Race 2 Win: Kroger 200 benefiting Riley Hospital for Children

NASCAR Busch Series

Kroger 200 benefiting Riley Hospital for Children - Race Notes

2006 NASCAR BUSCH SERIES
RACE # 23 of 35
Kroger 200 benefiting Riley Hospital for Children
O’Reilly Raceway Park

Event #: 25th Busch Series Race at Raceway Park.
Date: August 5th, 2006
Race Time: 9:00 P.M., ET
Television: TNT
Radio: MRN
Track Size: .686 mile
Race Distance: 137.2 miles, 200 laps
Track: Banking: Corners: 7.5 degrees Straights: two degrees
Length: Frontstretch: 699 feet Backstretch: 699 feet

2005 WINNER: Martin Truex Jr. (C)

The last Kroger 200 won from the Pole: 2002, Greg Biffle

Worst Starting Position of a Kroger 200 Winner: 18th by Butch Miller - 1986

Average Starting Position of Kroger 200 Winners: 6.58

Most Wins at Raceway Park: Morgan Shepherd - three

Most Top Fives at Raceway Park: Tommy Houston - nine

Most Laps Led at Raceway Park: Randy LaJoie - 313

Most Poles at Raceway Park: Randy LaJoie - two

Qualifying at Raceway Park:
Driver (make) Date Speed Time
2005 Race: Reed Sorenson (D) 110.943 mph 22.260 sec.
Track Record: David Green (C) 8/05/94 113.461 mph 21.766 sec.

Raceway Park Race Speeds:
2005 Race: Martin Truex Jr. (C) 72.930 mph 1:55:08
Track Record: Jimmy Hensley (O) 6/22/85 96.923 mph 1:24:56

Top Ten Finishers in Last Year’s Race: Six started in the top 10, the top six finishers.
POS DRIVER START MAKE LAPS LED
1st Martin Truex Jr. 9 C 94
2nd Clint Bowyer 8 C 40
3rd Reed Sorenson 1 D 49
4th Jason Keller 6 F -
5th David Stremme 2 D -
6th Denny Hamlin 7 C -
7th Paul Menard 13 C -
8th David Green 15 F -
9th Johnny Sauter 12 D -
10th Mike Wallace 21 D -
Pole Winner Reed Sorenson finished third.
Leader of the Most Laps: Martin Truex Jr., 94 laps
Last Place: Shane Hall, 14 laps, engine
Last Driver on Lead Lap: Tony Stewart, 23rd
Most Positions Improved: +14, Brent Sherman, 32nd to 18th
Most Positions Lost: -19, Tracy Hines, fifth to 24th
DNFs: 5 (accident - 2, engine - 2, transmission - 1)

Best NBS Finish in 2005 was at Raceway Park:
Driver Finish
Doug Hoelzle Jr. 31st
Jason Keller 4th
Randy McDonald 32nd
Brian Tyler 41st

BUSCH SERIES PERFORMANCE LEADERS AT Raceway Park (all-time)

RACES 					POLES
1. Tommy Houston - 15 			1. Randy LaJoie - two
2. Elton Sawyer - 13 			2. 22 drivers @ one
3. Jason Keller - 12
4. Tim Fedewa - 11
David Green - 11
Randy LaJoie - 11

WINS 					TOP FIVES
1. Morgan Shepherd - three 		1. Tommy Houston - nine
2. Jason Keller - two 			2. Jason Keller - seven
Randy LaJoie - two 			3. Larry Pearson - four
4. 17 drivers with one win each 	Elton Sawyer - four
					Darrell Waltrip - four

TOP TENS				RACES LED
1. Tommy Houston - 10 			1. Jimmy Hensley - four
2. Jason Keller - nine 			2. Chuck Bown - three
3. Elton Sawyer - eight 		Jason Keller - three
4. Morgan Shepherd - seven 		Randy LaJoie - three
5. David Green - seven 			L.D. Ottinger - three
6. Jack Ingram - six 			Elton Sawyer - three
Dale Jarrett - six 			Darrell Waltrip - three
					Ron Hornaday Jr. - three
					Greg Biffle - three

LAPS LED (# Races) 			AVG FINISH (#Races)*
1. Randy LaJoie - 313 (11) 		1. Greg Biffle - 2.6 (3)
2. Jason Keller - 203 (12) 		2. Matt Kenseth - 5.3 (3)
3. Darrell Waltrip - 194 (8) 		3. Johnny Sauter - 6.5 (4)
4. Johnny Benson - 185 (2) 		4. Elliott Sadler - 7.6 (3)
Greg Biffle - 185 (3) 			5. Martin Truex Jr. - 8.6 (3)
					6. Jeff Purvis - 9.0 (4)

Starting Position of Raceway Park Winners: Last Year’s Winner Started ninth.
Start Races
1st - 5
2nd - 2
Front Row - 7
3rd - 5th - 7
Top Five - 14
6th - 10th - 4
Top Ten - 18
11th - 20th - 6
21st + - 0
Total 24

Milestones at Raceway Park:
First NASCAR Busch Series Win: all-time
Driver Date (# of starts)
Butch Miller 1986 (7)
Joe Nemechek 1992 (80)
Tracy Leslie 1993 (77)
Jason Keller 1995 (63)
Brian Vickers 2003 (47)

First NASCAR Busch Series Start: Last five seasons or active.
Driver Date (Finish)
Gene Allbert 8/03 (36th)
Bobby Dotter 8/82 (23rd)
Mark Green 4/95 (18th)
Andy Houston 8/96 (24th)
Jimmie Johnson 7/98 (25th)
Jimmy Kitchens 8/94 (27th)
Jason Leffler 8/99 (41st)
Mardy Lindley 8/03 (16th)
Mark Martin 8/82 (26th)
Kyle Petty 8/82 (25th)
Jerry Reary 8/03 (31st)
Reed Sorenson 8/04 (13th)
Michael Waltrip 8/88 (14th)
Jon Wood 8/02 (6th)
Dude Teate 8/03 (22nd)

Milestones at Raceway Park:

First NASCAR Busch Series Pole:
Driver Date (# of races)
Brett Bodine 6/85 (7)
Michael Waltrip 8/89 (13)
Ward Burton 8/91 (43)

First NASCAR Busch Series Top Ten:
Driver Date (Finish)
Troy Beebe 8/91 (10th) - career best
Mike Bliss 7/98 (7th)
Paul Menard 8/03 (9th)
Wayne Grubb 8/97 (5th)
Jeff Krogh 8/97 (9th)
Jon Wood 8/02 (6th)

Birthdays:
Jeff Gordon will be 35 on 8/4.
Kurt Busch will be 28 on 8/04.
Ryan Moore will be 23 on 8/10.
Donnie Neuenberger will be 44 on 8/10.
Glenn Jarrett will be 56 on 8/11.
Scott Gaylord will be 48 on 8/12.
Rusty Wallace will be 50 on 8/14.
Carl Edwards will be 27 on 8/15.
Robin Pemberton will be 50 on 8/15.

Manufacturer Wins at Raceway Park: (Last-time).
Chevrolet - 13 (2005, Martin Truex Jr.) Oldsmobile - 5 (1993, Tracy Leslie) Pontiac - 4 (1989, Michael Waltrip) Buick - 1 (1988, Morgan Shepherd) Ford - 1 - (2002, Greg Biffle)

Wins From the Pole at Raceway Park: five times by four drivers
Driver Date
Michael Waltrip 1989
Randy LaJoie 1996 & 1997
Jason Keller 1999
Greg Biffle 2002

Miscellaneous Raceway Park Stats: (all-time)
1. Most Cars Starting a Race: 43 cars, 1999 - 2005
2. Most DNFs in a Race: 14 cars - ’83, ’91, ’93, ‘95
3. Fewest DNFs in a Race: four cars - 1984
4. Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 172 laps, Randy LaJoie, 1997
5. Most Laps Led by a Non-Winner: 153 laps, Shane Hmiel, 2003
6. Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: one lap, Larry Pearson, 1987
7. Races Top Five all the Same Make: 1986 - Pontiac; 1999 - Chevrolet
8. Driver With Most DNFs: four times - Dale Earnhardt, Phil Parsons, Shane Hall, Brad Teague
9. Most Starts in Top Five: six times - Jason Keller
10. Average Lead Changes per Race: 4.63
11. Average Leaders Per Race: 3.92
12. Average Cautions Per Race: 6.17

Raceway Park FastFacts:

The Kroger 200 is the only race on the NBS schedule that has had the same sponsor for the past twenty-five seasons, 1982-2006.

Reed Sorenson won the pole for the 2005 NASCAR Busch Series race at Raceway Park, joining 21 other one-time pole winners at Raceway Park. Only one driver has won a Raceway Park pole more than once. Randy LaJoie won two poles, back-to-back in 1996 and 1997; he also won both races.