Bryan Silas, No. 11 Nortrax-Shell Rotella T Chevrolet Iowa
Fast Facts
Bryan Silas, No. 11 Nortrax-Shell Rotella T Chevrolet
Prairie Meadows 250 Fast Facts
Bryan Silas, Fast Track Racing,
No. 11 Nortrax-Shell Rotella T Chevrolet Monte Carlo
ARCA RE/MAX Series Race No. 9, Prairie Meadows 250
Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa
Race Information: Event: Prairie Meadows 250, Saturday, June 2 at 8:00 p.m.
Local Time live on SPEED Track: Iowa Speedway Qualifying: Saturday, June 2 at
4:00 p.m. Local Time Track Length: .875-mile paved oval.
Toledo Recap: Silas made his second career start at Toledo Speedway on May
20 with a solid 15th place finish. After wrecking in practice, Silas rebounded
to qualify 30th. During the 200-lap event, the rookie showed extreme
patience and overcame a two-lap mishap on pit road to notch his best finish since
Salem Speedway in April.
Iowa Rewind: Silas was one of 41 competitors to take the green flag in the
inaugural ARS event at Iowa Speedway in 2006. After qualifying his No. 11 Fast
Track High Performance Driving School Chevrolet 16th, Silas appeared to be
headed towards a top-10 finish before a late race incident spoiled his run
resulting in a 26th place.
Before Heading To The Race: Fast Track Racing and rookie Bryan Silas
participated in the open test at Michigan International Speedway on Tuesday testing
a Ford Fusion and a Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Reviewing their times at the test
will set the platform for which manufacturer the FTR team will unload at
Michigan International Speedway in two weeks.
Looking Sharp: Nortrax, Shell Rotella-T, Holland Pump and Palm Beach Grading
(PBG) will sponsor Silas’s No. 11 Chevrolet Monte Carlo this Saturday. The
duo group of sponsors continues their foray into the ARCA RE/MAX Series (ARS)
and will hold sponsorship of the Fast Track Racing entry.
Points Chase: After their satisfying finish at Toledo, Silas remains 10th
in the ARCA RE/MAX Series point standings trailing fellow Floridian Patrick
Sheltra by 65 points. Silas is only 245 points from locking himself solidly
into the top-five in the championship chase.
Come Meet Bryan: Bryan Silas and several of his colleagues will sign
autographs with the ARCA RE/MAX Series fans this Friday, June 1 at the Prairie
Meadows Racetrack and Casino from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
Double Duty Returns Soon: Silas, a native of Stuart, Florida will attempt to
make his third NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start in a two weeks at
Michigan International Speedway. Silas will run his ARS car on Friday followed by
the NCTS event on Saturday.
Fast Track Racing, Iowa Speedway Pre-Race Quotes:
Bryan Silas, driver of the No. 11 Nortrax-Shell Rotella T-
Chevrolet Monte Carlo:
On Toledo: “I’m feeling a lot better about that place compared to what I
was feeling earlier in the weekend. We had a great car, but we had some
problems on pit road that prevented us from scoring a top-10 finish. We’re a rookie
team, it’s going to happen. We’ll just pick up and move.�??
On Iowa Speedway: “We were running solidly last year and got caught up in a
late race accident. Our program is improving at Fast Track Racing and I’m
looking forward to bettering our Toledo finish on Saturday night.�??
On His Double Duty Efforts Recently: “Running in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck
Series has helped me tremendously in the ARCA RE/MAX Series. It’s given me
some extra momentum and seat time behind the wheel of a racecar which is what
our NCTS program is all about, seat time. I’m looking forward to continuing
our season in the ARCA series, but welcome the opportunity the NCTS presents.�??
On Gaining Points At Toledo: “We were able to cut about half the points we
lost to Patrick (Sheltra) at Toledo, which is a good thing. Slowly but
surely, we’re closing in on half-way in the season and that’s where we really have
to get focused. I don’t think a win is out of the picture for our team this
season, we just need a little luck to be on our side to make it a reality.�??
PRIOR RESULTS:
Bryan Silas, Iowa Speedway ARCA Race Results:
Date Event Start Finish
Laps Status
10/06 Prairie Meadows 250 16 26 177/250
Accident
Fast Links:
Driver/Team: Fast Track Racing, Bryan Silas on the web:
_BryanSilasRacing.com_ (http://www.bryansilasracing.com/)
Sanction: ARCA RE/MAX Series: _ARCARacing.com_ (http://www.arcaracing.com/)
The Prairie Meadows 250 (200 laps/168 miles) is the ninth of 23 events on
the 2007 ARCA RE/MAX Series schedule. This second annual Prairie Meadows 250 is
a one day show. Practice begins Saturday, June 2 with a two hour
(11:30am-1:30pm Local Time) session planned. ARCA SIM Factory pole qualifying is slated
for later in the afternoon at 4:00pm Local Time. The event will take the
green flag under the lights beginning at 8:00pm Local Time. The race will be
televised live on SPEED with additional race coverage online at _arcaracing.com_
(http://www.arcaracing.com/)
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MEDIA CONTACT:
NAME: Chris Knight, Fast Track Racing
PHONE: 239.834.9797
EMAIL: _knight849@aol.com_ (mailto:knight849@aol.com)
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