Aspen Dental Team News and Notes
. This Week’s Aspen Dental Toyota … Jason Bowles will pilot Rusty Wallace Racing chassis RWR-053 in Saturday afternoon’s Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International. A former No. 62 chassis, this Toyota Camry debuted at Las Vegas in March, where Michael Annett finished recorded a 13th-place finish, followed by an 18th-place finish at Auto Club Speedway in March, and a 31st-place finish after a crash at Darlington in May. Following that incident, this chassis was converted from its original downforce configuration into a road course car. Most recently, Bowles started 10th but finished 34th after being involved in an incident at Road America in June.
. I’ve Been Here Before … While Bowles has not yet competed at Watkins Glen in Nationwide Series competition, he has raced there once before. Driving the No. 27 machine for O’Connell Racing in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, Bowles finished 19th in the 2006 Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen.
. Stock Car Experience … Despite having made only three Nationwide Series starts, Bowles is no stranger to racing stock cars. The 28-year-old driver has accumulated three starts in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, four in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, and 45 between the NASCAR K&N Pro East and West Series. Bowles won nine races while competing full-time in the West series from 2007 through 2009, and claimed the series championship in 2009.
. Rusty Wallace Racing at Watkins Glen … In 11 previous Nationwide Series starts at Watkins Glen, Rusty Wallace Racing entries have recorded one pole (Kenny Wallace, 6/92), one top-five and three top-10 finishes, and have been atop the leaderboard for 10 laps.
. Rusty Wallace Racing in 2011 … With 22 of 34 races completed thus far in the 2011 season, Rusty Wallace Racing’s three NASCAR Nationwide Series entries have recorded a combined two top-five, 10 top 10 and 23 top-15 finishes. Rusty Wallace Racing Toyotas have completed 8,756 of 9,102 laps attempted, and have been atop the leaderboard for 19 laps with drivers Annett, Bowles, David Reutimann and Steve Wallace.
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About Aspen Dental
One of the largest and fastest-growing networks of dental care providers in the U.S., Aspen Dental is committed to providing patients with affordable, high-quality care. With more than 290 locations in 22 states, each Aspen Dental practice is accredited by the Better Business Bureau. In 2010, Aspen Dental practices recorded nearly 1.9 million patient visits, including visits from more than 422,000 new patients. For more information on Aspen Dental practices and services, please visit aspendental.com.
About Rusty Wallace Racing
North Carolina-based Rusty Wallace Racing (RWR) is a professional auto racing team steeped in the legendary racing history of its founder, Rusty Wallace. The team currently campaigns the No. 66 and No. 62 Toyota Camrys-driven by Steve Wallace and Michael Annett, respectively-in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. RWR will also campaign the No. 64 Camry in select 2011 events. RWR entries have finished among the top-ten in the Nationwide Series driver or owner standings in each of the last three seasons. For more on Rusty Wallace Racing, please visit the award-winning rustywallace.com.
