Mooresville, NC (Sept. 8, 2009) - Stemming from another driver's woes, Justin Lloyd's race was cut short of the scheduled 200 laps last Friday night. Making only his second career start in the ARCA RE/MAX Series, Justin Lloyd and the No. 15 team unloaded at Toledo hoping to expand on what they had learned earlier in the year at Berlin Speedway and come home with a solid finish.

Struggling to grasp the handling at the beginning of practice, Lloyd and the team made several changes and hit on something near the end of the session, putting them sixth on the speed chart. With a few more changes before qualifying, Lloyd was able to post a time good enough for the 10th starting spot.

"Going into the race, I really had the same game plan I did at Berlin," Lloyd said. "I just wanted to keep the fenders on the car, learn as much as I could and be around at the end of the day."

The young driver did just that, staying within the top 15 for the first half of the race. Trying to find a better line to get him to the front, Justin drove up behind the No. 52 of Ken Schrader and followed in the veteran driver's tracks for several circuits to learn whatever he could. The move paid off, and Lloyd felt like he found a better line that could get him to the front of the field.

With about 50 laps remaining, Lloyd was sitting well within the top six and was patiently waiting for the laps to wind down. Going into the corner, Parker Kligerman drove his No. 77 to deep into the corner behind Lloyd and lost control of his racecar, sending it into the No. 15. The incident put Lloyd into the wall, effectively ending his night. The Venturini Motorsports team settled for a 22nd place finish.
 
"It's unfortunate that the night had to end so early, but there was nothing I could really do about it," Lloyd said. "I was running my line into the corner and just got hit from behind. We were really having a good run and I was just patiently working my way towards the front. But I'll just take what we learned here and get ready for Rockingham."

Justin Lloyd's next event in the No. 15 Venturini Motorsports entry will be at Rockingham Speedway on October 11th. The Carolina 200 will be shown on SPEED Channel at 10 PM EST on Sunday night.
 
About Justin Lloyd
17-year-old from San Jose, California, Justin Lloyd made his ARCA RE/MAX Series debut at Berlin Raceway in July 2009. He is scheduled to compete for Venturini Motorsports at Toledo Speedway and the season finale at Rockingham Speedway. Lloyd was the 2008 Concord Motorsports Park Legends Champion and graces the radar screens of many NASCAR notables.
 
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