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BIG DADDY’S/ BLUEPRINT GRAB TOP-TEN PRACTICE
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HAMPTON, GEORGIA, Thursday, July 13, 2000 - Big Daddy's BBQ/ Blueprint
Racing driver Jimmy Kite pushed his 2000 G Force/ Oldsmobile around Atlanta
Motor Speedway to seventh overall in today’s practice. The Stockbridge,
Georgia resident ran his #27 Big Daddy’s BBQ/ Founders Bank/ Blueprint
Racing Special to a time of 25.493 seconds (211.823 mph) on the 24-degree
banked, 1.54-mile facility.
"This is going to be a fun race,” enthused the 24-year old driver. “You
can't get away from anyone out there. This track is so wide we'll be
going two and three abreast without any trouble. Our Big Daddy's BBQ/ Blueprint
G Force was planted. We didn't have any draft and we ran seventh quick so
we're pretty happy. The guys really put a great car under me and I am
thrilled to be back in the 2000 G Force."
The temperatures in the Atlanta-area were well above 90-degrees even
during the later afternoon and evening practice sessions. For the three-time
karate black belt the conditions only played havoc during stints in pit
lane for chassis changes. "It is real hot out there when you are in the pits
but on the track it is OK. My head is still throbbing but that is just from
sitting in pit lane talking about the setup. It will have some impact on
the race but you really don’t feel it until you are out of the car.”
The Blueprint team worked double-time leading up to the race to paint the
repaired 2000 G Force and prepare for the event. The effort was rewarded
with the top-ten practice run at Kite’s home track. The formerly red,
white and blue racer now fields a dark-red paint scheme that has been dubbed
“Barbeque Red” in honor of Big Daddy’s BBQ.
Following the first practice Kite and the Big Daddy’s BBQ/ Blueprint team
was very enthusiastic about the prospects for Saturday’s Midas 500
Classic.
"This is going to be a sweet little car in the race,” remarked Kite
following the second session of the day. “I'm real happy with that last
run. I think we can have a top-five qualifying run out of this Big Daddy's
BBQ/ Blueprint G Force. The Big Daddy's car feels real strong out there.
It was a blast running in the pack with [Greg] Ray and those guys and I
know that is what the race will be like. I think that the #27 Blueprint G
Force will be right up there in the front. It feels so good being able to run
the 2000 car and knowing we again have the chance to run up with all the big
boys... up where we know we belong."
Team manager and engineer Brad McCanless commented on the day’s run, “It
is a great feeling having the 2000 G Force chassis back and I think Jimmy
will really be able to push the Big Daddy’s BBQ car around the track tomorrow
quick enough to start us upfront.”
The Big Daddy’s BBQ/ Founders Bank/ Blueprint Racing Special will make a
run for the MBNA Pole Award at Atlanta Motor Speedway tomorrow, Friday, at 7
PM local time. Qualifying will be televised live on ESPN 2.
Big Daddy’s BBQ Racing, of Yukon, Oklahoma, is the parent company to
several subsidiaries, which include a beer division-Big Daddy’s Backyard Brew-meatpacking, root beer, and the
sauce and spice division. The publicly held company trades under the OTC ticker ‘BIGD.’ More information is available
on the company at www.bigdaddysbbq.com.
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Editors, please do not publish any contact information with the exception
of web site addresses. Thank you.
Contact: Tom Moore, Blueprint Racing Enterprises, LLC Public Relations
Coordinator
770-784-7031 (phone), 770-784-9815 (fax), 404-229-3703 (cell)
Tom@BlueprintRacing.com
(email)
www.blueprintracing.com
www.bigdaddysbbq.com
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