THE RACE: 2007 WINN-DIXIE 250 – DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
Busch Series Race #19 of 35 for the 2007 season
- Race: 8:00pm/et, Friday, July 6, 2007 in Daytona, FL
- Length: 100 Laps, 250 miles
- TV: ESPN2 – 7:30pm/et
- Radio: MRN
- Purse: 1,552,701
- Announcers: Jerry Punch, Rusty Wallace, Andy Petree
- Pit Reporters: Allen Bestwick, Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Mike Massaro
Practice Dates/Times
- Practice: Thursday, July 5, 2:30-3:30pm/et & 5:30-6:25pm/et. Rookie practice, 3:50-4:20pm/et
Qualifying Info
- Qualifying Draw: Thursday, July 5, 1:30pm/et
- Qualifying Time: Friday, July 6, 1:05pm/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.
ENTRY, PRACTICE, QUALIFYING, AND RACE INFORMATION
- Kyle Busch Wins at Daytona: #5-Kyle Busch had a dominant car during the second half of the race and held off Kevin Harvick to win the Winn-Dixie 250 at Daytona International Speedway Saturday morning in his 100th Busch Series start. It was his first Busch win of the year. He led 66 laps on the day. #21-Harvick finished second, #10-Dave Blaney third, #18-Tony Stewart fourth, and #2-Clint Bowyer fifth. The rest of the top 10: #9-Kasey Kahne, #41-Reed Sorenson, #24-Casey Mears, #38-Jason Leffler, and #25-David Gilliland. The race finished under a green-white-checker after a late spin by #42-Juan Pablo Montoya and was slowed by 6 cautions for 20 laps and there were 5 leaders with 10 lead changes.(7-7-2007)
NASCAR Race Number 19
Unofficial Race Results for the Winn Dixie “250” Presented By Pepsico
Saturday, July 7, 2007
Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL – 2.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 102 Laps – 255 Miles – Purse: $1,552,701Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Total Award Status Times Laps 1 14 5 Kyle Busch Delphi Chevy 102 195 10 $87,425 Running 4 65 2 4 21 Kevin Harvick AutoZone Chevy 102 175 5 $69,700 Running 1 12 3 9 10 Dave Blaney Seymour Paints Toyota 102 165 $64,125 Running 4 2 18 Tony Stewart Slim Jim Chevy 102 165 5 $36,125 Running 1 1 5 5 2 Clint Bowyer BB&T Chevy 102 160 5 $31,600 Running 3 22 6 15 9 Kasey Kahne Hellmann’s Dodge 102 150 $34,475 Running 7 10 41 Reed Sorenson Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge 102 146 $27,860 Running 8 7 24 Casey Mears National Guard 53rd Infantry Brigade 102 142 $26,820 Running 9 1 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 102 138 $41,430 Running 10 22 25 David Gilliland freecreditreport.com Ford 102 134 $26,950 Running 11 19 60 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 102 130 $30,050 Running 12 28 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 102 127 $31,705 Running 13 12 32 Brian Vickers Fort McDowell Resort & Destination 102 124 $26,250 Running 14 35 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. U.S. NAVY Seals Chevy 102 121 $22,950 Running 15 30 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 102 118 $30,505 Running 16 23 47 Kelly Bires Armor All/AutoZone Ford 102 115 $24,475 Running 17 37 22 Mike Bliss Family Dollar Dodge 102 112 $28,055 Running 18 16 37 Jamie McMurray U.S. Postal Service Ford 102 109 $22,225 Running 19 6 27 Ward Burton Cottonelle/Kleenex Ford 102 106 $27,805 Running 20 25 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly/Walgreens Ford 102 103 $29,405 Running 21 26 33 Tony Raines RoadLoans.com Chevy 102 100 $27,600 Running 22 40 1 J.J. Yeley Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 102 97 $21,725 Running 23 31 77 Bobby Labonte Dollar General Chevy 102 94 $27,450 Running 24 27 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 102 91 $27,155 Running 25 33 63 Kerry Earnhardt Team Glock Chevy 102 88 $21,475 Running 26 32 28 Robert Richardson Jr. # Checkers-Rally’s/U.S. Border Patrol 102 90 5 $25,500 Running 1 1 27 21 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 102 82 $26,755 Running 28 3 20 Aric Almirola Rockwell Automation Chevy 102 79 $32,105 Running 29 20 4 Regan Smith U.S. Army Chevy 102 76 $25,300 Running 30 17 42 Juan Pablo Montoya # Texaco/Havoline Dodge 102 73 $26,600 Running 31 8 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 102 70 $30,545 Running 32 36 70 Mark Green Foretravel/BIOMET Chevy 102 67 $22,410 Running 33 38 01 Kevin Lepage Chevy 102 64 $22,300 Running 34 24 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 102 61 $20,190 Running 35 18 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford/Winn-Dixie Ford 101 58 $24,610 Running 36 39 0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy 100 55 $24,575 Running 37 13 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 71 52 $25,515 Differential 38 34 56 Larry Foyt Global Market/Firehouse Subs 69 49 $21,960 Accident 39 29 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communities Dodge 51 46 $24,435 Accident 40 11 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 50 43 $24,400 Accident 41 41 52 Donnie Neuenberger Ford 33 45 5 $21,850 Engine 1 1 42 42 05 Justin Ashburn 31-W Insulation/CertainTeed 14 37 $21,805 Electrical Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 40,000 (originally 65,000) – Kyle Busch won the postponed Winn-Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo, his eighth career NASCAR Busch Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following driver(s) dropped to the rear for the reason(s) indicated: #05 Ashburn (missed drivers meeting), #7 M. Wallace (unapproved impound adjustment), #60 Edwards (engine change). Failed to Qualify: N/A Time of Race: 01 Hrs, 50 Mins, 00 Secs. Average Speed: 139.091 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.103 Seconds Caution Flags: 6 for 20 laps: Laps: 22-24 (Competition); 52-56 (#22,66,99 accident turn 4); 75-78 (Debris); 81-83 (#37 spun backstrech); 93-95 (Debris); 99-100 (#42 spun turn 4). Lead Changes: 11 among 6 drivers: J. Leffler (Pole); K. Harvick 1-12; C. Bowyer 13-22; D. Neuenberger 23; K. Busch 24-27; C. Bowyer 28-38; K. Busch 39-51; C. Bowyer 52; K. Busch 53-74; T. Stewart 75; R. Richardson Jr. # 76; K. Busch 77-102. Sunoco Diamond Performance Kyle Busch, #5 Busch Pole Award :Jason Leffler, #38 (184.559 mph) Checkers/Rally’s Double Drive-Thru Challenge Jason Leffler, #38 (112.818 seconds) eatherlite “Most Improved Driver Dave Blaney, #10 (6 Places) WIX Filters Lap Leader Award Robert Richardson, #28 (1 Lap)
- Edwards Point Lead Just Under 800: Carl Edwards point lead following Daytona now stands at 798 over Kevin Harvick, who moved back into second place. David Reutimann fell to third, Dave Blaney moved up two points into fourth and Jason Leffler remains in fifth.(7-7-2007)
Points Report
Daytona International Speedway
Winn Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo
Provided by NASCAR Statistics, Saturday, 7/7/2007 @ 11:44 AM Eastern
UNOFFICALPos Driver BPts Points Ldr 1 Carl Edwards 95 2966 0 2 Kevin Harvick 35 2168 -798 3 David Reutimann 10 2095 -871 4 Dave Blaney 15 2056 -910 5 Jason Leffler 15 2033 -933 6 David Ragan # 15 2010 -956 7 Bobby Hamilton Jr. 5 1983 -983 8 Marcos Ambrose # 5 1887 -1079 9 Stephen Leicht 15 1866 -1100 10 Greg Biffle 25 1845 -1121 11 Clint Bowyer 45 1839 -1127 12 Regan Smith 25 1820 -1146 13 Mike Wallace 45 1819 -1147 14 Matt Kenseth 55 1761 -1205 15 Casey Mears 15 1738 -1228 16 Shane Huffman 5 1727 -1239 17 J.J. Yeley 10 1698 -1268 18 Scott Wimmer 20 1694 -1272 19 Steve Wallace 15 1636 -1330 20 Kyle Krisiloff # 0 1577 -1389 21 Denny Hamlin 35 1553 -1413 22 Juan Pablo Montoya 20 1525 -1441 23 Brent Sherman 20 1521 -1445 24 Kyle Busch 70 1513 -1453 25 Jeff Burton 40 1446 -1520 26 Mike Bliss 0 1441 -1525 27 Ward Burton 0 1400 -1566 28 Todd Kluever 10 1264 -1702 29 David Stremme 10 1257 -1709 30 Tony Stewart 15 1222 -1744 31 Aric Almirola 10 1217 -1749 32 David Gilliland 5 1175 -1791 33 Jon Wood 0 1154 -1812 34 Eric Mcclure 5 1101 -1865 35 Jamie Mcmurray 5 1063 -1903 36 Kasey Kahne 25 1037 -1929 37 Bobby Labonte 5 1033 -1933 38 Reed Sorenson 0 1023 -1943 39 Brad Coleman 10 900 -2066 40 Jason Keller 10 812 -2154 41 Brad Keselowski 0 739 -2227 42 Timothy Peters 0 646 -2320 43 Robert Richardson 5 644 -2322 44 Paul Menard 0 563 -2403 45 Kelly Bires 5 548 -2418 46 Danny O’quinn, Jr 0 546 -2420 47 Justin Diercks 0 505 -2461 48 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 10 503 -2463 49 Tony Raines 0 467 -2499 50 Stanton Barrett 0 463 -2503 51 Scott Riggs 0 460 -2506 52 Mark Martin 0 452 -2514 53 Kevin Hamlin 5 423 -2543 54 Johnny Sauter 0 423 -2543 55 Cale Gale 0 385 -2581 56 Jay Sauter 0 376 -2590 57 Sam Hornish, Jr 0 368 -2598 58 Kurt Busch 15 357 -2609 59 Ryan Newman 10 355 -2611 60 Kertus Davis 0 335 -2631 61 Kevin Conway 0 328 -2638 62 Robby Gordon 0 324 -2642 63 Chase Miller 0 318 -2648 64 Morgan Shepherd 0 314 -2652 65 Richard Johns 0 307 -2659 66 D J Kennington 0 307 -2659 67 Joe Nemechek 0 300 -2666 68 David Green 0 294 -2672 69 Brett Rowe 0 275 -2691 70 Boris Said 0 241 -2725 71 Kevin Lepage 0 227 -2739 72 Mike Harmon 0 221 -2745 73 Jeff Green 0 200 -2766 74 Derrike Cope 0 198 -2768 75 Martin Truex, Jr 5 195 -2771 76 Bobby Santos 0 189 -2777 77 Bobby East 0 188 -2778 78 Brad Teague 0 172 -2794 79 Mark Green 0 167 -2799 80 Scott Pruett 5 160 -2806 81 Jimmie Johnson 5 155 -2811 82 Jorge Goeters 5 151 -2815 83 Todd Bodine 0 150 -2816 84 Ron Young 0 143 -2823 85 Donnie Neuenberger 5 140 -2826 86 Adrian Fernandez 0 138 -2828 87 Johnny Benson 0 138 -2828 88 Justin Ashburn 0 134 -2832 89 Brian Vickers 0 124 -2842 90 Elliott Sadler 0 121 -2845 91 Marc Mitchell 0 103 -2863 92 Chris Horn 0 101 -2865 93 Brian Simo 0 97 -2869 94 Carlos Contreras 5 97 -2869 95 Todd Souza 0 94 -2872 96 P J Jones 0 91 -2875 97 Kerry Earnhardt 0 88 -2878 98 Steve Grissom 0 88 -2878 99 Michel Jourdain 0 88 -2878 100 Kenny Wallace 0 85 -2881 101 German Quiroga 5 84 -2882 102 Shelby Howard 0 82 -2884 103 Jerick Johnson 0 80 -2886 104 Timothy Mccreadie 0 79 -2887 105 Rogelio Lopez 0 76 -2890 106 Trevor Boys 0 76 -2890 107 Travis Kvapil 0 70 -2896 108 Ron Fellows 0 67 -2899 109 J R Fitzpatrick 0 64 -2902 110 Alex Garcia 0 61 -2905 111 Frank Kreyer 0 61 -2905 112 Scott Lagasse 0 58 -2908 113 Ron Hornaday, Jr 0 55 -2911 114 A J Frank 0 52 -2914 115 Ian Henderson 0 52 -2914 116 Dange Hanniford 0 49 -2917 117 Larry Foyt 0 49 -2917 118 John Andretti 0 46 -2920 119 John Young 0 46 -2920 120 Jamie Mosley 0 43 -2923 121 Danny Efland 0 43 -2923 122 Eddie Macdonald 0 40 -2926 123 Caleb Holman 0 37 -2929 124 Mike Potter 0 37 -2929 125 Randy Macdonald 0 34 -2932 126 Michael Waltrip 0 34 -2932 127 Ruben Pardo 0 0 -2966 128 Tono Perez 0 0 -2966
Owner Points Following Race # 19
Daytona International Speedway
Winn Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo
Provided by NASCAR Statistics, Saturday, 7/7/2007 @ 11:43 AM Eastern
UNOFFICIALPos Owner Car # Points Ldr 1 Jack Roush 60 2,966 — 2 Richard Childress 29 2,698 -268 3 Joe Gibbs 20 2,521 -445 4 Richard Childress 21 2,428 -538 5 Delana Harvick 33 2,266 -700 6 Ray Evernham 9 2,177 -789 7 Armando Fitz 22 2,119 -847 8 Michael Waltrip 99 2,095 -871 9 Gregory Pollex 10 2,082 -884 10 Todd Braun 38 2,033 -933 11 Jack Roush 17 2,028 -938 12 Jack Roush 6 2,010 -956 13 Gary Weisbaum 35 1,983 -983 14 Tammy Brewer 27 1,964 -1,002 15 Floyd Ganassi 42 1,948 -1,018 16 Clarence Brewer 37 1,933 -1,033 17 Joe Gibbs 18 1,906 -1,060 18 Jack Roush 16 1,904 -1,062 19 Tad Geschickter 59 1,887 -1,079 20 Delana Harvick 77 1,867 -1,099 21 Robert Yates 90 1,866 -1,100 22 Chip Ganassi 41 1,865 -1,101 23 James Finch 1 1,858 -1,108 24 Dale Earnhardt, Jr 88 1,848 -1,118 25 Richard Childress 2 1,839 -1,127 26 Rick Hendrick 5 1,821 -1,145 27 Bobby Ginn 4 1,820 -1,146 28 James Finch 7 1,819 -1,147 29 Jodi Geschickter 47 1,772 -1,194 30 Rick Hendrick 24 1,769 -1,197 31 Rusty Wallace 66 1,636 -1,330 32 Gregory Pollex 14 1,577 -1,389 33 Edward Rensi 25 1,567 -1,399 34 John McGill 36 1,521 -1,445 35 Gene Haas 28 1,457 -1,509 36 Keith Duesenberg 0 1,227 -1,739 37 Roger Penske 12 1,080 -1,886 38 Keith Coleman 23 758 -2,208 39 Mary Louise Miller 70 697 -2,269 40 Bryan Mullet 211 593 -2,373 41 Frank Cicci 34 592 -2,374 42 Jimmy Means 52 590 -2,376 43 Jack Roush 126 587 -2,379 44 Teresa Earnhardt 15 563 -2,403 45 John McNelly 56 481 -2,485 46 Stanton Barrett 230 463 -2,503 47 Bill Riley 91 431 -2,535 48 Johnny Davis 01 414 -2,552 49 Teresa Earnhardt 8 382 -2,584 50 Pat Macdonald 72 369 -2,597 51 Todd Braun 32 353 -2,613 52 Robby Gordon 155 324 -2,642 53 Andrea Nemechek 87 300 -2,666 54 Jack Roush 106 282 -2,684 55 Wayne Day 05 254 -2,712 56 Donnie Richardson 44 221 -2,745 57 Cindy Shepherd 189 209 -2,757 58 Teresa Earnhardt 111 195 -2,771 59 James Rowe 273 186 -2,780 60 Rick Hendrick 148 155 -2,811 61 Jerry Young 171 143 -2,823 62 Gina Macdonald 271 116 -2,850 63 Fred Horn 158 101 -2,865 64 Kelly Souza 113 94 -2,872 65 Susan Spraker 63 88 -2,878 66 Armando Fitz 144 80 -2,886 67 Jack Johnson 176 80 -2,886 68 Tom Eriksen 167 76 -2,890 69 Alex Garcia 298 61 -2,905 70 Eddie D’hondt 192 52 -2,914 71 John Young 146 46 -2,920 72 Charles Henderson 175 37 -2,929 73 Lori Morgan 200 37 -2,929 74 Jay Robinson 149 34 -2,932 75 Robert Richardson 180 31 -2,935 76 Jeff Barrister 250 31 -2,935 77 Earl Sadler 195 22 -2,944
- Leffler On Pole at Daytona #38-Jason Leffler grabbed the pole for Friday night’s Winn-Dixie 250. His qualifying speed was 184.559mph. #18-Tony Stewart will line up second. The rest of the top 10 are #20-Aric Almirola, #21-Kevin Harvick, #2-Clint Bowyer, #27-Ward Burton, #24-Casey Mears, #29-Scott Wimmer, #10-Dave Blaney, and #41-Reed Sorenson. #60-Carl Edwards qualified 19th, but his team had to change engines so he will start from the back. 42 drivers will start the race.(7-6-2007)
Starting Line Up by Row
Daytona International Speedway
Winn Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, July 06, 2007 @ 03:17 PM EasternPos Car Driver Team Time Speed 1 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 48.765 184.559 2 18 Tony Stewart Slim Jim Chevy 48.819 184.354 3 20 Aric Almirola Rockwell Automation Chevy 49.194 182.949 4 21 Kevin Harvick AutoZone Chevy 49.234 182.801 5 2 Clint Bowyer BB&T Chevy 49.271 182.663 6 27 Ward Burton Cottonelle/Kleenex Ford 49.277 182.641 7 24 Casey Mears National Guard 53rd Infantry Brigade 49.302 182.548 8 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 49.342 182.400 9 10 Dave Blaney Seymour Paints Toyota 49.360 182.334 10 41 Reed Sorenson Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge 49.366 182.312 11 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 49.368 182.304 12 32 Brian Vickers Fort McDowell Resort & Destination Toyota 49.379 182.264 13 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 49.394 182.208 14 5 Kyle Busch Delphi Chevy 49.441 182.035 15 9 Kasey Kahne Hellmann’s Dodge 49.470 181.928 16 37 Jamie McMurray U.S. Postal Service Ford 49.509 181.785 17 42 Juan Pablo Montoya # Texaco/Havoline Dodge 49.523 181.734 18 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford/Winn-Dixie Ford 49.551 181.631 19 60 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 49.553 181.624 20 4 Regan Smith U.S. Army Chevy 49.578 181.532 21 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 49.635 181.324 22 25 David Gilliland freecreditreport.com Ford 49.646 181.283 23 47 Kelly Bires Armor All/AutoZone Ford 49.658 181.240 24 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 49.671 181.192 25 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly/Walgreens Ford 49.710 181.050 26 33 Tony Raines RoadLoans.com Chevy 49.741 180.937 27 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 49.758 180.875 28 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 49.831 180.610 29 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communities Dodge 49.845 180.560 30 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 49.846 180.556 31 77 Bobby Labonte Dollar General Chevy 49.871 180.466 32 28 Robert Richardson Jr. # Checkers-Rally’s/U.S. Border Patrol 49.888 180.404 33 63 Kerry Earnhardt Team Glock Chevy 49.967 180.119 34 56 Larry Foyt Global Market/Firehouse Subs Chevy 50.021 179.924 35 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. U.S. NAVY Seals Chevy 50.094 179.662 36 70 Mark Green Foretravel/BIOMET Chevy 50.191 179.315 37 22 Mike Bliss Family Dollar Dodge 50.254 179.090 38 01 Kevin Lepage Chevy 50.401 178.568 39 0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy 50.501 178.214 40 1 J.J. Yeley Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 50.590 177.901 41 52 Donnie Neuenberger Ford 51.020 176.401 42 05 Justin Ashburn 31-W Insulation/CertainTeed Chevy 51.796 173.759
- Leffler Paces Happy Hour: #38-Jason Leffler’s speed of 186.197mph was fastest in Busch Series Happy Hour Thursday afternoon. #27-Ward Burton was second, #70-Mark Green third, #2- Clint Bowyer fourth, and #5-Kyle Busch fifth. The rest of the top 10 were #99-David Reutimann, #66-Steve Wallace, #60-Carl Edwards, #21-Kevin Harvick, and #9-Kasey Kahne.(7-5-2007)
NBS Final Practice (HAPPY HOUR)
Daytona International Speedway
Winn Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Thu, July 05, 2007 @ 06:26 PM EasternPos Car Driver Team Time Speed # Laps 1 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 48.336 186.197 11 2 27 Ward Burton Cottonelle/Kleenex Ford 48.382 186.020 13 3 *70 Mark Green Foretravel/BIOMET Chevy 48.536 185.429 15 4 *2 Clint Bowyer BB&T Chevy 48.594 185.208 17 5 *5 Kyle Busch Delphi Chevy 48.597 185.197 21 6 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 48.606 185.162 14 7 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communities Dodge 48.643 185.021 28 8 60 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 48.671 184.915 9 9 21 Kevin Harvick AutoZone Chevy 48.717 184.740 15 10 9 Kasey Kahne Hellmann’s Dodge 48.752 184.608 19 11 *24 Casey Mears National Guard 53rd Infantry Brigade 48.767 184.551 22 12 25 David Gilliland freecreditreport.com Ford 48.772 184.532 15 13 10 Dave Blaney Seymour Paints Toyota 48.776 184.517 2 14 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 48.786 184.479 28 15 18 Tony Stewart Slim Jim Chevy 48.804 184.411 11 16 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly/Walgreens Ford 48.933 183.925 11 17 37 Jamie McMurray U.S. Postal Service Ford 48.936 183.914 20 18 77 Bobby Labonte Dollar General Chevy 49.043 183.512 23 19 *56 Larry Foyt Firehouse Subs/Smith Transport Chevy 49.043 183.512 12 20 22 Mike Bliss Family Dollar Dodge 49.054 183.471 22 21 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 49.082 183.367 30 22 *32 Brian Vickers Fort McDowell Resort & Destination Toyota 49.102 183.292 19 23 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 49.109 183.266 17 24 20 Aric Almirola Rockwell Automation Chevy 49.113 183.251 22 25 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. U.S. NAVY Seals Chevy 49.122 183.217 7 26 *4 Regan Smith U.S. Army Chevy 49.123 183.214 16 27 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 49.135 183.169 14 28 1 J.J. Yeley Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 49.136 183.165 19 29 41 Reed Sorenson Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge 49.181 182.997 18 30 33 Tony Raines RoadLoans.com Chevy 49.227 182.826 14 31 42 Juan Pablo Montoya # Texaco/Havoline Dodge 49.228 182.823 12 32 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 49.362 182.326 19 33 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford/Winn-Dixie Ford 49.374 182.282 19 34 47 Kelly Bires Armor All/AutoZone Ford 49.461 181.962 20 35 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 49.528 181.715 5 36 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 49.695 181.105 17 37 28 Robert Richardson Jr. Checkers-Rally’s/U.S. Border Patrol 49.801 180.719 10 38 *05 Justin Ashburn 31-W Insulation/CertainTeed Chevy 49.893 180.386 20 39 *63 Kerry Earnhardt Team Glock Chevy 49.903 180.350 11
NBS Rookie Practice
Daytona International Speedway
Winn Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Thu, July 05, 2007 @ 04:18 PM EasternPos Car Driver Team Time Speed # Laps 1 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 49.602 181.444 2 2 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford/Winn-Dixie Ford 49.774 180.817 2 3 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly/Walgreens Ford 0.000 0.000 0 4 28 Robert Richardson Jr. Checkers-Rally’s/U.S. Border Patrol Chevy 0.000 0.000 0 5 42 Juan Pablo Montoya # Texaco/Havoline Dodge 0.000 0.000 0 6 47 Kelly Bires Armor All/AutoZone Ford 0.000 0.000 0
- Sorenson Fastest in Practice: #41-Reed Soreson was fastest during the openting practice session at Daytona Thursday afternoon. His top speed was 188.620mph. He was followed by #77-Bobby Labonte, #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, #32-Brian Vickers, and #18-Tony Stewart. 41 drivers took to the track during the session.(7-5-2007)
NBS Practice 1
Daytona International Speedway
Winn Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Thu, July 05, 2007 @ 03:31 PM EasternPos Car Driver Team Time Speed # Laps 1 41 Reed Sorenson Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge 47.715 188.620 18 2 77 Bobby Labonte Dollar General Chevy 48.018 187.430 21 3 42 Juan Pablo Montoya # Texaco/Havoline Dodge 48.094 187.134 9 4 *32 Brian Vickers Fort McDowell Resort & Destination Toyota 48.100 187.110 10 5 18 Tony Stewart Slim Jim Chevy 48.177 186.811 28 6 *5 Kyle Busch Delphi Chevy 48.185 186.780 6 7 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford 48.206 186.699 23 8 22 Mike Bliss Family Dollar Dodge 48.252 186.521 15 9 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. U.S. NAVY Seals Chevy 48.274 186.436 19 10 14 Kyle Krisiloff # Lilly/Walgreens Ford 48.278 186.420 7 11 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 48.283 186.401 5 12 21 Kevin Harvick AutoZone Chevy 48.313 186.285 10 13 20 Aric Almirola Rockwell Automation Chevy 48.327 186.231 13 14 37 Jamie McMurray U.S. Postal Service Ford 48.386 186.004 28 15 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford 48.396 185.966 19 16 *2 Clint Bowyer BB&T Chevy 48.412 185.904 18 17 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 48.417 185.885 21 18 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy 48.433 185.824 18 19 10 Dave Blaney Seymour Paints Toyota 48.618 185.117 16 20 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy 48.668 184.926 24 21 66 Steve Wallace HomeLife Communities Dodge 48.688 184.850 17 22 27 Ward Burton Cottonelle/Kleenex Ford 48.710 184.767 21 23 *24 Casey Mears National Guard 53rd Infantry Brigade 48.743 184.642 14 24 25 David Gilliland freecreditreport.com Ford 48.747 184.627 15 25 *56 Larry Foyt Firehouse Subs/Smith Transport Chevy 48.748 184.623 13 26 60 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 48.760 184.578 17 27 59 Marcos Ambrose # Kingsford/Winn-Dixie Ford 48.771 184.536 16 28 6 David Ragan # Discount Tire Ford 48.802 184.419 15 29 *4 Regan Smith U.S. Army Chevy 48.833 184.302 9 30 1 J.J. Yeley Miccosukee Resorts Chevy 48.929 183.940 19 31 9 Kasey Kahne Hellmann’s Dodge 48.939 183.902 12 32 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 49.009 183.640 16 33 *70 Mark Green Foretravel/BIOMET Chevy 49.123 183.214 16 34 33 Tony Raines RoadLoans.com Chevy 49.251 182.737 22 35 47 Kelly Bires Armor All/AutoZone Ford 49.278 182.637 20 36 *63 Kerry Earnhardt Team Glock Chevy 49.386 182.238 16 37 28 Robert Richardson Jr. Checkers-Rally’s/U.S. Border Patrol 50.105 179.623 7 38 *0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy 50.986 176.519 1 39 *01 Kevin Lepage Chevy 51.006 176.450 3 40 *52 Donnie Neuenberger Ford 51.821 173.675 7 41 36 Brent Sherman BIG LOTS Chevy 0 0 0
- Daytona Entry List: There are 43 drivers/teams on the preliminary entry list for Friday night’s Winn-Dixie 250 at Daytona International Speedway.(7-2-2007)
Preliminary Entry List
Daytona International Speedway
Winn-Dixie 250
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Mon, July 02, 2007 @ 04:47 PM EasternEnt Car Driver Team Name Owner 1. 0 Eric McClure Hefty Chevy Keith Duesenberg 2. 01 Kevin Lepage TBA Chevy Johnny Davis 3. 1 J.J. Yeley Miccosukee Resort Chevy James Finch 4. 2 Clint Bowyer BB&T Chevy Richard Childress 5. 4 Regan Smith TBA Chevy Bobby Ginn 6. 5 Kyle Busch Delphi Chevy Rick Hendrick 7. 05 Justin Ashburn 31-W Insulation Chevy Wayne Day 8. 6 David Ragan Discount Tire Ford Jack Roush 9. 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevy James Finch 10. 9 Kasey Kahne Hellmann’s Dodge Ray Evernham 11. 10 Dave Blaney Seymour of Sycamore Toyota Greg Pollex 12. 14 Kyle Krisiloff Lily/Walgreens Ford Greg Pollex 13. 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford Jack Roush 14. 18 Tony Stewart Slim Jim Chevy Joe Gibbs 15. 20 Aric Almirola Rockwell Automation Chevy Joe Gibbs 16. 21 Kevin Harvick Auto Zone Chevy Richard Childress 17. 22 Mike Bliss Family Dollar Dodge Armando Fitz 18. 24 Casey Mears National Guard Chevy Rick Hendrick 19. 25 David Gilliland FreeCreditReport.com Ford Ed Rensi 20. 27 Ward Burton Cottonelle Ford Tammy Brewer 21. 28 Robert Richardson U.S. Border Patrol Chevy Gene Haas 22. 29 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevy Richard Childress 23. 32 Brian Vickers Ft. McDowell Resort Toyota Todd Braun 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 Jamie McMurray USPS Ford Clarence Brewer 28. 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota Todd Braun 29. 41 Reed Sorenson Wriglery’s Juicy Fruit Dodge Chip Ganassi 30. 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Texaco / Havoline Dodge Floyd Ganassi 31. 44 Mike Harmon HGM Hotels/M. Helsabeck Collection Donnie Richardson 32. 47 Kelly Bires Armor All Ford Jodi Geschickter 33. 52 Donnie Nuenberger TBA Ford Jimmy Means 34. 56 Larry Foyt TBA Chevy John McNelly 35. 59 Marcos Ambrose Kingsford Ford Tad Geschickter 36. 60 Carl Edwards AFLAC Assurance Ford Jack Roush 37. 63 Kerry Earnhardt Spraker Racing Chevy Susan Spraker 38. 66 Steve Wallace Homelife Communities Dodge Rusty Wallace 39. 70 Mark Green Foretravel Chevy Mary Louise Miller 40. 77 Bobby Labonte Dollar General Chevy Delana Harvick 41. 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. U.S. Navy Chevy Dale Earnhardt Jr. 42. 90 Stephen Leicht Citifinancial Ford Robert Yates 43. 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota Michael Waltrip RED = needs to get in on speed, not Top 30 2007 Owners Points
BLUE = not Top 30 2007 Owners Points but has a Champions Provisional Available
NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes – Winn Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo
– At the season’s halfway mark, the NASCAR Busch Series has provided its usual blend of excitement and surprise – and leaves the door open for more.
Carl Edwards (#60 Aflac Ford) has laser-beam focus on his goal of claiming the 2007 series title. Having lost out on the opportunity to secure his first NASCAR national series crown over the past two seasons, his march will remain relentless.
Through the first 18 races, 11 different drivers have won. Edwards leads with four victories while three others have registered their first career series wins. Juan Pablo Montoya (#42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge) made the successful crossover from open-wheel to stock cars with his March win in Mexico City and Stephen Leicht (#90 CitiFinancial Ford) last month continued the recent trend at Kentucky Speedway where an upset driver comes away a winner.
Leicht comes to Daytona International Speedway ranked 10th in the series point standings, one of eight series regulars in the top 10.
Regulars and newcomers have made solid contributions throughout the first half of the year. Steve Wallace (#66 Rapid Industrial Cleaning Dodge) won his first career pole at Bristol Motor Speedway in March and followed by claiming the pole at Nashville Superspeedway last month. He was joined by fellow 19-year-old Brad Coleman, a Joe Gibbs Racing development driver who won his first pole at Talladega Superspeedway and has posted two top-five finishes – including a runner-up effort to Leicht – in his last two races.
David Ragan (#6 Discount Tire Ford) and Regan Smith (#4 Ginn Racing Chevy) also won their first career poles in the season’s first half.
The second half awaits begin next week at Chicagoland Speedway and will be highlighted by the NAPA Auto Parts 200 in Montreal on Aug. 4, the series’ inaugural event in Canada and its second race on international soil this season.
Toyota Puts Up Strong First Half; Vickers Teams With Braun Friday
Toyota’s inaugural season of NASCAR Busch Series competition has been successful through the first half of the year.Three drivers representing the two full-time teams come to Daytona ranked in the top 10 in the standings.
Jason Leffler (#38 Great Clips Toyota) and Dave Blaney (#10 Seymour of Sycamore Toyota) drive for Braun Racing are fifth and sixth, respectively, in the standings. Blaney finished second at Daytona in February, while Leffler qualified on the outside pole.
David Reutimann (#99 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota), a native of Zephyrhills, Fla., who returns to his home track this weekend, is a career-best second in the standings.
Add to that mix the return of 2003 champion Brian Vickers to the NASCAR Busch Series this week. Vickers will drive the #32 Ft. McDowell Resort & Destination Toyota for Braun and hopes to make his 2007 series debut at Daytona, giving the team three strong entries for the series’ mid-summer event.
Vickers’ previous NASCAR Busch Series appearance was at Homestead-Miami Speedway last November.
In The Loop: Reigning Champion Harvick Returns To Daytona Seeking Series Season Sweep
When Kevin Harvick straps into a NASCAR Busch Series race car, he makes it count.
The reigning series champion won in his first race back from a three-week layoff last weekend at New Hampshire International Speedway. This week, he will race again in the NASCAR Busch Series and in the process, attempt to post consecutive wins at Daytona International Speedway.
Harvick opened the season with a win in February and has been brilliant at the “World Center of Racing” overall. In 10 starts there, he has yet to finish outside of the top 10 and has finished outside the top five only once – eighth in 2001.
Since 2005 – which includes finishes of second, fifth, third and first – Harvick has racked up some of the top stats on the circuit.
Among those drivers competing Friday night, Harvick has the top Driver Rating of 107.7, the second-best Average Running Position of 9.4, third-most Fastest Laps Run at 18 and the second-most Laps in the Top 15 with 469.
Harvick’s Richard Childress Racing teammate Clint Bowyer (#2 BB&T Chevy) is another driver to watch. In five Daytona starts, Bowyer has an average finish of 6.0. He finished fourth there in February and since 2005 has run the most Laps in the Top 15 with 469. He has a Driver Rating of 107.7 (third-best among those driver competing Friday), an Average Running Position of 8.701 (second-best) and 497 Quality Passes (passes of cars in the top 15 under green), fourth-most.
As usual, series points leader Carl Edwards has solid numbers. After finishes of 10th, 36th and 39th at Daytona, Edwards has roared to fifth- and third-place finishes in his last two races there. Those results boosted his Loop Data statistics to some of the best in the series.
Since 2005, Edwards has a Driver Rating of 92.1 (eighth-best), has 37 Fastest Laps Run (best of any driver competing Friday) and 338 Laps in the Top 15 (sixth-most).
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- Harvick Inches Closer: His first win at New Hampshire last Saturday moved reigning series champion Kevin Harvick closer to claiming the second spot on the all-time wins list. With his 28th career victory now secured – and his return to Daytona, where he won in February – Harvick is three wins behind Jack Ingram, who is second with 31 wins. Mark Martin is the all-time leader with 47.
- 10-Spot: Biffle’s Career A Study In The Standings: Although Greg Biffle (#16 3M Ford), the 2002 series champion, hasn’t run a full time season in the NASCAR Busch Series since 2004 – when he became the first true double-duty driver to compete full-time in both the NASCAR Busch Series and in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup – he’s been a constant in the top 10. In the four seasons Biffle has competed in 27 or more races, he’s finished in the top 10 in the final standings. Perhaps more impressive is over the last season and a half, Biffle has competed in 23 races and has either finished in, or is ranked among, the top 10 in the standings. Last year he ran 14 races and finished ninth. Heading to Daytona, he’s participated in nine races and stands in ninth place as he splits seat time between Roush Fenway Racing (sharing with Todd Kluever) and Brewco Motorsports.
- Kerry Earnhardt Entered In Friday’s Race: For only the second time since the inception of the summer NASCAR Busch Series race at Daytona, Dale Earnahrdt Jr. isn’t entered. The leading winner with victories in 2003 and again last July, Earnhardt also deferred entry in that first summer race, won by Lakeland, Fla., native Joe Nemechek. The Earnhardts will be represented at Daytona in the NASCAR Busch Series race as older brother, Kerry Earnhardt will attempt to qualify the #63 Spraker Racing Chevy. Kerry Earnhardt has competed in three previous July races at Daytona, most recently in 2005.
- Huffman Honors Navy SEALs: During a week when Americans celebrate the independence of the United States, Shane Huffman and the JR Motorsports #88 U.S. NAVY Chevy team will honor a group that defends that freedom across the world every day. Huffman’s car will feature a special black paint scheme with the SEAL Trident on the hood in honor and recognition of the Navy’s maritime Special Forces, the Navy SEALs, in Friday’s race.
The Director’s Take: Daytona
WHAT TO WATCH FOR AT DAYTONA: INSIGHT FROM JOE BALASH, NASCAR BUSCH SERIES DIRECTOR“Because of the size of Daytona, aerodynamics will play perhaps the biggest factor in the race.
“The teams will make their car bodies as slick as possible to reduce the drag which makes the cars run faster on Daytona’s long straightaways and high banks.
“Our series uses a unique wicker package on superpseedways. There’s a roof strip that runs across the top of the roof and a forward facing wicker bill that is added to the top spoiler. These two items help the cars race better in the draft.
“The teams work as hard as they can to lower the back of the car to take the rear spoiler out of the air to reduce the drag. Because of this, NASCAR regulates and controls the rear springs and shocks that the teams use. Before qualifying, as the cars roll through inspection, the springs and shocks are randomly issued to the teams.
“We do this to help control the competitive playing field at restrictor plate tracks.”
Rookie Spotlight: Can Ragan Duplicate February 500 Feat In Summer NBS Race At Daytona
• Role Reversal: David Ragan (#6 Discount Tire Ford) started his season in dismal fashion with a 43rd- place finish in the season-opening event at Daytona. But his Speedweeks ended on an up note with his surprising fifth-place finish in the Daytona 500. Ragan, one of five full-time double-duty drivers in both the NASCAR Busch Series and in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, has improved immensely over the past 16 NASCAR Busch Series races. He’s fourth in the points (after rising to a career-best third following the June 23 race at Milwaukee) and also leads the rookie rankings. He was 15th in Driver Rating (63.6) and 18th in Average Running Position (24.705) following the first nine races of the season. In the last eight events, Ragan has improved to seventh in both categories – a Driver Rating of 73.9 and Average Running Position of 19.678, both second-best among NASCAR Busch Series rookies behind Juan Pablo Montoya.• Bires Continues Stout Runs: In his substitute role for Jon Wood, Kelly Bires (#47 Armor All Ford) has continued to provide his Wood Brothers/JTG Racing team with solid performances. In his first four NASCAR Busch Series starts, Bires has an average finish of 19th and has been running at the finish of each of those events. He had a career-best seventh-place finish at Nashville last month – the best result for the #47 Ford since Wood’s sixth-place at Nashville in April 2006. Bires also led five laps at Kentucky Speedway, the most laps lead for the #47 since Robert Pressley led 13 laps at Dover in 2004.
2007 NASCAR BUSCH SERIES
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR STANDINGSDriver Points
1. David Ragan 178
2. Marcos Ambrose 165
3. Kyle Krisiloff 145
4. Juan Pablo Montoya 144
5. Brad Coleman 88
6. Brad Keselowski 87
7. Robert Richardson Jr. 57
8. Justin Diercks 51
9. Sam Hornish Jr. 35
10. Bobby Santos 21
11. Alex Garcia 7ESPN/ABC
ESPN2 will carry the Winn Dixie 250 Friday night from Daytona as the series starts the second half of the 2007 season with a 250-mile race at the 2.5-mile superspeedway. The telecast begins with NASCAR Countdown at 7:30 p.m. ET Friday; the race starts at 8 p.m. “The Deuce” will have live coverage of qualifying as well as the series’ final practice session. Practice coverage will air at 5:30 p.m. ET Thursday, with the live qualifying show at 1 p.m. Friday. Dr. Jerry Punch will be the lead announcer for ESPN2’s coverage of practice and qualifying, joined in the booth by analysts Rusty Wallace and Andy Petree. Pit reporters Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Mike Massaro and Shannon Spake will contribute to the telecasts.
Allen Bestwick will host the qualifying show, joined in the ESPN Pit Studio by analyst Brad Daugherty. Tim Brewer will be at the ESPN Chevy Cutaway Car.
Bestwick kicks off Friday’s coverage as host of NASCAR Countdown from the ESPN Pit Studio with Daugherty’s assistance; Brewer will report from the Cutaway Car. Wallace will work in the booth as analyst for the race telecast with Petree while Punch will handle play-by-play. Burns, Little, Massaro and Spake will work pit road.
2007 At-A-Glance: NASCAR Busch Series Leaders After 18 Of 35 Races:
Traditional Statistics:
Driver points – Edwards (2861)
Victories –Edwards (4)
Races led — Edwards (14)
Laps led – Edwards (648)
Top-five finishes – Edwards (12)
Top-10 finishes – Edwards (15)
Owner points – Roush (#60) – (2861)
Money Won – Edwards ($746,305)
Miles led – Ky. Busch (766.03)
Busch Poles – Hamlin (3)
Closing in on Top 10 – Leicht 10th (1784 pts): Kenseth (-23); Smith (-40); Huffman (-57)
Consecutive Weeks in Top 10 – Blaney, Edwards, Harvick (18)Loop Data Statistics:
Driver Rating – Edwards (117.9)
Average Running Position – Edwards (6.779)
Fastest Laps Run – Edwards (419 fastest laps)
Quality Passes – Edwards (683)
Laps In Top 15 – Edwards (3,153 of a possible 3,464)Manufacturer Leader Chevy Brings Season, Track Winning Streak To Daytona
Chevy’s winning cycle seems to have started up again.Kevin Harvick’s win at New Hampshire last Saturday was the second in succession for Chevy and helped pad its first-place standing over Ford by 14 points in the Bill France Performance Cup standings.
Dodge remains in third place while Toyota is in fourth – but brings a strong contingent to Daytona this weekend and is a serious challenger for its first series win.Chevy has been on streaks of four and two wins since the start of the year, when Harvick won at Daytona. The manufacturer currently has a two-race victory string intact at Daytona’s summer race with the thrilling last-lap win by Mike Wallace in a Ford in 2004. Wallace returns for Saturday’s race in the #7 GEICO Chevy.
Manufacturer’s Championship
2007 Point Standings
Chevy 133
Ford 119
Dodge 75
Toyota 69Up Next: USG Durock 300 at Chicagoland Speedway
Like last week’s race at New Hampshire, next Saturday’s USG Durock 300 at Chicagoland Speedway has yet to produce a repeat winner.Additionally, four of the previous six winners claimed their first career NASCAR Busch Series victory at the 1.5-mile track, including defending winner Casey Mears. Jimmie Johnson (2001), Johnny Sauter (’02) and Justin Labonte (’04) also claimed their first series win at Chicagoland.
Ryan Newman holds the series mark with two Busch Poles at the track. Series points leader Carl Edwards won the pole for this event one year ago.
Chevy has three wins at Chicagoland and Dodge is also a multiple winner at the track with two victories. Ford has one win thanks to Bobby Hamilton Jr. in 2003.
2007 Point Standings
No. Driver Points
1 Edwards 2861
2 Reutimann 2052
3 Harvick 1993
4 Ragan 1949
5 Leffler 1895
6 Blaney 1891
7 Hamilton Jr. 1856
8 Ambrose 1829
9 Biffle 1793
10 Leicht 1784
The Race: Winn Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo
The Place: Daytona International Speedway
The Date: July 6, 20071
The Time: 8:00 p.m. (ET)
TV: ESPN2, 7:30 p.m. (ET)
Track Layout: 2.5-mile tri-oval
Race Purse: $1,552,701
2006 Winner: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2006 Pole: J.J. YeleySchedule: Thur.: 2:30-3:30 p.m. – Practice; 3:50-4:20 p.m. – Rookie Practice; 5:30-6:25 – Final Practice. Fri.: 1:05 p.m. – Qualifying (Impound).
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