Race: Phoenix International Raceway
Date: February 25, 2011
Avondale, AZ (February 26, 2011) – Vision Aviation Racing (VAR) Rookie, Dusty Davis, brought his Vision Airlines/Emerald Coast Resorts Toyota Tundra home in the 26th position after being caught up in a late race crash that forced him off the lead lap.
Not guaranteed a starting spot, Davis started his night off on a high note when he was able to qualify his Toyota Tundra into the 36 truck field. When the race started, Davis rolled off 19th and quickly made his way into the top-15 by lap 50. Then on lap 113 Davis was involved in an accident, not of his making, that ended any remaining chance at a lead lap finish. “The truck was coming in great and the team made some good changes. Doug Howe and I were working really well together, and then someone got a little bit antsy I guess. I haven’t seen the tape yet. I had nowhere to go. I had trucks on the inside so I just went high and slowed down. Unfortunately, when the smoke cleared they were right in front of me and I just plowed right into them.”
Although it was not the finish Davis and his VAR team hoped for, he believes they have a lot to be optimistic about looking forward. “The Vision Airlines/Emerald Coast Resorts Toyota Tundra was pretty good tonight. We weren’t that great in practice but the team worked really hard and they came up with a good truck for the race and made great changes during the race. This is not the finish we wanted but based off tonight it looks like it will be an exciting season ahead for the races we’ll get to run.”
Davis, running only a part-time schedule in 2011, will compete next in the Bully Hill Vineyards 200 on April 22nd at Nashville Superspeedway.
Vision Aviation Racing – Vision Aviation Racing is a NASCAR race team located near the metro Charlotte, North Carolina area. Still in its early days, the team has already proven to be a winning platform. In 2011, VAR went to victory lane at Daytona in their first ever Camping World Truck Series start with driver Michael Waltrip behind the wheel. Full time VAR driver, Justin Johnson, won the championship in the 2010 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series while teammate Dusty Davis finished a strong second. Overall the Vision Aviation Racing squad earned a win percentage of 74% over the 19-race season. 2011 is the team’s first season in the Camping World Truck Series, led by General Manager, Tom Davis.
Vision Airlines- Vision Airlines started in 1994 offering aerial tours of the Grand Canyon. Over the past 16 years, Vision Airlines’ fleet expanded to include Boeing 767′s, Boeing 737′s, Dornier 328 and Dornier 228 turbo prop aircraft. Vision Airlines has become one of the premier charter airlines in the United States. The company’s clients include US Presidential candidates, heads of state, countless celebrities, Fortune 1000 companies and some of the world’s most-recognized resorts. The company’s headquarters is located in Suwanee, GA. It also maintains offices in Las Vegas, NV; Louisville, KY and Miami, FL.
Emerald Coast Resorts – Unpretentious, breathtakingly beautiful and named the “No. 1 Beach Town in the South” for 14 consecutive years by the readers of Southern Living, Florida’s Emerald Coast is famous for 24 miles of sugar-white sands and emerald-green waters. Year-round, vacationers indulge in simple pleasures – from the “World’s Luckiest Fishing Village” and spirited seaside celebrations to challenging holes of golf and 14,000 affordable, Gulf-edge accommodations
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