“Gateway is one of my favorite tracks to race because the driver can make such a big difference. I’m really looking forward to racing the Ventrilo Tundra in front of a hometown crowd for Brian Knapp and everyone at Flagship Industries,” said Bodine. “This team has brought trucks to Gateway that handle well and I’m looking forward to getting behind the wheel of the Ventrilo Tundra in the Copart 200 on Saturday.”
Setting up a race truck for the unique shape of Gateway’s 1.25-mile oval is an interesting challenge according to crew chief Mike Hillman Jr.
“The challenge of Gateway is that you have to set up the Ventrilo Tundra to race at two separate race tracks. The opposite ends of the track require very different handling characteristics. We will work to make the Ventrilo Tundra turn well in the middle of both corners which should put us in great shape for the race,” said Hillman.
Hillman has prepared Germain Racing chassis number TRD-122 to run the last of the six primary sponsorship races with Ventrilo.
“We really appreciate the opportunity to promote the Ventrilo product for Flagship Industries. We had a great race in the Ventrilo Tundra at Chicagoland and we’re looking to give Ventrilo another strong performance at their home track. A top performance would be the best way to cap off what has been a great relationship with Ventrilo that we certainly look to continue in the future,” said Hillman.
Bodine races the No. 30 Ventrilo Tundra Saturday afternoon night at Gateway International Raceway. Qualifying is at 11:05 AM Eastern with racing to follow at 2:30 PM ET. Tune into SPEED or your local MRN affiliate. Todd Bodine enters Gateway ranked fifth in the Truck Series championship standings with two wins this season.
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About Flagship Industries:
Flagship Industries Inc, located in Maryville, Illinois, was founded in 2003 to pursue the development and marketing of the Ventrilo product line which was originally started in the spring of 1999. Due to its superior sound quality, reliability, scalability, user interface and ever evolving feature set, Ventrilo has become the preferred group communications tool. Ventrilo 3.0.0 is the next evolutionary step of Voice over IP (VoIP) group communications software. Ventrilo is also the industry standard by which all others measure themselves as they attempt to imitate its features. More information can be found at www.ventrilo.com.
- Germain Racing Press Release