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Stanley, NC 11/21/11- R & L Motorsports driver Andy Loden will pilot Robert Hamke’s #74 Hamke Racecars & Parts Chevy Impala in this weekend’s PASS South Mason-Dixon 200 at the Concord Speedway. The event will decide the 2011 PASS South series champion; a position Andy is just ten points out of behind fellow drivers Jay Fogleman and Ryan Blaney. The venture for Loden to pilot the famous chassis builder’s car comes on the heels of the Monroe Roadways team decision to race in both the Snowflake 100 pro late model race and the super late model Snowball Derby event at Pensacola, Florida’s Five Flags Speedway the following weekend in which the team will depart Sunday morning for following the 200 lap event at Concord Speedway.

Andy Loden Notes and Quotes

Car: #74 Chevy Impala SS

Engine: 9:1 Engine

Sponsor(s): Hamke Racecars & Parts

Series: PASS South

Event: Mason-Dixon 200

Standings: 3rd

Venue: Concord Speedway-Concord, NC

Track Size: 1/2 mile (.500)

Event Schedule: Saturday Nov. 26th: Practice- 10AM

Saturday Nov. 26th: Qualifying- 12:15PM

Saturday Nov. 26th: Race- 2:15PM

Media Coverage Notes

- Post race results can be found at www.proallstarsseries.com

QUOTES:

-What’s it going to be like not driving the R & L Motorsports #29 Monroe Roadways super late model machine and driving for Hamke Chassis owner Robert Hamke this weekend?

“The initial reaction of climbing into another car will feel a bit weird I’m sure, but once I get use to it they all look the same from the inside looking out. What better scenario than climbing behind the wheel of your chassis (Hamke Chassis) builder’s house car that has won two races this season already, one of which beat our own #29 Monroe Roadways machine at South Boston in August.”

There’s only One First:

-How excited are you that the Mason-Dixon 200, originally scheduled elsewhere, is taking place at Concord Speedway the site of your first PASS South series super late model win?

“I was disappointed that we weren’t going back to Concord this year because of the fact that was our first super late model win. When they announced the move to Concord for the Mason Dixon mixed with our good run at Hickory to still have a chance at the championship I decided I would try my hardest to make something work to be able to race there and fortunately Robert Hamke stepped up this weekend. Even though I’ll be behind the wheel of a different car I know it will be a car good enough to win the race, and anytime you show up at the track with that feeling it gets you excited to race.”

All on the Line:

The 2011 PASS South series championship all comes down to this race, you are third in the championship standings just ten points out of first behind Jay Fogleman and Ryan Blaney; how do you approach this race and what’s it going to take to be the 2011 champion?

“I’ve been thinking about this for a while now, but when it comes right down to it you have to race the race to win and not worry about what the other two guys do. My team really doesn’t get caught up in what we have to do to win the championship, they just show up and make the car better for me in practice and then I go out there and race the race to win. I am the underdog, so the pressure is on the two guys in front of me. The worst case scenario is I finish third in points exactly where I stand right now, and best case scenario I win the race and move two positions up in the championship standings and it’s a come-from-behind championship story you dream of as a kid.”

For more information on driver Andy Loden and his R & L Motorsports including news, results, and merchandise visit his all new website at www.andyloden.net.

- Tex Motorsports Marketing Press Release