TJ Bell-No.7 Home4theHolidays.org Chevrolet at Michigan

T.J. Bell – No. 7 Home4theHolidays.org Chevrolet

Pre-Race Notes And Quotes

Michigan International Speedway

Cool City Custom’s 200

Saturday, June 14^th, 2008

T.J. Bell Nearly Scored First ARCA RE/MAX Win in Michigan:  T.J. Bell came close to scoring his first ARCA RE/MAX Series win at Michigan International Speedway in 2006, but he was taken out while leading with one lap to go.  “We won the race,” said Bell.  “We just didn't take home the trophy.”

T.J. Bell to Sign Autographs on Friday:  T.J. Bell will sign autographs on Friday, June 13^th at Michigan International Speedway.  Bell will be at the back of his hauler between 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. to sign autographs for race fans.

About Home4theHolidays.org:  “Home 4 the Holidays” began in 1999 when Helen Woodward Animal Center organized 14 animal shelters in San Diego County, California to work together during the holiday season and urge families to adopt their new pets from shelters and rescue groups.  The initial campaign placed 2,563 pets into homes.  The number of animals placed into homes has grown exponentially over the years and in 2007, “Home 4 the Holidays” completed 491,612 adoptions bringing their total placement since the program’s inception to 2,066,678.  The “Home 4 the Holidays” drive has 2,762 participating animal shelters and pet rescue organizations in 15 countries around the world.  This year, the campaign will run from November 3rd through January 5th. 

The Sad Facts:  Five-million pets are euthanized in the United States each year because they have no homes.  “Home 4 the Holidays” asks families to give the greatest gift of all during the holiday season (or any time of year) by saving the life of an orphaned pet.  For more information about “Home 4 the Holidays” or to locate a participating animal shelter or rescue group, please visit www.home4theholidays.org. 

TRG’s Truck Choice for Michigan:  T.J. Bell’s Crew Chief, Butch Hylton, has selected TRG Motorsports’ Chassis No. 80 for the 100-lap Cool City Custom’s 200.  This truck was purchased from Waltrip Motorsports and was raced by Andy Lally at California Speedway, Atlanta Motor Speedway, and Kansas Speedway.  In addition, Bell drove this truck at Texas Motor Speedway last weekend.

T.J. Bell’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Career Stats at Michigan:  T.J. Bell has made one previous start in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Michigan International Speedway.  Bell drove the No. 50 truck to a 20^th place finish in last year’s event at the 2-mile oval after qualifying 17^th. 

 1 start, 100 of 100 laps completed (100.0%), 0 laps led

 Win:     0 (  0.0%)     Average start:  17.0     Total Winnings: $13,450

 Top 5:   0 (  0.0%)     Average finish: 20.0

 Top 10:  0 (  0.0%)     DNF: 0

T.J. Bell’s At-Track Crew:

About TRG:  TRG was founded in 1993 and has been competing at the top level of sports car racing every since.  TRG Motorsports (the NASCAR division) was founded in the spring of 2007 and is comprised of a group of friends, partners and racers.  TRG has the most wins of any team in the Grand-Am Rolex Series with 23, including the 2005 and 2006 Rolex Series GT Championship trophy to go along with wins in the Rolex 24 at Daytona and the 24 Hours or Le Mans.  TRG is also a manufacturer and distributor of high-performance racing parts.  The group specializes in engine and chassis building as well as full service professional race car preparation.  The company also provides electrical and mechanical engineering services, driver development and arrive-and-drive opportunities. TRG is based in Petaluma, California and has now expanded to include a state-of-the-art race shop in “Race City, U.S.A.” – Mooresville, North Carolina.

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