Kyle Krisiloff, No. 14, Lilly/Walgreens, TMS Post
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kyle Krisiloff and Lilly/Walgreens take 27th in Texas Busch Race FORT WORTH, Texas (November 5, 2007) Kyle Krisiloff and the Lilly/Walgreens team rebounded from a blown engine in Fridayıs practice to finish 27th in the OıReilly Challenge on Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway. After a 36th place qualifying effort, Krisiloff took the green flag from the rear of the field due to the engine change. On lap four, Krisiloff dove low in turns three and four to avoid a two-car collision that brought out the first caution. Opting to stay out, the No. 14 Lilly/Walgreens Ford gained a few positions, restarting lap nine in 28th. Caution two during lap 20 gave Krisiloff a chance for adjustments. Pitting with the field, the Lilly/Walgreens crew worked quickly to adjust air pressure, add four fresh tires, fuel and a right rear spring rubber. When the green flag dropped on lap 26, Krisiloff was scored in 32nd. A long stretch of green flag racing between laps 26-128 gave the Lilly/Walgreens crew an opportunity to test the new motor. Krisiloff radioed describing the handling as ³tight off² and ³twitchy² in the center. A round of pit stops under green flag conditions brought Krisiloff down pit lane for the second time to receive a complete set of fresh tires and fuel, returning to the field in 35th. Continuing to battle handling issues, Krisiloff managed to stay out of trouble for the second half of the 200-lap, 300-mile race, giving the No. 14 Lilly/Walgreens Ford a 27th place finish on the 1.5-mile oval track. ³We struggled a lot this weekend because of the blown engine we suffered on Friday,² Krisiloff said. ³Coming to Texas, I was excited about the opportunity to race because we ran well at Charlotte in October and the two tracks are similar. Iım happy that we were able to get the engine changed out and turn a few laps in practice on Friday before qualifying. Iım really proud and want to thank all the guys on the Lilly/Walgreens crew for their hard work. Hopefully next week at Phoenix we will not have to deal with any engine problems and we can focus on performing well without the stress of changing the engine.² Eli Lilly and Company, a leading innovation-driven corporation, is developing a growing portfolio of first-in-class and best-in-class pharmaceutical products by applying the latest research from its own worldwide laboratories and from collaborations with eminent scientific organizations. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind., Lilly provides answers through medicines and information for some of the worldıs most urgent medical needs. Additional information about Lilly is available at www.lilly.com <http://www.lilly.com/> . Walgreens Co. is the nationıs largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2006 sales of $47.4 billion. The company operates 5,850 stores in 48 states and Puerto Rico, including 77 Happy Harryıs drugstores in Delaware and surrounding states. Walgreens is expanding its patient-first health care services beyond traditional pharmacy through Walgreens Health Services, its managed convenient care clinics inside drugstores. Walgreens Health Services assists pharmacy patients and prescription drug and medical plans through Walgreens Health Initiatives, Inc. (a pharmacy benefits manager), Walgreens Mail Service Inc., Walgreens home Care Inc., and Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy. More information about Walgreens is available at www.walgreens.com <http://www.walgreens.com/> . Joslin Diabetes Center, affiliated with Harvard Medical School, has helped revolutionize the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diabetes since itıs founding more than a century ago. Joslin is the worldıs largest diabetes research center, diabetes clinic, and provider of diabetes education, and its staff of renowned physicians, researchers and clinical specialists is dedicated to preventing and curing diabetes. Joslin and Walgreens have a multi-year partnership to develop and deliver awareness, wellness, prevention and education programs to Walgreens customers with diabetes. For more information on Joslin, call 1-800-JOSLIN-1 or visit www.joslin.org <http://www.joslin.org/> . Racing Against Diabetes, a public awareness campaign sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company and Walgreens, is designed to educate people at risk for and living with diabetes. Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, affecting nearly 21 million Americans; yet, one-third of those affected are unaware they have the disease. Seeking to build diabetes awareness both on and off the track, the Racing Against Diabetes campaign hosts diabetes education programs in NASCAR race markets across the country. The first cause-marketing effort of its kind in the NASCAR Busch Series, Racing Against Diabetes works alongside the Joslin Diabetes Center, the worldıs largest diabetes research center/clinic and provider of diabetes education. ### Contact: Shannon Blankenship Cox Group (704) 896-2323 Shannon@coxgp.com