360 OTC Racing Event Preview
Pocono Raceway
Pocono 500
Pocono Raceway News and Notes
Pocono’s Camry…The No. 36 360 OTC Toyota Camry Jeremy Mayfield is scheduled to drive this weekend in the event at Pocono (Penn.) Raceway is chassis 105. This is the same car the team ran in the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
Dover Debrief…The No. 36 Bill Davis Racing entry qualified for its second consecutive race last weekend at Dover (Del.) International Speedway. After starting 20th for the Autism Speaks 400, Mayfield ran into trouble with three flat tires during the course of the event and eventually finished in 38th place.
Mayfield’s Career Stats…Mayfield hopes to make his 409th career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series start when he takes the green flag for the 500-mile event Sunday afternoon. He made his first career Cup Series start in October 1993 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway and finished 21st (qualified 23rd) in his first Cup Series start in Pocono in 1994.
Mayfield in Pocono…Mayfield has made 25 starts on the 2.5-mile oval during his Cup Series career and has started inside the top 10 on seven occasions. He has also earned nine top-10 finishes, including two victories, which came in 1998 and 2000.
BDR at Pocono…Competitors driving Bill Davis Racing-owned cars have been racing at the track since 1993 and have made 36 starts. Those drivers have posted one top-10 finish.
Fore!...Bill Davis Racing Competition Director Tommy Baldwin will host the third-annual Tom Baldwin Memorial Golf Tournament Thursday in Bellport, New York.
Pocono’s Broadcast Schedule…Qualifying for Sunday’s event is scheduled to start at 3:40 p.m. ET Friday, June 8. The 500-mile event is scheduled to start at 2:10 p.m. ET Sunday, June 10, and will broadcast LIVE on TNT (TV), MRN (radio) and Sirius Satellite Radio.
Jeremy Mayfield on Pocono…“I actually can’t wait to get to Pocono, especially after the past couple of weeks. We’ve really made a ton of progress especially in qualifying and Friday has just gone so much smoother in the past two or three weeks than it had been in the beginning of the season. It shows that all of our hard work is starting to pay off. We knew it would, it was just a matter of time. The addition of David Hyder is also going to be really great, I think. We worked really well together last weekend in Dover and I think once he’s been in the shop for a couple of weeks things are going to get even better. I’m really excited about the rest of the season and heading to Pocono with a little momentum on our side should really make this a great weekend. Pocono is a great place and I always look forward to that track.”
