Bobby Hamilton, Jr.
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Texas Motor Speedway
TEAM MARINES NOTES & QUOTES:
· Hamilton, Jr. will make his 125th start this weekend at Texas Motor
Speedway
· Hamilton, Jr. is looking for his first top-five finish at Texas Motor
Speedway
· Hamilton, Jr. has never failed to qualify outside of the top-10 at Texas
Motor Speedway
Bobby Hamilton, Jr. on Operation Enduring Freedom:
"Our thoughts and prayers are with our fellow Marines and all military
personnel as they carry out the work of the nation. Americans can take
great comfort in knowing that these all of these men and women are
well-trained and well-led and that they will accomplish the mission they
were given. These men and women are anxious to complete their assigned
missions and return safely home. We are behind them, we support them and we
want them to know that we are grateful to each and every one of them."
Bobby Hamilton, Jr. on Texas:
"I always look forward to going to Texas. The track is so smooth and it has
so much grip you can run wide open all the way around. Even through the
corners you barely have to lift. It just doesn't feel like you're going
close to 200mph. It's definitely one of the fastest places we go."
Fred Wanke on Texas:
"Everything comes into play in Texas, more than at any other track.
Horsepower, handling, aerodynamics, chassis, everything must come together
almost perfectly to win there. You need a good-handling car to get through
the corners, because with the right set-up a driver can move through them
and barely lift. But when you hit the straightaway, you need all the
horsepower you can get. It's at a track like this when I am thankful to have
those Yates engines under the hood."
On The TV Panel:
The Academy Sports & Outdoors logo will be featured on the TV panel of the
No. 25 Team Marines Ford Taurus this weekend at Texas. Academy Sports &
Outdoors was founded in San Antonio, TX in 1938. Today they are one of the
nation's largest sporting goods retailers with over 65 stores in seven
states. Academy Sports & Outdoors is one of Timberland and Timberland Pro's
largest retailers.
Testing & Equipment:
The No. 25 Team Marines will compete with chassis No.
18 this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. This is the same chassis that
Hamilton, Jr. drove to a top-five finish in the 2002 Homestead event.
Special Appearances:
On Thursday, March 27, 2003 fr5om 7-8pm, Hamilton, Jr. will be at the
Speedfreaks Texas Pre-Race party at Bellbottoms in Fort Worth.
