Todd Kluever California Fast Facts
DRIVER: Todd Kluever
OWNER: Jack Roush
EVENT: Stater Bros. 300
California Speedway, Fontana, Calif.
Saturday, February 25, 2006 - 3:30 p.m. (PST)
Qualifying: Saturday, February 25, 2006 - 12:10 p.m. (PST)
2.0-mile oval, 150 laps/300 miles
2005 Winner: Mark Martin
Todd Kluever on California:
"I'm really looking forward to getting to California and doing some real racing. We still have to qualify based on our time there too, but at least at California it has more to do with the driver. At Daytona you just hold your foot to the floor and hope for the best.
"We've got a pretty good Fusion for the California race. It's one of Matt's (Kenseth) old Busch cars and we put a new body and clip on it. We tested it at Vegas earlier this month and found some pretty good speed on the second day of the test. I really like racing at California and we had a great run out there in the truck last year. I got my first top-five finish in the truck there last year so I'd be happy to get my first top five in the Busch car there too."
Mike Kelley on racing at California Speedway:
“We’ve got some great momentum going into California. It’s a big relief to have Daytona behind us and to come out of there with at top-10 finish. It’s always nice to start the season with a good run, especially with a new team. Now that we can start some real racing I think we’ll really have a lot of fun.”
NOTES
Kluever carries great momentum into California after claiming a top-10 finish in his first career Busch race last weekend. He finished seventh at Daytona.
The No. 06 team will be taking chassis #RK-217 to California. This is a former Matt Kenseth Busch car with a new body and new clip. The team previously tested it at Las Vegas earlier this month.
Kluever will by trying to repeat his Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year title this season in the Busch Series. He won the title in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2005.
