O'Reilly Challenge - Tony Raines Notes

Tony Raines
No. 33 RoadLoans.com Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
Team Report
NASCAR Busch Series 33 of 35 – Texas Motor Speedway

SAM’S TOWN 250 RECAP: Cale Gale returned to the driver’s seat of the Kevin Harvick Inc (KHI) No. 33 Camping World Chevrolet Saturday, October 27, at Memphis (Tenn.) Motorsports Park. Gale started the race from the 19th position and survived the caution-filled race to bring home the No. 33 Camping World Chevrolet in the 29th position. The race was slowed for a record 25 cautions for a total of 117 laps.

RETURNING BEHIND THE WHEEL: Tony Raines will once again be behind of the wheel of the No. 33 RoadLoans.com Chevrolet for the O’Reilly Challenge this week at Texas Motor Speedway.

BUILDING STATS: When Raines takes the green flag on Saturday for the O’Reilly Challenge, he will be making his seventh start this season for KHI in the NASCAR Busch Series (NBS). In six previous starts, his best finish was eighth at Dover (Del.) International Speedway on June 2, 2007.

CHASSIS HISTORY: KHI Chassis No. 037 debuted earlier this year at the Dollar General 300 at Lowe’s (N.C) Motor Speedway. Team co-owner and driver Kevin Harvick started the race from the 25th position and quickly began his pursuit to the front. After 200 laps and 300 miles of racing, Harvick crossed the finish line in the 10th position, marking his 18th top-10 finish this season in the Busch Series.

THREE, TWO, ONE: With three races remaining in the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series (NBS) season, the No. 33 KHI Chevrolet currently sits seventh in NASCAR Busch Series Owner’s Points Standings.

DOUBLE DUTY: Raines will be taking on double duty this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway as he competes in the Busch Series event on Saturday, followed by the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series (NNCS) event on Sunday. Sunday’s NNCS event will mark the eighth stop of the Chase for the Nextel Cup as driver’s battle to win this year’s championship title.

Tony Raines Quotes:
RETURNING TO TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY: “The 1.5-mile tracks haven’t always been my favorite tracks, but I enjoy racing at tracks like Texas and Charlotte. The Busch Series always makes for exciting and fun racing. The last time I was in the No. 33 RoadLoans.com Chevrolet, we didn’t have the finish we wanted, but hopefully this week we can rebound and get the No. 33 RoadLoans.com Chevrolet a solid top-10 finish.”

Dan Stillman Quotes:
RETURNING TO TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY WITH TONY RAINES BEHIND THE WHEEL: “Tony (Raines) will be back behind the wheel of the No. 33 Roadloans.com Chevrolet this week for KHI. Between the Busch and Cup Series, Tony (Raines) has invaluable experience he can use this week at the 1.5-mile track. We look forward to having Tony (Raines) in the car again this week and bringing the No. 33 RoadLoans.com Chevrolet home with a solid top-10 finish this week at Texas.”

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QUICK NOTES
November 3, 2007
Texas Motor Speedway
O’Reilly Challenge
Race length: 200 laps/ 300 miles
Banking: 24-degrees in the turns
5-degrees on straightaways
Track layout: 1.5-mile
Shape: Quad-Oval

Pre-Race Schedule
Friday:
Practice: 10:00 - 11:00 a.m., ET
Final Practice: 11:55 a.m. - 12:55 p.m., ET
Qualifying: 6:35 p.m., ET

TV: The O’Reilly Challenge can be seen live on ESPN2 at 3:00 p.m. ET.
Radio: The Motor Racing Network (MRN) will broadcast the race live at 3:00 p.m., ET.

No. 33 RoadLoans.com Chevrolet
Monte Carlo SS Specs:
Chassis: 037
Engine: RCR