Jennifer Jo Cobb, Driver No. 79 Ford Mustang NASCAR Nationwide Series

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Jennifer Jo Cobb made history last week with her sixth place finish in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) race at Daytona International Speedway. Her performance marked the highest finish for a female in NCWTS history. Cobb just missed earning the best-ever finish for a female driver in one of NASCAR’s top-three series. Sara Christian set the benchmark in 1949 with a fifth place finish at Heidelberg Raceway in Pittsburgh in a Cup series race.

· Cobb’s Daytona run also marked the best ever finish for a female at the historic, high-banked speedway.

· Cobb will be racing her No. 79 Ford Mustang in this week’s Bashas’ Supermarkets 200. Cobb has named her car “Wizard,” referring to the acclaimed movie that took place in her home state of Kansas. She hopes that “Wizard” will whisk her to victory lane.

· Cobb has one previous start at Phoenix International Raceway. She competed in last season’s NCWTS event, which she finished in 23rd place.

· 2011 marks Cobb’s first full season of NASCAR Nationwide Series racing. Cobb will compete for Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors.

“Missing the race at Daytona was very disappointing. My team works so hard and is so determined. I know that we can rebound. We don’t have the resources that some of the larger teams have and we face a big challenge each week. There’s not another group of people I’d rather have on my side, though. I know that there’s not a team with more heart in the NASCAR Nationwide Series garage than ours.

“We’ll bring the same car we used last week at Daytona to Phoenix. It’s an intermediate car. I think we tried to transform it into a superspeedway car at Daytona and it just didn’t work. It should be better acclimated for Phoenix. Its characteristics are much better suited for a shorter track, so it will be much more at home this week.

“Phoenix is a lot of fun. I love everything about it. The track, the people, the climate, the whole nine yards, I love it all. The track is so unique. We don’t race anywhere else like it. You can’t compare many places to it because it’s its own entity. That’s what I think makes it so special.

“It’s a track that takes rhythm and focus. Road course skills come in handy. Short track skills do, too. Braking is crucial and the track isn’t too forgiving.”

JJC PR

 

 

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