Kenny Wallace
No. 99 American Ethanol Toyota Camry
Event Preview Fact Sheet
Event/Date: Kansas Lottery 300 – October 20, 2012
Venue: Kansas Speedway
News & Notes:
This Week’s American Ethanol Toyota … Kenny Wallace will pilot RAB Racing with Brack Maggard chassis No. 42 in Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Kansas Speedway. A workhorse of the RAB Racing stable, this Toyota Camry has raced nine times in 2012, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Auto Club Speedway in March, at Texas Motor Speedway in April, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May, at Michigan International Speedway and Kentucky Speedway in June, at Iowa Speedway in August, and at Richmond International Raceway in September. Most recently, it raced at Kentucky Speedway when the series visited there last month. Drivers Alex Bowman, Brett Moffitt, Travis Pastrana, Ryan Truex and Kenny Wallace have each driven this chassis, with Wallace posting a seventh-place finish as it’s best result at Auto Club Speedway.
Wallace at Kansas … In nine Nationwide Series starts at Kansas Speedway, Wallace has garnered one top-15 and two top-20 finishes. His best showing at the 1.5-mile track is 15th, which the St. Louis native posted in 2004’s running of the annual 300 miler. Additionally, the nine-time Nationwide Series race winner has an average starting position of 25.1 and an average finish of 22.3 at the Kansas City tri-oval.
RAB at Kansas … RAB Racing with Brack Maggard has fielded Nationwide Series entries at Kansas Speedway three times since 2009, with drivers Brian Scott, John Wes Townley, and Wallace. The team’s best showing at the track is a 19th-place finish, which was posted by Wallace in 2011’s running of this race.
Zipadelli at Kansas … Crew chief Scott Zipadelli has sat atop the pit box as a Nationwide Series crew chief at Kansas Speedway four times, boasting two top-10 and three top-20 finishes. He posted his highest finish, 10th, on two occasions, with drivers Jason Leffler and Kelly Bires.
Get to the Points … As we head into the 30th race of the 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series season, RAB Racing currently occupies the 22nd position in the owner’s points standings.
The Collective RAB Racing Report … With 29 of 33 races completed this season, RAB Racing’s two NASCAR Nationwide Series entries have notched one top-five and four top-10 finishes. RAB Racing-prepared Toyotas have also completed 4,873 laps with its eight drivers – Bowman, Patrick Carpentier, Victor Gonzalez, Jr., Moffit, Pastrana, Townley, Truex and Wallace.
Catch the Action … The Kansas Lottery 300 from Kansas Speedway will be televised live Saturday, October 20 beginning at 3:00 p.m. EDT on ESPN and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network. NASCAR Nationwide Series qualifying will be televised live Saturday, October 20 beginning at noon EDT on SPEED.
Kenny Wallace Quotes:
“I’m really looking forward to getting back behind the wheel of the American Ethanol Toyota Camry at Kansas Speedway. The end of the year is coming, and this always an exciting time to race. I appreciate everyone at RAB Racing and the hard work and time they spend working on our Toyota Camrys, because it doesn’t take any time to get comfortable in the car after having been out of it for a few races, because the guys know me. I’m planning on going out there, having a good run, and ending the season on a good note.”
Scott Zipadelli Quotes:
“We really don’t know what to expect at Kansas this weekend, because the track was just completely repaved and we don’t get the opportunity to test there. We will go to the track with our basic setup in our American Ethanol Toyota Camry, and use the extra practice time as a short test. The TRD (Toyota Racing Development) engineers have told me it is very smooth, and we expect it will be very fast for the Nationwide cars. We will approach it conservatively until we make a few runs to see how the grip level in track is. Then we will try several different set ups to find speed. All we know is almost everything we have learned about Kansas Speedway is no longer relevant, and our notes are useless going into the weekend.”
