Busch Series Rookie Report

Posted on June 26, 2006

By Allen Madding

 

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After 17 events into the 35-event 2006 NASCAR Busch Series schedule, some of the rookies have begun to establish themselves while other have yet to show their talents. Burney Lamar finished 32nd this weekend at The Milwaukee Mile after being involved in a grinding crash, but has recorded 3 top-10 finishes in 17 starts. Todd Kluever finished 23rd at Milwaukee and hold 2 top-10 finishes for the season. Danny O’Quinn spent most of Saturday night running near the 15th position. He managed to dodge the carnage of the last 15 laps and recorded a 7th place finish to give him 2 top-10 finishes in 17 starts. Mark McFarland finished 33rd. He has 1 top-10 finish in 17 starts. Stephen Leicht in his 6th start of the year finished 13th. Leicht has 1 top-10 finish. Auggie Vidovich finished 15th in his 4th start of his Busch career. Stephen Wallace finished 25th in his 7th start of the season and has yet to finish in the top-10. Erin Crocker finished 28th in her second outing.

Of all the Busch Series rookies, David Gilliland surprised everyone with a win at Kentucky in only his 7th Busch Series starts, his 5th start for 2006. Gilliland was absent from the field at Milwaukee, but he probably had the most popular cell phone of all the Busch Series rookies over the past week.

Burney Lamar continues to impress with his 3 top-10s in 17 starts including an amazing second place finish in the season opener at Daytona.

Lamar sits 14th in the Busch Series points behind ex-Cup Series driver John Andretti who is in the Busch Series Rookie of the Year competition but has yet to post a top-10 finish.

Danny O’Quinn who made his entry into the Busch Series from late models and is tied with his teammate Todd Kluever with 2 top-10s this season after Kluever competed last year in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Of all of the Roush Busch drivers this season, many expected to see Kluever to be head and shoulders above the other Roush rookies, but Kluever has not made much headway over O’Quinn.

The remaining 18 races in the Busch Series schedule will determine the winner of the Rookie of the Year title. We know the Rookie of the Year will not be David Gilliland due to his infrequent starts, but he has certainly made his way into the Busch Series record books. As we enter the second half of the season, all eyes are on the rookies.

 

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