Huntersville, North Carolina (Sunday, August 9, 2015): Hunter Baize continued his phenomenal seasonSaturday in the Federated Auto Parts 200 at Berlin Raceway located in Marne, Mich. Driving Ken Schrader’s No. 52 Federated Auto Parts car in the ARCA Racing Series Presented by Menards debut, he finished an impressive ninth.
Baize is having the best season of his career. The 17-year-old driver currently sits second in ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS points with one win, three top-fives, and five top-10s. After a mishap at the end of final practice, and hard work by the No. 52 team, Baize regrouped and qualified sixth. He would have to start in the rear, however. Baize, from the rear, drove up to 12th by lap 14. By lap 50, he had raced his way to eighth. The Bremen Ky., native never fell out of the top-10 after that point and went on to finish ninth, despite a lap car wrecking him coming to the checkered flag.
“I would like to see a replay of it,” Baize told Brian Eberly of Motor Racing Digest. “Somebody that was three or four laps behind us threw it in three wide and took us out. Not anybody that was racing us even – just somebody that wrecked us. We still came home with a top-10 so we’ll take it.”
“We ran in the top-10 pretty much the whole time after we got up there from starting in the back,” he continued. “I’m happy with how the car ran. I have some work to do obviously just learning these things – still came out with a top-10 finish, so I’m pretty happy with it.”
It is a quick turnaround for Baize. On Wednesday, August 12th, Baize will hop back behind the wheel of his No. 13 Mountaineer All-Natural Firewood Super Late Model at Kalamazoo Speedway (Mich.). The Kalamazoo Klash 125 is race No. 8 in the season-long chase for the ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS championship. Following Wednesday’s race, Baize will travel to the (0.250) 1/4-mile Flat Rock Speedway (Mich.), once again with the ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS.
Event Facts: Event: Federated Auto Parts 200 Track: Berlin Raceway Location:Marne, Mich. Track Length: 0.4375-mile
Race Facts: Race Length: 88 miles / 200 laps Team: Ken Schrader Racing, Inc. Car:No. 52 Federated Auto Parts / Bicycle Playing Cards Crew Chief: Donnie RichesonStarting Position: 18th (qualified 6th) Finishing Position: 9th Pole Award Winner: Grant Enfinger Race Winner: Grant Enfinger
About Hunter Baize: Long before Hunter Baize could legally drive on the roads of Bremen, Kentucky, he was driving on the race track, competing against some of the best drivers in the Midwest. Baize began his career racing go-karts before moving up to Baby Grand Stock Cars in 2011. The last few seasons, he has raced Late Models. To date, he has two wins in Champion Racing Association competition and is currently having the best season of his career.
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About Ken Schrader Racing: Ken Schrader Racing located in Concord, North Carolina is a full-time race team owned by NASCAR Legend Ken Schrader. Schrader has four career NASCAR Sprint Cup victories. Along with his NASCAR success, Schrader has achieved success on both asphalt and dirt and still today races over 70 dirt events a season.
Stay Social with Ken Schrader Racing: For more information about the race team, visit its website, “like” it on Facebook, and follow it on Twitter.
Primary Sponsors: Federated Auto Parts and United States Playing Card Company
About Federated Auto Parts: Ken Schrader Racing and Federated Auto Parts have been partners for over sixteen seasons. Federated Auto Parts, headquartered in Staunton, Virginia, is one of the largest auto parts distribution and marketing organizations in North America. The company is dedicated to supporting its customers with quality name brand parts, programs designed to grow their businesses, and experienced counter people who are knowledgeable in today’s evolving automotive technology. For more information, visit its website.
About United States Playing Card Company: The United States Playing Card Company, established in 1867, produces and distributes many brands of playing cards, including Bicycle, Bee, Hoyle, Kem, and others, plus novelty and custom cards, and other playing card accessories such as poker chips. The company was once based in Cincinnati, Ohio but is now headquartered in the Cincinnati suburb of Erlanger, Kentucky. It has been a subsidiary of Jarden Corporation since 2004. For more information, visit its website.
Associate Sponsors: Mountaineer All-Natural Firewood, B & K Wood Products, Steel City Bolt, Wood-Mizer, Kawasaki, and Komatsu
