Four Fun Facts about Auggie Vidovich and the “Quad Squad”
1. Auggie Grabbed the National Spotlight with “Fox & Friends”:
Auggie Vidovich was in New York City on Sunday for a scheduled guest appearance on “Fox & Friends”. "Fox & Friends" is a popular morning television show on the Fox News Channel. Vidovich was on the show to help promote the 9Lives® Morris’ Million Cat Rescue™, 9Lives® campaign to help rescue one million homeless cats. In addition to Vidovich’s appearance on the show, the 9Lives® Morris’ Million Cat Rescue™ show car was on display.
2. Biagi DenBeste Racing is Auctioning Off a Race-Used Hood!:
Biagi DenBeste Racing is hosting an auction on eBay to help raise money to support the 9Lives® Morris’ Million Cat Rescue Campaign. Up for auction is the race-used hood off the No. 4 9Lives® Morris’ Million Cat Rescue Dodge as raced in the Dollar General 300 NASCAR Busch Series race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Vidovich ran in the top-ten before being caught up in a wreck on lap 114. The hood is one of a kind. It is bright yellow and features the 9Lives® signage. It has several distinguishing characteristics from the crash, including red bear bond tape across its lower portion. It is signed by the entire team and even comes complete with hood pins! To access the auction, please visit ebay.com and search for “race used sheet metal”. All money raised from the sale of the sheet metal will go directly to the 9Lives® Morris’ Million Cat Rescue Campaign to help save homeless cats. The auction ends Thursday, October 26th at 11:27 a.m. ET, so put your bids in today!!
3. Auggie Will Sign Autographs at Sam’s Town:
Auggie Vidovich will make an appearance at the Sam’s Town Tunica on Thursday, October 26th between 6 and 8 p.m. Vidovich will take part in a 45-minute autograph session with all proceeds from the event benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.
4. Have Your Voice Heard; Remember to Cast Your Vote!:
Auggie Vidovich is up for the Most Popular Driver award in the NASCAR Busch Series. It’s a title that the former NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southwest Series driver has won three times in his career, most recently coming in 2003. Now, the pleasant and popular driver from Lakeside, Calif. will make a run at it in the NASCAR Busch Series and you can have your voice heard by voting online at BGNRacing.com. On the right side of the home page there is an area for “Most Popular Driver”. Scroll down to Auggie’s name and vote once every six hours!
Auggie’s Mission from Morris Ended Early After Being a Top-10 Tale:
Auggie Vidovich was on a mission from Morris’ the Cat during the Dollar General 300 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Vidovich and the Biagi DenBeste Racing team were excited to run the colors of 9Lives® and were equally excited to help raise awareness for Morris’ Cat Rescue Campaign. After qualifying 26th, Vidovich wasted no time working his way into the top-twenty in the opening laps. At the first pit stop on lap 38, Vidovich dove into his pit stall where the crew made an adjustment to free him up and put two tires on the car, returning him to the track 19th. As the laps clicked off, Vidovich worked his way into the top-15. Crew Chief, Joe Dan Bailey brought Vidovich to pit road for their second stop on lap 97, where Bailey called for a slight air pressure adjustment, four tires, and fuel. The pit crew had a strong stop, returning Vidovich to the track 13th. Vidovich was battling for position when Tony Stewart spun at the front of the field. Vidovich locked down the brakes on the No. 4 car but was tagged from behind and sent forcefully into the rear of another car. His cat-like reflexes helped save the 9Lives® Dodge from what could have been terminal damage, and the crew was able to temporarily repair the now concave hood under caution on lap 107. After the restart on lap 113, Vidovich’s car seemed alright as he moved into 10th position but disaster was just a turn away as the concave hood added too much down force to the front of the car causing the rear to loose weight and snap loose coming out of turn two on lap 114. Vidovich’s cat-like reflexes were not enough to help save it after he was hit by Jeff Burton and sent slamming into the infield retaining wall. Vidovich was not hurt after the savage wreck but the team was forced to call it a night and settle for a 33rd place finish.
