WATERLOO TOOL STORAGE TEAM READY TO RUN “PAPER CLIP” SHAPED CHICAGO MOTOR SPEEDWAY.

Craftsman Truck Series rookie contender, Larry Gunselman, driver of the Waterloo Tool Storage #63 Ford Truck, is anxious to return to Chicago Motor Speedway for the Sears Craftsman 175 Saturday afternoon, August 18th.  It is one of the few tracks that Larry has competed on in the past.

"This is a flat track that reminds me of a paper clip," stated Larry. "The straight-aways are long and the turns are very tight, but similar. This is like an extended Martinsville, you need horsepower to get off the corners and power down the straight-aways, but use plenty of brake to slow down to make the turns."

Chicago Motor Speedway, located in Cicero, Illinois, is a 1-mile long oval track that has equal length front and backstretches at 1600 feet long, with 6 degrees banking in the corners.

"I'm really looking forward to the race at Chicago Motor Speedway," commented Larry.

"I had an opportunity to run here in 2000, but unfortunately was caught up in an early race accident that shortened our day. We're excited to return to a track that we've had some experience on."

 “Our sponsor, Waterloo Tool Storage, is located relatively close and has several large accounts in the Chicago area,” continued Larry. “The goal in Chicago is to finish in the top-10. We plan to have a good run for Waterloo and their customers.”

Waterloo Tool Storage Division, part of Waterloo Industries, is the world’s largest manufacturer of tool storage products for the consumer and professional markets. The company manufactures over 2500 storage products for the tool storage and health care industries. Distribution channels are worldwide with the catalog printed in eight languages. World headquarters is located in Waterloo, Iowa, with plants in Sedalia, Missouri, Muskogee, Oklahoma, and Pocahontas, Arkansas, employing 1500 associates.

The Sears Craftsman 175 will be broadcast live on ESPN television and MRN radio Saturday, August 18, 2001 at 4:00 PM central time.