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Elliott and Atwood Spend the Day Making Adjustments at Charlotte
CONCORD, N.C. (October 8, 2001)- Changing track conditions played havoc with
the Dodge Dealers Intrepid R/Ts from Evernham Motorsports in Sunday's
Winston Cup race at Charlotte. Bill Elliott, who started the day in 18th,
managed to steer his No. 9 Dodge Intrepid R/T to a 15th place finish, and
Casey Atwood piloted his No. 19 Dodge Intrepid R/T to a 24th place finish
after starting in 29th place.
Crew chief Mike Ford and the No. 9 crew worked diligently early on, trying
to give Elliott a car he could handle. The Georgia native, who celebrates
his birthday on Monday, was able to maneuver his way toward the front of the
pack even after falling back as far as 38th. It was Elliott's best finish at
the 1.5 mile speedway since October of 1999 when he finished 11th. He
remains 14th in points, 208 points out of 10th place.
"It was better than what I expected," said Elliott whose No. 9 Dodge
Intrepid R/T was outfitted with a special paint scheme featuring Marvel
comic book hero Spider-Man. "We still have a little bit of work to do. This
car was a new car and we worked on it, but we could never seem to get the
right combination at the right time. So, I guess 15th isn't bad."
With Spider-Man crawling on the hood of his No. 19 Dodge Dealers Intrepid
R/T, Atwood tried to gain track position with a car that ran loose all day.
The Dew Crew worked throughout the day to get his car manageable. In his
second Winston Cup start at Charlotte, Atwood, who began the day in 29th
place, finished 24th. The Winston Cup rookie gained a position in the
points, moving up to 30th.
"We had a pretty rough day," said Atwood. "I was really excited about the
race yesterday. We were good (in happy hour). I guess it was just the
weather change. We didn't have any sun yesterday and it was pretty cold. Our
car was really good. Today, we had sun on the track and the track
temperature was up more than yesterday. We were just loose and we couldn't
get it fixed and we couldn't get it tightened up all day."
EVERNHAM MOTORSPORTS IN THE NEWS: Prior to the race Bill Elliott talked with
the Greenville, South Carolina paper as well as a local Charlotte radio
station. Ray Evernham and Casey Atwood attended a special edition of Fast
Talk hosted by Performance Racing Network. Evernham and Atwood talked live
for more than 15 minutes with hosts Doug Rice and Mark Garrow in front of a
live audience. On Friday, both also joined the live morning talk show of
96.9 Kat Country, a popular Charlotte based radio station.
SPONSOR NEWS: Several Dodge executives attended the weekend's events in
Charlotte. A special Dodge sponsor summit was held Friday. The interactive
session was intended to review the season and address the future from a
marketing and public relations standpoint. The Dodge representatives got a
special treat on Sunday when the manufacturer captured another victory.
Casey Atwood also made a visit to Finish Line Dodge to pick up a Dodge Ram,
which he drove for the weekend. Atwood talked with employees and signed
autographs before driving off in a beautiful black Dodge truck. At the
track, another Evernham Motorsports partner maintained a visible presence.
Several representatives from the UAW-National Training Center were in
attendance throughout the weekend. Lastly, a superhero visited the speedway
this weekend and landed on the No. 9 and No. 19 Dodge Intrepid R/Ts from
Evernham Motorsports. Marvel comic book hero Spider-Man was outfitted on the
cars as a special paint scheme with partner Action Performance.
Representatives from Marvel were on hand to see the cars in person and take
in the weekend's "webslinging" activities.
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