Aaron Fike – No. 1 Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra

American Commercial Lines 200 Race Preview

 

Aaron Fike on Racing at Atlanta:

“I think Atlanta Motor Speedway is pretty cool,” said Aaron Fike.  “I think it’s one of the fastest places that we race at.  I tested there in an IRL (Indy Racing League) car when I was 18 and we ran speeds around 220 miles per hour.”  The team that Fike tested with, which was owned by Ron Hemelgarn, went on to win the 2000 IRL Championship and nearly matched that feat in 2001 with driver Buddy Lazier.  “I’m looking forward to racing at Atlanta.  I like the bigger, faster race tracks.”

 

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Notables: 

Fike will make his third career start in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and first in a truck at Atlanta Motor Speedway when the green flag drops for the start of the American Commercial Lines 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Friday, March 16th, 2007.

 

Nick Henderson Hails from Locust Grove, Ga.:

Twenty-two year-old Nick “Catfish” Henderson, who joined Red Horse Racing this year as painter for the No. 1 RFMS/Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra, is originally from Locust Grove, Ga. which is only 25 minutes Southeast of Hampton, Ga., the home of the 1.54-mile oval of Atlanta Motor Speedway.  Henderson is a 2003 graduate of Jonesboro High School in Jonesboro, Ga. and first got involved in racing while helping his friends at local Saturday night shows.  He has worked in two of NASCAR’s top-tier divisions including the NASCAR Busch and Craftsman Truck Series and came to Red Horse Racing after a stint at ppc Racing.  Henderson’s immediate family, including his son Hayden, still reside in Georgia.

Aaron Fike’s Stats at Atlanta:

Although Aaron Fike has never competed in a Toyota truck at Atlanta Motor Speedway, he does have laps under his belt at the 1.54-mile oval in a NASCAR Busch Series car.  Fike last competed at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2006 when he started 19th and finished 26th while driving for Mike Curb.