John Wes Townley hit the wall at the exit of Turn 2 during his warmup lap on Friday at Pocono Raceway, and he was replaced as driver of FAS Lane Racing’s #32 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car before he even turned an official lap. Camping World Truck Series driver Jason White will replace Townley, who was planning to make his Cup debut in Sunday’s Pennsylvania 400 with sponsorship from the Zaxby’s fast-food chicken restaurant chain. This will be White’s second career Sprint Cup Series start. He finished 33rd in last year’s August Pocono race while driving the same #32 for FAS Lane Racing(SB Nation)(8-3-2012)
UPDATE: FAS Lane Racing owner Frank Stoddard declined comment, and Townley was unavailable for comment. ‘I was at an autograph session for the Camping World Truck Series and Frankie gave me a call and said the driver didn ‘t know if he wanted to run the race, so they wanted to make a driver change,’ Jason White said. ‘I got signed up with NASCAR to get my Cup license. & Did all that, changed a few things with the seat and jumped in the seat right before the end of practice. I wasn ‘t really prepared for it but it was pretty cool to come out here and run.’(Sporting News)(8-4-2012)
