Cale Gale
No. 33 Rheem Chasing the Cure Chevrolet
Martinsville (Va.) Speedway – Kroger 200
October 27, 2012
No. 33 Rheem Chasing the Cure Chevrolet News and Notes
Cale Gale in the No. 33 Rheem Chasing the Cure Chevrolet
Rheem Chasing the Cure… Cale Gale and the No. 33 Eddie Sharp Racing (ESR) team will continue to promote the Rheem Chasing the Cure program this weekend at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. In its second year, the month-long program is designed to promote breast cancer awareness and benefit the Young Survival Coalition (YSC). The YSC is an organization dedicated to the critical issues unique to young women who are diagnosed with breast cancer. One of the highlights of the program is the Chasing the Cure Video Contest, which enables fans to share their story about their personal victory over breast cancer. Extended through Wednesday, Oct. 24, the first 100 entrants to post a video on the Rheem Racing Facebook page (Facebook.com/RheemRacing) will receive a free “Check Your Headlights” t-shirt from Rheem Racing.
Rheem Chevrolet goes pink and black for breast cancer awareness… The No. 33 Rheem Chasing the Cure Chevrolet driven by Cale Gale in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) will remain pink and black to promote breast cancer awareness for the Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway. The ESR Silverado utilized the same paint scheme, which highlights Rheem’s Chasing the Cure program, in the NCWTS race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway earlier this month.
Back at the short track… Gale will make his third career NCWTS start at the historic Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, Oct. 27. In the spring race, Gale qualified in the fourth position and ran inside the top 10 all afternoon. While running sixth with less than 10 laps remaining, the Rheem Chevrolet suffered a flat tire and forced Gale down pit road for a four-tire stop resulting in a 15th-place finish. Gale has one top-10 finish (seventh) at the short track from October 2011. Meet Cale Gale… Gale will join his ESR teammates Justin Lofton and Max Gresham at the Chevy Stage at 9:15 a.m. Eastern time on Saturday morning. The group will sign autographs following a brief question and answer session.
Battling for points… With just four races remaining in the 2012 NCWTS season, Gale is currently ranked inside the top 15 in both the championship driver and owner point standings. Gale, who has scored six top-10 finishes this season, is ranked 12th in driver points and 14th in owner points. Currently second in the Rookie of the Year points, Gale is in hot pursuit of leader Ty Dillon.
Most Popular Driver… Voting has opened for the NCWTS Most Popular Driver Award! Visit www.nascar.com/ncwtsmpd and vote for Cale Gale today and every day through Nov. 16, 2012. New to this year’s campaign, two lucky fans and their guests will win an all-expense paid trip to the 2012 Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series Awards banquet at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel by registering for the Most Popular Driver sweepstakes after placing their vote. Follow Cale… Follow Cale Gale, driver of the No. 33 Rheem Chasing the Cure Chevrolet, on twitter @CaleGale and Facebook (facebook.com/CaleGale), and check out CaleGale.com for updates.
Get the inside scoop from ESR… Follow Eddie Sharp Racing on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook to get real-time updates and behind-the-scenes information: @TeamESR or facebook.com/teamesr.
Watch and listen… Entering its last four-race stretch of the year, the NCWTS heads to the historic Martinsville Speedway for the Kroger 200 on Saturday, Oct. 27. Stay up to speed as SPEED broadcasts practice (Friday, Oct. 26, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. EDT), and qualifying (Saturday, Oct. 27, 10:30 a.m. EDT) from the 0.526-mile oval. Then, tune in to “NCWTS Setup” on Saturday, Oct. 27, at 1:30 p.m. EDT to see a short feature about Cale Gale and the Rheem Chasing the Cure program as they paint the curbs pink at Martinsville Speedway. Live coverage of the Kroger 200 will follow on SPEED, MRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.
From the Driver’s Seat
Cale Gale Quotes… On getting back to Martinsville: “I’m really excited to race at Martinsville Speedway this weekend with our No. 33 Rheem Chasing the Cure Chevrolet. We had a great truck there earlier this season and our team has a lot of positive momentum going into this weekend, so I’m excited to see what we can do. The races at Martinsville are all about staying out of trouble-if we can keep the nose and fenders on it, we should be there to battle it out at the end.”
Cale Gale, driver of the No. 33 Rheem Chasing the Cure Chevrolet
On Chasing the Cure with Rheem: “It’s been really cool to be a part of the Rheem Chasing the Cure program. We were able to bring a lot of attention to the truck with a top-10 finish at my home track [Talladega Superspeedway] earlier this month, and hopefully we can run up front with it again this weekend at Martinsville Speedway. Through the Chasing the Cure program, I’ve been able to meet several breast cancer survivors and I’ve had a lot of people come up and tell me about their personal battles, so it has meant a lot to see how this program has personally affected those individuals. We even joined a couple survivors to paint the curbing pink at Martinsville Speedway earlier this month. That was a lot of fun, but I’m more excited to race around those curbs this weekend.”
From the Pit Box
Jerry Baxter Quotes… On racing at Martinsville: “We’re really excited to go back to Martinsville Speedway with Cale Gale and the No. 33 Rheem Chasing the Cure Chevrolet this weekend. The spring race at Martinsville was just the second race of the season, and my second race as a crew chief in the Camping World Truck Series. Cale and I have learned a lot about each other, and I’ve learned a lot about the trucks since then. We qualified fourth in that race and had the chance to finish inside the top five; we’ve come a long way since then and I’m excited to see what we can accomplish together this weekend.”
Cale Gale by the Numbers
Cale Gale’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Career Stats
Races
Wins
Top-Fives
Top-10s
Poles
Money Won
28
0
2
8
1
$327,779
Cale Gale’s 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Stats
Races
Wins
Top-Fives
Top-10s
Poles
Money Won
18
0
2
6
1
$214,480
Cale Gale at Martinsville Speedway
Series
Date
Race
Start
Finish
Laps
Status
NCWTS
3/31/2012
Kroger 250
4
15
250 / 250
running
NCWTS
10/29/2011
Kroger 200
13
7
200 / 200
running
Total / Average
2 Races
8.5
11.0
450 / 450 (100.0%)
No. 33 Rheem Chasing the Cure Chevrolet Silverado Truck Information
The No. 33 Rheem Chasing the Cure Chevrolet team will compete with chassis No. 043 as their primary truck at Martinsville Speedway. It is the same chassis that Gale utilized last month to qualify sixth at Iowa Speedway. Gale then drove to a fifth-place finish, tying his career-best NCWTS finish.
No. 33 Rheem Chasing the Cure Chevrolet / Eddie Sharp Racing Team
Driver: Cale Gale Crew Chief: Jerry Baxter Owner: Eddie Sharp
Truck Chief / Rear Tire Changer: Ray Holm Gasman / Hauler Driver: Ben Smith Engineer: Eddie Troconis
Rear Tire Carrier: Devon Bourdeau Pit Crew Coach: Nick Sutton Motor Tuner: Howie Frazier
Front Tire Changer: Joey Forgette Mechanic: Beau Wilkes Spotter: Rick Carelli
Front Tire Carrier: Greg Powell Mechanic: Justin Peiffer PR Rep: Ashleigh Aungst
Jackman: Kevin Teague Shock Specialist: Miles Copenhaver
