As the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) prepares to celebrate its 400th race Saturday at Kansas Speedway, the individual accomplishments of Kyle Busch, Rick Ren and Eric Phillips over the first 399 races rank among the most celebrated in series history.
Kyle Busch – Owner/Driver – NCWTS Career Highlights:
*Tied with Mike Skinner and Jack Sprague for second most wins in NCWTS history with 28
*Winning driver/owner in closest margin of victory in NCWTS history (.002-seconds over Aric Almirola in the Mountain Dew 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 30, 2010)
*Youngest driver (20 years, 18 days) in NCWTS history to win a race (Quaker Steak & Lube 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on 5/20/05)
*119.6 career driver rating entering the 2011 season is the highest accumulated by a NCWTS driver since the stat was introduced in 2005
*Average career finish of 7.1 ranks first among active drivers with 10 or more career starts
*Has won 30.7% of the NCWTS races he has entered and finished first or second in 49.4%
*In 2010 KBM became the first team to win an owners’ championship in its inaugural season since the NCWTS originated in 1995
Rick Ren – General Manager – NCWTS Career Highlights:
*Winningest crew chief in NCWTS history with 27 wins
*Has gone to victory lane an additional 13 times as an executive at KBM — making him a part of one in every 10 wins in NCWTS history
*Has won two NCWTS championships as a crew chief and one as a General Manager
*Won a NCWTS record five consecutive wins with driver Ron Hornaday Jr. in 2009
*Has collected NCWTS wins with five different drivers (Hornaday Jr., Johnny Benson Jr., Travis Kvapil, Rick Carelli and Andy Houston)
Eric Phillips – Crew Chief – NCWTS Career Highlights:
*Winningest active NCWTS crew chief with 23 career wins — which also ranks him third on all-time list
*Crew Chief for Toyota’s first-ever NASCAR touring series victory (Travis Kvapil at Michigan International Speedway on 7/31/04)
*Has collected NCWTS wins with five different drivers (Busch, Kvapil, Dennis Setzer, Clint Bowyer and Mike Skinner)
For complete story including most memorable moments, see the FB-Kyle Busch Motorsports page.(KBM PR)(6-2-2011)
