Nelson Piquet NNS Preview: Iowa Speedway

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The Hawkeye State…The NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) will make its first trip of the 2013 season to Iowa Speedway this weekend for the DuPont Pioneer 250. Nelson Piquet Jr. will make his first career NNS start at Iowa Speedway on Saturday night, having only previously raced at the 0.875-mile track in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, where he has three top-10 finishes to his credit.

 

This Week’s Camaro…The No. 30 Qualcomm team will have chassis TSM-335 for Saturday night’s race at Iowa Speedway. TSM-335 was previously used by Piquet Jr. at Bristol Motor Speedway and Richmond International Raceway (RIR), where he earned a top finish of 14th at RIR.

 

Got Questions…Come see Piquet Jr. participate in a Q&A session on the grandstand concourse at the Kix 101.1 Stage on Saturday, June 8 at 2:15 p.m. CDT. Following the Q&A session, Piquet Jr. will participate in the NNS autograph session from 2:30-3:10 p.m. CDT on the concourse under the Turn 4 grandstands.

 

Dover Recap… Making his first career NNS start at Dover International Speedway last weekend, Nelson Piquet Jr. looked to tame the famous ‘Monster Mile’ in the 5-hour ENERGY 200. Piquet Jr. and his No. 30 WORX Yard Tools team started the weekend by qualifying 22nd at the 1.0-mile concrete oval. After battling all afternoon, Piquet Jr. brought the No. 30 WORX Yard Tools Chevrolet Camaro home in 20th place.

 

Welcome Back…For the second time in 2013, Turner Scott Motorsports partner Qualcomm will be the primary sponsor for Piquet Jr. and No. 30 team for this week’s DuPont Pioneer 250 at Iowa Speedway. Qualcomm Incorporated is the world leader in next-generation mobile technologies. For 25 years, Qualcomm ideas and inventions have driven the evolution of wireless communications, connecting people more closely to information, entertainment and each other. Today, Qualcomm technologies are powering the convergence of mobile communications and consumer electronics, making wireless devices and services more personal, affordable and accessible to people everywhere. For more information, please visit www.qualcomm.com.

 

Watch and Listen…The DuPont Pioneer 250 can be seen live on Saturday, June 8th on ESPN. Race coverage will begin at 7:30 p.m. EDT. The event can also be heard live on MRN Radio as well as SiriusXM Satellite Radio, channel 90.

 

Nelson Piquet Jr. on his first NNS trip to Iowa:

“I am looking forward to getting back on the track and making my first career Nationwide Series start at Iowa this weekend. We have had some success at Iowa in the Truck Series, so hopefully we can use that to our advantage this weekend. Iowa reminds me a lot of racing at Richmond. My guys have worked hard all week preparing the No. 30 Qualcomm Chevy for this weekend. If we stay smart, patient and have a little bit of luck, I think we will come home with a great finish.”
 
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