Watkins Glen, N.Y. (June 7, 2009): Brett Moffitt has
already set records as the youngest driver to ever win a race and the
youngest driver to ever win a pole. Following a third place finish in
the Tioga Downs Casino 125 at Watkins Glen International road course,
Moffitt is now the youngest driver to ever lead the NASCAR Camping
World Series East point standings. It's a record that Joey Logano, who
was 16 years, 11 months, and 4 days old when he first led the series,
held until now.
"It's awesome," said Moffitt after learning he took over
the point standings. "The bigger point lead we can get right now makes
it an easier walk to go at the end of the season. Hopefully now we
have a nice little cushion and we're able to go hard at some races and
real conservative to keep that lead."
Moffitt kicked off the weekend with a qualifying lap of
118.504 mph to earn a fourth place starting position in the 22-car
field. However, the team found an exhaust leak in the car following
time trial procedures and opted to go the rear of the field so that
they could fix it.
"We cracked the exhaust actually and it was right below
the driver's area. There aren't too many cars here. It put us to the
back but it wasn't too far to go," he said.
At the drop of the green, Moffitt catapulted from the rear
of the field to eighth in less than ten laps, and was running in the
top-five by lap 22.
"There were a lot of openings to make a move. I wasn't
going to make a move that I thought was going to risk the car, but
where I could, I did and it paid off," Moffitt said about his early
progress.
On a restart at lap 35, Moffitt wheeled his No. 44 Castle
Packs Power Chevrolet into fourth, where he remained until the final
lap when he got by Patrick Long for the third position.
"This is quite the place," said Moffitt. "It's a really
fast track and it's a lot of fun to come and do this instead of just
running in circles. Overall it was a good day and hopefully we can get
a few more of these."
Moffitt signed on with ASM Motorsports for a limited
schedule in 2009, but hopes to secure a sponsor this month in order to
finish out the season.
"We are going to assess what our options are after the
race at New Hampshire, but without sponsorship, it doesn't look good
at finishing out the season. We're really hoping that a company can
see the benefit of a partnership with me and ASM Motorsports. We've
been setting records and winning races, but without that partnership,
we won't be able to continue doing it."
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