Nick DeFazio is seeking justice. After starting 10th in the King Taco 200 earlier this month, he had a race car that was on the move during the early part of the race. " My car started out just fine. All of a sudden it started handling strange. We discovered a mechanical problem after the race. said Nick. The problem made for a bad day. " I'm ready for Stockton, that's for sure." added Nick. He currently sits in 2nd place in the rookie of the year standings.
Food4Less Markets continues it's long relationship with Performance Motorsports by being the main sponsor for this race. Also sponsoring the # 77 Ford Taurus are CPMCA, Pipetrades, Mission Foods, Rudolph Foods, Moorefield Construction, Superior Gear, Stoughton Printing and Auto Marine Engineering.
Jose Luis Ramirez is wondering what all the commotion is about regarding diversity in NASCAR. "My car owner, Crew Chief and sponsors are all Hispanic. I know that they have been involved in NASCAR for a number of years. I think that it is great that they are starting to get noticed. I only hope that I can be a good representative to the sport." said Jose.
Del Valle Food Juice continues it's support of the # 17 Ford Taurus along with Rayere, Guerrero Food Products and Auto Marine Engineering.
As the two rookies vie to improve their positions in both the points battle and rookie standings, a friendly rivalry has started to take shape. " These two guys compete at everything" said Larry Nava. " Whether it's basketball, video games, racing or arm wrestling, they're always at it. Sometimes we're afraid they'll get hurt, but it's all in fun. We're looking to really improve all our positions, because the first points payout is going to be based after this next race.
