The modest wood chipper company from mid-Michigan is returning to NASCAR with driver Jake Crum, opening the 2012 season in style with a new truck at the first Camping World Truck Series race of the yearthe NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24. The race will mark Bandit’s third consecutive year as a primary sponsor in a major NASCAR series, and it will mark Crum’s third year competing in the Camping World Truck Series. Bandit Industries Inc. is a leading manufacturer of equipment for the logging, tree service, biomass, and wood waste recycling industries. When Crum enters Daytona this year, he’ll be driving an all-new truck with Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing. Crum’s racing history is filled with victories and early successes. At age 15 he was the youngest driver to win an event in the UARA-Stars Late Model Touring Series. One year later he won the UARA-Stars Championship, and at age 18 he was the youngest winner ever for the Bailey’s 300 Late Model Series race at Martinsville Speedway.(Jake Crum PR) [Image of the #0-BanditChippers.com Ram is posted on the #0 NCWTS 2012 Paint Schemes page.](2-17-2012)
