KASEY KAHNE QUICK FACTS
No. 38 Great Clips Impala
Bristol Motor Speedway
Food City 250
August 26, 2011
No. 38 Great Clips Chevrolet News and Notes
. Kahne back in the seat of the No. 38 Great Clips Chevy at Bristol… This weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway, Kahne will make his sixth start of the season for Turner Motorsports in the No. 38 Chevrolet. In five previous starts, Kahne has recorded one top-five and two top-10 finishes and has placed outside of the top-20 on just one occasion.
. Bristol Motor Speedway, by the numbers… In 14 NASCAR Nationwide Series starts at Bristol Motor Speedway, Kahne has one win, four top-five (including two runner-up finishes) and four top-10 finishes to his credit. He has led a cumulative 132 laps at the famed half-mile track. In the fall of 2007, Kahne fended off current Turner Motorsports teammate, Jason Leffler, to bring home the winner’s trophy. In his last visit to BMS in the No. 38 Great Clips Chevy, Kahne brought home a second-place finish.
. 2.0 finishing average for this week’s Impala… The No. 38 Great Clips team will hit the track with chassis TMS-113. This chassis has quite an impressive finishing average of 2.0. Kasey Kahne drove this chassis to a second-place finish in the spring event at Bristol and most recently James Buescher finished second in the same car at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis.
. Who’s on the pit box? Stewart Cooper will call the shots for Kahne and serve as crew chief for the No. 38 Great Clips team in the eight races that he is behind the wheel.
. Batter up! On September 5th, just two days before the Great Clips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Kahne will throw out the first pitch at the Atlanta Braves game as they go up against the Washington Nationals. Look for the Great Clips showcar to round the bases sometime between the third and sixth inning!
. New look for the Great Clips machine… For the remainder of the 2011 season, the No. 38 Great Clips Chevrolet will feature 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.
. Turner Motorsports: In the hunt… In 24 Nationwide Series events in 2011, Turner Motorsports-prepared entries have notched three wins, 19 top-five and 47 top-10 finishes. All three of Turner Motorsports’ championship-contending drivers are inside the top-six in the driver point standings with Reed Sorenson in third, Justin Allgaier in fourth and Jason 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.
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Kahne on Bristol Motor Speedway
“A good handling car is important at a short-track like Bristol. You really have to work in practice to get the car where you want it for the race. Staying out of trouble is the key. I’ve been involved in accidents running in the back and I’ve gotten into accidents while running up front. Trouble can find you anywhere on this track, so that’s probably the biggest challenge when you go into a race at Bristol.”
Kahne on returning to Bristol Motor Speedway with Turner Motorsports
“I’m looking forward to going back to Bristol with Stewart Cooper [crew chief] and the Turner Motorsports guys. Over the last two years, every time we have unloaded at Bristol we have been fast right out of the gate. In each race, we’ve had a good shot to win but have really just had some terrible luck. I have such a long relationship with Great Clips and I’d love to get them back into victory lane. If we can just get luck on our side this weekend, I know we’ll have a really good chance to do that.”
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
