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Podium Finish Vaults Moffitt Into NCWSE Point Lead
GRIMES, IOWA (June 7) - Brett Moffitt has already set records as the
youngest driver to ever win a race and the youngest driver to ever win a
pole. Following a third place finish in the Tioga Downs Casino 125 at
Watkins Glen International road course, Moffitt is now the youngest driver
to ever lead the NASCAR Camping World Series East point standings. It’s a
record that Joey Logano, who was 16 years, 11 months, and 4 days old when he
first led the series, held until now.
“It’s awesome,” said Moffitt after learning he took over the point
standings. “The bigger point lead we can get right now makes it an easier
walk to go at the end of the season. Hopefully now we have a nice little
cushion and we’re able to go hard at some races and real conservative to
keep that lead.”
Mffitt kicked off the weekend with a qualifying lap of 118.504 mph to earn a
fourth place starting position in the 22-car field. However, the team found
an exhaust leak in the car following time trial procedures and opted to go
the rear of the field so that they could fix it.
“We cracked the exhaust actually and it was right below the driver’s area.
There aren’t too many cars here. It put us to the back but it wasn’t too far
to go,” he said.
At the drop of the green, Moffitt catapulted from the rear of the field to
eighth in less than ten laps, and was running in the top-five by lap 22.
“There were a lot of openings to make a move. I wasn’t going to make a move
that I thought was going to risk the car, but where I could, I did and it
paid off,” Moffitt said about his early progress.
On a restart at lap 35, Moffitt wheeled his No. 44 Castle Packs Power
Chevrolet into fourth, where he remained until the final lap when he got by
Patrick Long for the third position.
“This is quite the place,” said Moffitt. “It’s a really fast track and it’s
a lot of fun to come and do this instead of just running in circles. Overall
it was a good day and hopefully we can get a few more of these.”
Moffitt signed on with ASM Motorsports for a limited schedule in 2009, but
hopes to secure a sponsor this month in order to finish out the season.
“We are going to assess what our options are after the race at New
Hampshire, but without sponsorship, it doesn’t look good at finishing out
the season. We’re really hoping that a company can see the benefit of a
partnership with me and ASM Motorsports. We’ve been setting records and
winning races, but without that partnership, we won’t be able to continue
doing it.”
For more information on sponsoring Brett Moffitt, please contact Sue
Santerre at (704) 455-6555.
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