BRAUN: Rookie Has First Shot at Racing Lowe's
05-12-2008 3:09 pm
Braun on racing at Lowe's Motor Speedway: "This will be my first race at Lowe's Motor Speedway and I'm excited to race there. I am going to get some laps on the track this week at the Nationwide test so that will be great to kind of figure out the track before I get in the truck on Friday. I've talked to some of my Roush Fenway teammates about getting around Lowe's and they've been really helpful too. "Everyone on this Con-way Freight team always wants to finish well, but considering this is home for everyone on the team it would be great to get another top-five finish. We're leading the rookie points now and I want to keep my lead, and move up in the overall driver points with strong finishes every week." Crew chief Mike Beam on racing at Lowe's Motor Speedway: "We're taking the same truck we raced in Fontana, Atlanta and most recently Kansas. After Kansas we put new quarterpanels on both sides and a new nose since it had some damage. It had great numbers in the wind tunnel, even better than before. We just need to run a smart race Friday night and not beat ourselves." Colin Braun Fast Facts: Braun has no prior starts at Lowe's, but he is participating in Nationwide testing this week to gain some track time. With his third-place finish in Kansas, Braun took the lead in the Raybestos Rookie standings. He now has a five-point lead. Braun is currently 16th in the overall point standings, but only 54 points out of 10th place.