GOING FOR FOUR: Ken Schrader returns to the No. 2 Moore’s Marinade Chevrolet Silverado this weekend at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway, making his fourth start for Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI). Schrader has brought the No. 2 machine home in the top 10 in all three of his previous starts for the organization this season, earning a best finish of fourth at Iowa Speedway in July.
TAMING THE CONCRETE JUNGLE: Schrader has only competed once at Nashville Superspeedway in NASCAR’s top-three series, earning a 22nd-place finish in the Truck Series in 2007. However, in two Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) Series starts at the 1.333-mile concrete oval, Schrader has one victory (2001) and one top-five finish (2004).
BIG NUMBERS: This weekend’s race at Nashville Superspeedway will be Schrader’s 95th career start in the Truck Series and 943rd start in NASCAR’s top-three series (Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Truck). In his 26 years in the sport, Schrader has completed a whopping 242,755 laps in NASCAR competition, more than the career laps completed of KHI teammates Ron Hornaday (88,873) and Elliott Sadler (139,709) combined.
TIME TO MARINADE: Moore’s Marinade will make its NASCAR debut when it appears on the No. 2 Chevrolet Silverado this weekend in Nashville. The growing Alabama-based company makes two flavors of marinades (Original and Teriyaki) and three different wing sauces (Buffalo, Honey BBQ and Asian Teriyaki).
THOUGHTS FROM THE DRIVER: Ken Schrader
What are your thoughts on Nashville Superspeedway?
“I traditionally haven’t been a fan of concrete tracks, but I’ve got a win and a top five at Nashville Superspeedway in ARCA, so I’m actually looking forward to going back. It’s all about how your equipment feels at Nashville, so I’m feeling good going into the race in a KHI truck.”
In your three starts for KHI, you have scored all top-10 finishes, including two straight top fives. How do you feel about your performance so far with the organization?
“I can’t thank Kevin and DeLana [Harvick] enough for the opportunity to drive for them in the Truck Series. It feels great to go out there and be competitive week in and week out. I may be getting older, but I can still drive a racecar or truck. The No. 2 truck has had a lot of success this season, and I’m hoping that I’ll be able to go to Victory Lane with this team before the end of the year.”
PREVIOUS RACE RECAP: After earning his first career Truck Series pole award, Elliott Sadler earned his first career Truck Series win in the inaugural Pocono Mountains 125 at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway. The win, which was KHI’s third consecutive victory, made Sadler the 21st driver in history to win in all of NASCAR’s top-three series.
CHASSIS HISTORY: The No. 2 team will utilize chassis No. 046 this weekend at Nashville Superspeedway. Although this will be the first time chassis No. 046 will be used by the No. 2 team, Ron Hornaday raced the chassis with the No. 33 team at Iowa Speedway in July. Hornaday finished 24th after a multi-truck accident put the No. 33 team 34 laps down.
ARE YOU A FOLLOWER? Twitter users can now keep up-to-date with Kevin Harvick Inc.’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Teams by following at http://twitter.com/KHI_TruckSeries. In addition, you can follow KHI’s Nationwide Series team at http://twitter.com /KHI_NNS. Want more from KHI? Follow KHI’s co-owners Kevin and DeLana Harvick at http://twitter.com/kevinharvick and http://twitter.com/delanaharvick.
MEDIA ACCESS: Members of the media can now log on to www.kevinharvickinc.com to gain access to press kit information online. For more information, please email Jessica Trippy at KHI: jtrippy@kevinharvickinc.com.
About Moore’s Marinade
Over 40 years ago, Moore’s Marinade was introduced at a steakhouse in a small Alabama town of Jasper, just north of Birmingham. In 1991, C&M Food Distributing Inc., which is a subsidiary of Fenwick Capital, purchased Moore’s Marinade and introduced the product to the grocery industry. This unique hickory flavor marinade, with a delightfully flavorful taste, quickly became well known throughout Alabama and the South. Due to the popular demand for the Original Hickory flavor C&M decided a complement was needed. In 2004 Teriyaki Marinade and the Buffalo Wing sauce was launched. In 2008 the Honey BBQ Wing and the Asian Teriyaki Wing Sauces were added. All Moore’s flavors are gluten free except the Asian Teriyaki Wing Sauce. All sauces are available in 16 oz. bottles and gallons.
About Kevin Harvick Inc.
Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI), established in 2001 by Kevin and DeLana Harvick, is an 80,000 sq. ft. facility located in Kernersville, N.C. Home of the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship team, KHI enters 2010 in its seventh full year of competition with two full-time Truck Series teams and one full-time Nationwide Series team. Four-time Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday returns to the helm of the No. 33 Truck team looking for his fifth title and third championship for KHI (2009 and 2007), while Sprint Cup series stars Kevin Harvick and Elliott Sadler guide the No. 2 Truck team. Two-time NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Harvick will again shine as the lead driver of the No. 33 Nationwide Series team as he continues to make his mark in motorsports and establish KHI as one of the top teams in NASCAR competition. For more information about KHI and its teams, please visit www.KevinHarvickInc.com.
QUICK NOTES
Race Info:
August 7, 2010
Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway
Nashville 200
150 Laps/200 Miles
Track Layout:
1.333-mile Concrete D-Shaped Oval
Turns: 14-degree banking
Frontstretch: 9-degree banking
Backstretch: 6-degree banking
Truck Specs:
Chassis: 046
Engine: Earnhardt-Childress Racing (ECR)
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Saturday:
Practice: 10:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. EST
Final Practice: 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST
Qualifying: 5:05 p.m. EST
Race: 9:00 p.m. EST
TV: SPEED will broadcast live at 8:30 p.m. EST
Radio: The Motor Racing Network (MRN) will broadcast live at 8:45 p.m. EST
Ken Schrader
Truck Series Statistics at
Nashville Superspeedway:
Starts: 1
Wins: 0
Poles: 0
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 0
Laps Led: 0
Average Start: 23.0
Average Finish: 22.0
Ken Schrader
ARCA Racing Series Statistics at
Nashville Superspeedway:
Starts: 2
Wins: 1
Poles: 0
Top 5: 2
Top 10: 2
Laps Led: 26
Average Start: 8.5
Average Finish: 3.0