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THE RACE: PHOENIX INT'L RACEWAY - Lucas Oil 150

Camping World Truck Series Race #24 of 25 for the 2009 Season

Last Race - Texas Motor Speedway
Next Race - Homestead-Miami Speedway

Race: Friday, November 13, 2009 at Phoenix Int'l Raceway

Length: 150 Laps, 150 Miles

Track Layout: 1 Mile Oval

2008 Winner: Kevin Harvick

2008 Pole: Ron Hornaday Jr.

TV: SPEED Prerace: 7:30pm; Race - 8:00pm Eastern

Radio: MRN

Announcers: Rick Allen, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip

Pit Reporters: Ray Dunlap, Adam Alexander

Pre-race Host: Krista Voda

Weekend Schedule

Thursday, November 12th
9:30 AM NCWTS HAULERS ENTER
11:30 AM NCWTS REGISTRATION OPENS
12:00 N NCWTS GARAGES OPEN
2:45 PM NCWTS ROOKIE & SPOTTER MEETINGS & DRAWING FOR QUALIFYING ORDER
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM [5:45 PM - 7:00 PM EASTERN] NCWTS PRACTICE
5:30 PM - 6:45 PM [7:30 PM - 8:45 PM EASTERN] NCWTS FINAL PRACTICE
7:00 PM NCWTS REGISTRATION CLOSES
8:00 PM NCWTS GARAGE CLOSES

Friday, November 13th
11:00 AM NCWTS GARAGE & REGISTRATION OPENS
11:30 AM NCWTS DRIVER/CREW CHIEF MEETING (TENT)
2:30 PM [4:30 PM EASTERN] NCWTS QUALIFYING (TWO LAPS, ALL POSITIONS)
5:30 PM NCWTS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS-SECURITY– CLEAR PIT ROAD
6:00 PM [8:00 PM EASTERN] NCWTS RACE (150 LAPS, 150 MILES)
6:30 PM NCWTS REGISTRATION CLOSE

Note: All times local/Mountain Standard Time except otherwise indicated

Goodyear Tire Notes

Tire:
Goodyear Wrangler Superspeedway Radials

Number of Tires:
Left-side – 325
Right-side – 325

Tire Codes:
Left-side -- D-4238
Right-side -- D-4240

Tire Circumference:
Left-side -- 87.3 in.
Right-side -- 88.6 in.
Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front -- 20 psi; Left Rear -- 20 psi
Right Front -- 30 psi; Right Rear -- 30 psi

Minimum Recommended Inflation
Left Front -- 12 psi; Left Rear -- 12 psi
Right Front -- 30 psi; Right Rear -- 27 psi

Notes:
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)(11-13-2009)

Race Results / Driver & Owner Standings

Harvick wins race; Hornaday clinches championship: Great night for Kevin Harvick Inc. as following a green-white-checkered restart, that ultimately concluded under caution, #4-Kevin Harvick held off second place finisher #51-Kyle Busch to win the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix Int'l Raceway; his fifth victory in 100 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races. This is Harvick's second victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2009. #33-Ron Hornaday Jr. clinched the 2009 Camping World Truck Series championship with his fourth place finish. Rounding out the top ten were; #15-Aric Almirola, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., #13-Johnny Sauter, #5-Mike Skinner, #25-Mike Bliss, #88-Matt Crafton, #24-David Starr, #60-Stacy Compton. There were 5 lead changes among 4 drivers, with 7 caution flags for 26 laps.(Unofficial)(11-13-2009)

Post-Race Fast Facts:
*Kevin Harvick won the Lucas Oil 150, his fifth victory in 100 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
*This is his second victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2009.
*This is his fourth victory and fifth top-10 finish in ten races at Phoenix International Raceway.
*Kyle Busch (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in five races at Phoenix International Raceway. It is his 13th top-10 finish in 2009.
*Aric Almirola (third) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Phoenix International Raceway.
*Johnny Sauter (fifth) was the highest finishing rookie.
*Ron Hornaday Jr. leads the point standings by 215 points over Matt Crafton. This clinches Hornaday's fourth series championship. He is just the second to clinch a NASCAR Camping World Truck championship prior to the series' final race (Greg Biffle, 2000)>
*Ron Hornaday Jr. is the series first four-time champion and the oldest NASCAR national series champion at 51 years four months 24 days. The previous oldest NASCAR Camping World Truck champion was Ted Musgrave at 49 years 11 months in 2005.
(NASCAR PR)(11-13-2009)

Race Awards:
Featherlite Most Improved Driver: Stacy Compton, #60 12 Places
Keystone Light Pole Award: Johnny Sauter, #13 131.019 mph
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Kevin Harvick, #4
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race: Aric Almirola, #15
O'Reilly Auto Parts People, Service and Performance: Stacy Compton, #60 197.712 seconds
Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Johnny Sauter, #13
Sunoco Diamond Performance: Kevin Harvick, #4
WIX Filters Lap Leader: Johnny Sauter, #13 11 Laps
(NASCAR PR)(11-13-2009)

Lucky Dog Awards- Who got a lap back on each caution at Phoenix: (and finish)
Caution 1: No Recipient
Caution 2: No Recipient
Caution 3: #11-TJ Bell, 13th
Caution 4: #17-Timothy Peters, 16th
Caution 5:#07-Chad McCumbee, 15th
Caution 6: No Recipient
Caution 7: No Recipient
(NASCAR PR)(11-13-2009)

NASCAR Race Number 24
Race Results for the Lucas Oil 150 - Friday, November 13, 2009
Phoenix International Raceway - Phoenix, AZ - 1 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 151 Laps - 151 Miles - Purse: $513,065 (Official)(11-16-2009)

Finish	Start	Trk #	Driver	Team	Laps	Points	Bonus	Rating	Award	Status	Times	# Led
1	2	4	Kevin Harvick	Longhorn Chevy	151	195	10	132.8	$37,675	Running	2	58
2	4	51	Kyle Busch	Miccosukee Resort / Graceway Pharmaceuticals Toyota	151	175	5	124.2	$32,420	Running	1	30
3	5	15	Aric Almirola	Graceway Pharmaceuticals / AKawareness.com Toyota	151	170	5	134.5	$24,940	Running	1	52
4	3	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	VFW.org Chevy	151	160		101.2	$15,605	Running
5	1	13	Johnny Sauter #	Rodney Adkins / Curb Records / Fun Sand Chevy	151	160	5	118.7	$19,455	Running	1	11
6	12	5	Mike Skinner	Exide Batteries Toyota	151	150		92.7	$12,230	Running
7	6	25	Mike Bliss	Harris Trucking Toyota	151	146		100.9	$9,630	Running
8	14	88	Matt Crafton	Australian Gold / Menards Chevy	151	142		104.7	$11,830	Running
9	18	24	David Starr	Zachry Toyota	151	138		84.9	$11,780	Running
10	9	60	Stacy Compton	SafeAuto Insurance Toyota	151	134		89.9	$15,955	Running
11	8	16	Brian Scott	Albertsons Toyota	151	130		90.3	$11,530	Running
12	10	30	Todd Bodine	Copart Toyota	151	127		75.8	$11,405	Running
13	22	11	T J Bell	Fueled By Fans Toyota	151	124		72.6	$11,355	Running
14	15	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar / International Truck Engine Ford	151	121		78.9	$11,305	Running
15	7	07	Chad McCumbee	tiwi / fuelproof.com / Valvoline Chevy	151	118		73.0	$12,605	Running
16	16	17	Timothy Peters	Strutmasters.com / Red Horse Racing Toyota	151	115		70.4	$11,180	Running
17	19	81	Tayler Malsam #	One-Eighty Toyota	151	112		76.4	$11,130	Running
18	13	31	Ricky Carmichael #	Monster Energy Chevy	150	109		62.8	$8,830	Running
19	20	71	Kevin Conway	Extenze Racing Chevy	150	106		60.4	$8,780	Running
20	24	61	Brett Thompson	Rich Thompson Trucking Inc Dodge	149	103		58.2	$9,430	Running
21	27	08	Jamie Dick	VIVA Auto Group / Inventory Sales Co. Chevy	147	100		49.7	$10,905	Running
22	23	90	Brad Sweet	Great Clips Toyota	147	97		52.1	$8,605	Running
23	21	10	James Buescher #	International MaxxForce Diesel Ford	145	94		67.1	$10,755	Accident
24	29	12	Derek White	OCR Gaz Bar Chevy	144	91		39.1	$10,655	Running
25	33	57	Norm Benning	Reaxion Chevy	142	88		35.3	$10,555	Running
26	25	50	Wheeler Boys	USANA Health Sciences Dodge	134	85		43.1	$8,205	Running
27	35	37	Robbie Brand	Lagunitas Brewing Co. Ford	133	82		34.7	$8,080	Running
28	11	6	Colin Braun	Con-way Freight / TrueLTL.com Ford	114	79		80.9	$8,980	Ignition
29	26	22	Tim George, Jr	RCR 40th Anniversary Chevy	113	76		44.4	$7,880	Accident
30	30	48	Dan Brode	Polar Bear 150 / Rockingham Speedway Chevy	61	73		38.3	$9,280	Clutch
31	28	47	Richard Harriman	FT 11 Degreaser Chevy	54	70		40.7	$7,730	Brakes
32	32	05	Wayne Edwards	Chrome Soda Dodge	16	0		34.6	$7,705	Brakes
33	17	23	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	11	64		42.8	$7,680	Engine
34	34	21	Nick Tucker	Red Rocks Cafe Dodge	9	61		33.4	$7,655	Electrical
35	36	89	Chris Lafferty	Lafferty Performance Chevy	7	0		31.0	$7,630	Engine
36	31	02	Terry Cook	KOMA Unwind / CorrieStottracing.com Chevy	3	55		30.3	$7,584	Brakes

Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 28,500 Kevin Harvick won the Lucas Oil 150, his fifth NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory. Prior to the start of the race, the following trucks dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated:Nos.5 and 05 (missed drivers meeting) and 89 (adjustments outside impound).
Failed to Qualify: N/A
Time of Race: 01 Hrs, 30 Mins, 50 Secs.
Average Speed: 99.743 MPH
Margin of Victory: Under Caution
Caution Flags: 7 for 26 laps: Laps: 8-12 (#4 spin turn 4 [None]); 35-38 (#90 spin turn 3 [None]); 91-95 (#50 stall on track [11]); 123-126 (#22 accident turn 2 [17]); 136-139 (#71 accident turn 2 [07]); 147-149 (#10 accident turn 4 [None]); 151-151 (#81 accident turn 4 [None]).
Lead Changes: 5 among 4 drivers: J. Sauter # 0; K. Harvick 1-2; J. Sauter # 3-13; K. Busch 14-43; A. Almirola 44-95; K. Harvick 96-151.(NASCAR PR)(11-13-2009)

Hornaday wins 2009 Driver Point Standings: #33-Ron Hornaday Jr. retook the points lead following Milwaukee in late June and never looked back. Hornaday with 3,815 points now stands 215 points ahead of second place #88 Matt Crafton and has clinched the 2009 Championship. This is Hornaday's fourth Truck Series Championship. Rounding out the top ten in points are; #5-Mike Skinner, #30-Todd Bodine, #16-Brian Scott, #6-Colin Bruan, #24-David Starr, #17-Timothy Peters, #14-Rick Crawford.(Unofficial)(11-13-2009)

Points Report
Phoenix International Raceway
Lucas Oil 150
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Friday, 11/13/2009 @ 9:44 PM Central (Official)(11-16-2009)

Pos	Driver	BPts	Pts	Ldr	Ldr	Starts	Pole	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	DNFs	Winnings
1	Ron Hornaday Jr.	130	3817	0	0	24	4	6	15	19	2	$654,821
2	Matt Crafton	45	3602	-215	-215	24	2	0	10	20	0	$466,690
3	Mike Skinner	65	3452	-365	-150	24	3	3	8	16	1	$532,020
4	Todd Bodine	75	3277	-540	-175	24	1	2	10	11	3	$564,895
5	Johnny Sauter #	25	3193	-624	-84	24	2	1	7	12	2	$398,444
6	Brian Scott	40	3180	-637	-13	24	0	1	7	13	4	$461,669
7	Colin Braun	60	3168	-649	-12	24	4	1	8	13	7	$432,379
8	David Starr	5	3125	-692	-43	24	0	0	4	13	1	$343,599
9	Timothy Peters	35	3124	-693	-1	24	1	1	4	12	2	$369,265
10	Rick Crawford	25	3049	-768	-75	24	1	0	3	7	2	$323,834
11	Stacy Compton	15	3024	-793	-25	24	0	0	0	9	1	$318,434
12	Tayler Malsam #	10	2908	-909	-116	24	0	0	1	10	3	$312,649
13	Terry Cook	10	2890	-927	-18	24	0	0	4	9	2	$343,084
14	James Buescher #	0	2775	-1042	-115	24	0	0	1	3	4	$310,334
15	T J Bell	5	2633	-1184	-142	24	0	0	1	4	7	$291,289
16	Jason White	20	2618	-1199	-15	24	0	0	2	4	8	$295,180
17	Dennis Setzer	0	2483	-1334	-135	19	0	0	3	11	2	$286,354
18	Kyle Busch	95	2454	-1363	-29	14	2	7	11	13	0	$606,695
19	Chad McCumbee	25	2280	-1537	-174	20	0	0	1	5	6	$263,584
20	Aric Almirola	30	2175	-1642	-105	15	0	0	7	10	1	$304,000
21	Norm Benning	0	2021	-1796	-154	23	0	0	0	0	10	$235,490
22	Ricky Carmichael #	0	1872	-1945	-149	17	0	0	0	2	3	$216,824
23	Brandon Knupp	0	1345	-2472	-527	19	0	0	0	0	19	$184,275
24	Brian Ickler	10	1340	-2477	-5	11	1	0	2	3	2	$157,415
25	Mario Gosselin	5	1221	-2596	-119	14	0	0	0	1	9	$151,297
26	J R Fitzpatrick	5	1137	-2680	-84	10	0	0	1	1	1	$144,689
27	Wayne Edwards	0	1067	-2750	-70	15	0	0	0	0	15	$145,444
28	Johnny Benson	10	1047	-2770	-20	8	0	0	3	4	2	$143,980
29	Chris Fontaine	5	1045	-2772	-2	11	0	0	0	0	4	$106,293
30	Nick Tucker	5	980	-2837	-65	16	0	0	0	0	16	$139,388
31	Ryan Sieg	0	968	-2849	-12	9	0	0	0	1	2	$89,120
32	Brent Raymer	10	963	-2854	-5	14	0	0	0	0	12	$134,897
33	Max Papis	0	958	-2859	-5	9	0	0	0	1	1	$98,235
34	Chris Jones	5	907	-2910	-51	13	0	0	0	0	9	$122,940
35	Kevin Harvick	30	890	-2927	-17	5	0	2	5	5	0	$129,315
36	Shane Sieg	0	875	-2942	-15	11	0	0	0	0	6	$119,094
37	Butch Miller	0	819	-2998	-56	12	0	0	0	0	12	$117,567
38	Mikey Kile	0	684	-3133	-135	6	0	0	0	0	1	$57,780
39	Mike Bliss	0	661	-3156	-23	6	0	0	0	2	2	$61,685
40	Johnny Chapman	0	448	-3369	-213	7	0	0	0	0	7	$69,955
41	Ryan Hackett	5	398	-3419	-50	7	0	0	0	0	6	$77,910
42	J J Yeley	0	385	-3432	-13	5	0	0	0	0	4	$55,175
43	Marc Mitchell	5	367	-3450	-18	5	0	0	0	0	5	$49,435
44	Tim Bainey Jr.	5	366	-3451	-1	4	0	0	0	0	2	$38,975
45	Tommy Joe Martins	0	361	-3456	-5	4	0	0	0	0	2	$35,995
46	Andy Ponstein	0	350	-3467	-11	5	0	0	0	0	4	$48,141
47	Ryan Newman	5	325	-3492	-25	2	1	0	2	2	0	$30,410
48	John Jackson	0	323	-3494	-2	6	0	0	0	0	6	$53,914
49	Rob Fuller	0	322	-3495	-1	4	0	0	0	0	3	$31,120
50	Ben Stancill	0	319	-3498	-3	4	0	0	0	0	3	$38,445
51	Jason Young	0	315	-3502	-4	3	0	0	0	0	0	$30,965
52	Gabi Dicarlo	0	306	-3511	-9	3	0	0	0	0	1	$30,640
53	Brett Thompson	0	297	-3520	-9	3	0	0	0	0	0	$28,990
54	Hermie Sadler III	0	282	-3535	-15	3	0	0	0	0	1	$25,535
55	Dexter Bean	0	282	-3535	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	$29,390
56	Bryan Silas	5	281	-3536	-1	3	0	0	0	0	1	$31,990
57	Lance Hooper	0	265	-3552	-16	4	0	0	0	0	3	$41,827
58	Ken Schrader	0	249	-3568	-16	2	0	0	0	1	0	$18,935
59	Sean Murphy	0	247	-3570	-2	4	0	0	0	0	4	$42,817
60	Richard Harriman	0	234	-3583	-13	3	0	0	0	0	3	$24,215
61	Scott Wimmer	0	224	-3593	-10	2	0	0	0	0	0	$21,385
62	Chase Austin	0	218	-3599	-6	2	0	0	0	0	0	$26,660
63	Justin Hobgood	0	217	-3600	-1	2	0	0	0	1	1	$28,710
64	David Gilliland	0	208	-3609	-9	2	0	0	0	1	1	$20,825
65	Jamie Dick	0	197	-3620	-11	2	0	0	0	0	0	$20,285
66	Ryan Mathews	0	195	-3622	-2	5	0	0	0	0	5	$47,205
67	Brett Butler	0	188	-3629	-7	3	0	0	0	0	0	$24,215
68	Michelle Theriault	0	183	-3634	-5	3	0	0	0	0	3	$28,183
69	Derek White	0	176	-3641	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	$18,660
70	Tim Andrews	0	176	-3641	-7	2	0	0	0	0	1	$19,385
71	Dillon Oliver	0	170	-3647	-6	3	0	0	0	0	1	$25,215
72	Denny Hamlin	5	155	-3662	-15	1	0	0	0	1	0	$8,730
73	Peyton Sellers	0	137	-3680	-18	2	0	0	0	0	2	$14,585
74	Travis Kvapil	0	130	-3687	-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	$10,380
75	Austin Dillon	0	127	-3690	-3	2	0	0	0	0	0	$19,535
76	Blake Feese	0	127	-3690	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$10,280
77	Todd Kluever	0	127	-3690	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$12,605
78	Chrissy Wallace	0	124	-3693	-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	$16,755
79	J C Stout	0	119	-3698	-5	2	0	0	0	0	2	$24,265
80	Brent Sherman	0	115	-3702	-4	2	0	0	0	0	1	$20,585
81	Marc Davis	0	109	-3708	-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	$7,280
82	Burt Myers	0	106	-3711	-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	$9,480
83	Kevin Conway	0	106	-3711	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$8,780
84	Larry Foyt	0	103	-3714	-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	$15,305
85	Brad Sweet	0	97	-3720	-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	$8,605
86	Caitlin Shaw	0	91	-3726	-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	$8,480
87	Duane Bischoff	0	88	-3729	-3	1	0	0	0	0	1	$8,455
88	Steve Park	0	88	-3729	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$13,280
89	Wheeler Boys	0	85	-3732	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	$14,460
90	Jennifer Jo Cobb	0	85	-3732	-3	2	0	0	0	0	2	$23,025
91	Andy Lally	0	85	-3732	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$13,180
92	Hal Martin	0	85	-3732	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$9,105
93	Nate Monteith	0	85	-3732	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$8,080
94	Mike Wallace	5	84	-3733	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	$12,980
95	Tim Brown	0	82	-3735	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	$7,930
96	Robbie Brand	0	82	-3735	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$8,080
97	Jason Leffler	0	76	-3741	-6	1	0	0	0	0	1	$8,280
98	Jamie Mosley	0	76	-3741	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$11,730
99	Pierre Bourque	0	76	-3741	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$8,055
100	Tim George, Jr	0	76	-3741	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$7,880
101	Dan Brode	0	73	-3744	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$9,280
102	Brad Keselowski	0	73	-3744	-3	1	0	0	0	0	1	$8,455
103	Trevor Boys	0	70	-3747	-3	3	0	0	0	0	3	$27,615
104	Kevin Lepage	0	64	-3753	-6	1	0	0	0	0	1	$10,605
105	Chris Lawson	0	64	-3753	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$7,980
106	Frank Deiny Jr.	0	61	-3756	-3	1	0	0	0	0	1	$10,455
107	Mike Garvey	0	61	-3756	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$9,205
108	Donnie Neuenberger	0	58	-3759	-3	1	0	0	0	0	1	$8,230
109	Robert Richardson	0	58	-3759	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$12,385
110	Clay Rogers	0	55	-3762	-3	1	0	0	0	0	1	$7,990
111	Michael McDowell	0	0	-3817	-55	1	0	0	0	0	0	$8,905
112	Mike Harmon	5	0	-3817	0	4	0	0	0	0	4	$33,590
113	Wes Burton	0	0	-3817	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	$16,085
114	Jason Cochran	0	0	-3817	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$8,815
115	Danny Efland	0	0	-3817	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	$15,520
116	Charles Lewandoski	0	0	-3817	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$7,990
117	Brandon	0	0	-3817	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$8,270
118	Chris Lafferty	0	0	-3817	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$7,630
119	Jack Smith	0	0	-3817	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0
120	John Wes Townley	0	0	-3817	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0
121	Paul Bamburak	0	0	-3817	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0

Owner Points Following Race # 24
Phoenix International Raceway
Lucas Oil 150
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Friday, 11/13/2009 @ 9:11 PM Central (Official)(11-16-2009)
Owners listed in green are locked into the field at Homestead-Miami Speedway

Pos	Owner	Trk#	Pts	Ldr	Nxt	Starts	Attempts
1	Delana Harvick	33	3,817	0		24	24
2	Billy Ballew	51	3,757	-60	-60	24	24
3	Rhonda Thorson	88	3,602	-215	-155	24	24
4	David Dollar	5	3,452	-365	-150	24	24
5	Steve Germain	30	3,277	-540	-175	24	24
6	Tom Deloach	117	3,268	-549	-9	24	24
7	Mike Curb	13	3,193	-624	-75	24	24
8	Joe Scott	16	3,180	-637	-13	24	24
9	Jack Roush	6	3,168	-649	-12	24	24
10	Jim Harris Jr.	24	3,125	-692	-43	24	24
11	Billy Ballew	15	3,124	-693	-1	24	24
12	Tom Mitchell	14	3,049	-768	-75	24	24
13	Jeffrey Wyler	60	3,024	-793	-25	24	24
14	Sharon Harris	25	2,981	-836	-43	24	24
15	Randy Moss	81	2,908	-909	-73	24	24
16	Delana Harvick	4	2,836	-981	-72	24	24
17	Tom Mitchell	10	2,775	-1,042	-61	24	24
18	Ken Smith	07	2,701	-1,116	-74	24	24
19	Tom Deloach	11	2,633	-1,184	-68	24	24
20	Dwayne Gaulding	23	2,618	-1,199	-15	24	24
21	Dave Malcolmson	8	2,416	-1,401	-202	18	18
22	Norm Benning	57	2,070	-1,747	-346	23	24
23	Andy Hillenburg	48	2,038	-1,779	-32	24	24
24	Robert Dotter	08	1,713	-2,104	-325	24	24
25	David McClure	47	1,692	-2,125	-21	24	24
26	Dwayne Gaulding	21	1,610	-2,207	-82	24	24
27	Michelle Gosselin	12	1,536	-2,281	-74	17	17
28	Steve Stallings	17	973	-2,844	-563	9	9
29	Chrissie Raymer	85	963	-2,854	-10	14	14
30	Bob Germain	9	958	-2,859	-5	9	9
31	Susan Bates	39	907	-2,910	-51	8	8
32	Brad Keselowski	29	872	-2,945	-35	8	8
33	Chris Fontaine	84	859	-2,958	-13	8	8
34	Corrie Stott	02	740	-3,077	-119	10	15
35	James Carter	72	735	-3,082	-5	11	12
36	Delana Harvick	2	705	-3,112	-30	4	4
37	Rick Jones	87	686	-3,131	-19	10	10
38	Kevin Buckler	7	670	-3,147	-16	6	6
39	Ron Crosby	73	634	-3,183	-36	8	8
40	Doug Stringer	90	594	-3,223	-40	7	7
41	Curtis Key Sr.	40	515	-3,302	-79	5	5
42	Carl Hartman	41	488	-3,329	-27	6	7
43	Rob Fuller	71	486	-3,331	-2	6	6
44	Tim Bainey	00	470	-3,347	-16	4	6
45	Ray Hackett	76	444	-3,373	-26	4	8
46	Pam Sieg	93	436	-3,381	-8	7	7
47	Michael Mittler	63	386	-3,431	-50	4	5
48	Craig Martins	44	361	-3,456	-25	4	4
49	Joey Sonntag	65	320	-3,497	-41	5	6
50	Rich Thompson	61	297	-3,520	-23	3	3
51	Ken Schrader	52	249	-3,568	-48	2	2
52	Dwayne Gaulding	22	235	-3,582	-14	4	4
53	Steve Turner	31	233	-3,584	-2	2	2
54	Chris Lafferty	89	220	-3,597	-13	8	11
55	Patrick Shelton	32	218	-3,599	-2	2	2
56	William Bishop	53	217	-3,600	-1	2	2
57	Jim Rosenblum	28	189	-3,628	-28	1	3
58	David Porter	36	186	-3,631	-3	1	3
59	Richard Childress	3	176	-3,641	-10	2	3
60	Deandrea Bischoff	27	134	-3,683	-42	1	2
61	Billy Ballew	09	134	-3,683	0	1	2
62	Jeffrey Wyler	06	131	-3,686	-3	2	2
63	Philip Hudgins	77	119	-3,698	-12	2	2
64	Curtis Key Sr.	44	113	-3,704	-6	2	2
65	Harry Davis	19	109	-3,708	-4	1	1
66	Dwayne Tatman	99	103	-3,714	-6	2	2
67	Derrike Cope	74	103	-3,714	0	1	1
68	Kevin Cywinski	31	100	-3,717	-3	1	1
69	Mario Gosselin	92	95	-3,722	-5	1	3
70	Tom Deloach	1	91	-3,726	-4	1	1
71	Trevor Boys	50	85	-3,732	-6	3	3
72	Darren Cope	73	85	-3,732	0	1	1
73	Sheryl Brand	37	82	-3,735	-3	1	1
74	Richard Childress	22	76	-3,741	-6	1	1
75	Duke Thorson	98	58	-3,759	-18	2	2
76	Chris Fontaine	83	49	-3,768	-9	1	2
77	Maria Bamburak	34	49	-3,768	0	0	1
78	Ray Hackett	75	0	-3,817	0	2	2
79	Mike Harmon	42	0	-3,817	0	3	4
80	Micah Horton	01	0	-3,817	0	2	4
81	Teresa Boys	05	0	-3,817	-49	1	1

Entry, Practice, Qualifying and Race Information

Pit Stall Selections

Sauter wins the pole at Phoenix: #13-Johnny Sauter was the fastest qualifier with a top speed of 131.019 mph to win the pole for the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix Int'l Raceway. This is Sauter's second career pole. Rounding out the top ten were; #4-Kevin Harvick, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., #51-Kyle Busch, #15-Aric Almirola, #25-Mike Bliss, #07-Chad McCumbee, #16-Brian Scott, #60-Stacy Compton, #30-Todd Bodine. To the rear; #5-Mike Skinner missed the Driver's Meeting and will have to start from the rear. DNQ-none.(11-13-2009)

Post-Qualifying Notes:
*Johnny Sauter won the Keystone Light Pole Award for the Lucas Oil 150 with a lap of 27.477 seconds, 131.019 mph.
*This is his second pole in 35 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races. He won the pole for the spring race at Texas Motor Speedway.
*This is his second pole and 12th top-10 start in 2009.
*This is his first pole in one races at Phoenix International Raceway.
*Kevin Harvick (second) posted his fifth top-10 start of 2009 and his sixth in ten races at Phoenix International Raceway.
*Ron Hornaday Jr. (third) posted his 12th top-10 start at Phoenix International Raceway. It is his 22nd in 24 races this season.
*Johnny Sauter (first) was the fastest qualifying rookie. This is the first time a rookie has won the pole at Phoenix. The best previous start by a rookie was second by Andy Houston (1998 spring race) and Bill Lester (2002).
(NASCAR PR)(11-13-2009)

Starting Lineup
Phoenix International Raceway
Lucas Oil 150
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, November 13, 2009 @ 04:46 PM Central

Pos	Trk#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed
1	13	Johnny Sauter #	Rodney Adkins / Curb / Fun Sand Chevy	27.477	131.019
2	4	Kevin Harvick	Longhorn Chevy	27.548	130.681
3	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	VFW.org Chevy	27.550	130.672
4	51	Kyle Busch	Miccosukee Resort / Graceway Toyota	27.632	130.284
5	15	Aric Almirola	Graceway / AKawareness.com Toyota	27.650	130.199
6	25	Mike Bliss	Harris Trucking Toyota	27.673	130.091
7	07	Chad McCumbee	tiwi / fuelproof.com / Valvoline Chevy	27.767	129.650
8	16	Brian Scott	Albertsons Toyota	27.770	129.636
9	60	Stacy Compton	SafeAuto Insurance Toyota	27.774	129.618
10	30	Todd Bodine	Copart Toyota	27.794	129.524
11	6	Colin Braun	Con-way Freight / TrueLTL.com Ford	27.831	129.352
12	5	Mike Skinner	Exide Batteries Toyota	27.910	128.986
13	31	Ricky Carmichael #	Monster Energy Chevy	27.926	128.912
14	88	Matt Crafton	Australian Gold / Menards Chevy	27.934	128.875
15	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar / International Truck Engine Ford	27.949	128.806
16	17	Timothy Peters	Strutmasters.com / Red Horse Racing Toyota	28.140	127.932
17	23	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	28.178	127.759
18	24	David Starr	Zachry Toyota	28.285	127.276
19	81	Tayler Malsam #	One-Eighty Toyota	28.402	126.752
20	71	Kevin Conway	Extenze Racing Chevy	28.475	126.427
21	10	James Buescher #	International MAXX FORD Diesel Ford	28.552	126.086
22	11	T J Bell	Fueled By Fans Toyota	28.657	125.624
23	90	Brad Sweet	Great Clips Toyota	28.665	125.589
24	61	Brett Thompson	Rich Thompson Trucking Inc Dodge	28.680	125.523
25	50	Wheeler Boys	USANA Health Sciences Dodge	28.782	125.078
26	22	Tim George, Jr	RCR 40th Anniversary Chevy	28.830	124.870
27	08	Jamie Dick	VIVA Auto Group / Inventory Sales Co. Chevy	29.112	123.660
28	47	Richard Harriman	FT 11 Degreaser Chevy	29.408	122.416
29	12	Derek White	OCR Gaz Bar Chevy	30.106	119.577
30	48	Dan Brode	Polar Bear 150 / Rockingham Speedway Chevy	30.138	119.451
31	02	Terry Cook	KOMA / CorrieStottracing.com Chevy	30.165	119.344
32	05	Wayne Edwards	Chrome Soda Dodge	30.230	119.087
33	57	Norm Benning	Reaxion Chevy	30.399	118.425
34	21	Nick Tucker	Red Rocks Cafe Dodge	30.635	117.513
35	37	Robbie Brand	Lagunitas Brewing Co. Ford	30.708	117.233
# Denotes Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate

Sauter paces final practice: #13-Johnny Sauter led the final practice session for the Lucas Oil 150 with a top speed of 131.617 mph. His teammate, #88-Matt Crafton was second. Rounding out the top ten were; #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., #16-Brian Scott, #60-Stacy Compton, #6-Colin Braun, #25-Mike Bliss, #5-Mike Skinner, #24-David Starr, #4-Kevin Harvick. There were 35 trucks on track for the final session.(11-12-2009)

NCWTS Final Practice
Phoenix International Raceway
Lucas Oil 150
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Thu, November 12, 2009 @ 07:47 PM Central

Pos	#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps #	# Laps
1	13	Johnny Sauter #	Rodney Adkins / Curb Records / Fun Sand Chevy	27.352	131.617	34	34
2	88	Matt Crafton	Australian Gold / Menards Chevy	27.551	130.667	45	45
3	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	VFW.org Chevy	27.554	130.653	42	42
4	16	Brian Scott	Albertsons Toyota	27.635	130.270	32	32
5	60	Stacy Compton	SafeAuto Insurance Toyota	27.695	129.987	42	42
6	6	Colin Braun	Con-way Freight / TrueLTL.com Ford	27.779	129.594	44	44
7	25	Mike Bliss	Harris Trucking Toyota	27.779	129.594	49	49
8	5	Mike Skinner	Exide Batteries Toyota	27.788	129.552	47	50
9	24	David Starr	Zachry Toyota	27.833	129.343	34	34
10	4	Kevin Harvick	Longhorn Chevy	27.926	128.912	5	21
11	30	Todd Bodine	Copart Toyota	27.930	128.894	35	35
12	23	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	27.970	128.709	49	50
13	07	Chad McCumbee	tiwi / fuelproof.com / Valvoline Chevy	27.985	128.640	38	38
14	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar / International Truck Engine Ford	28.038	128.397	38	39
15	11	T J Bell	Red Horse Racing Toyota	28.076	128.223	41	41
16	15	Aric Almirola	Graceway Pharmaceuticals / AKawareness.com Toyota	28.078	128.214	2	49
17	51	Kyle Busch	Miccosukee Resort / Graceway Pharmaceuticals Toyota	28.086	128.178	23	31
18	17	Timothy Peters	Strutmasters.com / Red Horse Racing Toyota	28.095	128.137	21	21
19	81	Tayler Malsam #	One-Eighty Toyota	28.314	127.146	41	48
20	*61	Brett Thompson	Rich Thompson Trucking Inc Dodge	28.453	126.524	19	19
21	10	James Buescher #	International MAXX FORD Diesel Ford	28.479	126.409	27	36
22	*31	Ricky Carmichael #	Monster Energy Chevy	28.507	126.285	38	38
23	*90	Brad Sweet	Great Clips Toyota	28.525	126.205	31	40
24	*71	Kevin Conway	Extenze Racing Chevy	28.621	125.782	8	54
25	*22	Tim George, Jr	RCR 40th Anniversary Chevy	29.039	123.971	30	54
26	08	Jamie Dick	VIVA Auto Group / Inventory Sales Co. Chevy	29.352	122.649	21	29
27	*50	Wheeler Boys	USANA Health Sciences Dodge	29.624	121.523	40	45
28	*12	Derek White	OCR Gaz Bar Chevy	29.795	120.826	54	55
29	*37	Robbie Brand	Lagunitas Brewing Co. Ford	30.032	119.872	46	51
30	57	Norm Benning	Norm Benning Racing Chevy	30.043	119.828	12	12
31	47	Richard Harriman	FT 11 Degreaser Chevy	30.297	118.824	4	4
32	48	Dan Brode	Polar Bear 150 / Rockingham Speedway Chevy	30.592	117.678	9	9
33	*02	Terry Cook	KOMA Unwind / CorrieStottracing.com Chevy	30.644	117.478	5	5
34	21	Nick Tucker	Red Rocks Cafe Dodge	30.936	116.369	1	1
35	*05	Wayne Edwards	Chrome Soda Dodge	30.956	116.294	11	11
*Required to qualify on time
# Denotes Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate

Harvick quickest in first practice session: #4-Kevin Harvick had the fastest lap with a top speed of 129.399 mph to lead the first practice session for the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix Int'l Raceway. Teammmate, #33-Ron Hornaday was second. Rounding out the top ten were; #5-Mike Skinner, #15-Aric Almirola, #88-Matt Crafton, #13-Johnny Sauter, #6-Colin Braun, #51-Kyle Busch, #16-Brian Scott, #25-Mike Bliss. There were 32 trucks on track for the first practice session.(11-12-2009)

NCWTS Practice 1
Phoenix International Raceway
Lucas Oil 150
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Thu, November 12, 2009 @ 06:02 PM Central

Pos	#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps #	# Laps
1	4	Kevin Harvick	Longhorn Chevy	27.821	129.399	13	13
2	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	VFW.org Chevy	27.822	129.394	13	28
3	5	Mike Skinner	Exide Batteries Toyota	27.878	129.134	13	19
4	15	Aric Almirola	Graceway Pharmaceuticals / AKawareness.com Toyota	27.899	129.037	5	25
5	88	Matt Crafton	Australian Gold / Menards Chevy	27.907	129.000	5	24
6	13	Johnny Sauter #	Rodney Adkins / Curb Records / Fun Sand Chevy	27.911	128.981	18	25
7	6	Colin Braun	Con-way Freight / TrueLTL.com Ford	27.955	128.778	10	18
8	51	Kyle Busch	Miccosukee Resort / Graceway Pharmaceuticals Toyota	27.959	128.760	10	24
9	16	Brian Scott	Albertsons Toyota	28.019	128.484	5	14
10	25	Mike Bliss	Harris Trucking Toyota	28.026	128.452	3	15
11	11	T J Bell	Red Horse Racing Toyota	28.086	128.178	10	15
12	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar / International Truck Engine Ford	28.192	127.696	10	28
13	60	Stacy Compton	SafeAuto Insurance Toyota	28.201	127.655	4	20
14	07	Chad McCumbee	tiwi / fuelproof.com / Valvoline Chevy	28.297	127.222	4	16
15	24	David Starr	Zachry Toyota	28.301	127.204	19	24
16	17	Timothy Peters	Strutmasters.com / Red Horse Racing Toyota	28.313	127.150	20	21
17	30	Todd Bodine	Copart Toyota	28.321	127.114	25	27
18	23	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	28.321	127.114	17	29
19	10	James Buescher #	International MAXX FORD Diesel Ford	28.593	125.905	27	28
20	81	Tayler Malsam #	One-Eighty Toyota	28.641	125.694	21	41
21	*61	Brett Thompson	Rich Thompson Trucking Inc Dodge	28.760	125.174	21	39
22	*71	Kevin Conway	Extenze Racing Chevy	28.788	125.052	17	22
23	*90	Brad Sweet	Great Clips Toyota	28.839	124.831	15	31
24	*31	Ricky Carmichael #	Monster Energy Chevy	29.007	124.108	23	25
25	*22	Tim George, Jr	RCR 40th Anniversary Chevy	29.584	121.687	29	41
26	08	Jamie Dick	VIVA Auto Group / Inventory Sales Co. Chevy	30.021	119.916	8	9
27	*12	Derek White	OCR Gaz Bar Chevy	30.154	119.387	14	15
28	47	Richard Harriman	FT 11 Degreaser Chevy	30.213	119.154	9	9
29	48	Dan Brode	Polar Bear 150 / Rockingham Speedway Chevy	30.597	117.659	6	8
30	*89	Chris Lafferty	Lafferty Performance Chevy	32.276	111.538	5	8
31	*50	Wheeler Boys	USANA Health Sciences Dodge	0.000	0.000	0	0
32	*37	Robbie Brand	Lagunitas Brewing Co. Ford	0.000	0.000	0	0
*Required to qualify on time
# Denotes Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate

Entry List: There are 36 trucks listed on the finalEntry List for the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix Int'l Raceway.(11-12-2009)
Notes:
#4-Kevin Harvick, driver, Longhorn Chevy
#08-Jamie Dick, driver, TBA Chevy for SS Green Light Racing, second series start
#12-Derek White, driver, OCR Chevy for DGM Racing, second series start
#22-Tim George Jr., drver, TBA Chevy for Richard Childress Racing, series debut, Bill Wilburn as crew chief
#37-Robbie Brand, driver, Lagunitas Ford, series debut
#61-Brett Thompson, driver, Rich Thompson Trucking Dodge
#71-Kevin Conway, driver, ExtenZe Racing Chevy
#90-Brad Sweet, driver, Great Clips Toyota for Stringer Motorsports, series debut(11-9-2009)
UPDATE:
#4-Kevin Harvick, Longhorn Chevy, Ernie Cope will be the crew chief
#25-Mike Bliss named as driver at Phoenix following Terry Cook's release from HT Motorsports
#31-Ricky Carmichale, driver, Monster Energy Chevy for Turner Motorsports(11-10-2009)
UPDATE 2:
#48-Dan Brode, driver, Polar Bear 150/Rockingham Speedway Chevy #92-John Jackson has withdrawn(11-11-2009)
UPDATE 3:
#02-Driver change from Andy Ponstein to Terry Cook(11-11-2009)
UPDATE 4:
#05-Wayne Edwards, Chrome Soda Dodge, late entry
#89-Chris Lafferty, Lafferty Performance Chevy, late entry(11-12-2009)

Official Entry List
Phoenix International Raceway
Lucas Oil 150
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Thu, November 12, 2009 @ 03:10 PM Central

Entry	Trk#	Driver	Team	Owner	Crew Chief
1	*02	Terry Cook	KOMA Unwind / CorrieStottracing.com Chevy	Corrie Stott	Micah Horton
2	4	Kevin Harvick	Longhorn Chevy	Delana Harvick	Ernie Cope
3	*05	Wayne Edwards	Chrome Soda Dodge	Theresa Boys	Trevor Boys
4	5	Mike Skinner	Exide Batteries Toyota	David Dollar	Eric Phillips
5	6	Colin Braun	Con-way Freight / TrueLTL.com Ford	Jack Roush	Mike Beam
6	07	Chad McCumbee	tiwi / fuelproof.com / Valvoline Chevy	Ken Smith	Bobby Dotter
7	08	Jamie Dick	VIVA Auto Group / Inventory Sales Co. Chevy	Bobby Dotter	Mike Davis
8	10	James Buescher #	International MAXX FORD Diesel Ford	Tom Mitchell	Jamie Jones
9	11	T J Bell	Red Horse Racing Toyota	Tom DeLoach	Rick Gay
10	*12	Derek White	OCR Gaz Bar Chevy	Michelle Gosselin	Mario Gosselin
11	13	Johnny Sauter #	Rodney Adkins / Curb Records / Fun Sand	Mike Curb	Joe Shear Jr.
12	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar / International Truck Engine Ford	Tom Mitchell	Kevin Starland
13	15	Aric Almirola	Graceway Pharmaceuticals / AKawareness.com	Billy Ballew	Doug George
14	16	Brian Scott	Albertsons Toyota	Joe Scott	Jeff Hensley
15	17	Timothy Peters	Strutmasters.com / Red Horse Racing Toyota	Tom DeLoach	Chad Kendrick
16	21	Nick Tucker	Red Rocks Cafe Dodge	Dwayne Gaulding	Brandon Smith
17	*22	Tim George, Jr	RCR 40th Anniversary Chevy	Richard Childress	Billy Wilburn
18	23	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	Dwayne Gaulding	Doug Howe
19	24	David Starr	Zachry Toyota	James Harris	Jason Miller
20	25	Mike Bliss	Harris Trucking Toyota	Sharon Harris	Danny Rollins
21	30	Todd Bodine	Copart Toyota	Stephen Germain	Mike Hillman Jr.
22	*31	Ricky Carmichael #	Monster Energy Chevy	Steve Turner	John Monsam
23	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	VFW.org Chevy	Delana Harvick	Rick Ren
24	*37	Robbie Brand	Lagunitas Brewing Co. Ford	Sheryl Brand	Roger Gordon
25	47	Richard Harriman	FT 11 Degreaser Chevy	David McClure	David McClure
26	48	Dan Brode	Polar Bear 150 / Rockingham Speedway Chevy	Andy Hillenburg	Jeremy Crandall
27	*50	Wheeler Boys	USANA Health Sciences Dodge	Trevor Boys	Trevor Boys
28	51	Kyle Busch	Miccosukee Resort / Graceway Pharmaceuticals Toyota	Billy Ballew	Richie Wauters
29	57	Norm Benning	Norm Benning Racing Chevy	Norm Benning	Ken Causey
30	60	Stacy Compton	SafeAuto Insurance Toyota	Jeff Wyler	Marcus Richmond, II
31	*61	Brett Thompson	Rich Thompson Trucking Inc Dodge	Richard Thompson	Lonnie Rush, Jr
32	*71	Kevin Conway	Extenze Racing Chevy	Rob Fuller	Steve Plattenberger
33	81	Tayler Malsam #	One-Eighty Toyota	Randy Moss	Doug Wolcott
34	88	Matt Crafton	Australian Gold / Menards Chevy	Rhonda Thorson	Bud Haefele
35	*89	Chris Lafferty	Lafferty Performance Chevy	Chris Lafferty	Brian Sliney
36	*90	Brad Sweet	Great Clips Toyota	Doug Stringer	Randy Nelson
* Required to qualify on time
# Denotes Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate

Camping World Truck Series News & Notes - Phoenix Int'l Raceway

Busch Returns To Phoenix On Hot Streak

The average temperature in Phoenix, Ariz., in November is traditionally in the 70s, but the heat may come from a different means this weekend at Phoenix International Raceway, site of the Lucas Oil 150 and second-to-last race of the 2009 season. Kyle Busch (#51 Miccosukee Resort/Graceway Pharmaceuticals Toyota) nearly picked up a historic NASCAR national series sweep last weekend at Texas Motor Speedway and he is scorching into Phoenix on a hot streak.

While he came up just a few laps short of completing the weekend sweep, he did start off with his second consecutive NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory. He led 54 of the 147 laps en route to his season-high seventh victory of year. The win also broke the six-win tie he held with series points leader Ron Hornaday Jr. (#33 VFW Chevrolet).

Busch's series statistics to date are staggering. In addition to seven wins in 13 starts, he owns two poles, 10 top-five and 12 top-ten finishes, and an average finish of 3.8. While not in the running for the driver championship, Busch's success has his #51 Billy Ballew Motorsports team in contention for the coveted owners' championship.

The driver will no doubt continue to ride the wave of momentum into Phoenix this weekend as he attempts to keep the streak alive going for a third consecutive victory and his sixth in as many starts. Chances are good he can accomplish the feat. He made it to Victory Lane at the one-mile track in 2007. If he does win, Busch will become the sixth driver to nab three consecutive victories in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. It would be the eighth occurrence with Hornaday, Johnny Benson, Mike Skinner (#5 Exide Toyota), Todd Bodine (#30 Copart Toyota), and Greg Biffle previously scoring three-in-a-row.

Hornaday Racing Closer To Record-Setting Fourth Title

Phoenix International Raceway has been a good place for Ron Hornaday Jr., who looks to wrap up a record-setting fourth NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship at the one-mile track Friday. Hornaday holds a 197-point advantage over Matt Crafton (#88 Menards Chevrolet) with just two races left in the season.

Hornaday knows the track well. In 1998, he captured the spring race at Phoenix, one of six wins en route to his second series title. A season later, he tamed the track again. In the 12 other starts for the veteran at Phoenix, he's grabbed three top-five and six top-10 finishes.

And while he hasn't won there since 1999, Hornaday wouldn't mind joining his owner, Kevin Harvick (#4 Longhorn Chevrolet), and Jack Sprague as a three-time Phoenix winner.

A win would guarantee the series championship for Hornaday, though it's not the only way. If he leaves Phoenix with a 195-point lead over second place, he clinches. Even if he doesn't, his championship prospects look solid. Hornaday can clinch with a 22nd-place average finish over the final two races.

Loop Data: Hornaday's Points Lead Safe At Texas

This past weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch (#51 Miccosukee Resort/Graceway Pharmaceuticals Toyota) came close to pulling off an unprecedented triple-sweep, winning both the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series races before coming up short in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event.

This coming weekend at Phoenix presents another opportunity, and this time Busch is not alone. Kevin Harvick (#4 Longhorn Chevrolet) will also attempt the feat, and the statistics suggest that he may have a better shot at accomplishing it.

Statistically, the first leg of the triple will be the easiest to secure. Harvick is brilliant in the trucks at Phoenix. In his last four series visits to the track, Harvick has won three times.

Harvick, the defending champion of this race, registered strong stats in last season's victory: a Driver Rating of 139.9, an Average Running Position of 2.5, 34 Fastest Laps Run and he ran all 150 laps among the top 15. He also was passed only three times while under green.

In his two Phoenix races since the inception of Loop Data in 2005 (2007 and 2008), Harvick has a Driver Rating of 131.0, an Average Running Position of 3.4, 51 Fastest Laps Run and has run all 300 Laps in the Top 15.

Harvick's Phoenix stats in the other two series are likewise strong. In NASCAR Nationwide Series competition, Harvick has a Driver Rating of 115.6. In the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, he has a 99.0, which includes a perfect 150.0 in his 2006 win.

Crafton: "I Love Going To Phoenix"

Matt Crafton (#88 Menards Chevrolet), coming off a second-place finish last week at Texas, still has a chance to win his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series title and deny Ron Hornaday Jr. (#33 VFW Chevrolet) his fourth, heading into the final two races of the 2009 season.

Crafton is also searching for his first victory of the season despite leading all drivers in top 10s with 19. He has been Hornaday's lead challenger for the majority of 2009.

While Hornaday has two series victories at Phoenix, Crafton believes he can win at the one-mile oval. The Tulare, Calif., driver, who has one career victory and surpassed the 200-start marker earlier this season, could give Hornaday a run if he can finish well at Phoenix.

"All we're looking for is wins right now," Crafton said after the Texas race. "That's all we want to do is go out there and win. I would have loved to have won the last three, but came up short.

"I love going to Phoenix," he continued. "It's probably one of my favorite race tracks we go to. I'm from the West Coast, have raced a lot there, and we'll have a really good truck there. Hopefully we can knock us down a win there."

Crafton's best finish in eight NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at Phoenix was third in 2004.

Owner Championship Tightens

While Ron Hornaday Jr. has a strong hold on the driver points standings, he and his team are watching over their shoulders in terms of the coveted owner's title.

Billy Ballew Motorsports, on the strength of Kyle Busch's Texas victory, is now only 75 points behind DeLana Harvick and Hornaday's #33 team.

The advantage heading into Texas was only 100 points, after growing as large as 216 points following August's Lucas Oil 200 at Iowa Speedway.

Third is Thorsport Racing, which enters Phoenix 197 points behind KHI, with driver Matt Crafton.

Etc.

Phoenix International Raceway has hosted the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 18 times in the past. Kevin Harvick and Jack Sprague lead all drivers with three victories.

The Phoenix polesitter has won a record five times, most recently in 2006 (Johnny Benson). The furthest back a winner has started was 16th in 1995 (Mike Skinner).

Four former Phoenix winners are entered this weekend—Ron Hornaday Jr., Kyle Busch, Todd Bodine (#30 Copart Toyota) and David Starr (#24 Zachry Toyota).

Johnny Sauter (#13 Rodney Adkins-Curb Records Chevrolet), the leader in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year points standings, moved to seventh in the overall points ahead of Timothy Peters (#17 Strutmasters-Red Horse Racing Toyota) following Texas.

Four out of the last five races at Phoenix have been decided by less than a second (the closest by 0.297 seconds in 2004). The closest finish came in 2002, while Harvick averaged a race-record 108.014 mph to beat Ted Musgrave by only 0.022 seconds.

Bodine has averaged a seventh-place finish in five starts at PIR.

Colin Braun (#6 Con-Way Freight Ford) is making his 50th series start this weekend.

Making their NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debuts this weekend are Brad Sweet (#90 Great Clips Toyota), Robbie Brand (#23 Lagunitas Ford) and Kevin Conway (#71 Extenze Racing Chevrolet).

Hornaday, Starr, Mike Skinner (#5 Exide Toyota) and Butch Miller (#08 Chevrolet) are the only drivers entered this weekend that competed in the first Camping World Truck Series race at Phoenix in 1995.

Director's Take: Wayne's Words

"We're heading back to where it all started. That's right, 15 years ago, in 1995, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debuted at Phoenix International Raceway. Mike Skinner pulled off the win by less than a tenth of-a-second over Terry Labonte. Later that season, Skinner won the series first championship.

"Everyone will be watching two drivers who are having monumental seasons. Kyle Busch, the 2007 Phoenix winner, hasn't lost a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race in which he has competed since September. That's five straight for him. Ron Hornaday (#33 VFW Chevrolet) has triumphed twice there, and his 1998 win helped propel him to the championship. Obviously he is a contender for this year's championship, but as last year's title chase proved, anything can happen. He won the pole but wrecked and finished 25th to set up the closest points finish in series history. If Hornaday is going to take the title at Phoenix, he'll have to keep out of trouble.

"Even though we compete at other one-mile tracks, the configuration is just a little different at Phoenix, making it unlike any other venue that we go to.

"The sharp Turn 2 unfolds into a dogleg, and drivers will have to navigate carefully through there. Also, the front straightaway is incredibly long, giving drivers a great opportunity to pass before heading into the tight Turn 1.

"In addition, the pit road is long, and actually extends into Turn 1. It's a long way and drivers will need to be cautious and patient so that they don't speed.

"This race is also short—150 miles—so there won't be much room for error and time for holding back. That will most certainly affect race and pit strategy as well.

"Phoenix is definitely a racing town. So many great drivers have come out of Phoenix, and the fans have truly embraced NASCAR racing. We're excited about our return and ready to put on another great race." - Wayne Auton, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Director

Raybestos Rookie Of The Year Standings
Rk Driver                  Points
1. Johnny Sauter       223
2. Tayler Malsam       178
3. James Buescher    164
4. Ricky Carmichael   133
5. J.R. Fitzpatrick        97
6. Brian Ickler              95
7. Chris Jones             87
8. Brent Raymer          79

Toyota Wants Third Phoenix Win

Having clinched the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship at Talladega Superspeedway, Toyota is simply looking to wrap up victories. Toyota is seeking its third win at Phoenix, while Chevrolet is going for 13 overall and third in-a-row.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2009 Manufacturers' Championship Standings following Race 23 of 25 at Texas Motor Speedway:
Toyota     178
Chevrolet 154
Ford       101
Dodge       73

Series Leaders

Below are the leaders in several statistical categories:

Points leader—Ron Hornaday Jr.
Driver Rating—Ron Hornaday Jr. (123.8)
Laps led—Ron Hornaday Jr. (1,091)
Victories—Kyle Busch (7)
Keystone Light Poles—
Ron Hornaday Jr. and Colin Braun (4)
Top-five finishes—Ron Hornaday Jr. (14)
Top-10 finishes—Matt Crafton (19)
Raybestos Rookie leader—Johnny Sauter
Races led—Ron Hornaday Jr. (19)
Average start—Ron Hornaday Jr. (4.1)
Average finish—Ron Hornaday Jr. (6.5)
Laps completed—Matt Crafton (3,720)

Up Next: Homestead-Miami Speedway

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series wraps up its season once again at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Friday, Nov. 20 in Homestead, Fla. It marks the 14th time the track has hosted the series.

The 1.5-mile track has hosted the series once each season since 1996 and produced 12 victors in 13 races. The only driver to have won more than once is Todd Bodine (#30 Copart Toyota), who won for the first time in 2005 and returned to Gatorade Victory Lane again last season.

In addition to Bodine, other former winners expected at HMS include Ron Hornaday Jr. (#33 VFW Chevrolet) and Rick Crawford (#14 Circle Bar International Truck Engine Ford).
(NASCAR PR)(11-9-2009)

Additional Phoenix Truck Series Race Info:
Phoenix Int'l Raceway
ESPN.com
NASCAR.com

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