Jason Keller - No. 11 Dutch Quality Stone Chevrolet
USG Durock 300
Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Ill.
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Chicagoland Pre-Race Report
JASON KELLER/ DUTCH QUALITY STONE TEAM FAST FACTS:
- The CJM Racing team will make their sixth NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race attempt this weekend at Chicagoland Speedway
- Dutch Quality Stone will return as the primary sponsor, marking their third race of the 2007 season
- Veteran driver Jason Keller will be making his 409th career start this weekend, just eight races shy of tying record holder Tommy Houston (417)
- The Dutch Quality Stone team finished 26th two weeks ago at NHIS, Keller was credited with the WIX Filters “Lap Leader” Award
- Keller is looking for career win number 11 this weekend at Chicago, his last NBS win came at the Milwaukee Mile in 2003
- Keller has five career NBS starts at Chicagoland and averages a starting position of 23rd and a finishing position of ninth
- Keller has completed 99.7% of the laps attempted at Chicagoland; 997 out of 1000 laps
The No. 11 Dutch Quality Stone team will be running chassis # 02 at Chicago; #02 was last run at Nashville Superspeedway where the team posted their first top-10 finish of the season (sixth place)
JASON KELLER ON CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY:
“Chicagoland has always been a good track for me and I’ve walked away with some strong finishes. Pit strategy will play a huge part in the outcome of the race on Saturday. This is a fuel mileage track and track position is extremely important.”
JASON KELLER ON HEADING TOWARDS THE MILESTONE CAREER STARTS:
“I try not to think about it. I don’t want to jinx myself. The focus with this team is to go out there and try to build on our program. We’ve learned a lot but there is still a ways to go.”
| JASON KELLER @ CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY: |
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| SERIES |
STARTS |
WINS |
TOP-5's |
TOP-10's |
BEST START |
BEST FINISH |
| NNS |
5 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
9th (2002) |
4TH (2004) |
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FIVE MOST RECENT CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY: |
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| DATE |
START |
FINISH |
STATUS |
EARNINGS |
| 7/09/05 |
32 |
22 |
Running |
$25,060 |
| 7/10/04 |
23 |
2 |
Running |
$70,420 |
| 7/12/03 |
21 |
6 |
Running |
$38,550 |
| 7/13/02 |
9 |
10 |
Running |
$33,000 |
| 7/14/01 |
31 |
5 |
Running |
$48,750 |
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