FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks
Dover International Speedway
Circle Sport Racing
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series News and Notes
Event: FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks
Date: May 31, 2015
Venue: Dover International Speedway, Dover, Del.
Brian Scott
No. 33 ACME/Kraft Singles Chevrolet SS
Event Preview Fact Sheet
This Week’s ACME/Kraft Singles Chevrolet SS at Dover International Superspeedway … Brian Scott is scheduled to pilot chassis No. 460 in Sunday’s FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks. Scott most recently ran this chassis at Las Vegas Motor Speedway where he scored his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career-best finish of 13th. This chassis saw action at three previous tracks in 2014 including Auto Club Speedway, Atlanta Motor Speedway and Phoenix International Raceway.
Dover International Speedway Statistics … Scott will be making his Sprint Cup Series debut at DIS on Sunday. In 10 XFINITY Series starts in Dover, Scott has earned one top-five and five top-10 finishes with an average starting position of 13.1 and an average finish of 11.2. With three laps led in competition, Scott has completed 1,891 of 2,014 laps (93.9 percent) raced. Scott earned his first NASCAR-sanctioned victory in the Camping World Truck Series at Dover in June 2009 after starting third. He has two additional Truck Series starts with 14 laps led and an average 11.3 starting position.
ACME/KRAFT … This weekend at Dover International Speedway, the No. 33 Sprint Cup Series team welcomes their partner, Albertsons, for their first Sprint Cup Series endeavor. Albertsons and the Safeway family of stores, the second-largest supermarket chain in North America, has partnered with Richard Childress Racing, Scott and the No. 2 XFINITY Series and No. 33 Sprint Cup Series team in 2015. RCR also welcomes Albertsons’ supporting partners Reser’s Fine Foods, Kraft and their products, Kraft Singles and Velveeta Shells and Cheese, and Sanderson Farms. Albertsons Safeway stores operate under store banners Albertsons, ACME, Shaw’s, Star Markets, United Supermarkets, Market Street, Amigos, Jewel-Osco, Tom Thumb, Randalls, VONS, Pavilions, Carrs and Safeway. With more than 2,200 stores, 250,000 employees and 27 distribution centers across 34 states, Albertsons rich legacy in the grocery business synchronizes with the roots of NASCAR and RCR. Additional information on “Your favorite local supermarket™” and Brian Scott can be found online.
Race Rewind … In only his 10th Sprint Cup Series start, Scott last drove the No. 33 Shore Lodge Chevrolet at Talladega Superspeedway where the team qualified 16th position for the GEICO 500. Scott suffered a mechanical issue on lap 19 that caused an accident in Turn 1, and ended the day early for the Joe Falk Racing entry.
Double Duty … In addition to competing at DIS in the Sprint Cup Series this weekend, Scott is scheduled to drive the No. 2 ACME/Kraft Singles Chevrolet Camaro in the XFINITY Series race on Saturday, May 30 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time on FOX. The FedEx 400 is live on Fox Sports 1 at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.
Meet Scott … Fans will have two unique opportunities to meet Scott at Dover. On Thursday, May 28 at 5:30 p.m., Scott is scheduled to sign autograph at ACME Markets grocery store in the North Dover shopping center at 1001 N. Dupont Hwy in front of the Dover Downs Hotel & Casino. On Sunday, Scott is scheduled to visit the ACME grocery tent located in the Lot #10 campground at 9 a.m..
BRIAN SCOTT QUOTES:
What is it about Dover that is special to you?
“Dover is exciting, it’s a fast track. You have to attack it and be aggressive. I feel like that fits my driving style really well. I was able to get my first Camping World Truck Series win there and it’s been a special place for me ever since. I’ve had some really great runs in the XFINITY Series as well. I’m looking forward to the great weekend ahead.”
Are you excited to make a Sprint Cup Series start at Dover International Speedway?
“Dover is going to be exciting. We are really proud to have our partners at ACME and Kraft to come on board and providing me the opportunity to run in the Sprint Cup Series to do double-duty at one of my favorite tracks, Dover. It’ll be an exciting weekend. We’re going to have lots of folks from both ACME and Kraft and looking forward to showing them a good weekend and having a good run on both Saturday in the XFINITY Series race and Sunday in the Sprint Cup Series race.”
