CORNELIUS, N — C. – Two-time Daytona 500 champion Michael Waltrip will drive the No. 12 TTC Thornton Toyota for Bill McAnally Racing in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race on Aug. 13 at Montana Raceway Park.
"Two-time Daytona 500 Champion To Pilot No. 12 Toyota"
The Toyota/TTC 150 marks Waltrip’s fifth career West Series start.
“Some of the best racing in NASCAR is in the K&N Series,” Waltrip said. “I love racing those cars and I love racing those guys. You have guys racing that are just getting started in their careers and guys who’ve been racing forever like me. This gets me back to the roots of racing. Running Saturday night under the lights on a short track with families in the grandstands, that’s how I started and its always cool to be able to do it again whenever I get a chance.”
Waltrip said there was a little extra incentive as well.
“How can you turn down a trip to Montana? It’s one of the most beautiful places on earth. I know that there are awesome race fans out there so I can’t wait to meet them.”
Waltrip knows he’ll have a chance for victory. He has one win and three top-five finishes in his four K&N Pro Series West starts. The McAnally team won the 2010 K&N Pro Series West championship with driver Eric Holmes. Holmes and BMR teammate Moses Smith rank fourth and second in the Pro Series West points race.
Thornton Technology Corporation is a global leader in the Aerospace Industry for Aviation Life Support Systems. Associate sponsors for Waltrip’s car will include NAPA AUTO PARTS and Kalispell Toyota.
