Archive for October, 2010

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Matt DiBenedetto will return to the NASCAR Nationwide Series circuit this weekend when he goes behind the wheel of the No. 20 Bosch Toyota at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, IL.

This will be the sixth and final Nationwide Series race of the season for DiBenedetto and also marks the first time that he will return to the same track twice in a season. Unfortunately for DiBenedetto the first trip did not end the way he had hoped as he was caught up in an accident with teammate Brad Coleman and forced to settle for a 29th-place finish.

In his five races thus far this season, DiBenedetto has claimed two top-ten finishes including a career-best ninth-place finish in his last outing at Iowa in late July.

Are you looking forward to getting back in the seat this weekend?

“I’m really excited to get back behind the wheel again this weekend. It feels like it has been such a long time, but I just work to stay in shape, remained focused and help the team however I can. It’s really cool to have Bosch on the car with us this weekend. They have been such a big part of racing for so long and hopefully we will get them a great finish on Saturday.”

Gateway will be the first track you will have the opportunity to return to, how will that help you?

“It should help a lot actually. We were running pretty well there in July before the accident with Brad so I’m looking forward to having another shot at it. It’s the first time I’ve had the chance to come back to a track so having that extra time and familiarity will be a big help when it comes to what line to run and just picking up small things that can help you during the race.”

Car  Information

Chassis No. 2085: Last raced at ORP in 2009 with Brad Coleman behind the wheel. It was fast and qualified second but unfortunately an early accident limited it to a 16^th-place finish. In 2008 it had five starts with two wins.