#55 Freightliner/Jet Edge Toyota driver Brian Vickers ‘ limited but amazingly successful NASCAR Sprint Cup season at Michael Waltrip Racing continues this weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Sunday’s race marks the seventh of eight scheduled appearances for Vickers who has earned three top-five finishes in 2012. He finished fifth at Bristol in March and posted fourth-place finishes at Sonoma and at his most recent race in Bristol last month. Vickers shares the #55 with Mark Martin and Michael Waltrip. His only remaining Sprint Cup race is at Martinsville on Oct. 28.(MWR)
Jet Edge, Inc. announced that Michael Waltrip Racing’s #55 Toyota Camry will be decked out in Jet Edge blue for the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The special #55 Jet Edge/Freightliner Toyota Camry will be driven by Brian Vickers. Michael Waltrip Racing is running the special #55 scheme as a salute to sponsors Jet Edge and Freightliner. MWR uses a 90,000 psi Jet Edge waterjet system to cut more than 1,000 parts for each of its racecars. MWR builds about 56 cars per year (Jet Edge), see images of the scheme/car on my #55 Team Schemes page.(9-19-2012)
