Joe Denette Motorsports is pleased to announce a merger with NTS Motorsports to create a three-truck “powerhouse” for the 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. The team will field three full-time NCWTS entries under the NTS Motorsports banner with Ron Hornaday back behind the wheel of the #9 Chevrolet Silverado and Brennan Newberry continuing in the #14 Chevrolet Silverado. The team will also field the #24 entry full-time with a full driver lineup to be announced at a future date. However, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series veteran, Kevin Harvick will pilot the machine in both Martinsville Speedway events in April and October, respectively. Joe Denette will remain owner of Hornaday’s #9 Chevrolet and Bob Newberry will continue as owner of the #14. The two will become co-owners of the #24 entry.
Veteran Ron Hornaday has inked a two-year contract to remain with the team behind the wheel of the #9 Chevrolet Silverado. It will mark Hornaday’s 14th full season of NCWTS competition. Bruce Cook has been named NTS Motorsports Director of Competition. Cook, who has six NCWTS victories to his credit, including two with Ron Hornaday, will also assume the role of crew chief for Hornaday’s #9 machine. Hornaday, a four-time NCWTS champion and the series’ most-winning driver, was paired with Cook for four of the final six races of the 2011 season. The duo was able to capture, two wins, one pole and four top-five finishes
Dan Deeringhoff, who guided Clint Bowyer to a NASCAR Nationwide Series title in 2008, will remain as crew chief for Brennan Newberry on the #14 truck for a second year. Next season will mark Newberry’s first full-time NCWTS season. Newberry made his NCWTS debut at Martinsville Speedway in March of 2012 and competed in 10 of the 22 series events in 2012.
The crew chief for the #24 entry will be determined at a later date. However, the team is already looking forward to having Kevin Harvick behind the wheel at Martinsville Speedway where he has previously led 584 laps en route to three victories and two poles in 15 starts. All three NTS Motorsports teams will utilize ECR Engines for the 2013 season; a move that team officials feel will give them a competitive advantage. NTS Motorsports will operate out of the former Kevin Harvick Inc. shop in Kernersville, North Carolina. Bob Newberry and Wes Furrh jointly purchased the property in November, boasting 70,000 square feet of shop space. The three-team “powerhouse” looks to continue the success in 2013 that KHI produced in the building in previous seasons with two NCWTS championships and 43 series victories. Sponsorship announcements will be forthcoming in the following weeks.(JDM/NTS Motorsports PR)(12-5-2012)
