Telcel-Motorloa Mexico 200 - Race Notes

2006 NASCAR BUSCH SERIES
RACE #3 of 35 - telcel-MOTOROLA 200 presented by Banamex
AUTODROMO HERMANOS RODRIGUEZ - MEXICO CITY

Event #: This will be the second race at this track.
Race Date: March 5th, 2006 Race Time: 2:05 P.M., E.T.
Television: FOX Radio: MRN
Track Size: 2.518 miles Race Distance: 201.44 miles (80 laps) Track: Eight Turns
2005 (Inaugural) WINNER: Martin Truex Jr.

NASCAR Busch Series Races on Road Courses:
Location Races FirstRace LastRace
Watkins Glen, NY 12 1991 2005 (prior to that 2001)
Road Atlanta, GA 2 1986 1987
Mexico City 1 2005 2005

NASCAR Busch Series R.C. Wins at Tracks other than Mexico and W.G.
Date Track Race Winner Pole Winner
7/6/86 Road Atlanta Darrell Waltrip Terry Labonte
8/2/87 Road Atlanta Morgan Shepherd Rusty Wallace

NASCAR Busch Series Road Course(RC) Wins: Last RC winner – Ryan Newman at Watkins Glen, NY, 8/05
Terry Labonte – four – all Watkins Glen
Ron Fellows – three – all Watkins Glen
Eight drivers – one each: Darrell Waltrip, Morgan Shepherd (Atlanta); Ernie Irvan, Bill Elliott, Mike McLaughlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ryan Newman (Watkins Glen); and Martin Truex Jr. (Mexico City)

Most NASCAR Busch Series Road Course Poles: Last RC pole – Tony Stewart at Watkins Glen, NY, 8/05
Terry Labonte – three (one at Road Atlanta, two at Watkins Glen)
Ron Fellows – two (Watkins Glen)
Eight drivers – one each: Rusty Wallace (Road Atlanta); Ernie Irvan, David Green, Joe Nemechek, Boris Said, Scott Pruett; Tony Stewart (Watkins Glen); and Jorge Goeters (Mexico City)

Road Course Wins from the Pole:
Three of the 15 Road Course races were won by the pole winner, six by a front row starter (all at Watkins Glen). The worst start of an NBS RC winner is fourth, Ryan Newman at Watkins Glen, 2005.

Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez:
The track opened in 1962 with a non-points F-1 race. Fifteen Grand Prix( F-1) Championship races were held during the periods 1963 to 1970 and 1986 to 1992. Rick Mears Won the 1980 and 1981 CART races driving for Roger Penske. Kenny Brack won the 2002 CART race, Paul Tracy won in 2003. Sebastien Bourdais won the Champ Car event held there in 2004. Three World Sports Car races were run there, 1989-1991.

Milestones at Mexico:
First NASCAR Busch Series Start:
Driver Date (Finish)
Adrian Fernandez 03/05 (10th)
Jorge Goeters 03/05 (38th)
Rafael Martinez 03/05 (43rd)
Ruben Garcia Novoa 03/05 (27th)
Jose Luis Ramirez 03/05 (31st)
Mara Reyes 03/05 (35th)

First NASCAR Busch Series Pole:
Driver Date (# of races)
Jorge Goeters 03/05 (1)

Miscellaneous Mexico Stats:
1. Most Cars Starting a Race: 3/05 - 43 cars
2. Most DNFs in a Race: 3/05 - six cars
3. Fewest DNFs in a Race: 3/05 - six cars
4. Most Laps Led by Winner: 3/05 - Martin Truex Jr. - 45 laps
5. Most Laps Led by a Non-Winner: 3/05 - Jorge Goeters
6. Fewest Laps Led by Winner: 3/05 - Martin Truex Jr. - 45 laps
7. Race Top Five All Same Make: None
8. Driver With Most DNFs: six drivers - one each
9. Most Starts in Top Five: five drivers - one each
10. Average Lead Changes per Race: 7
10. Average Leaders Per Race: 6
12. Average Cautions Per Race: 8

Mexico FastFacts: