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Jason Leffler / Braun Racing Auto Club Speedway Advance
Press Release
Auto Club Speedway
Camping World 300
October 9, 2010
· Auto Club Speedway, by the numbers… Leffler has not exactly been lucky at his home track, Auto Club Speedway, but he looks to turn that around this weekend. In 13 NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) starts at the two-mile oval, he has logged just two top-10 finishes. His best performance was a seventh-place finish in 2005. He has one pole to his credit, dating back to the 2004 season.
· Home Sweet Home for Leffler… After spending a couple of days in Las Vegas, you can count on the Long Beach, Calif.-native’s first stop after arriving in California this week to be the nearest In ‘N Out Burger. Next, he may make a stop at one of his favorite stomping grounds, Redondo Beach, to spend time with family friends. After a Friday night dinner with a group of Great Clips franchisees, he will head to Auto Club Speedway, where he is vying for the win at his home track!
· Braun Racing acquired by Turner Motorsports… It was recently announced that Turner Motorsports acquired select assets of Braun Racing. The team will continue to operate as Braun Racing for the remainder of the 2010 season. Plans for Turner Motorsports in 2011 include fielding three entries in both the Camping World Truck Series and the Nationwide Series. The NNS driver lineup will be announced in October.
· Leffler on SIRIUS’ Morning Drive every Wednesday… Don’t forget to tune in to SIRIUS Radio’s “Morning Drive” with Mike Bagley and Pete Pistone every Wednesday at 10:30am to hear Leffler’s take on recent events in the Nationwide Series and what you can expect from the week’s upcoming race.
· Did you know? Great Clips is the longest-running sponsor in the Nationwide Series…Minneapolis-based Great Clips, Inc. came onto the scene in 2001 as a primary sponsor of Akins Motorsports No. 38 entry, then driven by Christian Elder. Kasey Kahne drove the car from 2003-2005, before Leffler took over the wheel in 2006.
“This is a really fun race track. It’s wide-open pretty much all the way around and has multiple grooves so there is a lot of two and three-wide racing. You carry a lot of speed down the straight-aways and with the sweeping corners you can run around the bottom or you can run up high. You’re always searching for that groove where your car is the fastest.”
Leffler on making a return visit to his favorite coast
“I always look forward to the chance to get back to the west coast. With the hectic schedule we have all year I don’t get to see my family and friends out here as often as I would like. The two weekends we have racing out here each year gives me a chance to catch up with everybody. To win at this track would be a huge deal for me. Of course, you want to win every race, but you especially want that win in front of the home crowd with your family and friends cheering you on.”
Equipment Information
The No. 38 Great Clips team will hit the track with chassis #BR035 in this weekend’s Camping World 300. Chassis #035 has seen track time this season in events at Charlotte (7th), Darlington (5th), Texas (12th) and Las Vegas (12th).
- Braun Racing Press Release
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