 30.853 175.023 22
    15 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 30.912 174.689 36
    16 10 Dave Blaney Camping World Toyota 30.957 174.436 20
    17 *56 A.J. Frank Brandeis Chevy 30.966 174.385 8
    18 22 Mike Bliss Supercuts Dodge 30.969 174.368 22
    19 27 Jason Keller Kleenex Ford 30.972 174.351 27
    20 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 31.011 174.132 32
    21 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 31.021 174.076 23
    22 77 Kertus Davis Dollar General Chevy 31.043 173.952 27
    23 *25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford 31.132 173.455 40
    24 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 31.134 173.444 25
    25 9 Chase Miller Ragu Dodge 31.145 173.383 45
    26 21 Timothy Peters AutoZone Chevy 31.150 173.355 25
    27 *01 Shelby Howard Black’s Tire Chevy 31.159 173.305 20
    28 16 Todd Kluever 3M Ford 31.167 173.260 23
    29 42 Kevin Hamlin Texaco/Havoline Dodge 31.179 173.193 24
    30 37 Casey Atwood Cub Cadet Ford 31.217 172.983 20
    31 47 Kelly Bires Clorox Ford 31.219 172.972 37
    32 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 31.294 172.557 16
    33 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Clabber Girl Ford 31.306 172.491 29
    34 *91 David Green YRT2 Toyota 31.335 172.331 20
    35 *89 Morgan Shepherd Victory in Jesus Racing Dodge 31.614 170.810 2
    36 28 Robert Richardson Jr. Checkers/U.S. Border Patrol Chevy 31.879 169.391 6
    37 *70 Justin Diercks # Foretravel/BIOMET Chevy 31.913 169.210 21
    38 *05 Brett Rowe FMI Fireplaces/Spectra Metal Chevy 31.941 169.062 19
    39 *58 Chris Horn  Chevy 32.052 168.476 20
    40 *0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy 32.408 166.626 21
    41 *48 Brad Teague  Chevy 33.463 161.372 13
    42 *76 Jerick Johnson American Legion Chevy 33.696 160.256 8
    *Required to qualify on time

    NBS Rookie Practice
    Meijer 300 presented by Oreo
    Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, June 15, 2007 @ 06:46 PM Eastern

    Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed # Laps
    1 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford Ford 30.758 175.564 9
    2 21 Timothy Peters AutoZone Chevy 31.164 173.277 18
    3 18 Brad Coleman # Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy 31.166 173.266 12
    4 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 31.279 172.640 7
    5 88 Shane Huffman U.S. NAVY Chevy 31.322 172.403 16
    6 33 Cale Gale Camping World Chevy 31.353 172.232 11
    7 47 Kelly Bires Clorox Ford 31.354 172.227 20
    8 20 Aric Almirola Rockwell Automation Chevy 31.356 172.216 19
    9 *25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford 31.409 171.925 17
    10 42 Kevin Hamlin Texaco/Havoline Dodge 31.537 171.227 21
    11 *01 Shelby Howard Black’s Tire Chevy 31.728 170.197 24
    12 *56 A.J. Frank Brandeis Chevy 31.730 170.186 16
    13 *70 Justin Diercks # Foretravel/BIOMET Chevy 32.005 168.724 8
    14 28 Robert Richardson Jr. Checkers/U.S. Border Patrol Chevy 32.122 168.109 9
    15 *05 Brett Rowe FMI Fireplaces/Spectra Metal 32.155 167.937 10
    16 *76 Jerick Johnson American Legion Chevy 34.455 156.726 6
    *Required to qualify on time
  • Leicht fastest in first practice session: #90-Stephen Leicht led the first practice session at Kentucky Speedway with a speed of 173.846. Rounding out the top five were; #35-Bobby Hamilton Jr., second; #4-Regan Smith, third; #27-Jason Keller, fourth; #66-Steve Wallace, fifth; first Toyota – #99-David Reutimann in sixth; first rookie – #59-Marcos Ambrose in eighth. Shortly after topping the charts #16-Todd Kluever got loose in Turn 1 and back into the wall and will be going to a backup car.(6-15-2007)

    NBS Practice 1
    Kentucky Speedway
    Meijer 300 presented by Oreo
    Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, June 15, 2007 @ 06:01 PM Eastern

    Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed # Laps
    1 90 Stephen Leicht citi financial Ford 31.062 173.846 16
    2 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 31.112 173.566 19
    3 4 Regan Smith Waste Management Chevy 31.121 173.516 19
    4 27 Jason Keller Kleenex Ford 31.143 173.394 20
    5 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communities Dodge 31.205 173.049 16
    6 99 M. Green/ D. Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 31.240 172.855 22
    7 16 Todd Kluever 3M Ford 31.309 172.474 9
    8 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford Ford 31.331 172.353 26
    9 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 31.371 172.133 12
    10 20 Aric Almirola Rockwell Automation Chevy 31.375 172.112 20
    11 18 Brad Coleman # Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy 31.377 172.101 20
    12 *17 Danny OQuinn Dish Network Ford 31.432 171.799 21
    13 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 31.444 171.734 11
    14 9 Chase Miller Ragu Dodge 31.466 171.614 28
    15 88 Shane Huffman U.S. NAVY Chevy 31.503 171.412 26
    16 33 Cale Gale Camping World Chevy 31.528 171.276 17
    17 *91 David Green YRT2 Toyota 31.528 171.276 15
    18 37 Casey Atwood Cub Cadet Ford 31.534 171.244 19
    19 1 Chad Chaffin Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 31.563 171.086 15
    20 21 Timothy Peters AutoZone Chevy 31.567 171.065 18
    21 6 Auggie Vidovich Discount Tire Ford 31.616 170.800 22
    22 41 Scott Lagasse Wrigley’s Winterfresh Dodge 31.621 170.773 5
    23 77 Kertus Davis Dollar General Chevy 31.626 170.746 20
    24 42 Kevin Hamlin Texaco/Havoline Dodge 31.716 170.261 10
    25 10 Chad Blount Camping World Toyota 31.728 170.197 17
    26 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 31.758 170.036 15
    27 47 Kelly Bires Clorox Ford 31.794 169.843 19
    28 *89 Morgan Shepherd Victory in Jesus Racing Dodge 31.805 169.785 2
    29 *44 Carlos Contreras Supercuts Dodge 31.877 169.401 3
    30 *25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford 31.890 169.332 31
    31 22 Carlos Contreras Supercuts Dodge 31.896 169.300 8
    32 *56 A.J. Frank Brandeis Chevy 31.900 169.279 27
    33 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 31.922 169.162 24
    34 *70 Justin Diercks # Foretravel/BIOMET Chevy 32.017 168.660 18
    35 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Clabber Girl Ford 32.028 168.602 28
    36 *58 Chris Horn  Chevy 32.138 168.025 16
    37 *01 Shelby Howard Black’s Tire Chevy 32.200 167.702 14
    38 60 Matt McCall Sharp Aquos/3M Ford 32.208 167.660 11
    39 *0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy 32.663 165.325 22
    40 *05 Brett Rowe FMI Fireplaces/Spectra Metal Chevy 32.676 165.259 11
    41 28 Robert Richardson Jr. Checkers/U.S. Border Patrol Chevy 32.692 165.178 16
    42 *52 Jamie Mosley Signature Realty Ford 32.967 163.800 4
    *Required to qualify on time
  • Kentucky Entry List: UPDATE 5: There are 42 drivers on the preliminary entry list for Saturday night’s Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway. There are 11 full time Cup drivers on the list, however, the #42 will proabably be driven by Kevin Hamlin rather than Juan Pablo Montoya, who is on the initial list. #29-Scott Wimmer is also attempting the Cup race in Michigan this weekend. Drivers looking to make their Series debut for this year include #01-Shelby Howard, #56-A.J. Frank, and #58-Chris Horn. #23-Brad Keselowski is not entered this weekend, just the second race of the year that the team will not attempt.(6-11-2007)
    UPDATE: As previously announced, Kevin Hamlin will be in the #42.(6-13-207)
    UPDATE 2: After a re-evaluation, Ginn Racing driver Regan Smith will compete in this weekend’s race at Kentucky Speedway. That brings the entries to 43.(6-12-2007)
    UPDATE 3: Chase Miller will be in the #9 for Evernham Motorsports. Boris Said was originally listed.(6-13-2007)
    UPDATE 4: The #76 team of Jerick Johnson was a late entry(6-15-2007)
    UPDATE 5: The #76 team withdrew after Johnson crashed in backup and the team did not have a backup.(6-15-2007)

    Preliminary Entry List
    Kentucky Speedway
    Meijer 300 Presented By Oreo
    Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Mon, June 11, 2007 @ 08:39 PM Eastern

    Ent Car Driver Team Name Owner
    1. 05 Justin Ashburn FMI Fireplaces/31-W Insulation Chevy Wayne Day
    2. 0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy Keith Duesenberg
    3. 01 Shelby Howard Black Tire Chevy Johnny Davis
    4. 1 J.J. Yeley Miccosukee Resort Chevy James Finch
    5. 4 Regan Smith Ginn Resorts Chevy Bobby Ginn
    6. 6 David Ragan Discount Tire Ford Jack Roush
    7. 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy James Finch
    8. 9 Chase Miller Ragu Dodge Ray Evernham
    9. 10 Dave Blaney Camping World Toyota Greg Pollex
    10. 14 Kyle Krisiloff Clabber Girl Baking Powder Ford Greg Pollex
    11. 16 Todd Kluever 3M Ford Jack Roush
    12. 17 Danny O’Quinn Jr Dish Network Ford Jack Roush
    13. 18 Brad Coleman Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy Joe Gibbs
    14. 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevy Joe Gibbs
    15. 21 Timothy Peters Auto Zone Chevy Richard Childress
    16. 22 Mike Bliss Supercuts Dodge Armando Fitz
    17. 25 Richard Johns FreeCreditReport.com Ford Ed Rensi
    18. 27 Ward Burton Huggies Ford Tammy Brewer
    19. 28 Robert Richardson Checker’s/U.S. Border Patrol Chevy Gene Haas
    20. 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy Richard Childress
    21. 33 Cale Gale Camping World Chevy Delana Harvick
    22. 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr McDonald’s Ford Gary Weisbaum
    23. 36 Brent Sherman Big Lots! Chevy John McGill
    24. 37 Greg Biffle Cub Cadet Ford Clarence Brewer
    25. 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota Todd Braun
    26. 41 David Stremme Wriglery’s Winterfresh Dodge Chip Ganassi
    27. 42 Kevin Hamlin Texaco / Havoline Dodge Floyd Ganassi
    28. 44 Carlos Contreras Family Dollar Dodge Armando Fitz
    29. 47 Kelly Bires Clorox Ford Jodi Geschickter
    30. 52 Brad Teague TBA Ford Jimmy Means
    31. 56 A.J. Frank Brandeis Chevy John McNelly
    32. 58 Chris Horn TBA Chevy Fred Horn
    33. 59 Marcos Ambrose Kingsford Ford Tad Geschickter
    34. 60 Carl Edwards Sharp Aquos Ford Jack Roush
    35. 66 Steve Wallace Homelife Communities Dodge Rusty Wallace
    36. 70 Justin Diercks Foretravel Motorcoach Chevy Mary Louise Miller
    37. 77 Kertus Davis Dollar General Chevy Delana Harvick
    38. 88 Shane Huffman 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. 91 David Green YRT2 Toyota Bill Riley
    42. 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota Michael Waltrip
    43. 244 Mike Harmon Richardson-Netzloff Chevy Donnie Richardson

    NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes – Meijer 300 presented by Oreo

    The only sure thing when the NASCAR Busch Series comes to Kentucky Speedway is that you’ll be unsure about predicting a winner – or a Busch Pole winner for that matter.

    In the first six events the series has held at Kentucky Speedway there has never been a repeat winner or polesitter. Also, only once has a driver won from the pole and that was Carl Edwards (#60 Scotts Ford) – the current series points leader – in 2005.

    Kentucky is a 1.5-mile oval that always seems to turn up a new talent looking to advance to NASCAR’s premier series: NASCARE NEXTEL Cup. Example: David Gilliland, who turned up in 2006 with an upset Kentucky win and now finds himself driving for Robert Yates Racing.

    Another series regular, Bobby Hamilton Jr. (#35 McDonalds Ford), grabbed his first win of 2003 at Kentucky en route to his best overall season as he finished fourth in the final series standings. Kyle Busch in 2004 racked up five wins, one at Kentucky, and went on to finish as the series runner-up. In both drivers’ cases, they moved to NASCAR NEXTEL Cup the following year.

    NASCAR Busch Series Tests In MontrealA snowball effect may be in the works for Steve Wallace (#66 HomeLife Community Dodge).

    Wallace won the Busch Pole last week in Nashville and scored his best finish of the year – 12th. This weekend, Wallace returns to the site of his best career NASCAR Busch Series victory – Kentucky Speedway. A string of success seems possible, if not likely.

    Wallace finished 11th at Kentucky last year, and Kentucky has a history of making careers (see David Gilliland, 2006). That could happen for the 19-year-old this weekend, as he racked up impressive numbers last year at this race.

    Last year, Wallace had a Driver Rating of 99.1 (ninth-best) and an Average Running Position of 9.235 (sixth-best). He also had 30 Quality Passes – passes of cars in the top 15 under green – which was tied for the four-highest number and just three off Kevin Harvick’s total of 33.

    NASCAR Busch Series standings leader Carl Edwards, who his coming off his fourth win of the season, will attempt to become the first repeat winner at Kentucky this weekend. Edwards has had a love-hate relationship with Kentucky over the past two years – he’s won and finished 36th in his past two visits.

    In his 2005 win, though, Edwards dominated. He scored a perfect Driver Rating of 150.0, had a Average Running Position of 2.055, ran the fastest lap 75 times and led 150 of 200 laps, a series-best Driver Rating of 128.4 and an Average Running Position of 4.434.

    J.J. Yeley is another double-duty driver who will run both the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race in Michigan and the Busch Series race at Kentucky. If past history is any indication, the trip to Kentucky could be a worthwhile trek. In two Kentucky races, Yeley has an average Driver Rating of 117.6 (which is best of any driver who has ran each of the last two races there), an Average Running Position of 6.380 and 28 Fastest Laps Run.

    NBS ETC.

    • Joe Balash Gets The Key: On Thursday Kentucky Speedway will be presenting “Racing to the Square” in downtown Cincinnati at Fountain Square. The presentation will go from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

      At 12:30 p.m. Joe Balash, NASCAR Busch series director, will present the Green Flag to the Mayor of Cincinnati Mark Mallory. Mallory is the Honorary Starter for the Meijer 300 presented by Oreo. In return, Mayor Mallory will present the Key to the City to Joe Balash. ESPN’s Marty Reid will be the emcee of the event. In addition, there will be a couple haulers on the square, showcars and interactive games.

      Balash is in his fourth year as the NASCAR Busch Series Director. Balash is from Hobart, Ind., and receiving this award from the city of Cincinnati being so close to home is a big honor.

      “I don’t know how many of these awards are given out, but it is a great honor to receive the Key to the City,” said Balash. “It really shows how far the popularity level of the NASCAR Busch Series has come.” He goes on to say, “It is an award I will always remember.”

    • Double-Duty Drivers: Another stand-alone this weekend where double-duty drivers will have subs for practice and qualifying. Seven drivers are scheduled to sub at Kentucky this weekend. Matt McCall will sub for standings leader Carl Edwards, while Auggie Vidovich does the same for Edwards’ teammate David Ragan; Chad Blount for Dave Blaney (#10 Camping World Toyota); Chad Chaffin for J.J. Yeley (#1 Miccosukee Resort Chevy) and Casey Atwood for Greg Biffle. Two drivers will be filling in for the whole weekend; Kertus Davis and Cale Gale will be subbing in the #77 Dollar General Chevy and #33 Camping World Chevy, respectively.
    • Huffman Makes His First Appearance: J.R. Motorsports’ Shane Huffman (#88 NAVY Chevy) will make his first ever start at Kentucky Speedway. He heads into this weekend with two top-10 finishes looking to be the next fresh face to win at Kentucky and keep the streak alive of never having a repeat winner. Though he has a big challenge ahead of him, he has raced on several 1.5-mile tracks, notching a ninth place at Las Vegas this past March.
    • Bires Replaces Wood At Kentucky: Wood Brothers/JTG Racing announced June 5th that developmental driver Kelly Bires, driver of the team’s #21 Ford in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series competition, will stand in for Jon Wood in the #47 Clorox/American Red Cross Ford this weekend at Kentucky. Bires (pronounced BY–ers) is a 22-year old native of Mauston, Wis., who has started six races in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series this season, five for Wood Bros./JTG Racing. He posted his career-best finish (10th) at Atlanta earlier this year.

      Prior to Dover, Wood had started 83 consecutive races in the NASCAR Busch Series dating back to 2004, his first full season in the series. He was 22nd in the point standings with one top-10 finish this season – 10th at Mexico City in March – prior to Dover.

    The Director’s Take: Nashville

    WHAT TO WATCH FOR AT NASHVILLE: THOUGHTS FROM JOE BALASH, NASCAR BUSCH SERIES DIRECTOR

    Kentucky Speedway, like most 1.5-mile tracks, is a track where finding the best balance in the car to make the car turn is key.

    Most teams will be trying to optimize a “Coil Bind” set-up.  This is where the front spring is fully compressed.  It makes the car look like it is riding on the front bumper.  With this set-up, the nose seals to the track giving the best aerodynamic advantage to the team that can use their shocks to hold the car down the best.

    This set-up also helps the car rotate in the corner so the car turns.  The last part of the equation is how the driver uses his brakes to “set” the car down on the spring. They do not want it to slam; it must be a smooth compression of the spring.• Ragan Answers The Call: David Ragan (#6 AAA Ford) came back in impressive fashion this weekend by grabbing the Raybestos Rookie of the Race award and re-taking the lead in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings after finishing seventh in Nashville. Marcos Ambrose (#59 Kingsford Ford) finds himself back in second after catching Ragan last weekend to tie-up the points lead. This season, Ragan has posted five top-20 finishes including one top five at the season opener in Daytona Beach.

    • Coleman Knows Kentucky:  Brad Coleman (#18 Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy) will be making his first start at Kentucky in the NASCAR Busch Series, but this won’t be the first time the rookie driver has taken on the 1.5-mile track. Last year in the ARCA RE/MAX Series Coleman won at Kentucky defending the lead from eight-time ARCA Series champion Frank Kimmel.  After he won he got out of his car (below) and did his signature “‘Brad Coleman Bow.”RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR STANDINGSESPN/ABC2007 At-A-Glance: NASCAR Busch Series Leaders After 15 Of 35 Races:Driver Rating – Edwards (116.6)
    Average Running Position – Edwards (6.892)
    Fastest Laps Run – Ky. Busch (252 fastest laps)
    Quality Passes – Edwards (634)
    Laps In Top 15 – Edwards (2,590 of a possible 2,814)Carl Edwards’ series-leading fourth win of the season has helped Ford close the gap on Chevy in the Bill France Performance Cup standings as the series heads to Kentucky this weekend.

    In the last couple of weeks, Ford has been climbing back into contention for the lead with the Roush Fenway Racing teammates Matt Kenseth (#17 Arby’s Ford) and Edwards blazing the path. Chevy still holds on to the lead by nine points with a series-high seven wins.

    Dodge is still ahead of Toyota in third place, but Jason Leffler’s (#38 Great Clips Toyota) third-place finish at Nashville helped Toyota chip away at the nine points that separate the two.Up Next: AT&T 250 At The Milwaukee Mile2007 Point StandingsThe Race:  Meijer 300 presented by Oreo
    The Place: Kentucky Speedway
    The Date:  June 16, 20071
    The Time: 8:30 p.m. (ET)
    TV: ESPN2, 8:00 p.m. (ET)
    Track Layout: 1.5-mile oval
    Race Purse: $1,441,056
    2006 Winner: David Gilliland
    2006 Pole: Denny Hamlin

  • Schedule:
    Friday–Practice, 5-6 p.m.
    Rookie Practice, 6:15-6:45 p.m.
    Final Practice, 7-8 p.m.
    Saturday–Qualifying, 5:10 p.m.
  • Pos. Driver       Points
    1     Edwards     2,460
    2     Harvick       1,798
    3     Blaney        1,715
    4     Reutimann   1,649
    5     Smith          ,633
    6     Kenseth      1,591
    7     Hamilton     1,574
    8     Ragan         1,571
    9     Bowyer       1,529
    10   Biffle           1,513
  • The NASCAR Busch Series travels to The Milwaukee Mile next week for the AT&T 250.

    Last year, Paul Menard (#11 Menard’s Chevy) captured his first series win at his hometown track The Milwaukee Mile. Menard went on to finish the season with seven top-fives and 16 top-10s.

    Aric Almirola (#20 Rockwell Automation Chevy) subbing for Denny Hamlin put the #20 on the Pole last June. Hamlin then drove to a second-place finish.

    The action kicks off on June 23 at The Milwaukee Mile. NASCAR Busch Series practice, qualifying and the race are all on Saturday. The garage opens at 7:30 a.m. and practice starts at  9 a.m.

  • Manufacturers’ Championship
    2007 Point Standings
    Chevy  109
    Ford    100
    Dodge   65
    Toyota  56
  • Ford On A Charge For Manufacturers’ Lead
  • Traditional Statistics:
    Driver points – Edwards (2460)
    Victories – Edwards (4)
    Races led — Edwards (11)
    Laps led – Ky. Busch (536)
    Top-five finishes – Edwards (11)
    Top-10 finishes – Edwards (13)
    Owner points – Roush (#60) – (2,460)
    Money Won – Edwards ($654,900)
    Miles led – Ky. Busch (766.03)
    Busch Poles – Hamlin (3)
    Closing in on Top 10 – Biffle 10th (1,513 pts) Ambrose (-5), Leffler (-31)
    Consecutive Weeks in Top 10 – Blaney, Edwards, Harvick (15)

    Loop Data Statistics:

  • ESPN2 will feature NASCAR Busch Series racing live Saturday, June 16, from Kentucky Speedway as the series makes its only appearance of 2007 at the 1.5-mile track located near Cincinnati. The telecast begins with NASCAR Countdown at 8 p.m. ET, and the 300-mile race starts at 8:30 p.m.

    Rusty Wallace, the 1989 NASCAR Cup Series champion and ESPN’s lead auto racing analyst, and anchor announcer Marty Reid will call the race from the booth. Pit reporters will be Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Shannon Spake and Vince Welch. Mike Massaro will host NASCAR Countdown at Kentucky, joined in the ESPN Pit Studio by analyst Brad Daugherty. Tim Brewer will be at the ESPN Chevy Cutaway Car.

    In addition to the Busch Series race telecast on ESPN2, ESPN’s signature broadband service, ESPN360.com, will deliver a live online simulcast of Busch Series events in 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.

  •        Driver                     Points
    1.   David Ragan              154
    2.   Marcos Ambrose        147
    3.   Juan Pablo Montoya   137
    4.   Kyle Krisiloff              129
    5.   Brad Keselowski          87
    6.   Brad Coleman              50
    7.   Justin Diercks              44
    8.   Robert Richardson Jr.   38
    9.   Sam Hornish Jr.           35
    10.  Bobby Santos              13
    11.  Alex Garcia                   6
  • 2007 NASCAR BUSCH SERIES
  • Rookie Spotlight: Ragan At Top Of Leader Board
  • Two-time NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series champion Terry Labonte – who also has 11 NASCAR Busch Series wins, four of those at the Watkins Glen International road course – is participating in a one-day test at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal today (June 12).

    Labonte will drive the #21 Chevy of Richard Childress Racing and similar to Jeff Burton’s test in Mexico City three years ago, also in RCR equipment, will be on point for information to be shared among all teams participating in the Aug. 4 event. Labonte, like Burton, was an appropriate choice, since he’s not running in the event.

    The test consisted of two sessions at the 2.709-mile road course located on a man-made island on the St. Lawrence River.

    In The Loop: Wallace On A Roll

  • Additional Kentucky Busch Race Info at:
    kentuckyspeedway.com
    ESPN.com Busch page
    TheHotLap.com
    Catchfence.com Busch site
    NASCAR.com