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THE RACE: ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY - American Commercial Lines 200

Camping World Truck Series Race #3 of 25 for the 2009 Season

Next Race - Martinsville Speedway
Last Race - Auto Club Speedway [California]

Race: Saturday, March 7, 2009 -- Atlanta Motor Speedway

Length: 130 Laps, 202.2 Miles

Track Layout: 1.54-Mile Banked Paved Speedway

2008 Winner: Kyle Busch

2007 Polesitter: Ron Hornaday Jr.

TV: SPEEDtv; Prerace Setup 1:30pm/et, Race - 2:00pm/et

Radio: MRN

Announcers: Rick Allen, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip

Pit Reporters: Ray Dunlap, Adam Alexander

Pre-race Host: Krista Voda

Weekend Schedule

Thursday, March 5th
3:30 PM 5:30 PM NCWTS HAULERS ENTER(UNLOAD ONLY)

Friday, March 6th
7:00 AM NCWTS REGISTRATION OPENS
7:30 AM NCWTS GARAGE OPENS
10:30 AM NCWTS ROOKIE & SPOTTER MEETINGS & DRAWING FOR QUALIFYING ORDER
11:30 AM 1:00 PM NCWTS PRACTICE
1:30 PM 2:50 PM NCWTS FINAL PRACTICE
5:00 PM NCWTS GARAGE & REGISTRATION CLOSES

Saturday, March 7th
6:30 AM NCWTS GARAGE & REGISTRATION OPENS
9:35 AM NCWTS QUALIFYING (TWO LAPS, ALL POSITIONS)
12:00 N NCWTS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING (MEDIA CENTER)
1:30 PM NCWTS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
2:00 PM NCWTS RACE (130 LAPS, 200.2 MILES)
2:30 PM NCWTS REGISTRATION CLOSES

Goodyear Tire Notes

Tire:
Goodyear Wrangler Speedway Radials

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

Tire Codes:
Left-side -- D-4152
Right-side -- D-4156

Tire Circumference:
Left-side -- 87.4 in.
Right-side -- 88.6 in.

Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front -- 30 psi; Left Rear -- 30 psi
Right Front -- 50 psi; Right Rear -- 47 psi

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 22 psi; Left Rear -- 20 psi
Right Front -- 48 psi; Right Rear -- 45 psi

Notes:
Teams in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will be running a completely different tire set-up than those in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Atlanta this weekend . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires that Truck Series teams ran at Atlanta in 2008 . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at Atlanta . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.(Goodyear PR)(3-5-2009)

Race Results / Driver & Owner Standings

Kyle Busch wins at Atlanta: On a restart with less than 8 laps remaining, #51-Kyle Busch took the green with no third gear, then promptly lost second gear, and dropped all the way back to ninth place. Busch fought his way back to the lead to take the win just ahead of second place-finisher #2-Kevin Harvick. This is the second win for Busch in 2009; his fourth win in five starts at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Rounding out the top ten were; #30-Todd Bodine, #5-Mike Skinner, #25-Terry Cook, #07-Chad McCumbee, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., #40-Mike Bliss, #1-Johnny Benson, #16-Brian Scott. There were 15 lead changes among 7 drivers and 5 cautions for 19 laps.(3-7-2009)

Post-race Fast Facts:
*Kyle Busch won the American Commercial Lines 200, his 11th victory in 57 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
*This is his second victory in 2009. Busch finished second in the season-opener at Daytona and then won two in a row (Auto Club and Atlanta) – both from the pole. Those are his only victories from the pole.
*This is his second straight year to win back-to-back races at Auto Club and Atlanta.
*This is his fourth victory and fifth top-10 finish in five races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
*Kevin Harvick (second) posted a top-10 finish in his first series reace at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is also his first series race in 2009.
*Todd Bodine (third) posted his sixth top-10 finish in nine races at Atlanta, including five top-fives.
*Tayler Malsam (13th) was the highest finishing rookie.
*Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 25 points over Todd Bodine.(NASCAR PR)(3-7-2009)

Race Awards:
Featherlite "Most Improved Driver" Award: Terry Cook, #25 (20 Places)
Keystone Light Pole Award: Kyle Busch, #51 (176.403 mph)
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Kyle Busch, #51
Mobil1 Command Performance Driver of the Race: Todd Bodine, #30
O'Reilly People, Service and Performance Award: Terry Cook, #25
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award: Tayler Malsam, #81
Sunoco Diamond Performance: Kyle Busch, #51
WIX Lap Leader Award: Ron Hornday Jr., #33 (3 Laps)
(NASCAR PR)(3-7-2009)

Infraction Report - Atlanta Motor Speedway:
Trk #, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
12,17 Excessive speed ENTERING pits, pass thru
17,30 Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box, 1 lap
17,30 Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area, tail end
48, 32 Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires, tail end
8, 68 Lug nut(s) not installed, pit
8, 74 Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
4, 74 Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
1, 115 Excessive speed entering pits, tail end
15, 115 Excessive speed EXITING the pits Y tail end, tail end
24, 116, Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box, 1 lap
(NASCAR Statistics)(3-7-2009)

Lucky Dogs - Who got a lap back on each caution at Atlanta: (and their finish)
Caution 1: #40-Mike Bliss 8th
Caution 2: #14-Rick Crawford 16th
Caution 3: #10-James Buescher 14th
Caution 4: #81-Tayler Malsam 13th
Caution 5: #10-James Buescher 14th
(NASCAR PR)(3-7-2009)

NASCAR Race Number 3
Race Results for the American Commercial Lines 200 - Saturday, March 7, 2009
Atlanta Motor Speedway - Hampton, GA - 1.54 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 130 Laps - 200.2 Miles - Purse: $530,402 (OFFICIAL)(3-9-2009)

Finish	Start	Trk #	Driver	Team	Laps	Points	Bonus	Award	Status	Times	Laps Led	Rating
1	1	51	Kyle Busch	Miccosukee Resort Toyota	130	190	5	$56,300	Running	4	33	128.6
2	3	2	Kevin Harvick	Charter Chevy	130	180	10	$25,820	Running	4	68	144.5
3	4	30	Todd Bodine	Tilted Kilt Toyota	130	170	5	$27,204	Running	3	18	113.0
4	8	5	Mike Skinner	Exide Batteries Toyota	130	160		$14,155	Running			99.1
5	17	25	Terry Cook	Harris Trucking/Toyota Tundra Toyota	130	160	5	$16,980	Running	1	4	101.2
6	11	07	Chad McCumbee	ASI Limited Chevy	130	150		$12,982	Running			88.4
7	5	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	VFW Chevy	130	151	5	$14,462	Running	1	3	113.0
8	23	40	Mike Bliss	Oakland Metal Buildings Chevy	130	142		$10,060	Running			80.3
9	18	1	Johnny Benson	Red Horse Racing Toyota	130	138		$10,930	Running			96.0
10	24	16	Brian Scott	Albertsons Toyota	130	139	5	$13,482	Running	1	1	80.0
11	12	88	Matt Crafton	Tide/Menards Chevy	130	130		$11,707	Running			110.4
12	19	11	T J Bell Jr.	Red Horse Racing Toyota	130	127		$11,507	Running			90.0
13	29	81	Tayler Malsam #	One Eighty Toyota	130	124		$12,407	Running			69.6
14	13	10	James Buescher #	International Maxx Force Diesel Ford	130	121		$11,307	Running			71.5
15	21	17	Timothy Peters	Strutmasters.com-Hayes Iron & Metals Toyota	129	118		$10,255	Running			70.5
16	2	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar International Truck Engine Ford	129	115		$11,107	Running			70.5
17	22	24	David Starr	Zachry/Toyota Tundra Toyota	128	112		$11,057	Running			62.2
18	16	13	Johnny Sauter #	Fun Sand-R. Atkins-Curb Records Chevy	128	109		$10,932	Running			59.9
19	20	60	Stacy Compton	Wyler.com/Melling Engine Parts Toyota	127	106		$10,882	Running			54.4
20	10	9	Max Papis	GEICO Toyota	127	103		$11,532	Running			46.9
21	15	4	Ricky Carmichael #	Monster Energy Chevy	126	100		$10,782	Running			61.6
22	7	7	J R Fitzpatrick #	Mammoet Chevy	126	97		$10,732	Running			71.4
23	26	15	Shane Sieg	Phoenix Construction Toyota	126	94		$10,682	Running			48.4
24	32	90	Gabi Dicarlo	Great Clips Toyota	125	91		$8,355	Running			40.2
25	25	48	Bryan Silas	Rockingham Speedway Chevy	123	88		$8,330	Running			39.7
26	9	6	Colin Braun	Con-Way Freight Ford	118	90	5	$10,582	Accident	1	3	83.3
27	14	23	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	103	82		$8,255	Engine			56.3
28	6	8	Dennis Setzer	Malcolmson Construction Chevy	73	79		$10,532	Accident			70.1
29	30	85	Brent Raymer #	buygeorgiacabins.com Ford	44	76		$8,205	Vibration			43.0
30	36	57	Norm Benning	D3Outdoor.com-Artic Cat/Shodeen Chevy	31	73		$8,680	Vibration			28.6
31	34	47	Brandon Knupp	FT 11 Multi-Purpose Degreaser Chevy	27	70		$8,155	Vibration			31.0
32	31	12	Mario Gosselin	James Carter, Attorney at Law Chevy	17	67		$8,130	Ignition			40.0
33	35	87	Chris Jones #	Copy Wizard Chevy	15	64		$8,105	Engine			28.6
34	33	08	Butch Miller	ASI Limited Chevy	13	61		$9,107	Brakes			36.4
35	27	21	Johnny Chapman	GunBroker.com Dodge	11	58		$8,025	Rear End			34.0
36	28	72	Clay Rogers	Chevy	10	55		$7,990	Drive			34.7

Race Comments:	Before an estimated crowd of 40,000 - Kyle Busch won the American Commercial Lines 200, his 11th NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory and his second in 2009. No one dropped to the rear.
Failed to Qualify:	N/A
Time of Race:	1 Hrs, 32 Mins, 16 Secs.
Average Speed:	130.188 MPH
Margin of Victory:	0.122 Seconds
Caution Flags:	5 for 19 laps: Laps: 30-33 (Debris [40]); 68-71 (Debris [14]); 75-78 (#4,8 accident turn 1 [10]); 115-118 (Debris [81]); 120-122 (#6 accident backstretch [10]).
Lead Changes:	15 among 7 drivers: K. Busch 0; K. Harvick 1; K. Busch 2-22; K. Harvick 23-31; C. Braun 32-34; T. Bodine 35-41; K. Harvick 42-68; R. Hornaday Jr. 69-71; T. Bodine 72-80; K. Busch 81-84; K. Harvick 85-115; K. Busch 116-118; T. Cook 119-122; B. Scott 123; T. Bodine 124-125; K. Busch 126-130.

Busch continues as points leader: #51-Kyle Busch continues to lead the Driver Points Standings following Atlanta with 560 points; 25 head of second place #30-Todd Bodine. Rounding out the top ten are; #5-Mike Skinner, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., #07-Chad McCumbee, #88-Matt Crafton, #25-Terry Cook, #11-TJ Bell, #17-Timothy Peters, #24-David Starr.(Unofficial)(3-7-2009)

Points Report
Atlanta Motor Speedway
American Commercial Lines 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Saturday, 3/7/2009 @ 4:00 PM Eastern (OFFICIAL)(3-9-2009)

Pos	Driver	BPts	Pts	Ldr	Starts	Pole	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	DNFs	Winnings
1	Kyle Busch	20	560	0	3	2	2	3	3	0	$173,745
2	Todd Bodine	15	535	-25	3	0	1	3	3	0	$165,778
3	Mike Skinner	5	441	-119	3	0	0	1	2	0	$46,340
4	Ron Hornaday Jr.	10	436	-124	3	0	0	1	3	0	$57,657
5	Chad McCumbee	5	426	-134	3	0	0	1	2	0	$57,387
6	Matt Crafton	5	423	-137	3	0	0	0	2	0	$47,503
7	Terry Cook	5	413	-147	3	0	0	2	2	0	$66,650
8	T J Bell Jr.	0	412	-148	3	0	0	1	1	0	$49,127
9	Timothy Peters	0	406	-154	3	0	0	0	2	0	$43,990
10	David Starr	0	384	-176	3	0	0	1	1	0	$48,972
11	J R Fitzpatrick #	5	359	-201	3	0	0	1	1	0	$59,577
12	Johnny Benson	5	355	-205	3	0	0	0	1	1	$39,065
13	Tayler Malsam #	0	349	-211	3	0	0	0	1	0	$45,627
14	Brian Scott	10	347	-213	3	0	0	0	1	1	$44,927
15	Stacy Compton	0	345	-215	3	0	0	0	0	0	$44,202
16	Colin Braun	15	341	-219	3	1	0	0	1	1	$46,252
17	Rick Crawford	0	336	-224	3	0	0	0	0	1	$42,352
18	Ricky Carmichael #	0	333	-227	3	0	0	0	1	1	$43,977
19	James Buescher #	0	333	-227	3	0	0	0	0	1	$42,352
20	Shane Sieg	0	327	-233	3	0	0	0	0	0	$43,427
21	Mike Bliss	0	315	-245	3	0	0	0	1	1	$34,795
22	Johnny Sauter #	5	308	-252	3	0	0	0	0	1	$41,002
23	Dennis Setzer	0	273	-287	3	0	0	0	0	2	$36,492
24	Jason White	0	261	-299	3	0	0	0	0	3	$33,790
25	Max Papis	0	237	-323	2	0	0	0	1	0	$27,923
26	Chase Austin	0	218	-342	2	0	0	0	0	0	$26,660
27	Bryan Silas	5	208	-352	2	0	0	0	0	0	$23,560
28	Brandon Knupp	0	207	-353	3	0	0	0	0	3	$32,630
29	Butch Miller	0	204	-356	3	0	0	0	0	3	$39,002
30	Gabi Dicarlo	0	197	-363	2	0	0	0	0	0	$19,685
31	Johnny Chapman	0	189	-371	3	0	0	0	0	3	$32,435
32	Kevin Harvick	10	180	-380	1	0	0	1	1	0	$25,820
33	Brent Raymer #	5	175	-385	2	0	0	0	0	2	$22,485
34	Norm Benning	0	152	-408	2	0	0	0	0	2	$19,760
35	Mario Gosselin	0	143	-417	2	0	0	0	0	2	$21,760
36	J C Stout	0	119	-441	2	0	0	0	0	2	$24,265
37	Wayne Edwards	0	116	-444	2	0	0	0	0	2	$24,165
38	Lance Hooper	0	113	-447	2	0	0	0	0	2	$24,182
39	Larry Foyt	0	103	-457	1	0	0	0	0	0	$15,305
40	Brett Thompson	0	100	-460	1	0	0	0	0	0	$11,280
41	Justin Hobgood	0	79	-481	1	0	0	0	0	1	$13,730
42	Marc Mitchell	0	73	-487	1	0	0	0	0	1	$11,515
43	Chris Jones #	0	64	-496	1	0	0	0	0	1	$8,105
44	Clay Rogers	0	55	-505	1	0	0	0	0	1	$7,990
45	Andy Lally	0	0	-560	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0
46	Mike Harmon	0	0	-560	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0

Owner Points Following Race # 3
Atlanta Motor Speedway
American Commercial Lines 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Saturday, 3/7/2009 @ 4:01 PM Eastern (OFFICIAL)(3-9-2009)
Owners listed in green are locked into the field at Atlanta

Pos	Owner	Trk#	Pts	Ldr	Starts
1	Billy Ballew	51	560	0	3
2	Steve Germain	30	535	-25	3
3	David Dollar	5	441	-119	3
4	Delana Harvick	33	436	-124	3
5	Ken Smith	07	426	-134	3
6	Rhonda Thorson	88	423	-137	3
7	Sharon Harris	25	413	-147	3
8	Tom Deloach	11	412	-148	3
9	Steve Stallings	17	406	-154	3
10	Jim Harris Jr.	24	384	-176	3
11	Kevin Buckler	7	359	-201	3
12	Tom Deloach	1	355	-205	3
13	Randy Moss	81	349	-211	3
14	Joe Scott	16	347	-213	3
15	Jeffrey Wyler	60	345	-215	3
16	Jack Roush	6	341	-219	3
17	Tom Mitchell	14	336	-224	3
18	Delana Harvick	4	333	-227	3
19	Tom Mitchell	10	333	-227	3
20	Billy Ballew	15	327	-233	3
21	Curtis Key Sr.	40	315	-245	3
22	Mike Curb	13	308	-252	3
23	Andy Hillenburg	48	293	-267	3
24	Dwayne Gaulding	23	261	-299	3
25	Dwayne Gaulding	21	240	-320	3
26	Bob Germain	9	237	-323	2
27	Patrick Shelton	32	218	-342	2
28	David McClure	47	207	-353	3
29	Robert Dotter	08	204	-356	3
30	Norm Benning	57	201	-359	2
31	Doug Stringer	90	197	-363	2
32	Delana Harvick	2	180	-380	1
33	Chrissie Raymer	85	175	-385	2
34	Michelle Gosselin	12	143	-417	2
35	Jeffrey Wyler	06	131	-429	2
36	Philip Hudgins	77	119	-441	2
37	Dwayne Gaulding	22	116	-444	2
38	Curtis Key Sr.	44	113	-447	2
39	Derrike Cope	74	103	-457	1
40	Rich Thompson	161	100	-460	1
41	Chris Lafferty	189	98	-462	0
42	William Bishop	53	79	-481	1
43	Dave Malcolmson	8	79	-481	1
44	Rick Jones	87	64	-496	1
45	James Carter	72	55	-505	1
46	Jim Rosenblum	28	52	-508	0

Entry, Practice, Qualifying and Race Information

Pit Stall Selections

Kyle Busch on the pole at Atlanta: #51-Kyle Busch was the fastest qualifier with a speed of 176.403 mph to win the Keystone Light Pole for the American Commercial Lines 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is Busch's second pole in just three races this season; his fourth series career pole. Rounding out the top ten were; #14 Rick Crawford, #2-Kevin Harvick, #30-Todd Bodine, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., #8-Dennis Setzer, #7-J.R. Fitzpatrick, #5-Mike Skinner, #6-Colin Braun, #9-Max Papis; DNQ-none.(3-7-2009)

Qualifying Notes:
*Kyle Busch won the Keystone Light Pole Award for the American Commercial Lines 200 with a lap of 31.428 seconds, 176.403 mph.
*This is his fourth pole in 57 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
*This is his second pole and second top-10 start in 2009 - both coming in the past two races. He became the sixth different pole winner in the 10 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races at Atlanta.
*This is his first pole in five races at Atlanta Motor Speedway; however it is his fifth top-five start. Busch has won in three of his four previous Atlanta races.
*Rick Crawford (second) posted his second top-10 start of 2009 and his fifth in 10 races at Atlanta. Crawford, the series leader in all-time races, will be making his 300th NASCAR Camping World Series start. This is his best start since he won the pole at Texas last fall.
*Kevin Harvick (third) posted his first top-10 start at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Harvick will be making his first series start of the season.
*J R Fitzpatrick (seventh) was the fastest qualifying Raybestos Rookie and posted his best start in his short three-race career.

Starting Lineup
Atlanta Motor Speedway
American Commercial Lines 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sat, March 07, 2009 @ 11:39 AM Eastern

Pos	Trk#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed
1	51	Kyle Busch	Miccosukee Resort Toyota	31.428	176.403
2	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar International Truck Engine Ford	31.509	175.950
3	2	Kevin Harvick	Charter Chevy	31.554	175.699
4	30	Todd Bodine	Tilted Kilt Toyota	31.592	175.487
5	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	VFW Chevy	31.598	175.454
6	8	Dennis Setzer	Malcolmson Construction Chevy	31.679	175.006
7	7	J R Fitzpatrick #	Mammoet Chevy	31.690	174.945
8	5	Mike Skinner	Exide Batteries Toyota	31.693	174.928
9	6	Colin Braun	Con-Way Freight Ford	31.700	174.890
10	9	Max Papis	GEICO Toyota	31.716	174.801
11	07	Chad McCumbee	ASI Limited Chevy	31.719	174.785
12	88	Matt Crafton	Tide/Menards Chevy	31.773	174.488
13	10	James Buescher #	International Maxx Force Diesel Ford	31.819	174.236
14	23	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	31.873	173.940
15	4	Ricky Carmichael #	Monster Energy Chevy	31.879	173.908
16	13	Johnny Sauter #	Fun Sand-R. Atkins-Curb Records Chevy	31.921	173.679
17	25	Terry Cook	Harris Trucking/Toyota Tundra Toyota	31.938	173.586
18	1	Johnny Benson	Red Horse Racing Toyota	31.995	173.277
19	11	T J Bell Jr.	Red Horse Racing Toyota	31.998	173.261
20	60	Stacy Compton	Wyler.com/Melling Engine Parts Toyota	32.077	172.834
21	17	Timothy Peters	Strutmasters.com-Hayes Iron & Metals Toyota	32.087	172.780
22	24	David Starr	Zachry/Toyota Tundra Toyota	32.129	172.554
23	40	Mike Bliss	Oakland Metal Buildings Chevy	32.130	172.549
24	16	Brian Scott	Albertsons Toyota	32.270	171.800
25	48	Bryan Silas	Rockingham Speedway Chevy	32.315	171.561
26	15	Shane Sieg	Phoenix Construction Toyota	32.326	171.503
27	21	Johnny Chapman	GunBroker.com Dodge	32.408	171.069
28	72	Clay Rogers	Chevy	32.461	170.790
29	81	Tayler Malsam #	One Eighty Toyota	32.462	170.784
30	85	Brent Raymer #	buygeorgiacabins.com Ford	32.508	170.543
31	12	Mario Gosselin	James Carter, Attorney at Law Chevy	32.691	169.588
32	90	Gabi Dicarlo	Great Clips Toyota	32.741	169.329
33	08	Butch Miller	ASI Limited Chevy	33.228	166.847
34	47	Brandon Knupp	FT 11 Multi-Purpose Degreaser Chevy	33.580	165.098
35	87	Chris Jones #	Copy Wizard Chevy	34.528	160.565
36	57	Norm Benning	D3Outdoor.com-Artic Cat/Shodeen Chevy	34.562	160.407
DNQ; None.

Kyle Busch paces Happy Hour: #51-Kyle Busch was the quickest in the final practice session at Atlanta with a top speed of 176.129 mph. Rounding out the top ten were; #5-Mike Skinner, #6-Colin Braun, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., #30-Todd Bodine, #88-Matt Crafton, #4-Ricky Carmichael, #14-Rick Crawford, #8-Dennis Setzer, #2-Kevin Harvick.(3-6-2009)

NCWTS Final Practice
Atlanta Motor Speedway
American Commercial Lines 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, March 06, 2009

Pos	#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps
1	51	Kyle Busch	Miccosukee Resort Toyota	31.477	176.129	20
2	*5	Mike Skinner[PC2]	Exide Batteries Toyota	31.833	174.159	27
3	6	Colin Braun	Con-Way Freight Ford	31.893	173.831	36
4	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	VFW Chevy	31.900	173.793	27
5	30	Todd Bodine	Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery/GEICO Toyota	31.907	173.755	27
6	88	Matt Crafton	Tide/Menards Chevy	31.909	173.744	20
7	4	Ricky Carmichael #	Monster Energy Chevy	31.921	173.679	41
8	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar International Truck Engine Ford	31.973	173.396	17
9	*8	Dennis Setzer	Malcolmson Construction Chevy	32.018	173.153	17
10	*2	Kevin Harvick	Charter Communications Chevy	32.022	173.131	17
11	7	J R Fitzpatrick #	Mammoet Chevy	32.037	173.050	19
12	07	Chad McCumbee	ASI Limited Chevy	32.124	172.581	16
13	16	Brian Scott	Albertsons Toyota	32.151	172.436	26
14	*25	Terry Cook	Harris Trucking/Toyota Tundra Toyota	32.161	172.383	26
15	*23	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	32.197	172.190	6
16	10	James Buescher #	International Maxx Force Diesel Ford	32.208	172.131	23
17	*17	Timothy Peters	Strutmasters.com-Hayes Iron & Metals	32.227	172.030	24
18	24	David Starr	Zachry/Toyota Tundra Toyota	32.280	171.747	21
19	40	Mike Bliss	Oakland Metal Buildings Chevy	32.291	171.689	19
20	*9	Max Papis	GEICO Toyota	32.322	171.524	28
21	13	Johnny Sauter #	Fun Sand-R. Atkins-Curb Records	32.343	171.413	15
22	81	Tayler Malsam #	One Eighty Toyota	32.403	171.095	30
23	*1	Johnny Benson[PC1]	32.488	170.648	21
24	11	T J Bell Jr.	Red Horse Racing Toyota	32.720	169.438	39
25	60	Stacy Compton	Wyler.com/Melling Engine Parts Toyota	32.733	169.370	21
26	*12	Mario Gosselin	James Carter, Attorney at Law Chevy	32.893	168.546	2
27	15	Shane Sieg	Phoenix Construction Toyota	32.972	168.143	21
28	*72	Clay Rogers	Chevy	33.104	167.472	4
29	08	Butch Miller	ASI Limited Chevy	33.286	166.557	3
30	*48	Bryan Silas	Rockingham Speedway Chevy	33.349	166.242	17
31	*85	Brent Raymer #	buygeorgiacabins.com Ford	33.375	166.112	15
32	*90	Gabi Dicarlo	Great Clips Toyota	33.547	165.261	23
33	*21	Johnny Chapman	GunBroker.com Dodge	33.721	164.408	3
34	*47	Brandon Knupp	FT 11 Multi-Purpose Degreaser Chevy	33.765	164.194	2
35	*87	Chris Jones #	Copy Wizard Chevy	34.059	162.776	15
36	*57	Norm Benning	D3Outdoor.com-Artic Cat/Shodeen Chevy	35.534	156.020	4
* Blue denotes required to qualify on time, however past champion provisional available
* Red denotes required to qualify on speed
# Denotes Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate

Hornaday leads first practice: #33-Ron Hornaday Jr. was the fastest on track during the first practice session for the American Commercial Lines 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a top speed of 175.072. Rounding out the top ten were; #40-Mike Bliss, #2-Kevin Harvick, #51-Kyle Busch, #07-Chad McCumbee, #13-Johnny Sauter, #5-Mike Skinner, #6-Colin Braun, #30-Todd Bodine, #7-J.R. Fitzpatrick. One red flag; #40-Mike Bliss had a slight oil leak after breaking a fitting on the rear end. The line was replaced, no damage to the truck.(3-6-2009)

NCWTS Practice 1
Atlanta Motor Speedway
American Commercial Lines 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, March 06, 2009 @ 10:03 AM Pacific

Pos	#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps
1	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	VFW Chevy	31.667	175.072	9
2	40	Mike Bliss	Oakland Metal Buildings Chevy	31.676	175.022	15
3	*2	Kevin Harvick	Charter Chevy	31.748	174.625	12
4	51	Kyle Busch	Miccosukee Resort Toyota	31.776	174.471	4
5	07	Chad McCumbee	ASI Limited Chevy	31.800	174.340	7
6	13	Johnny Sauter #	Fun Sand-Rodney Atkins-Curb Records	31.823	174.214	10
7	*5	Mike Skinner[PC2]	Exide Batteries Toyota	31.844	174.099	16
8	6	Colin Braun	Con-Way Freight Ford	31.848	174.077	12
9	30	Todd Bodine	GEICO Toyota	31.914	173.717	10
10	7	J R Fitzpatrick #	Mammoet Chevy	31.953	173.505	20
11	88	Matt Crafton	Tide/Menards Chevy	31.985	173.331	16
12	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar International Truck Engine Ford	31.991	173.299	10
13	16	Brian Scott	Albertsons Toyota	32.021	173.136	14
14	11	T J Bell Jr.	Red Horse Racing Toyota	32.073	172.856	19
15	*9	Max Papis	GEICO Toyota	32.076	172.840	26
16	*8	Dennis Setzer	Malcolmson Construction Chevy	32.079	172.823	19
17	*17	Timothy Peters	Strutmasters.com-Hayes Iron & Metals Toyota	32.198	172.185	8
18	24	David Starr	Zachry/Toyota Tundra Toyota	32.243	171.944	11
19	81	Tayler Malsam #	One Eighty Toyota	32.268	171.811	25
20	*23	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	32.316	171.556	13
21	*25	Terry Cook	Harris Trucking/Toyota Tundra Toyota	32.324	171.513	12
22	10	James Buescher #	International Maxx Force Diesel Ford Ford	32.396	171.132	19
23	4	Ricky Carmichael #	Monster Energy Chevy	32.429	170.958	28
24	60	Stacy Compton	Wyler.com/Melling Engine Parts Toyota	32.495	170.611	14
25	*1	Johnny Benson[PC1]	Red Horse Racing Toyota	32.641	169.848	5
26	*85	Brent Raymer #	buygeorgiacabins.com Ford	32.952	168.245	19
27	15	Shane Sieg	Phoenix Construction Toyota	32.991	168.046	7
28	*72	Clay Rogers	Chevy	33.017	167.913	4
29	*48	Bryan Silas	Rockingham Speedway Chevy	33.370	166.137	10
30	*90	Gabi Dicarlo	Great Clips Toyota	33.449	165.745	8
31	*12	Mario Gosselin	James Carter, Attorney at Law Chevy	33.693	164.545	3
32	*87	Chris Jones #	Copy Wizard Chevy	35.102	157.940	4
33	*57	Norm Benning	D3Outdoor.com-Artic Cat/Shodeen Chevy	35.568	155.870	2
* Blue denotes required to qualify on time, however past champion provisional available
* Red denotes required to qualify on speed
# Denotes Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate

Entry List
Atlanta Motor Speedway
American Commercial Lines 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, March 06, 2009 @ 06:28 AM Pacific

Entry	Trk#	Driver	Team	Owner	Crew Chief
1	*1	Johnny Benson[PC1]	Red Horse RacingToyota	Tom Deloach	Trip Bruce
2	2	Kevin Harvick	Charter Communications Chevy	Delana Harvick	Ernie Cope
3	4	Ricky Carmichael#	TBA Chevy	Delana Harvick	Bill Wilburn
4	*5	Mike Skinner[PC2]	Exide Batteries Toyota	David Dollar	Eric Phillips
5	6	Colin Braun	Con-way Freight Ford	Jack Roush	Mike Beam
6	07	Chad McCumbee	TBA Chevy	Ken Smith	Robert Dotter
7	7	J R Fitzpatrick#	Mammoet Chevy	Kevin Buckler	Butch Hylton
8	08	Butch Miller	TBA Chevy	Robert Dotter	Mike Davis
9	8	Dennis Setzer	Malcolmson Construction Chevy	Dave Malcolmson	Randy Dean
10	9	Max Papis	GEICO Toyota	Bob Germain	Michael Hillman
11	10	James Buescher#	Int'l MaxxForce Diesel Ford	Tom Mitchell	Jamie Jones
12	11	T J Bell	TBD Toyota	Tom Deloach	Rick Gay
13	12	Mario Gosselin	James Carter, Attorney at Law Chevy	Michelle Gosselin	George Church
14	13	Johnny Sauter#	Fun Sand/Rodney Atkins/Curb Records Chevy	Mike Curb	Jason Overstreet
15	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar Truck Corral/Int'l Truck Engine Ford	Tom Mitchell	Kevin Starland
16	15	Shane Sieg	Phoenix Construction Toyota	Billy Ballew	Richard Wauters
17	16	Brian Scott	Albertsons Toyota	Joe Scott	Jeff Hensley
18	17	Timothy Peters	Strutmasters.com/Hayes Iron & Metals Toyota	Steve Stallings	Chad Hendrick
19	21	Johnny Chapman	Gunbroker Racing	Dwayne Gaulding	Todd Coron
20	23	Jason White	Gunbroker Racing	Dwayne Gaulding	Doug Howe
21	24	David Starr	Zachry/Harris Trucking Toyota	James Harris Jr.	Jason Miller
22	25	Terry Cook	Harris Trucking Toyota	Sharon Harris	Danny Rollins
23	30	Todd Bodine	GEICO Toyota	Steve Germain	Michael Hillman Jr.
24	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	VFW Chevy	Delana Harvick	Rick Ren
25	40	Mike Bliss	Oakland Metal Buildings Chevy	Curtis Key Sr.	Gary Showalter
26	47	Brandon Knupp	FT 11 Multi-Purpose Degreaser Chevy	David McClure	David McClure
27	48	Bryan Silas	Rockingham Speedway Chevy	Andy Hillenburg	Cal Boprey
28	51	Kyle Busch	Miccosukee Resort Toyota	Billy Ballew	Doug George
29	57	Norm Benning	Outdoor.com/Artic Cat/Shodeen Chevy	Norm Benning	Norm Benning
30	60	Stacy Compton	Wyler.com-Melling Engine Parts Toyota	Jeffrey Wyler	Gary Gogswell
31	72	Clay Rogers	TBA Chevy	James Carter	William Davis
32	81	Tayler Malsam#	One Eighty Toyota	Randy Moss	Douglas Wolcott
33	85	Brent Raymer	BuyGeorgiaCabins.com Ford	Chrissie Raymer	TBA
34	87	Chris Jones	Copy Wizard Chevy	Rick Jones	Mark Parks
35	88	Matt Crafton	Menards Chevy	Rhonda Thorson	Vance Haefele
36	90	Gabi DiCarlo	Great Clips Toyota	Doug Stringer	Randy Nelson
* Blue denotes required to qualify on time, however past champion provisional available
* Red denotes required to qualify on speed
# Denotes Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate
Withdrawn: #22-Wayne Edwards, #44-Lance Hooper, #89-Mike Harmon

Truck Series News & Notes - Atlanta Motor Speedway

Rick Crawford Celebrates 300th Start

As Atlanta Motor Speedway marks 50 years of racing this season, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Rick Crawford will celebrate a milestone of his own. Baring anything wild and crazy that could keep him out of the race, the Mobile, Ala., native will make his 300th series start Saturday in the #14 Circle Bar Truck Corral/International Ford. "I think about our first start at Walt Disney World. We were there on a wing and a prayer. One truck, one motor, and our All Pro Late Model team was my crew," he said. "It's hard to believe we've been here ever since."

Unique in today's world of racing, Crawford has spent all of his 13 seasons with the same team, Circle Bar Racing, and team owner, Tom Mitchell. The team marked its 300th start in California. "As I look back, I think I'm proudest of the fact that I've reached 300 with one owner and one manufacturer," he added. "Mr. Mitchell and I have one of the longest driver-owner relationships in the sport. He's much more than an owner to me, he's made me part of his family and I could not be here without him."

Crawford has collected five wins, 72 top-five and 150 top-10 finishes, and five Keystone Light Pole awards in his career. He's finished inside the top 10 in the championship standings six times with a best finish of second in 2002. Ask Crawford how he'd like to mark the milestone, and it's a simple answer. "The perfect ending to start 300 would be to deliver another trophy to the Circle Bar Truck Corral in Ozona, Texas," he said.

Atlanta Is Billy Ballew's House - Literally

Atlanta race weekends are always big for team owner Billy Ballew. And not just because one of his drivers, Kyle Busch (#51 Miccosukee Resorts/NOS Energy Drink Toyota), has won three out of four races with the team. Atlanta Motor Speedway is Ballew's house, literally. The Georgia native has owned a condo at the track since 1994, one year before he started racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. He splits his time between living there and in his hometown of Blairsville.

With the success his team has found at the track lately, his has been a house of celebration. "I'm always excited about going back to Atlanta," said Ballew. "We've had some great finishes in both the #15 and #51 trucks and of course, its been exciting with Kyle winning three of the four races he's run there for us. To me, winning there is bigger than winning the Indianapolis 500."

Racing at home means a few more eyes focused on Ballew. "It's always nice to race at the hometown race track but I think it adds some pressure as well, wanting to succeed with friends and family on hand," he said. "Thankfully I have two talented drivers behind the wheel of our trucks with a team of excellent mechanics supporting them. We've been doing this since 1996 and we've had a lot of help from this community over the years."

New Blood In The Top 10

It's early but after two races into the 2009 season, there are a few new faces in the top 10 in driver points. Todd Bodine (#30 Germain Toyota) and Kyle Busch are off to an identical start to last year, as they sit one-two in points, respectively. Matt Crafton (#88 Menards Chevy) sits in third while Timothy Peters (#17 Toyota) makes his debut in the top 10 in the standings. Peters and his Premier Racing team have collected top-10 finishes in the season's first two races.

Also new to the top 10 are T.J. Bell (#11 Red Horse Racing Toyota) and rookie-of-the-year contender J.R. Fitzpatrick (#7 Mammoet Chevy). After an 11th-place finish at Daytona and a fifth at Auto Club Speedway, Bell sits sixth in the standings. Canadian Fitzpatrick had a strong run in the season-opener where in only his fourth start, he finished fourth.

However some veterans are missing from the top, including reigning series champion Johnny Benson (#1 Red Horse Racing Toyota).

Heading into the third race last season, Benson sat third in points. He's started the year slightly in the hole as his night ended early following a wreck at Daytona. He rebounded slightly with a 12th-place finish at California; he currently sits 19th in points.

Two other veterans are conspicuously absent. Both Rick Crawford and Stacy Compton (#60 Wyler.Com Toyota) were fifth and tenth, respectively, at this time last year. This year, Compton is 13th while Crawford has a little more catching up to do from 17th.

With a series known for its championship battle going down to the wire, there could be plenty of time to catch up. But with the competition as tough as it's ever been, for some, it might not be too early to be worried.

Around The Track With Matt Crafton

Series veteran Matt Crafton is off to a fast 2009 start with top-10 finishes in the first two races of the season.

While there are no marks in the win column for the 32-year-old at Atlanta, his record shows he might be one to keep an eye on. In nine starts, he has three top-five and five top-10 finishes. In last March's race, he worked his way up from a 15th starting spot to finish fourth.

Crafton discusses his take on the track and his season ahead:

Q: What is particular about Atlanta Motor Speedway?

"Atlanta is my favorite track. I just love the place We can run two and three-wide, and from the white line up to the fence. It's a really fast track, and you can hold it wide open there. The turns at Atlanta have almost as much banking as Daytona and Talladega, and you can carry some great speed into the straightaways."

Q: What would you say is key?

"Handling is important because the tires wear out quickly. After about 10 laps, we're all kind of back on an even playing field. That's where handling comes into play, because the trucks are sliding all over the place, and the driver becomes a big part of the equation."

Q: In the first two races, you looked strong. How do you evaluate the start to the season?

"We were capable of winning those first two races; we had really good trucks at both places.

"At both races, we had new trucks, and both of them were really strong, which is a tribute to Bud Haefele (Crew Chief) and the guys on this #88 Menards team. They've built some really good trucks, and their work in the pits has been awesome, making the trucks even better during the race. We just ran into some unlucky circumstances, and never really got the best chance to show just how good these trucks were."

Q: You won your first career race last year at Lowe's Motor Speedway. What is your goal this season?

"Our goal is to win races and win a championship, and that's our focus. We have all the resources to do it, and that's credit to Chevy and to owners Duke and Rhonda Thorson. We've always said its all about putting ourselves in position to win, whether its races or a championship, and we're off to a strong start in that regard. That's all you can ask. We'll just keep getting better."

Rookie Standings

Rookie-of-the-year contender Ricky Carmichael is adding a stop at Atlanta this weekend that wasn't originally on the schedule for he and his #4 Monster Energy Drink Chevy.

Carmichael comes off a strong performance in California where he started third and finished eighth. After two races, he's within four points of class leader J.R. Fitzpatrick.

Johnny Sauter is one rookie who has time behind the wheel at the 1.54-mile track, just not in a truck. Sauter has three starts in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and seven starts with one top-10 finish in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.

After a 17th-place finish at Fontana, he's looking for a solid run to move him and his #13 Fun Sand/Curb Records Chevy up the charts.

NASCAR Raybestos Rookie Contender standings after two races of the 2009 season:

1. J.R. Fitzpatrick, 26
2. Ricky Carmichael, 22
3. Tayler Malsam, 17
4. James Buescher, 17
5. Chase Austin, 16
6. Johnny Sauter, 15

Manufacturer Battle

Dodge won the inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Atlanta in 2004, but since then it's been Toyota and Chevy's track. Chevy holds the most wins with five. Toyota is close behind with three.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2009 Manusfacturers' Championship Standing following race 2 of 25 at Auto Club Speedway

Toyota, 18
Chevy, 12
Ford, 8
Dodge, 6

In The Loop

Atlanta has become an adopted hometown for Kyle Busch, at least in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The Las Vegas native has dominated the fast 1.5-mile track, winning at an astounding 75% clip. Busch has run in only four NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races at Atlanta – and has wound up in Victory Lane in three of them.

In those four races, Busch owns series-high statistics in Driver Rating (131.2), Average Running Position (3.4) and Laps in the Top 15 percentage (97.9%). In addition, he has posted 84 Fastest Laps Run and has been passed just 68 times.

Busch's prime competition this weekend will likely be Todd Bodine and Ron Hornaday Jr. – both past winners at Atlanta. Hornaday won the 2005 spring Atlanta race, and in his eight Atlanta races since the inception in 2005 has a Driver Rating of 104.8, an Average Running Position of 9.6, and a series-high 102 Fastest Laps Run.

Bodine captured the 2006 spring Atlanta race trophy. Since 2005, he has a Driver Rating of 107.1, an Average Running Position of 8.0 and a series-high 919 Laps in the Top 15 (a percentage of 87.5%).

Looking to escape the depths of the series standings is Johnny Benson. The defending series champion is currently 19th. Benson has not won at Atlanta, but has posted four top 10s in eight starts. In his Atlanta career, he has a Driver Rating of 95.4 and an Average Running Position of 12.8.

Director's Take: Wayne's Words

"After a quick one-week break, we're ready to get back to work at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Atlanta is celebrating its 50th year of racing and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is excited to be a part of that history.

"The trucks have been going to Atlanta since 2004 and the track has always produced some of the most exciting and competitive racing. It will be no different this Saturday.

"Atlanta is one of the fastest tracks on the schedule. The banking allows for the trucks to carry pretty good speeds into the straightaways.

"The 1.54-mile layout always makes way for three-wide racing throughout most of the race, keeping our fans on the edge of their seats. We've also seen this race won by guys making the winning pass on the last lap.

"Communication is key between drivers and crew chiefs and at AMS, it'll be crucial to watch for tire wear. Because drivers are able run wide-open, tires can wear out quickly. It will be interesting to see how that comes into play with the new pit-stop rules and what teams choose as their strategy on pit road."
- Wayne Auton, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Director

Atlanta Motor Speedway hosts the third race of the season for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The 1.54-mile track produces fast racing and exciting finishes.

Up Next

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will return to action at Martinsville Speedway for the Kroger 250 on Sat., March 28.

Dennis Setzer grabbed the checkered flag in 2008. Former winners expected to compete include Johnny Benson, Mike Skinner, David Starr and Rick Crawford.
(NASCAR PR)(3-2-2009)

Truck Series News & Notes - February 23, 2009

Déjà vu: New Season, Same Look After Two Races

The 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series looks like a rerun of 2008. In fact, you might call it a carbon copy. Todd Bodine (#30 Germain Racing Toyota) successfully defended his Daytona International Speedway victory and — most recently — Kyle Busch (#51 Miccosukee Resorts/NOS Energy Drink Toyota) won the Feb. 21 San Bernardino County 200 for the second consecutive season.

After an off-week in the schedule, both drivers head for Atlanta Motor Speedway's March 7 American Commercial Lines 200 occupying the same positions they held 12 months ago. Busch, counting five more bonus points than 2006 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Bodine, heads the points standings 370 to 365. Each has a second-place finish.

Busch is the defending winner of the American Commercial Lines 200, a victory that allowed him to retain the standings advantage through the first four races of 2008. The 23-year-old Las Vegas driver, who became the first to capture a pair of NASCAR national series races on the same day at Auto Club Speedway, has won three times at the Hampton, Ga., track.

Bodine, however, isn't to be outdone, having won the 2006 edition of the race.

As for Busch, the turning of the calendar hasn't cooled his NASCAR Camping World Truck magic. His Auto Club Speedway finish was the driver's 10th straight among the top 10 — a streak that includes a pair of victories. Busch's efforts last season boosted team owner Billy Ballew into the #3 spot in final series owner points. Ballew, who now counts wins in six straight seasons, figures to be a serious title contender again. "Billy Ballew is a great part of this deal," said Busch following his victory. "He makes it happen for us. For Billy to keep carrying this deal like he has and keep giving us the opportunity to have fun; that means a lot."

Motocross Champ Carmichael Excels On Four Wheels

You might say Ricky Carmichael (#4 Monster Energy Drink Chevy) is a fast learner. But with a record 15 American Motorcycle Association motocross championships in hand — plus a solid season of four-wheeled competition in the NASCAR Camping World Series East — it's not surprising that Carmichael logged a top-10 finish in just his second truck race.

Carmichael, who qualified third for the San Bernardino County 200, finished eighth. "It was an awesome run; he did a great job all weekend, qualifying and race," said his veteran crew chief, Billy Wilburn, who oversees the Kevin Harvick Inc. team. "To say that it was expected would be wrong.

"I would say before the year's out, you'll have yourself a Raybestos Rookie (race) winner." Carmichael, whose next race is April 25 at Kansas Speedway, was pleased with his performance but agreed there's plenty of learning yet to be done. "I'm super-pumped and I learned a lot," he said. "I wish we could have done better for (KHI) but personally, I'm happy." Carmichael has a pair of aces in the hole — Harvick and teammate Ron Hornaday Jr. (#33 Camping World Chevy). He followed three-time series champion Hornaday into the top five at one point after Harvick radioed Carmichael to pick up the pace.

"I just feel comfortable around Ron," Carmichael said. "I didn't even know I was fifth so that was pretty neat. But I knew if I was up there (with him) I was going to be able to learn a lot."

In The Loop

Last season, Todd Bodine and Kyle Busch finished 1-2 at Daytona. The following week at Auto Club Speedway, Busch won and Bodine finished second.

The exact same thing happened in the first two races of this season.

But there's one major difference further down the running order. Defending champion Johnny Benson is way down the list. After two races last season, Benson was third in points. Now, he's 19th.

The statistics tell the story:

At this point in 2008, Benson had a Driver Rating of 101.8. This year he has an 80.7. His Average Running Position after two races was 7.6. This year it's 14.1. Last year he had a series-best Pass Differential of plus-52 (passes minus times passed). This year it's plus-3.

Last year, 85% of the laps were spent in the top 15. This year it's down to 58%.

On the other hand, Busch has improbably improved. Last Saturday's perfect Driver Rating of 150.0 pushed his season-to-date rating to a series-leading 134.6. Additionally, he leads the series in Average Running Position (4.6), Pass Differential (plus-45) and Fastest Laps Run (38).

Etc.

Doug George added to his already lengthy NASCAR resume, becoming a first-time crew chief winner backing Kyle Busch. George previously competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series after winning NASCAR Camping World West Series and Southwest Series titles. He is the fourth series-winning crew chief also to have raced in trucks.
Chad McCumbee (#07 The GPSstore Chevy) turned in a record performance for SS Racing, finishing third in the San Bernardino County 200. The team's previous best, a fourth by now-crew chief and team manager Bobby Dotter, came in Martinsville Speedway's 2004 spring race.
Gabi Decarlo's (#90 Great Clips Toyota) series debut produced a top-20 finish (19th).
Call Kyle Busch "Mr. Perfection." After rolling up a perfect, 150.0 Driver Rating in the San Bernardino County 200, Busch came back with an identical effort in the NASCAR Nationwide Series Stater Bros. 300.
Circle Bar Racing recorded its 300th consecutive start in California — a streak that began with the opening race of the 1997 season. The Tom Mitchell-owned team is the second to reach the 300 consecutive start plateau — Roush Fenway Racing is the leader at 326 — and third to participate in at least 300 races. Thorsport Racing is the next team to compete in 300 events. Last weekend’s race was the Ohio-based team’s 292nd.
T.J. Bell (#11 Home4theHolidays.org Toyota ranks among the top 10 (tied for fifth) for the first time following a fifth-place finish at Auto Club Speedway.

Fitzpatrick Retains Raybestos Rookie Lead

J.R. Fitzpatrick (#7 TRG Chevy) failed to crack the top 20 at Auto Club Speedway but the top-10 bonus points he banked the previous week at Daytona helped keep the Canadian driver atop Raybestos Rookie Contender standings.

Two drivers involved in Daytona accidents bounced back in Southern California: Ricky Carmichael finished eighth with James Buescher (#10 International MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford) coming home in the 13th position.

2008 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Raybestos Rookie Contender Standings:
1. J.R. Fitzpatrick, 26
2. Ricky Carmichael, 22
3. Tayler Malsam, 17
4. James Buescher, 17
5. Chase Austin, 16
6. Johnny Sauter, 15

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2009 Manufacturers' Championship Standings Following Race 2 of 25 at Auto Club Speedway:
Toyota, 18
Chevy, 12
Ford, 8
Dodge, 6

Toyota's victory at Auto Club Speedway was the truck maker's third in a row, matching Dodge's 2001-2003 record at the track.

The order of finish among manufacturers was identical to that of the season opener, giving Toyota a six-point lead over rival Chevy. Ford and Dodge rank third and fourth, respectively.

Up Next

Atlanta Motor Speedway will host its only NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event on March 7. The 1.54-mile track hosted a single event in 2004 and two races in each of the following seasons.

Kyle Busch is the defending winner of the American Commercial Lines 200. He also won the race in 2005 along with the track's fall race in 2007. Other spring winners expected to compete are Ron Hornaday Jr. ( 2005), Todd Bodine (2006) and Mike Skinner (2007).

Hornaday and Skinner finished second and third behind Busch a year ago with Matt Crafton (#88 Menard's Chevy) and Chad McCumbee rounding out the top five. Crafton ranks third in current standings; McCumbee, eighth.
(NASCAR PR)(2-23-2009)

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