16-YEAR-OLD JAKE GRIFFIN SET TO MAKE NCWTS DEBUT
At age 14, Jake Griffin became the youngest winner in NASCAR touring series history. On Saturday, March 28th, Griffin will make his NASCAR Camping World Series debut behind the wheel of the MB Motorsports #63 Mittler Brothers Machine & Tool / People Against Distracted Driving / Melloway Fast Wraps / Motoroso Chevy Silverado.
“I can’t put into words how excited I am to be making my NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at Martinsville,” beams Griffin. “There’s so much history there and to be able to drive for the same team that Carl [Edwards] and Jamie [McMurray] got their start with is amazing. I can’t say enough about how Mike Mittler and the MB Motorsports crew have worked with me and my family to make this happen.”
“For only being 16-years-old,” says team owner Mike Mittler, “It’s very impressive how much of a feel Jake has for the truck and his ability to relay to the crew what adjustments he wants to it.”
With more than 300 top five finishes to his credit, Jake has amassed over 68 feature wins, 1 regional championship, and 6 track championships since his start in quarter midgets at age seven. Since then, he has raced in the UMP A-Modified, B-Modified, Crate Late Model, NASCAR and Super Late Model series.
Griffin became the youngest driver in NASCAR Whelen All-American Series history to win a Feature race with a victory at Lebanon I-44 Speedway (MO). Jake then added another milestone when he became the youngest driver in the history of Nashville’s famed Fairgrounds Speedway to win a pole. 14-year-old Griffin out-qualified the 27-car field in the Pro Late Models portion of the 29th Running of the All-American 400.
“Our Martinsville truck will be carrying the colors of Mittler Brothers Machine and Tool,” notes Griffin, “plus those of Melloway Fast Wraps, Motoroso.com, P.A.D.D. (People Against
Distracted Driving), Johnson Logistics, TNT Harley Davidson and Excel Bottling’s Ski Soda. We’ve got a really cool looking Chevy Silverado. If it races as good as it looks, we’ll be in
good shape.”
MB Motorsports will once again be supporting Eagle Rock Camp, a faith-based, holistic sports camp where military families learn to re-connect and re-integrate.
MITTLER BROS. MACHINE & TOOL
Founded in 1980, Mittler Bros. Machine & Tool manufactures metal fabrication tools, racing products and industrial automation systems. Many race shops across the country utilize Mittler Bros. tube notchers and benders, bead rollers, bench presses, box pan brakes, planishing hammers and English wheels. Its’ Tanner Racing Products By MB offers wheel scales, pull down rigs, pivot jacks, quarter midget and go-kart parts, as well as tire management tools. Mittler Bros.’ Industrial automation products include the Chipmaster Chip Packing System, CNC Machining, robotic integration, industrial automation equipment, contract machining and engineering design services. For more information on the Wright City, MO based Mittler Bros. Machine & Tool, visit www.mittlerbros.com. You can also follow their Facebook and Twitter pages.
MELLOWAY FAST WRAPS
Based in Hallsville, MO, Melloway Fast Wraps is the premier vinyl graphics shop for race cars, commercial vehicles and those wanting to make their car or truck look unique. Don’t just drive your vehicle, jazz it up. Bright, colorful, custom graphics, decals and lettering help you make your cars, vans and trucks your own. Ready-to-apply lettering from that is easy to put on your vehicles or we can do it for you. Custom vinyl for vehicles, racecars, walls, windows, signs and banners. Visit the Melloway Fast Wraps facebook page for more information.
MOTOROSO
Motoroso brings a revolutionary new way for fans to connect and engage with our team and our sponsors. Their exciting new platform offers a much needed new technology to enhance our content, and compliment our other marketing and social media channels in a way our industry hasn’t experienced before.”
“Motoroso exists because we believe this entire industry is under-served by the great technologies available on the web today,” notes Littlewood. “As gearheads ourselves, we think no group is more deserving than Auto & Powersports Enthusiasts. We’re fixing that!”
‘Motoroso’s unique industry focused platform provides it’s members with a set of tools to upload, index, and enhance images. MB Motorsports uses these innovative new tools to organize race shots and add yellow “Marker” icons to create interactive experiences that feature videos, articles, products, how-to’s and most importantly, links to it’s sponsors. Content uploaded to MB
Motorsports profile (Motoroso.com/MBmotorsports) is then browsable and searchable across Motoroso’s entire network of content to attract new and exisitng fans to interact and engage. Visit Motoroso.com for more information on Motoroso.
PEOPLE AGAINST DISTRACTED DRIVING
Nikki’s Foundation-People Against Distracted Driving was incorporated October 10th, 2012. in memory of Nikki Kellenyi, a beloved Washington Township high school senior who died at the age of 18, a VICTIM of a distracted driving auto crash as a backseat passenger in a car driven by her friend, one month before her high school senior prom.
The mission or purpose of People Against Distracted Driving® (PADD) as stated in its Articles of Incorporation, “The prevention of distracted driving through public awareness and education and to aid the families of victims effected by distracted driving.”
PADD’s® mission can be broken down to four areas.
· Offering education to drivers about the dangers of distracted driving by attending high schools and colleges around the country.
· Supporting the victims and families of victims who have lost loved ones at the hand of a distracted driver through victim advocacy, grief support and financial assistance.
· Partnering with local, state and federal governments to promote the passage of legislation making awareness and education of the deadly consequences of distracted driving a priority along with making it a criminal offense to drive while distracted.
· Donating and installing “Don’t Text And Drive” signs and “Don’t Drive Distracted” signs on roads, in schools, businesses and billboards in an effort to keep reminding everyone to
keep your hands on the wheel and your eyes on the road.
To learn more about P.A.D.D., please visit padd.org.
JOHNSON LOGISTICS
Johnson Logistics provides state-of-the art solutions to any supply chain need including shipping and transportation arrangement and rate negotiation, warehousing and distribution, and reverse logistics for returned merchandise. We specialize in the shipping and supply chain needs of businesses of all sizes and government agencies. Please visit jlsolutions.net for more information.
EAGLE ROCK CAMP
A faith-based, holistic sports camp where military families learn to re-connect and re-integrate. Their secluded setting, free of the distractions daily life, allows warriors with both
invisible and physical wounds to re-learn old and learn new sports skills. The entire family learns life skills that provide positive, life changing experiences so they can recharge their
energy and spirits, while learning to live life better and enhance family relationships.
Statistics released by the Department of Defense show that since 9/11, our military has deployed over 2.2 million troops, of which 320,000 are estimated to have traumatic brain injuries and 400,000 are estimated to have PTSD. Our veterans are committing suicide at an alarming rate of 22 EVERY DAY! Donations can be made on-line at www.eaglerockcamp.org. Follow Eagle Rock Camp on twitter, @eaglerockcampWW
EXCEL BOTTLING COMPANY
Excel Bottling Company produces flavored soda using cane sugar, returnable bottles, and vintage bottling equipment. The county’s favorite soft drink, Ski, was added in 1961 and accounts for the majority of soda produced. We are one of a few remaining “mom & pop” bottlers left in the nation and the only returnable bottling line left in Illinois. Aside from bottling soda, the plant produces syrup for use on fountain equipment.
MIKE MITTLER’S THOUGHTS ON MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY: “Martinsville is one of the original tracks in this series and is the second track our team raced at back in ’95. Success at Martinsville comes down to three things, track position, pit strategy and taking care of your brakes. Jake’s got a lot of short track experience, even at such a young age. Our crew will do everything in our power to bring home the best finish we can.”
JAKE GRIFFIN’S THOUGHTS ON MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY: “There’s a lot of history at Martinsville, so I’m really excited to make my first start there. My plan is to stay focused, learn as much as I can and take care of the truck.”
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