Michael Annett's Memphis Preview

Race: O'Reilly 200

Location: Memphis Motorsports Park

Date: Saturday, June 28, 2008

NOTES:

This week’s race truck for Memphis Motorsports Park is Chassis No. 22-89. Chassis No. 22-89 was last raced at Mansfield Motorsports Speedway in late May.
Rookie Stripe… Michael Annett will make his second career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start Saturday night. The 22-year-old driver finished sixth in his first NCTS start last Friday at The Milwaukee Mile.
Another Pilot... The No. 22 Toyota Tundra will fly the Pilot Travel Center colors Saturday night in Memphis. Pilot Travel Centers are located throughout the United States and are the leading travel center for both truckers and families.
Moving on up…. The No. 22 Toyota Tundra team has been working its way back into the top 10 in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Owners’ point standings. After a strong sixth-place finish last weekend at The Milwaukee Mile, the No. 22 team sits in 11th place, only 131 points out of the fifth position. The team has one win, two top-five finishes and five top-10 finishes to its credit in 2008.
Birthday Boy… All three Bill Davis Racing Toyota Tundra drivers celebrate their birthday during the week of June 22. Annett celebrated his 22nd birthday Monday. He and teammates Mike Skinner and Johnny Benson will celebrate their birthdays with members of the media 4:30 p.m. CST, Friday, June 27, in the infield media center.
All Three Look Good… All three Bill Davis Racing entries finished in the top 10 last week at The Milwaukee Mile. It was the second time in as many weeks that Bill Davis Racing had all three of its Toyota Tundra entries finish in the top 10.
Listen and Watch… The O’Reilly 200 is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. ET Saturday, June 28. It will broadcast on SPEED (TV), MRN (radio) and Sirius Satellite Radio (Ch. 128).

Michael Annett on racing at Memphis Motorsports Park:

“I cannot wait for Memphis. I am glad I have one race under my belt now. I now know what to expect when I climb into my Tundra on Saturday night. Last week, I had to get all the butterflies out, but now I am ready to go. Memphis is such a cool city, and I love the track. You have to be really good on both ends of the speedway in order to have a truck capable of winning. I am confident in this team and what they can do. Doug [Wolcott, crew chief] has so much experience and knows what changes to make to the truck. This team is really on a roll right now, and I am looking forward to getting to Memphis and seeing what this Pilot Travel Centers Toyota can do.”