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MEDIA CONTACT: Lori Halbeisen
Roush Racing, 704.720.4600 or
lahalb@roushracing.com
DRIVER: Todd Kluever CAR OWNER: Jack Roush
EVENT: Dollar General 300
Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.
Friday, October 13, 2006 - 8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Qualifying: Friday, October 13, 2006 - 5:05 p.m. (EDT)
1.5-mile oval, 200 laps/300 miles
2005 Winner: Ryan Newman
NOTES & QUOTES
* Kluever is currently 18th in the Busch Series point standings, and
fourth in the Raybestos Rookie points.
* The No. 06 team will be taking chassis #RK-365 to Lowe’s. Kluever
last raced this car at Chicagoland, and it also finished ninth at Lowe’s in
May.
* This will be Kluever’s third start at Lowe’s. He has one previous
start last year in the Craftsman Truck Series and a top-10 finish this
spring in the Busch Series.
* Kluever will also be attempting his fourth NEXTEL Cup start this
weekend at Lowe’s in the No. 06 3M Ford Fusion.
Todd Kluever on Lowe’s:
(10/9/06 - Talladega, AL) - Todd Bowsher and the Jack Bowsher & Associates Motorsports Team overcame their 34th place starting spot and a couple of on track crashes, including the so called “big one” to bring their Safe Auto Ford to the 16th place finishing position in the Food World 250 on Friday at the Talladega Superspeedway.
“We had a great car in the draft.” Said Bowsher, “We hooked up right there at the beginning with the #90 and stayed with the lead pack easily.” Bowsher added, “We decided before the race that we were just going to ride around there at the start and let things get sorted out and it worked for us. We weren’t too far behind that last big wreck but managed to get through it and came home with the 16th place finish on the lead lap, it was a good strong run for us and we’re ready for Iowa next week.”
Talladega, AL (10-09-06)- - Determined to run well at the newly repaved Talladega Superspeedway, Dexter Bean proved that speed only enhanced his driving capabilities!
During the scheduled practice sessions, Bean and his BlackJack Racing crew demonstrated that the No. 6 Five Star Telecom-Chevrolet Monte Carlo was in great condition for this event. Final practice revealed Bean as the tenth fastest out of the 33 cars that took advantage of the extra practice session.
Bean was the seventh driver on the field for Pork Pole Qualifying, although he was hoping to be out front on the starting grid, he was satisfied with qualifying 21st. Qualifying in 21st position ironically is exactly where he qualified during his last visit to Talladega in which he took home a tenth place finish.
DRIVER: Todd Kluever CAR OWNER: Jack Roush
EVENT: Bank of America 500
Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.
Saturday, October 14, 2006 - 7:10 p.m. (EDT)
Qualifying: Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 7:10 p.m. (EDT)
1.5-mile oval, 334 laps/501 miles
2005 Winner: Jimmie Johnson
NOTES & QUOTES
* Kluever will be attempting his fourth NEXTEL Cup start this weekend
at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. He will be driving the No. 06 3M Ford Fusion for
Roush Racing.
* The No. 06 team will be taking chassis #RK-383 to Lowe’s. Kluever
drove this car at Kansas two weeks ago and finished 32nd.
* Kluever will be competing in both the NEXTEL Cup and Busch Series
races at Lowe’s this weekend.
Wallace’s Talladega Race Stats
Start: 11th
Finish: Second
Laps: 81/81 (race shortened due to darkness)
Laps Led 12
Status: Running
RWI Racing Quotes
Driver, Steve Wallace… “My Hantz Group – Nu South Lemonade Dodge was awesome today. (Juan) Montoya was pushing me to the front and I know we could have won this thing, but they (ARCA) called the race early. It was awesome running with one of the world’s best racecar drivers today and I really appreciate all of Juan’s help out there today.”
Wallace continued, “If I had to finish second, I’m glad to finish second to Frank Kimmel. He’s an awesome driver and I really respect him a lot.”
Crew Chief, Steve Darne… “I couldn’t be more pleased with Steve’s performance here today. He was extremely patient and drove like a 20-year-veteran. I wish the race wasn’t called so soon, but I can’t complain with second.”
CONCORD, NC (10-9-06) - POSITIVE EXPERIENCE FOR MARKS AT TALLADEGA Justin Marks, driver of the #65 CarMax-Construct Corps Dodge, walked away from the John Deer 250 at Talladega Superspeedway Friday with a 23rd place finish and the confidence and knowledge needed to excel in future superspeedway races.
“It was a lot of fun,” Justin Marks said. “I definitely think that we had a top three or five car. We were one of the only cars that could go from the back of the pack to the front of the pack in a matter of ten laps. The car would suck up real good and worked really well with the four or five cars that were the best cars on the track.”
Jamie McMurray
Lowe’s Motor Speedway
1.5-mile track located in Concord, N.C.
NNCS: Bank of America 500, Saturday, October 14th, 2006
FAST FACTS
* Jamie McMurray will be running a special IRWIN Industrial Tools
paint scheme this weekend - the No. 26 IRWIN Speedbor Ford Fusion.
* Lowe’s Motor Speedway is home of McMurray’s first Nextel Cup
victory. In October 2002, McMurray won the race in just his second Cup
start.
* Statistically speaking - Lowe’s Motor Speedway is McMurray’s third
best track, behind the road courses of Sonoma and Watkins Glen.
* In eight starts at the 1.5-mile speedway, McMurray has collected
five top-10 finishes, helping him earn a 13.1 average finishing spot - sixth
best among active drivers.
McMURRAY’S BUSCH SERIES RESULTS AT LOWE’S
STARTS, 10
BEST START, Second
BEST FINISH, Second
TOP-10, Three
TOP-20, Four
EARNINGS, $187,093
McMURRAY AND TOP-FLITE CREW LOOKING TO FINISH WHAT THEY STARTED
Jamie McMurray and the No. 64 Top-Flite crew are heading to Lowe’s Motor Speedway looking for a little redemption. After a disappointing end to what should have been a top-five day for the team in May, the team is ready to finish what they started.
REWIND TO MAY…McMurray secured a second-place qualifying position, his best of the 2006 NASCAR Busch Series season, laying down a lap time of 29.362 seconds. However, before McMurray could make it back to the garage the No. 64 Top-Flite Dodge cut a tire on the track’s straightaway. Fortunately, there was no damage to the car and NASCAR officials allowed the Top-Flite team to change the damaged tire without being penalized.
WALLACE’S 2006 ARCA RE/MAX SERIES RESULTS
STARTS, Seven
BEST START, First (Nashville, Kentucky, Chicago)
BEST FINISH, First (Kentucky, Chicago)
TOP-10, Six
TOP-FIVE, Five
STEVE WALLACE TO RACE BRAND NEW IOWA TRACK DESIGNED BY HIS FATHER
Steve Wallace, driver of the No. 61 Hantz Group – Nu South Lemonade Dodge, comes to Iowa off an impressive showing in the ARCA event at Talladega. After finishing second in his first restrictor plate race, Wallace heads to the brand-new Iowa Speedway with renewed confidence and zeal. For the 19-year-old racer, winning at Iowa would be more than just a win, it would be an immense accomplishment with much significance. After all, his father, NASCAR icon Rusty Wallace, was the chief designer of the new speedway, located in Newton, Iowa
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