Atwood to attempt Cup race at Homestead-Miami
Casey Atwood Ford 400 Preview
Race: Ford 400
Place: Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida
Date: Sunday, November 19, 2006
Time: Green flag at 2:55 pm EST
Tune-in: NBC, 2:00 pm EST; MRN, 1:30 pm EST
Car: No. 95 SCOTT Shop Towels® Ford Fusion
Driver: Casey Atwood
Crew Chief: Newt Moore
Notes:
* This weekend's Ford 400 marks the first time Kimberly-Clark will sponsor a NASCAR Nextel Cup entry. The company, which has been a sponsor in the NASCAR Busch Series for 13 years, features all of its brands on the NBS No. 27 Brewco Motorsports Kleenex® Ford Fusion.
* In three Cup starts at Homestead, Atwood has two top-10 finishes. Over those three races, his average starting position is sixth place.
* Atwood has 75 starts in NASCAR Nextel Cup competition.
* The Associate Sponsor on the No. 95 Ford is Sam's Club, the nation's largest warehouse club with more than 49 million Members nationwide. The first Sam's Club opened its doors in Midwest City, Oklahoma in 1983. That same year, two additional Clubs opened in both Kansas City, Missouri, and Dallas, Texas. From those initial three, Sam's Club has expanded into a nationwide chain of more than 570 Clubs in the U.S., and more than 100 international locations in Brazil, Canada, China, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
Casey Atwood Quotes:
Did you know: Atwood's top finish at Homestead came in only his second Nextel Cup start at the speedway in the 2001 race, where he started second and finished third, leading 52 laps along the way.
"I don't know why I like it this track so much: I usually like flat tracks. The first time I came here in the Busch Series in 1998, I'd never even seen the track before and I put the car on the pole. It's just a track that I adapted to well right off the bat.
"I'm eager to get back here in a Cup car. In 2001, I had a four-second lead with 15 laps to go when a caution came out and I barely lost that one. I can't wait to get back in Cup competition here and prove that I can win.
"I'm also excited to be the first person to drive a Cup car for Kimberly-Clark. They've been such a great sponsor in the Busch Series for so long. We appreciate their support there and now here in the Cup race, so we'll do everything we can to get the No. 95 SCOTT Shop Towels® Ford Fusion in victory lane this Sunday."
Brewco General Manager Todd Wilkerson Quotes:
"Brewco is excited to be partnering with Kimberly-Clark and Stanton Barrett Motorsports to enter this weekend's Ford 400. We appreciate the support Kimberly-Clark has given our Busch Series race team since 2003 and we are anticipating a lot of success in this weekend's Nextel Cup race. We know our Brewco crew members will rise to the occasion on Sunday and can compete at the highest level in our sport with Kimberly-Clark's support.
"Though we're focused on our final 2006 races this weekend, we are already looking forward to a successful 2007 with our partner Kimberly-Clark: the longest-running sponsor in the NASCAR Busch Series."
Casey Atwood at Homestead:
Number of starts: 3
DNFs: 0
Average starting position: 6.3
Average finishing position: 16.7
Laps: 793 of 801 laps completed (99.0%), 52 laps led
Highest finish: 3 (2001)
Casey Atwood Ford 400 Preview
Race: Ford 400
Place: Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida
Date: Sunday, November 19, 2006
Time: Green flag at 2:55 pm EST
Tune-in: NBC, 2:00 pm EST; MRN, 1:30 pm EST
Car: No. 95 SCOTT Shop Towels® Ford Fusion
Driver: Casey Atwood
Crew Chief: Newt Moore
Notes:
* This weekend's Ford 400 marks the first time Kimberly-Clark will sponsor a NASCAR Nextel Cup entry. The company, which has been a sponsor in the NASCAR Busch Series for 13 years, features all of its brands on the NBS No. 27 Brewco Motorsports Kleenex® Ford Fusion.
* In three Cup starts at Homestead, Atwood has two top-10 finishes. Over those three races, his average starting position is sixth place.
* Atwood has 75 starts in NASCAR Nextel Cup competition.
* The Associate Sponsor on the No. 95 Ford is Sam's Club, the nation's largest warehouse club with more than 49 million Members nationwide. The first Sam's Club opened its doors in Midwest City, Oklahoma in 1983. That same year, two additional Clubs opened in both Kansas City, Missouri, and Dallas, Texas. From those initial three, Sam's Club has expanded into a nationwide chain of more than 570 Clubs in the U.S., and more than 100 international locations in Brazil, Canada, China, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
Casey Atwood Quotes:
Did you know: Atwood's top finish at Homestead came in only his second Nextel Cup start at the speedway in the 2001 race, where he started second and finished third, leading 52 laps along the way.
"I don't know why I like it this track so much: I usually like flat tracks. The first time I came here in the Busch Series in 1998, I'd never even seen the track before and I put the car on the pole. It's just a track that I adapted to well right off the bat.
"I'm eager to get back here in a Cup car. In 2001, I had a four-second lead with 15 laps to go when a caution came out and I barely lost that one. I can't wait to get back in Cup competition here and prove that I can win.
"I'm also excited to be the first person to drive a Cup car for Kimberly-Clark. They've been such a great sponsor in the Busch Series for so long. We appreciate their support there and now here in the Cup race, so we'll do everything we can to get the No. 95 SCOTT Shop Towels® Ford Fusion in victory lane this Sunday."
Brewco General Manager Todd Wilkerson Quotes:
"Brewco is excited to be partnering with Kimberly-Clark and Stanton Barrett Motorsports to enter this weekend's Ford 400. We appreciate the support Kimberly-Clark has given our Busch Series race team since 2003 and we are anticipating a lot of success in this weekend's Nextel Cup race. We know our Brewco crew members will rise to the occasion on Sunday and can compete at the highest level in our sport with Kimberly-Clark's support.
"Though we're focused on our final 2006 races this weekend, we are already looking forward to a successful 2007 with our partner Kimberly-Clark: the longest-running sponsor in the NASCAR Busch Series."
Casey Atwood at Homestead:
Number of starts: 3
DNFs: 0
Average starting position: 6.3
Average finishing position: 16.7
Laps: 793 of 801 laps completed (99.0%), 52 laps led
Highest finish: 3 (2001)
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