2007 in NASCAR Busch Series
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The 26th season of the NASCAR Busch Series opens February 17, 2007, at Daytona International Speedway and concludes November 17, 2007, at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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[edit] Schedule
The official 2007 Busch Series schedule was announced on October 2, 2006. The only major schedule change is the addition of the first NASCAR race in Canada at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, which replaces the race at Martinsville. The order of races in July has also been shuffled.[1]
Note that the title sponsors for races may change. All races that are not specified are held in USA
[edit] Television
ESPN 2 will be covering the entire Busch Series in 2007 as part of the new television package. The commentators for ESPN/ABC will be Jerry Punch, Rusty Wallace, and Andy Petree. Dale Jarrett will also be in the booth for select Busch races (which have yet to be announced).
[edit] Expected Full Time Entries
Current car entry list as of October 29th, 2006. This list is very tentative, and subject to change.
‡The term New Team describes both teams that are entirely new to the sport and teams that are going full time after running part time last year.
†The Top 30 in points rule for the Busch Series only includes those teams that run full time. From 27th-41st in points multiple teams ran full and part time. Part time teams are not allowed "guaranteed spots" into races, only full time teams are. Here is the re-calculated owner standings of only full time teams:
- 27th- #35
- 28th- #90
- 29th- #01
- 30th- #4
The teams above are locked in, while the teams below are not.
- 31st- #36
- 32nd- #12
- 33rd- #0
- 34th- #49
[edit] Free Agents
- Only Drivers with over 50 starts.
| Driver | Career Starts (before Season Began) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Stanton Barrett | 130 (22 Cup Starts) | Could possibly race for MacDonald Motorsports. |
| Ricky Craven | 142 (278 Cup Starts) | |
| Tim Fedewa | 333 | |
| Aaron Fike | 52 | |
| Jeff Fuller | 183 | Got injured in early 2006, may not return to sport. |
| David Green | 383 (79 Cup Starts) | |
| Mark Green | 220 | |
| Steve Grissom | 306 (151 Cup Starts) | Rumored full time with DLP Racing, however plans may have fallen through. |
| Shane Hall | 189 | May go full time with Jay Robinson Racing. |
| Tracy Hines | 52 | |
| P.J. Jones | 29 (22 Cup Starts) | May go full time with Curb Agajanian Performance Group. |
| Jason Keller | 401 | |
| Justin Labonte | 75 | |
| Randy LaJoie | 349 (44 Cup Starts) | |
| Ashton Lewis Jr. | 221 | |
| Steve Park | 56 (181 Cup Starts) | Rumored full time, with unknown team. |
| Tim Sauter | 110 | Has sponsor (Lester Buildings), just needs to find a team to go with. |
| Scott Wimmer | 119 (104 Cup Starts) | Rumoured to be racing full time with Richard Childress Racing. |
[edit] See also
| Preceded by: 2006 in NASCAR Busch Series |
NASCAR seasons 2007 |
Succeeded by: 2008 |
