NASCAR Nationwide Series
Road America, Race No. 15
Race Info:
Event: Bucyrus 200 presented by Menards
Date / Time: Saturday, June 19/3:30 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN2, 3:00 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN
Distance: 50 laps/202.4-miles
Track: 4.048-mile road course
Team Website: www.teamrab.com
Team Twitter: http://twitter.com/Team09_Jessica
Team Facebook: www.facebook.com/RABRacing
Robb Brent’s Website: www.RobbBrentRacing.com
Robb’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/RobbBrent
Fast & Fun Facts:
· Robb Brent will make his NASCAR Nationwide Series and Road America debut for RAB Racing in this weekend’s Bucyrus 200 presented by Menards.
· Brent is currently the full-time driver of the No. 36 Allgaier Motorsports Dodge in the ARCA Racing Series (ARS). He took the reins from Justin Allgaier in 2009 after Allgaier won the 2008 ARS Championship.
· Brent, a 23-year-old Shelby Township, MI native, graduated Magna Cum Laude from Northwood University earning a Bachelor’s degree in Automotive Marketing/Business Management.
Robb Brent ARCA Stats: Brent, who is currently 10th in the 2010 ARS point standings, has 45 starts in the series over a five year span, including five top-5 and 15 top-10 finishes. His success also includes two road course starts at New Jersey Motorsports Park (2009), finishing 4th, and Palm Beach (2010), finishing 2nd.
Brent’s Road Course History: In a career that began when he was 16 at a local karting center, Brent has multiple achievements on a road course. In 2006 Brent won the National Auto Sport Association Series Camaro Mustang Challenge Championship for the Ohio/Indiana region as well as being named Rookie of the Year. At the age of 20, Brent competed in the Grand Am Cup Series where he was crowned Panoz Racing Series Winter Champion and also competed in the prestigious 24 hours of Daytona.
Kentucky Recap: Sean Caisse, who made his first start at Kentucky Speedway in the NASCAR Nationwide Series last weekend, started the Meijer 300 from the 33rd position and crossed the start/finish line after 200 miles in the 27th position.
After 14: After 14 of the scheduled 35 events on the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule, RAB Racing has 13 starts; two top-15 and six top-20 finishes.
Points Check: Following a 27th-place finish in the Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway, the No. 09 RAB Racing team maintained their position of 27th in the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series owner point standings. The team is a mere 28 points outside the top-25 and 79 markers outside the top-20.
Meet the Drivers of the NASCAR Nationwide Series: Robb Brent will join other NASCAR Nationwide Series drivers for an autograph session on pit road from 6:15-7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, June 18.
- RAB Racing with Brack Maggard Press Release
