LALLY POSTS FIRST TOP-10 FINISH ABOARD No. 47 CLOROX FORD

Andy Lally

Andy Lally wrapped up his two-race deal with Wood Brothers/JTG Racing with a 10th-place finish in last Saturday’s Zippo 200, but the three-time sports car champion said he hopes it turns out to be the first page in a new racing career.

Lally started 17th in the No. 47 Clorox Ford and worked his way to a Top-10 finish. And in the process, he admitted he’s now got the bug to do more stock car racing.

Lally was hired to drive for Wood Brothers/JTG Racing at the consecutive road course races on the Busch Series schedule. The effort included a partnership with Lally’s The Racer’s Group Motorsports team, one of the premier operations in the Grand Am Sports Car Series.

Kelly Bires will return to the No. 47 Clorox Ford next Saturday at the Michigan International Speedway for the Carfax 250.

WHAT THE TEAM HAS TO SAY
Andy Lally, driver of the No. 47 Clorox Ford Fusion:
“It was an absolute dream day, you know? I know that 10th is a fairly modest place to end up, but our goal was to come in here and run in the Top 10 in my first Cup or Busch race this year, and to come home 10th in my home state, where I was born. This is an unbelievable childhood dream come true.

“I love this place, and there’s more desire behind that wheel than, really, anything, and on top of that, I know my crew. I know that they’re pushing super hard and they want it bad. I felt good after Montreal, and I thought we had something for them – and we did have something for them – in Montreal. And we had to wait an extra week and it’s just all that much sweeter.

“My goal, since I was a little kid, has been a Winston Cup driver, then a Nextel Cup driver and hopefully in the future a Sprint Cup driver. The reason we’re trying to doing and TRG Motorsports is behind me trying to do this, we got the help Clorox and Wood Brothers/JTG, it was just amazing to come here. I want to do this more and more and more. My goal would be in ’08 to be either full-time in trucks or Busch is a high goal. I want to be somewhere in the NASCAR ranks next year.”

RACE NEWS
-Andy Lally earned $24,900 at Watkins Glen International. He made $59,170 in his two Busch Series starts with Wood Brothers/JTG Racing.
-Kelly Bires will return to the driver’s seat for the Carfax 250 at the Michigan International Speedway on Saturday.
-Kevin Harvick won the Zippo 200. Jeff Burton finished second, followed by Kurt Busch in third, Paul Menard in fourth and Brad Coleman in fifth.
-Pole qualifying for the Carfax 250 is 11:10 a.m. Saturday. The main event follows at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN2.