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Small Group of Drivers Performing Exceptionally Well in 2010 Night Races


From: Atlanta PR

HAMPTON, Ga. (July 15, 2010) – Breaking down the numbers from 2010 NASCAR night races reveals a clear class of contenders for Atlanta Motor Speedway’s Labor Day NASCAR night racing weekend.

Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards and David Reutimann have outperformed the field in 2010 night races based on their average finishes. And while the trio has just one combined win in night races – Reutimann’s victory in the most-recent evening race at Chicago – their consistently strong night race finishes may make them instant favorites entering Atlanta’s Sept. 5 race date.

Despite failing to win an event thus far in 2010, Gordon has been near unmatched in the year’s night races, posting an average finish of 3.3 and finishing no worse than sixth in the six evening affairs. With four top-three finishes in 2010 night events and four-career wins in Atlanta, Gordon should enter Atlanta Motor Speedway with high expectations for a race he finished eighth in a year ago.

Like Gordon, Edwards has been held winless in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, yet has been exceptional in races held at night. Edwards has an average finish at night of 8.5 and has twice finished in the top-five positions, with his best showing a second-place in last weekend’s night contest in Chicago. Also like Gordon, Edwards has a history of success at Atlanta Motor Speedway, further making the Missouri native more likeable on Labor Day Weekend; Edwards has three Sprint Cup Series wins in Atlanta, included his first ever.

Having just claimed his first victory of 2010 in last week’s night race, David Reutimann has had tremendous success in 2010’s evening events. With three top-10 finishes and an average night-time finish of 10.3, Reutimann will likely be among the preferred drivers entering Atlanta on Labor Day weekend, an event he finished fourth in a year ago.

Furthermore for Reutimann, if you remove his worst night-race finish – a 20th-place showing in the year’s first evening event - his average finish increases to 8.4.

When showing similar statistical courtesy to other drivers, an additional pair of contenders emerges for Atlanta’s Labor Day weekend of night racing. By removing Kevin Harvick’s most-recent finish at Chicago, a 34th-place showing, the points leader’s average night race finish jumps to 6.8 from 11.16, besting Edwards and Reutimann. After finishing second at Atlanta last summer and performing well in this year’s night races, Harvick should be a contender again in 2010.

Kyle Busch, statistically hampered by a 40th-place finish in Daytona’s evening event, also has a tremendous average night race finish when removing this outlier; withholding Daytona, Busch has an average result of 7.2 in 2010 night races. With his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory coming at Atlanta and with four additional Camping World Truck Series wins at the track, Busch should also enter Atlanta with high hopes.

While these drivers – Gordon, Edwards, Reutimann, Harvick and Busch – aren’t guaranteed success entering Atlanta on Labor Day weekend, their results in 2010 night races warrant consideration for favor entering Atlanta Motor Speedway’s weekend of NASCAR night racing.

The biggest Labor Day party in the USA is at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Labor Day weekend, as the NASCAR Sprint Cup stars head to the high banks for night racing on Sept. 4 and 5. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (770) 946-4211, (877) 9-AMS-TIX, or visit www.atlantamotorspeedway.com.

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Ku Busch wins a wild one at Atlanta

Kurt Busch survived to attempts at a green-white-checkered finish and scooted away from Matt Kenseth and Juan Montoya to win the Kobalt Tools 500.

Our View Busch had one of two dominant cars along with Kasey Kahne (who finished fourth).

This race featured action at the end and retaliation between Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski for an early-race incident that shuffled the finishing order—but fans' hearts got to pumping.

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Bud Shootout Lineup

Not that it matters much on a restrictor-plate superspeedway, but here is the starting lineup for Saturday's Bud Shootout (determined by a blind draw):

1. Carl Edwards
2. Kevin Harvick
3. Brian Vickers
4. Ryan Newman
5. Greg Biffle
6. Mark Martin +
7. Jeff Burton
8. Matt Kenseth
9. Jamie McMurray
10. John Andretti
11. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
12. Bobby Labonte
13. Tony Stewart
14. Ken Schrader
15. Michael Waltrip
16. Jimmie Johnson
17. Kyle Busch
18. Derrike Cope
19. Kasey Kahne
20 Juan Montoya
21. Joey Logano
22. Kurt Busch +
23. Jeff Gordon
24. Denny Hamlin +

+ will drop to the back with an unpracticed backup car.

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Ky Busch caps off Nationwide season in style

Kyle Busch clinched the Nationwide season championship by merely starting the Ford 300, but he capped off the season in style by holding off second-place Carl Edwards—who also finished second in the points' standings.

Our View On Friday night, Kevin Harvick won the Camping World Truck Series race while his Ron Hornaday-led team clinched the owner's championship.

Could we see a third such storyline with a Jimmie Johnson victory on Sunday?

Homestead Chassis selections

Jayski.com has compiled a collection of some of the chasses for this week.

Our View Among those highlighted are Jimmie Johnson's as well as for dark horses Carl Edwards and Martin Truex Jr. This information could be one of the most important pieces of the puzzle this week in your last chance to gain ground on the competition.

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Edwards wins Able Body Labor 200

Carl Edwards easily pulled away from the field late in the Able Body Labor 200 to win over Kevin Harvick.

Our View Last week, Kyle Busch brought the momentum from his Nationwide victory into the Cup race and Edwards hopes to repeat that feat. But Roush-Fenway has not been exceptional on short, flat tracks, so doubling down will be challenging this week.

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Crash-prone Edwards, Hornish already sustain damage at 'Dega

Barely eight minutes into practice, Sam Hornish Jr. and Carl Edwards slammed into one another in an accordion-style accident that was apparently started when Jeff Gordon was forced out of his drafting line.

Our View If you were listening to this morning's fantasy segment on SiriusXM radio, you would have head me predict that Sam Hornish Jr. and Carl Edwards would crash in the Amp Energy 500. It's not race time yet, but both drivers sustained crash damage in less than 10 laps.

Clint Bowyer was also spun off the track in the aftermath.

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Edwards off crutches

Carl Edwards is off his crutches—at least for the moment—according to multiple tweets from the track (see @BobPockrass and @DustinLong).

Our View This comes at a great time since Edwards is typically one of the favorites on either two-mile track. A victory might still be a little stretch, but a solid finish on either side of fifth will make him great value at Auto Club Speedway.

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N'Wide: Crippled Carl wins Richmond

Carl Edwards won the Richmond Nationwide race with one foot tied behind his back. Broken right foot and all, he outpaced the field after taking the lead late in the Virginia 529 College Savings 250.

Our View Edwards had to come from the back of the pack after a poor qualification effort. This gives him confidence entering the Saturday night Cup race, but his record is still not good enough to recommend starting him in the big show.

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Edwards injured playing Frisbee

Carl Edwards has broken his foot while playing Frisbee, according to a tweet from Jayski. He is still expected to race this weekend, however.

Our View Edwards was a big enough favorite that this does not automatically eliminate him from contention for you roster, but if you were on the fence about starting him in games with rosters that must be decided pre-weekend, this could be the deciding factor.

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Edwards wins a wild one in Montreal

Marcos Ambrose dominated the NAPA Auto Parts 200 and ran a near-perfect race, but on the final lap, with pressure from behind, he jumped the final curve and lost the lead in the final 200 yards to Carl Edwards.

Our View This is why you never leave the track until the end.

Further drama was provided by NASCAR's decision to run the final segment of the race with rain tires in wet conditions, which caused a series of spins and off-road excursions in the race for the checkers.

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N'Wide: Ambrose on Montreal pole

Marcos Ambrose posted the fastest lap in qualification under wet conditions and will lead the field to green on Sunday.

Our View Ambrose led a contingent of road racers at the top of the grid including Ron Fellows in third, Boris Said in fourth and Jacques Villeneuve in sixth, but the surprise of the session had to be Carl Edwards. After crashing on the warm-up lap for the Gran Am race earlier today, he posted the second fastest time.

The qualification session was marred by rain, however, so some of the faster drivers in practice like Max Papis and Patrick Carpentier will have to come from the back of the pack. That won't hurt them, however, and fantasy owners should load up on road ringers.

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Grand Am: Edwards crashes at Montreal

Before the Grand Am race even started, Carl Edwards crashed his Doran Daytona Prototype in wet conditions and destroyed the car.

Our View Edwards was scheduled to run this companion race with the Nationwide Series along with Marcos Ambrose, but the conditions proved too much for the oval stock car racer.

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N'Wide: Edwards wins over Busch, Kenseth

Carl Edwards. Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth all had to go to the back of the pack to start when other drivers qualified their cars. It didn't matter; they finished first, second and third.

Our View So much for track position meaning everything on this track.

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Coke Zero 400 Results with avg. finish

The debut of double-file restarts on a restrictor-plate superspeedway was dramatic. For the most part, it added action to the race without significantly altering the results, the same as with the first road course race at Infineon Raceway. Still, with a victory on the line, the drivers found a way to get into trouble.

With a finish eerily similar to Talladega's Aaron's 499, one driver tried to block on the way to the checkered flag and another was not intimidated. Kyle Busch ran a cautious race until the end, but no one can play it safe with the checkered flag in the air. So, he passed Tony Stewart on the white flag lap and tried to make his Toyota as wide as possible on the front stretch. Clipping Stewart's nose and spinning into the wall, he experienced one of the more dramatic crashes his season, but Busch managed to skid past the finish line. The ensuing pileup was impressive, but since most of the contact occurred after the finish line, the results were largely unaffected by the last-lap catastrophe.

Stewart won his second race of the season and now has a six-race streak of finishes seventh or better. He's a place-and-hold driver until further notice.

Jimmie Johnson was second, which was a bit of a surprise given his bad luck on plate tracks recently and the rest of the top five went to drivers who needed strong runs to reverse their fortune as well. Denny Hamlin was third, Carl Edwards finished fourth and Kurt Busch came home fifth.

Marcos Ambrose in sixth and Juan Montoya in ninth were the best dark horses of the weekend, and both of them should be able to carry that momentum on to Chicago next week.

Results with average finish

Finish	Start	Driver	Laps	Laps Led	Status	Avg. Fin
1	1	Tony Stewart	160	86	Running	16.50
2	3	Jimmie Johnson	160		Running	14.19
3	6	Denny Hamlin	160	63	Running	23.75
4	5	Carl Edwards	160		Running	19.70
5	4	Kurt Busch	160	1	Running	17.17
6	18	Marcos Ambrose	160		Running	11.50
7	17	Brian Vickers	160		Running w/ crash damage	20.09
8	10	Matt Kenseth	160	3	Running	17.90
9	12	Juan Montoya	160		Running	24.00
10	23	Elliott Sadler	160		Running	17.00
11	22	Jamie McMurray	160		Running w/ crash damage	25.57
12	43	Regan Smith	160		Running	23.50
13	31	David Ragan	160		Running	13.83
14	8	Kyle Busch	160	1	Running	18.00
15	13	Kasey Kahne	160		Running w/ crash damage	17.83
16	16	Jeff Burton	160	2	Running	17.75
17	30	A J Allmendinger	160		Running	20.67
18	9	Greg Biffle	160		Running	22.14
19	21	Joey Logano	160		Running	31.00
20	7	Ryan Newman	160	1	Running w/ crash damage	20.94
21	28	Bobby Labonte	160		Running	22.44
22	34	Robby Gordon	160	1	Running	20.30
23	33	Paul Menard	160		Running	23.80
24	36	Brad Keselowski	160		Running w/ crash damage	24.00
25	24	Martin Truex Jr	160		Running	21.56
26	27	Kevin Harvick	160		Running w/ crash damage	15.71
27	35	John Andretti	160	1	Running	27.35
28	2	Jeff Gordon	160	1	Running w/ crash damage	15.50
29	15	Clint Bowyer	159		Running w/ crash damage	13.38
30	42	Tony Raines	158		Running	31.20
31	37	Scott Speed	152		Accident	33.00
32	25	Sam Hornish Jr	152		Running	27.00
33	26	Reed Sorenson	146		Running w/ crash damage	23.38
34	20	Casey Mears	144		Running	22.29
35	32	David Stremme	129		Running w/ crash damage	24.17
36	14	David Reutimann	127		Running w/ crash damage	25.50
37	29	Michael Waltrip	124		Running w/ crash damage	20.80
38	11	Mark Martin	79		Running	18.14
39	19	Dale Earnhardt Jr	76		Accident	15.55
40	38	David Gilliland	76		Accident	25.40
41	39	Joe Nemechek	25		Start and Park	26.13
42	41	Patrick Carpentier	18		Start and Park	28.00
43	40	Dave Blaney	2		Start and Park	26.47

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N'Wide: Subway Jalapeno 250 results, with avg. finish

An incredibly frustrating season came to an end Friday night when Clint Bowyer won the Subway Jalapeno 250 after earning the pole earlier that day.

This was the debut of double-file restarts in the Nationwide Series and it worked as most would have predicted. A green-white-checkered finish was made even more dramatic by the new procedure and it kept the result in question. With the race on the line and the pack bunched up, however, the second series drivers were unable to keep it clean all the way to the checkered flag and a frozen field left the top-five packed with Cup Regulars.

Kyle Busch finished second, Carl Edwards was third, Joey Logano credited in fourth and Kasey Kahne finished fifth. As usual, Brad Keselowski was the best of the Nationwide Regulars and managed a sixth.

Results, with average finish

Finish	Start	Driver	Laps	Laps Led	Status	Avg Fin
1	1	Clint Bowyer	102	48	Running	6.80
2	19	Kyle Busch	102	2	Running	15.25
3	11	Carl Edwards	102		Running	13.00
4	23	Joey Logano	102		Running	12.00
5	15	Kasey Kahne	102		Running	22.21
6	4	Brad Keselowski	102		Running	12.25
7	30	Brian Vickers	102		Running	18.10
8	31	Justin Allgaier	102		Running	24.00
9	2	David Ragan	102	7	Running	18.67
10	3	Kevin Harvick	102		Running	6.07
11	34	Michael Waltrip	102	4	Running	21.13
12	26	Steve Wallace	102		Running	28.83
13	39	Michael McDowell	102		Running	18.00
14	6	Matt Kenseth	102	24	Running	5.91
15	37	Matt Carter	102		Running	15.00
16	36	Kenny Wallace	102	1	Running	15.74
17	41	Brendan Gaughan	102		Running	16.00
18	38	Scott Lagasse Jr	102		Running	30.50
19	24	Jason Leffler	102		Running	16.58
20	12	Bobby Gerhart	102		Running	22.00
21	42	Scott Wimmer	102		Running	19.75
22	16	Jason Keller	102		Running	19.00
23	28	Tony Raines	102	1	Running	24.11
24	14	Joe Nemechek	102		Running	20.95
25	43	Johnny Borneman III	101		Accident	25.00
26	32	Robert Richardson	101		Accident	29.50
27	5	David Gilliland	101		Accident	24.25
28	33	Eric McClure	101	1	Running	32.71
29	29	Mike Bliss	100		Accident	25.55
30	40	Danny O'Quinn Jr	99		Running	28.00
31	20	Mike Harmon	97		Running	28.00
32	10	Morgan Shepherd	95		Accident	20.08
33	18	Kertus Davis	94		Accident	34.38
34	13	Jeff Green	94		Accident	22.46
35	9	Michael Annett	84		Brakes	35.00
36	22	John Wes Townley	81	1	Running	28.50
37	35	Chase Austin	76	1	Accident	37.00
38	8	Kerry Earnhardt	76		Accident	29.89
39	21	Mark Green	62		Accident	23.09
40	7	Dale Earnhardt Jr	58		Accident	12.18
41	27	Patrick Sheltra	57		Accident	41.00
42	17	Donnie Neuenberger	9		Accident	33.56
43	25	Johnny Chapman	2		Quit	29.75
44		Terry Cook	0		DNQ
45		Brian Keselowski	0		DNQ	25.00
46		Mike Wallace	0		DNQ	17.58

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N'Wide: Edwards wins at Milwaukee

Carl Edwards has had a dismal year in 2009, but you wouldn't know that by how he race Saturday night. He ran away from the field in the final segment to earn his first win of the season.

Our View: You had to know that Edwards wouldn't be kept down forever. He should relish it, because Sunday is going to be a challenge on the road course.

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N'Wide: Darnell on Milwaukee pole

Erik Darnell has captured the pole for the Nationwide race in Milwaukee. Brad Coleman is on the outside pole.

Our View: Last year, he qualified Carl Edwards's car 11th for this race, but he'll get a chance to race this week in the No. 6. In five previous Nationwide starts, he has one top-five, two top-10s and four top-15s.

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N'Wide: Former Milwaukee winners

The Milwaukee Mile is one of the most famous racetracks in America, and with rumors circulating that this could be its last Nationwide race for a while, drivers are going to be highly motivated to take the checkered flag. We'll have to wait and see if Kyle Busch burns it in victory lane if he should win.

The final Milwaukee trophy is only one incentive, however. Less than a handful of Claim Jumpers will be in the race this week, so the Nationwide Regulars are going to pull their gloves a little higher and climb up on the wheel to make sure that their name gets etched in the record books.

The successful racer will stand alongside legends like Sam Ard, Jack Ingram, and modern superstars such as Carl Edwards and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Former Winners

Season	Race	Driver
2008	Camping World RV Rental 250	Carl Edwards
2007	AT&T 250	Aric Almirola *
2006	AT&T 250	Paul Menard
2005	SBC 250	Johnny Sauter
2004	Alan Kulwicki 250	Ron Hornaday Jr.
2003	GNC Live Well 250	Jason Keller
2002	GNC Live Well 250	Greg Biffle
2001	GNC Live Well 250	Greg Biffle
2000	DieHard 250	Jeff Green
1999	DieHard 250	Casey Atwood
1998	DieHard 250	Dale Earnhardt Jr.
1997	Sears Auto Center 250	Randy LaJoie
1996	Sears Auto Center 250	Buckshot Jones
1995	Sears Auto Center 250	Dale Jarrett
1994	Havoline 250	Mike Wallace
1993	Havoline 250	Steve Grissom
1985	Milwaukee Sentinel 200	Jack Ingram
1984	Red Carpet 200	Sam Ard
	*relieved by Denny Hamlin at sponsor's direction.

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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

Driver	Avg Finish	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
Aric Almirola *	1.00		1
Joey Logano	2.00	2
Paul Menard	2.00			1	3
J J Yeley	3.50			3	4
Denny Hamlin *	4.00			2	6
Shane Hmiel	4.00					4
Martin Truex Jr	5.50				2	9
Todd Bodine	6.00		6
Randy LaJoie	7.00				7
Greg Biffle	7.00					7
Danny O'Quinn Jr	7.00			7
David Reutimann	7.33	5	7	10
Jason Keller	7.50	9	5		13	3
Brad Keselowski	8.00	8
Jason Leffler	8.00	10	3	4		15
Johnny Benson Jr	9.00		9
Shane Huffman	10.00		10
Clint Bowyer	10.25	3		18	10	10
Carl Edwards	11.00	1	8	21	14
Jay Sauter	11.00			11
Bobby Hamilton Jr	11.00	15	13			5
Mike Wallace	11.25	18	11	5		11
Hermie Sadler	12.00					12
John Andretti	12.00			12
Reed Sorenson	12.00				12
David Green	12.00			17	11	8
Scott Wimmer	12.33	6	2	29
Mike Bliss	12.67	7	25			6
Stephen Leicht	13.50		14	13
Johnny Sauter	13.67			9	1	31
Robert Pressley	14.00					14
James Buescher	14.00	14
Brad Coleman	14.50	25	4
Auggie Vidovich	15.00			15
Marcos Ambrose	15.50	16	15
Ashton Lewis	15.67			16	18	13
Justin Labonte	16.00				16
Kevin Hamlin	16.00		16
David Stremme	16.75	34		26	5	2
Bill Elliott	17.00				17
Stacy Compton	17.00			6	25	20
Kenny Wallace	17.25	28		8	8	25
David Ragan	17.33	4	12		36
Cale Gale	17.50	12	23
Ron Hornaday Jr	18.00		36	20	15	1
Stanton Barrett	18.67	17			21	18
Richard Johns	19.00		19
Kevin Harvick	19.00			19
Tracy Hines	19.00				19
Jon Wood	20.00			14	26
Kyle Busch	20.00			24		16
Marc Mitchell	20.00		20
Aaron Fike	20.00				20
Chase Miller	20.00	23	17
Bryan Clauson	20.00	20
Kelly Bires	20.50	11	30
Todd Kluever	20.50		18	23
Colin Braun	21.00	21
Todd Szegedy	21.00					21
Mark Green	21.25	13	21		28	23
Tony Raines	21.50				9	34
Landon Cassill	22.00	22
Scott Lagasse	22.00				22
Tim Fedewa	22.00				27	17
Bobby East	22.00		22
Ryan Hemphill	23.00				23
Steve Wallace	23.67	19	27	25
Brandon Miller	24.00				24
D J Kennington	25.00	24	26
Regan Smith	25.50			22	29
Bobby Dotter	26.00					26
Kevin Lepage	26.00	26
Jimmy Kitchens	27.00					27
Brian Keselowski	27.00	27
Tim Sauter	27.67			27	37	19
Gus Wasson	28.00					28
Tim McCreadie	28.00		28
Erin Crocker	28.00			28
Trevor Boys	29.00		29
Jason White	29.50			30		29
Michel Jourdain Jr	30.00				30
Steve Grissom	31.00				38	24
Wade Day	31.00				31
Joel Kauffman	31.00			31
Travis Kittleson	31.00	31
Eric McClure	31.33	29	31		34
Casey Atwood	32.00					32
Brent Sherman	32.00		32
A J Fike	32.00				32
John Hayden	32.00			32
Josh Wise	33.00	33
Kyle Krisiloff	33.00		24		42
Robert Richardson	33.00		33
Mark McFarland	33.00			33
Eddie Beahr	33.00					33
Frank Kreyer	34.00		34
Derrike Cope	34.00	38	43	34	33	22
Scott Lagasse Jr	35.00		35
Bryan Reffner	35.00				35
William Hoff	35.00					35
Burney Lamar	35.50	36		35
Justin Ashburn	36.50	43				30
Ian Henderson	37.00		37
Morgan Shepherd	37.00	37
Brad Teague	37.20	30	39	38	43	36
Jerick Johnson	37.67	35	41	37
Mike Potter	39.00	32	42			43
Butch Jarvis	39.00					39
Johnny Chapman	39.00	39
Kertus Davis	39.00	42		36	39
Chris Horn	39.50		40	39
J C Stout	40.00	40
Kim Crosby	40.00			40
Josh Richeson	40.00					40
Tyler Walker	40.00				40
Chad Beahr	40.50				44	37
Jeff Fuller	41.00				41	41
James Hylton	41.00			41
Terry Cook	41.00	41
Mike Harmon	41.33	48	38			38
Jason Schuler	42.00					42
Danny Efland	44.00		44
Ruben Pardo	44.00	44
Kenny Hendrick	45.00	45
Todd Shafer	45.00				45
Andy Ponstein	46.00	46
Chad Chaffin	47.00	47
*In 2007, Denny Hamlin relieved Aric Almirola at sponsor's direction even though Almirola led most of that race.

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