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| Mark Martin wins California Busch Race | FONTANA, Calif. -- As the sunset at California Speedway, Mark Martin drove his No. 9 Pennzoil Platinum Ford Taurus to the front of the NASCAR Busch Series field to win a rain-delayed, under the lights Stater Bros. 300 at California Speedway on Saturday, February 26.
“Jack Roush deserves all the credit for this victory,” Martin said. “He’s made my career. Driving in this event is a throw back to the good old times. He put the right tools in my hands and we got the job done. It has been an honor to drive the No. 9 Pennzoil Platinum Ford tonight. We didn’t expect to win but I’m glad we did.”
This makes Martin’s third win at the 2-mile, D-shaped oval, with his other two coming in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and IROC in 1998. Team owner Jack Roush has seen much success at California Speedway as well, having all three of Martin’s win under his shop, as well as both NASCAR Busch Series wins in 2004.
“California Speedway has been very good to me,” said team owner, Jack Roush. “This time with Mark in Victory Lane is one of my proudest moments.”
The Stater Bros. 300 finished with 29 cars on the lead lap, a race record, after it was briefly halted due to rain at Lap 123 of the 150-lap, 300-mile event. The race went back to green with 21 laps to go. Martin held off the second place effort of Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 21 Reese’s Chevrolet, and took the checkered with a margin of 0.602 of a second.
Be here for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Auto Club 500 on Sunday. Lower level seats are available at $65 each and upper level seats are $105.
Tickets for the NEXTEL Cup Auto Club 500 are available online or by calling 1-800-944-RACE (7223).
RESULTS
NASCAR Busch Series Race - Stater Bros. 300
California Speedway
Fontana, Calif.
Saturday, February 26, 2005
1. (3) Mark Martin, Ford, 150, $70,901.
2. (6) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 150, $58,070.
3. (5) Shane Hmiel, Chevrolet, 150, $59,708.
4. (11) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 150, $49,170.
5. (4) Reed Sorenson #, Dodge, 150, $47,375.
6. (16) Carl Edwards #, Ford, 150, $28,975.
7. (15) Jamie McMurray, Dodge, 150, $25,875.
8. (18) David Stremme, Dodge, 150, $24,825.
9. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 150, $24,460.
10. (12) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 150, $25,300.
11. (27) Ashton Lewis Jr., Ford, 150, $37,450.
12. (7) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 150, $23,875.
13. (14) Kenny Wallace, Ford, 150, $23,883.
14. (8) David Green, Ford, 150, $29,740.
15. (20) Sterling Marlin, Dodge, 150, $23,655.
16. (25) Stacy Compton, Ford, 150, $28,495.
17. (28) Jason Keller, Ford, 150, $24,935.
18. (42) Denny Hamlin #, Chevrolet, 150, $33,500.
19. (10) Justin Labonte, Chevrolet, 150, $33,490.
20. (32) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 150, $27,780.
21. (19) Tim Fedewa, Dodge, 150, $28,120.
22. (30) Boston Reid #, Chevrolet, 150, $30,260.
23. (2) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 150, $28,858.
24. (34) Johnny Sauter, Dodge, 150, $22,115.
25. (29) Michel Jourdain Jr, Ford, 150, $26,100.
26. (21) Paul Wolfe #, Dodge, 150, $25,890.
27. (38) Ryan Hemphill #, Dodge, 150, $29,235.
28. (23) Jon Wood #, Ford, 150, $25,640.
29. (1) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 150, $25,390.
30. (9) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 149, $28,255.
31. (43) Randy LaJoie, Chevrolet, 148, $25,490.
32. (33) Brent Sherman, Dodge, 148, $21,160.
33. (31) Stanton Barrett, Chevrolet, 148, $25,070.
34. (39) Derrike Cope, Ford, 147, $24,965.
35. (35) Shawna Robinson, Chevrolet, 145, $24,855.
36. (26) Tracy Hines, Dodge, 133, accident, $22,725.
37. (41) Steve Grissom, Ford, 103, engine failure, $24,635.
38. (24) Michael Waltrip, Chevrolet, 64, overheating, $24,525.
39. (13) Tyler Walker, Dodge, 48, accident, $22,470.
40. (22) Greg Biffle, Ford, 28, overheating, $20,435.
41. (36) Eric Norris, Chevrolet, 22, engine failure, $20,375.
42. (37) Kertus Davis #, Chevrolet, 5, engine failure, $24,340.
43. (40) Jeff Fuller, Chevrolet, 4, vibration, $20,280.
Average Speed of Race Winner: 117.251 mph.
Time of Race: 2 hours, 33 minutes, 31 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 0.629 Seconds.
Caution Flags: 8 for 43 laps.
Lead Changes: 14 among 7 drivers.
Lap Leaders: T. Stewart 1-4; M. Martin 5; T. Stewart 6-8; M. Martin 9-32; M. Jourdain Jr 33; T. Stewart 34-44; M. Martin 45-49; S. Hmiel 50-68; T. Stewart 69-70; M. Martin 71-81; M. Kenseth 82-84; M. Martin 85-111; B. Reid # 112; J. Sauter 113-116; M. Martin 117-150.
Top 10 in Points: K. Harvick - 340; R. Sorenson # - 293; C. Edwards # - 289; C. Bowyer - 287; T. Stewart - 271; A. Lewis Jr. - 254; J. Nemechek - 248; M. Truex Jr. - 233; P. Menard - 220; D. Green - 218
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