Jason White Express Notes, No. 23 GunBroker.com Chevrolet NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Bristol Motor Speedway, Race No. 16 of 25 Race Info: Event: O’Reilly Auto Parts 200 Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 TV: SPEED, 8:00 p.m. ET Radio: MRN, 7:45 p.m. ET Distance: 200 laps/106.6 miles Track: 0.533-mile oval
Fast & Fun Facts:
* Crew chief, Chad Kendrick is in the process of appealing a penalty levied against the rookie team at Lucas Oil Raceway on July, 29. An appeal date has been set for Friday, August 26. Therefore, Kendrick will remain crew chief of the No. 23 GunBroker.com Chevrolet for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS).
* Jason White will still carry the familiar GunBroker.com colors on the No. 23 machine at BMS, but will sport a new paint scheme designed by Sam Bass for the famed night race.
* For the first time in 2011, White will have a teammate on the track. Elliott Sadler will pilot a second truck for Joe Denette Motorsports, the No. 24 AM FM-Energy/Pellet & Wood Stove Chevrolet.
* According to NASCAR’s loop data statistics, White is scored fifth in the “laps led” category at BMS.
* Don’t forget to vote for Jason White as the 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) Most Popular Driver. You can vote once per day until voting ends on November 17, 2011. To vote please visit: http://bit.ly/VoteJW2011 Mr. Stylish Himself: White will do a photo shoot on Tuesday afternoon with Sherri Jesse Salon in Bristol, VA prior to his on track activities at BMS. The veteran driver is scheduled to do a fashion shoot with highly acclaimed hairstylist, Sherri Jesse, to be featured in Style Source magazine, the ultimate guide for style, culture and attitude. For more information on Sherri Jesse, please visit: www.SherriJesse.com After 15: After the season’s first 15 events, White has earned one top-five, three top-10, seven top-15 and 10 top-20 finishes. The Richmond, VA native has led six laps and recorded a 16.9 starting average coupled with a 17.3 finishing average and has completed 94.8 percent of laps attempted (2205 of 2326). Additionally, White’s best start of 2011 is ninth (Kentucky, July and Nashville, July) and his best finish is fifth (Kentucky, July).
Bristol Stats: The O’Reilly Auto Parts 200 will mark White’s 120th start in the NCWTS. In four starts at the 0.533-mile oval, White has led 86 laps en route to one top-15 finish (14th, 2009). Additionally, White has an average start of 18.0 coupled with an average finish of 25.5 and has completed 64.0% of all laps attempted (518 of 809) in “Thunder Valley”.
Whatcha Haulin?: White will pilot “JDM06” from the Joe Denette Motorsports stables in Wednesday night’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 200 at BMS. Built new for the 2011 season, this GunBroker.com Chevrolet became a workhorse for the rookie team over the summer. This particular chassis was used three times in July, including White’s season- best finish of fifth at Kentucky.
Rearview Mirror-Michigan:White and the No. 23 Joe Denette Motorsports team rallied back from engine woes to finish sixth in the VFW 200 at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday, August 20. This was the third top-10 finish for the rookie team and a track-best finish for White at the two-mile tri-oval. Get to the Point:Following their finish in the “Irish Hills”, the No. 23 GunBroker.com team moved up one position to 18th in the 2011 NCWTS owner point standings, 20 points outside the top-15. White also improved his position one spot to 15th in the 2011 NCWTS driver point standings.
Quoting Jason White: “I’m really looking forward to this week’s NCWTS race at Bristol. It’s a track that I have run well at in the past and just have never really been able to close the deal. In 2009 I led the most laps (86) but had a tire go down and finished 14th. Last year, I qualified 17th, but I was up to ninth by lap 20 when I had an engine expire that sidelined me just 28 laps into the event. I think last weekend’s momentum will carry over and I’m looking for good results at one of my favorite tracks.”
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