O'Reilly Challenge - Kyle Busch Notes

PREVIEW: KYLE BUSCH (NO. 5 DELPHI CHEVROLET)
VENUE: TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY (1.5-MILE TRI-OVAL)
CIRCUIT: NASCAR BUSCH SERIES (RACE 33 OF 35)
EVENT: SATURDAY, NOV. 3, 2007 (200 LAPS, 300 MILES)

DELPHI OVAL ON THE HOOD: This weekend at Texas Motor Speedway will mark the final NASCAR Busch Series paint-out this season for longtime Hendrick Motorsports sponsor Delphi. The red and white logo adorned the hood of the No. 5 Chevrolet for Busch's win at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, along with his runner-up effort at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and fifth-place finish at Chicagoland Speedway.

LET THE RECORD SHOW: In 17 Busch Series starts this season, Kyle Busch and the No. 5 team are currently pacing the circuit with 958 laps led. Busch has three wins, 12 top-five finishes, 14 top-10s and three DNFs. His average start is 9.9 and average finish is 9.4. During his most recent outing in the Busch Series, Busch posted a second-place finish at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C.

LAST TIME AT TEXAS: Busch and the No. 5 team had a strong run in the spring race at Texas. Busch led 113 laps, but was caught pitting under green when the caution flag came out. He lost a lap and fell to 21st position, but drove back through the field to finish a solid seventh.

TEXAS STATS: Busch has been impressive at Texas in the Busch Series. Over the course of five starts, he has notched three top-five finishes and four top-10s. Busch has led an impressive 260 circuits at the 1.5-mile tri-oval and has completed 1,002 out of 1,006 laps attempted.

SASSY CHASSIS: Crew chief Mike Bumgarner has selected Hendrick Motorsports Chassis No. 356 for Saturday's Busch Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. The car has made eight total appearances at six different intermediate tracks this season, earning one pole, seven top-five finishes and eight top-10s. It recently earned a victory at Kansas Speedway as well as a runner-up finish at Lowe's. It has led a total of 389 laps in 2007.

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MEET 'K.B.': Kyle Busch will greet fans and sign autographs at 11 a.m. local time on Sunday at the No. 5 Kellogg's/CARQUEST souvenir hauler outside Texas Motor Speedway.

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KYLE BUSCH, DRIVER OF THE NO. 5 DELPHI CHEVROLET: (ON HIS TEAM'S GOAL OF WINNING FIVE RACES THIS SEASON IN THE BUSCH SERIES.) "That is still our goal. We have Texas and Phoenix left in the Busch car and I really want to win both of them. Both of these tracks have been historically good for me, so I'm really looking forward to it. I'd really like to win one of those cowboy hats they give out in victory lane at Texas, so I'd say we're shooting to have a perfect weekend."

BUSCH: (ON THE STRENGTH OF HIS BUSCH SERIES TEAM.) "The goal of my No. 5 NEXTEL Cup crew pitting the Busch car this season was to help us jell as a team. I think it has definitely helped and we're not only running well in the Busch Series, but we have improved our pit stops on the Cup side. Crew chief Mike Bumgarner has prepared some awesome race cars this year for me, and as the end of my tenure at Hendrick Motorsports gets closer, I would really like to finish the year on a high note."