TEAM REPORTS (PHOENIX) - Kyle Krisiloff, No. 14, Lilly/Walgreens, PIR Recap
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After three successful practice sessions Friday to fine tune the No. 14 Lilly/Walgreens Ford, Krisiloff returned to the one-mile track on Saturday morning to qualify 34th. When the green flag waved for the start of the Arizona.Travel 200, Krisiloff was ready, gaining three positions during the opening 22 laps.
The caution flag waved for the fourth time on lap 43, setting the field up for a round of pit stops. Krisiloff came down pit road during lap 50 to receive four tires, fuel and a right side track bar adjustment to tighten up the loose racecar. On the lap 48 restart, Krisiloff had improved four positions to 29th.
As the track temperature began to cool, Krisiloff continued to improve, but struggled to stay in front of the leaders. On lap 106, Crew Chief Bryant Frazier radioed Krisiloff telling him to be patient, continue running smooth and focus on staying in position to get back on the lead lap.
During lap 141, Krisiloff was running 26th when he was tagged by another driver also battling to be the first car one lap down, resulting in minor damage to the right rear bumper of the No. 14 Lilly/Walgreens Ford.
Krisiloff was in 28th when a late three-car accident brought out the final caution of the race, setting up a green-white-checkered finish. Krisiloff picked up three positions on the lap 201 restart to finish 25th.
³We were hoping to finish better than 25th, but overall, the day was pretty good,² Krisiloff said. ³We were able to improve the car a lot throughout the race. When we started, the car was loose in the center. We made some track bar and air pressure adjustments trying to find the right combination to get the Lilly/Walgreens car where it needed to be. This is one of my favorite cars so I am glad we can take it back to the shop with only minor damages. The guys did a great job this weekend making improvements to the Lilly/Walgreens Ford. Now we will get ready for Homestead next weekend and look forward to getting a great finish in the last race of the season.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.
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.
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.
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.