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Brian Scott, No. 11 Shore Lodge Toyota Camry Texas Motor Speedway Preview
Press Release
O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway
No. 11 Shore Lodge Team Notes of Interest
· Brian Scott and the No. 11 Shore Lodge Toyota team travel to Texas Motor Speedway and look for more of the same in this weekend’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge. Scott has been on a bit of a roll that last saw the Boise, Idaho-native pick up a fifth-place finish when the NASCAR Nationwide Series last competed three weeks ago at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
· Scott has three previous starts at the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway and picked up his best Texas finish during his most recent race at the track. Scott started from the 13th position and raced to a 10th-place finish when the Nationwide Series raced at the track in April.
· When the NASCAR Nationwide Series teams take the track for practice on Friday morning in Texas, it will have been a full three weeks since the series was last on track. During the last three weeks, Scott made a trip to his hometown of Boise, Idaho, visiting with family and friends and participating in various outdoor activities and sports.
· Last Race: Scott picked up his second top-five finish of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season when the series raced at Charlotte Motor Speedway in mid-October. After starting from the eighth position, Scott battled some handling issues early in the running of the Dollar General 300 before settling into a comfortable pace during the second half of the race. Scott raced his way into the top five in the closing laps of the race to pick up the fifth-place finish which was his second top-five finish in the last four races of the schedule.
· After his top-five finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway three weeks ago, Scott heads to Texas Motor Speedway in eighth place in the NASCAR Nationwide Series driver point standings. He currently sits 17 points behind Kenny Wallace in seventh place.
· Chassis #134 is the car Scott will race this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. This car made its debut at Kansas Speedway one month ago where Scott qualified fifth and competed in the top 10 the majority of the race before settling for a 17th-place finish. The backup car is Chassis #128. Chassis #128 has been used by the No. 11 team a handful of times during the 2011 season with the most recent race being the September race at Dover where Scott finished 11th.
· To access information on Brian Scott and No. 11 Team visit: www.joegibbsracing.com and follow twitter.com/bscottracing and twitter.com/joegibbsracing.
“It was good but I am bouncing off the walls, ready to be back on track. It feels like it has been a really long time since we were on track. We had a great run in Charlotte which makes me even more eager for the next race so it feels like it’s been even longer because I’ve been ready since the last race finished.”
How much momentum does your team have now?
“We’ve had some really good runs lately. We’ve been running at the front the last — seems like five races. We haven’t really finished up there a couple times — Kansas comes to mind and Dover comes to mind – but we were up there and in it. We’re capable of running up there and now we’re getting more finishes up there. We’ve got a lot of strength with this team and we’re going to end this year really strong and we’re going to go into next year representing Dollar General and try to win them a championship.”
- Joe Gibbs Racing Press Release
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