ESR ARCA RE/MAX Series Eddie Gilstrap 200 Unofficial Results
Salem Raceway, Salem, IN; September 12 2008

Salem, IN. (September 15, 2008) – Scott Speed and the No. 2 Red Bull team left Salem, Indiana Saturday night exhausted, with a heavily damaged Toyota Camry, an eighth-place finish and a 90-point lead in the Championship point standings.

"The race was crazy!" said Speed. "One of the craziest I have ever been in. Our car started out good and I thought we were going to be okay. Then we were involved in a wreck and our car was all tore up. The team worked fast in the pits to repair the damage and keep us on the lead lap. To actually come out of Salem with an eighth-place finish after all that is pretty amazing."

Sean Caisse, Speed, and Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. ran nose to tail for the first 84 laps. On lap 85, the No. 01 was caught behind a lapped car and Speed and Stenhouse sped past. Speed led for 12 laps before pitting under caution at lap 97 for four tires and fuel. The second half of the race was full of typical short-track short tempers and the hammering out of fenders.

Speed remained on the lead lap for the entire event, despite suffering major damage in the multi-car pile-up on lap 140. As the No. 2 Red Bull Toyota Camry sat on pit road during the red flag, Crew Chief Patrick Donahue and the crew were poised with tools and a plan to repair the car. The crew worked quickly under a series of pit stops and restarted the race in the ninth position. Speed gained a position in the final 54 laps, finishing the night in the eighth-place.

Leading 12 laps in the Saturday night showdown, Speed has now led in 14 of the 18 ARCA RE/MAX Series events this season. The finish marks the team's 13th consecutive top-10 finish. The ARCA RE/MAX Series Championship Point gap between Speed and second-place Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. stretched to 90 points following the Eddie Gilstrap Motors 200 by Advanced Auto Parts. Three races remain in the 2008 season.

Long Night under the Indiana Moon; Lofton Finishes 12th at Salem

Salem, IN. (September 15, 2008) –Justin Lofton and the Lofton Cattle team unloaded a fast car on Saturday at Salem Speedway. Unfortunately the No. 20 Lofton Cattle Dodge was on the receiving end of short-track blunders, leaving the specially designed "cow car" heavily damaged by the checkered flag. Despite it all, it's not too bad when a bad day ends with a 12th-place finish.

"The team and this car deserved a much better finish than this [12th]," said Lofton. "Wayne and the team put together a fantastic car. We made few changes during practice and sat at the top of the chart. Qualifying should have gone better but we were ready and had a car to run to the front as soon as the green flag dropped. Unfortunately we got caught in other people's mistakes and suffered the consequences."

ARCA Chaplain Bill Krick, Lofton and Sheltra at the Cattle Showdown Cookoff

The No. 20 Lofton Cattle Dodge sported a slightly different look this weekend at Salem Speedway. In honor of the Cattle Showdown Charity Cook-Off, the No. 20 was dressed as a Holstein cow, the same cattle that Lofton Cattle feeds. A Cook-Off featuring the Lofton Holstein and the Sheltra Brisket in a taste test was conducted for ARCA RE/MAX Series officials and team members. Votes were cast and a tie declared. All money collected was donated to Focus Motorsports Ministries, the real winner of the afternoon.

The No. 20 Lofton Cattle Dodge came to pit road early for adjustments to the car's tight handling. While running in the top-10, contact with another car put the No. 20 into the outside wall. Lofton remained on track until the next caution at lap 97 when he brought the Dodge Charger to pit road for his team to survey the damage. The Lofton Cattle team put four fresh tires, added fuel, and worked on the battered fenders.

The No. 20 remained fast and Lofton was moving back towards the top-10 when the night's "Big One" occurred, causing further damage to the cow. The race was red flagged at lap 140 as race officials worked to clean up the mess on the back stretch. This time Lofton lost a lap as the team worked to return him to the race. The damaged Dodge limped through the remaining laps, finishing 12th and the first car off of the lead lap.

"I'm looking forward to the season's final short-track run at Toledo," stated Lofton. "I think it will be...fun," Lofton added with his usual grin.

Sounds exciting folks! And we would like to disclose at this time, that "No Animals Were Harmed" in this Lofton Cattle Production.

KBIII Finishes 19th; Caught in Salem "Big One"

SALEM, IN. (September 15, 2008) – KBIII and his No. 22 Aaron's Lucky Dog team left Salem, Indiana battered and bruised following the Saturday Night short track racing at Salem Speedway. Butler led the race early but heavy damage from the melee that red flagged the race on lap 139 left the No. 22 barely recognizable and 36 laps down to the leader following green-flag repairs in the pit. KBIII took the checkered flag in the 19th position.

"It's a shame we were caught up in the wreck," said Butler. "We had an extremely fast car all night. We spun out and had to come in early for tires. This gave us great position to take the lead. I think if we hadn't suffered the damage we easily had a top-5 car. The guys worked really hard to get the No. 22 Aaron's Lucky Dog Toyota back on track so that we could finish the race."

The No. 22 Aaron's Lucky Dog Toyota first came to pit road under caution on lap 26 following his spin on lap 24. Taking four tires, fuel, and making a track bar adjustment, the early stop gave KBIII track position when the leaders pitted on lap 97. The No. 22 Aaron's Lucky Dog Toyota took the lead on lap 98 and held it for 17 laps.

On lap 140 the race was red flagged for the "Big One" on the backstretch. The No. 22 Aaron's Lucky Dog Toyota suffered major front end damage. The team went to work as soon as the red flag was lifted and KBIII returned the car to pit road. Over the course of 36 green-flag laps, the Aaron's Lucky Dog team cut off the front fenders, nose, and hood, replaced the radiator and oil cooler, and returned the No. 22 to the track. The Camry ran laps as fast as the leaders and neither gained nor lost positions, finishing the 200-lap race in the 19th position.

"The guys did an excellent job fixing the car and getting it back on track," said Crew Chief Jonathan Davis. "We beat another car back out that was also damaged in the same wreck. I was really proud of them for stepping up and getting the car back out there in only 36 laps. 36 green flag laps at that."

KBIII fell to eighth in the point standings with 3490 points, only 15 points out of sixth and seventh-place (positions are currently tied) and 580 out of fifth.

ESR ARCA RE/MAX Series Eddie Gilstrap 200 Qualifying Results
Salem Raceway, Salem, IN; September 12 2008

ESR ARCA RE/MAX Series Eddie Gilstrap 200 Practice Results
Salem Raceway, Salem, IN; September 12 2008