LEFFLER QUICK FACTS
No. 38 Great Clips Impala
Iowa Speedway
U.S. Cellular 250
August 6, 2011
No. 38 Great Clips Chevrolet News and Notes
* New look for the Great Clips machine…This weekend, the No. 38 Great Clips Chevrolet will debut a new look with a special “Online Check-in” paint scheme. Recently, Great Clips launched the salon industry’s first-ever Online Check-In system which allows customers to remotely log in from a computer or smart phone and view the estimated wait time at surrounding salons. Consumers can click the “check-in” icon to add their name to the list at the Great Clips salon of their choice and, by the time they arrive, they are likely next or almost next in line-saving precious time they might have spent waiting in the lobby for their haircut. The new paint scheme will be featured for the remainder of the 2011 season.
* Making a Dash 4 Cash… This weekend marks the second of four Nationwide Series Dash 4 Cash (D4C) races in 2011. All three of Turner Motorsports NNS-regulars including Leffler, Reed Sorenson and Justin Allgaier, as well as fellow competitor, Michael Annett, are eligible to win the $100,000 bonus this weekend at Iowa Speedway.
* First Annual Nationwide Series Farmathalon -On Friday morning, Leffler and the other three D4C competitors, will compete in a Farmathalon at Living History Farms in Urbandale, Iowa. The drivers will compete in three different activities including a horse drawn carriage race along with a cow milking and corn shucking contest. The driver with the lowest combined time will have a donation made to the charity of their choosing.
* Statistically Speaking… In three starts at Iowa Speedway, Leffler has posted two third-place finishes. He was running top-five in this season’s first stop at the .875-mile track when an overheating issue forced him into the garage.
* Leffler “in the loop” at Iowa…According to NASCAR’s Loop Data Statistics, Leffler is ranked in the top-10 in a number of categories at Iowa Speedway including Fastest Early in a Run (4th), Fastest Late in a Run (8th), Fastest Laps Run (8th), Fastest on Restarts (5th), (Green-Flag Speed (4th), Laps in the Top-15 (5th), and Speed in Traffic (6th).
* This week’s Impala…. This weekend at Iowa Speedway, the No. 38 Great Clips team will unload chassis TMS-127. This is the team’s “go-to” chassis as it has more seen more track time than any other car in rotation. Leffler has driven TMS-127 at Kentucky Speedway (13th), Michigan Int’l Speedway (10th), Dover Int’l Speedway (11th), Charlotte Motor Speedway (21st) and Darlington Raceway (9th).
* Turner Motorsports: In the hunt… In 21 Nationwide Series events in 2011, Turner Motorsports-prepared entries have notched three wins, 19 top-five and 44 top-10 finishes. All three of Turner Motorsports’ championship-contending drivers are inside the top-six in the driver point standings with Sorenson in second, Allgaier in fourth and Leffler in sixth.
* Happy 10-Year Anniversary, Great Clips…This season marks Great Clips’ 10-year anniversary as a primary sponsor in the NNS. The Minneapolis-based Great Clips, Inc., which is currently the longest-running primary sponsor in the series, came onto the scene in 2001 as a primary sponsor of Akins Motorsports No. 38 entry, then driven by Christian Elder.
* Leffler on SIRIUS’ Morning Drive every Wednesday… Don’t forget to tune in to SIRIUS Radio’s “Morning Drive” with Mike Bagley and Pete Pistone every Wednesday at 10:30am to hear Leffler’s take on recent events in the Nationwide Series and what you can expect from the week’s upcoming race.
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Leffler on Iowa Speedway “You can’t really compare Iowa Speedway to anywhere else we go throughout the year. Turns one and two are pretty bumpy so that is something you have to work on throughout practice. It’s like a short track in length, but it’s also very fast, which makes it unique and challenging in itself. I’m excited to be able to participate in Nationwide’s Dash 4 Cash race. It’s like a race within the race and it just adds a different element of excitement to the whole event!”
About Turner Motorsports: Turner Motorsports, LLC, established in 1999, is in the midst of its sophomore season of NASCAR competition. Owned by Texas-native, Steve Turner, the racing organization has expanded in 2011 from a two-truck operation in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series to become the largest stand-alone multi-series team in NASCAR’s top-tier touring series. Turner Motorsports operates out of an 110,000 square-foot state-of-the art facility in Mooresville, N.C., and will house three entries in the Camping World Truck Series and four entries in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. The team boasts an all-star driver line-up that includes Kasey Kahne, Mark Martin, Jason Leffler, Reed Sorenson, Justin Allgaier, Ricky Carmichael, James Buescher and Brad Sweet. The Chevrolet-backed team has created alliances with General Motors powerhouse teams Hendrick Motorsports, who will provide engine support for both its NNS and NCWTS programs, Kevin Harvick Inc. for body and aero support, and Earnhardt Technology Group for drive train and suspension technology assistance. Turner Motorsports’ marketing partners include Dollar General, Great Clips, Monster Energy, BRANDT, Rexall, Exide, AccuDoc Solutions, Wolfpack Rentals, Fraternal Order of Eagles and ABF Freight. For more information on Turner Motorsports, visit www.turnermotorsportsllc.com.
