Ford PSD by Int'l Advance Notes - Talladega
Contact: Jeffrey Sturek, Global Performance group, (704) 450-9060, jeffrey@gperformance.com, www.ppcracing.com/media No. 10 Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International / Terry Cook John Deere 250 / Talladega Superspeedway - Saturday, Oct. 7, 2006 STORY LINES LEADING INTO TALLADEGA: ~ Pennsylvania Police Officers on Team: Crew members Bill Cahill and Marty Brice have full-time jobs as a sergeant with the Westtown-East Goshin Regional and Coatesville (Pa.) Police Departments, respectively. On the weekends, however, both Cahill and Brice use their time by working on the No. 10 Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International race team. Cahill was part of a team called to Ground Zero on September 11, 2001 ~ Breaking the Barriers for Women: Nicole Addison is leading the way for women to enter NASCAR with aspirations to serve as over-the-wall crew members. Addison is the rear tire changer for the No. 10 Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International race team and is the only female over-the-wall crew member in NASCAR's top-three series. This is her second full-time year in the NCTS ~ "Professor Cook" Teaches Rookies: Before every race weekend, the NCTS holds a rookie drivers meeting prior to the first practice session with Terry Cook as the professor. Cook teaches the rookies everything from the racing line to avoiding trouble in the corners. On a typical race weekend, there are more than 10 Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year contenders attempting to qualify for the next race. Class has been in session since February ~ Veteran Spotter Leads Team: Every position on a race team is very important and there is no exception to the team's spotter. For Tony Hirschman III, he is one of the best in the business. Hirschman III began spotting for his father, Tony Sr. in 1996 in the NASCAR Whelen Modifieds. Hirschman spotted for IRL teams from 1999-2003 and most recently in the NASCAR Busch Series (NBS) before joining the No. 10 Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International race team this year ppc RACING AT TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY: DATE DRIVER START FINISH STATUS LAPS 04/29/06 Kenny Wallace 34 13 Running 117 / 117 John Andretti 23 16 Running 117 / 117 04/30/05 Kenny Wallace 35 22 Accident 22 / 117 Michel Jourdain 41 30 Engine 79 / 117 04/24/04 Jason Keller 29 12 Running 117 / 117 04/05/03 Jason Keller 19 28 Running 68 / 117 Scott Riggs 8 24 Running 84 / 117 04/20/02 Jason Keller 12 1 Running 117 / 117 Scott Riggs 12 19 Running 59 / 117 04/21/01 Jason Keller 15 25 Running 97 / 113 Jeff Green 12 3 Running 113 / 113 04/15/00 Jason Keller 10 22 Running 113 / 113 Jeff Green 4 5 Running 113 / 113 Averages 19.5 16.9 COOK ON HIS PREDICTIONS OF THE RACE: "I think it will be four and five wide all day long. The track having lots of grip and with the new asphalt, I think most of the drivers in the series will use their head at least until we get down to five or 10 to go. It doesn't matter who you are, you kind of forget about your friends and forgot about your curiosity. Instead of giving and taking all day, you start taking at that point and that's just a product of racing. I expect a very good race, a very clean race. We're building a truck hopefully that's fast enough that we can get to the front and stay up front all day long and avoid any what may potentially be problems on the race track. Obviously, as a fellow competitor, I don't wish any bad luck on any of them and certainly don't want to be caught up in any wrecks myself. We're just hoping for a good, safe race and put a great show on for the fans and hopefully they'll want us to come back year after year after year." 2006 RACE RESULTS: Average Start: 15.0 Average Finish: 12.4 Wins: 1 Top-5s: 2 Top-10s: 9 Laps Led: 62 Earnings: $300,875 Total Driver Points: 2460 Points Standings: 10 Total Owner's Points: 2460 Owner's Standings: 11 Laps Completed: 3217 Total Possible Laps: 3220 Percentage: 99.9 MEET THE NO. 10 FORD POWER STROKE DIESEL BY INTERNATIONAL RACE TEAM . . . Nicole Addison, Rear Tire Changer Marty Brice, Pit Support Jon Bruns, Rear Tire Carrier Cal Boprey, Truck Chief Bill Cahill, Second Gas Can Dennis Connor, Crew Chief Jeff Fleenor, Catch Can Cliff Graves, Shop Foreman Tony Hirschman III, Spotter Danny Johnson, Front Tire Carrier Jeff Kirkendall, Engineer Teresa Kirkendall, Scorer Ken Majors, Engine Tuner Bill Page, Gas Man / Transport Driver Greg Pollex, Truck Owner Kenneth Purcell, Jack Man Marc Smith, Shock Specialist Tim Whitaker, Front Tire Changer ppc RACING'S HISTORY AT TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY: ~ Six drivers have started a ppc Racing car at Talladega Superspeedway. They are Jason Keller (2000-04), Jeff Green (2000-01), Scott Riggs (2002-03), Kenny Wallace (2005-06), Michel Jourdain Jr. (2005) and John Andretti (2006) ~ ppc Racing has three NBS top-10 finishes at Talladega Superspeedway, including a victory in 2002 with Keller ###