THE RACE: 2007 TELCEL-MOTOROLA 200 – AUTODROMO HERMANOS RODRIGUEZ

Busch Series Race #3 of 35 for the 2007 season


 

  • Race: 2:00pm/et, Sunday, March 4, 2007 in Mexico City, Mexico
  • Length: 80 Laps, 201.44 miles
  • TV: ESPN2 – 1:30pm/et
  • Radio: MRN
  • Purse: $2,512,372
  • Announcers: Jerry Punch, Rusty Wallace, Andy Petree
  • Pit Reporters: Allen Bestwick, Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Mike Massaro

    Practice Dates/Times

  • Practice: Friday, March 2, 2:00-3:15pm/et and 4:45-6:00pm/et. Rookie Practice, 4:00-4:30pm/et

    Qualifying Info

  • Qualifying Draw: Friday, March 2, 1:00pm/et
  • Qualifying Time: Saturday, March 3, 11:30am/et
  • Qualifying: Road Race Qualifying, cars will be impounded.
  • ESPN2 will offer live TV coverage of qualifying. 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

  • Montoya Gets First NASCAR Win at Mexico: #42-Juan Pablo Montoya put on a dominating performance at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez to capture his first NASCAR win in his 7th Busch Series start. He led 43 laps during the day. Montoya had to overcome a broken overflow hose to the fuel cell that caused him to have to make an unscheduled pit stop with less than 30 laps to go which put him back in 19th place at that point. #20-Denny Hamlin, who was last year’s Mexico race winner, finished second. #9-Boris Said was third and #60-Carl Edwards fourth. #41-Scott Pruett, who led 20 laps before being spun out in contact with Montoya on lap 72, battled back to finish 5th. The race was slowed by 8 cautions, including 6 in the last 20 laps.(3-4-2007)
    NASCAR Race Number 3
    tecel MOTOROLA Mexico 200
    Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
    Sunday March 4, 2007

    Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Pts Total Award Status
    1 3 42 Juan Pablo Montoya # Texaco/Havoline/telcel Dodge 82 195 $113,100 Running
    2 5 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevy 82 175 $71,675 Running
    3 7 9 Boris Said Ragu/Wisk/Hellmann’s Dodge 82 165 $70,500 Running
    4 9 60 Carl Edwards Scotts Ford 82 165 $61,750 Running
    5 1 41 Scott Pruett Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge 82 160 $63,825 Running
    6 23 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 82 150 $62,770 Running
    7 4 27 Jorge Goeters STAR Motorsports Ford 82 151 $48,335 Running
    8 12 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford/Bush’s/Matchlight Ford 82 142 $47,295 Running
    9 17 5 Adrian Fernandez Lowe’s Chevy 82 138 $52,450 Running
    10 30 47 Jon Wood Clorox/American Red Cross Ford 82 134 $57,200 Running
    11 32 16 Todd Kluever 3M Ford 82 130 $53,800 Running
    12 25 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 82 127 $52,227 Running
    13 31 10 Dave Blaney Fan1st.com Toyota 82 124 $45,550 Running
    14 35 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 82 121 $44,550 Running
    15 26 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 82 118 $43,200 Running
    16 34 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Clabber Girl Ford 82 115 $44,300 Running
    17 18 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 82 112 $44,175 Running
    18 22 66 Steve Wallace Homelife Communities Dodge 82 109 $44,050 Running
    19 28 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 82 106 $50,465 Running
    20 16 37 Greg Biffle Yard-Man Ford 82 108 $43,200 Running
    21 27 88 Shane Huffman U.S. NAVY Chevy 82 100 $43,775 Running
    22 39 34 Brian Simo Chevy 82 97 $41,725 Running
    23 38 13 Todd Souza Turn Left for the Cure Chevy 82 94 $42,050 Running
    24 10 21 P.J. Jones AutoZone Chevy 82 91 $49,125 Running
    25 11 17 Michel Jourdain Dish Network Ford 82 88 $49,225 Running
    26 8 4 Regan Smith Ginn Resorts Chevy 82 85 $48,050 Running
    27 13 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 82 87 $50,000 Running
    28 20 28 German Quiroga Jr. telcel/Motorola Chevy 81 84 $43,425 Running
    29 29 67 Rogelio Lopez telmex Dodge 81 76 $41,675 Running
    30 19 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 81 73 $55,600 Running
    31 37 77 Kertus Davis Dollar General Chevy 81 70 $43,260 Running
    32 6 33 Ron Fellows Camping World Chevy 81 67 $48,725 Running
    33 33 0 J.R. Fitzpatrick Jr. Home Hardware Chevy 81 64 $43,390 Running
    34 43 98 Alex Garcia # Dixien/Omni Source Corp. Chevy 80 61 $41,155 Running
    35 2 22 Carlos Contreras Family Dollar Dodge 72 63 $41,125 Running
    36 21 25 David Gilliland freecreditreport.com Ford 67 55 $43,090 Accident
    37 15 1 J.J. Yeley Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 67 52 $41,055 Engine
    38 14 18 Brad Coleman # Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy 60 49 $42,995 Transmission
    39 42 46 John Young BodiPro Ford 32 46 $40,945 Brakes
    40 36 30 Stanton Barrett theracespace.com Chevy 29 43 $40,860 Handling
    41 24 44 Ruben Pardo Family Dollar Dodge 7 40 $40,775 Handling
    42 40 68 Antonio Perez telmex Dodge 2 37 $40,705 Transmission
    43 41 23 Brad Keselowski # Oklahoma Centennial Chevy 1 34 $40,580 Engine
    Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 72,971 – Juan Pablo Montoya won the telcel MOTOROLA Mexica 200 presented by Banamex, posting his first career NASCAR ictory. Before the green flag the following drivers dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: # 6 Ragan, #17 Jourdain, #21 Jones, #67 Lopez, #77 Davis, #88 Huffman, #99 Edwards (engine change); #29 Wimmer (unapproved impound adjutment).
    Failed to Qualify: N/A
    Time of Race: 02 Hrs, 45 Mins, 15 Secs.
    Average Speed: 74.969 MPH
    Margin of Victory: 0.750 Seconds
    Caution Flags: 8 for 14 laps: Laps: 25-26(#98 spun turn 1); 54-55(#13, 27 accident turn 4); 62-63(#18 spun turn 4); 66-67(#1,59 accident turn 3); 70-71(#1,25 accident turn 4); 74-75(#41,42 accident esses); 78-78(88 spun turn); 80-80(Debris).
    Lead Changes: 12 among 9 drivers: S. Pruett 1-3; J. Montoya # 4-9; C. Contreras 10; D. Hamlin 11; J. Goeters 12-14; C. Edwards 15; G. Quiroga Jr. 16-24; J. Montoya # 25-44; G. Biffle 45; S. Leicht 46; J. Montoya # 47-53; S. Pruett 54-72; J. Montoya # 73-82.
    Busch Pole Award Scott Pruett, #41
    Checkers/Rally’s Double Drive-Thru Challenge Scott Pruett, #41
    Featherlite “Most Improved Driver Jason Leffler, #38 (32 Places)
    Raybestos “Rookie of the Race Juan Pablo Montoya, #42
    Sunoco Diamond Performance Juan Pablo Montoya, #42
    WIX Filters “Lap Leader Juan Pablo Montoya, #42 (43 Laps)
    Next Race: Mar. 10, 2007 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway

  • Edwards Takes Over Points Lead: For the first time in more than a year, the Busch Series has a points leader other than Kevin Harvick. With Harvick not racing at Mexico, Carl Edwards took over the series’ points lead. Denny Hamlin is in second, 40 points behind Edwards. Dave Blaney is third, Greg Biffle fourth, and Kevin Harvick fifth.(3-4-2007)
    Points Report
    Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
    tecel MOTOROLA Mexico 200
    UNOFFICAL – Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 2/24/2007 @ 8:16 PM Pacific – UNOFFICAL

    Pos Driver BPts Points Ldr Nxt Starts Pole Wins T5s T10 Winnings
    1 Carl Edwards 10 495 3 0 0 2 2 $190,750
    2 Denny Hamlin 5 455 -40 40 3 0 0 1 3 $173,550
    3 Dave Blaney 0 433 -62 22 3 0 0 1 2 $168,725
    4 Greg Biffle 5 397 -98 36 3 0 0 1 2 $128,450
    5 Kevin Harvick 10 345 -150 52 2 0 1 1 2 $148,800
    6 Marcos Ambrose 0 345 -150 0 3 0 0 0 1 $127,550
    7 Matt Kenseth 15 327 -168 18 2 0 1 1 1 $134,325
    8 David Reutimann 0 324 -171 3 3 0 0 0 0 $139,287
    9 Jon Wood 0 322 -173 2 3 0 0 0 1 $146,240
    10 Brent Sherman 0 310 -185 12 3 0 0 0 0 $118,785
    11 Regan Smith 0 308 -187 2 3 0 0 0 1 $139,600
    12 Jason Leffler 0 301 -194 7 3 0 0 0 1 $155,815
    13 Mike Wallace 0 301 -194 0 3 0 0 0 0 $137,550
    14 Juan Pablo Montoya 10 284 -211 17 3 0 1 1 1 $194,136
    15 Bobby Hamilton, Jr 0 279 -216 5 3 0 0 0 0 $113,090
    16 Steve Wallace 0 279 -216 0 3 0 0 0 0 $115,585
    17 Tony Stewart 0 272 -223 7 2 0 0 0 1 $75,950
    18 David Ragan 0 264 -231 8 3 0 0 0 0 $115,222
    19 Kyle Krisiloff 0 261 -234 3 3 0 0 0 0 $114,425
    20 Shane Huffman 0 255 -240 6 3 0 0 0 0 $114,495
    21 Stephen Leicht 5 254 -241 1 3 0 0 0 0 $133,825
    22 Todd Kluever 0 251 -244 3 2 0 0 0 0 $109,570
    23 Kyle Busch 15 232 -263 19 2 0 0 1 1 $91,925
    24 Scott Wimmer 0 197 -298 35 2 0 0 0 0 $118,565
    25 Joe Nemechek 0 185 -310 12 2 0 0 0 0 $68,825
    26 Casey Mears 0 170 -325 15 1 0 0 1 1 $60,400
    27 Boris Said 0 165 -330 5 1 0 0 1 1 $79,025
    28 Clint Bowyer 5 165 -330 0 1 0 0 1 1 $62,550
    29 Paul Menard 0 164 -331 1 2 0 0 0 0 $89,205
    30 Scott Pruett 5 160 -335 4 1 1 0 1 1 $63,825
    31 David Gilliland 0 158 -337 2 1 0 0 0 0 $90,390
    32 Jamie Mcmurray 0 155 -340 3 2 0 0 0 0 $68,280
    33 Mark Martin 0 155 -340 0 1 0 0 1 1 $58,000
    34 Martin Truex, Jr 5 155 -340 0 1 0 0 0 1 $53,450
    35 Dale Earnhardt, Jr 5 151 -344 4 1 0 0 0 1 $56,575
    36 Jeff Burton 5 151 -344 0 1 0 0 0 1 $35,250
    37 Jorge Goeters 5 151 -344 0 1 0 0 0 1 $54,860
    38 J J Yeley 0 146 -349 5 1 0 0 0 0 $65,355
    39 Kertus Davis 0 143 -352 3 1 0 0 0 0 $68,540
    40 Adrian Fernandez 0 138 -357 5 1 0 0 0 1 $46,950
    41 Robby Gordon 0 130 -365 8 1 0 0 0 0 $47,300
    42 Sam Hornish 0 128 -367 2 2 0 0 0 0 $80,455
    43 Ward Burton 0 128 -367 0 2 0 0 0 0 $69,690
    44 David Stremme 0 127 -368 1 1 0 0 0 0 $25,525
    45 Scott Riggs 0 115 -380 12 1 0 0 0 0 $30,420
    46 Timothy Peters 0 112 -383 3 1 0 0 0 0 $33,110
    47 Bobby Labonte 0 109 -386 3 1 0 0 0 0 $44,875
    48 Aric Almirola 0 106 -389 3 1 1 0 0 0 $51,950
    49 Jeff Green 0 106 -389 0 1 0 0 0 0 $24,365
    50 Reed Sorenson 0 104 -391 2 2 0 0 0 0 $64,845
    51 Brad Keselowski 0 101 -394 3 1 0 0 0 0 $65,390
    52 Eric Mcclure 0 101 -394 0 2 0 0 0 0 $68,730
    53 Brian Simo 0 97 -398 4 1 0 0 0 0 $41,725
    54 Todd Souza 0 94 -401 3 1 0 0 0 0 $42,050
    55 P.J. Jones 0 91 -404 3 1 0 0 0 0 $49,125
    56 Michel Jourdain 0 88 -407 3 1 0 0 0 0 $47,225
    57 Steve Grissom 0 88 -407 0 1 0 0 0 0 $45,800
    58 Kenny Wallace 0 85 -410 3 1 0 0 0 0 $32,045
    59 German Quiroga Jr. 5 84 -411 1 1 0 0 0 0 $43,425
    60 Jay Sauter 0 79 -416 5 1 0 0 0 0 $25,265
    61 Robert Richardson 0 79 -416 0 1 0 0 0 0 $45,350
    62 Rogelio Lopez 0 76 -419 3 1 0 0 0 0 $41,675
    63 Ron Fellows 0 67 -428 9 1 0 0 0 0 $43,225
    64 J.R. Fitzpatrick Jr. 0 64 -431 3 1 0 0 0 0 $41,390
    65 Carlos Contreras 5 63 -432 1 1 0 0 0 0 $43,125
    66 Alex Garcia # 0 61 -434 2 1 0 0 0 0 $41,155
    67 Brad Coleman # 0 49 -446 12 1 0 0 0 0 $42,995
    68 John Andretti 0 46 -449 3 1 0 0 0 0 $49,645
    69 John Young 0 46 -449 0 1 0 0 0 0 $40,945
    70 Stanton Barrett 0 43 -452 3 1 0 0 0 0 $40,860
    71 Kasey Kahne 0 40 -455 3 1 0 0 0 0 $47,825
    72 Morgan Shepherd 0 40 -455 0 1 0 0 0 0 $24,020
    73 Ruben Pardo 0 40 -455 0 1 0 0 0 0 $40,775
    74 Antonio Perez 0 37 -458 3 1 0 0 0 0 $40,705

    Owner Points Following Race #3
    tecel MOTOROLA Mexico 200
    Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
    Sunday March 4, 2007

    Pos Owner Car # Points Ldr Nxt PPos G/L
    1 Jack Roush 60 495 1 0
    2 Joe Gibbs 20 455 -40 -40 5 -3
    3 Jack Roush 17 415 -80 -40 2 1
    4 Jack Roush 16 406 -89 -9 6 -2
    5 Richard Childress 21 393 -102 -13 3 2
    6 Rick Hendrick 5 370 -125 -23 9 -3
    7 Delana Harvick 33 364 -131 -6 4 3
    8 Richard Childress 29 348 -147 -16 7 1
    9 Tad Geschickter 59 345 -150 -3 11 -2
    10 Michael Waltrip 99 324 -171 -21 13 -3
    11 Jodi Geschickter 47 322 -173 -2 17 -6
    12 Ray Evernham 9 320 -175 -2 32 -20
    13 John Mcgill 36 310 -185 -10 15 -2
    14 Gregory Pollex 10 309 -186 -1 18 -4
    15 Bobby Ginn 4 308 -187 -1 10 5
    16 James Finch 7 301 -194 -7 14 2
    17 Todd Braun 38 301 -194 0 35 -18
    18 Joe Gibbs 18 285 -210 -16 8 10
    19 Floyd Ganassi 42 284 -211 -1 46 -27
    20 Tammy Brewer 27 279 -216 -5 42 -22
    21 Gary Weisbaum 35 279 -216 0 24 -3
    22 Rusty Wallace 66 279 -216 0 23 -1
    23 Gene Haas 28 269 -226 -10 20 3
    24 Jack Roush 6 264 -231 -5 38 -14
    25 Frank Cicci 34 264 -231 0 25 0
    26 Chip Ganassi 41 264 -231 0 44 -18
    27 Clarence Brewer 37 263 -232 -1 33 -6
    28 Gregory Pollex 14 261 -234 -2 37 -9
    29 Dale Earnhardt, Jr 88 255 -240 -6 31 -2
    30 Robert Yates 90 254 -241 -1 26 4
    31 Delana Harvick 77 252 -243 -2 21 10
    32 Edward Rensi 25 243 -252 -9 16 16
    33 Armando Fitz 22 218 -277 -25 34 -1
    34 Rick Hendrick 24 201 -294 -17 12 22
    35 Andrea Nemechek 87 185 -310 -16 19 16
    36 Todd Braun 32 170 -325 -15 22 14
    37 James Finch 1 168 -327 -2 43 -6
    38 Keith Duesenberg 0 165 -330 -3 45 -7
    39 Richard Childress 2 165 -330 0 27 12
    40 Teresa Earnhardt 15 164 -331 -1 28 12
    41 Jack Roush 106 155 -340 -9 30 11
    42 Teresa Earnhardt 111 155 -340 0 29 13
    43 Teresa Earnhardt 8 151 -344 -4 36 7
    44 Jack Roush 126 134 -361 -17 39 5
    45 Robby Gordon 155 130 -365 -4 40 5
    46 Roger Penske 12 128 -367 -2 41 5
    47 Keith Coleman 23 120 -375 -8 47 0
    48 Kelly Souza 13 94 -401 -26 74 -26
    49 Tom Eriksen 67 76 -419 -18 56 -7
    50 Alex Garcia 98 61 -434 -15 59 -9
    51 John Young 46 46 -449 -15 78 -27
    52 Stanton Barrett 30 43 -452 -3 52 0
    53 Armando Fitz 44 40 -455 -3 -1 54
    54 Tom Eriksen 68 37 -458 -3 57 -3
    55 Mary Louise Miller 170 25 -470 -12 48 7
    56 Jimmy Means 252 16 -479 -9 49 7

  • Pruett On Pole in Mexico: #41-Scott Pruett will set on pole for the Telcel-Motorola 200 at Mexico Sunday. His qualifying speed was 103.647mph, which is a track record. #22-Carlos Contreras will lineup outside row 1. #42-Juan Pablo Montoya and #27-Jorge Goeters will make up row 2. The remainder of the top 10 during the session were #20-Denny Hamlin, #33-Ron Fellows, #9-Boris Said, #4-Regan Smith, #60-Carl Edwards, and #21-P.J. Jones. With 43 cars at the track, everyone qualified. Notes from qualifying: #1-J.J. Yeley’s car was smoking during his qualifying lap and the crew will have to check to see if there is an engine problem. NASCAR found a cracked fuel cell in the #23-Brad Keselowski Chevy. The team missed their qualifying opportunity and will start at the rear of the field. #46-John Young and #98-Alex Garcia also did not make qualifying attempts.(3-3-2007)
    Starting Lineup
    Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
    Telcel Motorola Mexico 200 presented by Banamex
    Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sat, March 03, 2007

    Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed
    1 41 Scott Pruett Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge 87.458 103.647
    2 22 Carlos Contreras Family Dollar Dodge 87.661 103.407
    3 *42 Juan Pablo Montoya # Texaco/Havoline/telcel Dodge 87.675 103.391
    4 27 Jorge Goeters STAR Motorsports Ford 87.835 103.203
    5 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevy 87.934 103.086
    6 33 Ron Fellows Camping World Chevy 87.996 103.014
    7 9 Boris Said Rago/Wisk/Hellmann’s Dodge 88.292 102.668
    8 *4 Regan Smith Ginn Resorts Chevy 88.356 102.594
    9 60 Carl Edwards Scotts Ford 88.406 102.536
    10 21 P.J. Jones AutoZone Chevy 88.439 102.498
    11 *17 Michel Jourdain Dish Network Ford 88.489 102.440
    12 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford/Bush’s/Matchlight Ford 88.561 102.357
    13 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 88.590 102.323
    14 18 Brad Coleman # Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy 88.758 102.129
    15 *1 J.J. Yeley Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 88.761 102.126
    16 37 Greg Biffle Yard-Man Ford 88.856 102.017
    17 5 Adrian Fernandez Lowe’s Chevy 88.944 101.916
    18 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 89.017 101.832
    19 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 89.048 101.797
    20 28 German Quiroga Jr. telcel/Motorola Chevy 89.090 101.749
    21 25 David Gilliland freecreditreport.com Ford 89.457 101.331
    22 66 Steve Wallace Homelife Communities Dodge 89.592 101.179
    23 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 89.758 100.992
    24 *44 Ruben Pardo Family Dollar Dodge 89.800 100.944
    25 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 89.808 100.935
    26 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 89.873 100.862
    27 88 Shane Huffman U.S. NAVY Chevy 89.877 100.858
    28 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 89.979 100.744
    29 *67 Rogelio Lopez telmex Dodge 89.989 100.732
    30 47 Jon Wood Clorox/American Red Cross Ford 90.025 100.692
    31 10 Dave Blaney Fan1st.com Toyota 90.084 100.626
    32 16 Todd Kluever 3M Ford 90.114 100.593
    33 0 J.R. Fitzpatrick Jr. Home Hardware Chevy 90.571 100.085
    34 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Clabber Girl Ford 90.648 100.000
    35 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 90.666 99.980
    36 *30 Stanton Barrett theracespace.com Chevy 90.978 99.637
    37 77 Kertus Davis Dollar General Chevy 90.987 99.627
    38 *13 Todd Souza Turn Left for the Cure Chevy 91.003 99.610
    39 *34 Brian Simo Chevy 91.212 99.382
    40 *68 Antonio Perez telmex Dodge 91.487 99.083
    41 *23 Brad Keselowski Oklahoma Centennial Chevy DNS
    42 *46 John Young BodiPro Ford DNS
    43 *98 Alex Garcia Dixien/Omni Source Corp. Chevy DNS

    *Required to qualify on time
    Did Not Qualify: None


  • Montoya Paces Happy Hour: #42-Juan Pablo Montoya was fastest during Happy Hour with a speed of 104.180mph. #41-Scott Pruett was second, #20-Denny Hamlin third, #22-Carlos Contreras fourth, and #27-Jorge Goeters fifth. The rest of the top 10 were #18-Brad Coleman, #4-Regan Smith, #59-Marcos Ambrose, #9-Boris Said, and #33-Ron Fellows. There were a few incidents during the session: #37-Greg Biffle got into the grass in turn 7 and then slipped up into the wall. He will have to go to a backup. #67-Rogelio Lopez had an oil line or some other engine trouble late in the session. The Roush cars of #17-Michel Jourdain and #6-David Ragan both had engine problems. 40 drivers practiced during the session.(3-2-2007)
    NBS Final Practice (HAPPY HOUR)
    Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
    Telcel Motorola Mexico 200 presented by Banamex
    Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, March 02, 2007 @ 03:34 PM Pacific

    Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed # Laps
    1 *42 Juan Pablo Montoya # Texaco/Havoline/telcel Dodge 87.011 104.180 8
    2 41 Scott Pruett Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge 87.547 103.542 1
    3 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevy 87.755 103.297 16
    4 22 Carlos Contreras Family Dollar Dodge 87.840 103.197 8
    5 27 Jorge Goeters Scotiabank Ford 88.033 102.970 11
    6 18 Brad Coleman # Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy 88.464 102.469 11
    7 *4 Regan Smith Ginn Resorts Chevy 88.538 102.383 6
    8 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford/Bush’s/Matchlight Ford 88.630 102.277 10
    9 9 Boris Said Rago/Wisk/Hellmann’s Dodge 88.728 102.164 15
    10 33 Ron Fellows Camping World Chevy 88.733 102.158 16
    11 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 88.739 102.151 14
    12 66 Steve Wallace Homelife Communities Dodge 88.810 102.070 14
    13 5 Adrian Fernandez Lowe’s Chevy 88.821 102.057 20
    14 21 P.J. Jones AutoZone Chevy 88.822 102.056 17
    15 25 David Gilliland freecreditreport.com Ford 89.015 101.835 16
    16 *1 J.J. Yeley Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 89.127 101.707 12
    17 88 Shane Huffman U.S. NAVY Chevy 89.176 101.651 16
    18 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 89.236 101.582 25
    19 60 Carl Edwards Scotts Ford 89.284 101.528 12
    20 37 Greg Biffle Yard-Man Ford 89.339 101.465 3
    21 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 89.554 101.222 6
    22 *17 Michel Jourdain Dish Network Ford 89.640 101.124 7
    23 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 89.866 100.870 10
    24 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 89.946 100.780 10
    25 47 Jon Wood Clorox/American Red Cross Ford 89.991 100.730 19
    26 *13 Todd Souza Turn Left for the Cure Chevy 90.025 100.692 7
    27 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 90.169 100.531 10
    28 *67 Rogelio Lopez telmex Dodge 90.289 100.398 9
    29 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Clabber Girl Ford 90.301 100.384 17
    30 28 German Quiroga Jr. telcel/Motorola Chevy 90.351 100.329 5
    31 *98 Alex Garcia # Dixien/Omni Source Corp. Chevy 90.604 100.049 22
    32 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 90.697 99.946 3
    33 16 Todd Kleuver 3M Ford 90.805 99.827 10
    34 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 90.893 99.731 11
    35 *46 John Young BodiPro Ford 91.009 99.603 11
    36 *30 Stanton Barrett theracespace.com Chevy 91.133 99.468 11
    37 0 J.R. Fitzpatrick Jr. Home Hardware Chevy 91.139 99.461 7
    38 77 Kertus Davis Dollar General Chevy 92.168 98.351 8
    39 *34 Brian Simo Chevy 92.243 98.271 11
    40 *23 Brad Keselowski # Oklahoma Centennial Chevy 92.272 98.240 9

    *Required to qualify on time


    NBS Rookie Practice
    Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
    Telcel Motorola Mexico 200 presented by Banamex
    Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, March 02, 2007 @ 01:49 PM Pacific

    Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed # Laps
    1 *42 Juan Pablo Montoya # Texaco/Havoline/telcel Dodge 88.956 101.902 6
    2 41 Scott Pruett Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge 89.140 101.692 7
    3 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford/Bush’s/Matchlight Ford 89.225 101.595 5
    4 21 P.J. Jones AutoZone Chevy 89.597 101.173 8
    5 37 Greg Biffle Yard-Man Ford 89.815 100.927 7
    6 18 Brad Coleman # Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy 89.867 100.869 7
    7 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 90.423 100.249 6
    8 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 90.456 100.212 5
    9 28 German Quiroga Jr. telcel/Motorola Chevy 90.539 100.120 4
    10 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 90.571 100.085 7
    11 66 Steve Wallace Homelife Communities Dodge 90.634 100.015 7
    12 25 David Gilliland freecreditreport.com Ford 90.804 99.828 9
    13 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 91.034 99.576 5
    14 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 91.069 99.538 9
    15 88 Shane Huffman U.S. NAVY Chevy 91.169 99.429 8
    16 *67 Rogelio Lopez telmex Dodge 91.504 99.065 2
    17 *13 Todd Souza Turn Left for the Cure Chevy 91.632 98.926 5
    18 0 J.R. Fitzpatrick Jr. Home Hardware Chevy 91.682 98.872 5
    19 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Clabber Girl Ford 92.248 98.266 7
    20 *68 Antonio Perez telmex Dodge 92.309 98.201 4
    21 77 Kertus Davis Dollar General Chevy 92.713 97.773 8
    22 *34 Brian Simo Chevy 92.762 97.721 5
    23 *46 John Young BodiPro Ford 96.048 94.378 1
    24 *23 Brad Keselowski # Oklahoma Centennial Chevy 103.703 87.411 1

    *Required to qualify on time


  • Scott Pruett Leads Mexico Practice: #41-Scott Pruett led the 43 competitors in the opening practice session at Mexico. His top speed was 102.226mph. The remainder of the top 5 were #20-Denny Hamlin, #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, #22-Carlos Contreras, and #5-Adrian Fernandez. Dave Blaney broke a suspension piece and crashed the #10 and will go a backup. 35 drivers got on the track during the session.(3-2-2007)
    NBS Practice 1
    Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
    Telcel Motorola Mexico 200 presented by Banamex
    Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, March 02, 2007 @ 12:20 PM Pacific

    Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed # Laps
    1 41 Scott Pruett Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge 88.674 102.226 9
    2 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevy 88.693 102.204 8
    3 *42 Juan Pablo Montoya # Texaco/Havoline/telcel Dodge 89.025 101.823 13
    4 22 Carlos Contreras Family Dollar Dodge 89.156 101.673 8
    5 5 Adrian Fernandez Lowe’s Chevy 89.472 101.314 11
    6 27 Jorge Goeters Scotiabank Ford 89.557 101.218 8
    7 *1 J.J. Yeley Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 89.598 101.172 6
    8 33 Ron Fellows Camping World Chevy 89.815 100.927 10
    9 9 Boris Said Rago/Wisk/Hellmann’s Dodge 89.840 100.899 19
    10 *17 Michel Jourdain Dish Network Ford 89.886 100.848 8
    11 *4 Regan Smith Ginn Resorts Chevy 89.926 100.803 9
    12 60 Carl Edwards Scotts Ford 89.959 100.766 9
    13 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 90.039 100.676 8
    14 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford/Bush’s/Matchlight Ford 90.045 100.670 11
    15 18 Brad Coleman # Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy 90.478 100.188 10
    16 21 P.J. Jones AutoZone Chevy 90.629 100.021 8
    17 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 90.822 99.808 19
    18 16 Todd Kleuver 3M Ford 90.845 99.783 8
    19 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 90.876 99.749 8
    20 10 Dave Blaney Fan1st.com Toyota 90.924 99.696 8
    21 25 David Gilliland freecreditreport.com Ford 90.926 99.694 11
    22 37 Greg Biffle Yard-Man Ford 90.935 99.684 7
    23 28 German Quiroga Jr. telcel/Motorola Chevy 90.947 99.671 8
    24 47 Jon Wood Clorox/American Red Cross Ford 90.958 99.659 10
    25 88 Shane Huffman U.S. NAVY Chevy 91.298 99.288 10
    26 66 Steve Wallace Homelife Communities Dodge 91.382 99.197 5
    27 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 91.480 99.091 6
    28 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 91.755 98.794 12
    29 *30 Stanton Barrett theracespace.com Chevy 92.050 98.477 3
    30 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 92.170 98.349 14
    31 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 92.196 98.321 15
    32 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 92.202 98.315 3
    33 0 J.R. Fitzpatrick Jr. Home Hardware Chevy 93.224 97.237 11
    34 77 Kertus Davis Dollar General Chevy 94.106 96.325 15
    35 *46 John Young BodiPro Ford 0.000 0.000 0

    *Required to qualify on time


  • Mexico Entry List: UPDATE 2: There are 43 drivers on the tentative entry list for Sunday’s race in Mexico City. See the complete list on the Mexico Race Page.(2-27-2007)
    UPDATE: There are currently 42 entries for the race as the Braun Racing #32 car will not attempt the race.(3-1-2007)
    UPDATE 2: The Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200 will have a full 43-car field with the late addition of Ruben Pardo. Pardo, a native of Mexico City, is entered in Fitz Motorsports’ #44 Dodge.(SceneDaily.com)(3-2-2007)

    NASCAR Busch Series
    Tecel Motorola Mexico 200
    Autodromo Hermanos Rodriquex
    Preliminary Entry List
    Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Tuesday February 27, 2007

    Ent Car Driver Hometown Team Owner
    1 0 John Fitzpatrick Jr. Cambridge, ONT Hefty-Racegirl Chevy Keith Duesenberg
    2 1 J.J. Yeley Phoenix, AZ Miccosukee Resort Chevy James Finch
    3 4 Regan Smith Cato, NY Ginn Resorts Chevy Bobby Ginn
    4 5 Adrian Fernandez Mexico City, MEX Lowe’s Chevy Rick Hendrick
    5 6 David Ragan Kannapolis, NC Discount Tire Ford Jack Roush
    6 7 Mike Wallace St. Louis, MO Geico Chevy James Finch
    7 9 Boris Said Carlsbad, CA TBA Dodge Ray Evernham
    8 10 Dave Blaney Hartford, OH Fan1st.Com Toyota Greg Pollex
    9 13 Todd Souza Watsonville CA Mobil 1 Chevy Kelly Souza
    10 14 Kyle Krisiloff Carmel, IN Clabber Girl Baking Powder Ford Greg Pollex
    11 16 Greg Biffle Vancouver, WA 3M Ford Jack Roush
    12 17 Michel Jourdain Jr. Mexico City, MEX Dish Network Ford Jack Roush
    13 18 Brad Coleman Martinsville, VA Carino’s Italian Grill Chevy Joe Gibbs
    14 20 Denny Hamlin Midlothian, VA Rockwell Automation Chevy Joe Gibbs
    15 21 P.J. Jones Rolling Hills, CA Autozone Chevy Richard Childress
    16 22 Carlos Cotreras Mexico City, MX Family Dollar Dodge Armando Fitz
    17 23 Brad Keselowski Rochester Hills, MI Oklahoma Centennial Chevy Keith Coleman
    18 25 David Gilliland Riverside, CA Free Credit Report.Com Ford Ed Rensi
    19 27 Jorge Goeters Mexico City, MEX Scotia Bank Ford Tammy Brewer
    20 28 German Quiroga Jr. TBA Chevy Gene Haas
    21 29 Scott Wimmer Wausau, WI Holiday Inn Chevy Richard Childress
    22 30 Stanton Barrett Los Angeles, CA TBA Chevy Stanton Barrett
    23 32 TBA TBA Toyota Todd Braun
    24 33 Ron Fellows Toronto, ONT Camping World Chevy Delana Harvick
    25 34 Brian Simo Carlsbad, CA TBA Chevy Frank Cicci
    26 35 Bobby Hamilton, Jr. Nashville, TN McDonald’s Ford Gary Weisbaum
    27 36 Brent Sherman N. Barrington, IL Big Lots Chevy John McGill
    28 37 Greg Biffle Vancouver, WA Yardman Ford Clarence Brewer
    29 38 Jason Leffler Long Beach, CA Great Clips Toyota Todd Braun
    30 41 Scott Pruett Sacramento, CA Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge Chip Ganassi
    31 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Bogota, COL Texaco-Havoline/Telcel Dodge Floyd Ganassi
    32 46 John Young Bodi Pro Ford John Young
    33 47 Jon Wood Stuart, VA Clorox Ford Jodi Geschickter
    34 59 Marcos Ambrose Launceston Kingsford Ford Tad Geschickter
    35 60 Carl Edwards Columbia, MO Scotts Ford Jack Roush
    36 66 Steve Wallace Charlotte, NC Homelife Communities Dodge Rusty Wallace
    37 67 Rogelio Lopez Mexico City, MEX Telmex Dodge Tom Eriksen
    38 68 Antonio Perez Telmex Dodge Tom Eriksen
    39 77 Kertus Davis Gaffney, SC Dollar General Stores Chevy Delana Harvick
    40 88 Shane Huffman Hickory, NC U.S. Navy Chevy Dale Earnhardt Jr.
    41 90 Stephen Leicht Asheville, NC CitifinancialFord Robert Yates
    42 98 Alex Garcia Caracas, Venezuela Dixien/Omni Source Corp. Chevy Alex Garcia
    43 99 David Reutimann Zephyrhills, FL Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota Michael Waltrip


    NASCAR Busch Series News & Notes – Mexico City:

    Round Two: Hamlin, Said Ready For Mexico City

    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 27, 2007) – For the first time in its short three-year history, the NASCAR Busch Series Telcel-MOTOROLA Mexico 200 can produce a repeat winner.

    Denny Hamlin (#20 Rockwell Automation Chevy) is poised to set that standard.

    Boris Said (#9 Evernham Motorsports Dodge) would like to reverse his second-place finish from one year ago and become the third different winner in three races at the 2.518-mile Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez road course.

    The race – the first of three road-course events on the NASCAR Busch Series schedule this season – has had its share of road-course specialists entered over the past two seasons.

    But the opposite of the expected outcome has been the norm as drivers with little or no road course experience – Martin Truex Jr. and Hamlin – have captured the previous wins.

    Last year’s victory was the first for Hamlin in NASCAR national series competition.

    “I always expected to win my first race on a short track but to win a road course race with a great driver like Boris Said in your mirror is something I’ll never forget,” Hamlin said. 

    ESPN – the new television home to the NASCAR Busch Series – has added to the momentum of the Mexico City event with a history-making broadcast on Sunday. 

    ESPN2 will air the race in English and it will be simulcast on ESPN Deportes in Spanish, marking the first Spanish-language telecast of a major sporting event in ESPN’s history.

    Inaugural NASCAR Mexico Series Season Debuts Sunday 

    The NASCAR Busch Series made history two years ago with its inaugural race in Mexico City – the first points event for the series on international soil.

    Now another NASCAR series is preparing for its debut at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, the NASCAR Mexico Series, which contests its first-ever race on Sunday as a precursor to the NASCAR Busch Series event.

    The formation of the NASCAR Mexico Series is fueling a transition from the country’s historically open-wheel racing fan base to stock car racing.

    As the NASCAR Busch Series race continues to establish itself as one of the premier motorsports events in Mexico, the new touring series offers opportunities for Mexico’s top teams and drivers to showcase their talents in a NASCAR-sanctioned system.

    The 2007 schedule features 14 races over a nine-month span from March through November. Races will take place on 10 ovals and four road courses in seven of Mexico’s major cities.

    Each race is expected to feature an average of 30 cars.

    Additionally this year, three NASCAR Mexico Series drivers – including 2006 NASCAR Grand National Division, Busch East Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year Ruben Pardo – plan to run full-time in the Busch East Series.

    Hometown Heroes, Road-Course Aces In Mexico City Mix

    Sunday’s race features another stout list of entries, arguably stronger than the first two series events held in Mexico City.

    Along with defending race winner Denny Hamlin and his new nemesis, Boris Said, two international superstars bring another one-two punch to the mix.

    Columbia’s Juan Pablo Montoya (#42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge) will return to his road-course  roots and pit his talents against Mexican icon Adrian Fernandez (#5 Lowe’s Chevy), who has come agonizingly close to capturing a checkered flag in the first two races.

    Hometown favorites Michel Jourdain Jr. (#17 Dish Network Ford), Carlos Contreras (#22 Family Dollar Dodge) and Jorge Goeters (#27 Scioto Bank Ford) – who claimed the inaugural Busch Pole at the track in 2005 – also return.

    Fellow Mexicans Rogelio Lopez (#67 Telmex Dodge) and Antonio Perez (#68 Telmex Dodge) are teammates.

    Canadians Ron Fellows (#33 Camping World Chevy), Montoya’s teammate Scott Pruett (#41 Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge) and John Fitzpatrick Jr. (#0 Hefty/RACEGIRL Chevy) are joined by Australian Marcos Ambrose (#59 Kingsford Ford) – who finds himself in 10th place in series points after the first two races. Ambrose is a veteran racer but a rookie in the NASCAR Busch Series.

    Venezuelan Alex Garcia (#98 Dixien-OmniSource Corp. Chevy) looks to transition from open-wheel racing to stock cars.

    Road warrior P.J. Jones (#21 AutoZone Chevy) is a surprise entry in the 2006 series championship car, running in place of reigning series champion Kevin Harvick and his teammate Timothy Peters.

    Early-Season Results Point To Close Manufacturer Race

    Ford pulled to within two points of leader Chevy in the Bill France Performance Cup standings following Matt Kenseth’s victory at California last Saturday.

    Newcomer Toyota is keeping pace with those already in double-digits in points, standing third with 10. Dodge is fourth with six points.

    Chevy has claimed the first two wins at Mexico City but Ford (2005) and Dodge (2006) have captured Busch Poles for previous events.

    Said’s Stats Create High Expectations

    When the NASCAR Busch Series or the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series comes to a road course, it’s time for Boris Said to shine.

    Sunday in Mexico City at the world-famous Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez will be no different.
    For the second-consecutive season, Said will drive for Evernham Motorsports and the expectation will translate exactly the same south of the border as it does in the U.S. 

    He’ll be expected to post a top finish. That’s what happens when you win a Busch Pole – as he did last year – and when you dominate the Loop Data statistics – as he does every year.

    Of the drivers competing in Sunday’s Telcel-MOTOROLA Mexico 200, Said owns a top track-specific Driver Rating of 119.1 (he has an average finish of 3.5 at the track).  He also excels in another key stat – Average Running Position.  Said boasts a field-best average running position of 7.494.
    Said’s name is peppered throughout the Loop Data stats, usually in the top five.

    Along with Driver Rating and Average Running Position, the wild-mane road course specialist holds top-five marks in:

    – Speed in Traffic
    – Quality Passes
    – Fastest Driver by Frontstretch, Far Straightaway and Turns 1-4
    – Fastest Green Flag Speed
    – Laps in the Top 15

    Adding intrigue to Sunday’s race will be the hometown heroes involved in the event.  Mexican-born drivers Carlos Contreras, Jorge Goeters, Adrian Fernandez and Michel Jourdain Jr. all own impressive stats at their “home” track.

    Contreras, Goeters and Fernandez have top- 15 Driver Ratings while Jourdain has 27 Quality Passes, which ranks in the top 15.

    Somehow lost in the fray could be last year’s winner Denny Hamlin. Not typically known for his road-course prowess, Hamlin has a Driver Rating of 110.6, which is second only to Said among the drivers in Sunday’s field.

    ETC

      Kevin Harvick (Daytona International Speedway) and Matt Kenseth (California) are the first drivers to sweep NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR NEXTEL Cup wins to open a season. … Some drivers will be making their road course debuts this weekend and went through extensive training in the off-season to hone their skills in preparation for this event and the other two road courses on the 2007 schedule at Montreal and Watkins Glen. Shane Huffman (#88 U.S. NAVY Chevy) Dodge) attended the Bondurant Racing School. Steve Wallace (#66 Homelife Communities Dodge) was tutored by Boris Said. Kertus Davis (#77 Dollar General Chevy) trained at Virginia International Raceway – his only other “appearance” on a road course came when he was eight-years-old in a go-kart. … Qualifying will utilize a road race format where groups of cars assigned by practice time will have six minutes on the track. A car’s best lap time during the session will be the lap time of record. … The series continues its season-opening cross-country tour March 10 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Teams tested at the 1.5-mile track Feb. 5-6, gathering notes for the intermediate venues on the schedule. Las Vegas will be the fourth different track layout the series has competed on in the first four races this year.

    The Race: Telcel-MOTOROLA Mexico 200 presented by Banamex
    The Place: Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
    The Date:  March 4, 20071
    The Time: 2:00 p.m. (ET)
    TV: ESPN2, 1:30 p.m. (ET)
    Track Layout: 2.518-mile road course
    Race Purse: $2,512,372
    2005 Winner: Denny Hamlin
    2006 Pole: Boris Said

    No. Driver Pts
    1 Harvick 345
    2 Edwards 330
    3 Kenseth 327
    4 Blaney 309
    5 Biffle 289
    6 Hamlin 280
    7 Stewart 272
    8 Kyle Busch 232
    9 Smith 223
    10 Ambrose 203

    Schedule (all times local):
    Fri., March 2 – Practice,1-2:15 p.m., Rookie Practice,3-3:30 p.m., Final Practice 3:45-5:00 p.m.
    Sat., March 3 – Qualifying, 10:30 a.m. (Impound).