MOORESVILLE, N.C. (August 6, 2014) – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rookie Michael Annett and his Pilot Flying J Chevrolet SS team descend upon New York’s Watkins Glen International for the second and final road course race on the 2014 Cup Series calendar this Sunday. Though it marks Annett’s first Cup start at the 2.45-mile facility, he isn’t a novice there.
Annett scored three top-20 finishes in NASCAR Nationwide Series competition, including an 11th-place finish in 2012. In his first Cup Series start at a road course earlier this season in Sonoma, Calif., Annett and his Tommy Baldwin Racing team finished 30th after running as high as 13th and finishing the day with a positive pass differential (plus-9).
TBR crew chief Kevin Manion scored a pair of sixth-place finishes at Watkins Glen with drivers Martin Truex and Jamie McMurray in 2007 and 2010, respectively.
The race will air live on Sunday, August 10 at 1 p.m. Eastern on ESPN.
MICHAEL ANNETT QUOTE:
“I started feeling comfortable at Watkins Glen two years ago in the Nationwide Series when we just barely missed out on a top-10 finish. Anything can happen there. Stretching our fuel windows and avoiding the calamity that seems to pop up in these road course races will dictate whether or not we have a good day.”
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ABOUT TOMMY BALDWIN RACING:
Founded in 2009, Tommy Baldwin Racing is a NASCAR organization that fields two full-time Chevrolet teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Baldwin, a native of Long Island, New York, is a Daytona 500-winning crew chief in his sixth season as a full-time Cup Series car owner.
For more information on Tommy Baldwin Racing, please visit them on Facebook,Twitter or their website.
ABOUT PILOT FLYING J:
Pilot Flying J, the largest operator of travel centers and travel plazas in North America, is committed to making life better for professional drivers.Headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn., Pilot Flying J has more than 650 retail locations. The Pilot Flying J network provides drivers with access to more than 65,000 parking spaces for trucks, 4,400 showers and 4,000 diesel lanes, with more than 3,900 offering DEF at the pump. Pilot Flying J subsidiary Pilot Logistics Services is one of the fastest growing independent energy logistics companies in North America. Together, Pilot Flying J and Pilot Logistic Services employ more than 24,000 people. Pilot Flying J is currently ranked No. 7 on Forbes’ list of America’s Largest Private Companies.
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