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November 2009 Truck Series News Archive

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Carmichael making first start at HMS: Ricky Carmichael will make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the #31-Monster Energy Chevy for Turner Motorsports in the season-finale NCWTS event. The rookie will see the 1.5-mile oval for the first time on Thursday evening as the trucks roll out for their first practice session in preparation for Friday night's race. Despite his lack of experience at Homestead, Carmichael has competed at seven 1.5-mile ovals this season, with his best finish of seventh coming at Kentucky.(Turner Motorsports PR)(11-18-2009)
McCumbee makes 100th NASCAR career start at HMS: This Friday night at the Miami-Homestead Speedway SS Green Light Racing's Chad McCumbee will reach a milestone in his NASCAR racing career. The Ford 200 will mark his 100th start in NASCAR's top-three series since making his truck series debut in California in 2006.When the No. 07 tiwi/Valvoline "Fuel Proof Guarantee" Chevrolet takes the green on Friday night it will be McCumbee's 92nd start in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series along with eight starts in the Sprint Cup Series. The race will mark the 60th start in an SS Green Light Racing truck for the 25-year old from Supply, NC.(SS Green Light Racing PR)(11-17-2009)
Trulli looking at truck series? Formula One driver Jarno Trulli, who was a guest of Michael Waltrip Racing last weekend at Phoenix, has applied for a NASCAR truck license, according to a sanctioning body source.(FoxSports.com)(11-17-2009)
Hornaday making 250th start; magic # for Owner's Championship - 9th: Ron Hornaday is arguably the most recognizable driver in the Truck Series. When he climbs behind the wheel of the #33 Longhorn Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway, he will make his 250th career Truck Series start. DeLana Harvick left Phoenix 60 points ahead of Billy Ballew and the #51 truck for the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Owner's championship. Hornaday's magic number this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway is ninth. No matter what Kyle Busch does if the #33 team can finish in the ninth position [or better] they will win the Owner's championship for Kevin and DeLana Harvick.(Kevin Harvick Inc PR)(11-17-2009)
New sponsor on board with Bell at Homestead: Land Environmental and Time Bandit Fishing Vessel are teaming up with the #11 Red Horse Racing team with driver TJ Bell for the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The Time Bandit joined forces with Sea Land Environmental, a company that develops and manufactures eco-friendly products, to make the Time Bandit the first boat in the Bering Sea to "go green." The partnership will make the environment cleaner because the Time Bandit will burn 30% less fuel than before and have 90% cleaner emissions coming from the exhaust stack.(Red Horse Racing PR)(11-17-2009)
Special paint scheme for Malsam at Homestead: The #81 RMM Toyota Tundra, normally adorned with One Eighty logos, will have a different look for the season's final race. Like last year at this racetrack, Malsam's truck will be adorned with Stocks for Tots decals. An annual event since 1989, this year's edition will take place the evening of Tuesday, December 8 at the Charles Mack Citizen's Center in downtown Mooresville, North Carolina. Please visit www.stocksfortots.com for additional information.[Schematic for the #81 Stocks for Tots Toyota is posted on the 2009 Paint Scheme Page. (Randy Moss Motorsports PR)(11-17-2009)
Cook looking for ride at HMS: From Terry Cook's Facebook page: Terry will not be in the #02 Stott Racing Truck this weekend at Homestead. Corrie Stott is not participating in the Season Finale. Terry at this point has no truck ride for Homestead, potentially ending his record holding consecutive starts of 296! Terry will be participating in the Nationwide Series for MSRP in the #91.(Terry Cook - Facebook.com)(11-17-2009)
Paint scheme honors Xpress Motorsports employees UPDATE image added:The paint scheme for the #16-Toyota Tundra at the season finale in Homestead will be a fitting tribute to the employees at Xpress Motorsports. The Xpress Motorsports logo and the names of each employee are prominently displayed on the #16 for the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. "I can't say enough about the efforts that this team has put forth this year," Xpress Motorsports President and General Manager Emmett Byrd said. "Everyone on this team has given a great effort each and every week. When we won, we won together and when we lost, we lost together. We wanted to do something that at least in a small way shows the appreciation of all the hard work this group has produced. We are just 13 points from finishing in the top-five in points, hopefully this paint scheme will bring us some well deserved good luck."(Xpres Motorsports PR)(11-16-2009)
UPDATE: Image of the #16-Xpress Motorsports tribute truck is posted on the 2009 Paint Scheme Page.(11-17-2009)
Crafton to practice, qualify #7 Dodge for Robby Gordon: While Jimmie Johnson focuses on a fourth straight championship, Robby Gordon has a title of his own to clinch this week. Leading the SCORE International Off-Road Standings, Gordon plans to race the #77 Monster Energy / Toyo Tire Trophy Truck in the Baja 1000, the final event of the season held November 19th-22nd on the Baja peninsula in Mexico. Truck Series driver Matt Crafton has been hired to practice and qualify Gordon's #7 Sprint Cup Series Toyota, with the driver/owner expected to return in time for the start of the 400-mile race on Sunday. (Frontstretch.com)(11-17-2009)
Raybestos Rookie News & Notes - Homestead:
*Johnny Sauter was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the November 13 Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix (Avondale, Ariz.) Int'l Raceway. Sauter claimed a fifth-place finish, his seventh top-five and 12th top-10 of the 2009 season. He scored the second consecutive top-five by a Raybestos Rookie at Phoenix. Sauter grabbed top rookie honors for the third consecutive race and for the 13th time this season.
*Sauter leads Tayler Malsam by 43 points (223-180) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the November 20 Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway.
*Sauter is fifth in the series championship standings, best of any Raybestos Rookie. He is 84 points behind fourth-place Todd Bodine and 13 ahead of sixth-place Brian Scott.
*Sauter won the pole at Phoenix, his second in 35 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races. He also nabbed the top starting spot earlier this season at Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway (race No. 20). Sauter became the first Raybestos Rookie pole winner in 17 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races at Phoenix.
*The 2009 Raybestos Rookie class have won three pole positions this season: Sauter (Las Vegas and Phoenix) and Brian Ickler (Milwaukee).
*The only Raybestos Rookie to win in 13 previous races at Homestead is Kenny Irwin. Irwin captured the 1997 Ford 200 by .289 seconds over Mike Bliss.
* David Reutimann (2004) is the only Raybestos Rookie to win a pole in 13 previous NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Homestead.
*Brian Scott was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2008 Ford 200. Scott scored a second-place finish, .232 seconds behind race winner Todd Bodine. He also led the race once for four laps.(Raybestos PR)[Complete Raybestos Rookie point standings are posted on the Homestead Race Page)(11-17-2009)
Harvick in the #4 Georgia Boot Chevy at HMS: Kevin Harvick Inc. co-owner Kevin Harvick will close out the 2009 Truck Series season behind the wheel of the #4 Georgia Boot Chevrolet Silverado this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. In four previous Truck Series starts at HMS, Harvick has recorded two top-five and two top-10 finishes, both for KHI. Since 1937, Georgia Boot has been a manufacturer and marketer of quality work and outdoor footwear. (Kevin Harvick Inc. PR)(11-16-2009)
Brett Butler teams up with Rick Ware Racing/SS Green Light at Homestead: Brett Butler looks forward to racing for RWR/SS Green Light Racing at the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway this Friday in the #08 Chevy. Butler, who finished 9th in the USAR Pro Cup Series final point standings in 2009 has seen limited action in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series but looks to the future. Butler joins the RWR team and is optimistic about his future. "I am looking forward to racing with this team. They have many of the pieces put together to run for a title in 2010. With another solid performance, I'm sure we can add the most important final piece to the puzzle…sponsorship."(Rick Ware Racing PR)(11-16-2009)
#07 image added: Image of the #07-tiwi/Valvoline "Fuel Proof Guarantee" Chevy driven by Chad McCumbee for SS Green Light Racing. Image is posted on the 2009 Paint Scheme Page.(11-13-2009)
Goodyear Tire Notes - Phoenix: Teams in all three NASCAR series will run the same tire codes at Phoenix this weekend, though the Sprint Cup and Nationwide tires will be branded "Goodyear Eagle," while the Camping World Truck tires will be branded "Goodyear Wrangler" . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tire codes that Sprint Cup and Nationwide teams ran at this track in April . . . teams in those two series also ran this tire set-up at Richmond in 2009 . . . Camping World Truck teams have run this exact tire set-up at Milwaukee, Memphis and New Hampshire this season . . . as on most NASCAR ovals one mile or less in length, teams will not run inner liners in their tires at Phoenix.(Goodyear PR) [Complete tire specs are posted on the Phoenix Race Page.](11-13-2009)
Image added: Image of the #31-Monster Energy Chevy being driven by Ricky Carmichael in debut with new team, Turner Motorsports at Phoenix Int'l Raceway. Image is posted on the 2009 Paint Scheme Page.(11-12-2009)
Cook running final two races with Corrie Stott Racing; keeps consecutive race record intact: From Terry Cook's Facebook page: Terry will be behind the wheel of Corrie Stott's #02 Truck this weekend in Phoenix. Terry, who holds the record for most consecutive starts in the series at 295, looks to keep the streak alive by participating this weekend and in Homestead's Season Finale.(Terry Cook-Facebook)(11-11-2009)
RCR fielding entry for Tim George Jr. at PIR: Richard Childress Racing will field the #22 Chevrolet Silverado for up-and-coming driver Tim George Jr. in the November 13 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Phoenix International Raceway. Veteran crew chief Billy Wilburn will oversee the #22 Truck Series program. George, 28, recently completed his first full season in the ARCA RE/MAX Series, finishing 11th in the 2009 point standings driving for Eddie Sharp Racing. "I'm very excited to drive the #22 RCR Chevrolet at Phoenix this weekend. My first time in a truck was last week when the team tested at Little Rock. I thought we had a great test and I hope that translates over to the race on Friday. The guys working on this Silverado were all very helpful, and I learned a lot from my crew chief Billy Wilburn. My goal this weekend is to gain experience and get the feel of where I should be in 2010. Richard has been very supportive, and I'm extremely grateful to be given the opportunity to partner with one of the most historic teams in our sport."(Richard Childress Racing PR)(11-11-2009)
Brand making first series start at Phoenix: Barstow [CA] racer Robbie Brand and his team are gearing up to race in the Lucas Oil 150 at 6 p.m. Friday at the Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Ariz., in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The team was finalizing work on the red and black #37 truck Tuesday afternoon and expected to leave Barstow early Wednesday. Friday will mark the team's first venture with their new truck. excitement set in. While this will be Brand's first foray into the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, it likely won't be the last. This is the second to last NASCAR race of the year, but Brand's team is gearing up to race with the truck again in May and at a handful of other events in 2010.(Desert Dispatch)(11-11-2009)
Harriman picks up sponsor for Phoenix: Richard Harriman will make his third series start this Friday at Phoenix International Raceway. Richard will be behind the wheel of the #47 PWRKOOL17 Silverado. PWRKOOL17 is an aftermarket alkaline water that enhances your cooling system performance, and has an ultra low PH level, less surface tension, and will not rust inside your cooling system.(RH Motorsports PR)(11-11-2009)
Congrats to Aric & Janice: Congrations go out the Aric Almirola and Janice Goss on their recent engagement. Aric "twittered" that he asked Janice to marry him this past weekend and she accepted. Janice is the daughter of former series crew chief, Randy Goss.(11-10-2009)
Cook out at HT Motorsports UPDATE Bliss in at Phoenix: Terry Cook and HT Motorsports have parted way effective immediately, according to a Facebook post on Terry Cook's Facebook page at 6:50pm Pacific time. The announcement continued, "Terry will finish out the season with the MSRP Nationwide Series Team #91.(Terry Cook - Facebook.com)(11-10-2009)
UPDATE: This weekend for the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway the #25 Cajun Industries Toyota Tundra will be driven by driver Mike Bliss. HT Motorsports and driver Terry Cook have parted ways following last week's race in Ft. Worth Texas. Bliss has led 219 laps at PIR and he has one win and two pole starting spots on the one-mile tri-oval in 1998. In the last five of seven races Bliss has attempted at PIR he has finished in the top 10. HT Motorsports Owner Jim Harris on the Driver Change: "We want to thank Terry (Cook) for his hard work and efforts for this HT Motorsports Racing Team this year. We have worked with Terry on and off for a few years in the Camping World Truck Series and see him as a key component in building HT Motorsports to what it is today. He is a huge advocate for the NCWTS series and we wish him the best in his racing career."(HT Motorsports PR)(11-10-2009)
Scott to Nationwide in 2010 with Braun Racing UPDATE 2 Scott selling trucks to Kyle Busch: Braun Racing announced tonight on SPEED's "NASCAR Race Hub," that it will be expanding its already successful organization to field four NASCAR Nationwide Series entries in 2010. Brian Scott, who has driven a select number of races for the team this season, has been named as driver of the team's fourth Toyota Camry. Sponsor, car number as well as crew chief and personnel for Braun Racing's fourth entry will be announced in the coming weeks.(Braun Racing PR)(11-9=2009)
UPDATE: Hearing that Xpress Motorsports, owed by Brian's father Joe Scott, is selling the #16 trucks to Kyle Busch for the new truck teams Busch is putting together.(11-9-2009)
UPDATE 2: Brian Scott confirmed to Sirius NASCAR Radio's /Sirius Speedway Tuesday that negotiations are ongoing to sell the Xpress Motorsports Camping World Truck Series team to Kyle Busch. "We have been in negotiations with Kyle to acquire the assets of Xpress Motorsports," said Scott, "and I can't think of anyone better than Kyle to allow Xpress and all its employees to carry on."(11-10-2009)
Triple duty for Harvick at Phoenix; 100th truck start UPDATE Ernie Cope as crew chief: Heading to Phoenix International Raceway, Kevin Harvick looks to defend his truck series win from one year ago, this time behind the wheel of the #4 Longhorn Chevy Silverado. This weekend when Kevin Harvick climbs behind the wheel of the # 4 Longhorn Chevy Silverado, he will make his 100th career start in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. In 99 previous starts, Harvick has accumulated four wins (three at PIR and all for KHI), 29 top-five and 42 top-10 finishes. Harvick will run the #33 Rheem Chevy in NNS for KHI, and his fulltime Cup ride in the #29-Shell Penzoil Chevy for RCR.(Kevin Harvick Inc. PR)(11-9-2009)
UPDATE: Ernie Cope will be the crew chief for Kevin Harvick this weekend on both the #33 NNS car and the #4 Truck.(11-10-2009)
Conway to attempt all series at Phoenix; debut for Cup & Trucks: UPDATE Quinn as crew chief: Kevin Conway and ExtenZe Racing have announced that they will attempt to run all three NASCAR national series races - NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series (# 26 ExtenZe Chevrolet) and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (# 71 ExtenZe Chevrolet) - at Phoenix International Raceway next weekend. Conway has never raced at Phoenix International Raceway, much less competed in NASCAR's top three divisions in one weekend, but he is set to attempt to qualify for his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Camping World Truck Series debut at the one-mile oval. No driver in NASCAR history has ever attempted this feat. ExtenZe will appear as Conway's primary sponsor in all three races. Together they will attempt to compete in 850 miles of racing at Phoenix International Raceway.(R3 Motorsports PR)(11-5-2009)
UPDATE: John Quinn will be calling the shots for Kevin Conway and his ExtenZe truck this weekend. This will be the first race for Quinn with R3 Motorsports. Quinn most recently worked with Circle Bar Racing and Rick Crawford.(R3 Motorsports PR)(11-10-2009)
Raybestos Rookie News & Notes - Phoenix:
*Johnny Sauter was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the November 6 WinStar World Casino 350 at Texas Motor Speedway. Sauter claimed a sixth-place finish, his 11th top-10 of the 2009 season and ninth in 21 career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series superspeedway starts. Sauter grabbed top rookie honors for the second consecutive race and for the 12th time this season.
*Sauter leads Tayler Malsam by 45 points (223-178) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the November 13 Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix (Avondale, Ariz.) International Raceway.
*Sauter is seventh in the series championship standings, best of any Raybestos Rookie. He is 17 points behind sixth-place Brian Scott and 24 ahead of eighth-place Timothy Peters.
*Brian Scott was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2008 Lucas Oil 150, scoring a fourth-place finish.
*The best finish by a Raybestos Rookie in 16 previous races at Phoenix is second by Greg Biffle in 1998.
*Biffle is also the only Raybestos Rookie to lead a lap at Phoenix, holding the top spot once for 31 laps.(Raybestos PR) [Raybestos Rookie point standings are posted on the Phoenix Race Page.](11-10-2009)
Racing Resources says...Monday Rundown:
*Kyle Busch won the WinStar World Casino 350 at Texas Motor Speedway. Busch won his 16th series race in his 67th start. Busch posted his first series victory at Texas in his sixth start; he had finished second three times at Texas. Busch led twice for 54 laps including the final 50.
*Busch posted his seventh win of 2009, most of all drivers. His seven wins in a season are the most by a driver since Ted Musgrave won seven in 2001. Busch has won in his last five Truck starts.
*It was the sixth win for Toyota at Texas and 14th of the season.
*Billy Ballew Motorsports posted its 17th series victory.
*Matt Crafton (finished second) scored his fourth runner-up finish in 2009.
*Ron Hornaday Jr. (third) scored his 14th top-5 finish of 2009.
*Hornaday lost five points to Crafton but still leads the championship race by 197 points; it is the second-largest point lead with two races to go in series history.
*If Hornaday averages 22nd-place points in the next two races, he will win the championship no matter what any other driver does.
*Johnny Sauter (sixth) was the highest-finishing rookie of the year contender among the six in the race.
*The top 10 consisted of five Toyotas, three Chevrolets and two Fords. Jason White (11th) drove the highest-finishing Dodge.(ESPN.com)(11-9-2009)
Lofton looking toward Truck Series for 2010 UPDATE to Red Horse Racing: Fresh off winning the 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series championship, Justin Lofton appears to be headed to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for 2010. Lofton said Friday at Memphis Motorsports Park that he has sponsorship for a full Truck season through his family's Lofton Cattle company and associated vendors. Lofton had hoped to race in the Nationwide Series next season but doesn't have enough backing for a full season. "But I have it for the Truck series," Lofton said. "We've been talking to a couple Truck teams. I was really hoping to have something secured up this weekend, and I was planning on going to Martinsville originally. But it's kind of been postponed since I've been here." Lofton went to Memphis to serve as a backup for Roush Fenway Racing's Matt Kenseth in case Kenseth couldn't make it from Martinsville Speedway. Lofton said he hopes teams notice that Roush Fenway picked him, sparking future interest for a Nationwide ride. But the Truck series is the likely destination for Lofton. Lofton said he'll run the Truck schedule for one of three Toyota teams next year. Toyota and Triad Racing Development helped Lofton's team in ARCA this year.(SceneDaily.com)(10-24-2009)
UPDATE: During the Sunday night SPEED Report broadcast on SPEEDtv, Ray Dunlap reported that Justin Lofton will be headed to Red Horse Racing in 2010 as a possible third team.(11-9-2009)
Cup team down the road for RMM? From an interview with Randy Moss Motorsports co-owner, David Dollar:
Q: Is your goal to move up from trucks to Nationwide or even Sprint Cup eventually?
A: Being the business that it is, I think you've got to move forward and grow. National sponsors have a Cup mentality. Randy and I don't want to leave our truck roots, by any means, but it's our goal to grow into a Cup program down the road.(NewsOK.com)(11-6-2009)
Rick Ren leaving KHI? UPDATE denied: We've been hearing quite regularly for the last few weeks that crew chief Rick Ren will leave Kevin Harvick Inc. at the end of the season. He's rumored to be heading to Kyle Busch's new team to serve in a general manager type role. Kyle Busch is expected to start a team fielding two or more Camping World Truck Series teams and possibly a Nationwide Series team in 2010. Rick Ren joined KHI in 2007 after a stint with Johnny Benson at the now defunct Bill Davis Racing. Since joining the team, he and Ron Hornaday Jr. have racked up 16 wins and one championship (a second looks inevitable this season). He has more than 30 years experience in NASCAR.(NASCAR Insiders.com)(11-6-2009)
UPDATE: During the race broadcast, Phil Parsons reported that he spoke to Kevin Harvick regarding the rumor that Rick Ren was leaving Kevin Harvick Inc. Harvick stated that Ren was signed with KHI through 2010 and Ren was not going anywhere and will be with Kevin Harvick Inc. in 2010.(11-6-2009)
Red Horse Racing to three teams in 2010: During the race broadcast on SPEEDtv, Ray Dunlap reported that Red Horse Racing is working hard on finding sponsorship for the #11 of TJ Bell. He also reported that Red Horse Racing will be running a third team in 2010; more info to be announced on Sunday night's SPEED Report.(11-6-2009)
Goodyear Tire Notes - Texas: While teams in all three NASCAR series in action this weekend will be running the same right-side tire code (D-4136), teams in the Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series will be running a different left-side code (D-4134) . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires that Nationwide and Truck teams ran at Texas in April and June, respectively . . . in addition to Texas, teams in these two series have run this exact tire set-up at Chicagoland earlier this season and will run it again at Homestead in two weeks . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at Texas . . . air pressures in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.(Goodyear PR) [Complete tire specs are posted on the Texas Race Page.](11-6-2009)
Buescher 2010 plans; full-time Nationwide; part-time NCWTS: The 2010 NASCAR season will prove to be a busy one for current NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) competitor James Buescher. The 19-year-old will compete full-time for Phoenix Racing, piloting the No. 1 Miccosukee Resort & Gaming Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS). In addition to the 35-race schedule for NASCAR's second-tier series, Buescher will drive the #31 Chevrolet Silverado for Turner Motorsports, LLC in a minimum of 19 Truck Series events.(James Buescher PR) [For past news on this story, visit the October Archives Page.](11-4-2009)
Milwaukee Mile promoter pulls out: Tony Machi, whose investor group wanted to promote races at the Milwaukee Mile, told Wisconsin State Fair Park officials on Tuesday that his group is pulling out. Machi's decision means the future of the historic racetrack is in jeopardy. The 106-year-old track is the oldest continuously operated speedway in the country. Machi said Tuesday that his group, which includes local businessman Jim Beaudoin, could not reach agreement with NASCAR. NASCAR has scheduled two races next summer at the track, but wanted Machi's group, Historic Mile LLC, to pay sanction fees run from last summer's races as well as the fees for the two races next summer. Machi said he had funding for the 2010 races, but could not come up with funds to pay NASCAR. With Historic Mile out, the focus now shifts to the Giuffre brothers, local businessmen who have promoted races at the track before. The Giuffres had made their intentions known months ago, but State Fair officials elected to negotiate with Historic Mile first.(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)(11-4-2009)
tiwi & Valvoline team up with McCumbee for final three: Friday night at Texas Motor Speedway marks the debut of the #07 tiwi/Valvoline Chevrolet in the WinStar World Casino 350. With an updated look, tiwi and Valvoline have teamed up to finish out the season with Chad McCumbee and the #07 SS Green Light Racing team as they will co-sponsor the truck in the final three races of the season at Texas Motor Speedway, Phoenix International Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway, respectively. The tiwi/Valvoline paint scheme is being revealed in conjunction with a product launch that will be unveiled on Thursday, November 5.(PPR Plus/SS Green Light Racing PR)(11-3-2009)
Double-duty for Buescher at Texas: In addition to driving the #10 MaxxForce International Ford for Circle Bar Racing on Friday night, Buescher will also compete at Texas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Saturday afternoon. The rookie will pilot the #1 Miccosukee Resort & Gaming Chevrolet for Phoenix Racing.(James Buescher PR)(11-3-2009)
NCTWS scores highest Talladega rating ever on SPEED: The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race from Talladega scored a Nielsen Household Rating of 1.34 (999,000 households), up 21 percent from last year's 1.11 (816,000 households), making it the highest rated Talladega Trucks race ever and the second highest rated Truck race of the 2009 season (season opener in Daytona was No. 1). The Halloween afternoon race peaked at 1.67 (1,243,000 households) and carried more than one million households for two hours. Last year's Talladega coverage peaked at 1.36 (1,000,000 households). During the NCWTS race, SPEED was the third highest rated basic cable network in Households, Men 18-49, Men 25-54 and Men 50-plus. The ratings increase continues a long-running trend this season on SPEED, as only one event (rain-delayed Martinsville) has seen a Nielsen Rating decline since July. Younger audiences continue tuning into the series, as the Nielsen Rating among Men 18-49 for Talladega was up 76 percent (.88 vs. .50). Coverage of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series continues Friday on SPEED from Texas Motor Speedway with NCWTS Setup at 8:30 p.m. ET and race coverage beginning at 9 p.m. ET.(SPEEDtv PR)(11-3-2009)
Andrews & MB Motorsports reunite at Texas: Tim Andrews will be back behind the wheel of the [#36] MB Motorsports Ford F-150 at Texas Motor Speedway. Andrews made his inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start at Chicagoland Speedway in an MB Motorsports Ford F-150 earlier this season. There, Andrews qualified twenty-seventh and finished twenty-fifth after suffering a broken valve in the engine. "Even though we didn't get the finish we were looking for, I think we can build on the experience we gained at Chicagoland," stated Andrews.(MB Racing PR)(11-3-2009)
Talladega images added: Added a few images taken during the weekend at Talladega Superspeedway: #51-Kyle Busch, Miccosukee Resort/Graceway Pharmaceutical Toyota; #8-Dennis Setzer, Malcolmson Construction Chevy; #16-Brian Scott, Albertsons Toyota; #12-Mario Gosselin, MyTireMonkey.com Chevy; #08-Chrissy Wallace, Fuel-Doctor.com Chevy; #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., Copart Chevy; #48-Mike Wallace, Rockingham/Polar Bear 150 Chevy; #53-Justin Hobgood, Georgia Beef Board Chevy; #02-KOMA Unwind Chevy; #76-Ryan Hackett, JandRSupply.com Ford. Check them out by visiting the 2009 NCWTS Paint Scheme Page.(11-3-2009)
New truck chief for Bell: Tim Rice will be taking over the Truck Chief duties on the #11 starting this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Rice has most recently been serving as a Mechanic on the #71 Sprint Cup Series car for TRG Motorsports. Rice worked with TJ Bell in 2008 when he drove the #7 truck for TRG. Rice also served as Truck Chief for Rick Gay in the fall of 2007 at Wyler Racing with driver Jack Sprague. The two nearly won a race in their second outing together, which came at Texas Motor Speedway.(Red Horse Racing PR)(11-3-2009)
Raybestos Rookie News & Notes - Texas:
*Johnny Sauter was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the November 1 Mountain Dew 250 at Talladega Superspeedway. Sauter posted a 14th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the 11th time this season.
*A Raybestos Rookie has scored top-10 finishes in 17 of the 22 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races this season.
*Sauter leads Tayler Malsam by 38 points (215-177) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the November 6 WinStar World Casino 350 at Texas Motor Speedway.
*Sauter is eighth in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos Rookie. He is 20 points behind seventh-place Timothy Peters and 34 ahead of ninth-place David Starr.
*Colin Braun was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2008 Chevy Silverado 350K, scoring a fifth-place finish.
*A Raybestos Rookie has won two of the 10 fall races at Texas: Travis Kvapil (2001) and Brendan Gaughan (2002).(Raybestos PR) [Rookie point standings following Talladega are posted on the Texas Race Page.](11-2-2009)
Busch heads to Texas truck race undefeated in previous four: Kyle Busch heads to the Texas Motor Speedway for the running of the WinStar World Casino 350k NASCAR Camping World Truck Series undefeated in the series since late August after being pushed to the win by his Billy Ballew Motorsports teammate last weekend in Talladega. In unprecedented style Busch has won in the last four consecutive races he was entered in the #51 Miccosukee Resort Billy Ballew Motorsports entry. (Bristol, Chicagoland Speedway, New Hampshire and Talladega). Busch has never posted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win at the 1.5-mile Fort Worth, Texas racetrack with a best finish of second-place in 2006 and 2008 for Ballew in six prior starts.(Billy Ballew Motorsports PR)(11-2-2009)
Copart signs on with Bodine for final 3 races: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champions Germain Racing and Copart, Inc., a leading online vehicle auction company, have extended their relationship to include primary sponsorship of the #30 Copart Tundra and driver Todd Bodine to include the final three races of the 2009 season. Starting with Friday night, Nov. 6th at Texas Motor Speedway, the Truck Series racing is a series of three "Friday Night Fights" to cap off the 2009 season. Phoenix International Raceway follows the Texas event on Friday, Nov. 13th and the Truck Series season concludes at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Nov. 20th. Bodine has been to victory lane at each of these race tracks - Texas (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009), Homestead (2005, 2008) and Phoenix (2005). Note:The Copart Tundra will be known as the Copart/PurpleHeartCars.org Tundra for the Texas race weekend. It will feature PurpleHeartCars.org on the upper quarter panels of the truck.(Germain Racing PR)(11-2-2009)
Hornaday & KHI battling for two titles; VFW adorns #33 at Texas: Not only is Ron Hornaday racing for the driver's championship, owner of the #33 truck DeLana Harvick is also racing for the owner's title. Hornaday currently holds a 202 point lead over Matt Crafton in the driver's battle. On the other side Harvick leads Billy Ballew, owner of the Kyle Busch driven #51 truck, by 100 points going into the final three races. VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States) will, once again, sponsor the #33-KHI Chevy for the WinStar World 350 at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday, November 6, 2009 beginning at 9:00pm Eastern.(Kevin Harvick Inc. PR)(11-2-2009)
RCR going truck racing? UPDATE 2 RCR to run two teams in 2010; Tim George Jr to 2nd team? During SPEEDtv's Speed Report broadcast, Ray Dunlap reported that it appears that the #3 RCR Chevy truck, driven by Austin Dillon [grandson of Richard Childress], will be returning to the series in 2010. Dunlap reported word in the garage has it that Richard Childress Racing has ordered six brand new trucks.(9-13-2009)
UPDATE: Hearing from more than one source and also Ray Dunlap mentioned on the Speed Report Sunday evening, that Richard Childress Racing will run two trucks in 2010. No word on who the second driver will be.(11-1-2009)
UPDATE 2: Hearing that Tim George Jr. may be named as driver of the second truck team for RCR. [George's most recent experience as been in the ARCA RE/MAX Series where he drove for Eddie Sharp Racing. George finished 11th in the driver point standings.](11-2-2009)
Silas returns to the #48 at Texas: It's been seven months since Fast Track Racing driver Bryan Silas has sat behind the wheel of a NCWTS truck but Silas will put that stat to rest as he'll climb aboard the $48 Rockingham Speedway-Polar Bear 150 Chevrolet Silverado for Friday night's Lone Star 350K at Texas Motor Speedway. The Stuart, Florida native will make his 10th career NCWTS start and his first at the ultra-fast one-and-a-half mile oval this weekend. The Rockingham Speedway logo will adorn Silas's Chevrolet for the 23rd race of the season but the team will utilize the TMS event to promote the upcoming Polar Bear 150 [January 1, 2010] a street-stock event pioneered by nine-time ARCA Champion Frank Kimmel.(Bryan Silas PR)(11-2-2009)
Racing Resources says...Monday Rundown:
* Kyle Busch won the Mountain Dew 250 at Talladega Superspeedway. It was his 15th Truck win in his 66th career start and his first series victory at Talladega in his third start there.
* Busch posted his sixth win of 2009, tying him with Ron Hornaday Jr. for the most. Busch has won in his last four truck starts. He is the third different race winner at Talladega.
* This is the third win for Toyota at Talladega and 13th of the season. Toyota won its fourth manufacturers championship.
* Billy Ballew Motorsports posted its 16th series victory.
* Busch led twice for 10 laps.
* It is the 26th last-lap pass in the series and second at Talladega.
* Aric Almirola (second) tied his career-best finish.
* It was Billy Ballew Motorsports' first 1-2 finish in their 300th and 301st career starts.
* Todd Bodine (third) broke a streak of four consecutive wins on superspeedways.
* Mario Gosselin (sixth) scored his best career finish. His previous best was 17th at Lowe's earlier this year.
* Justin Hobgood (ninth) scored his best career finish. His previous best was 20th at Daytona in 2008.
* Hornaday (17th) lost 22 points to Matt Crafton (10th) in the Truck standings and now leads Crafton by 202. It is the second-largest points lead with three races to go.
* Hornaday has still not led at Talladega, but he has led on 38 of the 42 tracks he has competed on.
* Johnny Sauter (14th) was the best-finishing rookie of the year contender among the six in the race.
* The top 10 consisted of six Toyotas and four Chevrolets.(ESPN.com)(11-2-2009)

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