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 Steven Blakesley/ RTD Motorsports, Inc.
North Highlands,
Calif.
– After months of preparation and testing, Rob Dixon’s RTD
Motorsports, Inc., with driver Mike Gallegos, is ready to
tackle the 2008 NASCAR Camping World Series West opener
Saturday night.
The
25-year old Gallegos will compete in the #34 RTD
Motorsports Chevrolet in the Toyota Napa Auto Care 150 at
All American Speedway in Roseville, CA. A sellout crowd is
expected for the event.
Gallegos, of Wheat Ridge, CO, has a long-standing
friendship and association with
Dixon.
2008 will mark Dixon’s debut as a car owner and Gallegos
was his obvious choice for his first driver.
Dixon’s
roots trace back to Colorado and his work with driver Rick
Carelli.
Dixon
has also worked with Bill McAnally Racing, Thompson
Motorsports, and Justin Lofton, earning a reputation as
one of the top fabricators and crew chiefs in the
business.
RTD
Motorsports is partnered with NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity
initiative, which places minority and female drivers into
top NASCAR development rides. This will be Gallegos’
fourth season in the program.
A
Drive for Diversity driver has never won a NASCAR Camping
World Series race, but Gallegos seems poised to be the
first.
His
career began in 1998 in karting. Gallegos then advanced
through the Legends ranks quickly and in 2001 became the
youngest Late Model driver in
Colorado
history.
Gallegos’ best season was in 2006, when he finished
seventh in the NASCAR Midwest Series. He concluded the
season with a 12th place finish in the
prestigious Toyota All-Star Showdown.
A part-time schedule of West Series races in 2007 prepared
him for the full 2008 slate.
Racing action will kick off Friday night with practice and
testing, with qualifying and the 150 lap feature to take
place on Saturday.
RTD Motorsports has launched its new website at
www.rtdmotorsportsinc.com
RTD
Motorsports is presented by these fine sponsors: TriCo
Welding Supplies, Inventory Sales Company, Gone Racin’,
TCS Adwear, PCB Solutions, PVC Specialties, JDA, Longacre,
Steve’s Transmissions, Carmichael
Towing, DC Racing Engines, and Blakesley Sports Media.
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