Scott Riggs has never competed at Pocono Raceway, but he is hopeful that entering Saturday’s ARCA Series race at the 2.5-mile track will better prepare him and the Valvoline team for Sunday’s Pocono 500 Nextel Cup event. Coming off of a career-best fifth-place finish at Dover International Speedway, Riggs will pilot the #99 Valvoline Pontiac in the Pocono 200 ARCA race. Officially driving for Ken Schrader, Riggs is hopeful the ARCA experience will benefit him come Sunday. Riggs’ only experience at the asphalt tri-oval is a one-day test session the #10 Valvoline Chevrolet team participated in last week. “We tested our Cup car in Pocono and everything went well,” said Riggs. “The car was pretty good off the truck and by the end of the day it felt great. We’re hopeful we can take the test session, the ARCA race, and our great result from last week and turn those things into another solid finish. We’re still striving to be better. Last week’s finish was a good shot in the arm. It lets us know we need to keep our heads up and it will pay off.”(MBV Motorsports PR)(6-9-2004)
