John Andretti Bristol II Race Preview
Official Team Report
John Andretti
No. 10 RVs.com/Camping World
/dnx Drilling Ford Fusion
Ford 300/ Homestead-Miami Speedway
Saturday, November 18, 2006
SEASON FINALE SHOWDOWN FOR ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Heading into the last race of the season, John Andretti and fellow rookie, Danny O'Quinn Jr. are deeply entrenched in a heated battle for the Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year Honors. After leading the point standings for 10 weeks, O'Quinn tied them up after Memphis. This is the first time in the history of NASCAR's three national series that the rookie points have been deadlocked heading into the last event of the year. Andretti and the #10 RVs.com/Camping World/ dnx Drilling team are ready to make up some ground this weekend and regain the lead going into Phoenix.
Andretti and the team are excited to welcome new associate sponsors, Dyno Nobel and their Florida subsidiary, dnx Drilling on board the No.10 this weekend. Dyno Nobel is a leading supplier of commercial explosives and blasting services to the mining, quarrying, seismic, and construction industries and is the market leader in North America. dnx Drilling, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dyno Nobel located in South Florida, supports Dyno Nobel's current activities in the Florida and Bahamas markets.
The RVs.com/Camping World/ dnx Drilling Team is taking chassis #44 to Homestead-Miami Speedway. It's the same car Andretti raced in Texas just two weeks ago and Kansas and California earlier this fall where he finished 15th, 23rd and 29th respectively.
Holding steady in the 13th position in the Busch Series driver point standings, Andretti is just 186 points away from the 10th position, held by Reed Sorenson. The #10 team is 18th in series owner point standings.
ANDRETTI AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
Saturdays running of the Ford 300 will mark Andretti's first Busch Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Andretti does have experience on the 1.5-mile oval. In six Nextel Cup starts, he has an average start of 14.5 and an average finish of 29.3.
Four Most Recent HMS Cup Starts
DATE START FINISH STATUS EARNINGS
11/21/04 23 20 Running $55,150
11/16/03 22 42 Engine $67,612
11/16/02 21 39 Engine $63,858
11/11/01 3 22 Running $76,877
JOHN ANDRETTI ON HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
"I think the new track configuration makes for better racing. It added more side-by-side racing and obviously it's faster. It has banking now, and I think that makes it easier to drive and to race. It is more 'aero' dependant and more car dependant than the old track where you really had to figure out how to get your car to turn. The corners were so flat on the old track. You were on the gas, off the gas, on the brake, moving pedals and that's more of a challenge for the driver. The spectators seem to really like this new track. It's a track that is so wide that you can run nearly wide open around it with a Busch car. And, really, that's the biggest thing we are working on at ppc Racing. We are going to make our biggest gains at aerodynamic tracks."
JOHN ANDRETTI- 2006 NASCAR BUSCH SERIES STATS
Date Race St Fin Laps Status Pts Earnings
Feb. 18 Daytona 5 34 92/120 Running 61 $46,250
Feb. 25 California 10 19 150/150 Running 111 $26,315
March 5 Mexico City 16 23 80/80 Running 94 $41,050
March 11 Las Vegas 29 42 154/200 Accident 37 $23,255
March 18 Atlanta 22 20 195/195 Running 108 $18,700
March 25 Bristol 28 9 300/300 Running 138 $32,575
April 8 Texas 16 19 206/206 Running 106 $27,965
April 21 Phoenix 11 34 192/206 Running 61 $18,631
April 29 Talladega 23 16 117/117 Running 115 $25,881
May 5 Richmond 26 19 250/250 Running 106 $21,499
May 27 Charlotte 20 17 200/199 Running 117 $22,005
June 3 Dover 22 19 200/199 Running 106 $21,055
June 10 Nashville 25 18 225/224 Running 109 $22,081
June 17 Kentucky 18 15 200/199 Running 118 $28,381
June 24 Milwaukee 17 12 258/258 Running 127 $22,824
June 30 Daytona 30 10 103/103 Running 134 $38,606
July 8 Chicago 32 25 200/198 Running 88 $26,928
July 15 Loudon 29 18 200/199 Running 109 $21,456
July 22 Martinsville 17 7 250/250 Running 146 $36,306
Aug. 5 Indy 30 27 200/199 Running 82 $17,051
Aug. 12 Watkins Glen 13 5 83/83 Running 155 $41,598
Aug. 19 Michigan 32 30 127/128 Running 73 $22,580
Meet the #10 FreedomRoads Ford Fusion race team….
Name Position
Rick Gay Crew Chief
Rick Burgdoff Car Chief/Front Tire Changer
Scott Kircher Truck Driver, Front Tire Carrier
Cody Glick Rear Tire Carrier
Kyle Harvey Jr Rear Tire Changer
Brian Dancy Gas Man, Tire Specialist
Joel Charpentier Jackman
Ben Williams Catch Can
Andy Houston Spotter
Shane Maloney Engine Tuner
Mike Armstrong Pit Support
Shaun Washburn Pit Support
Johnny Wright Pit Support
Official Team Report
John Andretti
No. 10 RVs.com/Camping World
/dnx Drilling Ford Fusion
Ford 300/ Homestead-Miami Speedway
Saturday, November 18, 2006
SEASON FINALE SHOWDOWN FOR ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Heading into the last race of the season, John Andretti and fellow rookie, Danny O'Quinn Jr. are deeply entrenched in a heated battle for the Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year Honors. After leading the point standings for 10 weeks, O'Quinn tied them up after Memphis. This is the first time in the history of NASCAR's three national series that the rookie points have been deadlocked heading into the last event of the year. Andretti and the #10 RVs.com/Camping World/ dnx Drilling team are ready to make up some ground this weekend and regain the lead going into Phoenix.
Andretti and the team are excited to welcome new associate sponsors, Dyno Nobel and their Florida subsidiary, dnx Drilling on board the No.10 this weekend. Dyno Nobel is a leading supplier of commercial explosives and blasting services to the mining, quarrying, seismic, and construction industries and is the market leader in North America. dnx Drilling, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dyno Nobel located in South Florida, supports Dyno Nobel's current activities in the Florida and Bahamas markets.
The RVs.com/Camping World/ dnx Drilling Team is taking chassis #44 to Homestead-Miami Speedway. It's the same car Andretti raced in Texas just two weeks ago and Kansas and California earlier this fall where he finished 15th, 23rd and 29th respectively.
Holding steady in the 13th position in the Busch Series driver point standings, Andretti is just 186 points away from the 10th position, held by Reed Sorenson. The #10 team is 18th in series owner point standings.
ANDRETTI AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
Saturdays running of the Ford 300 will mark Andretti's first Busch Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Andretti does have experience on the 1.5-mile oval. In six Nextel Cup starts, he has an average start of 14.5 and an average finish of 29.3.
Four Most Recent HMS Cup Starts
DATE START FINISH STATUS EARNINGS
11/21/04 23 20 Running $55,150
11/16/03 22 42 Engine $67,612
11/16/02 21 39 Engine $63,858
11/11/01 3 22 Running $76,877
JOHN ANDRETTI ON HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
"I think the new track configuration makes for better racing. It added more side-by-side racing and obviously it's faster. It has banking now, and I think that makes it easier to drive and to race. It is more 'aero' dependant and more car dependant than the old track where you really had to figure out how to get your car to turn. The corners were so flat on the old track. You were on the gas, off the gas, on the brake, moving pedals and that's more of a challenge for the driver. The spectators seem to really like this new track. It's a track that is so wide that you can run nearly wide open around it with a Busch car. And, really, that's the biggest thing we are working on at ppc Racing. We are going to make our biggest gains at aerodynamic tracks."
JOHN ANDRETTI- 2006 NASCAR BUSCH SERIES STATS
Date Race St Fin Laps Status Pts Earnings
Feb. 18 Daytona 5 34 92/120 Running 61 $46,250
Feb. 25 California 10 19 150/150 Running 111 $26,315
March 5 Mexico City 16 23 80/80 Running 94 $41,050
March 11 Las Vegas 29 42 154/200 Accident 37 $23,255
March 18 Atlanta 22 20 195/195 Running 108 $18,700
March 25 Bristol 28 9 300/300 Running 138 $32,575
April 8 Texas 16 19 206/206 Running 106 $27,965
April 21 Phoenix 11 34 192/206 Running 61 $18,631
April 29 Talladega 23 16 117/117 Running 115 $25,881
May 5 Richmond 26 19 250/250 Running 106 $21,499
May 27 Charlotte 20 17 200/199 Running 117 $22,005
June 3 Dover 22 19 200/199 Running 106 $21,055
June 10 Nashville 25 18 225/224 Running 109 $22,081
June 17 Kentucky 18 15 200/199 Running 118 $28,381
June 24 Milwaukee 17 12 258/258 Running 127 $22,824
June 30 Daytona 30 10 103/103 Running 134 $38,606
July 8 Chicago 32 25 200/198 Running 88 $26,928
July 15 Loudon 29 18 200/199 Running 109 $21,456
July 22 Martinsville 17 7 250/250 Running 146 $36,306
Aug. 5 Indy 30 27 200/199 Running 82 $17,051
Aug. 12 Watkins Glen 13 5 83/83 Running 155 $41,598
Aug. 19 Michigan 32 30 127/128 Running 73 $22,580
Meet the #10 FreedomRoads Ford Fusion race team….
Name Position
Rick Gay Crew Chief
Rick Burgdoff Car Chief/Front Tire Changer
Scott Kircher Truck Driver, Front Tire Carrier
Cody Glick Rear Tire Carrier
Kyle Harvey Jr Rear Tire Changer
Brian Dancy Gas Man, Tire Specialist
Joel Charpentier Jackman
Ben Williams Catch Can
Andy Houston Spotter
Shane Maloney Engine Tuner
Mike Armstrong Pit Support
Shaun Washburn Pit Support
Johnny Wright Pit Support
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