June 17, 2009

N'Wide: Milwaukee's last five races

Milwaukee has been host to some of the most competitive races in recent years, and perhaps one of its lowest points.

While the Claim Jumping Cup drivers are in Infineon Raceway, the Nationwide Regulars get a chance to shine, but that wasn't to be in 2007—and the source of the frustration came from an unlikely angle. Making the long commute, Denny Hamlin got to the track late and could not get into the car in time for the race.

Aric Almirola qualified and started the No. 20, but that wasn't to the sponsor's liking, so with heavy pressure from Rockwell Automation, he was brought into the pits on lap 59 and replaced with Hamlin. To add injury to insult the tandem won, but Almirola has never really been able to relish his first—and so far only—Nationwide Series win. The next year, he left Joe Gibbs Racing for Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

This year, only two Claim Jumpers are expected to make the long trip from Infineon. One of them is last year's winner Carl Edwards, so the Cup dominance of the second series could continue.

Average finish, last five races

DriverAvg Finish20082007200620052004
Aric Almirola *1.00
1


Joey Logano2.002



Paul Menard 2.00

13
J J Yeley3.50

34
Denny Hamlin *4.00

26
Shane Hmiel 4.00



4
Martin Truex Jr5.50


29
Todd Bodine6.00
6


Randy LaJoie 7.00


7
Greg Biffle 7.00



7
Danny O'Quinn Jr7.00

7

David Reutimann7.335710

Jason Keller 7.5095
133
Brad Keselowski8.008



Jason Leffler 8.001034
15
Johnny Benson Jr9.00
9


Shane Huffman10.00
10


Clint Bowyer10.253
181010
Carl Edwards 11.00182114
Jay Sauter11.00

11

Bobby Hamilton Jr11.001513

5
Mike Wallace 11.2518115
11
Hermie Sadler 12.00



12
John Andretti12.00

12

Reed Sorenson12.00


12
David Green 12.00

17118
Scott Wimmer12.336229

Mike Bliss 12.67725

6
Stephen Leicht13.50
1413

Johnny Sauter 13.67

9131
Robert Pressley 14.00



14
James Buescher14.0014



Brad Coleman14.50254


Auggie Vidovich15.00

15

Marcos Ambrose15.501615


Ashton Lewis 15.67

161813
Justin Labonte 16.00


16
Kevin Hamlin16.00
16


David Stremme16.7534
2652
Bill Elliott17.00


17
Stacy Compton 17.00

62520
Kenny Wallace 17.2528
8825
David Ragan17.33412
36
Cale Gale17.501223


Ron Hornaday Jr18.00
3620151
Stanton Barrett 18.6717

2118
Richard Johns19.00
19


Kevin Harvick19.00

19

Tracy Hines19.00


19
Jon Wood20.00

1426
Kyle Busch20.00

24
16
Marc Mitchell20.00
20


Aaron Fike20.00


20
Chase Miller20.002317


Bryan Clauson20.0020



Kelly Bires20.501130


Todd Kluever20.50
1823

Colin Braun21.0021



Todd Szegedy21.00



21
Mark Green 21.251321
2823
Tony Raines 21.50


934
Landon Cassill22.0022



Scott Lagasse 22.00


22
Tim Fedewa 22.00


2717
Bobby East22.00
22


Ryan Hemphill 23.00


23
Steve Wallace23.67192725

Brandon Miller24.00


24
D J Kennington25.002426


Regan Smith 25.50

2229
Bobby Dotter 26.00



26
Kevin Lepage26.0026



Jimmy Kitchens 27.00



27
Brian Keselowski27.0027



Tim Sauter 27.67

273719
Gus Wasson 28.00



28
Tim McCreadie28.00
28


Erin Crocker28.00

28

Trevor Boys29.00
29


Jason White 29.50

30
29
Michel Jourdain Jr30.00


30
Steve Grissom 31.00


3824
Wade Day31.00


31
Joel Kauffman31.00

31

Travis Kittleson31.0031



Eric McClure31.332931
34
Casey Atwood 32.00



32
Brent Sherman32.00
32


A J Fike32.00


32
John Hayden 32.00

32

Josh Wise33.0033



Kyle Krisiloff33.00
24
42
Robert Richardson33.00
33


Mark McFarland33.00

33

Eddie Beahr 33.00



33
Frank Kreyer34.00
34


Derrike Cope 34.003843343322
Scott Lagasse Jr35.00
35


Bryan Reffner 35.00


35
William Hoff 35.00



35
Burney Lamar35.5036
35

Justin Ashburn36.5043


30
Ian Henderson37.00
37


Morgan Shepherd37.0037



Brad Teague 37.203039384336
Jerick Johnson37.67354137

Mike Potter 39.003242

43
Butch Jarvis39.00



39
Johnny Chapman39.0039



Kertus Davis 39.0042
3639
Chris Horn 39.50
4039

J C Stout40.0040



Kim Crosby40.00

40

Josh Richeson 40.00



40
Tyler Walker40.00


40
Chad Beahr40.50


4437
Jeff Fuller41.00


4141
James Hylton 41.00

41

Terry Cook41.0041



Mike Harmon 41.334838

38
Jason Schuler 42.00



42
Danny Efland44.00
44


Ruben Pardo44.0044



Kenny Hendrick45.0045



Todd Shafer45.00


45
Andy Ponstein46.0046



Chad Chaffin47.0047










*In 2007, Denny Hamlin relieved Aric Almirola at sponsor's direction even though Almirola led most of that race.







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