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NASCAR BGN: Randy Lajoie Race Preview, Nashville

5 April 2000

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

Event: BellSouth Mobility 320 Presented by Ericsson
Track: Nashville (Tenn.) Speedway USA
Track Specs: Length -- .596-mile high-banked oval

FAST FACT

In four NASCAR Busch Series starts at Nashville Speedway USA, Randy LaJoie has completed 1,162 of the possible 1,280 laps (91 percent).

LaJoie Looks Ahead to the BellSouth Mobility 320 Presented by Ericsson:

"I want one of those trophy guitars that Nashville gives to the race winners. I've wanted one of those guitars since I watched the first Winston Cup race there. I think that is one of the coolest trophies.

"We're taking the car that ran so well there last year before the motor blew up. It's definitely a handling and a horsepower track. If you don't have horsepower you aren't going to handle, and if you don't handle, you can't use all the horsepower.

"I've raced well at Nashville, but I've never come out of there with a good finish. I've had a couple of top-10 finishes, but I'm ready for a win in Music City."

Text provided by DeLana Linville

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