Nelson Piquet NNS Preview: Kentucky Speedway II

The Bluegrass State…The NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) will make its second and final trip of the 2013 season to the Bluegrass State and Kentucky Speedway this weekend for the Kentucky 300. This weekend’s race will also mark the sixth and final standalone NNS race of the 2013 season. Nelson Piquet Jr. will make his second career NNS start at Kentucky on Saturday night, having previously finished eighth in the first race of the season held at the 1.5-mile oval in June.

 

This Week’s Camaro…The No. 30 WORX team will have chassis TSM-405 for this Saturday night’s race at Kentucky Speedway. TSM-405 was previously used by Piquet Jr. at Atlanta Motor Speedway last month, where he earned a 12th-place finish.

 

Welcome Back…Piquet Jr. will again display the WORX colors on the No. 30 this weekend in Kentucky. Established in 1994, WORX Yard Tools USA, based in Charlotte, N.C., is one of the fastest growing companies serving the global power equipment market today. A diversified manufacturer and marketer of a complete range of electric-powered lawn and garden equipment and related products, WORX has over 4000 employees worldwide. The WORX line-up includes innovative grass trimmers, chainsaws, lawn mowers, hedge trimmers, blowers and more. All WORX products are emission-free and feature intuitive functions, tool-less adjustments and best-of-industry ergonomics. You can find WORX yard tools at retailers such as Lowe’s, Walmart, Sears, Amazon.com and local lawn & garden dealers. More information is available on the company’s website, at www.WORX.com.

 

Come and See…Piquet Jr. will join his Turner Scott Motorsports teammates, as well as other NNS drivers, at the NNS autograph session on Saturday, September 21 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the infield fan zone hospitality tent.

 

Chicagoland Recap…Making his second career NNS start at Chicagoland Speedway under perfect sunny conditions last Saturday afternoon, Piquet Jr. and his No. 30 Hooters team looked to capitalize on what they learned in the first race of the season at the 1.5-mile D-shaped oval. Piquet Jr. started the weekend by qualifying the No. 30 Hooters Chevrolet Camaro ninth at the Chicago suburb track, his sixth top-10 start of the 2013 season. After battling a tight racecar and going down a lap at the halfway point of the race, Piquet Jr. and his Turner Scott Motorsports team fought back to earn their fourth top-10 finish of the year, crossing the finish line in the 10th position.

 

Watch and Listen…The Kentucky 300 can be seen live on Saturday, September 21st on ESPNEWS. Race coverage will begin at 7:00 p.m. EDT. The event can also be heard live on PRN Radio as well as SiriusXM Satellite Radio, channel 90.

 

Nelson Piquet Jr. on his return to Kentucky:

“I am really looking forward to getting back on the track this weekend in Kentucky. We are coming off our fourth top-10 finish of the season, so hopefully we can continue to build on that momentum. Kentucky is a really fun mile-and-half oval. It’s a unique track with multiple grooves, so there should be some good side-by side racing. I feel really good about our mile-and-half package, so hopefully we can bring the WORX Chevy home with a good finish.”
 
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