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Dodge Motorsports 2010

Dodge in NASCAR Nationwide Series

• 2009 marks Dodge’s first full-time support of NASCAR Nationwide Series with its Dodge Charger and Challenger.

• Dodge will field two full-time entries in the Nationwide Series with Penske Racing’s Justin Allgaier and Brad Keselowski.

Teammate Parker Kligerman is scheduled to compete in at least the next three Nationwide Series events driving for car owner Eddie Smith in the Team 42 Racing Dodge.

No. 12 Verizon Wireless Dodge (Justin Allgaier) - Photo Credit: Getty Images for NASCAR

Career Highlights:

• 2009 Raybestos Rookie of the Year in Nationwide Series.

• Earned first career Nationwide Series pole at Memphis last fall.

• Second full year with Penske Racing in Nationwide Series.

• Won the ARCA championship in 2008, posting six wins and overcoming a 105-point deficit in final race.

Notes of Interest:

• Earned one top-five and two top-10 finishes in the first two NNS races this season.

• In his first start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway last season, Allgaier led five laps and finished eighth, recording his first top-10 finish in NNS competition.

No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge (Brad Keselowski) - Photo Credit: Getty Images for NASCAR

Career Highlights:

• Finished third in 2009 Nationwide Series standings for second consecutive year.

• Recorded career-high four victories in 2009 (Dover, Iowa, Michigan and Memphis).

• Had 22 top-five and 28 top-10 finishes in 35 starts last season.

• First Nationwide victory came at Nashville Superspeedway (2008).

Notes of Interest:

• Keselowski earned his first top five of the season last weekend with a third-place finish at Auto Club Speedway.

PARKER KLIGERMAN – No. 42 Team 42 Dodge

Career Highlights:

• Kligerman will attempt his fourth career NASCAR Nationwide Series start Saturday. In his last 20 stock car starts, including ARCA and the Nationwide Series, Kligerman has averaged a seventh-place finish.

• Earned his first Nationwide Series pole at Kansas last season.

• 2009 ARCA Rookie-of-the-Year honors and had a series high nine victories.

• Did You Know: In two previous Nationwide Series starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Penske Racing entries have recorded one top-five finish (Kurt Busch, 2/07) and

DODGE QUOTES: SAM’S TOWN 300

• “Things happen in a hurry at Las Vegas. Wrecks happen fast and you can quickly run up on another competitor. You have to make decisions on the fly because these Nationwide cars run on momentum as much as anything, due to the tapered carburetor spacer. You can’t waste time getting around someone.” - Brad Keselowski, No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge

• “It was pretty neat to go out and be as successful as we were last year at Las Vegas. Our Verizon Dodge was fast all weekend. We didn’t qualify very well, but we were able to come through the field and race up front. It’s a great track to race at, it’s a lot of fun, and I feel that we can build off what we accomplished there last year and be very competitive.”
- Justin Allgaier, No. 12 Verizon Dodge

• “I really like the looks of the track with its high-speed nature to its general atmosphere.”
- Parker Kligerman, No. 42 Team 42 Dodge

- Darnell Communications Press Release