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Matt Lofton Overcomes Qualifying Spin to Net Sixth Place Finish at Kansas

ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards started the race weekend with a technical inspection only day on Thursday, allowing the teams much needed time Friday, for practice. With Friday's lone practice session, Lofton and crew chief Jon Wolfe, worked on long race runs, knowing the tracks dynamics would change with the impending night race. By practices end, Lofton posted the 10th fastest time, at 32.239 seconds at 167.499 MPH. Menards Pole Qualifying presented by Ansell followed the early AM practice session, where Lofton would go out 23rd of the 41 cars present. While coming to the white flag off turn four, Lofton's car became extremely loose, sending him sideways down the banking. Fearing damaging his car, Lofton brought his car to pit road, forcing him to post the 36th fastest time at 53.636 seconds at 100.679 MPH.

With race time bearing down, Lofton and crew spent time visiting with Coulter Motorsports honorary crew members, Warner Music Group rock band Seasons After. The band, making their first major stock car race appearance, spent the afternoon with the team, visiting with fans and rocking out to their acclaimed CD with Lofton.

ARCA officials waved the green flag, for the first ever night race at Kansas Speedway, shortly before 8:00 p.m. CT, to start the Kansas Lottery 98.9.

Lofton, knowing the task at hand, immediately took advantage of green flag racing conditions, passing 14 cars, placing him 22nd as the field completed lap one. His fiery pace wouldn't wan, as he paced himself into 15th by lap 14, when he radioed to Wolfe that his car was a "little too free off right now."

Yellow waved around the 1.5-mile track for the first time on lap 22, as Lofton sat in 15th. His loose condition stayed constant at a "five loose on exit, all around." Wolfe brought the No. 16 Strutmasters.com Chevrolet to pit road for some much needed attention by the Coulter Motorsports crew. Making fast work of a four tire, fuel and air pressure adjustment stop, Lofton rejoined the field in 12th for the restart on lap 28.

Continuing his hard charge to the front, Lofton meticulously timed his passes around the Kansas City, KS speedway, giving him a top advantage. By the halfway point on lap 50, he had worked his way into tenth. As caution fell for the third time of the evening on lap 51, Lofton once again reported his car as a "five loose, still on exit." Wolfe brought Lofton to pit road, for four Hoosier tires, Sunoco fuel and a wedge adjustment. Green would wave again on lap 56, with Lofton posted in the ninth position.

Setting forth on a charge through the top-ten, Lofton used the day's final caution period on lap 87, while in fifth, to tell the crew his "car is amazing, especially good once I can get on the top side." The green flag flew for the final time on lap 94, with Lofton heading for the leaders bumpers, before engaging in a battle with the eventual race winner, the only car to pass Lofton and his No. 16 Strutmasters.com Chevrolet all evening. Lofton would cross the finish line in the Kansas Lottery 98.9 on lap 99, in the sixth position.

"I can't begin to say enough about this Coulter Motorsports crew, and the car they provided me this weekend," exclaimed Lofton. "We really hit on something at practices end yesterday (Friday) and if it wasn't for the spin in qualifying, we would have started up front. The guys stood behind me and really hustled, and this rocket ship of a car they gave me, was great all night."

Coulter Motorsports and Matt Lofton return to racing action Saturday, October 29th at Martinsville Speedway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Lofton will be piloting the No. 97 Strutmasters.com Toyota Tundra in the Kroger 200, live on SPEED at 2:00 p.m. ET.

Also please be sure to support Coulter Motorsports sponsors at:
Darrell Gwynn Foundation: www.darrellgwynnfoundation.org
Wiley X: www.wileyx.com
Mad Industry: www.areumad.com

About Strutmasters
www.strutmasters.com
Strutmasters builds automotive struts and springs for cars and SUVs equipped with air suspension. They also provide both replacement air ride suspension parts, including air springs, air struts, compressors, air bag suspension and dryers, and conversion kits that, convert your car to high quality passive suspension systems. Air shocks, air springs, air struts and other air ride suspension parts wear out. Strutmasters give you the option of replacing them with top quality passive suspension parts engineered to fit your specific application. They have been designing and building suspension kits and conversions since 1999 when they produced their first Lincoln air suspension kit. Strutmasters also maintains a fleet of test cars that they try out new products on.

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About Coulter Motorsports
www.CoulterMotorsports.com
Coulter Motorsports' driver development program started with humble beginnings in 2009 & today has grown to become the premier program in the ARCA Racing Series. We have worked with drivers from multiple series and helped mold them in both on-track racing and off track presentation. Through our program, we have garnered over 20 wins in series ranking from ASA Late Models, FASTRUCK Series, Late Model Stocks, Super Late Models and the ARCA Racing Series.

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Date Posted: 10.10.11
Posted By: Coulter Motorsports