Qualifying at Lowe’s:
Driver (make) Date Speed Time
2005 Spring Race: Kasey Kahne (D) 05/05 186.735 mph 28.918 sec.
2005 Fall Race: Jimmie Johnson (C) 10/05 187.735 mph 28,764 sec.
Track Record: Jimmie Johnson (C) 10/05 187.735 mph 28,764 sec.

Lowe’s Race Speed:
2005 Spring Race: Kyle Busch (C) 05/05 117.968 mph 2:32:35
2005 Fall Race: Ryan Newman 10/05 102.506 mph 2:55:36
Track Record: Mark Martin (F) 05/96 155.799 mph 1:55:32

Top Ten Finishers in the May 2005 Race: Three started in the Top 10.
POS DRIVER START MAKE LAPS LED
1st Kyle Busch 19 C 63
2nd Sterling Marlin 35 D 5
3rd Ryan Newman 14 D 38
4th Greg Biffle 2 F 14
5th Reed Sorenson 6 D -
6th Bobby Labonte 12 C -
7th Martin Truex Jr. 4 C -
8th David Stremme 20 D -
9th Kenny Wallace 25 F -
10th Ashton Lewis Jr. 24 F -

DNFs: 9 (accident - 7, engine - 2)
Pole Winner Kasey Kahne finished 41st (accident)
Last Place: Shane Hmiel, 16 laps (accident)
Last Driver on Lead Lap: Randy LaJoie, 28th
Most Positions Improved: Sterling Marlin, +33, 35th to second
Most Positions Lost: Kasey Kahne, -40, first to 41st

Top Ten Finishers in the 2005 October Race: Only one started in the top 10, winner Ryan Newman
POS DRIVER START MAKE LAPS LED
1st Ryan Newman 2 D 133
2nd Elliott Sadler 24 F -
3rd Paul Menard 12 C 2
4th Carl Edward 18 F 1
5th Sterling Marlin 31 D -
6th Jason Leffler 33 C -
7th Jon Wood 19 F -
8th Ashton Lewis Jr. 42 F -
9th Kevin Lepage 28 C -
10th Justin Labonte 30 C -

DNFs: 19 (accident -16, other - 3)
Pole Winner Jimmie Johnson finished 43rd, 29 laps, accident
Last Place: Jimmie Johnson
Last Driver on Lead Lap: Steadman Marlin, 19th
Most Positions Improved: +34, Ashton Lewis Jr., 42nd to 8th
Most Positions Lost: -42, Jimmie Johnson, 1st to 43rd

Starting Position of Lowe’s Winners: Last Year’s Spring Winner Started 19th.
Start Spring Fall Total
Pole - 4 4 8
2nd - 5 3 8
Front Row - 9 7 16 - 33%
3rd - 5th - 5 8 13
Top Five - 14 15 29 - 60%
6th - 10th - 5 3 8
Top Ten - 19 18 37 - 77%
11th - 20th - 5 3 8
21st + - 0 3 3
Total 24 24 48

Important to Start Up Front at Lowe’s:
Nearly eight of 10 winners started from the top 10 (77%).
Eleven of the last 12 Lowe’s have been won from the top 10.
Nine of the last 12 Lowe’s have been won from the first two rows, 27 of all 48 Lowe’s NBS races.
Only two of the last 19 Lowe’s winners have started outside the top 10: Kyle Busch, 19th, 05/05 and Michael Waltrip, 31st, 10/99.

Best Finish of 2005 was at Lowe’s:
Driver Finish (date)
Bobby Labonte 6th (05/05)
Steadman Marlin 19th (10/05)
Sterling Marlin 2nd (05/05)
Kevin Lepage 9th (10/05)
Elliott Sadler 2nd (10/05)
Tyler Walker 14th (05/05)

Drivers with Two Top Fives at Lowe’s in 2005: two drivers
Driver Spring Fall
Ryan Newman 3rd 1st
Sterling Marlin 2nd 5th - both starts from the 30s

Drivers with Two Top 10s at Lowe’s in 2005: three drivers total
Driver Spring Fall
Ashton Lewis Jr. 10th 8th

Pre Busch Series:
Prior to the formation of the Busch Series in 1982, 16 Late Model Sportsman races were held on the day prior to the Lowe’s Cup race. Winners were: Bobby Allison (3), Darrell Waltrip(3), Morgan Shepherd(2), Ray Hendrick (2), David Pearson(1), Ralph Earnhardt (1), Bill DeCoster (1) Wally Dallenbach (1), Dave Marcis (1) and Gary Balough (1).

Lowe’s Pole Winners - 33 drivers:
Harry Gant - 3, Tim Richmond - 3, Mark Martin - 2, Jeff Gordon - 2, Bobby Labonte - 2, Dave Blaney - 2, Matt Kenseth - 2, Geoffrey Bodine - 2, Bobby Dotter - 2, Michael Waltrip - 2, Kevin Harvick - 2, 22 drivers - one each

Wins From the Pole at Lowe’s: Eight times by five drivers, none in the past 11 Lowe’s NBS races
Driver Date
Harry Gant 05/82 & 10/87
Tim Richmond 05/85 & 05/86
Dale Earnhardt 10/86
Jeff Gordon 05/92 & 10/92
Matt Kenseth 10/00

Busch and Nextel Weekend Sweeps: three times by three drivers
Driver Dates
Bobby Allison 5/26/84 & 5/27/84
Dale Earnhardt 10/4/86 & 10/5/86
Mark Martin 10/7/95 & 10/8/95

Milestones at Lowe’s: (all-time): last five years or active
First NASCAR Busch Series Start:
Driver Date (Finish)
Kyle Busch 05/03 (2nd)
Bobby Hamilton 10/88 (14th)
Robert Huffman 05/91 (35th)
Matt Kenseth 05/96 (31st)
Terry Labonte 10/85 (1st)
Sterling Marlin 05/86 (29th)
Ted Musgrave 10/89 (12th)
Donnie Neuenberger 10/02 (26th)
Robert Pressley 10/84 (26th)
Dennis Setzer 10/91 (40th)
Jack Sprague 10/89 (41st)

First NASCAR Busch Series Win: seven drivers
Driver Date
Bobby Allison 05/84
Mike Bliss 10/04
Harry Gant 05/82
Terry Labonte 10/85
Sterling Marlin 10/90
Tim Richmond 05/85
Darrell Waltrip 10/82

Mark Martin Knows Lowe’s: Mark Martin had nine DNFs in his 11 Lowe’s races prior to driving for Jack Roush. In his most recent 15 races in the #60 he finished in the top four 13 times. Five of his record six wins at Lowe’s were recorded during a streak of 10 consecutive races in which he scored all top four finishes; from the second race of 1993 to the first race of 1998 he had five wins, three second place, one third place, and one fourth place finish. He finished second his last two races here, 2000. In 18 Lowe’s in #60, Martin has started in the top six sixteen times.

First NASCAR Busch Series Pole: nine drivers
Driver Date (# of races)
Rich Bickle 05/95 (7)
Dave Blaney 10/98 (16)
Tracy Leslie 05/93 (71)
Phil Parsons 10/82 (27)
Larry Pearson 10/83 (11)
Tim Richmond 10/84 (5)
Greg Sacks 05/89 (3)
Mike Skinner 05/94 (4)
Jack Sprague 05/91 (27)

First NASCAR Busch Series Top Ten: selected drivers
Driver Date (Finish)
Kyle Busch 05/03 (2nd) - - his first NBS start
Wally Dallenbach Jr. 10/02 (7th)
Bill Elliott 05/83 (3rd) - - his first NBS start
Terry Labonte 10/85 (1st) - - his first NBS start
Randy LaJoie 05/86 (10th)
Chad Little 05/93 (7th)
Sterling Marlin 05/90 (4th)
Ted Musgrave 10/00 (8th)
Kyle Petty 05/86 (9th)
Tony Stewart 10/97 (3rd)
Darrell Waltrip 05/82 (6th) - - his first NBS start

Season Sweeps at Lowe’s: four times by four drivers
Driver Dates
Harry Gant 05/87 & 10/87
Rob Moroso 05/89 & 10/89
Jeff Gordon 05/92 & 10/92
Mark Martin 05/96 & 10/96

Manufacturer Wins at Lowe’s: (Last) First Dodge win last October
Ford - 14 - (05/03, Matt Kenseth) Oldsmobile - 7 (10/90, Sterling Marlin) Chevrolet - 13 (05/05, Kyle Busch) Buick - 3 (10/91, Harry Gant) Pontiac - 10 (05/93, Michael Waltrip) Dodge - 1 (10/05, Ryan Newman)

Miscellaneous Lowe’s NBS Stats: (all-time)
1. Most Cars Starting a Race: 10/94 - 45 cars
2. Most DNFs in a Race: 10/87 & 10/94 - 26 cars (NBS record for most DNFs)
3. Fewest DNFs in a Race: 10/99 & 10/00 - eight cars
4. Most Laps Led by Winner: 10/86 - Dale Earnhardt - 194 laps
5. Most Laps Led by a Non-Winner: 10/85 - Geoffrey Bodine - 183 laps
6. Fewest Laps Led by Winner: 5/90 - Dale Jarrett - one lap
7. Race Top Five All Same Make: 10/99 - Chevy
8. Average Lead Changes per Race: 12.7
9. Average Leaders Per Race: 6.73
10. Average Cautions Per Race: 6.77

Birthdays:
Stacy Compton - 39, 5/26
A.J. Foyt_IV - 32, 5/25
Jeremy Mayfield - 37, 5/27
Ken Schrader - 51, 5/29
Clint Bowyer - 26, 5/30

Lowe’s FastFacts:
Kevin Harvick has not had a top 10 finish the last three Lowe’s.
Ryan Newman’s October Lowe’s win was his fifth win in five consecutive starts during 2005 (not in consecutive races).
In May 2005, Kyle Busch won at Lowe’s from a 19th place start. The race had the most drivers in the lead lap of any Lowe’s Busch (28).
The last three Lowe’s have had double digit cautions, including the Lowe’s record 14 last October. Only two of the previous 45 Lowe’s had double digit cautions.
The 2005 Busch pole winners at Lowe’s did not fare well. Spring pole winner Kasey Kahne went out after 52 laps due to an accident and fall pole winner Jimmie Johnson lasted only 29 laps before an accident claimed him.

2006 Busch Series Points Race:

1st place Kevin Harvick finished seventh at Darlington. It was his seventh consecutive top 10 finish. He won his third race of 2006 at Richmond, the 20th of his NBS career, matching Dale Earnhardt Jr. He finished second at Talladega and won his second consecutive race of the 2006 season at Phoenix. He won at Nashville, finished eighth at Texas, second at Bristol and 11th at Atlanta, his only 2006 finish outside the top 10. He has eight top fives and 11 top 10s. Average 2006 finish, 4.3 vs. 5.3 in 2005 (eight races). He has two top fives and five top 10s in 10 Lowe’s NBS races. Harvick has not cracked the top 10 in his last three Lowe’s, finishing 11th (10/04), 11th (5/05), and 24th (10/05).

2nd place (-347) Clint Bowyer finished 17th at Darlington. He was seventh at Richmond, fifth at Talladega and 21st at Phoenix. Bowyer was second at Nashville, 18th at Texas, 12th at Bristol and 14th at Atlanta. Bowyer has two top fives and four top 10s. Average 2006 finish, 11.6 vs. 10.6 in 2005. Bowyer has one top 10 at Lowe’s, 10th (10/04), in his first race at the track. He finished 32nd (5/05) and 33rd (10/05) at Lowe’s in 2005.

3rd place (-379) Denny Hamlin won his second Busch Series race at Darlington and gained a position in the standings. He is the only driver besides first place Kevin Harvick to win more than one race in 2006. Hamlin finished 10th at Richmond. He was 30th at Talladega and dropped a position in the standings for the second consecutive week. It was his third finish worse than 29th in 2006, his second consecutive. Hamlin was 39th (accident) at Phoenix, his first DNF of 2006. He won the pole and finished third at Nashville. He won the pole and finished 10th at Texas, gaining a position in the standings. He finished fourth at Bristol and 38th at Atlanta, his first 2006 finish outside the top 20. He has one win (Mexico), two poles, four top fives and six top 10s. Average 2006 finish, 13.8 vs. 15.4 in 2005. In his only Lowe’s NBS races, Hamlin finished 20th (5/05) and 30th (10/05).

4th place (-386) Carl Edwards finished eighth at Darlington, his fifth consecutive top 10 finish, but lost a position in the standings (to race winner Hamlin). Edwards was sixth at Richmond, 10th at Talladega, third at Phoenix, fifth at Nashville. He has one pole, five top fives, and nine top 10s in 2006. His best 2006 finish is third, two times, at Phoenix and California. Average 2006 finish, 13.2 vs. 7.9 in 2005. He finished 35th in the first 2005 NBS Lowe’s, fourth in the second, his only two races at the track.

5th place (-455) Kyle Busch finished sixth at Darlington and gained a position in the standings, moving into the top five. He was ninth at Richmond, third at Talladega, 12th at Phoenix, and 30th at Nashville. He has three top fives and six top 10s. Average 2006 finish, 14.9 vs. 26.5 in 2005. He has two wins and four top five finishes in five NBS Lowe’s. He won the first race of 2005 (his second consecutive spring victory), but he finished 41st (transmission) in the second race. 12

Kevin Harvick’s lead over second place of 347 points is the biggest points lead in the Busch Series after race #12. He is more than halfway to the biggest- ever season winning margin of 616 by Jeff Green over Jason Keller in 2000. Green’s margin after 12 races in 2000 was 83 over second place Todd Bodine.

Busch Series Milestones:
Brian Vickers made the 70th start of his NASCAR Busch Series career at Darlington, finishing 12th.
Paul Menard made the 80th start of his NASCAR Busch Series career at Darlington, finishing 13th.
Michael Waltrip’s next start will be the 260th of his NASCAR Busch Series career.
Kenny Wallace’s next start will be the 360th of his NASCAR Busch Series career.
Jason Keller’s next start will be the 400th of his NASCAR Busch Series career.

Current Busch Series Consecutives:
Category Driver Streak
Races Competed In Ashton Lewis Jr. 162 (started at Pikes Peak, 7/01)
Top Five Finish Greg Biffle two (started at Richmond) Matt Kenseth
Top 10 Finish Kevin Harvick seven (started at Bristol)
Running at Finish Kenny Wallace 37 (started at Darlington 1 ’05)
Finish in Lead Lap Clint Bowyer 16 (started at Memphis ’05)

Lowe’s Rookies:
Two Rookie of the Year candidates have won at Lowe’s: Greg Biffle, 10/01; Kyle Busch, 5/04.

2006 Season Statistics: