Carmichael: Texas ARCA Preview

PREVIEW:
RICKY CARMICHAEL (NO. 4 MONSTER ENERGY CHEVROLET)

VENUE:
 TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY (1.5
MILE-SHAPED-OVAL)

CIRCUIT:
ARCA
RACING SERIES PRESENTED BY REMAX & MENARDS ( RACE 4 of 20)

EVENT:
RATTLESNAKE

150 (100 LAPS,150 MILES)

DATE:
APRIL
16, 2010  

CARMICHAEL ON ARCA
RACING SERIES: Carmichael will make
his fifth ARCA Racing Series start at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend.
In his
four previous starts (Talladega, Daytona (2), Rockingham) he qualified
in the
top 10 twice. In February at Daytona Carmichael scored his first top-10
finish
in the series by scoring a seventh finishing position.

CARMICHAEL ON TEXAS:
This
Friday night’s race at Texas Motor Speedway will be the Florida
native’s third
start at the track. Last season he made two starts at the famed Texas
facility
in his No. 4 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. He
started in
the top 10 in both events and finished 11^th in June and
12^th in November.

BET YOU DIDN’T KNOW:
Carmichael
runs five
miles and bikes up to 25 miles a day around his town of Tallahassee
(Fla.) to
stay in shape. When not at home he uses the hotel gym or runs outside
near the
hotel or racetrack to maintain his exercise regimen.

MONSTER
MANIA:
Fans can log onto www.monsterenergy.com
for a chance to win race tickets,
garage passes and a meet & greet with Ricky Carmichael during the
2010
season. The promotion will run throughout the remainder of the season
and a
winner will be awarded at each venue the Truck Series visits. 

HE SAID IT:
“You
win championships on bad days,” Carmichael said on numerous occasions
during his
highly successful motocross career. The advice from the former
Supercross
Champion was mentioned during last week’s SPEED Channel broadcast of the
SX race
from Houston (Texas) in reference to the current SX championship battle. 

BEHIND THE WHEEL:
Carmichael
will pilot
chassis No.61 this weekend in Texas. The chassis is a former Ginn Racing
vehicle
and was driven by Mark Martin during the 2007 season.

TWITTER THIS:
To be
up to speed during the 2010 season with the No. 4 Monster Energy team
follow
driver Ricky Carmichael (@rickycarmichael), sponsor Monster Energy
(@MonsterEnergy) and team Turner Motorsports (@turnermotorspts). You can
also
check updates at www.teamturnermotorsports.com
and www.rickycarmichael.com

STAY UP TO SPEED:
Flag
to flag coverage of the Rattlesnake 150 can be seen LIVE on SPEED at 7:30 p.m.
EST on April 16, 2010. For information on SPEED TV listings visit
www.speedtv.com

CARMICHAEL ON TEXAS
MOTOR SPEEDWAY: “Texas

is one of my favorite race tracks we visit on the circuit. The track is
very
wide which allows you to move around and not have to stick to one lane.
That
makes for side-by-side racing during the race which is great for the
fans. Right now seat time is everything for me. With the truck
series off for almost a month I jumped at the opportunity to run ARCA
the next
two weeks. The Truck Series races at Texas twice and with no testing
track time
becomes even more valuable. ARCA provides the perfect opportunity for me
to gain
experience and stay in the seat while trucks are off. The Monster Energy

Car will be fast and I am taking my truck crew with me so
nothing is really changing. We are going to win the race and I think we
have a
really good chance to do so.”