THE RACE: 2007 NAPA AUTO PARTS 200, PRESENTED BY DODGE – CIRCUIT GILLES VILLENEUVE
Busch Series Race #23 of 35 for the 2007 season
- Race: 3:30pm/et, Saturday, August 4, 2007 in Montral, Canada
- Length: 2.71 mile track, 74 laps for 200.46 miles
- TV: ESPN2 – 3:00pm/et
- Radio: MRN
- Purse: $2,075,651
- Announcers: Allen Bestwick, Randy LaJoie
- Pit Reporters: Gary Gerould, Marty Smith and Vince Welch
Practice Dates/Times
- Practice: Thursday, August 2, 9:00am-12:00pm/et and 1:30pm-4:00pm/et. Friday, August 3, 11:30am-12:30pm/et & 2:05-3:25pm/et.
Qualifying Info
- Qualifying Draw: Friday, August 3, 10:30am/et
- Qualifying Time: Saturday, August 4, 12:05pm/et
- Qualifying: Road Race qualifying, 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. 23 — NAPA Auto Parts 200
Circuit Gilles Villenueve (2.71-mile road course) — Montreal, Canada
Fast Facts for August 3-4, 2007
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Road Course Radials
Number of Tires: 1,650
Tire Codes: D-4112
Tire Circumference: 87.4 in.
Technical Inspection Inflation: Left Front — 23 psi; Left Rear — 20 psi; Right Front — 23 psi; Right Rear — 20 psi
Minimum Recommended Inflation: Left Front — 22 psi; Left Rear — 17 psi; Right Front — 20 psi; Right Rear — 17 psi
Notes: Busch Series teams will run the same tire code (D-4112) on all four tire positions this weekend at Montreal . . . this is Goodyear’s road course tire for the Busch Series . . . teams have run this tire at Mexico City earlier this season, and will come right back with it at Watkins Glen next weekend . . . Goodyear will bring 600 wet weather tires (D-5648) to Montreal this weekend, in case NASCAR decides to run in rainy conditions . . . as on all NASCAR road courses, teams will not run inner liners in their tires at Montreal.
ENTRY, PRACTICE, QUALIFYING, AND RACE INFORMATION
- Harvick Wins at Montreal: #21-Kevin Harvick won a wild race in Montreal by taking the lead at the start of a green-white-checker finish. #59-Marcos Ambrose, who led most of the race, was in the lead on the restart, but was punted by #55-Robby Gordon who lined up second but had been told by NASCAR to restart in 12th place following a video review of when the caution came out with 4 laps to go. Gordon refused to fall back, spun Ambrose out on the restart, and continued to drive until the race was over, ingoring a black flag from NASCAR. #22-Partick Carpentier made a late charge at Harvick, but had to settle for second. #1-Max Papis was third, #41-Scott Pruett fourth, and #90-Stephen Leicht fifth. The rest of the top 10: #14-Kyle Krisiloff, #33-Ron Fellows, #99-David Reutimann, #59-Marcos Ambrose, and #29-Jeff Burton. Point leader #60-Carl Edwards broke a truck arm mount early and finished 30th. The race was slowed by 5 caution for 14 laps. There were 9 leaders with 17 lead changes.(8-4-2007)
NASCAR Race Number 23
Unofficial Race Results for the Napa Auto Parts 200
Saturday, August 4, 2007 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve – Montreal, – 2.71 Mile Road
Total Race Length – 75 Laps – 203.25 Miles – Purse: $2,075,651Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Total Award Status Times Laps 1 30 21 Kevin Harvick AutoZone Chevy 75 190 5 $109,450 Running 1 2 2 1 22 Patrick Carpentier Zellers & Komatsu Dodge 75 175 5 $72,025 Running 3 14 3 2 1 Max Papis Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 75 165 $62,400 Running 4 3 33 Ron Fellows Camping World Chevy 75 165 5 $54,225 Running 2 4 5 9 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 75 155 $52,755 Running 6 20 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly/Walgreens Ford 75 150 $49,477 Running 7 5 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford Ford 75 156 10 $53,002 Running 2 37 8 17 18 Brad Coleman # FedEx Express Chevy 75 142 $38,025 Running 9 29 99 David Reutimann NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 75 138 $43,577 Running 10 33 29 Jeff Burton Holiday Inn Chevy 75 134 $41,625 Running 11 19 20 Aric Almirola Rockwell Automation Chevy 75 130 $46,927 Running 12 8 28 Niclas Jonsson Yellow Transportation Chevy 75 132 5 $33,900 Running 2 5 13 6 77 Ron Hornaday Dollar General Chevy 75 124 $41,500 Running 14 7 41 Scott Pruett Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge 75 126 5 $35,500 Running 1 9 15 14 88 Andy Pilgrim U.S. NAVY Chevy 74 118 $35,700 Accident 16 10 17 Michel Jourdain Dish Network Ford 74 115 $35,250 Running 17 23 30 Stanton Barrett Interush.net Chevy 74 112 $33,575 Running 18 11 55 Robby Gordon Camping World Ford 73 109 $32,975 Running 19 22 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 73 106 $32,850 Running 20 26 37 Greg Biffle Cub Cadet Ford 73 103 $33,700 Running 21 31 16 Todd Kluever 3M Ford 73 100 $45,027 Running 22 25 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 73 97 $39,477 Running 23 32 10 John Graham Kick Butt Amped Energy Ballz Toyota 72 94 $35,350 Running 24 34 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 72 91 $39,352 Running 25 39 25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford 72 88 $34,600 Running 26 18 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 71 85 $39,557 Running 27 28 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 70 82 $39,202 Running 28 4 9 Boris Said Hellmann’s Mayonnaise Dodge 66 84 5 $39,805 Engine 1 4 29 13 47 Andy Lally Clorox/TRG Ford 65 76 $34,270 Transmission 30 15 60 Carl Edwards Scotts Ford 65 73 $37,985 Running 31 12 27 Jorge Goeters Scott Towels/Wal Mart Ford 57 70 $34,375 Accident 32 16 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communities Dodge 34 67 $37,812 Engine 33 37 63 Mike MacKenzie Forbes Chevy Chevy 25 64 $32,105 Transmission 34 21 42 Michael Valiante Texaco/Havoline Dodge 24 61 $39,570 Transmission 35 41 71 Trevor Boys First Produce Chevy 24 58 $32,035 Transmission 36 24 98 Alex Garcia Dixien/Omni Source Chevy 18 55 $32,000 Engine 37 27 72 D.J. Kennington Krispy Kreme/Castrol Dodge 14 52 $31,960 Transmission 38 40 89 Morgan Shepherd Victory In Jesus Dodge 7 49 $31,905 Brakes 39 38 52 Scott Gaylord Ford 5 46 $31,870 Brakes 40 35 44 Mark Green Dodge 4 0 $31,785 Electrical 41 36 01 Joe Fox JD Motorsports/RACEGIRL Chevy 3 40 $31,700 Overheating 42 43 76 Jerick Johnson American Legion Chevy 3 37 $31,640 Rear End 43 42 0 J.R. Fitzpatrick Home Hardware Chevy 0 34 $31,473 Electrical Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 68,150, Kevin Harvick won the NAPA Auto Parts 200, the inaugural NASCAR Busch series race in Canada. It was his 30th career NASCAR Busch Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following driver(s) dropped to the rear for the reason(s) indicated: # 38 Leffler (engien change); #25 Johns (unapproved impound adjustment); #21 Harvick, #29 Burton, #37 Biffle (driver change). Failed to Qualify: N/A Time of Race: 03 Hrs, 08 Mins, 30 Secs. Average Speed: 64.671 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.338 Seconds Caution Flags: 5 for 14 laps: Laps: 32-34 (Oil on track); 37-40 (Oil on track); 60-61 (#27 stalled on track); 68-70 (Oil on track); 72-73 (#21,29,33,77 accident turn 2). Lead Changes: 11 among 7 drivers: P. Carpentier 1-6; B. Said 7-10; R. Fellows 11-13; P. Carpentier 14-15; N. Jonsson 16-18; S. Pruett 19-27; M. Ambrose# 28-38; R. Fellows 39; P. Carpentier 40-45; N. Jonsson 46-47; M. Ambrose # 48-73; K. Harvick 74-75. Top 10 Driver Points: C. Edwards 3,467, D. Reutimann 2,680, K. Harvick 2,548, J. Leffler 2,532, D. Ragan 2,486, Bobby Hamliton Jr. 2,398, S. Leicht 2,340, M. Ambrose 2,271, D. Blaney 2,252, M. Wallace 2,240. Sunoco Diamond Performance: Kevin Harvick, #21 WIX Filters Lap Leader: Marcus Ambrose, #59 (37 Laps) Mobil 1 Command Performance: Patrick Carpentier, #22 Checkers/Ralley’s Double Drive-Thru Challenge Award: Marcus Ambrose, #59 (121.874 seconds) Featherlite Most Improved driver Award: Marcus Ambrose, #59 (25 Places) Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award: Marcus Ambrose, #59
- Edwards Point Lead at 786: Edwards’ 30th place finish allowed David Reutimann to make up some ground in the points, but he’s still 786 back. Jason Leffler reamins third, David Ragan remains fourth, and Kevin Harvick remains fifth.(8-4-2007)
Driver Points Following Race # 23
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
NAPA Auto Parts 200M
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 8/4/2007 @ 10:35 PM Eastern – UNOFFICIALPos. Driver Points Starts Wins Top Fives Top 10s Winnings 1 CARL EDWARDS 3467 23 4 13 17 902795 2 DAVID REUTIMANN 2680 23 0 3 9 742341 3 KEVIN HARVICK 2548 16 4 7 14 756605 4 JASON LEFFLER 2532 23 1 5 8 775695 5 DAVID RAGAN 2486 23 0 3 5 535597 6 BOBBY HAMILTON, JR 2398 23 0 0 2 620549 7 STEPHEN LEICHT 2340 23 1 2 5 739111 8 MARCOS AMBROSE 2271 23 0 0 4 640154 9 DAVE BLANEY 2252 20 0 3 6 627989 10 MIKE WALLACE 2240 23 0 0 0 655654 11 GREG BIFFLE 2174 20 0 2 9 525770 12 JJ YELEY 2081 20 0 0 1 403940 13 SCOTT WIMMER 2015 15 0 5 10 634320 14 CLINT BOWYER 1999 13 2 9 11 473570 15 KYLE KRISILOFF 1961 23 0 1 2 601374 16 STEVE WALLACE 1961 23 0 0 0 588489 17 MATT KENSETH 1936 13 2 8 10 546285 18 CASEY MEARS 1862 13 0 6 11 363165 19 REGAN SMITH 1820 17 0 3 5 513977 20 BRENT SHERMAN 1813 23 0 0 0 567144 21 JEFF BURTON 1750 11 2 7 10 479550 22 SHANE HUFFMAN 1727 18 0 1 4 476672 23 DENNY HAMLIN 1704 12 1 6 9 501580 24 KYLE BUSCH 1678 12 1 7 9 445540 25 MIKE BLISS 1648 15 0 0 5 338836 26 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA 1625 16 1 1 3 515740 27 TODD KLUEVER 1584 15 0 0 1 499173 28 ARIC ALMIROLA 1556 15 1 1 4 471053 29 WARD BURTON 1497 15 0 0 1 385942 30 TONY STEWART 1364 9 0 4 8 320085 31 DAVID STREMME 1345 11 0 2 2 236970 32 REED SORENSON 1336 14 1 1 4 337890 33 ERIC MCCLURE 1269 19 0 0 0 412880 34 DAVID GILLILAND 1257 15 0 0 1 331315 35 BRAD COLEMAN 1194 11 0 2 4 323965 36 KASEY KAHNE 1164 10 1 1 3 340470 37 JAMIE MCMURRAY 1157 12 0 0 0 254210 38 JON WOOD 1154 13 0 0 1 382454 39 BOBBY LABONTE 1148 11 1 1 2 290925 40 BRAD KESELOWSKI 1084 16 0 0 1 335394 41 JASON KELLER 1073 10 0 1 2 197285 42 ROBERT RICHARDSON, II 823 11 0 0 0 229145 43 KELLY BIRES 784 8 0 0 1 173230 44 STANTON BARRETT 748 10 0 0 0 231950 45 PAUL MENARD 713 7 0 0 2 221305 46 KEVIN HAMLIN 711 6 0 0 2 152375 47 TIMOTHY PETERS 646 7 0 0 0 190055 48 DANNY O’QUINN, JR 643 7 0 0 0 126115 49 RICHARD JOHNS 583 7 0 0 0 139260 50 CALE GALE 582 6 0 0 0 150510 51 JUSTIN DIERCKS 505 7 0 0 0 132675 52 DALE EARNHARDT, JR 503 4 0 0 2 122525 53 ROBBY GORDON 494 5 0 0 0 131990 54 MORGAN SHEPHERD 489 13 0 0 0 237208 55 RON HORNADAY, JR. 481 4 0 1 2 121530 56 TONY RAINES 467 5 0 0 1 110355 57 SCOTT RIGGS 460 4 0 0 0 99595 58 MARK MARTIN 452 3 0 2 2 111075 59 DJ KENNINGTON 447 6 0 0 0 107550 60 CHASE MILLER 436 4 0 0 0 107440 61 BRETT ROWE 427 8 0 0 0 142498 62 JOHNNY SAUTER 423 6 0 0 0 109350 63 RYAN NEWMAN 389 4 0 1 1 76788 64 JAY SAUTER 376 4 0 0 0 109485 65 SAM HORNISH, JR. 368 5 0 0 0 130118 66 KURT BUSCH 357 3 0 1 2 78190 67 BOBBY EAST 354 4 0 0 0 77230 68 KERTUS DAVIS 335 5 0 0 0 133245 69 DERRIKE COPE 330 6 0 0 0 102717 70 KEVIN CONWAY 328 4 0 0 0 77025 71 TIMOTHY MCCREADIE 327 3 0 0 0 75740 72 BORIS SAID 325 3 0 1 1 131545 73 JOE NEMECHEK, III 300 3 0 0 0 93345 74 DAVID GREEN 294 3 0 0 0 53425 75 TODD BODINE 289 2 0 0 2 47350 76 SCOTT PRUETT 286 2 0 1 1 92800 77 MARK GREEN 273 5 0 0 0 117855 78 MIKE HARMON 255 6 0 0 0 88822 79 BRAD TEAGUE 252 7 0 0 0 114095 80 RON FELLOWS 232 2 0 1 1 102950 81 KEVIN LEPAGE 227 5 0 0 0 92865 82 JORGE GOETERS 221 2 0 0 1 82710 83 MICHEL JOURDAIN 203 2 0 0 0 84475 84 JEFF GREEN 200 2 0 0 0 47840 85 MARTIN TRUEX, JR. 195 2 0 0 1 71255 86 FRANK KREYER 189 3 0 0 0 48895 87 BOBBY SANTOS, III 189 3 0 0 0 48265 88 PATRICK CARPENTIER 175 1 0 1 1 72025 89 MAX PAPIS 165 1 0 1 1 62400 90 JERICK JOHNSON 157 5 0 0 0 94910 91 JIMMIE JOHNSON 155 1 0 0 1 23525 92 KENNY WALLACE 146 2 0 0 0 55510 93 RON YOUNG 143 2 0 0 0 31725 94 LANDON CASSILL 140 2 0 0 0 39615 95 DONNIE NEUENBERGER 140 3 0 0 0 58295 96 ADRIAN FERNANDEZ 138 1 0 0 1 52450 97 JOHNNY BENSON 138 1 0 0 1 19875 98 SHELBY HOWARD 137 2 0 0 0 31285 99 JUSTIN ASHBURN 134 2 0 0 0 43580 100 TREVOR BOYS 134 2 0 0 0 46910 101 NICLAS JONSSON 132 1 0 0 0 33900 102 BRIAN VICKERS 124 1 0 0 0 26250 103 ELLIOTT SADLER 121 1 0 0 0 22425 104 SCOTT LAGASSE 119 2 0 0 0 30815 105 ANDY PILGRIM 118 1 0 0 0 35700 106 ALEX GARCIA 116 2 0 0 0 73155 107 TRAVIS KITTLESON 112 1 0 0 0 31685 108 JOSH WISE 106 1 0 0 0 15225 109 MARC MITCHELL 103 1 0 0 0 16350 110 CHRIS HORN 101 2 0 0 0 31525 111 JR FITZPATRICK 98 2 0 0 0 74863 112 BRIAN SIMO 97 1 0 0 0 41725 113 CARLOS CONTRERAS 97 2 0 0 0 58538 114 TODD SOUZA 94 1 0 0 0 42050 115 BRIAN KESELOWSKI 94 1 0 0 0 13425 116 JOHN GRAHAM 94 1 0 0 0 35350 117 PJ JONES 91 1 0 0 0 49125 118 STEVE GRISSOM 88 1 0 0 0 45800 119 KERRY EARNHARDT 88 1 0 0 0 21475 120 GERMAN QUIROGA 84 1 0 0 0 43425 121 DANNY EFLAND 77 2 0 0 0 36769 122 ROGELIO LOPEZ 76 1 0 0 0 41675 123 ANDY LALLY 76 1 0 0 0 34270 124 TRAVIS KVAPIL 70 1 0 0 0 16795 125 MIKE MACKENZIE 64 1 0 0 0 32105 126 DEAC MCCASKILL 63 1 0 0 0 20130 127 MICHAEL VALIANTE 61 1 0 0 0 39570 128 AJ FRANK 52 1 0 0 0 17685 129 IAN HENDERSON 52 1 0 0 0 13920 130 DANGE HANNIFORD 49 1 0 0 0 16210 131 LARRY FOYT 49 1 0 0 0 21960 132 JOHN ANDRETTI 46 1 0 0 0 49645 133 JOHN YOUNG 46 1 0 0 0 40945 134 SCOTT GAYLORD 46 1 0 0 0 31870 135 JAMIE MOSLEY 43 1 0 0 0 17560 136 EDDIE MACDONALD 40 1 0 0 0 15170 137 JOE FOX 40 1 0 0 0 31700 138 CALEB HOLMAN 37 1 0 0 0 20830 139 MIKE POTTER 37 1 0 0 0 13695 140 RANDY MACDONALD 34 2 0 0 0 31462 141 MICHAEL WALTRIP 34 1 0 0 0 20245 142 JASON WHITE 0 1 0 0 0 12880 143 RUBEN PARDO 0 2 0 0 0 54060 144 TONO PEREZ 0 1 0 0 0 40705
Owner Points Following Race # 23
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
NAPA Auto Parts 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 8/4/2007 @ 10:35 PM Eastern – UNOFFICIALPOS # OWNER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 ATTEMPTS 1 60 JACK ROUSH 60 3467 23 4 13 17 23 2 29 RICHARD CHILDRESS 29 3323 23 2 11 17 23 3 20 JOE GIBBS 20 3069 23 2 7 14 23 4 21 RICHARD CHILDRESS 21 3056 23 4 7 12 23 5 33 DELANA HARVICK 33 2770 23 0 4 10 23 6 99 MICHAEL WALTRIP 99 2680 23 0 3 9 23 7 9 RAY EVERNHAM 9 2569 23 1 2 4 23 8 22 ARMANDO FITZ 22 2557 22 0 2 6 23 9 38 TODD BRAUN 38 2532 23 1 5 8 23 10 10 GREGORY POLLEX 10 2510 23 0 2 7 23 11 6 JACK ROUSH 6 2486 23 0 3 5 23 12 77 DELANA HARVICK 77 2408 23 1 3 7 23 13 1 JAMES FINCH 1 2406 22 0 1 3 23 14 35 GARY WEISBAUM 35 2398 23 0 0 2 23 15 42 FLOYD GANASSI 42 2397 23 1 1 5 23 16 41 CHIP GANASSI 41 2365 23 1 3 6 23 17 16 JACK ROUSH 16 2360 23 0 2 4 23 18 90 ROBERT YATES 90 2340 23 1 2 5 23 19 27 TAMMY BREWER 27 2334 23 0 1 3 23 20 17 JACK ROUSH 17 2318 17 2 8 10 17 21 88 DALE EARNHARDT, JR 88 2311 23 0 1 5 23 22 37 CLARENCE BREWER 37 2296 23 0 0 5 23 23 59 TAD GESCHICKTER 59 2271 23 0 0 4 23 24 18 JOE GIBBS 18 2254 23 0 3 5 23 25 7 JAMES FINCH 7 2240 23 0 0 0 23 26 47 JODI GESCHICKTER 47 2084 23 0 0 2 23 27 2 RICHARD CHILDRESS 2 2060 14 2 9 11 14 28 24 RICK HENDRICK 24 2033 15 0 6 11 16 29 5 RICK HENDRICK 5 1986 14 1 8 11 14 30 14 GREGORY POLLEX 14 1961 23 0 1 2 23 31 66 RUSTY WALLACE 66 1961 23 0 0 0 23 32 25 EDWARD RENSI 25 1925 23 0 0 1 23 33 28 GENE HAAS 28 1823 23 0 0 0 23 34 4 BOBBY GINN 4 1820 17 0 3 5 17 35 36 JOHN MCGILL 36 1813 23 0 0 0 23 36 0 KEITH DUESENBERG 0 1429 21 0 0 0 23 37 12 ROGER PENSKE 12 1114 12 0 2 3 12 38 170 MARY LOUISE MILLER 170 803 11 0 0 0 12 39 230 STANTON BARRETT 230 775 10 0 0 0 10 40 23 KEITH COLEMAN 23 758 13 0 0 0 14 41 252 JIMMY MEANS 252 716 15 0 0 0 18 42 15 TERESA EARNHARDT 15 713 7 0 0 2 7 43 126 JACK ROUSH 126 677 6 0 0 1 6 44 211 BRYAN MULLET 211 651 6 0 0 1 6 45 156 JOHN MCNELLY 156 609 9 0 0 0 9 46 34 FRANK CICCI 34 592 6 0 0 0 7 47 1 JOHNNY DAVIS 01 543 12 0 0 0 13 48 72 PAT MACDONALD 72 509 7 0 0 0 8 49 155 ROBBY GORDON 155 494 5 0 0 0 5 50 105 WAYNE DAY 105 434 7 0 0 0 9 51 91 BILL RILEY 91 431 5 0 0 0 5 52 189 CINDY SHEPHERD 189 384 9 0 0 0 9 53 8 TERESA EARNHARDT 8 382 3 0 0 2 3 54 32 TODD BRAUN 32 353 3 0 1 1 4 55 87 ANDREA NEMECHEK 87 300 3 0 0 0 3 56 244 DONNIE RICHARDSON 244 286 6 0 0 0 7 57 106 JACK ROUSH 106 282 2 0 1 1 2 58 111 TERESA EARNHARDT 111 195 2 0 0 1 2 59 273 JAMES ROWE 273 186 3 0 0 0 3 60 271 GINA MACDONALD 271 174 4 0 0 0 4 61 176 JACK JOHNSON 176 157 5 0 0 0 6 62 148 RICK HENDRICK 148 155 1 0 0 1 1 63 163 SUSAN SPRAKER 163 152 2 0 0 0 2 64 171 JERRY YOUNG 171 143 2 0 0 0 2 65 103 STEVE GERMAIN 103 139 1 0 0 1 1 66 158 FRED HORN 158 132 2 0 0 0 3 67 298 ALEX GARCIA 298 116 2 0 0 0 2 68 149 JAY ROBINSON 149 111 3 0 0 0 3 69 113 KELLY SOUZA 113 94 1 0 0 0 1 70 249 DUSTY WHITNEY 249 94 1 0 0 0 1 71 144 ARMANDO FITZ 144 80 5 0 0 0 5 72 167 TOM ERIKSEN 167 76 1 0 0 0 1 73 130 CHRIS LENCHESKI 130 70 1 0 0 0 1 74 200 LORI MORGAN 200 68 1 0 0 0 2 75 192 EDDIE D’HONDT 192 52 1 0 0 0 1 76 146 JOHN YOUNG 146 46 1 0 0 0 1 77 175 CHARLES HENDERSON 175 37 1 0 0 0 1 78 180 ROBERT RICHARDSON 180 31 0 0 0 0 1 79 250 JEFF BARRISTER 250 31 0 0 0 0 1 80 195 EARL SADLER 195 22 0 0 0 0 1 81 208 J L PENNINGTON 208 0 1 0 0 0 1 82 268 TOM ERIKSEN 268 0 1 0 0 0 1 83 185 DANIEL KINNEY 185 0 1 0 0 0 1
- Carpentier wins the pole in Montreal: #22-Patrick Carpentier was the fastest on track with a speed of 95.566 to win the pole for the Napa Auto Parts 200 in Montreal followed by #1-Max Papis second, #33-Ron Fellows third, #9-Boris Said fourth, #59-Marcos Ambrose fifth. Rounding out the top ten were #77- Ron Hornaday Jr., #41-Scott Pruett, #28-Niclas Jonsson, #90-Stephen Leicht, #17-Michel Jourdain Jr. Qualifying for the Napa Auto Parts 200 was conducted “European-style” with the cars going on track in groups. There were nine sessions; each session consisting of nine minutes on track time with approximately five cars per session. Cars were assigned a qualifying group based on the final practice times. Several cars will have to start from the back including the #21-Kevin Harvick, #37-Greg Biffle & #29-Jeff Burton as these drivers did not qualify the cars themselves. #41-Scott Pruett qualified in seventh, had a problem with the distributor and the car quit at the end of the session; the problem was corrected and he will not have to start from the rear.(8-4-2007)
Starting Lineup
NASCAR Busch Series
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
NAPA AUTO PARTS 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sat, August 04, 2007 @ 02:16 PM EasternPos Car Driver Team Time Speed 1 22 Patrick Carpentier Zellers & Komatsu Dodge 102.086 95.531 2 1 Max Papis Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 102.148 95.473 3 33 Ron Fellows Camping World Chevy 102.419 95.221 4 9 Boris Said Hellmann’s Mayonnaise Dodge 102.424 95.216 5 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford Ford 102.473 95.170 6 77 Ron Hornaday Dollar General Chevy 102.591 95.061 7 41 Scott Pruett Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge 102.739 94.924 8 28 Niclas Jonsson Yellow Transportation Chevy 102.915 94.762 9 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 103.011 94.673 10 17 Michel Jourdain Dish Network Ford 103.047 94.640 11 55 Robby Gordon Camping World Ford 103.171 94.527 12 27 Jorge Goeters Scott Towels/Wal Mart Ford 103.297 94.411 13 47 Andy Lally Clorox/TRG Ford 103.361 94.353 14 88 Andy Pilgrim U.S. NAVY Chevy 103.577 94.156 15 60 Carl Edwards Scotts Ford 103.785 93.967 16 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communities Dodge 103.797 93.957 17 18 Brad Coleman # FedEx Express Chevy 103.883 93.879 18 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 104.077 93.704 19 20 Aric Almirola Rockwell Automation Chevy 104.507 93.318 20 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly/Walgreens Ford 104.699 93.147 21 42 Michael Valiante Texaco/Havoline Dodge 104.937 92.936 22 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 105.010 92.871 23 30 Stanton Barrett Interush.net Chevy 105.159 92.740 24 98 Alex Garcia Dixien/Omni Source Chevy 105.419 92.511 25 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 106.400 91.658 26 37 Casey Atwood Cub Cadet Ford 106.451 91.614 27 72 D.J. Kennington Krispy Kreme/Castrol Dodge 106.527 91.549 28 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 106.589 91.495 29 99 David Reutimann NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 106.933 91.201 30 21 Brandon Miller AutoZone Chevy 107.138 91.027 31 16 Todd Kluever 3M Ford 107.464 90.750 32 10 John Graham Kick Butt Amped Energy Ballz Toyota 107.734 90.523 33 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 107.822 90.449 34 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 108.271 90.074 35 44 Mark Green Dodge 108.988 89.481 36 01 Joe Fox JD Motorsports/RACEGIRL Chevy 109.375 89.165 37 63 Mike MacKenzie Forbes Chevy Chevy 110.098 88.579 38 52 Scott Gaylord Ford 111.047 87.822 39 25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford 111.592 87.393 40 89 Morgan Shepherd Victory In Jesus Dodge 112.542 86.656 41 71 Trevor Boys First Produce Chevy 114.067 85.497 42 0 J.R. Fitzpatrick Home Hardware Chevy DNF 43 76 Jerick Johnson American Legion Chevy DNS
- Carpentier fastest in Happy Hour: #22-Patrick Carpentier was fastest in the final practice session with a speed of 95.696 followed by #42- Michael Valiante second, #59-Marcos Ambrose third, #1-Max Papis fourth, #33-Ron Fellows fifth. Rounding out the top ten were #9-Boris Said, #14-Kyle Krisiloff, #47-Andy Lally, #41-Scott Pruett, #66-Steve Wallace. There were 37 cars on track for the final practice. There were two red flags during final practice: #7-Mike Wallace who lost a rear end gear; #25-Richard Johns stopped on the track. #27-Jorge Goeters had some trouble on track, but no sustained damage other than flat-spotting tires. There was an earlier problem with the track surface breaking up at the hairpin in turns 10 and 11, but track officials determined the track ready for practice sessions.(8-3-2007)
NBS Final Practice (HAPPY HOUR)
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
NAPA AUTO PARTS 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, August 03, 2007 @ 03:40 PM EasternPos Car Driver Team Time Speed # Laps 1 22 Patrick Carpentier Zellers & Komatsu Dodge 101.948 95.661 8 2 42 Michael Valiante Texaco/Havoline Dodge 102.153 95.469 9 3 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford Ford 102.207 95.418 5 4 1 Max Papis Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 102.365 95.271 7 5 33 Ron Fellows Camping World Chevy 102.434 95.207 9 6 9 Boris Said Hellmann’s Mayonnaise Dodge 102.542 95.106 10 7 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly/Walgreens Ford 102.696 94.964 9 8 47 Andy Lally Clorox/TRG Ford 102.699 94.961 9 9 41 Scott Pruett Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge 103.081 94.609 9 10 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communities Dodge 103.086 94.605 12 11 28 Niclas Jonsson Yellow Transportation Chevy 103.107 94.585 6 12 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 103.526 94.202 10 13 *17 Michel Jourdain Dish Network Ford 103.903 93.861 10 14 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 103.911 93.853 8 15 18 Brad Coleman # FedEx Express Chevy 104.015 93.760 9 16 20 Aric Almirola Rockwell Automation Chevy 104.230 93.566 8 17 88 Andy Pilgrim U.S. NAVY Chevy 104.271 93.529 8 18 77 Ron Hornaday Dollar General Chevy 104.431 93.386 11 19 27 Jorge Goeters Scott Towels/Wal Mart Ford 104.904 92.965 4 20 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 105.590 92.361 2 21 *98 Alex Garcia Dixien/Omni Source Chevy 105.828 92.153 11 22 60 John Andretti Scotts Ford 106.089 91.927 3 23 *30 Stanton Barrett Interush.net Chevy 106.321 91.726 6 24 37 Casey Atwood Cub Cadet Ford 106.363 91.690 2 25 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 106.671 91.425 2 26 99 Mark Green NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 107.247 90.934 6 27 10 John Graham Kick Butt Amped Energy Ballz Toyota 107.259 90.924 5 28 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 107.735 90.522 1 29 *72 D.J. Kennington Krispy Kreme/Castrol Dodge 108.193 90.139 6 30 *0 J.R. Fitzpatrick Home Hardware Chevy 108.710 89.710 1 31 25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford 110.229 88.474 8 32 *52 Scott Gaylord Ford 111.074 87.801 1 33 *63 Mike MacKenzie Forbes Chevy Chevy 111.983 87.088 6 34 *71 Trevor Boys First Produce Chevy 114.029 85.526 8 35 *01 Joe Fox JD Motorsports/RACEGIRL Chevy 118.409 82.362 1 36 *89 Morgan Shepherd Victory In Jesus Dodge 121.980 79.951 1 37 *76 Johnson American Legion Chevy 128.719 75.765 1 *Required to qualify on time
- Wallace leads First Session – Friday: #66-Steve Wallace was the fastest in the first session of the day with a speed of 95.636 followed by #33-Ron Fellows second, #9-Boris Said third, #47-Andy Lally fourth, #59-Marcos Ambrose fifth. Rounding out the top ten were #22-Patrick Carpentier, #1-Max Papis, #28-Niclas Jonsson, #90-Stephen Leicht, and #10-Scott Pruett. It rained this morning in Montreal and the Grand Am practice ran late resulting in the Busch cars starting 35 minutes late. There were 31 cars on track.(8-3-2007)
NBS Practice 1
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
NAPA AUTO PARTS 200 Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, August 03, 2007 @ 12:32 PM EasternPos Car Driver Team Time Speed # Laps 1 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communities Dodge 101.974 95.636 5 2 33 Ron Fellows Camping World Chevy 102.713 94.948 4 3 9 Boris Said Hellmann’s Mayonnaise Dodge 102.829 94.841 4 4 47 Andy Lally Clorox/TRG Ford 102.862 94.811 6 5 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford Ford 102.910 94.766 3 6 22 Patrick Carpentier Zellers & Komatsu Dodge 103.230 94.473 6 7 1 Max Papis Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 103.263 94.442 3 8 28 Niclas Jonsson Yellow Transportation Chevy 103.439 94.282 3 9 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 103.652 94.088 9 10 41 Scott Pruett Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge 103.789 93.964 5 11 88 Andy Pilgrim U.S. NAVY Chevy 103.926 93.840 5 12 42 Michael Valiante Texaco/Havoline Dodge 104.099 93.684 6 13 20 Aric Almirola Rockwell Automation Chevy 104.123 93.662 9 14 77 Ron Hornaday Dollar General Chevy 104.625 93.213 3 15 18 Brad Coleman # FedEx Express Chevy 104.796 93.061 4 16 27 Jorge Goeters Scott Towels/Wal Mart Ford 104.833 93.028 3 17 *17 Michel Jourdain Dish Network Ford 104.990 92.889 6 18 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 105.384 92.542 8 19 21 Brandon Miller AutoZone Chevy 106.016 91.990 4 20 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 106.047 91.963 7 21 60 John Andretti Scotts Ford 106.556 91.524 5 22 *30 Stanton Barrett Interush.net Chevy 106.929 91.204 4 23 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 107.024 91.124 1 24 37 Casey Atwood Cub Cadet Ford 107.610 90.627 3 25 16 Todd Kluever 3M Ford 108.236 90.103 2 26 99 Mark Green NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 108.732 89.692 4 27 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 108.774 89.658 1 28 *63 Mike MacKenzie Forbes Chevy Chevy 109.742 88.867 5 29 10 John Graham Kick Butt Amped Energy Ballz Toyota 109.869 88.764 5 30 6 Auggie Vidovich Discount Tire Ford 110.589 88.186 2 31 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 0.000 0.000 0 *Required to qualify on time
- Fellows Leads Second Practice Session Thursday: #33-Ron Fellows was fastest in Thursday afternoon’s practice session in Montreal. His top speed was 94.502mph. #55-Robby Gordon was secon, #59-Marcos Ambrose third, #41-Scott Pruett fourth and #22-Patrick Carpentier fifth. The top ten were rounded out by #1-Max Papis, #47-Andy Lally, #60-Carl Edwards, #42-Michael Valiante, and #9-Boris Said.(8-2-2007)
NBS Open Practice 2
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
NAPA AUTO PARTS 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Thu, August 02, 2007 @ 04:01 PM EasternPos Car Driver Team Time Speed # Laps 1 33 Ron Fellows Camping World Chevy 103.198 94.502 10 2 *55 Robby Gordon Camping World Ford 103.392 94.325 8 3 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford Ford 103.412 94.306 8 4 41 Scott Pruett Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge 103.424 94.295 16 5 22 Patrick Carpentier Zellers & Komatsu Dodge 103.532 94.197 21 6 1 Max Papis Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 103.949 93.819 16 7 47 Andy Lally Clorox/TRG Ford 103.963 93.807 23 8 60 Carl Edwards Scotts Ford 104.450 93.369 22 9 42 Michael Valiante Texaco/Havoline Dodge 104.481 93.341 25 10 9 Boris Said Hellmann’s Mayonnaise Dodge 104.632 93.207 16 11 18 Brad Coleman # FedEx Express Chevy 104.660 93.182 15 12 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 104.687 93.158 22 13 88 Andy Pilgrim U.S. NAVY Chevy 104.771 93.083 16 14 *17 Michel Jourdain Dish Network Ford 104.853 93.010 20 15 21 Kevin Harvick AutoZone Chevy 104.858 93.006 8 16 28 Niclas Jonsson Yellow Transportation Chevy 104.868 92.997 16 17 29 Jeff Burton Holiday Inn Chevy 105.079 92.810 21 18 27 Jorge Goeters Scott Towels/Wal Mart Ford 105.130 92.765 13 19 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communities Dodge 105.270 92.642 23 20 77 Ron Hornaday Dollar General Chevy 105.414 92.515 10 21 37 G. Biffle/ C. Atwood Cub Cadet Ford 105.473 92.464 23 22 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly/Walgreens Ford 105.475 92.462 15 23 20 Aric Almirola Rockwell Automation Chevy 105.553 92.393 24 24 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 106.233 91.802 6 25 *30 Stanton Barrett Interush.net Chevy 106.271 91.769 18 26 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 106.776 91.335 11 27 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 106.808 91.308 19 28 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 107.107 91.053 16 29 *0 John Fitzpatrick Jr. Home Hardware Chevy 107.370 90.830 14 30 *98 Alex Garcia Dixien/Omni Source Chevy 107.372 90.828 13 31 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 107.441 90.770 11 32 21 Brandon Miller AutoZone Chevy 107.855 90.421 4 33 99 David Reutimann NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 107.864 90.414 24 34 16 Todd Kluever 3M Ford 109.210 89.300 19 35 *72 D.J. Kennington Krispy Kreme/Castrol Dodge 109.530 89.039 12 36 25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford 109.931 88.714 22 37 10 John Graham Kick Butt Amped Energy Ballz Toyota 109.971 88.682 8 38 *63 Mike MacKenzie Forbes Chevy Chevy 111.438 87.514 12 39 *52 Scott Gaylord Ford 112.125 86.978 4 40 *71 Trevor Boys First Produce Chevy 115.688 84.299 15
- Carpentier Leads First Session in Montreal: #22-Patrick Carpentier was fastest of all competitors in Thursday’s opening practice session. His top speed was 93.865mph. #41-Scott Pruett was second, #9-Boris Said third, #33-Ron Fellows fourth and #55-Robby Gordon fifth. The rest of the top ten: #59-Marcos Ambrose, #42-Michael Valiante, #37-Andy Lally, #66-Steve Wallace, and #1-Max Papis.(8-2-2007)
NBS Open Practice 1
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
NAPA AUTO PARTS 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Thu, August 02, 2007 @ 12:34 PM EasternPos Car Driver Team Time Speed # Laps 1 22 Patrick Carpentier Zellers & Komatsu Dodge 103.898 93.865 17 2 41 Scott Pruett Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge 104.091 93.691 16 3 9 Boris Said Hellmann’s Mayonnaise Dodge 104.338 93.469 14 4 33 Ron Fellows Camping World Chevy 104.341 93.467 12 5 *55 Robby Gordon Camping World Ford 104.676 93.168 9 6 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford Ford 104.816 93.043 11 7 42 Michael Valiante Texaco/Havoline Dodge 104.986 92.892 10 8 47 Andy Lally Clorox/TRG Ford 105.177 92.724 16 9 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communities Dodge 105.407 92.521 12 10 1 Max Papis Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 105.447 92.486 14 11 21 Kevin Harvick AutoZone Chevy 105.867 92.119 8 12 28 Niclas Jonsson Yellow Transportation Chevy 105.891 92.099 14 13 37 Greg Biffle Cub Cadet Ford 106.017 91.989 16 14 88 Andy Pilgrim U.S. NAVY Chevy 106.107 91.911 20 15 60 Carl Edwards Scotts Ford 106.571 91.511 8 16 29 Jeff Burton Holiday Inn Chevy 106.600 91.486 15 17 20 Aric Almirola Rockwell Automation Chevy 106.609 91.478 15 18 77 Ron Hornaday Dollar General Chevy 106.880 91.246 15 19 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 106.907 91.223 16 20 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 106.909 91.222 10 21 18 Brad Coleman # FedEx Express Chevy 106.911 91.220 7 22 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly/Walgreens Ford 107.100 91.059 3 23 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 107.264 90.920 11 24 27 Jorge Goeters Scott Towels/Wal Mart Ford 107.510 90.712 19 25 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 107.616 90.622 18 26 99 David Reutimann NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 107.634 90.607 11 27 *30 Stanton Barrett Interush.net Chevy 108.100 90.217 9 28 *0 John Fitzpatrick Jr. Home Hardware Chevy 108.251 90.091 13 29 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 108.728 89.695 16 30 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 109.043 89.436 10 31 *17 Michel Jourdain Dish Network Ford 109.821 88.803 3 32 16 Todd Kluever 3M Ford 109.948 88.700 18 33 21 Brandon Miller AutoZone Chevy 110.929 87.916 1 34 25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford 112.346 86.807 13 35 *72 D.J. Kennington Northern Provincial Pipelines Dodge 113.449 85.963 3 36 10 John Graham Kick Butt Amped Energy Ballz Toyota 114.399 85.249 5 37 *63 Mike MacKenzie Forbes Chevy Chevy 115.085 84.741 10 38 *98 Alex Garcia Dixien/Omni Source Chevy 0.000 0.000 0
- Montreal Entry List: The preliminary entry list for the NAPA Auto Parts 200 shows a full field of 43 cars.(7-31-2007)
Enry List
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
NAPA AUTO PARTS 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, August 03, 2007 @ 11:18 AM EasternEnt. Car Driver Team Name Owner 1 *0 J.R. Fitzpatrick Home Hardware Chevy Keith Duesenberg 2 *01 Joe Fox JD Motorsports/RACEGIRL Chevy Johnny Davis 3 1 Max Papis Miccosukee Resorts Chevy James Finch 4 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford Jack Roush 5 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy James Finch 6 9 Boris Said Hellmann’s Mayonnaise Dodge Ray Evernham 7 10 John Graham Kick Butt Amped Energy Ballz Toyota Greg Pollex 8 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly/Walgreens Ford Greg Pollex 9 16 Todd Kluever 3M Ford Jack Roush 10 *17 Michel Jourdain Dish Network Ford Jack Roush 11 18 Brad Coleman # FedEx Express Chevy Joe Gibbs 12 20 Aric Almirola Rockwell Automation Chevy Joe Gibbs 13 21 Kevin Harvick AutoZone Chevy Richard Childress 14 22 Patrick Carpentier Zellers & Komatsu Dodge Armando Fitz 15 25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford Ed Rensi 16 27 Jorge Goeters Scott Towels/Wal Mart Ford Tammy Brewer 17 28 Niclas Jonsson Yellow Transportation Chevy Gene Haas 18 29 Jeff Burton Holiday Inn Chevy Richard Childress 19 *30 Stanton Barrett Interush.net Chevy Stanton Barrett 20 33 Ron Fellows Camping World Chevy Delana Harvick 21 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford Gary Weisbaum 22 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy John McGill 23 37 Greg Biffle Cub Cadet Ford Clarence Brewer 24 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota Todd Braun 25 41 Scott Pruett Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge Chip Ganassi 26 42 Michael Valiante Texaco/Havoline Dodge Floyd Ganassi 27 *44 Ruben Pardo Dodge Armando Fitz 28 47 Andy Lally Clorox/TRG Ford Jodi Geschickter 29 *52 Scott Gaylord Ford Jimmy Means 30 *55 Robby Gordon Camping World Ford Robby Gordon 31 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford Ford Tad Geschickter 32 60 Carl Edwards Scotts Ford Jack Roush 33 *63 Mike MacKenzie Forbes Chevy Chevy Susan Spraker 34 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communities Dodge Rusty Wallace 35 *71 Trevor Boys First Produce Chevy Gina MacDonald 36 *72 D.J. Kennington Krispy Kreme/Castrol Dodge Pat MacDonald 37 *76 Jerick Johnson American Legion Chevy Jack Johnson 38 77 Ron Hornaday Dollar General Chevy Delana Harvick 39 88 Andy Pilgrim U.S. NAVY Chevy Dale Earnhardt Jr. 40 *89 Morgan Shepherd Victory In Jesus Dodge Cindy Shepherd 41 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford Robert Yates 42 *98 Alex Garcia Dixien/Omni Source Chevy Alex Garcia 43 99 David Reutimann NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Michael Waltrip * Required to qualify on time
NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes – NAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
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“C’est Un Depart” – “It’s A Go” For Inaugural Series Race In Montreal DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 31, 2007) – The NAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge at the historic Circuit Gilles Villeneuve road course is the inaugural event for the NASCAR Busch Series in Canada and the second points race for the series on international soil. The series has competed in Mexico City since 2005 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
The purse for the race is $2,075,651, the third in excess of $2 million in the series this year and the eighth-richest race purse in series history.
There are seven double-duty drivers scheduled to compete this weekend in Montreal and also at Pocono Raceway. Reigning series champion Kevin Harvick (#21 AutoZone Chevy) and current standings leader Carl Edwards (#60 Scotts Ford) will be joined by David Ragan (#6 Discount Tire Ford), Jeff Burton (#29 Holiday Inn Chevy), 2002 series champion Greg Biffle #37 Yard Man Ford), Robby Gordon (#55 Camping World Ford) and David Reutimann (#99 NAPA Toyota).
Drivers representing eight countries are entered in the event, led by a 27-man contingent from the United States. Eight Canadians, including Montreal’s own Patrick Carpentier (#22 Zelars & Komatsu Dodge) – who will make his NASCAR debut – and veteran NASCAR road ace Ron Fellows (#33 Camping World Chevy – Toronto) lead that group. NASCAR Busch Series regular Marcos Ambrose (#59 Kingsford Ford) is from Australia. Michel Jourdain Jr. (#17 Dish Network Ford) who won at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Champ Car competition in 2003, and Jorge Goeters (#27 Cottonelle Ford), winner of the first Busch Pole at Mexico City, are from Mexico. Additionally, Italy will be represented by Max Papis (#1 Miccosukee Resorts Chevy); Sweden by Nic Johnssen (#28 Yellow Transportation Chevy); England by Andy Pilgrim (#88 U.S. NAVY Chevy) and Venezuela by Alex Garcia (#98 Dixien-Omni Source Chevy).
- Standings Leader Edwards Excited For His Shot In Montreal
Known for his penchant for adventure as well as his racing skills, NASCAR Busch Series standings leader Carl Edwards counts his visit to Montreal among his personal highlights.
Edwards, who was scheduled along with his crew chief, Canadian-born Pierre Kuettel and Montreal native Patrick Carpentier to participate in a press advance in the city on Wednesday, spoke about the race in a national teleconference on Tuesday.
“I’m excited about every weekend, but this one, to go to Canada, be part of such an historic event, such an historic city as Montréal, it’s going to be really exciting,” he said.
“It’s fun to get to race against different people. That’s one of the beauties about going to Mexico City in the Busch Series, you get to race against so many different guys, local guys, from Mexico, Mexico City.
“I hope to meet a lot of new guys this weekend. It will be fun.”
- In The Loop: Said’s Numbers Solid Among NASCAR Busch Series Road Course Aces
Analyzing the unknown – like this Saturday’s NASCAR Busch Series raced at Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve road course – calls for a look at the similar.
The NASCAR Busch Series has raced on two road courses in the past – Watkins Glen in upstate New York and the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City.
Many of the same faces who have raced on those two tracks will also race Saturday in Montreal.
One of them is Boris Said (#9 Hellmans Dodge). Said has race in all five NASCAR Busch Series road course races since 2005, racking up a series-high 304 laps in the top 15. Said ranks in the top 15 in a number of road course Loop Data statistics. Always a threat on these types of layouts, Said has a NASCAR Busch Series road course Driver Rating of 101.5 (13th-best), an Average Running Position of 11.8 (13th-best) and 15 Fastest Laps Run (tied for sixth-most).
Another of the road course aces racing this Saturday is Scott Pruett (#41 Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge). He grabbed the pole in this year’s Mexico City race and finished fifth. In three NASCAR Busch Series road races since 2005, Pruett has a Driver Rating of 104.2 (12th-best), an Average Running Position of 10.0 (ninth-best), 194 Laps in the Top 15 (eighth-most) and 15 Fastest Laps Run (tied for sixth-most).
Standings leader Carl Edwards has been in all five road course races since 2005 with seen varied success. He’s finished in the top 10 in all three of his Mexico City races, but has ended the Watkins Glen races in 11th-place (‘05) and 27th-place (‘06). Overall, Edwards has a road course Driver Rating of 94.4, an Average Running Position of 12.8 and has spent 285 laps in the top 15, second only to Said.
In three NASCAR Busch Series road course races, 2006 champion Kevin Harvick has also performed well. He has a Driver Rating of 114.6 and an Average Running Position of 7.1.
- NBS Etc.
- Subs on Standby: With the travel to and from Montreal to Pocono this weekend for the seven double-duty drivers entered in the NAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge, substitute drivers are on standby to practice and perhaps qualify their cars. Auggie Vidovich is on call for David Ragan; Brandon Miller will sub for Kevin Harvick; Scott Wimmer will be on hand for Jeff Burton; Casey Atwood for Greg Biffle; John Andretti for Carl Edwards and Mark Green for David Reutimann. A substitute had yet to be announced for Robby Gordon.
- Scare for Steve Wallace: Steve Wallace (#66 Homelife Communities Dodge) received a scare Sunday night in Indianapolis when he was attacked during an attempted mugging. The 19-year-old suffered minor cuts and abrasions in the melee which took place at a convenience store. Wallace was in town for the Brickyard 400 after competing in the Kroger 200 NASCAR Busch Series race the night before. Several men jumped Wallace and attempted to rob him of his watch; one of the suspects was in custody as of Sunday night. Wallace is okay after the incident and plans to race this weekend in Montreal.
- NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Precedes NAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge: The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series will also compete at Circuit Gilles Villeneueve on Saturday. The 23-lap event is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. D.J. Kennington and J.R. Fitzpatrick Jr. are scheduled to compete in that event, then move on to their NASCAR Busch Series rides later in the afternoon. The series, like its counterpart the NASCAR Mexico Corona Series in Mexico, offers new opportunities for Canada’s top teams and drivers to showcase their talents in the NASCAR system. The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series features cars similar to those used in the former CASCAR Super Series and operates throughout Canada with a schedule that runs from May through October.
- The Director’s Take: Montreal
INSIGHT FROM JOE BALASH,
NASCAR BUSCH SERIES DIRECTOR“Montreal will be a very technical course for the drivers’ style and for the race car itself.
“The track data that was distributed to the teams via Terry Labonte’s test gives them a track map, which includes breaking data, shock travel, engine RPM – all the elements necessary to have the car set up to start their baseline when they get to the test session on Thursday.
“Any time we go to a new venue, it’s important for the teams to get as much information as possible during the practice sessions to compile good notes for decision-making during the race.
“In the early part of practice, drivers will use that data to find marks for breaking and acceleration. Teams will also try to get as much track time on the practice day during the same time period that the race will actually take place.
“Choosing the correct location to start braking in the turns and getting back on the gas will be very critical for maintaining position on the track.
“Drivers will have to judge how much or their brakes to use during the early stages of the race so they will have enough braking capacity in the closing laps.”
- Everyone’s A Rookie This Weekend In Montreal
• Plenty Rookie Stripes: Since the race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is an inaugural event for the NASCAR Busch Series, all drivers will be rookies until taking their first practice laps during two sessions on Thursday. NASCAR Busch Series Director Joe Balash said there will be no set rookie practice session as there has been throughout the season as all drivers will have the two sessions on Thursday, prior to regular practice on Friday.
• Rookies Fared Well First Time Out: Three of the four Raybestos Rookies entered for the Montreal event had solid outings on their first road course test of the season in March at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Marcos Ambrose led the way with an eighth-place finish. David Ragan was 14th while Kyle Krisiloff (#14 Lilly/Walgreens Ford) was 16th. Brad Coleman (#18 Fed Ex Chevy) stumbled to a 38th-place finish – his worst of the season – but has been on a tear since with two top-fives and three top-10s among his nine races.
2007 NASCAR BUSCH SERIES
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR STANDINGSDriver Points
1. David Ragan 197
2. Marcos Ambrose 172
3. Juan Pablo Montoya 162
4. Kyle Krisiloff 154
5. Brad Keselowski 118
6. Brad Coleman 102
8. Robert Richardson Jr. 84
9. Justin Diercks 51ESPN/ABC
The NASCAR Busch Series will make its inaugural visit to Montreal this weekend, racing at world-famous Circuit Gilles Villenueve on Saturday afternoon. ESPN2 will have live coverage of the race beginning at 3 p.m. ET with NASCAR Countdown.
The road racing circuit, named for one of Canada’s most famous racers of all time and the home of an annual Formula One race, will present a level playing field for NASCAR Busch Series drivers and teams as all will be racing on the track for the first time.
Allen Bestwick will anchor ESPN2’s coverage from Montreal, with analysis by two-time NASCAR Busch Series champion Randy LaJoie. Pit reporters will be Gary Gerould, Marty Smith and Vince Welch. Bestwick also will host NASCAR Countdown.
In addition to coverage of the race, ESPN2 will televise NASCAR Busch Series practice from Montreal at 2 p.m. Friday, and qualifying on Saturday at noon.
2007 At-A-Glance: Leaders After 22 Of 35 Races:
Traditional Statistics:
Driver points – Edwards (3394)
Victories – Edwards (4)
Races led – Edwards (17)
Laps led – Edwards (682)
Top-five finishes – Edwards (13)
Top-10 finishes – Edwards (17)
Owner points – Roush (#60) – (3394)
Money Won – Edwards ($864,810)
Miles led – Ky. Busch (1015.53)
Busch Poles – Hamlin (4)
Closing in on Top 10 – Ambrose10th (2115 pts): Yeley (-34); Biffle (-44)
Consecutive Weeks in Top 10 – Blaney, Edwards, Harvick (22)Loop Data Statistics:
Driver Rating – Edwards (114.9)
Average Running Position – Edwards (7.1)
Fastest Laps Run – Edwards (451 fastest laps)
Quality Passes – Edwards (818)
Laps In Top 15 – Edwards (3,753 of a possible 4,166)- First Win Enables Toyota To Gain GroundToyota’s first win in NASCAR Busch Series competition last week at O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis was not only arguably one of the greatest races in series history but the outcome also put Toyota within the grasp of third place in the Bill France Performance Cup standings.
Jason Leffler’s (#38 Great Clips Toyota) victory at ORP gives Toyota – just two points behind third-place Dodge in the standings – momentum, but a level playing field as the series heads to Montreal for Saturday’s race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
The inaugural event will be a first for each of the four manufacturers.
Dodge won earlier this year at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez with Juan Pablo Montoya and has won the last two – and most recent – races at Watkins Glen, while Chevy claimed the first two races in Mexico City, so a baseline for victory on road courses has been set over the last two seasons.
Second-place Ford has one NASCAR Busch Series road course win on current courses; Bill Elliott won at the Glen in 1993.
Manufacturers’ Championship
2007 Point Standings
Chevy 161
Ford 137
Dodge 94
Toyota 92- Up Next: Zippo 200 At Watkins Glenn International
The NASCAR Busch Series competes on its second straight road course next Saturday, August 11, at Watkins Glen International.
The Zippo 200 will be televised on ESPN2 beginning at 3 p.m. ET.
The race was revived in 2005 after a three-year hiatus and Dodge drivers have had the upper hand over the past two seasons. Ryan Newman won in 2005 while Kurt Busch went to Victory Lane last season.
Terry Labonte, who turned the first NASCAR laps at Circuit Gilles Villeneueve June 12 during a test session, is the all-time leader in wins at The Glen with four. Canadian Ron Fellows is next with three victories; Labonte and Fellows share the all-time Busch Pole lead with two each.
FAST FACTS
The Race: NAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
The Place: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
The Date: Aug. 4, 20071
The Time: 3:30 p.m. (ET)
TV: ESPN2, 3:00 p.m. (ET)
Track Layout: 2.709-mile road course
Race Purse: $2,075,651
2006 Winner: Inaugural Event
2006 Pole: Inaugural Event2007 Point Standings
No. Driver Points
1 Edwards 3394
2 Reutimann 2542
3 Leffler 2447
4 Ragan 2380
5 Harvick 2358
6 Hamilton Jr. 2307
7 Blaney 2252
8 Leicht 2185
9 M Wallace 2158
10 Ambrose 2115Schedule: Thurs., 9:00 a.m.– Noon; 1:30–4:00 p.m. – Practice. Fri., 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.– Practice; 2:05 –3:25 p.m. – Final Practice. Sat. 12:10 p.m. – Qualifying (Impound).
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