Kevin LePage drove the No. 52 Ford for Jimmy Means Racing and moved into the top 40 in Busch Class points. Hopefully we will see LePage running more in this series now that he is not attempting to make Cup races with Front Row Motorsports.
Alabamian and ARCA regular Mike Harmon ran Busch in Phoenix and moved up into the top 40 as well. He drove the No. 44 All Sports Armour TUSCON Chevrolet.
Morgan Shephard made his 3rd Busch race of the year and moved up to 43rd in Busch Class points. I am happy to see old Morgan do this. He doesn't belong attempting Cup, but he can still wheel a car.
Timothy Peters had an excellent run in the No. 21 for Kevin Harvick Racing. The former bring your sponsor and pay to drive member of the Bobby Hamilton Racing team is getting the chance of a lifetime to drive excellent equipment thanks to Harvick's association with Richard Childress Racing. Peters is now 17th in Busch Class points.
Shane Huffman settled for bad luck Friday night when he crashed out early. "As the field came through turn four to complete the first lap of the race, the No. 88 car cut through the grass and then went back up the track collecting the No. 33 and 18 cars. The Navy Chevrolet sustained significant damage and Huffman drove the mangled car directly to the garage area. Crew Chief Wes Ward assessed that the damage was too significant to repair and the team loaded up.
“I don’t know what happened there,” Huffman said. “It just cut hard to the left when I got on the brakes in four. I hate it for this Navy team. We had such a good run here in the fall and I was looking forward to a repeat of that performance here tonight.” Huffman fell to 9th in the Busch Class standings.
There are 22 Big Time Buschwackers in this Saturday's Busch Race. This is totally out of hand and destroying the series. NASCAR needs to change things soon. All this is is Cup practice. There is no semblance of a Busch race left.
Given that ####, let's see who the Busch Class points leader may be come Sunday. Marcos Ambrose is starting 12th in class and 29th overall. Can Bobby Hamilton Jr. catch him? It's very possible that Hamilton will be the number one Busch Guy come Saturday. He starts 9th in class and 26th overall.
But isn't the door wide open for someone else? It sure appears so. First in line is Shane Huffman. Huffman is third in the true Busch standings. He will start 6th in class and 20th overall.
Any other takers? Mike Wallace? Nope he qualified like #### Regan Smith? No he starts behind Huffman.
So while your watching the Nextel Cup Series Busch Series Practice Session keep in mind there is a Busch Class points race going on out there between Ambrose, Hamilton, Huffman and others. I'll give the best odds to Huffman. But I won't take your bets.
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