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FARM BUREAU INSURANCE RACING/KYLE BUSH KENTUCKY ADVANCE
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HUNTERSVILLE, NC (June 10, 2008) - Kyle Bush is crafting his own version of a "Triple-Double" for the upcoming weekend. The driver of the No. 18 Farm Bureau Insurance Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing will compete in all three premier NASCAR divisions at two different tracks - Michigan Int'l Speedway and Kentucky Speedway.

Prior to Bush's helicopter arrival in Kentucky on Saturday night, all eyes will be on a 23-year old named Jeremy Clements. The Spartanburg, SC, native has been chosen to practice and qualify the No. 18 Farm Bureau Insurance Toyota and will be responsible for setting up the car prior to Bush's arrival. Clements, along with crew chief Jason Ratcliff, will work hard to get the car to Bush's liking. Since the No. 18 team is outside the top-30 in Nationwide Series car owner points, CLements will have the task of not only being fast enough to make the 43-car field, but also qualify the car towards the front in hopes of getting a good pit stall for the race. Regardless of where Clements qualifies the car, Bush will be forced to start at the back of the pack per the NASCAR rulebook, since the same driver who qualifies must start.

"I just really appreciate the chance to get to do this," commented Clements. "It's a great opportunity and I hope it might yield something bigger for me. I just want to go out there and do a great job for Farm Bureau Insurance and the No. 18 team. We want to get the car as good as we can for Kyle so he can get in and drive it to the front. I've had plenty of laps around Kentucky in the ARCA RE/MAX Series and I finished in the top-10 my last two starts there."

"I've known Jeremy (Clements) for a few years since his brother Jason has been our tire specialist for about three years," added crew chief Jason Ratcliff. "We have a great relationship and he should be able to communicate what the car is doing to the point we can make the right adjustments and get the car ready to race. I feel really confident Jeremy will give us what we need for Kyle to get in the car."

NOTE: Jeremy posted the second fastest lap in practice and qualified the No. 18 Farm Bureau Insurance Toyota 7th for the race.