BMW MOTORRAD USA HAS EXPANDED TO OKLAHOMA CITY

AC Spencer, General Manager, at the newly opened BMW Motorcycles of Oklahoma City. (05/2014)

Grand Opening Celebration Planned June 21

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – May 28, 2014 – BMW Motorrad USA has expanded its brand in central Oklahoma with the opening of BMW Motorcycles of Oklahoma City. The exclusive BMW motorcycle dealership, located at 417 Hudiburg Circle C (just off Interstate 40), offers a complete line of BMW motorcycles, parts, accessories, apparel and service capabilities in a newly built 7,000 square-foot retail facility. A grand opening celebration is planned Saturday, June 21.
“We are thrilled to be Oklahoma’s first exclusive BMW dealership and look forward to being an integral part of the Oklahoma City community,” commented General Manager A.C. Spencer, who has spent his entire career in the motorcycle retail business and opened BMW Motorcycles of Oklahoma City with majority owner Clayton Little. “Our beautiful new dealership offers motorcycle enthusiasts a place to hang out and relax and build relationships with other riders in the area.”
“We look forward to welcoming loyal BMW customers as well as introduce other riders to the BMW brand,” says Spencer, who worked for a variety of motorcycle manufacturers until he became general manager of another BMW dealership in 2005. “Once I became involved with BMW, I never looked back,” he observed. “BMW’s technology, range of models and loyal customer base are unparalleled.”
“We are delighted to partner with A.C., Clayton and their team in bringing the BMW brand to Oklahoma City,” commented Lou Provato, Dealer Development Manager, BMW Motorrad USA. “They have the drive, determination and experience to build a superlative dealership in this region.”
For more information about BMW Motorcycles of Oklahoma City, visit http://www.bmwmcofokc.com or call (405) 948-4000. Showroom hours are Tuesday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

 

2014 SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE YEAR BATTLE HEATS UP

Kyle Larson

March 22, 2014 – Kyle Larson and Austin Dillon completed their first 500-lap race at Bristol Motor Speedway, finishing 10th and 11th, respectively; with Larson taking Sunoco Rookie Of The Race honors for the second time this year.

Though Dillon leads the Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings, his lead is shrinking. He currently holds a six-point lead over Larson, down from eight after Las Vegas – his largest cushion of the season.

Larson’s strong performance at Bristol put the rest of the field on high alert – though it’s his first season, he’s for real.
Larson contended for the win in final 100 laps at Bristol, scoring a driver rating (104.5) that ranked fourth best. Can he back up this strong performance in his home state of California?

Auto Club Speedway has been a site for big name first-time winners in the past. California native Jimmie Johnson scored his first Sprint Cup win as a ROY contender in his first start at Auto Club Speedway in 2002. Kyle Busch won his first NSCS Coors Light Pole Award and his first NSCS race at Auto Club Speedway as a ROY contender in 2005.

None of this year’s ROY contenders have started a NSCS race at Auto Club Speedway. Dillon, Larson and Parker Kligerman are the only rookie contenders to post top-10 finishes at Auto Club Speedway in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Larson, a native of Elk Grove, Calif., posted a sixth-place finish in his only NNS start at what he considers to be his home track. Dillon finished fifth in each of his two NNS starts at Auto Club Speedway.

 

DANIEL SUAREZ GOES FOR FIVE AT THE NEXT STOP: BRISTOL

Daniel Suarez

March13, 2014 – Daniel Suárez will put his four-race win streak on the line Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway. The track hasn’t been kind to the Monterrey, Mexico driver. Suárez, who swept the first two NASCAR K&N Pro Series East races of the season, heads into the PittLite 125 with a 15th and 26th in his last two starts on the high-banked half-mile.

Suárez, 22, has also won his last two NASCAR Mexico Toyota Series starts.

His main challenge may come from his Rev Racing teammate, Ryan Gifford. Gifford, who scored his first NASCAR win last year at Richmond, has a pair of third-place finishes in two career starts at Bristol. In addition, Cole Custer will be making his first NASCAR K&N Pro Series East start of the season. The 16-year-old Custer is coming off a win in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West opener at Phoenix and has excelled at the national series tracks – he won at Iowa and New Hampshire last year and contended for victories at Richmond and Dover.

Rookie Lee Pulliam will be among a possible 20 drivers who would be making their first start at Bristol. The two-time NASCAR Whelen All-American Series champion has started the season with a pair of top-five finishes and is second in points. While Pulliam trails Suárez by 18 points, just 10 points separate second-place from 11th, making Bristol a key stop on the 16-race schedule.

The NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour returns to the track at Southern National Raceway Park in Kenly, N.C. Andy Seuss led wire-to-wire in the season opener last weekend at Caraway Speedway in Sophia, N.C.

 

 

DEUCES WILD: BRAD KESELOWSKI ONLY THE LATEST TO TAME BRISTOL IN THE “2”

March 13, 2014 – Brad Keselowski has won two of the last five NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Bristol Motor Speedway, which should surprise absolutely no one.

Brad Keselowski and Rusty Wallace

Even if it doesn’t seem immediately apparent, a closer look at statistical history shows he’s an heir to this slice of success.

It’s all about the No. 2 – plus a trio of top-rung drivers who through the years have combined to give Team Penske a total of 10 victories at the historic .533-mile oval with three different manufacturers – Pontiac, Dodge and Ford.

Rusty Wallace racked up seven BMS wins in the No. 2. And he had two other Bristol wins before that, driving for owner Raymond Beadle.

Kurt Busch added an eighth Bristol win for Penske’s No. 2, that coming after four victories driving for Jack Roush.

Keselowski brought the total to 10 with two straight trips to Bristol’s Victory Lane, winning the 2011 night race and then the 2012 spring event. He appears primed to bring home the 11th win, after winning this past Sunday At Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He comes in second in series points, merely one behind Dale Earnhardt Jr.

The 2012 series champion who surprisingly failed to make the Chase last year some, Keselowski has almost assured himself a spot this season – the new Chase format gives the top 15 race winners automatic berths provided they attempt to qualify for each of the 26 races prior to the Chase and are in the top 30 in points. With the pressure relatively lessened, the fun has returned after the disappointment of 2013.

“I want to win Indy; that would be big [for Roger Penske],” Keselowski said. “Michigan would be a really big win.  I’d take Bristol and California while I’m at it.  But … we just want to get some more wins, and then obviously you’ve got to get on steady footing once you reach the back half of the year with your cars and team to where you’re just consistent frontrunners so you can really get into those last 10 races and make some noise.”

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KELLY ADMIRAAL AND SWAN RENTALS JOINS RAB RACING AT BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Kelly Admiraal

Concord, N.C. March 12, 2014 – NASCAR K&N West standout Kelly Admiraal will make his first start with RAB Racing for 2014 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday, March 15th driving the No. 29 Swan Rentals Toyota Camry. 18 year-old Admiraal, a native of Edmonton, Alberta Canada will make just his second NASCAR Nationwide Series start, the first coming at Phoenix International Raceway in November of 2013. Admiraal plans to compete in multiple races in the No. 29 Swan Rentals Toyota Camry for RAB Racing throughout the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series season.

Swan Rentals is a premier provider of equipment rental solutions to the Energy and Commercial Construction Industries in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. They supply rental equipment such as matting, tank farms, oilfield equipment, construction and rig mats.

Admiraal, who most recently competed in the K&N West race at Phoenix International Raceway, was running in the third position with just a small handful of laps remaining until a flat right-front tire relegated the Canadian native to a 19th place finish. In just seven starts in the NASCAR K&N West Series, Admiraal has two top-ten finishes, coming at Phoenix and Sonoma in 2013.

“I’m really excited to have this opportunity with RAB Racing along with the support of Swan Rentals,” said driver Kelly Admiraal. “Swan came on board for 2014 and I’m honored to be able to represent them this weekend in Bristol. Having this opportunity to race at the famed Bristol Motor Speedway is a dream come true! Over the past couple of months I’ve been able to spend some time in Concord at the RAB Racing facility and get to know crew chief Matt Lucas. Lucas is definitely a huge asset to me and this team, they are definitely top-notch and highly competitive. I’m really looking forward to working with them.”

Bristol Motor Speedway will also mark the second event for crew chief Matt Lucas at RAB Racing. Lucas recorded two wins in 2013, and to date has 21 top-5 finishes, and 35 top-10 finishes in 49 starts as a crew chief, along with 36 NNS wins as an engineer.

“Everyone here at RAB Racing is really looking forward to having Kelly Admiraal in one of our Toyota Camry’s at Bristol Motor Speedway,” said crew chief Matt Lucas. “Our first goal is to get him comfortable running around the high banks at Bristol with the different lines and characteristics of a race track that he’s never seen before. Once he’s comfortable we’ll work on getting the No. 29 Swan Rentals Toyota Camry faster and getting Kelly to the checkered flag. A track like Bristol will be great experience for Kelly moving forward in his career.”

Western Camp Services will also continue their involvement and support of Kelly Admiraal in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for 2014 beginning at Bristol Motor Speedway. Western Camp Services has been a partner with Admiraal since the beginning of his NASCAR racing career in 2012. And has supported his racing endeavors since 2003.

 

 

 

TEAM CHEVY IN THE GARAGE AT BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY– ALBA COLON, PROGRAM MANAGER, NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES – CHEVROLET RACING:

Alba Colon

March 12, 2014 – “This weekend the circuit heads to Bristol Motor Speedway.  We will be celebrating the first short track race of the season, a race that is always full of a lot of excitement.

“Bristol Motor Speedway is a very demanding place on drivers, teams and equipment.  This high-speed half-mile track offers its own unique set of challenges.  Having a well-balanced car and staying out of trouble are the keys for success at Bristol.   A lot of work goes on behind the scenes between the teams and Chevrolet racing engineers in looking for ways to make our race cars handle better.  A good handling car is for sure a factor to a strong performance at this track.

“With three races under our belt this year and with the new NASCAR Sprint Cup rules package, we have been pleased with the performance of our Gen-6 Chevrolet SS Race Cars.  There is still a lot of work to do, but we have developed a good base to work with.

“We are looking forward to some great racing at Bristol and to celebrating a great win on Sunday afternoon.”

TEAM CHEVY FROM THE DRIVER’S SEAT:

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONAL GUARD CHEVROLET SS – POINT’S LEADER

(ON THE TEAM’S STRONG START TO THE SEASON.): “This is a good start to the season for sure.  Yeah, the confidence is up there. When we first got together we’d run our guts out to run in the top 15. Then the next year we’d run our guts out to run in the top 10, and you wondered when you’d get up to fifth and start running in the top 5 regularly. We started doing that last year, and so our team keeps stepping up this ladder. It just makes total sense to me how that process has went, having lived it and having seen the progression. So the sky’s the limit for us, and if we are smart and keep our composure and don’t get foolish and don’t get too proud of ourselves, just keep it in perspective, we’ve got a great opportunity this year to be this competitive every week.”

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 KOBALT TOOLS CHEVROLET SS – 3RD IN STANDINGS

“We had a rough race last time at Bristol and got caught up in a wreck. Bristol is going to be interesting for sure. Everyone is still trying to dial in their cars with the new rule packages.  We’ve had a decent start to the year – as well as our teammates on the No. 88 – I’m really proud of the entire shop.  It hasn’t been easy this year – we’ve been working really hard on these cars.”

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 AXALTA CHEVROLET SS – 5TH IN STANDINGS

“The groove at Bristol has changed the last few years. It used to be right around the bottom, then it moved to the middle and now it’s at the top of the track. I think it makes for some of the most spectacular racing that we have on the circuit. That’s what makes Bristol so special.”

JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 MCDONALD’S CHEVROLET SS – 11TH IN STANDINGS

“I am really looking forward to Bristol.  This is one of the tracks that I really enjoy racing at and we have had some good runs there.  With the new qualifying format it will be interesting and crucial to have a good starting spot for Sunday.  It is pretty tough to pass at Bristol so track position will be important.”

AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 BAD BOY BUGGIES/REALTREE CHEVROLET SS – 13TH IN STANDINGS

“I enjoy Bristol Motor Speedway. I enjoyed the last NASCAR Nationwide Series race there. I don’t know what to expect for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series cars because there is so much horsepower in that little bullring. In the Nationwide cars I felt like it took me about two years to get the hang of it. During my fourth race I felt like that was the best race I have had, so experience will be big at Bristol Motor Speedway. We’ll just have to learn. We have those rookie stripes on the back and it will be one of those places where you just have to stay in the race the whole time and fight until the end.”

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 BUDWEISER CHEVROLET SS – 14TH IN STANDINGS

“Bristol is a track where I’ve had a lot of good results in the past. We’ve run well so far this year, other than a parts failure last weekend, but we’re still getting established as a team. Every week is a new page in the notebook for us and I’m looking forward to getting on the track Friday and seeing exactly where we are speed-wise, how the car feels and all of that.”

KASEY KAHNE, NO. 5 FARMERS INSURANCE CHEVROLET SS- 15TH IN STANDINGS

On winning at Bristol in March 2013: “It was pretty awesome to win a Cup race at Bristol. We were close for a while and to finally pull it off last year was pretty neat. We were really solid in both races last season so I look forward to going back there this weekend. I’m excited because it is a track that suits us pretty well, and it’s a track we can get some more wins at.”

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS – 23RD IN STANDINGS

“I’m really looking forward to the race at Bristol this weekend. Our Target Chevy has been really fast the past couple weeks, and the crew has done a great job setting up the car. I had really good finishes last year in two Nationwide races, so I’m excited for my first time at Bristol in a Cup car.”

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 BASS PRO SHOPS/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET SS – 27TH IN STANDINGS

“Bristol is one of those places where you’ve got to have everything kind of go your way. If you have one hiccup, it’s hard to recover from it. We’ve only won one race there and we’ve kind of been all over the board. It’s been feast or famine for us. It’s like if you have one problem in the first half of the race, it’s hard to recover from it. It makes for a very long day. We’ve had more long days than good days.”

KURT BUSCH, NO. 41 HAAS AUTOMATION CHEVROLET SS – 28TH IN STANDINGS

“Bristol is one of those tracks that when you hit the right set-up it will work for a little while.  Some tracks you hit the set-up and you only get the one win out of it.  Bristol to me is all about how you get the car to carve through Turn 4.  If you are good in Turn 4, then Turn 2 the exit there should handle itself.  Now (after the repave) Bristol is not that mean, tough and ugly track. It’s a very generous track now and doesn’t have the sharp banking transitions and it seems like the outside groove is the preferred groove.”

DANICA PATRICK, NO. 10 GODADDY CHEVROLET SS – 33RD IN STANDINGS

“It was huge. When things go bad, it can snowball quickly, but everyone kept their head up and kept working hard. And that can be hard to do when things get tough. The biggest thing I kept reminding myself was that we had really good cars; we just got taken out in accidents that we didn’t start. Our cars have been awesome all year and that’s a product of a lot of hard work by Tony Gibson and all the guys. I’m proud of their effort and I think we’ve got a lot of good days ahead. I’m excited for the next few races.”

 

 

CLINT BOWYER No. 15 5-HOUR ENERGY TOYOTA / BRISTOL PREVIEW

Clint Bowyer

CORNELIUS, N.C. March 12, 2014 – Rome has its Colosseum and so does the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series circuit. Bristol Motor Speedway self-titled its .533-mile oval, the “last great Colosseum.” Clint Bowyer and the rest of NASCAR travel there this weekend ready to do battle.

Bowyer has said in the past: “It’s just one of my favorite racetracks – it always has been. Whether you get caught up in something or not, whether you get a bad finish or a good finish – it’s just a colosseum.”

The concrete track, which opened in 1961, may not be as old as its Italian counterpart, which was completed in AD 72. But both have played host to epic battles in front of raucous crowds, Rome with seating for approximately 55,000 and the Tennessee-track with more than a 100,000 seat capacity.

All those eyes will be on the competitors this weekend. Not only does Bowyer like the track, he knows how to get around the “bullring.” He finished in the top 10 in half of the 16 races he has run and was leading in the fall when a lapped car took him out of contention.

Bowyer is ready to bring his No. 15 5-hour ENERGY Toyota to the battle. Sunday will show who else was ready.

How do you think qualifying will be at Bristol?

“Qualifying has been pretty intense the last couple of weeks. We’ve actually been pretty decent. I made a trip to the media center last Friday (to talk with media after qualifying third) so we must be doing something right. But I’m looking forward to the bullring. I like Bristol. It should be pretty hairy out there for qualifying again.”

What’s your outlook going into Bristol?

“We’ve been fast off the truck every week. I expect the same this weekend. We’ve just got to execute a little better and learn from our mistakes. We had a great 5-hour ENERGY Toyota last weekend. We were running sixth there at the end and unfortunately, I hit the wall. But we’ve had speed every week at the track so far and that’s important. We almost won this thing last time and I got taken out by a lap car when I was leading. I love this little track. It’s going to be a good show.”

CREW CHIEF BRIAN PATTIE

How awould you ssess the season so far?

“Our finishes may not show it, but we are running well. We’ve had speed every weekend. We just need to make sure we finish as good as we’ve been running. Bristol is a good track for Clint and the 5-hour ENERGY Toyota. We’ve run top five there almost every race. The trophy is cool there and at Martinsville and we usually run well at both places. We’re going to try to get us one of them the next few weeks.”

 

 

 

 

AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 BUSH’S® GRILLIN’ BEANS® CHEVROLET SS / BRISTOL

JTG DAUGHERTY RACING BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY QUOTEBOOK

Track: Bristol Motor Speedway

Event: Food City 500

Race Date: Sunday, March 16, 2014

Coverage Begins/Race Start: 12:30 PM / 1 PM Eastern

TV/Radio: FOX / PRN, SIRIUSXM

TEAM QUOTES:

A different look: “Keeping with the grilling theme, we have BUSH’S Grillin’ Beans front and center on our No. 47 Chevrolet SS at Bristol Motor Speedway,” AJ Allmendinger said. “I like nothing better than to get together with family and friends, hang out and grill out. We grill some chicken and I have the hookup to bring some BUSH’S Grillin’ Beans.

AJ Allmendinger

“My family means a lot to me,” continued Allmendinger. “I am an only child and when I was growing up, my parents were at every race. In fact, they mortgaged their house three times so I could do what I wanted to do. That’s why I’m proud to have the BUSH’S name on the No. 47 car. As a family owned company, they understand how important family really is.”

Reflecting first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start: “Bristol will always be a little bit special to me because it is the first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race I made,” Allmendinger said. “I enjoy it, but like I have said before it is just a tough place. You fight for 500 laps around there. You can do everything right and still have something go wrong. It’s tough, but enjoyable. I did the first race there last year and had a decent run. Hopefully, we can keep building and learning going into that race and start off pretty good and have a good weekend.”

Feast or famine: “I just enjoy it – – it’s Bristol (Motor Speedway),” Allmendinger said. “You walk into it and every time you walk down the banking and look down into the coliseum you think ‘This is an amazing place.’ At the same time, for a driver it’s a tough place. I have had some decent runs at Bristol and I have had some runs there that kicked my butt.”

Developing a baseline: “Having an alliance helps when you have someone test there (Bristol Motor Speedway),” Allmendinger said. “Obviously, you would like to be the person to test every track. I think it is just about getting a baseline of where we are in general and that’s what these first six to seven races are. It will be good. Hopefully, we have some momentum going into Bristol. We are definitely making the cars faster each weekend. We have a long way to go too.”

Learning step-by-step:  “I will be the first one to say I’m not the best at taking things step-by-step,” Allmendinger said. “I do know that we are getting better and we are learning. We are right there with the RCR (Richard Childress Racing) cars. We did not get the finish we wanted at Phoenix International Raceway, but we had one of the best speeds out of all the cars. And, we were right there this past weekend at Vegas (Las Vegas Motor Speedway). We’ll see what we’ve got this weekend at Bristol.”

Got speed:  “We will rule Daytona out because it is a different race, but the last two weeks we have had speed in the car, which is positive for sure,” JTG Daugherty Racing competition director Bobby Hutchens said. “We have not capitalized on it yet. We feel like we had an eighth to 12th place car at Phoenix International Raceway a couple weeks ago and had an unfortunate thing happen in the pits with the clutch. At the end of the day, I think our raw speed is quite better this year compared to last. We just have to figure out how to put a car under AJ that will stay with him and also not make the small mistakes we have made on the mechanical side.”

Climbing the charts:  “I was talking to the guys yesterday,” Hutchens said. “In the years I’ve been here, we have not traditionally been at the top of the board. We were seventh on the test day at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and then on practice Friday we ended up ninth and then we backed it up by qualifying and finishing 18th. I think those are all positives things we can take moving forward into Bristol Motor Speedway. At the end of the day, I think we have improved in a lot of areas. We have still got a lot of room to work.”

Maximizing positives: “We have not done any testing for Bristol Motor Speedway, but one of our alliance partners went there and tested,” Hutchens said. “They felt like they had a really good test. All of us will be feeding off of that data. That is something we did not have last year. We are growing accustomed to looking at the data and understanding the differences between the drivers, crew chiefs and engineers and how things are set up and done. We are sifting through all of that and so far our guys have done a good job. They started working on some of that last week to get us ready for Bristol. Hopefully, by utilizing the alliance program we will be able to unload a lot closer than what we have in the past. We did not have the luxury of having a teammate or anybody to talk to before. I feel like that is going to be a pretty big positive for us when we start practice on Friday at Bristol.”

East bound and down: “From Las Vegas to Harrisburg, N.C., it is about 2,200 miles,” said JTG Daugherty Racing transport driver Paul Icenhour. “I arrived at the race shop this morning. We have a second driver for the transporter so we drove straight through without stopping. I will be able to spend a little time at my house sometime today and then come into the shop on Wednesday to get everything turned around to head back out this time for Bristol, Tennessee. Hopefully, we will be loaded up that day and I can leave early Thursday morning to park haulers at 7:30 p.m at Bristol Motor Speedway.”

 

 

 

 

SEM TO SPONSOR HScott MOTORSPORTS AND JUSTIN ALLGAIER AT BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Justin Allgaier

SPARTANBURG, S.C. March 11, 2014 – HScott Motorsports announced today that SEM Products, Inc. will sponsor the No. 51 Chevrolet SS driven by Justin Allgaier in this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS). SEM Products, Inc., whose partnership with HScott Motorsports began this season, provides adhesives, sealers and paint products to the organization.      

SEM Products is a leading manufacturer of innovative paint, adhesive and coating products. The employee owned company, which was founded in 1948, manufactures a wide array of automotive repair and refinishing products including materials such as adhesives, fillers and sealers; flexible coatings; custom paints; rust and corrosion solutions; trim paint and truck bed liners.

“The employee owners at SEM Products are thrilled to be on the No. 51 entry at Bristol,” said Brian Joyner, SEM Products Business Development Manager. “We value our relationship with HScott Motorsports and NASCAR, and we’re looking forward to watching a great race at Bristol.”

Justin Allgaier, who is running for the Sunoco Rookie of the Year award in the NSCS this season, will be making his first career NSCS start at BMS. He has participated in 10 Nationwide Series events at BMS, earning one win and one Coors Light Pole Award.

“I’m really excited to have SEM on the car at Bristol,” said Allgaier. “I enjoy short-track racing, and Bristol is one of my favorite tracks we go to all season. I’ve toured SEM’s headquarters in Rock Hill, S.C. and learned a lot about their products over the years. I’m looking forward to putting on a good show at Bristol for everyone at SEM.”

The Food City 500 at BMS will take place on Sunday, March 16 at 1:00 p.m. EST. The race will air live on FOX, PRN and SiriusXM Satellite Radio, channel 90.

 

KASEY KAHNE MOTIVATED BY LATE SEASON PRESSURES

Having an insurance policy lessens the immediate pressure

kasey kahne

August 21, 2013 – And if you’re Kasey Kahne with two victories – one of them this spring at Bristol Motor Speedway – this isn’t a week to stress over “will I or won’t I” make the Chase. Kahne and the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet are better than 50/50 proposition to make NASCAR’s postseason. They currently hold the first Wild Card entry and stand 11th, four points outside the top 10.

“I’ve (gone) through it; I kind of enjoy it. I kind of enjoy the pressure, like to have to be perfect that weekend, things like that.” said Kahne, who’s finished in the top three six times but has suffered three, accident-caused DNFs.

A year ago, Kahne overcame a difficult early season to make the Chase. He came on strong finishing fourth in the final standings. Kahne sees no reason this can’t happen again – especially if he can keep his Chevrolet SS out of harm’s way.

“It’s a tough part of the season,” he said. “But it’s kind of what we’re all here for, too, to step up when times are tough. I know we have a really strong team. I think we’ll be in a really good spot, must to put those final 10 (races) together. That’s what it’s all about.”

Source: NASCAR