Event: Pure Michigan 400
Date: Sunday, August 16, 2015
Venue: Michigan International Speedway
Richard Childress Racing at Michigan International Speedway … In 151 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Michigan International Speedway, RCR teams have earned three wins, two with Dale Earnhardt (1987, 1990) and the most recent with Kevin Harvick (August 2010). Additionally, RCR has claimed 22 top-five and 52 top-10 finishes with 10 different drivers including Richard Childress, a former driver in NASCAR’s top division, who recorded top-10 finishes at MIS in June 1978 and August 1979. The Welcome, N.C.-based organization has an 18.1 average starting position, an average finishing position of 16.3, has completed 28,268 of the 29,684 contested laps (95.2 percent) and has led 701 laps in the Irish Hills.
RCR in the NSCS … In 2,579 Sprint Cup Series starts dating back to 1969, RCR has amassed 46 pole awards, 105 wins, 466 top-five finishes and 996 top-10 finishes, with an average starting position of 17.8 and an average finishing position of 15.9. RCR has earned 15 total championships (six Sprint Cup Series championships with Earnhardt in 1986, ’87, ’90, ’91, ’93 and ’94, six NASCAR XFINITY Series titles, two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series titles and one ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards title) and was the first organization to win titles in NASCAR’s three national series.
The Collective RCR … Throughout this season’s 22 contested races, RCR’s Sprint Cup Series teams have collectively notched six top-five and 17 top-10 finishes with drivers Austin Dillon, Ryan Newman and Paul Menard. RCR’s three full-time Sprint Cup Series drivers rank 11th (Menard), 13th (Newman) and 21st (Dillon) in the driver championship point standings.
RCR Watkins Glen International Rewind … Last weekend, RCR teammates Menard, Newman and Dillon finished 13th, 15th and 36th, respectively, in the Watkins Glen 355.
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Catch the Action … The Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway will be televised live Sunday, August 16 beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Austin Dillon, No. 3 Dow Chevrolet SS
Race Notes and Quotes:
This Week’s Dow Chevrolet at Michigan International Speedway … Austin Dillon will pilot Chassis No. 512 in the Pure Michigan 400. This is the same Chevrolet SS that Dillon raced to a 25th-place finish at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in July.
Dillon at Michigan International Speedway … In his sophomore season on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series tour, Michigan International Speedway ranks as one of Dillon’s most seasoned venues with six starts at the two-mile track. He finished 20th in June 2015 in his most recent Sprint Cup Series start at MIS. In the August 2014 event, he earned a 22nd-place finish after suffering mechanical issues, and finished 30th in June 2014 despite running in the top 10 for most of the race after making a series of unscheduled pit stops in the closing laps because of a flat tire. In August 2013, he subbed for Tony Stewart in the No. 14 Chevrolet, finishing 14th, and raced an American Ethanol-sponsored No. 33 Chevrolet in June, finishing 11th. In June 2012, Dillon finished 24th after starting 22nd in a No. 33 Chevrolet.
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Get to the Points … Dillon ranks 21st in the championship point standings heading into the Pure Michigan 400.
In the Rear View … Despite qualifying in the top 10 and running in the top five during the beginning portion of the race, Dillon earned a 36th-place finish at Watkins Glen International after losing a lap following a mid-race spin after contact from another competitor.
Double Duty … Dillon is scheduled to race the No. 33 Rheem Chevrolet for GMS Racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday afternoon. Watch the 2011 Camping World Series Champion live on FOX Sports 1 beginning at 1 p.m. ET.
Meet Dillon, Slugger and the No. 3 Pit Crew … In partnership with The Dow Chemical Company and Richard Childress Racing, the Great Lakes Loons will be hosting a “Back 2 School” event at Dow Diamond in Midland, Michigan on Wednesday, August 12 with Dillon, his crew chief and pit crew. Fans will have the opportunity to drive a simulator and get a team of three together to try your skills at the pit crew challenge. You can enter for a chance to play in a kickball game with Dillon and the pit crew by donating school supplies. Fill a backpack with back-to-school gear such as folders, notebooks, pencils and crayons and bring it to the event. Supplies will be distributed to kids in need in the community for the new school year through local United Way agencies. The event is free and open to the public, hours are from 4:30 to 7 p.m.
AUSTIN DILLON QUOTE:
What are your thoughts on racing at Michigan International Speedway with the new aero package?
“It will be interesting to see how things play out. Hopefully it’s a little easier to drive in traffic. We were a little loose in traffic at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and I think at Michigan International Speedway the field will be more packed up than at Indianapolis. So it will be an interesting race like the other packages have been. I’m definitely looking forward to getting there. It’s one of my favorite tracks. Hopefully we can just put ourselves out front and we will not have to worry about traffic. It’s one of the fastest places we go all year. We probably cut our top speed there a couple of years ago. It’s one of those places that has a lot of speed to it.”
Paul Menard, No. 27 Richmond / Menards Chevrolet SS
Race Notes and Quotes:
This Week’s Richmond / Menards Chevrolet at Michigan International Speedway … Crew chief Justin Alexander and the No. 27 team have prepped chassis No. 510 for this weekend’s 400-mile event at Michigan International Speedway. This Chevrolet SS is race proven making two appearances already in 2015; once at Charlotte Motor Speedway (Start: 23 / Finish: 14) and Kentucky Speedway (Start: 14 / Finish: 15).
Stats in the Irish Hills … In 18 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at the two-mile track, Menard has four top-five and six top-10 finishes as well as two top-five and six top-10 starts. He’s completed 98.7 percent of laps in competition, including 15 laps led. Menard also has 10 NASCAR XFINITY Series starts which include one win (June 2013), four top-five and eight top-10 finishes. He has four top-five and five top-10 starts with one pole award.
Rookie Stripe … Alexander has impressive stats in his first year as a full-time Sprint Cup Series crew chief. In 27 races with Menard, Alexander has led the team to one top-five, 13 top-15 and 18 top-20 starts. He’s also collected 20 top-20, 17 top-15 and three top-five finishes. Alexander is the first three-time winner of the MOOG Problem Solver of the Race award this season.
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Where Do You Stand … Menard sits 11th in the Sprint Cup Series driver point standings and currently holds the 13th position in the Chase for the Sprint Cup Grid with only four races left before the Chase begins in September.
Last Time in Michigan … Menard started the June event at MIS from the 17th spot and methodically raced his way into the top 10 before rain shortened the 400-mile race. The No. 27 team was scored in eighth, earning their fourth top-10 finish of the season.
PAUL MENARD QUOTE:
Why is Michigan International Speedway suited to your driving style?
“I like to roll the car through the center, not really point and shoot. With the wide corners and grippy surface, Michigan is a perfect track for that. I’m ready to get back there this weekend and take another shot at it for a good finish.”
Ryan Newman, No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet SS
Race Notes and Quotes:
This Week’s Caterpillar Chevrolet SS at Michigan International Speedway … Ryan Newman will drive chassis No. 511 in the Pure Michigan 400. This Chevrolet has been utilized five times this season at Auto Club Speedway (Start: 9/Finish: 5), Texas Motor Speedway (Start: 7/Finish: 12) Kansas Speedway (Start: 15/Finish: 10), Dover International Speedway (Start: 17/Finish: 18) and Kentucky Speedway (Start: 26/Finish: 20).
Newman at MIS … Newman will make his 499th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start when the Series returns to the Irish Hills of Michigan this weekend. In 28 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events at MIS, Newman scored back-to-back victories in the fall 2003 and spring 2004 events. The “Rocket Man” also owns a pole award. In total, he’s recorded five top-five and seven top-10 finishes. He has led 97 laps in competition. The South Bend, Ind., native has an average start of 14th and average finish of 17th. And in four XFINITY Series starts at the speedway, he visited victory lane two times (2001, 2005).
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Get to the Points … Newman’s 20th-place finish at Watkins Glen International places him 13th in the championship point standings and 14th in the Chase Grid with just four races remaining before the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship begins.
Last Time Around at Michigan … Back in June, Newman was on mark for a top-10 finish, but three rain delays in the first 50 laps placed teams on different pit cycles and unfortunately, short changed crew chief Luke Lambert’s strategy. With 62 laps remaining and Newman scored in 18th place, rain fell for a third time forcing NASCAR to call the race.
RYAN NEWMAN QUOTES:
What is the key to Michigan when you return for the second time this season?
“Michigan is so big and round that you have to carry good corner speed because it plays into the straightaway speed. Downforce, horsepower and fuel mileage once again come into play and frankly is in play at all of our big tracks.”
What is the hard thing to figure out about MIS?
“Usually, when are we going to run out of fuel? At some point in the race, you are trying to figure out a window to put yourself in to make it to the end. Fuel mileage is such a big part of it. You just never know, especially when you get rain showers there like last time. It could end up being a rain-shortened race so basically rain and fuel mileage are the hardest things to figure out and unfortunately, we ended up on the wrong end of the strategy last time. What could have been a top-10 ended up being a disappointing 18th-place finish with a fast Chevrolet.”
The high drag rules package returns to Michigan International Speedway, what are your thoughts after running it at Indianapolis Motor Speedway?
“The verdict is still out obviously for Michigan, but I am not sure if it will be much different. We will just have to wait and see. I’m all for trying it. I’m not sure if it’s the right way to go, but the only way to know for sure is to race it. The key here is to keep working towards our goal of providing the best racing possible for our fans.
“I really don’t think there will be any carry over from Indy to Michigan because they are so different, but it’s good to get another read on this aero package to see if it is the right thing for us.”
Race: Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio
Date: Saturday, August 15, 2015
Location: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course – Lexington, Ohio
Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR XFINITY Series at Mid-Ohio … In six NASCAR XFINITY Series starts at the 2.4-mile road course, Richard Childress Racing has led 51 laps and averages an 8.2 starting position and a 13.6 finish with two top-five finishes.
RCR Partners with Nationwide Children’s Hospital … In honor of the Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, the No. 2 and No. 62 Chevrolet’s of Brian Scott and Brendan Gaughan will feature paint schemes with Nationwide Children’s Hospital Patient Champions, Owen Mottie and Roger “Mikey” Allen. Visit www.nationwidechildrens.org/brian-scott and www.nationwidechildrens.org/brendan-gaughan for more information.
#NCH200 … Nationwide Children’s Hospital is once again honored to be the beneficiary of the NASCAR XFINITY Series event being held at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on August 15, 2015. The patients and their families will get to spend the day with some of the biggest names in NASCAR, from the pre-race drivers meeting, touring the garages with the teams and sitting in the pit boxes; it is an action-packed day.
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Watkins Glen Recap … In the Zippo 200, Ty Dillon, Brian Scott, Paul Menard and Brendan Gaughan posted fifth, sixth, ninth and 10th-place finishes, respectively.
The Points … All three RCR XFINITY Series full-time drivers remain in the top 10 of the driver point standings as the Series heads to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course this weekend for the 21st event of the season. Ty Dillon is currently second, Brendan Gaughan, eighth and Brian Scott, ninth. The No. 33 RCR team is second in the owner point standings.
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Social Media … To stay on track with the latest news and information and to view exclusive, behind the scenes content visit RCR’s Twitter account – @RCRracing, RCR’s NASCAR XFINITY Series team Twitter accounts – @RCR2BScott, @RCR3TDillon, @RCR33NNS and @RCR62BGaughan. RCR’s XFINITY Series driver twitter accounts – @bscottracing, @tydillon, @brandonjonesrac and @Brendan62. For additional photos, news and video log on to rcrracing.com.
Catch the Action … Coverage of this weekend’s XFINITY Series event at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course will be televised live on Saturday, August 15, beginning at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time on NBC Sports Network. It will also be broadcast live on Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM channel 90.
Brian Scott, No. 2 Owen Mottie/Shore Lodge Chevrolet Camaro
Race Notes and Quotes:
This Week’s Owen Mottie / Shore Lodge Chevrolet at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course … Brian Scott and his No. 2 Owen Mottie / Shore Lodge Chevrolet Camaro team will race chassis No. 135 this weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. This Richard Childress Racing-prepared chassis was raced at Watkins Glen and Road America last season. Scott has an average start of 6.5 and an average finish of 13th.
Scott at Mid-Ohio … The 2013 season was the XFINTIY Series first visit to the 2.258-mile, 13-turn road course. Scott and his No. 2 RCR team qualified and finished in the 12th position, completing 100 percent of the laps. Last season, Scott led for 39 laps after a third-place qualifying effort and went on to finish third. Scott has an average start and average finish of 7.5 with one top-five and one top-10 finish in two previous races.
2015 at A Glance … After 20 XFINITY Series races this season; Scott has captured three top-five, 12 top-10 finishes, sits ninth in the driver point standings and has led 133 laps with an average starting position of 6.0 and an average finish of 14.0. According to NASCAR’s Loop Data Statistics, Scott currently leads the XFINITY Series drivers with the highest average starting position of 6.0.
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Shore Lodge Make Over … In honor of Nationwide Children’s Hospital Patient Champion, Owen Mottie, the No. 2 Chevrolet Camaro will adorn a personalized hood with a picture of Owen Mottie in addition to the decklid adorning the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Logo for the weekend’s festivities.
Last Time in Mid Ohio … The Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course was a race to remember, not only for Scott’s third-place finish but for Patient Champion Avery Neely to be a part of the festivities. Lewis Center, Ohio-native, Avery Neely joined the No. 2 Avery Neely / Shore Lodge Chevrolet Camaro for the race-day festivities and warmed the heart of the NASCAR Garage. Scott qualified third and would take over the race lead on the first lap. For the next 32 laps, Scott would lead the field around the 2.258-mile road course. On lap 58, the Avery Neely / Shore Lodge Chevrolet made an unscheduled pit stop after making contact with another competitor on track causing grass to cover the grille and the water temperature to rise. Scott continued to pick up positions as the laps wound down, ultimately crossing the finish line third.
Watkins Glen Rewind … Scott and the No. 2 Shore Lodge Chevrolet team qualified for the Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International ninth. The team was served with a pit road penalty for driving through too many stalls on lap 21. Back racing inside the top 10, the field was brought under red-flag conditions with seven laps to go. Scott would battle for position in the closing laps and bring home a sixth-place finish at Watkins Glen.
BRIAN SCOTT QUOTES:
What is special to you about Mid-Ohio?
“It started with the Nationwide Children’s Hospital teaming up to give us patient champions. We’ve had some great champions in the past that have been really fun to support and I’m looking forward to meeting our champion this year and having a good race. And, hopefully getting our champion in Victory Lane.”
Are you looking forward to going back to Mid-Ohio after a strong run last season?
“I really like the road courses. Mid-Ohio was a great last year for our Shore Lodge Chevrolet team. We qualified third, led a lot of the race, were in contention to win and brought home a third-place finish. I feel really confident going back to Mid-Ohio that we have a lot of speed and can contend as a team for the victory again.”
What is special about Mid-Ohio compared to the other road-course races?
“The road courses all have some of their own characteristics. Mid-Ohio seems to be the oldest surface and probably the most wore out. Then there are some interesting sections on the backstretch where you actually have some blind rises and jumps where you have to kind of come over and you don’t know what’s going to happen back there. That’s a real technical part of the race track, but also a lot of fun.”
Ty Dillon,
No. 3 Yuengling Light Lager Chevrolet Camaro
Race Notes and Quotes:
This Week’s Yuengling Light Lager Chevrolet at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course … Ty Dillon will pilot chassis No. 456 for this weekend’s Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200. This Richard Childress Racing-prepared Chevrolet Camaro raced last weekend at Watkins Glen International where Dillon took the checkered flag in fifth, a career-high road course finish for the 23-year-old driver.
Dillon in the XFINITY Series at Mid-Ohio … Dillon made his first start at the Lexington, Ohio road course last season where the team finished 19th after a mid-race mechanical issue .
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Last week at Watkins Glen International … Dillon qualified sixth for the Zippo 200 at The Glen. In just his second-career start at WGI, Dillon raced inside the top 10 for the entire 82 lap event. In the end, Dillon crossed the finish line fifth recording the team’s fifth top-five finish of the season.
XFINITY Series Points Update … Dillon moved into a tie for second place in the driver championship point standings, now trailing the leader by 24 points.
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TY DILLON QUOTE:
Another road course race this weekend, what is your plan for this race?
“Last season we struggled here at Mid-Ohio and had a little bit of a mechanical problem that put us behind the eight ball. This course requires a little more of a finesse driving skill and a lot of concentration. We were happy to get a top-five finish last weekend and will look to build on it this weekend.”
Brandon Jones, No. 33 Kanuf/Menards Chevrolet Camaro
Race Notes and Quote:
This Week’s Knauf/Menards Chevrolet at Mid-Ohio … Brandon Jones will pilot Chassis No. 133 in the Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. This Richard Childress Racing-prepared Chevrolet Camaro was driven by Ty Dillon last year at Mid-Ohio where he started fourth and finished 19
th. This road course chassis has an average starting position of 8.25 and an average finishing position of 14.5.
Turning Left and Right … J
ones may not have any laps at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, but he has some valuable track time turning left and right in his young career. The 18-year-old driver has two road-course starts in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East where he has collected two top-10 finishes. Additionally, Jones has one road-course start in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards where he earned another top 10 result.
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33 Team by the Numbers … So far this season, the No. 33 team has accumulated some impressive stats with Jones, Austin Dillon and Paul Menard behind the wheel. In 20 races, the RCR team has garnered three wins, five pole awards, 11 top-five and 16 top-10 finishes with 428 laps led.
Looking Ahead … Following this weekend’s 75-lap affair at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Jones will again pilot the No. 33 RCR entry at the XFINITY Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
BRANDON JONES QUOTE:
This weekend marks your first road course start in the NASCAR XFINITY Series, what are your expectations for this weekend?
“Danny (Stockman, crew chief) and the No. 33 guys were fast last weekend at Watkins Glen International. I’m confident heading into this weekend knowing they had speed and good results coming out of The Glen. I’m excited to work with the crew again. I think we learned a lot as a team after Iowa (Speedway). I have some road course experience, but I think I’m going to learn as much as I can about Mid-Ohio during practice and lean on my RCR teammates to help me get around the track. My goal is to come out with a top-10 finish and give us momentum heading into Bristol.”
Brendan Gaughan, No. 62 Mikey Allen/South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet Camaro
Race Notes and Quote:
This Week’s Mikey Allen/South Point Chevrolet at Mid-Ohio … Brendan Gaughan will pilot chassis No. 143 this weekend in the Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200. This Richard Childress Racing-prepared Chevrolet is the same Camaro Gaughan drove to Victory Lane last season at Road America.
Mid-Ohio Nuggets …Gaughan has one previous NASCAR XFINITY Series starts at the 2.4-mile road course, Gaughan started the 75-lap affair from the seventh position and was credited with a 20th-place result.
Meet Nationwide No. 62 RCR Patient Champion: Mikey Allen … Roger “Mikey” Allen was diagnosed at 17-months-old with epilepsy and began his journey at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital. When Mikey was 24-months-old, he took his first steps. Shortly after that, he experienced his first seizure since his diagnosis. At the age of five, Mikey suffered another seizure that nearly ended his life. The true fighter that he is, Mikey is now doing great at the age of six. He undergoes therapies and treatments for developmental delays but continues to show progress every day.
He Shoots, He Scores … The No. 62 Chevrolet Camaro will don a unique paint scheme in this weekend’s Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 designed by Nationwide Patient Champion, Mikey Allen. The RCR Camaro will feature one of his favorite sports, basketball.
Welcome Home, Josh … No. 62 gasman Josh Wittman returns to his home state this weekend for the Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200. Wittman hails from Ashland, Ohio, a town located approximately 30 minutes from Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, and began working at RCR five years ago. He has served as the gasman for the No. 62 team for the past two seasons.
In the Rear-view Mirror: Watkins Glen… Gaughan and the No. 62 South Point Chevrolet team not only battled the left and right turns of Watkins Glen International last weekend, but also a pit road penalty and skirmishes with fellow competitors to finish 10th. By doing so, they recorded their 10th top-10 finish of the season.
To the Points … As the Series travels to the 13-turn road course, Gaughan and the No. 62 South Point team remain eighth in the driver point standings.
BRENDAN GAUGHAN QUOTE:
“Mid-Ohio is probably one of the three most technical road courses in America. It is a standard-true traditional road course. Apex is right, not a lot of run-offs. If you make a mistake, you get a penalty. That’s what I love about true road-course racing, you have those big penalties. It’s a super fun place to race. Road America has a big elevation change; Laguna Seca has a big elevation change; Mid-Ohio has undulation. You go through turns 3, 4, 5, and 6. You’re up-down, up-down, up-down. It’s very unique how that goes. It makes you have to learn to pick spots off in the distance over the crest of a hill. You have to learn to pick objects that stay in one place like a telephone pole. Something that isn’t going to move during the course of the race. It’s just a lot of fun to race at Mid-Ohio.”
