Miguel Paludo
No. 7 Stemco/Duroline Toyota Tundra
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race 15 of 25
Michigan International Speedway
FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME: This weekend Miguel Paludo will tackle the 2.0-mile Michigan International Speedway for the first time. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series has only visited two tracks thus far in 2011 which are longer than 1.5 miles in length. At the season opener at Daytona International Speedway Paludo scored an impressive fourth-place finish recording his first of two top-fives thus far in 2011. Last weekend at Pocono Raceway Paludo finished 19th, giving him an average finishing position of 11.5 on track greater than 1.5 miles in length. Paludo will try to improve his average with a top-10 finish this weekend at Michigan International Speedway.
ON STAND BY: Paludo and his wife, Patricia, are anxiously awaiting the arrival of their first child Oliver. The Paludo’s due date is August 29th.
SATA ON BOARD:Red Horse Racing would like to welcome SATA to the family of featured brands on the No. 7 Stemco/Duroline Toyota Tundra. SATA hand tool program is one of the leading hand tool brands owned by APEX Tool Group. APEX Tool Group has chosen to feature the SATA brand on the No. 7 truck due to their connection to the Brazilian market place. SATA offers a myriad of ratchets, wrenches, sockets, torque tools and other various needs the industrial, commercial or do-it-yourself customer might need. For more information about APEX Tool Group or the SATA brand please visit www.satatools.com.
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CHASSIS HISTORY: The No. 7 team will unload chassis No. 110 this week at Michigan International Speedway. This chassis last competed at Dover International Speedway where Paludo earned a 28th-place finish.
PREVIOUS RACE RECAP: Two weeks ago at Pocono Raceway Paludo qualified in the 14th starting position. After completing only 17 laps the race was red flagged for rain. The rain won out and the race was postponed until the following morning. Paludo and the No. 7 team had sustained rear-end damage as a result of contact with another competitor on a restart. Although the team was able to patch the damage somewhat, Paludo continued to fight an ill-handling truck throughout the remainder of the event. Paludo recorded a 19th-place finish during his first run at Pocono Raceway.
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Miguel Paludo Talks about Michigan International Speedway:
What are your thoughts about Michigan International Speedway? Have you spoken with your teammate Timothy Peters to get some insight as to what the track will be like?
“I have spoken to Timothy and everyone at Red Horse Racing to see what the track will be like. They all have different opinions about the track, but they all agree it is fast. I am looking forward to going to Michigan because I think it will drive a lot like Daytona with the drafting aspect. I know it is a really fast track that has multiple grooves. I have watched some tape of past races and it will be another challenge but I’m ready to go back racing and finish out the 2011 season strong.”
Are you on baby watch? Is there a plan if Patricia goes into labor while you are at the race track?
“We are still on baby watch. The plan is for me to stay at the track and race. We are hopeful that Oliver will make his grand entrance when I am home. My mother, mother-in-law and many other family members are in town awaiting his birth. We are very excited but nervous to be new parents. We are hopeful he will come in the next few days, but our due date is not until August 29th so he might wait until then. We will just have to wait and see.”
About Red Horse Racing:
Founded in 2005 by former Mobil Corporation executive Tom DeLoach and NASCAR veteran Jeff Hammond, Red Horse Racing aims to be a professional racing team that strives for excellence on and off the race track. Red Horse Racing hopes to build and maintain solid, mutual relationships with its partners to win races and championships and to represent itself in a professional manner. The team has four victories and five poles in its brief existence. DeLoach and Hammond also own Performance Instruction Training (PIT), the number one pit crew training center in the world that also has many corporate training options that include team-building, lean manufacturing, motorsports demonstrations and more.
Quick Facts
Miguel Paludo
Michigan International Speedway
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Stats:
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2011 Season to Date Stats:
Number of Starts: 14
Average Starting Position: 17.9
Average Finishing Position: 18.0
Wins: 0
Top-Five Finishes: 2
Top -10 Finishes: 3
Poles: 0
Laps Led: 16
Earnings: $168,170
Total Laps Completed: 1966
Total Possible Laps: 2224
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