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Jason Leffler Joins Red Horse Racing for Balance of the Year |
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Tuesday, 25 September 2007 |
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Red
Horse Racing announced today that three-time National Midget Champion
Jason Leffler will race the No. 1 RFMS/Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra
in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in five of the six remaining
events on the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule. Leffler
will hand the wheel over to Brandon Whitt when the Series’ hits Atlanta
Motor Speedway on October 27th due to a scheduling conflict and his
commitments in the NASCAR Busch Series.
“We
are very thankful to David Green for helping us get our feet back under
us,” said General Manager and Team Owner, Tom DeLoach. “David
helped us move forward as we continue to grow Red Horse Racing but
we’re still trying to find out what we need to do to make our team
better. We’re making changes to make our program stronger as we prepare for a Championship run in 2008. Our intent is to have Jason in the RFMS/Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra for the balance of the year with the exception of Atlanta due to a scheduling conflict.”
Leffler has made 40 career starts in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series since making his Series’ debut in 2000. Leffler has accumulated one win, 16 top-five, and 25 top-10 finishes. He last raced in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2004.
Leffler’s
first race with Red Horse Racing will be Saturday, October 6th during
the Mountain Dew 250 at the 2.66-mile oval of Talladega Superspeedway.
“I’m
really looking forward to returning to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck
Series in the No. 1 RFMS/Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra,” said Leffler. “I am very excited to drive for RFMS and Red Horse Racing. This is a team who has won races in the series, and I’m hoping that I can help them return to Victory Lane!”
Leffler, a native of Long Beach, California,
is a versatile driver who has raced in all three of NASCAR’s top tier
divisions since making his entrance onto the NASCAR scene in 1999. Leffler has 62 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series starts and 147 NASCAR Busch Series starts to his credit. Leffler
currently races full-time for Braun Racing in the NASCAR Busch Series
where he currently sits fourth in the Championship title chase.
The
Red Horse Racing team will enjoy a weekend off before taking the No. 1
RFMS/Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra and Leffler to Talladega
Superspeedway for the Mountain Dew 250 on Saturday, October 6th, 2007. Live
television coverage will be provided by the SPEED Channel at 3:30 p.m.
ET with radio coverage coming to you live from MRN Radio.
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