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Food City 250

Bristol Motor Speedway

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Dodge in 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series

* In 11 previous Nationwide Series starts at Bristol Motor Speedway, Penske Racing Dodge entries have recorded two wins (Ryan Newman, 8/05 and Allgaier, 3/10) along with five top-five and eight top-10 finishes.

DODGE NUGGETS

• Justin Allgaier will serve as ESPN’s in-race reporter for Friday’s live broadcast of the Food City 250.

• Penske Racing’s two NASCAR Nationwide Series entries have combined for six poles and five wins along with 23 top-five and 33 top-10 finishes. Penske Dodges have been atop the leader board for 988 laps.

• Prior to Allgaier’s win in the spring, the last win by Dodge in the Nationwide Series at BMS was Kasey Kahne’s victory in a 2007.

JUSTIN ALLGAIER – No. 12 Verizon Wireless Dodge

Highlights:

• Allgaier earned his first NASCAR Nationwide Series win earlier this year at Bristol Motor Speedway, leading a 1-2 finish for Penske Racing and Dodge.

• Allgaier will pilot Penske Racing chassis PRS-007, the same chassis that he won with at Bristol earlier this season.

• Allgaier has one win, six top-five, and 12 top-10 finishes in 23 races.

• Allgaier is fourth in the Nationwide Series driver standings.

• Allgaier has one win and two top-five finishes in three previous Nationwide starts at BMS.

• Allgaier was the 2009 Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year.

BRAD KESELOWSKI – No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge

Highlights:

• Keselowski currently leads the Nationwide Series standings by 347 points over Carl Edwards. He has led the standings since his win at Talladega in April.

• In seven previous starts at the .533-mile, high-banked oval, Keselowski has one win along with four top-five and five top-10 finishes. He’s started from the pole twice.

• Keselowski earned back-to-back wins at Talladega and Richmond and has four wins in 2010.

• He leads the Nationwide Series in top fives (17), top 10s (20) and laps completed (4,037). He has only one finish outside the top 15 (Chicago – 21st).

• Keselowski has a NASCAR record 90 consecutive Nationwide Series races without a DNF (Did Not Finish).

DODGE NATIONWIDE QUOTES

“I’ll be completely honest with you, ever since I laid eyes on Bristol Motor Speedway I’ve been in love with the place. I went there as a fan and watched races, but the first time I went there as a driver and walked down the track into the garage area, it was surreal. The first time I raced there, I think it took me about five laps, but we went to the top of the board. I felt like I got it right away.

There aren’t many race tracks that I can say that about. The cars are changing, the track is changing, and drivers continue to get better, but I feel that Chad (Walter, crew chief) and I have been able to evolve there and run well. And it’s a great place to have that feeling for.”

- Justin Allgaier, No. 12 Verizon Wireless Dodge Charger

“The success of Dodge in the Nationwide Series is a breath of fresh air for several reasons. It means a lot to the sport to have all of the manufacturers running competitively. I believe that Dodge is getting as much out of their motorsports program as they have since they came back in.

I feel proud to be a part of that, especially since my family has enjoyed a long relationship with the Dodge brand. To be in position to give them their first Nationwide Series championship is very cool. It’s easy to forget that this No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge team is still in its first year together.”

- Brad Keselowski, No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Charger

- Darnell Communications Press Release