ML Motorsports Coming To Wizards Game August 14
August 7, 2006 - Midwest League (MWL1) - Fort Wayne TinCaps News Release
Fort Wayne, IN - NASCAR Busch Series team ML Motorsports, based in Warsaw, Indiana will be bringing their #70 car and driver Justin Diercks to Memorial Stadium on Monday, August 14, Fort Wayne Wizards officials announced today.
ML Motorsports was established in 1999 by owner Mary Louise Miller and co-owner Stephany Mullen and raced in the ARCA RE/MAX Series for five seasons before joining the NASCAR Busch Series in 2005.
This season the team has run four NASCAR Busch Series races, including the Kroger 200 benefiting the Riley Hospital for Children on Saturday. The best finish for ML Motorsports was July 29, 28th-place, in the Gateway Busch Series race.
The 26-year-old Diercks, who drives for the ML Motorsports team, is a native of Davenport, Iowa. In 2004, he was the series champion of the NASCAR Touring Auto Zone Elite/Midwest Series, captured six checkered flags, finished in the top-five 11 times and had 13 top-10 finishes. In addition, Diercks was the second-youngest series champion, next to NASCAR Nextel Cup Series champion Matt Kenseth.
In 2005, Diercks signed with Robert Yates Racing and again was the series champion of the NASCAR Touring Auto Zone Elite/Midwest Series.
For additional information on ML Motorsports, including obtaining press kits, please contact Christie Smith, public relations manager at 574-858-2596 or visit the ML Motorsports website at mlracing.com.
Also on Monday, August 14, in conjunction with ML Motorsports and the ML Motorsports SHIFT GEARS charity, anyone donating a school supply will receive a free autographed card from Justin Diercks or a ML Motorsports key chain.
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