Grant Enfinger; Allgaier Motorsports Hoping New Car Equals New Results At Iowa Speedway

Grant Enfinger; Allgaier Motorsports Hoping New Car Equals New Results At Iowa Speedway

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Grant Enfinger; Allgaier Motorsports Hoping New Car Equals New Results At Iowa Speedway

Chris Knight
Knight Motorsports Management
Allgaier Motorsports
July 13, 2011

NEWTON, Iowa (July 13, 2011) - - Fresh off almost a flawless weekend last Saturday at Berlin (Mich.) Raceway where Grant Enfinger and Allgaier Motorsports scored the pole, led 75 laps and boasted a third place finish in the Hantz Group 200, the duo hopes to keep their flame burning in this weekend’s edition of the Prairie Meadows 200 at Iowa Speedway.

After 10 races, the Springfield, Illinois-based team has enjoyed a stellar season. With three top-fives, eight top-10s and no finishes worse than 14th – the Mike Allgaier-owned team appears to be in championship mode with just nine races remaining in 2011. Despite the strong finishes, the team however has been denied victory. Allgaier Motorsports crew chief Kelly Kovski and Enfinger are hoping to change that stat though in the No. 36 Hoosier Tire Midwest / racetires.com Dodge Charger Saturday afternoon.

Bringing a brand new Chrysler nameplate to the .875-mile paved oval this weekend, the Allgaier Motorsports team is hoping to assure the rest of the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards competition that their not to be taken lightly.

“Mike (Allgaier) has given us the resources to win,” said Enfinger, who will make his second career ARCA start at Iowa Speedway this weekend. “We’ve had a good season but not well enough. This team is used to celebrating in victory lane and believe me I’m probably more eager than anyone to get them a win, maybe just maybe Saturday is our day.”

Having experience at the Rusty Wallace-designed race track with a stellar top-five finish last year, Enfinger is embracing those 200 laps from 2010 and hoping to apply them to this weekend, which continues his first full season of stock car competition.

“I love Iowa,” sounded Enfinger. “It’s a heck of a place to race at. It’s a neat short track that provides some good racing. You still have to mind your matters because it is a short track but I’ve become to enjoy these smaller tracks the more I race on them.”

Executing two birds with one stone, following the race at Berlin, the Allgaier Motorsports made the trip to Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis where they took the opportunity to test at the historic facility not only in preparation for the ARCA race their at the end of the month, but also shake down their new No. 36 Hoosier Tire Midwest / racetires.com Dodge Charger, securing the team’s mentality that all of the kinks have been attended too.

“Having a new car sometimes can be two-fold,” explained Enfinger, an avid short track competitor. “You are excited because you are awfully proud to bring a new piece to the race track, but you also have those nerves that tend to rattle your brain because you think that something may be missing or not properly connected, etc. This Allgaier Motorsports team though has some of the best of the best in the garage and they have immaculately gone over our No. 36 Hoosier Tire Midwest / racetires.com Dodge Charger making sure she’s ready for battle Saturday afternoon.”

The Fairhope, Alabama native has found himself knocking on the door of victory three times in his ARCA career that has consisted of 28 races. Knowing that Allgaier Motorsports, the team that glorified Justin Allgaier to his championship in 2008 is capable of sealing the deal is the momentum that keeps Enfinger plugging each and every week.

“Words would not be able to describe what winning an ARCA would mean to me,” Enfinger embraced. “I’ve been close several times but we’ve come up short. Mike (Allgaier), the Allgaier family, Kelly (Kovski) and the whole team have put their faith in me to put our car in victory lane. I’m trying not to disappoint them; I know it’s a matter of when not if for us.”

Just past the halfway mark of the season, Enfinger and Co. lock fourth in the ARCA Racing Series championship standings just 25 points behind third place runner Chris Buescher. The team’s third place outing at Berlin propelled them past fellow ARCA competitor Chad McCumbee in the championship standings.”

“We made a little ground on Ty (Dillon) at Berlin,” explained Enfinger. “There’s still a long way to go as far as the season is concerned. Everyone saw that the championship can come down to the final laps of the season finale. In order for us to be in that scenario we need to collect, earn and gain every point possible. Our agenda doesn’t change for Saturday.”

Entering Iowa, Enfinger has 28 ARCA Racing Series starts to his credit. In those events, he has maneuvered 10 top-fives and 18 top-10 finishes including a career-best finish of second three times at Kentucky Speedway (July 2009), Chicagoland Speedway (August 2009), and Toledo Speedway (May 2011)). He has controlled the field nine times for 216 laps. Hi best qualifying run occurred at Berlin (Mich.) Raceway where Enfinger bolted to his first career pole.

The Prairie Meadows 200 (200 laps / 175 miles) is the 11th of 19 events on the 2011 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards schedule. The sixth ever ARCA race at Iowa Speedway is a two-day show. Practice begins Friday, July 15th with an hour and twenty minute practice session planned from 3:00 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. A final fifty minute session has been etched in from 5:30 p.m. – 6:20 p.m. Menards Pole by Ansell qualifying is slated for race day, Saturday July 16th set to begin at 12:10 p.m. The event will take the green flag shortly after 4:15 p.m. The event will air live on SPEED. Additional event coverage including live timing and scoring throughout the 1,323rd race for the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards since it was formed in 1953 will be available through the ARCA Racing Network (ARN) online at arcaracing.com presented by ARCANation.com. All times are local.

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PHOTO CAPTION: Grant Enfinger, driver of the No. 36 Hoosier Tire Midwest / racetires.com Dodge Charger for Allgaier Motorsports in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards.

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