7/18/2014
Chase Pistone
Pistone Looks to Find His Groove at Eldora
Chase Pistone - No.9 Chevrolet Silverado
1-800-CarCash Mudsummer Classic Event Preview
Quick Facts:
Series: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Race: 10 of 22 - Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 - 9:00 PM ET
Driver: Chase Pistone
Truck: No.9 NTS Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado
Owner's Point Standings: 17th (-136)
Track: Eldora Speedway - Rossburg, Ohio
Event: 1-800-CarCash Mudsummer Classic
Distance: 150 Laps/75 Miles - (3 Segments; 60 - 50 - 40 Laps)
• For the 10th race of the 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) season Chase Pistone will pilot the No.9 NTS Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado for the Kernersville, North Carolina based team, following four previous starts at Martinsville, Gateway, Kentucky and most recently, Iowa.
• The 1-800-CarCash MudSummer Classic will mark Pistone's sixth career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start after one event in 2006 and four races in 2014 with NTS Motorsports.
• This will be the 2nd Annual MudSummer Classic after NASCAR's return to dirt racing at Eldora Speedway in 2013. One week ago, NTS Motorsports, with Chase Pistone and teammate Gray Gaulding at the helm, completed a successful test at 311 Speedway in Madison, North Carolina. The test marked Pistone's first experience on a dirt racing surface in a stock car as the team made great strides throughout the session.
• Chase will be running alongside teammates Gray Gaulding in the No.20 Gemini-Southern Chevrolet Silverado and Michael Annett, who will be making his first start in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series since 2008 in the TMC Transportation No.14 Chevrolet Silverado.
• All on track action will take place Wednesday, July 23rd, starting with dual practice sessions at 10:00 AM and 11:30 AM EST. Each truck will be given two laps for qualifying, starting at 5:10 PM EST, which will determine their heat race entry and starting position, NASCAR will set the starting lineup for the main event with five separate, ten lap, heat races. The green flag for the 2nd Annual MudSummer Classic is scheduled for 9:00 PM EST.
• Ryan McKinney will serve as crew chief for the NTS Motorsports No.9 Chevrolet Silverado for the remainder of the 2014 season. This will be McKinney's first time atop the pit box at Eldora Speedway.
• Wednesday's on track action from Eldora Speedway will air LIVE in its entirety on Fox Sports 1 starting with first practice at 10:00AM EST. You can also listen on Motor Racing Network (MRN) affiliates and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Channel 90. For live updates throughout the weekend and a behind the scenes look follow @TeamNTS, @TeamNTS9_24, and @ChasePistoneInc on Twitter.
Track Twitter: @EldoraSpeedway Event Hashtag: #MudSummerClassic
From the Driver's Seat with Chase Pistone: "Coming off of a great test at 311 Speedway I am confident in our equipment going into the MudSummer Classic. After last year's great show for the fans, I really am excited to be a part of NASCAR's return to dirt this season. Ryan (McKinney) and the rest of the NTS Motorsports guys have prepared a strong Chevrolet Silverado and it looks great with the treaded Goodyear tires on it. It took me a few laps around 311 to really get used to the feel of racing on dirt, but by the end of the day I really got into a good groove. This will be my first time on dirt and it's sure to be a great weekend."
From the Box with Crew Chief Ryan McKinney: "I am really excited to get to Eldora Speedway for the MudSummer Classic with the No.9 NTS Motorsports guys. Eldora is one of those tracks that has such a rich racing history in it and especially for me growing up in the Midwest. We tested on dirt this week at 311 Speedway and Chase took to it quickly, so I'm looking for good things next week in Ohio."
Track Facts:
Half-mile red clay oval
24 degrees of banking in the corners
8 degrees of banking on straightaways
Submitted By: George Shattuck
