Eddie Sharp always wanted three trucks on the track in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Max Gresham always wanted to return to a championship-caliber team. Gresham is last year’s NASCAR K&N Pro Series East champion, NASCAR’s top development series. This year, both will get their wish with a selected five-race schedule agreement for the second half of the 2012 season. Gresham will drive the #8 Made In USA Brand Chevrolet for truck races at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway and Homestead-Miami Speedway. Chris Showalter will be his crew chief. Gresham’s debut with the team will come at his home track. He grew up in Griffin, Ga., just minutes from the Atlanta Motor Speedway. He started his career in the Bandolero Bandit Series in 2002 at Atlanta Motor Speedway when he was 8-years old. After advancing to the Legends Car Series he won the track championship in 2005. He also won the Legends Car Semi-Pro National Championship in 2006 at the age of 13. (Gresham/Eddie Sharp Racing PR) [Past news on Grehsam’s move to ESR is posted on the Jayski NCWTS July News Archive page.] (8-15-2012)
