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Bodine returns to #5; Hillman as crew chief:

The No. 5 International Trucks/Monaco RVs Toyota Tundra team and driver Todd Bodine will race GR-018 in Friday’s 150-lap NCWTS race at Nashville Superspeedway. Chassis GR-018 is a brand new race truck from the Germain Racing stable. Mike Hillman, Jr., will be atop the pit box calling the shots for the defending series champion as this marks the second week of a collaborative effort between Germain Racing and Randy Moss Motorsports to field the No. 5 Tundra. Bodine Shines at Nashville Bodine scored his 19th career Camping World Truck Series victory at Nashville Superspeedway last August, winning from the pole position (91 laps led). Besides completing every lap of competition in his eight previous starts at Nashville, Bodine has also accrued the most points of any driver (381) in the last three truck series races at Nashville Superspeedway. Bodine is also tied for the most top-fives (5) and poles (2) at Nashville Superspeedway in series history.(Randy Moss Motorsports PR)(7-21-2011)