No. Haverhill, NH (April 6, 2008): Fadden Racing and Max Dumarey have not been sitting idle during the offseason.

After competing in the ARCA season opener at Daytona International Speedway earlier this year, the Gent, Belgium native has been aggressively testing in preparation for the 2008 season. His schedule includes the full NASCAR Camping World Series East division, five ARCA RE/MAX Series events, and two NASCAR Camping World Series West races – including this week’s event at Phoenix International Raceway. Dumarey is hoping all the extra seat time will pay off big.

“We’ve tested at Phoenix, South Boston, Greenville, and Kansas in the last month,” Dumarey explained. “We were at Phoenix Monday and Tuesday and we were really pleased with the results. The track has a lot of grip and we were running extremely competitive times.”

The Jimmie Johnson Foundation 150 will mark Dumarey’s debut in the NASCAR Camping World Series West, and the 19-year-old driver is looking forward to the challenge.

“We’re optimistic that we’ll run well at Phoenix. As always you have to hope that you’ll keep out of trouble and that we can keep the car consistent throughout the race. Our test session earlier this week was promising and gives us a lot of confidence going into the race,” he said.

Dumarey will be drawing on his experience in the NASCAR Camping World Series East to maneuver around Phoenix’s characteristic flat surface.

“We have some experience on flat one mile’s – particularly NHMS – but that’s where the similarity really ends. It’ll be important that I get a feel for the car and find a good line. Turns one and two are very different from three and four, and I think it’ll be key to find a rhythm to maneuver this track. Our goal is to go there, start up front, and stay up front.”

The Jimmie Johnson 150 at Phoenix International Raceway will take the green flag on Thursday, April 10th at approximately 7 p.m. It will be broadcast live on HDNet.