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Nashville Superspeedway, Nashville, TN (1.333-mile oval)

Qualifying: Saturday, June 10 (Speed at 6:00 p.m. AT, 5:00 p.m. ET)

Race: Saturday, June 10 (FX at 8:30 p.m. AT/Sportsnet at 9:00 p.m. AT, 8:00 p.m. ET)

Federated Auto Parts 300 Fast Facts
What: Federated Auto Parts 300 (Race No. 15 of 35 in the NASCAR Busch Series).
Where: Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, Tenn.
When: 8:05 p.m. ET, Sat., June 10.
Track Layout: 1.333-mile oval.
Race Length: 300 miles/225 laps.
Posted Awards: $1,163,803.
Radio: MRN, XM Satellite.
2005 Winner: Clint Bowyer
2005 Polesitter: None (weather).
2006 NASCAR Busch Series Top 10: 1. Kevin Harvick 2,221. 2. Carl Edwards 1,924. 3. Clint Bowyer 1,818. 4. Denny Hamlin 1,793. 5. Kyle Busch 1,744. 6. J.J. Yeley 1,740. 7. Greg Biffle 1,738. 8. Paul Menard 1,632. 9. Johnny Sauter 1,532. 10. Jason Leffler 1,497.
Pre-race schedule (all times local): Sat., June 10 – Practice, 8:30-9:30 a.m.; Rookie Practice, 9:45-10:15 a.m.; Final Practice 10:30-11:30 a.m. Qualifying 4:05 p.m. (Impound).

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Edwards Wins in Music City

NASHVILLE, TN (June 10, 2006) - Carl Edwards scored his second NASCAR Busch Series win of the season Saturday night at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway, while Kevin Harvick finished third to maintain his lead in the championship points race.

Edwards, who started 13th, pushed his Ameriquest Mortgage passed AC Delco Chevrolet driver Clint Bowyer with 37 laps remaining in the 225-lap, 300 mile event and pulled away for the win. Bowyer finished second while Harvick placed third in the U.S. Coast Guard Chevrolet. Rockwell Automation Chevrolet driver Denny Hamlin finished fourth after leading during the midway point of the event. Finishing fifth was Paul Menard, who drove the Menard’s/Quaker State Chevrolet to his second top-5 finish of the season. Click here for the rest of the story.

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Post-Race Notes

• Winner: Carl Edwards, No. 60 Ameriquest Mortgage Ford, Crew Chief: Pierre Kuettel; Owner: Jack Roush
• Tonight's win is Carl Edwards' second win this season and seventh career win.
• Edwards' captured his first win in three starts at Nashville Superspeedway.
• Edwards' missed last year's Nashville June race due to inclement weather conditions. He went on to win the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race at Pocono.
• Ashton Lewis Jr. had his best finish, ninth, of the 2006 season.
• Paul Menard tied his season best finish (fifth); he finished fifth at Richmond as well.
• Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate Danny O'Quinn Jr. had his best career finish (10th).

Qualifying Notes

• Pole Winner: Todd Kluever, No. 06 3M Ford, Qualifying Speed: 161.930
• This is Todd Kluever's first career pole in his 15th career start in the NASCAR Busch Series.
• Kluever's previous best start was sixth at the Nashville spring race. He finished 32nd in that race.
• Kluever is the first rookie this year to win the Busch Pole award.
• Kluever is the third driver to win his first Busch Pole at Nashville Superspeedway; the others were Reed Sorenson (3/05) and Shane Hmiel (4/02).
• Kluever's teammate Danny O'Quinn Jr. made it a Roush Racing front row by qualifying second.

Pre-Race Notes & Quotes

Chris Cook, No. 43 Rio Grand/ShiftIntoGear Dodge Veteran racer Chris Cook will be behind the wheel of the #43 Rio Grand/Shift Into Gear Dodge of the Curb Agajanian Performance Group when it comes to the Nashville Superspeedway 1.33-mile concrete tri-oval for Saturday night’s NASCAR Busch Series Federated Auto Parts 300. It will be the fifth NBS start for the 34-year-old Cook, who owns the Shift Into Gear driving school and over the years has tutored numerous NASCAR and other series regulars including Tony Stewart. His previous four NBS starts, and his lone Nextel Cup Series start in 2005, have all come on road courses. While this is Cook’s first effort at Nashville Superspeedway, he is certainly no stranger to the area. He was the 1992 NASCAR Late Model Rookie of the Year at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, and lived in the area from 1992-97.

Kyle Busch, No. 5 Lowe's/Spectracide Chevrolet Kyle Busch will enter two NASCAR events in two separate time zones this weekend, traveling from Pennsylvania to Tennessee on Saturday to qualify and race his No. 5 Lowe's/Spectracide Chevrolet in Busch Series competition at Nashville Superspeedway. Busch will then fly back north for Sunday's 500-mile NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series event at Pocono Raceway. With Busch taking part in NEXTEL Cup activities at Pocono Raceway, veteran Busch Series driver Justin Labonte will practice the No. 5 Lowe's/Spectracide Chevrolet prior to Saturday's qualifying session at Nashville. Labonte, a past winner on the circuit, will remain on standby throughout time trials and the 300-mile race that evening. In three Busch Series starts at Nashville, Busch has posted one top-10 finish -- a sixth-place effort in June 2004. In the April 2003 ARCA Series event, Busch won from the pole position in his first-ever race with Hendrick Motorsports.

Boris Said, No. 9 Ingersoll Rand Dodge "I am thankful for this opportunity to have some additional races behind the wheel of the No. 9 Dodge Charger in the Busch Series. We got off to a great start in Mexico City and I think if it weren’t for a wrapper on our grill late in the race that we could have won that event. Because Ray (Evernham) believes in my abilities not only on a road course but on ovals as well, we have been able to partner with strong companies like Hellman’s and Ingersoll Rand at these events. One of my personal goals is to visit victory lane in the Busch Series and I believe that working with proven winners like Team Director Trip Bruce and his No. 9 team is exactly what I need to achieve that.” This will be Said’s first career Busch Series start at the Nashville Superspeedway. Said has two poles, three top-fives, three top-10s, and has led 27 laps in seven starts in the NASCAR Busch Series.

Todd Kluever, No. 06 3M Ford "We were pretty good at Nashville back in April so I'm really excited to go back this weekend. We were running in the top 10 when we got caught up in an accident with a lapped car. I bet we could have finished in the top five if we could have stayed out of trouble. We've learned so much more since the last time we raced there that I have to believe our 3M Ford Fusion is going to be extremely competitive this weekend. We've got a lot to build on and we're learning. Even though we finished 18th at Dover last weekend, I am still really pleased with how our team has come together. We might stumble a couple of times but we're going to figure it out and we're going to be really stellar by the end of the season. We've gained five spots in the points in the last two weeks. I feel confident we'll be in the top 10 before it's all said and done." Kluever has two prior starts at Nashville. One in last year's Craftsman Truck Series race and the other in the Busch Series race in April. Kluever has been the Raybestos Rookie of the Race for the last two consecutive races.

Mark McFarland, No. 88 Navy Accelerate Your Life Chevrolet Saturday’s race will mark McFarland’s second Busch race at Nashville Superspeedway. In April he started 20th in the Pepsi 300 and was on his way to a solid finish before he was pinched between two cars on Lap 96. The car sustained significant damage as all the suspension components on the left front were bent, broken or gone when the crew brought the car into the garage area. The team launched a massive recovery effort to get the car back on the track and McFarland was able to pick up three positions before finishing 33rd.

Clint Bowyer, No. 2 ACDelco Chevrolet The challenge: Two races - two states - two days – two wins. Can it be done? The answer is yes! ACDelco driver Clint Bowyer is ready to face the challenge of traveling back and forth between the NASCAR Busch series and the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup series races being held in two different states in two days and all the while concentrating on taking home his second win at Nashville Superspeedway. “I think we have a good game plan for this weekend,” said a confident Bowyer about wheeling the No. 2 ACDelco car at Nashville Superspeedway on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.’s Busch race and running the No. 07 Richard Childress Racing Cup entry at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa., on Sunday. Bowyer along with his RCR teammate, Kevin Harvick will be flying between the two locations on Harvick’s private plane logging in a 1642 mile round trip flight. The RCR duo, along with five other NASCAR drivers, is participating this weekend in both events. Bowyer has raced five times at Nashville Superspeedway in the NASCAR Busch Series. He is five for five, meaning he has finished first, second, third, fourth and fifth at the 1.333-mile oval. He carries the title for most top-five finishes at Nashville Superspeedway. Most recently, Bowyer finished second in the first Nashville race of this season.

Cale Gale, No. 1 Miccosukee Resort & Gaming Dodge Cale Gale will be driving the No. 1 Miccosukee Resort & Gaming Dodge Charger that has been normally driven by NASCAR veteran Mike Wallace. Veteran driver Jason Keller started the 2006 season in the No. 1 machine, but was relieved of his driving duties earlier this season. “Words cannot express how excited I am and thankful I am for this opportunity to represent Miccosukee Resort & Gaming and Phoenix Racing,” said Gale. “We ran very well and were a threat in the ARCA RE/MAX Series. I’m very comfortable with the track. I’m racing against some of the best NASCAR drivers this weekend, I just want to do a good job for our team and win the respect of my other competitors. A top-ten finish is definitely realistic this weekend.” Gale is currently the shock specialist for Phoenix Racing and has done several test sessions in the Busch car as well as their NASCAR Nextel Cup Series car, which he tested two weeks ago at Greenville Pickens. He started his tenure with James Finch, owner of Phoenix Racing last fall.

Jason White, No. 08 GunBroker.com Dodge Driving the No. 08 GunBroker.com Dodge this weekend is Jason White. White, a native of Virginia is no stranger to Nashville Superspeedway and remains confident that his rookie team will unload as strong as any other team. “We’re looking forward to this weekend’s race at Nashville,” said White, a former NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series competitor. “This team has really spent the time and effort into making us capable of winning races. I’m just the lucky guy that gets to drive the GunBroker.com machine. We are all looking forward to this weekend.”

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