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3 Amigos Organic Blanco 100 kicks of 2011 NASCAR season at PIR  

(PHOENIX, Ariz.) – Greg Pursley pulled away to victory in the 3 Amigos Organic Blanco 100 in the 58th season opener of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series-West this evening at Phoenix International Raceway. It was Pursley’s second straight victory at Zoomtown, U.S.A. Yet, Pursley and his team chose to shuffle themselves back into the middle of the pack fairly early in the race, and it worked out well when the checkered flag flew after sunset.

Series rules require all competitors to split their tires changes and fueling into separate pit stops, it forced all teams to roll the dice when it came to making stops. The two fastest drivers in the early part of the race, pole-sitter Brennan Newberry and Pursley, made their two stops early, on laps 27 and 28 of 100 laps. It dealt them back in the middle of the pack, and that strategy burned Newberry.   Trying to race his way back to the front, Newberry went spinning multiple times in turn four on lap 64 in a wreck that destroyed the car of Alex Kennedy.   On the other hand, David Mayhew, the leader for much of the middle portion of the race, adopted a late-race pit strategy. His team called him to pit road on laps 80 and 81, and he was never able to climb higher than his final finishing spot of ninth.

Third place finisher Derek Thorn gave Pursley plenty to think about as they battled for the lead over much of the last 20 laps. But, on a lap 94 restart, Thorn dropped back when he failed to keep pace as the green flag waved. Pursley built a big lead, and Jonathan Gomez snatched second place from Thorn.   Ty Dillon, grandson of NASCAR Sprint Cup multiple-time championship owner Richard Childress, finished fourth, and Brett Thompson, making his 100th series start, was fifth.   Tickets to the exciting Feb. 24-27 SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500™ NASCAR event weekend are available with prices starting at just $25. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.PhoenixRaceway.com/ticketsor call 866-408-RACE (7223).   About Phoenix International Raceway Since 1964, Phoenix International Raceway has served race fans as the premier motorsports venue in the Southwest. Watch the brightest stars in NASCAR take on PIR’s famed one-mile oval – including five-time defending Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Tony Stewart and many more – on February 27, 2011 in the Subway Fresh Fit 500.

Tickets for the entire Subway Fresh Fit 500 weekend at Phoenix International Raceway can be purchased online at PhoenixRaceway.com/Ticketsor by calling 1-866-408-RACE (7223). For more, visit PhoenixRaceway.com, Facebook.com/PhoenixRacewayand Twitter.com/PhoenixRaceway.

CONCORD, North Carolina (February 24, 2011) – – For ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards car owner Andy Hillenburg, the chance to breed the next-up and comer is a no-brainier.

Hillenburg is a true definition of a hardcore racer. Having raced competitively for over four decades, the Indiana native, now residing in Rockingham, North Carolina is today, still one of the most respected individuals in the garage.

Throughout his racing career, Hillenburg has competed in ARCA, in all three divisions of NASCAR (Camping World Truck, Nationwide, and Sprint Cup) and even the IZOD IndyCar Series partaking in the prestigious Indianapolis 500. With the newly announced Andy Hillenburg’s Fast Track Blue Collar Hero Driver Challenge presented by National Speed Sport News, Hillenburg will now offer an individual a chance at a similar career path through his latest project.

Andy Hillenburg’s Fast Track Blue Collar Hero Driver Challenge presented by Speed Sport News is the newest creation in an effort to find racing’s next future star. Set to begin in March and conclude in June at the track known as “The Little Rock” on the premises of Rockingham (N.C.) Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina, the challenge is out to breed the next up-and-comers, who will have one shot during the three month contest (25 days of competition will be held during the three month run) and advance from a Fast Track High Performance Driving School car to a full-executed ARCA Racing Series stock car against one of racing’s finest stars all in one day.

The students pay for a day of learning under the Fast Track High Performance Driving School, which is the official driving school of the ARCA Racing Series for the past 13 seasons. The challenge portion of the day is free as it’s included as a bonus to the driving school section.

The overall winner of the challenge will be approved to compete in ARCA’s return to Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis for the running of the Ansell Protective Gloves 200 on Thursday, July 28, 2011 live on SPEED. The best part is, it’s affordable! 

“This is a neat opportunity to allow racers to race at a national level, live on television and most importantly at an affordable cost,” said Hillenburg, the 1995 ARCA Racing Series champion. “There are some similar types of challenges out there, but ours is different.”

He continued, “Our mission is to develop a new young and rising star at an extremely affordable cost; yet allow them to test and participate in nearly the identical race car that they will be competing in. Lucas Oil Raceway is a driver’s track. It takes a lot of finesse to conquer, similar to “Little Rock.” There’s no doubt in my mind that whoever that next star will be can and will adapt to the track and find themselves in contention for a good run live on SPEED.” For additional information on Andy Hillenburg’s Fast Track Blue Collar Hero Driver Challenge presented by Speed Sport News, please visit FastTrackRacing.com or call 704.455.1700. Hurry fast, because space is limited for this opportunity of a lifetime!

Be sure to get in the groove with NSSN and click online at NationalSpeedSportNews.com.

Mooresville, N.C. (February 24, 2011) – Cody Cambensy of Tucson, Arizona is happy to announce his partnership with Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing (JJCR) in 2011. Cambensy who made his first career NASCAR start in the Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) last October at Martinsville went on to compete at his home track, Phoenix International Raceway, in the K&N Pro Series, in November.

The 21-year old promising west coast talent is making his way to a dream on his own terms. Cambensy, who made cold calls last season to earn the funding to run in the NCWTS will use his same determination to race in 2011. With his wide knowledge of marketing Cody will look to take to the track in many racing series across the United States in 2011.

Cambensy will be piloting a Ford F-150 for JJCR in select Camping World Truck series events adding to his impressive resume. Cambensy is pleased to announce his continued partnership with Motor Whiskey, MasterCraft Safety, and Crime Guard Security Screens.

The young driver will focus on gaining respect from veteran drivers in the truck series and his main focus is to gain experience and needed approvals from NASCAR for the bigger tracks. In order to further his racing knowledge, he will be attending NASCAR Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series races with JJCR when he is not in the driver’s seat. “It is impressive that, at such a young age, Cody works so hard to cultivate his racing dream,” said Jennifer Jo Cobb, NASCAR driver and owner of JJCR. “He gets it. He understands that in order to race in the big leagues he needs to be a great driver as well as a great spokesperson for his sponsors. I am honored to be a part of his growing career.”

Cambensy also has a business venture with a local business in Tucson, and an inspirational clothing line called Unbroken Industries. He is expected to announce his first race event of 2011 soon.

Bob Tasca III Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Centers Ford Shelby Mustang Nitro Funny Car category NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series

51st annual Kragen O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals Auto Club Raceway at Pomona February 24 – 27, 2011 Race 1 of 22

BOB TASCA AND MOTORCRAFT / QUICK LANE MUSTANG PRIMED FOR CHAMPIONSHIP CHASE AS 2011 FUNNY CAR SEASON OPENS  

DEARBORN, MI – February 24, 2011– At some point, every driver faces one in their career. A defining moment – a moment where the competitor becomes a champion and a quest becomes a championship. Bob Tasca, driver of the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Centers Ford Shelby Mustang Funny Car faced what he feels was a defining moment at Pomona at the season finale last season.

  Tasca faced a first-round match-up with Matt Hagan, the NHRA Full Throttle Series Funny Car points leader. John Force, another Ford driver, needed Hagan to be defeated in the early rounds to stake his claim to the championship title. In the spirit of One Ford, Tasca delivered and shortly thereafter Force hoisted a record 15th championship trophy.   “What a feeling,” said Tasca, who broke into a grin months after the actual run. “To win that race is one of the greatest moments I have had behind the wheel, even higher than winning races.  You knew what was on the line and you knew that there was a championship in play and we fired off as Force calls it the ‘big shot heard around the world.’   “All the credit has to go to John, because at the end of the day, he still had to win two rounds. His team did a tremendous job the whole year and John just defies the test of time as a driver. He has unbelievable experience, he is just tremendous behind the wheel, and he won the championship, so hats off to their program. It was a defining moment for the One Ford concept coming together. It was also a defining moment for our team. When our backs were against the wall, the world was watching, and we had to step up and deliver that victory to deliver a Ford championship. The One Ford approach paid off in 2010 and if you are a betting man I think it is going to pay off in 2011 too.”   The question now becomes how Tasca will translate that moment into success throughout the 2011 season.

  “I think it’s just picking up where we left off,” Tasca said. “This is the first time we ended a season with the tune-up that we’ll start a season with. Over the last three years we’ve gone through a lot of transitions with different set-ups and combinations and we made that One Ford announcement last year, and it was a huge momentum boost for our program. Just for Marc (Denner, Co-Crew Chief), Chris (Cunningham, Crew Chief) and the guys to roll into Pomona with basically the same set-up we left with, with some minor changes…we are running the all-new JFR (John Force Racing) Ford chassis. We did a lot of testing at Palm Beach (International Raceway) and had some of the quickest 330 times of my career, so we’re real happy with how that car’s reacting, and really, truthfully just can’t wait until Pomona.”   Tasca isn’t far from the top. He enters the 2011 season fresh off a fifth-place finish in the standings last year with three career wins under his belt.   “We have gone through so many evolutions of our program,” Tasca said. “Literally, we started from scratch (in 2008) where we did not own a race car and didn’t have any motors heading into the first year. Then we evolved the tune-up and last year we spent all off-season testing a combination, which we were excited about, but then we made the One Ford announcement where we put the BOSS 500 engine in our car, which I couldn’t be happier about.   “Therefore, this off-season we were able to test the motor that we are going to run the whole year. The off-season is the time to collect that critical data and to work on our big speed and big ET tune-ups and put that in our back pocket for the end of the season when the championship rolls around.”

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Motorcraft/Quick Lane Notes – 2011 marks the fourth year Ford Customer Service Division (FCSD) brands Motorcraft and Quick Lane Tire & Auto Centers are a sponsor of Bob Tasca III and Tasca Racing. – Motorcraft continues its relationship with NHRA, having sponsored Hall of Fame NHRA driver Bob Glidden and drag racing legend Kenny Bernstein, among others, in the late 80s and early 90s. – Motorcraft products strike the perfect balance of precision, quality and pricing. – Manufactured to strict specifications, they install quickly and give the confidence of doing a job right the first time. Motorcraft is the preferred choice of Ford Motor Company. – Quick Lane Tire & Auto Centers provide the services your car or truck needs most, performed by factory-trained experts and on your schedule.  You will never need an appointment and you will get service while you wait, even on evenings and weekends.  They will take care of any make, or model using quality Motorcraft parts.    – Quick Lane offers routine maintenance and light repair services, such as oil and filter changes, brake repairs and tire replacement for all makes and models. – Quick Lane’s nationwide network will surpass 600 facilities in 2011.  Visit www.quicklane.com to find one of the Quick Lanes in Southern California.

Television Saturday, Feb. 26 ESPN2 will televise qualifying highlights at 11:00 PM – 1:00 AM ET Sunday,   Feb. 27 ESPN2 will televise three hours of eliminations from 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET

  Satellite Friday, Feb. 25, 8 – 8:30 p.m. (ET), AMC 3 / Transponder 20C Saturday, Feb.26, 10 – 10:30p.m. (ET), AMC 3 / Transponder 20C Sunday, Feb. 27, 10:30 – 11 p.m. (ET), AMC 3 / Transponder 20C   (Downlink: 4100MHz, vertical; Transmission: MPG2; HD: 720p; Data Rate: 40.461470554 Mbp; Symbol Rate: 29.27 Ms; FEC: ¾; Bandwidth: 36 Mhz)   This is a Digital HD Feed. Video news release contains race action highlights each day and winners’ interviews on Sunday.

About Motorcraft Motorcraft® offers a complete line of replacement parts that are recommended and approved by Ford Motor Company. From routine maintenance to underhood repairs, Motorcraft parts offer exceptional value with the highest quality and right fit at competitive prices. Motorcraft parts are available nationwide at Ford and Lincoln dealers, independent distributors, and automotive parts retailers and are backed by Ford Motor Company’s Service Parts Limited Warranty. For more information, visit www.motorcraft.com. 

About Quick Lane Tire & Auto Centers Quick Lane® provides automotive quick services for all makes and models.  Quick Lane’s nationwide network of 600 facilities, each providing the convenience of an aftermarket company (no appointment necessary, service while you wait, evening and weekend hours, competitive prices) with the confidence of a major automotive manufacturer (quality parts, factory-trained technicians).  Quick Lane® is a registered trademark of Ford Motor Company. For more information, visit www.quicklane.com.

About FordParts.com FordParts.com allows repair shops, body shops, fleets and do-it-yourselfers to purchase online over 280,000 Genuine Ford and Motorcraft parts quickly and easily.  As well as the convenience of ordering parts online 24/7, FordParts.com provides full line catalogs with VIN look-up, parts pricing, inventory availability, FedEx over-night shipping, and technical illustrations of over 22,000 parts and assemblies.  For more information, visit www.fordparts.com.

About Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles across six continents.   With about 163,000 employees and about 70 plants worldwide, the company’s brands include Ford and Lincoln.  The company provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company.  For more information regarding Ford’s products, please visit www.ford.com.

SCOTT TO RACE FOR STATE AND NATIONAL TITLES IN 2011   PINE GROVE, CALIFORNIA (February 22, 2011)– 19 year-old Matt Scott announced today that he will compete for the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series National and California State titles in the #35 BJB Enterprises / RPM NorCal / Karp Capital Chevrolet.  

Scott won nine Late Model races in 2010 at All American Speedwayin Roseville, Califto become the youngest champion in track history.  The 2011 season will see Scott compete in the entire 16 race slate at All American, including the 14 track points races that fall within the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series points calendar.  

Scott will add additional nights of racing at TOYOTA Speedway at Irwindale, thanks to that speedway changing their premier class from Super Late Models to Late Models this season.  The Matt Scott Racing team will be sponsored by and hosted by DoubleTree Monrovia when they race at Irwindale.  

“If anything I feel at ease,” Scott said.  “We got the “sophomore slump” year behind us with a championship, so if we just keep doing what we’ve been doing we should be able to repeat it!”  

Throughout his career, Scott has been a race winner and a contender for championships.  He won over 125 quarter midget races in his career to go along with the 2007 MSPA Rising Star award, 2008 Legends of the Pacific champion, and 2009 All American Speedway Rookie of the Year.  

In two starts at TOYOTA Speedway, Scott has finishes of sixth and eight in premier televised events.  The Matt Scott Racing team has made many improvements to the #35 car to contend under the weekly Late Model rules at the half-mile speedway.  

BJB Enterprises, out of Tustin, Calif, became a partner with Matt Scott during the TOYOTA All-Star Showdown in January.  Scott finished an impressive eighth place out of over 30 cars that participated in the weekend’s events.   BJB will sponsor Scott in both his Rosevilleand Irwindale races to promote their epoxy and urethane manufacturing services. 

  “It’s amazing to be sponsored by BJB Enterprises,” Scott said.  “I toured their shop and it’s surreal.  They are a very prestigious company in their field of work and it’s a true honor to have their name on out car for the 2011 season.”

Gary and Marcie Quigley of RPM Norcal, Inc. have signed on as co-title sponsors and part-owners of Matt Scott Racing.  RPM Norcal, Inc. has 25 years experience in custom molded polyurethane parts, offering plastic molding and CNC machining services.  

Peter Karp of Karp Capital Management will join Matt Scott Racing as a co-primary sponsor.  Karp Capital Management is an independent investment advisor offering a range of services for both individuals and businesses.  

Additional sponsorships are available for both TOYOTA Speedway and All American Speedway NASCAR Late Model efforts.  Matt Scott Racing is also actively pursuing opportunities to race in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series, West at both tracks in 2011.   Race fans can learn more about Matt Scott Racing at www.mattscottracing.com or “Matt Scott Racing” on Facebook.   Sponsorship and media inquiries can be forwarded to Steven Blakesley at steven@norcalmedia.com

CORNELIUS, N.C. — Eleven-time X Games Gold medal winner Travis Pastrana will drive the No. 99 Boost Mobile Toyota in Thursday’s K&N Pro Series West race at Phoenix International Raceway. Bill McAnally Racing and Pastrana-Waltrip Racing will field the Toyota for the 27-year-old action sports star.

Pastrana finished sixth in his Jan. 29 NASCAR debut in the Toyota All-Star Showdown at Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway. The Maryland native plans to make several appearances in K&N East and West Series before his July 30 Nationwide Series debut in Indianapolis. That weekend he will also compete in the ESPN X Games in Los Angeles. Longtime NASCAR truck series driver Matt Crafton has served as a tutor for Pastrana since beginning the NASCAR program.

Media Availability: Travis Pastrana will hold a media availability Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in the Phoenix International Raceway media center.

PASTRANA QUOTES

ON RACING AT PHOENIX: “I can’t wait to get back in the race car this week. We had a very successful debut at Irwindale last month and I learned a lot during the race. I don’t think our goals have change from our debut. We want to go out there and make laps and learn as much as we can. I am really confident in the race car I will have this weekend. It used to be an old PWR Nationwide car that Bill McAnally purchased. I haven’t been able to test at Phoenix so I am going to have to spend most of the practice time just learning the best way around the track.

Hopefully, we will be able to have another successful race this week.”

ON MATT CRAFTON: “Matt Crafton has been a tremendous amount of help. He is kind of like my security blanket. He educates me on the best way to get around the race track. In Irwindale he was also my spotter and that was so much help. He told me when I was over driving the corners or when a lap looked pretty good. He also helped me stay out of a bunch of wrecks. Matt and I just clicked from the time we meet at New Smyrna Speedway.”

CREW CHIEF MIKE GRECI: “Obviously, we are in the same situation as Irwindale. Every race track will be a new experience for him. Our goal is to get him use to the one-mile race tracks as quickly as we can. We want him to be able to go out there and race competitively with the West Series drivers. I think Matt Crafton will play a big part in making him comfortable at Phoenix. Matt has learned to work with Travis very well. Travis seems to really rely on Matt a lot when it comes to driving a race car. They have joined in a bonded and they work very well together right now. I think Travis trusts Matt a lot.”

NOTES OF INTEREST

• Pastrana’s Nationwide schedule includes: July 30 at Indianapolis, Sept. 9 in Richmond, Va., Oct. 1 in Dover, Del., Oct. 8 in Kansas, Nov. 5 in Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 12 in Phoenix and Nov. 19 in Homestead-Miami.

• The Michael Waltrip Racing K&N Pro Series East team has won two consecutive championships with Ryan Truex. The team has captured five wins, two poles, 15 top-five and 17 top-10 finishes in just 21 races. Brett Moffitt will drive MWR’s East car in 2011.

• Bill McAnally Racing won the K&N Pro Series West championship last year with driver Eric Holmes. Holmes scored five victories, eight top-five and 10 top-10 finishes in 12 starts.

• Pastrana spent the past several weeks performing his Nitro Circus live tour in front of sold out crowds in New Zealand.

SLATINGTON, Pennsylvania (February 22, 2011) – – Kory Rabenold hasn’t been in an ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards car for more than one race since 2009, but the Slatington, Pennsylvania native is focused now more than ever to not let another year go by without doing what he loves, race.

Rabenold spent the winter-off season refocusing and retuning his Kory Rabenold Racing (KRR) team hoping to compete in the two ARCA Racing Series events at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway in June and August.

To kick off his rejuvenated confidence, Rabenold and his KRR team kicked off the 2011 season with an appearance at Motorsports 2011 in Oaks, Pennsylvania. On Saturday, Rabenold signed autographs with fellow ARCA drivers Sean Corr and Chad Hackenbracht at the New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) booth; helping promote ARCA’s third annual trip to the newly built road course.

It was there at Motorsports 2011, Rabenold and his team agreed to form an alliance with Knight Motorsports Management (KMM). KRR has contracted KMM to work on a consultant basis to assist in the restructuring of the family-owned team.

“We’re very proud of our new affiliation with KMM,” said KRR marketing manager Jared Welter. “Chris and his staff have offered us some direction to help put Kory back on the track this season. It’s refreshing to have a group like his on the outside and offer different suggestions on how to approach our tactics.”

One of the ideas that KMM suggest was sprucing up the Kory Rabenold Racing website, RabenoldRacing.com . The facelift performed by Dave Nale at Hammerhead Promotions has offered a refreshing look compared to the old site and is becoming a valuable portal for input.

“We’re not giving this year up without a fight,” offered Rabenold, who also hopes to compete in some asphalt modifieds contests this season. “Between KMM, Dave (Nale at Hammerhead), my team and everyone else who supports my career, I feel we have a better shot at getting back on the track than ever before. I’ll admit, it’s been extremely tough being out of the ARCA Racing Series. I really started to develop a foundation there. Hopefully with the tactics that our KRR have put in place, we’ll be able to compete in at both Pocono events and maybe even a couple more.”

Rabenold also stretched out the team’s initial intent for 2011. “Well, our main objective is to put our KRR team back on the map. We have some cars, we have some equipment, we’re just getting everything ready, just in case. We’re also not ruling out the possibility of doing double duty by running both the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and ARCA races in one day. Of course, if we can find some dollars to do it. The good thing is we’re talking to some people and at least their listening.”

To learn more about Kory Rabenold and his KRR team, please logon to RabenoldRacing.com.

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA (February 15, 2011) – Maryeve Dufault and Tony Marks Racing (TMR) made their first ever ARCA series debut this weekend in the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at the “World Center of Racing” in Daytona Beach, Florida.

The weekend started out solid for Dufault and her TMR No. 12 VR-12 Dodge team, by qualifying a respectable 24th position on the grid for the Saturday season opener at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway ahead of nine-time series champion, Frank Kimmel.

“There were a lot of pressures coming into this race, not having points, and my first ARCA stock car event, but TMR put together a great car, and we made it into the race”, said Dufault.  “I’m just very happy to be a part of this organization and the opportunity to race at Daytona.” Saturday, before the 200 mile event, TMR unveiled a season long sponsorship commitment from VR-12 Cooling Systems.  The two combined, along with driver Dufault, made quite a stir amongst fans, the media, and in the ARCA garage at Daytona this past weekend and they assuredly will carry that momentum with them all season long.  

During the main event for Saturday, Dufault piloted the No. 12 VR-12 Dodge Charger in the first laps up thru the field moving into the 17th slot. The second caution of the 80 lap event came out and Dufault came in for first pit stop of the race and got hung up on pit road trying to avoid another teams’ mishap.  This cost the TMR No. 12 VR-12 Dodge team a few spots on the grid, but Dufault stayed focused in the draft and made every move with precision.

About half way thru, veteran NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) spotter, Mike Calinoff came across the radio to compliment Dufault.

“I just want to say you are doing a great job”, said an encouraged Calinoff. “You’re doing what you need to do by just there staying in line.  We’re just going to stay smart, get some laps and finish the race.” Dufault was able to turn a few more laps at full speed before an on track mêlée caught up to her just 16 laps from the finish. Another driver overreacted to the on track action and drove his machine down into the right side of the No. 12 VR-12 Dodge Charger.

Upon exiting the litter of race cars in turns three and four, Dufault brought her Tony Marks-owned entry to pit road where damage from the exhaust and the front-end alignment forced the No. 12 to the garage and ultimately done for the afternoon.

After climbing out of the car, a very disappointed Dufault had some comments about her first encounter with “the big one”. “I thought I had missed it all until I got hit”, said a disappointed Dufault.  “Then I was looking and there were cars going everywhere. I tried to get to the grass but it all happened so fast. It stinks.”

After reflecting on the day’s events and her first ARCA series Daytona superspeedway debut, Dufault had some very positive remarks to describe her experience. “Today was a great start for the TMR VR-12 Dodge Charger team.  They did a really great job putting the car together.  I was having a blast out there; so much fun”, said Dufault.  “I couldn’t be more thankful for having done all those laps out there.  It was unfortunate about the accident but I tried to do my best.  I got a lot of experience and we’ll just carry it on to Talladega”, said a positive Dufault. 

She continued to reflect about her on track involvement at Daytona. “It was fast out there with all those cars and with the movement of the car”, explained Dufault.  “I thought it was really exciting to draft and of course the pit road situation was a first for me, a lot of smoke, a lot of numbers, it was a little overwhelming, but we got it right the second time.” A very humble Dufault graded her performance on a scale from one to 10 as a “seven.”    “A seven maybe”, she said laughing.  “I don’t know, a 10 maybe, but I have so much to learn I can’t give myself a 10, that would be too proud of myself.” The TMR No. 12 VR-12 Dodge Charger finished 28th out of a 43 car field Saturday at the drop of the checkered flag for the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at Daytona International Speedway.

During the down time between season superspeedway openers, Dufault and the TMR team will be moving their headquarters from Napoleon, Ohio to Race City USA, Mooresville, North Carolina.

The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards will take nearly an eight week pause before action resumes at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway on Friday, April 15th, 2011 live on SPEED.

For additional information on TMT, Inc. please visit; tmtcompanies.net. For more on Maryeve Dufault, please log onto Maryeveracing.com. To learn more about Tony Marks Racing, please click over to Tmr-racing.com. See the buzz that VR-12 is creating by clicking over to their website at VR-12.com.