Federated Auto Parts 300 - Race Notes

2006 NASCAR BUSCH SERIES
RACE #15 of 35 - Federated Auto Parts 300
NASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAY – LEBANON, TN

Event #: 11th Busch Series race at Nashville.
Date: June 10, 2006
Race Time: 8:05 P.M., E.T.
Television: FX
Radio: MRN
Track Size: 1.333 mile
Race Distance: 300 miles, 225 laps
Track: Banking: Corners - 14 degrees Frontstraight - 9 degrees Backstraight - 6 degrees (Concrete)
Straights: Frontstretch - 2,494 feet Backstretch - 2,203 feet

March 2006 Nashville Winner: Kevin Harvick (first win of 2006)
June 2005 Nashville Winner: Clint Bowyer (first NASCAR Busch Series win)

Nashville Race Winners: Six first-time winners in 10 races, three of the last four
Date Winner Started
4/1/01 Greg Biffle* 4th
4/13/02 Scott Riggs* 3rd
6/08/02 Jack Sprague* 5th
4/12/03 David Green 7th
6/07/03 Scott Riggs 3rd
4/10/04 Michael Waltrip 22nd
6/12/04 Jason Leffler* 2nd
3/28/05 Reed Sorenson* 1st
6/15/05 Clint Bowyer* 5th
4/16/06 Kevin Harvick 7th
*First NBS victory

Qualifying Speeds at Dover:
Driver Date Speed Time
Track Record: Martin Truex Jr. (C) 4/04 166.515 mph 28.819 sec.
2006 April Race: Denny Hamlin (C) 165.282 mph 29.034 sec.
2005 June Race: - No Time Trials Due to Weather -

Race Speeds at Nashville Superspeedway:
Race Record: Jack Sprague (C) 6/02 125.244 mph 2:23:41
2006 April Race: Kevin Harvick (C) 111.820 mph 2:40:56
2005 June Race: Clint Bowyer (C) 122.141 mph 2:27:20

Top Finishers in the April, 2006 Race: Seven started in the top 10.
POS DRIVER START MAKE LAPS LED
1st Kevin Harvick 7 C 66
2nd Clint Bowyer 2 C 54
3rd Denny Hamlin 1 C 86
4th J.J. Yeley 10 C -
5th Carl Edwards 9 C -
6th Jon Wood 11 F -
7th Burney Lamar 21 C -
8th Kenny Wallace 8 F -
9th Paul Menard 5 C 3
10th Michael Waltrip 32 F -
DNFs: 11 (accident - 6, engine - 2, other - 3)
Pole Winner Denny Hamlin finished third.
Last Place: Kertus Davis, four laps, transmission
Most Positions Improved: +25, Ron Hornaday Jr., 42nd to 17th
Most Positions Lost: -26, Todd Kluever, sixth to 32nd
Most Laps Led: Denny Hamlin

Top Finishers in the June, 2005 Race: Six started in the top 10.
POS DRIVER START MAKE LAPS LED
1st Clint Bowyer 5 C 70
2nd Kenny Wallace 7 F -
3rd Reed Sorenson 6 D 13
4th Tony Raines 9 C -
5th Martin Truex Jr. 3 C 105
6th David Stremme 11 D -
7th Denny Hamlin 10 C -
8th J.J. Yeley 26 C 11
9th Johnny Sauter 20 D -
10th Paul Wolfe 27 D -
DNFs: 5 (accident - 4, engine - 1)
First Place Starter Hank Parker Jr. finished 20th (#60).
Last Place Brandon Miller, 32 laps, accident
Last Driver on Lead Lap: Tyler Walker, 19th
Most Positions Improved: +20, Ryan Hemphill, 32nd to 12th
Most Positions Lost: -41, Brandon Miller, 2nd to 43rd
Most Laps Led: Martin Truex Jr., 105
No Busch Pole Winner - time trials not held.

Tennessee has the most active NBS tracks (3): Bristol, Memphis, and Nashville. North Carolina has the most all-time NBS tracks (7): Lowe’s, Rockingham, Asheville Speedway, Caraway Speedway, Hickory Motor Speedway, North Wilkesboro Speedway and Orange County Speedway; all but Lowe’s no longer hold NBS races

Milestones at Nashville:

First NASCAR Busch Series Start: selected drivers
Driver Date (finish)
John Borneman 6/04 (30th)
Travis Geisler 4/04 (24th)
Frank Kimmel 4/01 (11th) - led four laps
Paul Menard 6/03 (12th)
Jamie Mosley 6/03 (21st)
Dan Pardus 4/01 (35th)
Jerry Robertson 3/05 (33rd)
David Stremme 4/03 (7th)

First NASCAR Busch Series Top Ten: active drivers
Driver Date (finish)
Scott Wimmer 4/01 (3rd)
Kerry Earnhardt 4/02 (8th)
David Reutimann 4/03 (5th)
David Stremme 4/03 (7th)
Clint Bowyer 4/04 (4th)
J.J. Yeley 6/04 (8th)

First NASCAR Busch Series Pole: all-time
Driver Date
Shane Hmiel 4/02
Reed Sorenson 3/05

First NASCAR Busch Series Win - six in nine races
Driver Year (start)
Greg Biffle 4/01 (10th)
Clint Bowyer 6/05 (5th)
Scott Riggs 4/02 (7th)
Jack Sprague 6/02 (90th)
Jason Leffler 6/04 (56th)
Reed Sorenson 3/05 (11th)

NBS Nashville History: At Nashville Speedway USA (1984, 1988, 1989, 1995-2000)