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Apr 18, 2011
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Lally Finishes a Season’s Best 19th in Interstate Moving Services Ford at Talladega
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Andy Lally Drafting with Michael Waltrip at 'Dega
Andy Lally Drafting with Michael Waltrip at 'Dega
Talladega, AL, (April 17, 2011) - Andy Lally finished 19th in the TRG Motorsports No. 71 Interstate Moving Services Ford Fusion in 38th in this afternoon’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron’s 499 race at Talladega Superspeedway.

Lally, being a rookie, knew going into Talladega that it would be a challenge to negotiate with his fellow competitors to be drafting partners around the superspeedway. That fact appeared early when he could not arrange for a dance partner and went down a lap. The persistence of the team, led by crew chief Doug Richert, was able to keep Lally in a position to get his lap back and earn the respect from some of his competitors. With 37 laps to go Lally was able to hook-up with Terry Labonte and ran up into the top 10. A late race caution and the constant shuffling of the field put the Northport, New York native in 19th at the wave of the checker. The finish is the best NASCAR Sprint Cup series result for Lally this season date.

“Every restart that I faced I felt like the kid in elementary school that gets picked last for the kickball game,” Lally said. “I am the only rookie in the series this year, no teammates and not a lot of these guys know me at all. It is inevitable that when the green flag drops the guys who know each other for years and have raced together for years end up working together. That leaves me the odd guy out. We fought and clawed our way through the deal and tried to stay with anyone that we could. It kept working out. Things went alright. We were able to get the Lucky Dog and got back on the lead lap. Doug did a good job working the strategy with the wave around in the middle race. I was working well with my spotter today. He helped keep me informed and clean all race. The team worked together really well this weekend.

I got hooked up with Terry and we were fast together. I did my fastest lap of the race with about 25 to go. I was running off the rev-limiter. Unfortunately Terry overheated and blew-up and that left me without a drafting partner. When Montoya had his problem that left Jamie McMurray without a partner, he was nice enough to stay with a rookie and push me across the finish line. I thought that was cool.”

Kevin Buckler, team owner, was proud of his team today.

“What a great day for the team,” Buckler said. “It is our second race with Ford equipment and the first with Doug on the box and Andy did a great job. It is tough for a rookie to get the help in drafting from the veterans. You have to earn their respect and I think Andy did some of that today. We got down a lap early, but were able to manage the strategy and get him back on the lead lap. He got a taste of running at both ends of the field in a restrictor plate race and he kept his cool. There is not a scratch on the car. I think our partners at Interstate Moving Services were on the edge of their chair. On top of everything we learned it was a big and important points day for us. We really need this next week off so we can catch up on building up our Ford fleet.”

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will take next weekend and then travel to Richmond International Raceway for the Crown Royal 400 to be run April 30.

Interstate Worldwide Relocation Services is part of the Interstate family of companies encompassing a worldwide group of relocation management, transportation and logistics management solutions serving government, corporate, and individual clients. Interstate Worldwide is a $100+ million enterprise employing more than 300 people, maintaining a fleet of over 300 vehicles, and consisting of over 1,500 global service partners. Interstate Worldwide distinguishes itself with key industry certifications, including ISO 9001:2008, FAIM-ISO for International business, and numerous industry awards. For more information, visit www.InterstateWorldwide.com or contact Emily.Richards@Invan.com.

TRG would like to thank associate sponsors TIFCO Industries, Super Eco-Fuel Saver, Stone Harbor Investment Partners, HPT, Guardian Angel Motorsports, ACG Motorsports, Savory Thymes.com, and Adobe Road Winery for their support.

TRG is a full-service motorsports company offering a total driver ladder approach, as well as comprehensive sponsorship and business opportunities. For drivers, this approach starts with track days, goes to club events, up into street stock series and culminates in the ultimate goal of professional motorsports. For sponsors and business partners, this method starts with everything from executive events, to traditional sponsorship models, all the way to comprehensive business-to-business opportunities and experiential marketing. With facilities in Petaluma, California and Mooresville, North Carolina the team can offer turn-key marketing programs as well as arrive-and-drive support.

The company’s NASCAR operations are headquartered in Mooresville, North Carolina. The team fields a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series entry and has the capacity to run ARCA, Nationwide and the Camping World Truck Series.

The Racer’s Group was founded in 1993 and has been competing at the top level of motor racing. The team boasts Rolex Series GT championships in 2005 and 2006 and holds the record for the most wins in Grand-Am with 32. The team’s resume is highlighted by five championships, four Rolex 24 Hour at Daytona victories, and a Le Mans 24 Hour win.

- TRG Motorsports, Press Release


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