Nelson Piquet Jr.
No. 30 Autotrac Chevrolet
Pocono Raceway – Pocono Mountains 125
August 4, 2012
No. 30 Autotrac Chevrolet News and Notes
This Week’s Silverado…The No. 30 Autotrac Chevrolet Silverado team will bring chassis TMS-218 to Pocono Raceway for Saturday afternoon’s Pocono Mountains 125 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) race. TMS-218 is a brand-new chassis for the Turner Motorsports team.
No Rest For The Wicked… Piquet Jr. enjoyed his NCWTS off week. After completing the Chicago Rock ‘n’ Roll Half-Marathon the Sunday after the NCWTS Chicagoland Speedway race in 2 hours, 18 minutes and 43 seconds, the Brazilian driver then celebrated his 27th birthday later that week.
Pennsylvania’s finest… Piquet Jr. made a quick trip up to Pennsylvania on Friday, July 27th for a media advance for Pocono Raceway. The tour included a stop at the Lehigh Valley Children’s Hospital where the Brazilian spent time with some very deserving young patients. The tour concluded at the Philadelphia Eagles Training Camp where Piquet Jr. went long for a pass from NFL star Michael Vick.
Appearing…Piquet Jr. will be signing autographs this Friday, August 3rd from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm in the Fan Zone. He will so also be part of the Fan Q&A session on the Pocono Raceway Infield Stage from 6:00 pm – 6:30pm.
Follow me… With over 320,000 Twitter followers, Piquet Jr. is worth a follow. Earlier in the season he helped NASCAR launch Twitter.com/#NASCAR by live tweeting during the Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway.
Watch LIVE… This week’s NCWTS race from Pocono Raceway will be live on SPEED, Saturday, August 4th, 2012 at 1:00 pm EST, with pre-race coverage starting at 12:30 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 Pocono Raceway
“I feel at home when I come to Pocono. Everyone is so welcoming and there are some diehard race fans in Pennsylvania. After a weekend off, I’m always more than ready to get back to the racetrack. I’m even more excited this time to see how the track has changed since it’s been repaved. I’m sure it will feel like I’m driving on a brand-new track. It’s going to be an exciting race at the ‘tricky triangle.’ I would love to get my first NCWTS win at a track I feel so welcomed at.”
Nelson Piquet Jr. NCWTS results at Pocono Raceway:
Starts: 1
Wins: 0
Poles: 0
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 0
Laps Led: 0
Average Start: 3.0
Average Finish: 14.0
James Buescher
No. 31 Koike Aronson Chevrolet
Pocono Raceway – Pocono Mountains 125
August 4, 2012
No. 31 Koike Aronson Chevrolet News and Notes
This Week’s Silverado… The No. 31 Koike Aronson Chevrolet Silverado team will bring chassis TMS-214 to the “Tricky Triangle” for Saturday’s 50-lap race. TMS-214 last saw racing action two weeks ago at Chicagoland Speedway where Buescher wheeled it into victory lane. TMS-214 has three victories so far in 2012 (Kansas Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, and Chicagoland Speedway).
Welcome Back… Turner Motorsports welcomes back Koike Aronson Ransome to the No. 31 truck for Saturday’s race at Pocono Raceway. 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.
Doing Work… James Buescher will visit the international headquarters of Koike Aronson, Inc.in Buffalo, N.Y. on Thursday, August 2nd. The racecar driver will spend time at the facility meeting employees and signing autographs before heading to the Pocono Mountains.
What a Comeback… James Buescher and the No. 31 Turner Motorsports team captured their third win of the 2012 season in dramatic fashion two weeks ago at Chicagoland Speedway. Buescher battled back from being two laps down to capture the victory. With the win, the 22-year-old driver now sits only 35 points back in the season-long championship fight.
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 Pocono Mountains 200 can be seen live on Saturday, August 4th 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.
James Buescher on driving at Pocono Raceway
“Pocono Raceway is a very unique track. Each corner is very different, which makes it challenging for the drivers and crews. You have to give up a little at one end in order to really get your truck to turn on the other. We are bringing our best truck this weekend and are hoping to continue to build momentum as we continue to battle for the championship.”
James Buescher NCWTS results at Pocono Raceway:
Starts: 2
Wins: 0
Poles: 0
Top 5: 1
Top 10: 1
Laps Led: 0
Average Start: 8.5
Average Finish: 7.0
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 team its fourth NCWTS win of the season. With four wins in the opening 10 races, Turner 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
