1.   At the end of the day, he and Johnson were in third place over all in the series standing.

2.   But after finishing sixth and ninth in the series standings the past two seasons, Gordon undoubtedly has returned to championship form.

3.   Drake, a graduate of Buena High in Ventura, won the race at Attica Raceway Park to take the lead in the series standings.

4.   Ercse finished second and maintained his lead in the series standings.

5.   Five of the past seven meetings have been decided by eight points or less, and the Jets lead the all-time series standings by just one game.

6.   Hornaday, who has won two Busch Series races and has five top-five finishes, is fifth in the series standings and second in rookie points.

7.   Jimmy Vasser, who is battling Adrian Fernandez and Dario Franchitti for second in the final series standings, will start next to Pruett.

8.   Kenseth won the Busch race at Daytona and, after strong runs at Rockingham and Las Vegas, leads the series point standings.

9.   Starting positions for the race were determined by series standings.

10.   Andretti, third behind Preutt and Zanardi in the series standings, was encouraged by the performance of his car.