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.

Can’t get enough?…

Follow Kenny on Twitter: http://twitter.com/kenny_wallace

Follow RAB Racing with Brack Maggard on Twitter: http://twitter.com/RAB_Racing

Become a fan of RAB Racing with Brack Maggard on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RABRacing

- RAB Racing with Brack Maggard Press Release

No. 09 Zaxby's Ford Fusion

Townley, the 20-year-old Watkinsville, Ga. native, previously competed for RAB Racing in the ARCA RE/MAX Series in 2008 and in the NASCAR Nationwide Series during the 2009 season where he was a Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate in the No. 09 Ford Fusion. Townley has 34 total career starts in NASCAR’s junior circuit.

In five starts this season, Townley has consistently qualified inside the top-15 with his best effort of fifth coming in the season opener at Daytona International Speedway. Townley continued to jumpstart the 2010 season by leading 10 laps under green at Las Vegas Motor Speedway en route to a 15th place finish.

“I have always had a great deal of respect for Robby Benton and Brack Maggard,” Townley said. “I’m looking forward to climbing back behind the wheel of their No. 09 Ford this weekend in Iowa.”

“We’re very happy to have John Wes back in our Ford Fusion this weekend,” said General Manager/Team Co-Owner Robby Benton. “We’ve run there a handful of times together in the past and I’m very proud that we’ll be able to help shape his return to the Nationwide Series.”

The NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Iowa Speedway gears up Saturday, July 31 for The U.S. Cellular 250. The 250-lap event is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. EST and will air live on ESPN2.

- RAB Racing with Brack Maggard Press Release

RAB Racing with Brack Maggard Logo

“I am very excited about the opportunity to drive for RAB Racing,” stated Hessert. “The reputation and dedication to excellence that this team has is something that I look forward to becoming a part of. Just spending some time at the shop over the last two weeks and watching the team prepare the cars that I’m going to drive makes me very confident before I even hit the track.”

Hessert, a veteran of the USAR Racing Series, USAC Sprints and USAC Midgets completed his first full season of ARCA RE/MAX Series racing in 2008; finishing eighth in the overall driver point standings. The 23-year-old Cherry Hill, NJ native has competed in each of the first nine ARCA RE/MAX Series events of 2009 and currently sits ninth in the driver point standings with one top-5 and three top-10 finishes.

“Currently I sit 9th in the series standings, 495 points outside the lead but it is not impossible,” continued Hessert. “We are going to fight hard to make up as much ground as we can. It is a realistic goal to get back into the top five before the end of the season, and my main focus will be on winning a race or two before the end of the 09’ season.”

Before heading to the Hawkeye State for the Prairie Meadows 200, Hessert and his No. 09 team are taking part in the open ARCA test at Kentucky Speedway today in preparation for the July 18th Click It Or Ticket Buckle-Up Kentucky 150.

“I feel like this Kentucky test is a great opportunity for the program to show how competitive we can be,” said Tom. As a team we are looking for competitive finishes right out of the box.”

On track activity at Kentucky Speedway is scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time today.

The Prairie Meadows 200 from Iowa Speedway is the 10th of 21 events on the 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series schedule. Hessert finished 11th at the .875-mile oval in 2008.

For more information on RAB Racing please visit: www.teamrab.com

For more information on Tom Hessert please visit: www.tomhessert.com

For more information on Cherry Hill Classic Cars please visit: www.cherryhillclassiccars.com

- RAB Racing Press Release