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Front Row Motorsports Irwin Tools Night Race Recap
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway, .533-mile oval, Bristol, Tennessee
Starting Position: 33
Finishing Position: 22
On a night when Kyle Busch made history as the first driver to win all three of NASCAR's national series in the same weekend, Front Row Motorsports earned finishes that resulted from both good luck and bad luck. The team ended the night with one top-25 finish and had setbacks with a car that was expected to make a run for the front.
The Long John Silver's team is proving that second visits to a track will bring improvement. Travis Kvapil and the No. 34 Fusion ran a solid race Saturday night, earning a 22nd-place finish. The team had the bad luck of having a tire go down, but benefited from quick work on pit road, timely cautions and a couple of Lucky Dog passes to jump back on the lead lap.
Comments from Long John Silver's Ford Team Driver Travis Kvapil after the Bristol race:
"We kind of fought the handling a little bit. We were a little too tight all night long and got it better, but we were fortunate. We got a couple of Lucky Dogs and we actually had to pit under green with a flat tire, but it cycled through to where everybody had to pit so it didn't hurt us too bad. I'm proud of my guys. That was much better than we were a couple months ago here, so we've still got some work to do, but, all in all, not bad."
About Front Row Motorsports with Yates Racing:
Front Row Motorsports was formed in 2005 by restaurant entrepreneur Bob Jenkins. Since that time the team has entered a car in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series. In 2010, Front Row Motorsports with Yates Racing will partner with Ford and Roush/Yates Engines to field a three-car operation based in Statesville, N.C. The team will field the No. 34 Long John Silver's Ford driven by Travis Kvapil, the No. 37 ExtenZe Ford driven by Kevin Conway, and the No. 38 Taco Bell Ford driven by David Gilliland.
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