• This weekend’s Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Impala SS at Adirondack International Speedway … Ty Dillon will pilot Chassis No. 02 from the RCR Camping World Series East stable this weekend. This is the same car he drove to an eighth-place finish at South Boston Speedway in his NCWSE debut in May. Austin Dillon, Ty’s older brother, also piloted this No. 3 Chevy three times this year, finishing 15th at Phoenix International Raceway, second at Tri-County Motor Speedway and 19th at Iowa Speedway.
• Second East Start … Dillon, a native of Lewisville, N.C., will be making his second career NCWSE start this weekend.
• Rear View Mirror … Dillon finished second in a Late Model race at Tri-County Motor Speedway last weekend after starting on the outside of row one for the 50-lap feature.
• RCR’s 2009 Camping World Series East Starts… In six NCWSE starts this season, RCR development drivers Austin Dillon, Ty Dillon and Ryan Gifford have collectively earned three top-five and four top-10 finishes. In those starts, the trio has a combined average finish of 8.6 and completed 952 of 955 (99.7%) laps contested.
• Developmental Drivers’ Weekend Plans … In addition to Ty Dillon’s race at Adirondack, Austin Dillon is entered in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Iowa Speedway in the No. 2 High Point University Chevrolet. Gifford, fresh off his sixth-place finish at Tri-County last weekend, will enjoy a weekend off.
• Race Broadcast Information … SPEED’s coverage of the Edge Hotel 150 will air on Thursday, August 13 at 3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
• Mark Your Calendars … In honor of its 40th anniversary, RCR will host a Fan Day at the Welcome, N.C. complex on Thursday, October 22 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Activities include driver and pit crew autograph sessions, self-guided tours of RCR’s Sprint Cup and Nationwide shops as well as ECR’s engine shop, radio remotes, musical entertainment, pit crew competition, viewing of the DALE movie, question-and-answer session with team owner Richard Childress and much more. General admission to RCR’s Fan Day is just $5, which will benefit the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma.
• Online With the Times … To keep up with the latest news and information about Richard Childress Racing and to view exclusive online content, visit the team’s official website at www.RCRRacing.com. For qualifying and race results, check us out at www.twitter.com/RCRRacing.
TY DILLON Quote:
“I’m pretty excited about this weekend. I tested a late model at Adirondack this season and got a feel for the track. It’s pretty unique. We’ll try and use what I learned in that test to our advantage in the No. 3 Chevy this weekend. It’s only my second race in this series, so we’re hoping to have a solid run and gain more experience in these style cars.”
