Tony Stewart Busch Series Preview
TONY STEWART - No. 33 OLD SPICE CHEVROLET
KANSAS SPEEDWAY PREVIEW
STEWART TO MAKE FINAL BUSCH START OF 2006 FOR KHI: Tony Stewart will make his 10th and final Busch Series start of the 2006 season for KHI on Saturday at the Kansas Speedway. Stewart started off the 2006 season with a win in the No. 33 Old Spice Chevrolet at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. Since that win, Stewart has posted three top-10 finishes in nine starts this season. Stewart has 62 career Busch Series starts. He has two wins in those 62 starts, both coming at Daytona, and both in KHI's prepared cars.
KHI AT KANSAS SPEEDWAY: One year ago Tony Raines and Burney Lamar made starts for KHI at the Kansas Speedway. That race was the Busch Series debut for Lamar. Lamar finished 41st and Raines finished 18th on the day. KHI will be returning to the Kansas Speedway with two cars this year piloted by two former NASCAR Cup Series Champions. Tony Stewart, the 2002 and 2005 champion, will drive the No. 33 Old Spice Chevrolet and Bobby Labonte, the 2000 champion, will drive the No. 77 Dollar General stores Chevrolet.
STEWART'S PREVIOUS BUSCH START WITH KHI: Tony Stewart's last race in the No. 33 Old Spice Chevrolet was four weeks ago at California Speedway. Stewart started sixth and finished sixth. Stewart has finished sixth, 11th and ninth respectively in his last three Busch Series starts. Stewart will make his final Busch Series start of the season for KHI on September 30, at the Kansas Speedway.
STEWART PREVIOUSLY AT KANSAS SPEEDWAY: Tony Stewart has made just one Busch Series start at the Kansas Speedway. The start was in 2004 driving for DEI. Stewart started 11th and led 115 laps in that race. A late race incident put Stewart out of the race on lap 198 of 204 and he finished 25th.
DID YOU KNOW: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Hershey Company, with support of three of its brands; York Peppermint Patties, Hershey's Kisses and Hershey's Nuggets chocolates will have limited edition pink products on the shelves this fall to help raise awareness. In addition to the limited edition products, Hershey will make a $250,000 contribution to the Young Survival Coalition. The York brand is recognizing "Sensational Women" and their support of Breast Cancer Awareness. The Hershey Company will recognize KHI team owner DeLana Harvick as a "Sensational Woman." DeLana is one of four women who will be recognized this year by The Hershey Company and will be given the award this weekend at the Kansas Speedway.
QUOTEBOOK
Crew Chief: Charlie Wilson
WILL STEWART'S PREVIOUS BUSCH SERIES EXPERIENCE AT KANSAS BE AN ADVANTAGE THIS WEEKEND?
"Tony is a great driver and has plenty of experience at every track. Last time he raced a Busch car at Kansas he led the most laps and had a great car. He's run well at all the mile and half tracks this year and he had a good run for us in Chicago. Hopefully we unload the car and we're fast right off the bat in practice and can get the car driving the way Tony wants it."
WILL THE TEAM'S NOTES FROM CHICAGO APPLY THIS WEEKEND?
"The two race tracks are similar and our setup will be similar. I'm sure we'll look back over our notes from Chicagoland and our notes from last year at Kansas. Chassis No. 015 has been good for us at the mile and a half and two-mile tracks, so hopefully the trend will continue this weekend."
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
* KHI crew chief Charlie Wilson will load chassis No. 015 onto the transporter for competition at Kansas Speedway. Chassis No. 015 was previously raced at California Speedway four weeks ago and Michigan International Speedway in August. Tony Stewart drove it to a sixth-place finish at California and an11th-place finish at Michigan.
* The NASCAR Busch Series Yellow Transportation 300 at Kansas Speedway can be seen live on TNT at 3:00 p.m. ET. MRN will carry the live radio broadcast.
TONY STEWART KANSAS SPEEDWAY BUSCH SERIES RECORD
Date Owner Start Finish Laps Winnings Status
10/9/04 DEI 11 25 198 204 $18,180 Running
TONY STEWART - No. 33 OLD SPICE CHEVROLET
KANSAS SPEEDWAY PREVIEW
STEWART TO MAKE FINAL BUSCH START OF 2006 FOR KHI: Tony Stewart will make his 10th and final Busch Series start of the 2006 season for KHI on Saturday at the Kansas Speedway. Stewart started off the 2006 season with a win in the No. 33 Old Spice Chevrolet at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. Since that win, Stewart has posted three top-10 finishes in nine starts this season. Stewart has 62 career Busch Series starts. He has two wins in those 62 starts, both coming at Daytona, and both in KHI's prepared cars.
KHI AT KANSAS SPEEDWAY: One year ago Tony Raines and Burney Lamar made starts for KHI at the Kansas Speedway. That race was the Busch Series debut for Lamar. Lamar finished 41st and Raines finished 18th on the day. KHI will be returning to the Kansas Speedway with two cars this year piloted by two former NASCAR Cup Series Champions. Tony Stewart, the 2002 and 2005 champion, will drive the No. 33 Old Spice Chevrolet and Bobby Labonte, the 2000 champion, will drive the No. 77 Dollar General stores Chevrolet.
STEWART'S PREVIOUS BUSCH START WITH KHI: Tony Stewart's last race in the No. 33 Old Spice Chevrolet was four weeks ago at California Speedway. Stewart started sixth and finished sixth. Stewart has finished sixth, 11th and ninth respectively in his last three Busch Series starts. Stewart will make his final Busch Series start of the season for KHI on September 30, at the Kansas Speedway.
STEWART PREVIOUSLY AT KANSAS SPEEDWAY: Tony Stewart has made just one Busch Series start at the Kansas Speedway. The start was in 2004 driving for DEI. Stewart started 11th and led 115 laps in that race. A late race incident put Stewart out of the race on lap 198 of 204 and he finished 25th.
DID YOU KNOW: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Hershey Company, with support of three of its brands; York Peppermint Patties, Hershey's Kisses and Hershey's Nuggets chocolates will have limited edition pink products on the shelves this fall to help raise awareness. In addition to the limited edition products, Hershey will make a $250,000 contribution to the Young Survival Coalition. The York brand is recognizing "Sensational Women" and their support of Breast Cancer Awareness. The Hershey Company will recognize KHI team owner DeLana Harvick as a "Sensational Woman." DeLana is one of four women who will be recognized this year by The Hershey Company and will be given the award this weekend at the Kansas Speedway.
QUOTEBOOK
Crew Chief: Charlie Wilson
WILL STEWART'S PREVIOUS BUSCH SERIES EXPERIENCE AT KANSAS BE AN ADVANTAGE THIS WEEKEND?
"Tony is a great driver and has plenty of experience at every track. Last time he raced a Busch car at Kansas he led the most laps and had a great car. He's run well at all the mile and half tracks this year and he had a good run for us in Chicago. Hopefully we unload the car and we're fast right off the bat in practice and can get the car driving the way Tony wants it."
WILL THE TEAM'S NOTES FROM CHICAGO APPLY THIS WEEKEND?
"The two race tracks are similar and our setup will be similar. I'm sure we'll look back over our notes from Chicagoland and our notes from last year at Kansas. Chassis No. 015 has been good for us at the mile and a half and two-mile tracks, so hopefully the trend will continue this weekend."
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
* KHI crew chief Charlie Wilson will load chassis No. 015 onto the transporter for competition at Kansas Speedway. Chassis No. 015 was previously raced at California Speedway four weeks ago and Michigan International Speedway in August. Tony Stewart drove it to a sixth-place finish at California and an11th-place finish at Michigan.
* The NASCAR Busch Series Yellow Transportation 300 at Kansas Speedway can be seen live on TNT at 3:00 p.m. ET. MRN will carry the live radio broadcast.
TONY STEWART KANSAS SPEEDWAY BUSCH SERIES RECORD
Date Owner Start Finish Laps Winnings Status
10/9/04 DEI 11 25 198 204 $18,180 Running
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