PIT

Athens Banner-Herald
June 16, 2009

Aspiring NASCAR pit crew member Joshua Shipplett - a Winder-Barrow graduate - experienced his first win last Saturday as one of the tire carriers for the Parker Kligerman ARCA RE/MAX team at the Tim Richmond Memorial 200.

The team picked Shipplett from the Pit Instruction and Training facility as one of the top carriers.

“It was a great opportunity. I had worked with the Dodge Cunningham guys before in Winder and so when PIT chose me to go over the wall for the (Kligerman) t eam, needless to say I was excited,” Shipplett said in a press release. “Parker is a great driver and I was eager to be working with him and the guys. It’s a great feeling to know everyone around you has the drive to win, and the hardwork really paid off for us Saturday.”

Cunningham Motorsports originated in Winder in 1996, allowing Shipplett to gain valuable knowledge about race fabrication and the motorsports industry in his hometown. Shipplett went on to train at PIT in February 2008 while he was completing a motorsports degree at Lanier Technical College.

Shipplett has another opportunity lined up this weekend for the USARacing Pro Cup Series at Lanier Speedway in Braselton.