BUSCH Nascar Busch Series 300
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Sep 1, 2007 - 10:37 AMSeptember 1, 2007
California Speedway
Fontana, California
Race 27 of 34 on the Busch Series circuit
TV: ESPN2, 9:30 p.m. EDT
Laps: 150
Track length: 2 miles
Race length: 300 miles
Qualifying record: Tony Stewart, 185.941 mph (February 2005)
Race record: Hank Parker Jr., 155.957 mph (April 2001)
DRIVERS TO WATCH
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Carl Edwards
Team: Roush Fenway Racing
Car: No. 60 Ford Fusion
2007 Earnings: $973,185
Continues to struggle, running 11th at Bristol, his fourth
consecutive finish outside the top-10; lead in the standings has
been cut to 690 points over David Reutimann, down from 852
after Indianapolis five races ago; finished 28th at Michigan
following consecutive poor showings on the road courses where he
ran 32nd at Watkins Glen after a 30th at Montreal; has just one
top-five and two top-10s over last eight races; despite recent
struggles still has a series-best 17 top-10 finishes; has led in
the standings for 24 consecutive weeks, and has been in the top
five following the last 53 Busch races; in 26 starts this
season has four wins, trailing only Kevin Harvick who has five;
has posted 13 top-five finishes; has five Busch starts at
California, with four top-six finishes, including a win in 2005;
finished fourth here in February.
Kevin Harvick
Team: Richard Childress Racing
Car: No. 21 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
2007 Earnings: $869,935
Reigning series champion finished 16th at Bristol, his worse
finish of 2007; dropped from second to third in the standings
and is now 715 behind Edwards; won at Watkins Glen for his third
straight victory and fourth in the last seven races; also
finished second at Daytona over that dominant stretch; despite
racing in just 19 races, has a series-best five wins (Daytona,
New Hampshire, Chicago, Montreal, Watkins Glen); previous worst
finish was 12th at Charlotte; only other finish out of top-10
was an 11th at Texas; has nine previous Busch starts at
California eight top-10 finishes, including second at this event
last year.
Jason Leffler
Team: Braun Racing
Car: No. 38 Toyota Camry
2007 Earnings: $890,091
Finished second at Bristol after leading a race-high 81 laps to
remain fourth in the points standings; placed 12th at Michigan
after running 27th at Watkins Glen and 26th at Montreal; the two
poor showings on the road courses came after earning his second
career Busch series victory at Indianapolis, which gave Toyota
its first series victory; started the season with four DNFs in
the first six races, but has none since; over recent ten-race
stretch, has a pair of third-place finishes and a fourth-place
finish; has been inconsistent with eight finishes of 30th or
worse in 19 races this year; has seven previous Busch starts at
California with two top-10 finishes; finished 38th here earlier
this year, due to an accident after completing only 87 laps.
David Ragan
Team: Roush Fenway Racing
Car: No. 6 Ford Fusion
2007 Earnings: $592,472
Remained fifth in the standings after finishing sixth at
Bristol; struggled prior to that with a pair of 21st showings at
Michigan and Watkins Glen; finished fifth at Gateway six races
ago; scored three top-five and six top-10 finishes in 2007; best
finish this year was third at Talladega; won the pole and
finished fifth at Texas; also has five finishes of 30th or worse
this season; leads the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings
by 25 points over Marcos Ambrose; finished 18th here earlier
this year.
David Reutimann
Team: Michael Waltrip Racing
Car: No. 99 Toyota Camry
2007 Earnings: $831,807
Ran third at Bristol to jump into second place in the standings
ahead of Harvick; has better finishes than leader Edwards in
each of the last seven races, yet still trails by 690 points;
had consecutive third place finishes at both Indianapolis and
Gateway; has 10 top-10 finishes in 2007 including his career
best finish of second place at the first Nashville race; has
also finished 30th or worse four times this season; has four
Busch starts at California, with a best finish of 11th in 2003;
ran 14th here earlier this year.
2006 Top 10
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1. Kasey Kahne (9), Dodge
2. Kevin Harvick (21), Chevrolet
3. Mark Martin (6), Ford
4. Paul Menard (11), Chevrolet
5. Ashton Lewis Jr. (25), Ford
6. Tony Stewart (33), Chevrolet
7. Matt Kenseth (17), Ford
8. Jon Wood (47), Ford
9. Robby Gordon (88), Chevrolet
10. Jay Sauter (01), Chevrolet
Past Champions
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2006 Kasey Kahne (9), Dodge
2005 Carl Edwards (99), Ford
2004 Greg Biffle (16), Ford
