Chicago, IL – July 11, 2008
1.5 Mi Paved
300 M – 200 L – Purse: $1,567,738
Ttl Total
Fin Str Car Bns Money
Pos Pos No Driver Team Laps Points Pts Won Status
1 10 18 Kyle Busch Z-Line Designs Toyota 200 195 10 $84,845 Running
2 41 32 Denny Hamlin Hass Avocados from Mexico Toyota 200 170 $63,175 Running
3 13 88 Brad Keselowski U.S. NAVY Chevrolet 200 170 5 $59,318 Running
4 8 10 Brian Vickers Dollar General Stores Toyota 200 160 $38,275 Running
5 1 99 David Reutimann Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 200 160 5 $37,200 Running
6 27 16 Greg Biffle CitiFinancial Ford 200 155 5 $30,450 Running
7 9 2 Clint Bowyer RVs.com/Camping World Chevrolet 200 151 5 $28,500 Running
8 7 29 Jeff Burton Holiday Inn Chevrolet 200 147 5 $27,450 Running
9 2 20 Tony Stewart Old Spice Toyota 200 138 $28,210 Running
10 5 5 # Landon Cassill National Guard Chevrolet 200 134 $34,593 Running
11 21 1 Mike Bliss Miccosukee Resorts Chevrolet 200 130 $34,618 Running
12 22 47 Kelly Bires Clorox Ford 200 127 $30,918 Running
13 3 6 David Ragan Discount Tire Ford 200 124 $25,700 Running
14 33 11 Jason Keller America's Incredible Pizza Company 200 121 $29,858 Running
15 24 59 Marcos Ambrose Kingsford Match Light Ford 199 118 $30,073 Running
16 12 60 Carl Edwards World Financial Group Ford 199 115 $24,020 Running
17 19 17 Matt Kenseth Valvoline Ford 199 112 $22,435 Running
18 4 33 Kevin Harvick Camping World RV Sales Chevrolet 199 109 $22,925 Running
19 14 25 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Eckrich Ford 199 106 $28,433 Running
20 17 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Toyota 198 103 $29,223 Running
21 16 9 Elliott Sadler Auto Value Part Stores Dodge 198 100 $21,645 Running
22 30 70 Mark Green ForeTravel/BIOMET Chevrolet 198 97 $30,003 Running
23 18 64 David Stremme Atreus Home & Communities 197 94 $28,268 Running
24 20 66 Steve Wallace Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches 196 91 $27,758 Running
25 34 22 Josh Wise Supercuts Dodge 196 88 $27,798 Running
26 6 40 # Dario Franchitti Fastenal Dodge 196 85 $27,513 Running
27 11 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips/comcast Toyota 195 82 $27,403 Running
28 37 28 Kenny Wallace U.S. Border Patrol Chevrolet 195 79 $27,283 Running
29 31 55 Robby Gordon Menards/MAPEI Dodge 194 76 $20,665 Running
30 15 27 Brad Coleman Pull-Ups/Jewel-Osco Ford 194 73 $27,273 Running
31 39 81 D.J. Kennington Mahindra Tractor/NPPL Dodge 192 70 $26,888 Running
32 36 24 Eric McClure Hefty Chevrolet 190 67 $26,778 Running
33 42 01 Danny Efland SponsorDavis.com/Weber Grill 189 64 $26,668 Running
34 40 52 Kevin Lepage Dale Jr's Whiskey River/Paradise Bay 109 61 $26,558 Engine
35 28 30 Stanton Barrett Interush Chevrolet 57 58 $26,448 Engine
36 23 05 Burney Lamar 31W Insulation/CertainTeed Ford 47 55 $26,338 Transmission
37 43 90 Johnny Chapman MSRP Motorsports Chevrolet 34 52 $26,228 Overheating
38 35 4 Derrike Cope JVC Chevrolet 31 49 $26,168 Overheating
39 26 02 Andy Ponstein StottClassicRacing.com Chevrolet 30 46 $19,590 Engine
40 29 31 Kenny Hendrick Interush Chevrolet 30 43 $19,480 Vibration
41 38 61 Brandon Whitt Ford 20 40 $25,838 Driveshaft
42 32 49 Kertus Davis Chevrolet 9 37 $19,190 Rear End
43 25 0 Larry Gunselman SponsorDavis.com/Staybridge Suites 7 34 $19,064 Vibration
# Raybestos Rook ie of the Year Contender. * Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.
FAILED TO QUALIFY: (7) 50 Jeremy Clements, 23 Robert Richardson Jr., 43 Kevin Lepage, 92 Brian Keselowski #, 89 Morgan Shepherd, 36 Chad Blount, 91 Justin Hobgood.
RACE COMMENTS: Before an estimated crowd of 75,000, Kyle Busch won the Dollar General 300 powered by Coca-Cola, his 16th NASCAR Nationwide Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following driver(s) dropped to the rear for the reason(s) indicated: #32 Hamlin (engine change); #52 Lepage (driver change).
TIME OF RACE: 2 Hrs, 04 Mins, 37 Secs. AVERAGE SPEED: 144.443 MPH MARGIN OF VICTORY: 3.120 Seconds
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: David Reutimann, #99 (176.436 mph, 30.606 secs.)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE AWARD: #18, TRD Team
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER AWARD: Mark Green #70 (8 Places)
MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Mike Bliss, #1
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Landon Cassill, #5
SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Kyle Busch, #18
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Brad Keselowski, #88 (4 Laps)
CAUTION FLAGS: 3 for 15 laps: Laps: 56-61 (#38 spun frontstretch); 63-67 (#17 spun frontstretch); 90-93 (Debris).
LAP LEADERS: 10 among 6 drivers: D. Reutimann 1-53; J. Burton 54-58; D. Reutimann 59-87; J. Burton 88-90; B. Keselowski 91-94; K. Busch 95-148; D. Reutimann 149; G. Biffle 150; C. Bowyer 151; J. Burton 152-153; K. Busch 154-200.
TOP 10 NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES POINTS
Points Wins
1. Clint Bowyer 2,965 1
2. Brad Keselowski 2,782 1
3. David Reutimann 2,748 0
4. Carl Edwards 2,711 1
5. Kyle Busch 2,633 5
6. David Ragan 2,613 0
7. Mike Bliss 2,603 0
8. Mike Wallace 2,376 0
9. David Stremme 2,325 0
10. Jason Keller 2,278 0
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Driver Points
Bryan Clauson 139
Dario Franchitti 121
Landon Cassill 100
Cale Gale 83
Brian Keselowski 63
MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE AWARD
Car # Points
David Stremme 64 5
Mike Bliss 1 4
David Reutimann 99 2
Jason Leffler 38 2
Mike Wallace 7 2
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER AWARD
Car # Points
Dario Franchitti 40 2
Jason Keller 11 2
Kertus Davis 01 2
Marcos Ambrose 59 2
Brad Coleman 27 1
David Stremme 64 1
Mark Green 70 1
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD
STANDINGS
Kyle Busch 2
Tony Stewart 2
Brian Vickers 2
Carl Edwards 2
Joey Logano 2
Colin Braun 1
Kasey Kahne 1
Landon Cassill 1
Brian Clauson 1
David Reutimann 1
BILL FRANCE PERFORMANCE AWARD
Points Wins
Toyota 152 14
Chevrolet 123 4
Ford 96 2
Dodge 69 0
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE AWARD
Car # Points
Mark Cronquist 20 266
RCR 2 201
Roush Fenway 60 163
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD
Car # Points
Brad Keselowski 88 7
Scott Wimmer 29 2
Joey Logano 20 2
Kelly Bires 47 1
Kevin Lepage 61 1
SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD
Tony Stewart 5
Kyle Busch 5
Denny Hamlin 3
Mark Martin 1
Matt Kenseth 1
Clint Bowyer 1
Scott Wimmer 1
Brad Keselowski 1
Joey Logano 1
Carl Edwards 1
NEXT EVENT: July 19, 2008 – Gateway International Raceway
NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (7/14/08)
**** NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES DRIVER LEADERS ****
Dollar General "300" Pow
RACES NUMBER : 20 LAST RACE DATE:07/11/08
PRINTOUT DATE:07/14/08
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MONEY
POS DRIVER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 WON
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1 CLINT BOWYER 2965 20 1 8 17 609550
2 BRAD KESELOWSKI 2782 20 1 7 12 708075
3 DAVID REUTIMANN 2748 20 0 7 11 550335
4 CARL EDWARDS 2711 20 1 8 10 613095
5 KYLE BUSCH 2633 19 5 10 10 848230
6 DAVID RAGAN 2613 20 0 4 12 491145
7 MIKE BLISS 2603 20 0 1 10 616575
8 MIKE WALLACE 2376 20 0 1 6 605885
9 DAVID STREMME 2325 19 0 4 10 552712
10 JASON KELLER 2278 20 0 0 3 573560
11 JASON LEFFLER 2211 20 0 1 6 581380
12 STEVE WALLACE 2170 20 0 2 3 561435
13 MARCOS AMBROSE 2166 20 0 1 3 605050
14 KELLY BIRES 2155 20 0 1 2 574850
15 BOBBY HAMILTON, JR 2100 19 0 1 2 527402
16 KEVIN HARVICK 1890 14 0 6 7 402150
17 BRAD COLEMAN 1826 20 0 0 1 549970
18 KENNY WALLACE 1792 19 0 0 0 486726
19 SCOTT WIMMER 1730 12 1 2 8 445481
20 DENNY HAMLIN 1695 11 3 7 9 470830
21 KEVIN LEPAGE 1575 19 0 0 0 463835
22 ERIC MCCLURE 1417 19 0 0 0 486767
23 GREG BIFFLE 1366 10 0 2 6 290200
24 D J KENNINGTON 1340 17 0 0 0 462598
25 TONY STEWART 1334 8 5 5 7 428845
26 BRYAN CLAUSON 1267 13 0 1 2 368484
27 KERTUS DAVIS 1236 20 0 0 0 481558
28 STANTON BARRETT 1210 14 0 0 0 344480
29 DARIO FRANCHITTI 1152 11 0 0 1 339188
30 MORGAN SHEPHERD 1146 17 0 0 0 371662
31 MARK GREEN 1059 11 0 1 1 261484
32 JEFF BURTON 1057 8 0 2 5 212960
33 DERRIKE COPE 1045 17 0 0 0 384572
34 DALE EARNHARDT, JR 1020 7 0 3 6 240600
35 LANDON CASSILL 1019 10 0 0 2 277165
36 KASEY KAHNE 1001 8 0 1 4 209145
37 ROBERT RICHARDSON, JR 898 12 0 0 0 311685
38 BRIAN VICKERS 844 7 0 3 4 252164
39 CALE GALE 781 8 0 0 1 212576
40 JOHNNY CHAPMAN 714 15 0 0 0 266959
41 CHASE MILLER 688 7 0 0 1 155998
42 JOSH WISE 679 8 0 0 0 193334
43 MATT KENSETH 668 5 1 2 2 168685
44 JOHNNY SAUTER 632 7 0 0 0 174153
45 SAM HORNISH, JR 623 6 0 0 0 129325
46 BRAD TEAGUE 618 9 0 0 0 165223
47 BRETT ROWE 613 10 0 0 0 231169
48 JOEY LOGANO 590 4 1 2 3 203717
49 BOBBY LABONTE 575 5 0 2 2 147565
50 PATRICK CARPENTIER 553 4 0 1 3 143497
51 MIKE HARMON 542 11 0 0 0 189381
52 BURNEY LAMAR 533 9 0 0 0 186978
53 BRAD BAKER 508 7 0 0 0 206751
54 JAMIE MCMURRAY 494 4 0 1 2 95950
55 STEPHEN LEICHT 468 4 0 0 2 109032
56 BRIAN KESELOWSKI 454 7 0 0 0 154322
57 LARRY GUNSELMAN 449 11 0 0 0 221380
58 KYLE KRISILOFF 417 6 0 0 0 170002
59 KENNY HENDRICK 411 9 0 0 0 175523
60 JAMES BUESCHER 356 3 0 0 0 73479
61 COLIN BRAUN 345 4 0 0 0 122332
62 ANDY PONSTEIN 343 7 0 0 0 113655
63 DANNY EFLAND 331 7 0 0 0 124807
64 MARK MARTIN 289 2 1 1 1 111195
65 ROBBY GORDON 261 3 0 0 0 58595
66 DONNIE NEUENBERGER 243 3 0 0 0 75334
67 JOHN BORNEMAN, III 243 3 0 0 0 61595
68 MIKE POTTER 217 4 0 0 0 79015
69 DWAYNE LEIK 214 5 0 0 0 118538
70 TODD BODINE 212 2 0 1 1 44910
71 ELLIOTT SADLER 182 2 0 0 0 45130
72 SCOTT PRUETT 175 1 0 1 1 72843
73 MARTIN TRUEX, JR 175 2 0 0 0 68080
74 TRAVIS KITTLESON 158 2 0 0 0 31345
75 RUBEN PARDO 146 3 0 0 0 84986
76 WILLIE ALLEN 140 2 0 0 0 57960
77 JIMMIE JOHNSON 139 1 0 0 1 20950
78 J C STOUT 138 3 0 0 0 51143
79 ADRIAN FERNANDEZ 121 1 0 0 0 49518
80 TERRY COOK 120 3 0 0 0 49533
81 MAX PAPIS 118 1 0 0 0 49343
82 JUSTIN ASHBURN 117 3 0 0 0 47510
83 RAFA MARTINEZ 103 1 0 0 0 42900
84 STERLING MARLIN 97 1 0 0 0 20858
85 JUSTIN HOBGOOD 89 2 0 0 0 33485
86 ERIK DARNELL 85 1 0 0 0 41600
87 RANDY MACDONALD 85 1 0 0 0 22633
88 MICHAEL MCDOWELL 82 1 0 0 0 50368
89 ALEX GARCIA 82 1 0 0 0 41550
90 REED SORENSON 81 1 0 0 0 18600
91 CARL LONG 80 2 0 0 0 36343
92 BRIAN SIMO 79 1 0 0 0 47968
93 KIRK SHELMERDINE 78 1 0 0 0 50518
94 SCOTT GAYLORD 71 2 0 0 0 55119
95 RON HORNADAY, JR 67 1 0 0 0 47728
96 ANTONIO PEREZ 61 1 0 0 0 41190
97 JERICK JOHNSON 58 1 0 0 0 21008
98 RYAN HACKETT 58 1 0 0 0 14710
99 BORIS SAID 58 1 0 0 0 47628
100 MICHEL JOURDAIN 55 1 0 0 0 47593
101 JAMES HYLTON 55 1 0 0 0 26568
102 JOHN YOUNG 52 1 0 0 0 21133
103 KEVIN O'CONNELL 52 1 0 0 0 41090
104 JEFF GREEN 49 1 0 0 0 14560
105 JOSE LUIS RAMIREZ 46 1 0 0 0 40985
106 SHANE HUFFMAN 45 1 0 0 0 19900
107 CHRIS COOK 43 1 0 0 0 40900
108 SCOTT LYNCH 40 1 0 0 0 22095
109 CHARLES LEWANDOSKI 40 1 0 0 0 15570
110 BRANDON WHITT 40 1 0 0 0 25838
111 STEVE GRISSOM 34 1 0 0 0 42651
112 SHANE HALL 34 1 0 0 0 15674
113 DAVID GILLILAND 18 1 0 0 0 42825
114 KERRY EARNHARDT 0 1 0 0 0 22425
115 DANNY O'QUINN, JR 0 0 0 0 0 0
116 CHAD BEAHR 0 0 0 0 0 0
117 DOMINICK CASOLA 0 0 0 0 0 0
118 JEREMY CLEMENTS 0 0 0 0 0 0
119 JOE FOX 0 0 0 0 0 0
120 CHAD CHAFFIN 0 0 0 0 0 0
121 JOE NEMECHEK 0 0 0 0 0 0
122 CHAD BLOUNT 0 0 0 0 0 0
**** NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES OWNER LEADERS ****
DIVISION: NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES Dollar General "300" Pow
RACES NUMBER : 20 LAST RACE DATE:07/11/08
PRINTOUT DATE:07/14/08
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VHCL QUALIFYING
POS # OWNER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 ATTEMPTS
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1 20 JOE GIBBS 20 3155 20 9 12 15 20
2 2 RICHARD CHILDRESS 2 2965 20 1 8 17 20
3 29 RICHARD CHILDRESS 29 2787 20 1 4 13 20
4 88 DALE EARNHARDT, JR 88 2782 20 1 7 12 20
5 99 MICHAEL WALTRIP 99 2748 20 0 7 11 20
6 60 JACK ROUSH 60 2711 20 1 8 10 20
7 6 JACK ROUSH 6 2613 20 0 4 12 20
8 33 DELANA HARVICK 33 2493 20 0 6 8 20
9 1 JAMES FINCH 1 2447 20 0 0 8 20
10 64 ED RENSI 64 2443 20 0 4 10 20
11 7 BOB GERMAIN 7 2376 20 0 1 6 20
12 5 RICK HENDRICK 5 2369 20 1 3 9 20
13 9 GEORGE GILLETT, JR 9 2369 20 0 2 8 20
14 32 TODD BRAUN 32 2289 20 1 5 8 20
15 111 BRYAN MULLET 111 2278 20 0 0 3 20
16 38 RALPH BRAUN 38 2211 20 0 1 6 20
17 40 FLOYD GANASSI 40 2179 20 0 2 3 20
18 66 RUSTY WALLACE 66 2170 20 0 2 3 20
19 59 TAD GESCHICKTER 59 2166 20 0 1 3 20
20 25 ED RENSI 25 2158 20 0 1 2 20
21 47 JODI GESCHICKTER 47 2155 20 0 1 2 20
22 16 JACK ROUSH 16 1950 16 0 3 7 16
23 22 ARMANDO FITZ 22 1939 20 0 1 2 20
24 27 MIKE CURB 27 1826 20 0 0 1 20
25 28 MIMI FITZ 28 1814 19 0 0 0 20
26 18 JOE GIBBS 18 1606 10 4 7 7 11
27 81 PAT MACDONALD 81 1577 20 0 0 0 20
28 161 CHARLIE SHOFFNER 161 1573 19 0 0 0 20
29 24 JOHN MCGILL 24 1496 20 0 0 0 20
30 4 JAMES FINCH 4 1484 20 0 0 0 20
31 01 JOHNNY DAVIS 01 1376 20 0 0 0 20
32 52 JIMMY MEANS 52 1292 19 0 0 0 20
33 89 CINDY SHEPHERD 89 1221 17 0 0 0 20
34 30 CHRIS LENCHESKI 30 1210 14 0 0 0 14
35 37 GARY BAKER 37 1190 17 0 0 0 18
36 170 MARY LOUISE MILLER 170 1059 11 0 1 1 11
37 21 RICHARD CHILDRESS 21 1043 9 0 2 4 9
38 05 WAYNE DAY 05 920 13 0 0 0 20
39 90 MARCIA PARSONS 90 911 19 0 0 0 20
40 17 JACK ROUSH 17 908 7 1 2 3 7
41 41 CHIP GANASSI 41 762 10 0 0 1 10
42 91 STACEY HUMPHREY 91 758 16 0 0 0 20
43 0 JOHNNY DAVIS 0 756 17 0 0 0 20
44 12 ROGER PENSKE 12 682 6 0 0 0 8
45 84 MIKE HARMON 84 633 12 0 0 0 15
46 10 TODD BRAUN 10 485 3 0 3 3 3
47 36 JAY ROBINSON 36 434 7 0 0 0 10
48 331 STANTON BARRETT 331 410 8 0 0 0 9
49 102 CORRIE STOTT 102 399 7 0 0 0 9
50 149 JAY ROBINSON 149 292 6 0 0 0 7
51 292 DUSTY WHITNEY 292 266 3 0 0 0 5
52 77 DELANA HARVICK 77 245 3 0 0 0 3
53 283 DEBRA BORNEMAN 283 243 3 0 0 0 3
54 156 JOHN MCNELLY 156 220 2 0 0 0 4
55 183 DALE EARNHARDT, JR 183 165 1 0 1 1 1
56 103 STEVE GERMAIN 103 160 1 0 1 1 1
57 255 MARK ARELLANO 255 148 3 0 0 0 5
58 223 ROBERT RICHARDSON 223 144 2 0 0 0 3
59 195 EARL SADLER 195 140 2 0 0 0 2
60 8 TERESA EARNHARDT 8 135 2 0 0 0 2
61 157 CHAD BEAHR 157 111 1 0 0 0 3
62 276 RAY HACKETT 276 83 1 0 0 0 2
63 00 MICHAEL WALTRIP 00 82 1 0 0 0 1
64 198 ALEX GARCIA 198 82 1 0 0 0 1
65 155 ROBBY GORDON 155 76 1 0 0 0 1
66 186 TROY WILLIAMS 186 61 1 0 0 0 1
67 19 RAY EVERNHAM 19 55 1 0 0 0 1
68 109 SUSAN O'CONNELL 109 52 1 0 0 0 1
69 231 CURTIS KEY 231 49 1 0 0 0 1
70 184 TROY WILLIAMS 184 46 1 0 0 0 1
71 246 DANIELLE LONG 246 43 1 0 0 0 1
72 173 DERRIKE COPE 173 40 2 0 0 0 2
73 275 BOB SCHACHT 275 37 1 0 0 0 1
74 150 TONY CLEMENTS 150 31 0 0 0 0 1
75 14 CARL HAAS 14 18 1 0 0 0 1
76 87 ANDREA NEMECHEK 87 16 0 0 0 0
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