Miguel Paludo
No. 32 Duroline Brakes and Components Chevrolet
Pocono Raceway – Pocono Mountains 125
August 4, 2012
No. 32 Duroline Brakes and Components Chevrolet News and Notes
It’s Tricky…The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) heads for the hills for the Pocono Mountains 125 at Pocono Raceway where Miguel Paludo will make his 40th NCWTS start. Paludo has one start at the 2.5-mile Tricky Triangle, finishing 19th after receiving rear-end damage and battling a tight-handling truck throughout the rainy event in 2011.
On A Roll…Turner Motorsports teammate James Buescher rallied from two laps down at Chicagoland Speedway to bring the No. 31 team its third NCWTS win of the season. With four wins in the opening 10 races, Turner Motorsports has captured the checkered flag in 40% of the events so far in 2012.
Meet and Greet…Paludo will be participating in the NCWTS autograph session at Pocono Raceway. The autograph session will be held on Friday, August 3rd from 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET following the conclusion of the series’ final practice session. The autograph session will be held in the midway of the Fan Fair area.
This Week’s Silverado…Paludo and the No. 32 Duroline Brakes and Components team will unload chassis TMS-216 for this weekend’s race at Pocono Raceway. This is the same chassis that Paludo got behind the wheel of in the most recent NCWTS race at Chicagoland Speedway. Paludo led five laps and ran at the front of the field for a majority of the day before blowing a right-front tire, resulting in a 17th-place finish.
Diabetes Fact of the Week…Don’t forget, Frontstretch.com writer and NCWTS supporter Beth Lunkenheimer is participating in the American Diabetes Association’s Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes and she needs your help. Lunkenheimer has chosen to walk for Paludo and his son Oliver, and has set a goal of raising $1,000 for the ADA. If you wish to find out more or make a donation, please visit: http://stepout.diabetes.org then click the Donate button and search for Beth Lunkenheimer under participants.
Previous Race Recap… Paludo and the No. 32 Duroline Brakes and Components team overcame a multitude of issues in Chicagoland, bouncing back from early contact with the wall to become one of the fastest trucks on the racetrack for much of the event. However, after leading five laps and proving that the No. 32 team was a force to be reckoned with, a blown tire in the closing laps thwarted the team’s valiant effort, relegating Paludo to a 17th-place finish.
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.
Watch and Listen…The Pocono Mountains 125 can be seen live on Saturday, August 6th on SPEED. Race coverage will begin at 12:30 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 Pocono Raceway
“I’m really looking forward to heading to Pocono with the truck we ran at Chicagoland. We’ve run that truck a few times, but last weekend we tried a new rear-end housing and it gave me a much better feel for what I was looking for. We’ll continue using the rear-end housing that we put in last week and that should help us a lot. Pocono has a very long straightaway and it’s very easy to lose five to ten positions if you lose your momentum at all. When you come out of turn one, the tunnel turn is almost right there and you have to hit it just right so you don’t lose momentum leaving it and heading to the big straightaway.”
Miguel Paludo NCWTS results at Pocono Raceway:
Starts: 1
Wins: 0
Poles: 0
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 1
Laps Led: 0
Average Start: 14.0
Average Finish: 19.0
