Todd Kluever Lowe’s Motor Speedway Fast Facts
DRIVER: Todd Kluever
CAR OWNER: Jack Roush
EVENT: Carquest Auto Parts 300
Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.
Saturday, May 27, 2006 – 8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Qualifying: Thursday, May 25, 2006 – 9:00 p.m. (EDT)
1.5-mile oval, 200 laps/300 miles
2005 Winner: Kyle Busch
NOTES & QUOTES
Kluever is currently 23rd in the Busch Series point standings.
The No. 06 team will be taking chassis #RK-365 to Lowe’s. This is a new car that the team tested earlier this month.
Kluever has two previous starts at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. He competed in last year’s Craftsman Truck Series race and the ASA race in 2004.
Todd Kluever on Lowe’s:
“I am really excited about our race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. We had a good test there a few weeks ago and we’ve got a great new car for this race. The new asphalt is very smooth so the track is a lot of fun. The new tire is so hard for this race that I’m sure most teams will need to pit for fuel long before they need new tires. I joked with Mark Martin at the test that he could probably take my tires after the Busch race Saturday night and start the 600 on them Sunday. That will by a far cry from our last Busch race at Darlington where you wish you could change tires every 10 laps.
“This would be a great weekend for our luck to finally turn around. We’re going to have a fast car, our pit stops have been really good and we’ve said all month that if we could just catch a break we could put our 3M Ford Fusion in the top 10.”
Crew Chief Mike Kelley on racing at Lowe’s Motor Speedway:
“Based on how well we ran at the test I’m very optimistic that we will have a good run at Lowe’s on Saturday. We’ve got a brand new Roush car that Todd really likes. I think the new track surface will help improve the quality of racing for the fans and the drivers, which will make it a lot of fun for everyone. If we can turn our luck around and get a top-10 finish I know we’ll be very pleased.”
