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Ron Hornaday Jr. to drive for Joe Denette Motorsports in 2012
By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service HOMESTEAD, Fla.—Four-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday Jr. will drive for Joe Denette Motorsports in 2012, the driver and owner Joe Denette announced Friday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The agreement with Denette—a one-year deal with an option year—will keep Hornaday in a Chevrolet and will reunite him with crew chief Jeff Hensley, who started the 2011 season with Hornaday at Kevin Harvick Inc. but finished the year … Read entire article »
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Denny Hamlin Celebrating His Birthday in the No. 18 Dollar General Tundra
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Denny Hamlin enjoyed his time driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) at Martinsville Speedway so much, he has decided to celebrate his 31st birthday behind the wheel of the No. 18 Dollar General Tundra in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway Friday night. Hamlin, who became the 23rd driver to register at least one win in all three of NASCAR’s national series when he picked up his first … Read entire article »
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NASCAR Mexico’s “Three-Time” Set to Make Second Career Truck Series Start
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – By winning three of the last four NASCAR Mexico Series races, Germán Quiroga has already put the finishing touches on his third consecutive championship with one race remaining on the 14-race schedule. Quiroga will be looking to parlay his recent success south of the border into a strong run in Friday’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The Mexico City native will be making his second career Truck Series start … Read entire article »
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Hornaday Adding Another Career Milestone at Homestead-Miami
Four-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday will head into the 2011 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway adding another milestone to his career this season. The veteran will be behind the wheel of the No. 33 OneMain Financial Chevrolet making his 300th Truck Series start and gunning to close out the year at Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) with his fifth win of the season. OneMain Financial will again be pulling double duty in … Read entire article »
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Kevin Harvick wins at Texas, after NASCAR parks Kyle Busch
By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Texas—Kevin Harvick did his best to take the drama out of Friday night’s WinStar World Casino 350K at Texas Motor Speedway, winning a two-lap shootout in his own No. 2 Chevrolet. Most of the drama already had occurred, however, by the time Harvick took the checkered flag for his fourth NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win in nine starts this season, and one of the central figures … Read entire article »
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Texas a great spot for Bodine to notch elusive first win of season
By Jared Turner Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Reigning NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Todd Bodine doesn’t know if he’ll return to Germain Racing next season. Bodine does know that wherever he lands for 2012, he won’t be happy with another season like 2011. With just two races left on the 25-race schedule, it’s quite plausible that the two-time truck series champion will fail to reach victory lane just one season after collecting four wins in a runaway … Read entire article »
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Cooper Standard and Cequent Form Major Alliances With No. 29 Brad Keselowski Race Team
Las Vegas, NV – Brad Keselowski Racing (BKR) announced today that two industry-leading companies, Cequent which designs, manufactures and markets towing, hitch systems and related accessories, and Cooper Standard, which specializes in body sealing systems, fluid handling systems and anti-vibration systems for the automotive industry, will join the No. 29 RAM team as major sponsors for the entire 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. The marketing and business alliances will see Cequent and Cooper … Read entire article »
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Denny Hamlin uses late charge to win first truck series race
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service MARTINSVILLE, Va.—Making excellent use of a fresh set of tires, Denny Hamlin drove through the field after a pit stop on Lap 134 and won Saturday’s Kroger 200 Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway in his only start this year. Ron Hornaday Jr. ran second to make a small dent in the advantage on series points leader Austin Dillon, who finished third. Johnny Sauter ran fourth, followed by … Read entire article »
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After some tough luck, White hoping to finish season strong
If you believe in luck, Camping World Truck Series team owner Joe Denette no doubt experienced more of it back in May 2009 than the Average Joe ever will. Denette, a longtime NASCAR fan who had been laid off from his job and unemployed for four months, won the Mega Millions lottery—a payout worth $70 million. This, coincidentally enough, came after just winning four tickets to that May’s Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway. Being … Read entire article »
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