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J.J. Yeley - Bristol Pre-Race Notes and QuotesEvent: Food City 250 Date: August 26, 2005 Track: Bristol Motor Speedway TV: TNT 7:30 PM EST Laps/Miles: 250 / 125 Radio: PRN 7:30 PM EST DID YOU KNOW? *Last week at Michigan, J.J. Yeley finished fifth, scoring his fifth top-10 finish in his last six races and his eighth in his last 11 events. *J.J. Yeley moved up one position to 11th in the NASCAR Busch Series driver standings this week after the Michigan. Eleven races ago Yeley was 22nd as the circuit traveled to Nashville. With eight top-10 finishes in his those last 11 races, Yeley has moved all the way up to 11th and is just 35 points behind 10th. *This weekend's NASCAR Busch Series race at Bristol will mark J.J. Yeley's third NASCAR Busch Series event at the facility. Last year in 2004, Yeley led 17 laps and finished 15th. Earlier in 2005, Yeley finished 21st. *J.J. Yeley will race Chassis #1866 at Bristol. Yeley has raced this particular car three times in 2005. His best finish in Chassis #1866 was at Milwaukee where he qualified eighth and finished fourth, Yeley's best ever Busch Series finish. He also finished 18th at both Dover in June and Chicago in July with this car. *J.J. Yeley and his Joe Gibbs Racing team will again promote Vigoro's Ultra Turf(tm) Summer Fertilizer plus Insect Control product on the #18 machine at Bristol. Vigoro Ultra Turf Summer Fertilizer plus Insect Control is specially formulated for warm season application. In addition to a slow release fertilizer, the product also controls over 40 lawn insects. The product is a great combination that will green and protect lawns during the hot summer months. QUOTES Driver J.J. Yeley on this week's race at Bristol - "The night race at Bristol is all you have to say. It's just that exciting for the fans, drivers, the teams, everybody. There's no other atmosphere like it. You have to keep your car in the bottom groove, or it will be a long night. We're taking a very good car to Bristol on Friday, and I know that Jason Ratcliff and our Vigoro/Home Depot team will put a great setup underneath me. We're very excited about Friday night's race." |
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