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Busch Holds Off Edwards For Eighth Nationwide Win

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Kyle Busch salutes the fans after doing a burnout to celebrate his Kroger 200 win at O'Reilly Raceway Park.

By Lee Montgomery

Special to Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service

CLERMONT, Ind.—This time, there was no controversial finish.

For the second NASCAR Nationwide Series race in a row, Carl Edwards went side-by-side for the lead on the final lap. But Saturday night at O'Reilly Raceway Park, Kyle Busch held Edwards off to win the Kroger 200 at the 0.686-mile track.

Last week at Gateway International Raceway, Edwards dumped Brad Keselowski coming to the checkered flag, triggering a multicar accident and forcing NASCAR to penalize both drivers.

This time, Edwards raced Busch cleanly, and Busch grabbed his 38th career Nationwide Series victory, second only to Mark Martin on the all-time win list. Martin has 48 wins in the series.

Edwards and some others on the lead lap pitted for fresh tires on Lap 162, with Edwards restarting 11th with 28 laps to go. Edwards sliced through the top 10 to get to second, and a caution came out with six laps to go.

On the green-white-checkered restart, Busch got the jump on Edwards into Turn 1, though Edwards tried to get to the inside lane on the white flag lap and on the final lap. But Busch was up to the task. He led four times for 144 laps.

Ron Hornaday, who won Friday night's Camping World Truck Series race here, ran in the top five for most of the race until he and the lapped car of J.C. Stout got together in Turn 2 on Lap 161.

"Lapper just turned left," Hornaday said after he drove his damaged car behind the wall.

Aric Almirola finished third, with polesitter Trevor Bayne fourth and Reed Sorenson fifth.

RACING & TESTING

Hornaday Jr. Ends 22-race Winless Streak

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Ron Hornaday Jr. celebrates his fourth victory at O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series AAA Insurance 200.

CLERMONT, Ind.—The back-to-basics approach seems to work for Ron Hornaday Jr. and the No. 33 Kevin Harvick Inc. NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team.

Hornaday Jr. snapped a 22-race winless streak in the truck series Friday night, winning the AAA Insurance 200 at O'Reilly Raceway Park.

Watched by team owner Kevin Harvick, Hornaday led 129 laps and beat runner-up Kyle Busch by 2.095 seconds for his first victory since Aug. 1 of last year at Nashville Superspeedway.

Hornaday credited crew chief Ernie Cope — who rejoined the truck team while maintaining his crew chief job with the KHI NASCAR Nationwide Series group — with helping turn things around.

"We couldn't do it without Ernie Cope and all these guys on this Chevrolet," Hornaday said. "They worked their guts out, changing the truck after last weekend. It's just a great day. Hopefully it keeps a little bit quiet. It took Ernie to come over here and settle everybody down. The guys were getting a little anxious. We know we've got a winning team. We just had to prove it to them."

What did Cope do for Hornaday?

"We just kind of went back to what we call our basic package," Cope said. "We've had people come in and try to do their own thing. I know everyone wants to make an identity for themselves, but it wasn't working. We had to make changes. We just went back to basics here with Ron and let him drive the truck, don't try to do nothing trick. We just went to basics and let him do his job. You're going to win a lot of races when you do that with Ron Hornaday."

Hornaday chipped in, too, trying to change his luck to get back to the winner's circle.

"I changed my tennis shoes, changed all my luck stuff," Hornaday said. "I just (went) back to my basic (of) come to the racetrack and try to kick butt, and it seems to be working."

The victory was Hornaday's fourth at ORP in 11 starts at the 0.686-mile short track. He led 67 laps in winning the race here in 2009 and has won three of the last four at the facility.

The key moment of the race came on Lap 153, when Hornaday squirted past Busch and polesitter Timothy Peters for the lead in Turns 3 and 4. Busch was trying to pass Peters on the high side but was blocked by Peters, opening the door for Hornaday.

"That's one the things you've got to remember about this place," Busch said. "You can dive-bomb the bottom really fast and pull a slide job on somebody, and he did it so well that I was still stuck behind the 17, so I couldn't even turn back underneath him and do it back to (Hornaday) in the next corner."

Said Hornaday: "Timothy was kind of backing up the corners, so once I got under Kyle, I kind of pinned him back there. We never touched or anything, but that's what you've got to do here at ORP."

Busch finished second after practicing his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Matt Crafton was third, with Johnny Sauter fourth and James Buescher fifth.

Austin Dillon was sixth, with Todd Bodine seventh, Brad Sweet eighth, David Starr ninth and Peters 10th.

Bodine's series points lead grew to 177 over Aric Almirola, who finished 31st after being involved in a Lap 96 accident with Narain Karthikeyan and Mario Gosselin.

QUALIFICATIONS

Time Trial Results

O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis

Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, July 23, 2010 @ 06:16 PM Eastern

Track Qualifying Record: Joe Ruttman 08/03/00

Driver Date Time Speed

AAA Insurance 200

22.081 111.843

1 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 22.522 109.653 0.000 0.000

2 18 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 22.606 109.245 0.084 0.084

3 * 31 James Buescher Wolf Pack Rentals Chevrolet 22.611 109.221 0.089 0.005

4 88 Matt Crafton Menards/Ideal Door Chevrolet 22.644 109.062 0.122 0.033

5 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Georgia Boot Chevrolet 22.650 109.033 0.128 0.006

6 30 Todd Bodine Germain.com Toyota 22.653 109.019 0.131 0.003

7 5 Mike Skinner International Trucks Toyota 22.698 108.803 0.176 0.045

8 51 Aric Almirola Zyclara/Graceway Pharmaceuticals Toyota 22.730 108.649 0.208 0.032

9 13 Johnny Sauter SealMaster/Curb Records Chevrolet 22.750 108.554 0.228 0.020

10 81 David Starr PC Miler Toyota 22.758 108.516 0.236 0.008

11 2 Shelby Howard Foretravel Chevrolet 22.780 108.411 0.258 0.022

12 3 Austin Dillon # Bass Pro Shops/Remington/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 22.807 108.283 0.285 0.027

13 7 Justin Lofton # visitpit.com Toyota 22.849 108.084 0.327 0.042

14 * 90 Brad Sweet Great Clips/Wyndham Indianapolis West Toyota 22.876 107.956 0.354 0.027

15 15 Johanna Long Panhandle/Race For Riley Toyota 22.996 107.393 0.474 0.120

16 * 92 Dennis Setzer FleetHQ.com/BTS Tire Chevrolet 23.017 107.295 0.495 0.021

17 12 Mario Gosselin TireMonkey.com/James Carter Attorney Chevrolet 23.026 107.253 0.504 0.009

18 * 93 Ryan Sieg S&W Towing Chevrolet 23.062 107.085 0.540 0.036

19 07 Donny Lia ASI Limited Chevrolet 23.093 106.941 0.571 0.031

20 * 87 Chris Jones Copy Wizard Chevrolet 23.178 106.549 0.656 0.085

21 4 Ricky Carmichael Monster Energy Chevrolet 23.222 106.347 0.700 0.044

22 46 J C Stout Team Gill Racing Dodge 23.227 106.325 0.705 0.005

23 60 Narain Karthikeyan SafeAuto Insurance Chevrolet 23.236 106.283 0.714 0.009

24 23 Jason White ASI Limited/Akzo-Nobel/GunBroker.Com Dodge 23.246 106.238 0.724 0.010

25 * 85 Brent Raymer Ford Drive one. Ford 23.256 106.192 0.734 0.010

26 * 63 Nick Hoffman Mittler Brothers Machine & Tool Ford 23.333 105.842 0.811 0.077

27 * 21 Butch Miller ASI Limited Dodge 23.370 105.674 0.848 0.037

28 01 Joe Aramendia Koma Unwind Chillaxation Drink Chevrolet 23.550 104.866 1.028 0.180

29 * 24 Mike Harmon Lafferty Performance Ford 23.587 104.702 1.065 0.037

30 * 48 Michelle Theriault Pro Gold/VP Parts Warehouse Chevrolet 23.877 103.430 1.355 0.290

31 39 Mike Garvey S&W Towing Chevrolet 23.878 103.426 1.356 0.001

32 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb # DrivenMale.com Ford 23.962 103.063 1.440 0.084

33 47 Brett Butler # Fuel Doctor Chevrolet 23.964 103.055 1.442 0.002

34 57 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 24.043 102.716 1.521 0.079

35 * 89 Chris Lafferty Handy Helper/Blue Ox/Lafferty Performance Chevrolet 24.261 101.793 1.739 0.218

36 * 06 Dale Brackett J&C Services/Brackett Family Motorsports Chevrolet 24.527 100.689 2.005 0.266

37 6 Ryan Rust Lillly Trucking Dodge 24.881 99.256 2.359 0.354 OP

Pos Trk Driver Team Time Speed -Fastest -Next

*Required

Time Trial Results

O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis

Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sat, July 24, 2010 @ 06:14 PM Eastern

Track Qualifying Record: David Green 08/05/94

Driver Date Time Speed

Kroger 200 benefitting Riley Hospital for

Children

21.7661 113.461

1 99 Trevor Bayne Out! Pet Care Toyota 22.427 110.117 0.000 0.000

2 66 Steve Wallace 5-hour Energy Toyota 22.554 109.497 0.127 0.127

3 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # CitiFinancial Ford 22.562 109.458 0.135 0.008

4 98 Paul Menard Richmond/Menards Ford 22.572 109.410 0.145 0.010

5 18 Kyle Busch Fleet Locate Toyota 22.593 109.308 0.166 0.021

6 88 Aric Almirola GT Vodka Chevrolet 22.602 109.265 0.175 0.009

7 16 Colin Braun # Con-way Ford 22.607 109.241 0.180 0.005

8 22 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Dodge 22.619 109.183 0.192 0.012

9 12 Justin Allgaier Verizon Wireless Dodge 22.633 109.115 0.206 0.014

10 20 Matt DiBenedetto Game Plan for Life/IAmSecond.com Toyota 22.635 109.105 0.208 0.002

11 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Jimmy John's Chevrolet 22.647 109.048 0.220 0.012

12 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 22.653 109.019 0.226 0.006

13 60 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 22.675 108.913 0.248 0.022

14 * 05 David Starr Cash America/31-W Insulation Chevrolet 22.703 108.779 0.276 0.028

15 32 Reed Sorenson Dollar General Stores Toyota 22.722 108.688 0.295 0.019

16 11 Brian Scott # AccuDoc Solutions Toyota 22.752 108.544 0.325 0.030

17 * 70 Shelby Howard InternationalTrucks Chevrolet 22.769 108.463 0.342 0.017

18 43 Kevin Swindell Curb Records/The National FFA Organization Ford 22.788 108.373 0.361 0.019

19 21 Morgan Shepherd Victory in Jesus Chevrolet 22.823 108.207 0.396 0.035

20 28 Kenny Wallace Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet 22.860 108.031 0.433 0.037

21 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Casino & Hotel Toyota 22.867 107.998 0.440 0.007

22 * 26 Brian Keselowski K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge 22.869 107.989 0.442 0.002

23 27 Johnny Sauter Curb Records/The National FFA Organization Ford 22.875 107.961 0.448 0.006

24 40 Mike Bliss Westerman Companies Chevrolet 22.881 107.932 0.454 0.006

25 35 Jason Keller TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 22.929 107.706 0.502 0.048

26 * 24 Eric McClure Kroger Ford 22.944 107.636 0.517 0.015

27 15 Michael Annett Pilot Travel Centers Toyota 22.945 107.631 0.518 0.001

28 7 Josh Wise GoDaddy/HowDoYou?.com Chevrolet 22.945 107.631 0.518 0.000

29 23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 22.945 107.631 0.518 0.000

30 * 81 Michael McDowell K-Love Dodge 22.966 107.533 0.539 0.021

31 09 Kevin Hamlin RAB Racing Ford 22.977 107.481 0.550 0.011

32 87 Joe Nemechek hostgator.com Chevrolet 23.026 107.253 0.599 0.049

33 10 Derrick Griffin Braun Racing Toyota 23.053 107.127 0.626 0.027

34 * 36 Jeff Green Long John Silver's Chevrolet 23.078 107.011 0.651 0.025

35 34 Tony Raines Long John Silver's Chevrolet 23.081 106.997 0.654 0.003

36 01 Mike Wallace Indiana Live Casino Chevrolet 23.123 106.803 0.696 0.042

37 * 90 Danny O'Quinn Jr. D'Hondt-Humphrey Motorsports Chevrolet 23.130 106.770 0.703 0.007

38 * 31 J C Stout Lilly Trucking Chevrolet 23.153 106.664 0.726 0.023

39 * 89 Johnny Chapman Victory in Jesus Chevrolet 23.269 106.133 0.842 0.116

40 * 91 Chase Miller D'Hondt-Humphrey Motorsports Chevrolet 23.280 106.082 0.853 0.011

41 * 92 Dennis Setzer K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge 23.336 105.828 0.909 0.056

42 * 49 Mark Green Jay Robinson Inc. Chevrolet 23.432 105.394 1.005 0.096

43 * 52 Chris Lawson Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 24.047 102.699 1.620 0.615

Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed -Fastest -Next

*Required

RACING REPORTS

NASCAR Nationwide Series Race Number 20
Unofficial Race Results for the Kroger 200 Benefitting Riley Hospital

For Children - Saturday, July 24, 2010

O'Reilly Raceway Park - Indianapolis, IN - .686 Mile Paved

Total Race Length - 201 Laps - 137.886 Miles - Purse: $999,222 Leader

1 5 18 Kyle Busch Fleet Locate Toyota 201 195 10 149.7 $46,295 Running 4 144

2 13 60 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 201 170 107.1 $31,250 Running

3 6 88 Aric Almirola GT Vodka Chevrolet 201 170 5 119.7 $29,118 Running 1 1

4 1 99 Trevor Bayne Out! Pet Care Toyota 201 165 5 123.5 $31,893 Running 2 55

5 15 32 Reed Sorenson Dollar General Stores Toyota 201 155 101.2 $24,068 Running

6 21 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Casino & Hotel Toyota 201 150 94.6 $21,193 Running

7 9 12 Justin Allgaier Verizon Wireless Dodge 201 146 104.9 $21,018 Running

8 8 22 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Dodge 201 147 5 109.1 $14,025 Running 1 1

9 4 98 Paul Menard Richmond/Menards Ford 201 138 107.1 $13,525 Running

10 2 66 Steve Wallace 5-hour Energy Toyota 201 134 94.5 $20,618 Running

11 3 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # CitiFinancial Ford 201 130 91.6 $20,543 Running

12 7 16 Colin Braun # Con-way Ford 201 127 87.8 $19,493 Running

13 24 40 Mike Bliss Westerman Companies Chevrolet 201 124 77.9 $19,393 Running

14 17 70 Shelby Howard InternationalTrucks Chevrolet 201 121 81.9 $14,025 Running

15 29 23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 201 118 69.1 $20,143 Running

16 28 7 Josh Wise GoDaddy/HowDoYou?.com Chevrolet 201 115 78.9 $19,243 Running

17 16 11 Brian Scott # AccuDoc Solutions Toyota 201 112 73.1 $19,193 Running

18 35 34 Tony Raines Long John Silver's Chevrolet 201 109 64.5 $19,128 Running

19 27 15 Michael Annett Pilot Travel Centers Toyota 201 106 81.0 $19,093 Running

20 30 81 Michael McDowell K-Love Dodge 201 103 54.4 $13,365 Running

21 14 05 David Starr Cash America/31-W Insulation Chevrolet 201 100 69.0 $13,075 Running

22 36 01 Mike Wallace Indiana Live Casino Chevrolet 201 97 54.8 $18,943 Running

23 19 21 Morgan Shepherd Victory in Jesus Chevrolet 201 94 63.7 $19,293 Running

24 32 87 Joe Nemechek hostgator.com Chevrolet 201 91 67.2 $18,818 Running

25 23 27 Johnny Sauter Curb Records/The National FFA Organization Ford 201 88 66.3 $21,423 Running

26 26 24 Eric McClure Kroger Ford 199 85 45.6 $12,255 Running

27 31 09 Kevin Hamlin Ford 166 82 48.3 $18,668 Running

28 11 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Jimmy John's Chevrolet 162 79 98.4 $18,638 Accident

29 38 31 J C Stout Lilly Trucking Chevrolet 158 76 40.6 $12,150 Accident

30 12 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 139 73 41.0 $18,898 Running

31 10 20 Matt DiBenedetto Game Plan for Life/IAmSecond.com Toyota 137 70 38.0 $18,553 Engine

32 25 35 Jason Keller Chevrolet 127 67 61.5 $18,933 Accident

33 18 43 Kevin Swindell Curb Records/The National FFA Organization Ford 127 64 69.8 $12,045 Accident

34 22 26 Brian Keselowski K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge 126 61 48.0 $12,025 Overheating

35 20 28 Kenny Wallace Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet 91 58 48.7 $18,448 Electrical

36 33 10 Derrick Griffin Toyota 74 55 39.4 $18,428 Accident

37 40 91 Chase Miller Chevrolet 26 52 39.1 $11,935 Brakes

38 37 90 Danny O'Quinn Jr. D'Hondt-Humphrey Motorsports Chevrolet 22 49 40.4 $11,890 Overheating

39 42 49 Mark Green Chevrolet 11 46 32.9 $11,870 Overheating

40 34 36 Jeff Green Long John Silver's Chevrolet 10 43 36.2 $11,790 Handling

41 43 52 Chris Lawson Chevrolet 10 40 28.8 $11,745 Handling

42 39 89 Johnny Chapman Victory in Jesus Chevrolet 8 37 30.4 $11,715 Transmission

43 41 92 Dennis Setzer K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge 7 34 27.5 $11,667 Brakes

Before an estimated crowd of 40,000, Kyle Busch, won the Kroger 200 benefitting Riley Hospital for Children, his 38th NASCAR Nationwide Series victory.

Prior to the green flag, the following driver dropped to the rear for the reason indicated (#10, improper impound-period adjustments).

Race Comments:

Failed to Qualify: N/A

Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 42 Mins, 29 Secs. Average Speed: Margin of Victory:

6 for 36 laps: Laps: 77-82 (#10 spin frontstretch [35]); 120-125 (Debris [40]); 128-132 (#43, #35 accident Turn 1 [11]); 142-145 (#05, #21 accident Turn 2

[81]); 162-172 (#31, #33 accident Turn 3 [05]); 196-199 (#87 spin Turn 4 [01]).

Caution Flags:

7 among 4 drivers: T. Bayne 1-39; K. Busch 40-77; A. Almirola 78; K. Busch 79-82; T. Bayne 83-98; K. Busch 99-120; Brad Keselowski 121; K. Busch

122-201.

Lead Changes:

(1) Brad Keselowski 3,189;(2) C. Edwards 2,984;(3) J. Allgaier 2,691;(4) K. Busch 2,681;(5) P. Menard 2,505;(6) K. Harvick 2,434;(7) S. Wallace 2,338;(8)

B. Gaughan 2,277;(9) T. Bayne 2,205;(10) J. Leffler 2,161.

Top 10 Driver Points:

80.727 MPH 0.198 Seconds

Next Race: Jul. 31, 2010 - Iowa Speedway

Coors Light Pole Award: Trevor Bayne, #99 110.117 mph Featherlite Most Improved Driver: Johnny Sauter, #27 16 Places

Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Kyle Busch, #18 Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race: Trevor Bayne, #99

Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Ricky Stenhouse Jr, #6 Sunoco Diamond Performance: Kyle Busch, #18

WIX Filters Lap Leader: Kyle Busch, #18 144 Laps

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race Number 12

Unofficial Race Results for the Aaa Insurance 200 - Friday, July 23, 2010

O'Reilly Raceway Park - Indianapolis, IN - .686 Mile Paved

Total Race Length - 200 Laps - 137.2 Miles - Purse: $480,131

Leader

1 5 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Georgia Boot Chevrolet 200 195 10 148.8 $45,100 Running 2 129

2 2 18 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 170 120.3 $29,890 Running

3 4 88 Matt Crafton Menards/Ideal Door Chevrolet 200 165 118.6 $22,035 Running

4 9 13 Johnny Sauter SealMaster/Curb Records Chevrolet 200 160 112.0 $15,450 Running

5 3 31 James Buescher Wolf Pack Rentals Chevrolet 200 155 104.8 $11,475 Running

6 12 3 Austin Dillon # Bass Pro Shops/Remington/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 200 150 99.1 $14,125 Running

7 6 30 Todd Bodine Germain.com Toyota 200 146 100.3 $11,900 Running

8 14 90 Brad Sweet Great Clips/Wyndham Indianapolis West Toyota 200 142 89.8 $10,075 Running

9 10 81 David Starr PC Miler Toyota 200 138 92.6 $11,050 Running

10 1 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 200 139 5 111.3 $14,025 Running 2 71

11 11 2 Shelby Howard Foretravel Chevrolet 200 130 85.2 $8,675 Running

12 16 92 Dennis Setzer FleetHQ.com/BTS Tire Chevrolet 200 127 81.0 $8,575 Running

13 24 23 Jason White ASI Limited/Akzo-Nobel/GunBroker.Com Dodge 200 124 79.7 $10,800 Running

14 21 4 Ricky Carmichael Monster Energy Chevrolet 199 121 72.5 $10,775 Running

15 7 5 Mike Skinner International Trucks Toyota 199 118 78.7 $11,775 Running

16 19 07 Donny Lia ASI Limited Chevrolet 198 115 63.4 $10,425 Running

17 15 15 Johanna Long Panhandle/Race For Riley Toyota 197 112 58.1 $10,375 Running

18 27 21 Butch Miller ASI Limited Dodge 196 109 51.5 $10,300 Running

19 22 46 J C Stout Team Gill Racing Dodge 196 106 54.9 $10,250 Running

20 23 60 Narain Karthikeyan SafeAuto Insurance Chevrolet 196 103 64.2 $10,700 Running

21 33 47 Brett Butler # Fuel Doctor Chevrolet 195 100 47.8 $10,900 Running

22 34 57 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 195 97 41.8 $9,825 Running

23 26 63 Nick Hoffman Mittler Brothers Machine & Tool Ford 195 94 53.8 $7,525 Running

24 17 12 Mario Gosselin TireMonkey.com/James Carter Attorney Chevrolet 194 91 63.5 $9,700 Running

25 18 93 Ryan Sieg S&W Towing Chevrolet 193 88 59.0 $7,425 Running

26 32 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb # DrivenMale.com Ford 191 85 39.0 $8,375 Running

27 28 01 Joe Aramendia Koma Unwind Chillaxation Drink Chevrolet 191 82 40.1 $8,700 Running

28 35 6 Ryan Rust Lillly Trucking Dodge 189 79 34.7 $7,325 Running

29 13 7 Justin Lofton # visitpit.com Toyota 172 76 68.9 $7,300 Running

30 36 89 Chris Lafferty Handy Helper/Blue Ox/Lafferty Performance Chevrolet 167 73 31.5 $7,785 Suspension

31 8 51 Aric Almirola Zyclara/Graceway Pharmaceuticals Toyota 95 70 63.1 $7,275 Accident

32 30 48 Michelle Theriault Pro Gold/VP Parts Warehouse Chevrolet 52 67 31.6 $7,260 Overheating

33 25 85 Brent Raymer Ford Drive one. Ford 34 64 45.7 $7,250 Vibration

34 29 24 Mike Harmon Lafferty Performance Ford 28 0 31.1 $7,220 Alternator

35 31 39 Mike Garvey S&W Towing Chevrolet 8 58 30.3 $6,930 Electrical

36 20 87 Chris Jones Copy Wizard Chevrolet 6 55 29.4 $6,895 Accident

Before an estimated crowd of 37,000, Ron Hornaday Jr., won the AAA Insurance 200, his 46th NASCAR Nationwide Series victory. Prior to the green flag,

the following driver dropped to the rear for the reason indicated (#87, missed drivers meeting).

Race Comments:

Failed to Qualify: (1) 06 Dale Brackett.

Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 37 Mins, 18 Secs. Average Speed: Margin of Victory:

5 for 29 laps: Laps: 10-17 (#87 accident Turn 1 [None]); 86-90 (Debris [12]); 97-101 (#12, #60, #51 accident backstretch [5]); 120-124 (Debris [4]); 142-147

(#63, #07 accident Turn 2 [07]).

Caution Flags:

Lead Changes: 3 among 2 drivers: T. Peters 1-62; R. Hornaday Jr. 63-143; T. Peters 144-152; R. Hornaday Jr. 153-200.

(1) T. Bodine 1,861;(2) A. Almirola 1,684;(3) J. Sauter 1,679;(4) R. Hornaday Jr. 1,649;(5) T. Peters 1,649;(6) A. Dillon # 1,584;(7) M. Crafton 1,583;(8) M.

Skinner 1,574;(9) D. Starr 1,528;(10) J. White 1,493.

Top 10 Driver Points:

84.604 MPH 2.095 Seconds

Next Race: Jul. 31, 2010 - Pocono Raceway

Featherlite Most Improved Driver: Ron Hornaday Jr, #33 25 Places Keystone Light Pole Award: Timothy Peters, #17 109.653 mph

Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Ron Hornaday Jr, #33 Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race: Matt Crafton, #88

O'Reilly Auto Parts Position Improvement Award: Brett Butler, #47 12 places Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Austin Dillon, #3

Sunoco Diamond Performance: Ron Hornaday Jr, #33 WIX Filters Lap Leader: Ron Hornaday Jr, #33 129 Laps

Driver

Fin Str Trk Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Rating Winnings Status Tms Laps

NEWS & NOTES

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News And Notes - Pocono

The anticipation of the NASCAR Camping World

Truck Series arriving at Pocono Raceway has been

building for over 10 months and for good reason.

The Pocono Mountains 125 will mark the final

track on the current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

schedule on which the NASCAR Camping World

Truck Series has not competed, and the shortest in

laps on an oval, with 50.

It will be a shootout of sorts on the secondlongest

track where the NASCAR Camping World

Truck Series competes.

Not only will the lap total be short, but so will

qualifying with the addition of multi-truck qualifying.

Kasey Kahne (No. 18 Toyota Tundra Dealers

Toyota), Elliott Sadler (No.2 Grand Touring

Vodka Chevrolet) and Denny Hamlin (No. 15 Billy

Ballew Motorsports Toyota) are entered to run the

event in addition to their normal duties in the Sprint Cup Series.

Kahne, who has not competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series since 2004, is attempting to

pull off a third victory in his third series start.

He has won every series race he has entered, scoring wins at Darlington Raceway and Homestead-Miami

Speedway.

And when it comes to Pocono, Hamlin owns the zip code – no matter what he is driving. He has four NASCAR

Sprint Cup Series wins at the “Tricky Triangle.”

But don’t count out NASCAR Camping World Truck Series veterans Todd Bodine (No. 30 Germain.com

Toyota) and Mike Skinner (No. 5 International Trucks/Monarch RV Toyota), both of whom own a pole at

the 2.5-mile track in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

Of the two, Skinner leads the way with four top-10 finishes at Pocono. Bodine follows with two top 10s.

It would be easy to assume Saturday’s victory may go to a veteran NASCAR Sprint Cup competitor due to

their Pocono experience, but with nine top-five finishes and the largest points lead after 12 races in NASCAR

Camping World Truck Series history, Bodine might have another plan up his sleeve.

RACE 13 @ Pocono Raceway

2010 Standings

Fast Facts

Next Race: Pocono Mountains 125

The Place: Pocono Raceway

(2.5-mile triangular track)

The Date: Saturday, July 31

The Time: 1 p.m. ET

Race Distance: 50 laps /125 miles

TV: SPEED, 1 p.m. ET

Radio: MRN, SIRIUS NASCAR Radio

(Listen locally on WAEB-AM 790.)

2009 Polesitter: Inaugural Race

2009 Winner: Inaugural Race

Schedule (All times ET):

Friday – Practice,8 – 10 a.m. and 5:30-7

p.m. Saturday- Qualifying – 10 a.m.

Track Contact:

Bob Pleban (570) 646-2300;

bpleban@poconoraceway.com

Twitter: @Poconoraceway

Driver Points

1 Todd Bodine 1,861

2 Aric Almirola 1,684

3 Johnny Sauter 1,679

4 Ron Hornaday Jr. 1,649

5 Timothy Peters 1,649

6 Austin Dillon 1,584

7 Matt Crafton 1,583

8 Mike Skinner 1,574

9 David Starr 1,528

10 Jason White 1,493

Inaugural Pocono Mountains 125 Up Next For NCWTS

The Older Hornaday Jr. Gets, The Better He Becomes

Grandfather Clock Finally Will Come Home To Truck Winner

First Visit To Pocono; Not First Visit To Keystone State

Bodine takes laps at Pocono Raceway in May

during a Goodyear tire test. He has one pole in

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition there.

Multi-truck Qualifying On Deck For Pocono Event

Practice is always important to NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competitors, but this Friday’s final

practice session at Pocono Raceway is crucial.

The qualifying order for the Pocono Mountains 125 will be set by inverting the practice times from final

practice. Multi-truck qualifying will be used for the first time to determine the starting lineup on an oval.

“The distance and uniqueness of Pocono afforded us the opportunity to implement this style of qualifying

for this event,” said NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Director Wayne Auton. “SPEED is excited about

the format and we believe the fans, drivers and viewing audience will embrace it, too.”

Trucks will be released in approximately 25-second increments. Two laps of qualifying will be allowed with

the fastest lap counting. Once a truck comes onto pit road, its respective qualifying lap is complete.

No drafting is permitted. A drawing for qualifying order will be held in case inclement weather cancels the

session. The field would then be set according to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series rule book.

“I love going to a new race track for the first

time. I am like a kid in the candy store – full of

excitement. We have been working for over a

year to bring the NASCAR Camping World Truck

Series to the ‘Tricky Triangle.’

“Heading to a new track means – for the most

part – everyone is a rookie.

“And it is great to be racing back in Pennsylvania

– the Northeast fans are always so supportive

of the series.

“I remember the good ol’ days when we raced

in this area at Nazareth Speedway. Lots of great

memories there.

“I am also anticipating multi-truck qualifying at

Pocono this weekend. It will be the first time we

have done something like this on an oval. It will

be exciting for the fans in the stands and those at

home watching on SPEED.

“Just think– we will not know who wins the pole

till the last truck goes out for qualifying.

“Several NASCAR Sprint Cup regulars are

pulling double duty with us this weekend. Always

nice to have them jump back into a truck during

companion events.

“Kasey Kahne is going to drive for Kyle

Busch Motorsports and attempt to score his

third series win in his third start. He has won

every race he has entered so far, but he has not

competed in our series since 2004.

“Think he can do it?

“I wouldn’t count him out,

that’s for sure, but I think Pocono

King Denny Hamlin

(No. 15 Billy Ballew Motorsports)

might have something

to say about that.“

– Wayne Auton, Series

Director

For most, the dreaded 50th birthday isn’t

cause for a celebration, but for Ron Hornaday Jr.

(No. 33 Ollie’s Bargain Outlet), it proved to be

worth going over the hill.

His victory last weekend at O’Reilly Raceway

Park was his 11th since turning 50 in 2008 and

his 50th NASCAR national-series wins.

He sits third on the list – behind Harry Gant

and Joe Ruttman – as drivers who have earned

the most wins since that milestone birthday.

The ORP victory broke a 22-race winless

streak for Hornaday – the second longest such

streak in his career.

Statistics prove when Hornaday gets on a roll,

he wins – sometimes two or three in a row.

So winning at age 50 does not look like it will

be a problem for the defending series champion.

He only needs three more victories to surpass

Ruttman and eight to take the lead over Gant.

And for a guy who has won no less than four

races in each of the last three seasons, this could

turn out to be a race of its own outside the championship

run.

Wayne’s Words: Trip To Pocono Raceway A Long Awaited Visit

Driver Points

1. Austin Dillon 164

2. Justin Lofton 121

3. Brett Butler 106

4. Jennifer Jo Cobb 106

5. Chris Eggleston 34

6. Landon Cassill 7

Turning 50 Not A Victory-Lane Issue For Hornaday Jr.

Wins % of

Driver Past 50 Wins

Harry Gant 18* 46.1

Joe Ruttman 13 92.8

Ron Hornaday Jr. 11 22.0

Mike Skinner 6 20.7

Mark Martin 5 5.2

*Wins Past 50 in Sprint/Nationwide Series

The stakes for this October’s trophy at Martinsville

Speedway just went up a notch.

Track officials announced last week that NASCAR

Camping World Truck Series winners will

now be given the coveted grandfather’s clock, a

longtime tradition at Martinsville.

Previous race winners – 18 to be exact – were

sent home with a trophy, but not a grandfather

clock.

“When we started giving clocks back in the

early sixties, we gave them to Cup winners only

because that was the premier event,” said Martinsville

Speedway President W. Clay Campbell,

“but the truck series races here are always

so good, so exciting, we decided those guys

deserved a shot at the most unique trophy in

racing.”

Virginia native Timothy Peters (No. 17 Red

Horse Racing Toyota), who won his first series

race last October at Martinsville, is itching now

for another victory, thanks to the clock.

“This is a huge deal,” he said. “I wish it had

started last fall. I would have it sitting in my trophy

room right now.”

A Martinsville First: Grandfather Clock To October’s Series Winner

Kahne Looking For Third NCWTS Victory In His Third Series Start

Nashville Superspeedway is home to one of the most coveted trophies

on the 25-race circuit – the Gibson guitar designed by Sam

Bass.

And for the first time in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series history,

two drivers will take home the famed guitar in one season.

Kyle Busch (No. 18 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota) won his

first race as a team owner during the series’ first stop to Nashville in

April.

The second guitar is up for grabs next week in the Nashville 200.

Ron Hornaday Jr. made his way to Victory Lane last season, but

series veterans Todd Bodine and Mike Skinner are still looking to

conquer Nashville Superspeedway.

Kasey Kahne already holds the distinction of

being the only driver in NASCAR national-series

history to win each of

his first two races in

any series.

Kahne only has

two starts in the NASCAR

Camping World Truck Series, both were

victories.

Can he make it three-for-three?

There’s little reason to think he can’t. He has

more experience at Pocono than just about every

driver in Saturday’s field. Not only does he have

the Pocono know-how, he has success.

In the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Kahne has

finished in the top 10 in three of the last five

races – including a win in June of 2008. Over that

span, he has put up impressive numbers: an

average finish of 11.0, a Driver Rating of 113.3,

an Average Running Position of 8.5, 119 Fastest

Laps Run, 145 Laps Led and a Laps in the

Top 15 percentage of 83.3%.

Of course, there’s another double-duty driver

that will likely run up front with Kahne all race –

Denny Hamlin.

Hamlin has four victories at Pocono in the

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, including the last

two. Over those two events, Hamlin had an Average

Running Position of 2.8, a Driver Rating of

146.5, a Pass Differential (passes minus times

passed) of plus-43, 118 Fastest Laps Run and

179 Laps Led.

NCWTS, Etc.

NEWS & NOTES

NASCAR Nationwide Series News And Notes - Iowa

Elephant In The Room: Busch Hasn’t Forgotten Last Year

The term “double-duty” was coined to describe drivers who run in multiple NASCAR series, usually on

the same weekend. Reigning series champion Kyle Busch (No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota) and two-time

series champion (and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings leader) Kevin Harvick (No. 33 Jimmy John’

Chevrolet) are in that category.

It also fits when tagging drivers who run fulltime in both NASCAR Sprint Cup and NASCAR Nationwide,

like the latter’s points leader, Brad Keselowski (No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge), Carl Edwards (No. 60 Fastenal

Ford), who’s second, and Paul Menard (No. 98 Mastercraft/Menards Ford), who’s sixth.

Saturday night at Iowa Speedway, “double-duty” takes on another meaning; as in a two-way rivalry.

The dispute between Keselowski and Edwards is well known. But after the finish at the inaugural series

race at Iowa last year, tack on a contentious Keselowski-Busch relationship heading into this one, too.

Busch and Keselowski traded the lead at various points after Lap 105 of last year’s 250-lap event. Following

a late-race caution, Busch, who was leading, opted for two tires. Keselowski stayed out, bulled his

way by Busch with eight to go, and went on to win.

It’s probably safe to assume Busch hasn’t forgotten.

With Busch coming off a win last week at O’Reilly Raceway Park, it should make for an exciting evening.

Busch has won eight of the 16 series races he’s entered this year, and is two wins shy of tying the mark

for most wins in a season. He already shares that record with two-time series champion Sam Ard, who set

the record in 1983. Busch tied the standard in 2008.

He’s also edging closer to Mark Martin’ all-time series record of 48. Busch has 38 wins in 189 career

starts. Martin has 231 NASCAR Nationwide Series starts.

There’s one other rivalry note between Busch and Keselowski. It comes in the form of the owner championship.

Although Busch isn’t defending his series title, he’s the main reason the No. 18 team is in the hunt

for its third owner title. Keselowski’s Penske Racing team is one point ahead of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing

team. Busch has been aided this year —when not running in the No. 18 —by Brad Coleman, who will

be his substitute driver this weekend. Parker Kligerman takes that role for Keselowski.

Elephant In The Room: Busch Hasn’ Forgotten Last Year

Saturday night’s event at Iowa Speedway marks the last of three consecutive stand-alone races for the

NASCAR Nationwide Series. Since June 5’s second visit to Nashville Superspeedway, the series will have

run six stand-alone races, including two groups of three consecutive races that weren't combination events

with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

There are nine stand-alone events on the 2010 schedule. Two remain after this weekend –Aug. 31 at

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal and a second visit to Gateway International Raceway on Oct. 23.

Stand-alone season has given series-only regulars and other young up-and-comers subbing for double

-duty drivers an opportunity to showcase their talent. Take Matt DiBenedetto. He’s the driver charged with

handling the bulk of stand-alone races in the No. 20 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing. But even then, he’s still

shared a few stand-alones with Joey Logano, making every race for the 19-year-old (his birthday was July

27) carry that much more importance.

Entering Iowa, half of the standings’ top-10 drivers are series-only regulars, led by Justin Allgaier (No.

12 Verizon Wireless Dodge) in third. An average of 5.3 “regular guys” have finished in the top 10 in the

previous six stand-alone races this year, while three have captured Coors Light poles. Trevor Bayne (No.

99 Aaron’ Dream Machine Toyota) has won the last two poles at Gateway and ORP.

Allgaier Hopes To Turn The Tide At Iowa

Justin Allgaier’s 2010

season has been one of

ebbs and flows.

Fortunately for the

youngster, it looks like this portion could be one

of success. Considering the trends from this

season, it seems Allgaier, 24, is due for a few

good runs in a row.

Here’s the sequence:

Allgaier’s first five races were tremendous.

He earned top-five finishes in each, including his

first NASCAR national series win at Bristol Motor

Speedway. Over that five-race stretch, Allgaier

averaged a finish of 5.0, a Driver Rating of

104.1, an Average Running Position of 9.4 and

a Laps in the Top 15 percentage of 82.6%. He

averaged a robust 160 points per race in the first

five.

Then the dip came, and fears of a sophomore

slump surfaced. Allgaier had six consecutive

finishes outside the top 10. His numbers: an

average finish of 14.5, a Driver Rating of 92.9, an

Average Running Position of 11.2 and a Laps in

the Top 15 percentage of 75.8%. His points per

race average was 120.3 – a 40 point drop from

the first five.

Then there was a short uptick. After those

six subpar finishes, Allgaier ripped off two top

fives and three top 10s in three races. He averaged

a Driver Rating of 115.0, an Average Running

Position of 6.4 and a Laps in the Top 15

percentage of 92.1%. His points per race average

launched back to 157 per event.

But a disastrous race at Road America (he

finished 35th) gave way to a rough patch of five

races, three of which were finishes outside the

top 15. In that particular segment, Allgaier had an

average finish of 18.6, a Driver Rating of 82.4

and an Average Running Position of 15.2. He

averaged 110.4 points per race.

But the 2009 Raybestos Rookie of the Year

rebounded last week at O’Reilly Raceway Park,

finishing seventh with a Driver Rating of 104.6.

Now he heads to Iowa, where he ran extremely

well last year despite a finish outside the

top 10. In the inaugural NASCAR Nationwide

Series race there, Allgaier started second, led 35

laps, posted a Driver Rating of 116.4 and had an

Average Running Position of 3.9. Still, he finished

15th.

It was a case of horrible luck –a double

dose of it, actually. First, in the closing laps, Allgaier

got hit by Brendan Gaughan (No. 62

South Point Hotel & Casino Toyota) after pulling

out of his pit box and suffered some right

front damage. Then, on the ensuing restart with

15 to go, Allgaier, Steve Wallace (No. 66 5-Hour

Energy Toyota) and Erik Darnell wrecked on

the backstretch.

Hawkeye Heaven: Annett Races In His Backyard

Talk about circling a date on your calendar.

Michael Annett (No. 15 Northland Oil

Toyota) has worn his pen down doing just that.

Annett is native of Des Moines, Iowa, about

20 minutes west of Iowa Speedway. He’s currently

14th in the driver standings, and looking to

catch some second-half lighting in order to match

or better his 10th-place finish in the points last

year as a Raybestos Rookie. Annett was 11th at

his home track in this event one year ago.

“I’ve been looking forward to this race all

season,” he said. “I got an amazing feeling during

last year’s race when I circled the track and the

stands were packed with fans from my home

state. Having the support of all those fans makes

our sport what it is today, and I’m really excited to

see how well NASCAR is being embraced by the

fans at Iowa Speedway. I can’t wait (for) Saturday.”

Annett already holds a prestigious record at

Iowa as the driver with the most laps of competitive

racing there. Following a semi-pro hockey

career, Annett turned to racing and honed his

skills at Iowa Speedway in ARCA competition

and in the ASA Late Model Series Challenge

Division. He made his ARCA debut at Iowa in

2007, when he won the pole, led eight laps and

finished third.

"I take a lot of pride in my home track,” he

said. It’s one of the nicest facilities we visit, and a

fun track to compete on. Heading into race week

at Iowa, I’ll spend the whole week making appearances

in the area and catching up with those

who have been there for me since the start of my

racing career. My family, friends, fan base and

many of my sponsors are here in the Midwest, so

it’s a fun week leading into race day at Iowa

Speedway."

Appropriately, Annett also is the Nationwide

Insurance “Driver of The Week.”

The first-year initiative by series sponsor

Nationwide Insurance is a program designed to

increase driver awareness, with emphasis on

series-only regulars.

Annett will participate in a live web chat with

fans on Wednesday, July 28 at 12 p.m. ET on

NASCARnationwideseries.com. He also will be

ESPN2’s in-race reporter at Iowa.

The U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway is

the third of four “Dash 4 Cash” races, an incentive

program designed by series sponsor Nationwide

Insurance where full-time, part-time and

limited-schedule series-only drivers along with

fulltime double-duty drivers have the opportunity

to pocket an extra $50,000 with a win.

Otherwise, the pot —which would be

$25,000 heftier at $75,000 —rolls over to the

final “Dash 4 Cash” event, Nov. 6 at Texas Motor

Speedway.

Kevin Harvick, who at the time was a fulltime

driver in the series, won $25,000 in the first

“Dash 4 Cash” race of the 2010 season at Nashville

Superspeedway in April.

Joey Logano wasn’t eligible for the bonus

when he won at Kentucky Speedway on June 12,

the second “Dash 4 Cash” race. So the $25,000

bonus rolled over to its current $50,000 at Iowa.

Brad Keselowski won the bonus last year

at Iowa, which was $75,000. As one of the three

2010 fulltime double-duty drivers this year, he’s

eligible once again.

Since they both gave up their fulltime double

-duty status at various points this season, Harvick

and Kyle Busch aren’t eligible at Iowa. That

should make for an even more spirited race, with

the eligible drivers vying for the bonus and two

top contenders in Busch and Harvick doing what

they can to deny that opportunity.

“Dash 4 Cash” Bonus At $50,000 For Eligible Winner At Iowa

Brad

Hot Weather Favors Steve Wallace

The dog days of summer don’t seem to

bother Steve Wallace. On the contrary, he enjoys

his role as of the hottest drivers in the series.

Following his outside pole and second consecutive

top-10 finish last week at ORP, he

comes to Iowa riding streaks of eight straight top-

15 finishes. Both are the third-longest such

streaks in the series, behind Carl Edwards and

Brad Keselowski, respectively.

Last year, his 10th place finish at ORP was

his ninth top-10 result, matching his personal

best for top 10s in a single season (set in 2009).

Wallace, 22, is one of the few series drivers

who has visited Victory Lane at Iowa. At the inaugural

ARCA event there in 2006, he overtook

Juan Pablo Montoya for the pole position and

rode that momentum to win at the track designed

by his famous father, Rusty Wallace.

Wallace is seventh in the driver standings,

second among series-only regulars. He’s been

ranked among the top 10 in the points following

each of the last eight events. His Rusty Wallace

Racing teammate, Brendan Gaughan, is seventh

in the driver standings.

►Summer School For “Regular Guys”

Steve Wallace is just one of many seriesonly

regulars who have shown improvement over

the summer months.

In addition to his two consecutive poles,

Trevor Bayne has improved from 15th to ninth in

the driver standings after collecting two consecutive

top-five finishes.

Bayne and Wallace are two of five seriesonly

regulars ranked in the top 10 this week.

From the races at Kentucky in early June to

ORP last week, Bayne, 19, has the following stat

line: Three top-five qualifying positions, four top-

10 finishes, three top-five finishes, 74 laps led, an

average starting position of 9.5 and an average

finish of 13.1. Included in those numbers is his

career-best finish, third, at Gateway.

Following his 12th-place finish at ORP,

Colin Braun (No. 16 3M Ford) now owns three

top-10 and six top-12 finishes in his last seven

starts. Braun’s Roush Fenway Racing teammate,

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (No. 6 CitiFinancial

Ford) won his first career pole in the series at

Iowa last year.

Robert Richardson Jr. (No. 23 R3 Motorsports

Chevrolet) posted his career-best

finish of 15th at ORP. As a result, his R3 Motorsports

team moved up one position in owner

points to 26th, marking two consecutive weeks of

gains in the standings. Richardson will be making

his track debut at Iowa.

►Baker Curb Debuts Herring At Iowa

Drew Herring will make his NASCAR Nationwide

Series debut at Iowa in the No. 27 Ford

for Baker Curb Racing.

Herring, 23, captured the pole for the 2009

USAR race at Iowa and led 128 of 200 laps before

settling for a secondplace

finish. He also was

the rookie of the year in the

series in 2008.

In 2009, the Benson,

N.C., native captured his

first USAR win along with

seven top-fives and nine

top 10s in 14 starts. He

also made two ARCA starts

that season. His resume also includes late model

titles at Southern National Raceway Park (2007)

and South Boston Speedway (2006).

►Raybestos Rookie Standings

Driver Team Points

1. Brian Scott Braun 189

2. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. RFR 169

3. Colin Braun RFR 152

4. James Buescher N/A 97

5. Parker Kligerman SPR 46

►Up Next: The Glen

The second of three road-course events on

the NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule is at

Watkins Glen International on Saturday, Aug. 7.

Marcos Ambrose has owned the Zippo 200

the last two years,

one of the few road

courses where “aces”

have had success.

Ron Fellows has

three wins and two

poles in series competition

there. Dario Franchitti won the pole in

2008, Scott Pruett did so in 2001, as did Boris

Said in 1998.

ESPN will carry the race beginning at 1:30

p.m. ET.

No. 88 NASCAR Nationwide Series Team Penalized For Rule Violation At O’Reilly Raceway Park

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 27, 2010) – NASCAR handed down penalties Tuesday to the No. 88 team that competes in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for a rule violation committed last week at O’Reilly Raceway Park.

The penalties come as a result of the team violating Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4-J (any determination by NASCAR officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules); and 20A-12.3T (unapproved left front shock absorber) of the 2010 NASCAR Rule Book. The violation was discovered in post-race inspection on July 24.

Crew chief Tony Eury Sr. has been fined $10,000, while owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. and driver Aric Almirola have been penalized with the loss of 25 championship owner and 25 championship driver points, respectively.

SCHEDULES

2010 NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES SCHEDULE
Date         Site
Feb. 12     Daytona International Speedway
March 6    Atlanta Motor Speedway
March 27  Martinsville Speedway
May 2       Kansas Speedway
May 14     Dover International Speedway
May 21     Lowe’s Motor Speedway
June 4      Texas Motor Speedway
June 12     Michigan International Speedway
June 18    Milwaukee Mile
June 26     Memphis Motorsports Park
July 11      Iowa Speedway
July 16      Gateway International Raceway
July 23      O’Reilly Raceway Park
July 31      Pocono Raceway
Aug. 7       Nashville Superspeedway
Aug. 18     Bristol Motor Speedway
Aug. 27     Chicagoland Speedway
Sept. 3     Kentucky Speedway
Sept. 18    New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Sept. 25    Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Oct. 23     Martinsville Speedway
Oct. 30     Talladega Superspeedway
Nov. 5     Texas Motor Speedway
Nov. 12    Phoenix International Raceway
Nov. 19    Homestead-Miami Speedway

2010 NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES SCHEDULE
Date      Site
Feb. 13    Daytona International Speedway
Feb. 20    Auto Club Speedway
Feb. 27    Las Vegas Motor Speedway
March 20  Bristol Motor Speedway
April 3     Nashville Superspeedway
April 9      Phoenix International Raceway
April 17    Texas Motor Speedway
April 24    Talladega Superspeedway
April 30    Richmond International Raceway
May 7      Darlington Raceway
May 15    Dover International Speedway
May 29    Lowe’s Motor Speedway
June 5     Nashville Superspeedway
June 12    Kentucky Speedway
June 19    Milwaukee Mile
June 26    New Hampshire Motor Speedway
July 2       Daytona International Speedway
July 9       Chicagoland Speedway
July 17     Gateway International Raceway
July 24     O’Reilly Raceway Park
July 31     Iowa Speedway
Aug. 7     Watkins Glen International
Aug. 14   Michigan International Speedway
Aug. 20   Bristol Motor Speedway
Aug. 29   Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Sept. 4    Atlanta Motor Speedway
Sept. 10  Richmond International Raceway
Sept. 25  Dover International Speedway
Oct. 2     Kansas Speedway
Oct. 9     Auto Club Speedway
Oct. 15   Lowe’s Motor Speedway
Oct. 23   Memphis Motorsports Park
Nov. 6    Texas Motor Speedway
Nov. 13   Phoenix International Raceway
Nov. 20   Homestead-Miami Speedway