Race Info:
October 11th, 2013
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Dollar General 300
1.5-Mile Speedway
200 Laps / 300 Miles
TV: 7:30 p.m. ET ESPN2
Johanna Long
No. 70 Foretravel Motorcoach Chevrolet
Charlotte Motor SpeedwayCHARLOTTE-BOUND: Johanna Long and the No. 70 Foretravel Motorcoach Chevrolet team roll into Charlotte Motor Speedway for the second time this season for the Dollar General 300. The ML Motorsports team will take chassis No. 61, last run at Chicagoland Speedway where the team finished 26th.
RACING IN NASCAR COUNTRY: In the first NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Charlotte in May, the ML Motorsports team started in the 28th position. Long battled the car for much of the race to finish 36th.
IN THE REARVIEW: KANSAS SPEEDWAY: After starting in the 23rd position the 21-year-old driver worked her way into the top 15 at the midway point in the race. As the event wore on, the No. 70 Chevrolet developed a tight-handling condition that did not respond well in traffic. Long held on to finish 24th.
MEET THE DRIVER: Fans will have the opportunity to meet the Pensacola, Fla., native at the Nationwide Series autograph session on October 11th at 1:00 P.M. ET. The autograph session will take place in Turn 4 at the end of pit road.
RIDE OF A LIFETIME: Long will participate in the Ride of a Lifetime program at Charlotte Motor Speedway benefitting the Charlotte chapter of the Speedway Children’s charities. Fans had the opportunity to bid on the chance to ride with Long during the parade lap before the Dollar General 300.
TESTING TO PAY OFF: Long and the ML Motorsports team have extra insight going into the race at Charlotte. The team took advantage of an off week in September to get out on the track for a testing session.
JOHANNA QUOTES:
“Racing under the lights is always something that excites me about a race, and the fact that this one is in the heart of the NASCAR world makes it that much better. Earlier this season my team and I were able to come here to test and we really learned a lot from it. I just can’t wait to get out on the track and see what we can do.”
