J.J. Yeley - Richmond Pre-Race Notes and Quotes

*J.J. Yeley suffered an engine failure in last week's NASCAR Busch Series race at California Speedway. His engine expired on the fourth lap and it forced Yeley to finish last in the 43-car field.

*Friday's NASCAR Busch Series race at Richmond will mark J.J. Yeley's fourth Busch Series start at the facility. In 2004, Yeley finished 23rd and 15th at RIR, and in May this year, Yeley finished 24th.

*J.J. Yeley currently stands 13th in NASCAR's Busch Series driver standings. He is just 31 points out of 12th, 68 points out of 11th, and 169 shy of 10th.

*J.J. Yeley and his Vigoro / Home Depot team tested at Richmond two weeks ago in preparation for Friday night's Emerson Radio 250.

*J.J. Yeley will race Chassis #1854 in Friday's Busch Series race at Richmond. This particular chassis is the same one Yeley raced at Pikes Peak, where he led 86 laps and finished fifth.

QUOTES

Driver J.J. Yeley on last week's race at California - "We've got a very good engine program at Joe Gibbs Racing. Obviously we had an issue in California. As soon as the green flag waved, it didn't get up to speed like I needed, and I knew it wouldn't last long. The best thing to do in situations like this is to forget about it and focus on next week."

Driver J.J. Yeley on this week's race at Richmond - "We tested at Richmond two weeks ago, and it went very well. After the tough finish last week in California, the Richmond weekend can't get here soon enough. We've always had a good car at Richmond, but I've been the victim in several accidents in my races at Richmond. We'll try to turn that around on Friday night."