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Raybestos Rookie Chase Miller EIGHTH in Diamond Hill Plywood 200

Saturday May 10, 2008

 

Where the Raybestos Rookies finished at Darlington
Miller 8th
Clauson 18th

UNOFFICIAL Raybestos Rookie standings:
Franchitti 89
Clauson 73
Keselowski 47
Gale 44
Cassill 37
Miller 34
Carpentier 31

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE CONTENDER QUOTES FOR THE DIAMOND HILL PLYWOOD 200 NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE AT DARLINGTON RACEWAY, MAY 9, 2008, PAGE 7.

CHASE MILLER IN THE No. 9 VERIZON-MOTOROLA DODGE WAS THE TOP RAYBESTOS ROOKIE IN TONIGHT’S RACE AT DARLINGTON.

Notes:

· Miller scored an eighth-place in tonight’s race at Darlington, his best in nine NASCAR Nationwide Series starts.

· Miller is the first Raybestos Rookie to score a top-10 finish at Darlington since Denny Hamlin placed seventh in 2005.

· This is Miller’s best finish in three starts this season.

· DID YOU KNOW? A Raybestos Rookie has scored a top-10 finish in three of the last four races.

Other top-10 finishes by Raybestos® Rookies at Darlington (since the program was created in 1989):
1990: Dave Mader III, eighth (fall race)
1991: Jeff Gordon, ninth (spring race)
1991: Todd Bodine, fifth (spring race)
1991: Todd Bodine, third (fall race)
1994: Johnny Benson, fourth (fall race)
1994: Dennis Setzer, 10th (fall race)
2000: Ron Hornaday, eighth (spring race)
2000: Kevin Harvick, 10th (fall race)
2002: Scott Riggs, 10th (fall race)
2005: Denny Hamlin, seventh

CHASE MILLER IN THE No. 9 VERIZON-MOTOROLA DODGE: “It’s just an awesome run for the first time out here with the Verizon-Motorola Dodge Charger. I was having an excellent time out there. We started out the race a little too tight. We fought back from being a lap down because we slowed down a lot on that first long green flag run and got the car where we needed it. The green-white-checkered came and luckily made it through that big ol’ wreck. Man, it’s just awesome. I never thought I’d get my first top-10 my first time here at Darlington. It’s just great. I don’t know what to say. I’m excited, pumped up and ready to go.” HOW CLOSE WERE YOU TO THE ACCIDENTS TONIGHT? “I was just about as close to being in the big pileup as you can be in it without actually touching anything. The 60, when he wrecked there at the beginning of the race, I was right there. It seemed like this weekend the car was a magnet for excitement. Man, it was an exciting race. It was great and I had a good ol’ time. I just took the most cautions approach as I could yet I raced the car. I raced the track and raced the car and made sure that I kept my nose clean as much as I could all night. I just can’t believe my first time here I got a top-10 in my ninth start ever.” DID RACING THE RACETRACK WORK FOR YOU TONIGHT? “It does, man. My Verizon Wireless Motorola Dodge Charger it was pretty tight in the beginning. I just raced the racetrack. I didn’t really care about how fast I was going. And really it was kind of intimidating because I knew I had Harvick on my bumper. I really just raced the track and if he got around me I was going to follow him. But me racing the track kept me up in front of some people. I really just had a good run. I caught the lucky dog at the right time and got a good break getting through traffic and getting through a lot of the wrecks. Luck was on our side tonight. Everybody worked hard, everybody kept digging. No one gave up. We fought back and got a top-10 finish. There were a couple of times Stewart was messing with me a little bit down the straightaway. I’m learning from them, man. All the time they mess with me I learn. It was a lot of fun and I really enjoyed it.” “

MILLER PRESS CONFERENCE

“Man, tonight in Darlington was insane. First time here with the Verizon Wireless Motorola Dodge. Really didn’t think we were going to run this well but always hope for the best. The plan tonight was just keep the nose clean and finish the best we could and it ended up being a top-10 finish. Everybody is real excited and we’re ready to go to Charlotte.”

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