THE RACE: 2007 ROADLOANS.COM 200 – DOVER INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
Busch Series Race #29 of 35 for the 2007 season
- Race: 3:30pm/et., Saturday, September 22, 2007 in Dover, DE
- Length: 200 Laps, 200 miles
- TV: ESPN2 – 3:00pm/et
- Radio: MRN
- Purse: $1,127,483
- Announcers: Jerry Punch, Rusty Wallace, Brad Daugherty
- Pit Reporters: Allen Bestwick, Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Mike Massaro
Practice Dates/Times
- Practice: Friday, September 21, 9:00-10:10am/et and 1:50-3:00pm/et. Rookie practice 12;20-10:50am/et
Qualifying Info
- Qualifying Draw: Friday, September 21, 8:00am/et
- Qualifying Time: Saturday, September 22, 12:05pm/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. 29 — RoadLoans.com 200
Dover International Speedway (1.0-mile oval) — Dover, Del.
Fast Facts for September 21-23, 2007
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials
Number of Tires: Busch Series: Left-side — 500, Right-side — 500
Tire Codes: Left-side — D-4078; Right-side — D-4062
Tire Circumference: Left-side — 87.4 in.; Right-side — 88.7 in.
Technical Inspection Inflation: Left Front — 30 psi; Left Rear — 30 psi; Right Front — 50 psi; Right Rear — 47 psi
Minimum Recommended Inflation: Left Front — 23 psi; Left Rear — 21 psi; Right Front — 49 psi; Right Rear — 45 psi
Notes: This is the second straight NASCAR race weekend at Dover to which Goodyear has brought this specific combination of left- and right-side tires . . . this is one of the more popular tire combinations in Goodyear’s 2007 tire lineup, having been run by Nextel Cup and Busch Series teams at Dover, California and Michigan already this season . . . Busch teams have also run this tire set-up at Kentucky in 2007 . . . in addition, this left-side code (D-4078) has been run by these teams with a different right-side code at both Texas and Chicagoland this season . . . unlike on other NASCAR ovals one mile or less in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at Dover . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.
ENTRY, PRACTICE, QUALIFYING, AND RACE INFORMATION
- Hamlin Wins at Dover: #20-Denny Hamlin put on a dominating perfomance to win the RoadLoans.com 200 at Dover Raceway. He led nearly 140 laps on the day. Hamlin was not feeling well before the race and the team considered putting Kyle Busch in the car, but he was able to stay in the car to get his fifth career Busch victory. #1-Martin Truex, Jr. finished second, followed by #17-Matt Kenseth, #22-Mike Bliss, and #41-Reed Sorenson. The rest of the top 10: #60-Carl Edwards, #88-Brad Keselowski, #11-Jason Keller, #16-Greg Biffle, and #99-David Reutimann. There were 6 leaders with 10 lead changes and 13 cautions for 61 laps.(9-22-2007)
Race Results
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UNOFFICAL Provided by NASCAR Statistics Saturday, 9/22/2007 @ 6:20 PM Eastern UNOFFICALFin Str Car Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Total Award Status Times Laps 1 4 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevy 200 195 10 $49,875 Running 5 138 2 7 8 Martin Truex Jr. Sea Watch Chevy 200 175 5 $25,025 Running 2 21 3 33 17 Matt Kenseth iLevel Ford 200 165 $27,625 Running 4 13 22 Mike Bliss Supercuts Dodge 200 165 5 $35,463 Running 1 14 5 6 41 Reed Sorenson imation Dodge 200 155 $22,525 Running 6 2 60 Carl Edwards World Financial Group Ford 200 155 5 $26,100 Running 1 13 7 23 88 Brad Keselowski # U.S. NAVY Chevy 200 146 $24,360 Running 8 27 11 Jason Keller InvestLinc Chevy 200 142 $19,120 Running 9 1 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 200 143 5 $25,175 Running 1 4 10 10 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 200 134 $27,922 Running 11 11 77 Bobby Labonte Dollar General Stores Chevy 200 130 $21,875 Running 12 28 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 200 127 $24,597 Running 13 32 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 200 129 5 $26,472 Running 1 10 14 9 37 Casey Atwood Kick Butt Amped Energy Ballz Ford 200 121 $17,825 Running 15 20 1 Sterling Marlin Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 200 118 $18,925 Running 16 25 9 Chase Miller Charter Dodge 200 115 $23,175 Running 17 15 30 Stanton Barrett NOS Energy Drink-Ski Motorsports 200 112 $17,900 Running 18 16 5 Landon Cassill National Guard 28th Infantry Division 200 109 $17,550 Running 19 21 47 Kelly Bires Clorox/American Red Cross Ford 200 106 $17,500 Running 20 42 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford Ford 200 103 $22,972 Running 21 14 42 AJ Allmendinger Memorex Dodge 199 100 $22,900 Running 22 31 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communities Dodge 198 97 $21,847 Running 23 3 10 Dave Blaney Hass Avocados from Mexico Toyota 198 94 $20,147 Running 24 34 21 Tim McCreadie AutoZone Chevy 196 91 $22,675 Running 25 38 52 Donnie Neuenberger Plan B Technologies Ford 196 88 $15,275 Running 26 40 0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy 196 85 $17,075 Running 27 41 28 Robert Richardson Jr.# Kibbles ‘n Bits Chevy 194 82 $17,025 Running 28 36 25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford 183 79 $16,975 Running 29 19 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 168 76 $26,947 Running 30 5 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 166 73 $21,847 Running 31 24 27 Robby Gordon Kleenex/Rite Aid Ford 165 70 $14,795 Running 32 17 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 157 67 $14,760 Running 33 35 54 Carl Long Fridel-Carter Motorsports Dodge 127 64 $14,700 Brakes 34 29 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly/Walgreens Ford 125 61 $21,212 Accident 35 18 33 Tony Raines RoadLoans.com Chevy 57 58 $20,135 Accident 36 37 01 Danny Efland Comfort Gel Packs/Shred 360 48 55 $14,610 Accident 37 39 72 Marc Mitchell Vector Security Dodge 47 52 $14,590 Engine 38 30 89 Morgan Shepherd Victory in Jesus Dodge 38 49 $14,545 Engine 39 43 44 Mike Harmon Just1Shirt.com Chevy 31 46 $14,510 Vibration 40 8 26 Jamie McMurray Dish Network Ford 21 43 $14,465 Accident 41 22 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 17 40 $19,812 Engine 42 12 18 Brad Coleman # Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy 10 37 $16,410 Accident 43 26 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 10 34 $19,725 Accident Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 50,000 – Denny Hamlin won the RoadLoans.com 200, his fifth career NASCAR Busch Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following driver(s) dropped to the rear for the reason(s) indicated: #21 McCreadie, 59 Ambrose (backup car); #27 Gordon, 47 Bires (missing drivers meeting; #66 S. Wallace (unapproved impound adjustment). Failed to Qualify: N/A Time of Race: 02 Hrs, 20 Mins, 51 Secs. Average Speed: 85.197 MPH Margin of Victory: 1.797 Seconds Caution Flags: 13 for 61 laps: Laps: 7-9 (#6,30 accident turn 1); 12-15 (#5,9,17,18,36 accident frontstretch); 21-27 (#26 accident turn 2); 40-42 (#21 spun frontstretch); 50-54 (#01 accident turn 4); 59-66 (#33 accident turn 1); 94-98 (#27 accident backstretch); 107-109 (#14,47 accident backstretch); 128-134 (); 136-140 (#25,38 accident frontstretch); 144-148 (#29 accident turn 1); 167-169 (#52 spun turn 2); 172-174 ($42 stopped in turn 2). Lead Changes: 10 among 6 drivers: G. Biffle 1-4; D. Hamlin 5-40; M. Bliss 41-54; D. Hamlin 55-99; M. Truex Jr. 100-101; C. Edwards 102-114; D. Hamlin 115-130; M. Wallace 131-140; D. Hamlin 141-166; M. Truex Jr. 167-185; D. Hamlin 186-200. Busch Pole Award: Greg Biffle, #16 (154.440 mph) Checkers/Rally’s Double Drive-Thru Challenge: Mike Wallace, #7 (140.689 Seconds) Featherlite “Most Improved Driver: Brad Keselowski, #88 (31 Places) Raybestos “Rookie of the Race: Brad Keselowski, #88 Sunoco Diamond Performance: Denny Hamlin, #20 WIX Filters “Lap Leader: Mike Bliss, #22 (14 Laps)
- Edwards Point Lead at 754: Carl Edwards expanded his point lead slightly over David Reutimann at Dover. Kevin Harvick is in third, Jason Leffler in fourth, and David Ragan fifth. The top five are now separated by 1065 oints.(9-22-2007)
Points Report
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UNOFFICAL Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 9/22/2007 @ 6:17 PM Eastern UNOFFICALPos Driver BPts Points Ldr 1. Carl Edwards 115 4153 0 2. David Reutimann 20 3399 -754 3. Kevin Harvick 60 3265 -888 4. Jason Leffler 30 3245 -908 5. David Ragan # 20 3088 -1065 6. Bobby Hamilton Jr. 5 3046 -1107 7. Greg Biffle 45 2919 -1234 8. Marcos Ambrose # 15 2898 -1255 9. Stephen Leicht 15 2831 -1322 10. Mike Wallace 60 2801 -1352 11. Matt Kenseth 70 2731 -1422 12. Denny Hamlin 65 2531 -1622 13. Sterling Marlin 10 2524 -1629 14. Scott Wimmer 25 2515 -1638 15. Clint Bowyer 45 2494 -1659 16. Steve Wallace 15 2435 -1718 17. Dave Blaney 15 2346 -1807 18. Kyle Krisiloff # 0 2336 -1817 19. Jeff Burton 60 2323 -1830 20. Casey Mears 15 2248 -1905 21. Kyle Busch 100 2213 -1940 22. Brent Sherman 20 2191 -1962 23. Mike Bliss 10 2092 -2061 24. Regan Smith 25 1820 -2333 25. Reed Sorenson 15 1793 -2360 26. Jamie McMurray 5 1737 -2416 27. Bobby Labonte 10 1732 -2421 28. Shane Huffman 5 1727 -2426 29. Kasey Kahne 30 1712 -2441 30. Aric Almirola 20 1690 -2463 31. Juan Pablo Montoya 20 1689 -2464 32. Todd Kluever 15 1687 -2466 33. Jason Keller 10 1649 -2504 34. Brad Coleman # 10 1616 -2537 35. Brad Keselowski # 5 1607 -2546 36. David Gilliland 5 1597 -2556 37. Ward Burton 0 1555 -2598 38. David Stremme 10 1554 -2599 39. Eric McClure 5 1480 -2673 40. Tony Stewart 15 1437 -2716 41. Kelly Bires 10 1212 -2941 42. Jon Wood 0 1154 -2999 43. Paul Menard 0 1062 -3091 44. Stanton Barrett 0 966 -3187 45. Robert Richardson Jr.# 5 954 -3199 46. Ryan Newman 20 851 -3302 47. Danny O’quinn, Jr 0 834 -3319 48. Robby Gordon 0 757 -3396 49. Kevin Hamlin 5 748 -3405 50. Richard Johns 0 735 -3418 51. Morgan Shepherd 0 704 -3449 52. Timothy Peters 0 646 -3507 53. Cale Gale 0 582 -3571 54. Bobby East 5 582 -3571 55. D J Kennington 0 575 -3578 56. Mark Martin 0 573 -3580 57. Brian Vickers 10 571 -3582 58. Chase Miller 0 551 -3602 59. Todd Bodine 5 534 -3619 60. Kurt Busch 20 527 -3626 61. Tony Raines 0 525 -3628 62. Johnny Sauter 0 520 -3633 63. Justin Diercks 0 505 -3648 64. Dale Earnhardt, Jr 10 503 -3650 65. Mark Green 0 486 -3667 66. Tim McCreadie 0 485 -3668 67. Ron Hornaday, Jr 5 481 -3672 68. Kevin Conway 0 465 -3688 69. Scott Riggs 0 460 -3693 70. Sam Hornish, Jr 0 456 -3697 71. Boris Said 5 452 -3701 72. Derrike Cope 0 440 -3713 73. Kertus Davis 0 433 -3720 74. Brett Rowe 0 427 -3726 75. Scott Pruett 10 395 -3758 76. Jay Sauter 0 376 -3777 77. Martin Truex Jr. 10 370 -3783 78. Landon Cassill 0 346 -3807 79. Ron Fellows 10 328 -3825 80. Jimmie Johnson 10 320 -3833 81. Kevin Lepage 0 306 -3847 82. Mike Harmon 0 301 -3852 83. Joe Nemechek 0 300 -3853 84. Jorge Goeters 5 297 -3856 85. Brad Teague 0 295 -3858 86. David Green 0 294 -3859 87. Aj Allmendinger 0 276 -3877 88. Patrick Carpentier 5 256 -3897 89. Jeff Green 0 255 -3898 90. Andy Pilgrim 0 236 -3917 91. Donnie Neuenberger 5 228 -3925 92. Andy Lally 0 210 -3943 93. Alex Garcia 0 210 -3943 94. Max Papis 0 205 -3948 95. John Graham 0 204 -3949 96. Michel Jourdain 0 203 -3950 97. Frank Kreyer 0 189 -3964 98. Bobby Santos 0 189 -3964 99. Travis Kvapil 0 170 -3983 100. Brian Keselowski 0 158 -3995 101. Jerick Johnson 0 157 -3996 102. Marc Mitchell 0 155 -3998 103. Kenny Wallace 0 146 -4007 104. Ron Young 0 143 -4010 105. Adrian Fernandez 0 138 -4015 106. Johnny Benson 0 138 -4015 107. Shelby Howard 0 137 -4016 108. Justin Ashburn 0 134 -4019 109. Trevor Boys 0 134 -4019 110. Niclas Jonsson 5 132 -4021 111. Danny Efland 0 132 -4021 112. Casey Atwood 0 121 -4032 113. Elliott Sadler 0 121 -4032 114. Scott Lagasse 0 119 -4034 115. Travis Kittleson 0 112 -4041 116. Josh Wise 0 106 -4047 117. Chris Horn 0 101 -4052 118. J R Fitzpatrick 0 98 -4055 119. Brian Simo 0 97 -4056 120. Carlos Contreras 5 97 -4056 121. Todd Souza 0 94 -4059 122. Dale Jarrett 0 94 -4059 123. P J Jones 0 91 -4062 124. Scott Gaylord 0 89 -4064 125. Steve Grissom 0 88 -4065 126. Kerry Earnhardt 0 88 -4065 127. German Quiroga 5 84 -4069 128. Rogelio Lopez 0 76 -4077 129. Blake Bjorklund 0 73 -4080 130. Mike Mackenzie 0 64 -4089 131. Carl Long 0 64 -4089 132. Deac McCaskill 5 63 -4090 133. Michael Valiante 0 61 -4092 134. Bryan Clauson 0 58 -4095 135. A J Frank 0 52 -4101 136. Ian Henderson 0 52 -4101 137. Dange Hanniford 0 49 -4104 138. Larry Foyt 0 49 -4104 139. Jeff Fuller 0 49 -4104 140. John Andretti 0 46 -4107 141. John Young 0 46 -4107 142. Jamie Mosley 0 43 -4110 143. Joe Fox 0 40 -4113 144. Eddie Macdonald 0 40 -4113 145. Caleb Holman 0 37 -4116 146. Mike Potter 0 37 -4116 147. John Borneman 0 37 -4116 148. Randy Macdonald 0 34 -4119 149. Michael Waltrip 0 34 -4119 150. Jason White 0 0 -4153 151. Ruben Pardo 0 0 -4153 152. Tono Perez 0 0 -4153
- Roush Back to the Lead in Owners Points: Scott Wimmers’ 29th place finish for Richard Childress at Dover allowed Jack Roush to move back into the lead in the owner points standings by 39 points.(9-22-2007)
Owner Points Following Race # 29
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UNOFFICIAL Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 9/22/2007 @ 6:17 PM Eastern UNOFFICIALPos
Owner Car # Points Ldr 1 Jack Roush 60 4,153 — 2 Richard Childress 29 4,114 -39 3 Joe Gibbs 20 4,030 -123 4 Richard Childress 21 3,889 -264 5 Michael Waltrip 99 3,399 -754 6 Ray Evernham 9 3,359 -794 7 Delana Harvick 33 3,349 -804 8 Armando Fitz 22 3,311 -842 9 Todd Braun 38 3,245 -908 10 Gregory Pollex 10 3,121 -1,032 11 Delana Harvick 77 3,119 -1,034 12 Jack Roush 17 3,113 -1,040 13 Jack Roush 6 3,088 -1,065 14 Jack Roush 16 3,052 -1,101 15 Gary Weisbaum 35 3,046 -1,107 16 Chip Ganassi 41 2,989 -1,164 17 Dale Earnhardt, Jr 88 2,952 -1,201 18 Tad Geschickter 59 2,898 -1,255 19 Rick Hendrick 5 2,893 -1,260 20 Floyd Ganassi 42 2,892 -1,261 21 James Finch 1 2,889 -1,264 22 Clarence Brewer 37 2,853 -1,300 23 Tammy Brewer 27 2,835 -1,318 24 Robert Yates 90 2,831 -1,322 25 Joe Gibbs 18 2,813 -1,340 26 James Finch 7 2,801 -1,352 27 Jodi Geschickter 47 2,646 -1,507 28 Rusty Wallace 66 2,435 -1,718 29 Edward Rensi 25 2,417 -1,736 30 Richard Childress 2 2,400 -1,753 31 Rick Hendrick 24 2,374 -1,779 32 Gregory Pollex 14 2,336 -1,817 33 Joe Custer 28 2,192 -1,961 34 John McGill 36 2,191 -1,962 35 Bobby Ginn 4 1,820 -2,333 36 Keith Duesenberg 0 1,747 -2,406 37 Roger Penske 12 1,664 -2,489 38 Jack Roush 26 1,257 -2,896 39 Bryan Mullet 11 1,115 -3,038 40 Teresa Earnhardt 15 1,062 -3,091 41 Mary Louise Miller 170 1,016 -3,137 42 Stanton Barrett 30 993 -3,160 43 Jimmy Means 52 890 -3,263 44 John McNelly 156 800 -3,353 45 Keith Coleman 23 758 -3,395 46 Johnny Davis 01 727 -3,426 47 Pat MacDonald 72 689 -3,464 48 Cindy Shepherd 89 627 -3,526 49 Frank Cicci 34 592 -3,561 50 Teresa Earnhardt 8 557 -3,596 51 Robby Gordon 155 549 -3,604 52 Wayne Day 105 434 -3,719 53 Bill Riley 91 431 -3,722 54 Steve Germain 103 384 -3,769 55 Donnie Richardson 44 369 -3,784 56 Todd Braun 32 353 -3,800 57 Rick Hendrick 148 320 -3,833 58 Andrea Nemechek 87 300 -3,853 59 Jack Roush 106 282 -3,871 60 Alex Garcia 298 235 -3,918 61 Teresa Earnhardt 111 195 -3,958 62 James Rowe 273 186 -3,967 63 Jerry Young 171 174 -3,979 64 Gina MacDonald 271 174 -3,979 65 Roger Penske 139 170 -3,983 66 Dusty Whitney 249 158 -3,995 67 Jack Johnson 176 157 -3,996 68 Susan Spraker 163 152 -4,001 69 Jay Robinson 149 139 -4,014 70 Fred Horn 158 132 -4,021 71 Kelly Souza 113 94 -4,059 72 Michael Waltrip 344 94 -4,059 73 Armando Fitz 144 80 -4,073 74 Tom Eriksen 167 76 -4,077 75 Chris Lencheski 130 70 -4,083 76 Lori Morgan 200 68 -4,085 77 Charles Fridell 54 64 -4,089 78 Eddie D’hondt 192 52 -4,101 79 Stanton Barrett 231 49 -4,104 80 John Young 146 46 -4,107 81 Charles Henderson 175 37 -4,116 82 Robert Richardson 180 31 -4,122 83 Jeff Barrister 250 31 -4,122 84 Jim Braddock 254 31 -4,122 85 J L Pennington 208 25 -4,128 86 Earl Sadler 195 22 -4,131
- Biffle On Pole at Dover: #16-Greg Biffle won the pole for the RoadLoans.com 200 at Dover with a lap time of 154.440mph. Points leader #60-Carl Edwards lines up second. The rest of the top 10: #10-Dave Blaney, #20-Denny Hamlin, #38-Jason Leffler, #41-Reed Sorenson, #8-Martin Truex, Jr., #26-Jamie McMurray, #27-Casey Atwood, and #99-David Reutimann. #59-Marcos Ambrose wrecked on his qualifying lap and will go to a backup. #21-Tim McCreadie hit the wall coming to the green on hit lap and will also go to a backup. There were 43 cars at the track so everyone made the race.(9-22-2007)
Starting Line Up by Row
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Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sat, September 22, 2007 @ 01:21 PM EasternPos. # Driver Team Time Speed 1 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 23.310 154.440 2 60 Carl Edwards World Financial Group Ford 23.394 153.886 3 10 Dave Blaney Hass Avocados from Mexico Toyota 23.434 153.623 4 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevy 23.487 153.276 5 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 23.552 152.853 6 41 Reed Sorenson imation Dodge 23.603 152.523 7 8 Martin Truex Jr. Sea Watch Chevy 23.610 152.478 8 26 Jamie McMurray Dish Network Ford 23.630 152.349 9 37 Casey Atwood Kick Butt Amped Energy Ballz Ford 23.671 152.085 10 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 23.678 152.040 11 77 Bobby Labonte Dollar General Stores Chevy 23.689 151.969 12 18 Brad Coleman # Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy 23.690 151.963 13 22 Mike Bliss Supercuts Dodge 23.693 151.944 14 42 AJ Allmendinger Memorex Dodge 23.715 151.803 15 30 Stanton Barrett NOS Energy Drink-Ski Motorsports 23.760 151.515 16 5 Landon Cassill National Guard 28th Infantry Division 23.800 151.261 17 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 23.803 151.241 18 33 Tony Raines RoadLoans.com Chevy 23.824 151.108 19 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 23.845 150.975 20 1 Sterling Marlin Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 23.913 150.546 21 47 Kelly Bires Clorox/American Red Cross Ford 23.952 150.301 22 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 23.992 150.050 23 88 Brad Keselowski # U.S. NAVY Chevy 23.994 150.038 24 27 Robby Gordon Kleenex/Rite Aid Ford 24.001 149.994 25 9 Chase Miller Charter Dodge 24.072 149.551 26 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 24.120 149.254 27 11 Jason Keller InvestLinc Chevy 24.139 149.136 28 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 24.147 149.087 29 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly / Walgreens Ford 24.158 149.019 30 89 Morgan Shepherd Victory in Jesus Dodge 24.187 148.840 31 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communities Dodge 24.224 148.613 32 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 24.225 148.607 33 17 Matt Kenseth iLevel Ford 24.239 148.521 34 21 Tim McCreadie AutoZone Chevy 24.324 148.002 35 54 Carl Long Fridel-Carter Motorsports Dodge 24.395 147.571 36 25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford 24.516 146.843 37 01 Danny Efland Comfort Gel Packs/Shred 360 Chevy 24.628 146.175 38 52 Donnie Neuenberger Plan B Technologies Ford 24.790 145.220 39 72 Marc Mitchell Vector Security Dodge 24.809 145.109 40 0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy 25.061 143.649 41 28 Robert Richardson Jr.# Kibbles ‘n Bits Chevy 25.761 139.746 42 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford Ford Owner Points 43 44 Mike Harmon Just1Shirt.com Chevy 25.790 139.589
- Hamlin Fastest in Happy Hour: #20-Denny Hamlin was fastest in happy hour with a stop speed of 152.925mph. The rest of the top 10: #38-Jason Leffler, #16-Greg Biffle, #10-Dave Blaney, #26-Jamie McMurray, #27-Robby Gordon, #33-Tony Raines, #99-David Reutimann, #21-Tim McCreadie, and #1-Sterling Marlin.(9-21-2007)
NBS Final Practice (HAPPY HOUR)
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Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, September 21, 2007 @ 03:01 PM EasternPos Car Driver Team Time Speed # Laps 1 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevy 23.541 152.925 32 2 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 23.679 152.033 33 3 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 23.772 151.439 42 4 10 Dave Blaney Hass Avocados from Mexico Toyota 23.783 151.369 23 5 *26 Jamie McMurray Dish Network Ford 23.823 151.114 45 6 27 Robby Gordon Kleenex/Rite Aid Ford 23.863 150.861 42 7 33 Tony Raines RoadLoans.com Chevy 23.882 150.741 36 8 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 23.885 150.722 32 9 21 Tim McCreadie AutoZone Chevy 23.891 150.684 25 10 1 Sterling Marlin Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 23.915 150.533 23 11 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 23.918 150.514 48 12 *8 Martin Truex Jr. Sea Watch Chevy 23.945 150.345 40 13 77 Bobby Labonte Dollar General Stores Chevy 23.985 150.094 33 14 41 Reed Sorenson imation Dodge 23.986 150.088 30 15 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford Ford 23.992 150.050 35 16 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 23.995 150.031 28 17 60 Carl Edwards World Financial Group Ford 23.997 150.019 35 18 35 Bobby Hamilton, Jr. McDonald’s Ford 24.007 149.956 30 19 22 Mike Bliss Supercuts Dodge 24.013 149.919 54 20 47 Kelly Bires Clorox/American Red Cross Ford 24.099 149.384 42 21 18 Brad Coleman # Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy 24.174 148.920 29 22 *11 Jason Keller InvestLinc Chevy 24.263 148.374 27 23 37 Casey Atwood Kick Butt Amped Energy Ballz Ford 24.293 148.191 31 24 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 24.347 147.862 35 25 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 24.412 147.468 25 26 42 AJ Allmendinger Memorex Dodge 24.450 147.239 35 27 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 24.461 147.173 34 28 *17 Matt Kenseth iLevel Ford 24.480 147.059 32 29 *5 Landon Cassill National Guard 28th Infantry Division 24.480 147.059 45 30 88 Brad Keselowski # U.S. NAVY Chevy 24.531 146.753 39 31 *30 Stanton Barrett NOS Energy Drink-Ski Motorsports 24.544 146.675 29 32 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communities Dodge 24.603 146.324 26 33 9 Chase Miller Charter Dodge 24.605 146.312 59 34 25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford 24.617 146.240 48 35 *89 Morgan Shepherd Victory in Jesus Dodge 24.715 145.661 5 36 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly/Walgreens Ford 24.806 145.126 44 37 *72 Marc Mitchell Vector Security Dodge 24.895 144.607 28 38 *54 Carl Long Fridel-Carter Motorsports Dodge 25.121 143.306 27 39 *01 Danny Efland Comfort Gel Packs/Shred 360 Chevy 25.354 141.989 31 40 *52 Donnie Neuenberger Plan B Technologies Ford 25.390 141.788 22 41 *44 Mike Harmon Just1Shirt.com Chevy 25.685 140.160 13 42 *0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy 25.719 139.974 21 43 28 Robert Richardson Kibbles ‘n Bits Chevy 0.000 0.000 0
NBS Rookie Practice
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Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, September 21, 2007 @ 10:51 AM EasternPos Car Driver Team Time Speed # Laps 1 9 Chase Miller Charter Dodge 23.725 151.739 14 2 *5 Landon Cassill National Guard 28th Infantry Division Chevy 23.768 151.464 13 3 42 AJ Allmendinger Memorex Dodge 23.785 151.356 12 4 47 Kelly Bires Clorox/American Red Cross Ford 23.840 151.007 5 5 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford Ford 23.885 150.722 14 6 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 23.919 150.508 7 7 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly/Walgreens Ford 23.941 150.370 7 8 21 Tim McCreadie AutoZone Chevy 24.082 149.489 19 9 18 Brad Coleman # Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy 24.087 149.458 19 10 88 Brad Keselowski # U.S. NAVY Chevy 24.245 148.484 3 11 25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford 24.511 146.873 21 12 *72 Marc Mitchell Vector Security Dodge 24.655 146.015 7 13 *01 Danny Efland Comfort Gel Packs/Shred 360 Chevy 24.845 144.898 4 14 28 Robert Richardson Kibbles ‘n Bits Chevy 25.280 142.405 12
- Biffle Fastest in Opening Practice: #16-Greg Biffle paced the morning practice session at Dover. His top speed was 152.886mph. #10-Dave Blaney was second, followed by #60-Carl Edwards, #20-Denny Hamlin, and #22-Mike Bliss. Slowest were #52-Donnie Neuenberger and #44-Mike Harmon. There are 43 cars at the track.(9-21-2007)
NBS Practice 1
Dover International Speedway
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Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, September 21, 2007 @ 10:15 AM EasternPos Car Driver Team Time Speed # Laps 1 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 23.547 152.886 22 2 10 Dave Blaney Hass Avocados from Mexico Toyota 23.590 152.607 14 3 60 Carl Edwards World Financial Group Ford 23.600 152.542 10 4 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevy 23.636 152.310 19 5 22 Mike Bliss Supercuts Dodge 23.649 152.226 17 6 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 23.652 152.207 12 7 77 Bobby Labonte Dollar General Stores Chevy 23.730 151.707 20 8 33 Tony Raines RoadLoans.com Chevy 23.754 151.553 23 9 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 23.779 151.394 27 10 47 Kelly Bires Clorox/American Red Cross Ford 23.781 151.381 41 11 27 Robby Gordon Kleenex/Rite Aid Ford 23.817 151.153 35 12 *8 Martin Truex Jr. Sea Watch Chevy 23.852 150.931 29 13 *11 Jason Keller InvestLinc Chevy 23.883 150.735 28 14 41 Reed Sorenson imation Dodge 23.888 150.703 6 15 18 Brad Coleman # Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy 23.923 150.483 34 16 1 Sterling Marlin Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 23.947 150.332 15 17 42 AJ Allmendinger Memorex Dodge 23.950 150.313 20 18 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 23.953 150.294 24 19 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford Ford 23.963 150.232 38 20 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 23.972 150.175 24 21 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly/Walgreens Ford 23.985 150.094 21 22 21 Tim McCreadie AutoZone Chevy 24.009 149.944 27 23 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 24.020 149.875 16 24 35 Bobby Hamilton, Jr. McDonald’s Ford 24.056 149.651 24 25 37 Casey Atwood Kick Butt Amped Energy Ballz Ford 24.057 149.645 24 26 *17 Matt Kenseth iLevel Ford 24.072 149.551 23 27 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 24.093 149.421 8 28 9 Chase Miller Charter Dodge 24.101 149.371 44 29 88 Brad Keselowski # U.S. NAVY Chevy 24.132 149.180 44 30 *30 Stanton Barrett NOS Energy Drink-Ski Motorsports 24.141 149.124 34 31 *26 Jamie McMurray Dish Network Ford 24.155 149.037 18 32 *89 Morgan Shepherd Victory in Jesus Dodge 24.284 148.246 9 33 *5 Landon Cassill National Guard 28th Infantry Division 24.284 148.246 45 34 *72 Marc Mitchell Vector Security Dodge 24.505 146.909 21 35 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communities Dodge 24.512 146.867 15 36 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 24.610 146.282 22 37 25 Richard Johns freecreditreport.com Ford 24.825 145.015 46 38 28 Robert Richardson Kibbles ‘n Bits Chevy 24.960 144.231 23 39 *01 Danny Efland Comfort Gel Packs/Shred 360 Chevy 25.214 142.778 33 40 *54 Carl Long Fridel-Carter Motorsports Dodge 25.264 142.495 12 41 *0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy 25.518 141.077 19 42 *52 Donnie Neuenberger Plan B Technologies Ford 25.720 139.969 5 43 *44 Mike Harmon Just1Shirt.com Chevy 25.887 139.066 5
- Dover Entry List: UPDATE: There are 44 entries on preliminary entry list for the RoadLoans.com 200 Saturday at Dover.(9-17-2007)
UPDATE: Marc Mitchell will be in the #72. D.J. Kennington was originally listed.(9-19-2007)Ent Car Driver Team Owner 1 0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy Keith Duesenberg 2 01 Danny Efland TBA Chevy Johnny Davis 3 1 J.J. Yeley Miccosukee Resort Chevy James Finch 4 5 Landon Cassill National Guard Chevy Rick Hendrick 5 6 David Ragan Discount Tire Ford Jack Roush 6 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy James Finch 7 8 Martin Truex Jr SeaWatch Chevy Teresa Earnhardt 8 9 Chase Miller Charter Communications Dodge Ray Evernham 9 10 Dave Blaney Hass Avocados from Mexico Toyota Greg Pollex 10 11 Jason Keller Investlinc Chevy Bryan Mullet 11 14 Kyle Krisiloff Lilly/Walgreens Ford Greg Pollex 12 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford Jack Roush 13 17 Matt Kenseth ILevel Ford Jack Roush 14 18 Brad Coleman Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy Joe Gibbs 15 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevy Joe Gibbs 16 21 Clint Bowyer Auto Zone Chevy Richard Childress 17 22 Mike Bliss Supercuts Dodge Armando Fitz 18 25 Richard Johns FreeCreditReport.com Ford Ed Rensi 19 26 Jamie McMurray Dish Network Ford Jack Roush 20 27 Robby Gordon Kleenex Ford Tammy Brewer 21 28 Derrike Cope U.S. Border Patrol Chevy Joe Custer 22 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy Richard Childress 23 30 Stanton Barrett NOS Energy Drink/SKI Motorports Chevy Stanton Barrett 24 33 Tony Raines RoadLoans Chevy Delana Harvick 25 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr McDonald’s Ford Gary Weisbaum 26 36 Brent Sherman Big Lots! Chevy John McGill 27 37 Casey Atwood Kick Butt Energy Ballz Ford Clarence Brewer 28 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota Todd Braun 29 41 Reed Sorenson Imation Dodge Chip Ganassi 30 42 AJ Allmendinger Memorex Dodge Floyd Ganassi 31 44 Mike Harmon HGM Hotels/M. Helsabeck Collection Donnie Richardson 32 47 Kelly Bires Clorox / American Red Cross Ford Jodi Geschickter 33 52 Donnie Neuenberger TBA Ford Jimmy Means 34 54 Carl Long Fridel-Carter Motorsports Dodge Charles Fridell 35 59 Marcos Ambrose Kingsford Ford Tad Geschickter 36 60 Carl Edwards World Financial Group Ford Jack Roush 37 61 Travis Kittleson TBA Chevy Brian Carter 38 66 Steve Wallace Homelife Communities Dodge Rusty Wallace 39 72 Marc Mitchell Vector Security Dodge Pat MacDonald 40 77 Bobby Labonte Dollar General Chevy Delana Harvick 41 88 Brad Keselowski U.S. Navy Chevy Dale Earnhardt Jr. 42 89 Morgan Shepherd Victory In Jesus Dodge Cindy Shepherd 43 90 Stephen Leicht Citifinancial Ford Robert Yates 44 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota Michael Waltrip Drivers in Red are required to qualify on time
NASCAR Busch Series News And Notes – RoadLoans.com 200
Two years ago, Martin Truex Jr. (#8 Sea Watch Chevy) and Clint Bowyer (#21 AutoZone Chevy) came to Dover International Speedway’s fall race as the two drivers vying for the NASCAR Busch Series championship.
They left as friendly rivals, laying the groundwork for their quick rise in NASCAR’s premier series and a place in this year’s Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup. They’ll compete again this weekend in the NASCAR Busch Series at Dover, where Bowyer is the defending race winner.
In September 2005, Truex – a Mayetta, N.J., native – was seeking his second consecutive series title and third consecutive win at his home track.
Bowyer was the most resurgent – and arguably the most surprising – driver in the series, who was doggedly pursuing Truex.
Bowyer finished second that day to Truex’s 12th and was within 26 points of the standings lead.
Although Truex never relinquished first place, the battle for the crown came down to the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.Perhaps it will again, albeit at a higher level.
The duo used the NASCAR Busch Series as a developmental opportunity leading to their current success in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series.
Bowyer struck first. He won his first career premier series race last week at New Hampshire International Speedway in the first race of the Chase and is fourth in the standings.
Coming to Dover, Truex – who won his first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race there last June – is in sixth place 25 points behind his nemesis– nearly the same deficit Bowyer faced in 2005.
Edwards Chases History While Looking To Shoo Second-Half Slump
Carl Edwards (#60 World Financial Group Ford), the series driver standings leader, is also in the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup and can become the first driver in national series history to hold both titles in the same season.
Bobby Labonte (#77 Dollar General Chevy) is the only driver to claim championships in both series, but did so in different years. He won the NASCAR Busch Series title in 1991 and the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup crown in 2000.
Kevin Harvick was the first to have the opportunity. The reigning series champion finished fourth in the Chase in 2006.
Despite a stout lead in the driver point rankings, Edwards and his #60 Roush Fenway Racing team are seeking a slump-buster.
Edwards hasn’t won since consecutive victories at Dover and Nashville Superspeedway in June. But he’s back on concrete, a surface that has produced each of his four wins this year.
In his last 13 races, Edwards has no wins and has finished 20th or worse six times although he bounced back with a second-place finish at Richmond International Raceway two weeks ago. He’s failed to finish on the lead lap in four of the last six races.
His team also is in a battle for the owner point crown with the #29 Richard Childress Racing Holiday Inn Chevy shared by Jeff Burton and Scott Wimmer. The #29 is 40 points up on the #60 heading to Dover.
In The Loop: Ambrose Boasts Solid Numbers At Dover; Edwards, Wimmer Set For Showdown
NASCAR Busch Series driver standings leader Carl Edwards stole the show at Dover in June, but it was the performance of one of the series’ new names that has forced eyes to open.
Rookie Marcos Ambrose (#59 Kingsford Ford) finished sixth – to date, his career best –and collected impressive statistics in the process.
In June, Ambrose had an Average Running Position of 10.9, a Driver Rating of 93.1 and spent 174 of the 200 laps in the top 15.
But the real story of the race earlier this summer was Edwards. He notched a perfect Driver Rating of 150.0, an Average Running Position of 2.1, notched 58 Fastest Laps Run and spent all 200 laps in the top 15.
Edwards’ perfect Driver Rating was one of just six in series history – including the most recent perfect line by Kyle Busch two weeks ago at Richmond. Dover is the only series track to produce two perfect Driver Ratings – Edwards last June and Ryan Newman in this race in 2005.
Over the past five Dover races, Edwards has a Driver Rating of 113.1, an Average Running Position of 6.5, 119 Fastest Laps Run and 949 Laps in the Top 15 – all of which rank highest among drivers who have raced in each of the last five races at “The Monster Mile.”
Edwards needs to continue his Dover domination if he wants to keep up with the #29 Richard Childress Racing Chevy in the owner championship battle.
The #29 leads Edwards’ #60 Ford by 40 points. Scott Wimmer will pilot the #29 Chevy sponsored by Holiday Inn this weekend in Dover, a track at which he excels.
In the three previous Dover races he has run, Wimmer has an average finish of 9.7, an Average Running Position of 11.5, a Driver Rating of 94.3 and has run 81 percent of his laps in the top 15.
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- Another Milestone For Keller: Should Jason Keller (#11 Investlinc Ford) qualify for Saturday’s race, he’ll not only stand one start closer to breaking Tommy Houston’s all-time series record of 417, but he’ll also become the all-time leader in series starts at “The Monster Mile.” Keller seeks career start #416 at Dover – one away from tying Houston. He tied three others – Houston, Randy LaJoie and David Green – for the event starts lead at Dover (25) in June (he finished 13th) and will earn the distinction of holding the most starts at an active track for the sixth time in his career if he takes the green flag there Saturday. (Media outlets may download the Keller starts record graphic at right by logging on to www.nascarmedia.com.)
- Johns To Finish Year In #25: Team Rensi Motorsports announced that Richard Johns will finish out the 2007 season in the team’s #25 FreeCreditReport.com Ford starting with Saturday’s race at Dover. Johns had shared the ride with David Gilliland, whose storybook win at Kentucky Speedway in 2006 vaulted him into full-time NASCAR NEXTEL Cup competition. Gilliland pointed to his need to focus on his #38 Ford in the premier series while also allowing Johns – who serves as Team Rensi’s head engineer when not racing – to do the same in the NASCAR Busch Series.
- Notes: Donnie Neuenberger (#52 Plan B Technologies Ford), a native of Brandywine, Md., and a graduate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County will attempt to qualify for the RoadLoans.com 200 at his home track in between appearances as a NASCAR analyst on Comcast SportsNet. … Casey Atwood (#37 Kickbutt Amped Energy Ballz Ford) who won at Dover as a 19-year-old in 1999, returns to the series for the first time since 2006.
The Director’s Take: Dover
“Dover’s high banking and high speeds place a great deal of load on all of the chassis parts and a lot of stress on the suspension parts.
“The concrete surface plays havoc on tires, too. When we were here back in June, it was one of four tracks where teams were permitted to use five sets of tires.
“But because the track didn’t ‘rubber in’ then, we’re giving the teams the opportunity to purchase up to six sets of tires for this race. We want them to get ample practice time and not ‘save the tires’ for the race.
“As always at this track, pit strategy will play an important role. Pit road is really compact here – and has those concrete boxes – so drivers need to have their cars under control when they come in and not slide their tires, which is a big key on a two-tire stop.
“Fuel strategy will most likely play into the final outcome, too, since some teams will probably take a chance on taking fuel only to gain track position.”
Rookie Spotlight: Layoffs Between Track Debuts Don’t Bother Coleman; Another Set For Dover
- Coleman Returns: Brad Coleman (#18 Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy) will make his first start at Dover, but seeing tracks for the first time hasn’t prevented him from posting some impressive inaugural numbers. He was fourth at the Milwaukee Mile, ninth at Talladega Superspeedway (plus his first pole), eighth at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, fifth at Watkins Glen International and had top-20 finishes at Texas Motor Speedway, Michigan International Speedway and Bristol Motor Speedway. Coleman hasn’t been in a series race since last month’s event at Bristol, where he finished 17th – one of three rookies in the top 20. Layoffs don’t seem to affect the 19-year-old; after his first schedule gap, he returned to post a top 10 at Talladega. Following a six-week layoff he turned in consecutive top fives with a second at Kentucky and the fourth at Milwaukee. After the next four-week layoff he was running top 10 at Gateway International Raceway prior to a late-race incident, followed by his top 10 at Montreal and top five at the Glen. Coleman isn’t scheduled to run again for Joe Gibbs Racing until the Oct. 27 event at Memphis Motorsports Park.
- Battle of the Brads: Now that Brad Keselowski (#88 U.S. NAVY Chevy) has secured his ride with JR Motorsports for the remainder of 2007, the Raybestos Rookie “Battle of the Brads” marches on for the final seven races. Brad Coleman (fifth) holds a three-point advantage over Keselowski (sixth); Coleman’s advantage has been built even though he’s run in six fewer races than has Keselowski – 14 to 20. Coleman is scheduled for three more races this season – Dover, Memphis and Phoenix International Raceway – while Keselowski is slated to finish out the string.
2007 NASCAR BUSCH SERIES
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR STANDINGSDriver Points
1. David Ragan 213
2. Marcos Ambrose 188
3. Kyle Krisiloff 170
4. Juan Pablo Montoya 165
5. Brad Coleman 150
6. Brad Keselowski 147
7. Robert Richardson Jr. 90
8. Justin Diercks 51ESPN2
ESPN2 continues its season-long coverage of the NASCAR Busch Series with live racing from Dover International Speedway. The telecast of the RoadLoans.com 200-mile race begins at 3 p.m. ET with NASCAR Countdown.
Allen Bestwick will host the Dover episode of Countdown. He’ll be joined in the ESPN Pit Studio by analyst Brad Daugherty, a former winning team owner in the NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR CraftsmanTruck Series.
Dr. Jerry Punch will anchor ESPN2’s coverage from Dover, with analysis by 1989 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup 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.
2007 At-A-Glance: NASCAR Busch Series Leaders After 28 Of 35 Races:
Traditional Statistics:
Driver points – Edwards (3998)
Victories – Harvick (5)
Races led – Edwards (17)
Laps led – Ky. Busch (941)
Top-five finishes – Edwards (14)
Top-10 finishes – Edwards (18)
Owner points – Richard Childress (#29) – (4,038)
Money Won – Edwards ($1,040,060)
Miles led – Ky. Busch (1260.58)
Busch Poles – Hamlin (5)
Closest to 10th – M. Wallace 10th (2672 pts), Kenseth, 11th (-116)
Consecutive Weeks in Top 10 – Edwards, Harvick (28)Loop Data Statistics:
Driver Rating – Edwards (107.6)
Average Running Position – Edwards (9.531)
Fastest Laps Run – Edwards (477 fastest laps)
Quality Passes – Edwards (906)
Laps In Top 15 – Edwards (4,278 of a possible 5,098)Having Clinched 14th Bill France Performance Cup, Chevy Sets Sights On Owner Championship
Kyle Busch’s win at Richmond two weeks ago cemented Chevy’s 14th NASCAR Busch Series Bill France Performance Cup and its fourth consecutive manufacturer’s championship trophy.
Now, the manufacturer looks to add to its place in series lore, counting on the Richard Childress Racing driver combination of Jeff Burton and Scott Wimmer to bring home only the second split driver/owner championship in NASCAR’s national series history. In 2003, RCR – in a Chevy – captured the owner title with drivers Kevin Harvick and Johnny Sauter while Brian Vickers won the driver championship.
The #29 has put up three wins this year (all by Burton) along with 14 top fives (10 by Burton, four by Wimmer) and 21 top 10s (13 via Burton, eight from Wimmer). Wimmer will drive the car this weekend at Dover.
Conversely, Edwards, the lone driver of the #60 Ford, has four wins, 14 top fives and 18 top 10s.
Manufacturers’ Championship 2007 Point Standings
Chevy 210
Ford 164
Dodge 128
Toyota 114Up Next: RoadLoans.com 200 At Kansas Speedway
The final opportunity of the season for a driver to break the string of single winners at a NASCAR Busch Series track comes next Saturday afternoon at Kansas Speedway. ESPN2 will carry the Yellow Transportation 300 live beginning at 3 p.m. ET.
There have been six different winners at Kansas, the most recent being reigning and two-time series champion Kevin Harvick last season. Kansas Speedway is one of five tracks – along with Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Kentucky and New Hampshire – where there has yet to be a repeat winner.
Matt Kenseth won the Busch Pole for this event last year, the third different pole winner in the last three events. Michael Waltrip won back-to-back poles at Kansas in 2002-03, the only driver to have multiple poles at the 1.5-mile track.
FAST FACTS
The Race: RoadLoans.com 200
The Place: Dover International Speedway
The Date: Sept. 22, 20071
The Time: 3:30 p.m. (ET)
TV: ESPN2, 3:00 p.m. (ET)
Track Layout: 1-mile oval
Race Purse: $1,127,483
2006 Winner: Clint Bowyer
2006 Pole: Scott Riggs2007 Point Standings
Pos. Driver Points
1 Edwards 3,998
2 Harvick 3,265
3 Reutimann 3,265
4 Leffler 3,172
5 Ragan 3,021
6 Hamilton 2,919
7 Ambrose 2,795
8 Leicht 2,791
9 Biffle 2,776
10 M. Wallace 2,672Pre-Race Schedule:
Friday – Practice, 9–10:10 a.m.; Rookie Practice, 10:20-10:50 a.m.; Final Practice, 1:50–3:00 p.m. Saturday – Qualifying, 12:05 p.m.
- Additional Dover Busch Race Info at:
doverraceway.com
ESPN.com Busch page
TheHotLap.com
Catchfence.com Busch site
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