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MÜNTER TESTS OUT THE NEW PAVEMENT AT DAYTONA
Best lap of 181.815 mph puts Leilani 14th on the charts on final day of testing
DAYTONA BEACH, FL (January 13, 2011) Leilani Münter drove a Ford owned by Andy Hillenburg to 14th on the charts with a lap of 181.815 mph on Thursday afternoon testing at Daytona International Speedway. Although many cars were drafting during the final session, Leilani's time came in a single car run with no drafting help. It was Münter's fourth ARCA test at Daytona, but her first time on the new pavement.
"The track is very smooth," said Leilani, "I do miss the old Daytona, especially when you are doing single car runs, the bumps were what made you feel how fast you were really going. It's a new surface but it's still Daytona, with all it's storied history, and I think the smooth surface is going to make for some really exciting racing next month. Hopefully I will find a sponsor and will be on the starting grid on February 12."
Leilani has a top ARCA team ready to field a car for her in the season opener at Daytona on February 12, 2011. Interested parties please contact marketing@leilanimunter.com.
Leilani's 2011 plans are to run the ten televised ARCA races which offer the most exposure for her sponsors. The schedule includes six races coupled with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starting with Daytona International Speedway on February 12, followed by Talladega Superspeedway on April 15, two events at Pocono International Speedway on June 11 and August 6, Michigan Speedway on June 17, and Kansas Speedway on October 7. Three other events are coupled with NASCAR Nationwide starting with Chicagoland Speedway on June 4, Iowa Speedway on July 16, and O'Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis on July 28, the same weekend the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The finale at Toledo Speedway will also be televised, with ARCA being the headlining series at that final event.
View Leilani's 2011 racing schedule (pending sponsorship)
Leilani and her team are currently speaking with a variety of sponsors that align with Leilani's environmental activities outside of her race car. She is still working with some of the companies that appeared on her race car in 2010, as well as several new partners in the "clean energy, vegetarian, and eco friendly" categories. Click here for more information on Leilani's 2011 Eco Dream Team and for inquiries regarding sponsorship for Daytona or any other 2011 racing events, email our marketing department.
About Leilani Münter
Leilani Münter is a biology graduate turned race car driver and environmental and clean energy activist. Discovery named Leilani the #1 Eco Athlete in the world and Sports Illustrated named her one of the top ten female drivers in the world. Since 2007, every time Leilani races, she adopts an acre of rain forest to offset her carbon footprint. Leilani holds a degree in biology from the University of California in San Diego. She has starred in a national ad campaign for Lucky Brand Jeans and has made several trips to Capitol Hill to speak to Congress on behalf of environmental legislation. Learn more at leilanimunter.com
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Photo of Leilani at Daytona in Andy Hillenburg's #18 Ford by Don Bok Photography
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