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Cardinal Motorsports Makes Debut in Daytona: Wreck Ends Sellers’ Night Early
Daytona Beach, FL: Peyton Sellers and the #47 SkillsUSA/Jig-A-Loo Chevrolet made their debut with Cardinal Motorsports in sunny Daytona Beach, FL at the ARCA Re/Max Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200. Unfortunately a wreck early in the race ended Sellers’ night early.
Friday afternoon Sellers qualified 26th for Saturday night’s 80 lap race. At the end of practice on Friday night, Sellers was 11th fastest.
When the green flag waved, Sellers was confident and ready to race. He gained four places within the field before the end of the first lap. After getting stuck on the inside for several laps, he drifted back to 29th. Sellers was working his way forward when the car began to get loose. Coming out of turn three, on lap 13, the car got out from under him, sending him spinning down onto the apron and bringing out the first caution of the night. Sellers was able to keep control of the car and avoid any damage.
Adjustments to the car allowed Sellers to begin work his way back through the field when the green flag waved again. Sellers had worked his way up from 30th to 17th by lap 30 when he was involved, with several other cars, in a wreck coming out of turn four. Despite his best attempts to stay out of the wreckage, Sellers was hit from behind and pushed into the wall. The car sustained damage to the left front fender causing the team to call it a night.
“We had a great car,” said Sellers. “It is always disappointing when a night is ended early. The crew did a great job getting the car ready for this weekend.”
In conjunction with the race, Jig-A-Loo and SkillsUSA announced the #47 SkillsUSA die cast car promotion. The die cast car will be a replica of the car that Sellers ran this weekend. Proceeds from the die cast car will go to support branding for SkillsUSA. More details will follow in the upcoming weeks.
SkillsUSA member Bosch is also lending product support to the newly formed team this season.
Cardinal Motorsports’ next scheduled race will be the team’s much anticipated debut in the NASCAR Nationwide Series with sponsor SFP at Texas Motor Speedway on April 4th. SFP is the team’s primary sponsor for ten NASCAR Nationwide races this year. More information on the team’s schedule is available online at www.PeytonSellers.com.
About SkillsUSA
SkillsUSA is a national nonprofit organization serving teachers and high school and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations. Founded in 1965, it has become one of the country’s largest student-based non-profit organizations supporting those entering the world of skilled trade. With membership of more than 300,000 students and instructors annually, SkillsUSA has reached more than 9.6 million members since its inception. For more information, visit www.skillsusa.org.
About Jig-A-Loo
Jig-A-Loo has been used in industrial and commercial establishments since 1958. The product was launched in 1998 in the Canadian mass retail market, quickly capturing a substantial portion of the lubricant market with its clean, dry and smooth application winning over do it yourselfers and professionals alike. Jig-A-Loo is ideal for wood, metal, leather and a number of other surfaces. It is an exceptional water-repellent, a rust and freeze inhibitor, and will not stain. Unlike traditional lubricants, Jig-A-Loo contains no oil, grease, wax or detergent. For more information, visit www.jigaloo.com.
Last Updated on 02/09/09
By George Campbell or Greg Fish
Email: neracing@neracing.com
