John Wes Townley
No. 09 Family Farmers Toyota Tundra
Event Preview Fact Sheet
Event/Date: American Ethanol 225 – July 21, 2012
Venue: Chicagoland Speedway
Notes:
This Week’s Family Farmers Toyota Tundra … John Wes Townley will pilot RAB Racing Chassis No. 48 in Saturday’s American Ethanol 225 at Chicagoland Speedway. This chassis last saw action at Kentucky Speedway last month, where the 22-year-old driver finished 32nd after being involved in an incident in the early going of the race.
Townley at Chicago … While Townley has not yet raced at Chicagoland Speedway in Camping World Truck Series competition, he has raced there before. In his only NASCAR Nationwide Series start at the Joliet track, Townley finished 21st in 2009’s Dollar General 300. Additionally, Townley competed here in the 2008 ARCA Racing Series’ ARCA 200.
RAB Racing at Chicago… While RAB Racing has not yet competed at Chicagoland Speedway in Camping World Truck Series competition, they have competed in four Nationwide Series events at the 1.5-mile tri-oval dating back to 2009. In addition to Townley’s start, RAB Racing with Brack Maggard has fielded three Nationwide Series entries at Chicagoland Speedway with drivers Landon Cassill and Kenny Wallace. The team’s best showing at the Joliet track is a seventh-place finish, which was posted by Wallace in 2011’s running of the STP 300.
After Nine Races… Over the first nine NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races of the 2012 season, Townley has accumulated five top-20 finishes, an average starting position of 21.8 and an average finish of 21.2. Townley has completed 87.1 percent of the laps he’s contested (1,233 of 1,415) thus far.
Get to the Points … Townley’s fifth top-20 finish of the 2012 season in last Saturday’s American Ethanol 200 allowed him to advance two positions, to 20th, in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series point standings.
Your Point Is… As we head into the 10th race of the 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, RAB Racing currently occupies the 18th position in the owner’s points standings.
RAB Racing in 2012… With nine races completed in the 2012 season, RAB Racing’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series entries have recorded one top-five and six top-20 finishes with drivers Travis Kvapil and Townley.
Catch the Action … The American Ethanol 225 from Chicagoland Speedway will be televised live Saturday, July 21 beginning at 7:30 p.m. EDT on SPEED and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network. Qualifying will be televised live Saturday, July 21 beginning at 4:00 p.m. EDT on SPEED
John Wes Townley Quotes
“It’s been a long time since I’ve raced at Chicagoland Speedway and I’m excited to get back there this weekend with our Family Farmers Toyota Tundra. This track is a lot of fun and momentum builds throughout the night. I always enjoy night races and am excited to compete in another one. I’ve got to thank all of the farmers for jumping on board with us this weekend. It’s pretty cool to represent them in the American Ethanol 225.”
Chris Rice Quotes
“I am looking forward to joining our Nationwide Series team at Chicagoland Speedway this weekend. Chicago is a tough cookie-cutter track and John Wes will be wide open in his Family Farmers Toyota Tundra throughout the night. This race is a challenge because you really have to work on your drag, aero, and chassis, but it will be fun to see how much progression our RAB Racing team has made since we last competed at a mile-and-a-half track.”
