Driver change at #59 Price Motorsports: While maintaining total focus on the job at hand at Texas Motor Speedway for the CTS race, Jason Small announced this weekend that he will make his NASCAR Winston Cup Series debut at Michigan Speedway with the #59 Price Motorsports Dodge team. “I am so excited to be going to Michigan next week,” Small said. “They were looking for a young rookie to get in and I am honored they considered me. I was even more honored when they said I got the ride. They have some cars from Ganassi and their engines come from Ernie Elliott. That is good equipment. I am looking forward to get up there and see what we can do.” Small’s Bio: Started racing ATVs at the age of 6, finished third in his first race ever; won half of the season’s races and season championship before moving on to race Odysseys and Go-karts. Finished second in point standings at Mesa Marin Speedway in 1998, while a senior in high-school; won four races, missed championship by 5 points. NASCAR Winston West Series Rookie of the Year in 1999; sat on pole in his first NWWS race at Tucson. Finished 1999 NWWS Series 6th in overall point standings with two top-5 finishes and eight top-10 finishes. Made first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start in 2000 in family-owned truck. Ran limited season in NCTS in 2001 while coming back to Mesa Marin to run a partial Late Model season; won four of ten Late Model races and finished in the top-3 eight times. Joined Green Light Racing for 2002 NCTS season, started season off with a ninth-place finish in the Dodge Dealers 250 at Daytona.(PR), Randy Renfrow had been the driver of the #59 Dodge, making one race, at Richmond [using a provisional] and missing three races.(6-9-2002)
