Ambrose confident time will be on his side at Dover (cont'd)

It'd be great for many of the locals, too.

Truex grew up in Mayetta, N.J., which, as the crow flies, is a lot closer to Dover, Del., than the two-and-a-half-hour drive all the way around the Delaware Bay. But his fans and family know how to travel, especially to see their favorite son win, which he's done twice at the Monster Mile in the Busch Series. He outlasted strong showings by Kasey Kahne and Kenny Wallace to win the 2004 fall race, and did it again in the June 2005 race. Both times he went on to win the series championship.

"Dover's a special place to me for many reasons," Truex said. "I grew up close to the track and I raced there a bunch when I was coming up through the ranks. To have won there in Busch and Cup means a lot to me. The memories come flooding back every time we go to Dover."

Searching for the broom, again
All four of Carl Edwards' victories this season have come on concrete racetracks. When the series stopped at Dover back in June, Edwards was the conqueror.

But he's hit a little wall as of late. Edwards has just one top-10 finish in the last six races, and that came two weeks ago at Richmond. And he hasn't won since backing up his Dover victory with a win at Nashville three months ago.

Saturday, however, could be the momentum shifter. It will be Edwards' 100th career start in Busch Series competition.

"It's time to get our momentum back and Dover is a great place to do just that," said Edwards' crew chief, Pierre Kuettel. "We ended up in Victory Lane our last race there, and this weekend is Carl's 100th career Busch Series start. We have a simple plan for the Monster Mile: stay out of trouble, run our race, and extend our points lead."

The fight for second
With Edwards weeks away from clinching his first Busch Series championship, the race is on for second position in the standings. Give the early edge to David Reutimann.

"Our current goal is to finish top-three in the point standings," said Reutimann, who is currently tied for second with Kevin Harvick at 733 points back of Edwards.

Harvick holds the tie-breaker with his five victories to Reutimann's zero. But this weekend, Harvick isn't scheduled to race.

"Being my first full season in the Busch Series and the first year for Michael Waltrip Racing and Toyota, to finish in the top three is outstanding," Reutimann said.