SCOTT SPEED AND LEAVINE FAMILY RACING HOPE TO BANK EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AT SPRINT ALL-STAR

CONCORD, N.C. (May 15, 2012) — Saturday night’s Sprint Showdown and All-Star race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway is a chance to win a lot of money. For Scott Speed and Leavine Family Racing, it’s also a chance to put something more valuable in the bank – knowledge.

The team will participate in the Showdown with hopes of qualifying for the Sprint All-Star main event. Their main goal is to use Friday’s practice session and Saturday’s races as a dress rehearsal for the May 27 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Scott and the No. 95 Jordan Truck Sales (JTS) Ford Fusion are scheduled to make selected starts in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series this season. Since the team’s shop is the closest of all teams to the Charlotte Motor Speedway, crew chief Wally Rogers has put a lot of emphasis on the Coca-Cola 600 race.

“It’s not often you get a chance to get that much practice a week in advance of a big race,” Rogers said. “We’re using the Sprint All-Star events as a test session. We are building more and more information on our tracks. This will help us go into the 600 with a strong baseline. That’s worth all the money in the world to us.”

Speed qualified for the Sprint Showdown by qualifying for races at Fort Worth, Texas, and Richmond, Va., earlier this year. The Showdown will feature two 20-lap runs with the top two cars in the final segment advancing to the Sprint All-Star race.

“I’m excited to get back to work,” Speed said. “The guys at the shop have been busting their butts getting our stuff ready to race for Charlotte, so the NASCAR Sprint All-Star should be a lot of fun.”

Practice for the Sprint Showdown is at noon Friday, followed by pole qualifying at 5 p.m. The Sprint All-Star, televised live on SPEED, will start at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.

For more information on Leavine Family Racing (LFR), log onto www.LFR95.com. Sponsorship opportunities are still available and for inquiries please contact Renee Rogers at 336.399.8496.

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LEAVINE FAMILY RACING MAKES FIRST ROAD TRIP TO RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

CONCORD, N.C. (April 25, 2012) — While driver Scott Speed is no stranger to the Richmond International Raceway, Saturday night’s Sprint Cup Series 400 will be Leavine Family Racing’s first trip to the popular three-quarter-mile short track.

Speed will drive the No. 95 Tommy Williams Drywall (TWD) Ford Fusion on a track that’s become a favorite among NASCAR drivers.

“Richmond International Raceway is a unique track,” Speed said. “It has everything. It’s a driver’s track where you use a lot of short-track mentality and strategy. Crew chiefs love it, too, because the car is so important. It’s one of the few places where it takes a complete team effort to run a fast lap.”

Leavine Family Racing is running a limited 14-race schedule. Saturday night’s race, which is scheduled to take the green flag at 7:30 p.m. ET on FOX, is the second appearance for the second-year team.

“Although we ran a few tracks last year, this is the first time we will be going to Richmond,” crew chief Wally Rogers said. “This is quite a challenge because we’re going there with a blank team notebook. We have some fundamental ideas of what the car should need, but we’re going to have to rely on our overall experiences to get up to speed.”

“This is the kind of challenge this team really likes because it brings out our competitive nature. This is one of the reasons we picked Richmond: it’s a chance to perform under pressure.”

The team’s first race of the season two weeks ago at Texas Motor Speedway ended early, resulting in a 43rd-place finish. After grass clogged the radiator, the engine overheated and the No.95 TWD Ford was forced to the garage.

Speed is confident things will run a little smoother this weekend.

“We’ll be on the lookout for grass, that’s for sure,” he said. “The one thing about Leavine Family Racing and team owner Bob Leavine is we don’t get down. We went right back to work and got ready for Richmond.”

Speed has five career starts at Richmond International Speedway.

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SEASON-OPENER A KICK IN THE GRASS FOR SPEED, AND LEAVINE FAMILY RACING

CONCORD, N.C. (April 17, 2012) — There were countless reasons why Scott Speed and the No. 95 Tommy Williams Drywall (TWD) Ford could have been knocked out of Saturday night’s Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Grass wasn’t supposed to be one of them.

Another car ran through a portion of the Texas Motor Speedway infield, kicking up grass on the track – and into the front grille of Speed’s No. 95 machine. Minutes later, the overheated engine was cooked, relegating Leavine Family Racing to a disappointing 43rd-place finish.

Speed started 38th in the team’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season debut. His night ended after just 13 laps on track.

“To say we’re disappointed is an understatement,” Speed said. “To only complete a few of those laps was difficult for the team. We put a lot of effort into our selected schedule, especially Texas for the Leavine Family. But there are some things that happen that are out of your control. Grass is certainly one of them. It was no good.”

When the grass matted in the front grille, it quickly overheated the radiator. Speed was forced to stop for 10 laps while the crew tried to clean the grille and pump fresh water into the cooling system, but the damage was already done.

“The o-rings came off the water pump,” crew chief Wally Rogers said. “Roush Yates Racing builds the best engines in the business, but nobody can build an engine that can take those kinds of temperatures. It was circumstances out of everyone’s control that sent us home early.”

“At the same time, I’m really glad to get our first race out of the way. We’re in our routine now and Scott and I really developed a good report. We didn’t get our part-time season off like we wanted, but in the big picture, it was a good first step.”

Almost immediately, Speed and Rogers opened a line of communication for the on-track portion of the season. “I like as much information as possible,” Speed called over the team’s two-way radio.

Team owners Bob and Sharon Leavine live at nearby Tyler. They always enjoy returning home to the Texas Motor Speedway.

“You can prepare for a lot of things, but some things are out of your hands,” Bob Leavine said. “We’re disappointed, but we’ll get back to work and get ready for our next race at Richmond.”

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