J.J. Yeley will make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut in the Line-X Spray-On Truck Bedliners 200 at Michigan International Speedway this weekend. The budding NASCAR star will pilot the #47 Acxiom Silverado fielded by Morgan Dollar Motorsports. Veteran Randy Goss will serve as crew chief for Yeley’s inaugural NCTS event. As previously announced, Yeley will also make his NEXTEL Cup Series debut in the August 22 GFS Marketplace 400 at MIS. The Line-X Spray-on Truck Bedliners 200 will mark J.J. Yeley’s first ever race at Michigan International Speedway, but it will not be the first time Yeley has been on the racing surface in the Irish Hills of Michigan. Yeley completed a two-day test session for Joe Gibbs Racing at Michigan on July 21 and 22 in preparation for his NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series debut. Yeley’s first NEXTEL Cup Series race will be in the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan on Sunday, August 22. Yeley will pilot the #11 Vigoro/Home Depot Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Joe Gibbs Racing. In preparation for the Line-X Spray-On Truck Bedliners 200 at MIS, Yeley also tested in the #47 Acxiom Silverado at Chicagoland Speedway with Morgan Dollar Motorsports teammate Dennis Setzer. Setzer, who drives the #46 Chevrolet Silverado, has already scored two wins in 2004 and sits atop the NCTS point standings. For tickets and information on the IRL IndyCar Series/Menards Infiniti Pro Series/NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series weekend at MIS, log on to www.MISpeedway.com, or call the MIS ticket hotline at 1-800-354-1010. Children 12 and under are free the whole weekend and all seats for Sunday’s Michigan Indy 400 and Paramount Health Insurance 100 are just $40. All seats for the July 31 Line-X Spray-On Truck Bedliners 200 are just $30 and a combination ticket for both days, which includes three races, are just $50.(MIS PR)(7-26-2004)
