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[/media-credit]Turner Motorsports
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
News & Notes
Dover International Speedway
Nelson Piquet Jr.
No. 30 Qualcomm/Autotrac Chevrolet
Dover International Speedway – Lucas Oil 200
June 1, 2012
Nelson Piquet Jr. NCWTS at Dover International Speedway
Date
Start
Finish
LC/TL
Status
Winnings
5/13/11
13
16
199/200
Crash
$13,675
Starts
Poles
Wins
Top-Fives
Top-10s
LC/TL
$Won
1
0
0
0
0
199/200 (99%)
$13,675
No. 30 Qualcomm/Autotrac Chevrolet News and Notes
Social media milestone…One week after Nelson Piquet Jr. helped NASCAR announce their unique partnership with social media giant Twitter, Piquet Jr. reached a coveted total of 300,000 followers on Twitter. More details about the partnership and the role Piquet Jr. will play will be announced prior to the weekend of the Pocono 400. The No. 30 NASCAR Camping World Series (NCWTS) truck this weekend will include a special reminder of Piquet Jr.’s Twitter handle, @NelsonPiquet.
This week’s Silverado… The Qualcomm/Autotrac team will unload chassis TMS-208 for the 200-mile event at Dover International Speedway. Chassis TMS-208 has led the most laps of the season for the No. 30 team, as its last appearance was at Rockingham Speedway. After leading 107 laps, a late race penalty cost the No. 30 team the win.
Testing 1, 2, 3… Piquet Jr. added some right turns to his repertoire this week, as he headed to Virginia International Raceway to run a few laps for the No. 30 Turner Motorsports NASCAR Nationwide (NNS) Series team. Due to his past in Formula 1, road courses come natural to the 26-year-old Brazilian. His first NNS start was at Watkins Glen where he posted an impressive seventh-place finish.
One piece of the puzzle…The No. 30 Qualcomm/Autotrac team will be taking part in an initiative by NASCAR and Dover International Speedway to run a special puzzle piece decal to raise awareness for Autism Speaks. The organization, which was founded in 2005, works to provide funding, advocacy and research to the treatment and prevention of Autism. All of Turner Motorsports’ NNS and NCWTS teams will be running the special decal this weekend.
Come meet Piquet Jr…The NCWTS will be hosting an autograph session this Friday June 1st at 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm in the Dover FanZone outside of turn 4.
Watch LIVE… Coverage of the Lucas Oil 200 will be live from Dover International Speedway on June 1st, 2012 at 5:00 pm EST on SPEED, with pre-race coverage starting at 4:30 pm EST. For even more coverage you can also tune in to MRN Radio or SiriusXM Satellite NASCAR channel 90.
Nelson Piquet Jr. on returning to Dover International Speedway
“Our last race was a tough one. I felt bad for our team and everyone that works so hard on our trucks back the shop. I’m more motivated than ever to get back out there and have a great finish. Dover is one of my favorite tracks, and since we’re bringing the same truck we used at Rockingham Speedway, I know we’re going to be fast.”
Nelson Piquet Jr. NCWTS Career Statistics
Races
Wins
Poles
Top-Fives
Top-10s
DNFs
Earnings
35
0
1
7
16
7
$509,323
Nelson Piquet Jr. 2012 NCWTS Season Totals
Starts
Wins
Poles
Top-Fives
Top-10s
DNF
Money
5
0
1
1
3
2
$63,800
Nelson Piquet 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results
Date
Start
Finish
LC
TC
Status
Money
2/24/2012
Daytona International Speedway
2
22
107
109
Accident
$13,000
3/31/2012
Martinsville Speedway
16
6
250
250
Running
$11,675
4/15/2012
Rockingham Speedway
1
7
200
200
Running
$14,500
4/21/2012
Kansas Speedway
8
4
167
167
Running
$17,075
5/18/2011
Charlotte Motor Speedway
16
29
199
200
Accident
$13,675
6/1/2012
Dover International Speedway
6/8/2012
Texas Motor Speedway
6/28/2012
Kentucky Speedway
7/14/2012
Iowa Speedway
7/21/2012
Chicagoland Speedway
8/4/2012
Pocono Raceway
8/18/2012
Michigan International Speedway
8/22/2012
Bristol Motor Speedway
8/31/2012
Atlanta Motor Speedway
9/15/2012
Iowa Speedway
9/21/2012
Kentucky Speedway
10/6/2012
Talladega Superspeedway
9/29/2012
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
10/27/2012
Martinsville Speedway
11/2/2012
Texas Motor Speedway
11/9/2012
Phoenix International Raceway
11/16/2012
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Totals
8.60
13.60
923
926
99.68%
$69,925
PR Contact: Robyn Green at (716) 816-9710 or Robyn.Green@TurnerMotorsportsllc.com
James Buescher
No. 31 Koike Aronson Chevrolet
Dover International Speedway – Lucas Oil 200
June 1, 2012
James Buescher NCWTS at Dover International Speedway
Date
Start
Finish
LC/TL
Status
$Won
5/30/2009
17
24
160/200
Running
$12,430
5/14/2010
10
2
204/204
Running
$23,990
5/13/2011
14
8
200/200
Running
$15,500
Starts
Poles
Wins
Top-Fives
Top-10s
LC/TL
$Won
3
0
0
1
2
564/604 (93.3%)
$51,920
No. 31 Koike Aronson Chevrolet News and Notes
This Week’s Silverado… The No. 31 Koike Aronson Chevrolet Silverado team will bring chassis TMS-204 to the “Monster Mile” for Friday’s 200-lap race. TMS-204 last saw racing action at Rockingham Speedway, where Buescher crossed the finish line in the runner-up position.
Welcome Aboard… Turner Motorsports welcomes back Koike Aronson Ransome to the No. 31 truck for Friday’s race at Dover International Speedway. Koike Aronson Ransome designs and manufactures one of the world’s broadest lines of welding positioners and thermal cutting products, as well as supplying portable and gas apparatus equipment. The company’s history goes back to 1946 when Chuck Aronson founded the Aronson Machine Company, a welding positioner manufacturer at which he invented and patented positioners that are still used today. In 1985, Koike Sanso Kogyo (est. 1918) of Tokyo, Japan acquired Aronson Machine Company to add a world-class welding positioner line to their well-regarded cutting machine line. The result was a single company that supplied the market with the best welding positioners and thermal cutting products in the world. Then in 2001, Koike Aronson, Inc. purchased a large competitor, Ransome Company, based in Houston, TX. The acquisition allowed Koike Aronson to offer the most durable, safest and largest variety of positioning equipment ever. Today the company is known as Koike Aronson, Inc. For more information you can visit their web site at www.koike.com.
Double Duty… James Buescher will be extremely busy this weekend at Dover International Speedway. Not only will he race 200 miles in the No. 31 Koike Aronson Chevrolet on Friday afternoon, but he will also compete in Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series event in the No. 30 AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet Impala.
Follow Me… Visit www.twitter.com/jamesbuescher or www.facebook.com/jamesbuescherracing for the latest news and updates on James Buescher and the No. 31 Turner Motorsports team.
Watch and Listen… The Lucas Oil 200 can be seen live on Friday, June 1st on SPEED. Race coverage will begin at 4:30 p.m. EST. The event can also be heard live on MRN Radio as well as Sirius Satellite Radio, channel 90.
James Buescher on driving at Dover International Speedway
“Dover [International Speedway] is one of my favorite stops on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule. The Koike Chevrolet team always seems to have speed there, which makes my job a bit easier. It is a very fast racetrack and things happen in a spit second. The trucks carry a ton of speed into the corners. In order to be fast, the truck has to really rotate through the corners and carry that momentum onto the straightaways. I am confident in the package we are bringing and look for great things on Friday afternoon.”
James Buescher NCWTS Career Statistics
Races
Wins
Poles
Top-Fives
Top-10s
DNFs
Earnings
81
1
3
20
34
6
$1,299,135
James Buescher 2012 NCWTS Season Totals
Starts
Wins
Poles
Top-Fives
Top-10s
DNF
Money
5
1
0
3
3
0
$108,070
James Buescher 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results
Date
Start
Finish
LC
TC
Status
Money
2/24/2012
Daytona International Speedway
3
17
109
109
Running
$13,520
3/31/2012
Martinsville Speedway
9
3
250
250
Running
$18,785
4/15/2012
Rockingham Speedway
16
2
200
200
Running
$23,840
4/21/2012
Kansas Speedway
6
1
167
167
Running
$43,150
5/18/2011
Charlotte Motor Speedway
10
22
134
134
Running
$8,775
6/1/2012
Dover International Speedway
6/8/2012
Texas Motor Speedway
6/28/2012
Kentucky  Speedway
7/14/2012
Iowa Speedway
7/21/2012
Chicagoland Speedway
8/4/2012
Pocono Raceway
8/18/2012
Michigan International Speedway
8/22/2012
Bristol Motor Speedway
8/31/2012
Atlanta Motor Speedway
9/15/2012
Iowa Speedway
9/21/2012
Kentucky Speedway
10/6/2012
Talladega Superspeedway
9/29/2012
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
10/27/2012
Martinsville Speedway
11/2/2012
Texas Motor Speedway
11/9/2012
Phoenix International Raceway
11/16/2012
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Totals
8.80
9.00
860
860
100.00%
$108,070
Media Contact: Chip Wile at (336) 442-5889 or chip.wile@turnermotorsportsllc.com
Miguel Paludo
No. 32 Duroline Brakes and Components Chevrolet
Dover International Speedway – Lucas Oil 200
June 1, 2012
Miguel Paludo NCWTS at Dover International Speedway
Date
Start
Finish
LC/TL
Status
$Won
5/13/2011
27
28
73/200
Crash
$9,725
Starts
Poles
Wins
Top-Fives
Top-10s
LC/TL
$Won
1
0
0
0
0
73/200 (36.5%)
$9,725
No. 32 Duroline Brakes and Components Chevrolet News and Notes
Informações Chassis (This Week’s Silverado)…Miguel Paludo and the No. 32 Duroline Brakes and Components Silverado team will utilize chassis TMS-205 this weekend at Dover International Speedway. This is the same truck Paludo drove to 15th-place finish at Rockingham Speedway in April.
Um Verdadeiro Monstro (A Real Monster)…Paludo heads to Dover with one NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start at the Monster Mile. The track proved to be a true monster when Paludo was swept into another compeitor’s wreck early in the race, blowing a right-front tire and making contact with the outside wall after hitting unavoidable debris in the aftermath of the incident. Paludo ultimately finished 28th.
EuJá Estive Aqui Antes (Been There Before)…In addition to one NCWTS start at Dover in 2011, Paludo also has one NASCAR K&N Series East start at the one-mile oval. The Brazilian-native visited the concrete track in September of 2010 in preparation for his first full-time NCWTS season, finishing 14th.
Dizer Olá (Say Hello)…Paludo will be appearing at the NCWTS autograph session this Friday, June 1st at 12:30 pm – 1:30 p.m. in the Dover FanZone outside of turn four.
Peça do Puzzle (Piece of the Puzzle)…This week at the Monster Mile, the NASCAR garage unites to support Autism Speaks, the world’s largest autism advocacy organization. Paludo, along with his Turner Motorsports teammates, will run the Autism Speaks puzzle piece decal on his No. 32 Duroline Brakes and Components Chevrolet. Autism statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identify around 1 in 88 American children as on the autism spectrum.
Fato Diabetes da Semana (Diabetes Fact of the Week)…Type 1 diabetes, which both Miguel and his son Oliver have been diagnosed with, is sometimes called insulin-dependent, immune-mediated or juvenile-onset diabetes. It is caused by destruction of the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas, typically due to an auto-immune reaction, where they are attacked by the body’s defense system. The beta cells of the pancreas therefore produce little or no insulin, the hormone that allows glucose to enter body cells. The reason why this occurs is not fully understood.
Corrida Anterior (Previous Race Recap)…Paludo brought home a hard-fought top-15 finish in a caution-filled race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, gaining one position in the driver point standings. Paludo surged as high as third and avoided multiple on-track incidents, but a tight handling race truck ultimately resulted in a 14th-place finish for the No. 32 Duroline Brakes and Components Chevrolet.
Siga-me (Follow Me)…Visit www.twitter.com/miguelpaludo or www.facebook.com/miguelpaludo for the latest news and updates on Paludo and the No. 32 Duroline Brakes and Components team.
Veja e Ouça (Watch and Listen)…The Lucas Oil 200 can be seen live on Friday, June 1st on SPEED. Race coverage will begin at 4:30 p.m. EST. The event can also be heard live on MRN Radio as well as Sirius Satellite Radio, channel 90.
Miguel Paludo on driving at Dover International Speedway
“I like Dover [International Speedway], it is a place that is really challenging. One corner feels like you’re doing two corners because they’re so big, but and at the same time, the straightaway is so straight, so narrow. You really have to keep the speed on it, it’s tricky. I’m excited to go back, Dover is a track that everyone wants to master and I’m up for the challenge.”
Miguel Paludo NCWTS Career Statistics
Races
Wins
Poles
Top-Fives
Top-10s
DNFs
Earnings
34
0
1
3
10
8
$430,441
Miguel Paludo 2012 NCWTS Season Totals
Starts
Wins
Poles
Top-Fives
Top-10s
DNF
Money
5
0
1
0
1
1
$61,075
Miguel Paludo 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results
Date
Start
Finish
LC
TC
Status
Money
2/24/2012
Daytona International Speedway
1
30
83
109
Accident
$13,675
3/31/2012
Martinsville Speedway
14
17
250
250
Running
$10,900
4/15/2012
Rockingham Speedway
23
15
198
200
Running
$10,850
4/21/2012
Kansas Speedway
13
10
167
167
Running
$15,100
5/18/2011
Charlotte Motor Speedway
12
14
134
134
Running
$10,550
6/1/2012
Dover International Speedway
6/8/2012
Texas Motor Speedway
6/28/2012
Kentucky  Speedway
7/14/2012
Iowa Speedway
7/21/2012
Chicagoland Speedway
8/4/2012
Pocono Raceway
8/18/2012
Michigan International Speedway
8/22/2012
Bristol Motor Speedway
8/31/2012
Atlanta Motor Speedway
9/15/2012
Iowa Speedway
9/21/2012
Kentucky Speedway
10/6/2012
Talladega Superspeedway
9/29/2012
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
10/27/2012
Martinsville Speedway
11/2/2012
Texas Motor Speedway
11/9/2012
Phoenix International Raceway
11/16/2012
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Totals
12.6
17.2
832
860
96.7%
$61,075
