Ryan Lynch, a 26 year-old driver from New Boston, Texas, will make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at Iowa Speedway this weekend driving the #27 BlankHood.com Chevrolet. Ryan will be mentored by Rick Crawford, a five-time winner and 16-year veteran of the truck series. Lynch is no stranger to the sport. He has been racing since he was 8 years old. He initially competed in karts on numerous dirt and asphalt tracks before progressing to the IMCA Limited Modified and US Legends Series. In 2010, Ryan took his late-model truck program to the road competing at short-tracks and superspeedways throughout the US and finished fifth in the United States Super Truck Series national circuit as a rookie. In early 2011, Ryan took on the challenge of testing with the ARCA Racing Series at Daytona. From there, he competed and earned a 16th-place finish in his first NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at South Boston Speedway. He then finished the year with a 13th-place finish at Salem Speedway in the ARCA Racing Series. Lynch will be pulling double duty this weekend by competing in the ASA Midwest Tour Series race on Friday for team owner Andy Ponstein, a former NASCAR Nationwide Series driver, and then taking the wheel on Saturday as one of NASCAR’s newest Camping World Truck Series competitors.(MPM PR)(9-12-2012)
