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TOYOTA NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) Post-Race Notes & Quotes Lowe's Motor Speedway - October 10, 2008

Kyle Busch led 137 of the 200 laps in tonight's NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Charlotte's Lowe's Motor Speedway en route to his ninth win of the season in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry. With tonight's win, Busch swept both NNS races at Lowe's Motor Speedway in 2008. He also won the May NNS race driving the Braun Racing Camry. Tonight's win is the 19th for Toyota in NNS competition this season with wins coming from Busch (nine), Tony Stewart (five), Denny Hamlin (four) and Logano (one). Brian Vickers (third) and Mike Wallace (10th) also had top-10 finishes at Charlotte. Camry drivers Joey Logano (14th), Dave Blaney (17th), Jason Leffler (18th) and David Reutimann (24th) also participated in the 300-mile event. Four Camry drivers are in the top-10 in the NNS point standings, including Busch (sixth), Reutimann (seventh), Wallace (eighth) and Leffler (ninth).

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Finished: 1st How does it feel to win tonight? "It's definitely pretty awesome to be back in victory lane especially at Lowe's Motor Speedway, one of my favorite tracks. Really got to thank NOS Energy Drink, Z-Line Designs, all these guys on this Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. It was just phenomenal tonight. It was a lot of fun out there to race those guys and have a great win for us. You know, to be back in victory lane feels awesome."

How good was your race car? "The car was phenomenal. It could go anywhere you wanted it to. I could run the top. I could run the bottom. I managed to stay on the bottom just so I didn't burn up the right front tire. Really want to thank the fans for sticking around tonight. I know it was a long show with the rain delays and whatnot. I'm glad they all hung out. And, of course, the ones on TV, as well."

Did you have some issues on the restarts? "You know, you're not supposed to leave any room behind you, or in front of you I should say on (Jeff) Burton's part. He was back there about a car length, a car length and a half, or so. And I could see him carrying up to my rear bumper and he had the momentum and I wasn't going to let him have the momentum on the restarts cause he'd pull low and pass me getting into (turn) one. So, I waited until he got to my rear bumper and then I went. He had to stop and I went. That's what jumbled up the field back there and everything. I apologize to those guys back there, but I got a race to win, too."

What does it mean for you to win again at Charlotte? "It was a phenomenal night for us. That car was pretty strong -- we didn't think it was that strong yesterday. We felt like we had some motor issues with it so we changed the ignition and some stuff -- the distributor, carburetor and all that. It seems as though it all ran well today so thankfully it all worked out and that NOS Energy Drink Toyota was just fast. It was pretty phenomenal to drive -- a lot of fun and a great race car to be able to run on the top, run on the bottom and pass cars any which way we needed to. Fortunately, it was pretty hard to make a mistake on pit road on what to do with it -- we could take two tires or no tires and just pretty much stay out front. The car was fast enough that it could hold its own pace."

Do you think you should have competed for the NNS championship? "No -- it's a lot more fun to not have to worry about points and just go out there and race for wins. I was thinking about that while I was out there -- where I would be if I just gave myself a 10th-place finish in the races that I missed -- that I could calculate the points and see where I was. I don't know where that would put me. It's a lot easier to go out there and race everybody and all the competitors for wins instead of having to concentrate on a particular guy or a particular couple guys and seeing what they do week in and week out. It's probably no different in the 'Chase,' but at least this year I don't have to worry about racing for the championship anymore -- we can just worry racing for wins and getting up there to get a couple more before the year's out." 

BRIAN VICKERS, No. 32 Dollar General Toyota Camry, Braun Racing Finished: 3rd Did you think your car would be this good after the accident in qualifying? "I knew the quality of the equipment that Braun and Dollar General put behind us. Trent (Owens, crew chief) and all the guys did a great job getting the car ready, period, much less capable of running in the top-three. We had a really good night -- we were missing a couple key components, but unfortunately we just couldn't find them. For a backup car -- we'll take a third- place finish and I'm really proud of Dollar General sponsoring the race. We won four Toyota Tundras for some fans and I'm really happy about that."

Does this feel almost like a victory? "In a lot of ways it does. I'm really proud of the Dollar General guys and the Braun guys and all the guys on the team that put this car together. The way the impound deal works, when you wreck one in qualifying it's all you can do to get it ready for the race much less capable of running in the top-three. I'm really proud of their effort there. It was a good top-three, but we obviously wanted that win. Considering the circumstances we'll take it."

MIKE WALLACE, No. 7 GEICO Toyota Camry, Germain Racing Finished: 10th Can you talk about your top-10 finish tonight? "Lowe's (Motor Speedway) is a track where I've enjoyed a lot of good runs, I was tenth here in May on the white flag lap, but, I was wrecked out coming to take the checkered. That's kind of been my luck here. Great runs, without the finishes. The GEICO Camry was excellent tonight. We had no adjustments on pit road -- the car was that good. The GEICO crew did a great job putting the car back together after our trip through the grass and I am really happy we were able to come out of the Dollar General 300 with a top-ten finish."

JOEY LOGANO, No. 20 Farm Bureau Insurance Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Finished: 14th How was your race tonight? "Man, that turned out to be one of the longest nights of my life. It was tough trying to come back with a broken race car. I feel bad for the guys. It looked really good for us early on. I started out pretty tight but then I was able to get in the lead and stay there for a lot of laps. Then we tried to loosen it up a bit and went a little too far, so we fell back on the next restart. But we had a good handle on where we wanted to go from there. Then, all of a sudden, I went outside to pass the 10 (Dave Blaney) and I have no idea what happened. It felt like a big gust of wind took the nose right up into the wall or something. It was weird. After that, we just tried the best we could. That's one of the hardest things to do in racing."

DAVE BLANEY, No. 10 Dollar General Toyota Camry, Braun Racing Finished: 17th

JASON LEFFLER, No. 38 Great Clips Toyota Camry, Braun Racing Finished: 18th

DAVID REUTIMANN, No. 99 Aaron's 'Dream Machine' Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing Finished: 24th

 

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