Nelson Piquet Jr.
No. 30 FlaLottery.com Chevrolet Silverado
Homestead-Miami Speedway- Ford EcoBoost 200
November 16, 2012
No. 30 FlaLottery.com News and Notes
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Good luck to Turner Motorsports’ James Buescher… On Friday night, James Buescher has the chance to make history for Turner Motorsports by winning the team’s first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) championship. Currently, Buescher leads second place by 11 points going into the season finale on Friday night. Buescher guarantees himself the championship, as well as the Owner’s Championship with a finish of seventh or better with no laps led, eighth or better with one lap led, or ninth or better with the most laps led.
This Week’s Silverado…. The No. 30 FlaLottery.com team heads to the 1.5-mile Florida track with chassis TMS-222 for Friday night’sevent.TMS-222 last saw action on the track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as it cruised to victory lane after helping claim Piquet Jr.’s second NCWTS win.
Most Popular Driver… Piquet Jr. has been named among the top-five NCWTS drivers with the most votes in the 2012 Most Popular Driver poll. With less than a week left to vote for NCWTS Most Popular Driver, you can cast your vote once per day for Piquet Jr. by heading to www.NASCAR.com/ncwtsmpd.
Watch LIVE… Tune in to catch this week’s NCWTS Ford EcoBoost 200 from Homestead-Miami Speedway live on SPEED on Friday, November 16th at 8:00 pm ET, with pre-race coverage starting at 7:30 pm ET. You can also tune into MRN radio and NASCAR SiriusXM channel 90.
Nelson Piquet Jr. on Homestead-Miami Speedway –
“Miami is mine. I am so determined to win this Friday night. I used to call Miami home when I first moved to the United States and I have so many friends and family in the area that it’s hard not to think of Homestead-Miami as my home track. I wish the best of luck to my teammate James, but I’m still focusing on claiming another victory this season.”
Nelson Piquet Jr. NCWTS results at Homestead-Miami Speedway:
Starts: 1
Wins: 0
Poles: 0
Top 5: 1
Top 10: 1
Laps Led: 0
Average Start: 3.0
Average Finish: 4.0
James Buescher
No. 31 Great Clips Chevrolet
Homestead-Miami Speedway- Ford EcoBoost 200
November 16, 2012
No. 31 Great Clips Chevrolet News and Notes
Lucky Sevens…James Buescher and the No. 31 Great Clips Turner Motorsports team will head down to Homestead-Miami Speedway looking to close out the 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) as champions! Buescher enters this week’s race with a total of 777 points. Buescher and the No. 31 team will need to finish seventh or better to clinch Turner Motorsports’ first ever NASCAR championship.
It’s Gonna Be Great: Debut of a new look for the No. 31 Great Clips Chevy Silverado…Last week in Phoenix, the No. 38 NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) ride of Kasey Kahne debuted the new Great Clips colors. This week at Homestead-Miami Speedway, James Buescher will carry that same paint scheme on his truck which features vibrant colors and angular shapes based on Great Clips’ newly branded salons. Great Clips, Inc. was established in 1982 in Minneapolis. Today, Great Clips has more than 3,000 salons throughout the United States and Canada, making it the world’s largest salon brand. Great Clips salons employ nearly 30,000 stylists who receive ongoing training to learn advanced skills and the latest trends. Make Great Clips your choice for value-priced, high-quality haircare for men, women and children. No appointments needed, and salons are open nights and weekends. And, it’s more convenient than ever with Great Clips’ Online Check-In. To check-in online, visit greatclips.com
Honey Badger…Turner Motorsports will bring chassis TMS-214 aka “Honey Badger” with them down to South Florida. Honey Badger has an impressive four victories in 2012, all coming on the intermediate 1.5-mile speedways on the NASCAR circuit.
Buescher in 2012…Last week, NASCAR released a list of the top-five standings for NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver in alphabetical order, James Buescher was announced as being a part of that top-five. Voting for NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver continues through this Friday, November 16th, 11:59pm ET. To vote, log on to www.NASCAR.com/ncwtsmpd . Vote one time per 24 hours.
Last Race Recap…Buescher and the entire No. 31 Exide Batteries Turner Motorsports team looked like they would be leaving with a solid points day until an unexpected blown tire sent Buescher and the No. 31 into the outside retaining wall. The team was relegated to a disappointing 17th-place finish, after running solidly in the top-five the majority of the 153-lap event.
Watch LIVE…The Ford EcoBoost 200 can be seen live on Friday, November 16th on SPEED. Race coverage will begin at 7:30 p.m. EST. The event can also be heard live on MRN Radio as well as Sirius Satellite Radio, channel 90.
Buescher on returning to Homestead-Miami Speedway –
“What can you say, this team knows what it needs to do! We’ve been running great all year long and I don’t expect anything less than great for the last race of the year. We’re going to go down to Miami to run our own race and hopefully we’ll be celebrating a championship when the race is done. This team never gives up.”
James Buescher NCWTS results at Homestead-Miami Speedway:
Starts: 4
Wins: 0
Poles: 1
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 0
Laps Led: 19
Average Start: 13.0
Average Finish: 17.0
Miguel Paludo
No. 32 Duroline Brakes and Components Chevrolet
Homestead-Miami Speedway – Ford EcoBoost 200
November 16, 2012
No. 32 Duroline Brakes and Components Chevrolet News and Notes
The End of the Road…Miguel Paludo and the No. 32 Duroline Brakes and Components team head to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Paludo has two previous starts at the 1.5-mile Florida oval. In his two prior visits, Paludo has earned one top-10 finish, a best finish of ninth and one DNF due to an engine failure.
2012 At A Glance…After 21 of 22 events, Paludo sits 10th in the NCWTS driver point standings, 10 points behind ninth-place driver Johnny Sauter and 21 points ahead of 11th-place driver Jason White. So far this season, Paludo has captured one pole, four top-10 finishes, an average start of 11.5, an average finish of 14.3, a best finish of eighth and has led 67 laps. Paludo has also completed 3,202 of 3,232 total race laps, putting him on the track for 99.1% of all laps run this season.
Good luck to Turner Motorsports’ James Buescher…On Friday night, James Buescher has the chance to make history for Turner Motorsports by winning the team’s first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship. Currently, Buescher leads second place by 11 points going into the season finale on Friday night. Buescher guarantees himself the championship, as well as the Owner’s Championship, with a finish of seventh or better with no laps led, eighth or better with one lap led, or ninth or better with the most laps led.
This Week’s Silverado…Paludo and the No. 32 Duroline Brakes and Components team will unload chassis TMS-219 for the final race of the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway. TMS-219 has one previous start: Paludo drove it to an 11th-place finish after qualifying seventh when it made its debut at the 1.5-mile Las Vegas Motor Speedway in September.
Previous Race Recap… Paludo and the entire Turner Motorsports fleet were on track for a solid, successful night at Phoenix International Raceway before bad luck struck. Paludo and the No. 32 World Diabetes Day/Duroline team were on the way to perfecting the handling of their Chevy Silverado when they were collected in a lap-66 incident, hindering their performance in the caution-filled race and resulting in a 14th-place finish.
Diabetes Fact of the Week…World Diabetes Day is here! This Wednesday, November 14th is World Diabetes Day, the primary global awareness campaign of the diabetes community. WDD is held annually on November 14th and was introduced in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization in response to the alarming rise of diabetes around the world. While the campaign lasts the entire year, the day itself marks the birthday of Frederick Banting who, along with Charles Best, first conceived the idea which led to the discovery of insulin in 1922.
The Votes Are Almost In…We are now in the final week of voting for the NCWTS Most Popular Driver. Place your vote for Miguel Paludo every day between now and November 16th here: www.nascar.com/ncwtsmpd
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 final race of the season, the Ford EcoBoost 200, can be seen live on Friday, November 16th on SPEED. Race coverage will begin at 7:30 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 Homestead-Miami Speedway and the 2012 season –
“It’s hard to believe that we’ve already found ourselves at Homestead. It seems like not that long ago we were winning the pole in Daytona. So much has happened since February, both personally and competitively, both good and bad. Overall, I’m proud of how hard this team works and of many of the things we’ve accomplished, although our goals were to achieve even more. I’m happy that we can realistically be pretty sure that we’ll finish in the top-10 in points, and my number one goal going into Homestead is end this season with a win and move up to ninth in the standings.”
“I like Homestead a lot as a track, and Turner’s intermediate track program has been strong all season. The truck we’re bringing ran well in Las Vegas, and I think it’ll run even better at Homestead. I hope that we can end this season on a high note and get the win we’ve been searching for all season.”
Miguel Paludo NCWTS results at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Starts: 2
Wins: 0
Poles: 0
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 1
Laps Led: 0
Average Start: 21.0
Average Finish: 20.5
