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Erik Darnell - NCTS Nashville Advance

Tuesday August 5, 2008

 

Erik Darnell – NCTS ADVANCE
Team: No. 99 Northern Tool + Equipment Ford F-150
Crew Chief: Matt Puccia
Chassis: RK-56 Last outing: Texas, June ’08 – finished 24th Also: Charlotte, May ’08 – finished fourth

Erik Darnell, Craftsman Truck Series at Nashville Superspeedway:

Date Event S F Laps Led
Status Money
8-11-07 Toyota Tundra 200 8 9 150/150 0
Running $10,125
8-12-06 Toyota Tundra 200 1 12 151/151 0
Running $11,190

Races Wins Top-5s Top-10s Poles Led Money Cumulative 2 0 0 1 1 0 $21,315

Erik Darnell on racing at Nashville Superspeedway:

“Nashville is a long, but fun track to race on. I’ve had some
decent runs here the past couple of years including picking up the pole
back in 2006. The last concrete track we raced at was Dover and that
wasn’t pretty at all. So, I expect a lot better race this time around.
The team has put in a lot of extra hours in the shop with the week off
preparing for Saturday night. We are coming down to a handful of races
left in the season and if we want to stay in the championship hunt we
must keep up the strong finishes. If we can do that everything else will
fall into place.”

Crew chief Matt Puccia on racing at Nashville Superspeedway:

“My advice to Erik this weekend is to hold on tight because Nashville
is one fast race track. The concrete surface and large track size makes
it one of the more exciting tracks we visit during the season. We are
bringing the Charlotte truck with us to Nashville. This truck gave Erik
his second top-five of the season back in May. Erik really likes the way
it handles, and I feel it gives us our best shot at a win.”

FAST FACTS

● Darnell enters Nashville seventh in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck
Series point standings, 225 points behind leader Johnny Benson.

● Darnell holds the record for the fastest qualifying time at
Nashville Superspeedway with a time of 29.601 seconds set back in 2006.

● Darnell’s best finish at Nashville came last year when
finished ninth.

● Northern Tool + Equipment is hosting the 2nd Annual “Paint My
Ride” promotion. The fan with the winning paint scheme will see their
design on the No.99 Ford F-150 for the September 22nd Qwik Liner Las Vegas 350 race at
Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The grand prize winner will receive an all
expense paid trip to the race. For more information on how to enter, visit
www.NorthernTool.com.

● In 14 races this season, Darnell has accumulated one pole, one
win, six top-five finishes and led 127 laps.

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