(MOORESVILLE, N.C. - July 30, 2012) - Larry Barford Jr. was able to bring home a 23rd-place finish at the Messina Wildlife Stopper 200 presented by Federated Car Care at Lucas Oil Raceway after a shower-filled Friday afternoon.  Rain interrupted both practice sessions, limiting his team's ability to make changes to the No. 04 Dodge Charger to match the changing track conditions.

Larry and the crew at C2M worked to improve the #04 VAMortgage.com/1^st Mariner Mortgage/Trauma Doc Dodge Charger from a fast lap of 100.973 mph, gaining over 6 mph to qualify 24th with a speed of 106.320 mph.   “The guys here at C2M worked really hard to improve the setup of the car before qualifying, and I worked with my driver coach, Austin Pollack, to search for a better line.  The car handled well, and we were able to finish in 23^rd, despite a few issues in the pits.   I am really looking forward to returning to Pocono next week, it will be the first race where I will have experience at the track.  I think that we will improve our finish from June in the VAMortgage.com/1^st Mariner Mortgage/Trauma Doc #04 Dodge Charger” said Barford.

Larry’s next race will be the Pennsylvania ARCA 125 to take place at Pocono Raceway on August 4^th at 3 pm (ET).   Larry finished 17^th during the June race earlier this season.   Watch as Larry looks to improve on his June performance live on SPEED, or keep track online at www.arcaracing.com, where live timing and scoring will be available for practice, qualifying and the race.

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Marketing opportunities are available for Larry Barford Jr and the #04 Dodge Charger for the 2012 season. For information on opportunities with Larry Barford Jr, please contact Maggie Hlywa at mhlywa@gmail.com.    

For more information on Carter 2 Motorsports or Larry, please visit:

C2M,  www.rogercarter2racing.com

Larry Barford, Jr.,  www.larrybarfordjr.com

For more information on the 04 Dodge Charger Marketing Partners, please visit:

1^st Mariner Mortgage,  www.1stmarinermortgage.com

VA Mortgage.com, www.vamortgage.com

Madison Settlement Services, www.madisonsettlements.com

Dodge, www.Dodge.com

Ron Paul, www.ronpaul.com