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CHARLOTTE, NC (6/13/11) – When the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards visits the Irish Hills this week for the Rain Eater Wiper Blades 200 (6/17/11) at Michigan International Speedway, a familiar face will be back in the field. Joey Coulter, and his Coulter Motorsports, No. 16 Rip It Energy Fuel Chevrolet will be back in action for the third time this season. Coulter, who drives full time for Richard Childress Racing in the No. 22 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, is no stranger to the ultra-competitive ARCA Series. He ran full time the last two seasons (2009-2010), and now runs a partial schedule and is a mentor for the Coulter Motorsports Driver Development Program in 2011.

“It’s great to get back racing in the ARCA Series this weekend,” said Coulter. “I always enjoy getting to race with all of these guys, and wish we could run even more this season. My Coulter Motorsports team has been working hard to provide me with the best Chevrolet Impala this weekend and I am excited to have Rip It Energy Fuel back on board, with their new 3-Way flavor.”

Rip It Energy Fuel, is proud to be back on board the Coulter Motorsports No. 16 this weekend, as a continuation of their primary sponsorship for five races in 2011. Michigan will once again showcase a new flavor, and paint scheme, with the Rip It Energy Fuel 3-Way can design by MAD Industry. Rip It Energy Fuel by National Beverage Corp. (NASDAQ: FIZZ) is available in fifteen exhilarating flavors, including three sugar-free varieties and their newest flavor, 3-Way. 3-Way is pleasure with every sip, you’ll feel your energy rise as black berry, strawberry and blueberry flavors combine in a powerful 3-Way taste explosion.

Coulter Motorsports will be under the tutelage of veteran crew chief Harold Holly for this weekends Rain Eater Wiper Blades 200 at Michigan. Holly serves as crew chief for Coulter at Richard Childress Racing, and most recently in ARCA, led the 21-year-old during the 2009-2010 seasons, gaining their first victory at Berlin Raceway (8/7/10).

Coulter Motorsports partook in the ARCA open test session at Michigan in late May (5/25/11), in hopes to further their performance at the 2-mile facility. Coulter only ran a handful of laps before rain ended the test early, but posted the 12th fastest time at 39.679 seconds at 181.456 MPH. The team took the data gained and applied it to car 011, the same car Coulter finished second in last year at Michigan (6/11/10).

“I’m really happy to be able to come back to CMS (Coulter Motorsports) and crew chief Joey (Coulter) this weekend at Michigan,” said Harold Holly. “I love getting a chance to go back and work with all the guys, it’s really a core group over there, and they do a phenomenal job. Joey has been performing excellent in the Truck Series, and I know everything he has learned will translate over to a great run come Friday.”

Make sure to tune into SPEED, LIVE Friday, June 17th at 5:00pm ET to catch Joey Coulter and his No. 16 Rip It Energy Fuel Chevrolet in the ARCA Racing Series 30th appearance at the famed Michigan International Speedway.

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- Coulter Motorsports Press Release