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NASCAR BGN: Casey Atwood hopes recent testing helps efforts at Michigan

17 August 2000

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel
CASEY ATWOOD
No. 27 Castrol GTX Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Michigan Speedway NASCAR Busch Series Results

* In preparation for the running of the NAPAOnline.com 200 at Michigan Speedway, Casey Atwood and the Castrol GTX Racing team spent August 1 and 2 testing the No. 27 Chevrolet at the two-mile speedway.

* Casey Atwood has only one NASCAR Busch Series start at Michigan Speedway.

* Casey Atwood is currently ninth in the NASCAR Busch Series point standings, 76 points behind eighth position.

* On August 25, Casey Atwood celebrates his 20th birthday.

* Casey Atwood has just 10 races remaining as a NASCAR Busch Series regular before moving to the NASCAR Winston Cup Series full-time in 2001.

* It's been 28 races since Casey Atwood, driver of the No. 27 Castrol GTX Chevrolet Monte Carlo, has scored a top five finish. The 19-year-old driver's last top five finish was his victory at Dover Downs International Speedway on September 25, 1999. In 2000, he's scored one pole and five top 10 finishes.

Text provided by Craig Bailey

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