Race: Ansell Protective Gloves 150

ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards: 15 of 20

Track: Chicagoland Speedway

Date: August 27, 2010

Craig Goess and the No. 81 Greenville Toyota of N.C. Eddie Sharp Racing Toyota return to Chicagoland Speedway on Friday, August 27. Coming off an eighth-place finish at the road course at New Jersey Motorsports Park and an 11th-place finish on the dirt track at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, the No. 81 team looks to get back to the paved oval in Joliet, Ill.

Craig Goess Fast Facts:

Last Race: Illinois State Fairgrounds: Goess took to the dirt track at the Illinois State Fairgrounds last Sunday, competing in his third-career dirt track race. The 29-year-old looked to maintain consistency on his trek toward the ARCA Racing Series championship and finished the race in the 11th position.

Goess in the Windy City: In Goess' only ARCA Racing Series start at Chicagoland Speedway in 2009, he collected a top-10 finish. Rain limited the amount of practice time for the No. 81 team, and Goess was forced to go into the qualifying and the race with very few laps on the track. He crossed the finish line eighth despite an ill-handling car.

Quick Test: Goess and ESR traveled to Chicagoland Speedway last week to take part in the ARCA Racing Series open test at the track. Goess showed speed all day, ending the test on the top of the leaderboard with a lap of 30.807 seconds (175.285 mph). The team looks to capitalize on the successful test at the Ansell Protective Gloves 150 this weekend.

ESR at Chicago: Former ESR drivers have found success at the 1.5-mile Joliet, Ill., oval. In 2007, Michael McDowell brought home the ESR victory from the pole. In 2009, Justin Lofton won the race for ESR, and also snatched the current race record of 111.020 mph.

In the Points: Goess moved down one position to third place behind Frank Kimmel and Tom Hessert in the ARCA Racing Series championship points standings. The top three are separated by a mere 10 points with five races left in the ARCA Racing Series schedule.

SPEED Broadcast: The Ansell Protective Gloves 150 will be the eighth of 10 races on the ARCA Racing Series schedule to be broadcast on SPEED Channel. The live race coverage begins at 6 p.m. CDT (7 p.m. EST). Live streaming audio will be also featured on the ARCA Racing Network at www.arcaracing.com with scoring and timing at 6 p.m. CDT.

QUOTES

Goess on running at Chicagoland Speedway

"I'm really looking forward to getting back to Chicagoland. We had such a great test there this weekend, and coming off the road course and dirt track races, I'm thrilled to get back to the paved oval. At the test last week, I was not able to make any mock qualifying runs. I feel like we have even more speed for this weekend."

Craig Goess ARCA Racing Series Advance:Chicagoland Speedway

Goess and the No. 81 Greenville Toyota Prep for The Windy City

Craig Goess heads to Chicago.