Billy Ballew Motorsports announced today that Pensacola, Fla.’s Johanna Long will make her NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at O’Reilly Raceway Park on July 23. Long will drive the #15 Toyota Tundra in the AAA Insurance 200. It will be Long’s first event in one of NASCAR’s top-three series. Long has already collected an impressive list of racing accomplishments. At only 18 years old, she touts Late Model championships in the Blizzard Series and Gulf Coast Series from the 2009 season. Although her schedule is not confirmed, Long anticipates racing more NCWTS events with BBM following the AAA Insurance 200 at O’Reilly Raceway Park as part of a multi-race developmental program.(Billy Ballew Motorsports PR)(6-29-2010)
UPDATE: Long said she expects to make at least three truck starts with Ballew, although her schedule isn’t set yet. She won’t go on to the series’ next stop after ORP, at gigantic Pocono Raceway, but hopes to make the next race at Nashville Superspeedway on Aug. 7 — if she gets approved by NASCAR to run on the 1 mile track.(Press Register/al.com) [Schematic of the #15 Panhandle/JohannaLong.com Toyota is posted on the #15 NCWTS Paint Schemes Page.](7-17-2010)
UPDATE 2: Long will carry the colors of John Andretti’s Race 4 Riley event on the hood of her Toyota Tundra. The three-day Race 4 Riley event runs July 19 – 21, 2010, with donations going to Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, Indiana. [See Jayski Charities Page for details.](7-20-2010)
