 Presidential candidate Gaius Baltar makes colonization of this planet an issue in the election, and after his victory, settlement of the planet, now named New Caprica, begins.Many crew members (but not, notably, Racetrack) muster-out and settle.When the Cylons locate and occupy the planet a year later, Racetrack is part of "Galactica"'s remaining skeleton crew, and leads the Raptor mission to draw the Cylon forces away from New Caprica while "Galactica" covers the civilians' escape.