Trevor Bayne - Kroger 200 Preview

NOTES:

• Nationwide Stats … In six NNS starts, the Knoxville, Tenn., native has a 10.8 starting average coupled with a 19th-place finishing average. He has completed 1,254 of the 1,375 total laps run this season.


• Vote, Vote, Vote … Go to www.nascar.com and cast your votes for Bayne as the 2009 Most Popular Driver of the Year Award. Fans may vote or submit a write-in candidate once per day and are encouraged to vote throughout the season. Voting ends Oct. 31 for the NNS. Results will be announced at each of the respective series’ season-end banquets.


• After 19 … Over the season’s first 19 races, the No. 99 team has notched three top-10 and 10 top-15 finishes. The MWR team sits 16th in the owners’ point standings. They are only 133 points behind the No. 62 owned by Rusty Wallace in 15th.


• Looking Back at 2008 … Last season, the Knoxville, Tenn., native competed full-time in the NASCAR Camping World East Series where he finished fourth in the final championship point standings on the strength of one win, six top-three and eight top-10 finishes in 13 starts.


• Online with the Times … To keep up with the latest news and information about Bayne visit his official website at www.trevorbayne.com. For minute-to-minute info about Bayne and the rest of the MWR crew, check out www.twitter.com/aaronssports.


• Race Broadcast Information … The Kroger 200 benefitting Riley Hospital for Children will be televised live on ESPN Sat., July 25 beginning at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The race will also broadcast worldwide on the Motor Racing Network and Sirius XM Satellite Radio beginning at 7 p.m. EDT. Qualifying for the 20th event of the 2009 NNS season will air on ESPN2, the same day, at 4:30 p.m. EDT. MRN and Sirius XM Satellite Radio will also air live updates of time trials.

TREVOR BAYNE QUOTE:

What do you think of ORP?
I have never been to ORP, but I guess it’s more of an Irwindale (Calif.) type race track. Kind of more of a circle short track so I’m looking forward to going there and racing. We ran at Concord (N.C.) Motorsports Park in the Hooters Pro Cup earlier this year and won the race