Tony Raines No. 33 RoadLoans.com Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Homestead Team Report

NASCAR Busch Series Race 35 of 35 – Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway

ARIZONA. TRAVEL 200 RECAP: Tony Raines was again behind the driver’s wheel of the  No. 33 Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) RoadLoans.com Chevrolet for the Arizona.Travel 200 at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) Saturday. Raines qualified the No. 33 RoadLoans.com Chevrolet 13th, but following qualifying the team had to make unapproved adjustments to the valance. As a result, Raines had to start the race from the back of the field and after a strong run around the one-mile track, finished the race with a solid 18th-place finish.
HOT NO. 9: Raines will take the green flag for the ninth time this season behind the wheel of the No. 33 KHI Chevrolet. This season Raines has compiled two top-10 finishes and completed 1,341 laps for 1,614.20 miles. 

CHASSIS HISTORY: KHI Chassis No. 037 was most recently on track at Texas Motor Speedway with Tony Raines behind the wheel. Raines began the race 26th and finished 9th, marking his first top-10 and career best Busch Series finish at the 1.5-mile track. The chassis debuted at Lowe’s (N.C.) Motor Speedway in October, with KHI driver and co-owner Kevin Harvick in the driver’s seat. Harvick started from the 25th position and crossed the finish line in 10th. Competing in only two races so far this season, this chassis has two top-10 finishes.  
SEASON FINALE: This weekend’s race at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway marks the final race of the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series season and the final race with Busch as the title sponsor of the series. With one race remaining in the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series (NBS) season, the No. 33 KHI Chevrolet currently sits sixth in NASCAR Busch Series Owner’s Points Standings.

DOUBLE DUTY: Raines will be taking on double duty again this weekend at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway as he competes in the Busch Series event on Saturday, followed by the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series (NNCS) event on Sunday.

AROUND KHI: In addition to the Busch and Cup Series being in action this weekend at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway, the Truck Series will also take to the track Friday night to crown this year’s champion. KHI driver Ron Hornaday currently sits second in points behind Mike Skinner. Hornaday and the No. 33 Camping World truck team enter the race only 29 points out of first and ready to battle for the championship down to the final lap.

Dan Stillman Quotes:
RETURNING TO HOMESTEAD-MIAMI (Fla.) SPEEDWAY: “We are bringing Chassis No. 037 to Homestead (Miami (Fla.) Speedway) this weekend for Tony (Raines). The last time we ran this chassis, Tony (Raines) ran a great race and was able to get us a top-10 finish.”

“The last few weeks we have had strong cars and managed to stay up front to gain decent, solid finishes. This week should be no different. With Tony (Raines) and his experience and the record of this car (two races and two top-10 finishes), we should have no problem getting another top-10 finish this week for KHI to end the season.”

RoadLoans.com News:
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About RoadLoans.com:
RoadLoans.com, based in North Richland Hills, Texas, is a leading direct-to-consumer auto finance company specializing in new and used vehicle loans, consumer-to-consumer purchases and opportunities to refinance existing loans for customers with less than perfect credit.  Through its on-line application process, RoadLoans.com streamlines the financing of a new or used vehicle. The company’s focus on customer service has earned it the Lending Tree Customer Service Excellence Award every year since the award was first presented in 2002. Launched in June 2000, RoadLoans.com has focused on empowering and educating people through the auto loan process and has helped tens of thousands of consumers purchase or refinance a car.  For more information, visit http://www.RoadLoans.com/ or call (888) 276-7202.

About Kevin Harvick Inc.:
Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) is a 70,000 sq. ft. facility located in Kernersville, N.C.  KHI is home to the No. 33 and No. 2 Camping World Truck Series teams and the No. 33 Old Spice/Bounty/RoadLoans.com/Camping World and the No. 77 Dollar General stores Busch Series teams.  KHI enters into its fourth year of full-time competition in 2007 in NASCAR’s elite divisions.  Please visit www.kevinharvickinc.com for more information.

QUICK NOTES

November 17, 2007
Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway
Ford 300

Race length: 200 laps/ 300 miles
Banking:  20-degrees in turns
                    4-degrees on straightaways
Track layout: 1.5-mile
Shape: Oval

Pre-Race Schedule
Friday:
Practice: 1:10- 2:20 p.m., ET
Final Practice: 6:35 - 7:25 p.m., ET
Saturday:
Qualifying: 12:05 p.m., ET

TV: The Ford 300 can be seen live on ESPN2 at 4:00 p.m. ET.

Radio: The Motor Racing Network (MRN) will broadcast the race live at 4:00 p.m., ET.

No. 33 RoadLoans.com Chevrolet
Monte Carlo SS Specs:

Chassis: 037
Engine: RCR