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Marc Davis joins Braun Racing's driver lineup in the No. 10 Toyota Camry
Davis to pilot Braun Racing’s No. 10 Toyota Camry in six NASCAR Nationwide Series races
MOORESVILLE, NC (May 27, 2009) – Braun Racing is pleased to announce that 18-year-old, Marc Davis, will pilot its No. 10 Toyota Camry for six upcoming NASCAR Nationwide Series races including this Saturday’s Heluva Good! 200 at Dover International Speedway. The No. 10 will carry sponsorship from WHUR-FM Radio (96.3) and The Word Network.
Plans call for Davis to drive the No. 10 Toyota in six Nationwide Series races, including events at:
Dover International Speedway (May 30th)
Nashville Superspeedway (June 6th)
Kentucky Speedway (June 13th)
The Milwaukee Mile (June 20th)
Gateway International Raceway (July 18th)
O’Reilly Raceway Park (July 25th)
The Silver Spring, Maryland-native made his NASCAR debut last season at Gateway International Raceway, driving in the Camping World Truck Series for Randy Moss Motorsports. Davis’ performance was impressive as he captured a 16th place-finish after starting 12th.
To date, Davis has six Nationwide Series starts under his belt. In 2008, he competed in events at Memphis Motorsports Park, Texas Motor Speedway, Phoenix International Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway. This season, he has run races at Bristol Motor Speedway and Richmond International Raceway under his own banner, Marc Davis Motorsports.
About WHUR 96.3-FM
WHUR-FM (96.3) the flagship radio station of Howard University, is Washington’s only stand alone radio station and one of the few University-owned commercial radio stations in America, broadcasting since 1971 to nearly a half million listeners daily in five states and can now be heard around the globe on the web at whur.com. The first radio station in the Washington area to broadcast in HD, WHUR is the recipient of numerous awards including the 2007 winner of the prestigious NAB Marconi Award for Station of the Year. Please visit www.whur.com for more information.
About The Word Network
The Word Network has established itself as a mainstream media broadcaster for African American ministries and gospel music. The Word Network offers value positive religious family programming embraced by millions of African Americans in urban and rural markets. The Word Network provides programming that is sensitive to, and touches the fabric of, the urban African American community. The programming covers a broad range of demographics from teens and young adults who are interested in contemporary gospel music, to the families seeking values consistently presented in a positive way, to the slightly more mature urban populations that relate to many of the popular local, regional and national ministries. http://www.thewordnetwork.org/
About Braun Racing
Braun Racing is a leading team in the NASCAR Nationwide Series that will field two full time entries and a third that will run a partial schedule in 2009. Founded by team owner, Todd Braun, in 2002, the team is in its seventh season of competition in the NASCAR Nationwide Series with drivers Jason Leffler in the No. 38 Great Clips Toyota, Brian Vickers and Burney Lamar sharing driving duties of the No. 32 Dollar General Toyota and David Reutimann driving the No. 10 Beringer Toyota in select races.
