Austin Dillon will be making his series debut this weekend and with that, he’ll return Richard Childress Racing to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for the first time since 1999. Dillon, grandson of RCR president and CEO Richard Childress, will be behind the wheel of the #3 Chevrolet. While he’ll be a rookie to the series, Dillon isn’t a rookie when it comes to Iowa Speedway. The young driver has four starts at the track: One start in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for the series’ inaugural race this season; two starts in the NASCAR Camping World Series East where he has one pole (2008) and two top-ten finishes and one start in the ARCA Re/MAX Series this season where he started 30th and finished second.(NASCAR PR) [More prerace News & Notes are posted on the Iowa Race Page.](8-31-2009)
UPDATE: Austin Dillon will pilot a Chevrolet Silverado purchased from Kevin Harvick Inc. earlier this season. Last year, this former # 2 KHI entry ran in five NCTWS races, earning one pole, two top-10 and four top-20 finishes. This chassis currently holds the Martinsville Speedway track qualifying record, set by Jack Sprague last March. Dillon will be piloting the #3 RCR 40th Anniversary Chevrolet at Iowa Speedway, commemorating the Welcome, N.C., based organization’s 40th year of NASCAR racing. The Altoona, Iowa Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, located approximately 26 miles west of Iowa Speedway, will be an associate sponsor on RCR’s #3 Silverado. The Bass Pro Shops decal will be located on both rear-quarter panels this weekend. The local outdoor sporting goods store celebrated its grand opening last Wednesday.(Richard Childress Racing PR)(9-1-2009)
UPDATE 2: Final entry list shows Bad Boy Mowers/RCR 40th Anniversary as sponsors for the #3-RCR Chevy.(9-4-2009)
