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NASCAR BGN: Casey Atwood prepares for Gateway International showdown

29 July 2000

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

It's been 26 races since Casey Atwood, driver of the No. 27 Castrol GTX Chevrolet Monte Carlo, has scored a top five finish. The 19-year-old driver's last top five finish was his victory at Dover Downs International Speedway on September 25, 1999.

Saturday's Carquest Auto Parts 250 marks Casey Atwood's 65th NASCAR Busch Series start. The 19-year-old driver of the No. 27 Castrol GTX Chevrolet Monte Carlo made his first series start at North Carolina Speedway on February 21, 1998.

The next two NASCAR Busch Series events offer the Castrol GTX Racing team the opportunity to be close to home. Based in Central City, Kentucky, the No. 27 team is approximately four hours from both Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Illinois and Indianapolis Raceway Park in Clermont, Indiana.

One in every four starts for Casey Atwood in 2000 has resulted in a top 10 finish for the driver of the No. 27 Castrol GTX Chevrolet Monte Carlo.

Casey Atwood is currently eighth in the series point standings, 144 points behind seventh position.

2000 NASCAR BUSCH SERIES RESULTS

TRACK START FINISH MONEY WON STATUS LAPS

Daytona Int'l Speedway 36 31 $ 27,900 Running 69 of 120
North Carolina Speedway 5 32 15,400 Running 193 of 197
Las Vegas Motor Speedway 15 11 26,775 Running 199 of 200
Atlanta Motor Speedway 40 26 14,600 Running 198 of 203
Darlington Raceway 41 42 14,285 Accident 115 of 147
Bristol Motor Speedway 5 32 15,400 Running 193 of 197
Texas Motor Speedway 25 7 22,650 Running 200 of 200
Nashville Speedway USA 1 24 16,100 Running 318 of 320
Talladega Superspeedway 18 17 22,250 Running 113 of 113
California Speedway 17 22 23,700 Running 149 of 150
Richmond Int'l Raceway 8 8 18,605 Running 250 of 250
New Hampshire Int'l Speedway 5 7 19,800 Running 200 of 200
Lowe's Motor Speedway 31 14 19,150 Running 199 of 200
Dover Downs Int'l Speedway 3 11 19,910 Running 200 of 200
South Boston Speedway 1 13 20,200 Running 299 of 300
Myrtle Beach Speedway 6 11 18,500 Running 250 of 250
Watkins Glen International 17 12 18,500 Running 82 of 82
Milwaukee Mile 15 43 15,110 Accident 25 of 250
Nazareth Speedway 17 7 18,375 Running 200 of 200
Pikes Peak International Raceway 11 6 29,850 Running 250 of 250
TOTALS $ 403,300 3702 of 4082 (90.6%)

Text provided by Craig Bailey

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