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Fitzpatrick Finishes 20th in First Truck Series Start at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Wednesday September 30, 2009

 

J.R. Fitzpatrick

No. 4 Equipment Express Chevrolet Silverado

Heluva Good! 200 Race Recap

 

Fitzpatrick Finishes 20th in First Truck Series Start at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

 

Loudon, NH (Sept. 21, 2009) — After moving to a back-up truck following and early incident in Friday’s first practice session, J. R. Fitzpatrick and the No. 4 Equipment Express team battled back to finish 18th in the Heluva Good 200.

 

The Cambridge, Ontario native took the green flag from the 24th position and quickly began to find a good line around the 1.058 oval. With constant help throughout the race from crew chief John Monsam and spotter Andy Houston, Fitzpatrick started to get into a nice groove, which showed as he ran his fastest time of the race on lap 116.

 

A long green-flag run late in the race gave Fitzpatrick the opportunity to come down pit road with 37 laps remaining for fuel. With a great green-flag pit stop Fitzpatrick cycled back around into the 20th position when the caution flag waved for debris. Monsam, Houston and Fitzpatrick agreed to stay out to try and gain a few more positions under caution.

 

Restarting in the 19th position with seven laps to go, the 21-year-old driver found himself in a side-by-side battle with Timothy Peters, which he eventually won, crossing the finish line in the 18th position.

 

“I have to thank everyone on this team for all their hard work throughout the weekend,” said Fitzgerald following the 200-lap event. “After pulling out the back up, I am just glad we brought this one back in one piece.”

 

Kyle Busch went on to win the Heluva Good! 200. Fitzpatrick’s KHI teammates Ron Hornaday and Kevin Harvick finished second and third respectively.

 

STATS RECAP

Race Info

 

September 19, 2009

New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Race: 18 of 25

Driver: J.R. Fitzpatrick

Started: 24th

Finished: 18th

Race length: 200 Laps/ 211.6 Miles

Track layout: 1.058-miles
Shape: Oval

 

Next on the Truck Series Schedule:

Date: September 26, 2009

Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Event Name: Las Vegas 350

Driver: Ricky Carmichael

Sponsor: Monster Energy

Broadcast Time: SPEED 9:00 p.m., EST MRN 9:00 p.m., EST

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