Scott Lagasse Jr.
No. 11 America’s Incredible Pizza Company Toyota Camry 

Winn Dixie 250
Daytona International Speedway
Friday July 3, 2009

Scott Lagasse Jr. Quick Facts:

• Scott Lagasse Jr. will run his first full season with CJM Racing this year in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and compete for Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year honors
• Lagasse Jr. currently sits 12th in the driver point standings; 82 points separates him from 10th place
• The America’s Incredible Pizza Company team posted a 16th-place finish last weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The team has had four top-16 finishes in the last four races
• Since the start of the 2009 season, Lagasse Jr. has posted a career high qualifying effort of fifth at Nashville and has garnered three top-10 finishes with a season best finish of eighth coming from Talladega
• Lagasse Jr. calls Daytona International Speedway his “hometown” track as Lagasse Jr. grew up just north of Daytona in St. Augustine, FL.
• Lagasse Jr. has two starts at the famed Daytona International Speedway. His Nationwide Series race debut took place in February this year where a promising run was cut short in a mid-race accident and the team finished last (43rd)
• Lagasse Jr. will be making an appearance at Flagler College on Wednesday, July 1st from 5-7pm. The event will help raise money for a scholarship fund Scott began two years ago. The scholarship is in memory of his friend Josh Zwieg who died in 2002 and benefits students with financial challenges

CJM Racing Quick Facts:

• E-Pak Manufacturing will serve as a major associate sponsor this weekend at Daytona. E-Pak began as a custom metal fabrication shop, and has evolved into a leader in waste and scrap handling equipment. Their primary focus is on roll-off containers, scrap trailers, front/rear load containers, and custom containers for customer specific applications.  E-Pak continues to focus on quality, customization, innovation, and timeliness while staying competitive on price. For more information please visit, www.epakmanufacturing.com
• The 2009 season marks the second season CJM Racing will compete in the NASCAR Nationwide Series full-time. Daytona marks the halfway point of the season and the team is currently 17th in the owner point standings
• CJM Racing transitioned over to Toyota Camry’s in 2009 and shares a technical alliance with Joe Gibbs Racing. The partnership formed late last year allows the teams to share technical information as well as research and development
• The team will bring chassis # 013 to Daytona. # 013 is the same chassis the team ran at Talladega where the team posted their last top-10 finish of the season (8th)
• CJM Racing’s has three starts at Daytona; their best finish came in the July 2008 when the team posted an 18th place finish
• PE teacher, Pat Judd, from A.K. Suter Elementary School will be honored as this week’s “Incredible Hero”. Judd also serves as a crossing guard for students before and after school. One morning a van ran a stop sign and Judd pushed children crossing the street to safety. He was hit by the van and received a broken foot from the incident

Driver Scott Lagasse Jr.’s Thoughts on Daytona:

“Daytona is close to home for me so I really enjoy racing there. There is just a different feeling going into a race when you know you have your friends and family close by supporting you. I’ve also become a big fan of plate racing which I never thought would happen with my background. We’ve had some great superspeedway race cars this year and our last top-10 finish came at Talladega. I’m looking to redeem myself after our early race mishap in February at Daytona and get back on the path of top-10 finishes.”

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