Event: Bank of America ROVAL 400
Date/Time: Sunday, September 30 at 2:00 p.m. ET
TV Network/Radio: NBC | PRN | SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 KROGER CLICKLIST CAMARO ZL1
RACING THE ROVAL AT CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY: “Racing the Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend is going to be interesting,” Allmendinger said. “The whole course is going to be challenging, but I think the chicane on the back straightaway is going to be one of the biggest challenges. We enter there at 175 or 180 mph and you’re pointed at a tire barrier on the exit, and that was just by ourselves during the test in July. One of the keys to running well is going to be making the beginning of the corner better than the exit. In general, I think track position is going to be critical. It’s going to be tough to pass anywhere on the track. Tires are going to be important as they started to go away pretty quick during the test. But, I think in the infield, passing is going to be tough. You’re going to see that fine line between bouncing off each other in the infield to make a pass, and still needing aerodynamics in our Kroger ClickList Camaro ZL1 to get through oval corners. That’s going to be critical to making sure you’ve still got all the fenders on the car. It’s going to be a fun race and I’m looking forward to it. I think it’s great they gave us something different, especially during the Playoffs, to break up the schedule and make it a cutoff race for the Playoff drivers. It’s going to be exciting to watch, for sure.”
CHRIS BUESCHER, NO. 37 MAPLE CHEERIOS CAMARO ZL1
RACING THE ROVAL AT CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY: “I think the only thing we can expect at the Roval this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway is that anything can happen, and anything will happen,” Buescher said. “I’m really excited to see how it’s going to go. During the test over the summer months, it really gave us a decent idea at what it’s going to take to be fast around there. I love how different it is from anything else we race on, and that we’re all going to go in there with a clean slate, even though it’s a cutoff race for the Playoff drivers. It’s really going to be a race where we don’t know what to expect, and that makes it all the more exciting. I love the idea behind it, and every turn is going to be unique. We’re going to have to try and keep our Maple Cheerios Camaro ZL1 clean through the infield, so that we still have some speed running through the oval corners. Then, you have to get slowed up to make it through the frontstretch chicane, and do it all over again on the next lap. It’s a long race, and anything can truly happen here. Being the first one, there is always going to be room for improvements, but we’re all in it together and will find out when we get there.”
FAST FACTS – AJ ALLMENDINGER
Career Starts: 363
Wins: 1- 8/10/2014 Watkins Glen International
Top-fives: 11
Top-10s: 55
Pole Awards: 4
First Pole: 4/10/2010 ISM Raceway
Last Pole: 8/9/2015 Watkins Glen International
First Start: 3/25/2007 Bristol Motor Speedway
Best Start: 1st – 8/9/2015 Watkins Glen International (most recent)
Best Finish: 1st – 8/10/2014 Watkins Glen International
Driver DOB: 12/16/1981
Hometown: Los Gatos, CA
Crew Chief: Trent Owens
FAST FACTS – CHRIS BUESCHER
Career Starts: 106
Wins: 1 – 8/1/2016 Pocono Raceway
Top-fives: 4
Top-10s: 8
Pole Awards: 0
First Start: 3/22/2015 Auto Club Speedway
Best Start: 9th – 6/25/2017 Sonoma Raceway
Best Finish: 1st – 8/1/2016 Pocono Raceway
Driver DOB: 10/29/1992
Hometown: Prosper, TX
Crew Chief: Tristan Smith
