Waterloo Tool Storage Ford Places 19th In "GNC Live Well 200" Truck Race

Larry Gunselman and the Waterloo Tool Storage team fought a tight handling race truck throughout the "GNC Live Well 200" race at the Milwaukee Mile Saturday afternoon to finish in the top-20. Larry started the #63 Ford truck in the 26th position and steadily moved forward to finish in 19th place.

"We had a good race truck," commented driver, Larry Gunselman. "The motor was strong, but we struggled with the handling the entire weekend. We were good going into the turn, but had a push coming off the corner. We tried everything we could think of to loosen it up, but it just didn't fix it. Milwaukee is a flat racetrack, but I was able to help us some by running the high groove to hold the momentum off the turn."

"We also changed the gear for the race," continued Larry. "We thought it might help us roll through the corner better, but it turned out to be a mistake and didn't give us that extra low end power to come off the corner. This was my first race at Milwaukee. I learned a lot and look forward to coming back next year."

"The weekend was good, " stated owner and crew chief, Mike Mittler. "We had a good truck, Larry did a good job, the pit stops went well, and we brought the truck home in one piece. We sat out the past few races to get everything prepared for the demanding summer schedule. It looks like our efforts were worth all the hard work. We're pleased with our 19th place finish today."

"We had several new guys over the wall for pit stops today and I'm real proud of them," Mike Mittler said. "The practice time they put in paid off by putting Larry out one or two positions ahead of where we came in each time. "

The #63 Waterloo Tool Storage Ford will be racing next week at the new Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas on Friday and Saturday, July 6th & 7th.

The live broadcast of the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck race will be on ESPN television and MRN radio starting at 12:00 noon Saturday July 7th.