One year ago Jesse Little wheeled his Chad Little Outdoor Power Equipment NASCAR Technical Institute team to a breakthrough victory at New Hampshire International Speedway. This weekend the recent high school graduate and member of the 2015 NASCAR Next program aims to repeat that effort behind the wheel of his 2015 Toyota Camry.
“Returning to New Hampshire knowing this is the place where our team earned its first victory is very special. As a driver, crewmember or anyone associated with Team Little Racing, the win here last year is something to be cherished. We’re going to focus on going for another New Hampshire win this weekend in the running of the United Site Services 70,” Little said.
Joining Little this weekend as a race partner in addition to Performance Friction Brakes and NASCAR Technical Institute will be Chad Little Outdoor Power Equipment. Owned by Bruce Weeks, the Maine-based company is located just a few hours from New Hampshire International Speedway. Featuring a full line of outdoor equipment from John Deere, Stihl, Echo, Exmark, Walker and Honda gives lawn and garden enthusiasts a strong line-up to choose from. Bringing a solid effort for their company is the plan for this weekend’s race, according to the driver of the No. 97 Camry, Jesse Little.
“To have Bruce and the entire team at Chad Little Outdoor Power Equipment behind us this weekend will be an honor for me and the entire team,” Little said. “This is their home racetrack and we’re going to go out to give them a win with everyone from their two stores in the house to see all the action.”
Little has scored a pole award, one victory and four top-5 in six NASCAR K&N Pro Series starts on one-mile tracks since 2013.
Featuring a relatively flat racing surface, New Hampshire International Speedway’s one-mile circuit puts a premium on handling and brakes. With Performance Friction Brakes those two areas in optimum condition, Little wheeled his car to a late race pass for the win a year ago with plans to use the same approach this weekend.
“The best route to victory in any race is to be patient and have a car that will be there to contend for the win. We’ve got a good feel for what worked at New Hampshire, but we’re also willing to look at a few changes to see how the car responds in practice. We come to the racetrack to challenge for wins and this week is no different so our crew will make every effort to give me a car capable of running in the front.”
Little, who is running partial schedules this season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the NASCAR K&N Pro Series, has a busy summer ahead with races scheduled in both series over the next several weeks.
“We’re going to be at Iowa Speedway next with the NASCAR K&N Pro Series then put the focus back on our NASCAR Camping World Truck Series efforts. Each start we make this year helps to continue with our goal of building partnerships that will enable us to run more consistently on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2016. The victory at New Hampshire last year opened doors for us which led to my first career start on the Camping World Truck Series back in May and we’re working to reach even higher goals with good runs the next few weeks,” Little noted.
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