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NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE NO. 2

Date Posted — February 23, 2009
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Stater Bros. 300

Auto Club Speedway

Fontana, CA – February 21, 2009

2 Mi Paved

300 M – 150 L – Purse: $1,646,100

Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Points Bns Award Status

1 2 18 Kyle Busch Z-Line Designs Toyota 150 195 10 $76,820 Running

2 9 33 Kevin Harvick Rheem Chevrolet 150 170 $60,525 Running

3 7 20 Joey Logano GameStop Toyota 150 165 $56,893 Running

4 1 60 Carl Edwards Scotts Ford 150 165 5 $44,150 Running

5 8 6 David Ragan Discount Tire Ford 150 155 $34,375 Running

6 6 29 Jeff Burton Holiday Inn Chevrolet 150 150 $31,325 Running

7 29 10 David Reutimann Beringer Vineyards Toyota 150 146 $28,275 Running

8 12 32 Brian Vickers Dollar General Toyota 150 142 $26,825 Running

9 11 62 # Brendan Gaughan South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet 150 138 $35,903 Running

10 15 66 Steve Wallace USfidelis Chevrolet 150 134 $35,493 Running

11 18 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 150 130 $32,393 Running

12 23 11 # Scott Lagasse Jr. Gatorz Precision Built Eyewear Toyota 150 127 $32,143 Running

13 4 1 Mike Bliss Miccosukee Resorts Chevrolet 150 124 $32,943 Running

14 17 12 # Justin Allgaier Verizon Wireless Dodge 150 121 $31,808 Running

15 10 99 Michael Waltrip BestWestern.com Toyota 150 118 $26,055 Running

16 42 15 # Michael Annett Pilot Travel Centers Toyota 149 115 $31,563 Running

17 19 27 Jason Keller Cottonelle/Stater Bros. Charities Ford 149 112 $31,353 Running

18 36 07 David Green Toyota 149 109 $31,518 Running

19 27 89 Morgan Shepherd Lagina Plumbing/Eldora Speedway Chevrolet 149 106 $31,108 Running

20 24 23 # Ken Butler III Aaron's Dream Machine Chevrolet 149 103 $31,498 Running

21 30 34 Tony Raines Long John Silver's Chevrolet 149 100 $31,238 Running

22 14 09 # John Wes Townley Zaxby's Ford 148 97 $30,753 Running

23 20 61 Brandon Whitt Ford 147 94 $31,068 Running

24 25 81 D J Kennington Red Bank Outfitters Dodge 147 91 $30,508 Running

25 26 49 Kertus Davis Chevrolet 146 88 $24,055 Running

26 32 42 Kenny Hendrick Smith Ironworks Dodge 146 85 $30,263 Running

27 13 88 Brad Keselowski GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 145 87 5 $30,128 Running

28 43 31 Stanton Barrett Interush.net Chevrolet 145 79 $23,540 Running

29 31 26 Brian Keselowski Schweitzer Title Dodge 145 76 $23,390 Running

30 38 24 Eric McClure Hefty Ford 145 73 $30,048 Running

31 37 28 Kenny Wallace US Border Patrol Chevrolet 143 70 $29,638 Running

32 40 52 Scott Gaylord Motel 6 Hesperia CA Chevrolet 143 67 $29,528 Running

33 33 01 Danny O'Quinn Jr. Team Too Pest Control Chevrolet 134 64 $22,950 Running

34 5 16 Greg Biffle CitiFinancial Ford 127 61 $23,190 Accident

35 28 87 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 61 58 $22,730 Rearend

36 3 47 # Michael McDowell Pacific Packaging Group Toyota 50 55 $29,838 Accident

37 16 91 Terry Cook MSRP Motorsports Chevrolet 15 52 $28,973 Ignition

38 35 0 J.C. Stout sponsordavis.com Chevrolet 13 49 $22,395 Overheating

39 39 90 Johnny Chapman MSRP Motorsports Chevrolet 10 46 $28,808 Ignition

40 22 85 Casey Atwood 31-W Insulation Chevrolet 5 43 $22,305 Rearend

41 41 05 Justin Ashburn 31W Insulation Chevrolet 5 40 $28,713 Ignition

42 21 96 Dennis Setzer Dusty's Collision Dodge 3 37 $22,165 Vibration

43 34 41 Derrike Cope Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 3 34 $22,127 Vibration

# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. * Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.

FAILED TO QUALIFY: (4) #40 Scott Wimmer, #22 Johnny Bornemann III, #84 Mike Harmon, #02 Andy Postein

RACE COMMENTS: Before an estimated crowd of 15,000 - Kyle Busch won the Stater Bros. 300, his 22nd win in 140 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. It was the first time in NASCAR history that a driver won two races in the same day on the top-three national series. Prior to the green flag the following drivers dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: #91 Cook (missing drivers meeting); #01 O'Quinn and #52 Scott (unapproved impound adjustment); #05 Ashburn (drivers meeting), #15 Annett (backup car).

TIME OF RACE: 2 Hrs, 11 Mins, 13 Secs. AVERAGE SPEED: 138.479 MPH MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.068 Seconds

COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Carl Edwards, #60 (179.695 mph, 40.068 secs.)

MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE AWARD: #18 JGR Team

FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER AWARD: Steve Wallace, #66 (32 Places)

MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Brendan Gaughan, #62

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Brendan Gaughan, #62

SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Kyle Busch, #18

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: N/A

CAUTION FLAGS: 4 for 23 laps: Laps: 53-61 (#47 accident turn 2 [66]); 92-95 (#32 spun turn 4 [11]); 97-101 (#38, 88 accident turn 4 [99]); 130-134 (#16 accident turn 2 [1]).

LAP LEADERS: 6 among 3 drivers: C. Edwards 0; K. Busch 1-39; C. Edwards 40; Brad Keselowski 41-42; K. Busch 43-130; C. Edwards 131-134; K. Busch 135-150.

TOP 10 NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES POINTS

Points Wins

1. Kyle Busch 360 1

2. Carl Edwards 340 0

3. Kevin Harvick 305 0

4. David Ragan 297 0

5. Brian Vickers 297 0

6. David Reutimann 273 0

7. Joey Logano 268 0

8. Brendan Gaughan 256 0

9. Jason Keller 255 0

10. Greg Biffle 221 0

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Driver Points

Brendan Gaughan 23

Michael McDowell 16

Michael Annett 16

Justin Allgaier 16

Scott Lagasse Jr. 16

John Wes Townley 15

Ken Butler 7

MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE AWARD

Car # Points

Jason Keller 27 1

Brendan Gaughan 62 1

FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER AWARD

Car # Points

Jason Keller 27 1

Steve Wallace 66 1

COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD

STANDINGS

Kevin Harvick 1

Carl Edwards 1

BILL FRANCE PERFORMANCE AWARD

Points Wins

Chevrolet 15 1

Toyota 13 1

Ford 10 0

Dodge 6 0

MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE AWARD

Car # Points

JGR 18 35

Roush Fenway 60 31

RCR 29 29

RCR 33 24

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD

Car # Points

Jason Keller 27 1

SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD

Tony Stewart 1

Kyle Busch 1

NEXT EVENT: February 28, 2009 Las Vegas Motor Speedway

NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (2/23/09)

**** NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES DRIVER LEADERS ****

Stater Bros. 300

RACES NUMBER : 2 LAST RACE DATE:02/21/09

PRINTOUT DATE:02/23/09

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MONEY

POS DRIVER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 WON

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1 KYLE BUSCH 360 2 1 2 2 142445

2 CARL EDWARDS 340 2 0 2 2 133950

3 KEVIN HARVICK 305 2 0 1 1 112005

4 DAVID RAGAN 297 2 0 1 2 85555

5 BRIAN VICKERS 297 2 0 0 2 82755

6 DAVID REUTIMANN 273 2 0 0 1 75780

7 JOEY LOGANO 268 2 0 1 1 109716

8 BRENDAN GAUGHAN 256 2 0 0 1 89151

9 JASON KELLER 255 2 0 0 1 95151

10 GREG BIFFLE 221 2 0 1 1 83095

11 MICHAEL WALTRIP 209 2 0 0 0 71010

12 MIKE BLISS 203 2 0 0 0 83941

13 D J KENNINGTON 203 2 0 0 0 82856

14 JASON LEFFLER 194 2 0 0 0 82991

15 TONY STEWART 190 1 1 1 1 99895

16 KENNY WALLACE 190 2 0 0 0 82636

17 BRAD KESELOWSKI 189 2 0 0 0 81851

18 JOE NEMECHEK 182 2 0 0 0 70160

19 DAVID GREEN 182 2 0 0 0 82591

20 MICHAEL MCDOWELL 176 2 0 0 0 84036

21 CLINT BOWYER 175 1 0 1 1 79150

22 MICHAEL ANNETT 173 2 0 0 0 81861

23 STEVE WALLACE 171 2 0 0 1 85391

24 TONY RAINES 170 2 0 0 0 81861

25 JUSTIN ALLGAIER 164 2 0 0 0 81806

26 BRIAN KESELOWSKI 164 2 0 0 0 68370

27 SCOTT LAGASSE, JR 161 2 0 0 0 81969

28 ERIC MCCLURE 158 2 0 0 0 81221

29 MORGAN SHEPHERD 152 2 0 0 0 81156

30 JEFF BURTON 150 1 0 0 1 31325

31 DALE EARNHARDT, JR 146 1 0 0 1 52255

32 BRANDON WHITT 146 2 0 0 0 81226

33 MATT KENSETH 139 1 0 0 1 49980

34 KERTUS DAVIS 137 2 0 0 0 67685

35 DANNY O'QUINN, JR 133 2 0 0 0 74898

36 KENNY HENDRICK 125 2 0 0 0 80211

37 MARK GREEN 109 1 0 0 0 52523

38 MIKE WALLACE 106 1 0 0 0 45630

39 KEN BUTLER 103 1 0 0 0 31498

40 JOHN WES TOWNLEY 97 2 0 0 0 82601

41 JEFF GREEN 82 1 0 0 0 51073

42 STANTON BARRETT 79 1 0 0 0 23540

43 SCOTT WIMMER 67 1 0 0 0 44080

44 SCOTT GAYLORD 67 1 0 0 0 29528

45 ROBERT RICHARDSON, JR 61 1 0 0 0 50448

46 DONNIE NEUENBERGER 55 1 0 0 0 50223

47 TERRY COOK 52 1 0 0 0 28973

48 MIKE HARMON 51 1 0 0 0 44430

49 J C STOUT 49 1 0 0 0 22395

50 JOHNNY CHAPMAN 46 1 0 0 0 28808

51 CASEY ATWOOD 43 1 0 0 0 22305

52 JUSTIN ASHBURN 40 1 0 0 0 28713

53 DENNIS SETZER 37 1 0 0 0 22165

54 DERRIKE COPE 34 1 0 0 0 22127

55 LARRY FOYT 0 0 0 0 0 0

56 JOHN BORNEMAN, III 0 0 0 0 0 0

57 ANDY PONSTEIN 0 0 0 0 0 0

**** NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES OWNER LEADERS ****

DIVISION: NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES Stater Bros. 300

RACES NUMBER : 2 LAST RACE DATE:02/21/09

PRINTOUT DATE:02/23/09

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VHCL QUALIFYING

POS # OWNER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 ATTEMPTS

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1 18 JOE GIBBS 18 360 2 1 2 2 2

2 60 JACK ROUSH 60 340 2 0 2 2 2

3 29 RICHARD CHILDRESS 29 325 2 0 1 2 2

4 33 DELANA HARVICK 33 305 2 0 1 1 2

5 6 JACK ROUSH 6 297 2 0 1 2 2

6 32 TODD BRAUN 32 297 2 0 0 2 2

7 10 TODD BRAUN 10 273 2 0 0 1 2

8 20 JOE GIBBS 20 268 2 0 1 1 2

9 62 RUSTY WALLACE 62 256 2 0 0 1 2

10 27 MIKE CURB 27 255 2 0 0 1 2

11 16 JACK ROUSH 16 221 2 0 1 1 2

12 99 MICHAEL WALTRIP 99 209 2 0 0 0 2

13 1 JAMES FINCH 1 203 2 0 0 0 2

14 81 PAT MACDONALD 81 203 2 0 0 0 2

15 38 RALPH BRAUN 38 194 2 0 0 0 2

16 180 RICK HENDRICK 180 190 1 1 1 1 1

17 28 JAY ROBINSON 28 190 2 0 0 0 2

18 88 DALE EARNHARDT, JR 88 189 2 0 0 0 2

19 87 ANDREA NEMECHEK 87 182 2 0 0 0 2

20 07 ARMANDO FITZ 07 182 2 0 0 0 2

21 47 JODI GESCHICKTER 47 176 2 0 0 0 2

22 15 BOB GERMAIN 15 173 2 0 0 0 2

23 66 RUSTY WALLACE 66 171 2 0 0 1 2

24 01 LORI MORGAN 01 170 2 0 0 0 2

25 234 BOB JENKINS 234 170 2 0 0 0 2

26 12 TAD GESCHICKTER 12 164 2 0 0 0 2

27 23 JOHNNY DAVIS 23 164 2 0 0 0 2

28 26 DUSTY WHITNEY 26 164 2 0 0 0 2

29 11 BRYAN MULLET 11 161 2 0 0 0 2

30 24 ED RENSI 24 158 2 0 0 0 2

31 89 CINDY SHEPHERD 89 152 2 0 0 0 2

32 5 RICK HENDRICK 5 146 1 0 0 1 1

33 61 CHARLIE SHOFFNER 61 146 2 0 0 0 2

34 17 JACK ROUSH 17 139 1 0 0 1 1

35 49 JAY ROBINSON 49 137 2 0 0 0 2

36 42 CHIP GANASSI 42 125 2 0 0 0 2

37 05 WAYNE DAY 05 122 2 0 0 0 2

38 52 JIMMY MEANS 52 122 2 0 0 0 2

39 0 JOHNNY DAVIS 0 118 2 0 0 0 2

40 70 MARY LOUISE MILLER 70 109 1 0 0 0 1

41 31 STANTON BARRETT 31 104 1 0 0 0 2

42 40 CURTIS KEY, SR 40 98 1 0 0 0 2

43 09 JAY ROBINSON 09 97 2 0 0 0 2

44 84 MIKE HARMON 84 76 1 0 0 0 2

45 91 RANDY HUMPHREY 91 74 1 0 0 0 2

46 90 MARCIA PARSONS 90 74 1 0 0 0 2

47 141 RICK WARE 141 53 1 0 0 0 2

48 22 ARTHUR SHELTON 22 44 0 0 0 0 2

49 85 TODD WILKERSON 85 43 1 0 0 0 1

50 196 KAY KESELOWSKI 196 37 1 0 0 0 1

51 156 JOHN MCNELLY 156 31 0 0 0 0 1

52 102 CORRIE STOTT 102 22 0 0 0 0 1

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