Subway Jalapeno 250 at Daytona International Speedway
July 1, 2011
Race Highlights:
* Brian Scott lined up 17th for the start of the Subway Jalapeno 250 on Friday night at Daytona International Speedway. Scott missed the majority of the rain-shortened 45 minute practice session on Thursday after he spun avoiding a two-car wreck on his first lap on the track. The team was unsure how stable the car would be in the two-car drafts once the green flag waved for the 100-lap race.
* Scott quickly found his teammate Joey Logano five laps after the start of the 100-lap event. By lap 13, the duo had drafted from the 19th and 20th positions up to eighth and ninth. Unfortunately, Logano spun on lap 26 as he tried to avoid a slow single car in front of him. Scott told crew chief Kevin Kidd the car was a little too loose into the corners so he pitted for tires, fuel and an air pressure adjustment.
* The Shore Lodge Team would now need to look for a new drafting partner, but the pairings were difficult to break up. Although he restarted from the fifth position on lap 30, the lack of drafting help dropped Scott back to 19th when the caution flag waved on lap 33.
* It took another 20 laps, but help was on the way in the name of Kenny Wallace. The NASCAR Nationwide Series veteran and his No. 01 car hooked up with Scott and the No. 11 Toyota and would eventually mix it up with the frontrunners. The pair decided to focus on logging laps and making sure they were there at the end. The pair took turns drafting up front and swapped drafting positions several times throughout the run.
* The caution flag was displayed on lap 79 when Kevin Harvick spun out his teammate Clint Bowyer. Scott, as well as Kenny Wallace, brought their cars down pit road for fuel only to ensure they had enough ethanol to get through a green-white-checker finish. Scott was 12th when the green flag waved on lap 84.
* Scott remains ninth in the NASCAR Nationwide Series driver point standings. He is 13 points out of eighth place behind Steven Wallace. Scott’s Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Logano took home the victory for the team on Friday night, while Reed Sorenson remains the leader in the Nationwide Series point standings.
Scott Quote:
“The Shore Lodge Toyota was really good tonight. Kevin (Kidd) and the guys did a great job, especially after we only got a half of a lap of practice. The tough part was finding the right partner. Luckily I found Kenny Wallace and we worked really well together, I appreciated his willingness to work with me. I thought we should have been scored a little better until I watched the replay.”
- Joe Gibbs Racing Press Release
