MOORESVILLE, NC-- Team officials announced today that Keith Barnwell has resigned as General Manager of ppc Racing effective immediately because he has accepted a position with another team. Barnwell has served as team General Manager since 1999, and has been a part of a Busch Series Championship and multiple wins with a number of top-notch drivers, crew chiefs and mechanics. “I have enjoyed working with Keith, and am sorry to lose a friend to another team” said Greg Pollex, ppc Racing’s owner. “Keith will always be a part of ppc Racing’s great history.”
“I want to thank Greg Pollex for giving me the opportunities that he has with ppc Racing,” Barnwell said. “It has been a successful six years and we have accomplished a lot as a team. I am looking forward to new challenges in the series.”
About ppc Racing LLC and Greg Pollex . . .
ppc Racing enters its sixth year of competition in 2005 under ownership from Greg Pollex. His NASCAR Busch Series teams alone have amassed 32 wins and more than 150 top-five and 250 top-10 finishes in just five seasons. In its inaugural year, ppc Racing won the 2000 NASCAR Busch Series driver and owner’s championship, finishing 1-2 in the standings. This year ppc Racing fields full-time entries in NASCAR’s Busch and Craftsman Truck Series and a part-time schedule in the NEXTEL Cup Series. Pollex has hired recognizable and successful drivers Kenny Wallace, Michel Jourdain Jr., and Terry Cook to compete for the series’ championships, and recently added Brent Sherman for a limited series in 2005 and a full season in 2006. For sponsorship information, please contact Andy O’Hara at (704) 799-9011 or aohara@ppcracing.com. For more information, please visit www.ppcracing.com.
