Race 2 Win: Aaron's 312 - Jason Leffler Notes

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Aaron's 312 - Jason Leffler Notes

Jason Leffler will make his 38th NASCAR Busch Series start and third for the Haas CNC Racing team this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

JASON LEFFLER ON RACING IN ATLANTA…”I wouldn’t put Atlanta on my list of favorite tracks, but that’s only because of my past experiences there. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a good track and great to race on, but I’ve only really raced there one time, and even then we had some problems and weren’t able to finish the race. It’s a fast track, and it has a lot of grip. There are a couple of grooves to run on so it’s a great place to race. I’m looking forward to getting there since I know I have a good car and a good team to work with.”

ON THE HAAS AUTOMATION RACING TEAM…”I think every time this Busch team shows up at the track we have a chance to win. The two races we’ve already run together have helped a lot as far as giving me and Bill Ingle the opportunity to work together and communicate effectively. Bill and the rest of the Haas Automation team have a better idea each time we run of what I need and what I like with the car. It helps that some of these guys are the same guys that work on the Cup team and, and there has kind of been a joint effort at the shop to get these cars ready to go for the last four races. I have a lot of confidence in this team and I think they have a lot in me, and we are busy working on making this an even better program for the future. I really feel like we can go right out next season and make a run for the championship. We’ll have first-class equipment and top-notch people and that’s what it takes to run well and win.”

ATLANTA FAST FACTS

This will be Jason Leffler’s first Busch Series start at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Leffler’s best, and only, finish at the track came in the 2001 Winston Cup event, when he finished 32nd after falling out early with ignition problems.

The Haas CNC Racing team will utilize chassis No. 220.

NASCAR veteran Bill Ingle will serve as crew chief for the No. 00 Haas Automation Chevrolet this weekend in Atlanta. He also holds down the role of shop foreman and has acted as crew chief for both of the other Busch Series races Leffler has competed in this season.

Leffler has made 10 Winston Cup Series starts this year in the No. 0 NetZero HiSpeed Pontiac. He has qualified as high as sixth (Michigan and Kansas), and finished a high of 25th in Dover.

Leffler began the season racing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. In 16 starts, he posted one victory (Dover, Del.), two pole positions, five Top-5 finishes and 10 Top-10s.

Leffler and the Haas CNC Racing team will compete in the final four 2003 Busch Series events before racing full-time for the Busch Series title in 2004.

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