SRT Motorsports – Dodge Nationwide Series Race Advance
Food City 250 – Bristol Motor Speedway
Friday, August 24, 2012
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SAM HORNISH JR. – No. 12 Detroit Genuine Parts Dodge Challenger Crew Chief: Chad Walter
Career Stats: 2012 Season Stats: Starts: 55 Starts: 22 Wins: 1 Wins: 0 Top Fives: 10 Top Fives: 8 Top 10s: 21 Top 10s: 15 Poles: 1 Poles: 1 Laps Led: 236 Laps Led: 121
• Third in NNS championship standings, 22 points behind leader Elliott Sadler.
• Owns a series best 10 consecutive top-10 finishes – including five top fives in last six races.
• Has two previous NNS starts at Bristol and completed all 550 possible laps.
• Has completed all but two laps this season (3,731 of a possible 3,733 laps – 99.95 percent).
BRAD KESELOWSKI – No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger Crew Chief: Jeremy Bullins
Career Stats: 2012 Season Stats: Starts: 184 Starts: 16 Wins: 20 Wins: 3 Top Fives: 82 Top Fives: 9 Top 10s: 114 Top 10s: 11 Poles: 13 Poles: 1 Laps Led: 3,102 Laps Led: 348
• Has two victories in his last three NNS starts: Loudon (race No. 17) and Indianapolis (race No. 19).
• Owns one victory along with five top-five and 10 top-10 finishes in 10 previous starts at BMS.
• Captured two poles at Bristol – 2009 fall and 2010 spring.
• Average finish of 10.2 in 16 starts this year.
DODGE QUOTES: “Bristol to me is a man’s racetrack. The first day I was there and walked in there, I respected it but I also wanted to win there. It’s always been a challenge to me. There are few things in life that can do that to anyone and Bristol is that place for me, whether that’s Nationwide, Truck, Cup or maybe a demo derby. It feels good going there. I know there have been changes done to the track. I don’t see that changing the performance of our car. I’m going to run all three series Wednesday (Truck), Friday (Nationwide) and Saturday (Cup). If there’s a difference in the track I should be the first to know.” –Brad Keselowski
DODGE BRISTOL NUMBERS
• Dodge has three NNS wins at Bristol: Ryan Newman (2005 fall), Kasey Kahne (2007 fall) and Justin Allgaier (2010 spring).
• Dodge has two poles at Bristol: Newman (2006 fall) and Keselowski (2010 spring).
• At least one Dodge driver has finished in the top 10 in 14 of the last 15 NNS races at Bristol.
DODGE IN THE NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES
• Dodge is fielding two full-time entries in the series this year. Sam Hornish Jr. is competing for the series championship while Brad Keselowski and Ryan Blaney are sharing the driving duties in the second Penske Racing entry.
• Brad Keselowski gave Dodge and Penske Racing their first NASCAR Nationwide championship in 2010. His average finish for the season was 5.2.
• Dodge has 44 wins in the series including seven in each of the previous two seasons. The first Nationwide Series win came in 2002. Dodge had 11 wins in the series during the 2005 season.
• A Dodge has started from the pole 50 times.
• Dodge has 12 top-five and 23 top-10 finishes at Bristol.
FROM THE CREW CHIEF “The key to Bristol, just like any short track, is to keep the car turning in the center of the corner without sacrificing forward drive. If we can do that, we should be fine. Coming off some solid top-three finishes at the road course races, we have built a lot of momentum. We want to keep that going as we head into the weekend.” — Jeremy Bullins, Crew Chief, No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger
