NASCAR WCUP: Ken Schrader Notes and Quotes, Pocono
15 June 2000
Posted By Terry CallahanMotorsports Editor, The Auto Channel
Ken Schrader Said...
"Pocono is different...that's for sure. Racing at Pocono is like seconds of boredom interrupted by a few moments of terror. Every corner at that track is different and you have to adjust and drive each one of them accordingly. It's a pretty tricky and challenging track to drive, but we usually do very well there in qualifying. I think with this team's performance record at Pocono and my qualifying history here, we should be O.K."
Ken Schrader's Stats...
* The "M&M's" Racing Team has enjoyed a great deal of success at Pocono Raceway as of late. Since the fall of 1998, the "M&M's" Racing Team has finished within the top 11. In July of 1998 the No. 36 Pontiac finished eighth, then followed that up in June of 1999 with a ninth-place finish. Their latest outing at Pocono Raceway resulted in an 11th-place finish in July of 1999.
* "M&M's" Racing Team driver Kenny Schrader is somewhat of a qualifying expert at Pocono Raceway. With a total of five pole positions in 30 starts at the Pocono track, Schrader leads all Winston Cup drivers in total number of pole positions won (5) at the 2.5-mile, triangular track.
* Pocono Raceway is somewhat of a home track for primary sponsor "M&M's" Chocolate Candies. The colorful chocolate pieces are produced in nearby Hackettstown, N.J., also home to the national headquarters for M&M/Mars, Inc. Hackettstown is about an hour drive from the Poconos.
Driver Ken Schrader and crew chief Sammy Johns are slated to visit Hackettstown on Thursday, June 15, to sign autographs for M&M/Mars, Inc. employees.
Text provided by Laura Ehret
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