Freightliner Trucks, the Official Hauler of NASCAR, will hold its season finale of the Freightliner Run Smart Hauler Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway on Nov. 6 prior to the O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge. The challenge is a timed skills test among hauler drivers (backing up, blind jack knife turns, tight spots and cones) that becomes increasingly more difficult with each round. Events have been held throughout the 2010 season at Las Vegas, Talladega, Chicagoland and Kansas. The four finalists represent two organizations – Rocky Boggs with the #56 Sprint Cup team and Bryan “Rocket” McClure with the #47 Sprint Cup team of Michael Waltrip Racing, and Greg Sorber with the #77 Sprint Cup team and George Larabee with the #22 Nationwide Series team of Penske Racing. It will be a Michael Waltrip Racing and Penske Racing showdown. First place will receive $30,000, second $20,000, third $10,000 and fourth $5,000. The challenge will take place at 7:30 am on Texas Motor Speedway’s pit road. Freightliner Trucks recently announced their renewal as the Official Hauler of NASCAR. The official partnership, which started in 2006, will continue through 2015. Bill “Stump” Lewis, transporter driver for Penske Racing’s #2 Miller Lite team, won the event in 2009.(Freightliner Trucks)(11-5-2010)
