DARNELL: Charlotte Offers A Lot of Promise
05-12-2008 3:23 pm
Erik Darnell on racing at Lowe's Motor Speedway: "With Charlotte being a multi-groove track, you know there is going to be some exciting racing. We've run well here in the past, most notably a top-10 finish in 2006. We had a fast truck last year qualifying fifth, but a late wreck spoiled our day. I'm looking forward to racing this week in a brand new truck. It showed a lot of promise while testing down at Darlington and I feel pretty good about our chances. It should be a great night for racing." FAST FACTS: Erik Darnell's best finish at Lowe's Motor Speedway came in Darnell has one top-five finish in 2008 (Martinsville). The No. 99 team will bring chassis RK-56 to Charlotte, making Darnell is currently 13th in the Craftsman Truck Series
Crew Chief Matt Puccia on racing at Lowe's Motor Speedway: "This is by far one of my favorite tracks to visit during the season. Erik tends to run well at cookie cutter tracks like this one. The Northern Tool + Equipment team will debut a new truck at Charlotte. We actually found it to be better than our work horse truck while testing down at Darlington. I think the No.99 Ford F-150 is capable of doing some great things on the track Friday night."
May of 2006, when he finished 10th.
its 2008 season debut.
standings, but only 60 points out of the top five.