Ford 300
Homestead-Miami Speedway
November 17, 2007
Race 35 of 35
Practice 2

RANK CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND

1 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Hellmann's 172.353 31.331 Leader
2 21 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet AutoZone 171.810 31.430 -0.099
3 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Hendrick Autoguard / HendrickCars.com 171.527 31.482 -0.151
4 99 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 171.510 31.485 -0.154
5 6 David Ragan* Ford Discount Tire 171.499 31.487 -0.156
6 90 Stephen Leicht Ford CitiFinancial 171.467 31.493 -0.162
7 59 Marcos Ambrose* Ford Kingsford Tailgate 171.461 31.494 -0.163
8 24 Casey Mears Chevrolet Nat'l Guard / 34th Infantry Division 171.450 31.496 -0.165
9 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Dish Network 171.390 31.507 -0.176
10 20 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet Rockwell Automation 171.336 31.517 -0.186
11 60 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts 171.336 31.517 -0.186
12 10 Dave Blaney Toyota Hass Avocados from Mexico 171.206 31.541 -0.210
13 12 Sam Hornish Jr.* Dodge Kodak 171.114 31.558 -0.227
14 119 Patrick Carpentier Dodge Stanley Tools 171.005 31.578 -0.247
15 344 Michael McDowell Toyota NAPA / Best Western 170.978 31.583 -0.252
16 1 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 170.951 31.588 -0.257
17 211 Jason Keller Chevrolet CJM Racing 170.810 31.614 -0.283
18 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 170.449 31.681 -0.350
19 66 Steve Wallace Dodge HomeLife Communities 170.379 31.694 -0.363
20 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Ford McDonald's 170.358 31.698 -0.367
21 2 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 170.352 31.699 -0.368
22 42 Dario Franchitti Dodge Target 170.234 31.721 -0.390
23 41 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Memorex 170.073 31.751 -0.420
24 18 Aric Almirola Chevrolet Banquet Foods 169.945 31.775 -0.444
25 47 Kelly Bires Ford Clorox / American Red Cross 169.662 31.828 -0.497
26 126 Jamie McMurray Ford World Financial Group 169.598 31.840 -0.509
27 77 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Dollar General 169.539 31.851 -0.520
28 29 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Holiday Inn 169.513 31.856 -0.525
29 38 Jason Leffler Toyota Great Clips / Comcast 169.454 31.867 -0.536
30 88 Brad Keselowski* Chevrolet U.S. Navy 168.951 31.962 -0.631
31 22 Mike Bliss Dodge Supercuts 168.929 31.966 -0.635
32 103 Todd Bodine Toyota Germain Toyota 168.671 32.015 -0.684
33 7 Mike Wallace Chevrolet GEICO 167.999 32.143 -0.812
34 170 Mark Green Chevrolet Foretravel Motorcoach / Biomet 167.338 32.270 -0.939
35 25 Richard Johns Ford FreeCreditReport.com 167.203 32.296 -0.965
36 189 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Victory In Jesus 167.084 32.319 -0.988
37 01 Kertus Davis Chevrolet RaceGirl / A-T Children's Project 166.945 32.346 -1.015
38 33 Tony Raines Chevrolet RoadLoans.com 166.584 32.416 -1.085
39 14 Kyle Krisiloff* Ford Lilly / Walgreens 166.436 32.445 -1.114
40 36 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet Vialafil 166.364 32.459 -1.128
41 249 Brian Keselowski Dodge WorkingSolutions.com 166.266 32.478 -1.147
42 72 D.J. Kennington Dodge Northern Provincial Pipelines 164.926 32.742 -1.411
43 27 Bobby East Ford Kleenex 163.760 32.975 -1.644
44 0 Eric McClure Chevrolet Hefty 161.856 33.363 -2.032
45 28 Robert Richardson, II* Chevrolet Checkers / Rally's 160.628 33.618 -2.287
46 37 John Graham Ford Kickbutt Amped Energy Ballz 159.607 33.833 -2.502
47 244 Jennifer Cobb Chevrolet VisitMyrtleBeach.com 159.386 33.880 -2.549

* Denotes Rookie

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RACE LINEUP
Ford 300 | Homestead-Miami Speedway
November 17, 2007 | Race 35 of 35
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POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 6 David Ragan* Ford Discount Tire 173.472 31.129 Leader
2 60 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts 172.458 31.312 -0.183
3 10 Dave Blaney Toyota Hass Avocados from Mexico 172.337 31.334 -0.205
4 21 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet AutoZone 172.035 31.389 -0.260
5 126 Jamie McMurray Ford World Financial Group 171.975 31.400 -0.271
6 12 Sam Hornish Jr.* Dodge Kodak 171.909 31.412 -0.283
7 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 171.854 31.422 -0.293
8 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Hellmann's 171.603 31.468 -0.339
9 24 Casey Mears Chevrolet Nat'l Guard / 34th Infantry Division 171.439 31.498 -0.369
10 90 Stephen Leicht Ford CitiFinancial 171.032 31.573 -0.444
11 18 Aric Almirola Chevrolet Banquet Foods 170.924 31.593 -0.464
12 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Hendrick Auto
guard / HendrickCars.com 170.616 31.650 -0.521
13 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Dish Network 170.444 31.682 -0.553
14 66 Steve Wallace Dodge HomeLife Communities 170.358 31.698 -0.569
15 103 Todd Bodine Toyota Germain Toyota 170.122 31.742 -0.613
16 1 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 170.068 31.752 -0.623
17 99 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 170.047 31.756 -0.627
18 59 Marcos Ambrose* Ford Kingsford Tailgate 169.849 31.793 -0.664
19 38 Jason Leffler Toyota Great Clips / Comcast 169.795 31.803 -0.674
20 42 Dario Franchitti Dodge Target 169.747 31.812 -0.683
21 211 Jason Keller Chevrolet CJM Racing 169.683 31.824 -0.695
22 20 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet Rockwell Automation 169.662 31.828 -0.699
23 77 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Dollar General 169.635 31.833 -0.704
24 47 Kelly Bires Ford Clorox / American Red Cross 169.630 31.834 -0.705
25 2 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 169.534 31.852 -0.723
26 344 Michael McDowell Toyota NAPA / Best Western 168.993 31.954 -0.825
27 88 Brad Keselowski* Chevrolet U.S. Navy 168.787 31.993 -0.864
28 119 Patrick Carpentier Dodge Stanley Tools 168.503 32.047 -0.918
29 41 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Memorex 168.345 32.077 -0.948
30 29 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Holiday Inn 168.015 32.140 -1.011
31 22 Mike Bliss Dodge Supercuts 167.858 32.170 -1.041
32 7 Mike Wallace Chevrolet GEICO 167.208 32.295 -1.166
33 249 Brian Keselowski Dodge WorkingSoluti
ons.com 167.172 32.302 -1.173
34 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Ford McDonald's 166.955 32.344 -1.215
35 189 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Victory In Jesus 166.935 32.348 -1.219
36 36 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet Vialafil 166.528 32.427 -1.298
37 25 Richard Johns Ford FreeCreditRep
ort.com 166.139 32.503 -1.374
38 14 Kyle Krisiloff+* Ford Lilly / Walgreens 165.421 32.644 -1.515
39 33 Tony Raines+ Chevrolet RoadLoans.com 165.375 32.653 -1.524
40 27 Bobby East+ Ford Kleenex 164.314 32.864 -1.735
41 37 John Graham+ Ford Kickbutt Amped Energy Ballz 164.204 32.886 -1.757
42 28 Robert Richardson, II+* Chevrolet Checkers / Rally's 158.525 34.060 -2.931
43 170 Mark Green Chevrolet Foretravel Motorcoach / Biomet 166.795 32.375 -1.246
Did Not Qualify
44 72 D.J. Kennington Dodge Northern Provincial Pipelines 166.364 32.459 -1.330
45 01 Kertus Davis Chevrolet RaceGirl / A-T Children's Project 166.271 32.477 -1.348
46 244 Jennifer Cobb Chevrolet VisitMyrtleBe
ach.com 165.751 32.579 -1.450
47 0 Eric McClure Chevrolet Hefty 165.583 32.612 -1.483
+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie

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2007 Unofficial Race Results
Ford 300
November 17, 2007
Race 35 of 35

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS

1 30 29 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Holiday Inn 190/5 200 Running
2 12 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Hendrick Auto
guard / HendrickCars.com 170/0 200 Running
3 13 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Dish Network 165/0 200 Running
4 2 60 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts 165/5 200 Running
5 10 90 Stephen Leicht Ford CitiFinancial 160/5 200 Running
6 7 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 150/0 200 Running
7 39 33 Tony Raines Chevrolet RoadLoans.com 146/0 200 Running
8 34 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Ford McDonald's 142/0 200 Running
9 25 2 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 138/0 200 Running
10 18 59 Marcos Ambrose * Ford Kingsford Tailgate 134/0 200 Running
11 33 249 Brian Keselowski Dodge WorkingSolutions.com 130/0 200 Running
12 40 27 Bobby East Ford Kleenex 127/0 200 Running
13 22 20 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet Rockwell Automation 129/5 200 Running
14 19 38 Jason Leffler Toyota Great Clips / Comcast 121/0 200 Running
15 17 99 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 118/0 200 Running
16 4 21 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet AutoZone 125/10 200 Running
17 27 88 Brad Keselowski * Chevrolet U.S. Navy 117/5 200 Running
18 11 18 Aric Almirola Chevrolet Banquet Foods 109/0 200 Running
19 5 126 Jamie McMurray Ford World Financial Group 106/0 200 Running
20 24 47 Kelly Bires Ford Clorox / American Red Cross 103/0 200 Running
21 29 41 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Memorex 105/5 199 Running
22 9 24 Casey Mears Chevrolet Nat'l Guard / 34th Infantry Division 97/0 199 Running
23 31 22 Mike Bliss Dodge Supercuts 94/0 199 Running
24 32 7 Mike Wallace Chevrolet GEICO 96/5 199 Running
25 8 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Hellmann's 88/0 199 Running
26 3 10 Dave Blaney Toyota Hass Avocados from Mexico 90/5 199 Running
27 36 36 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet Vialafil 82/0 199 Running
28 21 211 Jason Keller Chevrolet CJM Racing 79/0 199 Running
29 38 14 Kyle Krisiloff * Ford Lilly / Walgreens 76/0 198 Running
30 43 170 Mark Green Chevrolet Foretravel Motorcoach / Biomet 73/0 198 Running
31 41 37 John Graham Ford Kickbutt Amped Energy Ballz 70/0 195 Running
32 26 344 Michael McDowell Toyota NAPA / Best Western 67/0 176 Running
33 1 6 David Ragan * Ford Discount Tire 69/5 170 Out of Race
34 14 66 Steve Wallace Dodge HomeLife Communities 61/0 163 Running
35 37 25 Richard Johns Ford FreeCreditReport.com 58/0 152 Running
36 42 28 Robert Richardson, II * Chevrolet Checkers / Rally's 55/0 139 Out of Race
37 15 103 Todd Bodine Toyota Germain Toyota 52/0 124 Out of Race
38 6 12 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge Kodak 49/0 113 Out of Race
39 20 42 Dario Franchitti Dodge Target 46/0 43 Out of Race
40 16 1 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 43/0 26 Out of Race
41 35 189 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Victory In Jesus 40/0 21 Out of Race
42 28 119 Patrick Carpentier Dodge Stanley Tools 37/0 13 Out of Race
43 23 77 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Dollar General 34/0 4 Out of Race

* Denotes Rookie

I will edit these with official results once they are posted.

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HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 17: Jeff Burton, driver of the #29 Holiday Inn Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Busch Series Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 17, 2007 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images)


Associated Press
Posted: 9 hours ago

Jeff Burton wrapped up the Busch Series car owner's championship in style Saturday night, winning the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway to give Richard Childress his 11th NASCAR title.
Burton, who shared the No. 29 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet with Scott Wimmer this season, took control late in the race after a series of green flag pit stops and pulled away to the win while runner-up Mark Martin and series points champion Carl Edwards battled behind him.

As Burton crossed the finish line half a straightaway ahead of Martin on the 1.5-mile oval, Childress came on the radio and said, "That's the way to win a championship. Scott Wimmer, Jeff Burton, you guys, you're champions."

It was the fourth Busch title and second in a row for Childress, whose team has also won six championships in NASCAR's top stock car series and one in the Craftsman Truck Series.

Edwards, who wrapped up the driver's title two weeks ago in Texas, lost third place to Matt Kenseth at the end, finishing just ahead of Stephen Leicht. Greg Biffle, who goes into Sunday's Nextel Cup finale having won the last three Cup races here, finished sixth.

Things had to fall just the right way for longtime Cup star Burton to win his fifth Busch race of the season and the 27th of his career.

Burton, along with several other leaders, had to pit for gas and tires in the final 40 laps and fell all the way to ninth. But a caution flag on lap 175 of the 200-lap race sent the new leaders to the pits and put Burton back on top to stay.

Martin restarted second when the green flag waved again on lap 177 and tried hard to catch his former teammate, but Burton grabbed the fast top groove on the banked oval and held off the challenge, eventually pulling away as Martin had to fight off Edwards.

"I was trying to figure out some way to get in front of him," said Martin, the career Busch Series victory leader. "I got up alongside Jeff a couple of times, but it was going to take clearing him and he had the outside, which made it tougher."

"It's been a great year for me," said Wimmer, who drove in 16 of the 35 Busch races this season but watched from the pits Saturday night. "I learned a ton from Jeff Burton.

"I was nervous for some reason, sitting up on the pit box with (crew chief) Pat (Smith). We just really worked hard at this and we had a good result last week in Phoenix and came in here with a pretty good point lead. It's a good feeling and, hopefully, they're going to up my races next season."

It was the last race as the Busch Series, with Anheiser-Busch pulling out as sponsor of the development series after a 26-year stay. Nationwide Insurance is stepping in as the title sponsor of the series next season.

Edwards wound up beating runner-up David Reutimann, who finished 15th Saturday night, by 618 points for the driver's title, while the Childress tandem took the owner title by 255 points over the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing entry of Denny Hamlin, who was 13th at Homestead.



HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 17: Team owner Richard Childress stands with, Jeff Burton and Scott Wimmer, drivers of the #29 Holiday Inn Chevrolet, after clinching the Manufacturers Championship following the NASCAR Busch Series Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 17, 2007 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR)

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DAVID SCOTT
The Charlotte Observer

HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Mark Martin, who has won more Busch Series races than anybody, appreciated Jeff Burton’s act-like-he’s-been there attitude after Burton won the Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday.
When Burton crossed the finish line, he merely drove his Chevy back to Victory Lane. No smoky “donuts” on the frontstretch.

“He’s old school,” said Martin, who has 48 career victories in the Busch Series, which changes to the Nationwide Series in 2008. “All those burnouts are juvenile.”

Martin didn’t mention acrobatics – which is what series champ Carl Edwards usually performs in the form of a backflip off his car when he wins a race.

There was none of that Saturday from Edwards, who had already clinched the title two weeks ago at Texas and finished fourth. He finished with a 618-point margin over second-place David Reutimann.

Martin was second and Matt Kenseth finished fourth.

“It was cool to race with Mark at the end,” said Edwards. “He inspired me early in my career.”

Edwards said he would continue to race in both the Nextel Cup (which will be called the Sprint Cup) and Nationwide series next year.

“The racing is the easy part,” he said. “We need a faster airplane and that will give me more time to do more things.”

Pole-winner David Ragan, who wrecked on Lap 170 and finished 33rd, won the series’ rookie-of-the-year award.

Burton won a race that was marred by 12 cautions for 48 laps. By just starting the race, he also clinched the owner championship for Richard Childress Racing. Burton and Scott Wimmer shared the driving responsibilities for Childress’s Busch team, which was directed by crew chief Pat Smith.

“I knew if I put something (good) underneath them each week, we’d have an opportunity to win,” said Smith.

Although the series will remain under a new name, Childress thought the end of Busch’s run ended neatly.

“Dale Earnhardt won the very first Busch race (in 1982),” said Childress of the legendary driver who would eventually drive for him. “For RCR to win the last one is special.”

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