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MOORESVILLE,
NC—NASCAR Busch Series
Veteran Ron Hornaday will
pilot the No. 83 RacingUSA.com
Chevrolet Monte Carlo fielded
by FitzBradshaw Racing in the
Checker Auto Parts 500 at
Phoenix International Raceway
on November 10, 2002.
Driver
Kerry Earnhardt was originally
slated to drive the car, but
has chosen to put his Winston
Cup attempts on hold for the
remainder of the year, opting
to focus on the rest of his
Rookie season in the NASCAR
Busch Series. Earnhardt's
attempt to drive the No. 83
RacingUSA.com Chevrolet in the
EA Sports 500 at Talladega
Superspeedway was interrupted
by inclement weather that
forced drivers to start the
race by owner points.
Talladega was FitzBradshaw's
first attempt in the Winston
Cup Series and no owner points
had been accumulated.
“FitzBradshaw
Racing consistently works with
its sponsors to bring as much
value to the sponsorship as
possible," stated
FitzBradshaw Racing Co-Owner
Armando Fitz. "Due to
inclement weather, we
weren’t able to qualify for
the Talladega race. We are
glad we are able to offer
RacingUSA.com the opportunity
to take the No. 83 Chevrolet
to Phoenix and, with Ron
Hornaday in the car, be
competitive while allowing
Kerry to focus on the
remainder of his rookie Busch
season.”
“I
couldn’t be more supportive
of this decision,” Earnhardt
said. “Above all else,
FitzBradshaw Racing is a team:
the crew, the owner, the
driver and the sponsors. We
constantly work together and I
am hopeful that I can be
helpful to Ron and the team,
so we are all prepared for
Phoenix.”
While
Hornaday will drive the No. 83
RacingUSA.com Chevrolet at
Phoenix International Raceway,
Earnhardt will drive the car
next year in the Winston Open
at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
"We're
very excited to have been
offered the opportunity to
sponsor Ron at Phoenix and
Kerry in his first Winston Cup
Open at Charlotte next
May," stated David
Carrington, Racing USA.com's
president.
"Ron's experience
is just what the doctor
ordered."
Hornaday
ran his first NASCAR Busch
Series race in 1998 and is
currently seventeenth in the
NASCAR Busch Series points
standings for the 2002 season.
With NASCAR Craftsman Truck
Series wins at Phoenix in 1998
and 1999, Hornaday has proven
to be successful at that
track.
FitzBradshaw
Racing is co-owned by Fitz and
Pro Football Hall of Fame
member and FOX broadcaster
Terry Bradshaw.
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