Thursday

Stacy Compton / Wyler Racing Talladega Preview

No. 60 SafeAuto Insurance Toyota Tundra

Racetrack: Talladega Superspeedway

Race: Mountain Dew 250

Location: Talladega, Ala.

Track Length: 2.66-Mile Banked Paved Oval

Race Distance: 94 Laps / 250.04 Miles

Broadcast Coverage: SPEED

Radio Coverage: MRN

Date: Saturday, October 31, 2009

Time: 4 p.m. ET

Stacy Compton

“Running a race at Talladega is a lot like driving on an eight-lane interstate. It’s a continual guessing game on which lane of traffic will move the quickest. You’re always looking to improve your position by picking the right pack of traffic, knowing if you pick wrong you’re going to lose positions. Worse yet, if you really pick the wrong pack of traffic, you can end up in a big crash. That’s why you spend more time looking in the rearview mirror at Talladega than you do looking ahead.”

THE CREW CHIEF’S CHOICE FOR TALLADEGA:

Marcus Richmond, Crew Chief of the No. 60 SafeAuto Insurance Company / Wyler.com Toyota Tundra, has selected chassis number 19 for the Mountain Dew 250. This chassis was built specifically for the 2.66-mile oval of Talladega Superspeedway. This is the same chassis that the team took to Daytona International Speedway in February as their backup truck.

COMPTON CARRIES ROOKIE STRIPES AT TALLADEGA:

Stacy Compton will embark on his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start at Talladega on Saturday while driving the No. 60 SafeAuto Insurance Toyota Tundra in the Mountain Dew 250. Even though Compton has been racing at a professional level in the ranks of NASCAR since 1996, where he has accumulated 400 career starts, the two-time Camping World Truck Series winner has never raced a truck around the 2.66-mile paved oval.

THE HOTEL HIGHLAND HOPS ABOARD AT TALLADEGA:

The Hotel Highland at Five Points South is Birmingham, Alabama’s premiere luxury boutique hotel located in the historic Southside. The hotel is within walking distance of the city’s entertainment district and the world-renowned UAB Medical Center. With 63 distinctive guest quarters featuring the finest Brazilian bed linens and selected handcrafted furnishings from Brazil, The Hotel Highland boasts a contemporary, trend setting design that is both original and innovative. Classic with a twist? Definitely. Traditional? No. Uniquely hip? You bet! Modern? Absolutely. Historic, yet ahead of its time. Are you someone who delights in and appreciates the finer things in life and the quality of excellence? Do you value service that is truly sincere and attentive? Then, it is definitely time to visit The Hotel Highland at Five Points South! To reserve a room for your next visit to the area, please call (205) 933-9555.

COMPTON’S A TWO-TIME POLE AWARD WINNER AT TALLADEGA:

Stacy Compton was the talk of the town in 2001 when he swept both pole positions at Talladega Superspeedway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Compton’s superspeedway notables don’t stop there. That same year, Compton qualified just short of the top spot for the world renowned Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, qualifying second to NASCAR veteran, Bill Elliott.

COMPTON’S STATISTICS AT TALLADEGA:

Stacy Compton has competed in six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Talladega Superspeedway, where he has led eight laps. Compton’s best finish came in the fall of 2001 when he finished 11th after sitting on the pole. Compton has also competed there in the NASCAR Nationwide Series where he has five starts, one top-five and one top-10 finish. Compton led 46 laps in a Nationwide Series car in 2002 after qualifying second. He went on to take his best career Talladega finish that year when he took home second place honors.

ABOUT SAFEAUTO INSURANCE COMPANY:

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ABOUT WYLER RACING:

Wyler Racing returns to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2009 for its fourth full-time season, after making its series debut in 2005. In their very first fully fledged season in the NCWTS, Wyler Racing grabbed two wins, two pole positions, 10 top-five, and 14 top-10s, finishing fifth in points overall. The following year, Wyler Racing backed that up by winning one race, scoring two pole positions, taking six top-five, 10 top-10s and finishing ninth in points overall. In 2008, Terry Cook and Jack Sprague shared the ride, together earning two top-five and seven top-10 finishes overall, producing a 12th place finish in the Owner’s Point Standings. The team is owned by Jeff Wyler, a Cincinnati businessman who is Founder and CEO of the Jeff Wyler Automotive Family.

- Wyler Racing Press Release