Nelson Piquet Jr.
No. 30 Alpinestars/Claw Money Breast Cancer Awareness Chevrolet
Talladega Superspeedway – Coca-Cola 250 powered by fred’s
October 6, 2012
No. 30 Alpinestars/Claw Money Breast Cancer Awareness Chevrolet News and Notes
Artistically Racing for a Cure… Nelson Piquet Jr.’s No. 30 Chevy Silverado will carry the Alpinestars/Claw Money Breast Cancer Awareness paint scheme as it challenges the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) field on Saturday, October 6th at Talladega Superspeedway. The paint scheme was designed by NYC-based graffiti artist Claw Money, who included her interpretation of the pink ribbon for breast cancer on the unique creation. The truck’s hood, diecast model trucks and t-shirts will be available for auction shortly following the race through eBay Giving Works, with all proceeds going to the Susan G. Komen foundation. To donate to the cause, please go to the donation page created on behalf of Piquet Jr., Claw Money and Alpinestars:
Piquet Jr. Hits Jackpot in Vegas…Piquet Jr. claimed his second NCWTS win with an impressive last-lap pass at Las Vegas Motor Speedway last weekend. After starting 13th, the Brazilian battled in the top-five for majority of event and led for a total of 30 laps. This victory was Turner Motorsport’s seventh win in 2012.
This Week’s Silverado…Piquet Jr. and the No. 30 Qualcomm team will unload chassis TMS-016 for this weekend’s event at Talladega Superspeedway. TMS-016 will take to the track for the second time this year, after making its debut at Daytona International Speedway for the first race of the season.
Welcome Aboard… Piquet Jr. has joined forces with TAG Heuer Eyewear for the remainder of the 2012 season. TAG Heuer – maker of high-end sports watches and chronographs since 1860 – has been applying the same high standards for design and quality found in their timepieces to the creation of exceptional eyewear since 2002. All TAG Heuer “Avant-Garde” Eyewear lenses are shatter-resistant, ultra-light and provide 100% UV-A and UV-B protection. A wide variety of this luxurious eyewear is available at authorized dealers nationwide. For more information on TAG Heuer’s full line of sunglasses and eyeglasses and, to locate authorized retailers, please visit www.tagheuer.com/eyewear.
Most Popular Driver…The voting polls have officially opened for the 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) Most Popular Driver. You can cast your vote for the Brazilian racing sensation by heading to www.NASCAR.com/ncwtsmpd. You can vote once per day from now until November 19th, 2012.
Watch LIVE… Tune in to catch this week’s NCWTS event from Talladega Superspeedway live on SPEED on Saturday, September 29th at 3:30 pm CT, with pre-race coverage starting at 3:00 pm CT. Keep an eye out for Piquet Jr. and his Turner Motorsports teammates during pre-race coverage, as cameras were there as they took on paintball professionals prior to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway race last weekend.
Nelson Piquet Jr. on Talladega Superspeedway –
“There’s nothing better than coming off a win. Talladega is such an adrenaline-filled race, I’m just hoping to make it to end without any bad luck. I’m excited to have the opportunity to work with Alpinestars and Claw Money, especially considering we are raising awareness for breast cancer. I’m also excited about the fact that fans can play a role by participating in our auction of the truck hood of and the other items, with all proceeds going to charity. Everyone involved has been so motivated by the cause, so hopefully it will pay off and we can make a trip to victory lane in this special truck”
Nelson Piquet Jr. NCWTS results at Talladega Superspeedway:
Starts: 1
Wins: 0
Poles: 0
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 0
Laps Led: 0
Average Start: 2.0
Average Finish: 26.0
James Buescher
No. 31 Koike Aronson Ransome Chevrolet
Talladega Superspeedway – Coca-Cola 250 powered by fred’s
October 6, 2012
No. 31 Koike Aronson Ransome Chevrolet News and Notes
Pack racing on the Superspeedway…James Buescher and the No.31 Koike Aronson Ransome Chevrolet Silverado return to the high-banked superspeedway of Talladega. Buescher and the Turner Motorsports team are riding a wave of momentum after finishing a solid sixth place at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and in the process, closed the championship points gap to just one point.
Welcome back…Turner Motorsports welcomes back Koike Aronson Ransome to the No. 31 truck for Saturday afternoon’s race at Talladega Superspeedway. 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.
This Week’s Silverado…The No. 31 Koike Chevrolet Silverado team will unload chassis TMS-015. This chassis has three top-five starts and two top-ten finishes, all on superspeedways.
Last Race Recap…Buescher and the No. 31 Turner Motorsports Chevrolet team worked hard all weekend to complete an uphill battle to finish in a solid sixth place. Buescher had to use up some of his Vegas luck on track when, on lap 116, three trucks wrecked directly in front of the Great Clips Chevy. Buescher went on to finish sixth and closed the championship points gap to just one point behind the series leader.
Buescher in 2012…Don’t forget that voting for NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver is open. To vote, log on to www.NASCAR.com/ncwtsmpd . Vote one time per 24 hours until November 19th.
Watch LIVE…The Coca-Cola 250 powered by fred’s can be seen live Saturday, October 6th on SPEED. Race coverage will begin at 3:30 p.m. EST. During SPEED’s NCWTS Setup show, a special segment featuring all of the Turner Motorsports drivers competing in a paintball game vs. the SPEED personalities. The race can also be heard live on MRN Radio as well as Sirius Satellite Radio, channel 90.
Buescher on returning to Talladega Superspeedway
“I really enjoy racing on superspeedways for the pure fast speeds and action pack racing. I am also on edge because anything at any time can happen on them. This is a place that we can win and I hope we are in place to accomplish that.”
James Buescher NCWTS results at Talladega Superspeedway:
Starts: 3
Wins: 0
Poles: 1
Top 5: 1
Top 10: 2
Laps Led: 18
Average Start: 9.7
Average Finish: 8.0
Miguel Paludo
No. 32 Duroline Brakes and Components Chevrolet
Talladega Superspeedway – Coca-Cola 250 powered by fred’s
October 6, 2012
No. 32 Duroline Brakes and Components Chevrolet News and Notes
Go Big or Go Home… Miguel Paludo and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) head to NASCAR’s biggest track for this weekend’s Coca-Cola 250 powered by fred’s on Saturday afternoon. Paludo has one previous start at the 2.66-mile tri-oval, where he finished 18th in 2010. In the series’ only other superspeedway stop on the schedule in 2012, Daytona International Speedway, Paludo became the first Brazilian to win an NCWTS pole. Paludo led for much of the race before a huge crash relegated him to a 30th-place finish.
Tune In…Set your DVRs for this week’s NCWTS Setup on SPEED prior to the Talladega Superspeedway race broadcast to see last week’s paintball event in Las Vegas. Tune in to see how Paludo and his teammates Nelson Piquet Jr. and James Buescher fared against paintball pros Greg Hastings, Bea Youngs, Kat Secor, Sonny Lopez and more!
Rock The Vote…Would you like to see the first Brazilian in history become the NCWTS Most Popular Driver? Voting has begun! Be sure to cast your vote once a day for Miguel Paludo here: www.nascar.com/ncwtsmpd
This Week’s Silverado…Paludo and the No. 32 Duroline Brakes and Components team will unload chassis TMS-004 for this weekend’s race at Talladega Superspeedway. TMS-004 served as the No. 32 team’s backup truck at Daytona International Speedway in February.
Diabetes Fact of the Week…The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), a large prevention study of people at high risk for diabetes, showed that lifestyle intervention to lose weight and increase physical activity reduced the development of type 2 diabetes by 58% during a 3-year period. The reduction was even greater, 71%, among adults aged 60 years or older.
Previous Race Recap…Under a full moon in Las Vegas, Paludo battled back from illness and late-race damage in a caution-filled race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to earn his 12th top-15 finish of the season. With a fast truck, impressive pit stops by the Turner Motorsports crew and the driver’s own endurance, Paludo, who felt ill prior to the start of the Smith’s 350, powered through a string of early-race cautions and recovered from damage received in a lap 116 accident to finish 11th in Saturday night’s event in Sin City.
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 Coca-Cola 250 powered by fred’s can be seen live on Saturday, October 6th on SPEED. Race coverage will begin at 3:30 p.m. ET. The event can also be heard live on MRN Radio as well as Sirius Satellite Radio, channel 90.
Miguel Paludo on driving at Talladega Superspeedway –
“This weekend’s Talladega race is something I’ve been looking forward to pretty much since we left Daytona in February. The entire Turner Motorsports team was so strong when we went superspeedway racing at the beginning of the year, and I think that all three of our trucks had a chance to win that day. I’d like to get another pole and finish what we started in February.”
Miguel Paludo NCWTS results at Talladega Superspeedway:
Starts: 1
Wins: 0
Poles: 0
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 0
Laps Led: 0
Average Start: 24.0
Average Finish: 18.0
