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The Frontstretch Foto Funnies! Talladega, November 2009

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Gordy Arbitter               Front Tire Changer

Steve Aspinwall             Tire Specialist

Tommy Baldwin             Crew Chief

Gabe Barajas                Rear Tire Carrier

Mike Brown                   Spotter

Tim Clancy                    Gas Man

Rick Garner                   2^nd Can Gas

Craig “Fish” Griffitts       Engine Tuner

Tom Hubert                   Rear Tire Changer

Tim Hussey                   Gas Runner

Ted Johnson                 Sign Board

Jason Kivette                Catch Can

Jeremy Milless              Engineer

Phil Moran                    Car Chief

Kyle Roland                  Jack Man

Dave Salerno                Windshield

Alex Yonchuk                        Front Tire Carrier

Blaney’s Thoughts on Atlanta…“I always look forward to going to Atlanta. It’s a big, fast track, and it’s always a lot of fun to race on.  Hopefully we can work out some of the issues we’ve had with our cars so far this season, and we can get ourselves a top-15 finish this weekend.  We squeaked into the top 35 in owners’ points after Las Vegas, but we need to have a good finish with our Caterpillar Camry to solidify that position before we get to Martinsville and start to go off of this year’s points.  We just need a couple of good weekends and we’ll be back in the hunt, but right now we’re struggling a bit.  I know Tommy [Baldwin] and the guys are working really hard to get this car figured out, and I know better things are in store for us.  Hopefully Atlanta will be the start of that.”

Dave Blaney No

Johnny Benson Event Preview

Atlanta Motor Speedway

Kobalt Tools 500

 Atlanta Motor Speedway News and Notes

·         Benson’s No. 27 Camry…The No. 27 Bill Davis Racing team plans to utilize chassis No. 40 for the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.  This is the same Camry the team ran last weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

·         TCUV on Board…The No. 27 Toyota Camry will feature the decals of Toyota Certified Used Vehicles this weekend in Atlanta. TCUV is one of Benson’s primary sponsors on his No. 23 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series machine as well.

·         Benson’s Career Stats…Johnny Benson hopes to make his 275th career Sprint Cup Series start when the green flag waves for the 500-mile event Sunday afternoon.  He made his first career Cup Series start in February 1996 at Daytona International Speedway and finished 38th in his first Cup Series start in Atlanta in 1996. Benson captured the pole position for that event.

·         Benson at Atlanta…Benson has made 16 Cup Series starts at the 1.54-mile speedway during his career and has scored four top-10 and six top-15 finishes in Cup Series competition.  Benson has had a great deal of success on the Hampton-area track behind the wheel of a NASCAR Craftsman Truck.  In six starts, the veteran driver has scored three third-place efforts. In addition, Benson has competed in four NASCAR Nationwide Series events at the track and was victorious in 1995.

·         BDR at AMS…Competitors driving Bill Davis Racing-owned cars have been racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway since 1993 and have made 44 starts. Those drivers have posted three top-five finishes and seven top-10 finishes at the Hampton, Ga. track.

·         Atlanta Broadcast Schedule…Qualifying for the Kobalt Tools 500 is scheduled to start at 6:45 p.m. ET Friday, March 7.  The 325-lap event is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. ET Sunday, March 9, and will broadcast LIVE on FOX (TV), PRN (radio) and Sirius Satellite Radio.

·         The No. 27 Crew…

Barry Boekenstat           Rear Tire Changer

Ryan Coniam                Engineer

Kenny Dixon                 Tire Specialist

Andrew Emrick              Rear Tire Carrier

Chris Gerard                  Windshield

Michael Hubert              Pit Support

Slugger Labbe              Crew Chief

Jeff Miles                     Hauler Driver/Gas

Kyle Northrop                Jack Man

Randy Parker                Engine Tuner

Ron Peterson                Pit Support

Shane Pugh                  Front Tire Carrier

Chris Taylor                   Front Tire Changer

Gray Warren                  Sign Board

Tony Whit                     Catch Can

Chip Wile                      2^nd Can Gas