Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Trevor Bayne - Daytona Preview



CORNELIUS, N.C. — No. 99 OUT! Pet Care Toyota driver Trevor Bayne knows from experience that finishing a race in one piece at Daytona International Speedway has a lot to do with luck. In the season opener, Bayne started the race 17th but only ran six laps before another competitor sent him into the outside retaining wall and ended his day with a 41st-place finish. However, Bayne hopes his momentum from the past three weeks will help him to a solid finish this weekend. Over the last three weeks, the Knoxville, Tenn., native has grabbed three consecutive top-15 finishes, two consecutive top-10 finishes and a career-best finish of fifth at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. He has also moved up to 10th in the NNS championship point standings. Friday marks the debut of the new Nationwide Series car.


QUOTES

TREVOR BAYNES THOUGHTS ON THE NEW NATIONWIDE CAR: “We tested the new car at the Milwaukee Mile and they are a driver’s race car. You can really hustle them. They’re just as quick as the old Nationwide car. I thought they were going to be about a half-a-second off when we were there testing, but they were actually just as fast. They were a lot of fun through the center of the corner and they turn really well. The complaints of the COT when it first came out were how tight it is so they took that, they fixed it for the Nationwide car now and it’s pretty unbelievable. I think the Daytona race is going to be a lot of crazy stuff happening just because they are so free. We were looking at our data from the test and we had more wheel to the right than I did to the left sometimes, but they’re fun to drive and I think it’s going to go back to making the cars handle rather than just go fast even at those superspeedways. They’re still easy to adjust so I think it’s going to be good racing.”

ON BEING IN THE TOP 10 IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STANDINGS: “It’s cool to work our way back into the top 10 after the season we have had so far. We have had a lot of ups and downs. We started the season off with a 41st-place finish at Daytona and just have struggled since. However, over the past couple of weeks we have started to hit our stride and grab some solid finishes. We had a good car in Kentucky and finished 11th then stayed on the race track at Road America and finished 10th. had a really fast race car in New Hampshire and finished fifth. It’s like we are finally starting to get the finishes we deserve. When we have solid weeks like this at the race track it gives us something to build off of.”

ON RETURNING TO DAYTONA: “I like Daytona a lot but honestly I didn't get to learn a lot at Daytona since we got wrecked on lap six. I kind of see this as my Daytona debut. I really didn’t get to learn a lot in Daytona. We didn’t get to qualify and we didn't get to race so I am going to Daytona kind of blind. I think the best spot to run is out front. If you are one of the lead cars 90 percent of the time you will stay out of the wrecks.”

ADDITIONAL NOTES OF INTEREST

  • Bayne will sign autographs in the Sprint FANZONE under the Goodyear Legends area on Saturday at 5:30 p.m.

  • Diamond-Waltrip Racing is owned by Gary and Blake Bechtel along with Michael Waltrip Racing. It fields Toyota Camrys out of the MWR shop in Cornelius, N.C. The Bechtels have owned cars in the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series since 1990. The Morgan Hill, California residents’ teams have visited victory lane 10 times in the Nationwide Series.

  • After a career-best finish of fifth-place at New Hampshire, Bayne jumped into the top 10 in the championship point standings for the first time in his young career. He is also fourth among the non-Sprint Cup drivers in the Nationwide Series.



  • Get your dog’s picture on Bayne’s No. 99 OUT! Pet Care Toyota by going to www.outpetcare.com and register for the “Top Dog of the Week.”

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Trevor Bayne - New Hampshire Race Report


Trevor Bayne, No. 99 OUT! Pet Care Toyota Camry - finished fifth - now 10th in points.


Trevor Bayne Race Summary: Diamond-Waltrip Racing driver Trevor Bayne posted a career-best finish of fifth in Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The OUT! Pet Care Toyota started the race in 18th but quickly moved to 12th when the first caution flew on lap six. The 19-year-old driver fought a tight-handling race car, but still charged into the top 10 by lap 92. Bayne never stopped going forward and raced sixth with less than 50 laps remaining. With 18 laps to go, the Knoxville, Tenn., native wrestled fifth away from Justin Alligaier and held on to score the highest finish of a non-Sprint Cup driver. Bayne, the youngest fulltime driver in the series, is 10th in the championship point standings. The series debuts its news cars Friday under the lights at Daytona International Speedway.

TREVOR BAYNE, No. 99 OUT! Pet Care Toyota

• Bayne started 18th finished fifth – a career-best.

• Bayne was the highest finishing Nationwide-only driver

• Picked up his second consecutive top-10 finish and third consecutive top-15 finish

• Moved up one spot to 10th in the NASCAR Nationwide Series point standings

• Fought a tight-handling race car for the majority of the race.

• Picked up seven spots in the first six laps

• Moved into the top 10 on lap 92 and stayed there the final 108 laps. Grabbed fifth on the lap 182 restart and held off Justin Allgaier

BAYNE QUOTE: “It’s awesome to be going back on an uphill slope. We got in a little slump there for a while, but we’ve got a lot of good things going on. Out Pet Care came on board here and ever since then, it seems like we’ve been climbing. We finished 11th at Kentucky, 10th at the road course and now fifth here. It looks like we have to just keep doing what we’re doing and we’ll be good to go.”

NNS Racing Results

• Kyle Busch won the New England 200, his 36th victory in 186 NNS starts.

• Busch became the all-time NASCAR Nationwide Series lap leader with 8,117 laps led.

• This is his sixth victory and 10th top-10 finish in 2010.

• Brad Keselowski (second) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at NHMS

• Carl Edwards, Joey Logano and Bayne rounded out the top five

• The race featured 16 lead changes among six drivers. Cautions slowed the race four times for 16 laps.

• NASCAR estimated 40,000 race fans in attendance at New Hampshire

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Trevor Bayne - New Hampshire Preview


CORNELIUS, N.C. — No. 99 OUT! Pet Care Products Toyota driver Trevor Bayne, the youngest fulltime NASCAR Nationwide Series driver, reached a small milestone of 30 starts last weekend at Road America. The 19-year-old Diamond-Waltrip Racing driver continues to gain experience while impressing many along the way. In those 30 starts, Bayne has grabbed a pole (Indianapolis), four top-10s including his 10th-place finish at Road America, 13 top-15s and has led 34 laps. The Knoxville, Tenn., native has really shined in qualifying. He has six top-five and 16 top-10 starting positions. He boasts a 12.3 starting average and has only started nine races outside the top 15.


QUOTES

TREVOR BAYNE ON NEW HAMPSHIRE: “I really like New Hampshire. I have had some success there (a top-five and top-10 finish in the K&N Pro Series East competition) and have led some laps. You really have to get all your braking done there before you hit the corners. New Hampshire isn’t considered a short track but it really drives like one. Forward bite is something that we really have to work on this weekend. You have to be able to carry a lot of speed off the corners. I really like the tracks that require a lot of throttle control. On the mile-and-a-half tracks, sometimes you can just stand on the gas and not worry about spinning the tires. I really think we have a chance to have a solid run this weekend.”

ON WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED IN YOUR FIRST 30 STARTS: “I have learned a lot over these first 30 races. However, I still have a lot to learn. I think the biggest thing I have learned so far is patience. These Nationwide races are so much longer than the East races. I have had to learn when to race hard and when to save my equipment.”

ON THE CHANGE IN MINDSET OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF RACES: “The past couple of weeks we have just concentrated on keeping the car in one piece and that has led to some really good finishes. I have been working a lot on just giving 80 percent for most of the race and not trying to win the race on the first lap. The last couple of months were really tough on me and the guys. We tore up a lot of good equipment and didn't really have anything to show for it. Jerry Baxter (crew chief) and I have worked really hard on just finishing every lap of each race. I think this new mentality has helped my confidence over the past couple of weeks.”


ADDITIONAL NOTES OF INTEREST



• Bayne will hold a media availability session in the New Hampshire Motor Speedway media center on Friday at 9 a.m.



• Bayne will sign autographs at the OUT! Pet Care display in the Fan Zone on Saturday at noon.



• Diamond-Waltrip Racing is owned by Gary and Blake Bechtel along with Michael Waltrip Racing. It fields Toyota Camrys out of the MWR shop in Cornelius, N.C. The Bechtels have owned cars in the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series since 1990. The Morgan Hill, California residents’ teams have visited victory lane 10 times in the Nationwide Series.



• Bayne is 11th in points, but fifth among the non-Sprint Cup drivers in the Nationwide Series.



• Bayne has two K&N Pro Series East starts at the New England oval. The 19-year-old driver has one top-five and two top-10 finishes. He also led laps during both of his starts at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.



• Get your dog’s picture on Bayne’s No. 99 OUT! Pet Care Toyota by going to www.outpetcare.com and register for the “Top Dog of the Week.”

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Trevor Bayne - Road America Race Report



Trevor Bayne, No. 99 OUT! Pet Care Toyota Camry - finished 10th - now 11th in points.


Trevor Bayne Race Summary: Trevor Bayne and the OUT! Pet Care team finished 10th on Saturday at Road America, grabbing their second top-10 finish of the season. The Diamond-Waltrip team started the race 20th and slowly climbed their way into the top 15. A solid second pit stop on lap 27 by the over-the-wall crew moved Bayne into the top 10 where he raced for most of the final 23 laps. The youngest fulltime NNS driver now sits 11th in the championship point standings. The NNS next stop will be at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N. H. where they will race next Saturday afternoon.”

NNS Racing Results

• Carl Edwards won the THE BUCYRUS 200, his 26th victory in 191 NNS starts.

• This was the NASCAR Nationwide Series debut at the four-mile road course.

• Ron Fellows (second) posted his first top-10 finish in one races at Road America.

• Brendan Gaughan, Brad keselowski and Owen Kelly rounded out the top five

• The race featured seven lead changes among five drivers.

• The race was slowed by seven cautions for a total of 14 laps.

• NASCAR estimated 50,000 race fans in attendance at Road America.



TREVOR BAYNE, No. 99 OUT! Pet Care Toyota

• Bayne started 20th finished 10th

• Grabbed only his second top 10 finish of the 2010 season

• Picked up his second consecutive top 15 finish

• Move up one spots to 11th in the NASCAR Nationwide Series point standings

• A red flag halted the race for just under 32 minutes

• Picked up two spots before he made his first pit stop of the day

• The over-the-wall crew pick up six spots on pit road during the lap 27 pit stop

• Received right-rear damage on lap 44

• Worked his way back in the top 10 after a fuel only pit stop on lap 31

• Bayne finished 10th in the inaugural race at the four-mile road course in Elkhart Lake, Wis.



BAYNE QUOTE: “This was a solid day for the OUT! Pet Care Toyota team. We were able to keep our car out of the gravel all weekend. I am just a little disappointed that we got some damage at the end of the race. This is only our second top-10 finish of the season so I am really excited. It gives us something to build on. I have to thank my pit crew for another solid job in the pits. They got me out in front of that big wreck that caused the long red flag. This is two solid weeks for us so I am pretty excited. I feel like we finally have some momentum.”

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Trevor Bayne - Road America Preview



CORNELIUS, N.C. — Diamond-Waltrip Racing has worked extremely hard over the past couple of months to prepare 19-year-old driver Trevor Bayne for the NASCAR Nationwide Series’ two upcoming road course races. Bayne has attended what he jokingly refers to as the “Michael McDowell school of racing.” The duo have spent several weeks at Virginia International Raceway driving a two-seater built by Michael Waltrip Racing. This weekend the series makes its debut at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis. The Knoxville, Tenn., native finished third at Watkins Glen and 17th at Lime Rock in the 2008 K&N Pro Series. Bayne visited Road America May 3 doing promotional work and raved about the track and the challenges it will present the drivers.



QUOTES



TREVOR BAYNE ON ROAD AMERICA: “Road America is an awesome track. It’s a very high speed road course. There are a lot of elevation changes and some spots that could potentially be dangerous. The trickiest part of the track to me is turns five and six. You have to get your car slowed down to get through five and then you have to remember the blind turn that is after the hill on six. The car is going to get really light coming up the hill. You have to slow down heading up the hill or you won’t make it. I think if you can stay on the racetrack at Road America, you can bring home a top-10 finish.

ON ROAD COURSE RACING: “I really like racing on road courses. It’s something a little different from what we do every week. I have only raced on two road courses in my career but we have run pretty well. Road course racing can be a challenge. Michael McDowell has been working with me over the last couple of months to get me ready. He keeps telling me to think ahead. You have to get yourself set up for the next turn. You can’t just focus on where you are currently on the track.”

ON BEING ON AN EVEN PLAYING FIELD THIS WEEKEND: “It’s pretty cool that a large majority of the field has the same amount of experience as I do at Road America. There are going to be some road course ringers out there like Ron Fellows but at least this puts me on the same playing field as most of the Nationwide Series drivers. The open test that we have on Thursday is going to mean a lot for us. It will give us a chance to try a bunch of things and have a pretty good car come Friday and Saturday.”

ADDITIONAL NOTES OF INTEREST



  • Diamond-Waltrip Racing is owned by Gary and Blake Bechtel along with Michael Waltrip Racing. It fields Toyota Camrys out of the MWR shop in Cornelius, N.C. The Bechtels have owned cars in the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series since 1990. The Morgan Hill, California residents’ teams have visited victory lane 10 times in the Nationwide Series.



  • On Monday and Tuesday, Bayne and the Diamond-Waltrip Racing team tested the new NASCAR Nationwide car at the Milwaukee Mile. The new car will race at Daytona, Michigan, Richmond and Charlotte.



  • Bayne owns 29 NNS starts. He has a pole (Indianapolis), three top-10s (Indianapolis, Richmond and Las Vegas), 12 top-15s and has led 34 laps. His average starting spot is 12th and a finishing spot of 19th.



  • Bayne is 12th in points, but sixth among the non-Sprint Cup drivers competing in the Nationwide Series.



  • Bayne posted consistent qualifying efforts in his first 29 starts. Over his short career, he has grabbed a pole (Indianapolis), six top-five and 16 top-10 starting positions. He boasts a 12.3 starting average and has only started eight races outside the top 15.



  • To get your dog’s picture on Bayne’s No. 99 OUT! Pet Care Toyota, go to www.outpetcare.com and register for the next “Top Dog of the Week.”



  • OUT! Pet Care products will be on the No. 99 Toyota Camry for 16 of the final 21 races with Aaron’s on the remaining races.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Bayne Moves to 12th in NNS Overall Points

Trevor Bayne, No. 99 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota Camry - finished 11th - now 12th in points.

Trevor Bayne Race Summary:  Trevor Bayne, the youngest fulltime NASCAR Nationwide Series driver, grabbed a solid 11th-place finish and climbed into the top 12 in the championship point standings at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday night.  Bayne continued his string of impressive qualifying efforts in the past six races by grabbing a 12th-place starting position.  The 19-year-old driver worked his way into seventh before the second caution flag waved on lap 20.  After the restart the No. 99 Aaron’s Dream Machine started to lose rear grip and Bayne began free falling through the field.  He was 20th before a caution flag flew on lap 111.  The No. 99 Toyota started to come to life and Bayne found himself in the top five with 57 laps remaining in the race.  The Knoxville, Tenn., native held strong with a tight-handling race car and crossed the finish line 11th.

NNS Racing Results
‪·‬ Joey Logano won the Meijer 300, his seventh victory in 51 NNS starts
‪·‬ This is his first victory and ninth top-10 finish in 2010.
‪·‬ This is his third victory and third top-5 finish in three races at Kentucky Speedway.
‪·‬ Carl Edwards (second) posted his second top-10 finish in six races at Kentucky Speedway.
‪·‬ Brad Keselowski, Brendan Gaughan and Reed Sorenson rounded out the top five
‪·‬ The race featured 11 lead changes among eight drivers.
‪·‬ The race was slowed by 10 cautions for a total of 51 laps.
‪·‬ NASCAR estimated 61,000 race fans in attendance at Kentucky.

TREVOR BAYNE, No. 99 Dream Machine Toyota
‪·‬ Bayne started 12th - his fifth top 12 starting position in six races
‪·‬ Move up three spots to 12th in the NASCAR Nationwide Series point standings
‪·‬ Picked up five spots before the second caution flag flew for a single car incident on the backstretch
‪·‬ Lost gear grip during the middle part of the race and ran as low as 20th
‪·‬ The over-the-wall crew pick up five spots on pit road during the lap 113 pit stop
‪·‬ Worked his way back in the top 10 after a fuel only pit stop on lap 133
‪·‬ Raced inside the top 10 until the final lap when Colin Braun passed him in turn three
‪·‬ Bayne finished 11th his second top 15 finish at the 1.5-mile track

BAYNE QUOTE:  “We accomplished our goal of just finishing the race tonight.  Jerry Baxter (crew chief) told me just to finish every lap and good finishes will start coming to us.  We didn’t have the best race car tonight but we were able to grab a solid finish and bring home a Aaron’s Dream Machine in one piece.  My guys have done a great job every week bring good equipment to the race track.  This is something we can build off of.  Now we can bring this car back to the shop an make it better for the next race.”

Trevor Bayne - Kentucky Race Report


  • Trevor Bayne, No. 99 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota Camry - finished 11th - now 12th in points.
Trevor Bayne Race Summary:  Trevor Bayne, the youngest fulltime NASCAR Nationwide Series driver, grabbed a solid 11th-place finish and climbed into the top 12 in the championship point standings at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday night. Bayne continued his string of impressive qualifying efforts in the past six races by grabbing a 12th-place starting position. The 19-year-old driver worked his way into seventh before the second caution flag waved on lap 20. After the restart the No. 99 Aaron’s Dream Machine started to lose rear grip and Bayne began free falling through the field. He was 20th before a caution flag flew on lap 111. The No. 99 Toyota started to come to life and Bayne found himself in the top five with 57 laps remaining in the race. The Knoxville, Tenn., native held strong with a tight-handling race car and crossed the finish line 11th.


NNS Racing Results

  • Joey Logano won the Meijer 300, his seventh victory in 51 NNS starts

  • This is his first victory and ninth top-10 finish in 2010.

  • This is his third victory and third top-5 finish in three races at Kentucky Speedway.

  • Carl Edwards (second) posted his second top-10 finish in six races at Kentucky Speedway.

  • Brad Keselowski, Brendan Gaughan and Reed Sorenson rounded out the top five

  • The race featured 11 lead changes among eight drivers.

  • The race was slowed by 10 cautions for a total of 51 laps.

  • NASCAR estimated 61,000 race fans in attendance at Kentucky.
TREVOR BAYNE, No. 99 Dream Machine Toyota

  • Bayne started 12th - his fifth top 12 starting position in six races

  • Move up three spots to 12th in the NASCAR Nationwide Series point standings

  • Picked up five spots before the second caution flag flew for a single car incident on the backstretch

  • Lost gear grip during the middle part of the race and ran as low as 20th

  • The over-the-wall crew pick up five spots on pit road during the lap 113 pit stop

  • Worked his way back in the top 10 after a fuel only pit stop on lap 133

  • Raced inside the top 10 until the final lap when Colin Braun passed him in turn three

  • Bayne finished 11th his second top 15 finish at the 1.5-mile track

BAYNE QUOTE: “We accomplished our goal of just finishing the race tonight. Jerry Baxter (crew chief) told me just to finish every lap and good finishes will start coming to us. We didn’t have the best race car tonight but we were able to grab a solid finish and bring home a Aaron’s Dream Machine in one piece. My guys have done a great job every week bring good equipment to the race track. This is something we can build off of. Now we can bring this car back to the shop an make it better for the next race.”

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Trevor Bayne - Kentucky Preview



CORNELIUS, N.C. — Saturday night’s race at Kentucky Speedway is the second of three consecutive stand-alone races for the NASCAR Nationwide Series. If history matters, racing at Kentucky Speedway could be a good thing for 19-year-old Trevor Bayne. The 1.5-mile oval has a history of giving young drivers their first career victory. David Gilliland (2006), Stephen Leicht (2007) and Joey Logano (2008) each earned their first career victories at Kentucky.


Bayne, the youngest fulltime NNS driver, has shown speed of late posting two top-five (Charlotte and Nashville) and four top-10 starting qualifying efforts. Like most talented young drivers, Bayne owns only 28 career starts, he’s working on translating that speed into good finishes. Bayne will pilot the No. 99 Aaron’s Toyota for the Jerry Baxter-led Diamond-Waltrip Racing team. Aaron’s (six races) and OUT! Pet Care (16 races) will serve as primary sponsors for the team’s remaining 2010 races.

QUOTES

BAYNE ON THE SEASON TO DATE: “Our season to date has been a roller coaster. They need to put us in Disney’s theme park there so we can be the best ride of the place because we’ve been so up and down. One week we’ll have a great run and something will happen at the very end. Every race has been a roller coaster, not just the season itself. We’ll be so fast or qualify so good and then something happens to take us out of it. We’re looking to turn that around and just finish these races, even if it’s 10th, it’s still a finish because we get in a situation at the end of races where we shouldn’t be and things happen. To be that high in the points (eighth) after some of the things we’ve gone through is still pretty awesome. Getting OUT! Pet Care on board with Aaron’s has been a big step for our team and you can see the motivation in the guys, it’s just different. They know we’re good to go and we don’t have to worry about these other 18 races this year that aren’t funded, we can just go out to the track and do our thing and not worry about it. That relieves a lot of pressure for myself too because I can just go out and race now. I can just go do my thing. Ty Norris (general manager) Gary Bechtel (team owner) and Michael Waltrip, they can just go work on the race team and focus on the components instead of having to chase all the sponsorship they were having to do before. I’m sure they’ll still be on top of their game on that, but this just relieves us some more. I think we’re getting ready to turn it around here.”

KENTUCKY AS A PLACE FOR FIRST TIME WINNERS: “I think all the stand-alone events are a place for a first time winner. However, I think it puts more pressure on the team because this is our chance to shine and turn it around and get momentum going. Not having the Cup guys here is a big chance to break into the top-three. It’s definitely an advantage for us when the Cup guys aren’t here. I think this is one of our best shots of the year to grab a good finish or at least get that momentum going so this team knows what it feels like to finish on a high note. I think once we can get some momentum good finishes will start compounding on each other. You get one top-five and you know you can do this, it builds motivation and the team gets behind you and good thing start happening.”

ADDITIONAL NOTES OF INTEREST

  • Diamond-Waltrip Racing is owned by Gary and Blake Bechtel along with Michael Waltrip Racing. It fields Toyota Camry's out of the MWR shop in Cornelius, N.C. The Bechtels have owned cars in the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series since 1990. The Morgan Hill, California residents’ teams have visited victory lane 10 times in the Nationwide Series.



  • This weekend marks the second of four “Dash 4 Cash” races sponsored by Nationwide Insurance, where full-time/part-time and limited schedule series-only driver along with full-time double-duty drivers have the opportunity to pocket an extra $25,000 with a win. Otherwise, the pot rolls over to the next “Dash 4 Cash” event, July 31 at Iowa.



  • Bayne continues to remain consistent in his qualifying efforts over his first 28 starts. Over his short career the Knoxville, Tenn., native has grabbed a pole (Indianapolis), six top-five and 16 top-10 starting positions. He boasts a 12.3 starting average and has only started eight races outside the top 15.



  • Aaron’s, proud sponsor of the No. 99, will give away an autographed hat to a lucky race fan through Facebook and Twitter following any top-10 finish. Follow Aaron’s on Twitter (@aaronssports) and become a fan on Facebook (Facebook.com/AaronsSports)



  • Bayne will sign autographs at the Aaron’s display 6:15-6:30 p.m. Saturday in the track’s FanZone

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Trevor Bayne - Nashville Race Report


  • Trevor Bayne, No. 99 OUT! Pet Care Toyota Camry - finished 32nd - now 15th in points.


Trevor Bayne Race Summary:  Diamond-Waltrip Racing driver Trevor Bayne raced inside the top-10 until he was wrecked on lap 126 and forced behind the wall for the remainder of the event. The 19-year-old driver qualified in the top-five for the second week in a row. Bayne raced as high as second and was running sixth when the No. 12 of Justin Allgaier got into Bayne. The contact cut down a left-rear tire. Before the Knoxville, Tenn., native could make it to pit road he hit the outside wall causing major damage to the No. 99 OUT! Pet Care Toyota. Bayne crossed the line 32nd.

NNS Racing Results

  • Brad Keselowski won the Nashville 300, his ninth victory in 117 NNS starts

  • This is his third victory and 12th top-10 finish in 2010.

  • This is his second victory and sixth top-10 finish in 11 races at Nashville Superspeedway.

  • Carl Edwards (second) posted his 10th top-10 finish in 11 races at Nashville Superspeedway.

  • Paul Menard, Justin Allgaier and Mike Bliss rounded out the top five

  • The race featured 10 lead changes among six drivers.

  • The race was slowed by eight cautions for a total of 36 laps.

  • NASCAR estimated 17,500 race fans in attendance at Nashville.

TREVOR BAYNE, No. 99 OUT! Pet Care Toyota

  • Bayne started third and finished 32nd

  • This was Bayne’s fourth top-10 starting position in five races

  • Bayne ran as high as second

  • Bayne raced inside the top 10 for the majority of the race

  • Suffered a left-rear flat and hit the wall on lap 126

  • Crossed the finish line 32nd, 99 laps down to the leaders

BAYNE QUOTE: “It stinks that we tore up another race car.  It seems like that’s what happens to us every week.  We have fast race cars – we just need to start finishing these things.  I hate it for our sponsors – Out Pet Care and everybody.  There was nothing we could do about it.  We were coming out of turn four, two guys got checked up in front of us, we got under them and (Justin) Allgaier decided he had another run and wanted to pass all four of us at one time.  It stinks for us because they are still out there racing and we’re in here with a torn up race car.  We’ll come back and get them.  We have a strong race team and I think we’re coming up right now and we just need to finish the races the way we’re running.”

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Trevor Bayne - Nashville Preview


CORNELIUS, N.C. — Trevor Bayne, the youngest fulltime NASCAR Nationwide Series driver, celebrates his one year anniversary with Diamond-Waltrip Racing this weekend at Nashville Superspeedway. The 19-year-old driver made a big splash last year in his DWR debut by qualifying on the outside pole. Since then the Knoxville, Tenn. native has made 23 starts behind the wheel of the No. 99 OUT! Pet Care Toyota. He owns a pole (Indianapolis), two top-10 (Indianapolis and Las Vegas) and 11 top-15 finishes. Bayne has made two starts at the 1.33-mile Nashville Superspeedway qualifying second and sixth with finishes of 28th and 12th.


QUOTES

TREVOR BAYNE ON NASHVILLE: “I like racing at Nashville and it gets me back to my home state too. But I really like guitars so hopefully we can get one of those. We’re having a great second part of the season so far – as far as our speed. We haven’t gotten the finishes that we want, but we’ve been fast every weekend. I’m hoping to build on that all the way through. Hopefully we can carry the momentum from Charlotte on to Nashville. We have a great new sponsor on board and that’s always good to have a painted race car when you go to a race track. A paint scheme looks good when it’s got something on the hood. Our Toyotas have been strong for Diamond-Waltrip Racing and we’re just looking forward to building on that. I’ll have some friends and family out at Nashville Superspeedway so that will be great. I think its perfect timing to go back there. My first race last season for Michael Waltrip Racing was at Nashville. It’s going to be great to go back and see how far we’ve come in just one year.”

ON ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH DWR: “It has been a great year. I have been able to learn so much from Jerry Baxter (crew chief) and all the other guys at Diamond-Waltrip Racing. We have build some fast cars and I think we are getting better and better each weekend. It’s cool to look back and see how far I have come in just one year. I think we, as a team, are really starting to gel and I think we can prove that we are a team that can win over the next 23 races.”

ON RACING ON A TRACK YOU HAVE RACED ON BEFORE: “It’s like starting on an even playing field this weekend. Normally, I have to spend the entire first practice just learning the race track before we can make adjustments to the car. That puts us behind just a little. We have made laps at Nashville so we will be able to make adjustments right off the truck. Also, Jerry (Baxter) knows what I want in a race car at Nashville so the car should be pretty close off the truck this weekend.”

ADDITIONAL NOTES OF INTEREST

  • Diamond-Waltrip Racing is owned by Gary and Blake Bechtel along with Michael Waltrip Racing. It fields Toyota Camry's out of the MWR shop in Cornelius, N.C. The Bechtels have owned cars in the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series since 1990. The Morgan Hill, California residents’ teams have visited victory lane 10 times in the Nationwide Series.



  • Bayne owns 27 NNS starts. He has a pole (Indianapolis), three top-10s (Indianapolis, Richmond and Las Vegas), 11 top-15s and has led 34 laps. His average starting spot is 12th and a finishing spot of 18th.



  • Bayne is sixth among the drivers only competing in the Nationwide Series.



  • Bayne will sign autographs in the Nashville FanZone area on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.



  • To get your dog’s picture on Bayne’s No. 99 OUT! Pet Care Toyota go to www.outpetcare.com and register them for the next “Top Dog of the Week.”



  • On Tuesday, Bayne and the Diamond-Waltrip Racing team tested at Virginia International Raceway in preparation for the upcoming road course event at Road America.


  • OUT! Pet Care products will be on the No. 99 Toyota Camry for 17 of the final 23 races with Aaron’s on the other six races.