Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) is pleased to announce that 10-year-old Olivia Barnett of Dover, Del. has been selected as the winner of the “Riding Shotgun With Kyle Busch Motorsports” essay contest for the Greater Dover area. Barnett’s name and picture will adorn the area above the passenger side window of Kyle Busch’s No. 18 Traxxas Toyota Tundra for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 200 at Dover International Speedway this Friday, May 13. In addition, Dover International Speedway has provided Barnett and her parents with passes to attend Friday’s race. Barnett, a student at Holy Cross School in Dover had her essay chosen among submissions from children age 5-12 in the Greater Dover area.(Kyle Busch Motorsports PR)(5-9-2011)
Traxxas, the leading manufacturer of hobby-class radio-controlled (R/C) vehicles, returns as the primary sponsor of Kyle Busch’s No. 18 Toyota Tundra for the Lucas Oil 200 Friday, the first of three races they will sponsor in 2011 — May 13 at Dover International Speedway, Aug. 20 at Michigan International Speedway and November 4 at Texas Motor Speedway – with driver-owner Kyle Busch behind the wheel for each event.The partnership has proven to be a perfect fit on and off the track. Busch, an R/C enthusiast, was three-for-three in races sponsored by the Plano, Texas-based company in 2010 – winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) races at Chicagoland, Talladega and Homestead-Miami.(Kyle Busch Motorsports PR)(5-10-2011)
UPDATE: Rendering of the #18-Traxxas Toyota being driven by Kyle Busch at Dover is posted on the #18-NCWTS Paint Schemes page.(5-10-2011)
