Stater Bros. 300 - California Speedway

Kenseth Wins Out West
Matt Kenseth ran near the front of the field all night in the NASCAR Busch Series race at California Speedway and then made his move late to go on to win the Stater Bros. 300. Kenseth’s trip to victory lane was brought on by a bold and powerful pass of Jeff Burton with 22 laps remaining, just after a restart had bunched up the field in the closing laps of the race. Casey Mears, who started his first NASCAR Busch Series race for Hendrick Motorsports, made a charge during the final 10 laps but ran out of time to catch Kenseth, who bested Mears by .484 seconds. Kyle Busch came home third, followed by Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle. "That was a lot of fun,” said Kenseth. “These are the guys that make it good. It's all about the cars that you drive and these guys give me great cars. Drew Blickensderfer gave me a great car today. He's the crew chief for this thing this year. Jimmy (Fennig) did a good job of getting this group together, and Drew has done a great job over the winter of even making the cars a little better. The best pit stops that I think we've had in a Busch car probably in a year and a half." The dominating cars for most of the race were Kenseth and Burton. Kenseth led three times for 48 laps while Burton led six times for 46 laps. The NASCAR Busch Series win for Kenseth was his fourth at the two-mile Los Angeles area oval, putting him first among all NASCAR Busch Series drivers at the track. Roush Racing teammate Greg Biffle is ranked second with three career wins at the track. Team owner Jack Roush scored his sixth series win at the track, the first win for Roush since he and Boston Red Sox owner John Henry formed Roush Fenway Racing. Rounding out the top 10 were Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton, Denny Hamlin, Regan Smith and Dave Blaney. Blaney’s top-10 finish follows his strong runner-up finish in the Bill Davis Racing Toyota last week at Daytona International Speedway.

Stater Bros. 300 Notes

· Race Results · Ford Post-Race Quotes · Toyota Post-Race Quotes · Rookie Post-Race Quotes · Point Standings · Owner Point Standings · WIX Filters Lap Leader Notes · Starting Lineup · Qualifying Results · Final Practice · Rookie Friday Quotes · Practice 2: Rookie Practice · Practice 1 · Qualifying Order · Entry List · Weekend Schedule · Raybestos Rookie Notes · Scott Riggs Notes · David Stremme Notes · Jeff Burton Notes · Casey Mears Notes

· Kevin Harvick Notes · Dave Blaney Notes · Carl Edwards Notes · Tony Stewart Notes · Denny Hamlin Notes · Greg Biffle Notes · Matt Kenseth Notes · Jon Wood Notes · Marcos Ambrose Notes · Jason Leffler Notes · Kertus Davis Notes · Sam Hornish Jr. Notes · Ward Burton Notes · Kyle Busch Notes · Eric McClure Notes · Shane Huffman Notes · Reed Sorenson Notes · Juan Pablo Montoya Notes · Jamie McMurray Notes · David Ragan Notes

Blaney Gives Toyota First Busch Series Pole
Dave Blaney made history on Saturday at California Speedway. Fresh off of his second-place finish last week at Daytona, Blaney gave newcomer Toyota its very first NASCAR Busch Series pole position. Blaney laid down a qualifying lap in 39.909 seconds, at an average speed of 180.410 mph, to grab his seventh career Busch Pole in 95 NASCAR Busch Series starts. Blaney heads the NEXTEL Cup invasion at the top of the starting lineup. Matt Kenseth will start from the outside pole position, followed by Jeff Burton and Denny Hamlin in row two. Steve Wallace, in the eighth starting spot, was the highest qualifying Busch Series regular.