Nashville, TN (September 8, 2010) … Until July 17, 2010, Bryan Ortiz
had never seen The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin. Now, the
Puerto Rico rookie in the Sunoco National Tour can’t wait to return to
the historic track for the Wisconsin 150. And, with good reason.
From his first practice lap on the flat, one-mile track, Bryan Ortiz
and the BD Racing Team with Sterling Marlin knew that their Camaro was
fast and going to be a contender in the Badgerland 100.
“Everything was just perfect,” Ortiz told his crew. “We’ve got a very
strong car today. Your setup for this track was great.”
In qualifying for the Badgerland 100, Ortiz toured the one-mile track
in 29.973 seconds to earn his first career AR Bodies Fast Time Award.
However, the excitement was short-lived as throttle issues forced an
early exit and resulted in a 9th-place finish.
This weekend, the 21-year old rookie returns to The Milwaukee Mile for
the Wisconsin 150 with confidence that he and the BD Racing with
Sterling Marlin team can finish the business they started in July.
“I’m really looking forward to The Milwaukee Mile this weekend,” Ortiz
stated. “I really like the track and I know that my team has prepared a
car capable of winning the race. It’s exciting to know that every time
you go to a track, you have a car and team behind you that are going to
be contenders.”
“Milwaukee is the last of three straight Sunoco National Tour races,”
Ortiz added. “From Nashville to Springport (MI), now to Milwaukee, my
crew has put in lots of hard work and long hours at the shop preparing
our #40 Camaro for these races. I’d love to reward them with a trip to
Victory Lane. This Series is very competitive, but if we continue to
work hard and get better each race, we’ll see the results in the end.”
Ortiz enters the Wisconsin 150 as the leading rookie in the Sunoco
National Tour and second in the championship point standings. And, with
only two races left on the SNT schedule after Milwaukee – Illiana and
North Wilkesboro – Bryan Ortiz and the BD Racing with Sterling Marlin
team know that every position on the track means valuable points.
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