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Homestead-Miami Speedway – November 19, 2011

- Denny Hamlin (fifth) was the highest finishing Toyota driver in Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

- Camry drivers Brian Scott (ninth) and Joey Logano (10th) also earned top-10 finishes in the 200-lap event.

- Other Toyota drivers in the field included Joe Nemechek (16th), Michael Annett (19th), Kevin Conway (26th), Kenny Wallace (33rd) and Steve Wallace (34th).

- Four Camry drivers finished among the top-10 in the unofficial NNS driver point standings — K. Wallace (seventh), Scott (eighth), Annett (ninth), and S. Wallace (10th).

- Camry drivers earned 10 wins and five pole positions during the 2011 season. Toyota has recorded 64 victories and 54 poles since joining the series in 2007.

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 5th

How was your race?

“We struggled with our race car all day long and we had very limited practice time with the rain. Just didn’t have it today. It looked like all of the Roush cars were extremely strong. We just didn’t have the car that could hang with them in the end.”

How happy were you with your pit crew in tonight’s race?

“Yeah, this pit crew gave us a shot at it, no doubt about it. They were just an amazing pit crew. When you can gain us three spots and a clutch position like that, they deserve a lot of credit. They’re the ones who gave us a shot at it anyway.”

How are you feeling going into the Sprint Cup race on Sunday after two races so far this weekend?

“Good. I feel like we’re making strides. We just have got to keep digging. We’re a little off right now. As an organization I feel like we need to be better. Obviously, we’ve got a ways to go, but just have to thank everyone from Z- Line Designs for putting me in the car and obviously this whole 18 team for putting me in. Jim and Monica (Sexton, Z- Line Design owners) have done a lot for this program. FedEx, Toyota, Coca-Cola, Gillette and Wiley X. Couldn’t do it without everyone.”

Did you think you had a chance to beat the 60 car tonight to give Joe Gibbs Racing the owner’s championship?

“Carl (Edwards) had an extremely strong car. It looked like all of their cars were really good today. We just struggled with our Z-Line Designs Toyota. We felt like for the most part we had a fifth to seventh-place car for most of the day. It’s kind of where we ended up. The pit crew did an amazing job at least giving me a shot at it there at the end. We just couldn’t hang on. We just didn’t have the car for it today.”

Were you unhappy with the way your car handled during the race?

“I wish we had some more practice time. We were banking on that second practice. We just didn’t get enough track time with this car this weekend. We struggled. We struggled all day and just could not get the speed out of it that we needed. We ended up fifth.”

BRIAN SCOTT, No. 11 Shore Lodge Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 9th

Are you happy finishing the year with a top-10?

“I’ll take a top-10 to end the year. We fought hard ever since Daytona. We didn’t have the performance or the results that we wanted until about the middle of the year. This team — we flipped the switch. Kevin (Kidd, crew chief) and I really got on the same page and we started having good runs. We were a pretty good team the second half of the year. Definitely performed the last quarter of the year with some top-five finishes, and got a pole at Chicago. We’re going to focus really on the last part of the year and continue to build and do the things that we started doing at the middle of the year that will make us better to come back in 2012 and be even stronger.

I don’t see any reason why this team can’t make the progress through the off-season and come back with the yellow and black Dollar General car and have a team good enough to run for the championship. I feel like Kevin Kidd (crew chief) and I have a relationship that is on really good terms. We’re really communicating well. We’re going to continue to work through the off-season just as hard — if not harder — than we worked all year. Come back and be a really strong team.”

JOEY LOGANO, No. 20 GameStop Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 10th

JOE NEMECHEK, No. 97 AM / FM Energy Pellet & Wood Stoves Toyota Camry, NEMCO Motorsports

Finishing Position: 16th

MICHAEL ANNETT, No. 62 Pilot Flying J Toyota Camry, Rusty Wallace Racing

Finishing Position: 19th

How would you look back at the 2011 season?

“Someone asked me the grade that I’d give this season — and I’d probably say a C+ — just because we started off so slow and behind. We made up a lot of ground throughout the summer and fell back behind it, and then made more gains. We know there are places we can make a lot of improvement in our program — mile-and-a-half tracks especially. So, that’s something we’re really going to work on in the off-season and come back on board with Rusty Wallace Racing and the No. 62. Hopefully, some more partners will come on board and help Steven’s (Wallace) car a little bit and that way can have a strong two car effort after the off-season.”

KEVIN CONWAY, No. 87 Extenze Toyota Camry, NEMCO Motorsports

Finishing Position: 25th

KENNY WALLACE, No. 09 Federated Auto Parts Toyota Camry, RAB Racing with Brack Maggard

Finishing Position: 33rd

STEVE WALLACE, No. 66 5-Hour Energy Toyota Camry, Rusty Wallace Racing

Finishing Position: 34th

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No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota Camry - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen / Getty Images for NASCAR

Certainly that is easier said than done, but JGR does hold an ever-so-slight advantage in the standings as the No. 18 Z-Line Designs / BJ’s Wholesale Club Toyota Camry holds a one-point margin over the No. 60 Ford team of Roush Fenway Racing entering this Saturday’s season finale.

Capturing the title this year would truly be a “team” effort as six different drivers piloted the No. 18 car at one race or another this season – Hamlin (two), Kyle Busch (20), Joe Logano (four), Kelly Bires (two), Michael McDowell (five) and Drew Herring (one).

A title this season would be similar to 2008, when the No. 20 car for JGR clinched the company’s first-ever Nationwide Series owner championship with Logano sharing the driving duties with Busch, Hamlin and former JGR driver Tony Stewart. One year later, Busch won the driver and owner titles for JGR in the No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota and followed that up in 2010 to give JGR another owner title as he and Brad Coleman split the driving duties in the No. 18 machine.

A fourth consecutive Nationwide Series owner title would make JGR the only team ever to accomplish the feat as it currently shares the record with Bill Baumgardner, who won consecutive series championships from 1995 through 1997 with drivers Johnny Benson (1995) and Randy LaJoie (1996-97).

Hamlin has had success at Homestead in the past as he won the Sprint Cup Series race at the 1.5-mile oval in 2009 and has three top-three finishes in six Sprint Cup starts. He’s been solid in Nationwide Series competition, as well, having finished seventh or better three times in five starts at Homestead.

And Hamlin would love nothing more than to score a victory at Homestead to build on a short yet impressive statistical year in Nationwide Series competition. He won in May at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway and scored runner-up results in May at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway and two weeks ago at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. He also finished seventh in March at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Denny Hamlin, Driver of the No. 18 Z-Line Designs / BJ’s Wholesale Club NASCAR Nationwide Series Toyota Camry:

Overall thoughts heading into Homestead?

“If we win the race, we win the owner championship and that’s our goal. I enjoy working with Jason (Ratcliff) and the Z-Line Designs guys. They build really good racecars and, even though Jason and I haven’t worked together all that much, our communication is pretty good. We’ve had success at Homestead in the Sprint Cup Series and have run well in the past in the Nationwide Series so, hopefully, we can have a good run and get the victory and owner title for Joe Gibbs Racing.”

How much does past experience and championships play into racing for the championship?

“I think the slates are kind of wiped clean. I just don’t know, when you’re on that racetrack, you’re kind of wiped clean. I just don’t know when you’re on that racetrack running a 300- or 400-mile race, where your past accomplishments have anything to do with that particular moment. I just feel like it’s about who performs the best on that given day. It’s not about your past accomplishments.”

Jason Ratcliff, Crew Chief of the No. 18 Z-Line Designs / BJ’s Wholesale Club NASCAR Nationwide Series Toyota Camry:

You have worked with Denny Hamlin in the past but don’t have a lot of experience with him. What is he like to work with?

“We’ve worked together a little bit in the past. Denny reminds me a lot of Tony Stewart, even though I only worked with Tony a couple of times. He reminds me a lot of Tony, especially in practice. He doesn’t get too worked up. He just kind of goes out and gets a feel for the car, makes slow, steady progress and then, in the race, it seems like he’s always got just a little bit more in his back pocket. During the race, if you can give him what he’s asking for and make some good adjustments and get that communication going, things are pretty good. It’s hard to evaluate communication because we haven’t worked together all that much, but I thought, at Texas, it went really well. Denny is as good as anybody, especially at Homestead. We’ve seen him run well there in the Sprint Cup Series. I’m excited about it.”

What are your thoughts on the owner championship?

“I’m excited just to have the opportunity. When we started the season, when we left the shop for Daytona, we weren’t even sure the 18 car was going to be running a full schedule. We were blessed with guys like Kelly Bires, Michael McDowell and Drew Herring, who brought some sponsorship dollars with them to where we were able to run all the races. So, just to have a shot at the owner title and being ahead going into the last race is a plus. We know going in that we need to win the race. That’s going to be our focus, no different than any other weekend.”

What are the challenges in setting up for Homestead?

“Really, what makes Homestead the most challenging is the progressive banking and the way you enter the corner. It doesn’t have the dogleg in the front like a lot of the 1.5-mile ovals so, visually, it looks a lot different. But, from a set-up standpoint, it’s difficult to get the car to be tight enough to get in the corner to make the driver comfortable and then keep it turning on exit at the same time. So, that’s usually the big compromise at Homestead – making sure the car is tight enough to get in the corner without making it too tight on exit. It can be tough and that track is unique. There is no other track on the circuit I can think of that is like Homestead. We’ve been good there in the past. The challenge this week will be to make sure our entry stays good.”

Denny Hamlin’s No. 18 Z-Line Designs / BJ’s Wholesale Club Toyota Camry

Chassis No. 18-135: This car’s debut came in September at Atlanta Motor Speedway, where Kyle Busch started third and led 31 of 195 laps en route to a second-place finish. Busch finished .697 of a second behind winner Carl Edwards. The only other start for Chassis No. 18-135 was in October at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway, where Busch started sixth and led 26 of 200 laps en route to a second-place finish.

About Z-Line Designs

Based in San Ramon, Calif., Z-Line Designs is an award winning design manufacturer and leading import manufacturer of home office, home entertainment, seating, garage storage systems and home décor ready to assemble (RTA) furniture. In addition, the company also specializes in consumer electronic accessories, flat panel television wall furniture and mounts. Each product is manufactured to the highest industry standards and uses a range of materials from solid American oak, birch and maple to mixed media combinations of wood, metal and glass. Their products can be found at Staples, OfficeMax, Target, Sears, Walmart, Fry’s Electronics, Conn’s and other national retailers. Z-Line has had the honor to receive over 40 design awards and numerous distinguished industry awards. Z-Line Designs is a two-time 2008 and one-time 2007 CES Innovation Award Winner, a two-time winner of the Staples “Best Category Development” Award (2003 & 2005), a two-time winner of the Staples “Vendor of the Year” (2004 & 2009), a seven-time ADEX Award winner (1999, 2003-2007, 2009), a two-time Pinnacle Award winner (2002 & 2005) and a Houseware Design Award winner (2010).

About BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.

Headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. is a leading operator of membership warehouse clubs in the Eastern United States. The Company currently employs more than 24,000 Team Members and operates more than 185 Clubs in 15 states from Maine to Florida. BJ’s common stock is listed on the New York Exchange under the symbol “BJ.”

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Texas Motor Speedway – November 5, 2011

- Denny Hamlin (second) was the highest finishing Toyota driver in Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Texas Motor Speedway.

- Camry driver Joey Logano (eighth) also earned a top-10 finish in the 350-mile event.

- Kenny Wallace (13th) set a NNS record by making his 520th-career series start in Saturday’s race.

- Other Toyota drivers in the field included Brian Scott (12th), Steve Wallace (18th), Michael Annett (20th) and Joe Nemechek (21st).

- Four Camry drivers are among the top-10 in the unofficial NNS driver point standings — K. Wallace (seventh), Scott (eighth), S. Wallace (ninth) and Annett (10th).

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 18 Z-Line Designs Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 2nd

What happened on the final restart?

“Yeah, we didn’t get the best restart there and those guys on the outside line really had an advantage and they were able to
pull us and just took us that long to get back to them. Took a long time to get this car where I felt like I wanted it and at the
end we had a car that could contend for a win and that’s all you can ask for.”

What is it like jumping in a car for the first time on race day?

“It was a tough day. It’s very tough to get into someone’s car. Any of these drivers that have been in someone else’s car at one moment or time during testing and it’s just — when things don’t fit, you’re exactly right and we have such a different stature and size and everything like that and driving style, it’s hard to make it work. But, we worked through it and by the end of the day we had a car that was capable of winning. We’ll take that.”

When did you find out you were going to race in today’s event?

“This morning, you know last night, this morning it was — we figured something was going on. I just got in the car this morning just in case and got fitted for it and that was it.”

What is your reaction to NASCAR’s actions today?

“It’s a tough spot. I think we’ve seen stuff like that. If you read my Twitter account, I think that what happened last night happened a lot last week and it’s happened all year, but obviously the stakes are a little higher when you have a championship contender and speeds are up and it’s under caution. All those things I think formulated into it and I feel like NASCAR felt probably a little pressure from fans and things like that to make a decision and they made what they thought was correct. It’s tough for everyone at Joe Gibbs Racing because I know that the whole No. 18 team works extremely hard to get to the position that they’re in and to have a chance at a good finishing points position kind of taken away at the end, it’s
tough for them. It’s tough for everyone at Gibbs.”

Will you think twice before dumping somebody in the future?

“I don’t know really where the line is. Like I said, there’s not much different than what happened last week. There was a lot of incidents very, very similar that took guys out and things like that. I’m still — I don’t know where the line is. It’s not going to be a defined line — it’s going to be their judgment call and what they say goes. We’ve got to realize that if we make a decision, a bad decision and decide to retaliate it could be, our future could be in NASCAR’s hands. We have to realize that.”

Would you race more Nationwide Series races this year if asked?

“I’ll do whatever I need to do. Obviously running his truck last week and his car this week — I’ll do whatever it takes to fill in the gaps where need be. We’ll just go from here.”

How will not having Kyle Busch in Sunday’s race affect you?

“It changes the complexion for us because he’s one of the guys I use every weekend for information and help tune our race car. Obviously Michael (McDowell) is in a tough spot trying to just get in that race car and go racing and be competitive. We obviously rely a lot on the information that we get from our other two crew chiefs and drivers. With one kind of being a big variable now, you kind of have to take it with a grain of salt. We’ll have to figure things out and kind of do it on our own for the most part this week.”

JOEY LOGANO, No. 20 GameStop Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 8th

How was your race today?

“Terrible. It sucked. We ran like crap. We were just sideways all day — really loose no matter what we did. Tried to make it better and as we tightened it up, we just killed the aero platform, which takes overall grip away, so even balanced right we were still slow. It was frustrating.”

BRIAN SCOTT, No. 11 Shore Lodge Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 12th

How was your race today?

“I thought we had just an okay day. We ran just top-10 most the day — a little bit outside of it. We used pit stops to try to make our car better. We kind of went the wrong direction on one of them when we first put stickers on and we learned from it. We made some adjustment and I thought we were going to have a good day. Just so-so. (Elliott) Sadler moved up on us on the last pit stop and caved in our left front fender and we fell back a couple of positions and finished 12th, which should have been a top-10 day. Overall, just kind of nothing spectacular and nothing disastrous. Just had a day.”

KENNY WALLACE, No. 09 G-Oil Camry, RAB Racing

Finishing Position: 13th

How was your race today?

“It was a decent race. It wasn’t a bad race by any means. For my 520th start, you want to have a competitive race. You don’t want to embarrass yourself, so 13th was okay. You know we’re really working hard on staying seventh in the points racing Brian Scott and my nephew, Steven (Wallace). A lot of emotion was put in to that last restart to get my lap back. Took some chances and it worked out and 13th is okay. It’s not great, but it’s okay and move on to Phoenix now and end this year in the next couple of races.”

How do you feel about breaking the NNS starts record with 520 starts?

“Well, I’ve been consistent in all of my comments and I haven’t been ‘wishy-washy.’ I still am thankful for my 10 years in the Cup Series with 344 starts. I’m learning all these stats now. To have been able to make a living my whole life has been a dream come true. It’s no different than in the media center I see a lot of you here and I’ve seen y’all come and I’ve seen you go and I’ve very grateful to have come out of Arnold, Missouri and if you would have told me that you can make a living in NASCAR and that’s all you’re ever going to do — I mean, I’ve made a living driving a race car my whole life and it looks like I will retire racing cars for a living. That’s perspective that I can put it into. I’m thrilled to death. I’m grateful to all the car owners that have given me rides and I’m really excited about today’s race. We’ve got a points battle going on for the seventh spot and it’s been like that my whole career, all types of little races.”

STEVE WALLACE, No. 66 5-Hour Energy, Rusty Wallace Racing

Finishing Position: 18th

MICHAEL ANNETT, No. 62 Pilot Flying J Camry, Rusty Wallace Racing

Finishing Position: 20th

JOE NEMECHEK, No. 87 NEMCO Motorsports Camry, NEMCO Motorsports

Finishing Position: 21st

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Charlotte Motor Speedway – October 14, 2011

- Kyle Busch (second) was the highest finishing Toyota driver in Friday night’s NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

- Busch’s finish marked his 12th top-five result at Charlotte in 17 career NNS starts at the speedway.

- Camry driver Brian Scott also earned a top-five result with a fifth-place finish in the 200-lap race — his second top-five finish this season in the Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) No. 11 Camry.

- Camry drivers Steve Wallace (13th), Kenny Wallace (16th), Michael Annett (17th), Joey Logano (19th), Ryan Truex (34th), Kevin Conway (36th) and Joe Nemechek (37th) were also in the field at the mile-and-a-half oval.

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 2nd

How was your race car tonight?

“It was really good on long runs. Slow on short runs — didn’t have enough under the hood to keep up. Got out-motored on that last restart and finished second.”

JASON RATCLIFF, crew chief, No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing

What did it mean to run strong at a mile-and-a-half track after struggling earlier this season?

“We were really excited to have the opportunity to be up there. Mile-and-a-half tracks have not been our greatest tracks this year, but we’ve come a long way. I’m really proud of this team — this Z-Line Designs team and everyone at Joe Gibbs Racing. You know, we had a shot at it there and if we did everything right tonight the one thing that we struggled with a little bit is still the restarts. I think it’s just a product of horsepower, or you know whatever. And, those guys have been really good all year in that category. Kyle (Busch) did a great job all night. I don’t think he got beat there from a talent standpoint, obviously. He drove a phenomenal race. Just for us to be up there and be close and be in the fray is great. It was
a good night for us. Unfortunately, we came up one short. But, I’m really proud of Kyle and what he did and proud of this race team.”

What seems to be so tough at these mile-and-a-half tracks?

“It seems like we just always finish third at these mile-and-a-half tracks. These Dodges and Fords just seem really strong and they’ve got some of their set-ups figured out. We’ve been working hard on our set-up to get it better. I think we showed tonight that we did. I think at one point we had all three of our Joe Gibbs (Racing) cars in the top-seven and they were all three running strong. We just didn’t need to see the caution. Once we got the thing wound up and got it going, we could run with anybody, but we needed that clean air at the end and the 60 (Carl Edwards) got in front of us – it takes so much to get by him, especially on cold tires like that. If we had 10 more laps, who knows, maybe Kyle (Busch) drove up there and gave him
a little more run for his money. Just not enough laps left to get it done.”

BRIAN SCOTT, No. 11 Doosan Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 5th

How was your race tonight?

“We started off really not where we wanted to, but we were able to hang out right near the top-10. The pit crew did a great job always moving us forward on spots. Kevin (Kidd, crew chief) did good adjustments and that just kept us in the hunt until we could get our car right. Towards the end of the race we had our car pretty good and we were able to gain some more positions and have some more good pit stops. We just kept working towards the front from about the middle of the race on and we made it count at the end when it mattered. That was great and we were able to bring home a top-five for Doosan and it was great to have them on the car. They are such a terrific partner at Joe Gibbs Racing and our Camry was just fast when it counted. That’s all that matters.”

How much momentum does your team have following this run?

“We’ve had some really good runs lately. We’ve ran up there the last — seems like five races. We haven’t really finished up there a couple times — Kansas comes to mind and Dover comes to mind. We’re capable of running up there and now we’re getting more finishes up there. We’ve got a lot of strength with this team and we’re going to end this year really strong and we’re going to go into next year representing Dollar General and try to win them a championship.”

STEVE WALLACE, No. 66 5-Hour Energy Toyota Camry, Rusty Wallace Racing

Finishing Position: 13th

KENNY WALLACE, No. 09 Thank You Fans! Toyota Camry, RAB Racing with Brack Maggard

Finishing Position: 16th

MICHAEL ANNETT, No. 62 Pilot Flying J Toyota Camry, Rusty Wallace Racing

Finishing Position: 17th

JOEY LOGANO, No. 20 GameStop Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 19th

How was your race car tonight and what happened when you hit the wall?

“We had a solid, strong top-five car. We could run third at times, fourth at times and we got up to second there for a little bit. Carl (Edwards) was really fast there at the end. I was doing everything I could to hold him off — I was doing anything. Since he got to the outside of me and the 6 (Ricky Stenhouse Jr.) was following him and he just went in right on my door — right on my door. I just lost control of it and spun it out — well, I didn’t spin it out — I just put it in the wall. Unfortunately — we were better than that. We were making progress because we haven’t been this good lately. We’ll take it.”

What happened between you and Kyle Busch on a mid-race restart?

“I was wanting a one-two finish there and was trying to get him. At times I was better than Kyle (Busch) and then Kyle got pretty good throughout the race and got his car a little bit better than mine. We were pretty close to each other all day. I think our 20 team has made progress over the last few weeks here and making our car better. Obviously, I don’t have the finish to show it today, but I think we ran definitely a lot better than what we have been so we’ll take that.”

Do you think Kyle Busch was mad at you from that restart?

“I don’t think Kyle (Busch) is mad at me. The only thing that bummed him out was that he was leading the race and the caution came out that cost him the win. I didn’t want to wreck my car so it hurt me worse even. It’s a bummer that we lost a win for Joe Gibbs Racing, but we’re doing all we can do. Just trying hard.”

RYAN TRUEX, No. 99 Toyota Camry, Pastrana-Waltrip Racing

Finishing Position: 34th

What happened that took you out of the race?

“I just blew a tire — out of nowhere with no warning or anything. We just blew a right front. I hate it for these guys. They worked so hard to get this car built and now it’s wrecked. Frustrating night. We had a motor problem right from the start of the race. We were down on power. I don’t know what happened. I don’t know if we broke a valve spring or what. We were way down on power so I would have to run the outside just to keep up with those guys. We were in for a long night either way and unfortunately we came up short.”

KEVIN CONWAY, No. 87 Extenze Toyota Camry, NEMCO Motorsports

Finishing Position: 36th

JOE NEMECHEK, No. 97 AM / FM Energy Pellet & Wood Stove Toyota Camry, NEMCO Motorsports

Finishing Position: 37th

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No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota Camry (Kyle Busch) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen / Getty Images for NASCAR

Consider that, while flying the colors of the California-based award-winning designer and leading import manufacturer of ready-to-assemble furniture for home office, home décor and home entertainment, Busch and the No. 18 JGR Toyota team have been to victory lane seven times in 14 Nationwide Series starts this season. Over the last four seasons, since the company began its successful partnership with JGR in 2008, Busch has won an astounding 23 of 52 Nationwide Series races while sporting Z-Line Designs livery. That’s a winning percentage of 44.2.

They’ll hope to go one better at Friday night’s Dollar General 300 Miles of Courage Nationwide race at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway and, the way things have been going, it’s a good bet Busch, Z-Line and the No. 18 team will be right back in victory lane. It will be their sixth consecutive start together this season, with finishes of first, fourth, first, second and first in the previous five events at New Hampshire, Watkins Glen, Bristol, Atlanta and Richmond, respectively. In their three previous starts together at Charlotte, Busch and Z-Line have a win in the 2009 fall race and a third-place finish this past May to their credit.

So, after sitting out the previous three Nationwide Series events in the interests of enhancing his performance in the all-important Chase for the Sprint Cup, Busch is no doubt fresh and ready to continue his winning ways on behalf of Z-Line this weekend on the Nationwide circuit.

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Do you enjoy racing the night race at Charlotte?

“Charlotte is always fun because it’s cool for us. It’s my favorite track, but it’s cool for a lot of teams because it’s kind of – quote-unquote –

close to home. I like going there. It makes things interesting with the night race. Practicing during the day and racing at night and the cooler temperatures and everything. You’ve got to put your best foot forward and work as hard as you can.”

What do you think about practicing during the day, qualifying at night, and then racing at night at Charlotte?

“Charlotte’s a tricky track because we practice during the day and then we race at night, so all the practice time you get, the track’s really hot, it’s really slick and, obviously, it’s pretty slow. A lot of stuff changes when you go into the nighttime – the way the track is, the way the loads are, the way the speed is. For us, it’s fun. I enjoy Charlotte. It’s a neat place for me to go race at.”

Have you ever been in a high-pressure situation where you felt like you didn’t perform to the best of your ability?

“Every week. There are 43 guys out here every week who, if they don’t win, they didn’t meet the potential that they wanted to. There have been times where we won races and we didn’t feel like we reached everything we needed to reach. It’s high pressure, it’s high stakes, there’s a lot on the line, and this is a big performance business and certainly you’ve got to make the most of it. We’re trying every week.”

Jason Ratcliff, Crew Chief of the No. 18 Z-Line Designs NASCAR Nationwide Series Toyota Camry:

Why do you believe that Kyle has been so good at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the Nationwide Series?

“Being that it’s a mile-and-a-half, high-banked racetrack, it’s a momentum-style track and it really fits his style. I’ve talked to him about that. He’s good at Texas, he’s good at Atlanta, he’s good at Charlotte, those tracks seem to be similar. But, when you talk to him about it from the driver’s seat, those tracks all seem to be different to him even though, from a the average spectator’s viewpoint, or from sitting atop the pit box, they don’t appear to be different. And it’s not like the set-ups are drastically different. So, there’s something about Charlotte and something about the way we approach the racetrack that just fits his style and he always loves going to Charlotte, which is good because we always have a good car there and it’s an important race.”

How important is the Charlotte race to you since there is so much family and so many friends located there?

“That’s a track where, a lot of times, you have family and friends who come with you because they don’t have to travel. It’s always fun to win when you have some friends and some family there and you’re able to take them to victory lane with you and have a good time, there. It’s hometown territory, so everybody’s battling to win that one and that makes it cool. We’ve had a couple of wins there and they’ve been exciting. We thought we had a good car in the first race this year. This one will be extremely important for us because our mile-and-a-half program has not been that good this year. I feel like we’ve learned some things in the last few months so I feel we can go back to Charlotte and be successful at it.”

Kyle Busch’s No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota Camry

Chassis No. 18-135: This car’s debut came in September at Atlanta Motor Speedway, where Busch started third and led 31 of 195 laps en route to a second-place finish. Busch finished .697 of a second behind winner Carl Edwards.

About Z-Line Designs

Based in San Ramon, Calif., Z-Line Designs is an award winning design manufacturer and leading import manufacturer of home office, home entertainment, seating, garage storage systems and home décor ready to assemble (RTA) furniture. In addition, the company also specializes in consumer electronic accessories, flat panel television wall furniture and mounts. Each product is manufactured to the highest industry standards and uses a range of materials from solid American oak, birch and maple to mixed media combinations of wood, metal and glass. Their products can be found at Staples, OfficeMax, Target, Sears, Walmart, Fry’s Electronics, Conn’s and other national retailers. Z-Line has had the honor to receive over 40 design awards and numerous distinguished industry awards. Z-Line Designs is a two-time 2008 and one-time 2007 CES Innovation Award Winner, a two-time winner of the Staples “Best Category Development” Award (2003 & 2005), a two-time winner of the Staples “Vendor of the Year” (2004 & 2009), a seven-time ADEX Award winner (1999, 2003-2007, 2009), a two-time Pinnacle Award winner (2002 & 2005) and a Houseware Design Award winner (2010).

- True Speed Communication Press Release

Date: Sept. 9, 2011

Event: Virginia 529 College Savings 250 (Round 27 of 34)

Series: NASCAR Nationwide Series

Location: Richmond (Va.) International Raceway (.75-mile oval)

Start / Finish: 3rd/1st (Running, completed 250 of 250 laps)

Winner: Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota)

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Z-Line Designs Toyota, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Nationwide Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway on September 9, 2011 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR)

The driver of the No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) scored his 51st win in the series, adding to his own record for career victories in the division.

“I can’t say enough about this Z-Line Designs Toyota team,” Busch said. “Jason Ratcliff (crew chief) and all the guys made great calls all night and they did a tremendous job. To win on 9/11 weekend – this is for those people and also for their families and all the men and women serving across the country. It certainly means a lot to have the freedom to come out here and have fun and celebrate this win.”

After starting third, Busch remained in the top-three for nearly the entire 250-lap race around the .75-mile oval where he spent much of the night battling with Carl Edwards for the lead. But it was the pit stops performed by the Z-Line Designs team that made the difference.

Under caution on lap 141, Busch entered pit road in third place, and the Z-Line Designs crew put him out in first place. The green flag came back out on lap 145 and after two quick yellow flags, Busch remained in the lead. However, he was feeling the pressure from Edwards, who wound up leading five times for a race-high 160 laps.

Following a restart on lap 170 after a third caution, Edwards finally got around Busch’s Toyota on lap 176 and it appeared Busch might have to settle for second. But Busch and the Z-Line Designs team had one more chance after a caution came out on lap 212, just 38 laps from the finish. Edwards, Busch and the rest of the leaders headed to pit road on lap 216 and once again, the No. 18 team put Busch out in front following a pit stop for four tires, fuel and a track bar and wedge adjustment.

The time Busch held onto the lead on the lap-221 restart and never looked back, leading the final 34 laps to score his fourth Nationwide Series victory at Richmond.

“When it started out as rough as it did tonight, I wasn’t sure that we were going to be able to get anything but a third- or fourth-place finish,” said Busch, who led four times for 74 laps. “Jason (Ratcliff) has got the smarts on him – he and Dave Rogers (Busch’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series crew chief) work together so much and they really, really help me a lot. I wouldn’t be here without the work of great people all around me. The pit crew was awesome again tonight and they were just flawless. They got us out front every time.”

Busch has a series-best eight victories in 2011, and it marks the fourth consecutive season the Z-Line Designs driver has scored at least eight wins. He also added to his impressive overall win total in NASCAR’s top three divisions, as he now has 103 victories (Sprint Cup – 23, Nationwide – 51, Camping World Truck – 29).

Busch’s JGR teammates – rookie Ryan Truex, driver of the No. 20 Toyota Camry and Brian Scott, driver of the No. 11 Toyota Camry – finished fourth and 32nd, respectively.

Edwards finished .696 of a second behind Busch, while Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Truex and Kenny Wallace rounded out the top-five. Elliott Sadler, Aric Almirola, Reed Sorenson, Justin Allgaier and Joe Nemechek comprised the remainder of the top-10.

There were six caution periods for 48 laps with 15 drivers failing to finish the 187.5-mile race.

The next event on the Nationwide Series schedule is the Sept. 17 Dollar General 300 at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. The race starts at 3:30 p.m. EDT with live coverage provided by ESPN2 beginning with its pre-race show at 3 p.m.

- True Speed Communication Press Release

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Richmond International Raceway – September 9, 2011

- Kyle Busch earned his eighth win of the season in Friday night’s NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at
Richmond International Raceway.

- Busch led four times for 74 laps (of 250) to record his 51st career victory and extended his all-time NNS wins record.

- Ryan Truex (fourth) and Kenny Wallace (fifth) also earned top-five results for Toyota. It marked a career-best finish for Truex, and Wallace’s first top -five behind the wheel of a Camry.

- Camry drivers Joe Nemechek (10th), Michael Annett (11th), Steve Wallace (16th) and Brian Scott were also in the field at Richmond.

- Five Camry drivers are currently in the top-15 in the unofficial NNS point standings following 27 of 34 races in the 2011 season — K. Wallace (seventh), S. Wallace (eighth), Annett (ninth), Scott (10th) and Nemechek (13th).

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 1st

Did you think you had a race-winning car tonight?

“Carl (Edwards) was certainly really good there. I thought at first we were probably a third or fourth-place car and then we kind of worked on it and made it a second or third-place car and then there at the end we were keeping up with Carl and thought it was about a second-place car and that final pit stop my guys really put the pressure on them knowing how quick they’ve been on pit road all night and they did it once again. We were able to get off first and I think Carl came off fourth.

When we had the restart there he got mired back in traffic a little bit and kind of gave us some time and some room to get out and then when he and Ricky (Stenhouse) started racing there a little bit obviously it took them a little bit to get by and we kind of stretched it out somewhat but not a lot. These cars are all pretty equal. It’s certainly hard to have an advantage but any time you can get out-front and stay out-front certainly I felt like that helped. Jason (Ratcliff, crew chief) and these guys made some awesome adjustments all night making the car better for us and just making it a little more drivable. Every run we got closer and then there at the last run we just had track position and a good car.”

Did you have to be patient in tonight’s race?

“Yeah, Jason Ratcliff (crew chief) and these guys — that’s why we just keep digging and we just kept trying to do what we can with these Z-Line Designs Camrys. I can’t say enough about this team and the guys on pit road, Jason making all the adjustments tonight — what a polish job — and again Z-Line is on here with us and having fun and NOS Energy Drink, Toyota, Nationwide Insurance and my wife is around here somewhere, I think. She didn’t want to get wet. Thank Pizza Ranch, Gillette and the fans, too and all of those that we lost on 9/11 weekend. This is for those people and also for their families and all the men and women serving across the country, certainly it means a lot to give us our freedom to come out here to have fun and enjoy it and to celebrate like this in times when its good for us and may not be so great for others.”

How much confidence do you have in Jason Ratcliff as your crew chief?

“When it started out as rough as it did tonight I wasn’t sure that we were going to be able to get anything but a third or fourth place finish. Jason (Ratcliff, crew chief) has got the smarts on him. Him and Dave Rogers (NSCS crew chief) both those guys work together so much and they really help me a lot. I wouldn’t be here without the work of great people all around me. It’s cool to have guys like that and to come out here and celebrate another win — win number 51 for Rowdy.”

Why was Carl Edwards able to beat you throughout much of the race?

“We were certainly working on that through the whole night and trying to get our car better. I think it was just we were too loose up off the corner. The first run of the race I was really loose all the way through and then we’d get tight and then I’d start loosing ground in the center. There at the end of the race I was actually really good and could put the power down off the corners and sort of got my gap that I had. But the last eight or five laps there Carl (Edwards) was catching me there again I think and just getting a little bit tight in the center of the corner so not being able to roll it as good as we wanted to. Our car didn’t stay as consistent throughout a run as theirs did, but certainly there at the end the track position mattered and just being able to get out there and get a little bit of a gap helped us.”

JASON RATCLIFF, crew chief, No. 18 Z-Line Designs Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing

Were you the car to beat at the race’s midpoint?

“No, we weren’t. Big thanks to the Z-Line Designs team tonight on pit road. These guys did a whale of a job. I mean good pit stops. Kyle (Busch) hung in there and kept communicating well. We probably had a third-place car to start the night. We just kept getting better and kept getting better and, man, the pit crew did what they needed to do in the end and, of course, Kyle Busch did what he did when he needed to do it there at the end. Of course, we’ve got to remember all of our military and all of our armed service people that give us the freedom to come out here and do this, especially on this weekend as we think about all the great people that we miss and then all the great people that suit up and were very courageous to do what they did and they continue to do it today. And that’s the freedom that we have to come out here and race and I’m very thankful for that.”

How much did the track change tonight?

“Usually you kind of get a feel for what it’s going to be in the morning. Nationwide cars always practice in the morning and then the Cup cars go out there and you pretty much run a full race out there on the race track so it’s always different, but you kind of anticipate what it’s going to be — how much to adjust your car — from the previous notes we had from this race track. Tonight, I anticipated that forward drive would be a big deal tonight and we made some adjustments for that, but it was a much bigger deal when the race started than I thought it would be. That was the main thing that we had to work on all night and I didn’t feel like it would be. The center would be what I thought we would need to work on all night. It kind of caught me off guard and went a little further than I anticipated on losing drive off from practice to race. Some of it can just be this new car. We don’t have a lot of laps on this new car — just our third event here on this new car.We’re still learning with it, but the track went further tonight than I anticipated.”

RYAN TRUEX, No. 20 Schick Xtreme 3 Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 4th

How was your race?

“It was crazy. I just can’t thank these guys enough for giving me such a good car. It’s just so cool to be here. This is my first top-five and to have Schick Xtreme 3 onboard and everybody here it’s pretty cool. I’m having a lot of fun out here and being able to run good is pretty cool so I’ve got to thank these guys and just thank everybody for sticking behind me.”

What does this top-five finish mean to you?

“What a pleasure to drive this car. It’s so cool to be able to run this good and have such a good crew and team and everyone behind me. To have Schick Xtreme 3 on the car and just everybody that’s behind me has put a lot into this to have me out here running and it’s really, really cool. To get a reward like this is just really nice.”

How did your car handle during race?

“Those long runs were hard. Our car was loose, but I just had to really be easy on the right-rear tire and try to conserve tires so I could be there at the end. We did that and were able to pass guys longer in the run so it was cool.”

How were you able to recover and have a career-best night?

“It helps when you’ve got a good car. These guys at Joe Gibbs Racing just work so hard and they build such great race cars. It’s just a pleasure to be able to drive them and be out there racing with these guys. We started off and I had to from 42nd and I just took my time. I was patient. I made my way up to the front. Like I said, we had an awesome car. I can’t thank these guys enough. Schick Xtreme3 — I’ve got to thank them for being on the car. Our car looked awesome and it’s just a good night. I’m happy.”

What were you able to learn in tonight’s race?

“I think it helped me a lot with just tire strategy and being able to save my stuff. In the long runs, we were really good and it was just from me saving the right rear the whole beginning of the run. We weren’t the fastest car in the short runs, but as we would run and keep going and making laps, we would start catching those guys and they would all come back to us. Can’t thanks these guys enough and just happy to be here.”

KENNY WALLACE, No. 09 Federated Auto Parts Toyota Camry, RAB Racing with Brack Maggard

Finishing Position: 5th

How was your race car tonight?

“I’m just mentally happy to be back in the top-10. That was my top-five. Eleven top-10s this year. Mentally, that’s exciting to me after three years of misery. We had a really fast race car. I’m up there racing Penske, Roush, Gibbs and they just outrun me up off the corner. I could get in through the middle and they’d pull me up off the corner. That was a really good run for our team. Our pit stops weren’t where we needed them, but I want to thank Federated Auto Parts for sponsoring myrace car. They mean a lot to us so if you find a Federated Auto Parts go and by some parts from .”

Are you excited to get a top-five finish?

“It was a good night for the Federated Auto Parts Toyota Camry. It’s nice to have a top-five and my 11th top-10 of the year. It means a lot to me. We put a lot of effort into this year to come back. This top-five means a lot. We’ve given away about three or four this year so I’m really excited.”

How hard did you fight for this top-five tonight?

“I drove every lap as hard as I could drive. When you’re racing Penske, Gibbs and Roush, they’re just good teams. They beat us out of the pits every time and I just had to really muscle my way past the cars that are beating me out of the pits. We made a couple of changes to the car, but it was mostly air pressure. We worked really hard. This is the same car that ran top- three all night here last time.”

How were you able to post your first top-five since 2008?

“Hard work and perseverance. I want to thank Federated Auto Parts and my Toyota Camry. That’s the key to it — a team determined like me losing weight and getting physically fit. Mentally this is a big comeback for me. I’m excited.”

JOE NEMECHEK, No. 87 NEMCO Toyota Camry, NEMCO Motorsports

Finishing Position: 10th

MICHAEL ANNETT, No. 62 Freightliner Toyota Camry, Rusty Wallace Racing

Finishing Position: 11th

STEVE WALLACE, No. 66 5-Hour Energy Toyota Camry, Rusty Wallace Racing

Finishing Position: 16th

BRIAN SCOTT, No. 11 Shore Lodge Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 32nd

What happened to take you out of the race?

“I just got turned by the 88 (Aric Almirola) getting into turn 3. We were having a rough night. We didn’t have our No. 11 Shore Lodge Toyota where we wanted it. The guys were doing an awesome job in the pits, gaining me position and keeping us in the game. We were making adjustments and it was going to be a night we had to battle. Kevin (Kidd, crew chief) was making good adjustments, we were starting to hit on it and unfortunately we’re not going to see how our night goes.”

Are you upset with Aric Almirola after the contact?

“Yeah. He’s (Aric Almirola) ran into the back of me a couple of times on restarts. Bristol comes to mind. I don’t know what it is, but when you turn somebody before you get into the corner, you hit the outside wall pretty hard. It was a tough hit. Killed our car. We weren’t having the night that we wanted with our No. 11 Shore Lodge Toyota. Guys were doing an awesome job on pit road keeping us in the game. Kevin (Kidd, crew chief) was making good adjustments. We were starting to hit on it, but now we’re not going to see how our night ends.”

- Toyota Motorsports Press Release

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Z-Line Designs Toyota, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Nationwide Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway on September 9, 2011 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR)

This was Busch’s 8th series win of the 2011, his 51st series career win and his4th series win at Richmond International Raceway.

Finishing behind Busch and Edwards for third-place was the current series points leader, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (leads Elliott Sadler by 16 points in the standings) and they were followed by Ryan Truex finishing fourth and Kenny Wallace finishing in fifth.

Rounding out the top-ten finishing positions were Elliott Sadler finishing in sixth, Aric Almirola seventh, Reed Sorenson eighth, Justin Allgaier ninth and Joe Nemechek finishing in tenth-place

RACE NOTES:

Average Speed: 90.909 MPH
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 03 Mins, 45 Secs.
Margin of Victory: 0.696 Seconds
Lead Changes: 10 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 48 laps
Attendance: 38,000

Unofficial Top-Ten in the Point Standings: 1. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – 950 (Leader) 2. Elliott Sadler – 934 (-16 Points Behind the Leader) 3. Reed Sorenson – 905 (-45) 4. Aric Almirola – 882 (-68) 5. Justin Allgaier – 875 (-75) 6. Jason Leffler –  826 (-124) 7. Kenny Wallace – 786 (-164) 8. Steve Wallace – 765 (-185) 9. Michael Annett – 744 (-206) 10. Brian Scott – 736 (-214).

Next Up: The Dollar General 300 powered by Coca-Cola at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday, September 17th, with ESPN beginning their (pre-race) coverage at 3:00 PM (EDT).

2011 NNS Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Race Results

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# Denotes Rookie
PE Post-Entry (No Points)

Kyle Busch - Photo Credit: John Harrelson / Getty Images for NASCAR

Trevor Bayne was second fastest with a lap speed of 122.166 mph, and was followed by Justin Allgaier (121.715) who was third fastest, Steve Wallace (121.698) fourth fastest and Aric Almirola (121.234) was fifth fastest.

Rounding out the top-ten were Carl Edwards (121.071) who was sixth fastest, Ryan Truex (120.946) seventh, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (120.935) eighth, Mike Bliss (120.805) ninth and Reed Sorenson (120.616) posting the tenth fastest lap speed.

Qualifying to determine tonight’s lineup for the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 race (approximate start of 7:50 PM – EDT) is schedule to get underway this afternoon at 4:05 PM (EDT).

2011 NNS Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Final Practice Session Speeds

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# Denotes Rookie
* Required to Qualify on Time

No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota Camry (Kyle Busch) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen / Getty Images for NASCAR

So what’s left to accomplish for the driver of the No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota Camry for JGR?

Simply put, victory number 51.

There is nothing Busch likes more than winning trophies, so his mindset heading into Friday night’s Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Nationwide Series race at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway is to simply take home another checkered flag.

And the .75-mile oval has been very good to the Las Vegas native during his career.

He has three Nationwide wins (May 2004, September 2007 and May 2009) to go along with three poles (May 2004, September 2007 and April 2010) and 11 top-10 finishes in 14 starts. He’s completed 100 percent of laps available to him (3,513 of 3,513) and has been at the point for 698 circuits around Richmond.

Busch hasn’t been a slouch in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition at Richmond, either, having scored three wins (May 2009, 2010 and 2011), one pole (May 2010) four runner-up finishes and an amazing 11 top-five results in just 13 career starts.

Kyle Busch - Photo Credit: John Harrelson / Getty Images for NASCAR

What do you like about racing at Richmond?

“I enjoy going to Richmond. It’s been a fun place and a great place for me with results, lately. For myself, the short-track appeal to it – I think it relates to a lot of fans and relates to a lot of us drivers. It’s kind of where we come from – the Saturday-night-under-the-lights kind of local short-track deal. To me, Richmond is a tough little place, though. You’ve got to have good brakes and have to get it slowed down, have to be able to roll the center really well and get the power down, especially off turn two, as well as turn four. With the way the track kind of is laid out, it lends itself to some good racing. Being able to get a run off the top side when the top is good and keeping the momentum through the inside lane, as well, and not letting yourself get bogged down too much racing side-by-side with somebody. To me, it’s a fun place and we enjoy going there.”

How is getting around Richmond different than some of the other short tracks on the schedule?

“At Richmond, you try to be easy on the brakes getting in so you don’t lock up getting into the corner or get too loose getting into the corner. It’s really particular there. The center (of the corner) always seems to be a little tight with these cars. And the exit, today, has been so loose. Nobody has any forward bite coming up off the corner, so it’s pretty bad. That should make for a pretty interesting race. It’s a fun short track. It’s pretty fast and it usually spreads out, and you’ll get a lot of grooves to choose from. You can pretty much count on the usual exciting short-track race when you go there.”

Jason Ratcliff, Crew Chief of the No. 18 Z-Line Designs NASCAR Nationwide Series Toyota Camry:

What are your thoughts heading into Richmond?

“I’m extremely optimistic heading into Richmond. We’ve been pretty excited about our short-track program this year. As a company, in the Nationwide Series we’ve been fairly successful at Phoenix and Loudon, and even Richmond in May. In the first race at Richmond, the 20 car (Denny Hamlin) was able to get a victory. Looking back at their notes and their set-up, I feel pretty good about going into this weekend. It’s a strong track for Kyle. I’m extremely optimistic and I’m looking forward to a good weekend.”

With Kyle having achieved 100 wins, 50 Nationwide Series wins, a championship, etc., are there any other goals left for the No. 18 Nationwide Series team?

“I would say right now one of our biggest focuses beyond just trying to get more victories in the next few races is to try and win another owner’s championship. That’s something that we are close to. We’ve been very fortunate and blessed to win the last three and, if we could win another one, that would be an awesome victory for us. And very gratifying to think that we could switch over to this new Nationwide car this year full-time and we could go out and show we can continue to be competitive as a group and we can go out and win championships, especially with multiple drivers in the car. I think that’s a goal within reach and probably the next one we would like to achieve.”

Kyle Busch’s No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota Camry

Chassis No. 18-112: This car’s debut came in April at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway, where Busch started sixth and led 39 laps before finishing second to Carl Edwards. Michael McDowell then drove chassis 18-112 in May at Iowa Speedway in Newton, where he started second, led 19 laps and finished seventh. Busch returned to the cockpit of the car in July at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, where he started fifth and led 33 of 206 laps en route to his 49th career Nationwide Series victory.

About Z-Line Designs

Based in San Ramon, Calif., Z-Line Designs is an award winning design manufacturer and leading import manufacturer of home office, home entertainment, seating, garage storage systems and home décor ready to assemble (RTA) furniture. In addition, the company also specializes in consumer electronic accessories, flat panel television wall furniture and mounts. Each product is manufactured to the highest industry standards and uses a range of materials from solid American oak, birch and maple to mixed media combinations of wood, metal and glass. Their products can be found at Staples, OfficeMax, Target, Sears, Walmart, Fry’s Electronics, Conn’s and other national retailers. Z-Line has had the honor to receive over 40 design awards and numerous distinguished industry awards. Z-Line Designs is a two-time 2008 and one-time 2007 CES Innovation Award Winner, a two-time winner of the Staples “Best Category Development” Award (2003 & 2005), a two-time winner of the Staples “Vendor of the Year” (2004 & 2009), a seven-time ADEX Award winner (1999, 2003-2007, 2009), a two-time Pinnacle Award winner (2002 & 2005) and a Houseware Design Award winner (2010).

- True Speed Communication Press Release

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Bristol Motor Speedway – August 26, 2011

- Camry driver Kyle Busch won Friday night’s NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Tennessee’s Bristol Motor Speedway. Busch crossed the finish line .019 seconds ahead of his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Joey Logano marking the closest finish in Bristol history.

- Busch’s win marked his 50th career NNS race win in 219 career starts — becoming the leader in all-time wins in the series.

- Tonight’s win marked the third consecutive NNS win for Busch at the half-mile bullring.

- Busch started tonight’s race from the pole and led a total of 186 (of 250 laps). Logano led once for 12 laps.

- Michael Annett (sixth) and Brian Scott (10th) also finished in the top-10 for Toyota

- Camry drivers Steve Wallace (14th), David Reutimann (20th), Joe Nemechek (21st), Kevin Conway (29th) and Kenny Wallace (36th) were also in the field.

- Five Camry drivers are currently in the top-15 in the unofficial NNS point standings following 25 of 34 races in the 2011 season — K. Wallace (seventh), S. Wallace (eighth), Scott (ninth), Annett (10th) and Nemechek (14th).

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 1st

What did you think of the battle with Joey Logano in the closing laps?

“I don’t know where he (Joey Logano) came from to be honest with you. I don’t know where Joey came from, but he had a rocket ship there at the end. I just kept getting a little bit looser and a little bit looser the more we ran there. Had to protect the bottom there a little bit there and we just kept rolling the bottom because he wanted it. I thought that maybe the top wasgoing to win the thing — just trying to pinch him down a little bit. He used me up right here through three and four. I’m sure the fans loved. I’m sure they wanted to see him win too, anybody but Kyle (Busch).”

How does it feel to win 50 Nationwide races?

“It’s awesome. We had Mark (Martin) with us there in Loudon (N.H.) and just a phenomenal way to be able to win 49 races and tie Mark Martin and then to come here and be able to beat his record at Bristol — one of my favorite places and one of the teams’ favorite places. Certainly, an awesome race tonight. We had a great race car. Clint (Bowyer) I thought was going to get us and he was going to be the one we would have to beat. Turned out I had to race Joey (Logano), my own teammate there. Those guys had a great race car — congratulations to the GameStop guys. They had a really nice car. Can’t say enough about Toyota, Nationwide Insurance for coming along in this series with us — Gillette, Marquis Jets and the fans.
We love to come out here — we love it and we love to get to victory lane powered by NOS and going to be here all weekend.”

What were you thinking on the final lap?

“I knew his spotter (Joey Logano’s) was going to tell him, ‘use him up through three and four.’ So I planned on it and I knew he was coming. I was just hoping that the top side with the momentum would help me drag race to the start-finish line and beat him. We beat him just by a little bit so a little bit is all that matters.”

Do they need to name a grandstand after you at Bristol?

“One of these days.”

Where does breaking Mark Martin’s record rank in your accomplishments?

“There’s an awful lot of accomplishments and it’s hard to pinpoint exactly where they fall. Certainly tonight’s a pretty big one. Just being able to race that hard and race against a teammate like that, knowing that he had just as good of stuff as I did. To barely beat him there at the end — if there was two more laps he probably would have got me. It was only 250 (laps) tonight so that was all we needed. Certainly, it was great to have Mark (Martin) with us in victory lane in Loudon (N.H.) and take some photos with him for tying him. Tonight was our night. Being able to beat him and get atop the all-time win list in the Nationwide Series was special for us as a team and for me as a driver and Samantha (Busch, wife) as well. This is cool and hopefully we can come back and perform again tomorrow night and do the same thing.”

Do you prefer a close battle or to run away with a win?

“I think blowing a field away provides more satisfaction because you know you just waxed their butts. For being as close as it was there with Joey (Logano) certainly we didn’t intend for it to be that close. Joey put on a nice run there at the end and came on us there a little bit to get right up to my bumper and then I wasn’t sure if I wanted to give him the inside or the outside. I kept getting a little too loose whenever I would go down to the bottom and try to run around the bottom of the race track there.

I don’t know if it was aero or him being so close to me or just me and the right rear just sliding out from under me. The middle was about the place that I could carry the most momentum and just carry the throttle and run down the straightaways a bit faster than he. I knew if it came down to a race where we were going to bang each other’s doors through three and four like it did, that getting back to the gas and just coming through turn four as hard as you could and making it back to the start-finish line, taking the momentum from the top side was going to be the way to do it.”

Was the racing between yourself and Joey Logano clean because you are teammates?

“Certainly it would have been a lot uglier had it not been a teammate. Who’s to say what would have happened, but depending on who you would have been racing with is how dirty it would have got. Certainly Joey (Logano) needed to do what he needed to do to try to win and all I can remember is going through one and two and down the backstretch and him easing up on my inside a little bit. All I can hear is Mark (Robertson), his spotter telling him right now, ‘Use him up, use him up.’ That’s all I could hear in my ears so I was planning for it the whole time and just knew if I could not let him run me too high and get me up in the trash then I could still try to turn and get back to the gas and get back to the start-finish line. I wasn’t sure how bad he was going to try to use me up, but just enough to where I would have done the same thing and he did what he needed to do and that was cool.”

JASON RATCLIFF, crew chief, No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing

What does being a part of Kyle Busch’s 50th career NNS win mean to you?

“It’s exciting. We knew it would eventually come. It seemed like it was a tough one. To win and especially to win your 50th like that –one of the closest finishes as you mentioned is a big deal. Too close for me. The Z-Line car was good tonight and like Kyle (Busch) said, it was good right off the truck. We worked really hard on making it turn better and then we worked really hard on making it not turn so good all night long. Never really got it. It seemed like the more I worked on it, the worse it got. Kyle did a great job and I was surprised that Joey (Logano) — of course those guys, him and Adam (Stevens, crew chief) and the 20 team, they do a nice job every week. I knew if it went green he would start running us back down. I could see his lap times start picking up there. It was a fun race and it’s good to be a part of Kyle’s 50th win obviously.”

JOEY LOGANO, No. 20 GameStop Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 2nd

What did you think of that battle?

“So close. It’s all you can really say about that. We had a good GameStop Toyota. Kyle took off there better on tires. We were on old tires there. He was freeing up. I was catching him through the traffic and the last lap I had a good one and two, got underneath him and I did everything besides wreck him to try to pass him there and, man, it was just so close. It’s frustrating when you’re coming across the line and you’re looking at his nose compared to yours and you’re like, ‘Agh,’ like three inches. It’s frustrating, but what a day for JGR (Joe Gibbs Racing). A one-two finish coming across the line that close rubbing doors. It’s cool. I just wish I was the one celebrating on the front straightaway now.”

Did you know Kyle Busch has won the race?

“Yeah, I knew it. It was close, but I could tell. We gave it our best shot. I did everything I possibly can do. Looking back at it right now, I don’t know what else I could have done to try to pass him besides wrecking him and that ain’t the right thing to do when he’s your teammate.”

Did you know how small the margin was?

“I know. I know it was that much. I saw it. It’s a frustrating deal. It stinks to be that close and you don’t get the win. It’s two times this year. Dover and then here that we’ve been so close to win these things and we didn’t put it together. Just when he got those fresh tires there, he was able to get by me with new tires and did everything I can to keep up and once the tires kind of equaled out, I was catching him through the traffic and then I got under him a couple of times, couldn’t clear him and I knew I had one more shot there on the last lap. My one and two was really good. My car was really good through that corner. Three and four, I was never able to clear anybody. I just wasn’t as good in that end. I made sure I got to door-to-door with him and I was going to slide it down in there and do everything besides wrecking him and I went in there and slid him up the
race track, bounced off doors and all. It was fun.

It would be a- lot more fun if I was the one in victory lane. Either way, it’s really cool for JGR. A one-two finish that close, rubbing the doors across the line there — it’s really neat. Man, I wish I had a couple more. I don’t know if I could have gotten one more lap, but I think I maybe could have gotten him through one and two if I had another lap there. Good car. Guys did a good job today with things. We’ll take it. We’re building on it. We’re getting better with these cars, so it’s good.”

Did you think you could get by Kyle Busch on the final restart?

“On the restart and he (Kyle Busch) was looking up on the topside pretty early. I was like, ‘Man, he’s going to get by me here and this ain’t going to be pretty.’ I started holding him off and shoot, I got a two-car length lead on him and kind of maintained there for a little bit then he moved up and found some speed up there. He drove right by me. I saw that I was starting to maintain and then in traffic I started getting a couple cars here and there. I saw that wad of traffic coming there with about five or six to go and it was about four or five cars and I thought that if they could just hold him up enough.

A lot of times they hold up the leader and then the second-place guy usually gets it easier. That’s what happened, but our car was faster at the end for sure. Between both of that, we were definitely able to get close. I wish I had a couple more laps. I think he was still slowing up and if we kept running laps then he was going to keep getting slower and I was going to get by him eventually. Just came up a little bit short.”

MICHAEL ANNETT, No. 62 Pilot / Flying J Toyota Camry, Rusty Wallace Racing

Finishing Position: 6th

BRIAN SCOTT, No. 11 Shore Lodge Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 10th

STEVE WALLACE, No. 66 5-Hour Energy Toyota Camry, Rusty Wallace Racing

Finishing Position: 14th

DAVID REUTIMANN, No. 64 Toyota Camry, Rusty Wallace Racing

Finishing Position: 20th

JOE NEMECHEK, No. 97 AM / FM Toyota Camry, NEMCO Motorsports

Finishing Position: 21st

KEVIN CONWAY, No. 87 Extenze Toyota Camry, NEMCO Motorsports

Finishing Position: 29th

KENNY WALLACE, No. 09 Federated Auto Parts Toyota Camry, RAB Racing with Brack Maggard

Finishing Position: 36th

- Toyota Motorsports Press Release

Kyle Busch celebrates winning his third consecutive NASCAR Nationwide Series win at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday, becoming the first driver to accomplish that feat. - Photo Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR

Kyle Busch held off his Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) teammate, Joey Logano, by just .019 of a second to win Friday night’s Food City 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.

In doing so, Busch won his record-setting 50th Nationwide Series race, ending his tie with the legendary Mark Martin.

“It’s awesome,” said Busch, driver of the No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota Camry for JGR. “To be able to win 49 races and tie Mark Martin, and then to come here and be able to beat his record at Bristol – one of my favorite places and one of the team’s favorite places – it was certainly an awesome race tonight. We had a great race car. Clint (Bowyer) was the one I thought was going to get us and he was going to be the one we would have to beat.

“Turned out I had to race Joey (Logano), my own teammate there. Those guys had a great race car. Congratulations to the GameStop guys. They had a really nice car. I can’t say enough about Z-Line Designs and Jim (president of Z-Line Designs) and Monica (wife) Sexton, as well as everyone at Toyota.”

Busch now has 12 career NASCAR victories at Bristol – five in the Sprint Cup Series, four in the Nationwide Series and three in the Camping World Truck Series. He’s won three consecutive Nationwide Series races and four of the last five Sprint Cup Series events at the .533-mile oval.

Kyle Busch - Photo Credit: John Harrelson / Getty Images for NASCAR

Busch led four times for a race-high 186 laps, but in the final 10 laps Logano began chasing him down. The duo spent the final lap side by side all the way around the high-banked half-mile oval. But when the JGR cars crossed the finish line it was Busch’s Z-Line Designs Toyota Camry just inches ahead of Logano’s machine.

“I don’t know where he (Joey Logano) came from to be honest with you,” Busch said “I don’t know where Joey came from, but he had a rocket ship there at the end. I just kept getting a little bit looser and a little bit looser the more we ran there. Had to protect the bottom there a little bit and we just kept rolling the bottom because he wanted it. I thought that maybe the top was going to win the thing and I was just trying to pinch him down a little bit. He used me up right here through (turns) three and four. I’m sure the fans loved it.”

Busch now has 102 victories across NASCAR’s top three divisions (Sprint Cup – 23; Nationwide – 50; Camping World Truck – 29). He could add to that total again this weekend with a win in Saturday’s Irwin Tools Night Race Sprint Cup Series race.

The 1-2 finish by Busch and Logano was the 14th time JGR cars have finished first and second in the Nationwide Series.

The third member of JGR, Brain Scott, driver of the No. 11 Toyota Camry, finished 10th.

Clint Bowyer finished third in the Food City 250, while Carl Edwards and Aric Almirola rounded out the top-five. Michael Annett, Jason Leffler, Elliott Sadler, Parker Kligerman and Scott comprised the remainder of the top-10.

There were five caution periods for 27 laps, with 11 drivers failing to finish the 250-lap race.

The next event on the Nationwide Series schedule is the Sept. 3 Great Clips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The race starts at 7:30 p.m. EDT with live coverage provided by ESPN beginning with its pre-race show at 7 p.m.

- True Speed Communication Press Release

Kyle Busch Celebrates after Victory - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR

Busch, who dominated the race by leading 186 laps of the 250 laps that were run, received his 7th series win of the 2011 season, his 50th series career win (breaking the tie with Mark Martin on the all-time wins list)  and his 4th series win at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Following Busch and Logano to the drop of the checkered flag were Clint Bowyer finishing in third, Carl Edwards fourth and Aric Almirola finishing in fifth.

Rounding out the top-ten finishers were Michael Annett finishing in sixth, Jason Leffler seventh, Elliott Sadler (who sits 5-points behind points leader Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., in second) eighth, Parker Kligerman ninth and Brian Scott finished in the tenth position.

RACE NOTES:

Average Speed: 93.218 MPH
Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 25 Mins, 46 Secs.
Margin of Victory: 0.019 Seconds
Lead Changes: 6 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 27 laps Attendance: 108,000

Unofficial Top-Ten in the Point Standings: 1. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – 867 (Leader) 2. Elliott Sadler – 862 (-5) 3. Reed Sorenson – 857 (-10) 4. Aric Almirola – 809 (-58) 5. Justin Allgaier – 801 (-66) 6. Jason Leffler – 776 (-91) 7. Kenny Wallace – 722 (-145) 8. Steve Wallace – 706 (-161) 9. Brian Scott – 692 (-175) 10. Michael Annett – 687 (-180)

Next Up: The Great Clips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, September 3rd, with ESPN2 beginning their (pre-race) coverage at 7:00 PM (EDT).

2011 NNS Food City 250 Race Results

(i) Ineligible for Points in this Series
# Denotes Rookie

No. 18 Z-Line Toyota Camry (Kyle Busch) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen / Getty Images for NASCAR

This was Busch’s 2nd series pole of the 2011 season, his 23rd series career pole and his 2nd series pole at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Sharing the front row with Busch and starting second with a qualifying lap speed of 119.947 mph, will be Joey Logano, followed by Elliott Sadler (119.813) who will start third, Kenny Wallace (119.425) starting fourth and Jason Leffler (119.217) will start from fifth.

Rounding out the top-ten starting positions will be Carl Edwards (119.136) starting from sixth, Trevor Bayne (119.077) seventh, Justin Allgaier (118.774) eighth, Clint Bowyer (118.730) ninth and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (118.664) will start from tenth.

Failing to make the starting lineup were the #41 driven by Johnny Chapman; #74 driven by J J Yeley(i); #72 driven by John Jackson; #50 driven by T J Bell(i); #13 driven by Jennifer Jo Cobb # and the #75 driven by Carl Long.

The Food City 250 is scheduled to get underway at approximately 7:50 PM (EDT) this evening.

2011 NNS Food City 250 Starting Lineup

(i) Ineligible for Points in this Series
# Denotes Rookie

No. 18 Z-Line Toyota Camry (Kyle Busch) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen / Getty Images for NASCAR

As the group enters the establishment, “Boon” enthusiastically yells out, “Wait ’til Otis sees us! He loves us!”

As Kyle Busch, crew chief Jason Ratcliff and the rest of the Z-Line Designs team for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) head to Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway this weekend for their 25th “road trip” of the season, they very well could be as excited as “Boon” by yelling out, “Wait ’til Bristol sees us! It loves us!”

Busch has been far and away the most successful driver at the .533-mile high-banked concrete oval over the past few years. He’s won five NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, including the last two and four of the last five. The Las Vegas native has won three NASCAR Nationwide Series races at Bristol, including the last two, and he’s also taken the checkered flag in the last three NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races at Bristol.

Altogether, Busch has 11 wins at Bristol in NASCAR’s top three divisions, so it’s a good bet he’ll be the favorite heading into Friday night’s Food City 250 Nationwide Series race at the famous track in northeast Tennessee.

The driver of the No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota Camry for JGR has led 788 laps in 14 Nationwide starts, which means he leads an average of 56 laps each time he takes to the half-mile oval. Last August, he led 116 of 250 laps en route to taking the checkered flag and, this past spring, he dominated a 300-lap race by leading 268 circuits.

And while Busch goes for his fourth Nationwide win and 12th overall at Bristol, he’ll also look to make a little history. By winning the July 16 New England 200 Nationwide race at New Hampshire, the driver of the No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota Camry scored his record-tying 49th career victory in the series. This Friday, Busch will look to break the tie with the legendary Mark Martin atop the series career victory list and score his 50th Nationwide win.

Should he accomplish his record-breaking milestone, the celebration in victory lane should be memorable. Perhaps not as memorable as the toga party the Deltas threw in Animal House, but memorable, still.

Kyle Busch - Photo Credit: John Harrelson / Getty Images for NASCAR

You won at Bristol before it was resurfaced in 2007 and you’ve won a lot more races since then. Does the newer surface favor you a little more than the old one?

“I would say so, a little bit. The old racetrack was a little more single-file, bump-and-gouge a little bit. I was running second in a Nationwide race one time, coming off of turn two. There was a lapped car that got loose. We all kind of checked up a little bit and someone spun me out. It’s a product of being single-file and not really having anywhere else to race besides one groove. Now, you’ve got more room to race, you can give room to race each other a little bit. It’s just kind of a by-product of the racing surface.”

The high line seems to work for you at Bristol. Why is that?

“It’s just momentum. You’re not having to hold the car so tight on the bottom of the racetrack, slow it down, get it to turn. Take an off-ramp or on-ramp from a freeway to a freeway, one that circles around and goes back the other way, run on the inside real tight and see how much wheel you have to put in it, and then run on the outside and see how much less wheel you have to put in it. You can carry more momentum and speed up there. When you get launched down a straightaway, I don’t know what the degree of banking there is – 28, 30 degrees – you’re running down that banking, it’s momentum, instead of coming out of a hole uphill, spinning your tires. That’s basically what the differences are in the two lines, why the outside is better on restarts.”

Jason Ratcliff, Crew Chief of the No. 18 Z-Line Designs NASCAR Nationwide Series Toyota Camry:

What makes Kyle Busch so good at Bristol?

“I wish I knew. I could sell it. I wish I could bottle it and sell it. I don’t know. He’s got something figured out that works there. And obviously it’s not just in a Cup car or not just in a Nationwide car. It’s in all three series. He’s just got a knack for that racetrack. It’s been good to him. A lot of guys can get around the track and go fast, but the amount of focus it takes to get from the green flag to the checkered flag at that pace for that many laps, working through traffic, keeping your nose clean, that’s probably the most impressive part.

That’s ultimately what probably makes him so good there is that he can focus from start to finish and go fast for however many laps it takes to keep himself out of trouble. He just processes really fast and I think that’s why that place is so good to him, because that’s what it takes. You can really get jumbled up there and forget what turn you’re in and forget which end of pit road you need to enter under green. Crazy things happen fast. The ability to process things really quickly is something that he has and I think that’s one of the reasons he does so well there.”

The two Nationwide Series races at Bristol are completely different. In the spring, the race is 300 laps and run in the afternoon, while the fall race is 250 laps and conducted at night. How are the races different for you as a crew chief?

“Bristol forever was a two-stop race and it was almost like a road course in that you wanted to be the first guy to pit last. But you didn’t want to go too far, where you ran out of tires at the end. But you wanted to make sure you had the track position at the end of it. That was because it was so difficult to pass. When they added that extra 50 laps to the spring race, it kind of put you in a window where you said, ‘Well, I don’t want to get too many laps on our tires.’ For the fall race, with it being shorter, it kind of lends itself to the way we’ve always run Nationwide races at Bristol. We’re probably not going to pit too many times. You’ll want to keep track position and you won’t need the fuel. So, it’s going to happen fast. You’re going to need to maintain your track position and you’re not going to get many opportunities to work on your car. It is different. You wouldn’t think 50 laps would be that different, but it really is and it changes your strategy quite a bit. You get one less swing at it and you better get it right.”

Kyle Busch’s No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota Camry

Chassis No. 18-109: This car’s debut came in February at Phoenix International Raceway, where Busch started from the pole and led all 200 laps en route to victory in the Bashas’ Supermarket 200. Busch then drove the car in March at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway, where he started fifth and led 268 of 300 laps on his way to victory. The last time chassis 18-109 raced was in July at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis in Clermont, Ind., where Michael McDowell started ninth and finished 10th.

About Z-Line Designs

Based in San Ramon, Calif., Z-Line Designs is an award winning design manufacturer and leading import manufacturer of home office, home entertainment, seating, garage storage systems and home décor ready to assemble (RTA) furniture. In addition, the company also specializes in consumer electronic accessories, flat panel television wall furniture and mounts. Each product is manufactured to the highest industry standards and uses a range of materials from solid American oak, birch and maple to mixed media combinations of wood, metal and glass. Their products can be found at Staples, OfficeMax, Target, Sears, Walmart, Fry’s Electronics, Conn’s and other national retailers. Z-Line has had the honor to receive over 40 design awards and numerous distinguished industry awards. Z-Line Designs is a two-time 2008 and one-time 2007 CES Innovation Award Winner, a two-time winner of the Staples “Best Category Development” Award (2003 & 2005), a two-time winner of the Staples “Vendor of the Year” (2004 & 2009), a seven-time ADEX Award winner (1999, 2003-2007, 2009), a two-time Pinnacle Award winner (2002 & 2005) and a Houseware Design Award winner (2010).

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