The No.20 @PizzaRanch car is ready for practice. #nascar

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Meet the Crew Chief

Have you taken the time to read up about Matt’s crew chief for the race?

You can find a link to his information under “racing team” on our blog.

Here is the link:

http://www.pizzaranch.com/racing/racing-team/crew-chief/

Heavy showers fell in Memphis yesterday… dropping almost 1.5 inches of rain. Drivers will have to rubber up the track today in practice.
The good news is the forecast looks mostly sunny for Saturday.

Here’s the broadcast schedule for this weekend’s race in Memphis:

Friday: 3:30 pm CST on ESPN2 (Final practice)

Saturday: 9:45 am CST on ESPN2 (Qualifying)

Saturday: 2:00 pm CST on ESPN2 (Kroger on Track for the Cure 250)

Chassis No. 2095 will be running in Memphis this week.  This car was built earlier this year and has raced just one previous time in Milwaukee.  This is JGR’s newest generation short track car, Brad Coleman qualified the car on the outside pole in Milwaukee and was running up front until it suffered fender damage in a racing incident and was forced to settle for a 24th place finish.  Chassis No. 2097 will serve as the backup.  The 2097 car has also raced one time with Denny Hamlin capturing the pole at Richmond and leading a number of laps before suffering damage late in the race.

Here’s a cool picture of the #20 Pizza Ranch car in JGR’s Nationwide Shop getting ready for the race in Memphis this weekend!

Pizza Ranch is now on Twitter!

Do you use twitter?  You can now follow and connect with us by following @PizzaRanch on Twitter!

Here is a link to our profile: http://www.twitter.com/PizzaRanch

We look forward to seeing your tweets!

- Ranch Hand

How excited are you to be making your first start in the Nationwide Series?

“I’m really excited.  To have an organization like Joe Gibbs Racing give me an opportunity like this is awesome.  Hopefully driving in top notch equipment like this will make the learning curve a lot easier on me.”

What are your goals for the race?

“I don’t want to go in with too high of expectations, but I’m looking for a solid race and a good clean race.  Hopefully I can go out and earn the respect of the other drivers and get a good finish.”

Do you know anything about the track in Memphis?

“I’ve never been on it, but I’m trying to learn as much as I can about it.  Sounds like a typical short track and shouldn’t be a huge change from what I’m used to.”

What does it meant to you to have a sponsor like Pizza Ranch come on board to sponsor this race and several races next year with you?

“It’s really remarkable.  I’m just a rookie and to have a company like Pizza Ranch come on board with me is amazing.  I’m glad to be able to have the opportunity to represent them and hopefully we’ll give them a great race.”