Greg Boone
To Run Full Sunoco Super Series Schedule In 2004 With Hopes Of Capturing
Rookie Of The Year Honors
Salem, IN (March 14, 2004) –
Louisville, Kentucky native Greg Boone has announced he will compete full
time with the Sunoco Super Series in 2004 with the goal of capturing the
series 2004 Rookie Of The Year Honors. Boone registered last season to
compete in the Rookie Award Program, but only competed in four series
point’s events without earning a Rookie Of The Race Award. The series
rules allow a competitor to compete for Rookie Of the Year if they have
not competed in more than six series events in a previous season or earned
a Rookie Of The Race Award.
Boone competed at all three Sunoco
Super Series events at Anderson Speedway last year with a best finish of
11th at the Sunoco 150 on September 13th. Boone also
competed in the series event at Columbus Motor Speedway were he finished
20th. Boone competed in one series race in 2002 at Anderson
Speedway.
"I really enjoyed the events I have
raced with the Sunoco Super Series over the past two seasons," remarked
Boone. "The drivers in the Sunoco Super Series are some of the best
around, you sure get your monies worth racing with that group of drivers,
no matter were their racing at! I trashed my only car the first night out
last year, that dropped us out of contention for the rookie program right
away, we will be better prepared to make a better run this season."
Boone’s cars will be built and
maintained during the 2004 season by his Crew Chief Jeff Stith. The
Louisville, Kentucky native is a veteran racer and winner, first in karts,
and then in the Sportsman and Late Model divisions at the now closed
Louisville Motor Speedway. Stith has competed in the Late Model division
at Salem Speedway the past two seasons and has raced in selected Sunoco
Super Series events over the past several seasons.
Boone will also have a racing veteran
as his spotter in 2004. Former Salem Speedway Late Model Champion Pete
Mayden will assist Boone at every series event in 2004. The
Jeffersonville, Indiana native has competed in Late Models off and on for
several seasons including getting a win last year at Salem Speedway.
Mayden has two career top ten finishes with the Sunoco Super Series. Jerry
"Chop" Hagen will also be a part of Boone’s race team, providing mechanic
help on race days.
"It feels really great to have put
together such an experienced team for this upcoming season," said Boone. "
Jeff will work full-time on my equipment this year, Jeff is a real racer
and will do what ever it takes to get us competitive, he is a great
fabricator and chassis set-up person. Pete has been a friend of mine for a
long time, I feel real lucky to have such an experienced racer spotting
for me. We are all looking forward to running the full Sunoco Super Series
schedule and having a lot of fun this season. Hopefully we will be in
contention for Rookie Of The Year at the end of the season and get a top
ten finish in points!"
Boone’s business, Boone Well
Drilling, is a company specializing in drilling for Geothermal Heating and
Cooling Systems and is located in Louisville, Kentucky. Boone started
racing in motocross at age 12, and raced that until he was 22 years old.
Boone then took up stock car racing at age 32 at Louisville Motor Speedway
competing in the Sportsman and Late Model divisions.
Boone’s #59 Boone Well Drilling Monte
Carlo’s will be powered by AP Racing Engines with 2004 Five Star ABC
Bodies. Boone’s cars are Lefthander Chassis’s with suspensions from
Advanced Racing Suspensions.