Raines to attempt to make Martinsville
in the #08:
EM Motorsports owner John Carter announced that Tony Raines would pilot the #08-Rhino’s Energy Drink Dodge Charger in the Goody’s
Cool Orange 500 on March 30, at Martinsville Speedway. Raines is a veteran of six Sprint Cup Series starts at Martinsville.
Raines’ best finish at the historic half-mile track was a 10th place finish in last October’s Subway 500.
Raines qualifies well at the track with an average starting position of 17.3 in his 6 races. EM Motorsports is based in Toccoa,
Georgia and is led by owner John Carter, Crew Chief Charles Swing and Marketing VP Doug Barron. Carl Long attempted to make
the Daytona 500 with the team and Burney Lamar had made a few attempts. Long had been scheduled to run at Bristol, but the
team didn't make an attempt there.(CSI/ EM M3-18-2008)
Hylton teams with EM Motorsports team
for Daytona ARCA:
John Carter, owner of EM Motorsports, informed James Hylton
that he was selected to drive the team’s 2007 Dodge Charger in the 2008 ARCA Daytona 200 on February 9th. Hylton
tested the 2007 Charger at Daytona International Speedway in mid December and was 18th fastest with a best lap of 50.702 seconds
/ 177.508 mph. In 2005, John Carter / EM Motorsports scored a 9th place finish in the Daytona 500 with a Dodge Charger
driven by Kevin Lepage. The 2007 EM Motorsports Dodge Charger will be sponsored by Rhino Energy Drink of Austria. Hylton
has said that Speedweeks 2008 will be his final run at Daytona as a driver in the ARCA/REMAX series. Hylton sees this effort
as a great opportunity to start the 2008 ARCA/REMAX season off with a bang. Hylton is also looking for an opportunity to attempt
a start in the 50th Daytona 500.
(CSI PR/ EMM PR)
