Tony Raines No. 33 RoadLoans.com
Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Team Report
NASCAR Busch Series Race 5 of 35—Atlanta
Motor Speedway
SAM’S TOWN 300 RECAP: Old Spice driver
Tony Stewart may have started 17th for Saturday’s running
of the Sam’s Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway,
but it only took him 20 laps to crack the top-10. Stewart
and the No. 33 team persevered after a couple of badly timed
incidents caused the team to make a few unscheduled pit stops.
With the help of his pit crew and great calls from his crew
chief, Stewart was crossed the finish line in the third position.
WELCOME BACK TONY RAINES: Tony Raines returns to
Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) and the Busch Series for the first
time since November 12, 2005 at Phoenix International Raceway. Raines
has compiled nine top-10 finishes in 23 starts for KHI. Tony
will pilot the No. 33 RoadLoans.com Chevrolet this week in
Atlanta where he has four career NASCAR Busch Series starts.
TONY RAINES ATLANTA BUSCH SERIES STATS:
Year |
Start |
Finished |
Laps |
Status |
Team |
2002 |
12 |
19 |
200/203 |
Running |
BACE
Motorsports |
2001 |
6 |
10 |
201/203 |
Running |
BACE
Motorsports |
2000 |
16 |
12 |
202/203 |
Running |
BACE
Motorsports |
1999 |
37 |
21 |
191/195 |
Running |
BACE
Motorsports |
Dan Stillman Quotes:
ON TONY RAINES: “Tony is a great driver with
a long background in the NASCAR Busch Series. He has
four Busch Series starts at Atlanta where he has three top-20
finishes including a 10th place finish in 2001. He is a NEXTEL
Cup regular and should do fine.”
ON THE ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY: “The Atlanta
Motor Speedway is one of the best tracks for three wide racing. You
can start the race on the bottom line, but halfway through
the race you will be racing in the middle. Over the
final few laps you will be looking for that last little bit
of race track. This track makes for some exciting racing.”
THIS WILL BE YOUR FOURTH DRIVER IN AS MANY WEEKS, HOW
ARE YOU ADJUSTING?: “I am adjusting fine. When
you have drivers like Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart, Ron
Fellows and this week Tony Raines what can you do besides
give them the best car possible? These drivers know
how to get to the front of the field and that makes my
job a lot easier.”
QUICK NOTES
March 17, 2007
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Nicorette 300
Race length: 195 laps/ 300.3 miles
Banking: 24-degree turns
5-degree
straightaway
Track layout: 1.54 miles
Shape: Quad-oval
Pre-Race Schedule
Practice: Friday 10:40-11:45 a.m. ET
Final Practice: Friday 2:15-3:20 p.m. ET
Qualifying: Saturday 11:05 a.m. ET
TV: The Nicorette 300 can be seen live on ABC at
2:30 p.m. ET.
Radio: The Performance Racing Network (PRN) will
broadcast the race live at 2:30 p.m. ET.
No. 33 Old Spice Chevrolet
Monte Carlo SS Specs:
Chassis: 017
Car History: This car was tested earlier in the year
at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Kevin Harvick was sixth
fastest at the end of session two in that test.
Engine: RCR
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About Kevin Harvick Inc.
Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) is a 70,000 sq. ft. facility located
in Kernersville, N.C. KHI is home to the No. 33 AES
HR Solutions and No. 2 Camping World Truck Series teams and
the No. 33 Old Spice/Bounty/RoadLoans.com/Camping World and
the No. 77 Dollar General stores Busch Series teams. KHI
enters into its fourth year of full-time competition in 2007
in NASCAR’s elite divisions. Please visit www.kevinharvickinc.com for
more information.