As the 2008 season wears on, Mike Wallace and the GEICO Racing team just keep getting better.  Sitting in the middle of a series of good runs over the last few weeks, the GEICO team looked to improve upon past finishes and chase their first win of the season as they descended upon Nashville Superspeedway.  A steamy, hot Tennessee afternoon was the setting for the Federated Auto Parts 300.  As temperatures hovered around the 100-degree mark and the afternoon sun beat down on pit road, Mike Wallace and the GEICO Racing team prepared to get busy with recording yet another top finish.  Early in the race Wallace and the Gecko arrived in the Top 5 where they rested before finding themselves in the lead.

The GEICO pit crew would provide superior support during pit stops and assist in keeping the #7 GEICO Camry up front.  Wallace recorded his best finish in two years, winding up 6th in Music City.  The finish was his 5th Top 10 of the 2008 season.

"We had a great weekend and the results show the progress that we're making as a race team," Wallace said.  "Everyone's real positive and we're all working hard and it's showing each week. 4th and 5th in practice, qualified 9th and finished 6th.  It's a nice weekend for GEICO, Sport Clips and Smith Transport.  It's also a nice weekend for the Germain Racing team because we're all seeing the hard work payoff.  Bruce Cook (crew chief) and the guys are doing a great job and I feel confident that we'll be back up front in Kentucky next week."

This week, the Germain Racing team heads to Sparta, Kentucky, which is located just south of Cincinnati, Ohio.  Mike Wallace and the GEICO team are coming off of two consecutive Top 10's and they hope to add a win to their resume when they arrive in the Bluegrass State.

The Meijer 300 is on Saturday, June 14th, and it will be televised live on ESPN2 beginning at 8:00 PM (ET), while the Motor Racing Network (MRN) will carry the live radio broadcast.

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