Source: RTD Motorsports In
Date: 04/11/2008

NORTH HIGHLANDS, California – Mike Gallegos of Wheat Ridge, CO brought home the RTD Motorsports, Inc. Chevrolet to an outstanding eighth place finish, Thursday night in the “Jimmie Johnson Foundation 150” at Phoenix International Raceway.

Gallegos started at the rear of the near 40 car field after having to make an engine change. After moving into the top-ten early in the race, the 24 year-old driver then hung on with a broken shock mount to the finish.

The finish marked Gallegos’ second career top-ten in the NACAR Camping World Series West, and the first career top-ten for the newly formed RTD Motorsports, Inc., owned by Rob Dixon.

“I knew this was going to be an awesome deal,” Gallegos said about driving for RTD Motorsports, Inc. “To be a part of this is just great. These guys work so hard it’s just unbelievable.”

Gallegos, the 2008 Drive for Diversity participant, pulled off the strong run in-front of several key members of the Drive for Diversity managing group.

More importantly, the race was during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at the one-mile oval, allowing the Hispanic driver valuable exposure to the major players in NASCAR.

“During the first run the car was hauling the mail,” Gallegos said. “On the long runs, the car didn’t fall off like everyone else’s.”

Thursday’s run also made up for the bad luck the team faced in its debut two weeks earlier in Roseville, CA, moving Gallegos and RTD Motorsports, Inc. into 12th in the series points standings.

RTD Motorsports, Inc. will now regroup and get ready to head to Thunderhill Raceway in Kyle, TX on Saturday, April 19. The team will be competing in the NASCAR Camping World Series West “Allstate Texas Thunder 150.”

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