Stremme Bounces Back from Mid-Race Flat to Finish 27th

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Stremme Bounces Back from Mid-Race Flat to Finish 27th 
 
Grapevine, TX (April 3, 2004) –  David Stremme and the TRIMSPA X32 Dodge 
qualified 16th for this weekend’s O’Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway. Stremme 
was making his first start at the 1.5-mile oval. He practiced as quickly as 
sixth in the prerace practice sessions. 
            At the drop of the green Stremme fought a loose handling 
condition when running on sticker tires. After several laps the X32 TRIMSPA Dodge 
became tight when exiting the turns. Stremme held strong in the 17th position for 
the first 100 laps, as Team TRIMSPA rattled off a 14.8 second pit stop on lap 
35 to maintain their track position.
            Bad luck struck Team TRIMSPA on lap 107 when Stremme radioed the 
crew that the X32 TRIMSPA Dodge had a tire going down. As a result of the 
unscheduled green flag pit stop Stremme was relegated to the 34th position, two 
laps down. Out of contention for the win but up to speed with the leaders, 
Stremme continued to fight for each spot. By lap 140 he was up to 31st position. 
During the closing laps, after a red flag condition on lap 196, Stremme passed 
four cars in the final five laps to finish 27th.
            “The TRIMSPA Dodge was a handful today,” admitted Stremme. “For 
the first time all year we were just a little off the mark. We are going to do 
some more testing at the mile-1/2 tracks and make sure that we are better 
prepared next time.”
            The 27th-place finish dropped Stremme out of the Top 10 in Busch 
Series points to the 12th position. However, Team TRIMSPA is only 23 points 
out of the Busch Series top 10.
            “I was just tight off all day and really loose driving into the 
turns when I was on sticker tires,” said Stremme. “We were really looking for 
another top finish this weekend. It just was not in the cards.”
            Stremme and Team TRIMSPA will look to be back on top when the 
Busch Series visits Nashville Superspeedway next weekend. The event will be 
broadcast live, April 10, at 3:00 p.m. eastern time on FX and MRN radio. The Pepsi 
300 will be the first Busch race of 2004 that is not in combination with the 
Nextel Cup Series. Stremme finished seventh at Nashville just one year ago in 
his first career Busch start, and came back to finish third there later in the 
season.  
            “I have tested a lot at Nashville Superspeedway in the off-season 
for Ganassi,” said Stremme. “I have logged more laps there than at any other 
track. Team TRIMSPA has had some unfortunate luck the past two races and I can
’t think of a better place to turn that around than Nashville.”
            TRIMSPA(r), a Cedar Knolls, New Jersey company is the maker of 
TRIMSPA(r), Completely Ephedra Free Formula X32, the leader in weight-loss 
supplements. TRIMSPA is a key sponsor in the NASCAR(r), racing circuit through 
Braun Racing, supported various events and has worked with numerous charitable 
organizations including the Millennium Women's Foundation, Susan G. Komen Breast 
Cancer Foundation(r), American Cancer Society(r), and Make-A-Wish 
Foundation(r). TRIMSPA(r), has helped celebrities like Anna Nicole Smith and heavyweight 
boxer Shannon Briggs lose weight. For more information about TRIMSPA and its 
products visit http://www.trimspa.com or call 1-800-TRIMSPA.
 
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