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“Driver of No. 23 Aaron’s Chevrolet making first NHMS start”

CHINA GROVE, NC (June 22, 2009) – This isn’t the first time Ken Butler III will take to a track he’s never seen before, but this time he and the No. 23 Aaron’s Dream Chevrolet team of R3 Motorsports are looking for solid results in the finishing order.

With three top-20 finishes to their credit this season, Butler (KB3) and team are hoping what they have learned so far will work to their advantage in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Saturday. New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a relatively flat, one-mile oval that KB3 has never raced on before.

But, the good news is already in his favor in a few ways.

First, this isn’t the first time the Raybestos Rookie of the Year contender has had to race that way. Second, it was only a week ago he raced on the flat, one-mile oval of The Milwaukee Mile. Third, team manager Rob Fuller and his family have a ton of laps of experience in Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Modified race cars on their hometown track of NHMS.

Utilizing the information already in their notebooks, Fuller and team should have a set-up under the car making it good to go off the hauler. This will allow KB3 to concentrate on hitting his marks in practice and providing the information and feedback needed to the R3 crew to make it just right.

Ken Butler III – “If there is one person you want to help out with your set-up and pre-race information for a place like New Hampshire, it is a guy like Rob Fuller. He and his uncle (Jeff Fuller) talk about NHMS a lot and look forward to racing there. And, since I have some experience on the flatter tracks like Milwaukee, Toledo and Mansfield; I think we’ll have a great combo for this weekend.

“Practice, hit my marks, take care of the Aaron’s Dream Machine and get a good qualifying spot are my first goals. After that, let’s see if we can top my career-best finish of 17th when the checkered flag falls. I know the fans in New England love their NASCAR, so I’m going to do my best to put on a good showing for them, the Fullers and Aaron’s.”

Chassis Info: The team will be utilizing car No. 42, used last week at Milwaukee and also run by Martin Truex, Jr. for DEI at Dover last year.

Did you know: The farthest back any winner has come from in the field is 26th, done by Buckshot Jones in 1998.

Tune in for the win: Speed TV will carry Friday’s practice from 1:30 – 3 p.m. (ET) and qualifying at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Race coverage will be on ABC Television starting at 2:30 p.m. for all 200 laps of action.

- R3 Motorsports Press Release