Strong Points Day for Hamilton, Jr in Texas

 With a 14th place finish on Saturday, McDonald’s NASCAR Busch Series driver Bobby Hamilton, Jr. stands seventh in the season long point’s championship race.  All six drivers in front of Hamilton are Nextel Cup drivers taking advantage of extra track time in the Busch Series.  Despite their advantage, Hamilton has managed to position his No. 35 McDonald's Ford Fusion solidly inside the top ten.

Saturday’s 14th place finish at Texas Motor Speedway was a solid effort for Hamilton.  After qualifying 26th, he worked hard to climb forward in the running order.  Over the course of the 200 lap event, Hamilton managed to race inside the top-ten on a couple of occasions.  With 24 Nextel Cup drivers in the event, Hamilton was up for the challenge and battled hard the entire race.

Crew Chief Chris Wright and the McDonald’s Drive Thru Crew performed solidly, improving the car on each pit stop. With each race, the communication between driver and team improves.

Over the final three laps, Hamilton managed to race by Mike Wallace to grab the 14th position.

“This was a real good point’s day for us, especially against such a tough field of drivers,” said Hamilton. “We feel like we are getting better each week and that’s starting to show when you look at the point’s and see where we stand. I am proud of all the guys on the McDonald’s Team.”

Matt Kenseth led the Nextel Cup domination of the event and recorded the win.  Next week the Busch Series travels to Phoenix for Friday Night racing action.  During Hamilton’s prior stint at Team Rensi Motorsports, he captured the checkered flag at Phoenix International Raceway.