Hearing that Doug George is now the crew chief for the #51 truck with the newly formed Vision Aviation Racing team that recently merged with Billy Ballew Motorsports. Also hearing that Aric Almirola will be the driver for the #51 in the season-opener at Daytona. Justin Johnson and Dusty Davis are slated to drive the remainder of the season, but need to get approval from NASCAR to run the superspeedways. [For past news on this new team see the December NCWTS News Archives Page.](Nancy/Jayski.com)(1-12-2011)
UPDATE: Vision Aviation Racing announced today that Aric Almirola will drive the No.51 Vision Airlines/Emerald Coast Resorts Toyota Tundra in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Daytona International Speedway on Friday, February 18, 2011. Almirola will be climbing behind the wheel of the same equipment that propelled him to a second-place points finish in the 2010 NCWTS driver standings. Coming off his most successful season in the Truck Series since his debut in 2005, Almirola visited victory lane twice and racked up 11 top-five and 21 top-10 finishes to round out the 2010 season.(Vision Aviation Racing PR) [Rendering of the #51 Vision Airlines/Emerald Coast Resorts Toyota is posted on the #51 NCWTS 2011 Paint Schemes page.](2-9-2011)
