Budweiser Racing Team Notes of Interest
· Kasey Kahne is set to make his 200th consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start when he takes the green flag at this weekend’s Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. In 199 starts, Kahne has amassed 10 wins, 38 top fives, 70 top 10s and 16 pole awards.
· This weekend will mark Kahne’s sixth start at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS). In five previous starts, Kahne has two top-five finishes.
· In 2005, Kahne led 39 laps en route to a runner-up finish in only his second start at the Brickyard.
· Kahne has an average start of sixth and an average finish of 18th at the 2.5-mile speedway.
· Kahne has only one start outside of the top five at IMS (he started 12th in 2004).
· With six races remaining until the Chase, Kahne is in eighth position in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver point standings. He leads 13th-place driver Greg Biffle by 51 points.

· Kahne will be signing autographs at Kroger located at 5718 Crawfordsville Road in Indianapolis on Thursday, July 23rd beginning at noon.

· USAC National Championship Racing returns to Oswego (NY) Speedway on August 6 to feature USAC’s K & N Silver Crown Series. Kahne, who owns a USAC sprint and midget team, will serve as race promoter in the inaugural “Kasey Kahne Steel Palace Classic.” For more information, please visit www.steelpalaceclassic.com.