Rising Star Management Group is pleased to announce a partnership between Joy Mining Machinery, Josh Richards and Kyle Busch Motorsports for select NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races for the 2011 season. Entering the sport with the reigning NCWTS owners’ champions, Joy Mining Machinery is excited to have 2009 and 2010 World of Outlaws Late Model Series champion Richards at the helm of their Joy Mining Machinery Toyota Tundra. Adding another esteemed brand to their already impressive list of sponsors, KBM is looking forward to partnering with Joy Mining Machinery in their highly successful NCWTS program. Slated to compete in select NCWTS events throughout the remainder of the 2011 season, 23-year-old Richards will make his debut in NASCAR’s Truck Series at Kentucky Speedway in a KBM Toyota Tundra on Thursday, July 7. Richards will continue to race the full season in the prestigious WoO LMS in an effort to win an unprecedented third consecutive championship, while at the same time contending as part of KBM’s drive to win the first ever back-to-back championship in the NCWTS. Joy Mining Machinery has over 90 years of experience as a global leader in the development, manufacture, distribution and service of underground mining machinery for the extraction of coal and other bedded materials. Headquartered in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, Joy Mining Machinery employs over 8,000 employees worldwide.(RisingStar/KBM PR)(5-18-2011)
UPDATE: Image of the #18-Joy Mining Machinery Toyota to be driven by Josh Richards at Kentucky Speedway is posted on the #18 NCWTS Paint Schemes page.(5-18-2011)
UPDATE: From KBM twitter note — For all asking, yes @KyleBusch will be racing the truck race @KySpeedway on July 7 with Josh Richards as his teammate.(Twitter-KyleBuschMS)(5-19-2011)
