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CONCORD, N.C. (Feb. 21, 2011) – A rough end to a promising week left Kenny Wallace with a 28th place finish after being collected in a wreck during the season opening NASCAR Nationwide Series DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway. Despite being caught in the early incident on lap 25, Wallace and the RAB Racing team rallied, continuing to make repairs on the No. 09 UNOH Toyota Camry throughout Saturday’s 120-lap event.

Wallace, a native of St. Louis, Mo., qualified 25th on the 2.5-mile tri-oval track during Friday’s qualifying after participating in multiple scheduled practice sessions for the Nationwide Series during the week-long Daytona event.

“Daytona did not turn out the way we wanted it too, but we had a really fast racecar and I have a really good team,” Wallace said. “Everything went like clockwork until the field wrecked. I cannot wait to get to Phoenix – that’s my type of racing.”

After an eventful Nationwide Series race at Daytona featuring 35 lead changes among eight drivers and five cautions, Wallace looks forward to a change of pace and scenery at one of his favorite tracks.

“I love Phoenix,” Wallace said. “I love the atmosphere. I love short track racing. I always look forward to racing in Phoenix. I’m really excited to get into an environment that is a little more controlled than the chaos that ensued in Daytona.”

UNOH will return as primary sponsor on the No. 09 Toyota Camry for short-track racing action on Saturday, March 19, 2011, for the Scotts Turf Builder 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

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***The University of Northwestern Ohio is an entrepreneurial, not-for-profit, university founded in 1920. There are three colleges within the university: The College of Technologies, The College of Business, and The College of Distance Learning. UNOH has taught students from all 50 states and 16 foreign countries, and currently has more than 4,500 students enrolled from 36 states and 6 foreign countries. UNOH offers more than 60 different programs of study including: Master’s, Baccalaureate, Associate, and Diploma programs. The University is situated on a 200+ acre campus and is in the midst of a 10-year expansion plan that includes new apartment-style dormitories and two new academic buildings that will house Health and IT classrooms along with a new library, student learning center and food services. The University of Northwestern Ohio started the first accredited High-Performance Motorsports program in the world. The University of Northwestern Ohio also offers a variety of athletics including Men’s &Women’s Basketball, Men’s & Women’s Tennis, Men’s & Women’s Golf, Women’s Volleyball, Men’s and Women’s Bowling, Men’s Baseball and five Co-Ed Motorsports teams.

The University of Northwestern Ohio is the Premier High Performance Motorsports University in the country. Along with the High Performance Motorsports program, UNOH offers higher learning in agriculture equipment technology, diesel technology, HVAC/R and alternative fuels. UNOH is one of the six founding members of the Alternative Fuels consortium designated by The Department of Energy. Check’em out at www.unoh.edu.

- RAB Racing with Brack Maggard Press Release