Qualifying at Michigan:
Driver (make) Date Speed Time
2005 Race: - None due to weather - (second consecutive season no T.T.)
Track Record: Kasey Kahne (F) 8/03 186.490 mph 38.608 sec.

Michigan Race Speeds:
2005 Race: Ryan Newman (D) 8/20 136.986 mph 1:49:30
Track Record: Mark Martin (F) 8/95 169.571 mph 1:10:46
*Seventh 250 mile race; the first eight Michigan races were each 200 miles.

Top Ten Finishers in Last Year’s Race: Four started in the top 10.
POS DRIVER START MAKE LAPS LED
1st Ryan Newman 38 D 7
2nd Greg Biffle 9 F 44
3rd Carl Edwards 3 F 1
4th Martin Truex Jr. 1 C 4
5th J.J. Yeley 15 C 1
6th Paul Menard 12 C -
7th Bobby Labonte 40 C -
8th Denny Hamlin 7 C -
9th Elliott Sadler 32 F -
10th Johnny Sauter 18 D -
Pole Winner Martin Truex Jr. finished fourth.
Leader of the Most Laps: Clint Bowyer, 30th
Last Place: Johnny Benson, 25 laps, accident
Last Driver on Lead Lap: Michael Waltrip, 16th
Most Positions Improved: +37, Ryan Newman, 38th to first
Most Positions Lost: -32, Reed Sorenson, fourth to 36th
DNFs: 7 (engine -1, handling - 1, accident - 4, vibration - 1)
No time trials - weather

Last Season Same Manufacturer Top Three at Michigan: 1996, Chevrolet
1st - Jeff Purvis 2nd - Kevin Lepage 3rd - Terry Labonte
No Michigan race has had the same manufacturer finish in the top five.

Starting Position of Michigan Winners:
Last Year’s Winner Started 38th.
Start Races
Pole - 1
2nd - 5
Front Row - 6 - 43%
3rd - 5th - 3
Top Five - 9 - 64%
6th - 10th - 1
Top Ten - 10 - 71%
11th - 20th - 2
21st + - 2
Total 14

Milestones at Michigan:
First NASCAR Busch Series Start:
Driver Date (Finish)
Jason Alexander 8/94 (40th)
Johnny Benson 8/93 (40th)
Wally Dallenbach 8/02 (14th)
Bill Eversole 8/04 (37th)
Bryan Reffner 8/02 (29th)
Tim Steele 8/93 (29th)
Vern Slagh 8/03 (30th)

First NASCAR Busch Series Win:
Driver Date (# of races)
Ryan Newman 8/01 (9)

First NASCAR Busch Series Pole:
Driver Date (# of races)
Derrike Cope 8/94 (7)
Kasey Kahne 8/03 (43)

Nextel and Busch Series Weekend Sweeps at Michigan: one time
Mark Martin - (1993)
8/14 Detroit Gasket 200
8/15 Champion Spark Plug 400

Prior Michigan Race Statistics:
(14 races): 1992 - 1998 at 200 miles
2005 Most Least
# Leaders: 8 10 (’92, ’96, ‘02) 2 (’95)
Lead Changes: 13 21 (‘02) 3 (2001)
Cautions: 5 8 (2004) 0 (’95 and ’98)
Caution Laps: 21 33 (2004) 0 (’95 and ’98)
Cars in Lead Lap: 16 31 (2004) 5 (’95)
Race Time: 1:49:30 1:28:28 (’93) 2:02:47 (2004)
Average Speed: 136.986 mph 169.571 mph (’95) 122.166 mph (2004)

Manufacturer Wins at Michigan: (Last-time).
Chevrolet - 9 (2004, Kyle Busch) Ford - 4 (2001, Ryan Newman) Dodge - 1 (2005, Ryan Newman)

Wins From the Pole at Michigan: one time
Driver Date
Jeff Burton 8/98

Birthdays:
Rex White will be 77 on 8/17.

Miscellaneous Michigan Stats:
1. Most Cars Starting a Race: 1998 - 2005 - 43 cars
2. Most DNFs in a Race: 1993 - 15 cars
3. Fewest DNFs in a Race: 2000 - two cars
4. Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 2001 - Ryan Newman - 119 laps
5. Most Laps Led by a Non-Winner: 1995 - Dale Jarrett - 89 laps
6. Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 1994 - Bobby Labonte - six laps 1996 - Jeff Purvis - six laps
7. Races Top Five All Same Make: none
8. Driver With Most DNFs: Jimmy Spencer, Kevin Lepage - four times
9. Most Starts in Top Five: Kevin Harvick - four times
10. Average Lead Changes per Race: 9.29
11. Average Leaders Per Race: 5.93
12. Average Cautions Per Race: 3.14

Michigan FastFacts:

2006 Busch Series Points Race:
1st place Kevin Harvick finished at Michigan. He won his fifth race of 2006 at Raceway Park leading 117 laps. It was his sixth consecutive top five finish and the 22nd victory of his NBS career, tying him for fifth place all-time with Tommy Ellis and Sam Ard. 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. Harvick finished sixth at Kentucky, third at Nashville and 13th at Dover. Dover ended a streak of consecutive top 10s at eight. He has 15 top fives and 20 top 10s. Average 2006 finish, vs. (13 races) in 2005. He has one win (2003) and three top 10s in his five NBS Michigan. Harvick finished 13th last year.

2nd place Carl Edwards finished at Michigan. He was 10th at Raceway Park. It was his sixth consecutive top 10 finish. He won his fourth race of 2005 at Gateway and finished sixth at Martinsville. Edwards won his third race of 2006 at Loudon and was second at Chicago. He finished fifth at Daytona, 21st at Milwaukee, and 36th at Kentucky, ending a streak of consecutive top 10s at eight. Edwards won his second race of 2006 at Nashville; he finished second at Dover. Edwards won his first race of 2006 at Lowe’s. He has two poles, four wins, 12 top fives, and 18 top 10s in 2006. Average 2006 finish, vs. (23 races) in 2005. He started third and finished third last year at Michigan, his first NBS race at the track.

3rd place Denny Hamlin finished at Michigan. He won his sixth pole of 2006 at Raceway Park (the most of any driver this season) and finished eighth. He led 83 laps. It was his fourth consecutive top 10 finish and gained him a position in the standings. He won his fifth pole at Gateway and finished third. Hamlin was 14th at Chicago and 30th at Daytona, losing two positions in the standings, ending a string of consecutive top fives at three. He was second at Milwaukee and gained a position in the standings. Hamlin won his fourth pole and finished third at Kentucky. He was fourth at Nashville and seventh at Dover. He finished 29th at Lowe’s. Hamlin won his second Busch Series race at Darlington. He has two wins (Mexico and Darlington), six poles, 10 top fives and 16 top 10s. Average 2006 finish, vs. in 2005. He started seventh and finished eighth last year at Michigan, his first NBS race at the track.

4th place Clint Bowyer finished at Michigan. He was 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 finished 18th at Milwaukee and 12th at Kentucky. Bowyer finished second at Nashville, fourth at Dover, and 36th at Lowe’s. Bowyer has eight top fives and 12 top 10s. Best 2006 finish, second (4X). Average 2006 finish, vs. in 2005. He started second and finished 30th last year at Michigan, his first NBS race at the track.

5th place J.J. Yeley finished at Michigan. He was third at Raceway Park, recovering from a 37th at Gateway. Yeley was ninth at Martinsville, eighth at Loudon, 10th at Chicago, fourth at Daytona, third at Milwaukee, and second at Kentucky. He has eight top fives and 16 top 10s. Best 2006 finish, second (Kentucky). Average 2006 finish, vs. in 2005. He finished fifth last year at Michigan, his first race at the track.

Races in the Top 10:

Best Performers - Last Six Races: Watkins Glen
1st C. Edwards
2nd K. Harvick
3rd C. Bowyer
4th D. Hamlin
5th J.J. Yeley
6th R. Sorenson

Most Races Led in 2006: Denny Hamlin - 13

Most Top Fives in 2006: Kevin Harvick - 15

Most Top 10s in 2006: Kevin Harvick - 20

2006 Bonus Points:
Driver Points
Denny Hamlin 80
Kevin Harvick 80
Clint Bowyer 65
Carl Edwards 65
Matt Kenseth 50
Kyle Busch 45

Most Laps Led in 2006:
Driver Laps Led Times Led
Kevin Harvick 681 22
Denny Hamlin 594 28
Carl Edwards 469 30
Clint Bowyer 437 24
Matt Kenseth 336 14

Busch Series Milestones:
- Carl Edwards’s next start will be the 60th of his NBS career.
- Denny Hamlin’s next start will be the 60th of his NBS career.
- Casey Mears’s next start will be the 70th of his NBS career.
- Dave Blaney’s next start will be the 90th of his NBS career.
- Randy LaJoie’s next start will be the 350th of his NBS career.

Current Busch Series Consecutives:
Category Driver Streak
Races Competed In Ashton Lewis Jr. 173 (started at Pikes Peak, 7/01)
Top Five Finish Kevin Harvick six (started at Daytona)
Top 10 Finish Kevin Harvick six (started at Daytona)* Carl Edwards
Running at Finish Kenny Wallace 48 (started at Darlington 1 ’05)
Finish in Lead Lap Kevin Harvick 26 (started at Texas 2 ’05)

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. Burney Lamar’s second place finish at Daytona 1, in his third NASCAR Busch Series start, is the only other top five Rookie finish of 2006.

2006 Season Statistics:

Best Average Start in 2006: Drivers in 10 or more races
Driver Avg. Start Top Five Top 10
Denny Hamlin 16 18
Matt Kenseth (11 races) 7 9
Clint Bowyer 11 13
Carl Edwards 7 14
Kevin Harvick 6 11
J.J. Yeley 5 13

Best Average Finish in 2006: Drivers in 10 or more races
Driver Average Finish
Kevin Harvick
Matt Kenseth (11 races)
Greg Biffle (19 races)
Carl Edwards
Denny Hamlin
Clint Bowyer
J.J. Yeley

Highest in Points with no Top Five: Kenny Wallace, 10th (eighth, three times)

Highest in Points with no Top 10: Tim Sauter, 24th (best 19th, Daytona, Martinsville)

Worst in Points having run in all 24 races: Tim Sauter, 24th

Best in Points having run Fewer than 24 races: Greg Biffle, seventh (19 races)

19 drivers have started all 24 races.

Starting Position of 2006 Busch Series Winners:
Position Races
1st - 1 Denny Hamlin has the only 2006 win from the pole (Darl.)
2nd - 2
3rd - 2
4th - 1
5th - 0 Top Five=6
6th - 10th - 11 Top 10=17
11th - 20th - 5
21st + - 1 Jeff Burton’s 36th place start at Dover is the worst start
Total 24 of a 2006 race winner.

Best in Laps Completed in 2006: One driver has completed all 4,438 race laps
Driver Laps Completed %
Kevin Harvick 4,438 100%
Kenny Wallace 4,421 99. %
Denny Hamlin 4,344 97. %
David Green 4,319 97. %
J.J. Yeley 4,319 97. %
Danny O’Quinn 4,318 97.3%
Clint Bowyer 4,315 97.2%