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Milwaukee Mile another chance for series regulars
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It was one year ago this weekend when Paul Menard won at The Milwaukee Mile, making him the second consecutive Busch Series regular to win a race.
Will it happen again?
Chances are yes, providing the field can hold off a season-low of Cup regulars competing in Saturday's AT&T 250 (8 p.m. ET, ESPN2). The series is fresh off of Stephen Leicht's victory last week at Kentucky, a much-celebrated win in similar fashion of David Gilliland's win last season at this time, although Leicht is with a Cup-affiliated program.
The focus remains on the young Busch drivers at a track where series regulars have been known to have success -- both young and old.
Interesting Fact
39Combined age of Stephen Leicht and Brad Coleman, who finished 1-2 last week at Kentucky. Their combined ages is younger than the ages of Sam Ard (45) and Jack Ingram (48) when they won the first two Busch races at Milwaukee in 1984 and 1985 -- both held before Leicht and Coleman were born.
Fun Fact
1841First lager brewery opened in Milwaukee.
All the Facts
1Milwaukee winner who also competed full time in the Cup Series that season: Dale Jarrett, 1995. Mike Wallace won in 1994 and competed in 22 Cup races.
1Driver to win more than one race at Milwaukee: Greg Biffle, who is not entered in Saturday's race.
2Former Milwaukee winners who are entered in Saturday's race: Mike Wallace (1994) and Jason Keller (2003).
2Cup drivers entered in Saturday's race have combined to make 192 green-flag passes in the last two Milwaukee races, ranking them as the top two in that category.
3Drivers entered in Saturday's race with an average running position inside the top 10 in the past two Milwaukee races: Jason Leffler (3.810), Mike Wallace (7.589) and Denny Hamlin (8.647).
4Drivers who will compete in both the Busch Series race at Milwaukee and the Cup race at Sonoma: Dave Blaney, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin and David Ragan.
5Milwaukee races that have been won from the top starting position, four of which were won by the pole-winning driver. Paul Menard started the race in first position last year after Aric Almirola won the pole but Denny Hamlin raced the car.
7Times that Jason Leffler has been passed under green-flag conditions in the last two Milwaukee races, the fewest among drivers entered in Saturday's race.
8.25Average starting position for Milwaukee winners. Four races have been won from the pole, more than any other starting position.
10.6Average lead changes per Milwaukee race among an average of 6.38 leaders. Milwaukee averages 5.75 cautions per race.
64Laps led by Denny Hamlin in the last two Milwaukee races, the most by a driver who is entered in Saturday's race and third overall. Johnny Sauter (162) and Paul Menard (85) are not entered.
64Laps led by Denny Hamlin in his career at Milwaukee, the most by a driver who has not won at the track. Jason Keller's 123 laps led are the most by any driver entered in Saturday's race.
49.83Percent of passes made on the frontstretch of the Milwaukee Mile in the last two races. The second most popular place to pass is in Turns 1 and 2 (20.20 percent).
129.9Driver Rating of Jason Leffler at Milwaukee, tops on the list.
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Milwaukee Mile
Busch Series winners
| Year | Winner | Make | Start |
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| 1984 | Sam Ard | Oldsmobile | 3 |
| 1985 | Jack Ingram | Pontiac | 8 |
| 1993 | Steve Grissom | Chevrolet | 14 |
| 1994 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | 25 |
| 1995 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 12 |
| 1996 | Buckshot Jones | Ford | 32 |
| 1997 | Randy LaJoie | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 1998 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 1999 | Casey Atwood | Chevrolet | 1 |
| 2000 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | 1 |
| 2001 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 2 |
| 2002 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 1 |
| 2003 | Jason Keller | Ford | 7 |
| 2004 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2005 | Johnny Sauter | Dodge | 1 |
| 2006 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 3 |
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