John Wes Townley
No. 09 Toyota Tundra
Event Preview Fact Sheet
Event/Date: American Ethanol 200 – July 14, 2012
Venue: Iowa Speedway
Notes:
This Week’s Toyota Tundra … John Wes Townley will pilot RAB Racing Chassis No. 47 in Saturday’s American Ethanol 200 at Iowa Speedway. This chassis last saw action at Rockingham Speedway, where the 22-year-old driver brought home a 20th-place finish.
Townley at Iowa … While Townley has not yet raced at Iowa Speedway in Camping World Truck Series competition, he has raced there before. In two NASCAR Nationwide Series starts at the Newton track, Townley finished 29th in 2009 and 24thin 2010. Additionally, in his only ARCA Series start at Iowa Speedway, the Watkinsville, Ga., native posted his track-best finish of 12th in 2008’s Prairie Meadows 250.
RAB Racing at Iowa… While RAB Racing has not yet competed at Iowa Speedway in Camping World Truck Series competition, they have competed in every Nationwide Series event at the .875-mile speedway dating back to the inaugural race in 2009. In addition to Townley’s two starts, RAB Racing with Brack Maggard has fielded entries for drivers Travis Pastrana and Kenny Wallace. The team’s best showing at the Newton-based track is a sixth-place finish, which was posted by Wallace in 2011’s running of the John Deere Dealers 250.
After Eight Races… Over the first eight NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races of the 2012 season, Townley has accumulated four top-20 finishes, an average starting position of 20.7 and an average finish of 21.4. Townley has completed 85.3 percent of the laps he’s contested (1,036 of 1,215) thus far. RAB Racing in 2012… With eight races completed in the 2012 season, RAB Racing’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series entries have recorded one top-five and five top-20 finishes with drivers Travis Kvapil and Townley.
Meet the Driver … Fans can meet Townley on Saturday, July 14when he participates in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver autograph session, from 2:15 – 3:15 p.m. EDT.For exact location and more information, log onto iowaspeedway.com.
Catch the Action … The American Ethanol 200 from Iowa Speedway will be televised live Saturday, July 14 beginning at 8:00 p.m. EDT on SPEED and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network. Qualifying will be televised live Friday, July 13 beginning at 6:30 p.m. EDT on SPEED.
John Wes Townley Quotes
“I’ve always liked Iowa Speedway a lot because I can get back to my short-track racing roots. Though it is my first time competing at Iowa Speedway in a truck, I have had a lot of fun here driving in the ARCA and Nationwide Series. I think we’re going to have a good shot at a solid finish with our Toyota Tundra this weekend.”
Chris Rice Quotes
“Iowa Speedway is always a great race for NASCAR and its fans. It holds a special importance to me because the first time I visited this track with ML Motorsports and Shelby Howard, we won the pole. I am ready to get back short-track racing. There will be a lot of passing, and you really have to work on the front end of the truck to make it turn well. We are bringing chassis No. 47 here and it is a great Toyota Tundra so I am excited to see what we can accomplish out in the corn fields of Iowa.”
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