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09-29-2008
BRAUN: Previous Speedway Lessons Help Prep for Talladega
Braun on racing at Talladega SuperSpeedway: "Running the ARCA race at Talladega last fall taught me the lesson that even if somebody says they'll go with you at the end, it's every man for himself with a few laps to go. I was running up front and Frank Kimmel said he'd go with me, but he didn't and I ended up ninth instead of getting pushed to the front. At the Daytona truck race in February I just rode around the bottom of the track and that seemed to work to stay out of trouble, although we still got caught in a wreck early in the race. This weekend I'll be smarter about my strategy at the end of the race remembering my lesson from last year."
Crew chief Mike Beam on racing at Talladega SuperSpeedway: "We're taking the same truck Mark Martin won with in 2006. We had built a new truck for this race but the wind tunnel numbers weren't what we hoped for, so we went back to a truck we knew had been good in the past. Sometimes newer is not always better. Colin just needs to be patient during the race and try to make friends when he can."
Fast Facts:
Braun continues to lead the Raybestos Rookie standings. He now has a 19-point lead over second-place driver Donny Lia.
Braun is 14th 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 14 of the 18 truck races where qualifying took place this season.
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