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Kenny Wallace, No. 09 University of Northwestern Ohio Toyota Camry Daytona International Speedway Preview

RAB Racing with Brack Maggard

Team: RAB Racing with Brack Maggard

Car: No. 09 UNOH Toyota Camry

Race 1 of 34: DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway

Event Info: Saturday, February 19, 2011, 1PM, ESPN 2

Off-season update… When Kenny Wallace arrives at Daytona International Speedway (DIS) to compete in the DRIVE4COPD 300 he will be confident and focused after a hectic off-season spent traveling to the mid-west to meet with potential sponsors, driving his UMP dirt modified car, filming commercials, and spending a sleepless night participating in the Rolex 24 At Daytona. When Wallace climbs behind the wheel of the No. 09 Toyota Camry he will see the hard work pay off, as he makes his first start of the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) season with the University of Northwestern Ohio serving as primary race sponsor.

Keeping tabs… Wallace, known for his vast amounts of energy and enthusiasm, has competed in NASCAR’s top-three divisions for over two decades, accumulating nine wins, 64 top-5’s, 159 top-10’s, and 10 pole awards. During the 2011 season, Wallace is set to become only the second driver to make 500 NNS career starts, with the potential of surpassing Jason Keller’s current record of 519 career starts by the end of the 2011 season.

Great Scott… Scott Zipadelli returns to RAB Racing to for the 2011 season serving as Crew Chief of the No. 09 Toyota Camry after helping the team to its first NNS win at Circuit Gilles Villneuve in August 2010 with Boris Said. Zipadelli, who also scored a NASCAR Nationwide Series victory last year with Marcos Ambrose at Watkins Glen International, brings 20 years of racing experience to RAB Racing as well as depth and resources with his connections to the Toyota Racing Development (TRD) program. Involved in racing his for the majority of his life, Zipadelli made a name for himself while working at Joe Gibbs Racing on the No. 18 Sprint Cup Series car driven by veteran driver, Bobby Labonte, and has also served as Crew Chief for other notable NNS teams during his career.

Daytona details…

· Wallace competed in his first NASCAR Nationwide Series race at DIS in 1989 where he started from the pole.

· With 21 NNS career-starts to date, Wallace has accumulated two top-five and eight top-10 finishes on the historic 2.5-mile tri-oval track.

· The No. 09 Toyota Camry will feature a black and yellow paint scheme representing primary race sponsor, the University of Northwestern Ohio.

Get to know UNOH… UNOH is an entrepreneurial, not-for-profit, university founded in 1920. Students from all 50 states and 16 foreign countries have attended UNOH. Currently more than 4,500 students are enrolled at UNOH representing 36 states and 6 foreign countries. Three student interns from UNOH’s motorsports program will attend the NNS race at DIS to shadow the team and learn first-hand about working in NASCAR. UNOH students will attend different races throughout the season where UNOH will be the primary sponsor on the No. 09 Toyota Camry.

UNOH on hand…The UNOH educational trailer will be located in the midway at DIS all week. The educational trailer is a mobile learning lab where potential students can discover all that UNOH has to offer. There are eight computer stations where students can watch videos on each course of studies within the College of Technologies: High Performance Motorsports, Automotive Technologies, Diesel Technology, Agricultural Technology, HVAC/R, and Alternative Fuels. Under the tent there will be a Lexan car that UNOH students built showing the inner workings of a modified car, as well as a racing simulator. Interested students can ask questions, talk to admission representatives, pick up University literature, and even apply to UNOH on site.

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- RAB Racing with Brack Maggard Press Release