Chicagoland: Jason Keller preview

JASON KELLER 2009
.Currently stands 10th in the NASCAR Nationwide Series point standings
.Eclipsed the 100,000 mile mark in his career on the NASCAR Nationwide Series
.Ninth-place finish in the Camping World 300 at Daytona in February was the highest of non NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers
.Has equaled his 2008 season total with four top-10 finishes

JASON KELLER @ CHICAGOLAND
.Finished in the top 10 in each of the first four NNS races run at Chicagoland
.NNS career leader at Chicagoland in laps (1391) and miles (2086.5) and is tied with Clint Bowyer and Matt Kenseth for second with four top-10 finishes trailing Jeff Burton with six.
.Finished second to Justin Labonte in the 2004 Tropicana Twister 300
.Started 33rd and finished 14th in the 2008 Dollar General 300

BAKER CURB @ CHICAGOLAND
.Brad Coleman started 15th and finished 30th in the 2008 Dollar General 300

JASON KELLER ON CHICAGOLAND

"Chicagoland is one of those cookie cutter mile and a half tracks and it is a difficult track to get around sometimes. I'm excited about racing on Friday night under the lights in a really great market. We've struggled a bit as of late but I'm looking forward to getting back on the track and turning things around."

TODD GORDON ON CHICAGOLAND

"After we went a lap down in last year's race and got to follow the leader around we figured out how to drive around the bumps in turn one and had a very fast car the rest of the race. We've struggled some in our mile and a half program in the past so we've put a lot of time and effort into improving that area. We ran a lot better at Charlotte then we have in awhile and we are bringing the same car that we ran in that race, car 84, so we expect to see continued improvement this weekend."

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