Most Poles at Milwaukee: 14 drivers - one
Qualifying at Milwaukee:
Driver (make) Date Speed Time
2005 Race: Johnny Sauter (D) 122.595 mph 29.365 sec.
Track Record: Johnny Sauter (D) 6/05 122.595 mph 29.365 sec.
Milwaukee Race Speeds:
2005 Race: Johnny Sauter (D) 97.403 mph 2:03:12
Track Record: Jason Keller (F) 6/03 103.093 mph 2:25:30**
(250 laps)
*First NASCAR Busch Series pole.
**Does not include 200 mile race, 8/85, run in 1:55:15, 104.121 mph, by Jack Ingram.
Top Ten Finishers in Last Year’s Race: Six started in the top 10.
POS DRIVER START MAKE LAPS LED
1st Johnny Sauter 1 D 162
2nd Martin Truex Jr. 21 C -
3rd Paul Menard 3 C -
4th J.J. Yeley 8 C -
5th David Stremme 14 D -
6th Denny Hamlin 2 C -
7th Randy LaJoie 12 C 2
8th Kenny Wallace 7 F -
9th Tony Raines 16 C -
10th Clint Bowyer 10 C -
Leader of the Most Laps: Johnny Sauter
Last Place: Brad Teague, one lap, transmission
Last Driver on Lead Lap: Clint Bowyer, 10th
Most Positions Improved: +22, Justin Labonte, 38th to 16th
Most Positions Lost: -22, Tyler Walker, 18th to 40th
DNFs: 6 (accident - 1, engine - 2, other - 3)
Race shortened due to weather after 200 of 250 scheduled laps.
Starting Position of Milwaukee Winners: Last Year’s Winner Started first.
Start Number
First - 4
2nd - 2
Front Row - 6 - 60%
3rd - 5th - 1
Top Five - 7 - 47%
6th - 10th - 4
Top Ten - 11 - 73%
11th - 20th - 2
21st + - 2
Total 15*
* Includes two 200 mile races, in 1984 and 1985.
Four of the last seven Milwaukee races have been won by the pole winner
Six of the last eight races have been won from the front row.
BUSCH SERIES PERFORMANCE LEADERS AT MILWAUKEE
(all-time)
RACES POLES
1. Jason Keller - 13
2. Tim Fedewa - 11
3. Randy LaJoie - 10
David Green - 10
*No qualifying in 2003
because of weather.
WINS TOP FIVES
1. Greg Biffle - 2 1. Jason Keller - 5
2. 13 drivers - 1 2. Jeff Green - 3
David Green - 3
Matt Kenseth - 3
Randy LaJoie - 3
Ron Hornaday Jr. - 3
David Stremme - 3
TOP 10s RACES LED
1. Jason Keller - 7 1. David Green - 5
2. Elton Sawyer - 5 2. Jeff Green - 4
Randy LaJoie - 5 Todd Bodine - 4
Mike McLaughlin - 5 Jason Keller - 4
Jeff Green - 5 5. Ron Hornaday Jr. - 4
Ron Hornaday Jr. - 5 Dennis Setzer - 3
David Green - 5 Jason Keller - 3
Jeff Purvis - 3
LAPS LED (# Races) AVG FINISH (#Races)*
1. Jeff Green - 425 (5) 1. Greg Biffle - 3.0 (3)
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - 208 (2) 2. David Stremme - 3.3 (3)
3. Todd Bodine - 196 (7) 3. Jeff Green - 4.4 (5)
4. Greg Biffle - 187 (2) 4. Matt Kenseth - 6.0 (4)
5. Johnny Sauter - 166 (4) 5. Bobby Labonte - 9.0 (3)
* Three or more races.
Milestones at Milwaukee:
First NASCAR Busch Series Start: last five seasons or active
Driver Date (Finish)
Chad Beahr 06/04 (37th)
Buckshot Jones 07/95 (34th)
Tim Edwards 06/03 (39th)
Kyle Krisiloff 06/05 (42nd
Blake Mallory 06/03 (32nd)
Brett Oakley 06/03 (38th)
Todd Szegedy 06/04 (21st)
Kat Teasdale 07/98 (31st)
Brian Vickers 07/01 (37th)
First NASCAR Busch Series Pole: (all-time)
Driver Date (# of races)
Alan Kulwicki 08/85 (6)
Hermie Sadler 07/96 (102)
David Stremme 06/04 (35)
Dennis Setzer 07/95 (48)
Dick Trickle 05/84 (1)
First NASCAR Busch Series Top Ten: (all-time)
Driver Date (Finish)
Ed Berrier 05/84 (10th)
Jimmie Johnson 07/99 (7th)
Dick Trickle 05/84 (3rd)
First NASCAR Busch Series Win: (all-time)
Driver Date (#Starts)
Casey Atwood 07/99 (30)
Buckshot Jones 07/96 (18)
MILWAUKEE RACE WINNERS: (15 Races)
DRIVER TOTAL BUSCH SERIES WINS MILWAUKEE WINS TOTAL (14 drivers)
Sam Ard 22 1 (05/84) 1
Casey Atwood* 2 1 (07/99) 1
Greg Biffle 18 2 (07/01, 06/02) 2
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 20 1 (07/98) 1
Jeff Green 16 1 (07/00) 1
Steve Grissom 11 1 (07/93) 1
Ron Hornaday Jr. 4 1 (06/04) 1
Jack Ingram 31 1 (08/85) 1
Dale Jarrett 11 1 (07/95 1
Buckshot Jones* 2 1 (07/96) 1
Jason Keller 10 1 (6/03) 1
Randy LaJoie 15 1 (07/97) 1
Johnny Sauter 3 1 (6/05) 1
Mike Wallace 4 1 (07/94) 1
* First NASCAR Busch Series victory - - two drivers.
Prior Milwaukee Race Statistics:
(15 races)*
2005 Most Fewest
# Leaders: 3 9 (07/98, 07/01,
06/03)
3 (05/84, 07/99, 6/05)
Lead Changes: 4 20 (07/93) 4 (07/99, 6/05)
Cautions: 5 10 (07/96) 3 (7/94)*
Caution Laps: 20 59 (07/96) 13 (7/94)*
Cars in Lead Lap: 10 13 (07/00, 06/03) 6 (7/01)*
Race Time: 2:03:12 1:55:15 2:48:09
Average Speed: 97.403 mph 104.121 mph
(1985)**
89.206 mph
(2000)
* Excludes two 200 mile races in 1984 and 1985.
** 200 mile race (2003 race speed of 103.093 mph is the 250 mile record).
Manufacturer Wins at Milwaukee: (Last-time)
Ford - 5 (06/03, Jason Keller)
Chevrolet - 7 (06/04, Ron Hornaday Jr.)
Dodge - 1 (6/05, Johnny Sauter)
Oldsmobile - 1 (07/84, Sam Ard)
Pontiac - 1 (07/85 Jack Ingram)
Last Season Same Manufacturer Top Three at Milwaukee:
07/99 - Cheverolet: 1st - Casey Atwood; 2nd - Jeff Green; 3rd - Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Wins From the Pole at Milwaukee: (all-time) three times, three drivers
Driver Date
Casey Atwood 07/99
Jeff Green 07/00
Greg Biffle 06/03
Best 2005 Finish was at Milwaukee:
Driver Finish
Scott Lagasse Jr. 22nd
Birthdays:
Jay Sauter, 44 on 06/22.
Chris Wimmer, 27 on 6/23.
Jorge Goeters, 36 on 6/26.
Steve Grissom, 43 on 06/26.
Kevin Lepage, 44 on 06/26.
Johnny Benson, 43 on 06/27.
Jeff Burton, 39 on 06/29.
Mike Skinner, 49 on 06/28.
Martin Truex Jr., 26 on 06/29.
Sterling Marlin, 49 on 6/30.
Miscellaneous Milwaukee Stats: (all-time)
1. Most Cars Starting a Race: 2000, 2002 - 2005 - 43
2. Most DNFs in a Race: 6/02 - 15
3. Fewest DNFs in a Race: 7/00 - three
4. Most Laps Led by Winner: 7/00 - Jeff Green - 210 laps
5. Most Laps Led by a Non-Winner: 7/01 - Kevin Harvick - 165 laps
6. Fewest Laps Led by Winner: 7/93 - Steve Grissom - two laps
7. Race Top Five All Same Make: None
8. Driver With Most DNFs: Mike Harmon - five times
9. Most Starts in Top Five: David Green- six times
10. Average Lead Changes per Race: 10.4
11. Average Leaders Per Race: 6.33
12. Average Cautions Per Race: 5.4
Milwaukee FastFacts:
Greg Biffle is the only driver to win more than one race at Milwaukee (2001 and
2002). His 2001 win at Milwaukee was the only NBS rookie win at the track.
Casey Atwood’s 1999 Milwaukee win still stands as the NBS all-time youngest
race winner. Atwood was 18 years old, 10 months and 10 days old on the fourth
of July, 1999 when he passed Jeff Green on the last lap to win in his 30th start.
2006 Busch Series Points Race:
1st place Kevin Harvick finished sixth at Kentucky. He was third at Nashville and 13th
at Dover, his worst finish of 2006, and only his second finish outside the top 10 this
season. Dover ended a streak of consecutive top 10s at eight. He was seventh at
Darlington and won his third race of 2006 at Richmond, the 20th of his NBS career,
matching Dale Earnhardt Jr. He has nine top fives and 14 top 10s. Average 2006 finish,
5.1 vs. 8.3 (10 races) in 2005. Harvick has one pole (2001) and one top 10, fourth
(2001), in his two Milwaukee races. He finished 11th in the 1998 NCTS race here.
2nd place (-372) Carl Edwards finished 36th at Kentucky, ending a streak of consecutive
top 10s at eight. Kentucky was his third finish worse than 35th in 2006. Edwards won
his second race of 2006 at Nashville (seventh career victory), and he finished second at
Dover. Edwards won his first race of 2006 at Lowe’s and gained two positions in the
standings. He was eighth at Darlington, but lost a position in the standings to race winner
Hamlin. He has one pole, two wins, eight top fives, and 12 top 10s in 2006. Average
2006 finish, 12.4 vs. 10.8 in 2005. He finished 14th at Milwaukee last year, his first NBS
race at the track. He had three NCTS starts at Milwaukee with a best finish of 15th.
3rd place (-413) Denny Hamlin earned his fourth pole (the most of any driver in 2006)
and finished third at Kentucky. He also gained a position in the standings. Hamlin was
fourth at Nashville and seventh at Dover. He finished 29th at Lowe’s and lost a position
in the standings. Hamlin won his second Busch Series race at Darlington and gained a
position in the standings. He has two wins (Mexico and Darlington), four poles, six top
fives and 11 top 10s. Average 2006 finish, 13.1 vs. 15.6 in 2005. Hamlin started second
and finished sixth at Milwaukee last season, his first race at the track.
4th place (-416) Clint Bowyer finished 12th at Kentucky and lost a position in the
standings. He was second at Nashville and fourth at Dover. Bowyer finished 36th at
Lowe’s and lost a position in the standings. It was his first finish outside the top 30 in
2006. He was 17th at Darlington. Bowyer has five top fives and seven top 10s. Average
2006 finish, 12.1 vs. 11.4 in 2005. Bowyer has two 10th place finishes in his two
Milwaukee races, 2004 and 2005.
5th place (-506) Greg Biffle finished seventh at Kentucky. He was seventh at Nashville
and gained two positions in the standings, moving into the top five. He finished eighth
at Dover, 12th at Lowe’s, and fifth at Darlington. He has six top fives and 11 top 10s in
his 14 starts. Average 2006 finish, 8.8 (14 races) vs. 12.2 (13 races) in 2005. At
Milwaukee, Biffle has two wins, 2001 and 2002, the most of any driver. He also has one
pole (2002) at the track. Biffle finished seventh in 2004, his most recent Milwaukee. He
competed in three CTS races here, winning in 1999 and posting top five results in the
other two.
Race for Second Place: After Carl Edwards finished 36th Kentucky, third place
Denny Hamlin (-41) and fourth place Clint Bowyer (-44) are less than 50 points behind
second place.
Busch Series Milestones:
The next race will be the 750th in the Series, since 1982.
Tim Sauter’s next start will be the 100th of his NASCAR Busch Series career.
Jason Leffler’s next start will be the 100th of his NASCAR Busch Series career.
Randy LaJoie’s next start will be the 350th of his NASCAR Busch Series career.
Jason Keller’s next start will be the 400th of his NASCAR Busch Series career.
Martin Truex Jr. is within $25,000 of $6 million career NBS winnings.
Current Busch Series Consecutives:
Category Driver Streak
Races Competed In Ashton Lewis Jr. 166 (started at Pikes Peak, 7/01)
Top Five Finish Denny Hamlin two (started at Nashville)
Top 10 Finish Denny Hamlin three (started at Dover)
Greg Biffle
Running at Finish Kenny Wallace 41 (started at Darlington 1 ’05)
Finish in Lead Lap Kevin Harvick 19 (started at Texas 2 ’05)
Milwaukee Rookies:
Greg Biffle’s 2001 win came in his rookie season, the only Raybestos Rookie win
at The Milwaukee Mile
David and the Goliaths:
David Gilliland’s Kentucky win in only his seventh NASCAR Busch Series race
is a remarkable accomplishment. Although 34 of the other 114 NBS winners
have won in seven races or less, he is one of only four Raybestos Rookies to win
by their seventh race.
Carl Edwards, 2005, Scott Riggs, 2002, and Johnny Rumley, 1993, also won in
their seventh start. Edwards won at Atlanta in a Roush Racing car. Riggs and
Rumley won at races in which few, if any, Cup regulars competed. Gilliland’s
victory came in a race with eight NEXTEL Cup full-time drivers, in cars that are
fielded by their Cup teams. These eight drivers had accounted for nine wins in
the first 15 races of 2006; all 15 races were won by Cup regulars. Furthermore,
no driver not affiliated with a Cup team had won in 29 races dating back to David
Green’s win at Pikes Peak, July, 2005.
Of all the statistics regarding this victory, the most impressive is the fact that the
Hype Manufacturing team is a brand new race team, having made its debut at Las
Vegas in March where Gilliland started last and finished 38th. In only its sixth
race, the team was able to overcome incredible obstacles to conquer the giants of
the NASCAR Busch Series.
2006 Season Statistics:
