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Houston Believes Bristol's Bite Is Worse
Than Its Bark Team ASE/CARQUEST Dodge Driver Hopes To Avoid The "Unavoidable" FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emmett Byrd 704.792.2091 (office) 704.425.3262 (cell) emmettbyrd@aol.com MOORESVILLE, NC- (August 20, 2004) Bristol Motor Speedway comes with a certain reputation for impending disaster. High speeds, tight corners and limited room to maneuver often create multi-vehicle crashes that can put a serious damper on even the most promising run. For Andy Houston, driver of the No. 2 Team ASE/CARQUEST Dodge, Bristol offers opportunity for salvation as equally as it offers opportunity for disaster. "Bristol is a place where, if you can survive, you can have a great run," Houston claimed. "There are always a lot of trucks with some fairly significant damage at the end of the night. If you can avoid all those incidents, you can put yourself in position to win. You still have to have a good truck in order to run well, but you also want to keep yourself out of bad situations in order to be there at the end. During qualifying and practice you are always on edge. During the race you switch to a survival mode." Houston's last trip to Bristol in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series came in 1999. He qualified sixth and came home fourth. He also competed in two Cup races at the .533 mile short track nestled in the East Tennessee hills. Even though Houston has some fond memories of the track, still it is those darn crashes that stick out in everybody's mind. "My very first race at Bristol was in a Goody Dash Series race in 1996," Houston remembers. "I was running third and we got caught up in a 72 car wreck coming off of turn two. Well, okay there weren't 72 cars in the race, it just seemed like it at the time. You are running so fast at Bristol and if something happens in front of you then you just react. You hope that your reaction is the right one. When something happens there, it is usually pretty big, and it can bite you in a hurry. If you can get your truck to handle just right, you can have a really good night. I am optimistic that we can get this Team ASE/CARQUEST Dodge dialed in and hopefully get up front where we need to be." The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series invades the high banks of Bristol Motor Speedway on Wednesday August 25th. The event will be broadcast live by the Speed Channel, MRN Radio and XM Satellite Radio at 9pm ET. |
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