CORNELIUS, N.C. — No. 99 Boost Mobile driver Travis Pastrana embarks on his final of eight 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series races Saturday at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
The action sports star grabbed his first top-15 finish of his Nationwide career in July at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and has shown steady improvement throughout the season.
This weekend could be special for Pastrana and a lucky fan who has a chance to win $1 million courtesy of Boost Mobile and Samsung. Five Boost Mobile/Samsung customers won an all-expenses paid trip to meet Pastrana and watch him race Saturday. If Pastrana wins, one of the semi-finalist will win a million dollars.
PASTANA ON THE MILLION DOLLAR GIVEAWAY: “It’s pretty exciting that someone could be a million dollars richer after Atlanta. This is a pretty cool promotion that Boost and Samsung have put together. I am going to do everything I can to go out there and win this race.”
ON ATLANTA: “I know Atlanta is a very fast race track and a big challenge to guys with years of experience. We have gotten better each time we have shown up to the race track and I am pretty confident we will show up strong this weekend. My goal is always to finish every lap and get the most out of every race. However, I feel that we can finish in the top 10 this weekend. It’s a challenging goal for me and my race team, but I think we are good enough to do it.”
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· MEET PASTRANA: Pastrana will make two Boost Mobile store appearances this weekend in the Atlanta area:
¨ Friday 4:30 p.m.– 5:30 p.m. ET at 1138 W. Taylor Rd, Griffin, Ga. 30223
¨ Friday 6 p.m.– 7 p.m. ET at 11386 Tara Blvd. Ste. F, Hampton, Ga. 30223
· MEET PASTRANA PART 2: Pastrana will visit the Boost Mobile Experience in the Atlanta’s FanZone on Saturday at 1:15 p.m. ET.
· NATIONWIDE STATS: In seven career Nationwide Series starts, Pastrana owns a career-best finish of 13th at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
· K&N SERIES: In 12 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East/West starts, the Maryland native owns one top-five and four top-10 finishes. He grabbed a career-best finish of fourth on May 19th at Iowa Speedway in the K&N Pro Series East race.
· MONDAY MADNESS: Pastrana will race in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race on Monday, Sept. 2 at Greenville-Pickens Speedway.
· NOW OPEN: Michael Waltrip Racing announces the opening of its new team store www.MWRTeamStore.com. The online team store is a one-stop shop for all MWR driver and team merchandise.
· LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: Pastrana’s Nitro Circus The Movie 3-D was released August 10. The movie has plenty of NASCAR references. Pastrana199 Racing prepared the school bus that jumped more than 150 feet in the opening scenes.
