NASCAR BGN: IWX, Tony Roper Milwaukee Preview
1 July 1999
No. 61 IWX Motor Freight PontiacDriver: Tony Roper
Milwaukee Preview
Race: DieHard 250 Track: 1-mile oval
Time: July 4, 1:00 p.m. CDT Purse: $685,703
Television: TNN - Live Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN)
Degrees of Banking in Corners: 2.5 degrees
Length of Frontstretch: 1,265 feet
Length of Backstretch: 1,265 feet
Qualifying: One Round (positions 1-36): July 3, 11:30 a.m.
Tony's Thoughts on Milwaukee:
"I'm really looking forward to racing there. We had an awesome car at Loudon (N.H.), which was our last flat one-mile track. We qualified fourth and the car ran so well all weekend. Unfortunately, we had an engine problem on the first lap and ended up with a terrible finish.
"We learned what was wrong with the engine and have that problem fixed. I think we can hit the combination with the car to have a really good run. I love the Milwaukee track and look forward to a strong race there."
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Roper has raced at The Milwuakee Mile numerous times in his ASA (American Speed Association) and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career. He's had a couple of top-10 runs in the ASA cars and 17th and 18th-place finishes in his two truck series races at the historic oval.
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Roper and the Xpress Motorsports team will move on from Milwaukee to a two-day test at Myrtle Beach Speedway on July 6 and 7. That is in preparation for the upcoming race at the .538-mile oval on July 17.
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