Saturday’s 250-lap affair will mark Ty Dillon’s [#3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet] first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at the half-mile speedway. The 20-year-old racer has one previous start at Martinsville Speedway. In 2010, the Dillon took the wheel of a NASCAR K&N Pro Series East car for Team Dillon Racing where he started in the ninth position and finished 22nd. Dillon has participated in three test sessions with his #3 RCR team since Daytona. The group has traveled to Nashville Superspeedway, Caraway Speedway in Sophia, N.C., and Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Va. With five weeks off between the season opener in Daytona and this weekend’s Kroger 250, Dillon found a way to keep his driving skills sharp by dirt racing. The Welcome, N.C., native competed in nine dirt races with Team Dillon Racing. He is slated to make numerous other appearances in the #41 car from the TDR camp throughout the season.(Richard Childress Racing PR)(3-27-2012)
