Monday, August 24, 2009

BONJOUR MONSIEUR EARNHARDT – Jeffrey Earnhardt returns to the No. 40 Chevrolet for this weekend’s race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec. When Jeffrey takes the flag this Sunday, he will be the first Earnhardt to ever race in Canada.    

SECOND TIME AROUND – This weekend is only Jeffrey Earnhardt’s second start in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Earnhardt made his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut with Key Motorsports at Watkins Glen International earlier this month, working his way up to a 24th place finish after starting 36th.

CHASSIS INFORMATION – Key Motorsports will be utilizing chassis #032 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. This is the same chassis Earnhardt drove to a 24th place finish in his NNS debut at Watkins Glen International.  

POINTS UPDATE – The No. 40 remains 23rd in the NNS owner points after Scott Wimmer’s 21st place finish at Bristol Motor Speedway. Curtis Key’s entry now sits 191 points inside the top-30.

Jeffrey Earnhardt Quotes:

ON CIRCUIT GILLES VILLENEUVE – “I feel a lot better going into Montreal than I did going into Watkins Glen. We’ve got the experience of making our debut at The Glen behind us and I’m looking forward to another road course. I’ve heard it’s a really nice track and that the fans there are incredible.”

Jeffrey Earnhardt NASCAR Nationwide Series Road Course Stats:

Race length: 74 Laps/ 200.46 Miles

Track layout: 2.709-mile
Shape: Road Course

SCHEDULE

Saturday:
Practice:            9:00 AM-11:00 AM ET
Final Practice:    11:30 AM-12:50 PM ET
Qualifying:         4:40 PM ET

Sunday:
Race:                2:30 PM ET 

Race Coverage:
TV: ESPN2
Radio: PRN