Kids Cheer as JJ Yeley Scores Top-Ten Finish at Daytona 500

With Yeley's top-10, Kids Eat Free on Monday February 25 at all Golden Corral locations.

Mooresville, NC (February 25, 2013) - Kids across the country are cheering as JJ Yeley and the No. 36 Golden Corral Chevrolet SS team scored a top-ten finish at Daytona International Speedway. Sponsor Golden Corral will be busy on Monday as they prepare for a rush of children to celebrate “JJ’s Mondays,” where children eat free with the purchase of an adult buffet meal.

Yeley started the 55th annual Daytona 500 in the 41st position. He and crew chief Joe Lax strategized throughout the race, working on the car and waiting to make their move until the closing laps. After fighting with a loose racecar and going a lap down early, Lax called for a track bar adjustment on the second pit stop. From there, Yeley rallied to compete amongst the front pack for the remainder of the race. Taking the checkers in 10th, Yeley walked away with his career best finish at Daytona, his previous best finish was 12th in the 2007 Daytona 500.

“After a long, hard-fought day at Daytona, we were able to log a top-ten finish for our first outing with our new team and Golden Corral on board,” said JJ Yeley. “The best part of it all is making lots of kids happy when they eat for free as a part of JJ’s Monday.”

“We put in a lot of work over the off season and to see JJ and the team make the top 10, that tells us that we did a good job,” team owner Tommy Baldwin said. “Seeing our team progress through the past several years, moments like this are why I started my own team.”

Details of the “JJ’s Mondays” promotion are:

Free kids buffet with an adult buffet purchase at regular price
Limit of two (2) free kids meals per adult buffet purchased
“We are thrilled to have our first Top 10 finish at the Daytona 500. We’re looking forward to our next opportunity for a Top 10 Kids Eat Free finish at Talladega in May,” said Shelley Wolford, Vice President of National Marketing and Media at Golden Corral.

About Golden Corral Restaurant Corporation

Golden Corral Restaurant Corporation, based in Raleigh, NC is the franchisor of the Golden Corral restaurant system, which consists of more than 490 restaurants nationwide. Founded in 1973, Golden Corral specializes in offering unmatched quality, variety and value to its dining guests in a comfortable & casual buffet setting at an everyday affordable price.

About Tommy Baldwin Racing

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) Crew Chief Tommy Baldwin formed Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) in 2009. Baldwin utilized a declining economy to open a NSCS team with a stringent budget. The team worked to build to full-time competition, and by the 2011 season, the team’s third season, TBR competed in every race and locked the No. 36 Chevrolet in the top-35 in NSCS Owner Points. Dave Blaney drove the No. 36 Chevrolet to TBR’s highest finish of third in the October 2011 event at Talladega Superspeedway. In 2012 both cars fielded by TBR finished in the top-35 in points.

Based in Mooresville, N.C., TBR will compete in the NSCS in 2013 with NASCAR veteran Dave Blaney driving the No. 7 Chevy SS and JJ Yeley piloting the No. 36.

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Source: 140 BUZZ for Tommy Baldwin Racing, Press Release

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