News/October 2002

TIM FEDEWA AND EXCEDRIN QUICKTABS RACING TEAM READY FOR CHARLOTTE AND THEIR FIRST RACE TOGETHER

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (October 8, 2002) - For the Excedrin QuickTabs Racing team, the old saying, "the more things change, the more they stay the same," is especially fitting heading into this weekend's NASCAR Busch Series event at Lowe's (Concord, N.C.) Motor Speedway.  What won't change is the team's desire to polish off the 2002 season with a top-10 finish in the owner point standings.  What will change is who will be driving the car this weekend in its attempt to do so.

Tim Fedewa takes over the reigns of the No. 92 Excedrin QuickTabs Chevrolet Monte Carlo for this Saturday's Little Trees 300.  Fedewa, who has been racing in the Busch Series for over 10 years and has four victories and four pole positions to his credit, got the call last week after driver Todd Bodine left the team to concentrate on his Winston Cup efforts. 

Fedewa has plenty of experience on the 1.5-mile oval near Charlotte, North Carolina.  In 19 starts that span over 10 seasons, Fedewa has posted a second-place qualifying run and has finished a high of 13th on three occasions.  Though he did not compete in the event in the spring, Fedewa was at the track serving as a consultant to Kerry Earnhardt and the FitzBradshaw Racing team.  Combining his years of experience as a driver and his most recent role as a coach, Fedewa and the team feel they have a good shot of performing well right out of the box. 

"I enjoy racing at Lowe's Motor Speedway," said Fedewa.  "It's a great track to race on and I've had some good runs there.  I haven't always had the luck that I need to finish well there, but I do like the track and am looking forward to going there with the Excedrin QuickTabs Racing team.  We're taking the car that the team won with at Kentucky Speedway, so I know we have good equipment and great horsepower."

The Herzog Jackson Motorsports crew has dusted off one of their favorite Monte Carlos for this weekend's race.  HJM-16 is the same car that qualified and finished in fifth place in the spring race at Lowe's Motor Speedway and then brought the team to victory at Kentucky Speedway in June.  The car hasn't been utilized since the victory and the team has been anxious for its return to the track.

Fedewa has been a busy man since learning of his ride with the Herzog Jackson Motorsports team.  He spent last Wednesday at the race shop in Charlotte before heading to Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway to work with Earnhardt and his Winston Cup qualifying attempt.  Then it was back to the shop on Monday and Tuesday to get to know the cars and crew.  This Wednesday Fedewa will take part in a fund-raiser organized by Michael Waltrip.  Once he straps into the No. 92 Herzog Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet for the first time at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Friday morning though, it's back to business.

"I'm really happy," said Fedewa.  "Being a part of this Herzog Jackson Motorsports team and being affiliated with Excedrin is a good opportunity for me.  It's a good team and I just want to have a great run for them in Charlotte and hopefully, if we can do that, maybe they'll ask me back the next week."