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ROB FULLER
MOTORSPORTS IN ACTION AT THOMPSON SPEEDWAY
Corey LaJoie and Ron Silk Represent 15-40 Connection in the
Mr. Rooter 125 |
Rob
Fuller Motorsports and 15-40 Connection will make
their second appearance in the 2015 NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour (NWMT) on Wednesday, June 10 at the
Mr. Rooter 125 at the Thompson Speedway Motorsports
Park. Drivers Corey LaJoie and Ron Silk both plan to
improve upon their Icebreaker 150 finishes from
earlier this season.
LaJoie and Silk will once again pilot the No. 15 and
No. 40 to promote the 15-40 Connection mission to
raise awareness of the important role everyone has
in detecting cancer early. With Father’s Day coming
up on June 21st, 15-40 Connection would like to help
race fans share the lifesaving gift of early cancer
detection.
“Ask the men in your life if they would recognize a
cancer symptom. Let them know that the most common
cancer symptom is a subtle and persistent change in
your normal health lasting two weeks or more,” said
15-40 Connection Executive Director, Tricia Laursen.
“These are health changes that should be brought to
a doctor’s attention. Detecting cancer early can
make cancer treatment more effective and improve
survival rates.
“We are driving a new cancer conversation by
spreading awareness of early cancer detection and
how it can improve and save lives. Rob Fuller
Motorsports is helping us do this, and we wish Ron
and Corey all the best in the Mr. Rooter 125.”
It’s been a few weeks since the No. 15 and No. 40
modifieds were on the track and team owner Rob
Fuller is excited to return to Thompson Speedway
this week.
“It will be a great feeling getting back to racing
with my RFM team and 15-40 Connection,” said Fuller.
“With the amount of activity going on at the LFR
shop and with Draco Springs, it’s nice to get away
and spend a day at the track. Things couldn’t be
going better these days and I hope to carry that
momentum into Thompson. We have a great team and I
have high expectations for the return to my home
track.”
Coming into the race weekend, Silk looks to build on
his Icebreaker 150 run, as the Norwalk, Connecticut
native led 23 laps of the race before securing a
ninth place finish. The 2011 NWMT Champion has a
long history of success at Thompson Speedway to lean
on, as he has collected four wins, 16 Top-5 and 25
Top-10 finishes in 38 starts there.
“I believe we will have an even stronger run this
time at Thompson Speedway. We had a solid car during
the Icebreaker and should have gotten a better
finish than the one we ended up with,” said Silk.
“We just waited a little bit too long to pit during
the last part of that race, so if we avoid that we
should pick up a couple more spots and contend for
the win.”
On the other hand, LaJoie is hoping to see a big
change in his race this time around. During the
Icebreaker 150, the Concord, North Carolina native
had early contact in the race and was sent into the
pits to repair damage on the car and was relegated
to a 28th place finish. LaJoie knows how to find his
way around the track in the modified series, as he
won his debut race in the NASCAR Whelen Southern
Modified Tour at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2010.
“The 15-40 Connection team and I are ready to return
to Thompson Speedway. We are changing a few things
during the preparation for this time that we noticed
during our first run there,” said LaJoie. “Mainly we
are focusing on finding more speed because Doug Coby
had the entire field beat pretty good on that. We
know where we were struggling the most during the
last race, so we know what to address this time
around and we should have a solid run this time.”
The Mr. Rooter 125 is scheduled to run at Thompson
Speedway on Wednesday, June 10 at 8:45 p.m. EST.
Fans unable to catch the race live will be able to
watch when it airs on NBCSN on Thursday, June 18 at
6 p.m. EST.
For more information on Rob Fuller Motorsports and
to receive race weekend updates, please follow
Facebook/RobFullerMotorsports. To learn more about
15-40 Connection and how you can detect cancer
earlier by recognizing the most common cancer
symptom, please follow @1540Connection on Twitter or
visit 15-40.org.
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Source:
Nealie Stufflet /
Rob Fuller
Motorsports
Posted:
June 8, 2015 |
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