Qualifying at California:
Driver Year Speed Time
Track Record: Tony Stewart (C) 2/05 185.941 mph 38.722 sec.
First 2006 Race: Carl Edwards (F) 182.588 mph 39.433 sec.
Sept. 2005 Race: Clint Bowyer (C) 181.330 mph 39.706 sec.

California Race Speeds:
Driver Year Speed Time
Track Record: Hank Parker Jr. (C) 2001 155.957 mph 1:55:25
First 2006 Race: Greg Biffle (F) 147.501 mph 2:02:02
Sept. 2005 Race: Carl Edwards (F) 139.104 mph 2:09:24

Top Ten Finishers in the Feb. 2006 California Race: Five started in the top 10.
POS DRIVER START MAKE LAPS LED
1st Greg Biffle 3 F 52
2nd Ryan Newman 2 D -
3rd Carl Edwards 1 F 49
4th Jeff Burton 21 C -
5th Jamie McMurray 5 D -
6th Matt Kenseth 4 F -
7th J.J. Yeley 18 C -
8th Kevin Harvick 28 C 2
9th Brian Vickers 20 C -
10th Denny Hamlin 17 C -

Pole Winner Carl Edwards finished third.
Leader of the Most Laps: Greg Biffle
Last Place: Mark Green, three laps (accident)
Last Driver on Lead Lap: John Andretti, 19th
Most Positions Improved: +24, Reed Sorenson, 35th to 11th
Most Positions Lost: -35, Jay Sauter, sixth to 41st
DNFs: 4 (accident - 1, other - 3)

Top Ten Finishers in the Sept. 2005 California Race: Five started in the top 10.
POS DRIVER START MAKE LAPS LED
1st Carl Edwards 4 F 52
2nd Greg Biffle 13 F 59
3rd Clint Bowyer 1 C 11
4th Johnny Sauter 15 D 9
5th Kasey Kahne 2 D 4
6th Jason Keller 5 F -
7th Jason Leffler 7 C -
8th Kenny Wallace 23 F -
9th David Stremme 22 D -
10th Paul Menard 12 C -

DNFs: 7 (engine - 2, other - 5)
Pole Winner Clint Bowyer finished third.
Leader of the Most Laps: Greg Biffle -59
Last Place: J.J. Yeley, four laps (engine)
Last Driver on Lead Lap: David Green, 18th
Most Positions Improved: Randy LaJoie, +20, 41st to 21st
Most Positions Lost: Kevin Hamlin, -28, 14th to 42nd

Starting Position of California Race Winners: Last year’s fall California winner started fourth
Start Races
Pole - 0
2nd - 2
Front Row - 2 - 17%
3rd - 5th - 3
Top Five 5 - 42%
6th - 10th - 2
Top Ten - 7 - 58%
11th - 20th - 3 21st + - 2
Total 12

Leader of the Most Laps at California:
Four wins, 1998, 2004 (2), 2005 (1), and 2006 (1); 11 of 12 have finished in the top 10 (all except the first race). Greg Biffle has led the most laps five times, the most of any driver (352 laps total).

Running at the Finish:
Jason Keller has been running at the end of all 12 California races: He finished 15th this February. He was 17th in the spring of 2005, sixth in the fall of 2005.

California Race Winners:
Year Driver (Make) Avg. Speed Time
1997 Todd Bodine (P) 145.083 mph 2:04:04
1998 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (C) 146.576 mph 2:02:48
1999 Matt Kenseth (C) 119.960 mph 2:30:03
2000 Matt Kenseth (C) 126.375 mph 2:22:25
2001 Hank Parker Jr.(C) 155.957 mph* 1:55:25
2002 Scott Riggs (F) 131.403 mph 2:16:59
2003 Matt Kenseth (F) 129.419 mph 2:19:05
2004 (1) Greg Biffle (F) 138.978 mph 2:09:31
2004 (2) Greg Biffle (F) 147.819 mph 2:01:46
2005 (1) Mark Martin (F) 117.251 mph 2:33:31
2005 (2) Carl Edwards (F) 139.104 mph 2:09:24
2006 (1) Greg Biffle 147.501 mph 2:02:02
*Track Record

Miscellaneous California Stats:
1. Most Cars Starting a Race: 7/98 - 2/06 - 43 cars
2. Most DNFs in a Race: 5/99 - 12 cars
3. Fewest DNFs in a Race: 2/06 - four cars
4. Most Laps Led by Winner: 7/98 Dale Earnhardt Jr. - 141 laps
5. Most Laps Led by a Non-Winner: 4/01 - Greg Biffle - 90 laps
6. Fewest Laps Led by Winner: 4/01 - Hank Parker Jr - 11 laps
7. Race Top Five All Same Make: None
8. Driver With Most DNFs: Jeff Fuller - five
9. Most Starts in Top Five: Jeff Green - four
10. Average Lead Changes per Race: 13.4
10. Average Leaders Per Race: 7.67
12. Average Cautions Per Race: 5.08

Birthdays:
Randy LaJoie will be 45 on 8/28.
Michel Jourdain Jr. will be 30 on 9/2.
Jeff Green will be 44 on 9/6.

California Fast Facts:

2006 Busch Series Points Race:

1st place Kevin Harvick finished second at Bristol. It was his ninth consecutive top 10 finish. He was eighth at Michigan, seventh at Watkins Glen, and won his fifth race of 2006 at Raceway Park, leading 117 laps. It was the 22nd victory of his NBS career, tying him for fourth place all-time with Tommy Ellis, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Sam Ard, and Jeff Burton. Harvick has the most wins of any driver this season. He finished fifth at Gateway and won his fourth race of 2006 at Martinsville. He was second at Loudon, fourth at Chicago and third at Daytona. 19th at Milwaukee was his worst finish of 2006. He has 16 top fives and 23 top 10s. Average 2006 finish, 5.2 vs. 7.3 (15 races) in 2005. At California, he has one pole (4/03), four top fives, and six top 10s in NBS. He finished eighth at the track this spring.

2nd place (-519) Carl Edwards finished eighth at Bristol and gained a position in the standings. He was 23rd at Michigan (accident) and lost a position in the standings. He was 27th at Watkins Glen, 10th at Raceway Park, and won his fourth race of 2005 at Gateway. Edwards finished sixth at Martinsville and won his third race of 2006 at Loudon. He was second at Chicago and fifth at Daytona. He has two poles, four wins, 12 top fives, and 19 top 10s in 2006. Average 2006 finish, 11.7 vs. 12.7 (25 races) in 2005. At California he has one pole (2/06), one win (9/05), and three top 10s in his three NBS races. Average California finish, 3.3.

3rd place (-562) Denny Hamlin finished 22nd at Bristol and lost a position in the standings. He was sixth at Michigan and gained a position in the standings. He was 12th at Watkins Glen and won his sixth pole of 2006 at Raceway Park (the most of any driver this season), finishing eighth. He led 83 laps and gained a position in the standings. Hamlin won his fifth pole at Gateway and finished third. He was 14th at Chicago and 30th at Daytona, losing two positions in the standings, ending a string of consecutive top fives at three. He has two wins (Mexico and Darlington), six poles, 10 top fives and 17 top 10s. Average 2006 finish, 12.0 vs. 14.3 in 2005. He has one top 10, 10th this spring, in three NBS California races.

4th place (-666) Clint Bowyer finished 23rd at Bristol, his third consecutive finish outside the top 10. He was 12th at Michigan, 16th at Watkins Glen, and 40th at Raceway Park, losing a position in the standings and ending a streak of top 10s at five. Bowyer was second at Gateway; he won his first pole of 2006 at Martinsville, finishing second. He was fifth at Loudon after leading 127 laps. Bowyer was seventh at Chicago and sixth at Daytona. Bowyer has eight top fives and 12 top 10s. Best 2006 finish, second (4X). Average 2006 finish, 12.5 vs. 10.8 in 2005. He finished 16th at California this spring. His other two finishes at the track were both top five, fourth, 2/05, and third, 9/05. He has one pole at California, 9/05.

5th place (-704) J.J. Yeley finished 12th at Bristol. He was ninth at Michigan, 11th at Watkins Glen, and third at Raceway Park, recovering from a 37th at Gateway. Yeley was ninth at Martinsville, eighth at Loudon, 10th at Chicago, fourth at Daytona, and third at Milwaukee. He has eight top fives and 17 top 10s. Best 2006 finish, second (Kentucky). Average 2006 finish, 12.6 vs. 19.6 in 2005. This February he had his first top 10 (seventh) in four NBS California races.

Races in the Top 10:

Bristol Leftover:
Bristol 2 had the fewest RAF drivers of any race this season: 27

Busch Series Milestones:

Current Busch Series Consecutives:
Category Driver Streak
Races Competed In Ashton Lewis Jr. 176 (started at Pikes Peak, 7/01)
Top Five Finish Matt Kenseth two (started at Michigan)
Top 10 Finish Kevin Harvick nine (started at Daytona)*
Running at Finish Clint Bowyer 52 (started at Darlington ’05)
Finish in Lead Lap Kevin Harvick 29 (started at Texas 2 ’05)

2006 Busch Series Rookie Watch:
14th place John Andretti Jr. was the top finisher among the four rookies competing at Bristol. It was his eighth race as top rookie.

Best Raybestos Rookie Finish of 2006:
David Gilliland’s win at Kentucky, in his seventh career start, is the best finish of a Raybestos Rookie in 2006.

California Rookies:
Two California races have been won by Raybestos Rookies: Scott Riggs, 2002, and Carl Edwards, 9/05.

2006 Season Statistics: