Delaware Speedway: Lloyd Rawlings ready for Late Model season‏

(Windsor, ON) - Lloyd Rawlings will be kicking off his 18th season of competition at Delaware Speedway this Friday night as part of the featured Late Model division at the historic London-area half-mile race track. The 19 race season throughout the summer will be part of the NASCAR Whelen All-American racing series, and will include some big events, including the Canada Day 143-lap feature, the Labour Day 200-lap event, as well as the highlight, a chance to compete against NASCAR Sprint Cup Superstar Kyle Busch on July 7.

The mid-week show is billed as the APC Summer Showdown, and Busch will be joined by David Reutimann and Regan Smith against the top Late Model drivers in Ontario. That race is part of the focus on the season explains Rawlings.

"Our goal early in the season is to be in the top-ten in the points standings so we're locked into that event. It will be a highlight of my career when I get to race against Kyle Busch," he said.

Rawlings moved up to the Late Model division in 2009 to compete against arguably the best weekly field of race car drivers in Ontario. In his first full-time campaign in the class, Rawlings finished 19th in the points, which was a tremendous result considering they team missed four
events.

"Last year was a real learning curve for our team, but we learned a lot and are very excited about 2010," Rawlings said.

Lloyd, and his brother / crew chief Doug Rawlings have been together since day one racing together, and would like to thank all of their marketing partners and are looking forward to another successful year.

"Brad Coxon and his company have been behind us since we started racing at Delaware, and have been a big part of our team over the years," Rawlings said. Coxon specializes in light and heavy towing services, as well as mobile offices, event solutions, and storage.

"Randy Soulliere has been a part of our team for over 10 years now and he's been so supportive as well,” Rawlings said about his Platinum Tool Technologies sponsors.

Rawlings would also like to thank Emile Hermann of Windsor Battery and Metal, Joe Carroccia of Cybertech Electric and Controls, Jesse Darmon and Xcentrick Autosports, Dr. Dianne Miskus of Optimal Chiropractic.

The team will be adding a new marketing sponsor to the mix this year, and would like to welcome, Eric Keller and REFAC Industrial Contractors. The team also has to thank Steve Bell of AM 800 for all the local media support.

For more information on Lloyd Rawlings, please contact Lloyd atracer@mnsi.net and for more information on Delaware Speedway, please visit www.delawarespeedway.com.

Release Prepared by Jamie Maudsley // www.maudsleymotorsports.com