KANSAS SPEEDWAY RACE PREVIEW
Michael Annett • No. 43 EFS Ford Mustang
Michael Annett has three starts in the Nationwide Series at Kansas Speedway
Annett enters this weekend’s event in fifth place in the Nationwide point standings
Electronic Funds Source (EFS) will be the primary partner on Annett’s No. 43
Michael Annett on Having a New Primary Partner in Kansas: “We are proud to have EFS join our team this weekend in Kansas. EFS provides transportation companies with fuel cards and other convenient payment solutions when their fleets are on the go. As a race team, we know the importance of convenience, being on the road all of the time. EFS cards are accepted at thousands of locations across North America, including hundreds of Pilot/Flying J locations. We’ve got a really cool EFS paint scheme on the No. 43 this weekend and I’m going to do my best to run up front and show it off.”
Annett on Racing at Kansas: “I’m excited to go to Kansas. It will be the first time for me to race there with my Richard Petty Motorsports team. It will be interesting to see how the track has changed with the new configuration they did this summer. We’ve got a lot of practice time on Thursday, so hopefully we will be able to get a good setup figured out for the race on Saturday. We’ve got some momentum going into this weekend after moving to fifth in the points with our 10th-place finish last weekend in Charlotte. We want a spot on the banquet stage at the end of the year, and we hope to increase our points lead even more over sixth place this weekend.”
Crew Chief Philippe Lopez’s Thoughts on Kansas: “With the new track surface we’ll have a little bit of guess work on where we’ll need to be based on previous tire testing. We are going to use Thursday to run through our established setups for intermediate tracks and then we are going to try a few things out of the box. We are focusing on the points and our quest to get a win before the season is over. We’ve got four races left, and I’m not saying we are going to step out of the box, but we are going to start pushing the envelope a little bit so we can get the results we want before the end of the year.”
Paint Scheme: Annett will have a different look this weekend as EFS will be the primary partner on the No. 43 Ford Mustang at Kansas Speedway.
About EFS: Electronic Funds Source, LLC (www.efsllc.com) is the leading provider of innovative and intelligent customized payment solutions designed specifically to meet the dynamic and competitive transportation industry needs. Serving the industry for 30 years, EFS brings unparalleled service, customer-driven innovation, and the latest technologies to make the industry better. EFS provides payment solutions that are universally accepted at over 10,000 locations in North America. Its portfolio includes a suite of private-label cards; the latest in cardless technology solutions; alternative payments solutions; money transfer solutions; payroll distribution solutions; and intelligent, real-time analytics and notifications to help its customers better manage their businesses. Led by industry experts, EFS maintains its commitment to bettering the industry by developing new technology to deliver smarter payments. To serve customers most effectively, EFS has offices in Memphis, Tennessee; Nashville, Tennessee; and Ogden, Utah.
Chassis History: The No. 43 RPM NASCAR Nationwide Series team has prepared chassis No. 635 for the 200-lap race at Kansas. This EFS Ford Mustang was run previously this season at California, Charlotte and Chicago.
Notes: Annett has three NASCAR Nationwide Series starts at Kansas Speedway. His best finish (16th) came in both 2010 and 2011 and his best start (ninth) came in 2009 at the 1.5-mile track. Annett heads to the Kansas track in fifth position in the NASCAR Nationwide Series driver point standings.
Looking for a Pilot or Flying J store near Kansas? There are six Pilot or Flying J stores within 100 miles of Kansas Speedway. The nearest store is 20 miles away from the race track (Flying J (I-435 Front St.) 1300 N. Corrington Avenue, Kansas City, MO, 64120). There are 29 stores within 250 miles of the track. Go to http://www.pilotflyingj.com/locations to find the nearest locations.
Race Information
Track: Kansas Speedway
Laps: 200 Laps/300 Miles
Track Size: 1.5 Miles
TV Information: 3 p.m. ET on ESPN
Radio Information: 3 p.m. ET on MRN
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