(4-20-08)

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Kyle Busch won his third consecutive race on
NASCAR's Nationwide Series, holding off Marcos Ambrose by less than
a second Sunday in the Corona Mexico 200.
Busch passed Scott Pruett on the 72nd of 80 laps to take the
lead. Pruett finished third, followed by Carl Edwards.

Lap length: 2.518 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (6) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 80 laps, 132.1 rating, 190 points,
$113,345.
2. (4) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 80, 104.0, 170, $88,043.
3. (2) Scott Pruett, Dodge, 80, 128.1, 175, $72,843.
4. (3) Carl Edwards, Ford, 80, 129.9, 165, $57,250.
5. (7) Patrick Carpentier, Dodge, 80, 109.0, 160, $56,368.
6. (8) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 80, 106.3, 150, $47,500.
7. (21) Scott Wimmer, Chevrolet, 80, 104.8, 151, $52,878.
8. (28) Brad Keselowski, Chevrolet, 80, 84.8, 142, $51,838.
9. (24) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 80, 92.2, 138, $52,343.
10. (12) Steve Wallace, Chevrolet, 80, 83.7, 134, $51,068.
11. (33) David Reutimann, Toyota, 80, 87.6, 130, $44,100.
12. (19) Mike Wallace, Toyota, 80, 73.9, 127, $49,868.
13. (11) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 80, 93.2, 124, $43,175.
14. (32) Adrian Fernandez, Chevrolet, 80, 76.2, 121, $49,518.
15. (17) Max Papis, Chevrolet, 80, 70.7, 118, $49,343.
16. (13) Brad Coleman, Ford, 80, 82.0, 115, $49,268.
17. (9) Jason Keller, Chevrolet, 80, 82.3, 117, $49,043.
18. (16) Ruben Pardo, Dodge, 80, 66.0, 109, $48,618.
19. (26) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet, 80, 59.4, 106, $48,493.
20. (23) Rafael Martinez, Ford, 80, 65.5, 103, $42,900.
21. (36) Jason Leffler, Toyota, 80, 64.3, 100, $48,318.
22. (22) David Ragan, Ford, 80, 58.1, 97, $41,800.
23. (41) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 80, 46.7, 94, $49,618.
24. (42) Kevin Lepage, Ford, 80, 41.0, 91, $48,168.
25. (30) D.J. Kennington, Dodge, 80, 51.7, 88, $48,293.
26. (14) Erik Darnell, Ford, 80, 62.6, 85, $41,600.
27. (37) Alex Garcia, Chevrolet, 80, 42.6, 82, $41,550.
28. (27) Brian Simo, Chevrolet, 80, 45.8, 79, $47,968.
29. (25) Kyle Krisiloff, Dodge, 80, 38.9, 76, $47,918.
30. (35) Stanton Barrett, Chevrolet, 80, 50.4, 73, $41,650.
31. (18) Kelly Bires, Ford, transmission, 79, 66.5, 70, $47,788.
32. (15) Ron Hornaday Jr., Chevrolet, 79, 56.7, 67, $47,728.
33. (1) Colin Braun, Ford, 77, 98.0, 69, $50,693.
34. (10) Antonio Perez, Dodge, 76, 74.0, 61, $41,190.
35. (5) Boris Said, Ford, accident, 54, 73.7, 58, $47,628.
36. (20) Michel Jourdain, Toyota, accident, 39, 68.4, 55,
$47,593.
37. (34) Kevin O'Connell, Chevrolet, accident, 32, 41.2, 52,
$41,090.
38. (38) Kenny Hendrick, Chevrolet, handling, 30, 31.5, 49,
$41,035.
39. (29) Jose Luis Ramirez, Dodge, electrical, 28, 37.0, 46,
$40,985.
40. (31) Chris Cook, Chevrolet, brakes, 20, 36.7, 43, $40,900.
41. (43) Larry Gunselman, Chevrolet, handling, 17, 26.4, 40,
$40,815.
42. (40) Scott Gaylord, Chevrolet, brakes, 12, 31.9, 37,
$40,745.
43. (39) Kertus Davis, Chevrolet, accident, 1, 30.3, 34,
$40,625.
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Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 68.124 mph.
Time of Race: 2 hours, 57 minutes, 25 seconds.
Margin of Victory: .737 seconds.
Caution Flags: Seven for 18 laps.
Lead Changes: 10 among seven drivers.
Lap Leaders: C.Braun 1; S.Pruett 2-16; C.Braun 17; C.Edwards 18;
P.Carpentier 19; J.Keller 20; S.Wimmer 21-33; Ky.Busch 34-46;
C.Edwards 47-50; S.Pruett 51-71; Ky.Busch 72-80.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): Scott Pruett 2
times for 36 laps; Kyle Busch 2 times for 22 laps; Scott Wimmer 1
time for 13 laps; Carl Edwards 2 times for 5 laps; Colin Braun 2
times for 2 laps; Patrick Carpentier 1 time for 1 lap; Jason Keller
1 time for 1 lap.
Top 10 in Points: 1. C.Bowyer, 1,339. 2. C.Edwards, 1,330. 3.
Ky.Busch, 1,273. 4. D.Reutimann, 1,195. 5. D. Ragan, 1,165. 6.
Bra.Keselowski, 1,153. 7. M.Bliss, 1,136. 8. J.Leffler, 1,062. 9.
M.Wallace, 1,039. 10. K.Bires, 996.
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NASCAR Driver Rating Formula
A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.
The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes,
Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap,
Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap
Finish.

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