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August 2009 - Busch, Raybestos® Brand
Brakes Perform Under Intense Pressure
Driver Gives Raybestos Brand
Brakes Sixth Sprint Cup Victory of 2009
Heat is always intense for
drivers circling Bristol Motor Speedway on a Saturday in August. For
Kyle Busch, however, the heat was almost suffocating heading into
Saturday night’s Sharpie 500.
On the outside
of the Chase Standings looking in, the driver of the No. 18 M&Ms Toyota
earned a much-needed victory on Saturday to move to 13th in the NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series championship standings, to pull within a mere 34
points of 12th-place driver Matt Kenseth.
The victory was
the fourth of the season for Busch, and the sixth of the season for Joe
Gibbs Racing and Raybestos® brand brakes, a member of the Affinia Group
family of brands.
The Raybestos
Sprint Cup braking system, utilized all season by Joe Gibbs’ Toyotas to
gain a competitive advantage, proved decisive in securing what could
equate to a season-saving victory for Busch
“The Raybestos
system is getting better and better with every race,” said Steve
Addington, Busch’s crew chief. “They were instrumental in the victory.
You get incredible heat on the front pads and front rotors at this track
so you’ve got to have a great system that will hold up all night long.
We had that tonight.”
The Raybestos®
Sprint Cup braking system features ultra-lightweight aluminum alloy
six-piston calipers - the stiffest and lightest calipers available in
all of NASCAR. The innovative calipers were developed using Raybestos
technology partner Alcon’s state of the art “optimized design” process,
and include an asymmetric body design and advanced between-piston and
crossover cooling features. The new Raybestos® Short Track brake package
also provides for the largest brake pad volume (surface area) and
largest rotor (13.15” outside diameter, and 1.65” thick) available in
NASCAR.
For more
information on the Raybestos Sprint Cup braking system, or for questions
on any Raybestos brand brake or chassis products, visit
www.raybestos.com
or call 800-323-0354
Raybestos® brand brake parts
are produced by affiliated companies in Affinia’s Global Brake & Chassis
Group, the leading manufacturer of braking systems in the transportation
industry. Including everything from brake drums to rotors, pads, shoes
and hydraulic parts, Raybestos brand brakes are the official brakes of
NASCAR and the only brakes used by Joe Gibbs Racing in competition. In
addition, the Raybestos brand is the preferred brake friction of the
IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights. For more information about
Raybestos brakes, visit
Raybestos.com
Affinia
Group Inc. is an innovative global leader in the design, manufacture,
distribution and marketing of industrial grade products and services,
including extensive offerings of aftermarket parts for automotive and
heavy-duty vehicles. With more than $2 billion in annual revenue, Affinia has operations in North and South America, Europe, Asia and
India. For more information, visit
www.affiniagroup.com
Source:
Affinia Group Press Release |