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Sauter could pad his points lead at Texas
By Jared Turner Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Johnny Sauter recently looked over the next several races on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule and came to an encouraging conclusion. It’s the kind of supposition a driver can only reach when he’s having a year like that being enjoyed by Sauter, who sits atop the series standings heading into Friday night’s WinStar World Casino 400k at Texas Motor Speedway. “I just looked at the schedule (Monday) morning actually and looked at the next five or six races and I’m like, ‘Damn. We’ve got a good shot to win all these races,’” Sauter said. Conventional wisdom indeed holds that—based on his season to date, which features a win and six top-10 finishes—Sauter is a threat just about everywhere the truck series goes these days. That’s bad … Read entire article »
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Native son Bowyer dominates Kansas truck race
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The unquestioned class of the field in Saturday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway, Clint Bowyer won his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race of the season in dominating fashion. Bowyer, from Emporia, Kan., beat Johnny Sauter to the finish line by 1.695 seconds to claim his third victory in 11 starts in the series. Todd Bodine ran third, followed by James Buescher and Joey Coulter, who passed Kyle Busch on the last of 167 laps for the fifth spot. It was a watershed race for Bowyer, who posted his first NASCAR national series victory in his home state in the 400th race in Truck Series history. Previously, Bowyer had finished second in the 2007 Sprint Cup race at the … Read entire article »
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Truck champion ‘curse’ plaguing Bodine
By Jared Turner Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service For all that went right for Todd Bodine last season in the Camping World Truck Series, about as much has already gone wrong for the reigning series champion in 2011. Bodine, seeking to become the first driver to claim consecutive truck titles, finds himself in a huge hole seven races into the season. The two-time champion has one top-10 finish, has led all of two laps and is a distant 11th in the standings. Such statistics would have been virtually unfathomable in the preseason for a driver who rolled up 20 top 10s, including four victories, en route to rendering last year’s title fight little more than a snooze-fest. But as Bodine points out, reigning truck champs don’t customarily have it easy. Case in point: 2009 champ Ron Hornaday … Read entire article »
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Cole Whitt has his NASCAR career on the fast track
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service CONCORD, N.C.—New track? No problem. New car? No problem. Savvy beyond his 19 years, with a knack for finding speed honed in Sprint Car competition on dirt, Cole Whitt is the youngest driver ever to lead the points standings in NASCAR’s Camping World Truck Series—and the first rookie to do so. A wisp of a guy with a shock of bright red hair—a striking complement to the Red Bull logos on his cap and driver’s uniform—Whitt is becoming a titan on the racetrack. That’s why he’s being mentioned already as a possible replacement for Kasey Kahne in a Red Bull Sprint Cup Series car next year, after Kahne moves to Hendrick Motorsports. There’s one stat that positively jumps out at you. In seven truck races this season—all on unfamiliar … Read entire article »
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Kyle Busch outduels Bowyer for truck series win
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service CONCORD, N.C.—As he put it, Kyle Busch had an angel on board in Friday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway—an angel that helped him find a way to win. With the name of murder victim Zahra Baker of Hickory, N.C., on his No. 18 Toyota, Busch took the lead for the first time on Lap 128 of 134 and held off runner-up Clint Bowyer the rest of the way to win the North Carolina Education Lottery 200. Busch crossed the finish line .317 seconds ahead of Bowyer. The victory was his third straight in the series, his fourth in six starts this season and the 28th of his career, bringing his aggregate victories across NASCAR’s top three series to 97. That … Read entire article »
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Kyle Busch Motorsports Signs 2-Time World of Outlaws Late Model Series Champion Josh Richards
Cornelius, N.C. – Rising Star Management Group is pleased to announce a partnership between Joy Mining Machinery, Josh Richards and Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) for select NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) races for the 2011 season. Entering the sport with the reigning NCWTS owners’ champions, Joy Mining Machinery is excited to have 2009 and 2010 World of Outlaws Late Model Series (WoO LMS) champion Richards at the helm of their Joy Mining Machinery Toyota Tundra. Adding another esteemed brand to their already impressive list of sponsors, KBM is looking forward to partnering with Joy Mining Machinery in their highly successful NCWTS program. “We are honored that Josh Richards and Joy Mining Machinery have chosen to partner with Kyle Busch Motorsports for their first endeavor into NASCAR. Knowing that an up-and-coming … Read entire article »
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Kyle Busch Motorsports to Pay Remembrance to 10-Year-Old Murder Victim Zahra Baker
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) in conjunction with Speedway Children’s Charities has announced that they will pay remembrance to Zahra Baker, the 10-year-old from Hickory, N.C. that was tragically murdered last September, during Friday’s N.C. Education Lottery 200. Zahra’s name and picture will adorn the area above the passenger side window of Kyle Busch’s No. 18 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series entry and Charlotte Motor Speedway will observe a moment of silence in her honor before the start of the race. One of the last times that Zahra was seen in public was at the Starkey Hearing Foundation “Get in Gear to Help Children Hear” event hosted by Speedway Children’s Charities at Charlotte Motor Speedway last May. She was one of 75 underprivileged children and adults … Read entire article »
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Charlotte Feels Like A Home Track for Hornaday
Ron Hornaday knows his way around the 1.5-mile track of Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway. Hornaday has been credited with Kevin Harvick Inc,’s (KHI) only two truck wins at the track. The four-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion has five consecutive top-five finishes and five top-10 finishes so far this season but has yet to capture a victory. Hornaday will be looking to claim his first during Friday night’s 134-lap N.C. Education Lottery 200. In his six starts at Charlotte, Hornaday has completed 811 of 812 laps. The driver dominated the race to lead the team to their first Truck Series victory of the 2007 season, leading 97 laps and holding an average position of 1.669 throughout the race. His … Read entire article »
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Kyle Busch and Traxxas make it a perfect four-for-four with Monster Mile Truck Series Win
DOVER, Del. – Kyle Busch led 128 of the 200 laps in Friday’s Lucas Oil 200 at Dover International Speedway en route to his third NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) victory of the season. Busch, who held off a strong challenge late in the race from rookie Cole Whitt, won for the fourth time in as many races with Traxxas as the primary sponsor on his No. 18 Toyota since the remote-controlled car manufacturer came on board in the middle of last season. The win was also the fourth in six races for Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) in 2011, helping the defending owners’ champions stretch their lead in this year’s standings to 49 points. “The Traxxas Toyota Tundra was awesome today,” said Busch “Eric and the guys did a great … Read entire article »
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