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[/media-credit]May 12, 2012 – (Mooresville, NC) – Alex Bowman and his CunninghamMotorsports team are ready to get back to short track racing. After being involved in “the big one” on lap 11 of the International Hall of Fame 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 4, ultimately finishing 32nd, Bowman is ready to take on the .5 mile Toledo Speedway. And if the last two shorttracks are any indication, Bowman and his St. Jude Children’s ResearchHospital / eBay Motors Dodge team will be contenders for the victory. At the inaugural race at Mobile Speedway in March, Bowman sat on the pole and finished third, while he qualified on the outside pole and took the checkered flag at Salem just three weeks ago.
Bowman explained in a radio interview last week that he is looking forward to the next two short track races, “because crew chief, Paul Andrews, has the shorttracks mastered. I have not ever driven a car as good as the Salem car. We are bringing the car that I drove to third at Mobile (Speedway), so we are pretty confident that we will be good.” In spite of falling back to 8th in the season-long points championship after being 2nd prior to Talladega, Bowman is looking to Toledo Speedway in Toledo, Ohio, and Elko Speedway in Elko, Minnesota, to gain those positions back.
Two forty-five minute practice sessions will mark the beginning of the on-track activities Saturday for the Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care weekend—the first one at 11:45 am EST, with the final practice scheduled for 1:00 pm. Menards Pole Qualifying presented by Ansell will follow at 3:30 pm. Fans can meet Bowman during the on-track autograph session Sunday at 12:00 pm EST. The 71st ARCA Racing Series Toledo race will take the green flag at 2:00 pm EST, with coverage live on SPEED. In addition, all on track activities will be covered at www.ARCARacing.com , as well as by following Cunningham Motorsports on twitter @cunningham_race.
Alex will continue last week’s radio interview Thursday at 6:30 on ESPN 106.5 FM (1470 AM) the Ticket & online at 1065theticket.com & Monroesuperstore.com.
After the Toledo Speedway weekend, Bowman and his team will be heading north to Michigan International Speedway for a test session, in preparation for the RainEater Wiper Blades 200 on June 15.
For more information about Alex Bowman, check out www.alexbracing.com and follow Alex on twitter @AlexBRacing
