Amick in awe as ppc Racing debut arrives.

There won't be anyone at Kansas Speedway this weekend more excited to be there than Lyndon Amick (pictured during 2001 Daytona 24hrs) who makes his return to the Busch Series in a third ppc Racing Ford Taurus.

Amick will be behind the wheel of the No. 15 Sunrise Farms Ford Taurus this weekend for the running of the Mr. Goodcents 300. ppc Racing, currently second and sixth in the Busch Series points battle with drivers Jason Keller and Scott Riggs, respectively, has prepared a third car for Amick to drive. Amick has been at the ppc Racing shop in Mooresville, N.C. nearly every day for over a month getting ready for the event. He stands in awe of the organization that brought home the 2000 Series championship.

"It's really unbelievable," states Amick. "I'm very blessed to get this opportunity. ppc Racing is a great organization. They're winning races and sitting on poles and that's all I can ever ask for, just the opportunity to do the same. There are so many optimistic things about this opportunity with ppc Racing.

"If you are in Busch Series racing and you aren't involved with ppc Racing, you step back and say 'Man, I'd love to be in there, I want to see what makes them so successful'. It's all about the people now. These guys are hard-core racers, every one of them, and all they want to do is race. They don't care about making another hundred dollars down the street. These days everybody is spending the money trying to go fast and when you get the right people together, it really makes a difference.

"I can think back to two or three experiences I've had where teams have come together and worked well together and you remember that for the rest of your life. It's something special and that's probably the most exciting thing about this team. I want to win races more than anything, but to be around people that are competitive and working so well together is just an amazing thing to see.

"I've been going for maybe a month and a half to the races with the No. 10 and the No. 57 and just kind of seeing how they do things, how they operate and trying to get familiar with Harold Holly and Steve Addington as crew chiefs," continued Amick. "I've been watching how the drivers relate to the changes made and how the communication works.

"So, I've been kind of on the inside for a little bit now and I'm very excited about it. Scott Riggs is definitely an aggressive guy and they are always working on pulling the reigns on him. Jason Keller is more methodical and laid back and he thinks about what he does beforehand. I'm probably more like Jason. When I started I was more like Scott but now I'm kind of more like Jason and I try to think about what I do before I do it. Hopefully the combination of the three of us will be very successful. I'm just getting the benefits from all the hard work they have already done."

Amick has plenty of experience in the NASCAR Busch Series. With 91 starts under his belt, he has reunited with his former crew chief from his days of driving for Team Amick Motorsports, a team owned by Amick's father Bill. Buddy Barnes, better known around the garage as Red Dog, will serve as crew chief and has spent the last several months preparing the car for this weekend's event. Barnes and Amick spent two days testing at Kansas Speedway early in September and were pleased with the success of the test.

"I've never driven a car that is the quality of this car, but hopefully with the sweat, blood and tears and the time I've spent in other Busch cars driving my heart out, I'll be able to relate some of that to these great cars," commented Amick. "I feel like as a driver I'll be able to drive not over my head and still be very competitive in these cars. I feel like you could have a bad day and still be in the top 10."

Amick has been out of a Busch Series ride ever since he was let go by Carroll Racing after the first Richmond race in May. The six-year Busch Series veteran campaigned a part-time Busch Series schedule last year for his family owned team with Sunrise Farms as the sponsor.