Johnny Sauter, who was behind the wheel of the Wood Brothers’ No. 21 Ford because Jon Wood passed on racing it this weekend because of the pressure of getting his family’s car into the field. Sauter wrecked on his qualifying lap.

Busch, meanwhile, will be searching for his first win of the season on Sunday after near-misses in the first two events. He dominated the Daytona 500 but faded to fourth late in the event and was also fourth in California.

He has finished second to Stewart in both Nationwide races, and was second in the season-opening Daytona truck race before finally scoring his first win of the season with a truck victory in California.