J.J. Yeley - Diamond Hill Plywood 200 Pre-Race Notes and Quotes

Event: Diamond Hill Plywood 200
Date: May 12, 2006
Track: Darlington Raceway
Laps/Miles: 147 / 200.8
TV: FX 8:00 PM EST
Radio: MRN 8:00 PM EST

DID YOU KNOW?

* J.J. Yeley is currently eighth in the overall driver’s standings and the Vigoro / Home Depot Chevrolet is also eighth in the overall owner’s standings.

* Last weekend in Richmond, J.J. Yeley started 31st and finished 31st. While running near the top 10 in the closing laps of the race, a lapped car cut a tire and collided with Yeley. The team spent several laps in the pits fixing the subsequent damage.

* J.J. Yeley owns two NASCAR Busch Series poles this year (Daytona and Talladega), and he is tied with Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin for the series lead in poles (two).

* J.J. Yeley has made just one NASCAR start at Darlington, and that was in last year’s Busch Series race. Yeley started 16th and finished 20th.

* The Vigoro / Home Depot team will take Chassis #1866 to Darlington. Yeley finished eighth at Las Vegas earlier in 2006 with this particular car.

* The Vigoro / Home Depot Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS will sport the yellow Vigoro Ultra Turf Weed & Feed paint scheme at Darlington for the final time in 2006. This fertilizer controls over 200 types of lawn weeds, feeds your lawn for up to two months, and greens in 72 hours, For more information on this product, please visit www.vigoro.com or stop by your local Home Depot store.

QUOTES

Driver J.J. Yeley on racing at Darlington - “This old racetrack is definitely a cool one. The cars will be slipping and sliding all over the place. As far as the NASCAR circuit, it’s about as close to a dirt track that we will see. You have to really play with the throttle and try to save your tires. But it’s a really fun place to race.”