Fw: Goodson Aces Competition

----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Wise" <jwise@image500.com> To: <usar@bellsouth.net> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 10:19 AM Subject: Goodson Aces Competition

> Contact: Jason Wise, (704) 633-7439, x15 > or E-Mail: jwise@image500.com > > - For Immediate Release - > > Goodson Aces Competition > Hal Goodson Scores USAR ProCup Series Victory at Ace Speedway > > WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., (April 15, 2001) -- Hal Goodson put to rest the > superstition that Friday the 13th is unlucky. Goodson dominated USAR ProCup > Series action at Ace Speedway (Altamahaw, N.C.) Friday night, leading 200 > laps in the Jackaroo Sauces 250. > > "It sure feels good to be back in victory lane," Goodson said. "We've had > some bad luck this season, but the team never gave up and gave me an > excellent car tonight. We were really good on long runs and were able to > pull away from the field. This gives us the momentum we were looking for." > > After qualifying fourth in the No. 45 Taylor Motorsports Chevrolet Monte > Carlo, Goodson grabbed the lead on lap 22 and began to distance himself from > the leaders. The only time Goodson surrendered the lead was during pit > stops. Heading out of the pits in third, he quickly resumed the point and > rocketed away from the competition, leading the final 125 laps. The victory > was Goodson's third on the USAR ProCup Series since joining Taylor > Motorsports in July 2000. > > "The car was awesome tonight," he said. "We came here and tested and were > not that good. We went back to the shop and made some changes to the car and > here we are in victory lane. I had never raced on this track until tonight, > but I think it's become one of my favorites." > > Team owner George Taylor echoed Goodson's thoughts. "This is how racing > should be," Taylor said. "Hal and everyone on the team did a great job > tonight and showed what we're capable of doing on a weekly basis. This is > only a sign of things to come." > > Goodson and his Taylor Motorsports team have little time to celebrate the > victory as they head to Coastal Plains Raceway in Jacksonville, N.C. this > week for a test session in preparation for the next USAR ProCup Series > Southern Division race on April 28. > > The following week will see the team testing at Richmond International > Raceway (Richmond, Va.), preparing for a NASCAR Busch Series debut on May 4. > Taylor Motorsports will enter Goodson in four NASCAR Busch Series events > this season with plans to run a complete Busch Series schedule in 2002. > > To learn more about Hal Goodson and Taylor Motorsports, visit the team's > official website at www.taylor-motorsports.com. > > -30- > > Jason Wise > Manager, Public Relations & Branding > iMAGE 500 inc > Phone: (704) 633-7439, ext. 15 > Fax: (704) 630-6681 > > > > >