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PRESS RELEASE
Dario Franchitti Goody's Cool Orange 500 NSCS Race Preview
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Dario Franchitti and No. 40 Kennametal Dodge Teams (NSCS)
Still in the Lead: Franchitti is still leading the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings in the NSCS (50-49 over Regan Smith). He also leads the rookie class in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) 58-52 over his fellow rookie CGRFS teammate Bryan Clauson.
Franchitti at Martinsville: This weekend’s run at Martinsville will be Franchitti’s second race at the Virginia short track, which will mark the first time in his NASCAR career that he will be visiting a track where he has already logged some stock car race laps. Franchitti made his NASCAR debut at Martinsville last October, competing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series competition during which he raced up to as high as 15th before rear end problems ultimately sent the team behind the wall and out of the show 52 laps shy of the finish line (started 30th, finished 33rd).
Kennametal to Sponsor No. 40: CGRFS announced earlier this week an expansion of its current partnership with Kennametal (NYSE: KMT) to include primary sponsorship for the next two NSCS races in Martinsville and Texas on the No. 40 Dodge Charger. Kennametal, a longtime CGRFS partner, supplies tooling and machining technology to the team’s Charlotte and Indianapolis-based racing shops. In addition, Kennametal provides the team’s engineers and machinists a myriad of opportunities to further refine their skills in order to gain optimum performance through Kennametal’s internal university program. Franchitti will contest the Goody's Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville Speedway March 30 and the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 6 in the No. 40 Kennametal Dodge. Franchitti, an Edinburgh, Scotland native, is a perfect fit for the global company which delivers its products through employees in over 60 countries.
CGRFS Teammates Take Part in Speedway Announcement: Franchitti and CGRFS teammate Reed Sorenson will be participating in a Martinsville Speedway press conference on Friday, March 28, in the infield media center at 10:30 a.m. ET. There will be an open question and answer session following the announcement. For more information, please contact the CGRFS media relations department.
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