Atlanta Race Notes

With Atlanta less than a week away, here are a few notes for the race:

• 60TH ANNIVERSARY: Atlanta-based Aaron’s will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a special paint scheme on the No. 55 this weekend. Aaron’s joined MWR in 2000 serving as a primary sponsor in Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races. With more than 2,100 stores across the country, Aaron’s helps customers own the life they want.
• Primary: 814 - finished 16th at Indy with Clint Bowyer, Vickers finished 13th at Richmond in September & 37th at Charlotte in October. Backup: 813 - Bowyer drove chassis to 17th at Charlotte in May, 10th & 6th at Michigan races and 9th at Dover in September.
• No. 55 CREW CHIEF BILLY SCOTT - No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine Crew Chief Billy Scott began racing motorcycles as a 5-year-old and stock cars when he turned 15. He worked in the truck series as a mechanic before he returned to college to obtain an engineering degree. After graduating in 2005 Scott worked at Robert Yates Racing and began as an engineer at MWR in 2008. The 36-year-old served exclusively as the No. 55 team’s lead engineer the last two seasons.
• Michael Waltrip finished 26th at Daytona last weekend driving the No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine.
• Moffitt is a nine-time winner in NASCAR K&N Pro Series East competition and currently serves as a test driver for Toyota Racing Development (TRD) and Michael Waltrip Racing.
• In 63 career NASCAR K&N Pro Series races, Moffitt has earned 10 poles, 34 top-five finishes and 45 top-10 finishes.
• In his 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series debut at Iowa Speedway, Moffitt finished ninth. The following year, he also made his first start in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competition, where he finished 14th at Kentucky Speedway and 17th at Michigan International Speedway.
• In 2014, Moffitt made his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut at Dover International Speedway, where he started 18th and finished 22nd. He has since competed in six additional Sprint Cup events.
• Additional stats:
  • Sprint Cup Series: 7 start
  • XFINITY Series: 1 starts, 1 top-10
  • Camping World Truck Series: 2 starts
  • K&N Pro Series: 63 starts, 9 wins, 34 top-5’s, 45 top-10’s, 10 poles

Don't miss Brett during the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway

March 1, 2015
1/12 CST on FOX

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