AutoZone / Kenny Wallace ATLANTA Pre-Race Report
Kenny Wallace
#22 AutoZone Ford Fusion
Nicorette 300
Atlanta Motor Speedway / Atlanta, GA
Saturday, March 18, 2006
KENNY WALLACE / #22 AUTOZONE RACING TEAM FAST FACTS:
· Kenny Wallace will be attempting to improve his on his career-best
AMS finish of 7th position
· Wallace has 19 career NNCS starts at Atlanta; best start: 2nd
(1994), best finish: 7th (1998)
· The AutoZone team will be running chassis #25 this weekend in
Atlanta; #25 is one of Wallace’s favorite cars
from last season that had a new body put on during the off-season
KENNY WALLACE @ ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY:
SERIES STARTS TOP-5’s TOP-10’s BEST START BEST
FINISH
NBS 8 0 1
7 (2002) 7 (2004)
DATE START FINISH STATUS EARNINGS
4/1992 15 12 Running $
5,890
4/1994 12 21 Running
$ 5,300
4/1995 37 18 Running $
3,700
4/2000 32 41 Accident $
8,700
4/2001 34 19 Running
$11,925
4/2002 7 18 Running
$12,995
4/2004 12 7 Running
$27,435
4/2005 21 12 Running
$23,805
WALLACE ON THE NICORETTE 300 AND ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY:
“I love racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway because it is so fast and there are
multiple grooves, which puts more control in the driver’s hands instead of
just having to depend on the handling of the car. I like groovy tracks! In
recent weeks we’ve raced at tracks that if your car isn’t handling well and
working on the bottom then you are in big trouble because the outside groove
just doesn’t work. At Atlanta if your car isn’t working right on the bottom of
the track, you can search around and find different lines that work best for
the handling of your car and changing conditions. My new crew chief, Randy
Cox, has been working hard to build new cars and put better bodies on some of
my favorite cars from last year. This weekend we are taking chassis #25 which
is one our strongest and most dependable cars from last season, so hopefully
we can start to build some momentum and turn things around with the AutoZone
team.�??
ABOUT AUTOZONE, PRIMARY SPONSOR OF THE #22 AUTOZONE FORD FUSION RACING TEAM…
· AutoZoners provide WOW! Customer Service.
· AutoZoners provide Trustworthy Advice.
· AutoZoners Go the Extra Mile to help customers find the best
merchandise at the right price.
Date Race Site
Start Finish Laps Completed Status Earnings
Feb. 18 Hershey’s Kissables 300 Daytona International
Speedway 30 13 120 / 120
Running $ 53,206
Feb. 25 Stater Bros. 300 California Speedway
11 34 148 /
150 Running $ 26,970
March 5 Telcel-Motorola 200 Autodromo Hermanos
Rodriguez 20 19 80 / 80
Running $ 46,680
March 11 Sam’s Town 300 Las Vegas Motor
Speedway 39 32 203 / 206
Running $ 26,553
March 18 Nicorette 300 Atlanta Motor
Speedway
March 25 Sharpie Mini 300 Bristol Motor
Speedway
April 8 O’Reilly 300 Texas Motor
Speedway
April 15 Pepsi 300 Nashville
Superspeedway
April 21 Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 Phoenix International
Raceway
April 29 Aaron’s 312 Talladega
Superspeedway
May 5 Richmond 250 Richmond
International Raceway
May 12 Diamond Hill Plywood 200 Darlington Raceway
May 27 CarQuest Auto Parts 300 Lowe’s Motor Speedway
June 3 Dover 200 Dover
International Speedway
June 10 Federated Auto Parts 300 Nashville Superspeedway
June 17 Meijer 300 presented by Oreo Kentucky Speedway
June 24 AT&T 250 The Milwaukee Mile
June 30 TBA Daytona
International Speedway
July 8 USG Durock 300 Chicagoland Speedway
July 15 New England 200 New Hampshire Intl.
Speedway
July 22 TBA Martinsville
Speedway
July 29 Gateway 200 Gateway
International Raceway
Aug. 5 Kroger 200 Indianapolis Raceway Park
Aug. 12 Zippo 200 Watkins Glen
International
Aug. 19 Michigan 250 Michigan
International Speedway
Aug. 25 Food City 250 Bristol Motor
Speedway
Sept. 2 Ameriquest 300 California Speedway
Sept. 8 Emerson Radio 250 Richmond
International Speedway
Sept. 23 Dover 200 Dover International
Speedway
Sept. 30 Yellow Transportation 300 Kansas Speedway
Oct. 13 Dollar General 300 Lowe’s Motor
Speedway
Oct. 28 Sam’s Town 250 Memphis Motorsports
Park
Nov. 4 O’Reilly Challenge Texas Motor Speedway
Nov. 11 Arizona Travel 200 Phoenix
International Raceway
Nov. 18 Ford 300 Homestead-Miami
Speedway
Average Start: 25
Average Finish: 24
Wins: 0
Top-5 Finishes: 0
Top-10 Finishes: 0
Earnings: $153,409
Total Driver’s Points: 358
Driver Points Standings: 19
Total Owner’s Points: 358
Owner’s Points Standings: 23
Total Laps Completed: 551
Total Possible Laps: 556
Percentage: 99%
Meet the #22 AutoZone Ford Fusion race team….
Randy Cox, Crew Chief
Corey Hunter, Rear Tire Carrier
Steve “Big Guy�?? Helwig, Car Chief Bryan
Jacobson, Front Tire Changer
Matt Cox, Jackman John Kowalski,
Catch Can
Dan Dittberner, Engineer Mike Murphy, Gas Man
Vaughn Dunn, Tire Specialist Mike “
M&M�?? Myers, Transport Driver
Ben Steger, Front Tire Carrier Dan Ryan, Roush-Yates Engine Tuner
Tyler Hmiel, Extra Man
Ricky Turner, Rear Tire Changer *
* Note: Randy Cox is filling in for Ricky Turner while he recovers from a
pre-season injury sustained during pit practice.
