BRAUN: Rookie Ready for New Hampshire Experience
09-08-2008 2:43 pm
Braun on racing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway: "I've never raced at New Hampshire, so that will be a new experience for me, but I'm sure it's similar to Milwaukee. Both are one-mile, flat tracks. I was able to run both the truck and Nationwide races at Milwaukee in June so hopefully that experience will help at Loudon. We spent a lot of time working on flat-track set-ups at the Richmond test last week that should help our program at Loudon. With a little luck we can keep the momentum going after our top-10 finish at Gateway last weekend." Crew chief Mike Beam on racing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway: "We're taking a really good truck to Loudon this weekend. It's the same truck we raced at Kentucky, Michigan, Lowe's, Kansas, Atlanta and California. Colin has got three of his six top 10s in this truck so I expect a solid run. We just have to keep reminding him to be patient and stay out of trouble. Then the top fives and top 10s will keep coming." Fast Facts: Braun continues to lead the Raybestos Rookie standings. He now has a 20-point lead over second-place driver Donny Lia. Braun is 15th in the overall driver point standings. He has one top-five and six top-10 finishes this season. Braun has qualified in the top 10 in 13 of the 17 truck races this season.
The Con-way Freight team will be racing chassis RK-45 at Loudon. It last ran at Kentucky where Braun finished 16th. He also raced this truck at Michigan, Lowe's, Kansas, Atlanta & California. Three of Braun's top-10 finishes have come in this truck.