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Pepsi 300
@ Lebanon, TN
Mar 22, 2008 2:30 PM

TV: ESPN, 2:30 p.m. (ET) Live
Radio: MRN/SIRIUS Satellite

Race Length: 225 Laps/300 Miles
Track Layout: 1.333-mile tri-oval

2007 Winner: Carl Edwards
2007 Polesitter: David Stremme

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Pepsi 300
Nashville Superspeedway
March 22, 2008
Race 6 of 35

CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN MAKE SPONSOR OWNER

0 Dwayne Leik Skyland, NC Chevrolet Lori Morgan Johnny Davis
1 Sterling Marlin Columbia, TN Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming James Finch
01 Kertus Davis Gaffney, SC Chevrolet RaceGirl Johnny Davis
2 Clint Bowyer Emporia, KS Chevrolet BB&T Richard Childress
4 Robert Richardson, II McKinney, TX Chevrolet Jay Robinson Inc. James Finch
5 Landon Cassill* Cedar Rapids, IA Chevrolet Nat'l Guard / 128th Military Police Company Rick Hendrick
05 Brett Rowe Barboursville, WV Chevrolet 31-W Insulation Wayne Day
6 David Ragan Unadilla, GA Ford Discount Tire / Coats Jack Roush
7 Mike Wallace St. Louis, MO Toyota GEICO Bob Germain
9 Chase Miller* Canton, GA Dodge Valvoline George Gillett, Jr
16 Colin Braun Ovalo, TX Ford CitiFinancial Jack Roush
20 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV Toyota Z-Line Designs Joe Gibbs
21 Stephen Leicht Asheville, NC Chevrolet Racing Gearz Richard Childress
22 Mike Bliss Milwaukie, OR Dodge Supercuts Armando Fitz
24 Eric McClure Chilhowie, VA Chevrolet Hefty John McGill
25 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Nashville, TN Ford Smithfield 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 Scott Wimmer Wausau, WI Chevrolet Holiday Inn / Holiday Inn Express Richard Childress
32 Denny Hamlin Chesterfield, VA Toyota Dollar General Todd Braun
33 Cale Gale* Mobile, AL Chevrolet Camping World/ RVs.com DeLana Harvick
36 Ruben Pardo Mexico City, Mexico Dodge Fitz Motorsports Jay Robinson
37 Brad Baker Franklin, TN Ford Baker Curb Racing Gary Baker
38 Jason Leffler Long Beach, CA Toyota Great Clips Ralph Braun
40 Bryan Clauson* Noblesville, IN 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 Miracle-Gro Jack Roush
64 David Stremme South Bend, IN Chevrolet Atreus Homes & Communities Ed Rensi
66 Steve Wallace Mooresville, NC Chevrolet Atreus Homes & Communities 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
157 Jerick Johnson Faribault, MN Dodge dverve.net Chad Beahr
161 Kevin Lepage Shelburne, VT Ford Skeets Charles Shoffner
170 Mark Green Owensboro, KY Chevrolet Foretravel Motorcoach Mary Louise Miller
195 Willie Allen Nashville, TN Dodge Sadler Hamilton Racing Earl Sadler
255 Brad Teague Johnson City, TN Ford Means Racing Jimmy Means

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Series to test at Richmond at beginning of open week
By Official Release

The first stand-alone event of the Nationwide Series season at Nashville Superspeedway has plenty of drama attached to it.

First and foremost, who's got something for Carl Edwards (No. 60 Ford), the reigning series champion who has three consecutive victories at Nashville?

Clint Bowyer (No. 2 Chevrolet) thinks he does. His victory last week at Bristol Motor Speedway propelled him into second place in the point standings. Bowyer won his first series race on the 1.333-mile track in 2005.

Fast facts
What Pepsi 300
When Green, 3:15 p.m. ET Sunday
TV ESPN, 2 p.m. ET
Radio MRN (Sirius Ch. 28), 3 p.m. ET

• Track Page | Entry ListTwo-time series champion Kevin Harvick isn't racing this weekend, leaving the door wide open for a new leader. Bowyer's ready to walk through but Edwards is only one point behind him in third.

In fact, Harvick's 49-point cushion over Bowyer is the largest difference between one position and the next in this week's top-10 rankings where eight of the 10 are full-time series regulars.

A spot in the top 10 isn't out of the question for Nashville native Bobby Hamilton Jr. (No. 25 Ford). He's only 30 points out of 10th as he heads to his home track.

But it's a win at Nashville that drives Hamilton to circle this event on his calendar each year.

Just ask Tony Stewart about Indianapolis as far as what a home track win means. Hamilton feels the same about Nashville. He won't be satisfied until he holds aloft one of the most sought-after trophies in NASCAR -- a one-of-a-kind Gibson guitar custom-designed by Sam Bass. The closest Hamilton has come is a runner-up finish in 2002.

Opportunity for up-and-comers

The first stand-alone event of the season offers series regulars a prime opportunity to get into Victory Lane. It's also a chance for up-and-comers to gain experience.

Landon Cassill (No. 5 Chevrolet) and Colin Braun (No. 16 Ford) are in line for their season and track debuts, and Bryan Clauson will make his first start in the No. 40 Dodge after four previous starts in Chip Ganassi's 41 Dodge. Chase Miller (No. 9 Dodge) is set for his season debut -- he made his series debut at Nashville last June.

Braun and Brad Coleman (No. 27 Ford) will meet for the first time in their NASCAR careers at Nashville, but the native Texans are familiar with one another. In 2005, they set a world record as the youngest team in the Rolex 24 at Daytona (seventh in GT). Both were 16. A good showing has added importance to Coleman, who competes full time for Nashville-based Baker Curb Racing. He also made his series debut at the track in 2006.

"Nashville provides a great opportunity for more rookies to showcase their talent and gives our second- and third-year drivers a great shot at a win," Nationwide Series director Joe Balash said.

Strictly speaking: Nashville

• Along with Clint Bowyer, Jason Leffler (No. 38 Toyota) earned his first series win at Nashville in 2004.

In addition to Chase Miller and Brad Coleman, Kelly Bires (No. 47 Ford), Cale Gale (No. 33 Chevrolet) and David Stremme (No. 64 Atreus Chevrolet) also made their series debuts at Nashville.

• Nashville native Stewart Cooper joined Braun Racing late last season to lead Leffler, and the No. 38 Toyota team, in 2008.

Cooper's career began at the Nashville Fairgrounds where he served as crew chief on Casey Atwood's late-model team and followed Atwood to the then-Busch Series and Brewco Motorsports (now BakerCurb Racing) where he was promoted to crew chief in 2005.

During his tenure, Cooper led his team to a total of eight wins, seven poles, 32 top-five and 79 top-10 finishes.

• Thanks in part to the rainy weather the Nationwide Series has experienced during the first few weeks of the season, Brad Keselowski and his No. 88 Chevrolet team have spent some time playing "Guitar Hero."

Keselowski hopes to trade the video-game experience for real-time strumming. If he wins the race and earns the Gibson guitar trophy, the JR Motorsports driver says he'll take on the challenge of learning to play a real guitar.

• Rising country-music artist James Otto will be displayed on the hood of Mike Harmon's No. 84 Chevrolet at Nashville. Otto is a member of "Muzik Mafia," a group of Warner Bros. Records artists that include Big and Rich, Gretchen Wilson, Cowboy Troy and John Anderson, among others.

• If Carl Edwards captures a fourth consecutive victory at Nashville, he will become only the fourth driver in series history to accomplish that feat at one track.

In the Loop: Stout competition

Three-time reigning Nashville winner Carl Edwards isn't exactly the runaway favorite in this Saturday's Pepsi 300.

Loop Data
Nashville (since 2005)

Bowyer - Edwards

Driver Rating 130.2 125.6
Avg. Running Pos. 3.9 5.1
Laps / Top 15 1,083 1,072
Fastest Laps Run 153 210

Statistically, Clint Bowyer is a notch better than Edwards at the 1.33-mile concrete track in three important catergories: Driver Rating, Average Running Position and Laps in the Top 15. Edwards does lead Bowyer in a key speed category -- Fastest Laps Run. The defending series champion has 210 Fastest Laps Run in his five races at Nashville, compared to Bowyer's 153.

Bowyer has one win at Nashville, the second race there in 2005 -- a race Edwards did not run. Edwards has won three there, but only two when Bowyer was also running. His victory there last year was won without Bowyer in the field. He led a race-high 74 laps that event.

But other drivers have a chance of knocking Edwards off his pedestal. Scott Wimmer (No. 29 Chevrolet) has a solid chance to win his first race since 2003. Wimmer, who has three consecutive top-10 finishes at Nashville, has a Driver Rating of 118.7, an Average Running Position of 4.5 and 72 Fastest Laps Run in his two races there since 2005.

Also watch for Nashville native Bobby Hamilton Jr. to have a strong showing. Last season, he racked up finishes of ninth and 13th, notching some solid stats in the process.

In the two races in 2007, Hamilton had a Driver Rating of 94.0, an Average Running Position of 8.9 and 447 Laps in the Top 15, which was all but three of the total laps.

Series regular Steve Wallace (No. 66 Chevrolet) could also vie for his first victory. In his four Nashville races -- all top-15 finishes -- Wallace has a Driver Rating of 85.1, an Average Running Position of 13.0 and 684 Laps in the Top 15 (76 percent).

Television coverage

The Nationwide Series makes its first appearance of the season on ESPN with coverage beginning at 2 p.m. ET Saturday.

Nashville
TV Schedule (all times ET)

Event Day Time TV

Practice Fri. 2:30 p.m. ESPN2
Final Pract. Sat. 11 a.m.* ESPN2
Quals Sat. 11:05 a.m. None
Race Sat. 2 p.m. ESPN

* Delayed from 5:30 p.m. Friday Allen Bestwick will host NASCAR Countdown with analysis by 1989 Cup Series champion Rusty Wallace and Brad Daugherty, a former winning team owner in the now-Nationwide and Truck series, in the ESPN pit studio.

ESPN2 airs live coverage of Friday's Nationwide Series practice at Nashville at 2:30 p.m. ET, and taped coverage of final practice airs at 11 a.m. ET Saturday.

Marty Reid will be the lead announcer, joined in the booth for analysis by Wallace and two-time Cup champion crew chief Andy Petree.

Jamie Little, Mike Massaro, Shannon Spake and Vince Welch will report from the pits, while two-time Cup Series champion crew chief Tim Brewer will be in the ESPN DISH Tech Center.

The race will be simulcast on ESPN Deportes, the domestic Spanish-language network.

Notes, etc.

• The track surface and time of year will be factors on Saturday.

"Concrete tracks have a tendency to tighten a bit as they get rubbered in," series director Joe Balash said. "That makes it a little easier for drivers to turn the car because they don't have to anticipate how much the track will change or 'come to' them.

"The concrete is less susceptible to temperature changes; asphalt gets greasy and slick when its hot. But not so with concrete tracks, especially in the early spring where the outdoor temperature varies so much.

"Racers race for different things. That guitar is important to people. The uniqueness of that trophy is important," he said.

• Phoenix Racing, Jay Robinson Racing and Rusty Wallace Racing have made driver changes that will be in effect at Nashville.

Tennessee's own Sterling Marlin will be in the No. 1 Chevrolet, replacing Johnny Sauter (read more).

Kenny Wallace will move to the No. 28 Chevrolet for the remainder of the season; Brian Keselowski had been manning that car (read more).

David Stremme is now in the No. 64 Chevrolet in place of Chase Austin.

• The NASCAR Nationwide Series has its first open week of the season next week but teams will be busy Monday and Tuesday as the third test of the year takes place at Richmond International Raceway on March 24-25.

• Dollar General, sponsor of the No. 32 Toyota of Denny Hamlin, is a Nashville-based company and is assisting the area Red Cross and other corporations with fund-raising to aid in relief efforts due to devestating tornadoes that hit the Nashville area and Middle Tennessee in early February. Dollar General pledged $100,000 toward the relief fund which was set to reach $500,000.

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Pepsi 300
Nashville Superspeedway
March 22, 2008
Race 6 of 35
Practice 1

RANK CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND

1 64 David Stremme Chevrolet Atreus Homes & Communities 159.806 30.029 Leader
2 22 Mike Bliss Dodge Supercuts 159.768 30.036 -0.007
3 20 Kyle Busch Toyota Z-Line Designs 159.768 30.036 -0.007
4 2 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 159.763 30.037 -0.008
5 66 Steve Wallace Chevrolet Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches 159.604 30.067 -0.038
6 21 Stephen Leicht Chevrolet Racing Gearz 159.497 30.087 -0.058
7 60 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts Miracle-Gro 159.450 30.096 -0.067
8 47 Kelly Bires Ford Clorox 159.243 30.135 -0.106
9 32 Denny Hamlin Toyota Dollar General 159.154 30.152 -0.123
10 9 Chase Miller* Dodge Valvoline 159.085 30.165 -0.136
11 88 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet U.S. Navy 158.938 30.193 -0.164
12 38 Jason Leffler Toyota Great Clips 158.890 30.202 -0.173
13 7 Mike Wallace Toyota GEICO 158.811 30.217 -0.188
14 111 Jason Keller Chevrolet America's Incredible Pizza Company 158.727 30.233 -0.204
15 25 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Ford Smithfield 158.659 30.246 -0.217
16 33 Cale Gale* Chevrolet Camping World/ RVs.com 158.575 30.262 -0.233
17 29 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet Holiday Inn / Holiday Inn Express 158.559 30.265 -0.236
18 99 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 158.256 30.323 -0.294
19 40 Bryan Clauson* Dodge Fastenal 158.188 30.336 -0.307
20 27 Brad Coleman Ford Cottonelle BKB 157.627 30.444 -0.415
21 1 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 157.518 30.465 -0.436
22 6 David Ragan Ford Discount Tire / Coats 157.436 30.481 -0.452
23 16 Colin Braun Ford CitiFinancial 157.322 30.503 -0.474
24 41 Kyle Krisiloff Dodge Polaroid 157.121 30.542 -0.513
25 5 Landon Cassill* Chevrolet Nat'l Guard / 128th Military Police Company 156.711 30.622 -0.593
26 28 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet U.S. Border Patrol 156.496 30.664 -0.635
27 37 Brad Baker Ford Make-A-Wish Foundation 156.267 30.709 -0.680
28 59 Marcos Ambrose Ford Kingsford Hickory Charcoal 155.998 30.762 -0.733
29 195 Willie Allen Dodge Wide Open Energy Drink 155.588 30.843 -0.814
30 170 Mark Green Chevrolet Foretravel Motorcoach 155.065 30.947 -0.918
31 81 D.J. Kennington Dodge Mahindra Tractors / NPPL 154.109 31.139 -1.110
32 24 Eric McClure Chevrolet Hefty 154.089 31.143 -1.114
33 01 Kertus Davis Chevrolet RaceGirl 153.931 31.175 -1.146
34 36 Ruben Pardo Dodge Supercuts 153.655 31.231 -1.202
35 4 Robert Richardson, II Chevrolet Reel Deal "Card Games" on Phantom EFX 152.940 31.377 -1.348
36 161 Kevin Lepage Ford Skeets 152.882 31.389 -1.360
37 90 Johnny Chapman Chevrolet MSRP Motorsports 152.275 31.514 -1.485
38 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Victory In Jesus 151.516 31.672 -1.643
39 0 Danny Efland Chevrolet Lori Morgan 150.754 31.832 -1.803
40 05 Brett Rowe Chevrolet 31-W Insulation / CertainTeed 149.785 32.038 -2.009
41 52 Derrike Cope Chevrolet Hilton Garden Inn 149.161 32.172 -2.143
42 84 Mike Harmon Chevrolet James Otto / Muzik Mafia 147.487 32.537 -2.508
43 91 Larry Gunselman Chevrolet MSRP Motorsports 145.763 32.922 -2.893
44 255 Brad Teague Ford Bennett Classics Museum 145.396 33.005 -2.976
45 157 Jerick Johnson Dodge dverve.net - - -

* Denotes Rookie

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Pepsi 300
Nashville Superspeedway
March 22, 2008
Race 6 of 35
Practice 2

RANK CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND

1 20 Kyle Busch Toyota Z-Line Designs 162.292 29.569 Leader
2 22 Mike Bliss Dodge Supercuts 161.255 29.759 -0.190
3 2 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 161.109 29.786 -0.217
4 88 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet U.S. Navy 161.012 29.804 -0.235
5 66 Steve Wallace Chevrolet Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches 160.834 29.837 -0.268
6 32 Denny Hamlin Toyota Dollar General 160.662 29.869 -0.300
7 21 Stephen Leicht Chevrolet Racing Gearz 160.366 29.924 -0.355
8 33 Cale Gale* Chevrolet Camping World/ RVs.com 160.275 29.941 -0.372
9 38 Jason Leffler Toyota Great Clips 159.971 29.998 -0.429
10 29 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet Holiday Inn / Holiday Inn Express 159.939 30.004 -0.435
11 47 Kelly Bires Ford Clorox 159.662 30.056 -0.487
12 64 David Stremme Chevrolet Atreus Homes & Communities 159.487 30.089 -0.520
13 7 Mike Wallace Toyota GEICO 159.487 30.089 -0.520
14 1 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 159.296 30.125 -0.556
15 60 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts Miracle-Gro 159.180 30.147 -0.578
16 111 Jason Keller Chevrolet America's Incredible Pizza Company 159.006 30.180 -0.611
17 6 David Ragan Ford Coats / Discount Tire 158.859 30.208 -0.639
18 5 Landon Cassill* Chevrolet Nat'l Guard / 128th Military Police Company 158.738 30.231 -0.662
19 40 Bryan Clauson* Dodge Fastenal 158.680 30.242 -0.673
20 16 Colin Braun Ford CitiFinancial 158.664 30.245 -0.676
21 99 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 158.649 30.248 -0.679
22 25 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Ford Smithfield 158.633 30.251 -0.682
23 27 Brad Coleman Ford Cottonelle BKB 158.617 30.254 -0.685
24 37 Brad Baker Ford Make-A-Wish Foundation 158.340 30.307 -0.738
25 59 Marcos Ambrose Ford Kingsford Hickory Charcoal 158.136 30.346 -0.777
26 9 Chase Miller* Dodge Valvoline 158.094 30.354 -0.785
27 161 Kevin Lepage Ford Skeets 157.565 30.456 -0.887
28 28 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet U.S. Border Patrol 157.462 30.476 -0.907
29 170 Mark Green Chevrolet Foretravel Motorcoach 157.420 30.484 -0.915
30 36 Ruben Pardo Dodge Supercuts 157.327 30.502 -0.933
31 41 Kyle Krisiloff Dodge Polaroid 157.116 30.543 -0.974
32 81 D.J. Kennington Dodge Mahindra Tractors / NPPL 156.028 30.756 -1.187
33 24 Eric McClure Chevrolet Hefty 155.397 30.881 -1.312
34 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Victory In Jesus 153.527 31.257 -1.688
35 01 Kertus Davis Chevrolet RaceGirl 153.468 31.269 -1.700
36 90 Johnny Chapman Chevrolet MSRP Motorsports 152.867 31.392 -1.823
37 52 Derrike Cope Chevrolet Hilton Garden Inn 152.053 31.560 -1.991
38 0 Danny Efland Chevrolet Lori Morgan 150.797 31.823 -2.254
39 91 Larry Gunselman Chevrolet MSRP Motorsports 150.461 31.894 -2.325
40 05 Brett Rowe Chevrolet 31-W Insulation / CertainTeed 150.362 31.915 -2.346
41 4 Robert Richardson, II Chevrolet Reel Deal "Card Games" on Phantom EFX 150.244 31.940 -2.371
42 84 Mike Harmon Chevrolet James Otto / Muzik Mafia 147.810 32.466 -2.897
43 255 Brad Teague Ford Bennett Classics Museum 146.928 32.661 -3.092
44 157 Jerick Johnson Dodge dverve.net 145.018 33.091 -3.522
45 195 Willie Allen Dodge Wide Open Energy Drink - - -

* Denotes Rookie

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Pepsi 300
Nashville Superspeedway
March 22, 2008
Race 6 of 35

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND

1 20 Kyle Busch Toyota Z-Line Designs 163.726 29.310 Leader
2 22 Mike Bliss Dodge Supercuts 162.253 29.576 -0.266
3 66 Steve Wallace Chevrolet Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches 162.143 29.596 -0.286
4 60 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts Miracle-Gro 162.072 29.609 -0.299
5 47 Kelly Bires Ford Clorox 162.012 29.620 -0.310
6 21 Stephen Leicht Chevrolet Racing Gearz 161.996 29.623 -0.313
7 2 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 161.968 29.628 -0.318
8 88 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet U.S. Navy 161.777 29.663 -0.353
9 16 Colin Braun Ford CitiFinancial 161.739 29.670 -0.360
10 27 Brad Coleman Ford Cottonelle BKB 161.429 29.727 -0.417
11 64 David Stremme Chevrolet Atreus Homes & Communities 161.380 29.736 -0.426
12 37 Brad Baker Ford Make-A-Wish Foundation 161.082 29.791 -0.481
13 33 Cale Gale* Chevrolet Camping World/ RVs.com 160.996 29.807 -0.497
14 29 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet Holiday Inn / Holiday Inn Express 160.947 29.816 -0.506
15 59 Marcos Ambrose Ford Kingsford Hickory Charcoal 160.678 29.866 -0.556
16 9 Chase Miller* Dodge Valvoline 160.538 29.892 -0.582
17 25 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Ford Smithfield 160.420 29.914 -0.604
18 40 Bryan Clauson* Dodge Fastenal 160.024 29.988 -0.678
19 99 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 159.944 30.003 -0.693
20 1 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 159.699 30.049 -0.739
21 32 Denny Hamlin Toyota Dollar General 159.598 30.068 -0.758
22 5 Landon Cassill* Chevrolet Nat'l Guard / 128th Military Police Company 159.529 30.081 -0.771
23 38 Jason Leffler Toyota Great Clips 159.497 30.087 -0.777
24 7 Mike Wallace Toyota GEICO 159.302 30.124 -0.814
25 111 Jason Keller Chevrolet America's Incredible Pizza Company 159.264 30.131 -0.821
26 6 David Ragan Ford Coats / Discount Tire 159.206 30.142 -0.832
27 161 Kevin Lepage Ford Skeets 159.206 30.142 -0.832
28 81 D.J. Kennington Dodge Mahindra Tractors / NPPL 159.064 30.169 -0.859
29 170 Mark Green Chevrolet Foretravel Motorcoach 159.022 30.177 -0.867
30 24 Eric McClure Chevrolet Hefty 157.436 30.481 -1.171
31 41 Kyle Krisiloff Dodge Polaroid 157.281 30.511 -1.201
32 28 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet U.S. Border Patrol 156.941 30.577 -1.267
33 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Victory In Jesus 156.399 30.683 -1.373
34 01 Kertus Davis Chevrolet RaceGirl 156.272 30.708 -1.398
35 0 Danny Efland Chevrolet Lori Morgan 154.645 31.031 -1.721
36 05 Brett Rowe Chevrolet 31-W Insulation / CertainTeed 153.670 31.228 -1.918
37 91 Larry Gunselman Chevrolet MSRP Motorsports 153.214 31.321 -2.011
38 195 Willie Allen Dodge Wide Open Energy Drink 152.324 31.504 -2.194
39 90 Johnny Chapman Chevrolet MSRP Motorsports 152.150 31.540 -2.230
40 52 Derrike Cope Chevrolet Hilton Garden Inn 151.721 31.629 -2.319
41 84 Mike Harmon Chevrolet James Otto / Muzik Mafia 150.669 31.850 -2.540
42 4 Robert Richardson, II Chevrolet Reel Deal "Card Games" on Phantom EFX 150.536 31.878 -2.568
43 255 Brad Teague Ford Bennett Classics Museum 150.310 31.926 -2.616

Did Not Qualify
44 157 Jerick Johnson Dodge dverve.net 143.599 33.418 -4.108
45 36 Ruben Pardo Dodge Supercuts - - -

+ Set by Owner Points
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Pepsi 300
Nashville Superspeedway

Order Driver (No.) Car Pts/Bonus Laps Laps Led Winnings

1 Scott Wimmer (29) Chevrolet 190/5 225 22 $57,313
2 Clint Bowyer (2) Chevrolet 175/5 225 75 $35,500
3 Carl Edwards (60) Ford 165/0 225 0 $32,075
4 Brad Keselowski (88) Chevrolet 165/5 225 2 $28,693
5 Kelly Bires (47) Ford 160/5 225 1 $29,943
6 David Stremme (64) Chevrolet 150/0 225 0 $26,193
7 Denny Hamlin (32) Toyota 146/0 225 0 $16,875
8 Cale Gale (33) Chevrolet 142/0 225 0 $23,293
9 David Reutimann (99) Toyota 138/0 224 0 $15,550
10 Bobby Hamilton Jr. (25) Ford 134/0 224 0 $23,568
11 Mike Bliss (22) Dodge 130/0 224 0 $21,668
12 Stephen Leicht (21) Chevrolet 127/0 224 0 $21,593
13 Jason Leffler (38) Toyota 124/0 224 0 $21,893
14 Chase Miller (9) Dodge 121/0 224 0 $21,418
15 Colin Braun (16) Ford 118/0 224 0 $22,193
16 Kyle Busch (20) Toyota 125/10 223 125 $17,800
17 Bryan Clauson (40) Dodge 112/0 223 0 $21,593
18 Jason Keller (111) Chevrolet 109/0 223 0 $21,493
19 Landon Cassill (5) Chevrolet 106/0 223 0 $21,018
20 Mike Wallace (7) Toyota 103/0 223 0 $21,968
21 David Ragan (6) Ford 100/0 223 0 $14,725
22 Sterling Marlin (1) Chevrolet 97/0 222 0 $20,858
23 Marcos Ambrose (59) Ford 94/0 222 0 $21,223
24 Steve Wallace (66) Chevrolet 91/0 222 0 $20,788
25 Kyle Krisiloff (41) Dodge 88/0 221 0 $20,918
26 Mark Green (170) Chevrolet 85/0 221 0 $14,230
27 Brad Coleman (27) Ford 82/0 221 0 $20,653
28 Brad Baker (37) Ford 79/0 219 0 $20,618
29 Kevin Lepage (161) Ford 76/0 218 0 $20,583
30 Kertus Davis (01) Chevrolet 73/0 218 0 $14,330
31 Eric McClure (24) Chevrolet 70/0 218 0 $20,513
32 Kenny Wallace (28) Chevrolet 67/0 217 0 $20,468
33 Willie Allen (195) Dodge 64/0 216 0 $13,935
34 D.J. Kennington (81) Dodge 61/0 216 0 $13,915
35 Robert Richardson Jr. (4) Chevrolet 58/0 211 0 $20,363
36 Mike Harmon (84) Chevrolet 55/0 72 0 $13,875
37 Danny Efland (0) Chevrolet 52/0 61 0 $13,855
38 Morgan Shepherd (89) Dodge 49/0 54 0 $13,835
39 Johnny Chapman (90) Chevrolet 46/0 46 0 $13,805
40 Derrike Cope (52) Chevrolet 43/0 38 0 $13,750
41 Brad Teague (255) Ford 40/0 29 0 $13,725
42 Larry Gunselman (91) Chevrolet 37/0 23 0 $13,705
43 Brett Rowe (05) Chevrolet 34/0 9 0 $13,625

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The Associated Press
Saturday, Mar. 22, 2008

GLADEVILLE, Tenn. – Scott Wimmer passed Richard Childress Racing teammate Clint Bowyer with 21 laps to go and held on to win the Nationwide Series’ Pepsi 300 on Saturday at Nashville Superspeedway.

The Childress cars took the top two spots, six days after the team swept the top three positions in the Sprint Cup series race at Bristol.

Wimmer edged Bowyer by 0.578 seconds for his sixth victory in 149 Nationwide Series starts and first since 2003. Carl Edwards was third, followed by Brad Keselowski and Kelly Bires. Bowyer took the series points lead from Kevin Harvick, the fellow Childress Sprint Cup driver who skipped the Nashville race.

“I felt like we let three or four races get away from us last year, including this one, so it was nice to get the job done today,” Wimmer said.

Kyle Busch started on the pole and was the class of the field, leading a race-high 125 laps before spinning out with 62 laps left. The Sprint Cup points leader grazed Bowyer, who was passing on the inside, and was forced to pit for repairs. Busch finished 16th.

“It was just driver error,” Busch said. “I just messed up and lost it. I’m sure it’s going to bother me all week.”

It was the first stand-alone Nationwide race of the year and Wimmer became the first non-Sprint Cup regular to win in the series.

“I’ve raced in the Sprint Cup Series but not a lot lately,” Wimmer said. “Sitting down and running a partial Nationwide schedule is not what I want to be doing, but those are the cards that are dealt to me now and I’m with a great team.

“You can struggle with a single-car operation or a lower budget team and that’s not where any driver wants to be. I’m just trying to do the best I can for Richard right now and hopefully sometime I’ll get back to racing Nationwide or Sprint full-time.”

The race extended a streak for Bowyer and ended one for Edwards. Bowyer finished second for the fourth consecutive time at Nashville, while Edwards’ three-race winning streak on the 1.3-mile oval came to an end.

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