No. 9 Made In USA Brand Chevrolet ARCA Racing Series Daytona International Speedway
No. 9 Made In USA Brand Chevrolet and driver Max Gresham headed to qualify at the ARCA Racing Series Daytona International Speedway
No. 9 Made In USA Brand Chevrolet banking at the ARCA Racing Series Daytona International Speedway
No. 9 Made in USA Brand Chevrolet to make high-speed debut at Daytona, today, February 18.
Max Gresham Express Notes
No. 9 Made In USA Brand Chevrolet
ARCA Racing Series
Daytona International Speedway
Race Info:
Event: Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200
Date: Saturday, February 18, 2012
TV: SPEED, 4:30 p.m. ET
Distance: 80 Laps/200 Miles
Track: 2.5-mile Oval
Joe Denette Motorsports Media Contact at Daytona:
John Close, 704-236-9986, JClose@MaxGresham.com
Team Website: www.JoeDenetteMotorsports.com
Max Gresham Website: www.MaxGresham.com
Max Gresham on Twitter: www.Twitter.com/Max Gresham
Fast & Fun Facts:
Max Gresham is in his first year with Joe Denette Motorsports (JDM). In addition to competing in the ARCA Racing Series Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200, Gresham will wheel a JDM entry in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy 250 at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, February 24.
Gresham was the 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East (NKNPSE) Champion winning two races and four poles. He led the division in Top-5 (nine) and Top-10 (11) finishes and was the only driver in NKNPSE competition to complete every lap (1,705) contested last season.
Gresham is a native of Griffin, GA and is just 18 years old (4/30/93). He began his career in the Bandolero Division at Atlanta Motor Speedway as an eight year old.
Daytona Fast Facts:
The Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 ARCA Racing Series event will be the first time Max Gresham has competed at Daytona International Speedway.
That’s a Stat:
Max Gresham won the Menards Pole Award in his first-ever ARCA Racing Series career start – the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 at Salem (IN) Speedway on April 11, 2010. Gresham was just 16 at the time and drove a family-owned Gresham Motorsports entry in the event where he finished sixth.
Max Gresham ARCA Career Stats:
Starts: 12
Best Qualifying: 1st (Three Times)
Most Recent – Kansas Lottery 98.8
Kansas Speedway (10/7/2011)
Best Finish: 1st
Tim Richmond Memorial 200
Mansfield (OH) Speedway (7/17/2010)
Top-Five Finishes: 3
Top-10 Finishes: 7
Avg. Start: 7.7
Average Finish: 9.5
Previous Race Recap:
Max Gresham won the Menards Pole and finished fourth in his most recent ARCA Racing Series event – the Kansas Lottery 98.9 at Kansas Speedway on October 7, 2011. Gresham drove the No. 25 Venturini Motorsports entry in the race leading twice for 14 laps. He eventually finished fourth.
Chassis History:
Max Gresham will drive a former RCR chassis in the ARCA Racing Series event at Daytona. The car qualified in the Top-10 at Daytona and Talladega in 2011 with Tim George, Jr. doing the driving. It is a Chevrolet Impala.
Quoting Max Gresham:
“I’ve waited a lifetime for this opportunity. Ever since I started driving racecars, I’ve always dreamed about racing at Daytona. To be down there and racing at Speedweeks in front of everybody is going to be really exciting. Daytona International Speedway is the biggest stage in all of motorsports and to finally be racing there is something I have dreamed about for a long time.”
“I have a history of doing pretty well the first time I go to a racetrack. I’m hoping that will be the case at Daytona. The biggest thing I may have to contend with will be tandem racing. If it’s going to be pack racing, then I think I will have some time to learn and adapt. But if it’s tandem-style racing, I’ll have to adapt right away because if you don’t you crash.”
“I’m going to have two very strong vehicles thanks to Joe Denette Motorsports. They have given me every opportunity to run well at Daytona. As strong as our ARCA car is, I think our Truck will be even better. I’m really looking forward to getting to Daytona and racing the rest of the 2012 season with these guys.”
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