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Colin Braun Dover Fast Facts
Press Release

No. 6 Con-Way Freight Ford F-150
No. 6 Con-Way Freight Ford F-150
Colin Braun – NCWTS DOVER ADVANCE

Team: No. 6 Con-way Freight Ford F-150

Crew Chief: Mike Beam
Chassis: RK-57 Last outing: Atlanta, Oct.
’08; finished 11th with Travis Kvapil

Braun, NCWTS at Dover International Speedway:

Date Event S F Laps Led Status Money

5-30-08 AAA Insurance 200 10 8 200/200 0 Running $16,585

Races Wins Top-5s Top-10s Poles Led Money

Cumulative 1 0 0 1 0 0 $16,585

Colin Braun
Colin Braun
Braun on racing at Dover International Speedway:

“I am a big fan of Dover. I think of it as a big Bristol because it
is so fast and the trucks carry so much speed through the corners. There
is so much grip from the banking and the concrete that you can really
carry a lot of speed through the corners. It’s tough to pass there and
as we saw in last year’s race, clean air is really important.

I know
we will have a fast truck and the guys always give me fast pit stops so
we’ve got that part of it covered. We’re taking a truck that was
built for one of our teammates last year and the guys have put a lot of
work into it. Hopefully we can run as well as we did at Lowe’s, but
get the finish to show for it this weekend at Dover.”

Crew chief Mike Beam on racing at Dover International Speedway:

“Colin had a great run going at Lowe’s a few weeks ago until he got
wrecked while leading. That was disappointing, but at the same time I
feel like that race really proved he is maturing as a driver.

He led the
most laps and drove a smart race. He had a good run at Dover last year
and finished in the top 10, so if he can be patient on the track and we
have a good pit strategy, there is no reason we can’t better that this
weekend.”

FAST FACTS:

- Braun will be racing chassis RK-57 at Dover. This truck was part of
the No. 09 fleet last season and was last raced by Travis Kvapil at
Atlanta where he finished 11th.

- Although 19th in points, Braun ranks in the top 10 in almost every key
statistical category. He has a driver rating of 87.5 (eighth-best), an
average running position of 12.4 (ninth-best), 10th of drivers in laps
in the top 15 with a percentage of 64.7 (548 laps) and sixth in laps led
with 63 laps.

- Braun has one top-10 finish at Dover in his only career start there
last year.

- Roush-Fenway Racing Press Release


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