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New Hampshire Motor Speedway – June 27, 2009

- Kyle Busch earned Toyota’s 29th Nationwide Series win on Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

- Busch’s win marks his first NNS win at the one-mile oval and 15th behind the wheel of a Camry.

- Joey Logano (second) started from the pole and led a race-high 108 (of 200) laps in the race.

- Jason Leffler (10th) scored his 11th consecutive top-10 finish Saturday for Toyota. Scott Speed (eighth) also earned a
top-10 finish.

- Camry drivers Brian Vickers (12th), Michael McDowell (15th), Scott Lagasse, Jr. (16th), Elliott Sadler (18th) and
Michael Annett (19th) were also in the field.

- Six Camry drivers are currently in the top-15 in the unofficial NNS point standings – Busch (first), Leffler (fourth),
Logano (fifth), McDowell (11th), Lagasse, Jr. (12th) and Annett (15th).

No. 18 Z-Line Design TOYOTA Camry

Finishing Position: 1st

Did you think you would have the opportunity to pass Joey Logano late in the race?

“I didn’t think I really had an opportunity. We just kept adjusting on our car all day. Normally when we’re out front we
don’t adjust on it. Today we didn’t have the winning car, we made the winning car. That’s just what seems to be the
different thing about our cars sometimes. Sometimes when we’re out front we’re content with what we’ve got and we end
up getting beat in the end — the show is stolen from us.

I can’t even speak right now. This is great. (Jason) Ratcliff (crew
chief) and myself talked this past week about what we needed to do in order to get better, in order to take this team to
victory lane instead of finishing second week in and week out. This is a good step in the right direction. I’m really proud
of Jason (Ratcliff, crew chief) and all of these guys here.”

How concerned were you about Joey Logano at the end of the race?

“I was very concerned. I ran out of battery there about halfway on my number one battery. Unfortunately, we had an
alternator problem or something like that under the hood. So I went to battery two and didn’t run any fans the rest of the
race so we won that race with no brake fans. That’s pretty cool. Joey (Logano), he’s a great racer and really has a lot of
potential and he’s showing it for sure in this Nationwide Series as well as what he’s been able to do in the Cup Series.
We’re proud of him and he’ll be here a long time as well as I am here at Joe Gibbs Racing, hopefully.”

Kyle Busch

“It was a really good race for us. It was a smart, well thought-out race. We worked our way through the field there one at
a time and just took our time getting up through there. Really the car wasn’t exceptional there in the beginning – it was just
really tight all day. Made changes to it all day on the pit stops. Jason (Ratcliff, crew chief) made some really good calls
for it. We just kept working on the car and just kept trying to make it better and get up there to fight with those guys. At
the start of the race everybody kind of went crazy.

I knew how slick these cars were with these tires the first couple laps on
restarts so I just took my time on the initial start and let the other guys go and then worked my way back by them.
Fortunately, we had great pit stops all day. We gained some ground there and Jason (Ratcliff, crew chief) made some good
calls where we passed some cars. There at the end we were just a little bit better than Joey (Logano) and we were able to
beat him. It was definitely pretty special there to get a win for Z-Line and everybody at Toyota, all the guys on this team
and Jason (Ratcliff, crew chief). It’s good to bring home another Joe Gibbs Racing one-two.”

What do you think about being the 23rd different winner at this track in 23 races?

“That’s pretty cool – not a lot of race tracks can say that. This was definitely one of those races that just does not suit me
for some reason – I don’t know why, I don’t know what it is. Just can’t seem to get around here very well and I’ve won
here in a Cup car. I’ve had some decent finishes in Nationwide. We’re not winners here every time we come here. We’re
not the threat to win every time we come here. We’re working on it and I’m trying to get better at this place – I’m trying to
understand what it takes to get better at this place. Fortunately, we were able to make it the best there at the end and win
this thing.”

How was today’s race different for you regarding not leading all the laps?

“That’s what we do – we get out front and we get content at leading all those laps and seeing the scoreboard and just
watching that we’re leading all those laps. We don’t make any changes. If I go out there and I try to push my car the
whole time – you’re scared to lap the field because then NASCAR will throw a caution. You take your time out there and
you run a pace so then you don’t have to lap so many cars. When it boils down to time to go at the end of the race and run
fast lap times with the guys that are now behind you – it’s harder to do because now those guys have worked on their cars
all day long.

That’s what we did last week at Milwaukee – we got out front on that one restart, we checked out and left and
Carl (Edwards) ran me down a little bit and was right there when the caution fell. We didn’t make that big of a change to
the car – I didn’t ask for that big of a change to the car. Carl (Edwards) went right by me and checked out. He was
working on his car all day when he was back a little further. Really, sometimes that’s what it boils down to is just being
able to get your car better and better.”

Will you continue to be as frustrated about second-place finishes 20 years from now?

“Here’s what people don’t understand – today when were coming up through the field, if I would have stalled out at second
- I would have been fine with that second-place finish. We worked to a second-place finish and that’s what we got. The
rest of these races, the reason I get so frustrated is because we’re out front, we lead all these laps, we’re the car to beat and
we get beat at the end of the race because we didn’t make our car or everybody else just got their stuff better than ours. We
didn’t make ours good enough. That’s why it’s frustrating finishing in those weeks. Today I would have been perfectly
fine finishing second or third because I thought that was all we had. We just kept working on it and we had one more stop
and we got through that stop and made a two-tire change and the car came to life.”

JASON RATCLIFF, crew chief, No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing

How do you learn to deal with Kyle Busch’s intensity?

“I try to just talk to Kyle (Busch). It’s good. Everybody on this team understands his frustrations because we’re the
same way – we just don’t have a camera in our face to talk about it. Everybody gets frustrated. These guys work hard,
Kyle (Busch) drives hard and when you go up there and you lead laps in anticipation of another trip to victory lane and
then when you get shot down like that – it’s frustrating. You’re almost better off if you can just sneak your way to the
front all night and then if you fall a little bit short it’s a little easier to take. We understand that and we just try to keep
communicating better and better every week so we don’t put ourselves in those positions.

It’s tough. When you have a car that’s out there and leading – why would you want to work on it? There’s a reason you’re leading – because you’re better than everybody else. It’s tough to work on a race car leading, but a guy that’s running second and third – he’s got nothing to lose so they just start slinging stuff at it. That’s the position we were in today. We didn’t really have
anything to lose – we did, but we could take some chances today because we weren’t running up front anyway. It’s a
different deal and it’s the same way for everybody every week. The 20 (Joey Logano) car led 100-plus laps and it’s very
disappointing to those guys today. They had a fast race car. I don’t know if they over or under-adjusted on it, but they
probably needed another adjustment to beat us there at the end.”

No. 20 Gamestop TOYOTA Camry

Finishing Position: 2nd

How was your race today?

“We had a pretty good GameStop Toyota – just not good enough, pretty much is what it came down to. After every
restart we got tires, we were loose for the first six to seven laps. That’s when cars would be faster than us and beat us.
After that I was able to get them back. It just made it tough – you were hanging on for the first few and then you were
there. I think on the last restart, if we were a little tighter to start off with and I could have kept in front of them then I
might have been able to hold him off.

Once we got going, we were about the same speed. A little bit of dirty air played
into me as far as getting tighter and tighter. It’s just typical I guess with this race track – as the run goes, you keep
getting tighter. We had a good run going, we led the most laps, but I guess this is how Kyle (Busch) feels lately leading
all the laps and not winning. I guess that is tough.”

Joey Logano

“Yeah, probably. I may not show it as much, but you’re never happy about finishing second. It’s always tough, but it’s
cool to see both (Joe) Gibbs (Racing) cars up there week in and week out over here in the Nationwide Series. It’s really
cool. It seems like the last few races it’s been me and Kyle (Busch) coming down to the wire like that.

It’s cool racing
your teammate like that for the win, but of course you always want to be the one in victory circle. Either way, it was a
good run for us. It was good for the 20 car. We’re still going for a championship in the owner’s standings there so
whatever I can do to help that.”

How frustrating is it that you are racing an almost identical car to the race winner?

“I feel like in the Nationwide Series I’m where I need to be, especially lately. Everywhere we go, I think me and Dave
(Rogers, crew chief) are clicking. I think it took us a while to figure out what I was saying. It’s kind of the same thing
that me and Zippy (Greg Zipadelli, Cup crew chief) are going through over on the Cup side right now. I just think it
takes a little bit of time. I think over in the Nationwide Series, I know the car, I know what I need and I know what it
takes to win over there.

I feel like we’re the same. It’s not like he (Kyle Busch) beat us by a lot – it was just a little bit.
Of course it’s frustrating, but you’re out there digging as hard as you can and trying a whole bunch of different lines.
We were just too tight at the end. The car just changed too much throughout the whole run. A lot of guys just started off
tighter and didn’t get as tight. We’ll just figure out what we need to do in order to fix that problem.”

Do you and Kyle Busch talk about how you are making the cars better during a race?

“Mostly the crew chiefs talk about that sort of stuff. We more talk about what line you’re running and what you can do
to go a little bit faster. For the most part, stuff like that is the crew chiefs working together. I know the two crew chiefs
talk to each other during the race and tell them what they make for changes. I’m sure I wasn’t saying the exact same
thing he was. I’m sure my car acted a little bit different than his. As much as you try to make two cars exactly the same
- we’re in the same shop, same bodies and all that stuff.

There’s always something different. There’s always something
a little different from car to car. Even now, you have car that runs good and you have a car that’s no good – it happens
like that sometimes. It doesn’t make any sense, but that’s just part of racing. It all just kind of depended on what we
had. We had different springs in the cars – it might have come down to a little something like that. You put it in your
memory bank and you put it in your notes and you come back next time. We both have different driving styles. I think
every driver out there has a different driving style. It takes different things to make different drivers go.”

Scott Speed

Finishing Position: 8th

What happened between yourself and Brian Vickers on the final lap?

“We all went into the corner and everyone started to check up. Brian (Vickers) slowed up more than I could and we both
went up the track. I couldn’t stop on time. It was unfortunate for both of us because we were both going to have better
finishing positions. Michael Waltrip Racing gave me a great car though like always, so we had a really good race and
overall a good day too. I’m happy with our run today.”

JASON LEFFLER, No. 38 Great Clips Toyota Camry, Braun Racing

Finishing Position: 10th

Brian Vickers

Finishing Position: 12th

What happened between yourself and Scott Speed on the final lap?

“I don’t know what his deal was. He (Scott Speed) wrecked us. He (Scott Speed) said that we slowed down going in the
corner. It’s a shame. We had a really good run going. I don’t know what happened. He just drove in way over his head
and wrecked us.”

MICHAEL McDOWELL, No. 47 Tom’s Toyota Camry, JTG-Daugherty Racing

Finishing Position: 15th

SCOTT LAGASSE, JR., No. 11 America’s Incredible Pizza Company Toyota Camry, CJM Racing

Finishing Position: 16th

ELLIOTT SADLER, No. 10 Auto Value Bumper-to-Bumper Toyota Camry, Braun Racing

Finishing Position: 18th

MICHAEL ANNETT, No. 15 Pilot Travel Centers Toyota Camry, Germain Racing

Finishing Position: 19th

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