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John Andretti Comments on Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

“They changed the banking at (Las) Vegas (Motor Speedway) recently. The thinking was that stock car drivers don’t like flat tracks. I love flat tracks. I think that you need to know how to drive on a flat track more than a banked track. At Vegas they decided that they wanted more side-by-side racing. I think they already had it, but they changed the surface and now it’s different. It’s a little racier at times, but it’s still a narrow track. A lot of the racing depends on the tire that they bring to the track because if the tires have good grip, you’ll see good side-by-side racing. If it doesn’t, especially with the new car, you’ll slide up to the outside wall and stay up there wherever you can find grip. A change in race track conditions doesn’t always solve the problem, but that was the idea. They have a great race track in Vegas and I’ll race the Window World Chevy on any configuration, but I just preferred the flat version.

“Last week we finished 31^st at California (Auto Club Speedway). It wasn’t what we were hoping for, but everything is in perspective. Is Jimmie Johnson looking back and worried about us in his quest for a fourth championship? No. He hasn’t lost an ounce of sleep over it. On the other hand, we’re trying to step up for Bob Jenkins (owner, Front Row Motorsports) and trying to become that next-level team. Hopefully we’ll work into becoming a top-20, top-15 team, a contender and so forth. The first step is probably going to be the easiest. If you start last in a race, the first few positions are always the easiest to make up. We just need to make this step a solid one and build on what we’ve done well. We had a great race in Daytona. California wasn’t as strong, but we’ll learn from it and hopefully the Window World team will be stronger in Vegas because of it.”

About Window World:
Window World Inc., headquartered in North Wilkesboro, NC, is America’s Largest Replacement Window Company with offices in over 200 cities nationwide. Founded in 1995, the company consistently delivers value to homeowners by combining quality products with excellent service at low prices. Window World sells and installs over 1,000,000 high-quality residential replacement windows annually www.windowworld.com. Additionally, through its charitable foundation Window World Cares, the Window World family provides funding for commendable community causes. In 2009 Window World Cares was named corporate sponsor of St. Jude Children’s Hospital, and has exclusively committed this year’s contributions to the Memphis, Tennessee based institute.

About Front Row Motorsports:
FRM was formed in 2004 and is owned by restaurant entrepreneur Bob Jenkins. Andretti has driven for FRM the last two seasons. In 2008, he made three starts for FRM, including last year’s Daytona 500. FRM will also compete full time with No. 34 in the NASCAR Nationwide Series with Tony Raines.