Walker Evans Racing Report: Miller Scores 7th Top Ten Finish in Colorado 250
22 July 1997
7th Top-10 of Season for Butch Miller/Walker Evans Racing Team Mooresville, NC (July 21, 1997) -- Driver Butch Miller broke the curse that has been plaguing the Walker Evans Racing Team lately with his 10th place finish for the #20 Orleans Hotel & Casino Chevrolet in the Colorado 250. "This 10th place is the best finish we've had in the past seven races," said Miller. "I was wondering when we were going to get that monkey off our back. We had a great truck this week- there was only one little tiny thing wrong with it, and we just couldn't identify it at the race track. When we brought the truck back to the shop and tore it down, we found what was wrong with the truck. It was just one of those things where you kick yourself later." Unbelievably, Miller's top-10 finish is his worst at Colorado National Speedway. Miller won the inaugural Craftsman Truck Series event in 1995, and posted a runner-up finish in 1996. "We have a good luck place in Colorado that I always take my wife, Donna, to the night before the race. Last year, Walker and Phyllis (team owners Evans) caught us there, so we all went together this year on Friday night. Our good luck always came when someone else picked up the tab. If Walker and Phyllis had bought dinner this time, we might have had a top-5! I guess our next improvement in team performance is additional sponsorship dollars- not so we can buy better equipment, but so that Walker & Phyllis can pick up the dinner tabs! You know- Will Win For Food!" Up next for the #20 Walker Evans Racing Team is the Lund Look 275 in Topeka, Kansas. "I wish they were still running the short course there," said Miller. "It was my favorite road course. I'm not sure about the longer course, but we're taking 'Old Faithful', our best truck, we have absolutely the best motor to date from Kevin Kroyer at Walker Evans' west coast facility, and we have all the parts on the truck in the proper order. We'll do just fine in Topeka. If Walker & Phyllis promise to buy the dinner, we might even get the pole!" Walker Evans is still searching for additional sponsorship dollars for the remainder of the 1997 season. The Orleans Hotel & Casino has been the primary sponsor on the #20 Walker Evans Chevrolet on a race-by-race basis for the majority of the season, but Evans has instituted a regional race-by-race sponsorship package program for upcoming races to supplement the sponsorship of The Orleans Hotel & Casino. Please call (704) 664-6607 for sponsorship package pricing and information.