Nicorette 300 - Tony Raines Notes

Tony Raines
No. 33 RoadLoans.com Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
Team Report
NASCAR Busch Series Race 5 of 35—Atlanta Motor Speedway

SAM’S TOWN 300 RECAP: Old Spice driver Tony Stewart may have started 17th for Saturday’s running of the Sam’s Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but it only took him 20 laps to crack the top-10. Stewart and the No. 33 team persevered after a couple of badly timed incidents caused the team to make a few unscheduled pit stops. With the help of his pit crew and great calls from his crew chief, Stewart was crossed the finish line in the third position.

WELCOME BACK TONY RAINES: Tony Raines returns to Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) and the Busch Series for the first time since November 12, 2005 at Phoenix International Raceway. Raines has compiled nine top-10 finishes in 23 starts for KHI. Tony will pilot the No. 33 RoadLoans.com Chevrolet this week in Atlanta where he has four career NASCAR Busch Series starts.

Dan Stillman Quotes:
ON TONY RAINES: “Tony is a great driver with a long background in the NASCAR Busch Series. He has four Busch Series starts at Atlanta where he has three top-20 finishes including a 10th place finish in 2001. He is a NEXTEL Cup regular and should do fine.”

ON THE ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY: “The Atlanta Motor Speedway is one of the best tracks for three wide racing. You can start the race on the bottom line, but halfway through the race you will be racing in the middle. Over the final few laps you will be looking for that last little bit of race track. This track makes for some exciting racing.”

THIS WILL BE YOUR FOURTH DRIVER IN AS MANY WEEKS, HOW ARE YOU ADJUSTING?: “I am adjusting fine. When you have drivers like Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart, Ron Fellows and this week Tony Raines what can you do besides give them the best car possible? These drivers know how to get to the front of the field and that makes my job a lot easier.”

QUICK NOTES
March 17, 2007
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Nicorette 300

Race length: 195 laps/ 300.3 miles
Banking: 24-degree turns
5-degree straightaway
Track layout: 1.54 miles
Shape: Quad-oval

Pre-Race Schedule
Practice: Friday 10:40-11:45 a.m. ET
Final Practice: Friday 2:15-3:20 p.m. ET
Qualifying: Saturday 11:05 a.m. ET
TV: The Nicorette 300 can be seen live on ABC at 2:30 p.m. ET.
Radio: The Performance Racing Network (PRN) will broadcast the race live at 2:30 p.m. ET.

No. 33 Old Spice Chevrolet
Monte Carlo SS Specs:
Chassis: 017
Car History: This car was tested earlier in the year at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Kevin Harvick was sixth fastest at the end of session two in that test.
Engine: RCR