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The NASCAR Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCAR's second division (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organization's top level, the Nextel Cup. NASCAR Busch Series logo. ... NEXTEL Cup drivers practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 This article is about the sport of stock car racing. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... A Class A California League game in San Jose, California (1994) Minor baseball leagues are North American professional baseball leagues that compete at a level below that of Major League Baseball. ... The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ...

History

The series emerged from NASCAR's old Sportsman division, which was formed in 1950 as NASCAR's short track race division. It became the Late Model Sportsman series in 1968, and soon featured races on larger tracks, such as Daytona International Speedway. See also: 1949 in sports, other events of 1950, 1951 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing NASCAR Championship - Bill Rexford AAA Racing: Henry Banks won the series championship Johnnie Parsons won the Indianapolis 500 Formula One Champion: The first World Championship for drivers under the... In North American auto racing, particularly with regard to NASCAR, a short track is a racetrack of less than one mile (1. ... See also: 1967 in sports, other events of 1968, 1969 in sports and the list of years in sports. // General sporting events 1968 Summer Olympics takes place in Mexico City, Mexico United States wins the most medals (107), and the most gold medals (45). ... Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ...

The modern-day Busch Series was formed in 1982, when Anheuser-Busch sponsored a newly reformed late-model sportsman series with its Budweiser brand. It switched sponsorship to the Busch brand in 1984, and in 1986, was renamed from the Sportsman series to the Busch Grand National Series. Grand National was dropped from the series' title in 2003. See also: 1981 in sports, other events of 1982, 1983 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: NASCAR Championship - Darrell Waltrip Bobby Allison won the Daytona 500 CART Racing - Rick Mears won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Gordon Johncock Formula One Champion - Keke... Anheuser-Busch NYSE: BUD, the worlds third largest brewing company in volume after InBev and SABMiller, is based in St. ... Budweiser label The packaging plant at the Anheuser-Busch headquarters in St. ... See also: 1983 in sports, other events of 1984, 1985 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: NASCAR Championship - Terry Labonte Cale Yarborough won the Daytona 500 Richard Petty won the 200th (and final) race of his career on July 4. ... See also: 1985 in sports, other events of 1986, 1987 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Geoff Bodine won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt CART Racing - Bobby Rahal Indianapolis 500 - Bobby Rahal Formula One Championship - Alain Prost of France 24... See also: 2002 in sports, other events of 2003, 2004 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Michael Waltrip wins rain-shortened Daytona 500 Winston Cup Championship won by Matt Kenseth for Ford. ...

The Busch Series Today

The cars used today in the Busch Series are slightly different versions of their Nextel Cup counterparts, the main differences being a slightly shorter wheelbase (105" instead of 110") and a larger spoiler (57" wide x 5.75" high instead of 55" x 4.5"). In the past, Busch Series competitors could use makes of cars not used in the Cup series, as well as V-6 engines instead of Cup's V-8s, but the cars used in the series now are very similar. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A spoiler is an aerodynamic device attached to an automobile to decrease lift, decrease drag, or increase the amount of force pushing the vehicles tires to the road surface (also called downforce). ...

On March 6, 2005, the Busch Series held its first race outside the United States, the Telcel-Motorola 200. The race was held in Mexico City, Mexico at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, a track that had previously held Formula One and Champ Car races in the past, and was won by Martin Truex Jr.. March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Telcel Motorola México 200 is a NASCAR Busch Series stock car race first held in 2005 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México, México D.F. or simply México, pronounced IPA: ) is the capital city of the nation of Mexico. ... The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez is a 4. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Champ Car, a shortened form of Championship Car, has been the name for a class of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades. ... Martin Truex, Jr. ...

Beginning in 2007, ABC, and ESPN2 will be the exclusive carrier of all Busch Series races, currently shown on FOX, FX, TNT and NBC. Some sponsors have cricitised the new television deal, noting a maximum of four races will appear on broadcast network television, and most likely none in prime-time; in recent years, as many as nine races in the Busch Series have aired on network television, with two 2005 races ending up in prime-time television. 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... ESPN2 debuted on October 1, 1993, as a sister station of ESPN. Nicknamed the deuce, ESPN2 was to be branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross, snowboarding, and BMX racing. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States and Canada. ... FX (shorter for Fox Extended Networks) is the name of a number of related subscription TV channels owned by News Corporations Fox Entertainment Group. ... Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is a cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and launched with a showing of his favorite film, Gone with the Wind, on October 3, 1988. ... NBC, (Formerly an acronym for the National Broadcasting Company until 2004), is an American television and radio network based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ...

Busch Series cars use fuel that contains lead. NASCAR will conduct a three-race test of unleaded fuel in this series beginning with the July 29, 2006 race at Gateway International Raceway. Leaded fuel will return after that while NASCAR reviews the data collected during the test. Tetra-ethyl lead (also known as TEL, lead tetraethyl and tetraethyllead) is a toxic organometallic chemical compound, with formula (CH3CH2)4Pb, which was once used as a gasoline (petrol) additive. ... Gateway International Raceway is a race track in Madison, Illinois, USA. It hosts a NASCAR Busch Series event and a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on a 1. ... Gasoline, also called petrol, is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture consisting primarily of hydrocarbons and enhanced with benzenes to increase octane ratings, used as fuel in internal combustion engines. ...

Once the Car of Tomorrow is implemented in the Nextel Cup series, NASCAR will begin work on changing the cars run in the Busch Series. NASCAR has been approached by manufacturers about using differently shaped and named car models as the basis for the cars in the Busch Series when this change is made. NASCAR has been receptive to the idea. The Car of Tomorrow is an upcoming car body style for NASCARs NEXTEL Cup. ...

Trivia

• Mark Martin has the most NASCAR Busch Series wins in history with 47 victories most recently at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 12th, 2005 driving the #9 Pennzoil Ford for Roush Racing.

• The 2006 season started the 25th season of the NASCAR Busch Series. The Series was the NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Series before it was the Busch Grand National Series in 1982.

• Dale Earnhardt won the first Busch Series race on February 13th, 1982 at Daytona International Speedway in the Goody's 300.

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Buschwhackers

Main article: Buschwhacker

Since the early days of the Busch Series, many Cup drivers have used their days off to drive in the Busch Series. This can be for any number of reasons, most prominent or often claimed is to gain more "seat time", or to familiarize themselves with the track. Examples of this would be the first ever winner of a Busch Series race, Dale Earnhardt, and the winner of the most races in Busch Series history, Mark Martin. In recent years, this practice has been termed "Buschwhacking" by those that criticize the practice, claiming that Cup drivers racing in the Busch Series takes away opportunities from the Busch Series regulars, drivers that are usually younger and less experienced. Proponents of this practice, however, claim that without the Cup "superstars" and the large amount of fan interest they attract, the series would cease to exist. A Buschwhacker is a term commonly used in NASCAR. It refers to any regular Nextel Cup driver that participates in a NASCAR Busch Series event. ... The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Mark Martin during qualifying of Pepsi 400 at Daytona. ...

2006 Busch Series Season

• 1.Hershey's Kissables 300/Daytona/#33 Tony Stewart Old Spice Chevy
• 2.Stater Brothers 300/California/#16 Greg Biffle Ameriquest Ford
• 3.Telcel-Motorola 200/Mexico City/#20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevy
• 4.Sam's Town 300/Las Vegas/#9 Kasey Kahne Ragu Dodge
• 5.Nicorette 300/Atlanta/#21 Jeff Burton U.S. Coast Guard Chevy
• 6.Sharpie Mini 300/Bristol/#5 Kyle Busch Lowe's Chevy
• 7.O'Reilly 300/Texas/#39 Kurt Busch Penske Truck Rental Dodge
• 8.Pepsi 300/Nashville/#21 Kevin Harvick U.S. Coast Guard Chevy
• 9.Bashas' Supermarkets 200/Phoenix/#21 Kevin Harvick U.S. Coast Guard Chevy
• 10.Aaron's 312/Talladega/#8 Martin Truex, Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevy
• 11.Circuit City 250/Richmond/#21 Kevin Harvick U.S. Coast Guard Chevy
• 12.Diamond Hill Plywood 200/Darlington/#20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevy
• 13.Carquest Auto Parts 300/Charlotte/#60 Carl Edwards Ameriquest Ford
• 14.StonebridgeRacing.com 200/Dover/#29 Jeff Burton Holiday Inn Chevy
• 15.Federated Auto Parts 300/Nashville/#60 Carl Edwards Ameriquest Ford
• 16.Meijer 300 presented by Oreo/Kentucky/#84 David Gilliland Hype Chevy
• 17.AT&T 250/Milwaukee/#11 Paul Menard Splash/Menard's Chevy
• 18.Winn-Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo/Daytona/#8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Menard's/John Mansville Chevy
• 19.USG Durock 300/Chicagoland/#42 Casey Mears Texaco/Halvoline Dodge
• 20.New England 200/New Hampshire/#60 Carl Edwards Ameriquest Ford
• 21.Goody's 250/Martinsville/#21 Kevin Harvick U.S. Coast Guard Chevy
• 22.Busch Silver Celebration 250/Gateway#60 Carl Edwards Henkel Ford
• 23.Kroger 200 Benefitting Riley Hospital for Children/Indianapolis#21 Kevin Harvick U.S. Coast Guard Chevy
• 24.Zippo 200/Watkins Glen#139 Kurt Busch Penske Truck Rental Dodge
• 25.Carfax 250/Michigan#8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Menards/Johns Manville Chevy
• 26.Food City 250/Bristol#17 Matt Kenseth Ameriquest Mortgage Ford
• 27.Ameriquest 300/California#9 Kasey Kahne Snuggle Dodge
• 28.Emerson Radio 250/Richmond/#21 Kevin Harvick U.S. Coast Guard Chevy

The Hersheys Kissables 300 is the first race of the NASCAR Busch Series season. ... Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... The Stater Brothers 300 is the second race on the NASCAR Busch Series schedule. ... The California Speedway is a two-mile, low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California, approximately 40 miles east of Los Angeles on the site of the former Kaiser Steel mill. ... The Telcel Motorola México 200 is a NASCAR Busch Series stock car race first held in 2005 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México, México D.F. or simply México, pronounced IPA: ) is the capital city of the nation of Mexico. ... The Sams Town 300 is a NASCAR Busch Series race that takes place at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. ... Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located at 7000 Las Vegas Boulevard North in Las Vegas, Nevada, is an complex of 4 different tracks for automobile racing. ... The Nicorette 300 is a NASCAR Busch Series race held at Atlanta Motor Speedway. ... Atlanta Motor Speedway is a superspeedway in Hampton, Georgia, USA, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. ... The Sharpie Mini 300 is a NASCAR Busch Series race that takes place at Bristol Motor Speedway. ... Bristol Motor Speedway is a NASCAR short track located in Bristol, Tennessee. ... The OReilly 300 is a NASCAR Busch Series race that takes place at Texas Motor Speedway. ... Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in Justin, Texas, which is within Denton County, Texas. ... The Pepsi 300 is a NASCAR Busch Series race that takes place at Nashville Superspeedway. ... Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee (though the track has a Lebanon address), United States, about 48 km (30 miles) east of Nashville. ... Bashas Supermarkets 200 is a NASCAR Busch Series event held at the Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. ... Phoenix International Raceway is a one mile tri-oval race track located in Avondale, AZ. It opened in 1964, but wasnt used by NASCAR until 1988, with the first race won by the late Alan Kulwicki. ... The Aarons 312 is a NASCAR Busch Series race held at Talladega Superspeedway. ... Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. ... The Circuit City 250 presented by Funai is a NASCAR Busch Series race that takes place at Richmond International Raceway. ... Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a A 3/4 mile, D shaped, asphalt race track located outside Richmond, Virginia. ... The Diamond Hill Plywood 200 is a NASCAR Busch Series race that takes place at Darlington Raceway. ... Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. ... The Carquest Auto Parts 300 is a NASCAR Busch Series race that takes place at Lowes Motor Speedway. ... Lowes Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a superspeedway in Concord, North Carolina, a few miles north of Charlotte. ... The StonebridgeRacing. ... Dover International Speedway (nickname: The Monster Mile) is a NASCAR race track located near Dover, Delaware. ... The Federated Auto Parts 300 is a NASCAR Busch Series race that takes place at Nashville Superspeedway. ... Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee (though the track has a Lebanon address), United States, about 48 km (30 miles) east of Nashville. ... The Meijer 300 presented by Oreo is a NASCAR race held during June at the Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky. ... Kentucky Speedway is a relatively new superspeedway located in Sparta, Kentucky, approximately halfway between Louisville, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio, with easy interstate highway access to both cities, and is additionally less than 100 miles from another fairly sizable market, Lexington, Kentucky. ... The AT&T 250 is a NASCAR Busch Series race held at the Milwaukee Mile. ... The Milwaukee Mile (also The Mile and Americas Legendary Oval) is a race track in West Allis, Wisconsin, USA. It is a mile long (1. ... The Winn-Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo is a NASCAR Busch Series race that takes place at Daytona International Speedway. ... Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... The USG Durock 300 is a NASCAR Busch Series race that takes place at Chicagoland Speedway. ... Chicagoland Speedway is a speedway in Joliet, Illinois, USA, southwest of Chicago. ... The New England 200 is a NASCAR Busch Series race that takes place at New Hampshire International Speedway. ... New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1. ... The Goodys 250 is a NASCAR Busch Series race that takes place at Martinsville Speedway. ... Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Martinsville, Virginia. ... The Busch Silver Celebration 250 is a NASCAR Busch Series race that takes place at Gateway International Raceway. ... Gateway International Raceway is a race track in Madison, Illinois, USA. It hosts a NASCAR Busch Series event and a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on a 1. ... The Kroger 200 is a NASCAR Busch Series race that takes place at Indianapolis Raceway Park. ... OReilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis is a multi purpose racing facility located in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... The Zippo 200 is a NASCAR Busch Series race that takes place at Watkins Glen International. ... Watkins Glen International (nicknamed The Glen) is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. ... The Carfax 250 is a NASCAR Busch Series race that takes place at Michigan International Speedway, sponsored by vehicle history company Carfax. ... Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile (3. ... The Food City 250 is a NASCAR Busch Series race that takes place at Bristol Motor Speedway. ... Bristol Motor Speedway is a NASCAR short track located in Bristol, Tennessee. ... The Ameriquest 300 is a NASCAR Busch Series race that takes place at California Speedway. ... The California Speedway is a two-mile, low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California, approximately 40 miles east of Los Angeles on the site of the former Kaiser Steel mill. ... The Emerson Radio 250 is a NASCAR Busch Series race that takes place at Richmond International Raceway. ... Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a A 3/4 mile, D shaped, asphalt race track located outside Richmond, Virginia. ...

Past Busch Series Champions

• 2005 Martin Truex, Jr.
• 2004 Martin Truex, Jr.
• 2003 Brian Vickers
• 2002 Greg Biffle
• 2001 Kevin Harvick
• 2000 Jeff Green
• 1999 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
• 1998 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
• 1997 Randy LaJoie
• 1996 Randy LaJoie
• 1995 Johnny Benson
• 1994 David Green
• 1993 Steve Grissom
• 1992 Joe Nemechek
• 1991 Bobby Labonte
• 1990 Chuck Bown
• 1989 Rob Moroso
• 1988 Tommy Ellis
• 1987 Larry Pearson
• 1986 Larry Pearson
• 1985 Jack Ingram
• 1994 Sam Ard
• 1983 Sam Ard
• 1982 Jack Ingram

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Busch Series Rookie of the Years

• 2005 Carl Edwards
• 2004 Kyle Busch
• 2003 David Stremme
• 2002 Scott Riggs
• 2001 Greg Biffle
• 2000 Kevin Harvick
• 1999 Tony Raines
• 1998 Andy Santerre
• 1997 Steve Park
• 1996 Glen Allen, Jr.
• 1995 Jeff Fuller
• 1994 Johnny Benson
• 1993 Hermie Sadler
• 1992 Ricky Craven
• 1991 Jeff Gordon
• 1990 Joe Nemechek
• 1989 Kenny Wallace

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See also

• 2006 in NASCAR Busch Series
• List of Busch Series champions
• List of NASCAR teams
• List of NASCAR drivers
• Craftsman Truck Series