Milwaukee Post Race Review

Posted by : Fitz Racing Team

WISE PRIMED FOR SOLID FINISH BEFORE MECHANICAL TROUBLE AT MILWAUKEE

WEST ALLIS, Wis. – Josh Wise was on his way to a solid finish in the NASCAR Nationwide Series Camping World RV Rental 250 at The Milwaukee Mile Saturday night when his No. 22 Supercuts Dodge started experiencing an issue in the engine that caused him to pull behind the wall in an effort to diagnose the problem.

The problem occurred just past the halfway point in the 250-lap race while the Riverside, Calif., native was running inside the top 20 in the 43-car field.

Fitz Motorsports team manager, Bill Farnsworth, believes Wise would have earned a respectable finish based on the progress he’d made from his 28th-place starting position and the lap times he was turning around the time of the problem.

“It’s hard to say where Josh would have ended up, but he was turning times that were certainly capable of finishing within the top 15. Milwaukee is such a tough track to pass on, but we had good pit stops and Josh was doing a good job driving the car,” Farnsworth said.

Farnsworth is impressed with Wise’s progress after not racing at all in 2008 prior to the May 24 event at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

“Josh has come a long way in only a few races with us. He’s giving the team good feedback and we’re improving on the cars during the races. You can see Josh getting more comfortable each week. We’re looking forward to going to New Hampshire this weekend,” Farnsworth added.

Wise finished the race 33rd, completing 164 of 250 laps.

The Supercuts No. 22 is currently 22nd in Nationwide Series owners point standings after 17 of 35 races.

The next Nationwide Series race is Saturday’s Camping World RV Sales 200 presented by RVs.com at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H.