First Start at Darlington Nothing New to Stremme

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (March 12, 2004) – When TRIMSPA driver David Stremme 
buckles in to race at Darlington Raceway in the Diamond Hill Plywood Co. 200 next 
weekend, it will be his first look at the historic speedway. For a young NASCAR 
driver with only 21 starts, Darlington can be an intimidating track. But 
Stremme has proven time and time again he can run well in his first visit to a 
speedway.
            “The drivers call Darlington the ‘Lady to Tough to Tame’,” said 
Stremme. “I’m not looking to tame anything. I just want to have a nice date 
with her. I don’t need her to bite us. We are just looking to stay out of 
trouble, fall in and get a decent finish.”
            This will be Stremme’s third first-time visit to a track in the 
2004 Busch season. Stremme finished sixth in his first visit to Daytona 
International Speedway, and third in his first visit to Las Vegas Motor Speedway just 
one week ago. While the driver of the X32 TRIMSPA Dodge has become known as a 
quick learner in his brief career, Stremme is also aware of the living 
history that Darlington represents.
            “Just driving from Charlotte to a race at Darlington is a 
reminder of NASCAR’s roots,” explains Stremme. “Last week we raced at Las Vegas. The 
huge crowd and new market shows you how much the sport has developed into the 
mainstream. But driving those two lane roads to Darlington reminds you of 
where NASCAR came from, and what racing still is for most local weekend racers.” 
            While Darlington Raceway may be historic, one thing has changed. 
The track has been fitted with the recently designed safe wall barriers, an 
example of NASCAR’s cutting edge safety technology.
            “I don’t really care to find out how well they work,” said 
Stremme. “I just applaud NASCAR and Darlington Raceway for continuing to make this 
a safer sport. I look forward to having them at all tracks.”
            Stremme will again be driving Braun Racing chassis ten this 
weekend at Darlington. It is the same car that sat on the outside pole at North 
Carolina Speedway and finished third at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, both this 
season. 
            “Right now that’s my favorite car,” admits Stremme. “That’s why 
we are taking it to three out of the first four races. But I have a lot of 
faith in the rest of our equipment, and our team’s ability to prepare these cars 
from the ground up. Heck, we have McMurray’s winning car from Rockingham and 
we aren’t even taking it as the primary.” 
            Stremme and the X32 TRIMSPA Team will look for another strong 
finish when they visit Darlington Raceway for the Diamond Hill Plywood Co. 200 
next weekend. The race will be televised live, March 20, at 12:30 p.m. eastern 
time on FX, and broadcast nationally on radio stations affiliated with Motor 
Racing Network. 
 
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