Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Sprint Cup Winner David Reutimann Previews The Monster Mile


CLIMBING HIS WAY BACK UP IN THE CHAMIONSHIP POINTS:

“I am glad to be moving up in the championship points, said Reutimann. “We haven’t had much luck the past couple of races when we are capable of much better. This win at Charlotte really helped. It wasn't the prettiest finish, but somebody has to win these things,” said Reutimann. “We'll take them any way we can get them. I want to thank Aaron’s and MWR for standing behind me; none of this would be possible without their support. We got this one at Charlotte and hopefully the next one, we'll earn it.”

EXPERIENCE AT DOVER:

“I have run quite a few races here at the Monster Mile at Dover,” said Reutimann. “We have had some decent finishes here in the past. In 2006, I started on the pole with Darrell Waltrip for the Truck series race and have had a few top-10 finishes at this track.”

TAMING THE MONSTER MILE:

“I really like racing at this track,” said Reutimann. “Dover is like a bigger version of Bristol with the track being concrete and with the high banks.” We had a decent car here last year. In the Nationwide series last year we finished fourth in the Aaron’s Dream Machine.”

RACING ON CONCRETE VERSUS ASPHALT:

“Driving on a concrete track is not much different than the asphalt tracks,” said Reutimann. “The main difference between the two is the track temperature. On concrete, the track temperature does not fluctuate as much as asphalt. At the asphalt tracks, the track may be hot during the day during practices but by race time the sun goes down so the track cools down. With the track being concrete, the temperature will not change much helping the car run more consistent throughout the day.”

2009 NSCS POINTS STANDINGS:

David Reutimann has moved up two spots since last week’s win at Charlotte and now sits in 13th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver points at 300 points behind leader Jeff Gordon and only 26 points out of tenth place.

CHASSIS INFORMATION:

The No. 00 Aaron’s Dream Machine for Dover International Speedway is chassis No. 634. This was a new car for the All-Star race a few weeks ago.

RACE INFORMATION:

Catch the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Autism Speaks 400 presented by Hueluva Good! Sour Cream Dips and Cheese on Sunday, May 31st at Dover International Speedway in Dover, DE. Watch the race live on FOX at 1:30 pm EST.

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