GATEWAY (ILL.) INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY FACTS & STATS: NUMBER SIX: Ron Hornaday will make his sixth NASCAR Busch Series start at Gateway (Ill.) International Raceway, where he has an average starting position of eighth and an average finishing position of 11th.

10th NBS SEASON: Ron Hornaday started his 10th season in the NASCAR Busch Series this year when he made his first start in the No. 77 Dollar General stores Chevrolet at The Milwaukee (Wis.) Mile. Making his first start in the Busch Series in 1998, Hornaday has won four races in 173 starts.

FAN ZONE: Dollar General launched their Win a Fast Million promotion a month ago in Nashville (Tenn.), which will run through October 13, 2007. Dollar General is offering race fans and shoppers alike the opportunity to take a ride on easy street with Win a Fast Million - the sweepstakes that offers one lucky winner the chance to win $1 million if Bobby Labonte is declared the official winner of the Homestead-Miami Busch Series event. Entries will be accepted online at www.dollargeneral.com; through the mail by completing an official sweepstakes entry form available at all Dollar General stores; or by entering at an official Dollar General mobile marketing display located at the participating race events. The Dollar General Win a Fast Million mobile display will be set up in the fan zone at the Gateway (Ill.) International Raceway. The display will be open to the public Friday, July 20 and Saturday, July 21.

CHICAGOLAND (ILL.) SPEEDWAY RACE RECAP: Coming off a weekend in Daytona (Fla.) where rain dictated the team's race events, the No. 77 Dollar General stores team entered Chicago (Ill.) with beautiful weather and a good outlook for the USG Durock 300 at the Chicagoland (Ill.) Speedway. As with most teams during the 200-lap race, the Dollar General Stores crew fought the track and battled a tight-handling condition. Through six caution periods the team continued to adjust the No. 77 and Bobby Labonte maintained a top-20 position, bringing the car home in 16th place.

RON HORNADAY QUOTES:  THOUGHTS ON GATEWAY (ILL.) INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY: "I know I haven't always had the best of luck at Gateway [Ill., International Raceway], but I really do like the track. When I first started racing there I had to shift a lot, but there have been changes to the track and it's different. Now it's more about the brakes. It's almost two different tracks at once. Turn one is tight and banked and turns three and four are big and flat. The secret is being able to brake in turn one, hit the gas in turn three and not hit the fence in turn four."

CREW CHIEF CORNER WITH WALLY ROGERS:  WHAT SET-UP DO YOU GO WITH HEADING INTO GATEWAY, KNOWING THE DIFFERENCE IN THE CORNERS? "We almost have to go with two set-ups for Gateway [Ill., International Raceway]. Out set-up is a cross between Richmond [Va., International Raceway] and Loudon [N.H. International Speedway]. Turns three and four are like Loudon [N.H. International Speedway] and the closest thing to turns one and two is our Richmond [Va., International Raceway] set-up."

WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR SUCCESS RATE AT GATEWAY? "I've had some success at Gateway [Ill., International Raceway]. Randy LaJoie sat on the pole there in 2002 for the Busch Series race and in 2005 once I was at KHI [Kevin Harvick Inc.] when we were running second in the Truck Series race and the motor broke."

HOW DOES THE DIFFERENCE IN THE CORNERS AFFECT THE DRIVER'S FEEDBACK OF THE CAR? "Gateway [Ill., International Raceway] is a challenge to both the driver and the crew chief, adjusting the car to work perfectly at each end of the track is really hard. We both have to sacrifice a little to get the car right."

No. 77 Dollar General stores Monte Carlo SS Specs - Chassis: 010  Car History: Previously raced in 2007 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Bobby Labonte was running in the eighth-position when the sway bar broke on the car, causing the Dollar General stores Chevrolet to finish 29th. Engine: RCR