The Nationwide series joins up with the Cup series this week to race at the Texas Motor Speedway. The trucks have a couple of weeks off, but we will still get to see races on Saturday and Sunday!
This thread is for the important data about the Nationwide race, if you would like to comment about this race, please do feel free to do so!
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What: Race 7 of 35 on Nationwide circuit
Where: Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
When: April 5, 2008
Laps: 200
Track Length: 1.5 miles
Race Length: 300.00 miles
Last Year Winner: Matt Kenseth
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O'Reilly 300
Texas Motor Speedway
April 05, 2008
Race 7 of 35
CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN MAKE SPONSOR OWNER
0 Donnie Neuenberger Brandywine, MD Chevrolet Lori Morgan Johnny Davis
1 Mike Bliss Milwaukie, OR Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming James Finch
01 Kertus Davis Gaffney, SC Chevrolet RaceGirl Johnny Davis
2 Clint Bowyer Emporia, KS Chevrolet Camping World/ RVs.com Richard Childress
4 Robert Richardson, II McKinney, TX Chevrolet Jay Robinson Inc. James Finch
5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kannapolis, NC Chevrolet GoDaddy.com Rick Hendrick
05 Brett Rowe Barboursville, WV Chevrolet 31-W Insulation / CertainTeed Wayne Day
6 David Ragan Unadilla, GA Ford Coats / Discount Tire Jack Roush
7 Mike Wallace St. Louis, MO Toyota GEICO Bob Germain
9 Kasey Kahne Enumclaw, WA Dodge Hellmann's George Gillett, Jr
12 Sam Hornish Jr. Bryan, OH Dodge Penske Truck Rental Roger Penske
16 Jamie McMurray Joplin, MO Ford CitiFinancial Jack Roush
18 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV Toyota DLP HDTV Joe Gibbs
20 Tony Stewart Rushville, IN Toyota Old Spice Joe Gibbs
21 Bobby Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Chevrolet Prilosec OTC / Wal-Mart Richard Childress
22 Robby Gordon Orange, CA Dodge Supercuts Armando Fitz
24 Eric McClure Chilhowie, VA Chevrolet Hefty John McGill
25 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Nashville, TN Ford Eckrich Ed Rensi
27 Brad Coleman Houston, TX Ford Cottonelle BKB Mike Curb
28 Kenny Wallace St. Louis, MO Chevrolet U.S. Border Patrol Mimi Fitz
29 Jeff Burton South Boston, VA Chevrolet Holiday Inn / Holiday Inn Express Richard Childress
30 Stanton Barrett Bishop, CA Chevrolet NOS Energy Drink Christopher Lencheski
32 Brian Vickers Thomasville, NC Toyota Seymour of Sycamore / ABF Todd Braun
33 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Chevrolet RoadLoans.com DeLana Harvick
37 Burney Lamar W. Sacramento, CA Ford Baker Curb Racing Gary Baker
38 Jason Leffler Long Beach, CA Toyota Great Clips Ralph Braun
40 Dario Franchitti* Edinburgh, Scotland Dodge Fastenal Floyd Ganassi
41 Kyle Krisiloff Carmel, IN Dodge Polaroid Chip Ganassi
47 Kelly Bires Mauston, WI Ford Clorox Jodi Geschickter
52 Derrike Cope Spanaway, WA Chevrolet Means Racing Jimmy Means
59 Marcos Ambrose Launceston, Tasmania Ford Kingsford Hickory Charcoal Tad Geschickter
60 Carl Edwards Columbia, MO Ford Scotts Water Smart Jack Roush
64 David Stremme South Bend, IN Chevrolet Atreus Homes & Communities Ed Rensi
66 Steve Wallace Mooresville, NC Chevrolet Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches Rusty Wallace
81 D.J. Kennington St. Thomas, Ontario Dodge Mahindra Tractors / NPPL Pat MacDonald
84 Mike Harmon Birmingport, AL Chevrolet James Otto / Muzik Mafia Mike Harmon
88 Brad Keselowski Rochester Hills, MI Chevrolet U.S. Navy Dale Earnhardt, Jr
89 Morgan Shepherd Conover, NC Dodge Victory In Jesus Cindy Shepherd
90 Johnny Chapman Stony Point, NC Chevrolet MSRP Motorsports Marcia Parsons
91 Larry Gunselman Belfair, WA Chevrolet MSRP Motorsports Stacey Humphrey
99 David Reutimann Zephyrhills, FL Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine Michael Waltrip
111 Jason Keller Greenville, SC Chevrolet America's Incredible Pizza Company Bryan Mullet
161 Kevin Lepage Shelburne, VT Ford Courtyard Dallas Arlington by the Ballpark Charles Shoffner
170 Mark Green Owensboro, KY Chevrolet Foretravel Motorcoach Mary Louise Miller
* Denotes Rookie
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O'Reilly 300
Texas Motor Speedway
April 05, 2008
Race 7 of 35
Practice 1
RANK CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 99 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 184.716 29.234 Leader
2 2 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Camping World/ RVs.com 183.730 29.391 -0.157
3 32 Brian Vickers Toyota Seymour of Sycamore / ABF 183.312 29.458 -0.224
4 18 Kyle Busch Toyota DLP HDTV 183.088 29.494 -0.260
5 22 Robby Gordon Dodge Supercuts 182.784 29.543 -0.309
6 64 David Stremme Chevrolet Atreus Homes & Communities 182.753 29.548 -0.314
7 33 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet RoadLoans.com 182.673 29.561 -0.327
8 47 Kelly Bires Ford Clorox 182.605 29.572 -0.338
9 38 Jason Leffler Toyota Great Clips 182.562 29.579 -0.345
10 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 182.432 29.600 -0.366
11 66 Steve Wallace Chevrolet Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches 182.211 29.636 -0.402
12 111 Jason Keller Chevrolet America's Incredible Pizza Company 182.205 29.637 -0.403
13 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Penske Truck Rental 182.192 29.639 -0.405
14 40 Dario Franchitti* Dodge Fastenal 182.119 29.651 -0.417
15 20 Tony Stewart Toyota Old Spice 181.996 29.671 -0.437
16 60 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts Water Smart 181.947 29.679 -0.445
17 59 Marcos Ambrose Ford Kingsford Hickory Charcoal 181.708 29.718 -0.484
18 1 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 181.684 29.722 -0.488
19 7 Mike Wallace Toyota GEICO 181.653 29.727 -0.493
20 29 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Holiday Inn / Holiday Inn Express 181.622 29.732 -0.498
21 21 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Prilosec OTC / Wal-Mart 181.458 29.759 -0.525
22 6 David Ragan Ford Discount Tire 181.105 29.817 -0.583
23 25 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Ford Eckrich 181.050 29.826 -0.592
24 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Hellmann's 180.892 29.852 -0.618
25 27 Brad Coleman Ford Cottonelle BKB / Brookshire's 180.850 29.859 -0.625
26 88 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet U.S. Navy 180.820 29.864 -0.630
27 41 Kyle Krisiloff Dodge Polaroid 179.730 30.045 -0.811
28 16 Jamie McMurray Ford CitiFinancial 179.241 30.127 -0.893
29 30 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet NOS Energy Drink 178.024 30.333 -1.099
30 170 Mark Green Chevrolet Foretravel Motorcoach 177.433 30.434 -1.200
31 28 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet U.S. Border Patrol 177.328 30.452 -1.218
32 161 Kevin Lepage Ford Courtyard Dallas Arlington by the Ballpark 176.991 30.510 -1.276
33 81 D.J. Kennington Dodge Mahindra Tractors / NPPL 176.321 30.626 -1.392
34 01 Kertus Davis Chevrolet RaceGirl 174.746 30.902 -1.668
35 37 Burney Lamar Ford Baker Curb Racing 174.627 30.923 -1.689
36 24 Eric McClure Chevrolet Hefty 174.441 30.956 -1.722
37 90 Johnny Chapman Chevrolet MSRP Motorsports 173.835 31.064 -1.830
38 05 Brett Rowe Chevrolet 31-W Insulation / CertainTeed 173.555 31.114 -1.880
39 4 Robert Richardson, II Chevrolet Jay Robinson Inc. 172.166 31.365 -2.131
40 91 Larry Gunselman Chevrolet MSRP Motorsports 172.013 31.393 -2.159
41 0 Donnie Neuenberger Chevrolet Lori Morgan 170.864 31.604 -2.370
42 52 Derrike Cope Chevrolet Means Racing 170.600 31.653 -2.419
43 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Victory In Jesus 169.391 31.879 -2.645
44 84 Mike Harmon Chevrolet James Otto / Muzik Mafia 168.929 31.966 -2.732
* Denotes Rookie
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STEPHEN HAWKINS
The Associated Press
Friday, Apr. 04, 2008
FORT WORTH, Texas – Sam Hornish Jr. has won three races in Texas and clinched two series titles at the track – in a much different kind of car.
“Two totally different ends of the spectrum,” Hornish said Thursday before NASCAR Nationwide qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway was canceled because of rain. “There’s not really anything that you can transfer from Indy cars to here.”
The three-time IndyCar Series champion clinched the 2001 and 2002 season titles in finales at Texas and won the IRL race at the track last June. But the Penske driver doesn’t believe that gives him any advantage as a Sprint Cup rookie who is also making his first Nationwide start of the season this weekend at the high-banked 11/2-mile track.
“Most of the time I feel better going to places that I’ve never been to before than places I’ve been to in Indy cars before,” Hornish said. “Because sometimes it’s easier to pick up on what these cars like versus kind of getting over the habits you had driving the Indy car.”
After a late-afternoon thunderstorm soaked the track, the field for Saturday’s O’Reilly 300 was set by owners’ points. Kevin Harvick and Clint Bowyer, both in Chevrolets, start on the front row.
Harvick, whose No. 33 is No. 1 in owner points and will start on the inside of the front row, has won four of his seven Nationwide starts at Texas. He won last November and has never finished lower than 11th. Since finishing 21st at Daytona, Harvick has been seventh or better his last four Nationwide starts this season.
Bowyer tops the driver points, putting him on the outside of the front row. He has four top-10 finishes, with a win, in the first six races.
Hornish failed to qualify for Nationwide races at Las Vegas and Bristol, and will start at the back of the 43-car field Saturday. But he was 12th-fastest in practice Thursday with a lap of 182.192 mph.
Because Hornish’s No. 77 Sprint Cup car is 36th in owner points, he will have to qualify on time to get into Sunday’s Samsung 500. Qualifying is Friday.
At Texas, no IRL driver has more top-five finishes (seven) or laps led (446) than Hornish. He also won the closest open-wheel race at the track, .0096 second over Helio Castroneves in 2002, led a record 159 laps last June and was the youngest winner in 2001 at age 22.
But in his only NASCAR race at Texas last fall, Hornish started 15th and finished 31st, six laps off Harvick’s pace.
“I knew that it was going to be difficult. That’s why I wanted to come over and do it,” Hornish said. “I felt that I could be comfortable in the rest of my racing career running Indy cars, but I know that sometimes it’s better to put yourself out there and see what you’re made of more so than just being comfortable all the time.”
Already the only three-time IndyCar Series champion, with that elusive Indianapolis 500 already in hand, Hornish made the full-time move from Penske’s open-wheel team to NASCAR this season.
“Being 28 years old, if things don’t work out, there’s still a lot of time left to go in my racing career,” he said.
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O'Reilly 300
Texas Motor Speedway
April 5, 2008
Race 7 of 35
RAIN OUT Position Based on Owner Points
POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 33 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet RoadLoans.com N/A N/A N/A
2 2 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Camping World/ RVs.com N/A N/A N/A
3 60 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts Water Smart N/A N/A N/A
4 29 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Holiday Inn / Holiday Inn Express N/A N/A N/A
5 99 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine N/A N/A N/A
6 20 Tony Stewart Toyota Old Spice N/A N/A N/A
7 6 David Ragan Ford Discount Tire N/A N/A N/A
8 22 Robby Gordon Dodge Supercuts N/A N/A N/A
9 88 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet U.S. Navy N/A N/A N/A
10 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet GoDaddy.com N/A N/A N/A
11 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Hellmann's N/A N/A N/A
12 47 Kelly Bires Ford Clorox N/A N/A N/A
13 7 Mike Wallace Toyota GEICO N/A N/A N/A
14 38 Jason Leffler Toyota Great Clips N/A N/A N/A
15 16 Jamie McMurray Ford CitiFinancial N/A N/A N/A
16 21 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Prilosec OTC / Wal-Mart N/A N/A N/A
17 25 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Ford Eckrich N/A N/A N/A
18 64 David Stremme Chevrolet Atreus Homes & Communities N/A N/A N/A
19 32 Brian Vickers Toyota Seymour of Sycamore / ABF N/A N/A N/A
20 111 Jason Keller Chevrolet America's Incredible Pizza Company N/A N/A N/A
21 40 Dario Franchitti* Dodge Fastenal N/A N/A N/A
22 1 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming N/A N/A N/A
23 66 Steve Wallace Chevrolet Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches N/A N/A N/A
24 59 Marcos Ambrose Ford Kingsford Hickory Charcoal N/A N/A N/A
25 28 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet U.S. Border Patrol N/A N/A N/A
26 27 Brad Coleman Ford Cottonelle BKB / Brookshire's N/A N/A N/A
27 161 Kevin Lepage Ford Courtyard Dallas Arlington by the Ballpark N/A N/A N/A
28 41 Kyle Krisiloff Dodge Polaroid N/A N/A N/A
29 4 Robert Richardson, II Chevrolet Jay Robinson Inc. N/A N/A N/A
30 37 Burney Lamar Ford Baker Curb Racing N/A N/A N/A
31 18 Kyle Busch Toyota DLP HDTV N/A N/A N/A
32 24 Eric McClure Chevrolet Hefty N/A N/A N/A
33 81 D.J. Kennington Dodge Mahindra Tractors / NPPL N/A N/A N/A
34 01 Kertus Davis Chevrolet RaceGirl N/A N/A N/A
35 05 Brett Rowe Chevrolet 31-W Insulation / CertainTeed N/A N/A N/A
36 52 Derrike Cope Chevrolet Means Racing N/A N/A N/A
37 90 Johnny Chapman Chevrolet MSRP Motorsports N/A N/A N/A
38 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Victory In Jesus N/A N/A N/A
39 91 Larry Gunselman Chevrolet MSRP Motorsports N/A N/A N/A
40 84 Mike Harmon Chevrolet James Otto / Muzik Mafia N/A N/A N/A
41 30 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet NOS Energy Drink N/A N/A N/A
42 170 Mark Green Chevrolet Foretravel Motorcoach N/A N/A N/A
43 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Penske Truck Rental N/A N/A N/A
+ Set by Owner Points
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RESULTS
2008 Unofficial Race Results : O'Reilly 300
O'Reilly 300 | April 5, 2008 | Race 7 of 35
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FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 31 18 Kyle Busch Toyota DLP HDTV 195/10 200 Running
2 4 29 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Holiday Inn / Holiday Inn Express 175/5 200 Running
3 2 2 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Camping World
/ RVs.com 170/5 200 Running
4 16 21 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Prilosec OTC / Wal-Mart 160/0 200 Running
5 15 16 Jamie McMurray Ford CitiFinancial 160/5 200 Running
6 19 32 Brian Vickers Toyota Seymour of Sycamore / ABF 150/0 200 Running
7 10 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 146/0 200 Running
8 7 6 David Ragan Ford Discount Tire 142/0 200 Running
9 14 38 Jason Leffler Toyota Great Clips 138/0 200 Running
10 6 20 Tony Stewart Toyota Old Spice 139/5 200 Running
11 21 40 Dario Franchitti * Dodge Fastenal 135/5 200 Running
12 20 111 Jason Keller Chevrolet America's Incredible Pizza Company 127/0 200 Running
13 3 60 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts Water Smart 124/0 200 Running
14 5 99 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 121/0 200 Running
15 9 88 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet U.S. Navy 123/5 199 Running
16 23 66 Steve Wallace Chevrolet Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches 115/0 199 Running
17 12 47 Kelly Bires Ford Clorox 112/0 199 Running
18 24 59 Marcos Ambrose Ford Kingsford Hickory Charcoal 109/0 199 Running
19 43 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Penske Truck Rental 106/0 198 Running
20 8 22 Robby Gordon Dodge Supercuts 103/0 198 Running
21 11 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Hellmann's 100/0 198 Running
22 26 27 Brad Coleman Ford Cottonelle BKB / Brookshire's 97/0 198 Running
23 17 25 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Ford Eckrich 94/0 198 Running
24 22 1 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 91/0 197 Running
25 13 7 Mike Wallace Toyota GEICO 88/0 197 Running
26 25 28 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet U.S. Border Patrol 85/0 196 Running
27 41 30 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet NOS Energy Drink 82/0 196 Running
28 42 170 Mark Green Chevrolet Foretravel Motorcoach 79/0 194 Running
29 29 4 Robert Richardson, II Chevrolet Jay Robinson Inc. 76/0 194 Running
30 33 81 D.J. Kennington Dodge Mahindra Tractors / NPPL 73/0 190 Running
31 27 161 Kevin Lepage Ford Courtyard Dallas Arlington by the Ballpark 70/0 189 Running
32 34 01 Kertus Davis Chevrolet RaceGirl 67/0 189 Running
33 28 41 Kyle Krisiloff Dodge Polaroid 64/0 184 Off Track
34 1 33 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet RoadLoans.com 66/5 179 Running
35 18 64 David Stremme Chevrolet Atreus Homes & Communities 58/0 163 Running
36 32 24 Eric McClure Chevrolet Hefty 55/0 145 Out of Race
37 36 52 Derrike Cope Chevrolet Means Racing 52/0 42 Out of Race
38 35 05 Brett Rowe Chevrolet 31-W Insulation / CertainTeed 49/0 40 Out of Race
39 37 90 Johnny Chapman Chevrolet MSRP Motorsports 46/0 33 Out of Race
40 30 37 Burney Lamar Ford Baker Curb Racing 43/0 29 Out of Race
41 39 91 Larry Gunselman Chevrolet MSRP Motorsports 40/0 23 Out of Race
42 38 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Victory In Jesus 37/0 17 Out of Race
43 40 84 Mike Harmon Chevrolet James Otto / Muzik Mafia 34/0 13 Out of Race
* Denotes Rookie
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O'Reilly 300 ~ Texas Motor Speedway (4/5/08)
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