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NASCAR - Nationwide - OneMain Financial 200 Preview
From The Sports Network
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| DATE: Saturday, September 29th |
| SITE: Dover International Speedway (1969) -- Dover, Delaware |
| TRACK: one-mile oval - 1,076 feet (Frontstretch); 1,076 feet (Backstretch) |
| CAPACITY: 135,000 (Grandstand Seating) |
| ANNUAL: 27th |
| TELEVISION: ESPN |
| ANNOUNCERS: Marty Reid, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree |
| RADIO: Motor Racing Network (MRN)/SIRIUS NASCAR Radio |
| START TIME: 3:30 p.m. (ET)/Green Flag: 3:45 p.m. (ET) |
| DEFENDING CHAMPION: Carl Edwards (Not Defending) |
| RUNNER-UP: Brad Keselowski |
| POLE WINNER: Elliott Sadler (Finished 14th) |
| LAPS: 200 |
| MILES: 200 |
| QUALIFYING RECORD: David Green, 2004 (157.916 m.p.h.) |
| RACE RECORD: Dale Earnhardt Jr, 1998 (130.152 m.p.h.) |
| TOTAL PURSE: $1,014,243 (2011 figures) |
| PAYOUTS: 1st Place - $49,775; 2nd Place - $26,075; 3rd Place - $22,250 |
| 2011 Finish |
| Finish | Driver | Start | Finish | Driver | Start |
| 1 | Carl Edwards | 2 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | 9 |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | 8 | 7 | Reed Sorenson | 19 |
| 3 | Clint Bowyer | 4 | 8 | Ryan Truex | 5 |
| 4 | Kasey Kahne | 7 | 9 | Mike Bliss | 13 |
| 5 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 6 | 10 | Justin Allgaier | 14 |
| 2011 OneMain Financial 200 Facts and Figures |
| AVERAGE SPEED: 117.321 m.p.h. |
| TIME OF RACE: 1 hour, 42 minutes, 17 seconds |
| MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.791 second |
| CAUTION FLAGS: 4 for 22 laps |
| LEAD CHANGES: 7 among 4 drivers |
| POLE WINNER: Elliott Sadler (153.734 m.p.h.) |
| Past OneMain Financial 200 Winners (Starting Position) Car -- Speed |
| 2011 -- Carl Edwards (2nd) -- Ford -- 117.321 m.p.h. |
| 2010 -- Kyle Busch (2nd) -- Toyota -- 117.379 m.p.h. |
| 2009 -- Clint Bowyer (16th) -- Chevrolet -- 122.034 m.p.h. |
| 2008 -- Kyle Busch (1st) -- Toyota -- 107.084 m.p.h. |
| 2007 -- Denny Hamlin (4th) -- Chevrolet -- 85.197 m.p.h. |
| 2006 -- Clint Bowyer (16th) -- Chevrolet -- 96.908 m.p.h. |
| 2005 -- Ryan Newman (1st) -- Dodge -- 115.644 m.p.h. |
| 2004 -- Martin Truex Jr (2nd) -- Chevrolet -- 122.013 m.p.h. |
| 2003 -- Brian Vickers (3rd) -- Chevrolet -- 113.144 m.p.h. |
| 2002 -- Scott Wimmer (26th) -- Pontiac -- 118.266 m.p.h. |
| 2001 -- Jeff Green (2nd) -- Ford -- 107.591 m.p.h. |
| 2000 -- Matt Kenseth (14th) -- Chevrolet -- 109.041 m.p.h. |
| 1999 -- Casey Atwood (5th) -- Chevrolet -- 91.382 m.p.h. |
| 1998 -- Matt Kenseth (4th) -- Chevrolet -- 106.023 m.p.h. |
| 1997 -- Joe Bessey (6th) -- Chevrolet -- 94.912 m.p.h. |
| 1996 -- Randy LaJoie (24th) -- Chevrolet) -- 118.343 m.p.h. |
| 1995 -- Johnny Rumley (24th) -- Chevrolet -- 108.975 m.p.h. |
| 1994 -- Johnny Benson (20th) -- Chevrolet -- 102.477 m.p.h. |
| 1993 -- Todd Bodine (22nd) -- Chevrolet -- 104.545 m.p.h. |
| 1992 -- Robert Pressley (4th) -- Oldsmobile -- 108.271 m.p.h. |
| 1991 -- Harry Gant (16th) -- Buick -- 126.538 m.p.h. |
| 1990 -- Harry Gant (3rd) -- Buick -- 123.097 m.p.h. |
| 1989 -- Ken Schrader (14th) -- Chevrolet -- 111.300 m.p.h. |
| 1988 -- Michael Waltrip (4th) -- Chevrolet -- 116.073 m.p.h. |
| 1987 -- Rick Mast (3rd) -- Buick -- 113.529 m.p.h. |
| 1986 -- Morgan Shepherd (1st) -- Buick -- 113.798 m.p.h. |
| NOTE: Formerly called Grand National 200 (1986-88), Ames-Splitfire 200 |
| (1989-90), Splitfire 200 (1991-94), MBNA 200 (1995-97), MBNA Gold 200 |
| (1998-99), MBNA.com 200 (2000-01), MBNA All-American 200 (2002), Stacker |
| 200 (2003-04), Dover 200 (2005-06, 2009-10), Roadloans.com 200 (2007), |
| Camping World RV Sales 200 (2008), One Main Financial 200 (2011). |
| Last Race Results |
| RACE: Kentucky 300 (September 22nd) |
| SITE: Kentucky Speedway -- Sparta, Kentucky |
| MILES: 300 |
| LAPS: 200 |
| WINNER: Austin Dillon |
| RUNNER-UP: Sam Hornish Jr. |
| THIRD: Brendan Gaughan |
| FOURTH: Drew Herring |
| FIFTH: Elliott Sadler |
| POLE WINNER: Austin Dillon (Finished 1st) |
| TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 10 minutes, 55 seconds |
| AVERAGE SPEED: 137.492 m.p.h. |
| MARGIN OF VICTORY: 1.059 seconds |
| CAUTION FLAGS: 6 for 26 laps |
| LEAD CHANGES: 11 among 7 drivers |
| LAP LEADERS: A. Dillon - pole; R. Stenhouse Jr. 1-32; K. Lepage 33; A. Dillon |
| 34-43; S. Hornish Jr. 44-46; E. Sadler 47-87; A. Dillon 88-92; E. |
| Sadler 93-144; S. Hornish Jr. 145-146; D. Herring 147-148; M. |
| Annett 149-150; A. Dillon 151-200. |
| OneMain Financial 200 Entry List |
| Car | Driver, Hometown | Car/Name |
| 00 | Blake Koch (West Palm Beach, FL) | Toyota/TBA |
| 01 | Mike Wallace (St. Louis, MO) | Chevrolet/TBA |
| 2 | Elliott Sadler (Emporia, VA) | Chevrolet/One Main Financial |
| 3 | Austin Dillon (Lewisville, NC) | Chevrolet/AdvoCare |
| 4 | Danny Efland (Irmo, SC) | Chevrolet/TBA |
| 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr (Olive Brnch,MS) | Ford/Cargill/Ranchers |
| 7 | Danica Patrick (Roscoe, IL) | Chevrolet/GoDaddy.com |
| 08 | To Be Announced | Ford/Randy Hill Racing |
| 10 | Jeff Green (Owensboro, KY) | Toyota/TBA |
| 11 | Brian Scott (Boise, ID) | Toyota/Dollar General |
| 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. (Defiance, OH) | Dodge/Alliance Truck Parts |
| 14 | Eric McClure (Chilhowie, VA) | Toyota/Hefty/Reynolds Wrap |
| 15 | Carl Long (Roxboro, NC) | Ford/Rick Ware Racing |
| 18 | Joey Logano (Middletown, CT) | Toyota/Sports Clips |
| 19 | Tayler Malsam (Seattle WA) | Toyota/G-Oil |
| 20 | Darrell Wallace Jr. (Concord, NC) | Toyota/Freightliner |
| 22 | Ryan Blaney (High Point, NC) | Dodge/Discount Tire |
| 23 | Jamie Dick (Albuquerque, NM) | Chevrolet/Viva Auto Group |
| 24 | Benny Gordon (DuBois, PA) | Toyota/TBA |
| 27 | J.J. Yeley (Phoenix, AZ) | Ford/Del. Dept. of Highway |
| 30 | Alex Bowman (Tucson, AZ) | Chevrolet/TBA |
| 31 | Justin Allgaier (Riverton, IL) | Chevrolet/Brandt |
| 33 | Paul Menard (Eau Claire, WI) | Chevrolet/Menards/Rheem |
| 38 | Kasey Kahne (Enumclaw, WA) | Chevrolet/Great Clips |
| 39 | To Be Announced | Ford/Go Green Racing |
| 40 | Erik Darnell (Beach Park, FL) | Chevrolet/TBA |
| 41 | Timmy Hill (Port Tobacco, MD) | Chevrolet/TBA |
| 42 | Josh Wise (Riverside, CA) | Chevrolet/TBA |
| 43 | Michael Annett (Des Moines, IA) | Ford/Pilot Flying J |
| 44 | Mike Bliss (Milwaukie, OR) | Toyota/banditchippers.com |
| 46 | Chase Miller (Denver, NC) | Chevrolet/The Motorsports Group |
| 47 | To Be Announced | Chevrolet/Curtis Key Plumbing |
| 50 | To Be Announced | Chevrolet/TBA |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements (Spartanburg, SC) | Chevrolet/stjude.org |
| 52 | To Be Announced | Chevrolet/TBA |
| 54 | Kyle Busch (Las Vegas, NV) | Toyota/Monster Energy |
| 70 | Tony Raines (LaPorte, IN) | Chevrolet/TBA |
| 71 | To Be Announced | Chevrolet/Rick Ware Racing |
| 74 | Mike Harmon (Birmingport, AL) | Chevrolet/Koma Unwind |
| 75 | Scott Riggs (Bahama, NC) | Chevrolet/Rick Ware Racing |
| 81 | Jason Bowles (Ontario, CA) | Dodge/THERANDOMACTORG |
| 86 | Kevin Lepage (Shelbourne, VT) | Ford/Qello Corp. |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek (Lakeland, FL) | Toyota/AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet |
| 88 | Cole Whitt (Alpine, CA) | Chevrolet/taxlayer.com |
| 89 | Morgan Shepherd (Conover, NC) | Chevrolet/TBA |
| 99 | Ryan Truex (Mayetta, NJ) | Toyota/Sea Watch International |
| Leading Contenders (Finish the last nine years) |
| Driver | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Kasey Kahne | 4th | 3rd | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 4th |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 11th | 5th |
| Ryan Truex | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 8th |
| Justin Allgaier | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 26th | 9th | 10th |
| Joey Logano | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 14th | --- | 2nd | 13th |
| Elliott Sadler | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 31st | 14th |
| Kyle Busch | 15th | 9th | 37th | 7th | --- | Won | 4th | Won | --- |
| Paul Menard | --- | 15th | 10th | 37th | --- | --- | --- | 7th | --- |
| Danica Patrick | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 35th | --- |
| Austin Dillon | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sam Hornish Jr | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ryan Blaney | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mover of the Week |
| Ryan Blaney - Started in the 20th position and finished 9th |
| Sports Network Selections |
| Pick to Win - Elliott Sadler |
| Darkhorse - Kyle Busch |
| Last Week's Pick to Win (Sam Hornish Jr) - Finished 2nd |
| Last Week's Darkhorse (Jeremy Clements) - Finished 15th |
| NOTES: |
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Just six races remain on the 2012 Nationwide Series docket and Elliott
Sadler leads Ricky Stenhouse Jr by only four points as the drivers head to the
"Monster Mile" at Dover International Speedway.
After leading 93 of the 200 laps last week, Sadler placed fifth in Kentucky,
his fifth top-10 in the last six races and reclaimed the top stop on the
Nationwide Series points list.
Stenhouse, who had finished first or second the past four races, placed 17th
and holds down the second position.
Last year, Carl Edwards put on a dominating performance to win the OneMain
Financial 200. Edwards led 179 of 200 laps and held off his fellow Sprint
Cup Series competitor, Brad Keselowski, at the finish by 0.8 seconds for his
seventh win of the season and the 36th of his Nationwide career. Nine of those
victories have come on concrete-surfaced tracks (Bristol, Dover and Nashville).
Edwards will not be on hand to defend his title, as he concentrates on the
Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship.
Back in 2010, Kyle Busch set another NASCAR record by claiming his 11th
Nationwide Series win of the season with a near flawless performance at Dover.
Busch, who finished the 2010 season with 13 wins, led all but eight of the 200
laps.
Starting 16th on the grid, Clint Bowyer worked his way to the front and
took control on lap 118 and held on the rest of the way to post his eighth
career Nationwide Series title in 2009. Bowyer led the final 83 laps to post a
1.319 seconds win over Mike Bliss.
Kyle Busch dominated the 2008 running of the fall Dover race, as he led for
157 of the 207 laps en route to his 19th career Nationwide Series title.
Busch, who started on the pole, defeated Mike Bliss by 0.866 of a second.
In 2007, Denny Hamlin won for the fifth time in his Nationwide Series career.
Hamlin, who started fourth on the grid, led five times for 138 laps, as he
defeated Martin Truex Jr by just under two seconds. Hamlin reclaimed the
advantage from Truex with just 15 laps remaining for a 1.797 seconds victory.
Pole sitter Greg Biffle finished ninth.
Bowyer claimed the lead on lap 179 of the 202-lap race in 2006 and held on for
his fifth career Nationwide Series title. Bowyer, who started 16th on the
grid, held off Matt Kenseth by just 0.547 of a second. Pole sitter Scott
Riggs, who led for the first 40 laps, finished 12th, while Martin Truex
Jr., who led for a race-high 77 laps, failed to finish and placed 30th.
In 2005, Ryan Newman won his fourth consecutive start, as he took the
checkered flag, 1.343 seconds ahead of Bowyer. Newman, who posted his fifth
Nationwide Series title, led for a track record 193 laps and tied the
consecutive win mark set in 1983 by Sam Ard. Newman started on the pole and
led for the first 94 laps and then regained the lead on lap 101. Kenny Wallace
took over the top spot on lap 123, but it was short-lived, as Newman was back
on top on lap 124 and led the rest of the way.
The pole sitter has won this race only three times in the history of the
September Dover races. Morgan Shepherd captured the inaugural race, Ryan
Newman won in 2005 and 2008 by Busch.
Harry Gant, a five-time pole winner at Dover, is the only driver to win this
race in back-to-back seasons (1990-91). Gant, Bowyer, Busch and Matt Kenseth
are the only two-time winners of this race. Todd Bodine and Busch are three-
time winners of Nationwide Series races in Dover.
The next Nationwide Series race is the October 12 Dollar General 300 at
Charlotte Motor Speedway. Carl Edwards won last year's race there.
09/25 15:33:08 ET
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As of September 25, 2012, at 03:33 PM ET
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