Mansfield “Owes” Donny Lia: “I am looking forward to racing at Mansfield once again. Mansfield was on our Modified schedule last year, and we qualified on the pole, set a new track record, and finished fourth with no power steering. I feel like that track owes me one so I'm looking forward to going back there to see what we can get out of it.”
Donny Lia on Short Track Racing: “I excel on the short tracks because short tracks are where I cut my teeth at racing. However, I really feel that we will excel on the big tracks as well, very soon. Jason (Miller, Crew Chief), Scott (Punch, Truck Chief) and all the guys have worked hard on our big track program and that was going to show at Charlotte last weekend, had we not been caught up in a wreck on lap nine. As much as I can't wait to go to Mansfield, I really can't wait to go to Dover and Texas either.”
Donny Lia on His Mansfield Machine: “The truck we are taking to Mansfield is the truck we ran at Martinsville Speedway at the end of March. It really did a great job for us there and I think it’s only going to be better at Mansfield. I am very comfortable in it and that is key.”
The Truck Choice for Mansfield Motorsports Park: Jason Miller, Crew Chief of the No. 71 Chevrolet, has selected Chassis No. 74 as TRG’s primary piece for the Ohio 250. “We’re taking the same truck that we raced at Martinsville in March. It’s TRG chassis No. 74, which we purchased from Michael Waltrip Racing. It had a new body put on it over the off-season by BC Race Cars and was really fast at Martinsville. It underwent some body work after Martinsville, but should be a good piece for Saturday’s Ohio 250.”
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About TRG: TRG was founded in 1993 and has been competing at the top level of sports car racing every since. TRG Motorsports (the NASCAR division) was founded in the spring of 2007 and is comprised of a group of friends, partners and racers. TRG has the most wins of any team in the Grand-Am Rolex Series with 23, including the 2005 and 2006 Rolex Series GT Championship trophy to go along with wins in the Rolex 24 at Daytona and the 24 Hours or Le Mans. TRG is also a manufacturer and distributor of high-performance racing parts. The group specializes in engine and chassis building as well as full service professional race car preparation. The company also provides electrical and mechanical engineering services, driver development and arrive-and-drive opportunities. TRG is based in Petaluma, California and has now expanded to include a state-of-the-art race shop in “Race City, U.S.A.” – Mooresville, North Carolina.
