EVENT: TRACK: LENGTH: DATE: TV: RADIO: Kansas Lottery 300 (200 laps / 300 miles) Kansas Speedway 1.5 - mile tri - oval Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 ESPN (Coverage begins at 3:30 p.m. EST) MRN (3 p.m. EST) “We’re happy to have Fire Alarm back with us this weekend, and I like the whole idea behind the pink car for this race. It’s for a great cause because breast can- cer awareness is important to all of us and something the entire NASCAR community supports. “Kansas was a tremendous opportunity for me last year in the Cup race and it opened doors for me, in- cluding the chance to get in the 7 car. We’ve strug- gled a little bit over the past few weeks to finish the race strong. We know what needs to be done. I know JRM has had success at Kansas, and it’s as good a place as any to get back up front.” “I’m really excited to get to Kansas. Our package, for whatever reason, really performs well on the fresh re- paves, and the bigger tracks seem to suit my driving style. I feel like the surface we’ll have at Kansas this weekend compares pretty close to Michigan and that was my best finish of the season (sixth). “The pink car looks great. I enjoy getting the opportunity to run special paint schemes. It says a lot about both JR Motorsports and Great Clips to do a whole car in support of breast cancer awareness and to participate in the Paint the Track Pink program.” SMITH AT KANSAS (NNS) Starts 2 Wins 0 Top 5s 0 Top 10s 0 Poles 0 Laps Led 0 Avg. Finish 29.5 Best Finish 19th (2006) SWEET AT KANSAS (NNS) Starts 1 Wins 0 Top 5s 0 Top 10s 0 Poles 0 Laps Led 0 Avg. Finish 23.0 Best Finish 23rd (2012) Regan Smith Fire Alarm Services Chevrolet Camaro Brad Sweet Great Clips Chevrolet Camaro Contact: Heath White | JR Motorsports Public Relations | 704.799.4825 | heath@dalejr - more - NO. 7 SEASON STATS Starts 28 Wins 2 Top 5s 6 Top 10s 16 Poles 0 Laps Led 110 Avg. Finish 10.8 Driver Points 4th ( - 43) Owner Points 6th ( - 187) NO. 5 SEASON STATS Starts 28 Wins 0 Top 5s 3 Top 10s 10 Poles 0 Laps Led 60 Avg. Finish 15.1 Driver Points 23rd ( - 686) Owner Points 14th ( - 320) Notes JRM TO “PAINT THE TRACK PINK” - Both Regan Smith’s No. 7 and Brad Sweet’s No. 5 Chevrolets will feature pink - themed paint schemes at Kansas Speedway to promote the “Paint the Track Pink” program and Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The cars are part of a widespread initiative which offers a portion of sales from select die - cast cars to benefit The National Breast Cancer Foundation. The Foundation’s mission includes raising awareness through education, providing diagnostic breast care services for those in need and support services. FIRE ALARM SERVICES BACK WITH THE 7 TEAM - Smith’s No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro features the Fire Alarm Services brand on board this weekend in Kansas . Based in Denver, Colo., Fire Alarm provides one ser- vice that covers fire alarm, electrical, security, and fire suppression needs. The company had primary placement at Las Vegas Motor Speedway earlier this year, where Smith earned the first of 16 top - 10 finishes on the season. Visit Fire Alarm’s website for more information at fasonline.cc/ FAST CARS, FRESH PAVEMENT - JR Motorsports team cars posted a pair of top - 10 finishes in the NASCAR Nationwide Se- ries’ lone visit to Kansas since the track’s repave in 2012, led by Cole Whitt’s fifth - place result. SMITH’S AUDITION - Regan Smith drove the No. 88 Chevrolet to a seventh - place finish last fall at Kansas in his second of two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races for Hendrick Motorsports. Smith substituted for Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Charlotte and Kansas after Earnhardt suffered a concussion during a wreck at Talladega Superspeedway. The two - race stint served as Smith’s de facto audition for a full - time ride driving JRM’s No. 7 car in 2013. BRAD SWEET Q&A APPEARANCE - Brad Sweet will visit the Goodyear display in the Kansas Speedway fan concourse Satur- day, Oct. 5 from 10:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. for a question - and - answer session with fans. 7 TEAM CHASSIS INTEL - Smith and the 7 team will race chassis No. 800 at Kansas. Smith scored his most recent victory with this chassis at Michigan in June. The chassis also raced at Indianapolis and Chicago (September). 5 TEAM CHASSIS UPDATE - Sweet and the 5 team will bring chassis No. 782 to Kansas. Sweet raced this chassis most re- cently at Chicagoland Speedway (September). The chassis scored the team’s season - best finish of second at Charlotte and top - 10 finishes at Chicago (July), Michigan and Texas. JRM SOCIAL MEDIA - Keep up with JR Motorsports through the team’s @JRMotorsports Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts. You can also follow JRM drivers Regan Smith (@ReganSmith), Brad Sweet (@BradSweet49) and general manager Kelley Earnhardt Miller (@EarnhardtKelley) on Twitter. LISTENING EXPERIENCE ON THE AXIS OF JUNIOR - From the communications team at JR Motorsports comes a new way for Dale Jr. fans to get their Junior fix. Dirty Mo Radio is the new online hub for Junior - related podcasts, keeping JR Nation informed and entertained each week throughout the season. Dirty Mo Radio is housed at DaleJr and is also available free of charge on all popular podcasting outlets. DMR’s start - up show, “The Dale Jr. Download”, debuted as the No. 2 ranked sports podcast and No. 30 overall podcast on iTunes the day after its Feb. 18 launch. ### JRM AT KANSAS Starts 12 Wins 0 Top 5s 2 Top 10s 4 Poles 0 Laps Led 21 Best Finish 3rd (Keselowski)
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