Todd Bodine won his second career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) driver’s championship when he registered a 12th-place finish in Friday night’s race at Phoenix International Raceway. The finish enabled Bodine to take a lead of 202 points over second-place Aric Almirola in the point standings — with 195 points being the maximum number available in next weekend’s series season-finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Bodine, driver of the Germain Racing No. 30 Tundra, won Toyota’s first driver’s championship in NASCAR’s three premier series with his NCWTS title in 2006. En route to his 2010 championship, Bodine won four races at Darlington Raceway, Speedway, Nashville Superspeedway and Texas Motor Speedway. In addition, the 46-recorded 16 top-five finishes and 19 top-10 results in 24 races. The Chemung, N.Y.-native has also led 461 laps and he clinched the championship after 24 of 25 races this year. This marks the fourth NASCAR driver’s championship for Toyota since the manufacturer entered the port in 2004. In addition to Bodine’s two titles, Johnny Benson won the NCWTS crown in 2008 and Kyle Busch won the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) championship.(Toyota Racing PR)(11-12-2010)
