 | | Ron Fellows has three road course wins in the Busch Series. Credit: Autostock |
By Dave Rodman, NASCAR.COM March 4, 2005 12:00 PM EST (17:00 GMT)
The NASCAR Busch Series sets a landmark this weekend with its first championship point race outside the United States. For a number of reasons, thousands of people are looking at the conduct and outcome of Sunday's Telcel Motorola Mexico 200 as a possible indication of NASCAR going further with international touring division events. But for the 50 entrants in this inaugural road course event, visiting Victory Lane at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez is their primary goal. Unless otherwise noted, the following numbers refer to the Telcel Motorola 200. 0 -- The number of Busch Series races won by a Mexican driver.  |  | | Rusty Wallace |
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1 -- The number of drivers entered who have won a Busch Series road race: Ron Fellows. 1 -- The number of Busch Series road course poles by David Green, Boris Said and Rusty Wallace. 1 -- The number of Mexican drivers to lead a lap in the Busch Series, namely Michel Jourdain Jr. last weekend at California. 2 -- The number of Mexican drivers entered who have previously competed in the Busch Series: Carlos Contreras and Michel Jourdain Jr. 2 -- Ron Fellows' leading number of Busch Series road course pole positions by a driver entered. 2.518 -- The length in miles of a lap of the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. 3 -- Ron Fellows' leading number of Busch Series road course wins by a driver entered. 3 -- The number of the 13 Busch Series road course races that have been won by the pole sitter. 4 -- The number of former Busch Series champions entered: Martin Truex Jr., Kevin Harvick, Randy LaJoie and David Green. 4 -- The number of championships in Mexico's domestic road racing Mustang Series by Rafael Martinez (three) and Jorge Goeters (one). 4 -- Rookie of the Year Award point leader Reed Sorenson's margin over Carl Edwards. 4 -- Terry Labonte's leading number of career Busch Series road course wins. 4 -- The number of full-time Nextel Cup Series drivers currently in the top-10 in the Busch Series standings: Leader Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards (third), Tony Stewart (fifth) and Joe Nemechek (seventh). 7 -- The number of full-time Nextel Cup Series drivers entered: Carl Edwards, Robby Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Randy LaJoie, Jamie McMurray, Elliott Sadler and Rusty Wallace. 8 -- Defending Busch Series champion Martin Truex Jr.'s position in the standings entering the weekend. 10 -- The number of Mexican natives entered.  |  | | Reed Sorensen is prepping for his first road course start. Credit: David Allio |
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10 -- The number of Rookie of the Year candidates entered. 13 -- The number of road course races in Busch Series history, at Watkins Glen International (11) and Road Atlanta (two). 44 -- The number of different racetracks on which the Busch Series has raced, heading to Mexico. 47 -- The margin in the Busch Series standings between leader Kevin Harvick and second-place Reed Sorenson. 201.44 -- The number of miles covered in 80 laps of the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. 238 -- Jason Keller's leading number of consecutive Busch Series starts by an active driver. 2,308,347 -- The dollar amount of posted awards. |