Closing Out the Season with another First

Chad Hakenbracht

Phoenix Advance

Mooresville, N.C. (November 5, 2013) – After a week hunting in Northern Ohio, Chad Hackenbracht will venture out West, to the Valley of the Sun, for his Phoenix International Raceway debut. Hackenbracht, who has competed in six NASCAR Nationwide Series events thus far this season, will set his sights on the one-mile tri-oval in Avondale, Arizona. Tastee Chocolate Apples will serve as primary sponsor on the No. 44 TriStar Motorsports Toyota Camry.

Saturday’s 15^th Annual ServiceMaster 200 will be Hackenbracht’s second short track start of the year, his first being Bristol Motor Speedway in August where he earned a 20^th place finish.

This weekend’s Toyota Camry:

Serving as Hackenracht’s intermediate car, chassis No. 117 last saw action in September at Chicagoland Speedway where Chad started 27^th and finished 21^st.

If you want to meet him, check out…

Friday, October 11, 2013

4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. – Toyota PitPass at

Phoenix International Raceway fan midway.

Saturday, November 9, 2013

9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. – NASCAR Nationwide Series Autograph session

Catching up…

How are you preparing for a track you’ve never been to, Phoenix International Raceway?

“I’ve been watching past races, trying to get in the right frame of mind. It also helps that I have such a great teammate in Mike Bliss who I will lean on for advice and guidance throughout the weekend. Mike has raced Phoenix a bunch of times and has seen a lot of success there.

 “It’s my first time racing at Phoenix, so I’m not sure what to expect or what other track I can compare it to. The not knowing part kind of excites me. I’m really looking forward to racing there this weekend.”