Brandon Whitt Heading For Chicagoland Speedway For First ARCA RE/MAX Start

 
 
“Brandon Whitt Racing to make debut at fast 1.5-mile  facility�?? 
MOORESVILLE,  North Carolina (August 30, 2006) -- NASCAR race winner Brandon 
Whitt has  announced that he will be making the trek to Chicagoland Speedway 
for the  running of the ARCA SK  Hand Tool  200 on September 9th, 2006. 
 
Whitt, 23, will attempt to make his first career start in the ARCA RE/MAX  
Series in the No. 51 Brandon Whitt Racing Dodge Charger, as well as his first  
career start at the challenging 1.5-mile facility in Joliet, Illinois.  
"I'm excited to get back behind the wheel and get racing again," Whitt  said. 
"This is a great opportunity for me and for my new Brandon Whitt Racing  
team. I feel we have assembled a good team that's backed by a lot of knowledge  
and experience." 
The El Cajon, California native has acquired an appetite for big, fast  
tracks from two seasons in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, where he won two  
pole positions and a thrilling victory at Memphis Motorsports Park. He also 
accumulated some valuable  test time at Chicagoland Speedway in his Craftsman Truck 
which should help him  and his new team get up to speed quickly. 
"I have never raced at Chicagoland Speedway but I have done quite a few  
tests there in the truck and I really like the place," continued Whitt. "The  
track is somewhat unique but I feel like it suits my driving style -- it's fast,  
it has several grooves, and it should produce some good racing. I can't wait  
until the green flag." 
The SK Hand Tool 200 (134 laps/200 miles) is the 20th of 23 events on the  
2006 ARCA RE/MAX Series schedule. Practice begins Friday, September  8th with a 
two hour (2:30pm-4:30pm EST) session planned. Pork pole  qualifying is on tap 
later that afternoon (6:30pm). The race is set to take the  green flag the 
next day. SPEED will have live coverage of the event Saturday,  September 9th 
beginning at 2:00pm EST. In addition to SPEED, _arcaracing.com_ 
(http://www.arcaracing.com/)  
will have all the latest news and results from  the track.